Give up wired Internet? Starlink will have to work harder to convince me

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Need to move files between your PC and phone fast? These are the easiest ways

Transferring data from your PC to your phone in 2025 is easier than ever—and that’s great because we’re all dealing with (and moving around) more data across more devices than ever before. Software and hardware developers know this, which is why there are so many different methods for moving data between larger and smaller devices,

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I see your Haribo gummy bear battery and raise you a Pocket Rocket instead

Last month, my colleague Liz Lopatto explained how a gummy bear battery bank was taking over the ultralight backpacking world. I’m talking full-grown, outdoorsy adults nerding out about gummy bear merch beating the battery pros at their own game! Liz and I quickly agreed: We should put it to the test. Could the gummy bear

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Buying an external drive? Wait! 5 reasons to build your own instead

Recently I’ve come across a bunch of articles on how to build your own external drive, which is interesting because there are some perfectly good pre-built external drives available already. But after some investigation, it turns out there are some big benefits to building your own. Read on to find out more. If you do

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Samsung Galaxy XR hands-on: It’s like a cheaper Apple Vision Pro and launches today

Watching the first few minutes of KPop Demon Hunters on Samsung’s Galaxy XR headset, I think Apple’s Vision Pro might be cooked. It’s not because the Galaxy XR — which Samsung formerly teased as Project Moohan — is that much better than the Vision Pro. It’s that the experience is comparable, but you get so

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