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MakeUseOfby Pankil Shah27 Aug 2026
I’ve been using Windows 11 almost daily since launch, and I still sometimes find features I had no idea existed. And I’m not talking about anything that needs a registry hack to unlock.
MakeUseOfby Shimul Sood27 Aug 2026
I’ve used Pixels for years, and for most of that time, taking a photo has looked exactly the same. Open the camera, point it at whatever caught my eye, tap the shutter, and move on.
MakeUseOfby Gavin Phillips27 Aug 2026
My aging 2015 car has one big problem: it doesn't have Android Auto or Apple CarPlay. I didn't really mind, as I could always connect my smartphone to the in-car audio using a cheap USB-C to 3.5mm...
MakeUseOfby Sagar Naresh27 Aug 2026
When you buy a router and a plan, it usually ships with a pile of settings quietly set to "Auto," and most people don't bother to touch them.
MakeUseOfby Amir Bohlooli27 Aug 2026
The latest generation of open-weight large language models have been absurd. We're now getting what people have started calling "Mythos-class" models: enormous, extremely capable models that are...
MakeUseOfby Brady Snyder27 Aug 2026
No one buys a phone based on its performance alone. The design, hardware, battery, software, and cameras all factor into your decision, but benchmark results still play an important role in...
MakeUseOfby Rob LeFebvre26 Aug 2026
Over the last couple of weeks, I've missed a few notifications for package deliveries, some Slack pings, and a doorbell notification on my Pixel 9.
MakeUseOfby Jonathon Jachura26 Aug 2026
The green aisle at Home Depot reads like one product family until you start comparing boxes. One says 18V ONE+ HP Compact Brushless. The next says 40V HP Brushless Whisper Series.
MakeUseOfby Sara Heritage26 Aug 2026
Summary - Triply-twinned lattice: three mirror planes make struts stretch, not bend, boosting stiffness. - Up to 380% stiffer and 279% stronger than cubic lattices while using the same material.
MakeUseOfby Oluwaseun Bamisile26 Aug 2026
I miss the good old days when Windows was just a simple operating system. Oh boy, do I miss Windows 7.
MakeUseOfby Gavin Phillips26 Aug 2026
If you've ever noticed the symbols next to your USB-C port and wondered what these hieroglyphs mean, you're not alone.
MakeUseOfby Dipan Saha26 Aug 2026
Running virtual machines more consistent. Bringing up a virtual display for your virtual machine is relatively painless these days, but you do miss out on things like GPU acceleration and dynamic...
MakeUseOfby Afam Onyimadu26 Aug 2026
Did you know that a USB port may still be electrically alive even though your PC looks totally dead — the screen is black, the fans have stopped, and Windows is gone?
MakeUseOfby Jonathon Jachura26 Aug 2026
DeWalt's yellow battery packs look like variations on a single product until you check the tags. A standard 5Ah pack works out to around $75 apiece in a two-pack.
MakeUseOfby Tashreef Shareef26 Aug 2026
Google is retiring Google Assistant on Android smartphones and tablets by September 4 in favor of Gemini.
MakeUseOfby Dan Selcke26 Aug 2026
While books have always been a popular source of source material for movies, in recent years, books are increasingly getting adapted as TV shows.
MakeUseOfby Oluwademilade Afolabi26 Aug 2026
Android is so closely tied to smartphones that imagining it anywhere else seems just wrong. Samsung phones run it, Pixels run it, and countless cheaper handsets worldwide rely on it.
MakeUseOfby Pankil Shah26 Aug 2026
AirDrop is one of Apple’s best features and also one of its most annoying. It works beautifully, but only with Apple devices and a handful of Android models.
MakeUseOfby Brady Snyder26 Aug 2026
Google Pixel phones aren't the fastest Android devices on the block, but they've earned a reputation for their security standards.
MakeUseOfby Danny Maiorca26 Aug 2026
For a long time, I thought my provider handled email protection, and I didn't put as much effort into locking down my accounts as I should have.
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