Smartphones vs. Desktops: Why Is My Phone Slower Than My PC?

The smartphone in your pocket is powerful. It is more powerful than a large amount of now-defunct supercomputers, and some modern ones, too. Another readily available fact is that “your cell phone has more computer power than all of NASA back in 1969 when it placed two astronauts on the moon.” But modern smartphone microprocessors
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Cinnamon Explained: A Look at One of Linux’s Most Windows-Like Desktops

Let’s say you’re looking to try out this thing called Linux, and you ask a buddy of yours for help. They recommend you install something called Linux Mint. You do what they say, and now it’s on your computer. Guess what? That desktop you’re looking at isn’t Linux Mint. It’s an interface known as Cinnamon.
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MATE Explained: A Look at One of Linux’s Most Enduring Desktops

Linux isn’t like commercial operating systems. You aren’t limited to one interface. Some options offer imaginative new layouts, while others maintain a more established approach. If you want an experience that has been around the block for a decade or two, then MATE may just be the one for you. MATE is a Desktop Environment
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15 Desktops That Reveal How We Work at MakeUseOf

Whatever platform you’re on, your desktop can reveal a lot about how you’re using your computer. It could even give us a peek into your personality — and completely mislead us. Maybe you keep your Windows desktop meticulously clean, but your physical desk is a mess. If you’re curious to see how members of the
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The Battle of The Budgie Desktops – Budgie-Remix vs SolusOS!

Ladies and gentleman, it’s the moment you have all been waiting for… the main even of the evening! In this corner, wearing Budgie trunks, fighting out of Ireland, created by Ikey Doherty, the man behind Linux Mint Debian Edition — SolusOS! And in this corner, built on the defending champion, also wearing Budgie trunks, aiming
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5 Ways to Improve Virtual Desktops in Windows 10

It’s no secret that Microsoft is trying real hard to get people onto Windows 10. And even though their methods are questionable — annoying at best, destructive at worst — we can’t deny that the new operating system (OS) offers a lot of improvements that weren’t available before. In this article, we’re going to explore the
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