Star Wars keeps getting bigger, but The Mandalorian and Grogu work because it doesn't
MakeUseOfby Charlene Badasie·8 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...
I found a secret Samsung menu that unlocks features Samsung hasn't officially given you
MakeUseOfby Oluwademilade Afolabi·8 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...
I had no idea Samsung Notes had a free alternative this good
MakeUseOfby Isaac Akinleye·8 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.
I switched from Cloudflare 1.1.1.1 to Quad9 9.9.9.9, and speed wasn't the reason
MakeUseOfby Gavin Phillips·8 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.
Ryobi made a battery promise in 1996 and somehow still hasn't broken it
MakeUseOfby Jonathon Jachura·8 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.
I tested multitasking on Google, Samsung, and Motorola foldables, and there was a clear winner
MakeUseOfby Brady Snyder·8 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.
Don't give sites and stores your credit card number — do this instead
MakeUseOfby Bertel King·8 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.
7 thrilling action shows even better than Reacher you can watch with your dad
MakeUseOfby Dan Selcke·8 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.
AMD’s latest graphics cards make no sense until you compare price per frame
MakeUseOfby Dipan Saha·8 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.
Microsoft wants to turn your entire background wallpaper into ad space
MakeUseOfby Hamed Paydarfar·8 Sept 2026
Summary - Bing Wallpaper reportedly replaced a user’s daily background with a full-screen Harry Potter advertisement.
The complete Silo Saga is just $2.99 on Kindle, and it reveals what the show leaves out
MakeUseOfby Sara Heritage·8 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.
Google Messages just got a lot less boring thanks to this new feature
MakeUseOfby Pankil Shah·8 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.
Scientists spent a decade building the sharpest map of space ever made, and it's free to browse
MakeUseOfby Sara Heritage·8 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.
I sent Claude Code’s grunt work to subagents and cut my usage billing by 40%
MakeUseOfby Abhijith N Arjunan·8 Sept 2026
Like most people who have gotten used to it, I love Claude Code. But I'm not afraid to admit that it can eat up your tokens like anything.
I finally replaced Windows Media Player and no, I didn't install VLC
MakeUseOfby Pankil Shah·8 Sept 2026
Windows Media Player has one job, and it barely does it. It doesn’t impress with its features, and is also not great at handling every file format you throw at it either.
DLSS 5 proves that Nvidia has lost the plot
MakeUseOfby Dipan Saha·8 Sept 2026
DLSS 5 received an immensely negative reaction from players when it was first revealed in early 2026, and it seems Nvidia has not taken those complaints to heart.
You don't have to run Ethernet or settle for powerline; the cable you need is already in the wall
MakeUseOfby Jonathon Jachura·8 Sept 2026
A room with weak Wi-Fi usually earns you one of two suggestions. The first is Ethernet, and that means fishing cable behind drywall and patching the holes you cut.
I deleted OneDrive, Google Drive, and Dropbox, now my files sync faster than all three ever did
MakeUseOfby Afam Onyimadu·8 Sept 2026
Over several years, Google Drive, OneDrive, and Dropbox have been the convenient options I turn to for storage.
"Shut Down" is probably the most misunderstood feature in Windows 11
MakeUseOfby Oluwaseun Bamisile·7 Sept 2026
Every electronic device has one way or another to turn it off. Most of the time, turning off a device does exactly what it means: cutting power and letting it rest.
Android's security switch locked me out of 5 Android features I actually use
MakeUseOfby Abhijith N Arjunan·7 Sept 2026
When people compare Android and iOS, they tend to put iOS in the "more secure" category, but that is a matter of perception.
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