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…You can find his work on AndroidPolice, GuidingTech and TechWiser. Whether it’s demystifying system updates, deciphering error codes, or exploring hidden features, Parth’s prose guides readers through the binary maze…
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…CEC has a long history of inconsistent behavior, and manufacturers still insist on branding it under different names, which makes the whole thing even harder to troubleshoot. Throw in firmware updates that…
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…The initial hype surrounding Matter has collided with the messy reality of brand competition and fragmented updates. While Matter 1.4 and 1.5 have fixed technical plumbing, the user experience still…
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…It wakes the cores, sets the voltages, and gives AMD and Intel a way to issue updates to their hardware without recalling sold chips. New microcode updates can improve performance. The advantages…
…Your voice commands, your automations, and your video history all stay on your hardware. You don't have to worry about them being stored in billion-dollar brand servers somewhere on the…