Quick Links Summary There are two ways to close an app on your Apple Watch. By default, you may swipe left on an app in your dock and tap the red “X.” You can also open the app, long-press the Side button until the menu screen appears, and then long-press the Digital Crown until your watch face appears. Need to close an Apple Watch app due to a freeze or buggy behavior?...
Quick Links The clock is ticking, and we’re only about a hundred days away from the date on which Microsoft will officially stop supporting Windows 10. However, if you need more time to switch to Windows 11, Microsoft is offering three options–opting for any of these will allow you to use Windows 10 for one more year. What Does End of Support for Windows 10 Mean? On July 05, 2025, just a couple of months after Microsoft celebrates the 10th anniversary of Windows 10 on July 29, they will end support for arguably one of the best operating systems of all time....
Quick Links Summary To see if someone has blocked you on Snapchat, do a search for their username. If you can’t find them, they’ve likely blocked you. If you can find that user from another Snapchat account, that will confirm the person has blocked you on Snapchat. Having trouble reaching someone on Snapchat? Think they’ve blocked you? While there’s no official way to see if someone has blocked you on this platform, there are a few signs that will help you determine if that’s the case....
Summary Does your laptop get scorching hot after running for a couple of hours? One proven way to reduce how much heat your laptop generates is to limit its power by undervolting it. What Is Undervolting? Your laptop’s processor requires a steady electric current to function. As the processor does its work, a portion of the electrical energy is lost as heat. Voltage is the amount of pressure that pushes electric current into your processor....
Quick Links Summary I’ve owned most Nintendo’s consoles, but the last one I purchased was a Wii U. Yeah, I skipped a pretty big one, but you may bet I’m getting a Switch 2. The Switch 2 Is Backwards Compatible When Nintendo teased thatthe Switch 2 would be backward compatible, that was the only detail I needed to hear to pretty much guarantee a sale. When their official trailer confirmed that physical cartridges would also be supported, it was a done deal....
Summary If you’re looking for an easy upgrade for your aging laptop, boosting the RAM is your best bet. In fact, it’s likely your only upgrade option, aside from adding more storage. That’s why I decided to upgrade mine, and the results were surprising. More RAM Wasn’t the Point I recently bought a used laptop, and to be honest, I was disappointed by its gaming performance. The laptop in question is a business unit, theDell 5420 Latitude, so I concluded perhaps Iris Xe graphics just weren’t as powerful as I had hoped....
Summary Scanners can be super handy, but they tend to leave a lot of unwanted junk behind. If you’re a Mac user who does a lot of scanning, you could probably recover a fair chunk of free space simply by emptying a single folder. Here’s how. Where to Find Raw Scans on macOS Not allMac scanning softwarewill save raw scan data by default As an example,Pixelmator Prowill only save the scan when you choose to save the image file after importing it....
Summary For a long time, the tracker fight has been very one-sided, with Apple’s Find My network reliably using other Apple devices as a mesh network. That only really caught on with Android recently, and now, the Moto Tag has just become probably the most accurate Android tracker out there. After a year-long wait, Motorola is finally delivering on its promise of ultra-wideband (UWB) support for itsMoto Taglocation trackers. The Moto Tag is now officially the first tracker on Google’s Find Hub network to offer UWB for finding lost items, thanks to a new firmware update rolling out to users....
Summary I’ve never used a smart ring, butOura Ring Generation 3’s slimmer design and new, more comprehensive wellness insights prove that good things come in small packages. From sleep measurements to heart rate, blood oxygen, and daily readiness, Oura delivers interesting, helpful insights, one day at a time. The Oura Ring Generation 3 is Oura’s smallest size ever, and it’s packed with additional features that bring its health metrics to another level, including improved temperature sensing and continuous heart rate measurement....
Summary PCI Express 5.0 is just becoming ubiquitous since last year, and PCI Express 6.0 should land on consumer devices at some point. But you’d be surprised by how far ahead the PCI-SIG is internally. Work on PCI Express 8.0 is already underway, and it’s insane. We recently covered that thePCI Express 7.0 standard was already close to being finalized. Since then, the final release landed, and with it, the PCI-SIG, the association in charge of publishing and maintaining the PCI Express standard, already has its eyes set on PCI Express 8....
Summary After countless leaks and rumors, the Pixel 9 is finally here. With a brighter display, the Tensor G4 SoC, and an improved ultrawide camera, the smartphone ships with several upgrades. But do upgrades justify a premium over the outgoing Pixel 8? Let’s find out. Price & Availability The Pixel 9 will be available for $799 starting on August 22nd. It comes in four colorways: Obsidian, Porcelain, Wintergreen, and Peony. Meanwhile, the Pixel 8 is available for $699, and it comes in Mint, Hazel, Obsidian, and Rose....
Summary With some portable SSDs being the size of flash drives, actual flash drives aren’t the must-have purchase they used to be. But a lot of them are still nice, especially if they conform to newer standards. This new flash drive by PNY can do a whopping 1,000 MB/s, which is pretty good for a flash drive. PNY has just unveiled its Duo Link V3 flash drive. It features a dual-connector design, housed in a metal swivel casing, with both USB-C and USB-A ports....
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