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Is your Roku TV talking to you? Here’s why and how to turn it off

Relax, that voice you’re hearing from your Roku is pretty easy to turn off.

You can check your Samsung Galaxy’s health with a built-in test

If your Samsung phone is acting strangely, you can test just about any element of the phone’s hardware using this test.

This app lets you use an Apple Watch with an Android phone

If you switched from iPhone to Android, you don’t necessarily need to change watches. There’s an app that lets Apple Watch work with Android.

Vertical or horizontal: Does it really matter how you set up your gaming console?

Your PS5 or Xbox Series console can use either setup, but you should consider what’s best for your space first.

Improve your Windows 11 experience by changing these settings

Windows 11 is solid out of the box, but it doesn’t always get things right. You can get a lot more out of the OS when you enable some things and disable others.

One problem with your iPhone’s Always-On Display can easily be fixed

The Always-On Display feature of your iPhone should be straightforward, but it can turn off in several situations. You can control some of those.

These Xbox players got GTA 6 for free the hard way

GTA VI could be yours for free, or at least for a big discount, using a few tricks that Xbox offers.

Sleep mode vs. shutdown: Which is better to use daily for your MacBook?

Whether you do a full shutdown or just put your MacBook to sleep should change with the circumstances we discuss here.

OpenAI’s agents targeted and infiltrated US government websites

OpenAI’s agents targeted websites operated by the Commerce Department, the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Department of Education during testing.

Control Resonant, rapidfire CEO turnovers and other new indie games worth checking out

Plus, a major Ball x Pit expansion and a release date for a game I can’t wait to play more of.