My old phone became a $200 webcam upgrade, and the setup took 10 minutes
…I've also found that apps get more demanding and software updates may slow the phones down, but the cameras typically age quite well. If you bought an upper-mid-range or…
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Microsoft is purging Copilot from parts of Windows 11 — but its still coming to the taskbar
…Instead, it consists of several upcoming updates that will solve key pain points with the operating system, including fixing the OS' driver issues , improving the Start menu's search , and making it…
I finally found the best local music player for Android Auto after years of switching back and forth
…It feels like a native part of the car’s OS, rather than a phone app being forced onto a bigger screen. The mobile app itself is the most polished player on…
I thought my Proxmox server was slow until I changed this setting
…The cursor no longer left a trail when swiping across the screen, while switching between apps became a lot more seamless. Related Your Proxmox 8 server stops getting security updates in August…
Linux is quietly becoming the better choice for Windows users who just browse the web
…They also have built-in software updaters that can be used to update your apps and system packages without having to touch the terminal. Related Linux doesn't need the terminal anymore…
The Orange Pi Zero 3W beats the Raspberry Pi 5 on paper, but it can't use half its own hardware
…framebuffer path, which routes every screen update through a full-frame buffer copy to the KMS framebuffer, which is the only path the Allwinner KMS driver actually services. As a side effect…
I tested Gemini in Android Auto for a week, and it changed how I use my car
…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…
I got tired of hunting through Windows for every setting, so I built my own control center
…My Bachelor’s thesis was conducted on the viability of benchmarking the non-functional elements of Android apps and smartphones such as performance, and I’ve been working in the tech industry…
The Steam Deck won because Valve solved what Microsoft refuses to fix for gaming handhelds
…Another issue is the anti-cheat and driver overhead. Windows handhelds are plagued by background OS telemetry, Windows Update interrupting a game session to install a Bluetooth driver, and aggressive kernel-level…
Ubuntu 26.04 is polished, but Fedora 44 asked less from me out of the box
…app launch feel, theming, update behavior, and the sense that not every program belonged to the same desktop. Fedora felt less surprising, and on a fresh install, that kind of predictability goes…