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I have a terrible habit of doomscrolling, and I won’t pretend otherwise. When I’m working, I usually keep my phone out of reach because I know that the moment I pick it up, I’ll end up scrolling through Instagram or some other social media app, only to realize I’ve wasted a good 20 to 30 minutes doing nothing. And the worst part is that even keeping my phone away doesn’t seem to work anymore. Thankfully, my Samsung Galaxy has a clever little trick up its sleeve. I discovered a One UI 9 feature that’s actually helped me get my doomscrolling…

Can a smartphone truly replace a dedicated digital camera? That’s been the goal for Oppo’s Find X flagship phone line for a few generations now, through a mix of high-grade hardware, image processing influenced by photography legend Hasselblad, and a series of optional accessory kits that give epic amounts of zoom. Chinese rivals including Vivo and Honor have since gotten in on the act, helping them stand out from the big-name Western brands that seem more interested in AI-assisted zoom enhancements that don’t always look convincing. I was a big fan of the Find X9 Pro and was blown away…

Apple TV does a lot of things better than Google TV, but if there’s one thing I’ve always been a little jealous of, it’s the screensavers. Instead of static images, Apple TV plays 4K video clips as a screensaver, and they just look way cooler. I wasn’t about to buy an entirely new box just for that, though. So, I used a free app called Aerial Views to bring those same screensavers to my TCL Google TV. Google TV’s screensaver game is weak Your TV deserves better Pankil Shah / MakeUseOfCredit: Pankil Shah / MakeUseOf Google TV has screensavers, but they’re…

Have you seen those ‘once you’re young and wild, the next you’re excited about an air fryer’ memes? Well, I’m not ashamed to admit that’s me… I recently looked at the Ninja CRISPi 4-in-1 vs Salter Crisp & Go, to find which affordable, portable glass air fryer is best. The Ninja came out on top and got me excited to test the much bigger, newly released Ninja CRISPi Dual Zone, which costs $380/£300 and has two 3.8-litre CleanCrisp glass zones – perfect for family meals.  Ninja CRISPi Dual Zone 8-in-1 Glass Air Fryer: Design  It’s rare that I test a kitchen appliance…

Apple CarPlay Ultra has been a long time coming. Announced years before it actually landed in a production car, it finally made its debut in 2025 – exclusively in Aston Martin vehicles. Frustratingly, that exclusivity still stands as of October 2026, but the commitment from other brands is growing, and if you’re shopping for a new car with an eye on the infotainment experience, this is an important list. Here’s everything you need to know… What is CarPlay Ultra, exactly? Think of it as CarPlay, but turned up to eleven. The original CarPlay was already transformative – it replaced your…

“He chose poorly.” That’s what the knight tells Indiana Jones after the Nazi drinks from the wrong Holy Grail, and ages in seconds – sprouting long white hair before turning to bones and then dust. Of course, our whip-smart hero chooses wisely, liberates the grail, and forgoes his chance at eternal life to save his father. As Henry Jones Sr broke the Holy Grail’s T&Cs, movie lore dictates that he died before his 80th birthday. Yet the oldest person whose age has been verified – Frenchwoman Jeanne Calment – lived to 122 years and 164 days. Life expectancy has roughly…

Sick of hearing about AI? You’re not alone. There are, after all, only so many hours we can spend scrolling through AI slop on our phones before wondering if this potentially species-propelling tech could be put to better use. For example – using AI to help scientists find better cancer treatments. Not a bad place to start, eh? Thankfully, there’s already some encouraging work happening. In a large Swedish trial, for example, AI helped doctors find more breast cancers while also reducing the number of scan readings required. Win-win. Elsewhere, researchers are using it to investigate new treatments, with some…

Indie Reign is gearing up for its next major digital showcase with the Stuff With Fantasy event, launching on October 24, 2026. Designed to save readers from digging through endless Facebook threads, this is your one-stop shop for upcoming indie fantasy releases. Related Your Kindle can hold 70,000 books that cost nothing, and most owners never load one You can access thousands of titles completely free on any Kindle device; here’s how. Here are some of the standout ebooks you can get for free There’s a lot on offer, so make sure you check out the full listing! If you…

I might overpack clothes when I travel (yes, I definitely needed that extra pair of shoes), but I’m much pickier about the apps on my phone. Don’t get me wrong, I still have plenty, but I’ve organised them into neat little folders, and I’ve especially curated the travel folder. Many travel apps have come and gone over the years (RIP, the currency converter that thought a Euro was worth two quid), but the survivors have all earned their place by getting me out of a pickle more than once. This isn’t a definitive list of every travel app out there,…

Summary Xodus Nexus lets Steam Deck owners run supported Microsoft Store and PC Game Pass games locally without installing Windows. Compatible titles include Forza Horizon 6, Palworld, No Man’s Sky, and Gears of War: E-Day. Steam Deck support remains experimental, so some games, controls, and login windows may not work properly. A developer has created an open-source launcher that can install and run Microsoft Store and PC Game Pass games locally on Linux devices, including the Steam Deck. Per his announcement on Reddit, Steam Deck support and integration with Steam Gaming Mode are among the new updates to Xodus Nexus.…