For better or for worse, in many ways, 2020 was defined by capitalism, a system unprepared to provide as many hospital beds as there are si...

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El Reg lends our ear to companies and developers struggling to survive in Apple's cruel, cruel App Store world Special Report   Google,...

I don’t know about you, but I can’t start my day without coffee. And with the pandemic still raging on, I’m trying to limit the time spent ...

Though it’s easy to label someone who frequently slips, trips, falls and/or knocks into things as being “clumsy,” there is usually more to ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a recall for some Sportmix pet food products , following the deaths of at least 28 dogs a...

I am so tired of thinking and typing about this stupid year, but I’m still a little excited that it is finally ending (if only because that...

If it ain't broke, don't fix it Review   Last month, Lenovo sent El Reg a loaner of its latest ThinkPad Carbon X1 ultrabook. This ...

Carpark sorrow as Windows failed to cough booty 12BOC   On the seventh day of Christmas, the bork gods sent to me: a boot-hurt ATM, fix the...

A simple cut-and-paste text job from a 2008 EU treaty for genetic databases People are pointing to the inclusion of Netscape Navigator and ...

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The U.S. government releases dietary guidelines every five years, and the 2020 edition just came out yesterday. There aren’t any huge chan...

Champagne is a fancy yet dangerous way to ring in the new year. Popping open a bottle is invigorating. It’s like trying to pop a balloon: y...

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The year is ending and we couldn’t be happier. And while I wish we could all press a refresh button to reboot our lives, it’s not that easy...

Even though the virus that causes COVID-19 was discovered in late 2019 (hence the name), it dominated 2020. Here at Lifehacker, we’ve been ...

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Earlier this year, a bug broke Google Assistant phone calls in Android Auto after users updated to Android 11. Google fixed the issue short...

Roasting garlic is not hard. You cut off the top, drizzle some olive oil on the exposed cloves, and wrap it all up in foil. Easy enough—but...

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Christmas is behind us, the new year is mercifully just ahead, and you may now find yourself wondering: Did my friend ever receive my gift ...

In a year when the outside world became a literal threat, television provided more of an escape—or, perhaps, an essential outlet for emotio...

WhatsApp will soon drop support for another round of older versions of iOS and Android. As described in WhatsApp’s recently updated system ...

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There are many words one could choose to describe this shit show of a year (oh look, I just chose a couple), but I’m sure we can all agree ...

Our homes have been through a lot in 2020. From constant sanitizing, to higher energy bills, to all the dirty dishes, we’ve spent so much m...

Pandemic or not, people have mixed feelings about celebrating New Year’s Eve. It’s one of those nights when there’s so much pressure to hav...

New Year’s Eve is usually one of my favorite eves. I get to drink drinks, eat snacks, and dance with my friends, but this year is (obviousl...

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Two firewalls are better than one, right? 12BoC   On the sixth day of Christmas, the bork gods sent to me: Fix the printer, nerds, Scottish...

Look, considering the “Skywalker Saga” (to be clear, you’re absolutely a narc if you call it that) came to a close last December, 2020 was ...

It didn’t feel like it, what with a major pandemic and massive financial crisis, but 2020 was actually an incredible year for gadgets. For ...

Price hikes for streaming TV has become a new holiday tradition, as Netflix, Disney+ and Hulu have increased their subscription prices ahea...

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Jealousy and envy are two of the most common—yet negative and useless—emotions many of us have. For a long time, I let both of these destru...

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Dogs who are past their puppy years may be set in their ways—but that doesn’t mean that training them is a lost cause. Whether you adopt or...

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New Year’s resolutions typically fail when they’re sweepingly ambitious—which can really hurt you when you’re focused on managing your mon...

A few weeks ago, stuck in the waiting room at the emergency vet (the cat is fine!), I watched the 2001 movie Monsters, Inc . from beginning...

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The stress and upheaval of 2020 has sent all of us searching for different ways to cope. And while there is merit in seeking therapy , or s...

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Some holiday waste can be recycled, but others are actually harmful to the recycling process. For the most part, wrapping paper is recyclab...

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This week’s look at kidz’ pop-culture features an overload of useless web-celebs, a fight over Wonder Woman, and even a talking dog. So dig...

If you didn’t get an Instant Pot as a gift this holiday season, it’s probably because you already have one (or you because you don’t cook t...

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Netflix is currently testing out a special audio-only mode for its mobile apps—Android, specifically. While that’s no guarantee that the ev...

I wish I had a way of quantifying the sheer volume of LEGO bricks that have taken up residence in my home the past several years. After eac...

I received a hand-addressed letter in the mail last week—pretty rare these days. The return address was my church’s, so I assumed Brooklyn’...

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To pay for parking you must first sign in to Windows 10 12BoC   On the fifth day of Christmas, the bork gods sent to me: Scottish parking w...

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