In reality, however, it has been thousands of yesterdays. Firefox launched in 2004, and now the browser is back with a 100th iteration, as announced via an official Mozilla blog post. Firefox 100, as they are calling it, brings plenty of new features to the table. First up, the browser’s picture-in-picture mode now includes subtitles and captions, which is fantastic for heavy-duty multitaskers and, of course, the hearing impaired. This feature works with YouTube, Prime Video, and Netflix, in addition to any website that supports the W3C standard WebVTT (Web Video Text Track) format....

Design: Minimalist masterpiece The Fitbit Charge 4 is sleek and stylish with a futuristic flare. The patterned strap is attractive and catches the light in interesting ways. The square screen is practical, but may not appeal to folks who prefer round watches. It feels pretty durable, and it’s waterproof down to 50 meters. After a number of rigorous outdoor adventures, it’s come through unscathed. The Charge 4 comes with a charging station and both small and large wristbands....

How to Set up a Flipboard Smart Magazine on Mobile When you want to make Flipboard work for you, the best way to do it is to create a Smart Magazine. Follow these steps to create a Smart Magazine in Flipboard. How to Change or Delete a Smart Magazine If at any time you decide you want to change the topics you’ve included in your Smart Magazine, or even delete it completely, you can do that with just a few taps....

In addition to movies are a handful of free TV shows you can stream directly from the website. Streaming Movies There are over a dozen genres to choose from, including fan films, war, science fiction, Western, documentary, stand-up comedy, and action. Some movies are sectioned off in a Short Films category, or you can browse the hundreds of titles listed in the Features section. If you’re not sure what to watch, the Playlists page is a good place to start....

According to G4, G4 Select is the result of an exclusive partnership with Pluto TV and will be free for all to enjoy. It’ll have the revitalized versions of G4 legacy programs like Xplay, Ninja Warrior, and Attack the Show!, plus original content like esports events and some new series. In addition to legacy shows, new programs like the game show Name Your Price hosted by Twitch streamer AustinShow and gaming review series Scott the Woz will be available on G4 Select....

“GeForce now offers up a slightly different approach than what you’d expect from a streaming service,” Josh Chambers, an editor at HowToGame, explained in an email interview. “First off, you can start using GeForce Now for free. This is limited to one hour play sessions, but to stream your games to a PC, Mac, or even your phone and not have to purchase expensive internal components, it is [impressive].”...

Boox makes some of the nicest e-ink tablets, but perhaps the new $600 Boox Tab Ultra is more pineapple pizza than Reese’s Cup. It takes Boox’s successful formula of sleek, oversized e-ink tablet optimized for reading documents and taking notes with a stylus and adds a 16MP camera to the back. The camera is there to scan documents, but once we get to this stage, isn’t an iPad a much better tool?...

These new Nest products have been designed from the ground up to integrate with Matter, the forthcoming smart home communications standard that should (in theory) finally bring all of the competing protocols under one unifying umbrella. In other words, setting up a smart home is about to get easier. The second-generation update to the Hello doorbell is wired, so it does not need frequent recharges, though your home requires pre-existing doorbell wiring....

Regardless of how you get to that answer, there’s often much confusion when it comes to hardware versus software. It gets even more confusing when firmware is brought into the mix. Here’s more on how each of these “wares” differs, something you need to know for troubleshooting any of your tech devices: Hardware Is Physical: It’s “Real,” Sometimes Breaks, and Eventually Wears Out Hardware is “real stuff” that you can see with your eyes and touch with your fingers....

Overall Findings HBO Max and the HBO app are both streaming services from Warner Brothers. Both include all of the shows, movies, and documentaries that are available on the HBO cable channel, but HBO Max has additional content from other Warner Brothers properties. HBO Max also has original shows and movies not available anywhere else, and it streams Warner Brothers movies the same day they premiere in theaters. HBO Max has more content than the HBO app, is more widely available, and they’re priced the same....

