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Amazon-owned Audible has responded to Spotify’s new Page Match feature with a new ‘Read and Listen’ experience that promises to unite the two ways of consuming books. The update announced on February 18 is designed to assist audiobook lovers by offering synchronised and highlighted text within the Audible app. The idea is to create a “seamless multi-format experience” between ebooks and audiobooks. Spotify’s new feature is designed for users with the physical book to pick-up where they left off on the audiobook (and vice versa), while Audible already offered a means of switching between Kindle ebooks and the Audible audiobooks…

If you want a Chromebook that can double as a tablet when you need it to, Acer’s Chromebook Plus Spin 514 is one of the better 2-in-1s on the market. And you can buy it with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage for $499 ($200 off), which is a new low price, at Best Buy until the end of today, February 18th.Powered by the Kompanio Ultra 910 processor, the 14-inch Chromebook offers impressive performance that’s great for everyday work and play. In our testing, we found it can comfortably handle Slack, Spotify, and dozens of open Chrome tabs without…

Google has revealed the Pixel 10a smartphone and, as expected, it brings some minor upgrades over the last mid-ranger – the 2025 Pixel 9a. The phone is available to pre-order now for $499/£499 ahead of the March 5 release day. Barring the new Lavender and Berry colourways, the Pixel 10a looks a lot like its predecessor the Pixel 9a, with the flush camera island. However, the company has significantly altered the build materials to ensure the phone is more sustainable. It includes the most recycled material of any device in the Pixel series yet. The manufacturer says: “Pixel 10a is…

Google has given Gemini the ability to spit out AI-generated music, courtesy of DeepMind’s latest audio model. Beta access to Lyria 3 is rolling out in the Gemini app, enabling users to generate 30-second tracks based on text, images, and videos, without having to leave the chatbot window.The new music-making tool is available globally starting today in English, German, Spanish, French, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, and Portuguese, with plans to expand in the future. Access is limited to Gemini app users who are 18 years or older.Lyria 3’s text-to-music capabilities allow Gemini app users to make songs by describing specific genres,…

Google’s midrange Pixels have been our top pick for budget Android phones for a while. They offer good cameras and most of what you need at a budget-friendly price. But this year’s upgrade feels so minimal, I’d liken it more to a Pixel 9A+. Or a Pixel 9B.The $499 Pixel 10A is supposed to be a slightly worse Pixel 10. But it’s more like a slightly better Pixel 9A. And that’s a bit of a bummer. Very few of the features that make the Pixel 10 series compelling trickled down to the 10A this year.You don’t get all the good…

Lori Schott didn’t care what it took to haul her way from her small town in Eastern Colorado to show up to a Los Angeles courtroom where Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is set to testify Wednesday. “I don’t care if I had to hire a pack mule to get me here, I was going to be here,” she told The Verge outside the courthouse Tuesday.Schott’s daughter Annalee died by suicide at age 18 in 2020, after struggling with body image issues that her mother says were heightened by social media. After her death, Schott found journal entries where Annalee disparaged…

Samsung has begun teasing a new AI-driven camera experience set to debut at its Galaxy Unpacked launch event on 25 February – and it sounds like image editing will be more deeply integrated than before. According to Samsung, its upcoming Galaxy camera system is designed to “unify photo and video capturing, editing, and sharing into one intuitive system”. The company says AI will power features capable of “restoring” missing parts of an image, merging multiple photos into a single result, transforming lighting conditions, and enhancing low-light detail. The example shown off is a cupcake bite being seamlessly filled in –…

If you’ve been hovering over the buy button on Apple’s AirPods Max, Amazon US has just made the decision a little easier. They’re down to $449 in the US, saving you $100 off the regular $549 price. They did hit $399 during last November’s Black Friday sales, mind, so this isn’t a record low. But at just $50 above their lowest ever price, it’s the second-best deal we’ve seen on Amazon in the US – and the lowest price of 2026 so far. If you want a pair now rather than waiting months for another major sales event, this could…

If you were struggling to catch up on your favourite YouTube channels last night, you weren’t suffering alone. The platform had a rare global outage that stopped videos showing up properly across multiple parts of the service, with users reporting blank homepages, loading failures, and an ominous “something went wrong” message. Reports began spiking late on Tuesday evening in the US – around 7.50pm ET (12.50am GMT) – with outage tracker Downdetector showing a surge that climbed into the hundreds of thousands. The exact peak varies by source, but it was big enough to register as a major disruption across…

2026 is the Year of the Fire Horse, and watch brands have delivered a proper stampede of equine-themed releases. So, across multiple price points and watch styles, these are the ten watches that I think are genuinely worth your wrist space. These aren’t just lunar-calendar afterthoughts. Watchmakers have leaned into the theme with horse motifs that aren’t just slapped on, but integrated into dials, movements and finishes that feel really thoughtful. You’ve got elegant, high-horology pieces rooted in tradition. You’ve got bold, sporty watches packed with street style. And you’ve got, well, plenty of hooves. We’ve rounded up the most…

As we edge ever closer to the smartphone singularity, it’s nice to see at least one brand remembering to make handsets that are fun as well as functional. Infinix has given its latest sensibly-priced mid-ranger an active Matrix LED display, turning its Apple-aping rear camera island into a retro-style games machine that can also give you a heads-up on incoming notifications. The Note 60 Pro is also the firm’s first in a long while with Snapdragon silicon, signalling a step out of true bargain territory and more into the mainstream. A sizeable battery and speedy charging add to the appeal.…

If you’re looking for a great pair of noise-canceling headphones, Sony’s WH-1000XM6 are amongst the best available and are now down to $368 ($92 off) at Amazon in black or gray. While their high price usually makes them harder for us to suggest over the last-gen model, which is often on sale for around $278.99, today’s deal makes the XM5 much easier to recommend. Just note the deal is expected to end around 10:50PM ET.Sony’s flagship headphones build upon their predecessor with a new chip that powers the company’s most powerful active noise cancellation yet, making them even better at…