Oppo recently announced the Air Glass, an AR device that’ll go on sale early next year. Google and Apple are also rumored to be working on their own versions of AR headsets. “AR brings in 3D, a captive experience, real-time interaction, and creative content like never before,” Ranga Jagannath, an AR expert, told Lifewire in an email interview. “When people think of video games, for example, they think of entertainment, but the potential is far greater....

As a kind of digital corkboard, the platform allows you to discover and save an impressive amount of interesting content tailored to your interests in a short amount of time. But even though Pinterest is known for being a pretty positive place, it does have one issue: Sometimes content creators don’t get proper credit for their work. To change that, Pinterest is launching a new way for them to have more control over where their work ends up on the platform....

AI has long been touted as either a cure for all humanity’s problems or a Terminator-style apocalypse. So far, though, AI hasn’t come close to even human-level intelligence. But keeping a leash on advanced AI could be too complex a problem for humans if it’s ever developed, according to a recent paper published in the Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research. “A super-intelligent machine that controls the world sounds like science fiction,” Manuel Cebrian, one of the paper’s co-authors, said in a news release....

Though this may be a simple design change for some, the addition of these tabs booted the Likes and Create tabs to the top of the home page, near the message button. The Shop feature isn’t new on the platform, though, only the positioning is. But pushing its new Reels feature is surprising, considering Reels has only been live for three months. “This will definitely lead to increased session times,” Frank Goodman, the founder and CEO of small business technology firm Bleeding Bulb, told Lifewire in an email....

Jailbreaking—or rooting as it’s often referred to on Android—was once a common practice on iPhones. Many would jailbreak their devices to unlock access to unique themes, deeper file browsing, and the ability to install third-party apps. While doing so has become much more difficult, it could still be a good step towards gaining more control over your device. However, there are notable risks involved. “Jailbreaking your iPhone can leave you vulnerable to several risks that may eventually affect the performance of your device,” Tim McGuire, CEO of Mobile Klinik, told Lifewire via email....

Voice control offers a faster way to manage your time and inbox. Microsoft says Cortana can help schedule meetings, compose email messages, and find files, emails, and people. Interacting with mobile devices by voice can be more efficient than using a keyboard, experts say. “The biggest benefit with conversational AI is efficiency—we speak three times faster than we type, so there’s a time benefit right off the bat,” Pete Erickson, the organizer of the voice technology event VOICE, said in an email interview....

An international research team recently took a leap toward building a high-performing, scalable “quantum internet.” The team achieved sustained, long-distance teleportation through 27 miles of optical fiber, according to a new paper in the peer-reviewed journal PRX Quantum. A functional quantum internet would dramatically change the fields of secure communication, data storage, and computing. “In this new study we demonstrate the quantum teleportation of photonic quantum states,” study co-author Daniel Oblak, an assistant professor of physics at the University of Calgary, said in a news release....

Voice assistants are set to always listen to the world around them, sitting tight until they recognize their catchphrase: OK Google, Hey Siri, and so on. Only then do they process the subsequent words as a request. Apple’s plan, reported by well-sourced Apple journalist Mark Gurman, would shorten this phrase, but what’s the point? And won’t it make Siri less accurate? “People will still communicate with Siri using ‘Hey Siri’ for quite some time until Apple can promote through its ads, video clips, and other materials that they have switched to only ‘Siri....

If you have wrist pain, the first step is to stop whatever you are doing. You’ll probably not be able to reverse the damage, but you can stop making it worse. And one way to do that, if you insist on using a mouse, is to go vertical. Vertical mice let you operate in a more natural handshake orientation rather than the pronated posture we’re used to. And Logitech’s new Lift makes this easier and cheaper than ever....

Types of Wireless Bridging Hardware that supports wireless network bridging includes: Wi-Fi to Ethernet bridge: This hardware allows Wi-Fi clients to connect to an Ethernet network. The hardware integrates with Wi-Fi wireless access points and is useful for older computers or devices that don’t have Wi-Fi capability. Wi-Fi to Wi-Fi bridge: This bridge joins two Wi-Fi networks, often to increase the coverage area of a Wi-Fi hotspot. Some wireless AP hardware supports bridging in Ethernet as well as Wi-Fi mode....

