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Back to news homeHow to Set up a Smartphone for Elderly Loved Ones
On an iPhone: Use the Shortcuts app. If you create a folder for the home screen, you can potentially add multiple shortcuts. You can tap the plus (+) icon at […]
TP-Link’s New Wi-Fi 6 Router Puts Gamers in the Fast Lane
It does this via three bands. There’s a 5-GHz band offering up to 4,804 Mbps, a second 5-GHz band offering up to 1,201 Mbps, and a 2.4-GHz band that can […]
Everything Amazon Announced at Its Hardware Event—So Far
It’s all powered by Amazon’s latest AZ2 Neural Edge processor, which runs machine learning-based speech models faster than its predecessor. It has a built-in 5-megapixel camera and mics for video calls, […]
A New Way for Serious Cyclists to Train Indoors This Winter
Confession: I never used The Sufferfest, a popular cycling training app that encourages users to apply maximal effort as they pedal through streaming workouts in the make-believe world of “Sufferlandria” […]
How to Use the Focus Feature on iOS 15—and Get More Done
Sometimes it’s hard to focus. When you have a dizzying number of screens pinging around you, they can be more distracting than helpful. But if some of those screens run […]
Take Your Tunes Anywhere With Our Fave Bluetooth Speakers
The best Bluetooth speakers still have a place near and dear to our hearts, even as we’ve seen better (and more portable) smart speakers creeping into the universe. It’s fun and […]
How to Make Podcasts Better for People With Hearing Loss
The average American listens to over 16 hours of online audio content—like podcasts—each week. That’s 17 percent more than last year.But not everyone finds it easy to listen.Most people who […]
Our Favorite Couches (and 1 Armchair) You Can Order Online
Maybe you have a hand-me-down or a thrifted floral confection that isn’t cutting it. Or maybe being stuck at home during quarantine left your sofa seats sunken in and worse […]
How to Stay Under Your 15 GB of Free Storage From Google
Sign up for a Google account, and you get 15GB of cloud storage space for free, split across three main products—Gmail, Google Drive, and Google Photos. Once you exceed that […]