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The new year is here, and we've been putting out some great Android editorials to read while you get over the post-holiday blues. I've picked five for you to check out this weekend—along with a cheat sheet of top news headlines.

If you miss the simplicity or design aesthetic of 1990s Linux computing, there's some good news. A project to port KDE 1 and its desktop environment to modern Linux is underway, called MiDesktop.

It would be fair to say that I've never been a fan of Windows Search. It feels slow, inconsistent, and just a little too eager to get in my way when all I want is to find a file and move on. That’s why I eventually replaced it with Everything, which does one thing extremely well and does it fast. For a long time, that solved my search problem on Windows, and I stopped thinking much about alternatives altogether.

Windows RAM usage is nowhere near as straightforward as Task Manager would have you believe. The operating system strategically fills unused memory with cache, compressed data, and recently used app data to make your system feel faster. This is useful, but it might have you believe you need more RAM than you really do.

Now that the holidays are over and real life has resumed, you’re probably looking for some new projects to tackle in your homelab. Whether you need to monitor service uptime, share files with friends, or make your own short URLs, here are three homelab projects to tackle in the new year.

Spam calls are probably the most annoying daily issue that has arisen with smartphones. Either it's a salesperson cold calling you, a ridiculous spam, or robocall. The good news is you can prevent a good chunk of these calls by just doing one simple thing—and it works for iPhone and Android.

Fitness trackers help a long way towards your wellness goals, and are well worth the investment. Find out which is best for you!

Kiwix, the desktop application for browsing offline archives of Wikipedia, Stack Overflow, and other resources, just got an update on desktop platforms. It now has more keyboard shortcuts, fixes to menus, better file handling, and much more.

As we start the new year, it’s time to look at some fun Raspberry Pi projects. Whether you want a digital photo frame to upgrade your garage with some smart features, here are three Raspberry Pi projects for you to tackle this weekend.

If you're like me, you get excited when it's time to finally replace your old phone with a shiny new one. In the excitement of browsing new phones, you might come across the option to trade in your old phone.

If you have a large media collection in your Plex server and you're running out of space, figuring out what to delete can be an annoying process. Now, a developer has come up with a potential solution inspired by Tinder.

When buying parts for a new PC, most people have a tendency to go overboard and overspec their computer so it's "future-proof." This can manifest in many different ways, but often you'll see insane amounts of RAM, an overkill CPU, or an overpowered graphics card.

Starting your programming journey is exciting, but it’s easy to fall into traps that slow down your progress. By understanding the common mistakes new programmers make, you’ll set yourself up for success right from the start. Here are five mistakes I made that you can learn from.

For years, Intel Optane seemed destined to reshape how we store data in computers. It promised to bridge the gap between blazing-fast RAM and practical storage, with latency and consistency that traditional SSDs simply couldn't match. Then, in 2022, Intel quietly announced it was killing the entire product line—writing off over half a billion dollars in inventory in the process.

When people think “reliable car,” Japanese brands usually come to mind first—and for good reason. Honda, Toyota, and Nissan have spent decades building vehicles that just keep going, even on the luxury side with Acura and Lexus.

2025 marked the return of one of the original modern indie tech brands, and Pebble is continuing its resurgence in the new year. One of the most stylish—and thinnest—smartwatches of the past decade is making a comeback: meet the Pebble Round 2.

When trying to save a website for offline use, your first instinct might be to hit the 'save webpage' button in your browser. That works great, but only for single web pages. If you try to save the entire website, you'll have to open every single webpage, save it manually, and then (when you need to access the website) look for individual HTML files and open them one by one. There's a better way to do this.

Are you frustrated with the limitations of current MagSafe (Qi2) accessories? Tired of seeing the same boring magnetic charging stands and wallets? Me too—and here are five Qi2 accessories that desperately need to exist for people like us.

After taking a break for the holidays, I'm back with another set of Linux applications I think are worth installing. This weekend, consider a way to concatenate desktops, a duplicate file cleaner, and a replacement for ls.

You likely use it every day for "boring" data, but Excel is hiding a fascinating history. From secret video games to a leap-year lie that Microsoft refuses to fix, here are seven weird facts that prove the popular spreadsheet software is stranger than you think.