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12 new features Apple quietly added in iPhone updates

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Meet the college student crafting electric guitars from scratch

By Laura Kiniry

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If you use Google accounts, it’s time to do a free security checkup

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How to remove bamboo from your yard

By Debbie Wolfe

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How to free up space on your phone and avoid the dreaded ‘storage full’ messages

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Tennessee man uses lasers to make the world’s thinnest car

By Mack DeGeurin

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Man builds 12-foot-long sailboat with materials from hardware store

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How to make your Netflix stream look less terrible

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The essential e-bike accessories—and the upgrades that make every ride better

By Heather Kuldell-Ware

There’s a helpful translation tool hidden in your iPhone Messages

How to refresh your phone without upgrading it

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How to start metal detecting

How to stop your smart TV from tracking you

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Samsung Galaxy phones now support Apple AirDrop. Here’s how it works.

How to rescue an old laptop by installing Linux on it

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3 myths about keeping ants out of your house

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PFAS are toxic and they’re everywhere. Here’s how to stay away from them.

By Sofia Quaglia

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How to watch Star Wars in order—even the shows

By Debbie Wolfe

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Georgia man brings abandoned VHS tapes back to life

By Mack DeGeurin

Houston city bus listed on Facebook Marketplace

By Popular Science Team

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The 25 states still requiring kids to learn cursive

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How much light houseplants actually need

By Debbie Wolfe

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7 hamstring stretches recommended by a physical therapist

By Jordan Burchette

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This new RSS reader is the smartest way to keep up online

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5 clever iPhone tricks you might not know

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7 Kindle settings you should change

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How to stop your soda from exploding, according to science

By Popular Science Team

Car cleaning kit essentials

How to clean your car like a professional detailer

By Stan Horaczek

A Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) hovers delicately at a feeder in a backyard, its iridescent feathers glinting in the sunlight. These tiny birds are famous for their incredible long-distance migration, with some traveling up to 2,000 miles between North America and Central America each year. Providing sugar-water feeders in backyards is a common way for bird lovers to help fuel the hummingbirds' energy-intensive journey. During migration, their diet consists of nectar from flowers and feeders, supplemented with small insects for protein. Backyard feeders like this one offer a critical source of food, especially as natural nectar sources become scarce in colder months.

How to attract hummingbirds to your yard

By Debbie Wolfe

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How to make any smartphone easier to use for a senior citizen

Essential items for a car emergency kit

How to build the best emergency roadside kit

By Stan Horaczek

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How the Ring Search Party feature works (and how to turn it off, if it’s too creepy)

How to switch from iPhone to Android (or vice versa)

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3 pro tips for using Google Maps before you even start your trip

Old coins from Spain, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Federal Republic of Germany and Austria. These coins are dating from the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.

How to start a coin collection

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How to connect Apple Music to ChatGPT

How to clear space in your Google for free

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We may not have flying cars, but we have flying umbrellas

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How to stop annoying spam calls

January 4, 2022 Deerton, MI Mature woman working on laptop in her home.

How to really spot AI-generated images, with Google’s help

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How to avoid the iPhone’s notorious ‘silent alarm’ bug

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17 clever Apple Notes tips you might not know

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New feature turns AirPods into iPhone camera remotes

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Why you should still print photos

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You should start taking ‘Fart Walks’

How to recover your deleted files

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You’re not making the most of the clipboard on your Android phone

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You can finally tone down Liquid Glass on your iPhone

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How to adjust the text size on your device screens because your eyes deserve better

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How does 3D printing work?

By Charlotte Hu

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Rid your desk of paper clutter

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The best TV antennas for rural areas to get live television

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How to shovel snow without landing in the emergency room

By Jordan Burchette

How to cancel Netflix, and what happens when you do

Philly’s ‘transit vigilante’ created a real-time bus tracker for his neighbors

By Laura Kiniry

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How to back up all your photos and videos to Google Photos

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How to use AI Mode instead of regular Google searches (or avoid it altogether)

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How to fix your Google Discover page

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Apple Maps in iOS 26 keeps track of your favorite places

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Why you get carsick—and how an iPhone feature might help

A nighttime photograph shows a suburban house transformed into a dramatic haunted house display, illuminated by intense purple and blue lighting. The front lawn is covered with numerous Halloween decorations, including glowing ghosts, demonic gargoyles flanking a sign that reads "THE VENEZIALE MANOR," skeletons, and lighted pumpkin figures. A bright moon or spotlight shines in the upper right.

Teen turns his suburban home into elaborate haunted house every October

By Laura Kiniry

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How to use Visual Intelligence on your iPhone with iOS 26

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The coolest new iPhone Messages features

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4 ways to fix ‘tech neck,’ according to a physical therapist

By Jordan Burchette