Earlier today, OnePlus India officially teased the upcoming Nord 2 5G on its official Twitter account. According to OnePlus, the Nord 2 5G will use MediaTek’s Dimensity 1200 chipset in order to provide users with “AI-based features.” These AI-focused enhancements are prompting OnePlus to refer to the chipset as the “MediaTek Dimensity 1200-AI.” OnePlus hasn’t revealed much about these AI-based features, but has stated that they will include AI-assisted imaging, display enhancements, and “better response times for faster and smoother gaming....

Facebook revealed a new web page with details about VirtuClear Lens Inserts for the Oculus Quest 2, starting at $80. Using eyeglasses with VR headsets can be a literal pain, but these special VR lenses may alleviate the problem. “As a prescription lens wearer, a consistent point of concern when using any headset is the fit of the device,” Dr. Warren Wiechmann, associate dean of clinical science education and educational technology at the University of California Irvine School of Medicine, said in an email interview....

Sony says that, for these latest system updates, it’s listened to user feedback and requests and is adding new features for Party Chat. Now you can make Open parties that allow friends (and friends of friends) to join without an invite and invite-only closed parties on either console. PS4 users can also manually adjust the volume of individual group chat members, which was formerly only available on the PS5. For the PS5, you’ll also be able to start Share Play directly from the voice chat card rather than needing to start Share Screen first, making a group watch easier to set up....

The 16 new products can be found on the company’s online shop, with prices starting at $10 for the grip tape. It may seem strange initially, but the Universal Grip Tape goes on keycaps and other contact points for better control and execution, so you don’t lose your grip in heated gaming moments. The tape is available in four pre-cut shapes with a self-adhesive design. Next are the wrist rests, which are meant for compact tenkeyless keyboards, mini keyboards, and the standard full-sized option....

How to Register and Unregister a DLL File If the references in the Windows Registry that refer to the DLL file are somehow removed or corrupted, programs that need to use that DLL file may stop working. It’s when this association with the registry is broken that a DLL file should be registered. Registering a DLL file is typically accomplished by reinstalling the program that registered it in the first place....

Changing Fonts on the Slide Master in PowerPoint 2019, 2016, and PowerPoint for Microsoft 365 The easiest way to change the font on a PowerPoint presentation based on a template is to change the presentation in Slide Master view. Working With a PowerPoint Template When you use the template, the text you type to replace the placeholder text remains in the font that the template specifies. That’s fine if you like the font, but if you have a different look in mind, you can easily change the templated fonts throughout the presentation....

Asus has been trying to change this perception with its ROG (Republic of Gamers) line of smartphones. This trend continues with today’s announcement of the ROG Phone 6 and the ROG Phone 6 Pro. These are true gamer phones with the specs to match. Both phones feature Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 processor, a 6.78-inch OLED screen, 6,000mAh batteries, at least 16GB of RAM, and up to 512GB of internal storage....

Reset Picture Settings This option resets your color, brightness, contrast, and other picture related settings back to the factory defaults. This comes in handy if you’ve made manual adjustments to the picture, but don’t like the result and can’t get the settings back to where you started. A picture settings reset does not change any other TV settings. To reset the picture, select Settings > the Picture Settings icon > Expert Settings > Reset Picture....

Home security is extremely important to me, and while I’ve yet to invest in any previous Ring devices, I have been eyeing them for quite a while. With the recent reveal of the Floodlight Cam Wired Pro, I think I’m finally ready to pull the trigger. On top of that, the features the Floodlight Cam Wired Pro offers are exceptional, and give me tons of new ways to keep an eye on everything happening around my home....

Samsung Smart TVs include a full web-browser. Select 2019 models going forward also include Remote Access, which allows you to operate a network-connected PC or Laptop from the TV. In addition to the video, streaming, and PC control features, Samsung has added another bonus: Smart home control with SmartThings. Home Control with Your TV and SmartThings Ordinarily, home control is something that requires a separate physical and operating infrastructure (in many cases it can be expensive), but Samsung adds its twist to the fast-growing market of simpler and affordable alternatives, such as Alexa and Google Home-based systems by way of its SmartThings platform....

