Countless types of collages can be designed one these sites that offer hundreds of templates and styles that make the process quick and easy. Each collage maker has numerous layouts so you can use just one photo or a dozen. Their tools will help you tweak and change the design so it looks great and is uniquely yours. Here are some notable features: Autofill option automatically populates the template with the images you’ve selectedLets you add photos from Facebook and Google PhotosThe background color, spacing between images, and total width and height can be adjusted to your likingLots of collage layout presets are available but you can also make your ownSeveral patterns are available for free that can be applied to the backgroundA huge catalog of built-in graphics and photos can be used in your collage for free, as well as some shapesThere’s a text tool included that can be heavily customized...

This article covers eight easy ways to fix the most common reasons your iPhone isn’t making the sounds it should. Reasons Why the Speaker on Your iPhone Isn’t Working During Calls, Notifications, or Other Situations Fixing an iPhone when a speaker doesn’t work isn’t necessarily hard, but it can be tricky. That’s because many things can potentially cause an iPhone’s speaker to remain silent. For example, the phone could be on mute without you realizing it, Bluetooth might be sending the sound somewhere else, or audio output settings might be messing things up....

As pointed out by Twitter user @Wario64, it’s possible to purchase a 12-month subscription to PlayStation Now (Sony’s game streaming service) for $59.99. While that may not sound significant, it’s actually a pretty big deal as a PS Now subscription will convert to the new $120 PlayStation Plus Premium plan in June, which nets you a $60 savings for the top tier. To clarify, in its initial announcement, Sony said, “When the new PlayStation Plus service launches, PlayStation Now will transition into the new PlayStation Plus offering and will no longer be available as a standalone service....

Adjusting 3D Printer Settings: A Little Heat and Speed Change Helpful hint: An easy cheat if you don’t want to try and modify things by hand is to make use of dual print heads using one extruder for the model and one for a raft, making sure to enable purge walls. This causes the print head to move away from the model, thus letting the model layer cool, retracts filament, wipes it on the purge wall, repeats for the second extruder, thus automatically creating a cooling of the model layers and speed reduction at the model print area....

Mutiny is among a growing number of startups that use AI to customize sites for specific readers. The company claims its technology learns from user activity and can even rewrite website copy. “Brands can tailor individual messages to customers using the language the customers prefer,” Assaf Baciu, the chief operating officer of Persado, a company that uses AI to generate personalized web copy, told Lifewire in an email interview. “This gives them the ability to scale that’s only possible with AI....

While it’s sometimes nice to receive news, ads, and other items relevant to your particular locale, some web surfers are not comfortable with apps and pages that employ this data to customize their online experience. Keeping this in mind, browsers give you the opportunity to control location-based settings accordingly. The tutorials below detail how to use and modify this functionality in several different popular browsers. Google Chrome Google Chrome is one of the most popular browsers available, Here’s how to disable its geolocation services:...

Design: Extraordinarily thin, without visual touches The small size serves as a good look for the device, as it will sit under your TV (or on the wall) in as unassuming a way as possible. The whole device is smooth matte black with a soft mesh speaker lining. It sports six buttons on the top and a series of bright indicator LEDs. It’s meant to be a minimalist soundbar, and in our opinion, it achieves this goal really well....

First up is something called the Circle of Support. This handy feature widens the caregiving net, allowing up to ten people to share duties. Co-caregivers are now called “circle members” and each person will receive daily health and status alerts on their smartphone or tablet. Circle members can include spouses, cousins, friends, or even neighbors. The primary caregiver or the person receiving care can remove people from the circle at any time by accessing the Alexa app....

The new MacBook Air with Apple’s custom M1 chip looks a whole lot like the old MacBook Air, but looks can be deceiving. While the line didn’t receive any major physical overhauls for the late 2020 edition, the inclusion of Apple’s ARM-based M1 processor lifts the lightest MacBook to new heights. With impressive processor power and benchmark results, whisper-quiet operation, and all-day battery life, all loaded into a familiar lightweight form factor, the M1 MacBook Air is an impressive machine....

The new MacBook Pro 16-inch M1 is the best laptop Apple has ever produced. The combination of terrific display, incredible speed, and stellar battery life make the Pro a must-buy for anyone who depends on their laptop to speed through demanding computing tasks. Of course, this level of performance comes with a high price tag, starting at $2499. The MacBook Pro offers a window into a new kind of computing experience for those who can stomach the hefty price....

