The Switch is beginning to pay off for Nintendo. The new console is selling so well that the Japanese firm said today it is likely to outsell the Wii U, its predecessor, within one year of its release. Today Nintendo raised its prediction for total Switch sales over its financial year — which runs April-March — to 14 million units from an initial 10 million. If it can hit that… Read More
We recently showed you how easy it is to pin sites to your Windows 10 Taskbar, but another way to keep your favorite websites just one click away is to pin them to your Start Menu. To pin websites using Edge, just open up the site, click the menu button, and select Pin this page to start. This will create a tile in the Windows 10 Start menu for your website with the site’s favicon. You can remove it by clicking Unpin from Start. You can also resize the tile and toggle Live Tiles on and off, although the Live Tile feature doesn’t...
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Apple is finally back to growth in China. The company has broken a run of sales decreases that stretches back six quarters thanks to promising early signs for the newly released iPhone 8, according to a new report from Canalys. The analyst firm recorded 40 percent annual growth for Apple in Q3 2017 with 11 million shipments during the three-month period. Apple’s revenue from China is… Read More
If you’ve been an Xbox player for a while, you’ve probably amassed quite a library of games. You can keep physical copies of games on your shelf, but what about games you’ve purchased digitally? All those Xbox Live Games with Gold add up, after all. The good news is that Microsoft has updated the Xbox My Games page to include all the games you own digitally on Xbox One, Xbox 360, and even PC (via the Windows Store). To visit it, head to the My Games page and sign in to your account if needed. You’ll see all your games,...
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By now, you know that Google isn’t all about Search and Gmail. There are some lesser-known Google apps out there, and I assume you haven’t heard about all of them. Well here’s one that may interest you: Google Opinion Rewards wants your blunt opinions and will even pay you for them. You won’t become rich overnight (or even in your lifetime), but at least you can spend the credits on things you may like. Earning With Google Opinion Rewards Google Opinion Rewards is a plain and simple survey app. The iOS app is available only in the U.S. for now, but the Android app can...
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Whether you insist on using your laptop’s touchpad all the time or you’re just forced to use it occasionally out of necessity, there’s one trick you should absolutely learn: how to right-click and middle-click even when you don’t have those buttons (or if they’re broken). Of course the better alternative would be to use a wireless USB mouse, but sometimes we have to make do with what we have. If you want to enable right- and middle-clicks on your Windows 10 touchpad: Press Win + R, type Control Panel, and press Enter. In the Control Panel, select Mouse. Locate the Device Settings tab*. Highlight...
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Eighty percent of the calls the San Francisco Police Department receives are related to mental health, but the police are oftentimes not the best people to respond to those situations. That’s where non-profit startup Concrn comes in. Concrn is a mobile app that enables people to help those experiencing mental health crises by connecting them with compassionate responders. Since launching… Read More
How come only 0.08% of Snapchat’s users bought its camera sunglasses? Hundreds of thousands of pairs of Spectacles sit rotting in warehouses after the company bungled the launch. Initial hype and lines for its roving, limited time only Snapbot vending machines led Snap to overestimate demand but underdeliver on quality and content. Massive piles of assembled and unassembled… Read More
How come only 0.08% of Snapchat’s users bought its camera sunglasses? Hundreds of thousands of pairs of Spectacles sit rotting in warehouses after the company bungled the launch. Initial hype and lines for its roving, limited time only Snapbot vending machines led Snap to overestimate demand but underdeliver on quality and content. Massive piles of assembled and unassembled… Read More
How come only 0.08% of Snapchat’s users bought its camera sunglasses? Hundreds of thousands of pairs of Spectacles sit rotting in warehouses after the company bungled the launch. Initial hype and lines for its roving, limited time only Snapbot vending machines led Snap to overestimate demand but underdeliver on quality and content. Massive piles of assembled and unassembled… Read More
On paper, smartphones are amazing pieces of glass. They have magically cured boredom as we always have something to do — those endless feeds of content are a perpetual source of inspiration, information and amusement. And yet, feeds need to die because they distort our views and disconnect us from other human beings around us. Many people have deleted the Facebook app from their phone… Read More
Our verdict of the Yi 4K+:The ability to record 4K 60fps at half the price of its GoPro Hero 6 equivalent, the Yi4K+ is great value for money. It's doesn't record telemetry, but the ability to use an external mic is a fantastic addition. 910 We're giving away a Yi 4K+. Keep reading to find out how to win!GoPro has almost become a genericized trademark for “sports actions camera”, but it really shouldn’t be. From Chinese maker Yi Technology comes the Yi 4K+. It’s is a lot cheaper than its GoPro equivalent – the Hero Black 6 – and a...
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The nature and extent of Russia or Russian-linked actors interfering with the election is yet to be determined, but it’s not for want of inquiries. Half of D.C. is looking into it in one way or another, and Senator Diane Feinstein is no exception. Today she sent letters to several parties involved, including Facebook and Twitter, asking for a variety of documents relating to her… Read More
Adobe rules the roost when it comes to the Portable Document Format (PDF). Like it or hate it. Even as Adobe Reader puffed up with importance and size, free PDF alternatives have romped into the scene. They brought in new features and some you could only find in the commercial Adobe Acrobat Pro DC, the paid big brother of the still free Adobe Acrobat Reader DC. There are still good reasons to use it. A better typography engine, support for 3D content, and the bridge to the Adobe Document Cloud is on top of the list. You have 2 GB of free storage there...
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Uber now lets riders add multiple stops to a single ride. This may be a standard feature of ordinary cab rides, but it has proven to be a long time coming for Uber and other ride-sharing services. Lyft added the option in 2016, and Uber has now finally caught up with its biggest competitor. Love it or hate it, Uber is changing the way many of us get from A to B, especially in big cities. However, Uber is far from perfect, and despite its many advantages over regular taxis, it also has its disadvantages. One of which is the...
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In what the company is calling “a very difficult time for hardware companies in the smart kitchen space,” Tea infusion device startup Teforia is saying it is ceasing operations today, according to its website. The above note about it being hard for hardware companies in the smart kitchen is likely a reference to devices like the now-defunct Juicero (which raised more than $100… Read More
Mac software is awesome, but there’s no denying that Windows software is widespread. Thus, many Mac users find themselves needing to run Windows-only apps from time to time. Maybe you need to use a specific piece of software that only runs on Windows, or just miss something from your Windows days. Whatever the case, you have options for running Windows programs on your Mac. Here’s an overview of them all, plus our favorite method that will suit most people. 1. Virtual Machines Virtual machines (VMs) allow you to run an operating system (OS) inside a piece of software. The virtual...
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Demand for the iPhone X has been “off the charts,” according to Apple, which led to the new device selling out in a matter of minutes. Well, that and the limited quantities available at launch. According to several reports, ship times dropped from two to three weeks for all models to up to five weeks, only 10 minutes after pre-orders opened up. Because of the scarcity of the… Read More
Events in recent years have led to many comparisons to George Orwell’s literary cornerstone 1984. The dystopian future that Orwell presented was heavily influenced by events in his lifetime, including the rise of Fascism, Communism, the two World Wars, and the beginnings of the Cold War. The novel’s central character is Winston Smith, a government employee whose task is to rewrite books, documents, and other media so that it always maintains the current Party line. Or, in other words, to create political propaganda. Orwell wasn’t writing from a place of pure imagination — propaganda was used heavily by all sides...
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