If you are tired of the expensive subscription fees and bloated interface of Adobe Acrobat Pro, you are not alone. While Adobe has long been the default for PDF editing, many users are finding that its power comes with a price tag and complexity they just don’t need. I have tried several web-based PDF editors, but they all fall short in one way or another.

Most gamers love a title that has a lot of action in it, but that doesn't always mean brawlers and shooters. Sometimes, the best kind of action in a game involves the suspense of staying hidden before eliminating an enemy with ease. These are the types of games that make stealth tactics a central focus, rewarding players who keep things quiet and efficient. Why burst through the door to fight groups of bad guys when you can take them out before any of them know what's happening? After all, theatricality and deception are powerful agents, or rather, powerful tools in the right hands.

It's no secret that we're big fans of OPNsense here at XDA. I've got two virtual machines with it running for testing purposes, plus I recently got a DEC750 OPNsense hardware firewall to save my brain from having to remember layers of virtual networking. With the number of features OPNsense comes with, plus the community plugins and packages created by other developers, it's a powerful way to secure your home network or home lab and create local domain redirects for self-hosted tools.

My latest AI obsession has been pairing my absolute favorite AI tool, NotebookLM, with other productivity tools to see if it can help boost my workflow. I’ve paired NotebookLM with the platform I use to talk to all my colleagues, Slack, as well as other tools like ChatGPT, Perplexity, Excel, Google Docs, Google Calendar, and countless others. Out of all the tools I’ve paired it with, I feel like NotebookLM shines most when you combine it with other AI tools that excel at generating, refining, or analyzing information.

The T1 Phone (left) looks uncannily like the S25 Ultra in a Spigen Thin Fit case (right). When Trump Mobile first unveiled the T1 Phone, we were confused by the mixed marketing, which included dubious renders of what at least appeared to be an original phone along with multiple appearances from what was quite clearly a gold-plated iPhone. Now we can add Samsung’s Galaxy S25 Ultra into the mix.The Trump Mobile team shared an ad to X on Wednesday pushing preorders of the T1, but with an image we’d never seen before. You don’t have to look hard to realize that this is an S25 Ultra that’s been Photoshopped gold with a T1 logo and US flag; looking a little closer confirms that it’s a render of that phone in a Spigen case, right down to the Spigen logo they didn’t bother to remove. It’s a remarkable choice because the S25 Ultra looks even less like the T1 Phone’s official renders than the iPhone the company has previously used in promotions. Even Spigen noticed the dupe, saying what we’re all thinking in its reply on X: “??? bro what” The new X post promises that “The wait is almost over!” for the T1 Phone, which originally advertised launch dates of August and September (one in the press release, the other on the site), but now lists no date at all. The company also no longer claims the phone will be made in the USA, instead saying there are “American hands behind every device.” The phone has shrunk dramatically since launch too, now promising a 6.25-inch screen, way down from the 6.78-inch display described when it was first announced.

We all love a Star Wars game, and why shouldn't we? This brilliant universe created Mr. Lucas has given us some of the most unforgettable stories we've seen and experienced in our lives, after all. The best part? As a gamer, the interactive medium opens up whole new avenues for this universe, and you get to live and play as a Sith, a Jedi, or as something else entirely, in a timeline eons before or after the mainstream movies.

