How-To Geek

Some smart home automations really can feel like magic. Often, these automations take a lot of effort to set up, but there are some projects that you can set up in less than an hour that can have a big impact on your smart home.

The latest Intel CPUs might be impressive, but they aren’t as impressive as some benchmarks suggest. A new tool from Intel is tampering with Geekbench 6 results, and giving the company’s latest CPUs a boosted score in some tests.

Matt Murdock is back with a vengeance. The blind lawyer turned masked vigilante returns in Daredevil: Born Again season 2, premiering tonight at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT on Disney+.

The streaming revolution has disrupted the entire landscape of television. What once started as a way to bring television to the internet has now transformed into a multi-billion-dollar industry. Streaming used to be a place where users could go to watch their favorite shows ad-free. The pendulum has completely shifted towards the other side, as major streaming services are incorporating more ads onto their platforms.

MG is shaking up the EV world with its SolidCore Battery and Hybrid+ system. These aren’t just numbers on a spec sheet—they promise faster charging, longer range, and better performance in cold weather.

The PinePhone and PinePhone Pro were great Linux-based phones, with an open hardware design and affordable hardware. Unfortunately, there’s still no follow-up model on the horizon, for a few different reasons.

As a Google Pixel user, I’m admittedly pretty far from the open source ideal of Android, but that doesn’t mean I can’t still enjoy open source apps. While I don’t use a ton of them, I surprised myself with a couple that I found on my phone.

If you're like me, you probably find Windows 11 a disappointment, and you feel more like a resource for Microsoft than its customer. Linux can help you escape, and here's why particularly Linux Mint is the Windows 11 replacement you’ve been looking for.

Although GPUs are currently super expensive, we're still constantly told that it's definitely time to upgrade ours. And, in all fairness, Nvidia doesn't make it easy to say no. The latest iterations of DLSS, including 4.5 and the upcoming 5, are extremely tempting ... but does that mean you should be pulling out your wallet?

Many shoppers in 2026 want a car that won’t punish them at the pump or in the service bay. With fuel prices jumping around and more regions pushing away from pure gas engines, good mileage has become a must.

Anime is awesome. I love anime more than the average person. However, most anime is adapted from manga. That is, Japanese graphic novels. Sometimes these adaptations elevate the manga, and sometimes they fall short.

Last year, Plex rolled out a major redesign to its mobile apps, and some functionality was removed in the process. Mainly, it became impossible to use playlists from your phone. Now, Plex is adding an extremely similar feature simply called “Lists” that solves the problem in a weird way.

As a value-oriented gamer and PC builder, I've always looked for ways to get the most bang for my buck when putting a system together. Storage is a key part of any build, but there's a fine line between buying what you need and what you think you need—the latter is where money starts to get wasted. So, here's a simple strategy that'll help you balance speed, capacity, and cost in your desktop PC.

Krita, an open source digital painting app, has rolled out version 5.3.0 and 6.0.0 simultaneously. After several years in development, both versions come with significant updates and share nearly identical features. Krita 5.3 continues to run on Qt 5, while Krita 6 moves to Qt 6 and is still considered in the experimental phase. The dual-release strategy ensures stability for current users while making 6.0 the primary version before the end of the year.

For much of the past five years, I have done my job using various Android devices as my primary computer. You could think of that as my one neat trick. But Android has a feature of its own that has often helped me be more productive working on a touchscreen than sitting at my keyboard, and it's an icon tucked away at the top of your virtual keyboard.

The Subaru lineup is heading into unexplored or “Uncharted” territory, no pun intended. At a time when the average price of a new car is floating at or near the $50,000 mark, Subaru is hedging its bets on an all-new, yet affordable electric vehicle.

High horsepower used to come with a high price tag, especially in the world of performance cars. Reaching the 400-horsepower mark typically meant stepping into premium territory, where sports cars quickly became expensive to buy and own. In 2026, however, one model is breaking that pattern by delivering serious performance at a price point far lower than expected.

If you have had connection issues with virtual private networks (VPNs) on your Android phone or tablet, you’re not alone. A bug with always-on VPNs in Android 16 is causing connections to fail, and Google has been aware of the problem for months.

Remember the satisfaction of a Word document you took the time to format perfectly, or an Excel workbook you were actually proud to have built from scratch? Well, today, that personal touch is being replaced by "agentic" AI—software that performs tasks autonomously—and Microsoft 365 is pivoting to the boardroom.

When anyone thinks of a Netflix subscription, one thing comes to mind—movies and TV. Whether it's Oscar-winning films or television, there's so much entertainment. A few of those Netflix shows have perfect runs, according to some fans. And one that everyone always talks about is Stranger Things, created by the famous Duffer Brothers, Matt Duffer and Ross Duffer.