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Amazon is automatically updating your Alexa with new AI version - how to opt out

The company announced the upgrade Alexa+ last year, which is powered by generative artificial intelligence to be more ...

Windows 11 update fixes battery life issue on laptops with NPUs

Your NPU might be powered on while your PC is idle, costing you battery life. Microsoft says the latest Windows 11 patch ...

Amazon is automatically upgrading Prime members to Alexa+. Here's how to opt out

Amazon introduced Alexa+ last year, which is free for Prime members, though some are upset over the automatic rollout.

Apex Legends' latest update adds fan favorite Titanfall mechanic, but there's a catch

The Apex Legends Winter Wipeout event brings in the new year with futuristic snowboard action and buffs for three popular ...
Macworld

iOS 26.2 will turn on automatic updates if you’re not careful

Apple really wants you to enable automatic updates for your iPhone. So much so that they’re employing a sketchy dark pattern in the iOS 26.2 update to trick you into turning it on. If you have ...
MacRumors

PSA: iOS 26.2 Turns on Automatic Software Updates for Some Users

After installing iOS 26.2, if you're just tapping through screens, you could miss the update turning on automatic software updates. At the "Software Update Complete" stage where you normally tap on ...
Cult of Mac

Secret trick will stop your iPhone from updating to iOS 26 — forever!

Wary of Liquid Glass? You can stay on iOS 18 forever. Image: D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac Not ready to take a gamble on iOS 26? You can stop an iOS update in its ...
USA Today

Like it or not, iOS 26 is here. What to know about the iPhone update.

If your iPhone finally updated to the newest iOS and you aren't really loving it, you're not alone. Since September, iPhone users have had the chance to update their phones to iOS 26, Apple's software ...
9to5google

Google Maps parking location now automatically saves on iOS, adds custom icons

Google Maps has recently rolled out a change where, at least on iOS, the app will automatically detect that you’ve parked your vehicle and save that location, and it will also now show it with a ...
Android Authority

Is your Pixel getting Google’s big Android 16 QPR2 update? Here's every supported phone

Google Pixel users, it’s time to buckle up for another big software update. On December 2, Google officially began rolling out Android 16 QPR2, and it’s chock-full of new features for your Pixel phone ...
CNET

Tired of Manually Downloading Security Updates? This iOS 26.1 Setting Can Do It Automatically

Zach began writing for CNET in November, 2021 after writing for a broadcast news station in his hometown, Cincinnati, for five years. You can usually find him reading and drinking coffee or watching a ...
gearpatrol

Timex’s Sleek, Modern Field Watch Gets an Affordable Automatic Update

Just last week, we covered Timex’s sleek, reimagined take on its most iconic field watch, the Expedition Capstone. While this reimagining is doubtless an exciting new addition, the brand has just ...