We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. The days of needing to commit to Nintendo, Sony’s […]

I love getting into the nitty-gritty of things. Linux lets me do what I want, however I want — and I don’t have to bother with any artificial OS-level limitations. […]

Summary Start menu gains toggles to remove suggestions, adjust size, and hide your name/pic. Taskbar now movable to top, with smaller size option to free vertical screen space. Search prioritizes […]

Summary Gemini’s new Device Help feature can inspect a Pixel’s settings and device data, diagnose certain problems, and apply relevant fixes. Device Help is currently available only in English on […]

Like many long-time VLC users, I open the app and default to hitting the Play button. However, there’s a Stream option that has always been around, which turns the tool […]

For years, my go-to solution to any major issue on my Windows laptop was to simply start over and reinstall Windows. In fact, I still have a Windows installation media […]

On my journey to find some of the most random pieces of cheap tech on the internet, I stumbled across a $50 projector that seemed to promise the Moon. Truth […]

I always considered “no DRAM” a deal-breaker when buying an SSD. I thought a cheap drive without that chip made sense only if speed really didn’t matter. Then I bought […]

Windows feels so welded to Microsoft today that the company’s operating system strategy in the late 1980s can seem almost bizarre in hindsight. Microsoft was pouring serious engineering effort into […]

Android launchers share one thing in common: you get a list or grid of app icons to launch. Of course, the presentation differs, and that is what sets them apart. […]