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When last we corralled the Lifeahacker staff’s Weekly Upgrades, our editors were buying a bunch of new headphones, improving our online security,…

Hamayal Choudhry and Samin Khan present the smartARM at Microsoft’s Imagine CupPhoto: Imagine Cup“It’s very easy to get intimidated,” says Hamayal…

Image: E.Price / Google MapsWhen you’re traveling with a larger group, you seem to always be receiving or sending a “Where are you guys?!” text,…

We all know that working out is important, but sometimes actually making it to the gym is easier said than done. This week ClassPass unveiled a new…

Image: AppleSometimes you want to Google (or Bing? up to you...) something, but opening up another browser tab feels like a touch too much effort. If…

The almighty recommendation algorithm works in mysterious ways, and not always for the best. If your Netflix homepage has become an echo chamber, a…

Photo: David MurphyIt feels like Google has held the market on “point your camera at it to learn more” technology for some time now, first through…

McDonald’s is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Big Mac this week. To celebrate, it started passing out MacCoins at its stores yesterday, a…

My kids have gone to a lot of great day cares, summer camps, and other places where they live it up for hours and then come home raving about how much…

In this week’s Tech 911—the column where we offer reasonable answers and explanations for of your deepest, darkest tech confusions—a Lifehacker reader…