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8 of the ‘best’ social apps on Android in 2022, which are not Facebook – Sometimes alternative apps are also better

TikTok tracking activity across the web — even if you don’t use the app – because it’s not in the app itself

CPU-X for Linux is an Open Source Alternative to CPU-Z for Windows

Prosthetic teeth turn out to be effective carriers of vibrations, making them suitable as potential hearing aids

How to run a Winlink RMS Gateway in VHF Packet mode as stand alone Radio-only

Google Stadia game streaming platform is shutting down – many just don’t want to try new Google products anymore

Open Book abridged version is an open source 4.2″ E-Ink screen ereader now built around a Raspberry Pi Pico

Amazon’s $340 10.2″ 300 ppi Kindle Scribe is its first e-reader with handwriting and pen support

Microsoft’s discontinuing SwiftKey keyboard on iOS next week, but it will continue to work unless you uninstall it or get a new device

The Q1 was most likely the first commercially available desktop microcomputer dating back to December 1972

‘Transparent OLED for Subway Trains’ windows will likely happen whether we like it or not

Duplicati for Windows, Linux and macOS securely backs up directly to Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, WebDAV or many other locations

Android 13 custom ROMs are now available for the ancient 10-year-old Galaxy S III and Galaxy Note II

Beehaw is a Reddit alternative Lemmy site that pledges to be friendly, well moderated, and has disabled downvoting

WoAD brings Winlink e-mail functionality to Android devices using either a VHF/UHF packet or internet connection