Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) are quickly becoming some of the most popular cars on the road and with good reason. Drivers get the performance and fuel efficiency benefits without going all-in on a fully electric vehicle. You have an electric car that still runs when it is out of battery power, takes gasoline, but can plug in for a little extra juice overnight. This vehicle style has pros and cons, and here are a few things to think about or consider before forking over your hard-earned money on a new hybrid EV....

Quick Links There are times when you have a text file with existing content, and you need to append some more text to it. Luckily, there are several Linux commands you can use to do this. Some of these commands are even powerful enough to insert text anywhere in your file. Create a Text File First! To follow along with the tutorial, you should have a test file ready where you can append lines and see the result....

Quick Links Just got a new Chromebook? How you set it up can greatly impact its speed, security, and overall usability. So, you must configure it properly to get the best experience. If you’re going to be using ChromeOS for the first time, here are a few steps you should follow once you unbox your device. 8Link Your Phone for Seamless Sync ChromeOS lets youlink your Android phone to your device....

Quick Links Another week in the Android world is behind us, and this one was just as eventful as any other. A couple of Android phones did not score well in iFixIt’s repairability test, Google Messages had a nasty bug, and One UI 8 started rolling out to last year’s Galaxy phones. Sony Insists It’s Still Committed To Xperia Phones You’d be excused for not knowing Sony still makes phones. For what it’s worth, they’re actually pretty good, but they’re not as popular as they used to be....

Last year, BenQ introduced its X Series projectors, which boast premium gaming features like low-latency 4K video. These projectors scored well inour reviewsand enjoy wide praise from gamers. BenQ is now moving forward with three new X Series projectors—the X500i, X300G, and X3100i. The flagship offering in this lineup, BenQ’s X3100i, isn’t all that different from last year’s X3000i. Its 4LED projection system achieves the same 4K resolution, 500,000:1 contrast ratio, and 100% DCI-P3 color coverage that defined the previous model....

Quick Links Summary Officially, you can’t view someone’s Instagram Stories without an account. However, you can use a secondary Instagram account to see someone’s Stories without revealing your identity. Another workaround is to enable your phone’s airplane mode before looking at someone’s Story. Want to see someone’s Instagram Story but without them knowing you’ve done so? There are a couple of workarounds you can use to do that, and we’ll show you how to use them....

Summary Our high-definition TVs are certainly a wonder to behold, but when playing content made for standard-definition TVs, results can be pretty mixed. After finally finding a CRT TV to buy, I tried watching a few of my favorite sci-fi classics on a tube for the first time in 20 years—and boy, was it worth it! I’ve been spot checking places like Facebook Marketplace for a good CRT TV for a while, and eventually I snagged one....

Quick Links Summary “10G Network” is a Comcast advertising term that refers to their DOCSIS 4.0 standard rollout and upgraded infrastructure. The 10G network is not related to 5G cellular and doesn’t offer 10 Gbps speeds. There’s a good chance you’ve come across advertising for Comcast’s “new Xfinity 10G network” at this point and wondered what exactly “10G” means. You’re certainly not alone. Here’s what you need to know. “10G” Has No Relationship to 5G Cellular Technology Comcast’s marketing term “10G” has nothing to do with cellular technology generations....

Microsoft now offers unlimited Copilot Voice and Think Deeper functionality for free users. These advanced features were already available to non-paying users, but they were bound by daily usage limits. As you might assume, Voice Mode allows you to communicate with Copilot through spoken language. You can access Voice Mode by pressing the microphone button on the right-hand side of the Copilot prompt window. It features four different pre-set voices, plus a dreamy animation of some water when accessed from a desktop browser....

Microsoft Excel files can contain massive amounts of data, formatting, and formulas, all of which can make Excel less responsive. Thankfully, Excel for Windows is rolling out a “Check Performance” feature to fix that. Microsoft released a Check Performance feature in the web version of Excelback in 2022. It searches for empty cells that still contain formatting data, such as custom text alignment or a fill color, and clears that data....

Sucker Punch’s Ghost of Yotei is geared up to release on July 12, 2025. The follow-up to Ghost of Tsushima will launch exclusively for thePlayStation 5, and just over a year after it was first announced. “[I]t’s important to us to make this a worthy follow-up to Jin’s journey, and we can’t wait for you to experience Atsu’s quest for vengeance later this year,” Sucker Punch’s senior communications manager Andrew Goldfarb wrote in aPlayStation Blog postannouncing the release date....

Quick Links If you’re sharing your streaming accounts with others, you may have run into the frustrating screen limit notification. Screen limits can be just that—limiting—but not all streaming services have the same rules here. So, let’s discuss the screen limits of Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, Max, and others. What Is a Screen Limit? A screen limit is a cap on how many separate devices can be streaming content from one account simultaneously....

Quick Links Summary You can add a secondary axis in Excel by making your chart a combo chart, enabling the “Secondary Axis” option for a series, and plotting the series in a style different from the primary axis. If you decide to remove the second axis later, simply select it and hit Delete. If youhave a chartwhere you’re plotting different types of data or the values vary, consider adding a second axis for easier viewing....