Duolingo reports that interest in learning Chinese (Mandarin) on the language learning app has increased by a whopping 216 percent among Americans compared to this time last year. This surge in interest…
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Confirmed BitLocker bug prevents changing settings on Windows 11
If you’re on Windows 11, there’s a good chance you’re using BitLocker to protect your system files and personal data. BitLocker is enabled on most Windows 11 PCs by default, and that’s…
Nintendo just dropped a first-look video for the Switch 2 coming this year
I’d almost stopped believing it’d happen, but the highly anticipated announcement has finally hit. Today, on January 16, 2025, Nintendo has officially announced the Nintendo Switch 2. The successor to the Nintendo…
This new Zigbee tech could turn Philips Hue lights into motion sensors
Matter may be the big new thing in the smart home arena, but the old Zigbee protocol still has some tricks up its sleeves, and this one’s pretty cool: The ability to…
Is the DirecTV MySports bundle worth it? Let’s do the math
DirecTV has made good on its plans to launch a sports and broadcast streaming package for less than its standard TV plans, but the savings aren’t enormous. The DirecTV Stream MySports plan…
How iconic NUC mini-PCs are being reimagined for a new era
More than a year has passed since Asus’ acquisition of the NUC brand from Intel, which marked the first major change the brand had seen since Intel launched it back in 2013….
Here are 20 YouTube Shorts creators I love, as TikTok’s ban looms
There’s a lot of stuff happening right now. Here in the US, it seems kind of inescapable. And it surely doesn’t help that a lot of people might be without their short-form…
The dream of a phone that doubles as a laptop is so close I can taste it
For nearly as long as we’ve had smartphones, there have been attempts to turn them into something “more.” Motorola tried with the Atrix 4G and Webtop chassis back in 2011, and Razer’s…
More and more are leaving Microsoft 365 for this non-subscription alternative
TL;DR: You don’t need a subscription to get Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and more for life. It’s only $60 (reg. $219) for a lifetime license. Did you know you don’t have to have…
Fed up with YouTube TV’s latest price hike? Try this
If YouTube TV’s latest price hike feels like a breaking point to you, you’re not alone. Over the last week, I’ve heard from a bunch of folks who say the rate hike—from…