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How to Disable Swipe Typing on the iPhone’s Keyboard

Android has supported swipe keyboards for over half a decade. Now, at long last, Apple is bringing swipe typing to the iPhone’s keyboard with iOS 13. The feature is enabled by default, so if you don’t like it, her...

Justin Duino 5d ago

How to Enable Low Data Mode on Your iPhone

Running out of data on your limited mobile plan? Want to stretch out the data for the last couple of days of the month? Try the new Low Data Mode to reduce data usage on your iPhone.

Khamosh Pathak 5d ago

What Is TDP for CPUs and GPUs?

You often see TDP measurements on specification sheets, and it’s important info for people with desktop PCs. But TDP definitions are like opinions—everybody’s got one. Let’s cut through the confusion and t...

Slack for Desktop and Web Gets a Dark Mode—Here’s How to Enable It

Months after rolling out to Android, iPhone, and iPad, Slack has brought dark mode to its desktop and web apps on Windows, macOS, and Linux. The theme is a mix of black and gray with white text, making it easy to read through...

Justin Duino 6d ago

How to Enable a Play/Pause Button on Chrome’s Toolbar

Which tab is playing sound? With Chrome’s new Play/Pause button, you don’t have to hunt it down. You can control playback from any browser tab using a convenient button on Chrome’s toolbar....

The Best New Features in iOS 13

Hot on the heels of the iPhone event, Apple is taking the final steps before releasing iOS 13 to the public. It comes with a new dark mode, improvements in stock apps, better privacy controls, and much more....

Khamosh Pathak Sep 10th

How to Permanently Uninstall Microsoft Teams on Windows 10

If Microsoft Teams keeps reinstalling itself on your Windows PC and launching itself at boot, there’s a solution. You can’t just uninstall Microsoft Teams the usual way: You have to uninstall it twice....

Chris Hoffman Sep 9th

Free Download: Microsoft’s PowerToys for Windows 10

Microsoft promised Windows 10 was getting PowerToys, and they’re finally here! The first preview release includes a Windows key shortcut overlay and a desktop window manager that will let you go beyond simple 2×2 s...

Chris Hoffman Sep 6th

Why Does USB Have to Be So Complicated?

The new USB specification has been finalized. Soon you can upgrade from USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 to USB4 Gen 3×2. Just don’t use USB4 Gen 2×2—that’s not any faster than the previous generation. Confuse...

The Best New Features in Android 10, Available Now

After beta testing the latest version of Android for several months, Google has officially released Android 10. Although most of the changes to the operating system are under the hood, there are several user-facing changes yo...

What’s New in Windows 10’s 20H1 Update, Arriving Spring 2020

Microsoft is already working on Windows 10’s 20H1 update. Expected sometime around April 2020, this will likely be Windows 10 version 2003. It’s much bigger than the upcoming 19H2 update but still feels like a col...

How to Stream UFC 242 Khabib vs. Poirier Live Online

For the first time, UFC plays out in the United Arab Emirates on Saturday, September 7. In this highly anticipated lightweight title unification bout, champion Khabib Nurmagomedov takes on interim champion Dustin Poirier. H...

Walter Glenn Sep 1st

Windows 10’s Tablet Mode May Be Replaced With the Desktop

Microsoft is now rolling out “a new tablet experience” for convertible PCs. This is a beta, but it looks like that Windows 8-style Tablet Mode is being replaced with a more touch-friendly desktop environment....

How to Quickly Switch Between Gmail Accounts on Android, iPhone, and iPad

Google has a new gesture-based account switcher in some of its mobile apps that allows you to swipe between your various Google accounts. Here’s how to use it in Gmail, Google Maps, Drive, and more on Android, iPhone, a...

Justin Duino Aug 29th

How to Play Adobe Flash SWF Files Outside Your Web Browser

Web browsers are dropping support for Flash, but what if you have an SWF file to open? Never fear: Adobe offers a hidden Flash Player download for Windows, Mac, and Linux. You can open an SWF file outside your browser....

Chris Hoffman Aug 27th

How to Stop Spammers From Attacking Your Google Calendar

Spammers have found a way to add unwanted phishing and scam events to people’s Google Calendars without their permission. Here’s how to stop spammers from adding things to your calendar without your permission....

Justin Duino Aug 23rd

How to Power Off Your Samsung Galaxy Note 10 or 10 Plus

Now that Samsung is shipping the Galaxy Note 10 and 10 Plus, you’ll find that the traditional method for powering off the phones doesn’t work. Instead, you have to use a new key combination or change its default s...

Justin Duino Aug 23rd

Want to Survive Ransomware? Here’s How to Protect Your PC

Ransomware is everything bad about humanity distilled into malware—maliciousness, greed, and casual incompetence. It encrypts your files and demands payment for a key that might not even work. But with the right backup ...

How to Enable Ultra-Low Latency Mode for NVIDIA Graphics

NVIDIA’s graphics drivers now offer a “Ultra-Low Latency mode” intended for competitive gamers and anyone else who wants the fastest input response times in their games. This feature is available for all NVI...

The New Microsoft Edge Is Now “Ready for Everyday Use”

You can now download the first Beta version of the new Chromium-based Edge browser. Microsoft is still working on it, but says it’s “ready for everyday use.” It’s available for Windows 10, 8, 7, and ma...

Chris Hoffman Aug 20th

What Is VBScript, and Why Did Microsoft Just Kill It?

VBScript is gone. Once a scripting language to compete with JavaScript in web browsers, VBScript is now disabled by default in Internet Explorer on all supported versions of Windows after a recent Windows update. But VBScript...

How to Migrate Your Nest Account to a Google Account

Nest users can now migrate their account over to Google. Doing so allows for a more secure sign-in process and better integration with Google Assistant, but kills most third-party integrations. There are more cons than pros, ...

Justin Duino Aug 19th

What’s New in Windows 10’s 19H2 Update, Arriving Fall 2019

Windows 10’s 19H2 update will arrive in the second half of 2019, perhaps in September or October. Also known as Windows 10 version 1909, this will be the smallest, quickest Windows 10 Update yet. It’s practically...