January 18, 2020
Why Your Next iPhone Might Not Have a Lightning Port
There are many things that separate Apple’s products from its competitors. One of the most iconic is the Lightning port, Apple’s proprietary charging and connection cable that most of its products have been using for some time—but that could be changing very soon. Members of the European Commission will vote on whether to force all tech companies to adopt a single charging method that will be universal across all devices and manufacturers, including Apple’s.
Tech Essentials
How to Fix Google's Ugly, Logo-Filled Search Results
I had a feeling something was off the other day when I was doing some Googling. As it turns out, Google has redesigned its search results page a bit, adding in favicons, a big “AD” icon for sponsored results, and shuffling around the placement of site URLs.
Tiny Hacks
Use an Ice Cube to Steam a Perfectly Round Egg
My love for the McMuffin and McMuffin-esque breakfast sandwiches is not a secret. The tender English muffin, salty meat, melted cheese, and perfectly round egg create a beautiful breakfast bite. Making your own version at home is not an excessively difficult task, but the round, steamed egg is crucial.
3-Ingredient Happy Hour
The Garibaldi Is the Perfect Winter Brunch Cocktail
Great news, friends: it’s citrus season, my favorite fruit season. Some people go bananas for berries, but every winter I make it my mission to devour every clementine, satsuma, kumquat, and obscure lime I can get my hands on, while also exploring the wild world of citrus hybrids. It’s a...
Android
How to Stream Your Xbox One to Your Android Phone or Tablet
Xbox One owners can now stream games from their consoles to their Android smartphones and tablets. PC and PlayStation players have had similar streaming options available for a while now but, until today, Microsoft limited Xbox One streaming to Windows PCs.
Lifehacker Fitness Challenge
How to Make the Ab Wheel Suck Less
This month in the Lifehacker Fitness Challenge we are taking on the ab wheel, aka ab roller, aka “crap, I fell on my face again.” Last week we did a plank on the wheel, but today we’re going to use it as intended with one small tweak. And friends, I...
Browsers
Our Favorite Tips for Microsoft's New Edge Chromium Browser
Microsoft has finally released the official, stable version of its Chromium-based Edge web browser. And while that doesn’t mean that your old-school Edge is going away today, Microsoft will start rolling out the Chromium browser in small batches before eventually replacing it via Windows Update this summer.
nutrition
How to Keep Perspective When Everyone Around You Is Dieting
It may seem like everybody you know gets weird about their eating every January—maybe it’s Whole30, maybe it’s a sugar “detox,” maybe it’s a wholehearted commitment to keto. What to do if you’re not on that bandwagon and it’s all a bit too much? Anti-Diet author and registered dietitian Christy...
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The Most and Least Physically Active U.S. States
New government research paints a dire picture of Americans and their exercise habits. Across all 50 states, at least 15 percent of adults reported being physically inactive, while in some areas of the country, nearly 50 percent of adults said they got no form of exercise.
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The 2021 GMC Yukon Can Spin In Place, But You Aren't Supposed To Know That
The new 2021 GMC Yukon reportedly has some surprising tricks up its sleeve, at least according to a talkative GM engineer at the crossover’s debut event earlier this week.
The A.V. Club
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Hot pot is an incredibly wholesome experience centered around the communal cooking (and eating) of a soup. You gather up a few friends, get seated around a massive pot of a boiling broth, and dunk every raw morsel the servers bring you. But, as anyone who loves hot pot will...
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