Topic: user customization
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Apple's new 'tinted' option lets you undo Liquid Glass look
Apple has introduced a Clear and Tinted appearance toggle for its Liquid Glass interface in iOS, iPadOS, and macOS beta updates, offering users greater flexibility and addressing feedback on readability and navigation. This customization mirrors Apple's past approach to user feedback, such as wit...
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How to Disable iOS 26's Annoying Screenshot Previews
The iOS 26 update introduces a new full-screen preview for screenshots, which some users may find disruptive to their workflow. This feature can be easily disabled in Settings under General > Screen Capture by toggling off Full-Screen Previews, restoring the thumbnail view. Even with the preview ...
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Spotify Tests AI-Powered 'Prompted Playlists' for You
Spotify is launching a beta feature called Prompted Playlists for Premium subscribers in New Zealand, allowing them to create highly personalized playlists using detailed text prompts based on their full listening history. The feature uses advanced AI with "world knowledge" to understand complex ...
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From Taint Bandaid to Taint Zapper: The Evolution of Anal Care
The Mor device evolved from a crude prototype into an FDA-cleared medical product for male sexual health, specifically addressing premature ejaculation and, as a serendipitous discovery, intensifying orgasms through electrical stimulation. Achieving FDA clearance was a lengthy and costly process,...
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Chrome's Android Home Icon Gets a New Look
Google Chrome for Android version 145 introduces a redesigned, more geometric Home icon in the address bar, aligning its appearance with the desktop version. The update is a subtle visual shift, and the icon remains optional—users can disable it in settings to widen the address bar or set a custo...
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Turn On Your iPhone Flashlight Without Touching the Screen
Your iPhone offers multiple hands-free methods to activate the flashlight, including the Control Center, Action Button, and Back Tap feature, for convenience when your hands are full. The Action Button on iPhone 15 Pro and later models can be reprogrammed in Settings to serve as a dedicated flash...
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Apple's iOS 26.2 Adds Lock Screen Liquid Glass Rollback
Apple's iOS 26.2 update introduces granular user control over the Liquid Glass design, specifically allowing adjustments to the Lock Screen clock's transparency in response to user feedback about readability. The update reflects Apple's iterative approach to refining its visual overhaul post-laun...
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Must-Have Apple CarPlay Widgets for Your Drive
Apple CarPlay's new widgets feature personalizes your vehicle's infotainment system by displaying iPhone widgets and Live Activities for quick access to essential information, though compatibility varies by car model. These widgets are designed for safe use, allowing drivers to view reminders, al...
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Kensington's New Trackball Boasts Dual Scroll Wheels
The Kensington Expert Mouse TB800 EQ is a redesigned wireless trackball featuring a slimmer profile, integrated wrist rest, and three scroll wheels for enhanced navigation and ergonomics, priced at $149.99. It includes a central scroll ring and two additional side wheels for horizontal scrolling ...
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DirecTV to Launch AI-Powered Screensaver Ads
DirecTV is launching an AI-driven screensaver that turns idle screens into personalized, interactive shopping environments, developed with Glance for Gemini devices. The feature allows users to insert their likeness into AI-generated scenes via a QR code and mobile app, with customization through...
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Asus vs MacBook Pro: Best Laptop for Creators & Professionals
The **Asus ProArt P16** excels in performance for creative tasks with its **AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 processor, 32GB RAM, and Nvidia RTX 4060 GPU**, but requires setup for optimal use, while its **4K AMOLED touchscreen** offers vibrant colors but may suffer from glare. The **MacBook Pro (M3/M4)** pr...
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Back to Basics: Microsoft Experiments with Redesigned Start Menu in Windows 11 Beta Builds
Redesigned Start menu would give users more control over what apps they see.
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Nanoleaf's Vibrating Light Therapy Skincare Wand Unveiled
Nanoleaf is entering the wellness and beauty technology sector by launching two new LED-based light therapy devices, expanding from its smart lighting roots. The Light Therapy Wand ($99.99) offers multiple treatment functions and is handheld for targeted use, while the Light Therapy Panel ($149.9...
