The iPhone 16e Does (Almost) Everything You Want an iPhone to Do

Like most high-end smartphones—and certainly any new iPhone—the 16e has a display that looks pretty great. It’s a 6.1-inch OLED screen with a max brightness of 1,200 nits—which is significantly bigger and brighter than the 4.7-inch LCD display on the iPhone SE. To expand the screen, Apple ditched the Home button on the SE, replacing…

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Busting Myths About Water-Efficient Toilets

Fact: Usually, one flush does it.  Many toilets in our ratings, including low-flow models, can remove simulated solid waste in just one flush. That’s because water isn’t the only factor when it comes to effective flushing—or what sets apart good and poor performers. Other design elements matter more—like whether the toilet relies purely on gravity…

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Donald Trump’s Not-So-Strategic Crypto Reserve

Donald Trump provoked a riot of cryptocurrency trading and accusations of favoritism on Sunday after identifying several coins that may feature in a future US strategic crypto reserve. Alongside bitcoin, Trump said that XRP, solana, cardano, and ether will be considered for inclusion. “A U.S. Crypto Reserve will elevate this critical industry after years of…

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Lawn Care Tips to Get Your Yard Ready for Spring and Summer

Winter can be brutal on pavers, walkways, and driveways. Aside from damage done by your snow blower or a plow, frost heave—the natural freeze-and-thaw cycle—can split concrete and knock stones out of whack. To keep out water and help keep a problem from worsening, seal any new gaps in concrete with concrete-crack filler. Secure loose…

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Best Grout Cleaners

For those looking to clean grout, it’s important to know which products will actually remove dirt and grime and which ones will hardly make a dent. To find the best grout cleaners out there, we evaluated seven products, including recommendations from our social media users. It should be noted that among the grout cleaners we…

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Best Door-in-Door Refrigerators

In our tests, door-in-door refrigerators perform just as well as fridges without door-in-door components, and even occupy some of the top spots in our roundups of the best French-door and side-by-side refrigerators. “The door-in-door design doesn’t really affect refrigerator performance,” says Breann Chai, who leads refrigerator testing at CR. “The feature really just offers convenience.”…

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