Author: Awais

If you’ve kept up with recent technology news, you may have noticed that the world’s most popular operating system has been in the headlines for all the wrong reasons. Users are now required to log in with a cloud account, the use of AI is basically a requirement, surveillance data is sent off to unknown servers, and users are forced to accept ever-changing license agreements that invade privacy. Why do we put up with this? Security experts often recommend installing Linux to avoid these problems, but that can be inconvenient at best. Thankfully, since 2019, Kubuntu Focus has optimized a…

Amazon “If you told me a few months ago that I’d fall in love with a set of pasta bowls, I’d scoff and say, ‘What even is a pasta bowl?’ But now that I’ve used them, I 100% understand their merits: They’re shallow and keep your noodles saucy, whether it’s a tangle of tagliatelli, a scoop of scungilli, or a swirl of soba. They also double as the perfect vessel for containing runny dishes, like a stew or curry. Good ones, like this set from Le Creuset, have hard, durable enamel, so you can tackle your noodles with a fork…

Why you can trust TechRadar We spend hours testing every product or service we review, so you can be sure you’re buying the best. Find out more about how we test. Dell has been in the game for quite some time for the business professional, so when I got word of their newest 18-inch flagship, I knew I’d have to get my hands on it. Most of the high-powered laptops that get the flashy marketing are focused on video and photos.But there is an entirely different type of power needed for coders, developers, engineers, QA teams, and those who have…

I have the coolest little gadget that sits on my desk. It can do a lot. It’s an 8-bit style digital Wi-Fi clock (with a retro 37×8 pixel resolution) that you can customize to do a lot of things, including control your smart home (with IFTTT, Alexa, and Google Assistant integration), plus it can display up-to-date info such as stock prices, social media following counts, your next calendar appointment, and much more. It even has a built-in speaker for alarms and notifications, three physical buttons, and mini apps, like a Pomodoro timer and message board. If you’re looking for a…

A headstone in a Utah cemetery made headlines a few years ago for an extremely sweet reason: In addition to the birth and death dates for Wade and Kathryn Andrews, the marker prominently features a recipe for “Kay’s Fudge.”  “She would write poetry, and she would take fudge whenever people got together,” Janice Johnson said of her mother, Kathryn, who went by Kay, to Utah’s Fox 13 in 2021.  Meg Smith When Wade passed away in 2000, Kay helped select images to engrave on their joint headstone representing her husband’s life (an airplane to honor his Air Force service and…

There may not be any reports of stick drift with the ROG Xbox Ally yet, but that doesn’t mean there won’t be. If you’d rather not end up with joysticks that have a mind of their own, GuliKit revealed its latest TMR Electromagnet Joystick Modules made specifically for your Xbox handheld.GuliKit said it worked directly with Asus to develop these joystick upgrades, which match the exact dimensions of the ROG Xbox Ally and Ally X’s stock sticks. The aftermarket accessories company previously designed a Hall effect joystick upgrade kit for the ROG Ally X, but GuliKit said this mod features…

Google might be about to undo one of its most debated Android interface changes, almost four years after it first showed up. When Google launched Android 12 in 2021, it killed the separate one-tap Wi-Fi and mobile data toggles we all knew. In their place came a single, combined “Internet” tile. The logic was that it would simplify connection management and stop people from accidentally eating through their data caps by forgetting to turn Wi-Fi back on. It sounded fine on paper, but in reality, it turned a quick action into a multi-tap chore, which frustrated a lot of users.…

Key Takeaways Adding a small amount of water to chocolate chip cookie dough creates crispier, chewier cookies.Start with 1/4 teaspoon of water per cup of flour called for in the recipe.For ultra-thin cookies, try 1 teaspoon of water per cup of flour. I’ve been baking the classic back-of-the-yellow-bag Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe since I was eight years old. It may be the recipe that ultimately led to my baking and pastry degree and decades-long career as a food editor. So imagine my shock when a #Old Recipes Reddit thread alerted me to the fact that the recipe I’d…

Looking for the most recent Mini Crossword answer? Click here for today’s Mini Crossword hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles.I was born in December, so today’s Mini Crossword may have been extra entertaining for me. Read on for the answers. And if you could use some hints and guidance for daily solving, check out our Mini Crossword tips.If you’re looking for today’s Wordle, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands answers, you can visit CNET’s NYT puzzle hints page.Read more: Tips and Tricks for Solving The New York Times…

It’s officially Christmas week and Boxing Day deals are coming in fast, with a lot of our favourite tech getting similar (or sometimes better) discounts compared to Black Friday just last month. One of the deals I’ve spotted today is the still-brand new Samsung Galaxy Tab A11+, which has already received a generous 44% discount for Boxing Day.This budget-oriented Android tablet was announced only about a month ago and is the successor to the well-received Galaxy Tab A9+, with a new MediaTek Dimensity 7300 processor, 6GB of RAM (up from 4GB), 25W fast charging (up from 15W) and storage options…