One generation ago, with the introduction of the HERO8 action camera, GoPro decided to adopt a cageless design, make the device itself waterproof, and build mounting hardware right into the body. Now, the GoPro HERO9 Black takes things a step further, making the body of the device larger for the first time in quite a few generations. GoPro more than makes up for the minor size increase with a bevy of new features, including replaceable lens covers....

According to a security report from Zimperium zLabs, the trojan malware can be found in over 200 malicious apps approved to appear on the Google Play Store. It also was found in third-party app stores. At this point, Zimperium says that the trojan has managed to steal tens of millions of dollars from its victims. The way that Grifthorse works is by bombarding users with a ton of notifications about prizes and special discounts....

For the most part, lighting in the “real world” tends to just happen. The sun rises, we flick a switch, or we open the blinds and voilà: light. We might put some thought into where we place a lamp, how we angle the blinds, or where we aim the flashlight, but ninety percent of the time our experience with light is fairly passive. Things are different in the computer graphics industry....

Video Resolution You can find camcorders that record video in either standard or high definition resolution. As a general rule, HD camcorders are now the standard, don’t buy anything with lower resolution. 4K or better resolution will be more expensive, but the quality may be worth it. Even if you don’t own a 4K television, it’s worth considering a higher definition camcorder to “future proof” your videos for the time when you get around to trading in your current television....

Built-In Memory Error If you see this error message with your Panasonic camera, the internal memory area of the camera is either full or corrupted. Try downloading photos from the internal memory. If the error message continues to appear, you may need to format the internal memory area. Memory Card Locked and Memory Card Both of these error messages are related to the memory card, rather than the Panasonic camera. If you have an SD memory card, check the write-protect switch on the side of the card....

The troubleshooting process you follow will depend on the type of failure that you’re dealing with. With that in mind, it can be tremendously useful to start off by looking at whether both, or just one, of your headlights have failed, and whether or not the high or low beam mode still works. Common Situations and Fixes For Headlights Not Working When headlights stop working, it’s usually an electrical problem or an physical issue with the bulbs themselves....

Mail.com IMAP Settings Access the Mail.com IMAP services using the following settings: Mail.com IMAP server address: imap.mail.comMail.com IMAP user name: Your full Mail.com email address (for example, person@mail.com)Mail.com IMAP password: Your Mail.com passwordMail.com IMAP port: 993Mail.com IMAP TLS/SSL required: yes Why Use IMAP Server Settings? Web-based email services like Mail.com require web access to use their messaging features. However, you might prefer to access your account through an email client, such as Outlook....

What They Said: The note encourages users and system administrators to review the Chrome release notes (80.0.3987.116) and update the browser software right away. The Big Picture: Chances are your Chrome browser has updated itself. It’s easy to check, though, via the More (three dot) menu in the upper right corner of the browser window, under the Help/About Google Chrome item. Behind the Scenes: Google’s release notes specify five security updates addressed by the update....

Using the updated Street View app on an Android phone, you can just hold up your phone, walk down a street, and take photos. Behind the scenes, Google uses augmented reality, and the positioning data from your phone, to automatically line up all the images with the existing Street View images. “Now that anyone can create their own connected Street View photos, we can bring better maps to more people around the world, capturing places that aren’t on Google Maps or that have seen rapid change,” writes Stafford Marquardt, a Street View product manager....

Ithaca, a machine learning model built by AI researchers at DeepMind, can guess missing words and the location and date of written language, according to a new paper. The effort could help historians decipher ancient manuscripts. “Ithaca is a deep neural network, and as such, it is incredibly capable of finding hidden patterns in vast amounts of data, ’’ historian Thea Sommerschield, co-author of the recent paper, told Lifewire in an email interview....

The Vulcan Coalition in Thailand hopes to use AI to help find employment for people with disabilities. The organization plans to hire workers capable of labeling the large amounts of data produced in the Thai language. It’s one of many efforts to use AI to improve the lives of people with disabilities. “AI can be used to improve communication for people with speech impairments by helping them to interpret facial expressions and other body languages, or by providing translations for communication between cross-linguistic and cross-cultural speakers,” Amey Dharwadker, a machine learning engineer at Facebook, told Lifewire in an email interview....

