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It also has many handy features to improve your steaming experience, some of which you may not know about, like the ability to make dialogue clearer and share your subscription. 8Find Out More About What You’re Watching Prime Video has a feature called X-Ray that, when you pause something you’re watching, shows contextual information like the actors in the scene, the music playing, and sometimes fun facts. It’s especially handy for when you can’t place where you recognize someone from—no need to pull up your phone and search IMDb, since that’s where X-Ray gets its information....

Quick Links Summary Getting locked out of your house sucks, and so does paying someone to let you back in. The money you spend on your next locksmith callout would be much better spent on a smart lock instead. Locksmith Callouts Aren’t Cheap Hearing the click of the latch behind you as you step out to check the mail and the frantic realization that you don’t feel the reassuring stab of a key in your pocket as you frisk yourself is panic-inducing....

Summary Amazon has been working on integrating AI with Alexa, the popular voice assistant, along with some interesting features. It will be called Alexa Plus and is rumored to cost $10 a month. The new features sound perfect for tech lovers and everyday users alike. Smarter Briefing According to some leaked documentsreported by the Washington Post, one of the new AI-powered features will be its “Smart Briefing” feature, which will give you a daily brief of summarized news articles that are based on the user’s preferences....

TikTok is still missing from the Play Store and App Store, meaning that anyone who uninstalled the app on January 18th is effectively locked out. To alleviate this problem, the TikTok website is now distributing an APK for Android users. To reinstall TikTok on an Android device, visitthe TikTok downloads page, grab the APK, and open the download notificatiom from your device’s notification panel. You may need totoggle “Unknown Sources"in your smartphone settings before attempting to reinstall the app....

Summary There’s a misconception that just because a Bluetooth speaker is small, it’s not worthwhile for serious music listening. Of course, this isn’t true in the slightest, and theAnker Soundcore Motion 300Bluetooth speaker is setting out to prove this isn’t true while doing so on a budget. Coming in at under $100, the Motion 300 isn’t without competition, but it does have some features that you’d be hard-pressed to find at a similar price, like a speakerphone....

You’re going to be most dependent on Apple Maps whenever you’re in a remote, unfamiliar location or a foreign country. But that’s also when Apple Maps is least likely to work, because you won’t have any cell signal or data. Well, all that is finally going to change with offline maps in iOS 17. Of course, Google Maps and other navigation apps have already offered offline maps for years. It’s an area that Apple has always fallen far behind on, for no clear reason, adding to the reasonsmost people prefer Google Maps to Apple Maps....

Quick Links Summary Looking to get your first stylus pen but aren’t sure if it’ll work with your device out of the box? Figuring out third-party stylus compatibility can feel like an exercise in confusion. Don’t fret. We’ll explain stylus compatibility to get you drawing and note-taking in no time. Are Stylus Pens Compatible With Any Device? Passive stylus pens, also called capacitive styluses, are compatible with all devices with capacitive touch screens....

Quick Links Summary No, you can’t see who saved your TikTok videos; the app doesn’t send you any notifications when someone downloads your videos. You also don’t get a notification when someone screen records your videos. Are you interested in finding out who saves or downloads your TikTok videos? Do you want to know if TikTok sends a notification when someone screen records your videos? Here’s everything you need to know....

Clicking and dragging the fill handle in Microsoft Excel to create a numbered list is unreliable, non-dynamic, and time-consuming, especially if the list is lengthy. Instead, you’re able to combine two of Excel’s most straightforward functions to make the program do the work for you. As at the time of writing (May 2025), although the COUNTA function is available on most versions of Microsoft Excel, only those using a version of Microsoft Excel released in 2021 or later, Microsoft 365, Excel for the web, or the Microsoft Excel phone and tablet apps can access the SEQUENCE function....

Quick Links FlexiSpot’s Comhar Pro Standing Desk Q8addresses concerns about circulation, back and shoulder pain, and heart disease while touching on the shortcomings of previous models. Compared to other FlexiSpot standing desks, the Q8 ships with some extra features designed to elevate the user experience. Coming off thePro Plus Standing Desk (E7) review, I didn’t expect the Q8 to be much different. However, Flexispot made a few choice changes that really elevated the usability of the newer standing desk....

HMD, the manufacturer behind the Barbie Flip Phone and many Nokia-branded smartphones, just released the HMD OffGrid. It’s designed to add two-way satellite messaging capabilities to any phone or tablet. TheHMD OffGridis a small device, measuring just 3.7 inches tall and 2.32 inches across, with the ability to connect to satellites in Earth orbit for communication. It’s using Skylo’s network infrastructure,just like the Google Pixel 9 series, the Motorola Defy Satellite Link, and some other phones and adapters....

Summary You’ve been warned over and over that you’re at risk while online, but what are those risks exactly? Let’s go over how you’re vulnerable online and how you may fix it. How You’re Vulnerable There are a lot of ways you’re leaving yourself wide open to attack by online criminals and the manipulation of marketers. Some of them aren’t under your control: for example, events like theDropbox Sign data breachcouldn’t have been prevented by regular users....

Quick Links Photography is literally the process of capturing light, and thinking about how to use available light best can make the difference between boring photos and really striking ones. In this guide, I’m going to explain why an old photography rule is now outdated and how you can best use both sunlight and artificial lighting to take interesting and beautiful photos. The Original Advice Is the Worst Advice You may have been given the advice to have the sun behind you when taking a photo, and that is indeed the safe way to take a shot....