Smart Connect is the first thing I turn off on any new router, and my smart home is the reason

Smart Connect is the first thing I turn off on any new router, and my smart home is the reason

When you own a smart home, random smart plugs don’t come online, lights refuse to report their status, and security cameras shoot streams for no apparent reason. This means that the devices have to be constantly powered. It’s easy to assume your Wi-Fi is broken or your IoT hardware is cheap, but the real enemy … Read more

The real reason why high-end Bluetooth headphones don’t perform as well as you’d expect them to

The real reason why high-end Bluetooth headphones don’t perform as well as you’d expect them to

Credit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority You’ve done your homework; You’ve researched high-end headphones and paired them with expensive Hi-Res music streaming services, but something just doesn’t feel right. Your tunes won’t sound as good as they do with wired headphones or speakers. The point is, of course, that you’re listening via Bluetooth — … Read more

The Windows Task Manager still speaks an older language than you do, but there’s a reason for that

The Windows Task Manager still speaks an older language than you do, but there’s a reason for that

You’ve probably used Task Manager countless times on your Windows PC to stop a stuck app or minimize the distraction of a running app. The Windows 11 Task Manager has evolved significantly over the past three decades, but it can be traced back to the first version shipped with Windows NT 4.0 in 1996. It … Read more