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Chromebooks are the perfect place to teach yourself about Linux

Chromebooks are the perfect place to teach yourself about Linux

May 15, 2022
The best Chromebooks you can get today have come a long way from the early days. No longer is Chrome OS just a fancy browser running on a laptop. It has grown to incorporate Android and Linux and the platform is now a lot more capable than you might have thought. The second of those is...
20 years of the Apple iPod and how it changed the world

20 years of the Apple iPod and how it changed the world

May 14, 2022
When someones says iPod, many thoughts cross our minds. The iPod isn't just an MP3 player from Apple. It's an iconic legacy that redefined how broad the limits could be on a compact device. Not only did it blow us away, but it also changed how we consume music -- especially when on the go....
I wish more people appreciated how good Google Stadia actually is

I wish more people appreciated how good Google Stadia actually is

May 6, 2022
This isn't a Google Stadia fanboy write-up. I want to clear that up right away. I started out as a skeptic. With that out of the way, let's get right to it. Google Stadia is very good and I wish more people appreciated this. You can point fingers directly at Google for how Stadia has...
WWDC22 Wishlist: Features we want to see Apple introduce in iPadOS 16, watchOS 9, and macOS 13

WWDC22 Wishlist: Features we want to see Apple introduce in iPadOS 16, watchOS 9, and macOS 13

May 1, 2022
The Worldwide Developers Conference  -- our favorite time of the year -- is inching closer! For many of us, it's more exciting than the actual iPhone event. Apple will be holding the main WWDC22 keynote on June 6. There's plenty to expect from this event and even more to wish for. The company will most...
WWDC22 Wishlist: 25 features we want Apple to announce for iOS 16

WWDC22 Wishlist: 25 features we want Apple to announce for iOS 16

April 30, 2022
The Worldwide Developers Conference  -- our favorite time of the year -- is right around the corner! For many of us, it's more exciting than the actual iPhone event. Apple will be holding the main keynote of WWDC22 on June 6. There's plenty to expect from this event and even more to wish for. For...
It’s time for Apple to bring back Safari for Windows

It’s time for Apple to bring back Safari for Windows

April 25, 2022
The web has changed drastically over the past decade: web apps have become more common, algorithms now dictate how most people receive content, and billions more people are now connected globally. Google has also become more dominant in that time, and has occasionally used its position in the web ecosystem and browser market in harmful...
Want to build a PC? Now might be the best time in years

Want to build a PC? Now might be the best time in years

April 21, 2022
With the cost of PC parts finally starting to freefall, now might be the perfect time to build a PC. I recently built my first PC from scratch for the first time in approximately six years, and the process, while costly, was largely the same as I remembered it before. To roll back a bit, the...
The Best Smartphone Cameras in 2022: Apple, Samsung, Xiaomi, Google — We’ve tested them all!

The Best Smartphone Cameras in 2022: Apple, Samsung, Xiaomi, Google — We’ve tested them all!

April 20, 2022
Picking the phone with the best camera used to be an easy exercise. In the early days of the smartphone, the iPhone's camera was leaps and bounds better than Android's offerings. Then big-name Android brands caught up and for a couple of years in the mid-2010s Samsung held the crown. Towards the latter part of the...
The iPod is a relic of an era gone by, and Apple should put it out of its misery

The iPod is a relic of an era gone by, and Apple should put it out of its misery

April 15, 2022
The Apple iPod is over two decades old. It is older than some of you reading this article. The first model went on sale back in 2001, as a device aimed at music enthusiasts who want to conveniently listen to their tunes on the go. With 5GB of storage, users could store up to 1,000...
APK Teardown: WhatsApp may soon let you dictate and send messages via Facebook Assistant on Ray-Ban Stories

APK Teardown: WhatsApp may soon let you dictate and send messages via Facebook Assistant on Ray-Ban Stories

April 15, 2022
WhatsApp is by far the most popular Instant Messaging app. Despite its popularity, it is slow-moving when it comes to introducing new features. For instance, the Community feature was first spotted by us back in October 2021, and it only got officially announced yesterday. One of the pain points of WhatsApp remains its non-integration with...
Universal Control is the unrivaled continuity magic that only Apple has figured out

Universal Control is the unrivaled continuity magic that only Apple has figured out

April 12, 2022
When someone says Apple, one of the first words that come to mind is overpriced ecosystem. The company has built a solid reputation regarding this matter, and it has earned this particular crown. Whether you're switching to a new iDevice, syncing your iCloud data across the company's products, or using several Apple devices simultaneously as...
In 2022 so far, there’s no such thing as a perfect flagship

In 2022 so far, there’s no such thing as a perfect flagship

April 6, 2022
Every year it's pretty easy to name and celebrate the best phones of the year. In 2021, there were a lot of absolutely stellar flagships to choose from, with my personal favorites being the  Apple iPhone 13 Pro, Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra, or the OPPO Find X3 Pro. Now, in 2022 though, it's hard to...