“I had a little bit of trepidation,” said Learned-Miller, a University of Massachusetts Amherst computer science professor who studies facial recognition technology, in a phone interview. “It’s worrisome that my face could end up in a database used by another government agency.” Learned-Miller is among the increasing number of travelers who are being subjected to high-tech identification and data searches at US borders. Some civil liberties experts say the use of such technologies threatens privacy....

Liv is Thermacell’s first connected, on-demand mosquito repellent system for the home. There’s also a variety of ultrasonic wrist gadgets to deter pesky critters. But some experts say buyers beware. “At least 99% of the devices that claim to deter mosquitoes are nonsense,” said Eamonn Keogh, a professor of computational science at the University of California, Riverside who has invented a mosquito repellent system, told Lifewire in an email interview....

MIT researchers have developed an algorithm to identify the most efficient and cost-effective routes for Boston Public School’s fleet of 650 buses; other software lets school districts create flexible pickup and dropoff schedules. It’s part of a growing effort to use artificial intelligence (AI) to get people places faster. “The name of the game is optimization,” Virtual CTO Vaclav Vincalek told Lifewire in an email interview. “You need a system that can adjust itself in real-time based on traffic conditions, so the traffic lights can improve the flow and favor public transportation, school buses included....

While originally set to release in 2020, we could finally see devices with CHIP support by the end of this year. The currently fragmented nature of the market makes it difficult for users to purchase new smart home devices that work seamlessly together, something experts say CHIP will help relieve. “To cut right to the chase, I genuinely believe that CHIP will be a gamechanger in the smart home business,” Charlotte Robinson, a smart home blogger and software engineer, told Lifewire in an email....

Researchers have invented a gadget stretchy enough that you can wear it like a ring, a bracelet, or any other accessory that touches your skin. It works by tapping into a person’s natural heat—employing thermoelectric generators to convert the body’s internal temperature into electricity. The device is part of a growing number of new battery technologies that could jump-start personal technology. “Chips are becoming more efficient, but making it through the day without charging your phone is unlikely,” Andrew Fox, founder of electric scooter charging company Charge, said in an email interview....

Cybersecurity experts are seeing a wide variety of use cases for the Log4j exploit already beginning to appear on the dark web, ranging from exploiting Minecraft servers to more high-profile issues they believe could potentially affect Apple iCloud. “This Log4j vulnerability has a trickle-down effect, impacting all large software providers that might use this component as part of their application packing,” John Hammond, Senior Security Researcher at Huntress, told Lifewire via email....

The first smart home devices to support the Matter standard are hitting stores. Eve Systems is updating the Eve Energy plug and two sensors to talk to any controller supporting the new technology. Experts say the new standard could end compatibility woes. “Users should care because Matter has the potential of making smart home devices interact with one another more seamlessly and open up use cases that have been hard to pull off in the past,” Zach Supalla, the CEO of Particle, a platform for connected devices, told Lifewire in an email interview....

Meta unveiled the $1,500 headset at its Meta Connect virtual event, boasting major improvements. It’s got upgraded visuals, a faster processor, and technology for tracking your facial expressions. The headset also allows you to see your surroundings better while using it. “Experiencing mixed reality through colored pass-through cameras is an entirely new feature set and category. Previous devices offered a low resolution and black and white pass-through camera lenses to help users simply set guides in your room,” Jason Yim, CEO of virtual reality and mixed reality company Trigger XR, told Lifewire in an email interview....

How to Set Up Hotmail in Outlook for Microsoft 365 Windows Live Hotmail and Outlook are great on their own. Pair them so that Windows Live Hotmail works with Outlook and you have a great match. You can send and receive emails through your Windows Live Hotmail account from within Outlook, and you can archive messages locally. To sync your Windows Live Hotmail account with Outlook.com: Access Free Windows Live Hotmail in Outlook 2010 To add a free Windows Live Hotmail account to Outlook 2010:...

How to Add Photos on Facebook You can upload photos to Facebook via the desktop site or mobile app as part of a post or status update. How to Make a Photo Album on Facebook.com Another way to add photos to Facebook and keep them organized for others to see is to create an album. Follow these steps if you’re using Facebook in a web browser. Select the plus sign (+) to add more photos....