How to turn your old Android phone into a Wi-Fi extender - and fix dead spots at home

On most Android phones, go to Settings > Network and internet > Hotspot and tethering, then enable Wi-Fi hotspot. On Samsung devices, go to Settings > Connections > Mobile Hotspot and Tethering, then ...
CNET

Customers Prefer Apps Over Websites for Wireless and Home Internet Service

According to the 2026 US Telecom Digital Experience Study, surveyed customers gave app login an average satisfaction score of ...
Tom's Guide

Even feature phones can’t escape AI — here’s HMD’s plan to bring more smartphone features to their most basic devices

Smart Glasses Google's new Android XR smart glasses use Gemini to AI-edit your world while you’re still taking the photo Samsung Phones I just asked Gemini on the Galaxy S26 to order Dunkin' Donuts ...
The Washington Post

Most Americans say they can only afford the basics, poll finds

Health care, new cars and new homes feel unaffordable to most Americans, a Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll shows. Most Americans say that they can afford basic necessities like their current ...
Hosted on MSN

From basic to built-in pantry

A few thoughtful updates turned this pantry into a space that finally makes sense. Mike Johnson reveals special guests for Trump's State of the Union Federal worker fired after hanging trans flag at ...
Android

The Logic Gap: Why Even the Top AI Models Struggle with Basic Math

Researchers at Stanford and Caltech have found some critical reasoning failures in advanced AI models. LLMs are great at recognizing patterns, but they have trouble with basic logic, social reasoning, ...
KAKE.com

Banning phones in Kansas schools has bipartisan support. So why is a proposed law stalling?

At the start of the year, a proposal to ban cell phones in K-12 Kansas schools seemed to enjoy the same kind of bipartisan support as legislation that brought the Kansas City Chiefs to Kansas and ...
Electrek

Tesla cuts standard Autopilot, paywalls basic safety feature behind FSD subscription

Tesla has officially removed Basic Autopilot as a standard feature for new Model 3 and Model Y orders in North America, effective immediately. The move forces buyers to subscribe to the $99/month Full ...
Ars Technica

Verizon starts requiring 365 days of paid service before it will unlock phones

Verizon has started enforcing a 365-day lock period on phones purchased through its TracFone division, one week after the Federal Communications Commission waived a requirement that Verizon unlock ...
Mashable

Verizon outage: Why your phone says SOS, what we know so far

"This was a software issue, and we are conducting a full review of what happened. As of now, there is no indication that this was a cybersecurity issue," the company said in a statement sent to ...
CBS News

Verizon says outage resolved after customers across the U.S. lost service for hours

Verizon said Wednesday night an outage had been resolved after customers across the U.S. reported service outages, with many saying that their devices had been limited to SOS since about noon Eastern ...
Fox Business

Verizon phone service goes down for some customers

Verizon users are suffering outages impacting voice and data services, the company confirmed on Wednesday. Verizon announced in a statement on social media that its engineers are aware of the ...