Intended as a stereo replacement, the Galaxy Home fills a similar role to competing products, Apple HomePod, Google Home Max, and Sonos speakers. A Smart Speaker From Samsung The Galaxy Home was first announced at Samsung’s Unpacked event in New York City. The home speaker was displayed on stage and shown off to attendees afterwards but specific details about the speaker were not disclosed and attendees were not given hands-on time with the device....

The good news is that if you have a computer, smartphone, or streaming set-top box, you probably already have a device that works with Sling TV. You can even cast shows from your phone or tablet to your television, or watch Sling TV directly on your smart television if it’s compatible. Sling TV Competitors In addition to offering an alternative to cable and satellite television providers, Sling TV has a number of direct competitors that also stream live television....

Here’s a look at what stream ripping is and how it works, as well as the legal issues associated with it. What Is Stream Ripping? Stream ripping involves ripping a track from a streaming platform before converting it into a downloadable file that the user can use offline for as long as they want. Then a user can access it without having to go back to the streaming service. Having such a file also means you can easily share it between other devices or users....

What Does Streaming Mean? Streaming media refers to any multimedia, like movies, TV, music, or podcasts, that you access and play over a network, like the internet. Streaming isn’t the same thing as downloading. When you download a file, it ends up on your computer for as long as you want to keep it; that’s where you play it from. When you stream a file, it stays on the server wherever you found it and plays over the network to your computer....

Cloud gaming has always been a part of Microsoft’s business strategy. Portions of the Xbox Game Pass catalog were made available on smartphones via cloud gaming in 2020, and the next few years will see it rolling out to even more devices. Products in Samsung’s 2022 smart TV lineup will be the first to see an Xbox Game Pass app pop up on their dashboard, although Microsoft has plans to continue the roll-out to other screens....

Safe browsing that warns you when you attempt to visit dangerous sites or download dangerous files Incognito mode to browse the internet without saving your history Voice search for when you don’t feel like typing in a URL Built-in Google Translate to translate entire web pages Data Saver feature that uses up to 60 percent less data as Chrome compresses images, videos, and websites Download For: A setting to prevent cross-site tracking by advertisersLong-press options for the Back and Forward buttons, bookmarks, URLs, images on web pages, and lots of other places that expand the possibilities of working in the browserAn option to save web pages for offline viewing in the Safari Reading ListAuto Reader View that removes formatting and stylings to present a clean presentation of text and imagesA Block All Cookies option Safari syncs passwords, bookmarks, history, tabs, and reading lists on all your Apple devices....

Knowing when your friends and fans are on Facebook is a start. Still, it’s not enough if you want them to engage with your posts. Here are some points to consider when deciding when to make a post. Post Around the Lunch Hour, but Before 4 O’Clock Reports from Hubspot, HootSuite, Falcon.io, and Unmetric all agree that the best time to post on Facebook is: First choice: Between 12:00 p....

Help Switch Syntax This is the proper syntax that needs to be used to run the help switch: After entering the command you have questions about, put a space and then type /?. With most commands, the help switch takes precedence over other options used with the command and will prevent the command from executing. The help switch, then, is useful only for informational purposes. For example, either format /? or format a: /?...

The ability to transfer your WhatsApp content securely between operating systems has been high on the community’s wish list for some time now, and WhatsApp is finally making it possible. WhatsApp says the ability to transfer messages between Android and iOS will begin with Samsung phones running Android 10 or higher. According to WhatsApp, the feature also will become available on other Android devices soon. When transferring your messages, WhatsApp says they won’t be sent to the company....

After a certain time of inactivity, a Mail.com account will be closed and deleted: any emails in it not backed-up elsewhere are irreversibly lost. You don’t need to send messages from a Mail.com account to keep it, of course, or receive emails even; logging into the address and account is enough. Know When Your Mail.com Account Will Expire From Inactivity A Mail.com account will close automatically—and emails in it will be deleted after six months of inactivity....

