The best PS5 games have an interesting story, good controls, and they take advantage of the console’s next-gen features. Hitman 3 for PS5 is a third-person sandbox-style stealth game with a heavy emphasis on player choice and slow, methodical pacing. This third entry in the series aims to be what Hitman fans have been waiting for while also being accessible to new players. Does Hitman 3 live up to its reputation?...

How Does Fitbit Work to Track Your Steps? Fitbit uses an accelerometer with three axes that can detect movements in any direction. When worn on the body, a proprietary algorithm that looks for specific movement patterns analyzes the data captured by the Fitbit’s accelerometer. Together, the data from the accelerometer and the counting algorithm determine the number of steps taken, the distance covered, the energy spent, the intensity of exercise, and sleep....

The addition of background checks will allow users to see if the people they are interested in have an alarming criminal record. With online dating becoming the norm for more and more people, especially during a pandemic, experts say background checks are a necessary addition to the dating world. “I think that Tinder adding this feature is brilliant,” Susan Winter, an New York City-based relationship expert and love coach, told Lifewire over the phone....

The dating site Dating.com is starting a virtual reality dating service. The company’s new app lets you meet prospective matches as an avatar, or graphical representation, instead of displaying a photograph. To mark the occasion, Dating.com plans to host the weddings of three real couples that will be virtually married in the metaverse. It’s an example of the growing appeal of dating apps for the VR space. “Because you are either chatting through text or voice in real-time in virtual reality, you can get to know someone much more rapidly than trading messages through a dating app,” Don Heider, the executive director of the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, who researches online communities, told Lifewire in an email interview....

How Sound Works Before getting into the inner workings of noise-canceling headphones, it’s essential to understand how sound works. In essence, any sound you hear is the vibration of air particles that trigger your hearing. These vibrations are often measured on a graph as a waveform, with frequency denoting the pitch of the sound and amplitude denoting how loud this sound is. This waveform above is a stylized version of a sound, but it will help you to understand how noise-canceling works in a later section....

Wi-Fi positioning is useful in urban environments, where there are many wireless networks broadcasting within the same area. It is also useful in places that are out of reach to GPS, such as tunnels, large buildings, and underground structures. However, WPS does not work when out of range of a Wi-Fi signal; if there aren’t any Wi-Fi networks around, then WPS will not work. How Wi-Fi Location Services Work Devices that have both GPS and Wi-Fi can be used to send information about a network’s location back to a GPS service....

Is Instacart Legit? Instacart is totally legitimate. It may seem out of the ordinary to have a stranger go grocery shopping for you, but Instacart is a real business with a long track record of providing a valuable service. Whether or not Instacart is worth it is an individual matter. The per-delivery fee is fairly low, so it can represent a real value if you’re too busy to go grocery shopping yourself....

Often known for their extreme difficulty and permadeath features, games like Dungeon of the Endless: Apogee are brutal, forcing you to die again and again as you push towards your overall goal. In Apogee, players must clear out rooms, build various upgrades, and find the exit. Once found, you’ll have to make your way back to the start of the level, grab the Crystal, then escort it to the end....

Some replacement halogen bulbs are also significantly brighter than the OEM bulbs, and that increase in brightness usually translates to shorter lifespans. Certain manufacturing defects and installation problems can also drastically shorten the operational lifespan of a headlight bulb as well. How Long do Headlights Last? There are several different broad categories of headlights, and one of the main differences between them is how long they can be expected to last....

How Many Email Accounts Are There? Since many people have multiple email accounts, the number of worldwide email accounts is growing at a faster pace than the number of worldwide email users, Radicati said. The average number of email accounts per user ratio was about 1.75 in 2018. By 2022, that ratio will reach 1.86 accounts per user. Gmail alone has an estimated 1 billion+ monthly active users. Look at this chart for a visual trend of Gmail users increasing in number over the years....

