I used Android’s hidden app freezer for a week, and the battery difference surprised me
MakeUseOfby Isaac Akinleye·14d ago
My Galaxy Tab A11 used to need charging twice a day, and I never questioned it. Overnight, and then once again during the day without fail.
4GB GPUs can still game even if developers will have you believe otherwise
MakeUseOfby Suman Biswas·14d ago
I recently picked up two GPUs: an Nvidia GTX 1650 Super and an AMD RX 5500 XT. Both of these cards, by current standards, are nothing more than "e-waste."
Samsung's best AI feature is buried in settings, and it works entirely offline
MakeUseOfby Sagar Naresh·14d ago
After trying almost all the AI features different brands offer on their phones, Galaxy AI seems a step ahead.
The fastest USB port on your PC comes at a steep cost of slowing down the others
MakeUseOfby Shaheer Khan·14d ago
Not all USB ports are the same, and the easiest way to tell them apart is by the color codes that indicate their generations — for USB-C, markings show the underlying standard and capabilities.
My Galaxy's battery said it was healthy until AccuBattery told me the truth
MakeUseOfby Gregory Gibson·14d ago
My Galaxy Note20 Ultra is a 2020 flagship smartphone I actually bought as “old stock” back in November 2024.
You’ve set up your smart TV all wrong, fix these 5 settings
MakeUseOfby Oluwademilade Afolabi·14d ago
The moment I unboxed my smart TV and started setting it up, I was hit with a barrage of menus, suggestions, pop-ups, and confusing default settings.
The man behind the best animated movies of the 21st century has a new Netflix film, and no one is ready
MakeUseOfby Dan Selcke·14d ago
The latter months of 2026 have some big, exciting movies in store. In November, we'll get Godzilla MInus Zero, the follow-up to 2023's unexpected action hit Godzilla Minus One.
Tailscale’s new tool can connect two PCs even when neither has a public IP
MakeUseOfby Afam Onyimadu·14d ago
I do a lot of remote tech support, but some clients may struggle to find the Start menu on a good day. Telling them to log into a VPN account just to let me fix a single issue is too complicated.
After trying OneNote, Obsidian, and 3 others, here's why I'm still using Google Keep
MakeUseOfby Shubham Yewale·14d ago
I have used Google Keep for years. My grocery list, short notes, useful links, and my muses all end up there.
Your PC’s a mess, so here’s the 10-minute Windows cleanup anyone can do
MakeUseOfby Tashreef Shareef·14d ago
I'm reasonably good at keeping my PC clean, but like everyone, bits eventually start to slip through the gaps.
I was about to buy another hard drive until I ran my videos through HandBrake
MakeUseOfby Sagar Naresh·14d ago
Hard drives aren't expected to get cheaper anytime soon. Western Digital confirmed in its 2026 earnings report that they are sold out of HDD capacity for all of 2026 because AI data centers have...
I tested the same GPU over USB4 and Thunderbolt 3, and the performance gap is way bigger than you'd expect
MakeUseOfby Dipan Saha·14d ago
External GPUs are strange beasts. In theory, they sound like the perfect plug-and-play setup and are great if you want to use one device for everything.
I don’t want the headphone jack back, give me this port instead
MakeUseOfby Brady Snyder·14d ago
It's a familiar story. You go to pull out your wireless earbuds or wired headphones, and realize you can't connect them to your smartphone.
Meta’s Muse is facing backlash after sending a stranger to a user’s house without permission
MakeUseOfby Hamed Paydarfar·14d ago
Summary - Muse accepted a sale, shared the seller's home address, and arranged pickup without confirming availability.
I turned a 10-year-old tablet into an offline hiking GPS and ditched Google Maps for good
MakeUseOfby Gregory Gibson·14d ago
I’ve seen plenty of old Android phones get repurposed as hiking GPS units. My neglected Samsung Galaxy TabPro S made me wonder why I couldn’t give a whole Windows tablet that same job.
Milwaukee power-tool batteries are finally getting the charging port they should've had years ago
MakeUseOfby Jonathon Jachura·14d ago
Every cordless tool brand charges an unspoken fee: a charger that only works with its own batteries.
Windows has been keeping thumbnails of all your deleted photos for years—here’s how to fix
MakeUseOfby Sara Heritage·14d ago
When you delete a photo from your computer, empty your Recycle Bin, and clean up your hard drive, you might, understandbly, think that your image is gone for good.
I changed these Samsung call settings and spam callers barely reach me anymore
MakeUseOfby Digvijay Kumar·14d ago
Samsung's Phone app can tell you a call is spam, but that warning won't stop the phone from ringing.
This tiny eReader proves bigger isn't always better — and preorders open today
MakeUseOfby Sara Heritage·14d ago
For anyone who’s ever said “size doesn’t matter,” BOOX’s latest eReader, the Picco, is here to prove that 3.97 inches can be plenty—at least for reading on the go.
28 years later, the sequel to a 1998 box-office flop is now No. 1
MakeUseOfby Charlene Badasie·14d ago
When Practical Magic was released in October 1998, there was little reason to expect the story of the Owens sisters to continue almost three decades later.
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