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The Bluetooth LE Audio spec is now official, and promises better audio quality and reduced power consumption, which means better battery life. It also adds a new feature called Auracast, which allows for a kind of local broadcasting, which could be a huge boon for accessibility. “This is great news for hearing aid users! This new technology allows increased audio quality while simultaneously reducing battery life consumption,” Doctor of Audiology Dr....

Being more of a “phone number management” service than a typical internet phone service, Google Voice does a lot more than let you make free phone calls. Types of Free Calls With Google Voice Google Voice can be used to make free PC to phone calls and free PC to PC calls. The easiest and most common way to use Google Voice, however, is to allow the service to connect your phone to the destination number for free....

How: Microsoft pushed the update automatically, but you may need to force quit the apps (even if you’ve just downloaded them) to see the changes. Why Do You Care: Creating and editing Office documents on your iPhone just got a little less complex. Tapping the Home button to the left will show you a list of recent documents for the app you’re using. The New button (the middle Plus icon) will give you a screen like the ones above, with app-specific templates to create new documents....

According to Gamespot, the Xbox Series S and X, as well as the Xbox One, One S, and One X all will have the app. Movies Anywhere is a streaming platform that allows people to bring together content from various platforms like YouTube and Apple TV, as well as some satellite providers like DirecTV. What makes this app stand out above the rest of the console’s streaming apps are its unique features, such as hosting online watch parties....

Instagram has been encouraging users to sign up for more accounts for a while now. If you do, you can either link that account to the one(s) you have already, or you can make it a separate account. Facebook wins here because it gets to add all those extra signups to its new-users metric. But multiple accounts might be a good thing for users, too. “As an author/speaker,” Christine Eberle told Lifewire via email, “I use two Instagram accounts: one personal, one professional....

It’s not perfect, lacking the finer details like achievements or trophies linked to such accomplishments, but it’s a big step forward and one I’m a fan of. Starting Out in the WNBA This isn’t the first year that NBA 2K has provided players with the chance of controlling one of the 12 WNBA teams. First introduced in NBA 2K20, the feature felt like a huge step back then, but it was pretty limited....

The app is called imme (I’m me) and helps successfully resolve identity verifications without privacy risks in a number of ways. First of all, the software uses proprietary closed-loop encryption protocols, so your personal information isn’t just floating out there on the Internet, just waiting to be plucked. Imme is a smartphone app that takes full advantage of biometric security features, such as facial recognition and liveness detection. There is also no use of third-party software here....

The Connected Watch Limited Edition collaboration between Tag Heuer and Nintendo is available this Thursday for $2,150. The watch features various Mario-themed watch faces and animations. The watch also will encourage you to reach your step or activity goals with a different Mario animation—such as the Super Mushroom, Pipe, Super Star, and Goal Pole—each time you get closer to your daily goal. There are also different watch face options: from a classic watch face look, an animated digital clock option, and one that sports Mario on the front above the time....

Why Did Nintendo Develop the 2DS? The Nintendo 2DS was engineered with kids in mind. Its inability to project 3D images makes it a good option for parents who are unsure about the long-term effects that 3D might have on young kids’ eyesight. Likewise, the 2DS’s low price point makes it a very attractive buy for parents who can’t or won’t spend more on a regular Nintendo 3DS, or on a Nintendo 3DS XL....

How to Enter Cheat Codes With the Nintendo DS Gamepad Nintendo DS systems are well-labeled. However, there’s sometimes confusion over the shoulder buttons on the top left and right of the system when it comes to cheat codes. For example, if a cheat guide directs you to “press L,” you might assume that it means press Left on the directional control pad; however, L usually refers to the left shoulder button....

Why Does My Computer Suddenly Have No Sound? There are several places for sound issues to occur. It could be your speakers or your headphones, your audio software or the operating system, the sound card, or its driver. Fortunately, lots of Windows sound problems are due to a misconfiguration, which could make the solution as easy as turning up the volume or choosing the correct audio device from the software you’re using....

First spotted by Anandtech, the OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9 Pro phones were discovered to slow down 300 apps considered popular in the Google Play Store, such as Google Chrome, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, YouTube, Discord, and Twitter. The site found a “slowdown in typical workloads such as web browsing.” Anandtech said that its testing showed that apps like Chrome and Twitter were three to four times slower when it came to loading and browsing times....

A free application, OnyX has been performing these services for Mac devices since the release of OS X Jaguar in 2002. The developer recently released new versions specifically for macOS Catalina. Using Onyx The functions available in Onyx utility are mostly present in other apps or system services. Onyx’s real service is in bringing them all together into one app. When you first run Onyx, it will ask to verify the structure of your Mac’s startup disk....

A security researcher has demonstrated what he claims is a yet-unpatched vulnerability in PayPal that could essentially allow attackers to empty a victim’s PayPal account after tricking them into clicking a malicious link, in what is technically referred to as a clickjacking attack. “The PayPal clickjack vulnerability is unique in that typically hijacking a click is step one to a means of launching some other attack,” Brad Hong, vCISO, Horizon3ai, told Lifewire over email....

Peloton announced the feature, known as Lanebreak, on Monday, according to The Verge. Only subscribers and bike owners will be able to access the game, which reportedly is debuting later this year. The game lets you earn points by staying in your lane, increasing your energy output, and reaching your goal in time. The Verge reports that a rider pedals to an on-screen wheel to reach the goals within the game....

No registration is required, so you’ll be enjoying your chosen movie or free TV show in seconds. This video streaming service is ad-supported, however, so you’ll have to sit through a few commercial breaks. There’s a Wide Variety of Free Movies Popcornflix has a nice-sized collection of free streaming movies in common and popular genres like comedy, drama, action, horror, sports, Sci-Fi, and documentaries. Watch Popcornflix Movies With Free Apps There’s a free movie app available that lets you watch these titles on your iPhone, iPad, Android, Kindle, and TV....

Labelling devices: To label your smart plugs, open the Home app, tap the smart plug you want to label, then go to the settings. Once there, tap Type, then choose the most appropriate label. Currently, you can pick Smart Light, Air conditioner, Coffee maker, Dehumidifier, Fan, Heater, Humidifier, Kettle, TV, or Smart Plug. Availability: The new feature was initially discovered by 9to5Google, which noticed it came to the iOS version of the Google Home app about a week before coming to Android....

SUBSTITUTE Function Syntax A function’s syntax refers to the layout of the function and includes the function’s name, brackets, and arguments. The syntax for the SUBSTITUTE function is: The arguments for the function are: Text (required): The data containing the text to be replaced. This argument can contain the actual data enclosed in quotation marks (see row 2 in the image above) or a cell reference to the location of the text data in the worksheet (see rows 3 and 4)....

It works, but it’s not always useful. The Hinge is one of a suite of products that aim to keep phones and other devices running while their owners are out and about, but it’s the only one that doesn’t look completely ridiculous when it’s in use. The rest are small boxes with varying numbers of jacks to feed in the power, and while they look fine sitting on a desk, they simply never look cool while you’re out using your phone....

For quite some time now, Samsung has been putting out high-quality SSDs, and its 860 EVO is simply one of the best in terms of value and speed. If you’re currently in the market for one, read our review below to see if this is the right choice for you. Currently, there are a few variations of this SSD, but we tested the 2.5-inch, 1TB version specifically—though all three variations will net roughly the same results....