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Which is the best browser for battery life in Windows?
Your laptop’s battery is almost empty, you haven’t finished your work, and you’re nowhere near a power outlet. We’ve all been there once in a while. With our digital lives taking place mostly in browser tabs, could your choice of a web browser be the culprit behind poor battery life? While Chrome, Edge, and Opera all claim to provide users…
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The iPhone Turns 17: How a Revolution Touched Everyday Life
CES 2025 is well underway, and though we’re not attending the event in person this year, we are following along the various announcements, such as the new Nvidia RTX 5090 and other 50-series GPUs. As I was browsing through YouTube, finding more CES related videos to watch, the all-knowing Google recommendation system showed me a video about the announcement of…
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How to watch ‘Cunk on Life’ online from anywhere
A brilliant mockumentary-style show asking stupid questions to oblivious and patronizing talking heads, “Cunk on Life” has never been funnier or more necessary. For this 75 minute special, Diane Morgan/Cunk takes herself to the USA and elsewhere to uncover the meaning of life. Here’s how to watch “Cunk on Life” online from anywhere with a VPN — and potentially for free. “Cunk…
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Review: How I Use the Skylight Calendar to Manage My Life
We may earn a commission from links on this page. When I first learned of the Skylight Calendar, I thought it as a family tool. After all, these kinds of devices that aggregate calendars and to-do lists, like the Hearth Display, generally advertise to families as a way to stay organized. But I live alone and use my Skylight every…
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Is Laptop Battery Life Getting Too Long?
Summary Laptops now last up to 24 hours, matching power efficiency with performance. Charging is easier with modern laptops utilizing USB-C, even while on the go. Smaller batteries in laptops can create space to improve features like cooling, ports, and storage. Starting with models from the early 90s, I have owned numerous laptops in my life, and for almost all…
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The Best Gifts for the Frequent Traveler in Your Life
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Do you know someone who always seems to be going… somewhere? You’ll be watching Instagram Stories and here they come, sitting in an airport lounge or posing at a restaurant that is most certainly not in the city where they live. Whether this person is constantly being shuttled around as…
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Russia sentences Hydra dark web market leader to life in prison
Russian authorities have sentenced the leader of the criminal group behind the now-closed dark web platform Hydra Market to life in prison. Additionally, more than a dozen accomplices have been convicted for their involvement in the production and sale of nearly a ton of drugs. Stanislav Moiseyev, the group’s “organizer,” who was sentenced to life imprisonment, also received a fine…
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Jio 5G Has a New Trick up Its Sleeve to Help Save Your Phone’s Battery Life
Ambani-owned Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) just shared the Q2 financial Year 2025 earnings call report, and aside from all the financial jargon, it sheds light on some exciting news for Jio SIM holders. The company claims that its Jio 5G network will help save up to 40% battery life on smartphones. It shows that the company will start using smart…
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Extending corporate life of laptops by just one year can reduce harmful emissions by 25% – Computerworld
Extending the standard refresh cycle of laptops in a corporate environment can significantly reduce a workplace’s carbon footprint, according to new workplace sustainability research. However, challenges in ensuring the older laptops still meet Windows OS requirements, and other cost issues, could offset these environmental gains, experts said. The Atos Sustainable Workplace report, published this week and aimed at providing insights…
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I’ve been testing earbuds for all my life — here’s the 10 best early Black Friday wireless earbuds deals right now
As the sun wanes in the sky and days grow ever shorter, we get ever closer to the approaching madness of Black Friday. But before the big day has even arrived, retailers are already reducing the prices of some of the best wireless earbuds, with big savings on some of my favorite models from a range of retailers. A big…
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