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Cooler Master's Stream Deck rival slashed 70% to $116.99
The Cooler Master MasterHUB Creator Kit, a modular control deck for streamers and creators, is now available at a steep 70% discount, dropping its price to $116.99 and greatly improving its value for newcomers. Its standout modular design features interchangeable magnetic modules like keys, fader...
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OpenAI to Retire ChatGPT Models: What You Need to Know
OpenAI is retiring several older ChatGPT models, including GPT-4o, from its consumer platform on February 13 to streamline its product, as only a small fraction of users still rely on them. The removal of GPT-4o last August sparked significant user protest over its preferred conversational tone, ...
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Unboxed New AirPods Pro? Try These Essential Features First.
Begin by using the Ear Tip Fit Test in your iPhone's Settings to ensure optimal noise cancellation, comfort, and microphone clarity with the correct silicone tip size. Customize your listening experience by switching between Active Noise Cancellation, Transparency Mode, and Adaptive Audio, which ...
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Google Expands Preferred Sources & Spotlighting Subscriptions Worldwide
Google is globally expanding its Preferred Sources feature, which lets users mark favorite news outlets to prioritize their content in search results, following initial launches in the U.S. and India. A new **Spotlighting subscriptions** feature will highlight content from a user's paid news ...
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Snapchat Revives Classic 2D Bitmojis for Subscribers
Snapchat is reintroducing 2D Bitmoji avatars as an exclusive feature for its Snapchat Plus paying subscribers, offering a new "Comic Bitmoji" style. The new 2D style functions like a filter, maintaining customization and expressive features while providing a comic book look with more poses and de...
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Framework Laptop 16 Review: The Upgradeable GPU Revolution
The Framework Laptop 16 introduces a modular, upgradeable GPU system, allowing users to replace just the graphics card instead of the entire machine, which extends the laptop's lifespan and offers significant cost savings. It features swappable graphics modules from various manufacturers, providi...
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Microsoft PowerToys Update Adds Two Major Missing Windows Features
The latest PowerToys update introduces a keyboard shortcut conflict detector that identifies and highlights overlapping shortcuts in red, allowing users to reassign them to prevent unintended actions. Microsoft is developing a new utility for automated theme switching that will enable Windows 11 ...
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Adobe's AI Now Generates Soundtracks and Voice-Overs for Videos
Adobe has launched new generative AI tools for video creators, including the Generate Soundtrack and Generate Speech features, which automatically create background music and voiceovers to streamline video production. The Generate Soundtrack tool analyzes video footage to produce synchronized ins...
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Mchose Ace 68 Gaming Keyboard Review: 16 kHz Performance
The Mchose Ace 68 Turbo keyboard features an industry-leading 16 kHz polling rate and premium magnetic switches, offering near-instantaneous response in a solid aluminum chassis. Its standout feature is the Mount Tai GT HE magnetic switches, which provide a uniquely smooth, linear keystroke and d...
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Clicks Launches BlackBerry-Inspired Smartphone With Snap-On Keyboard
Clicks Technology is launching the Clicks Communicator, a $499 secondary smartphone with a physical keyboard designed for professionals to enhance productivity in communication tasks like email and messaging. The device features a unique customizable Signal Light for visual alerts, a streamlined ...
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Google Chrome's Android Reading Mode Gets a Major Seamless Upgrade
Google Chrome's Reading Mode on Android is now more accessible, with a dedicated option in the browser's menu for launching a distraction-free view of articles. The feature allows users to customize font, text size, and background color, with settings that are remembered and applied across differ...
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Microsoft Unveils Sleek New Run Dialog for Windows 11
Microsoft is redesigning the classic Run dialog in Windows 11 for the first time in decades, modernizing its look to match the OS's design language. The update maintains the dialog's core functionality for launching programs but adds a cleaner aesthetic and an optional toggle to revert to the leg...
