My Android battery was draining fast, so I checked these 4 permissions
How-To Geekby Sanya Shah·5d ago
My Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 had started running out of battery way earlier than I expected, and I couldn’t figure out why. I hadn’t suddenly started using it more.
These 6 operating systems inspired Windows and Linux, and one is probably running on your PC right now
How-To Geekby Goran Damnjanovic·5d ago
Windows is hands down the most popular desktop operating system in the world, and while Linux is far from Windows' mainstream appeal, most of the world's servers run on Linux.
The cheapest Raspberry Pi you can buy today (and 6 subscriptions it can replace)
How-To Geekby Patrick Campanale·5d ago
Do you want to start replacing subscriptions with your own self-hosted services? The Raspberry Pi might be a good place to start, especially since you can pick one up for just $35.
The Fire TV Stick 4K Max drops under $50 for the first time since summer
How-To Geekby Jeff Turbett·5d ago
Amazon has been in the middle of a price-slashing spree as the mega retailer gets ready for one of its largest shopping events of the year: Prime Big Deal Days.
Weak signal is silently draining your Pixel's battery and cooking your phone
How-To Geekby Bertel King·5d ago
You're driving through the countryside, or you're in an office surrounded by concrete, and for some reason your Google Pixel seems hotter than usual. Not only that — your battery has drained!
Your CPU has multiple temperature readings, and one might be making your fans scream
How-To Geekby Ismar Hrnjicevic·5d ago
It's easy to fall into the trap of thinking of hardware temperature as one-dimensional: one GPU temperature, one RAM temperature, and one CPU temperature.
Your old Chromecast can still do something useful even if you don't stream with it anymore
How-To Geekby Tyler Dupont·5d ago
It's easy to assume an old Chromecast has reached the end of its useful life once you've upgraded your TV or moved on to a newer streaming device.
4 brilliant things you can do with Google Maps (aside from navigation)
How-To Geekby Vishwamoorthy Ramakrishnan·5d ago
If there's one Google app that has fundamentally transformed the way we deal with life and experiences, it has to be Google Maps.
This might be one of Google Maps' most overlooked features
How-To Geekby T.M. Amrita·5d ago
Google Maps has a long list of useful features for everyone, from drivers and cyclists to walkers and public transit users.
These are the 3 Linux distros I recommend to "tech-illiterate" people after 5 years of using Linux full-time
How-To Geekby Arol Wright·5d ago
If you've heard people talking about Linux, they've probably said that it's complicated. The thing is, the right distribution changes that.
3 hobbies that become almost free once you own this tiny $200 3D printer
How-To Geekby Patrick Campanale·5d ago
3D printing is easier to access than ever, and part of that is because great printers are cheaper than ever.
Lenovo’s tiny desktop can be powered with a USB-C charger and averages 91 FPS in Forza Horizon 5
How-To Geekby Patrick Campanale·5d ago
It seems that 2026 is the year that PCs shrink, and I'm fully on board with that. The Lenovo Yoga Mini Gen 11 is a system I didn't expect though.
Get 40% off Acer's 3-in-1 iPhone Charging Station and never worry about battery life
How-To Geekby Saeed Wazir·5d ago
We use our devices throughout the day, and having a single cable to charge them all is inconvenient and time-consuming.
3 new Paramount+ thrillers to watch this weekend (October 2-4)
How-To Geekby Derek Malcolm·5d ago
October has barely started, and Paramount+ has already stuffed more than 100 new movies into its library for U.S. viewers.
I tested 10 Claude plugins for web design, here are the 3 that are actually essential
How-To Geekby Arol Wright·5d ago
AI is currently a legitimate tool for programming and web design, but it has a huge problem—just like literally every other AI-generated thing out there, it has a tendency to produce slop, and...
I built a YubiKey clone for $6 using an ESP32, and it actually works
How-To Geekby Patrick Campanale·5d ago
Have you ever wanted to test out hardware authentication for passwordless logins? I know I have, but I'm too cheap to spend $30 on a Yubikey.
5 ways my foldable phone has saved me thousands of dollars
How-To Geekby Bertel King·5d ago
Book-style foldable phones give people sticker shock, and understandably so — $2,000 is a lot of money.
Still buying Milwaukee? 3 signs you invested in the wrong power tool brand
How-To Geekby Cory Gunther·5d ago
Milwaukee didn't become one of the most popular tool brands by accident—its M12 and M18 lines dominate jobsites and trades everywhere, and for good reason.
Stop using grep, these 5 modern replacements do everything better
How-To Geekby David Delony·5d ago
Nearly every Linux user has used the grep command to search for text with regular expressions, a precise text-searching language. But the grep command is over 50 years old.
This old Raspberry Pi in my closet does more for my Wi-Fi than any expensive router
How-To Geekby Nick Lewis·5d ago
Most consumer routers are designed to be user-friendly, often at the expense of more powerful and interesting controls.
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