How to Live Stream Every Formula 1 Race for Free in 2023

Quick Links Summary The 2023Formula 1season features races taking place around the globe through July 23, 2025. With a VPN, you can stream every race for free via international streaming services. Here’s how to catch all of this year’s Formula 1 action. RTBF Belgium’s national French-language broadcast networkRTBFwill feature every Formula 1 race with announcing in French. With a VPN, you can access every Formula 1 live stream for free via RTBF....

May 25, 2025 · 2 min · 297 words · Jason Welch

How to Pick a Gaming Laptop for Work

If you work for a BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) employer, work as a freelancer, or otherwise have a say over what work laptop you get, it’s tempting to get a gaming laptop. However, not every gaming laptop will work well for, well, work. Here’s how to pick the right one. Look for a Gaming Laptop With Business Features What really separates a gaming laptop from a “business” laptop? It’s not RGB lights, that’s for sure!...

May 25, 2025 · 4 min · 807 words · Christie Chase

How to Stop Apps From Leaking Your Data

Quick Links Summary These days, smartphones can do it all. Unfortunately, they can also track it all. Smartphones have become a data mining gold mine, but you’re not powerless—there are things you’re able to do to make yours less accessible and valuable to those who seek profit from your activity. The steps and screenshots shown below are from a Google Pixel phone. The exact location of these settings may be different on your device, but you can alsosearch the settings app to find things more easily....

May 25, 2025 · 5 min · 1048 words · Claudia Wilson

How to Turn Off a Samsung Galaxy Phone

Quick Links Want to give your Samsung Galaxy a break? It’s easy to turn your phone off, and we’ll show you a few ways to do just that. You can use the hardware buttons, a Quick Settings tile, or Bixby to shut down your phone. Later, you can turn your phone back on with the press of a button. Use Hardware Buttons to Turn Off Your Phone One way to power off your Samsung Galaxy phone is to use your phone’s hardware buttons....

May 25, 2025 · 2 min · 320 words · Sharon Lee

I Use Dark Mode Everywhere, and I'm Not Going Back

Summary Vibrant designs were all the rage in tech throughout the 2010s. Thankfully, developers have come to their senses, which is why we now have a dark mode on every major operating system and app. No matter what app or device it is, I always flip the switch to dark, and here’s why. Bright White Screens Are Agonizing The displays in our phones, TVs, monitors, and laptops are increasingly getting brighter....

May 25, 2025 · 6 min · 1120 words · Jeffrey Stanley

Locked vs. Unlocked Phones: What's the Difference?

Quick Links Shopping for a new phone can be overwhelming, especially when you see terms like “locked” and “unlocked.” While these may sound like something to do with security, they actually indicate whether you can use the phone with the carrier of your choice. Let’s look at both of these definitions in detail. Locked: What Does it (Not) Mean? A “locked” phone, in essence, contains modified software that restricts its cellular connectivity to one carrier....

May 25, 2025 · 6 min · 1071 words · Allison Hill

More Android Tablets Are Getting Desktop Windowing

Google is adding a new window tiling feature to Android tablets with an Android Open Source Project (AOSP) update. It will improve multitasking and integrate Android tablets better with keyboards and mice. Before this update, you neededSamsung DeXor a similar third-party manufacturer change to Android to have desktop-like windowing on Android. Desktop windowing will now allow you to create movable, freeform desktop windows, accessible via a handy taskbar on any Android tablet....

May 25, 2025 · 2 min · 371 words · Richard Smith

Over a Million Anker Battery Packs Are Getting Recalled

Summary With how commonplace battery packs are, when a particular range of packs suddenly starts blowing up, it’s a source of concern. Now, Anker is recalling a battery pack, of which it sold over a million units. Yikes. Anker has initiated a widespread recall of its PowerCore 10000 portable power bank due to multiple reports of the device overheating, which has led to fires, explosions, and property damage. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (USCPSC) announced the recall, with the agency citing a critical defect in the lithium-ion battery that presents significant fire and burn hazards to consumers....

May 25, 2025 · 3 min · 439 words · Carrie Martinez

Samsung’s New SD & microSD Cards Can Reach 200 MB/s

Samsung just announced a new series of ultra-fast, durable, and reliable UHS-I PRO Ultimate memory cards built for photographers and content creators. These SD and microSD memory cards are perfect for DSLR cameras, drones, Nintendo Switch consoles, or anything else with an SD card slot that needs the fastest speeds possible. While the company revealed some newPRO Plus cards earlier this year, the all-new Ultimate series comes with blazing fast read speeds of up to 200MB/s, write speeds of up to 130MB/s, and are as durable as ever....

May 25, 2025 · 3 min · 431 words · Erin Clarke

Satechi USB-4 Multiport w/ 2.5G Ethernet Review: An Impressive 6-in-1 Hub

Quick Links When working on a laptop with few connections, a USB hub can be a lifesaver. Unfortunately, not all hubs deliver the speed, power, and ports needed for a full range of uses. Satechi changes that with theUSB-4 Multiport with 2.5G Ethernet, a 6-in-1 device that serves as an answer to many problems. Satechi is no stranger to multi-port adapters. Its line of well-received and functional hubs all serve different purposes, and while the USB-4 Multiport with 2....

May 25, 2025 · 5 min · 937 words · Claudia Joseph

The Best Budget Speakers of 2024

No matter your taste in music—jazz, heavy metal, pop—having a good pair of speakers in the house is like night and day. Those notes hit the ears better and you pick up bits you didn’t notice before. Pure musical bliss. Speakers can only fit a sort of utility niche, such as is the case with smart home speakers. Anker Soundcore 2 What to Look For in a Budget Speaker in 2024 Speakers these days are no longer tied down to a corner in your home, to only be used when there’s a party or spring cleaning....

May 25, 2025 · 8 min · 1590 words · Anthony Love

The Best Handheld Gaming PCs of 2024

Read update Handheld gaming PCs offer both portability and performance so you can take your gaming sessions anywhere. Whether you’re looking for a certainoperating systemor an option that fits your budget, there are plenty of handheld PCs to choose from. UPDATE: 14-06-2025 We’ve updated this buying guide with the latest and greatest handheld gaming PCs currently available. Take a look! GPD Win 4 What to Look For in a Handheld Gaming PC in 2024 The appeal of having a legitimate gaming rig in the palm of your hand is becoming increasingly attractive to consumers....

May 25, 2025 · 15 min · 2999 words · Rebecca Greene

The CrowdStrike Outage Reminds Me of Y2K All Over Again

Quick Links Around the turn of the millennium, the big story was the Y2K bug. This problem was supposed to be the source of massive computer outages worldwide. How ironic was it that I’d see shades of Y2K all over again on a random Friday morning? Let me explain. The Y2K Scare: A Brief History When early computer systems were programmed, they used two digits to represent the year in their date format....

May 25, 2025 · 5 min · 1038 words · Eric Powers