Pixalate, a fraud protection, privacy, and compliance analytics platform, examined the state of children’s online privacy by scrutinizing over 4,22,000 apps that they believe are meant for use by children in both the Apple and Google Play stores. Their research found that 68% of the top 150 most popular US-registered apps and 70% of the top 1000 apps for children, which Pixalate reviewed manually, transmitted location information, while 59% requested permission to access other personal information....

According to YouTube, this is part of an effort to create a respectful environment and curb harassment. Content creators will still be able to find the dislike count in YouTube Studio’s analytics and other metrics to understand how their video is doing. In March of this year, YouTube announced that it would experiment with the dislike button to see if removing it would better protect creators from harassment. The platform claims its research teams discovered groups of people would misuse the dislike button to target content creators as part of a coordinated assault....

Be Smart at Night If you’re spending time in nightclubs or if you’re planning to drink alcohol, leave the DSLR camera behind altogether. The hassle you’ll save by using an inexpensive point-and-shoot camera is well worth the tradeoff in image quality. People very often lose their cameras or have them stolen during a night on the town. Camera Bag Options When traveling, use a large camera bag that is comfortable to carry but that offers some padding and protection for your equipment....

These programs work in different ways. Some are free PDF printers, so when you want to turn a file into a PDF, you’ll just “print” like normal, but choose the software printer that you installed. This will work with any printable file. Another method these tool use is via drag-and-drop. Simply drop a file to a set location, and it turns that file into a PDF. There are also online creators where you upload the file to a website, and then you’ll get a PDF returned to you....

Whether you’re curious about those features​ or think you’re an iPhone expert, this list will help you learn new things about your iPhone. From adding emoji to your keyboard and blocking certain alerts and calls, to giving Siri a new voice, these cool hidden features can turn you into a power user and help you get exactly what you want from your iPhone. Shake to Undo Did you write something only to change your mind about it?...

You can learn dozens of languages for free, including Spanish, English, German, Greek, French, Italian, Hebrew, Chinese, and many others, even sign language. In addition to these websites, there are free mobile language learning apps, which are great for learning a new language while you’re away from your computer. Some of the websites below have their own free app. This free language learning site has several functions. There’s a Learn section for starting with the basics, Stories to challenge your reading and listening skills, Discuss for interacting with the user forum, Events to find language learners near you, Dictionary for on-demand translations and sample sentences, and Shop to buy things with the credits you earn throughout the site....

Creators of the password manager said users can now use Touch ID, Windows Hello, and some Linux biometrics systems using the 1Password desktop app. 1Password said in its blog post announcing the updates that biometric support was its number one requested feature. The Verge noted that while biometric support has been available for Safari users, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Microsoft Edge users did not have these biometric capabilities until now....

This is the list for you if you want to cast the widest net to meet the most people possible from various locations and backgrounds. They deliver a consistently balanced experience for anyone who’s looking for connections with like-minded people. During the test, you’re asked various questions such as whether you’re carefree or intense, if politics is important to you, how you feel about dating someone with debt, etc. You’re then asked to choose an answer for your ideal person....

But just because when you search for a game on mobile you might also see some low-quality work does not diminish the quality of everything else that’s good in the store. Mobile is full of good games, many of them of smaller scale than games on other platforms, but still full of them. And there are the occasional PC games that release on mobile for cheaper, too. It’s just that everything is lumped into one store, and it’s easier to be exposed to some poor products....

There’s a wide variety of free kids movies online that include classics from your childhood as well as the big blockbuster hits of the past few years. These movies are great for any age of child as well as some that the whole family will enjoy. Inside this movie section, you can sort by popularity and recently added selections, and filter the kids movies by rating such as PG, PG-13, and NC-17....

These tests establish how many words you type in one minute. Many of them also test for accuracy, but they usually focus on how fast you can type, regardless of errors. If you’d like to get a good test on your accuracy as well, you can find a complete list of free typing tests that are good for measuring both speed and accuracy. All the free words-per-minute tests work a little differently but each of them have you type sample sentences, phrases, or words, in a set period of time....

Proficiency in color theory conveys the right tone and message and evokes the desired response to a publication. The same is true when you work with clothing, household products, and room decor. The Meaning of Cool Colors and Their Positive Attributes Cool colors tend to have a calming effect. At one end of the spectrum, they are cold, impersonal, antiseptic colors. At the other end, cool colors are comforting and nurturing....

Why Duplicate Name Problems Occur on Windows Windows clients display “A duplicate name exists on the network” when two devices are detected with the same network name. This error can be triggered in several ways: Two Windows computers use the same generic name. The local network is set up to use a Windows Workgroup, and the name chosen for the workgroup is the same as the name of another device on the network, such as a home broadband router....

The menu bar consists of 11 items: File, Edit, Image, Layer, Select, Filter, Analysis, 3D, View, Window, and Help. Each of those main menus has additional submenus for related options. You can access most of what’s available in the menu bar in other ways, too, like via keyboard shortcuts, right-click menus, or with separate menus located within other windows like Tools, Layers, Timeline, etc. For some options, however, you have to use the menu bar....

What Is an AHS File? A file with the AHS file extension is an Adobe Halftone Screen file, sometimes called a Photoshop Halftones Screen file, that’s used to store the settings Adobe Photoshop needs to create a halftone image. If your file isn’t used with Photoshop, it’s probably an HP Active Health System file, which is a log file that stores diagnostic information that’s then normally emailed to HP Support....

Scientists say they have developed a way to predict car crashes using artificial intelligence (AI), according to a new research paper. The deep learning model produces very high-resolution crash risk maps. It’s part of a growing movement that uses AI to predict risks and help prevent accidents. “AI technology inherently leverages historical data to deliver predictive insights,” computer scientist Sameer Maskey, the CEO at FuseMachines, told Lifewire in an email interview....

How Do You Get Prime Reading? What Devices Work With Prime Reading? Prime Reading works with both the Kindle and Kindle Fire, and it also works with the Kindle app. That means you can use Prime Reading with any device that has the Kindle app installed on it. This includes Windows and Apple computers, iOS devices like iPads and iPhones, Android phones and tablets, and others. The best way to see if your device will work with Prime Reading is to search its app store for the Prime Reading app....

What Is an AMR File? A file with the AMR file extension is an Adaptive Multi-Rate ACELP Codec file. ACELP is a human speech audio compression algorithm that stands for Algebraic Code Excited Linear Prediction. Therefore, Adaptive Multi-Rate is a compression technology used for encoding audio files that are primarily speech-based, like for cell phone voice recordings and VoIP applications. To reduce bandwidth usage when there isn’t any audio playing in the file, the AMR format uses technologies like Discontinuous Transmission (DTX), Comfort Noise Generation (CNG), and Voice Activity Detection (VAD)....

Causes of an Apple Mouse Not Working When the Magic Mouse loses its Bluetooth connection with the computer or its battery dies, it doesn’t function. If the optical sensor is dirty, the cursor may move in a jerky manner. If the cursor moves too slowly or too fast, the settings may be the cause. A corrupt preference file can cause all sorts of jerky movements. How to Fix Magic Mouse Tracking Problems Most of the fixes for an Apple mouse not working correctly are simple....

Google first introduced the world to Material You in May. The new feature uses advanced color extraction algorithms to make your phone’s UI—your lock screen, notifications, widgets, and more—match your wallpaper. Google apps like Gmail, YouTube Music, and Drive are getting new icons, as well. Right now, Google says Material You is available only on Pixel phones, but it’s coming to other devices soon. Privacy seems to be a major theme of the Android 12 update, too....