Google’s mystery new speaker appeared briefly in its keynote alongside F1 driver Lando Norris. Google announced plenty of new hardware at this week’s Made by Google event, but halfway through we were distracted by the brief appearance of what appeared to be a new, previously unknown Gemini-powered smart speaker. Now Android Headlines claims that this speaker is real, and will launch with new colors and the ability to pair with a Google TV Streamer.Android Headlines reports that it’s seen additional images of the mystery speaker, which will apparently come in four colors: bright red, light green, black, and white. As seen briefly in the keynote video, it features a light around the base — rather than across the top, as on previous Google speakers — and a fabric finish.As for features, the big new one is that the speaker will apparently be able to pair with a Google TV Streamer to deliver spatial TV audio, a trick borrowed from Apple’s HomePods, which can connect to Apple TV hardware. Hopefully it can also connect to TVs that run the Google TV OS. It will apparently also include new natural voice options, the ability to detect unusual sounds like glass breaking or a smoke alarm, and full support for Matter.Gemini will deliver the smarts, rather than Google Assistant, which is no surprise. The company announced Gemini for Home this week, which will arrive on existing Nest smart speakers and displays from October this year. It will include a paid tier and support for Gemini Live, though it’s not clear which features will be gated behind the premium subscription.Android Headlines calls the new hardware the “Home Speaker,” though it’s not clear if that’s its full or final name. We also don’t know when it will be released, though a launch alongside Gemini for Home in the fall seems likely. We’d expect to see an updated smart display before long too, since Google hasn’t updated its Nest Hub line since 2021, and we’ve already found that Amazon’s new Alexa Plus works best on devices with screens.

Digg is making a comeback. With the backing of people like Digg cofounder Kevin Rose and Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian, Digg has ambitions to once again be the homepage of the internet. The revival is still in its very early days - the platform is still invite-only - but Digg launched its new mobile apps this week, and I installed the iOS app on my phone to see what it's like. New Digg operates similarly to Reddit: people submit links that others can comment and vote on, and links with a lot of "diggs" (upvotes) will bubble up the feed. You can also tap a downvote-like "bury" button, but on posts (not comments), the bury button functions …Read the full story at The Verge.

Mini PCs have become the perfect way to get a project off the ground, offering versatility thanks to their size, power, and price. If you've been looking to build a media PC or want to put together a NAS, then this Beelink Me Mini is going to be right up your alley. Not only do you get impressive internals, but it also comes in at a price that can't be ignored. For a limited time, you can score this mini PC for its best price as it drops to just $199.

Microsoft is testing a new Windows 11 feature that will let you resume using your Android apps right on your PC. The capability is gradually rolling out to Windows Insiders in the Dev and Beta Channels, and only supports the Spotify app for now.If you’re in the test, you can try out the feature by linking your Android phone to your PC, and then opening up a song on Spotify’s mobile app. From there, Windows 11 will display a “Resume from your phone” notification alongside the Spotify icon and a prompt to “Continue on this PC.”Once you select the notification, your PC will open Spotify’s desktop app — or prompt you to install it if you haven’t yet — and continue to play the same song from your computer. Microsoft first showcased this feature during a (now-deleted) Build 2025 demo. It sounds pretty similar to Handoff on macOS, which lets you resume your activity on a Mac, iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch on another device.Microsoft doesn’t say how it plans to expand this Handoff-like feature in the future, but I could see it becoming helpful if you want to continue an activity that you started on your phone, like reading an article or writing an email, on your computer.

It's seemingly human nature to always want something new and better. Take the smartphone, which is usually replaced every year or two on rolling contracts. This enables us to receive the next best thing, replacing now-outdated technology. The same goes for vehicles, with leases becoming the norm and replacements being sought after just two to three years. PC hardware is no different, with many opting to buy components deemed overkill for the tasks at hand. How many of you are running Intel Core i9 or AMD Ryzen 9 processors? Do you really need them?

The Abxylute 3D One. In January, one of the wildest Intel prototypes I witnessed at CES was a giant handheld gaming PC with an 11-inch autostereoscopic (read: glasses-free) 3D screen, detachable controllers, an Intel Lunar Lake chip, and a dedicated toggle to switch between 2D and 3D modes.Co-developed by Intel and Tencent Games, it was called the Sunday Dragon 3D One and dubbed an experimental product. But now, Abxylute, the company best known for kickstarting a $199 cloud gaming handheld, tells The Verge that it will actually sell this massive Windows handheld as the Abxylute 3D One. It should go on sale in late September or early October for a price under …Read the full story at The Verge.