Quick Links After the first big snow storm hits, the roar of snow blowers fills the winter air. But some people hear different sounds: metal-on-concrete scraping and grunts of regret. That doesn’t have to be you this year—buy that snow blower now. Don’t Wait Until Next Year If you’re like me, you sometimes have a hard time justifying certain purchases. It’s not so much a matter of price as much as necessity....
Summary The Windows 11 Start menu is a notable departure from everything Microsoft has done before. A lot of people got used to its unique layout, but many still resent Microsoft for hiding the app list away with several clicks. Now, it looks like the company is finally figuring out how to make it better. Windows 11 is trying out a new (and, in my opinion, wildly improved) start menu. The new design has familiar elements, such as the search bar above as well as the list of pinned apps....
Quick Links I’ve used a lot of Android phones over the years, and while I appreciate what Samsung brings to the table with its hardware, I’ve never really found myself sticking with their phones long-term. Yet, despite my distaste for their smartphones, there’s one Samsung product I’ve stuck with for a long time: Samsung Health. You might think of Samsung Health as just anotherpre-installed app from the manufacturerto ignore. I’m usually not someone who goes out of my way to try these apps, but I was essentially forced to use Samsung Health when I got my first Galaxy Watch....
UPDATE: 2025-06-18 17:10 EST BY AROL WRIGHT The Beta Program Has Been Delayed Bad news if you wanted to try out One UI 6 now. Samsung confirmed toEngadgetthat the launch of the beta program for the Galaxy S23 series is delayed until further notice. If you want to give Android 14 a shot on your Samsung phone, you might still be in for an indefinite wait — it could be a few more days or weeks....
A new technology called “UL Tx switching” may provide a massive leap in 5G upload speeds. Tests of UL Tx switching, which were conducted by T-Mobile, resulted in 345 Mbps uplink speeds on the Sub-6 5G band. The previous record was just 275 Mbps. As you may know, 5G networking relies on a mix ofmmWave, low-band, and mid-bandspectrums. Most of your 5G networking occurs on the mid-band (Sub-6) spectrum, which offers a decent mix of speed and reliability....
It’s almost impossible for modern games to keep secrets from their players. Thanks to leaks and online chatter, players know just about everything about a video game before it comes out, and what they don’t know can be explained by countless YouTube videos that come out within a day or two of release. Back in the day, classic games held secrets that took players years to find. On top of that, players spread wild urban legends about their favorite titles....
Read update Looking to build a new PC or upgrade the RAM in your rig? DDR4 RAM is still a great option, even after being on the market for nearly a decade. The best DDR4 RAM will be able to process and load everything you need, from video games to editing software toa hundred Chrome tabs. UPDATE: 16-07-2025 We’ve reviewed our recommendations and these are still the best DDR4 RAM sticks you can buy....
So, you’re hunting for ahybridthat feels like a Lexus but doesn’t come with the luxury price tag. Tricky? Definitely. But not impossible—especially if you know what you’re really shopping for. First, a quick reality check: “premium” and “luxury” aren’t interchangeable in car-speak. And if you’re aiming for something that costs half of what aLexusdoes, you’ll need to be flexible on things like materials and design flourishes—even Lexus is considered the affordable luxury option, after all....
Summary If you’ve ever tried Linux as an alternative to Windows or macOS, you know using it can be tricky, to say the least. As someone who uses Linux as his primary operating system, I can attest to that, but I can also attest to one thing that makes my Linux desktop easier to use: AppImages. Linux Software Formats Are a Mess As any educated Linux user knows, installing an application on Debian-based distributions often means finding it in the DEB file format, butRPMon Fedora and other RedHat distros, all while Arch distros rely simply on something calledtarballs....
Summary Apart from 3D displays that either do or do not need glasses, and VR headsets, most computer displays offer a picture that’s flat as a pancake. However, there is another approach to displaying images that’s much more substantial. If you really want to feel like the virtual world is in the room with you, then volumetric displays are what you want. What Is a Volumetric Display? A volumetric display creates images with apparent volume....
If you’re ready to embark on a summer vacation soon, the kids are almost out of school, or you’re looking to get some new gadgets, here are the best tech deals this week. Grab a 10th Gen iPad at its lowest price, phone accessories, headphones, and more. iPad 10th Generation The iPad 10th gen is a colorful and versatile tablet with a 10.9-inch Liquid Retina display, a powerful A14 Bionic chip, and a landscape 12MP Ultra Wide front camera....
Amazon’s big Prime Day sale isn’t until July, but if you’re looking to score discounts on the hottest tech today, we have you covered. Whether you’re getting ready for summer trips, backyard BBQs, or simply want to elevate your home security, here are a few deals you won’t want to miss. Just in time for summer, we found savings on everything from outdoor projectors, smart meat thermometers, the AirPods Pro 2, and much more....
VirtualBox is one of the best ways to run Linux, Windows, or another operating system in a virtual machine. VirtualBox 7.1 is now out with some much-needed improvements. VirtualBox 7.1 introduces a “modernized look and feel,” and now uses the Qt 6 framework for the app interface. The main virtual machines list is now a bit clear, and the preferences page is separated into vertically scrolling settings with tabs on the left side....
