How Spotify Made Finding New Music Easier

Spotify recently began pushing a new user interface out to its desktop and web players. “The focus has shifted more from search to recommendations. “This kind of change wouldnt happen if they werent confident in their recommendation algorithms.” Cezar Sampaio / Unsplash One of the most significant ways that Spotify has changed is by making the search option harder to find. Before this update, you could easily access a search bar at the top of the program....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 174 words · Sarah Baker

How Spotify's Reviving the Car Radio

Its like having a car radio all over again. And that may be the entire point. It’s essentially like a radio machine powered by Spotify. Spotify The unit seems most suited to older cars because newer models may already have easy Spotify access. It’s essentially like a radio machine powered by Spotify. Some cars, Volvo for example, even have a native Spotify player in the cars central touch screen. Frank Albrecht / Unsplash...

April 15, 2025 · 2 min · 292 words · Ricardo Pierce

How Starlink Could Get Rural Families Online

Door County, Wisconsin isamong the areasthat have become public beta testing sites for Starlink. The service is desperately needed in more remote areas, experts say. The constellation will consist of thousands of mass-produced satellites, and provide high-speed access to areas around the world. Avalon_Studio / Getty Images Among its customers could be the many Americans who live in places where broadband is hard to come by. In tribal regions, almost one-third of the population lacks access....

April 15, 2025 · 2 min · 231 words · Amy Johnson

How Streamer TheDanDangler Turned an Instagram Following Into Success

A little bubble goes a long way andTheDanDangleris the bubbliest personality on Twitch. The person behind the screen name, Danielle Lanza, is no stranger to the influencer life. Before becoming a knockout on the streaming giant, she got her start on Instagram. TheDanDangler / Twitch TheDanDangler / Twitch “It doesnt feel real. “I dont think it ever feels real.” Lanzas supporters follow her wherever she goes, setting the foundation for her success....

April 15, 2025 · 2 min · 299 words · Jeffery Alvarez

How Students and Teachers Can Get Microsoft Office for Free

One such plan may already be in place at your school. If you’re not eligible, ask your school’s administration whether they support Microsoft 365 Education. The offer also includes free storage in OneDrive. Leren Lu / Digital Vision / Getty Images You may need to check with your school for details on these components. All you better check for eligibility is your school email address. Next, visit theMicrosoft Office 365 Education websiteto further investigate the possibilities for your school....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 93 words · Matthew Pineda

How T-Mobile's Domestic Wireless Roaming Policy Works

How can you have roaming limits without charging for roaming usage? T-Mobile provides voice and data services for phones and other mobile devices in the U.S. and elsewhere. T-Mobile partners with other wireless carriers in areas where T-Mobile does not offer service. Andrew Bret Wallis / Getty Images When you use your phone in one of those areas, you areroaming. T-Mobile sends an alert when you reach 80 percent of your monthly domestic data roaming allotment....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 168 words · John Wilson

How Tall Is Steve From Minecraft?

It turns out Microsoft has revealed the answer and some more insight into Steve. How Tall Is Steve From Minecraft in Feet and Inches? Steve is a rather impressive 6 foot, 2 inches. Microsoft. That works out at 1.875m, which makes him fairly tall. Microsoft revealed the information on theXbox Twitter accountin October 2021. How Tall Is Minecraft Steve in Blocks? In blocks, Minecraft character Steve is a different height than Microsoft confirmed....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 155 words · Paul Hart

How Tech Education Fails Disadvantaged Kids

Lack of access to computers, internet access, and tech trainingleaves many children at a lifelong disadvantage. Im hoping this will change lives. Access to computers and the internet is only the start. Fertnig / Getty Images Developing computer skills early through classes is key, experts say. Six teachers in Southeast Georgia middle schools are participating in the pilot program that began in August. The teachers are getting training to use Unity, a cross-platform game engine....

April 15, 2025 · 2 min · 321 words · Mitchell Santiago

How Tech is Helping Fight Hunger

Theres plenty of food to go around. The problem is distributing the surplus food from restaurants, stores, and kitchens to those in need. “This means more food can be redistributed with a shorter shelf life.” Joel Sharpe / Getty Images A Growing Problem Hungeris risingin the U.S.. The coronavirus pandemic is contributing to a lack of resources to purchase food, experts say. To meet the need for food, nonprofits are increasingly turning to software solutions....

April 15, 2025 · 2 min · 323 words · Lisa Hill

How TechGirlz is Paving the Way for Women in Tech

“The mission behind TechGirlz is to try and help girls understand and break those preconceived notions.” TechGirlz develops programs to educate and inspire young girls in all sorts of areas of technology. “Being in a room full of competent women was invigorating. TechGirlz They made me feel indestructible,” Minchoff told Lifewire over email. ThisisEngineering_RAEng / Unsplash

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 56 words · Robert Moody

How the Amazon Sidewalk Network Could Change the Game for Connected Devices

Today, itcovers 90% of the US, and Amazon is opening it up for anyone to use. Amazon Sidewalk works by sharing the internet connection of anyone using an Amazon rig. It’s designed for devices that use only a little data. Prasert Krainukul / Getty Images For example, it allows Ring cameras to send notifications even if the owner’s internet connection is cut. Now, Amazon isopening Sidewalk up to developers, and the impact could be huge....

April 15, 2025 · 2 min · 281 words · Jacqueline Maxwell

How the Apple Headset’s External Battery Pack Will Either Kill It Or Set It Free

A VR headset has to be comfortable, and to be comfortable, it needs to be light. And this might be the design decision that takes Apple’s headset to a new level. One day, we may have AR glasses that seem as impossible as the AirPods did when they launched. Brian Penny / Pixabay Apple seems to have opted to make its headset as light as possible by taking out the battery....

April 15, 2025 · 2 min · 238 words · Mary Nelson

How the Bigscreen Beyond VR Headset Could Teach Vision Pro a Thing or Two

Bigscreen Beyondis a relatively tiny SteamVR headset designed to enable comfortable lengthy VR sessions. The Beyond headset uses OLED displays, custom pancake optics, and tethers to a PC. “Today’s leading VR headsets have doubled in weight compared to headsets from 2016. Bigscreen Beyond VR headset.Bigscreen We built Beyond because we felt VR was too heavy, bulky, and uncomfortable.” “The problem is that everybody’s eyes are positioned slightly differently on their head....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 108 words · Michele Barton