The Java ecosystem has historically been blessed with great IDEs to work with, including NetBeans, Eclipse and IntelliJ from JetBrains. However, in recent years Microsoft's Visual Studio Code editor ...

I can tap, scribble, or circle anything on my Android phone to learn more in seconds. It even identifies songs.

With millions of apps on the Google Play Store, it's tricky to choose which ones truly deserve a spot on your Android device. Some promise convenience, others claim to provide better connectivity, ...

It’s been nearly 20 years since Google revealed Android, which the company described as the first “truly open” mobile operating system, setting Google-powered phones apart from the iPhone’s ...

OpenAI is shutting down its social media app Sora, which went viral last fall as a place to share short-form videos generated ...

Gemini is perhaps the best thing to happen to Android since Google Assistant — and it’s constantly pushing the boundaries in smartphone AI. Google recently started testing a full-blown agentic mode ...

Apple adds new features to iOS all the time, but it’s not as common that we get brand new system apps. In iOS 26 though, there are two: Preview and Apple Games. The Preview app is inspired by Preview ...

We've tested the top AI image generation apps to help you find the one that produces the best results for the lowest price. I’ve been writing about consumer technology and video games for more than a ...

Official renders and confirmed specs reveal the Galaxy S26 Ultra in Cobalt Violet and Black, showcasing a flat 6.9-inch QHD+ AMOLED display, triple rear cameras on a protruding island, and an included ...

JDK 26 moves to general production availability. This short-term release is backed by six months of Premier-level support. Java Development Kit (JDK) 26, the latest standard Java release from Oracle, ...

Microsoft's PC Manager promises to optimize your machine's performance at no cost. I tried it out to see if it's good enough to replace third-party tools. I've been testing PC and mobile software for ...

Jeff Carlson writes about mobile technology for CNET. He is also the author of dozens of how-to books covering a wide spectrum ranging from Apple devices and cameras to photo editing software and ...