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Not everyone wants an iPad, but there aren't many options for high-end Android tablets. Thankfully, Lenovo just revealed two tablets to help fix that problem: the Idea Tab Pro Gen 2 and Legion Tab Gen 5.

Streaming services love autoplay. Whether it's playing a trailer for a show you don't want to watch or automatically starting something else when you've finished watching, autoplay features can quickly become annoying. Here's how you can turn autoplay off in your favorite streaming apps.

I am writing these words on a foldable tablet that fits in my pocket, but my dream of a big touchscreen goes back to a much older era of Android tablets. All the way back to the beginning, in fact, when Google unveiled the first version of Android made for larger screens.

These days I have a bit of a mini-PC addiction, but when I bought my first one I didn't quite know what I was getting into. So, in case you're looking at all the cool mini PCs that are for sale these days, I thought it would be a good idea to go over some aspects of mini PC ownership that I wish I knew right from the start.

If you're still using Excel's default layout, you're making things harder than they need to be. The software's interface is surprisingly flexible if you know where to look, and making just a few tweaks can turn a standard spreadsheet app into a personalized number cruncher.

Guillermo del Toro is one of the most celebrated filmmakers in modern Hollywood, who has built up an incredible reputation for making the uncanny beloved. The director has tackled a wide range of genres through his unique lens, championing the practical work of artists while calling out unfair practices. Del Toro is beloved within the industry and by audiences across the world.

I've recently been on a little bit of a self-hosting and homelab kick, so I'm trying to get the most out of the hardware I have lying around. It recently hit me that Kindles make excellent dashboards because of their low power consumption and beautiful E-Ink displays. So I've been using mine as a Spotify remote control and dashboard.

Phone prices have been creeping upward for years due to a long list of factors. Most of the time, the increases felt gradual, fair, and manageable. However, the recent memory price spikes have hit the entire tech industry hard, and phones are no exception.

Trusting external drives with your backups can get risky, but at least an HDD or an SSD is relatively sturdy. But microSD cards?

I live on a few acres of half-wooded land, and I maintain our surrounding environment almost exclusively using electric yard equipment I've bought from Greenworks. A few years into my investment, I don't regret a single one.

One of the key pillars supporting the vinyl fandom is the analog nature of the medium. Some audiophiles argue that because digital music is sampled, it sounds "choppy" and lacks perceivable detail compared to an analog recording.

Starting next month, Discord will start its "teen by default" policy, meaning all accounts will be treated with a restricted experience unless they clear age verification. Apparently, Discord plans to use AI to infer if a user is an adult, so you might be automatically verified. However, if the AI throws up a red flag or makes a mistake, you'll have to verify your age to keep accessing all of Discord's features. You have to either submit a valid government ID or upload a video selfie. If you got hit with age verification or if you're simply looking for an alternative to avoid the possibility altogether, here are a few alternatives that I tested and liked.

Android has matured a lot since its early days, but there are some features that I keep wishing would be included already. One of those features is the ability to set a different volume for each app. I have found an excellent workaround to get this feature.

The Simpsons is one of the most popular cartoon series of all time and is currently streaming on Disney+. The series began on December 17, 1989, and has since become a widely recognizable cultural phenomenon.

HDDs were, until not too long ago, seen as the premier option for escaping price hikes as SSDs began being affected by the ongoing global RAM shortage.

Do you wish your terminal could do more than just run commands? Imagine opening one window and seeing your calendar, system stats, RSS feeds, and more—all at once. That’s exactly what you can do with wtf—the modular dashboard that might change how you use Linux.

Smart speakers aren't the only speakers in your home that you can connect to Home Assistant. You should be able to connect most speakers on your home network, and even dumb speakers can be connected with a little help.

Thanks to steady hardware improvements and Samsung’s generous software support, even for its budget Galaxy models, your Galaxy phone might still have plenty of life left in it. If you’re not planning to upgrade anytime soon, a handful of simple tweaks can make your old Galaxy feel fresh again.

If you're tempted to reuse an old modular power supply cable on a new power supply, save yourself a lot of trouble and buy a new one instead. You could wind up completely frying thousands of dollars in components otherwise.

Has your terminal app ever crashed mid-op? Ever wish you didn't have to juggle multiple terminal tabs or deal with failed processes caused by terminal connection drops? If any of that sounds relatable, multiplexing, which isn't as complicated as it sounds, can save you from the tab chaos and turn your Linux terminal into a productivity dashboard.