Quick Links Gmail is more than just an email service. It’s an ecosystem, a productivity tool, and a unique inbox experience that millions of people rely on every day. If you find that using Gmail in your Mac browser is a bit of a drag, try a Gmail-compatible mail app instead. Boxy Suite 2 Boxy Suite 2 is a complete Google Suite wrapper for macOS. It allows you to use Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Keep, and Google Contacts on your Mac as if they were native applications....

If you’re shopping for a new TV but can’t (or won’t) stretch your budget enough to enter the realm ofOLED TVs, a QLED TV can be a great choice. Samsung QN900D Neo QLED Which Aspects to Focus on When Shopping for a QLED TV If you want your next TV to be aQLED, the most important thing to look out for is the presence of the local dimming feature, also known asfull-array local dimming(FALD), usually based onMini-LED backlightingin newer QLED TVs....

At their core, crossovers invideo gamesare genuinely exciting. Taking two well-known entities and mashing them together is an idea that works in just about every media. Most of the time, these crossovers bring a completely unique experience for both sides, letting the player see something completely new for some of their favorite characters. A good crossover takes all joining parties and lets them be at their best. Whatever the circumstance, here are the crossover games that stick out to us the most....

Summary Everyone loves tiny computers, but tiny custom computers are always a feat. This one is more of a cool proof-of-concept than an actually useful product, but we’ll allow it. Someone has put together a “cyberdeck”—a custom-built, cyberpunk-looking portable computer—using a very unique subset of hardware features. The device, created by /u/Granitsky, employs a vintage, extremely small Sony Watchman CRT television. It’s a portable TV released in 1985 that’s probably too tiny to be functional in a computer, but was used back in the day for things like door camera systems....

Summary Apple’s automation triggers for it’s time-saving Shortcuts app are limited on iOS and entirely absent on the Mac. Fortunately, there’s a free app called Shortery that fixes that. What Is Shortery? Shortery allows you to trigger automations based on an extensive list of triggers and conditions on macOS. It’s functionality that’s curiously absent on the Mac, despite having its own tab in the iPhone version of the app. This lets you give Shortcuts the powers it should have (in my opinion) had from the outset....

Summary These days, the most you can get on a regular-sized smartphone is a 5,000 mAh battery. While that’s pretty good, that’s now gotten boring, hasn’t it? One company is trying to double down and has just launched a 7,000 mAh battery, which might be enough to end your battery life complaints forever. Realme, which is a sister company to OnePlus, has just launched the Realme 15 and Realme 15 Pro models in India....

Apple is building new systems to encourage the use of parental controls on iOS. Interestingly, these systems are skewed toward privacy and make an effort to hide children’s birth dates from app developers. In itsHelping Protect Kids Online whitepaper, Apple explains that it is introducing a refined setup process to help parents set up Child Accounts with content restrictions. If parents skip this setup process, children will be placed under default content restrictions and cannot access the App Store—parents may implement their preferences at any time thereafter, or even change the age of their child if they screwed things up during setup....

Verizon is raising its Administrative and Telco Recovery Charge by 20 cents per line starting December 18. This change will apply to both voice lines (like smartphones and basic phones) and data-only lines (like tablets and hotspots). Thefee for voice lineswill go up from $3.30 to $3.50, and for data lines, it will rise from $1.40 to $1.60. However, this increase does not apply to Verizon’s home internet services. The company says this increase will help cover the costs of running and maintaining the network....

It has been another busy week for technology news, with Verizon raising prices again, KDE introducing its own Linux distribution, Google leaking the Pixel 10, and much more. Here are the biggest stories you might have missed. The Big News Verizon Is Increasing Hidden Fees and Taking Away Freebies We have a double dose of bad news for Verizon Wireless customers. The carrier is quietly increasing fees and removing bundled freebies on select plans....

Quick Links Summary You get a phone call, and a panicked, familiar voice pleads for help. They claim to have been kidnapped and demand that you pay a hefty ransom for their release. It’s your worst nightmare come true—except that there’s been no actual kidnap. You might have been a target of a cyber kidnapping call scam. How Cyber Kidnapping Scam Works The cyber kidnapping scam is sinister and preys on a victim’s love for their family....

Summary If you’re shopping for a new power supply for your PC, you should know that the 80 Plus certificate is no longer king of the hill. A company called Cybenetics has its own set of PSU certifications that are more comprehensive than 80 Plus. Cybenetics PSU Certifications Rate Efficiency and Noise Output Cybeneticsoffers two sets of PSU certifications, ETA and LAMBDA. The former is derived from the Greek letter “η,” which represents efficiency....

Quick Links Summary Google Lens is an image and text recognition app that uses Google Search to deliver results based on what it sees in photos. You’ve probably seen the colorful camera icon in the Google Search bar or the Google app. It’s an unassuming shortcut that leads to a variety of impressive abilities. This is Google Lens, and it’s a Google app you should know. What Is Google Lens?...

Quick Links Server-Side Apply (SSA) has been generally available in Kubernetessince the v1.22 releasein August 2021. It’s a strategy for declarative resource management that improves diff calculations and warns about merge conflicts by moving the logic of thekubectl applycommand onto the server. This article will explain how SSA works and why it’s preferred to the previous client-side apply (CSA) approach. You’ll also learn how to enable SSA when you make changes to objects in your cluster....