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Proton has just announced the release of Proton Authenticator. This free, open-source two-factor authentication (2FA) app should give you more flexibility along with strong encryption, with a similar feature set as Authy.

The Hyper HyperDrive Flex 8-Port USB-C hub is a well-designed hub with fast speeds and textured plastics that is comfortable to hold, an investment you’ll be happy to keep in your desk or everyday carry—but it isn't without its foibles.

Headphone jacks were removed from most smartphones and they're disappearing from other devices fast. However, that doesn't mean you have to stop using your wired headphones, especially if you invested in good ones.

I'm about two years into my switch from Android to iPhone—and I'm not having a good time. While I love my Mac, my iPad, and all my other Apple stuff, I just can't get comfortable with Apple's best-selling product.

Many of your apps have features you're not even aware of. Dropbox, for one, had a neat password manager. We say had, though, because it's now getting killed off.

Nearly every Microsoft Excel workbook I own—especially those I share with others—contains a hidden backend worksheet. It's essentially the engine room of my workbook and helps me keep my spreadsheets organized and functional. Here's why you should have one too.

If your back hurts in the morning, then you probably remember how you knew a call or text message was coming thanks to a distinctive morse-code-like interference on whatever speakers were nearby. Usually your desktop PC speakers.

If you looked at the Chrome inspection tool without any knowledge of how it works, all you'd see is a bunch of confusing code and panels. You'd probably think it makes more sense to a programmer, and you're right to a degree. But I'm here to tell you how this tool can benefit you, even if you've never written a line of code in your life.

While we all miss the headphone jack, these days Bluetooth and USB headphones are commonplace, so it's not that big a deal. However, it might not occur to you that some devices that have a headphone jack, can also work with USB headphones.

Anime is a medium, not a genre! That said, within the medium of anime there have arisen several rather unique genres that take on a particular flavor within the medium.

There’s no denying that opening incognito tabs on your phone is risky business. You could easily get distracted and leave them open, just sitting there waiting for someone else to notice. Firefox for Android is here with a feature that'll make your private tabs feel even more private.

The rise of age verification laws seek to prevent kids from entering websites they shouldn't use, but it will also inconvenience a lot of fully-grown users trying to use the internet normally. Google is taking a step forward and will try to guess the age of its users—and the best part, it's also applying to the US as well, even as there's no federal age verification law just yet.

Linux-first laptops are overlooked because of their specs sometimes, but you can find some pretty sweet and powerful deals on the open-source side of the pond. This laptop by Tuxedo is one of the most powerful you can buy, and it comes with Linux out of the box.

The Adobe Suite is a mainstay of creatives everywhere, and one of the most common apps is Adobe Premiere—the video-editing software. However, I've switched to an open-source alternative, and I don't regret it for a moment.

WinRAR has been such a steadfast part of the Windows experience that its payment model—politely nagging users to buy a license—has become a meme. But after more than 20 years, I've finally found an alternative.

When you think of iconic laptops, you might immediately think of the IBM ThinkPad, or the Apple MacBook. However, Sony used to be quite the leader in beautiful, cutting-edge laptop design—its VAIO series.

No matter who you are or what sort of things you do in life, there's a pretty good chance you have to deal with PDF files from time to time. This document format has had its day, and it causes numerous problems on modern screens, yet it just doesn't show any signs of going away.

Mods on old hardware can be especially cool. While an old 90s laptop shouldn't be driven daily by anyone, that didn't stop this person from making their old iBook a tad more modern than even some laptops these days.

Operating systems have to strike a balance between supporting older technologies, and avoiding unnecessary bloat from accumulated components over the decades. Which is why developers like Microsoft or Apple may eventually dump support for legacy hardware, since hardly anyone uses it.

Unreal Engine 5 is an absolute marvel—for developers. With tools like Nanite and Lumen, studios can create stunning visuals faster than ever before, using assets with unprecedented fidelity.