The Aura Aspen offers a bright, vivid display that looks surprisingly lifelike for a digital photo frame. | Image: Aura Aura’s digital frames are kind of like living photo albums that get better with time, which is why we often recommend them for Mother’s Day. They’re gifts that keep on giving, in a way, and right now, a number of Aura’s connected frames are on sale ahead of the holiday. One of the best deals is on the Aura Aspen, which is available for $199 ($30 off) from Amazon, Best Buy, and Aura, matching its all-time low.Aura AspenWhere to Buy: $229 $199 at Amazon $229 $199 at Aura $229.99 $199.99 at Best BuyAlthough you can preload Aura’s 12-inch LCD frame with photos before it arrives, what really makes the Aspen special is that loved ones around the world can add new images to the frame using the Aura app (or by text message). It also supports Live Photos and can play 30-second video clips — providing a personal touch that traditional frames and albums can’t offer — and allows you to add captions to each photo.The digital frame is designed to make it easy to display and manage those memories, too. It features adjustable slideshow speeds, automatic brightness that adapts to the room, and an in-app scanner that lets you digitize older printed photos. There are no subscription fees either, meaning you can upload unlimited photos via the Aura app or sync albums from iCloud, Google Photos, and other cloud-based services.Despite its connected functionality, the Aspen still looks and feels like a traditional picture frame, complete with an adjustable metal stand. The antiglare, paper-like display gives photos a more lifelike quality, and you can display images in either landscape or portrait mode. It’s 1600 x 1200 resolution and 4:3 aspect ratio match most smartphone photos, too, so images fill the screen naturally without awkward cropping.Read our Aura Aspen hands-on impressions.Other Aura deals to considerAura Carver Mat (10-inch)The Aura Carver Mat features a 10.1-inch HD (1280 x 800) landscape display with a paper-like matted border. It displays photos, Live Photos, and 30-second video clips, all of which you can upload for free. It also includes portrait pairing, so you can showcase two vertical photos side by side.Where to Buy: $179 $159 at Amazon $179 $159 at Aura $179.99 $159.99 at Best BuyAura Walden (15-inch)The Walden is Aura’s largest digital photo frame, with a 15-inch HD (1600 x 1200) display. It uses a 4:3 aspect ratio and works in both portrait and landscape orientation. It also includes wall mounting and unlimited uploads via the Aura app and other services.Where to Buy: $299 $269 at Amazon $299 $269 at Aura $299 $269.99 at Best Buy

Mark Zuckerberg. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez won a historic sum of $375 million in a landmark child safety case against Meta earlier this year. But the next stage of the fight could be even more consequential for Meta and the social media industry at large.Beginning Monday, attorneys for Meta and New Mexico will return to a Santa Fe courthouse for a three-week public nuisance trial, where they'll argue over the changes the AG wants the judge to order Meta make to Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. Those changes include adding age verification for New Mexico users, prohibiting end-to-end encryption for users under 18 and capping their use to 90 …Read the full story at The Verge.

Claude Projects has been part of my workflow for a while now, I don't think I can imagine not using it at this point. When something gets reliable enough, you just build around it and forget to question it. I use it to keep long-running research contexts alive, and to run design briefs without re-explaining the background every time I open a new chat, just to name a few. It's a boring tool in the best way.

I’ll never stop gushing about 2-in-1 USB-C cables. They’re really nice to have because, at this point, I’ve amassed so many devices that charge via USB-C. It’s also common for more than one to need to be recharged at a time, which is where they come in handy. I can charge my Nintendo Switch 2 and work-issued MacBook Air, or my Google Pixel 9 Pro and Kindle, without taking up more than one port on the power adapter.A couple of models that offer up to 140W passthrough charging speeds are currently matching their lowest price to date — including Anker’s braided option, which is available from Amazon and Anker in black or white starting at $14.99 ($3 off). If you don’t mind paying a bit more for a slightly longer cable, Native Union’s recycled 6.5-foot Belt Cable, which features an animal-free leather strap, is down to $23.99 ($6 off) in black or a zebra-like pattern directly from the manufacturer.Anker 140W 2-in-1 USB-C to USB-C CableWhere to Buy: $17.99 $14.99 at Amazon (four-foot) $19.99 $17.99 at Amazon (six-foot) $17.99 $14.99 at Anker (four-foot)While the two cables are slightly different lengths, functionality is identical. Both cables support USB 2.0 speeds topping out at 480 Mbps when connected to a data source, and only the first device connected to the two-headed cable can transfer data. They can also automatically allocate power across devices, depending on the speed of your wall adapter, sending more wattage to the higher-powered of the two devices you have plugged in.Native Union 140W 2-in-1-USB-C cableWhere to Buy: $29.99 $23.99 at Native Union $29.99 at AmazonThere are plenty of wall adapters that pair well with these cables, too, the kind that deliver zippy charging speeds to your connected devices. One example is Anker’s own four-port 140W charger, which offers three USB-C ports and a USB-A port. Normally $99.99, it’s currently down to $79.99 at Amazon for Prime members.

Windows comes with a fair share of tools, but some of Microsoft's best apps require an extra download to install. It's not until I reinstall Windows that I realize which of these tools are missing from a fresh system. Seeing as they're released by Microsoft, it's natural to assume that Windows already comes with all the publisher's most useful utilities, but it doesn't.

For the longest time, I avoided vibe coding. Not because I didn’t understand it, but because I didn’t trust it. As someone with a software development background, I’m used to structure that includes clear requirements, planned architecture, and predictable outputs. Vibe coding felt like the opposite of that. Just prompting an AI and building as you go? It sounded messy. A bit like skipping the thinking part and jumping straight to execution.

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My quest for a true Photoshop alternative always felt like a compromise between the clunky, steep learning curve of GIMP, a niche, painting-focused toolkit of Krita, and a browser-based, ad-filled Photopea.

By far and away, one of the best things you can add to your home network is a managed network switch. They're the backbone of your network, connecting your wired devices together and providing connectivity to wireless access points, while providing redundancy, VLANs, and a bunch more.

Frame generation has always been a controversial topic among gamers ever since Nvidia introduced it alongside the RTX 4000-series GPUs.

When I first upgraded to the 9800X3D, I had to settle for a 32GB DDR5-6400 CL32 kit because RAM prices were soaring at the time. But when prices dipped slightly toward the end of March, triggered by Google's TurboQuant announcement, I decided to pick up another 32GB kit, assuming it was just a temporary drop before they went back up again. Even though 32GB is still the sweet spot for gaming, I like having the extra headroom when I'm doing several things side-by-side on my multi-monitor setup.

Spirit Airlines planes are parked on the tarmac at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on May 02, 2026 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. | Getty Images The ultra-low-cost air carrier Spirit Airlines shut down operations after 34 years in business and canceled all flights at 3AM ET on Saturday morning. Its website now redirects to spiritrestructuring.com, instructing fliers not to go to airports, with air traffic control records capturing controllers and pilots signing off to each other as its last flights came in for landings after the shutdown was announced. View this post on Instagram A statement on its website said that for people who purchased tickets directly, "Refunds for tickets purchased by credit card and debit card have been issued, and will be processed by …Read the full story at The Verge.