Apple's Surprising First Foldable: Did Samsung Just Get Schooled?
How-To Geekby Jon Fingas13 Sept 2026
Samsung is the reigning champion of foldable phones for a reason: it pushes the category forward with strong designs.
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top 52%Your CD collection is probably already degrading, and here's why
How-To Geekby Nate Pangaro13 Sept 2026
CDs have been around for a long time, with people still having ones from decades ago. Even today, CDs — which stand for compact discs — are sold to people who like owning physical music and want...
5 ESP32 projects that make everyday routines feel a little more magical
How-To Geekby Tim Brookes13 Sept 2026
The reason many of us build smart homes and tinker with microcontrollers is to make the mundane feel a little more special.
4 reasons my cheap Android TV box will outlast your Fire TV Stick
How-To Geekby Tyler Dupont13 Sept 2026
Years ago, I bought an Android TV box so I wouldn't have to replace the TV in my bedroom with a smart TV. At the time, it seemed like a cheap and simple solution.
Your old Fire TV Stick is secretly a smart speaker—here's how to turn it into one without connecting to a TV
How-To Geekby Andy Betts13 Sept 2026
If you've got an old Fire Stick that you no longer need to watch TV with, it doesn't have to become e-waste.
Your wired Android Auto connection secretly still uses Bluetooth for one important thing
How-To Geekby Ismar Hrnjicevic12 Sept 2026
Wired Android Auto is about as plug-and-play as it gets. The moment you plug the USB cable into your phone, everything connects in less time than it takes your engine to warm up a little before you...
3 great Paramount+ thrillers to watch this weekend (September 11-13)
How-To Geekby Derek Malcolm12 Sept 2026
Things have been a little quiet on Paramount+ lately, unless you've been deep in cover-ops land with Lioness or eagerly awaiting some renewed Harrigan madness with the coming of season two of...
I put my router in a cabinet and lost 74% of my Wi-Fi speed
How-To Geekby Ismar Hrnjicevic12 Sept 2026
My Wi-Fi router sits out in the open in the kitchen next to the TV, and I've been thinking about hiding it in the cabinet under the TV for a while now.
These 3 Windows apps deserve to be called the greatest of all time
How-To Geekby Dibakar Ghosh12 Sept 2026
An operating system is only as good as the apps you can run on it, but some apps go beyond that and end up defining the operating system.
I wore a Pixel Watch 5 and Galaxy Watch 9 for a week — the winner surprised me
How-To Geekby Joe Fedewa12 Sept 2026
For better or worse, Wear OS smartwatches have followed the same path as Android phones: Samsung and Google dominate mind share.
The biggest mistakes new Linux users make aren't technical
How-To Geekby David Delony12 Sept 2026
If you're new to Linux and switching from Windows to Linux, there are some mistakes you want to avoid. Avoiding common beginner mistakes in Linux will put you ahead of the other Linux newbies.
Your new ISP router is breaking your smart home in ways you may not even notice
How-To Geekby Bertel King12 Sept 2026
As a general rule, don't use the router that comes from your ISP. It's typically overpriced, but that's not all — it may even be causing issues with your smart home, at least with the default...
5 annoying Spotify settings you need to turn off now (and why)
How-To Geekby T.M. Amrita12 Sept 2026
We all have certain icks with our favorite apps—a bug, subpar display, long navigation, or even core features that we want to change to our liking.
Your router shipped with weaker security on purpose—here's how to fix it
How-To Geekby Monica J. White12 Sept 2026
This one is for all the people who buy a router, set it up according to the default settings, and never look at it again.
4 critically acclaimed HBO Max shows to watch before the 2026 Emmys
How-To Geekby Dan Girolamo12 Sept 2026
When I hear HBO Max, I think of critical acclaim. The streamer lived up to its reputation, as HBO Max dominated the Emmy nominations.
VLC is bloated—these lightweight alternatives are faster and more powerful
How-To Geekby Sydney Butler12 Sept 2026
VLC will always have a place on any Windows, macOS, or Linux PC I own. It's been the Swiss Army knife of media players for decades at this point, and you'd be forgiven if you simply stopped looking...
I skipped RetroPie and turned an old Samsung phone into a TV-connectable emulation station
How-To Geekby Adam Davidson12 Sept 2026
A colleague recently went to see The Prodigy live, and it made me nostalgic about my old PlayStation.
4 classic Windows tools that did things Windows 11 still can't
How-To Geekby Goran Damnjanovic12 Sept 2026
Microsoft included a number of really helpful features and tools in past versions of Windows that many users came to love.
5 reasons why the Raspberry Pi 3B+ still beats newer models for most projects
How-To Geekby Adam Davidson12 Sept 2026
The Raspberry Pi was once an easy recommendation for low-cost tinkering projects, running smart home software, and more.
I've built PCs for 20 years, and buying a prebuilt was my smartest move this year
How-To Geekby Monica J. White12 Sept 2026
2026 has been a weird year for me. I'm one of the most "pro DIY PC" people you'll ever meet. I built my first PC around 20 years ago, and I've never touched a prebuilt since then, except for the...