Quick Links Buying a used phone can save you money, but it also comes with its own set of risks and potential issues. You could end up with a stolen device, a phone with no warranty, or one that has been repaired multiple times. So, you should think carefully before purchasing a pre-owned device. 1Poor Battery Performance The battery of an old phone doesn’t retain charge as efficiently as it did when new, as its capacity declines over time....
AAA games have finally made their way to mobile without the use of streaming through the likes of the iPhone 15 Pro. Considering some serious drawbacks, though, playing AAA games on an iPhone may not even be worth your time or money. Here’s why. How Did Resident Evil End up on iPhones? Back in September,Apple unveiled the iPhone 15 Pro, a new model of their flagship phone that boasted a beefed-up camera and a slew of technical improvements including the Pro-Class GPU that reportedly offers the best gaming performance on an iPhone to date....
AMD confirms that its FSR 4 upscaling technology is exclusive to RX 9000 Series GPUs. The first models in this GPU family—the RX 9070 and RX 9070 XT—are on available March 6th. FidelityFX Super Resolution or “FSR” is an algorithm that increases the resolution of PC games while minimizing GPU resource usage. The idea is pretty simple; your graphics card renders a game at fairly low resolution, and FSR bumps the picture up to 1440p or 4K....
Not too long ago, we heard that AMD wanted to step back from the flagship graphics card market, and that decision has been strongly reflected in its Radeon RX 9000 lineup. Both of the cards we’ve seen in this range are mid-range cards, and now, we’re going even cheaper with the addition of the Radeon RX 9060 XT. AMD has just announced its latest Radeon RX 9060 XT card during Computex 2025, as the company’s cheapest Radeon RX 9000 series card to date....
Quick Links Summary Apple Music shares your listening activity with followers and advertises your presence to nearby devices. Apple doesn’t include a simple “Incognito Listening” toggle, so here’s how you may configure Apple Music to prevent it from leaking what you listen to or making you discoverable to nearby contacts. What Is “Discoverable by Nearby Contacts” and How Do I Turn It Off? Apple Music has a setting called “Discoverable by Nearby Contacts” enabled by default, which at first glance may sound alarming....
Quick Links While Microsoft Excel’s comments and notes tools both let you annotate a cell, they serve different purposes, work in diverse ways, and vary in how they look on a printed Excel worksheet. In this guide, I’ll show you how to use them before summarizing their similarities and differences. How to Use Comments in Microsoft Excel Comments in Microsoft Excel are individual-cell annotations that can be turned into a conversation-style thread of separate comments....
Summary Remember when Redbox or Blockbuster would let you rent some of the newest titles for just a few bucks a day? A new trend has emerged to fill the void left behind by the loss of rental services. Many public libraries have started to collect video games, and it doesn’t cost a cent to borrow them. Video Games at the Library? In some ways, libraries putting brand-new console video games on their shelves is a natural step forward, since they have always been about more than just books....
TheETaker M2000is a compact yet powerful portable power station that’s ideal for outdoor adventures and boasts a number of energy-efficient features. It’s equipped with a built-in semi-solid state lithium-ion battery and GaN converter to maintain high inverting efficiency, with low heat generation, and has received four major global industrial design awards, including the German Red Dot Award, and the American IDEA Award. Efficient and Lightweight Power With each individual unit weighing just 17 kilograms, the ETaker M2000 is a far more efficient option than larger-scale deployments....
Summary TheGovee AI Sync Box Kit 2seems like a novelty item you’ll quickly forget about. The moment those light bars turn on and start reacting to the onscreen action, that notion melts away. If only there were fewer unwieldy wires to worry about. Govee AI Sync Box Kit 2 Govee knew what to look at when upgrading the original AI Sync Box Kit with the AI Sync Box Kit 2. While there are still a few minor pain points, like unsightly wires, the responsive lighting and AI integration pull you into the experience....
Quick Links Summary If you only care about a video’s audio part, it’s quick and easy to turn any video into an audiobook. You have multiple ways to perform this video-to-audio conversion, and we’ll show you your options on Windows 11. Using Microsoft ClipChamp (Built-In App, Supports M4A Format) Microsoft ClipChamp is a built-in Windows 11 appthat allows you to edit videos as well as extract audio from video files. This app generatesan M4A audio fileout of your videos....
Summary Game Mode is a feature added to Macs with the release ofmacOS Sonomathat optimizes the Mac specifically for playing games. Let’s take a look at what it does and how you can use it. What Does Game Mode Do? Game Mode is designed to make gaming more performant and responsive on Apple computers. It does this by giving the game priority access to CPU and GPU performance and reducing background tasks....
Quick Links Summary On Windows 10, go to Settings > Personalization > Lock Screen > Change the background to “Windows Spotlight” > Choose “Weather” as the app to display. On Windows 11, go to Settings > Personalization > Lock Screen > Choose “Weather” for the “Lock Screen Status” feature. People love tocheck the weather. Onyour phone, smartwatch, or computer, it’s nice to have easy access to this information. Windows 10 and Windows 11 allow you to put the weather on the lock screen....
Quick Links Summary One of the best ways to secure a laptop or desktop computer is to encrypt your hard drive or, failing that, a partition. We go over how you can encrypt a Drive on Linux using VeraCrypt, a free program. Why Encrypt a Drive? Encrypting your drive or drives is a foundational part of computer security. It makes it so nobody except you or whomever you share the password with can get access to your files....
