Your smart TV is taking screenshots every few seconds of what you’re watching, then selling the info. It’s called ACR (automatic content recognition), and every brand hides these settings differently.

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. There’s nothing better than playing games together with a group of friends across multiple platforms, but if you’re not squadding up in Battlefield 6, ...

Google is trying out a new safety feature in Chrome to help block harmful scripts and increase protection on websites you haven’t visited before. After boosting security in Chrome, Google is testing a ...

Blake has over a decade of experience writing for the web, with a focus on mobile phones, where he covered the smartphone boom of the 2010s and the broader tech scene. When he's not in front of a ...

For the first year or two after the launch of ChatGPT, it felt like AI was all you ever heard about. Today, it’s everywhere you look, too. Apple and Samsung have added AI to their phones. Meta ...

The release of iOS 26 brings a host of new features designed to enhance your iPhone experience. However, some of these features can inadvertently impact battery life, performance, and storage. To ...

Windows has plenty of buried features—and a few are tied to keyboard shortcuts that most users stumble across accidentally. For example, take Sticky Keys, which is an accessibility feature. It lets ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Ever since the beta of Battlefield 6 was released, players have been trying to figure out how to disable the Adaptive Triggers on their PlayStation 5 ...

Not sure when you should use your VPN and when it’s better to turn it off? I explain the situations where disabling your VPN might make sense—and guide you through how to do it on most major operating ...

Hearing health is incredibly important, and gentle reminders from Apple to keep that in mind can be helpful. However, if you’re just tired of seeing headphone volume limit warnings, there’s actually a ...