Overall Findings Different wireless providers and industry vendors back either WiMax or LTE, or both, depending on how these technologies benefit their businesses. In the U.S., cellular provider Sprint backs WiMax. Its competitors, Verizon and AT&T, support LTE. Manufacturing companies may prefer one or the other depending on their ability to produce hardware more or less expensively. Neither technology is expected to replace Wi-Fi home networks and hotspots. For consumers, the choice between LTE and WiMax comes down to which services are available in their region and which service offers the best speed and reliability....

What Is a WPD File? A file with the .WPD file extension is a text document. What kind of text file it is depends on the program that’s using it; there are three main file formats that utilize this file extension. The most likely scenario is that you have a document created by Corel’s WordPerfect application. It might have tables, text, images, and other objects stored within the file. The Swiftpage Act!...

Causes of a “Failed to Obtain IP Address” Android Error This error usually appears when you’re attempting to connect to any Wi-Fi network, even if it’s your home network. What it means is that the router that manages the network can’t get an IP address for your Android device. This issue not only prevents you from using that network to access the internet, but you also can’t access any other network resources like printers, wireless displays, or streaming devices....

I wasn’t sure what to expect going in. I hadn’t heard much about Kena beforehand, but the day it dropped, half the gamers I know suddenly started singing its praises. Sure, some of that can be attributed to Kena being available on the PlayStation 5, as there isn’t that much else to play there, but not all of it. It got me curious. Kena turned out to be a slightly old-fashioned action-adventure game, but one with a level of polish that puts many mainstream releases to shame....

No More Heroes is known for its stylish looks, madcap violence, and unique characters, and Travis Touchdown’s third outing into Santa Destroy is no exception. I know Travis Strikes Again exists, but that took place in a possessed game console, so it doesn’t count. No More Heroes 3 is just as crass, colorful, violent, vibrant, weird, and wonderful as its predecessors (so definitely not for kids), but it works. It works because Grasshopper Manufacture decided it needed to be more ridiculous and outlandish....

Roughly 75 million of Instagram’s 1 billion users are between the ages of 13 and 17, and research indicates that the app can negatively affect teens’ mental health. The proposed “Take a Break” feature would give users the option to put their account on pause and think about how they’re spending their time. Nick Clegg, Facebook’s vice president of global affairs, told CNN’s State of the Union the goal is to prompt teenagers to, well, take a break from the app....

Career Tracks Available in ‘The Sims’ Early levels in a career have no requirements, but to advance in a career, a Sim must have a varying number of friends, and skills in categories that include mechanical, body, cooking, charisma, logic, and creativity, depending on career choice. Business Career Track Beginning your Sim’s business career as a mailroom clerk and progressing through executive assistant requires no skills or friends, but making it to business tycoon requires increasing amounts of friends, charisma, mechanical, and logic skills, along with creativity and body skills....

In a properly configured desktop or laptop computer, much of this heat is moved out of the computer’s case by several fans. If your computer isn’t removing the hot air fast enough, the temperature can get so hot that you risk serious damage to your PC. Needless to say, keeping your computer cool should be a top priority. Below are 11 computer cooling solutions that anyone can do. Many are free or very inexpensive, so there’s really no excuse to let your computer overheat and cause damage....

The Pros of Shopping Online There are, of course, distinct advantages of online shopping: Time Convenience In comparison to a brick-and-mortar store with fixed hours, online shopping venues are available any time, day or night. This is especially useful for parents with small children, anyone who works throughout the day, and during times of inclement weather. Shopping Apps Shopping from an app is a convenient luxury. Whether you’re homebound or able to visit a store, shopping from your phone is a uniquely awesome experience....

For example, if you always check Facebook during breakfast, your iPod learns that and, in the background, updates Facebook with the latest posts before breakfast, so you see fresh content. Cool, yes, but it takes up battery. You can always update app content yourself. To turn off the background app refresh setting on an iPod Touch, open Settings, and go to General > Background App Refresh. Then, disable the feature completely or turn it off for some apps....