Author: The Tech Guy

If you’re an avid Spotify user then you’ll undoubtedly have come across its Jam feature. For those unfamiliar, Jam allows you to add friends to your current listening session on Spotify, so they can listen along with you and add their own tracks to the queue. You don’t even need to be in the same room to join a Jam either. Although it’s a great tool to use when you’re physically surrounded by your people, say at a house party or even just working at the office, you can join a jam from thousands of miles away too.  Just note…

Apple announced on Thursday the launch of a new developer program, the Mini Apps Partner Program, which will offer a reduced commission rate of 15% on in-app purchases for the mini applications. The iPhone maker defines a mini app as a “self-contained” experience that’s built using web technologies like HTML5 and JavaScript, which are distributed within a larger, native app. The technology has been supported on the App Store for nearly a decade, but this is the first time it’s offered a reduced commission on mini app transactions. Apple in 2017 added a rule to its App Review Guidelines, which lists…

As a music streaming platform, Spotify covers all the basics and then some. The service is filled with millions of tunes covering every genre under the sun, with useful collaborative features for sharing playlists, as well as a powerful algorithm that always seems to recommend the best jams at just the right times. Spotify also features several obscure or lesser-known features — you might be familiar with the streamer’s built-in chatroom, or with its optional ChatGPT integration, but did you know that there’s also a top-secret, hidden mini-game built into the application as well? Well, it certainly came as a…

Artificial intelligence agents powered by the world's most advanced language models routinely fail to complete even straightforward professional tasks on their own, according to groundbreaking research released Thursday by Upwork, the largest online work marketplace.But the same study reveals a more promising path forward: When AI agents collaborate with human experts, project completion rates surge by up to 70%, suggesting the future of work may not pit humans against machines but rather pair them together in powerful new ways.The findings, drawn from more than 300 real client projects posted to Upwork's platform, marking the first systematic evaluation of how human…

NASA’s Technology Transfer Office invites entrepreneurs, innovators, and creative thinkers to apply NASA’s patented technologies to practical applications. Participants will select an existing NASA patent and develop a business or product concept that will be evaluated based on value proposition, business model viability, development feasibility, and quality of presentation. Entries should clearly demonstrate creativity, feasibility, and a compelling rationale for how the concept could create real-world impact. Award: $13,000 in total prizes Open Date: October 6, 2025 Close Date: December 15, 2025 For more information, visit: https://nasapatentremixchallenge.org/

Motorola launched the G75 in October of last year, and we’re still waiting for its successor to become official. It might not take much longer, though, since the G76 may have just been spotted in the Geekbench online database with the model number XT2537. The prototype in question is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 6s Gen 4 SoC, paired with 8GB of RAM on the device that ran the benchmark, and it runs Android 16, as the G76 should from the day it’s released. As you can see from the screenshot above, the alleged G76 managed a single-core score of 1,018…

You may be holding out for the Galaxy S26 now, but Samsung has just launched what’s easily its best deal yet on the excellent Galaxy S25 Ultra.Right now, you can choose between a trade-in rebate of up to $700 or a $450 upfront discount. The trade rebate has been way better before, but the upfront discount? That’s a new record-low price that brings this stunning flagship down to $850.Put simply, this is a lot of phone for the money. At $850, the Galaxy S25 Ultra is just $50 more expensive than the new iPhone 17, so in comparison, you’re getting…

AI chatbots have conquered the world, so it was only a matter of time before companies started stuffing them into toys for children, even as questions swirled over the tech’s safety and the alarming effects they can have on users’ mental health.   Now, new research shows exactly how this fusion of kid’s toys and loquacious AI models can go horrifically wrong in the real world. After testing three different toys powered by AI, researchers from the US Public Interest Research Group found that the playthings can easily verge into risky conversational territory for children, including telling them where to find…

Why you can trust TechRadar We spend hours testing every product or service we review, so you can be sure you’re buying the best. Find out more about how we test. Technics SL-1300G turntable: two-minute reviewTechnics has a new direct-drive turntable, and because it’s part of the company’s upmarket ‘Grand Class’, it’s engineered to within an inch of its life and has a price-tag that will make you swallow hard.Mind you, it’s not as if the company doesn’t feel like it’s offering value for money with the Technics SL-1300G. Between the twin-rotor ‘cogless’ motor, transformerless power supply, elaborate tonearm arrangement…

I don’t know how many nights I’ve fumbled through my dark house—either after falling asleep on the couch or making a bathroom run at 2 AM after my Alexa routines turn off our lights at night. My options were lousy: feel my way along the walls and hope I don’t stub my toe, or turn on the overhead lights and immediately regret it. Plug-in nightlights weren’t going to work. I’ve got a 2-year-old and a 4-year-old who pull those things out like it’s their job. Plus, I never liked how they stick out of the wall and look kind of…