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MakeUseOfby Brandon Miniman9 Sept 2026
Chrome is notorious for using a lot of RAM, though it's gotten better over the years. At a time when computers are coming with less memory because of shortages caused by the AI data center...
MakeUseOfby Pankil Shah9 Sept 2026
Windows 11 looks modern, but it strips away a lot of the customization that made earlier versions of Windows feel like yours.
MakeUseOfby Varun Krishan9 Sept 2026
If you own a smartphone that's older than a year, it is possible the battery health has degraded noticeably. Unfortunately, smartphone batteries don't last forever.
MakeUseOfby Rob LeFebvre8 Sept 2026
For months, I kept prodding the backlight and brightness sliders on my LG TV, certain the panel itself had gone dim, before I found the actual culprit buried three menus deep.
MakeUseOfby Tashreef Shareef8 Sept 2026
Since its first Z Fold launch almost eight years ago, which looked like a gadget straight out of a sci-fi movie, to the launch of its latest Galaxy Fold 8, Samsung has come a long way in its...
MakeUseOfby Oluwademilade Afolabi8 Sept 2026
Setting up a fresh Windows PC these days is still old-school for an operating system that runs so much of the corporate world.
MakeUseOfby Brady Snyder8 Sept 2026
Samsung fans have long been acquainted with the S Pen, but in 2026, you can only get one on a single phone: the Galaxy S26 Ultra.
MakeUseOfby Charlene Badasie8 Sept 2026
Star Wars has spent decades making its universe bigger. Every show/movie introduces more planets, more factions, crime families, and political conflicts than most people could reasonably keep track...
MakeUseOfby Oluwademilade Afolabi8 Sept 2026
You would think that after owning a Galaxy device for years, I'd know every corner of One UI. Samsung's software is dense, packed with enough settings that I still occasionally find something I've...
MakeUseOfby Isaac Akinleye8 Sept 2026
I've used Samsung Notes for months without really thinking about whether I needed anything else. It came with my Galaxy Tab A11, and it worked, and that was enough reason for me to stick with it.
MakeUseOfby Gavin Phillips8 Sept 2026
Nearly every guide that tells you to change your DNS leads with the same premise: switch up those digits, and you'll receive faster internet speeds. Often, it's not wrong.
MakeUseOfby Jonathon Jachura8 Sept 2026
Ryobi sold its first 18V cordless drill in 1996, back when the pack inside was nickel-cadmium and the connector was a plain molded rail. Nobody at the company has touched that design since.
MakeUseOfby Brady Snyder8 Sept 2026
I've tried foldables from every major brand, and the best ones encourage me to use the large, folding displays to their fullest potential.
MakeUseOfby Bertel King8 Sept 2026
I hand over my credit card all the time without thinking. When I'm shopping, paying for a meal, or paying for any of the other million things I have to pay for, it's my go-to.
MakeUseOfby Dan Selcke8 Sept 2026
Ask any man of a certain age about their favorite TV show, and they'll tell you there's only one man for the job: Jack Reacher, the hulking, wandering tough guy played by Alan Ritchson on Reacher.
MakeUseOfby Dipan Saha8 Sept 2026
AMD’s RDNA 4 lineup is... quite diverse, to say the least, and in a very confusing way. There’s way too much overlap, and the options on offer here seem confusing, at best.
MakeUseOfby Hamed Paydarfar8 Sept 2026
Summary - Bing Wallpaper reportedly replaced a user’s daily background with a full-screen Harry Potter advertisement.
MakeUseOfby Sara Heritage8 Sept 2026
If you've been enjoying Silo, one of the most popular programs on Apple TV at the moment, this special Amazon Kindle offer is something you won't want to miss.
MakeUseOfby Pankil Shah8 Sept 2026
With RCS being exclusive to Google Messages and no decent alternative, it's the only practical option for Android users. And while it’s not bad, it’s not too impressive either.
MakeUseOfby Sara Heritage8 Sept 2026
The team behind the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) has released a monumental new astronomical resource — the largest 2D map of our universe ever created.
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