Google finally is starting to roll out its Federal Learning of Cohorts (FLoC) system in Chrome in an effort to do away with third-party cookies. While FLoC promises better privacy for users, privacy-centric browsers like Vivaldi and Brave have taken hard stances against the new tracking system. Instead, these companies claim that FLoC is a bigger threat to user privacy, and some experts agree. “FLoC is likely worse for consumers because Chrome users’ weekly web history will be analyzed and put into groupings that were not data previously provided to marketers,” Debbie Reynolds, a global data privacy and protection expert, told Lifewire in an email....

A new report by the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) finds that self-driving vehicles are vulnerable to hacking because of the advanced computers they contain. The hacks could be dangerous for passengers, pedestrians, and other people on the road. Fortunately, cars aren’t yet being hijacked off the streets by hackers. “The good news is most of the attacks we have seen are in a lab or controlled conditions,” Vyas Sekar, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at Carnegie Mellon’s College of Engineering, who was not involved in the study, said in an email interview....

DineSafe shows customers real-time and updated information on a restaurant’s safety and cleanliness, so people can feel safer and more secure if they decide to eat out. Restaurants have dealt with some of the strictest regulations since the pandemic began, but DineSafe wants to shed light on everything the industry is doing to keep both workers and customers as safe as possible. “We see that there’s a way to start going back to restaurants now, and we’ve found customers appreciate restaurants hearing their concerns and what they’re worried about,” DineSafe CEO Ryan O’Donnell told Lifewire in a phone interview....

Blending these two worlds, the streamer has amassed a large following across platforms despite all the odds and obstacles as her unique point-of-view guides her to success. “We’ve been so incredibly shocked and grateful for the growth we’ve seen. It all seemed so far away and so impossible to reach,” she said in a phone interview with Lifewire. “I am representing an underserved community and a lot of my community sees my content and are so excited to see a Muslim streamer, a hijabi streamer, and they’re so on board to be a part of the community....

What Are Acute Accent Marks? Acute accent marks, also called diacritical marks, slant to the right over the tops of certain vowels and consonants. Latin, Cyrillic, and Greek languages use them. English has incorporated countless Spanish, Italian, French, and Portuguese words, and many of their vowels take the accent mark. For example, the French and Spanish word café often appears in English with the accent mark. Acute accent marks are on both uppercase and lowercase vowels: How to Accent Letters on Mac Computers Enter characters with accent marks on a Mac using the Accent menu or the Emoji & Symbols menu....

How to Add Google Maps to CarPlay It’s generally simple to install and add new apps to CarPlay. Here’s what you need to do. How to Use Google Maps on CarPlay Google Maps on CarPlay works a lot like regular Google Maps, but there are some key differences. Here’s an overview of the main parts of the app. Map Screen Upon first opening Google Maps, you’re able to see where you’re currently located....

How to Create a Google Docs Watermark Using a watermark in Google Docs lets you protect a document with your logo or mark something as a draft, confidential, copyrighted, etc. The watermark can be any image or text you want. Make an Image Watermark There isn’t a watermarking utility built-in to Docs, but you can make one with Google Drawings. This tool lets you create a watermark background with your text on top or a watermark that sits over the text....

Two Extension-Adding Methods There are two ways to add extension numbers to contacts. If you can enter the extension as soon as the call is answered, use the Pause method. If you have to wait for an automated message to finish, use the Wait method. Once you are familiar with a contact’s business phone system, you’ll know how to add the extension properly. Use the Pause Method Use the Pause method to add extension numbers to a contact’s phone number when the extension number can be entered as soon as the call has been answered....

How to Update Apple ID Credit Card and Billing Address in iOS To change the credit card used with Apple ID for iTunes and App Store purchases on an iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad: How to Update Apple ID Credit Card and Billing Address on Android If you subscribe to Apple Music on Android, use your Android device to update the credit card you use to pay for the subscription....