However, the service isn’t free when you call landlines or other mobile phones that don’t use Skype. VoIP services normally charge a fee per minute for these calls, which are lower than fees for non-VoIP calls. The rates depend on the destination you’re calling. Connection Fees Skype charges a connection fee for phone calls. This fee applies to all calls to mobiles and landline phones made using Skype Credit, but only when the call is answered and lasts longer than one second....

Netflix recently announced the arrival of Downloads For You on Android devices. The new feature will allow the app to download various shows and movies based on the content that you’ve liked in the past. Despite any duds that might appear in your recommendations, experts believe the feature is a good push towards making Netflix easier to use, especially for those who have limited access to the internet. “Netflix streamers always like to have something to watch at their disposal,” Patrick Smith, editor-in-chief at Fire Stick Tricks, told Lifewire via email....

Turmoil at the Foxconn manufacturing center reportedly could impact Apple’s plans to make enough iPhone Pro models to meet demand. But some experts say users should reconsider whether they buy iPhones at all. “One of the basic principles underlying human rights is that no one ought to be treated merely as a means to some end,” Sarah Cabral, a business ethics scholar at Santa Clara University’s Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, told Lifewire in an email interview....

The facial authenticator is a new on-device capability that analyzes a consumer’s face in unique detail—glasses and facial hair will not obstruct its recognition ability—to deliver security and convenience to users in a multitude of ways. Traditional modes of authentication, like photo IDs, are on their way out as newer tools become less prone to misuse and identity theft. These on-device networks, like RealSense ID, seek to corner markets, from healthcare to finance to housing, to guarantee increased safety and security for users....

How to Install Screen Savers the Easy Way Apple provides a variety of screen savers with macOS, but many others are available from third-party developers. Most downloadable Mac screen savers are smart; they know how to install themselves. When you finish downloading a screen saver, you can install it automatically with just a few clicks. How to Install Screen Savers Manually If your encounter a screen saver that doesn’t install automatically, you can manually install it....

How to Add Bookmarks in Safari for iPhone To add a bookmark to Safari on your iPhone or iPod Touch: How to Add Favorites to Safari on an iPhone The process for adding favorites is similar: Safari Bookmarks vs. Favorites People often use the words bookmarks and favorites interchangeably. However, there is a distinction between the two folders in the Safari app on the iPhone and iPod. In iOS, a favorite is one type of bookmark....

Add Startup Items to Your Mac in System Preferences You have an extensive range of options when you add startup items using the Mac’s System Preferences. Here’s how: Drag-and-Drop Method for Adding Startup or Login Items Like most Mac applications, the Login Items list supports drag and drop. Click and hold an item, and then drag it to the list. This alternate method of adding an item is useful for adding shared volumes, servers, and other computer resources that may not be easy to access in a Finder window....

Go ahead and click Reconnect. If there are no missing files, it only takes an extra second, and if there are missing files, you’ll need to reconnect them anyway. For future backups, you can save time by doing an incremental backup. However, if you ever lose or misplace your backup media, you can start with a new Full Backup any time. If you are backing up to a network or removable drive, make sure it is connected and available before moving on to the next step....

Steam Broadcasting Requirements Compared to other live streaming options, Steam broadcasting is extremely simple. You don’t need any additional software, so the barrier to entry is very low. If you have a high-speed internet connection, and your computer is powerful enough, you can become a live streamer with the Steam broadcast feature. How Does Steam Broadcasting Work? Steam broadcasting uses the Steam client to record, encode, and broadcast your gameplay live over the internet....

How to Cancel Paramount+ Most people can cancel their Paramount+ subscription through the Paramount+ website. If you signed up through a third party, such as Roku or Apple’s App Store, then you have to cancel through that third party. The following instructions work whether you have a free trial or a paid subscription. Here’s how to cancel Paramount+ using the Paramount+ website: Cancel When You Signed up via the App Store If you signed up for Parmount+ through the official app you downloaded from the App Store on your iPhone or iPad, you need to cancel via the App Store or your iOS device’s Subscriptions listing....