That description makes it sound like it’d be about politics, and that’s what I was expecting when I bought Devotion. What I got instead was a portrait of the slow psychological decay of a small family, as told through a series of interactive nightmares. It turns out that the problem with Devotion amounted to a single misplaced art asset, but that was enough to get Devotion pulled from the international market for over two years....

Scientists used machines to monitor brain signals and then computer algorithms to pick out which song was being heard. The study is the latest in a growing number of projects to decode human brain waves using computers. Efforts to interpret brain waves are coming close to fruition, experts say. “Are we capable of decoding neural representations in a way that is of practical value for humans?” Harvard neurology researcher Richard Hakim said in a phone interview....

Google researchers recently discussed breakthroughs they’ve made in increasing image resolution. The scientists used a machine learning model to turn a low-res photo into a detailed high-res picture. It’s part of a growing trend of using AI to improve images. “We’re seeing a rise in AI-powered upscaling, especially in games, where technologies like NVIDIA DLSS use machine learning to recreate a much higher resolution image, which rivals, and sometimes exceeds the quality of the native images,” imaging expert Ionut-Alexandru Popa told Lifewire in an email interview....

How Does Assisted GPS Improve Performance? Assisted GPS improves location performance in two ways: It helps the phone obtain a faster Time to First Fix (TTFF), which improves startup performance. Assisted GPS acquires and stores information about the location of satellites using the cellular network, so the information does not need to be downloaded by satellite. Assisted GPS positions a phone or mobile device when GPS signals are weak or not available....

Last year, the iPhone got widgets, panels that let you put mini apps and information right on the home screen. You can check the weather, play a specific album, or see your to-do list, without opening an app. The iPad got these widgets, too, but they’re just iPhone widgets, and they’re hidden off-screen, over in that Today View on the left. It’s a shame, because widgets could bring so much more to the iPad’s big screen....

The answer isn’t completely straightforward. Many factors influence the answer, such as how much total storage your device has, how much other data is on your phone, and what resolution video you’re shooting. To figure out the answer, let’s take a look at how each of these issues impacts how much video you can record on your iPhone. How Much Available Storage You Have The most important factor in how much video you can record on your iPhone is how much space you have available to record that video into....

Video calls might be the most primitive services we use. We deal with audio delays, frozen video, and most calls start with everyone saying, “Can you hear me?” But that’s about to change. Apple just added the amazing Center Stage to the M1 iPad Pro, Reincubate’s Camo does the same for the Mac, and the industry is waking up to the possibilities of using artificial intelligence (AI) in video chats....

And unlike magazines and newspapers, which were slowly throttled by digital publishing, paper comics continue to thrive and may even benefit from the extra exposure. One of the best iPad comic-reading apps is YACReader, which has a crazy new panel-by-panel navigator coming up in its latest version–a feature already found in rival readers, but YACReader’s is driven by AI. “A lot has changed since the very first version I released for desktops in 2009....

Private Browsing in Internet Explorer Privacy and security are critical web-browsing elements for most internet users. Some users opt to enable InPrivate Browsing mode in Internet Explorer 10 to keep their browsing history under wraps and protect potentially sensitive data, such as passwords. While enabled, InPrivate Browsing ensures that no cookies or temporary internet files (also known as a cache) are left behind on your hard drive. Your browsing history, form data, and passwords aren’t saved....

How to Pin a Website to Your Home Screen When you launch a website from the Home screen, Safari opens with a link to the website. So, after your session, either quit Safari or continue browsing. To keep your most-used sites handy at all times: What Else Can You Do With the Share Button? The Safari Share menu has options to save, share, and read web pages. Here are some things you can do through this screen:...

How To Turn on AirPlay in macOS Catalina and Mojave To turn on AirPlay on your Mac in macOS Catalina (10.15) or macOS Mojave (10.14), use the menu bar or the Control Center. How To Mirror My Mac to My TV in macOS Catalina or Mojave Once you’ve turned on AirPlay on your Mac, mirroring your display to your TV happens automatically. You can make adjustments to the mirroring size for the best experience....

How to Backup iPhone 7 to iCloud Backing up your iPhone 7 to iCloud is easy. Your iPhone can do it automatically after you set it up. Because it’s automatic, we recommend this option. All you need is an iCloud account—which you probably created when you set up your iPhone—and a Wi-Fi connection. Assuming you have those things, here’s how to backup iPhone 7 using iCloud: How to Upgrade iCloud Storage Every iCloud account comes with 5 GB of free storage....

Can You Block an IP Address? You can block IP addresses on your computer if you want to deny access to specific websites and services. Some websites use more than one IP address. For example, Facebook has multiple IP addresses, so you’ll need to block them all. Disabling individual IP addresses may be helpful if Facebook isn’t working for you. You may want to block an IP address to prevent yourself or other users from accessing specific websites....

How Do I Change the Font Size on My Text Messages on Android If you find it difficult to read text on your Android phone or think that larger text would be more comfortable, there’s good news: it’s easy to change the text size on an Android. You can also access the font size setting through the Accessibility menu: Settings > Accessibility > Font Size. The new font size takes effect as soon as you move the slider....

Can You Change the Alarm Sound on Google Home? While you can change the alarm sound on Google Home, there are some limitations on exactly how you can change it and what you can change it to, depending on which Google Home speaker or Nest display you’re using. On Nest devices with a screen, users can change the default alarm tone. Don’t worry; Google provides a nice variety of options. If you have a Google Home or Nest speaker without a screen, you’re stuck with the default tone....

Change the Download Location in Google Chrome Chrome provides an option in the settings menu to change the default download location. Change the Download Location in Mozilla Firefox In Firefox, the settings to change where downloads are saved are hidden away behind the about:URL protocol. Change the Download Location in Microsoft Edge To change the download location for Microsoft Edge, follow these steps: Change the Download Location in Opera Here’s how to access the hidden settings menu in Opera to change the location where downloads are saved....

How to Change WhatsApp Background on iOS If you’re keen to change your WhatsApp wallpaper, it’s simple enough to change the message background to (mostly) whatever you want it to be. Here’s how to change the WhatsApp background on iOS-based phones. How to Change WhatsApp Background on Android If you want to change your message wallpaper on Android, the process is very similar but requires looking in a slightly different place....

Even an arguably humongous 16 TB hard disk has a limit: 16 TB! As crazy as it sounds, it, too, can fill up. True, it’ll take two million high-quality photos to do it, but “only” about 150 feature-length 4K movies. Performance Suffers on a Full Hard Drive Regardless, you get the idea—you may need to check the free space on a drive from time to time, especially if it starts to slow down or act funny, which is very often the not-so-clear consequence of too much stuff in a single place....

How to Check Your Wi-Fi Speed on a Windows Computer There are several ways to check your Wi-Fi speed on a Windows computer, but they all essentially lead to the same place. This is the easiest way. An Alternative Way to Check Your Wi-Fi Speed on a Windows Computer An alternative method is to click Network and Sharing Center in the Wi-Fi dialog box (step 3 above), and then: How to Check Your Wi-Fi Speed on a Mac While finding your Wi-Fi speed on a Windows computer isn’t too difficult, it is more difficult than finding it on a Mac....

Some things to consider backing up that usually reside on the same drive as Windows XP (which we’ll assume is “C:”) include a number of folders located here: This includes Desktop, Favorites and My Documents. Also, check these folders under other user’s accounts if more than one person logs onto your PC. You should also locate the Windows XP product key, a 25-digit alphanumeric code unique to your copy of Windows....