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Rust on a Jailbroken Kindle Turns E-Reader Into Clock
The Real Reason People Jailbreak Kindles (It’s Not Piracy) When the developer behind this project jailbroke a 7th…
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Can Government Funding Fix Canada’s Global Tech Gap?
The pressure to go global is no longer optional for Canadian startups At MaRS, Toronto’s flagship innovation hub,…
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86-DOS Source Code Release Rewrites Microsoft’s Origin Story
What Microsoft Actually Released — And Why It’s Historically Significant Microsoft didn’t just release old code — it…
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Firefox Web Serial Support Opens Hardware to the Open Web
What Web Serial Actually Does (Without the Jargon) Serial communication is old. It predates the internet, predates personal…
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Memorial Day TV Deals: What Retailers Won’t Tell You
The Memorial Day TV Sale Cycle: Manufactured Urgency or Real Savings? Every May, Amazon and Best Buy shift…
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How Apple Beat Sony in Spatial Audio Despite a 4-Year Head Start
Sony’s head start: The spatial audio pioneer most people forgot Sony entered the spatial audio arena long before…
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Android Auto Apps Beyond Maps and Spotify for Road Trips
The Google Maps and Spotify blind spot in road trip advice Ask most drivers what Android Auto is…
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Jellyfin Grows as Plex and Emby Tighten Paywalls
What Jellyfin Actually Is — And What It Isn’t Jellyfin is a free, open-source media server. You install…
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Rivian R2 Arrives: Is $60K Actually Affordable?
The Headline: First R2s Hit the Road June 9 Rivian confirmed June 9 as the delivery date for…
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Fix Wi-Fi Roaming on OpenWrt With 802.11r and wpa_cli
The ‘Good Enough’ Trap: Why Home Roaming Problems Hide in Plain Sight Roaming was a deliberate deferral. After…
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Flatpak’s systemd Dependency Breaks Its Universal Linux Promise
The Promise That Made Flatpak Matter Flatpak built its reputation on a single, bold claim: one app package…
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Zorin OS for Windows 10 Refugees: What You Must Know
The Windows 10 exodus is real — and Zorin OS is the unlikely beneficiary Microsoft’s decision to end…