Resolution is HDTV’s biggest selling point. We compared 720p, 1080i, and 1080p to help you make the best choice for your TV viewing pleasure. Overall Findings Resolution matters because more lines mean a better picture. This is a similar concept to digital photos and how dots-per-inch determines print quality. 1080i and 1080p are higher resolutions than 720, but the two are not the same. You might want to consider 1080p because of the more efficient way it projects images onto the screen....

What Is a 7Z File? A file with the 7Z file extension is a 7-Zip compressed file. It’s a bit like a folder on your computer, except that it really acts like a file. Both a folder and a 7Z file can store one or more files, and even other folders. However, unlike folders, this is just a single file with the .7Z extension that serve as a compressed archive of the data....

We’ve also shown you where it is within the larger Windows 10 User Interface (UI). This time we’ll dig deeper into the Start menu, to give you an idea of how it’s similar to the Windows 7 Start menu, and how it’s different. Getting to it is easy; it’s the little white Windows flag in the lower-left corner of the screen. Click or press it to bring up the Start menu....

With 2022 beginning to draw to a close, it’s time for Adobe to roll out 2023 versions of Photoshop Elements and Premiere Elements. But beyond the updated date, the company says that these iterations will be offering more AI-powered editing tools that will make projects easier for both advanced and novice users. These AI tools include new Artistic Effects that can be applied to your full video with one click, as well as Moving Elements for photos....

The watches comprise the latest iteration—fourth-generation for those keeping score—of the GTR and GTS series. All three watch designs share some features, including advanced GPS antenna technology for better geo-positioning, resulting in more accurate location tracking as you exercise. Each watch design also boasts a big and bold HD AMOLED display and plenty of advanced sensors to track your health and, more importantly, your sports and fitness goals. These smartwatches are essentially made for outdoor activities, with over 150 tracking modes to suit different sports, including a newly-added sensor to track your golf swing....

Ever since the release of the iPhone 8 in 2017, wireless charging capabilities have been the default for Apple smartphones—but not for iPads. However, that may change with the next iPad Pro. Apple reportedly is working on bringing wireless charging to its tablets, which would allow users to ditch the cables in favor of induction mats and wireless stands. “Because of its portable nature, I believe that wireless charging would be a huge improvement,” said Christen Costa, CEO of Gadget Review, in an email interview with Lifewire....

For iOS 14.6, one of the most notable updates is Apple Card Family support, which allows users to share their Apple Card with other family members, according to 9to5Mac. Additional new features include support for the Podcasts app, the ability to unlock your phone using Voice Control, and some minor improvements to Apple AirTags. AirTags and Find My both now get a lost mode option, so you can add an email address in addition to your phone number for both accessories....

While it’s true that many people can look at their iPhone to see what it’s up to, that isn’t a luxury afforded to everyone—and it’s those people who stand to benefit not only from a new startup and shutdown chime, but also Apple’s continued focus on making its devices as accessible as possible. “Fundamentally, any sound or haptic feedback which informs the [visually impaired] that something is happening is really useful,” Chris Lewis, telecoms industry analyst and accessibility expert at Lewis Insight, told Lifewire via email....

Emergency SOS via satellite is available today to customers in the US and Canada, though it only works with the various iPhone 14 models. The feature taps a network of satellites, uses Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs)—or emergency services call centers—and is not tethered to cellular networks or wireless networks. Here’s how it works. If you wander off the grid and find yourself in a prickly situation, opening up the app lets you message emergency services and automatically sends them location data so they can scoop you up and give you a warm mug of tea and a blanket....

Short Answer: No, the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S Are Not 4G Phones That says it all: the iPhone 4 and 4S are not 4G phones. At least they’re not when by saying “4G” you’re referring to the 4G or 4G LTE cellular network standard, which is the successor to the 3G standard used by the iPhone 4 & 4S. This is what most phone companies mean when they say “4G....

The way you organize and make use of your desktop spaces is up to you, but as you work with the desktops in Mission Control, you’re likely to run into apps that you want to have opened in all of your active spaces. You can set apps to open in all the spaces so that when you switch between desktops, the same apps are available on all of them, in addition to the ones you assigned to specific desktops....

What Is an ATF File? A file with the ATF file extension could be an Adobe Photoshop transfer function file. It stores settings that allow pictures transferred to film to be printed in the proper color. ATF is the extension used in Windows, while the macOS equivalent is 8BTF. Unrelated to Photoshop, some ATF files you find may be Adobe Texture Format files, a container format used to store image data for certain games created using Stage3D....

What Is an ATOMSVC File? A file with the ATOMSVC file extension is an Atom Service Document file. It’s sometimes called a Data Service Document file or Data Feed ATOM file. An ATOMSVC file is a regular text file, formatted like an XML file, that defines how a document should reach a data source. This means there isn’t any real data in the file—just text addresses, or references to the real resources....

‘Attrib’ Command Availability The attrib command is available in the Command Prompt in all Windows operating systems including Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, plus older versions of Windows as well. All offline diagnostic and repair tools available with the various versions of Windows, including Advanced Startup Options, System Recovery Options, and Recovery Console, also include attrib in some capacity. This attrib command is also available in MS-DOS as a DOS command....

What Is a BBS File? BBS stands for bulletin board system, so a file with the .BBS file extension is a bulletin board system text file. They’re used by a BBS to store things like messages, descriptions, and metadata information. DIZ files might be used along with BBS files in a bulletin board system, but those are used to describe the types of files users upload to the server. How to Open BBS Files Since this is a plain text file (see below), you can open one with any program that reads and edits text documents....

With a little homebrew know-how, you can access dozens of titles across multiple genres, including puzzle, role-playing, strategy, and action games. Here’s a sampling of the best Nintendo DS homebrew the internet has to offer. Luckily, you can treat the Nintendo DS’s RTS deficiency with A Touch of War. It offers good times with big, colorful sprite graphics and medieval soldiers who are out for blood. Keep a store of air in your lungs; you won’t have time to breathe....

Much of the experience of using an iPhone is already wireless, including things that used to require cables, like syncing your phone to your computer. Charging your iPhone battery was one of the last areas that still required a cable. But not anymore! Thanks to a technology called wireless charging, you can cut the charging cable and keep your iPhone powered without plugging it in ever again. And, while the technology that’s available now is cool, what’s coming is even better....

Audi is partnering with other companies to develop hardware and software that lets vehicles read their surroundings and identify when bicycles are nearby, including those obstructed from a driver’s view. It’s based on a standard called C-V2X that uses mobile cellular connectivity to send and receive signals from a vehicle to other vehicles, pedestrians, or fixed objects such as traffic lights in its surroundings. “The technology warns cyclists and drivers of where they are on the road and any potential collision based on sharing C-V2X data,” Audi spokesperson Mark Dahncke told Lifewire in an email interview....

What Is a CFM File? A file with the CFM file extension is a ColdFusion markup file. They’re sometimes called ColdFusion Markup Language files, which might be seen abbreviated as CFML. ColdFusion markup files are web pages made up of specific code that enables scripts and applications to run on a ColdFusion web server. How to Open a CFM File CFM files are text-based, which means they can be opened as a text file with any text editor, like Notepad in Windows or Brackets....

Retain the Original Subject Depending on where you are, you may be able to change the subject by typing a new one in the Subject line when writing your reply. But this may not be the best path to take. Rather than change the subject, make it clear that you’re continuing an old thread and not starting a new one by including the previous subject line with the new one. If the original subject was “New cloud form discovered,” and you want to change it to “The finest English umbrella,” the complete new Subject line could be “The finest English umbrella (was: New cloud form discovered)....