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Rob LeFebvre

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United States, Vancouver
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Covers:  Technology, gaming (mobile, console, PC), education, music
Freelance Writer & Managing Editor Formerly @LifewireTech, @Engadget, @GamesBeat Adult-onset gamer, guitarist, singer, lover. he/him, INFP

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Standing Together Against Rape holds seventh Survivors' Ball on Saturday at Mad Myrna's

Standing Together Against Rape holds seventh Survivors' Ball on Saturday at Mad Myrna's

According to a 2015 report from the University of Alaska Anchorage Justice Center, 59 percent of adult women …

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Meet Cliff & Ivy, Alaska's only goth duo

Meet Cliff & Ivy, Alaska's only goth duo

The married couple behind Alaska's only goth duo Cliff & Ivy enjoy their unique outsider status. They're also…

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Let the healing begin

Let the healing begin

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Google built a hardware interface for its AI music maker

Google built a hardware interface for its AI music maker

The team recorded 16 sounds sources across a 15-pitch range for input to the NSynth algorithm, which resulted…

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'Pit People' makes turn-based strategy a party

'Pit People' makes turn-based strategy a party

Pit People is a turn-based strategy game, with a cadre of odd fighters. You can level up in teams of five to …

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Burlesque All-Stars converge on Anchorage for third Freezing Tassel Festival

Burlesque All-Stars converge on Anchorage for third Freezing Tassel Festival

What do you do as a burlesque performer when you want to see other professionals do their thing on stage? You…

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Samsung finally made the Quick Panel customizable enough in One UI 9

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By Rob LeFebvre
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Samsung spent two straight updates (One UI 7 and One UI 8/8.5) promising a Quick Panel you could rearrange, but both times, there were limitations to the ways you could customize the panel. One UI 9 is the first version where that's no longer true, offering full customization for the Quick Panel. ̌Samsung itself confirms the sound toggle is finally separate from the volume slider, the sliders got a visual overhaul, and the system-level cap on resizing (from One UI 8.5) is out of there.
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This Samsung phone's feature costs so little battery, it's worth keeping on

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By Rob LeFebvre
| MUO Verified
Turning off Samsung's Offline finding feature is supposed to save you battery life, but when I tested it, it barely made a difference. A Samsung Community thread listing ways to squeeze out more standby time puts turning off device offline finding right next to disabling Nearby device scanning, treated as another small win alongside a dozen others. Thinking I'd found another way to save battery life, I ran offline finding on and off on my Galaxy Z Fold 8 to see what it really costs.
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This Samsung phone's feature costs so little battery, it's worth keeping on

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By Rob LeFebvre
| Flipboard
Apple Card Now Apple Card keeps getting better, here’s everything new 9to5Mac - Chance Miller • 46m Apple Card launched seven years ago this month, and it keeps getting better. There are new features, perks, rewards, and more. Plus, there’s one major change looming. Here’s everything new with Apple Card lately. iOS 27: Recurring transactions As my colleague Ryan highlighted last month, iOS 27 adds a … iPhone 17 Pro 11 hours ago iPhone 18 Pro vs.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

I co-founded GamesAreEvil and ThePortableGamer

Have you ever used a typewriter?

yep

How is social media changing news?

News is now subjective.