The iOS 15 betas are in full swing, getting ready for a fall release, but iOS 14 still has some life left. The latest iOS 14.7 update for iPhone comes with watchOS 7.6, and an update for the HomePod. Let’s take a look. “I think one of the coolest features is the new MagSafe battery pack support,” Neil Parker, co-founder and chief technology officer of the Lovecast video streaming service, told Lifewire via email....
Prime Gaming provides a selection of games that changes each month. The Retro Channel makes classic games available for a monthly fee. The Jackbox Games Channel includes all of the Party Packs from the creators of the You Don’t Know Jack trivia series; additional games include Quiplash, Drawful, and Trivia Murder Party. The Jackbox Channel is also available for a monthly fee. In addition to the basic subscription price, you can expect a number of add-ons that bring in additional games for an additional monthly fee....
AMD’s press release highlights the Radeon RX 6650 XT, 6750 XT, and 6950 XT, designed to get the most out of 1080p, 1440p, and 4K resolutions, respectively. And they all offer AMD’s FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) 2.0, which when used with supported games, can improve frame rates and image quality at most resolutions. The option for Smart Access Memory (SAM), which allows higher performance when paired with AMD’s Ryzen processors and 500 Series motherboards is also built into them....
Granted, I hardly know anything about game development, and I’m sure changing font sizes can create problems like broken text boxes or worse. I do understand this, and I sympathize, but at the same time, I can adjust the default font sizes on my iPhone—so why do I still have to squint at some of my games? My open plea to mobile game developers is to please consider designing your games around slightly larger default text sizes....
According to Autoevolution, an Android Auto glitch spotted late last year causes the Google Assistant voice commands for navigation not to work. Google reportedly has addressed the issue, but some users still complain on forums that the glitch remains. An Android Auto Help forum details that when some people try to use the voice navigation, the system instead says, “Something went wrong, please try again.” Users were still having issues with the voice command navigation process as recently as earlier this month....
XDA Developers was the first to notice a new prompt in the latest Android 12 beta when using Android Auto, which appears to point towards a complete shutdown of Android Auto on smartphones. Google has been working on a new Assistant Driving Mode to replace Android Auto on Android phones for a few years now, but this appears to be the final step toward pushing users to that new service....
Apple tried to make it very difficult for independent repair shops to replace the iPhone 13’s screen without disabling FaceID. Thanks to a microcontroller chip paired with the screen, only Apple can make a swap easily. Well, Apple, an Apple Independent Repair Provider (IRP), or an Apple Authorized Service Provider (ASP). Other repair shops (or individuals) will have to perform a much more laborious process that involves carefully transferring the current chip to the new screen....
Creating a Sepia Effect in Corel Photo-Paint Tips and Suggestions History of the Sepia Process A sepia tone is a reddish-brown monochrome tint that is applied to a digital photo. It can also be a pigment that is applied to the print during the print developing process in the darkroom. To understand how the sepia process works, you need to know that it is not the application or manipulation of the hues in a greyscale photo....
Wi-Fi and Cordless Phones Don’t Play Well Together Wireless household appliances such as microwave ovens, cordless telephones, and baby monitors can interfere with Wi-Fi wireless network radio signals. However, Wi-Fi signals can generate interference in the other direction, to certain types of cordless phones. Positioning a Wi-Fi router too close to a cordless phone base station can result in degraded voice quality on the cordless phone. This problem does not occur with all cordless phone base stations....
What Is Helium? Helium makes it possible to back up a save file for a game, upload it to a cloud-based service, and then restore it on another device. Helium uses the Android built-in system backup features to save app preferences files and other user data. A computer is also required to set up Helium. How to Set Up Helium Before you can back up files, set up Helium on your Android device and PC:...
Cisco Routers for Home From 2003 to 2013, Cisco Systems owned the Linksys business and brand name. Linksys wired and wireless router models became an extremely popular choice for home networking during this period. In 2010, Cisco also produced its Valet line of home network routers. Since Cisco discontinued Valet and Linksys sold to Belkin, Cisco does not directly market any of its newer routers to homeowners. Some of their older products remain available through secondhand auction or resale outlets....
The portability of the iPad doesn’t start when you leave the house. The ease of using it on the couch or in bed will make you never want to lift a full-sized laptop again. Apple made its iWork suite and iLife suite free for new iPad users, which adds a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation software, a music studio, and a video editor to your mobile toolkit. You’ll find a ton of free apps in the App Store, and even when an app has a price tag, it is lower than prices for apps made for laptops or desktop computers....
The Bose Wave SoundTouch IV is a luxury home stereo system, but it isn’t without its problems. Bose is known for its high-quality audio and signature tone, and when you’re cranking the tunes, this stereo doesn’t disappoint in that department. It’s getting to your tunes that’s the problem. We’ve worked with hundreds of home and professional audio systems, and we’ve never been so frustrated with a home audio system—it has never taken us so long to get music out of our speakers....
What Kinds of Car Food Warmers Are out There? There are three main types of car food warmers: microwaves, combination warmer/coolers, and dedicated cookers that use some type of heating element. The one feature most of these devices have in common is that they run off 12v power. You can usually plug them into your car’s cigarette lighter without popping a fuse. In other cases, you may need to use an accessory socket or install an accessory circuit with its own fuse....
In doing so, the fuse takes a figurative bullet for a valuable, complex, or indispensable component or device, such as a car stereo or amplifier. This often results in a temporary loss of functionality. Fuses, however, are cheap and usually easy to replace. Repeated failures of a fuse on the same circuit often reveals an underlying problem. All Car Fuses Aren’t the Same Automotive fuses differ in design type and current rating, but they’re all based on the standard ATO and ATC blade type fuses that Littelfuse patented in the 1970s....
To access this switch for administrative purposes, use the default IP address 192.168.1.254. Enter it into a web browser’s navigation bar where URLs go. What to Do If the Cisco SG300 Default Username or Password Doesn’t Work It’s important to secure any managed network hardware by changing the default login information. If you don’t, anyone with network access can be granted administrator rights. If you took this step, the above information won’t work....
Exclusive TED Talks will take place on the Clubhouse app, starting with a weekly room on Mondays called “Thank Your Ass Off,” Clubhouse’s official Twitter account tweeted the news on Sunday. According to The Hollywood Reporter, “Thank Your Ass Off” features Clubhouse creator Mir Harris in conversation with author and TED speaker A. J. Jacobs every Monday at 11 a.m. ET. The show is described as “a weekly show to boost your spirits and change your perspective” and “conquer the negative bias and thank the unsung heroes of our lives!...
What Is a CXF File? A file with the CXF file extension is probably a Picasa Collage file. They’re created by the Picasa photo editor and organizer program when a collage is built and then saved with the image files. The CXF file retains the paths and positions of the photos used in the collage. Chemical Abstracts Exchange Format files that store molecular data use the CXF file extension as well....
When the iPad was originally released, many developers released HD versions of their iPhone apps to support the bigger screen on the iPad, but these days, most apps that are released on the app store are Universal apps that work on both the iPad and the iPhone. Benefits to Downloading a Universal App One of the great features of the App Store is that if you’ve purchased an app once, you can install it as many times as you want....
Dell’s new Ultrasharp Webcam is designed to pull off that trick. It works like any webcam, connecting over USB and handling image quality adjustments automatically. But unlike most webcams, it has a Sony image sensor designed to improve image quality in poor lighting. Dell thinks this will take webcam video quality to a new level—no ring light required. “The fact is, due to the pandemic situation, a lot of us are staying home, taking a lot of calls,” Wee Kee Yeo, a vice president at Dell Technologies, said in a remote press briefing....