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iOS 26.2 Release Date: When to Expect New iPhone Features
iOS 26.2 is scheduled for a December release, with a mid-month launch likely based on Apple's historical patterns for previous x.2 updates. The update is expected to be feature-rich, introducing substantial user-facing improvements and new functionality beyond the previous iOS 26.1 release. Beta ...
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Claude's New Skills Boost Workplace Productivity
Anthropic's new Skills feature customizes Claude AI for specific workplace tasks by allowing organizations to create folders with instructions and resources, enhancing productivity across various platforms. The tool aims to improve Claude's performance as an AI agent in specialized environments, ...
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HP Puts a Full Desktop Inside This Keyboard
HP's Eliteboard G1a is a compact mini desktop computer built entirely into a keyboard, containing an AMD Ryzen AI processor, memory, storage, and speakers, requiring only a monitor and its paired mouse for a full setup. It runs a complete desktop operating system for office tasks and offers confi...
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Windows 11 Laptops May Finally Get MacBook-Level Haptic Trackpads
Microsoft is developing an advanced haptic feedback system for Windows 11, internally called "haptic signals," to provide tactile responses during interface interactions, aiming to rival Apple's MacBook trackpads. The feature, currently hidden in preview builds, will enable subtle vibrations for ...
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Google Pixel 10 Pro XL vs. Samsung S25 Ultra: Which Android Wins?
The Google Pixel 10 Pro XL offers a clean, intuitive user experience with AI-driven features and a commitment to seven years of OS updates, making it ideal for those who prioritize software simplicity and longevity. It excels in computational photography with AI-enhanced imaging tools and ergonom...
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Copilot Money: Manage Your Finances Clearly on the Web
Copilot Money, an award-winning personal finance app, has expanded to a fully-featured web platform, offering seamless financial oversight from any computer alongside its mobile experience. The platform securely consolidates accounts, transactions, investments, and goals into a single dashboard, ...
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Turn Photos Into Kids' Coloring Pages With AI
Splat is a new app that uses generative AI to instantly transform personal photos into custom, printable coloring book pages, offering a personalized alternative to generic online printables. The app provides a simple, ad-free experience with fast processing and includes parental controls, but re...
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iOS 26.3's Android-Inspired Feature You Might Actually Want
iOS 26.3 beta introduces a new "Transfer to Android" tool in settings, simplifying the process of moving data like photos and messages from an iPhone to an Android device via a cable. The update also adds a Notification Forwarding feature, allowing iPhone alerts to be sent to compatible third-par...
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Google's Android Canary Now Available for All Pixel Phones
The latest Android Canary 2510 build is available for Pixel 6 and newer devices, offering user-facing enhancements and interface refinements as part of Google's monthly updates for enthusiasts. Key improvements include a redesigned flashlight brightness control with a more intuitive layout and th...
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Experience the Future of Noise Canceling
The future of personal audio is shifting from basic noise cancellation to intelligent devices that protect hearing health and enhance environmental awareness by adapting to surroundings. New "semantic hearing" technology, developed by startups, uses AI to recognize and classify environmental soun...
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Google Pixel Adopts Samsung's Navigation Buttons in Android 16 Beta
Google's latest Android 16 beta introduces a new customization feature for Pixel phones, allowing users to switch their three-button navigation layout to match the order long used by Samsung Galaxy devices. This change addresses a key difference between the interfaces, as Pixel's traditional layo...
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iFixit's FixBot: Your AI Repair Assistant for Expert-Level Fixes
The iFixit app provides a mobile toolkit with step-by-step repair guides, direct parts purchasing, and a unique AI assistant called FixBot for conversational troubleshooting. FixBot, a free AI helper, diagnoses issues by asking questions and drawing from iFixit's repair database, with a future su...
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Sora Arrives on Android in the US, Canada, and More
Sora AI video generator is now available on Android in several countries, expanding its reach after a successful iOS launch and aiming to significantly increase global downloads. The app includes features like "Cameos" for personalized videos and a social feed for sharing, positioning it as a com...
