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As the years progress, smartphones continue to get smarter, and that includes how they charge their batteries. Both Android and iOS now come with features that, along with some good battery care tips, can maximize the life of your device's battery. The problem here is that the lithium-ion batteries inside …

When I was a kid, I always gravitated toward racing games in arcades. I especially liked when they had force feedback in their controls, allowing me to imagine some semblance of the virtual road through the wheel. When I rediscovered these things as an adult with a gaming PC, I …

Jet skis can be a nuisance. I’ve ridden a couple of them in my life, but glared at many more from across the water. A jet ski is a zippy, bouncy bundle that is fun for exactly one person: the one in the driver’s seat. For everyone else, they’re the …

We here at WIRED are big fans of bikes, electric bikes, bike accessories, and any vehicles, policies, or infrastructure that advance active transportation. Getting people more active as they go about their daily business provides exercise, builds resilient, close-knit, mixed-income communities, and helps develop safer streets. As Portland, Oregon, school …

Today I learned that the average American subscribes to four streaming video subscription services. That makes me an above-average American, with a grand total of seven streaming services. To complicate matters further, I am an American living in Australia, and the movies and shows I can access change drastically depending …

Need a new Hyundai? Just ask Alexa. This week, the Korean automaker announced it will start working with Amazon to sell some of its vehicles on the gargantuan ecommerce site. The Hyundais purchased on Amazon will not, in fact, come in a very big box, but buyers will have the …

Update: Nothing has removed Nothing Chats from the Play Store and has delayed its launch due to “several bugs." However, Sunbird itself sent a notification to its users citing security concerns—the app isn't end-to-end encrypted as the company claimed. Having predominantly used Android phones, I am far too familiar with …

Theraguns are some of the most popular massage guns, but they're also the most expensive. If you've been coveting one, most of the Therabody catalog is discounted right now for Cyber Monday. It doesn't bring them down to pennies, but it does knock about $100 off most of them. Read …

Remember how it felt the first time you played Dungeons & Dragons? The first time you felt that creative spark of being part of a collective storytelling experience? You and your friends were each equal parts author and reader of a living, breathing story that existed only at that table, …

Earlier this week Amanda McCellon, a city government worker and community organizer in the greater Oklahoma City metropolitical area, finally decided to pray to the algorithm. “Dear Algorithm,” began her post on Threads, Meta’s newish Twitter clone. From there, McCellon asked to be connected with 10 topics and like-minded folks …