Software

For many iPhone users, notes An app is something you just open to jot down a phone number, a quick reminder, or a shopping list. That notion is rapidly becoming outdated. In the last few iOS releases, Apple Notes has been continually expanded into a lightweight productivity and organization tool, adding features that rival dedicated […]

Apple TV works well out of the box, but tvOS has accumulated enough features over the years that a default setup is rarely the best. A few small changes can remove friction, reduce interruptions, and make the entire experience faster and more predictable. These are practical changes that improve day-to-day usability without installing apps or

Older Windows laptops often become slow for reasons that have nothing to do with bad hardware. Background apps, startup clutter, syncing services, and visual effects all add overhead that accumulates over time. In many cases, performance can be restored with some targeted software changes rather than a full reinstall. These changes focus on reducing background

It’s easy to run out of HDMI ports on a TV. Game consoles, streaming boxes, PCs, and sound systems quickly fill up the available inputs, and constantly unplugging cables gets old fast. Luckily, you don’t need to replace your TV to fix the problem. There are three realistic ways to expand your HDMI connectivity, each

Spotify is still known for music, but it has quietly become a capable podcast app as well. The problem is that many of its best podcast-related options are buried in Settings, and most people never touch them. If you regularly listen to podcasts, changing a few defaults can save data, free up storage and make

Spotify wants to give users control over their favorite music. And it’s testing an AI feature called Prompted Playlists to help listeners personalize their experience. Like most online media services, the music streaming service has a vast catalog with recommendations and suggested content. This is usually driven by an algorithm, depending on various things, such

YouTube TV is launching TV plans early next year. These will be available in genre-specific packages. Why? Well, it’s quite obvious, the price. YouTube TV costs $82.99 per month. That’s a lot of money, and not all customers want access to games and other content they may not be interested in. So the price seems

Spotify has announced that music videos are now being made available to Premium users in the US and Canada. It is still in beta. Spotify rolled out music videos to its platform for a dozen countries in early 2024, before expanding it to 85 more territories around the world in late October 2024. You can

Netflix has announced that it will acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. Is acquiring. This deal is worth $82.7 billion. This is a big acquisition, considering that Warner Bros. owns a lot of big-name IPs in the DC Comics universe, including Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, and more. Now, the most obvious question is what will

Plex has been a fan-favorite solution for streaming media for years. It is relatively easy to set up, especially if a remote media server is added to the setup. Until now, remote access to Plex Media Server was free. This was a great option for users who were traveling and wanted to access their home

Spotify will soon raise its prices in the US The music streaming service had previously increased the price of its premium subscription in the US in June 2024. Spotify had announced a price increase for its premium plans. a few months agoin South Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Latin America and many markets in

Spotify has announced that it has acquired WhoSampled. The music sample database will be used for the streaming service’s SongDNA feature, but will continue to exist as a standalone platform. Launched in 2008, WhoSampled is a music discovery service with over one million song samples. It is largely a community-driven database, where users submit information

Amazon Fire TV devices, at least those based on Android, support sideloading apps. Although it requires slight changes, it allows users to install apps on the device that are not listed in the Amazon App Store. One of my favorite apps for Fire TV is SmartTube, which is a YouTube frontend that eliminates ads and

Warner Bros. Discovery has announced price increases for HBO Max plans for 2025. This is the third time in three years that the streaming service has increased its prices. The platform launched in 2020, and had its first price increase in January 2023. HBO Max last raised its prices in June 2024, and now again

Windows 10 support ends on October 14, 2025. But it was not the only Microsoft product that was discontinued last Tuesday, Office 2016 and Office 2019 also reached end of support. Martin wrote about it in April to alert readers, but it finally happened. Windows 10 users have a lifeline, Extended Security Updates (ESU), which