As a long-time Android user, I’ve owned or revieweda lotof phones over the last decade. I loved the original T-Mobile G1 and bought the Google Nexus One the day it came out—two great phones! On the other hand, I also owned the HTC Thunderbolt, Nexus 4, and Galaxy Note 7, which are different stories. I’ve loved or hated many phones, and here are five that sit at the bottom of my list....

Quick Links It’s easy to forget, but for the majority of Apple’s history the company had a strong gaming tradition. While it tapered off during the Intel years, there are more than a few notable (but largely forgotten) Mac games from the 90s and 2000s worth revisiting. 7Spectre (1991) Spectreis a 3D tank battle game with a cyberspace aesthetic which was released for Mac in 1991, but was later ported to platforms like the SNES and MS-DOS....

OnePlus has permanently lowered the price of its OnePlus 12R smartphone. The new prices are about $100 cheaper than before. The OnePlus 12R smartphone is now $399 for the 8GB RAM version and $499 for the 16GB RAM version. Previously, these models cost $499 and $599. This price cut comes after the launch of the OnePlus 13R and is not just a temporary sale.The discount is live at Best Buy, which should mean that the price should be this way moving forward....

NVIDIA’s RTX 5060 Ti launches tomorrow, April 16th. The 8GB model has a suggested retail price of $379, while the more desirable 16GB variant is $429. The standard RTX 5060, priced at $299 SRP and limited to 8GB VRAM, will arrive in May. In terms of raw performance, the RTX 5060 family isn’t all that different from the previous RTX 4060-series GPUs. You’ll see about a 20% performance improvement in games that don’t support performance-accelerating technologies like DLSS MFG....

Hatchbacks are often seen as practical, budget-friendly options; great for commuting and cargo space, but not always exciting or upscale. But one model in 2025 breaks that mold, delivering the kind of driving excitement and interior refinement usually reserved for far more expensive cars. This impressive hatchback offers sharp handling, punchy acceleration, and precise steering, making every drive feel like an event. Yet it doesn’t sacrifice comfort in the name of speed....

Quick Links Summary TikTok won’t let you follow someone if you’ve reached your daily or total following limit. It’s also possible that TikTok is down, the TikTok app has issues, your VPN is causing problems, TikTok’s cache is corrupted, TikTok is outdated, or TikTok needs to be reinstalled. Are you having trouble following someone’s account on TikTok? If so, the app may have a glitch, or you may have exceeded your daily or total limit for following people on this platform....

Quick Links Connections is a game from the New York Times that challenges you to find the association between words. It sounds easy, but it isn’t—Connections categories can be almost anything, and they’re usually quite specific. If you need a hand getting the answers, we’ve got you covered. What Is Connections? Connections is a game from the New York Times. The objective is simple: sort 16 words into groups of 4....

Did you know that your Chromebook can install apps from the Google Play Store? The Play Store has come built into ChromeOS for nearly a decade now, and that means you can install Android apps on ChromeOS. Here are the best Android apps to check out for your Chromebook. 5Music Players (Apple Music, Spotify) I don’t know about you, but I hate using music players on the web. I’m anApple Musicuser, and the web player is just trash in my experience, so I avoid it at all cost....

Quick Links Summary Tracking cookies are text files stored on your device that contain a detailed history of your online behavior. The websites that create them use them to learn about you and decide, for example, what ads to show you. What sounds delicious and has raised numerous privacy concerns since it was introduced? Why, tracking cookies, of course. Everyone’s heard of them by now, but what exactly are tracking cookies, and how do they work?...

Summary If you prefer buying physical copies of the latest video games, you have likely noticed that modern physical games require lengthy installations and additional updates before you’re able to start playing. While this may seem like an unnecessary and inconvenient change, it serves an important purpose. Console Gaming Has Changed Prior to the release of the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, disc-based consoles ran games by reading data from the game disc....

I’ve always been the type to casually plug in flash drives lying around to check what’s on them without having any second thoughts. That changed the day I watched a USB stick destroy a handful of devices like it was nothing. I didn’t witness this in person, but what I saw was real enough to shake me. Ever since then, I haven’t treated USB drives the same way. Here’s what happened and why I now think twice (and usually a third time) before plugging anything in....

Thanks to a shipping snafu, I only received my Nintendo Switch 2 a week after launch, but since then I’ve been making up for lost time. However, like most people, what I’ve mainly ended up playing are original Switch games, but taking advantage of the additional horsepower of the new console. Sadly, the vast majority of original Switch games have not received patches to help them take advantage of the new hardware, so the benefits are limited....

Summary It’s a known fact that Microsoft is really into shoving its services down people’s throats. I haven’t seen attempts at doing so that are as blatant as this one, though. Microsoft will, after all, allow you to continue updating Windows 10 past its EOD date, if you agree to do a little something. As a reminder, Windows 10 support is ending on October 14th. It used to be a far away date, but it’s creeping closer and closer every time....