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Stop Accidental Camera Launches on iOS 16.1
iOS 26.1 beta introduces a toggle to disable the swipe-to-open camera gesture on the Lock Screen, preventing accidental launches and giving users more control. The swipe gesture has been a default feature since early iPhones, but newer models offer alternatives like a dedicated camera button, mak...
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Microsoft Closes Windows 11 Offline Account Loopholes
Microsoft is removing all known workarounds for creating local accounts during Windows 11 setup, requiring users to complete the full online configuration process. This change prevents users from employing commands like "bypassnro" to skip Microsoft account creation, ensuring devices are properly...
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Ride the Specialized Turbo Vado SL 2.0 Carbon - Even Without Assist
The Specialized Turbo Vado SL 2.0 Carbon features a lightweight carbon frame and natural ride feel, performing impressively even without motor assistance. It utilizes a proprietary technology ecosystem with a custom mid-drive motor and integrated software, offering a refined but less user-modifia...
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Google Chrome Integrates Gemini AI as Browsing Gets Smarter
Google Chrome now integrates Gemini AI as a built-in assistant, adding a dedicated button for accessing the chatbot and enabling AI-powered searching, research, and information synthesis. These AI tools, initially for premium subscribers, are now available to all desktop users in the U.S. browsin...
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Pebble Founder Revives Iconic Brand with New Smartwatches
Eric Migicovsky, the original creator of Pebble, unveils two new smartwatches inspired by the iconic brand, bringing back the minimalist charm of early wearable tech.
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Viture's Cyberpunk 2077 XR Glasses: Limited Edition Revealed
This limited-edition collaboration between CD Projekt Red and Viture offers a collector's item with a distinctive Cyberpunk 2077 design, featuring game-inspired logos and illuminated neon accents. Technologically advanced, the glasses feature a 152-inch virtual display with high-resolution Sony M...
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Customize Your iOS Lock Screen with the New Liquid Glass Slider
iOS 26.2 beta 1 introduces an enhanced Liquid Glass slider for developers, enabling deeper personalization of the Lock Screen clock's transparency and appearance. The updated slider allows continuous adjustment from fully transparent to opaque, offering more customization than the previous Clear ...
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Hank Green’s Focus Friend App Soars on App Store - Adorable & Effective
Focus Friend is a new productivity app by Hank Green that gamifies focus by linking user productivity to a virtual bean's knitting progress, rewarding success with in-game items like socks. The app has quickly risen to No. 4 among free apps on the App Store and No. 2 in productivity apps, l...
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Mozilla Lets Firefox Users Disable AI Features
Mozilla is introducing a centralized AI control panel in Firefox 148, allowing users to easily enable or disable all AI features at once or customize them individually, directly addressing community feedback for more user choice. The update responds to notable user resistance to initial AI tool r...
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11 Must-Keep vs. 11 Must-Ditch Windows Apps on a Fresh Install
A fresh Windows 11 installation includes many pre-installed applications, and users now have the freedom to uninstall most of them to declutter their system and enhance their workflow. Essential applications to keep include the Microsoft Store for updates, Edge as a capable browser, Snipping Tool...
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MSI X870I Edge Ti Evo Review: Triple M.2 & Blazing Fast Memory
The MSI X870I Edge Ti Evo Wifi is a premium Mini-ITX motherboard featuring three M.2 slots, USB 4 connectivity, and Wi-Fi 7 support in a sleek white design, priced at $449 for enthusiasts. It includes a unique 5-in-1 Xpander card that adds a third M.2 socket, extra SATA and USB ports, and offers ...
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4 New Ways to Customize Your iPhone in iOS 26.1
iOS 26.1 introduces Liquid Glass design options, allowing users to choose between Clear and Tinted settings for improved readability and contrast in the system interface. The update adds a toggle to disable the Lock Screen swipe gesture for the Camera app, reducing accidental activations and offe...
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