Cold Snowstorm/Getty Images The borough of Wokingham, located in Berkshire, England, has approved the construction of a large solar farm after what could have been a long delay. As reported by the BBC, construction on the Barkham Solar Farm is expected to begin later this year with…
Do you remember Car Thing? The hardware was Spotify’s now-discontinued device for controlling music streaming from within the platform, rather than relying on built-in car software, like CarPlay or Android Auto. However, Spotify killed Car Thing after just a few months. First announced in 2019, Car Thing then launched…
Dobri Dobrev/Getty Images If you’re in the process of setting up your ideal productivity battlestation, chances are you’ve considered a multi-monitor paradigm, in which case you’ve probably run into a common question: Is it okay to diversify brands when using multiple monitors? Let me allay…
ZikG/Shutterstock We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. If you’re diving into the world of smart home security, Blink cameras are likely among the first options you’ll come across during your research. These devices are popular and aggressively priced, and Amazon owns them, so…
Google has been adding smart theft detection features to Android in recent years. Alejandro J. Vivas/Shutterstock For years, Android anti-theft protection was more reactionary than proactive. Users are all too familiar with traditional warnings and protocols, like protecting your phone when entering your PIN, using location services, and avoiding easy-to-guess passwords….
Photo labs CC/Shutterstock Chromebooks have a reputation for being simple, budget-friendly laptops, which is well-deserved since they cost a fraction of what a comparable Windows machine costs. This is largely because these low prices are due to cloud-based storage and lighter hardware. But the affordable…
Anna Svetlova/Shutterstock When discussing the best headphones, you’ll have a hard time avoiding Bose. A must-have in the audio world for decades, over-ear products like the Bose QuietComfort Ultra (2nd generation) are praised by laypeople and professionals alike. But have you ever wondered why Bose…
The short answer is probably no, but it depends on how you use your device. Eza_Nanda/Shutterstock The heyday of third-party antivirus software is over with the end of the dominance of the PC era. Names like Norton, McAfee, and Avast were once familiar to PC users around the world, but unlike…
Once Advanced Paste is enabled in PowerToys settings, the shortcut Win + Shift + V brings up a window dedicated to the content currently saved in the clipboard. It brings together the different options available and can display a preview of what is there. You can also assign a custom keyboard shortcut to the functions…
We now have enough of a basis to understand why retro games look like those on modern TVs. A major problem is that newer LCD and OLED TVs don’t offer great analog connections. If you’re lucky, your TV might have composite ports. But even if that’s the case, composite cables introduce a lot of noise…