Over the past few years or so, ads have become rampant on YouTube, which is a major concern for many consumers, considering that the platform offers the biggest video service, with very few notable competitors. This has become a nuisance for many, to the point that people have increasingly begun to resort to leveraging ad blockers, but YouTube cracks down regularly on such software through its ad … [Read more...]

If you've been struggling to keep all your devices charged at once, then this Anker GaN charger is going to be a great upgrade to your current charger and a perfect piece to add to your everyday tech carry. Not only do you get lots of ports, but you also get tons of power here too, with a total of up to 65W, which is enough to charge up smartphones, tablets, and even laptops. Source: … [Read more...]

Power banks are an essential accessory if you're someone that's constantly on the go. Not only are they great for charging up smartphones, but some of them can also be used to charge up larger devices as well, like tablets and laptops. We think this Anker Zolo power bank offers a good balance between performance and portability, but most importantly price. While it normally has a retail price that … [Read more...]

TeamViewer is one of the go-to remote desktop applications that people know of, but it's nowhere near the best. While it was one of the first to make unattended access easy and made it possible to do remote support for friends and family members, it has since been usurped in recent years thanks to the proliferation of other remote desktop applications, including ones built into the operating … [Read more...]

Despite being packed with useful features, Proxmox has a straightforward UI thats easy-to-learn even for beginners. But that doesnt mean you wont run into issues when building a home lab using this virtualization platform. Network-related problems, in particular, can rear their ugly head right after you finish installing Proxmox. Thankfully, most of these are easy to fix, and this guide will go … [Read more...]

If you have access to computers running different operating systems, you know that switching external hard drives between them can be a pain. Windows 11 PCs use NTFS for their file system, while the best Macs use Apple File System (APFS). While there are some file formats that both operating systems can access, like ExFAT, what happens if you've got important data on a drive formatted as NTFS, but … [Read more...]

Things have been really rough for Intel right now, but that doesn't mean that AMD has had an easy time either. In fact, reports are coming in from around the world, and the message seems to be clear; nobody seems to really care about the AMD Ryzen 9000 series. In fact, some stores are reporting that sales of the chip have yet to breach single digits, which may mean bad news for AMD if it's … [Read more...]

Since Photoshops inception, it has gone from strength to strength, both in its tools and price. Photoshop isnt the only great photo and image editing software Adobe has, of course, and you can even access many Adobe tools without a subscription. Adobe Express was released in 2015 (initially named Adobe Post, then Adobe Spark, before Adobe Express in 2023) and has some similar features to … [Read more...]

In the world of computing, our devices use processors built on certain architectures. Most smartphones are built on Arm, new MacBooks are as well, and some Windows laptops are on top of that. However, servers, many computers, and other laptops are built on x86_64, and that's where you'll typically find AMD and Intel processors. Different architectures have different strenghts and weaknesses, and … [Read more...]

Thanks to its neat integration with Google services, a generous 15GB of space, class-leading sync speed, and an easy-to-use interface, Google Drive remains the go-to digital vault for storing and organizing your files. Aside from feature-rich mobile, tablet, and web apps, Google Drive is available on desktop platforms, too. Source: xda-developers.com … [Read more...]

Here at XDA, we know just how powerful Excel can get. In fact, we've previously covered how you can Excel it to solve Sudoku puzzles. Now, the popular spreadsheet has gotten additional Python support, allowing you to really push your productivity skills to their very best. Source: xda-developers.com … [Read more...]

There was a lot of new silicon announced earlier this month in Berlin, all of which was focused on bringing on-device AI capabilities to new laptops. On Qualcomm's end, it had the Snapdragon X Plus 8-core, and Acer's Swift Go 14 AI is one of the first laptops to carry it. Source: xda-developers.com … [Read more...]

Turns out that Microsoft is announcing the rollout of 24H2 not with a bang, but with a whimper. The company has officially confirmed when it plans to begin upgrading people's computers to the newest version of Windows 11. However, don't feel too bad if it slipped your radar, because it was tucked away within a pretty standard announcement on the Microsoft website. Source: xda-developers.com … [Read more...]

Defragmenting disks used to be a big thing back in the day. I certainly remember doing it every now and then on my PC back in the mid-2000s, and it felt like it really helped spedd up your PC. But these days, you never hear much about defragmenting anymore, so why is that? Source: xda-developers.com … [Read more...]

I started using Plex only around a year ago. Before that, I always transferred movies and TV shows to an external USB drive which I plugged into my TV. Streaming apps like Netflix and Prime Video took care of the rest of my media consumption needs. Plex became a necessity when moving content manually became a little too inconvenient. Plus, the added benefits of Plex's UI made me wonder why I … [Read more...]

Does your new computer come with built-in Microsoft spyware? Is Satya Nadella, or Steve Ballmer, or Bill Gates -- or all three -- looking over your shoulder every time you do something on a CoPilot+ PC? Source: xda-developers.com … [Read more...]

In a time when labels like gaming, AI, and VR-ready are slapped on practically every PC component, one might wonder whether hard drives rated for NAS or enterprise-grade usage are just marketing gimmicks. However, NAS HDDs actually include bonus features that are often absent in run-of-the-mill drives. If you're planning to upgrade your storage server with additional HDDs, here are five ways … [Read more...]

When it was released in 2007, the iPhone forever changed the cellphone market, setting the blueprint for what was to come. It wasn't the first touchscreen phone, the first media player, or the first way to access the Internet on the go, but it combined these functions into a cohesive whole. Then the App Store launched, and it's hard to see our current ability to summon taxis or food at the press … [Read more...]

The iPhone 16 Pro Max is one of the harder smartphones I've had to review in recent years, because most of what the Apple marketing focused on this year Apple Intelligence is not quite ready. Consumers who pick up the new iPhones in a few days will find that Apple's take on generative artificial intelligence is not actually in the phone yet. Instead, they'll have to wait until October to get a … [Read more...]

There's a lot of development going on in the AI space right now, but a lot of that development is in ways that typical consumers may not care about. However, a lot of what Arm is doing in the space right now is some of the most interesting developments out there that consumers should care about, as it's being designed in a way to safeguard privacy and be useful. Source: xda-developers.com … [Read more...]