Gadgets

Instead of discarding an old router, you can repurpose it in several useful ways on your network. – Use it as a dedicated access point to extend Wi-Fi coverage to areas your new router cannot reach, either via wired Ethernet connection (faster, requires cable routing) or wireless bridge (simpler but slower due to bandwidth sharing).…

Translation earbuds capture speech, recognise the words, translate them and play the result back as synthetic audio, often within a few seconds. The technology could make cross-language conversations easier, but delays and translation mistakes mean it is not yet a substitute for fluent understanding or an interpreter. The processing may happen on a connected phone,…

Mozilla is rolling out a redesigned Firefox to users on desktop and mobile, refreshing its themes, icons and colours to reflect features added to the browser. The changes matter to users who want a more tailored, accessible interface, and include the return of compact mode, which reduces the space used by the toolbar and tabs.…

Google says its Find Hub service can help people remember where they have stored important documents and belongings, even when those items cannot be fitted with a tracking tag. Used with Gemini, it lets users record a location by voice and later ask where an item was left. To set it up, users need to…