Brandon Miniman
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About Brandon Miniman
Brandon has been involved in tech journalism since the year 2000 and was part of the OG team of XDA and Pocketnow. He's currently a staff writer for MakeUseOf, covering mobile and consumer tech. Brandon likes to help people take full advantage of their technology.
He lives outside of Philadelphia, PA, with his wife and three kids. When he's not writing, Brandon plays drums and enjoys listening to music.
He's a graduate of the Villanova School of Business where he got a bachelors degree in finance.
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The Asus Padfone was a smart idea but was way ahead of its time.
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Here's why you should stop swiping apps away and what you should do instead.
The 24-hour delay on Android sideloading isn't what you think it's for
Google is making it a bit more difficult to sideload certain apps.
Google Lens is hiding features you'll wish you'd found sooner
Google Lens offers a useful toolbox of tools that can help you in your daily life.
I ignored Android's most-hyped new feature for weeks — then one task changed my mind
I was using Android's app bubbles all wrong. Here's the right way to use it.
Your Samsung phone keeps killing background apps too early — this tool raises the limit
This simple tool makes app switching faster on your Samsung Galaxy
The $599 MacBook did something I didn't expect: it made Windows laptops obsolete
Windows laptops are just not worth it, for now at least.
I'm saving $120 a year with this Amazon Prime benefit most people ignore
Your Amazon Prime membership does more than you think, and can even save you real money.
I disabled three Samsung keyboard settings and typing finally felt fast
How I made the keyboard on my Samsung Galaxy less laggy.
I ran Samsung's hidden app booster and my Galaxy opened apps 50% faster
It's almost too good to be true, but this tool made some of my apps launch 50% faster.
I didn't realize Google Photos could do this — now I use it completely differently
Google Photos is more than just a place to store your photos.
Your phone replaces 5 tools you probably still have in a drawer
You no longer need to buy a document scanner, level, magnifier and more, if you have your phone with you.
My Pixel 10 said 30GB was 'System' until I found what Android actually lets you delete for free
I set out to find the source of the huge amount of storage taken up by System on my Pixel. The results were mixed.
I stopped paying for photo editing after Samsung Galaxy showed me what it could do for free
Samsung's generative editing tools have gotten shockingly good at editing photos.
4 free Windows tools hiding in a menu you never open
This hidden menu in Windows gives you 18 time-saving shortcuts
These 4 Samsung features are slowly ruining your battery — here’s how to disable all of them now
I reduced my daily battery drain by more than nearly 20% per day by changing these settings.
A glass company shelved this invention for 40 years — then Steve Jobs called
Corning's journey to making its revolutionary Gorilla Glass wasn't easy.
Stop wasting your phone's speaker volume — here's how to unlock the full 85dB
Here's how I made my phone sound almost as loud as a Bluetooth speaker with just the built-in speakers.