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Josh Hawkins

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March, 2026
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing for Entertainment
Windows, PC, Android
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About Josh Hawkins

Josh Hawkins began his writing career in 2015 with a simple video game walkthrough. Since then, he has expanded to conduct interviews with high-profile game developers, cover emerging tech products like the first VR headsets, and has spent countless hours learning the ins and outs of new operating systems for Android, Apple, and Windows devices.

He is an expert at crafting in-depth how-tos, product reviews, and thought-provoking pieces on the latest tech and has bylines across multiple sites including Lifehacker, Lifewire, and Android Police.

Outside of the office, Josh can be found digging into the latest video games, fantasy books, or tinkering with the newest features in Windows.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab A11 Kids Edition with doodles on the front screen
Samsung wants its newest tablet to grow up with your kids

Years of support is a big plus

A concept of the Intel Core Series 3 chip on a gradient background of purple and white
Intel thinks its latest 'value' processor will get you to upgrade your 5-year-old laptop

Hopefully the laptops powered by it feature the same value

Netgear-Unmanaged-Switch-4
Your router could stop getting updates in 2027 — unless you switch to this brand

The first bit of light at the end of this tunnel

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Google Messages app open on a Galaxy S26.
Google Messages is finally getting the customization Samsung users will miss

It's time to give the people what they want

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Linux Mint Xfce desktop
Why one of Europe's biggest governments is abandoning Windows for Linux

Taking back control of data from big U.S. tech

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Microsoft's Windows Insider Program home page on a monitor with a grey backdrop
Windows Insider testing just got dramatically simpler — here's what's changing

It's a lot easier to tell what you're getting into now

The corner of an LG OLED TV showing the YouTube logo.
YouTube’s AI avatar push could make fake videos even harder to spot

More slop for my Shorts, please

samsung galaxy z trifold in hands.
Samsung’s $2,899 trifold phone is coming back, but probably not for long

A price too steep, indeed

Google Pixel 10a Android 16 page opened
Google finally fixed these 3 annoying problems on your Pixel

Squash those bugs

Chrome Settings on MacBook
Google Chrome finally has the one feature I've been waiting for

It's about time, too

Generating a new podcast playlist using Spotify's Prompted Playlist function
Spotify's best AI feature connects you with podcasts that are actually worth your time

All you need to do is tell Spotify what you want

Google Play Store on Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra showing average ratings and search options
Stop scrolling through hundreds of reviews — Google Play Store now has search

There's finally a better way

Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses sitting on grass
Smart glasses just sold 7 million units, and now even Nothing wants in

The hype train has picked up another passenger

Fitbit Charge 6 next to a phone on desk
Fitbit is finally ditching the screen, and that's exactly what fitness trackers needed

Sometimes simple is just better

Matter-Smart-Home-2
Your smart home cameras are about to work way better together thanks to a new Matter update

Better streaming means better support across more devices

Popup window for adding a microsoft account to Windows 11
A Microsoft VP just revealed he's working to remove Windows 11's most hated requirement

Online account requirements may go the way of the dinosaurs

Copilot screen on Windows Desktop
Microsoft's latest move proves it never meant those Windows 11 promises

Actions speak louder than words, Microsoft

Windows 11 update settings open on a HP laptop
The latest Windows 11 update gives me hope Microsoft might actually fix things

Small fixes could lead to fulfilled promises

The Gemini logo on a background.
You can finally bring your ChatGPT and Claude chats to Gemini

Bringing everything under one roof

Gemini Live on Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
Gemini Live just doubled its memory, and longer conversations finally work

Talk more without missing a beat

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