Tesla’s In-Car Gaming System is Trouble, Experts Say

Elon Musk, the company’s CEO, recently unveiled the $80,000 refreshed Model S sports car. But just because you could play games in your car doesnt mean you should, observers say. “Tesla’s misnamed and misleading ‘Full Self-Driving’ package is anything but fully autonomous.” Tesla PlayThe Witcherin Your Tesla? Teslas have made a name for themselves with their slick design, electric power, and semi-autonomous driving abilities. Musk wants the cars to be known for their gaming abilities, as well....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 182 words · Kristy Wagner

Tethering: What It Is and How It Works on a Phone

Tethering Benefits Tethering offers internet connectivity to devices that lack a built-in mobile data plan. This eliminates the need for separate mobile broadband service or additional hardware. Finally, tethering can help conserve your laptop’s battery. This is especially helpful during long trips or when working remotely without immediate access to a power source. USB connections will generally be faster than Bluetooth. The significant challenge with tethering, however, is compatibility. Different wireless carriers have varying rules and service plans for tethering, and not all phones support it....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 172 words · Philip Warren

Thanks to Developers and Apple, Your Intel Mac is Already Obsolete—Here's Why

Macs usually last a long time. It’s time to get out. “Intel Macs aren’t fully obsolete yet, but things are changing. Christin Hume / Unsplash So, that’s the main reason not to buy an Intel Mac ever again. They’re just not as good. Mac users should, instead, it says, drop in the iOS version. Trinity Treft / Unsplash That’s fine for Apple Silicon Mac owners because those Macs run iPad and iPhone apps just fine....

April 15, 2025 · 2 min · 217 words · Sara Foley

Thanks, TikTok: Why Your Feed Is Full of Creators

you could’t scroll your feed without seeing some creator talking about their latest favorite skincare product. Spotify, for example,opened up Podcast Subscriptionsso any creator has the chance to generate revenue. Well definitely continue to see more TikTok influencers pop up with each passing day. Alexander Spatari / Getty Images It’s no wonder why platforms like TikTok and others invest in features explicitly geared towards creators. The numbers don’t lie, and the creator economy is growing dramatically....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 138 words · Jim Robinson

That Call From Your Bank Might Be a Scam

Never trust phone numbers or links in SMS messages or incoming phone calls. Benoit-Kurtz points to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), which hasdocumented several such telephone call scams. One of the first is the urgency. Inside Creative House / Getty Images Banks and financial institutions will never demand information in that way," pointed out Benoit-Kurtz. Benoit-Kurtz asserted that people should never give out this information to anyone. Never trust phone numbers or links in SMS messages or incoming phone calls," advised Scrano....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 87 words · Mary Thompson

That iMessage Typo? You Can Finally Edit It

It’s pretty much the same idea as marking emails as unread. Then there are the improvements to Dictation, which is still being handled on-rig for security and privacy purposes. All of these changes are coming to your iPhone via iOS 16 when it releases in September. Apple Apple

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 48 words · Troy Oconnor

That New Mac You Were Hoping for? You'll Probably Have to Wait 'Till 2023

Lifewire has reached out to Apple for confirmation but has not heard back. Justin Sullivan / Staff / Getty Images

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 20 words · Brenda Nguyen

That Popular Android App Could be Sharing Your Data With Others

Right in front of your eyes We Are / Getty Images Google Play Store’snew data safety sectionwas designed to help people identify how their favorite apps share their personal data with third parties. A company has crunched the information in the section of thousands of top appsto reveal and quantify the extent of the problem. Analyzing the privacy details that Android app developers are now forced to share,the studyconducted by privacy experts at Incogni found several alarming trends, including the fact that over half (55....

April 15, 2025 · 4 min · 756 words · Robert Fitzgerald

That Smartphone Isn’t Secure Just Because It’s ‘New’

Just because its new does not make it any more secure. Despite this increased usage, McAfee discovered that children’s mobile devices are less protected. Checkmarx brought these vulnerabilities to Zenly’s attention, who quickly plugged the holes. Maskot / Getty Images “Much more can be done to improve the security of mobile apps and the devices they run on. Maskot / Getty Images

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 62 words · Summer Oconnor DVM

The $999 Framework Chromebook Might Be the Most Sensible ChromeOS Laptop

It costs $999 and might be the best value Chromebook it’s possible for you to buy. Chromebooks are cheap, basic, almost disposable computers that offload much of their work to the cloud. TheFramework Laptop Chromebook Edition, or Framebook as we shall name it, is the opposite of disposable junk. Framework If youre writing a document, its happening in Google Docs, in the cloud. This reduces the needs of the machine because much of the heavy lifting is done on cloud servers....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 202 words · Jacob Washington

The $Windows.~BT Folder: What It Is and How to Delete It

It’s not hard to remove, but do you really need to? This folder contains files related to when you upgraded your system to the latest version ofWindows 10. They also contain a large amount of space; several gigabytes. The folder and files can exist onWindows 7orWindows 8systems as well as Windows 10. What Is the $Windows.~BT Folder? The $Windows.~BT Folder is a hidden folder on the root drive where theWindowsOS is installed....

April 15, 2025 · 2 min · 307 words · Justin Potts

The 'Elder Scrolls IV': Oblivion Tips and Tricks

It first released on Windows PC and Xbox 360 in 2006. A PlayStation 3 port followed in 2007. If you’re looking for help with the game, try these Oblivion tips and hints. Bethesda Softworks This guide is specifically for the PC andXbox 360versions of the game. Defend Melee Attacks Easily Feeling kinda frightened by the big melee warrior coming towards you? Items Slowing You Down? Beat it down until it’s unconscious....

April 15, 2025 · 5 min · 876 words · Paul Kennedy

The 10 Best Bukkit Plugins for Minecraft Servers

What is Bukkit? Bukkit is an software programming interface (API) that programmers can use to create plugins for Minecraft. It basically makes it a lot easier for programmers to make plugins and server administrators to install them. How Do You Use Bukkit Plugins? If you want to use a Bukkit plugin, you should probably have a CraftBukkit or Spigot Minecraft server. These plugins don’t work with the official Minecraft server that you might download from Mojang....

April 15, 2025 · 2 min · 250 words · Meghan Robertson