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MakeUseOfby Gregory Gibson12 Sept 2026
A recent US prosecution dragged one of GrapheneOS’s most interesting privacy features into public discourse.
MakeUseOfby Bryan M. Wolfe12 Sept 2026
There's never a bad time to start streaming a slow-burning thriller; there are many to choose from, including new series and older ones. Here are some great ones.
MakeUseOfby Sara Heritage12 Sept 2026
If you frequently switch between a dedicated e-reader and a smartphone app, you've probably come across one of the most annoying software problems for e-readers: sync issues.
MakeUseOfby Gavin Phillips12 Sept 2026
Removable smartphone batteries were once the norm. Every single smartphone had one, until a period between 2012 and 2016 when it was suddenly decided that no one wanted removable batteries anymore.
MakeUseOfby Jonathon Jachura12 Sept 2026
The drill in the kit box is a decoy. When you buy your first cordless tool from Ryobi, Milwaukee, or DeWalt, the tool is the cheap part of the deal, and the brands count on it.
MakeUseOfby Yadullah Abidi12 Sept 2026
I've had an old Android phone sitting in a drawer for over a year, and every time I saw it, I felt a small pang of guilt about all that unused hardware.
MakeUseOfby Pankil Shah12 Sept 2026
Windows isn't a free OS, and yet Microsoft still finds it perfectly justifiable to show ads. They typically show up in three places — the Start menu, the lock screen, and the notification panel.
MakeUseOfby Brady Snyder12 Sept 2026
I'll be the first to appreciate the value of a 3.5mm headphone jack. In fact, I continue to use my wireless AirPods Max over-ears with a 3.5mm to Lightning cord in 2026, because nothing beats a...
MakeUseOfby Rob LeFebvre12 Sept 2026
I put a genuine Debian Linux install on my Pixel 9, and once it was running, I started working through everything it could actually do.
MakeUseOfby Brady Snyder11 Sept 2026
It's no secret that software is Google's bread and butter. The Google Pixel 11 isn't the thinnest, lightest, or fastest smartphone on the market, but it has exclusive software tricks that help it...
MakeUseOfby Chris Hachey11 Sept 2026
Roku is one of the top entertainment platform experiences you can find in today's marketplace. It has a user-friendly interface and makes it easy for viewers to download their favorite streaming...
MakeUseOfby Oluwaseun Bamisile11 Sept 2026
My Dell Latitude 5420 is an all-round laptop, and I wouldn't trade it for anything. Sure, it's five years old, but it's still a great laptop for my work needs.
MakeUseOfby Rob LeFebvre11 Sept 2026
There's nothing wrong with Samsung's latest Galaxy S26 FE handset. There's nothing super exciting about it either. It's a good phone, does most things well, and looks and feels good in your hand.
MakeUseOfby Tashreef Shareef11 Sept 2026
Windows File Explorer is a decent out-of-the-box file manager. It has tabs, tightly integrates with Windows, and even offers a network storage option.
MakeUseOfby Suman Biswas11 Sept 2026
The GeForce RTX 4060 is easily one of Nvidia's most divisive GPU releases. On paper, the 4060 isn’t a bad card, but it certainly feels like an objective downgrade compared to its immediate...
MakeUseOfby Dipan Saha11 Sept 2026
Dual booting Linux and Windows is a pain. It’s an involved process, and one that is very prone to breakage. More so if you happen to install both operating systems on the same drive.
MakeUseOfby Brandon Miniman11 Sept 2026
For a long time, I've accepted the increasing clutter on the new tab page in Chrome on Android as Google continues to add new features.
MakeUseOfby Bryan M. Wolfe11 Sept 2026
For years, I could recite networking vocabulary without actually understanding any of it. Subnet masks, TCP versus UDP, OSPF versus static routing — I could define all of them on a whiteboard and...
MakeUseOfby Yadullah Abidi11 Sept 2026
NFC tags are one of those tiny, forgotten pieces of tech that quietly solve problems you didn't even realize you had.
MakeUseOfby Varun Krishan11 Sept 2026
Samsung’s One UI has come a long way, but even the best software can’t stop a home screen from becoming a chaotic mess over time.
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