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System76's COSMIC desktop environment has been hugely popular lately. It's highly customizable in ways very few Linux distros are, and it's also extremely fast and tweakable. It's not fully stable yet, but that's not stopping System76 from shipping a computer with it.

Canonical today announced the release of Ubuntu 25.10, codenamed “Questing Quokka.” This update comes with improvements across security, compatibility, and the core desktop experience and is likely very important for the long-term support (LTS) coming in 2026.

Adding pictures to a Microsoft Excel worksheet can improve visualization, understanding, and overall presentation. However, floating images are notorious for causing layout issues when rows, columns, and cells are modified. To avoid these problems, you can embed pictures within cells.

Do you like to fall asleep with the TV on, but then wake up and realize you missed several episodes of your favorite show? If so, we have some potentially good news. It looks like Google TV is preparing to borrow a Netflix feature that users either love or hate.

We all have songs that are our guilty pleasures, and the same is true for TV shows. For me, it's the show Friday Night Lights. The five seasons about the trials and tribulations of a Texas high school football team are cheesy and predictable, but just really comforting to watch. If you're tired of paying a premium to watch your favorite comfort show on a streaming service, then the good news is that there are alternatives.

Few rivalries in the automotive world are as fierce as Ford versus Jeep, and nowhere is that battle more heated than in the off-road segment. For years, the Wrangler has been the benchmark for trail-ready SUVs, but Ford’s modern off-roader is proving it can play by the same rules and still come out ahead.

I like buying phones with at least 512GB of storage, because I know I will fill up most of that space—and no, it isn't entirely with photos and videos. Here's why having 256GB or less is a non-starter for me.

Between the game-changing block of Disney Afternoon and the mid-'90s renaissance of Kids WB, there was the must-watch block of Fox Kids. The Fox network was already making a name for itself with subversive sitcoms like Married with Children and The Simpsons. While it took them some time to find their footing with their foray into Saturday morning programming, they managed to land on some winning shows in the early to mid-1990s.

When it comes to buying a new TV, eventually, the conversation over OLED and Mini-LED, two of the leading panel technologies today, is going to come up. While both offer a top-tier visual experience, how they actually create the picture and how they handle light and dark are night-and-day different. This gives each its own unique edge when it comes to contrast and brightness.

SD and Micro SD cards are wonderful little storage devices, and sometimes I can't believe that I'm holding hundreds of gigabytes in the palm of my hand in something the size of my pinkie nail.

You may have noticed that some PC games now list frame generation as part of their system requirements. The issue here is that system requirements for PC games usually target 60 FPS performance, and playing games at 60 FPS with frame generation feels anything but good.

If you're like me, you've been relying on technical workarounds to set up Windows 11 with a local account instead of the required Microsoft account. Unfortunately, Microsoft is shutting down more of those workarounds, which is just affirming my decision to replace Windows with Linux as my daily driver desktop.

I have no plans to replace the five-year-old Mac mini that’s gracefully aging beneath my TV. I’ll happily buy another when the time comes, but that day still feels like a long way off.

At half the price of their more premium counterparts yet almost indistinguishable in both looks and sound, the JLab GO Pods ANC are budget earbuds done right. Plus, at such a small size, the price is hardly the only reason to buy.

In late 1999, after spending $70 million developing what was then the most expensive game ever made, SEGA released Shenmue for the Dreamcast. Though the world was a better place for it, the game did not recover its development costs, nor did it get the audience it deserved.

Do you ever get excited about new browser releases anymore? Have you noticed how they all look the same these days? There's nothing unique about any of them; they don't innovate, and that's boring. I have 5 features that would take web browsers to the next level.

Alien Earth has so far been one of my favorite new series of the year. For the uninitiated, it's the critically acclaimed FX sci-fi thriller series streaming on Disney+ and Hulu that, for fans of the Alien universe of films, situates itself in the timeline between the later prequel films and 1979's original Alien.

Luxury cars have a reputation for steep prices, but some used models are changing that perception. One used luxury crossover, in particular, now undercuts the cost of a brand-new Honda Civic, and it offers far more refinement for the money.

Are you tired of having to navigate to a dozen different download pages after getting a new computer, just to get the software you want to use installed? If so, Ninite is the answer to your problems.

The brand-new Samsung Galaxy S25 is currently available for a massive 28% discount, making this a great deal on a flagship smartphone that just launched this year. This major discount knocks the price down to a surprisingly low $575 on Amazon and Best Buy, saving you $225 off the original price of $800.