The physical SIM cards we've used for decades are slowly being phased out. With the Pixel 10 series, Google's phones have gone eSIM-only for the first time—at least if you buy them in the US. Apple ...

Skate Early Access is finally here, allowing players to jump into the free-to-play skating game alongside their pals. It's very much an early version of Skate, with plenty of bugs and progression ...

This year’s premier football game from EA, EA FC 26, promises to bring major upgrades to so much of what players engage with the most, not to mention evolve decades-long features and modes to bring ...

In his decades-long career in tech journalism, Dennis has written about nearly every type of hardware and software. He was a founding editor of Ziff Davis’ Computer Select in the 1990s, senior ...

When I first encountered the idea of “aura points” — TikTok lexicon that took off in the late spring of 2024, meaning it’s basically an archival trend now — I’ll admit it. I went for the bait. Bless ...

Leeron is a New York-based writer who specializes in covering technology for small and mid-sized businesses. Her work has been featured in publications including Bankrate, Quartz, the Village Voice, ...

If renewable energy is so great, why does California pay so much for its electricity? That’s the question you need to ask — the one that exposes America’s most inconvenient energy truth. Californians ...

The E! Live Red Carpet coverage for the 2025 Emmy Awards will give fans an up-close look at all the glamorous fashion, star-studded arrivals and exciting pre-show moments. Coverage will begin on ...

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It’s not always the case that both partners want to engage in physical intimacy. When one person turns down a sexual advance, their partner may feel rejected not just for the act of sex itself, but on ...

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The third and final season of “The Summer I Turned Pretty” comes to an end on Wednesday, September 17 (9/17/2025). The final episode drops at 3 a.m. ET / 12 a.m. PT on Prime Video. Here’s everything ...