Author: The Tech Guy

My partner’s iPhone has a feature that turns her phone into a smart display when it’s charging. My Samsung Galaxy phone, on the other hand, doesn’t come with an equivalent feature out of the box. Samsung does a lot of things well, and some of its built-in apps even outshine Google’s versions, but a proper charging display mode isn’t one of them. When looking for third-party alternatives, I came across StandBy Mode, a third-party Android app that brings the iOS-style StandBy Mode to Android and makes the phone useful when it’s charging and sitting idle. It’s also a great app…

Roydon Cerejo / Android AuthorityAs is the case with millions of users around the world, I’ve been a loyal Spotify subscriber for as long as I can remember. The app works well across Android and iOS, there’s a great selection of music, and features like Jam and Spotify Connect have made my listening experience much more seamless across audio devices at home. I was happy to pay for the Premium Duo plan — until it was sneakily taken away.Spotify removed the Duo plan in India around November 2025, but as I had subscribed to it long before, I was able…

The developers of Broadcom’s Spring application development framework last week announced the release of updates that patch 91 vulnerabilities.  Spring is an open source application framework for the Java platform that simplifies the creation of enterprise applications through features such as dependency injection, aspect-oriented programming, and modular support for web, data, and messaging architectures. After years under VMware’s stewardship, it transitioned to Broadcom following its acquisition of VMware. A single vulnerability has been assigned a critical severity rating: CVE-2026-59270. It affects Spring Security’s embedded UnboundID LDAP server and could allow an attacker to authenticate and modify entries in the in-memory…

Increasingly, companies are building humanoid robots that perform impressive athletic feats to mark the field’s progress. Now, Chinese robotics company Unitree says its new “Superman” robot can run 12.66 meters per second, faster than Usain Bolt’s top recorded speed.Getting a humanoid robot to run at all requires split-second control and has been a significant engineering challenge occupying roboticists for decades. That’s why sprinting, as well as jumping, have become popular targets for robotics companies keen to demonstrate their technology’s prowess.Unitree’s latest demonstration pushes the boundaries by not only outrunning the fastest human ever, but also jumping around 6 feet 7…

The Sonos Roam 2 is an excellent portable speaker, and it can now be yours for less. The Sonos Roam 2 is now available for £139 instead of its regular £179. This is the first drop we’ve seen on this speaker since Prime Day. 22% off the Sonos speaker that survives spills, sand, and drops If you want a genuinely rugged, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth capable speaker with ten hours of battery, this £139 Sonos deal gets you exactly that. View Deal Precision engineered drivers give the Roam 2 a size-defying clarity and bass that make it easy to forget how…

I’m normally a big proponent of energy-saving modes on my devices. My iPhone, laptop, and even my Steam Deck are all normally set to hold off on charging to 100% whenever possible. When I move into a new house, the only smart home accessory I consider non-negotiable is a smart thermostat — it’s one of the few that can actually save me money in the long run. When it comes to TVs, though, these policies go out the window. I’ll explain why, while highlighting an exception that really isn’t one — that’ll make more sense in a minute. I’ll also…

Industry surveys have long put CISO tenure below that of other C-suite roles, and part of the reason is a double standard. During recruitment, the focus is technical depth, security experience, and leadership. But when budget season arrives and the board weighs a leader’s performance, the lens is cost, growth, customer trust, and brand protection. Many CISOs feel this acutely. They came up through security, or through risk and compliance, and that is where they are fluent. Their board is not. It wakes up thinking about cost, growth, and customer commitments, and a security leader who cannot connect their work…

Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech President Donald Trump has a message for Americans who scorn data centers: you’re making a foolish mistake. In a bizarre interview with his former personal attorney Michael Cohen, flagged by Forbes, the president went out of his way to defend the AI industry’s data center frenzy, in opposition to the vast majority of American voters. “Frankly, communities that don’t take a data center are making a mistake,” Trump hectored. There are “plenty of communities” that want them, he continued, calling those that embrace…

Pixel 11 Pro owners running the latest Gemini beta might notice a new option in the app’s plus menu.  The new tool reportedly lets Gemini troubleshoot your smartphone rather than just point you to the right settings menu and list a dozen options. Shikhar Mehrotra / Digital Trends So what exactly does this new device help tool do? Tucked into the Gemini app’s plus menu or accessible through the overlay, the new option is called “Device help.” On the Pixel 11 Pro XL I’m currently using, it sits between Guided Learning and Personal Intelligence. It also carries a “Labs” label…

For years, my go-to solution to any major issue on my Windows laptop was to simply start over and reinstall Windows. In fact, I still have a Windows installation media on a USB flash drive stored somewhere just in case. However, during one particularly frustrating period, my laptop started freezing on its own and refusing to work again until I force-restarted it. I put up with the problem for a couple of days and was just about to start looking for my Windows installation USB drive so I could reinstall Windows. But then I told myself, “Don’t just accept defeat…