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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...
MakeUseOfby Yadullah Abidi20 Aug 2026
I'm constantly building new smart devices for my house or working on electronics projects that revolve around building circuits.
MakeUseOfby Oluwademilade Afolabi20 Aug 2026
Backups have a terrible sales pitch: spend time now preparing for a problem that probably won’t happen today.
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