4 USB-C features that felt like magic the first time I used them
…I could just plug my Pixel 10 Pro into my Mac with a standard USB 2.0 cable, but since I wasn't at home, the usual USB 3.2 cable I…
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…What it didn't mean, until pretty recently, was pulling the phone out of your pocket and asking it to do the thinking for your entire smart home. That's changed with…
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Your TV is hiding its best HDMI port, and it's probably disabled by default
…Related This key smart TV setting might be the reason your PS5 and Apple TV look "just fine" Chances are you're leaving performance on the table Even the special HDMI port…
HDMI 2.2 promises 4K at 480Hz, but your current cable situation is about to get worse
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My Fire TV Stick is infinitely better ever since I enabled this hidden setting
…For me, the tipping point was the default home screen. It’s cluttered, aggressive, and constantly pushing sponsored content and recommendations I have zero interest in. I wanted to install a clean…
Krita's AI plugins do what Photoshop charges $120 a year for, and the results surprised me
…After all, Adobe integrated a bunch of useful AI utilities into the uber-popular image editor, with background removal, smart subject selection, and generative fill being absolute game-changers for touching up…
Synology's DSM is brilliant until you realize what TrueNAS and Unraid can actually do
…Before eventually moving to other solutions and finally a homebrew setup with TrueNAS SCALE , I relied on Synology to keep all our data safe for years. Not only that, but I spent…
I tried a phone that runs actual Linux, and Android app support made it almost usable
…Prior to joining XDA in 2021, he worked at Neowin: https://www.neowin.net/news/poster/jo%C3%A3o-carrasqueira/ Sign in to your XDA account The smartphone landscape is essentially a…