The tech giant will use Shazam’s technology to identify artists or labels of the small clips and samples in DJ and dance mixes so they can be properly compensated and credited on the platform, according to TechCrunch. Apple is the first music streaming platform to offer a fair fee for artists involved in these mixes and tracks. Shazam’s identifying tech also will benefit listeners. The Verge notes that Apple Music subscribers will be able to see the name of individual tracks while listening to a mix, skip songs within the mix, and save songs to their library....

Initially spotted by TechCrunch, the new app, which became available earlier this month, is called Siri Speech Study. It asks you to share your Siri voice requests with Apple and provide any feedback you may have about your experience with Siri. The app is available for iOS users in the US, Canada, Germany, France, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, and Taiwan, so it appears the Siri study will be a broad one....

On Monday, the researchers and developers behind the Twitter account @mysk_co shared that they discovered a new issue with the Mail app on the Apple Watch. According to them, when previewing or opening email on the Apple Watch, the app downloads remote content using your real IP address instead of the protected address provided by Mail Privacy Protection. Apple originally introduced Mail Privacy Protection with the release of iOS 15, saying the feature will protect your location, prevent senders from tracking you, and also stop marketers from checking whether you’ve opened an email or not....

Connected Lighting and Heating Technology is moving toward a state in which all of our devices are connected, creating an Internet of Things. We are currently in the first wave of these devices reaching the mainstream, and this trend seems poised to continue. Within this first wave are a number of devices that allow for greater control over the physical environment. For example, the Nest smart thermostat has redefined the task of home heating and cooling, allowing for control over the web, and automated optimization to reduce energy usage....

Dell’s new AR Assistant app uses augmented reality to guide users through step-by-step, at-home repairs or replacements to over 97 different systems in 7 languages. The software is part of a growing right-to-repair movement that could also reduce e-waste. “The right to repair movement is an important development with regards to the sustainability in the tech world—many old devices, such as laptops and smartphones, are physically destroyed to prevent sensitive data from being recovered and used for malicious purposes,” Russ Ernst, executive VP of products and technology at Blancco, a data erasure and mobile lifecycle solutions provider, told Lifewire via email....

At today’s live stream of its Pinnacle of Performance event, ASUS announced plans to reduce weight, increase performance, and bring OLED displays to its newest laptops. This encompasses the company’s new and upcoming Zenbook and Vivobook devices, but the new Zenbook Pro 16X OLED was a big highlight. According to both the presentation and the ASUS website, the Zenbook Pro 16X OLED offers either an Intel 2.3 GHz i7 or 2....

Check With Your School Before shopping for a computer, check with the school regarding any recommendations, requirements, or restrictions there may be on student computers. Often, colleges will have recommended minimum computer specifications that can be helpful in narrowing down your search. Similarly, they may have a list of necessary applications that require specific hardware. Elementary and middle schools, too, will have recommendations. Many tend to go with Chromebooks for budgetary reasons but every school has different reasons for using different types of laptops or desktops....

What Is a BAT File? A file with the .BAT file extension is a Windows Batch file. It’s a plain text file that contains various commands used for repetitive tasks or to run groups of scripts one after another. Software of all types use BAT files for various purposes—for example, to copy or delete files, run applications, and shut down processes. They’re also called batch files, scripts, batch programs, command files, and shell scripts, and may instead use the ....

Best Choice Products 119-Inch HD Indoor Pull Down Projector Screen is a manual pull-down style projector screen with a metal body and a matte white vinyl screen. It provides an absolutely massive value proposition, although it’s important to temper your expectations in regards to the screen size. This is a square 1:1 aspect ratio screen, not a 16:9 or 16:10 screen, so the actual diagonal viewing area when viewing high definition content is significantly smaller than it says on the box....

If you’re comfortable with that sort of work, then the conversion process probably isn’t beyond your abilities. For everyone else, paying a qualified technician to convert your current car is still likely to be more affordable than buying a brand new electric car. Really? Anyone Can Convert a Gas Car to Run on Electricity? Anyone can convert a gas car to run on electricity, but the difficulty and feasibility of the project depends on a number of factors....