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8 Ways To Improve Your Cell Signal at Home

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Even in the comfort of your own home, you might get shoddy cell service from time to time. Maybe your text messages aren't going through, or calls keep dropping right in the middle of a convo. This is understandably frustrating if you don't know how to fix the problem.

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What Came Before Windows?

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Microsoft Windows is, by far, the most dominant operating system in the world. However this wasn't always the case, and if history went a slightly different way we'd all be using something else. So, what did people use before Windows?

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My Living Room Had Way Too Many Remotes, Here's How I Solved It

A Maxdigi wireless air mouse and remote control.

I reached the point where the number of remotes I needed to control all my AV devices was getting out of hand. For a long time, I made do with a universal remote, but when that remote broke (and was discontinued), I knew it was time to take matters into my own hands.

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18 Features Missing From the iPhone 16e

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The new iPhone 16e lacks MagSafe, Camera Control, vibrant colors, and more. It also has a missing GPU core and a downgraded display, among other omissions. If you’re getting an iPhone 16e for yourself, you need to know about the missing features.

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Here's Why Old Game Graphics Are Never as Good as You Remember

Main characters of Crash Bandicoot, Tomb Raider, and Donkey Kong.

Retro games tend to look great in our minds, but that always changes once we finally replay them. Even for games that you've sunk hundreds of hours into, the graphics will usually seem a lot worse than you remembered. But why do we always seem to misremember our favorite games?

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I Can't Believe How Good Gestures Are on My Galaxy Watch

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I was skeptical of smartwatches, but the Galaxy Watch made me a believer. I only just now started using gestures, and I can't believe what I was missing out on. You might be, too.

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7 Ways To Store Your DVDs and Blu-Rays More Efficiently

Three piles of old DVDs and Blu-rays with dust.

If you, like me, have been collecting physical video media for some time, you're probably starting to run out of places to store your collection. If you're just piling them up in random corners, you should know that there are other, better options.

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Question of the Day

Do You Watch Podcasts on YouTube?

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According to YouTube, podcasts on its platform are watched by more than one billion active viewers every month, and it's the most frequently used service for listening to podcasts in the US. Are you one of these people, or do you enjoy your podcasts elsewhere?

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