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The word "giraffe" took a long time to work its way from Arabic to Italian to French before eventually making its way to English. Prior to that, the term for giraffe in English was "camel leopard" because of their camel-like shape and leopard-like coloration. The name of a lesser known giraffe-shaped constellation in the northern sky, "Camelopardalis" (Latin for "camel leopard"), reflects this archaic term.

📱It’s Finally Here

Happy Monday! Samsung is now rolling out Android 14 and One UI 6 to the Galaxy S23 series. Also, Google is making passkeys easier to manage on Android, CCleaner got hacked, and DRM for over-the-air TV is changing.

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​​​How to Avoid These Common EV Charging Mistakes

With new EV ownership comes a feeling of liberation for some folks. It means less visits to the gas station (unless you need coffee) and maintenance that comes with traditional automobiles. But electric vehicles are not maintenance-free, and they're certainly not an investment you can turn a blind eye to.

You need to get acquanted with your electric vehicle, and that includes knowing how to properly charge it. Do just that by learning about the mistakes you don't want to make when charging your electric vehicle. Follow our tricks, and you'll prolong the life of its battery.

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How to Share Google One Storage With Your Family

Google gives all users 15GB of free storage, and it's pretty darn easy to run out of space. The good news is that if a member of your family has a Google One subscription, their extra space can actually be shared among certain family members. It's a great option for sharing libraries like in Google Photos, and this is how you set it up.

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10 Google Messages Features You Should Be Using

While Android has plenty of handy texting apps that are more than worth your while, Google's Messages app is no slouch, either. It has several tricks up its sleeve to make managing text messages easy and hassle-free. If you use the Messages app for texting, integrate these features into your day-to-day.

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Forget Smartphone Headphone Jacks, Bring Back IR Blasters

For years, cellphones sported infrared emitters and receivers, and with the dawn of smartphones they were replaced with IR "blasters" that could operate anything with an IR remote control receiver. Then suddenly this feature almost completely disappeared. It's tragic, and here's why.

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Stop Spam in Its Tracks and Take Control of Your Data With Incogni

Spam emails are a constant problem these days, but they don't have to be if you have the proper defense by your side. And while spam filters work well enough, they don't solve all the problems. This opens you up to fraud and scams, and with them getting more sophisticated by the month, you need experts like Incogni in your corner to stop spam before it hits your inbox. See how it works, and how Incogni can keep you safe.

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How to Install Notepad++ on Linux (and 5 Alternatives to Try)

Notepad++ is a popular editor on Windows, but it doesn't have official Linux support. That doesn't mean you can't get it to work, though. You just need to put a little elbow grease into the effort. Here's how to install and use Notepad++ on Linux, as well as some alternatives worth your while.

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Take a Look Inside a Delivery Drone Command Center

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to work at a delivery drone command center? Then take a peek at what a day-to-day looks like at the Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas branch of Wing: a drone delivery service that delivers small items in a four to six mile radius See how it all comes together before, during, and after each flight.

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How to Find Your Hotspot Password on Android and iPhone

One of the features of our mobile devices that doesn't get enough credit is the Hotspot. It makes sharing a connection with Wi-Fi only devices so easy - that is, until you can't find the password to the hotspot network. If you can't find it on your device, don't worry, it's there, and it's not hiding (we promise). Here's how to find it on both Android and iPhone.

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