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Please don't send me an AI Christmas card

Let’s be honest, sending Christmas cards is not a fun holiday task. It’s time-consuming and can even be pretty expensive. Using AI to generate a Christmas card β€œfrom scratch” is tempting, but it’s a sure-fire way to end up in my trash bin.

Google Translate gets a major upgrade from Gemini

Google is rolling out a major update to its Gemini audio models, bringing powerful live speech-to-speech translation capabilities to the Google Translate app. This upgrade uses the improved Gemini 2.5 Flash Native Audio model, which is designed to handle complex voice interactions.

Tired of Windows freezing? Try these fixes to stop it for good

Does your PC run smoothly one moment and suddenly become unresponsive the next? It’s incredibly frustratingβ€”and even worse, there's rarely a single clear cause. The slowdown could stem from software glitches, faulty drivers, overheating, or a mix of several factors. Here are the fixes you can try.

Amazon will let you download books without DRM

Amazon is finally making a huge, consumer-friendly shift for e-book owners, announcing that you will be able to download your DRM-free Kindle books directly in EPUB and PDF formats. This comes after Amazon has tried for so long to prevent everyone from downloading its books.

Stop buying mechanical keyboards β€” my membrane keyboard is better

I clearly remember how happy I was when we finally got rid of the clacky keyboard that came with our original IBM PC clone in the early 90s and switched over to a quiet modern membrane keyboard. To me, this felt like the future, but then mechanical keyboards have made a massive comeback, and now carry the reputation that they're simply better than the alternatives.

The American hybrid that is surprisingly affordable and reliable

Hybrid SUVs have become some of the most sought-after vehicles on the used market, but affordability and long-term reliability don’t always go hand in hand. That’s why this American-built hybrid stands out. At a time when many electrified crossovers command premium prices, this one manages to deliver strong fuel economy, low running costs, and a price tag that stays within reach for budget-conscious buyers.

You’ve been deleting files the wrong way in Windows

Most people assume that deleting files and emptying the Recycle Bin permanently removes themβ€”but that’s not true. Those β€œdeleted” files still sit on your drive and can be restored with recovery tools. So how do you securely erase sensitive data? You can use sDelete, Microsoft’s tool to wipe data.

5 Forgotten features Android needs to steal now

Android has matured into a pretty great operating system over the years. However, it’s far from perfect. I’ve used every modern mobile operating system as a daily driver, from webOS to Windows Phone, BlackBerry, Android, and iPhone. Here are the things that I think Android needs to copy from mobile operating systems of yesteryear.

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