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Slate's Budget EV Truck Lets You Pay for What You Want
automotive13 days ago

Slate's Budget EV Truck Lets You Pay for What You Want

Slate’s $25k base EV pickup follows a modular, pay-as-you-go approach, letting buyers choose from a long list of accessories—everything from small cosmetic upgrades to a full SUV kit. While the pricing transparency and customization are appealing, adding options can push the final cost well beyond the base, with an example build nearing $41k. It asks whether buyers value a DIY, configurable truck over a preassembled package and whether the model’s flexibility will pay off in the market.

Slate's Budget EV Truck Bets on Customization, Faces Value Hurdles
technology15 days ago

Slate's Budget EV Truck Bets on Customization, Faces Value Hurdles

Slate's $24,950 electric truck aims to be a low-cost, highly configurable EV, but the price increase after incentives removal dents its value story. Demand remains strong with 10,000 pre-orders, and the vehicle offers extensive DIY customization and a comfortable, quiet ride, yet its bare-bones interior and app-centric data approach, plus potential total ownership costs, make buyers weigh cost and personalization against the affordability appeal.

Seven buried Android features you should enable today
technology20 days ago

Seven buried Android features you should enable today

Android Authority highlights seven hidden features that can boost usability: a privacy dashboard to review recent app permissions; QR codes to share Wi‑Fi; setting metered networks to curb data use on hotspots; holding Quick Settings icons to jump straight to a feature’s settings; reassigning the power button to a different action; customizing Quick Settings tiles for faster access; and managing app notification channels to filter updates. Brand differences (Samsung, HONOR) mean locations vary, so explore these options across devices to uncover more buried tricks.

Windows 11 to gain fully customizable right-click menu amid clutter complaints
technology1 month ago

Windows 11 to gain fully customizable right-click menu amid clutter complaints

Microsoft says Windows 11 will let users customize the context menu—adding or removing items—while making it faster and simpler by default. Older commands can still be accessed via Show more options, addressing long-standing clutter complaints. The change is part of a broader push to make Windows 11 more configurable, alongside tweaks to the taskbar and Start menu.

Xbox Insider Update Expands Customization with Theme Colors and Status Indicator
gaming1 month ago

Xbox Insider Update Expands Customization with Theme Colors and Status Indicator

Microsoft’s Xbox Insider Alpha Skip-Ahead update adds more customization: you can see the connected controller in button-mapping, use hex color codes or colors from your Gamerpic for themes, a new 'What’s new' feed on the home screen, and a service status indicator that links to Xbox’s status page. The features are currently testing with Alpha Skip-Ahead Insiders and aren’t rolling out to everyone yet.

Windows 11 Start Menu gets full customization and speed boosts in latest Insider build
technology1 month ago

Windows 11 Start Menu gets full customization and speed boosts in latest Insider build

Microsoft’s Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26300.8553 introduces a redesigned Start menu with extensive customization: you can independently show/hide Pinned, Recent, and All sections, switch Recommended to Recent, enable a real-time Recent view, hide the user name and profile picture, and choose from three predefined Start menu sizes (including a smaller option); All apps can be viewed in Grid or List and you can disable sections to reduce whitespace. Freeform resizing remains unavailable. Microsoft is boosting responsiveness with the Low Latency Profile and is rebuilding core Windows components with native WinUI 3 to deliver a faster Start menu, though the full native Start menu isn’t done yet.

Good Lock: The Galaxy-Exclusive Customization Edge Keeping Me with Samsung
technology1 month ago

Good Lock: The Galaxy-Exclusive Customization Edge Keeping Me with Samsung

An Android Authority writer argues that Samsung’s Good Lock—a modular, official customization toolkit—gives Galaxy phones a level of control (keyboard, Quick Settings, per-app timeouts and volume, edge gestures, and more) that Pixel can’t match. While Pixel offers a clean stock Android experience and faster updates, the breadth and polish of Good Lock make switching to Pixel impractical for him right now.