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Since the beginning of 2025, Ubiqiuti’s UniFi has proven to be one of the best and most versatile approaches to home networking, while remaining one of the most advanced players in the enterprise space. That approach has now just gotten even more versatile as Ubiquiti just unveiled three devices to enable 5G cellular connection in your network, including one already hosted by an existing non-cellular UniFi Cloud Gateway (a.k.a UniFi “router”). Let’s dig in! The UniFi 5G Max can instantly bring cellular connection to any existing UniFi network. Related stories on Ubiquiti and Wi-Fi UniFi 5G Options: Three options for…

Microsoft has lowered sales growth targets for its AI agent products after many salespeople missed their quotas in the fiscal year ending in June, according to a report Wednesday from The Information. The adjustment is reportedly unusual for Microsoft, and it comes after the company missed a number of ambitious sales goals for its AI offerings. AI agents are specialized implementations of AI language models designed to perform multistep tasks autonomously rather than simply responding to single prompts. So-called “agentic” features have been central to Microsoft’s 2025 sales pitch: At its Build conference in May, the company declared that it…

We’ve slept off our collective turkey coma and returned to the review lab here at Engadget. Our team may also be in full CES prep mode, but we’ve got a few more devices to get off or our desks before 2025 is over. Catch up on all of the reviews you might have missed over the last few weeks — a perfect activity for a lazy December weekend.Dell 16 PremiumDellDell’s 16 Premium looks as beautiful as ever, but the company’s usability issues from the XPS lineup remain.ProsSleek minimalist designFast performanceSolid keyboardConsInvisible trackpad isn’t user friendlyCapacitive function keys disappear in sunlightNeeds…

Looking for the most recent Mini Crossword answer? Click here for today’s Mini Crossword hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles.Need some help with today’s Mini Crossword? It’s long and challenging today! 16-Across made this GenX girl start humming a classic tune from that era. And 5-Down might be the toughest clue I’ve ever seen in a Mini Crossword. Read on for all the answers. And if you could use some hints and guidance for daily solving, check out our Mini Crossword tips.If you’re looking for today’s Wordle,…

Was 2025 a boring year for smartphones? Thin phones flopped, big time. The Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold elicited a collective yawn from my colleagues.Phones are boring! I hear them say as they gaze into Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses or get sucked into Steam Decks. Phones aren’t as new as those gadgets, but that doesn’t make this year boring. It was a very exciting year for phones, from an expert’s perspective.Apple changed the iPhone design, and every iPhone got better (Image credit: Jacob Krol/Future)It was a huge year for Apple, and a rare moment we got to see Apple being experimental.…

Using network cables is the best way to expand a local network, and in this case, you almost always need a switch—these days, that’s generally means a Multi-Gig switch. This guide will help you pick the correct one and includes the top five to bring home today. Advanced network users likely won’t need this guide. On the other hand, if you have a home network that’s running out of ways to host wired clients, the tips below will come in handy. Not sure what you’re getting into? Check out this primer post on network switches first. Related stories on home…

Two sibling contractors convicted a decade ago for hacking into US State Department systems have once again been charged, this time for a comically hamfisted attempt to steal and destroy government records just minutes after being fired from their contractor jobs. The Department of Justice on Thursday said that Muneeb Akhter and Sohaib Akhter, both 34, of Alexandria, Virginia, deleted databases and documents maintained and belonging to three government agencies. The brothers were federal contractors working for an undisclosed company in Washington, DC, that provides software and services to 45 US agencies. Prosecutors said the men coordinated the crimes and…

Netflix is in exclusive talks to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery’s film and TV studios and HBO Max streaming service, according to sources from Bloomberg. That suggests Netflix submitted a superior offer to rivals including Paramount Skydance Corp (owned by billionaire Larry Ellison) and Comcast, which owns NBCUniversal. The deal could be consummated within days and, if approved, would change the landscape of Hollywood and the streaming market.Warner Bros. Discovery’s cable channels including CNN, TBS and TNT, valued at more than $60 billion, would not be part of the deal and spun off prior to the closing. However, Netflix would become…

We use our smartphones just about everywhere, even in the bathroom, although we may not want to talk about that. A recent study of colonoscopy patients revealed that most used their phones on the toilet at least once a week — and that those phone-on-the-toilet users showed a 46% increased risk for hemorrhoids.The cause and effect are clear. Caught up in news, games or social media, bathroom users stay seated on the throne longer, with research showing phone users tend to spend more than 5 minutes doing their business. The study says that hemorrhoids are associated with prolonged sitting on the…

Feeling the Black Friday blues? If you missed our Black Friday gaming monitor deals, you can still get this MSI Optix G32C4W Curved Gaming Monitor at Walmart for $129 (was $249).Curved monitors have become more popular for gaming over the past few years because of how they increase immersion. The curved screen matches the natural curve of your eye, which makes it easier to take in details and reduces the strain on your vision, too.This particular MSI curved gaming monitor is very similar to the MSI Optix G27C4 we recommended in the past, just with a larger 31.5-inch screen instead…