View Your Timeline Tap the Person icon in the lower-left corner to view a map summary of your location and check-ins, plus a timeline of your previous check-ins. Tap the map at the top of the screen to see nearby places you’ve visited. If you haven’t checked in anywhere yet, you might not see much in your timeline. However, the app may give a few check-in suggestions based on any location data the app picks up from your device’s GPS....

Below are several free programs that could be your perfect Windows Media Player replacement. The number of formats that it supports is impressive. In addition to playing audio, video, and DVDs, VLC Media Player allows you to do advanced things that aren’t possible with Windows Media Player. For example, you can extract audio from video, convert between formats, and set up your computer as a streaming media server. VLC Media Player is available for Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, and other operating systems....

You can also use Yidio to find free TV shows. Similar to movies, most of them are simply links that take you to other websites and their free content. Yidio’s Free Movies Twilight, Scary Movie, Groundhog Day, The Passion of the Christ, Ninja, Alien Convergence, A Girl Like Her, Jurassic City, and Lionheart were just some of the free movies we were able to catch the last time we visited Yidio....

Time Is Money We’ve all heard it said that time is money. This is no less true when it comes to persistent world online games. Under normal circumstances, it can take months or even years to work a character into the upper ranks of a game like EverQuest or acquire some rare item that only drops on, say, the Plane of Complete Annihilation. It should come as no surprise that many people are willing to spend a little extra to get there faster....

One of the more helpful features has to be Slack’s new pronunciation tool that will allow you to record how to correctly pronounce your name so that people can get it right the first time. If you want a quick glance at a person’s information, Hover Cards are being added as an introductory window, plus users’ profiles will now house more information. For the name pronunciation feature, anybody can go to your profile and listen to the recording....

Online privacy is a Wild West, where any company can harvest and gather any information it likes, match it up to an individual, then sell it, or use it for, well, for whatever. But face recognition tech, which scans and identifies us in the real world, is slowly getting regulated in the US and elsewhere. Why is this relatively new technology getting attention when online privacy violations still go unchecked?...

Google said a new RSVP option will allow users to select their attendance as in-person or virtual. Both the organizer of the event and the other guests will see how people are attending in the event details. It’s important to note that the new RSVP options won’t work with contacts on other platforms like Microsoft Outlook. The new feature initially will only be available on Google Calendar, but will soon come to Gmail calendar invitations....

Google Duo’s latest update is fairly big. Google has started rolling out a new home screen to the video app. The new design takes away the old contact list that users could scroll to make calls and replaces it with an easier to search system, as well as a “New Call” button. 9To5Google says the new button will allow users to access all the standard features they have in Duo, including starting a call, creating a group, and more....

Behind the scenes: May 21, 2020 was Global Accessibility Awareness Day, making this a perfect time to launch the new initiative. In the U.S. alone, one in five people have some sort of disability, according to the 2010 Census, with roughly 31 million Americans using a wheelchair or having difficulty walking and climbing stairs. Google Maps: Google claims it has accessibility info for more than 15 million places around the globe, a number that’s doubled since 2017 due to people submitting local information....

You can launch your video, but the person at the other end can’t hear you even though you can hear them.Your guests can hear you, but you can’t hear them.Sound during the meeting isn’t working for anyone in attendance. These issues usually appear the moment you launch the meeting, and people start arriving. Cause of Google Meet Audio Not Working There are many reasons you can encounter audio issues during a Google Meet session....

Pixel 7 Release Date Google unveiled the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro at the October 6, 2022, Google event. The actual release date was October 13. You can view the Pixel 7 phones at the Google Store. Google might be adding a third phone to this lineup: Pixel 7a. According to 9to5Google, the Pixel 7a will have a flagship-grade camera, 90Hz display, and wireless charging, and could arrive in 2023....

The newly announced Google Pixel 5a with 5G looks to be both an upgrade from the Pixel 4a 5G and a more affordable alternative to the Pixel 5 or the upcoming Pixel 6. The Pixel 5a’s $449 price tag puts it at $50 less than the Pixel 4a 5G ($499), and about $250 less than the Pixel 5 ($699). Don’t let the nearly identical looks fool you though; the Pixel 5a 5G is a marked improvement over the Pixel 4a 5G, while not quite matching up to the Pixel 5....

The latest edition of the venerable flight simulator was launched recently to rave reviews. The game is notable for its realistic graphics and detailed maps; for some, the game offers both an escape from grim headlines and a window to a world now unavailable because of closed borders. “I have noticed more conversations surrounding flight simulators in our gaming groups and social media pages than ever before,” Ashley Young, owner of the gaming site Gamer Women, said in an email interview....

The app now features an AI-generated floor plan on any home you’re looking at to predict room dimensions, square footage, and the location of the listing photos relative to others. Real estate experts say AI technology will become more prevalent in the design and home shopping experience as an additional tool to help consumers find their dream homes. “AI is the algorithm that’s going to hopefully help improve [the search experience] by pulling in more data sets and trying to narrow down what exactly it is you’re looking for,” Jeff Lobb, the founder and CEO of SparkTank Media, told Lifewire over the phone....

Screen technologies have advanced to the point where tablets are outstanding devices for most purposes. The iPad is a clear winner for watching movies or browsing the web. But a single-use machine still wins out when you want to concentrate. I have a Kindle app on the iPad, and I’ve tried reading books on it, but it never works. When I’m using the iPad, I’m constantly subject to distractions like emails and the need to check breaking news....

Until recently, podcasting was simple. Creators could provide the show free, take money in exchange for in-show sponsor reads, or set up a paid subscription program using a service like Memberful. But, last week, Apple added a new option: paid subscriptions, exclusive to Apple’s Podcasts app. Now, Spotify has added a similar option, only with way better terms for podcast creators. It looks like the gloves are coming off. “I see podcasting as one of the best innovations on the internet in the past decade,” podcaster Aaron Bossig told Lifewire via email....

What makes them different from one another, and should this be important to you? Music File Formats Explained When it comes to digital music, does the format really matter? The answer: It depends. There are compressed and uncompressed audio files, which may have either a lossy or lossless quality to it. Lossless files can be enormous in size, but if you have ample storage (e.g., a PC or laptop, network storage drive, media server, etc....

iPad mini The iPad mini 4 and iPad mini 5 both have a 7.9-inch screen measured diagonally. They are 8 inches high, 5.3 inches wide, and 0.24 inches thick. 2019’s fifth-generation iPad mini weighs 0.66 pounds with the cellular version weighing in at a barely noticeable 0.02 of a pound heavier, which is slightly lighter than the original iPad mini. iPad Pro Apple introduced its iPad Pro line with the 12....

Whether you’re on the market for a new pair of wireless headphones or want to get the most out of your existing pair, here’s what you need to know about how AirPods Pro work. How Does the AirPods Pro Noise Cancellation Work? The most significant upgrade the AirPods Pro deliver is Active Noise Cancellation. Using a combination of external microphones and software, AirPods Pro automatically adapt to outside noise (at a rate of 200 times per second!...

Currently, companies like Peloton have added gaming options to their workout lineup, and VR headsets from companies like Oculus offer fitness-based games such as Supernatural and Beat Saber. However, what’s missing from the fitness-based video game landscape is that one hit game that satisfies both gamers and fitness fanatics. “When done well, I think fitness video games are fantastic. There needs to be an understanding from both [the fitness and gaming] industries about what makes a good fitness routine and what makes a good game,” Rex Freiberger, the co-CEO of Gadget Review, told Lifewire in an email....