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SPOTIFY

Forget Spotify Wrapped: Here are Better Options

Are you eagerly awaiting Spotify’s annual review? There are plenty of other services that prepare your annual music summary. And some of them are even more fun than Spotify Wrapped. We have seven alternatives for you that will shed a whole new light on your musical tastes.

by Carsten Drees

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A man in a 70s kitchen takes a tray of cookies out of the oven.

7 Min.

DEALS & ONLINE SHOPPING

This New AI Secret Weapon is a Photoshop Killer

Google started a real image editing hype with Nano Banana. Now the company is following it up with Nano Banana Pro. This thing is actually more than just evolution and is increasingly becoming a threat to professional tools such as Photoshop.

by Carsten Drees

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Casi is sitting in an armchair, with numerous horror legends on the couch behind him.

14 Min.

DEALS & ONLINE SHOPPING

Eerily beautiful: 10 ideas for spooky Halloween photos

Halloween is the perfect opportunity to dress up. But that doesn’t just apply outside at parties and when collecting sweets. We’ll show you the prompts you can use to turn your photos into real scary shockers. Discover the horror clown in you!

by Carsten Drees

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Close-up of an Apple Watch Ultra 3 with a green strap, showing the back and charging port.

5 Min.

SMARTWATCH & TRACKERS

Stop Doing These 4 Things if You Want Your Smartwatch to Charge Faster

In 2025 so far, I have tested 15 wearable devices. And I learned that it is not only about saving battery life on smartwatches and fitness trackers. Small behavior changes in how we charge them can noticeably speed up the process.

by Camila Rinaldi

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Meta to shut down Messenger app for Window and Mac

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SOCIAL MEDIA & MESSENGER

Meta’s Messenger Is Shutting Down—How to Keep Your Chats Safe

For years, Windows and macOS users have had the option to access Meta’s Messenger through a standalone desktop app. This offered advantages such as full keyboard access, shortcut support, and seamless multitasking, features that often outperformed the web and mobile versions. However, those better days are coming to an end, as Meta has announced the shutdown of the Messenger desktop apps.

by Jade Bryan

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7 Min.

SMARTWATCH & TRACKERS

I Still Wear a Smart Ring After the Galaxy Ring Incident and Here’s Why

A few weeks ago, a well-known tech YouTuber became the center of a story that quickly spiraled beyond the gadget world. He was denied boarding on a flight because the battery inside his Samsung Galaxy Ring had swollen, trapping the device painfully on his finger. To make matters worse, he had to go to a hospital to have it safely removed.

by Camila Rinaldi

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3 Min.

PRODUCTIVITY & SERVICES

5 Reasons: This Is Why Even Bad Music Sounds Better In the Car

There are moments when music seems larger and more impressive than it actually is. A pop song that sounds nice in the living room turns into a small epic in the car. Even mediocrity takes on a shine there. Why is that? The answer lies not only in technology and acoustics, but also in our perception.

by Blasius Kawalkowski

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You get plenty of bang for your buck with the Sennheiser Accentum Wireless.

4 Min.

HEADPHONES

Can You Really Hear the Difference? The Truth about Expensive Headphones

Do headphones costing $300 or more sound very different from a model that costs a fraction of that? Or are we just simply paying for hyped-up marketing and attractive packaging? The question is almost as old as time itself—and yet, more relevant than ever. The choice is overwhelming: from $25 models from the humble electronics store to high-end models that might cost you a weekend holiday out of state. The truth lies, as so often is the case, in between.

by Blasius Kawalkowski

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A lawn mower on green grass with fallen leaves, ready for winter preparation.

3 Min.

OUTDOOR & GARDEN

Mowing the Lawn for the Last Time before Winter: The Perfect Moment

The gardening season is coming to an end. Winter is a quiet time in the garden. Frost and wet conditions make it impossible to use conventional lawn mowers or robot lawn mowers. Many people don’t even realize that gardening in the winter does more harm than good to the lawn. In this article, we’ll tell you when the best time to stop mowing the lawn right before winter.

by Thomas Kern

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The affordable 1More SonoFlow is a fantastic option.

3 Min.

HEADPHONES

The Hidden Science of Stereo Sound: Why R and L on Headphones Matter

It seems almost inconsequential: two letters, barely visible even when printed—L and R, signifying Left and Right. Anyone who puts on a pair of headphones tend to casually take a glance, place them on their ears, and that’s it. What are the letters there for, actually? Wouldn’t it sound the same if you were to wear it differently? The short answer: no. The long answer is about how our brain decodes audio—and why an incorrectly worn pair of headphones can cause the entire sound architecture to collapse.

by Blasius Kawalkowski

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