You can choose how long you want to share your location or turn it off at any time....
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Published on: 2026-02-27
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The Ultrahuman Ring Pro also packs a new safety feature that makes the smart ring easier to cut off - just in case....
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Published on: 2026-02-27
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Google's new default model for generating images, Nano Banana 2 offers faster speeds, better text rendering, and higher resolutions than its predecessor....
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Published on: 2026-02-27
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I went hands on with the best satellite phones and communicators from companies like SpaceX, Garmin, and Inmarsat. These devices offer features like messaging, live tracking, and SOS capabilities....
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Published on: 2026-02-27
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Samsung offers everything from high-end OLED TVs to budget-friendly options, and we've tested them all to help you find the best fit for your home theater....
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Published on: 2026-02-27
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By testing agent-to-agent interactions, researchers observed catastrophic system failures. Here's why that's bad news for everyone....
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Published on: 2026-02-27
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Mobile World Congress 2026 kicks off next week, but Samsung, Nothing, TCL, and others have already hinted at what's to come in Barcelona....
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Published on: 2026-02-27
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Experienced Linux users looking for a new approach should check out NixOS, which offers a thoughtful design with extensive customization....
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Published on: 2026-02-27
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If your Apple Watch is just as important as your iPhone, this snap charger by Iniu is a compelling power solution....
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Published on: 2026-02-27
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Some Windows customers are convinced that Microsoft's diagnostic data collection for Windows is a secret spy network. I've been investigating this topic for a decade. Here's what you need to know....
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Published on: 2026-02-27
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All About Microsoft
On Wednesday, I mentioned my friend’s new Dell PC and the revised plan for storage. When I first studied this Dell Tower Pro model ECT1250, I looked at the service manual so I could learn about the inside. The manual showed how a hard disk drive (HDD) was mounted. I...
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Published on: 2026-02-27
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Well the AI bubble isn’t popping …. at least not yet. NVIDIA announced that it blew past its targets. There was a second news story that I thought was just as interesting, but when I went to back it up with data, I couldn’t find the credible link to back...
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Published on: 2026-02-26
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Around Thanksgiving, I helped a friend configure a new Dell Desktop Tower Pro to replace her 10-year-old OptiPlex. We took a hard look at her usage, both current and planned. She had subscribed to the Windows 10 ESU and thus knew her reliable PC would last until October. She decided...
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Published on: 2026-02-25
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ISSUE 23.08.1 • 2026-02-24 By Susan Bradley I’m not a superstitious person. But there are times — especially around printers, copiers, or other technology devices — when I jokingly say, “Shush, don’t talk about how they are working. It will jinx them.” And there are times I talk about how...
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Published on: 2026-02-24
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ISSUE 23.08 • 2026-02-23 WINDOWS 11 By Martin Brinkman After ten years in the making, Microsoft is finally attempting to finish the job by making Windows’ dark-mode feature truly system-wide. The “flashbang” era is officially ending — mostly. When Microsoft first dimmed the lights with the Windows 10 Anniversary Update,...
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Published on: 2026-02-23
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PUBLIC DEFENDER By Brian Livingston With copper hitting an all-time high of $14,527 per metric ton intraday on January 29, 2026 — almost triple its $5,058 price as recently as 2020 — vandals are increasingly tearing out entire runs of telecom wiring for metal they can sell to shady scrap...
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Published on: 2026-02-23
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ON SECURITY By Susan Bradley You’ve probably seen the chilling video by now — that masked man at the door in one of the highest-profile kidnappings in recent memory. But here’s something you may have missed, something many would consider equally chilling: the doorbell-camera footage was not configured to be...
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Published on: 2026-02-23
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EDITORIAL By Will Fastie Here are a few things we learned from our 2026 reader survey. First, many thanks to the very large number of Plus members who took the time to complete the 2026 reader survey earlier this year. Your response is very gratifying and greatly appreciated. Not only...
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Published on: 2026-02-23
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I stumbled across an interesting workaround for someone who was using a Mac to host a Windows 11 virtual machine to run a line-of-business application. The application installs a PDF driver that won’t work in a virtual machine, especially one running Arm processor. The found a third-party PDF program to...
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Published on: 2026-02-20
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I was talking to someone today about their issues with using an iphone. They indicated at one point in time they had inadvertently enabled “Blind mode”. Huh, I’ve never heard of blind mode. Come to find out it’s called “blind assist” and they aren’t the only one who found themselves...
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Published on: 2026-02-19
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