Anker claims its new Pro charger can make your laptop battery last 40% longer
MakeUseOfby Hamed Paydarfar·3 Sept 2026
Summary - Anker claims its 100W Laptop Charger Pro can extend a laptop battery’s lifespan by up to 40% using model-specific charging and Care Mode.
Audacity is finally back and it barely looks like the app you remember
MakeUseOfby Jack Mitchell·3 Sept 2026
When it comes to audio recording, editing, and production, Audacity is always highly recommended, albeit with a caveat: it looks hideous.
I tried a PC gaming handheld that doubles as a mini laptop, and it's exactly what I wanted
MakeUseOfby Brady Snyder·3 Sept 2026
I own four PC gaming handhelds, and I can't help but think I'm underutilizing them. You see, I use them for gaming all the time, but they could be used for so much more — these handhelds have the...
I found the Firefox for Android that Mozilla should have built
MakeUseOfby Pankil Shah·3 Sept 2026
Firefox for Android has something Chrome doesn't: extensions. But there's one big catch nobody really talks about, and that's how few extensions are actually available on Android.
Smart glasses are getting creepy — so HTC just added a kill switch for bystanders
MakeUseOfby Sara Heritage·3 Sept 2026
Summary - VIVE Eagle is privacy-first: LED alerts, multi-sensor blocking, voice "Stop filming", and no recording when unworn.
I changed one network adapter setting and my ping dropped 10% in every game
MakeUseOfby Shaheer Khan·3 Sept 2026
Your computer could only be pulling one-third of your promised internet speeds, and it wouldn't even be the ISP's fault. .
Anker's new local-first home hub finally solves the ecosystem problem everyone's been stuck with
MakeUseOfby Hamed Paydarfar·3 Sept 2026
Summary - Anker MindBase locally processes AI tasks and stores up to 48TB of smart-home data, files, photos, and security footage.
What the colors and blinking lights on your router actually mean
MakeUseOfby Digvijay Kumar·3 Sept 2026
A standard home router has anywhere from four to eight status lights on the front. These small LEDs give you a direct readout of your hardware without opening an app or digging through browser...
5 Docker containers that make sketchy utility websites obsolete
MakeUseOfby Afam Onyimadu·3 Sept 2026
I make certain decisions without really thinking them through. For instance, if I need to convert a photo or rotate a PDF, I Google it, click the first option, and hope the site finishes the task...
Netflix just added 3 Resident Evil movies that are officially canon to the games
MakeUseOfby Hamed Paydarfar·3 Sept 2026
Summary - Netflix has added six Resident Evil movies, including three CG-animated films that are officially canon to the games.
I put Linux on Microsoft’s own hardware, and it somehow works so much better than Windows
MakeUseOfby Amir Bohlooli·3 Sept 2026
You've heard the advice. I have too. In fact, I've even given it. Heck, I've even followed said advice, on numerous occasions. What advice? Ah, yes. The "just install Linux" advice.
I replaced VLC with a 22MB video player, and I haven't missed a single feature
MakeUseOfby Tashreef Shareef·2 Sept 2026
VLC is more than just a video player, and that's probably why not everyone needs everything it offers.
I got GTA 5 running on Android at 60fps, and it's shockingly smooth
MakeUseOfby Dipan Saha·2 Sept 2026
Grand Theft Auto 6 is arguably the biggest video game event of the year, and it has some rather big shoes to fill after the masterful GTA 5.
Ryobi, DeWalt, and Milwaukee all play the same battery game — here's how I avoid overpaying
MakeUseOfby Jonathon Jachura·2 Sept 2026
The tool aisle makes batteries look easy. A bigger amp-hour number should mean a stronger pack, and for years that held close enough to true.
I gave Samsung DeX a full workout on One UI 9, and it finally feels ready
MakeUseOfby Rob LeFebvre·2 Sept 2026
Samsung has rebuilt DeX three times in the last year, and I've believed "it's finally good" after each one — so this time, instead of just poking around the settings menu, I plugged my Galaxy Z...
This Workspace update allows Gmail to answer your emails while you're away
MakeUseOfby Hamed Paydarfar·2 Sept 2026
Summary - Workspace Studio can automatically reply to emails within existing Gmail threads while preserving conversation history.
Independent tests say Windows Defender is now as good as paid antivirus
MakeUseOfby Afam Onyimadu·2 Sept 2026
Paying for an antivirus is a decision that feels instinctively so correct that almost no one questions it.
Your C: drive has a ghost folder from 2001 that Windows deliberately refuses to let you open
MakeUseOfby Oluwademilade Afolabi·2 Sept 2026
Windows 11 has gotten pretty good at hiding the plumbing I’m not supposed to touch. That made it all the stranger when I ran dir /a C:\ and spotted a name I hadn’t expected to see outside an old...
I built my first home server from spare PC parts
MakeUseOfby Dipan Saha·2 Sept 2026
Upgrading PCs is funny business, and if you’re not careful, you might end up with too many parts. minus the CPU.
Your iCloud is full because it's still backing up iPhones you no longer own
MakeUseOfby Jonathon Jachura·2 Sept 2026
I've owned several iPhones over the last decade, even though I don't upgrade every year. Every time I switch, I assume the retired phone quietly exits my digital life. It doesn't.
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