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Quick Links Summary For the frequent traveler (or curious learner, a must-have in your luggage of travel apps is a translation app. Be it navigating street signs in another country or trying to find the translation for that one word from your native language, a good translation app is essential. Which is the best translation app for your iPhone: thebuilt-in Apple Translateor Google Translate? Here’s everything you need to know before you make a permanent addition to your list of favorite apps....

Quick Links Summary Microsoft Edge comes preinstalled on Windows, and you cannot uninstall it like other applications. But do you really need to remove it? We’ll clarify why removing Edge isn’t possible and advisable on Windows. We’ll also explain how to hide it from your view and stop it from running in the background. Can You Uninstall Microsoft Edge? The simple answer is “No.” We’ve tested several methods that used to work for uninstalling Microsoft Edge, but they no longer do....

Quick Links Summary PC gaming is often framed as being about specs and power, but there’s so much more to gaming on PC than frame rates. Modding is an ancient PC tradition, and it’s one key pillars of the experience. There Are Many Types of Mods When you hear the term “mod” in the context of PC games, you’re probably thinking of the sorts of mods that get the most traction in memes and social media....

Fidelity Investments has disclosed a data breach that affects 77,099 customers. This breach involves Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, and other personal information that criminals may use to commit fraud or identity theft. The details here are somewhat murky. An October 9th filing with theMaine attorney generalstates that a bad actor gained access to “certain information” on August 17th by creating and “using” two customer accounts. Fidelity identified the threat two days later and terminated the bad actor’s access....

Summary Many believe Samsung has perfected the foldable format at long last with the Galaxy Z Fold 7. Google’s Pixel foldables are in their infancy, but like Samsung’s, they keep getting better every year. Now, Google’s best shot at a foldable is finally here: meet the Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold. Google has finally unveiled the Pixel 10 Pro Fold during its Made by Google hardware event. It was unveiled right alongside the Pixel 10, Pixel 10 Pro, and Pixel 10 Pro XL, and like those phones, this one is also packed with most of the same improvements....

Summary The Joy-Cons on the Nintendo Switch are highly versatile controllers until they go wrong. Joy-Con drift can render them unusable, but it’s not the only way they can fail. When vital buttons on one of my Joy-Cons stopped working, I managed to find a way to use it again by remapping the controller. The SL and SR Buttons on My Joy-Con Died I have just enough Joy-Cons (alongside mySwitch Pro Controllerwhich the kids are absolutely banned from ever touching) to be able to enjoymultiplayer games with the whole familysuch asMario Kart,Mario Party, andOvercooked!...

Quick Links Smartphones aren’t making significant strides every single year, which has led more people to keep their phone for two, three, or four years. Can the average Android phone last that long before running into problems, though? Related:How Long Can You Keep Using an iPhone? That’s a complex question to answer, so we need to break it down into parts. First, the physical hardware in the phone has a fixed lifetime, with different access to repairs and warranty services....

Quick Links Summary Unlike Android, the iPhone doesn’t allow you to simply add text to the lock screen. If you want to personalize your lock screen anyway with a name like “Andrew’s iPhone,” add information like “If Found, Call…,” or even include emergency contact information, here are all the workarounds for adding text to your iPhone lock screen. Why Should You Add Lock Screen Text to Your iPhone? You may want to add text to your iPhone lock screen for various reasons, such as:...

Quick Links Did you know that you may call yourvoicemailon your phone or someone else’s? Major carriers like AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, and US Cellular make it easy. Here’s how to check your voicemail on Android. How to Check Your Voicemail on an Android Phone The easiest way to check your voicemail inbox is by calling your voicemail using your own phone. Here’s how to do so using various methods and carriers....

Quick Links While it’s easy toshare Google Slidesusing a link orpublishing it to the web, you may want a single non-editable file that you may share privately. By converting the slideshow to a video or GIF, your visitors can watch it as you intended. Here are three methods to try. Convert Using PowerPoint Microsoft PowerPoint offers bothvideoandGIF exporting. So, if you have PowerPoint, you canopen the Google Slides presentationin it and create the video or GIF from there....

Summary LibreOffice Writer can build fillable PDFs from scratch. You don’t need a template or a plugin. You just start with a blank document, place form fields by hand, and export it the right way. The tools are already built in, just hard to find. Open a Blank Writer Document LaunchLibreOffice Writerand start a new file. This is the form. Everything you build will sit on this page: labels, fields, layout, spacing....

Quick Links Summary Instead of spending your VISA gift card on trivial things (or leaving it to expire), try transferring the funds into your bank account. Once the money’s in the bank, it can be used to pay down debt, contribute to a savings account, or other things that are usually off-limits for a VISA gift card. Some VISA Gift Cards Can’t Be Deposited Into Bank Accounts Unfortunately, some VISA gift card issuers do not allow balance transfers....

Quick Links Summary Every piece of code running inside your Linux computer needs RAM and CPU cycles. A process taking more than its fair share slows down other processes. Here’s how to find the culprits. The Processes and Resources Balancing Act RAMandCPUcycles are finite resources. When a program’s code is executed, a process is formed. Along with the processes of the operating system, there are the processes that run your desktop environment, and any commands or applications that you launch....