Wireless CarPlay adapter Ottocast MiniCube aims to turn wired CarPlay and Android Auto wireless. Here’s what it does and who should skip it ...

Bluetooth is a technology for short-range data transmission that has become so ubiquitous in recent years that we can no longer imagine life without it. This makes it all the more annoying when ...

Apple TV reportedly ran into problems on December 12 with thousands of users complaining about issues. At the time of writing, Downdetector showed over 4,500 people facing issues. Apple TV was ...

It continues to be clear that Samsung is fully introducing Qi2 on the Galaxy S26 series, with a new “Magnet Wireless Battery Pack” surfacing on a certification page. Now, the Wireless Power Consortium ...

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When Windows warns of a "problem with this drive, " it’s usually not because the USB is failing—it’s tied to something called the dirty bit. The system flags incomplete file transfers, often caused by ...

We’ve all had that feeling, the one where we’re in the car and our phone suddenly warns that it’s about to run out of charge. There’s the frantic scramble for the relevant cable, only to remember that ...

Let's just be fair about this now - in the year 2025, we are ALL guilty of being on our phones too much. Young, old, middle-aged, it doesn't matter. These things have enslaved us to a degree where it ...

If you're ever in a place where you need internet in a pinch, or your home network is down, you can actually rely on your Android phone for a temporary connection. USB tethering allows you to connect ...

A campus movement aims to find out what happens when college students forgo phones for in-person connection. By Christina Caron Reporting from Orlando Nearly every student clutches a phone in one hand ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. We've finally reached the point where it's rare to find a device without a USB-C port. Laptops, tablets, and smartphones all feature at least ...