Samsung revealed the new Odyssey gaming monitors on Monday. Consumers will be able to purchase the 28-inch Odyssey G7 28, the Odyssey G5 27-inch, and the Odyssey G3—which comes in both 27- and 24-inch sizes. The new monitors are designed specifically for gaming and include high refresh rates that range from 144Hz to 165Hz, depending on the model. Two of the primary features of the G7 and G5 allow users to utilize picture by picture (PBP) and picture in picture....

The color scarlet falls between red and orange and is traditionally a bit on the orange side. Scarlet is sometimes considered a shade of crimson, although crimson is redder. Scarlet is a warm color that carries the symbolism of red as a power color. It is closely associated with academics, theology, and the military, especially formal occasions and tradition. In publications and on web pages, the color scarlet attracts attention when used sparingly....

Anyone who’s shopped around for hard drives in the last two decades will be familiar with Seagate, perhaps for not-so-good reasons. While the company has had some pretty staggering reliability issues over the years in this market, Seagate has done a lot to improve things in recent years, and trust is slowly coming around for their products. Enter the FireCuda SSHD, a hybrid drive that seeks to bridge the gap between older HDD tech and modern SSDs....

Overall Findings You’ll probably want a laptop if you can only afford one device. Budget laptops cost the same as mid-tier tablets and can do much more. Tablets are primarily for browsing the web, reading ebooks, playing games, listening to music, and other passive activities. On the other hand, laptops are for productivity, creating documents, sending emails, and using powerful software. There are also hybrids, or convertible laptops, which you can use in tablet mode to have the best of both worlds....

The updates include allowing users to create and share media, and an enhancement to its direct messages. The company said it the announcement that it’s focused on helping businesses (and their employees) shift to a digital-first environment. Users will be able to create and share audio, video, and screen recordings thanks to the new Clips feature. The recordings can be shared in the channels or via direct messages on Slack, and users have the option to add live captions and searchable transcripts....

Chinese smartphone manufacturer Oppo has teased a nifty-looking retractable camera lens that should start appearing in the company’s future device releases, according to a Tweet and accompanying video. “Most pop-ups are annoying, but not our self-developed retractable camera,” the company wrote. Actual details are scant, but the video shows a retractable camera lens that activates with the push of a virtual button and looks to be water-resistant and shock-resistant. As a matter of fact, the company shows off the phone being dropped from quite a height with the camera elongated, which may indicate it can survive some serious real-world conditions....

The XG300 is the biggest of the bunch, measuring about 12.5-inches by 5.4-inches by 5.4-inches, and weighing in at a little over six and a half pounds. Sony says it’s the most powerful of the three, using a combo of Front Tweeter and “MEGA BASS” features for deeper basses and clearer high-frequency sounds. It’s also the longest-lasting, claiming up to 25 hours of play time on a full charge. Whereas the XE300 and XE200 are both smaller and lighter, though they focus more on evenly-distributing audio in a space rather than raw power and don’t hold a charge for quite as long....

While smartphone cameras do a pretty neat job in most circumstances, their small sensors often fail in extreme conditions, either adding noise to low-light images or blowing out the brightly lit ones. “Dynamic range has been a real problem for smaller sensors in phones. I hope to see [the] new sensor technology improve [the] raw file quality of phone photos and to give more natural tone photos instead of HDR effect,” Finnish professional photographer Mikko Suhonen shared with Lifewire over email....

Not everyone wants to pay $9.99 per month for Premium, and the free plan limits how many songs you can skip, but what about a cheaper plan with unlimited skips? Would this be something that could convert free users to paid subscribers? This is what Spotify wants to test out with its pilot for Spotify Plus. Spotify’s free plan has a couple of caveats since it’s free, most notable of which is the inability to skip more than six tracks per hour....

While many network providers already show 5G on many of their phones, this often isn’t “true 5G.” On Wednesday, T-Mobile announced plans to add a new 5G UC icon to let you know exactly when your phone is connected to a proper 5G connection. The new icon will appear whenever users with an iPhone 13 or iPhone 13 Pro/Pro Max are connected to T-Mobile’s 5G Ultra Capacity network instead of its “regular 5G network....