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The Format Painter in Excel lets you copy formatting from one cell or group of cells to another cell or group of cells without copying their contents. Cell formatting includes everything from font size and color to borders, number formats, and conditional formatting.

If you have a tax refund burning a hole in your pocket and you're looking for the best tech deals and discounts, we have you covered. This week, score DJI's latest affordable gimbal, save big on the Galaxy Watch Ultra, new headphones, and so much more.

There's a lot to love about the new Galaxy S25, Galaxy S25 Plus, and Galaxy S25 Ultra. Samsung's One UI 7 update (based on Android 15) delivers a slew of helpful features, controls, and customization, but multiple changes are baffling or outright bad. I just got a Galaxy S25+ and changed these settings immediately, and you should too.

Microsoft has just announced a significant update to Excel that uses AI to tackle menial, time-consuming data-importing tasks. Copilot in Excel can now pull in snippets of information from various sources, saving you the hassle of creating and preparing your figures manually.

Humane, the company that developed a widely-covered AI pin, is shutting down and selling its assets to HP for $116 million. This sale includes Humane’s CosmOS operating system, more than 300 patents and applications, and its technical staff.

Back when I got my Steam Deck, I tried installing Windows on it just for fun, but the experience was anything but positive. Almost two years later, I still believe that Steam Deck and Windows are anything but a good match.

You can use Apple’s free GarageBand application for Mac to record and edit basic podcasts. Here’s how to get the most out of GarageBand in podcast production, and recommendations for other applications when you need a better tool.

Netflix and Prime Video are two of the biggest streaming services. Both boast an impressive content catalog featuring tons of movies and TV shows. If you're looking to decide between the two, here's everything you need to know to make an informed decision.

Many of us have dreamed of running Linux on all the things, including our TVs. A decade ago, Ubuntu TV promised to make this a reality. What happened, and are would-be Linux TV viewers out of luck?

While magnetic Hall Effect switches are all the craze right now, keyboard manufacturers are still working out the kinks in implementing them. The NZXT Function Elite MiniTKL is a road bump in this journey that can’t justify its high price.

Connections is a game from the New York Times that challenges you to find the association between words. It sounds easy, but it isn't—Connections categories can be almost anything, and they're usually quite specific. If you need a hand getting the answers, we've got you covered.

Helium hard drives, a significant leap in hard disk drive (HDD) technology, offer promising improvements in storage density and power efficiency. The use of helium is the key to these advancements. Here's everything you need to know.

Android gaming has changed a lot over the years, but some classic Android games have stood the test of time—and are even still available to download from the Play Store!

Every once in awhile, NASA publishes a photo of something in space taken by one of their probes. But how exactly do probes in deep space send those photos back to us on Earth? Well, it's actually pretty simple, and you use technology operating on similar principles every day without realizing it.

Valve's latest Source SDK update contains the full client and server code for TF2. The company has also confirmed that classic Source Engine titles will soon gain 64-bit binary support.

I bought my first ultrawide monitor back in February 2018. It was a game changer for me. I went from two 27-inch 16:9 monitors to one 34-inch 21:9 and absolutely loved it.

Wi-Fi networks power a lot of our routines, from streaming shows to placing delivery orders. It can be easy to forget that these networks can expose where you go to anyone lurking on the same connection. But just a few straightforward changes can reduce the risk of Wi-Fi-related attacks.

Lately, Microsoft has been on a crusade to make Edge faster. With the latest update to Edge 132, the company is taking extra measures to get one step closer to that goal.

Amazon has recently decided to shut down its mobile app's short video and photo feature called Inspire. Inspire, which started in 2022, lets users find products through videos and pictures made by influencers, brands, and other customers, similar to what TikTok does.

We've seen countless hardware mods on iPhones over the years, but someone just set out to make one of the wildest ones we've seen. The result is an iPhone that looks and very much feels like a Nokia Lumia phone.