I wouldn't say my hands are alarmingly small, but you won't find me playing piano at Carnegie Hall, and I've never managed complex guitar chords. And you'll never catch me using any near-7-inch high-end phablets like the Galaxy S24 Ultra. My thumb simply cannot reach the notification bar without dislocating.

Smart thermostats are more popular and effective than ever. Buying and installing one might seem like a complex undertaking on the surface, but it's worth it for one of the most useful smart devices you can add to a home.

If you've been looking for deals on Samsung's best smartwatches, you've come to the right place, with incredible discounts on the Galaxy Watch 6 and Watch 6 Classic. The Discover Samsung Early Access event is knocking up to $80 off, with added incentives and savings with trade-in and financing deals, along with additional discounts on accessories. So if you've been looking to buy a new smartwatch, now's going to be the perfect time. And be quick, because this exclusive sale is only going to be around for the weekend.

The days of groundbreaking changes to slab smartphones are largely behind us, with modern flagships only seeing iterative upgrades each year. And while we've seen some important efficiency gains recently, systems-on-a-chip and other critical hardware don't jump in performance year-on-year.

This week started off with the world's largest mobile show in Barcelona, as MWC 2024 brought the most prominent names in tech under one roof to showcase their latest concepts and prototypes. But even with all that hubbub, the two biggest companies in the Android space dominated headlines as usual, with rumors and releases on the hardware and software fronts from Samsung and Google hogging the limelight. If you missed out on any of the biggest headlines this week in Android amid all the commotion, we certainly don't blame you — in fact, we'll get you caught up in no time with the five biggest stories from the past seven days after the jump.

While some major brands struggle to offer even a single budget-friendly smartphone for us value-conscious consumers (side-eyeing you, Apple), Samsung has come charging into this year with not one but two contenders for the best affordable phones list.

One of the most vital apps on our Android devices is the Google Play Store. It's the beating heart of the Android ecosystem that serves as an open marketplace for applications and games, both good and bad. So you would think that such an important service would be kept in good standing with its users and developers, keeping devs and users happy and engaged, which makes the Play Store's decline even more glaring. Google has let the service slip into too many bad habits, from a lack of quality control to aggressive use of ads, making the user experience a nightmare as a result.

February's crop of tech releases and reviews didn't see any big-name flagship phones or insanely hyped new devices, but a handful of fun and useful gadgets caught our eye nonetheless. With a handful of these geared directly toward having fun, and some shaking up their respective midrange markets, we had an especially good time digging deep into these great phones, e-readers, and audio accessories.

While YouTube Music may not be as big as Spotify or Apple Music, the service continues its efforts to become a viable competitor. Although big features like podcasts only made it to the app less than a year ago, developers behind the streaming service have been busy at work testing new visual elements for YouTube Music. Then in December, we learned that Google could introduce large buttons in the overflow menu to shrink the long list of controls. These enlarged buttons for Play next, Save to playlist, and Share, are now widely making it to YouTube Music on Android.

One of the major issues with the Pixel Watch 2 and its predecessor is that they are only available in one 41mm casing size. This makes the watch unsuitable for people with large wrists, as it looks comically small on their hands. Rumors from early January 2024 suggested Google was potentially working on two sizes for the Pixel Watch 3. A new report now sheds more light on Google's 2024 smartwatch lineup and reveals tidbits about the Pixel Buds Pro 2 as well.