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MakeUseOfby Yadullah Abidi22 Aug 2026
Google just launched the Pixel 11 lineup, and if you squint at the spec sheet, you'll find something odd: the phones cost more, but in some ways, they give you less.
MakeUseOfby Abhijith N Arjunan22 Aug 2026
I've always felt that default smartphone camera apps haven't kept up with how advanced smartphone camera hardware has become recently. You may notice this especially in smartphone videography.
MakeUseOfby Dan Selcke22 Aug 2026
The Song of Ice and Fire books by George R.R. Martin (adapted by HBO as Game of Thrones) are distinguished by their vast cast of characters, their uncommon level of detail, and by a willingness to...
MakeUseOfby Brandon Miniman22 Aug 2026
Google Lens is the original tool that gives your phone's camera super vision, letting it "see" whatever you're seeing. But it's evolved well beyond identifying objects.
MakeUseOfby Brady Snyder21 Aug 2026
When I bought my first set of bookshelf speakers, the modest Edifier R1700BTs, I specifically sought out a pair that could be easily linked with a subwoofer.
MakeUseOfby Sagar Naresh21 Aug 2026
I love customizing my phone to make it feel more "me" than the out-of-the-box version the company gave me.
MakeUseOfby Brady Snyder21 Aug 2026
The conversation around Wi-Fi and Ethernet in the home usually boils down to a single piece of advice: when you can use an Ethernet cable, you should.
MakeUseOfby Dipan Saha21 Aug 2026
One of the more popular locally hosted AI assistants would be OpenClaw. It’s a free and open-source AI agent that can make use of LLMs to generate responses.
MakeUseOfby Robin John21 Aug 2026
For about a week, I was checking my Pixel 10 Pro's battery screen more often than was healthy. Nothing looked broken. The phone got through most of the day.
MakeUseOfby Sara Heritage21 Aug 2026
Summary - Finally: New Open apps maximized setting makes apps remember maximized state system‑wide (Insiders only).
MakeUseOfby Oluwademilade Afolabi21 Aug 2026
Spotify and YouTube Music have reached the point where opening them feels like entering an entire entertainment platform, when all I wanted was one album already on my phone.
MakeUseOfby Shaheer Khan21 Aug 2026
Often, the first thing most people look at when gauging a laptop's power is the CPU, but the reality is much more complex: you can have two laptops with the same CPU, yet they'll perform very...
MakeUseOfby Gavin Phillips21 Aug 2026
Your Android device might be making your audio sound worse without ever letting you know — even if you pay for hi-res audio.
MakeUseOfby Yadullah Abidi21 Aug 2026
There's a certain category of 3D print that almost everyone makes eventually. It is not a sci-fi helmet, a miniature dragon, or an elaborate articulated toy.
MakeUseOfby Shaheer Khan20 Aug 2026
Now, the obvious tips and tweaks to get the most out of your PC include adjusting BIOS settings to change hardware-level configurations and Windows settings for OS-level optimizations.
MakeUseOfby Yadullah Abidi20 Aug 2026
I was always fascinated by the idea of NFC tags, but never really found a good use for them. They're cool tech, for sure, but do you really need a sticker to turn on your lights?
MakeUseOfby Oluwaseun Bamisile20 Aug 2026
A lot of people use VPNs to limit their digital footprint. Windscribe, TunnelBear, AtlasVPN, and others do a great job masking your IP address or encrypting your traffic.
MakeUseOfby Afam Onyimadu20 Aug 2026
Google Drive's folder sync is one part of the client that's supposed to just work, so I've stuck with it for years. But the experience hasn't always been what I hoped for.
MakeUseOfby Gregory Gibson20 Aug 2026
I recently researched this very setup online, but most AI results, forum replies, and the official Starlink instructions suggested it wasn’t possible.
MakeUseOfby Gavin Phillips20 Aug 2026
I, like the vast majority of people, judge my Wi-Fi signal by how many bars are on my screen. Whether it's my smartphone, tablet, laptop, or otherwise, those trusty bars are always there to tell...
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