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Connections is a game from the New York Times that challenges you to find the association between words. It sounds easy, but it isn't—Connections categories can be almost anything, and they're usually quite specific. If you need a hand getting the answers, we've got you covered.

Remakes are always a topic of heated debate in the gaming community. Sometimes they result in games that garner critical acclaim, but I'd say that most remakes we've seen so far simply end up showing us how good the original was, and that we'd rather be playing that.

Digital notebook brand reMarkable will increase U.S. prices this May. "Increased costs," presumably due to the revocation of de minimis tariff exemptions on May 2nd, are the reason for this price adjustment.

Everyone knows optical disc formats like CD and DVD, but history is littered with other attempts to make shiny round discs that hold some sort of recording. With very mixed results!

Samsung has announced a big update to its SmartThings platform. The update adds some health with sleep, but also keeps Samsung up to date with Matter compatability.

Razer has temporarily stopped selling its laptops directly in the United States. This decision comes after the many tariffs that affect countries that make hardware.

The deepest point below sea level that humans have been on our planet is 35,853 feet into the Challenger Deep, part of the Mariana Trench. As deep as that sounds, it's less than 0.2% of the average distance of 3,959 miles from the surface to the center of the Earth.

Time travel has always been a fantasy humanity loves to think about. What was it like in the distant past? How have things changed, what would it be like if you were there? Time travel is not physically possible, but thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope, we can look back in time as if it were.

If you urgently need a laptop for college or work, it’s tempting to scour the bargain bins at Walmart or scroll through the cheapest options on Amazon. However, these devices often compromise on key features, making them a poor long-term investment.

The Windows 11 Start menu is a notable departure from everything Microsoft has done before. A lot of people got used to its unique layout, but many still resent Microsoft for hiding the app list away with several clicks. Now, it looks like the company is finally figuring out how to make it better.

If you’re looking for a specific file in a folder full of many files, you can use file previews to see a file’s contents without opening it. You have multiple ways to do this on your Windows 11 PC, and I’ll show you what those ways are.

Microsoft OneNote is more than just a note-taker—it's a versatile app that can eliminate the need to use multiple tools. In the long run, it can save you money on multiple subscriptions while streamlining your workflow. So, if you already use OneNote, you might not need any of the apps mentioned below.

Personal opinion: NotebookLM is probably Google's most useful AI product. You can feed it sources and use it as a useful and capable research/study tool. So it's a shame, then, to see that it somehow doesn't have an app—Google pays more attention to Gemini instead. Now, though, this is finally changing.

Right on time, just as Samsung starts its big Android 15 update for multiple phones, the company has ended software support for the Galaxy S20 series. Originally launched in March 2020, the Galaxy S20, S20 Plus, and Galaxy S20 Ultra were only guaranteed four years of updates and will not receive any moving forward.

Even though MacBooks offer excellent battery life out of the box, battery performance will degrade over time. Theres not a lot you can do about this, it's just a natural part of owning any rechargeable device in the modern age.

Since its debut in July 2024, the highly anticipated Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 has been flooded with orders. It's no surprise, as buyers have eagerly awaited their chance to own this supercar slayer.

For decades, manufacturers have worked to balance their supply chains carefully. They consider factors like incentives, regulations, and penalties in the pursuit of profit.

We've never had it so easy. Modern technology provides us with so many small conveniences that it's easy to take them for granted. You can pause a live TV show, undo a mistake on your computer, or ask a smart speaker to play your favorite band without even thinking about it.

Apple’s included macOS apps are some of the best the platform has to offer, but they’re not perfect. If you’re willing to move your life around and occasionally open your wallet, you might find better options elsewhere.

The Edifier NeoBuds Planar Wireless Earbuds weren’t the pair of wireless earbuds I was expecting them to be. On the one hand, these premium in-ears brought extra polish to tracks I’ve heard a million times over. But there were a couple of holdups that I won’t soon forget, too.