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Microsoft Surface Pro Review: Too Much Future?

The Microsoft Surface was the biggest new tech of 2012. Its first iteration — Surface RT, a confusingly named and marketed tablet-with-a-keyboard — bombed. Pretty hard. So why believe in the full-powered Surface Pro? Simple. It’s a braver and more divergent take on the laptop-tablet convergence than anyone else has risked so far.


10 Annoying Apps We’re All Stuck Using (And How To Make Them Better)

Every app has its share of annoyances, but some are so popular that you’re just plain stuck using them — either because your friends do, because you need it for a particular gadget, or just because there’s no real alternative. Here are 10 popular apps that get on our nerves, and what you can do to fix them.


Nine Things Your Smartphone Sucks At (And How To Fix Them)

Sometimes, smartphones can be a boon for your personal productivity, but other times it’s amazing how much trouble they have performing simple tasks. Here are nine things your phone probably sucks at and how to make it work better.


The Android Phone 8 Home Screen

Lifehacker reader Dave really likes the Windows Phone UI, but couldn’t give up the openness of Android. So he created this home screen, getting the best of both worlds.


Under The Hood: The Beginner’s Guide To Water Cooling Computers

I used to think a truly high-performance computer meant lots of fans, lots of noise and limited speed. Then I discovered water cooling. If you really want to overclock your PC and push it to the brink of its power, water cooling is the best way to make that happen while keeping it whisper quiet.


Under The Hood: Build Your Dream Media Centre For Under $700

Between the Blu-Ray player, laptop, digital tuner and everything else hooked up to your TV, your home theatre situation can easily become a mess. Here’s how I rolled all those devices into one awesome media centre — the media centre of my dreams — for under $700.


How to Automatically Mute Ads on Spotify

It’s nice that music-streaming service Spotify offers a free, ad-supported version, and most of the time we don’t mind listening to an ad or two for the privilege. But those audio ads can be a serious buzzkill when they interrupt your party music. Here’s how to automatically mute ads in Spotify and keep the flow in your playlists.


Top 10 Pervasive Tech Myths That Are Only Wasting Your Time

Ever been told that you should fully discharge your battery to prolong its life? Or that jailbreaking your phone is illegal? Or that you should wait for the newest Intel processor because it’s going to be “so much faster”? These are tech myths we hear all the time, and likely spread to our friends — but most are just a waste of your time (and in some cases, they can actually harm your gadgets). Here are some of the worst offenders.


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How To Root The Samsung Galaxy Note

Rooting the Galaxy Note is super easy with the Odin one-click rooting app. Here’s what you need to know.


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How To Root The HTC One X and One S

Rooting HTC’s One series—specifically, the One X and the One S is a multi-step process, but it’s been made easy by Hasoon2000′s All-In-One Rooting kit application. Here’s what you’ll need to know.


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Under The Hood: Make XBMC Easier To Use

So you’ve created an awesome, play-anything media centre with XBMC, but it’s a too hard for your less tech-savvy friends and family members to use. Here are a few ways to make your home theatre PC so easy that your four year old could use it.


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