Surface Laptop Display: 13.5-in 2256x1504 resolution, or 15-in 2496x1664 resolutionProcessor: Intel Quad-core 10th Generation Core i5 or Core i7 CPU; or AMD Ryzen 5 or 7Memory: 8 GB or 16 GB of RAM (Intel); or 8 GB, 16 GB, or 32 GB (AMD)Storage: 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB, or 1 TB SSDGraphics: Iris Plus 950 (Intel); or Radeon Vega 9 (AMD)Battery: Up to 11.5 hours; fast chargingWeight: 2.89–3.4 poundsRelease date: October 2019...

Twitter currently is testing upvotes and downvotes on its iOS app for a select set of users. While the company says the test is being done to gather research, the possibility that the social media site soon could give users the ability to downvote content has many experts worried. While not all users take part in the negativity, over the past few years, Twitter has found itself under fire because of the toxic nature of some of its community members, a problem often seen on social media sites....

The social media giant announced recently that it had built software that can learn from what it is looking at. The program was taught to recognize images by reviewing over 1 billion public photos. Experts say users should be aware that Facebook is using their pictures. “It’s all about knowing consent,” James E. Lee, chief operating officer of the Identity Theft Resource Center, said in an email interview. “Instagram’s privacy policy—which most people probably don’t read—states very clearly that the company reserves the right to use the photos you post for research....

With the M1 iMac, Apple is again performing its mysterious trick of making me want something I didn’t know I needed. After all, I own a perfectly good MacBook Pro 16 inch, which does everything from web browsing to video editing in a flash. But the gorgeous design of the new iMac and high-end specifications suddenly makes my MacBook look dull and slow. As usual, Apple has released a device that seems so futuristic that it resembles an object dropped off by a UFO from an advanced alien civilization, rather than an iteration of every other computer on the market....

The LG Gram 17 is the best Windows machine I’ve used for overall productivity. Its ridiculously light design makes it a pleasure to tote around. I’ve been testing out the Gram 17 for three months, and its giant, bright screen gives Apple a run for the money. I have to admit that I had my doubts about the Gram 17 when I first started using it. The keyboard is slightly quirky, even though it’s large and generously spread out....

When the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S game consoles launch on November 10, you’ll be able to log in to the Apple TV app and watch all your favorite shows. Usually, Apple makes its apps exclusive to its own platforms, but here it is, spreading its TV app around like it was Netflix. What’s going on? “I’d say it’s a bit like asking why iTunes or iCloud is on Windows or why Apple Music is on Android, “long-time Apple journalist and expert Jason Snell told Lifewire via Twitter, “because services need to span outside the hardware ecosystem....

Getty Images / Weiquan Lin Facial recognition software isn’t new technology, but as it becomes more advanced, it has more controversial uses outside of just unlocking our smartphones. Dr. Vir Phoha, a professor at the College of Engineering and Computer Science at Syracuse University, said there are many concerns when using facial recognition to enforce rules, but that one specifically stands out from the rest. “My number one concern is that… private industry becomes an instrument of state to enforce laws,” Phoha told Lifewire over the phone....

Wi-Fi governs wireless LANs through protocol 802.11. Wi-Fi’s Worth and Limitations The greatest advantage of Wi-Fi is the portability it offers to people using laptop computers and handheld devices like smart phones and PDAs—they can switch from one network to another without the hassle of worrying about wires, and new devices may join the network without explicit provisioning by a network admin provided the device offers the proper passcode credentials....

In fact, Apple even sells the Mac Mini without a keyboard or mouse. There’s just one little problem with using a non-Apple keyboard: figuring out some of the keyboard equivalents. Windows and Mac Keyboard Differences At least five keys have different names or symbols on a Windows keyboard than they do on a Mac keyboard, which can make it difficult to follow Mac-related instructions. For example, a software manual may tell you to hold down the command key ( ⌘ ), which appears to be missing from your Windows keyboard....

What Does Xbox All Access Include? All Access includes an Xbox console and 24 months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, plus the option to upgrade if Microsoft releases a new console and you have paid the equivalent of 18 months of your contract at that point. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate is a monthly subscription that combines Xbox Game Pass and Xbox Live Gold. (The basic Xbox Game Pass is a subscription service that includes first-party Microsoft Xbox games and a rotating library of third-party games....