Quick Links Despite being one of the top names in the smartphone market, even iPhones can run into problems. Since each issue has its own fix, finding the right solution can feel like searching for a needle in a haystack. Today we’ll take a look at some iPhone troubleshooting tips to fix all kinds of problems. Check Your iPhone’s Battery Health One of the most common problems you might experience with your iPhone is that its battery doesn’t last because it has degraded....

Summary Is it really a party unless someone grabs a microphone and starts singing a little too off-key? TheJBL PartyBox Stage 320is impressive in its ability to supply loud volume and karaoke capabilities, but it can’t save you from embarrassing yourself. JBL PartyBox Stage 320 Powerful JBL Pro Sound and big thumping bass fill a wide soundstage and get the crowd moving, while their eyes are delighted by an adaptive lightshow of swirling starry lights, cool light trails, and amazing strobe effects synced to your beat....

If you’re familiar with Windows 10 and 11’s Clipboard History feature, you must appreciate how powerful it is for lighting-fast desktop work. Objectively, though, clipboard history in Kubuntu and other KDE Plasma-based desktops is superior in several ways. Meet KDE’s Clipboard Manager, Klipper The KDE Plasma desktop, a well-established desktop environment in the Linux and BSD world, has a built-in clipboard history manager. In the KDE desktop, it’s just labeled “Clipboard” but in KDE development the software has the nickname “Klipper....

Quick Links KeePassXCis an open-source, free password manager that takes the ball from older, similarly named software and runs with it. It’s praised across many online forums, but how good is it really? Can it stand up to the competition? All in all, KeePassXC definitely earns mention among thebest password managers, though it comes with some sizable asterisks. The biggest one is that as an open-source product, it may be free, but it also lacks the polish of many industry leaders....

The Document Foundation, the organization behind the popular open source office suite LibreOffice, has announced the release of LibreOffice 25.8. It brings several new functions for those working in spreadsheets, and it’s the first major release not to support Windows 7 and a few other outdated operating systems. Calc, LibreOffice’s equivalent to the Microsoft Excel spreadsheet application, has no fewer than 14 new functions with version 25.8. Since it’s the part of LibreOffice I use the most, these functions are probably the part of the update I find most interesting....

Summary Robot vacuums with mops have largely evolved into a homogenous product category. TheMatic, however, switches things up. It looks, maps, and cleans a bit differently. I found it to be a cleaning assistant that’s just a little more fun and thoughtful in its approach. Matic Robot Vacuum The Matic Robot Vacuum is an AI-powered cleaning assistant that maps your home in real time and adapts to your cleaning needs without needing an app....

Microsoft has released a unified Teams app that supports personal, work, and education accounts instead of separate desktop apps for home and workplace. People who use Teams at home and work for their personal and work projects, like myself, have always wondered why there couldn’t be a monolithic Teams app. “To date, there have been two Teams apps on Windows 11—one for work or education and another for personal use,” the company said....

Summary Have you deleted the empty inetpub folder from your Windows installation drive, thinking it was of no use? If so, you should restore it using the PowerShell script that Microsoft has shared, as this folder is very important for your device’s security. What Is the Inetpub Folder? Microsoft regularly releases security updates to fix known issues. In April, they released security update KB5055523 for Windows 11 and KB5055518 for Windows 10....

Motorola just launched the Moto Tag, a Bluetooth tracker that matches the design and capabilities of Apple’s AirTag. The only substantial difference, aside from a unique multifunction button, is that Moto Tag is designed for Android. In case you missed it, Google recently launched its Find My Device tracking network for smartphones, earbuds, trackers, and other devices. Every Android phone can report location data to the Find My Device network, meaning that it has the potential to be far more effective than the networks utilized by Tile or Samsung devices....

Summary If you want a foldable phone in the US, you’re not left with a lot of options other than Samsung. Motorola makes some of the most popular foldable flip phones, and it has now released three more entries, though there are still some caveats you might want to be aware of. Motorola has just announced a new trio of phones in the Razr range. We have a refresh of the Motorola Razr, a new Motorola Razr+, and a first in the line, the Motorola Razr Ultra....

The Switch 2 is backwards compatible with most games from the original Switch, but in these early days that compatibility isn’t quite perfect yet. However, even games without explicit Switch 2 patches can benefit from Switch 2 hardware. Unfortunately, some games are being held back from playing at their best not by the developers, but by something that Nintendo itself can implement—forced docked mode in handheld play. Switch 2 BC Seems to Work Great for the Most Part The way that Nintendo has handled backward compatibility on the Switch 2 is a little different from how its done it on previous consoles....

Plex’s app redesign will begin rolling out in the Roku Preview Channel “next week.” The new app experience, which previously launched in preview on Apple TV, has been routinely criticized by Plex customers due to its reduced functionality and other shortcomings. Announced in late 2024, the Plex app redesign is actually afull app rewrite. It’s a huge project, though the end result will give customers a more modern UI and reduce development hurdles through the use of a unified codebase (new features will come at a faster pace, updates will arrive on all platforms at once, etc)....

Quick Links Reddit is one of the most popular websites on the internet, but for some reason, it has the most notorious search function of all social media. Before you resort to adding “Reddit” at the end of your Google searches, check out these tricks that’ll help you explore the site. Search One Subreddit at a Time Reddit has an endless number of smaller, more focusedcommunitiescalled “subreddits.” You can think of them as forums within the website....