Private Internet Access VPN review: Both more and less than a budget VPN

I came into this review thinking of Private Internet Access (PIA) as one of the better VPNs. It's in the Kape Technologies portfolio, along with the top-tier ExpressVPN and the generally reliable [...]

How to use a VPN

Chances are that if a VPN is marketed to everyday users, it more or less runs itself. As long as you go with one of the best VPNs instead of setting up your own manual connection, the interface is lik [...]

The best mesh Wi-Fi systems of 2025

Have you ever found yourself wandering around your home, phone in hand, trying to find that one spot where the Wi-Fi actually works? If your internet slows to a crawl in certain rooms or drops out ent [...]

Engadget's favorite games of 2025

From indies like Silksong, to AAAs like Ghost of Yotei, and everything in between, 2025 truly had it all, and is likely to go down in the history books as one of the best years in gaming. But these ar [...]

ACRouter picks the smartest AI model per task, beating Opus-only setups by 2.6x on cost

Model routing is becoming a key component of the enterprise AI stack, dynamically sending prompts to the right AI model to optimize speed and costs. However, current frameworks mostly treat routing as [...]

Nvidia's Switchyard router reshuffles AI models mid-task, cutting task costs to a third in its own tests

Enterprises running always-on AI agents keep hitting the same tradeoff. Send every task to a frontier model and the bill climbs fast. Build custom routing logic to send easy tasks to cheaper models an [...]

The best Wi-Fi extenders in 2025

Struggling with dead spots in your home network can be frustrating — especially when you're trying to stream your favorite show or finish up some work in a quiet corner of the house. That’s w [...]

Engadget Podcast: iPhone 16e review and Amazon's AI-powered Alexa+

The keyword for the iPhone 16e seems to be "compromise." In this episode, Devindra chats with Cherlynn about her iPhone 16e review and try to figure out who this phone is actually for. Also, [...]

Ahrefs vs SEMrush: Which SEO Tool Should You Use?

SEMrush and Ahrefs are among<br /> the most popular tools in the SEO industry. Both companies have been in<br /> business for years and have thousands of customers per month.<br /> & [...]