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TheGrand Theft Autoseries effectively gave birth to an entire genre of games, but they’ve always been aimed at mature audiences. In the wake of Rockstar’s various successes, many studios have attempted to replicate and iterate on this formula. The exact “rules” surrounding what makes aGTAclone are open for interpretation, so there is a decent selection of games that fall somewhere within this realm that also happen to be suitable for younger audiences....

If you have a Chromebook Plus, then you also have access to the Steam client beta. That means there’s a whole universe of video games that could potentially run on your little laptop thanks to the Proton compatibility layer for Linux. I own hundreds of games on Steam, most of which are on the compatibility list for my Chromebook Plus, so I tried as many of them as I could and these turned out to be the best, in my opinion....

Summary Cloud storage is amazingly convenient. We can all agree on that. So why bother backing up stuff the old-fashioned way? Well, here’s why. Why Pick Local Backups Over the Cloud More than2 billion peopleuse some kind of personal iCloud, Google Drive, and OneDrive. It’s an almost$200 billion a yearindustry. The popularity of the personal cloud is no surprise. It really makes your digital life easier. That convenience comes at a price though (besides your hard-earned cash)....

Read update Control and customize to your heart’s content. TV backlights can sync with your TV’s sound, so when you’re watching a movie, listening to music, or playing a game, you can do so with the surround of immersive lighting. UPDATE: 22-06-2025 We’ve reviewed our recommendations and added a new pick. Take a look! Lytmi Fantasy 3 TV Backlight Kit What to Look for in a TV Backlight in 2024 TV backlights are a great investment to enhance your viewing experience with vibrant colors and improved visual appeal....

The internet has always been in flux, a place where sites rise, dominate, and then quietly fade away into oblivion, leaving only traces behind. Yet, for those of us who grew up online, these sites weren’t just web addresses; they were part of our digital lives. Today, many of them exist only in memory, or in the dusty archives of the Wayback Machine. Some of these sites are not only completely gone, but their domains are now up for grabs on registrars like Namecheap....

You might think of PDFs as static documents, intended for just words, pictures, and occasionally forms. However, modern browsers can unlock more features for PDF documents, as proven by new ports of Tetris and DOOM. Thomas Rinsma, a security analysist and developer, published a working demonstration of the classic puzzle game Tetris running entirely in a PDF. It’s playable in Google Chrome and other browsers based on Chromium, as well as Mozilla Firefox....

Summary Nothing has finally made the Phone (3a) and Phone (3a) Pro official, and they look like great additions to the mid-range smartphone market. The Phone (3a) series builds on the success of the Phone (2a), with a focus on a significantly upgraded camera system, a more refined design, and improved performance. The Nothing Phone (3a) and (3a) Pro feature a similar but more sophisticated design than their predecessor, with upgraded glass back panels, “enhanced symmetry,” and a bit more polish on the small details....

Summary If you’re like me, you love having a quality Bluetooth speaker to play tunes by the pool or take on all of your summer adventures. If you need a new one, Amazon has discounted theSony SRS-XG300 Bluetooth speakerby 58%, saving you over $200 on an excellent speaker. The Sony XG300was released a few years ago, but it’s a rugged and water-resistant Bluetooth party speaker with a lot to like. It’s a bit smaller than the popular XG500, but that just means it’s more portable and perfect for camping or sitting by the pool....

Hybrids are becoming increasingly popular in the current automotive landscape, and it isn’t hard to see why. They are the middle ground between reliable gas-power and new, cost-effective electric power. Efficiency is their main party trick, though, and there are plenty of options guaranteed to save you money. Compared to their gas-only siblings,hybrids are much lighter on fuelin most cases. Utilizing electric motors means that the gasoline engine under the hood doesn’t have to work as hard....

Summary Waze is rolling out a new update for Android and iOS that will make users with relatively newer cars very happy. With the release of Waze v5.4, the app now supports displaying maps, navigation, and other information on the screen behind the steering wheel and other heads-up displays. After many requests from vehicle owners, Waze can finally mirror key details to one of the most important screens in your sight....

Quick Links Summary Moore’s “Law” is an observation by Intel founder Gordon Moore that transistor density doubles at intervals while staying the same price. Some in the industry think that those days are over. Gordon Moore, the co-founder of Intel, is the man responsible for Moore’s Law. It’s an observation Moore made that the transistor density of integrated circuits doubles every two years. Some say that Moore’s Law is now dead, but why?...

Quick Links I’m all in for tech companies working toward a wireless future. I love my wireless earbuds, mouse, and keyboard, but when it comes to wireless charging, I remain skeptical. Allow me to explain. Wireless Charging Is Still Incredibly Slow The idea of being able just to put my phone on a wireless charging pad and pick it back up whenever I need it is indeed tempting, but this convenience means nothing if I have to wait several hours for my phone to fully charge....

Summary I consume a lot of podcasts, and chances are you do too because YouTube has announced that there are more than one billion monthly active viewers of podcast content on its platform. YouTube hasn’t verified how it calculated these figures, but it’s reasonable enough to believe. It’s one of the biggest services on the planet and loose with what it defines as a “podcast”, as you can see on theYouTube podcast page....