Ecovacs Deebot T30S Combo Review: A Robot Vacuum That Can Clean Stairs

Most people will still need a secondary vacuum of some kind. So it might as well be part of the base station. In practice, the experience worked well enough, but the idea is spot on. Tyler Hayes / How-To Geek Effectively clean stairs, furniture, and more with multiple attachments and tools. The version of the T30S vacuum and mop that does not include the hand vac retails for $999.99. I was most excited about the paired hand vac that sits in the cleaning dock next to the T30S....

May 16, 2024 · 2 min · 391 words · Jennifer Sexton

Here's How to Declutter Your Google Search Results (And Make It Your Default)

Quick Links We hear it all the time: “Google search is getting worse!” The reasons why are many, but one of them just became fixable: cluttered results pages. What Is Google’s “Web” View? Lucas Gouveia / How-To Geek If this sounds like what Google looked like in the past, that’s because it is. It’s just web links. If that sounds like all you ever wanted from Google, then you’re not alone....

May 16, 2024 · 2 min · 350 words · Miss Cynthia Mejia

How to Use Your TV Remote to Control Your Consoles, Apple TV, and More

The TV should then prompt you to hold down a few buttons on your remote to fully sync it. Turn on HDMI-CEC and see just how painless your media habits can become. Andrew Heinzman / How-To Geek Jordan Gloor / How-To Geek Jason Fitzpatrick / How-To Geek Jason Fitzpatrick / How-To Geek Lebedev Yury/Shutterstock.com Hannah Stryker / How-To Geek

May 16, 2024 · 1 min · 59 words · Laura Collins

Is a Cellular iPad Worth It? I Bought One and I'll Never Go Back

Deciding whether to pay an extra $150-plus for cellular can be tougher. Let me explain why you might want to take the plunge. I suspect this is why cellular gets disregarded in favor of a larger screen size or more storage. Tyler Hayes / How-To Geek That’s the reason I was hesitant about it for a long time. However, the convenience of cellular networking on a computing equipment is less obvious until youve experienced it....

May 16, 2024 · 3 min · 452 words · Sierra Weaver

I’ll Skip the iPhone 16 if It Doesn’t Come With These 5 Upgrades

Initially, I was fine. I also sampled some high-end games (which wasn’t possible on the mid-range Samsung). Before I knew it, the storage started filling up faster and faster. Hannah Stryker / How-To Geek The available storage, at this point, is 4.11GB. That is precisely what I want the iPhone 16 (and the iPhone 16 Pro) to fix. Hence, I think it’s high time the company left 128GB storage behind and moved with the times....

May 16, 2024 · 2 min · 224 words · Tiffany Martin

Microsoft’s Recent AI Push Could Be Bad News for Handheld Gaming PCs

This could be bad news for Steam Deck and the gang. This should satisfy the thirst for memory bandwidth and noticeably improve gaming performance. This would be great for handheld PCs in terms of raw performance. Bill Loguidice / How-To Geek In other words, dont expect Intel to become the handheld gaming PC savior. It’s not all doom and gloom, though. Even with the cut cache, AMDs new APUs should offer significantly higher memory bandwidth....

May 16, 2024 · 2 min · 247 words · Mary Mcknight

The New iPad Pro Has a Tandem OLED Screen, But What Is It and How Does It Work?

So what exactly does this mean? Is it just another fancy Apple marketing term? Let’s find out. Apple Short for Organic Light-Emitting Diode, OLED screens are known for their superior picture quality. Along with producing deeper blacks, OLED screens also offer exceptional color reproduction and viewing angles. In 2017 we saw the first iPhone with an OLED screen, the iPhone X. Apple Since 2020, all the flagship iPhones have featured an OLED screen....

May 16, 2024 · 2 min · 343 words · Theresa Carroll

This New Instagram Feature Makes Planning Trips with Friends Easier

Quick Links Summary Are you planning your next trip with friends? Wouldn’t it be great if you could save all your trip-related Instagram posts in one place? That way, you could easily discuss them with your friends and ensure you don’t miss anything important. Lucas Gouveia / How-To Geek |Master1305/ Shutterstock Well, the Instagram “Collaborative Collection” feature lets you do just that! What Is Instagram’s Collaborative Collections Feature? The Collaborative Collections feature is very similar to that and an improvement onInstagram’s Collections feature....

May 16, 2024 · 2 min · 299 words · Diana Curtis

Today's NYT Connections Hints and Answer for May 16 (#340)

It sounds easy, but it isn’tConnections categories can be almost anything, and they’re usually quite specific. If you need a hand getting the answers, we’ve got you covered. What Is Connections? Connections is a game from the New York Times. The objective is simple: sort 16 words into groups of 4. Each group of words will be connected by some common idea or theme. That common element could be anything....

May 16, 2024 · 2 min · 267 words · Timothy Walker

Trust Me, You Want a Travel Cable Organizer, Especially When It's On Sale

Anyone who has known me for more than a few days knows that I’m a forgetful person. That’s why a compact travel cable organizer isan essential travel accessory. Whoreallywants to worry about their cable and accessory situation when getting ready for a vacation, anyway? BAGSMART Or maybe you were waiting for a sale. You really can’t go wrong with this accessory, so why wait? Pick it up before you forget!...

May 16, 2024 · 1 min · 133 words · Teresa Farmer

Want to Share Hulu With Twice as Many People? Disney Has Your Back

This fun little workaround requires aDisney Bundlesubscription. Of course, there’s a bit of irony here, as Disney is preparing anaccount-sharing crackdowna laNetflix. We’re still not sure how this will play out. Corbin Davenport / How-To Geek Disney+ now contains most of Hulu’s content, minus add-ons and live programming. Some people may see this as a slight annoyance, but I see it as a gift. Try seeing things my way. Both the Hulu and Disney+ apps support up to six additional user profiles....

May 16, 2024 · 1 min · 198 words · Cheryl Smith

You Can Now Change Plex’s Video Playback Speed

Theres now a new feature rolling out: video playback speed controls. Plex has now added it to the video player on most platforms. The full list of supported platforms is below. Plex However, there are some catches. The announcement also mentioned that playback speed will remain constant in a play queue. No need to constantly change the playback speed setting. Source:Plex Forums,Plex Support

May 16, 2024 · 1 min · 63 words · Megan Whitaker

10 Reasons You Need a Low-Profile Mechanical Keyboard

Nowadays, you might pick between a ton of different models in every price bracket. Heres why low-profile mechanical keyboards are great, and why you ought to get one. Theyre Brilliant for Typing Despite being a writer, Im a pretty slow typist. Tyler Hayes / How-To Geek On myKeychron K2with Cherry profile keycaps, I can manage about 70WPMwords per minuteonMonkeytype. Replacing Cherry keycaps with an SA keycap set improves my score to about 75WPM....

May 15, 2024 · 2 min · 265 words · Margaret Cruz