Your Guide to Tablet Display Resolution Ratios

Here’s everything you gotta know about displays before you buy a new tablet. Information in this article applies broadly to a range of devices. Check the specifications of individual products before making a purchase. Brooke Lark / Unsplash Tablet Screen Sizes The screen dimensions determine the overallsize of a tablet. Some screens are as small as five inches, while other tablet-based all-in-one systems have 20-inch and larger screens. Larger tablets are less portable and typically offer longer battery life and easier-to-read screens....

April 15, 2025 · 3 min · 523 words · Tiffany Arnold

Your Home May Be Under Cyber Attack

The report highlights the growing threats from cyberattacks as more people are working from home during the coronavirus pandemic. But there are ways to defend your home against attacks. “If it looks suspicious, it probably is. Maskot / Getty Images Another easy way to protect yourself is by using multifactor authentication wherever its offered. Also, enable auto-updates on devicesincluding any connected camera, smart thermostat, printer or voice assistant. Use strong, unique passwords, and enable broadband connection security offered by your ISP....

April 15, 2025 · 2 min · 245 words · Michelle Walker

Your Home's Windows Could Soon Generate Clean Energy

The transparent solar cells are made fromperovskite cells, which are often hailed as thefuture of solar cells. Powered Windows Crystalline silicon has been the go-to choice for building solar panels for decades. Perovskite solar cells have emerged as a promising alternative. shomos uddin / Getty Images Perovskite gets its name for its particular crystal structure. German scientist Gustav Rose discovered it in 1839. To put this into perspective, rooftop silicon cells usually have anefficiency of about 20 percent....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 148 words · Antonio Bell

Your iPhone 14 Is Now Much Easier to Repair Than Last Year's Model

“The easily and quickly replaceable back glass is a winner. Users can bring it to an Apple store or a third-party store and get repairs done quickly.” For those people, getting their iPhone repaired quickly and easily is an improvement over previous models. Apple Disappointingly, the iPhone 14 Pro modelsaren’t thoughtto benefit from the same easy repair. For people with base iPhone 14, however, experts agree that the move is a positive one....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 211 words · Mary Jackson

Your iPhone 14 Pro’s High-Quality Photos May Take Longer to Transfer

“It’s kind of a ‘luxury problem.’ And that’s being conservative, some reports say the filesare even larger. But while that’s true, some photographers don’t believe that many people use iPhones for professional photoshoots. Justin Sullivan / Getty Images With that in mind, just how many photographers does the slow transfer speed really impact? A Thunderbolt connection would allow photos to transfer at up to 40Gbps, for example. Apple is already rumored to be readying a switch to a new cable, possiblyas soon as next year....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 110 words · Caroline Stewart

Your iPhone 15 Pro Probably Doesn't Need 2TB of Storage—Here's Why

And yet it’s not quite as crazy as it seems. According toinsider reports, theiPhone 15 Pro’sstorage will top out at 2TB, aka two thousand gigabytes. The currentiPhone 14 Promaxes out at 1TB, which is already far too much for most people. Filming with an iPhone.Kenny Eliason / Unsplash Oh, and there’s one more piece of this puzzle to considerthe addition of USB-C to the iPhone. Record With ‘Reckless Abandon’ The most obvious need for added rig storage is for hi-def video....

April 15, 2025 · 2 min · 231 words · Melissa Jones

Your iPod Classic Can Still Compete With the iPhone Music App

The iPhone has way more music features, but the Music app is bloated and confusing. Youd better get used to untangling headphone cables again. The iPod changed how we listened to music. Lifewire / Charlie Sorrel 1,000 songs in your pocket,went the tagline. But what about using the iPod today? Is it a curiosity best left in a display cabinet? Lifewire / Charlie Sorrel Or can it more than hold its own against todays bloated, confusing music apps?...

April 15, 2025 · 3 min · 563 words · Gail Hinton

Your Laptop Memory (RAM) Buyer's Guide

In fact, some systems come with a fixed amount of memory that cannot be changed or upgraded. How Much Memory Is Enough? your box should have moreRAMthan the highest minimum and at least as much as the highest recommended amount. Crucial There are manydifferent types of RAM. verify you choose the best pop in of RAM for your machine. Also, consider your machine’soperating system. Some operating systems use more memory than others....

April 15, 2025 · 2 min · 319 words · Jaime Young

Your LinkedIn Contact Could Be a Deepfake

Researchers say many contacts on the popular networking site LinkedIn arent real people. Linking to Who? The note seemed ordinary, but DiResta noted some strange things about Keenan’s profile. Liyao Xie / Getty Images On Twitter, DiResta wrote, “This random account messaged me… ## Deep Fakers Deep fakes are a growing problem. Over 85,000 deepfake videos were detected up to December 2020, according to onepublished report. “These deepfake videos could be used for any number of applications....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 160 words · Anna Cooper

Your MacBook Camera Cover Is Doing More Harm Than Good

If you ask anyone why they use a webcam cover, chances are its for security reasons. However, Apple is now saying you should remove these covers or suffer the consequences. Continuing to use a cover could result in a damaged display. Chesnot / Getty Images No green light means no active camera and your activities are safe from prying eyes. Another tip is to control which apps have camera access, which can be done through the System Preferences....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 116 words · Jamie Rhodes

Your Next Car Could Have Quantum Sensors Instead of GPS

Global positioning systems (GPS) have become ubiquitous in everything from phones to cars. Also, GPS is easily jammed. Thus, if the applications cannot tolerate the risk of GPS unavailability, an alternative is required." Rebecca Nelson / Getty Images Working With Uncertainty Schwindt and his colleagues recently described the quantum devicein a paperpublished inAVS Quantum Science. The vacuum package would go into an atom interferometer, accelerometer, or gyroscope. Three high-precision accelerometers and three gyroscopes form an inertial measurement unit, which measures tiny changes in direction....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 159 words · Gabriela Johnson

Your Next Car Will Probably Be an EV

If auto-shows are any indication, that is If you hit links we provide, we may receive compensation. It was different than in years past. With the pandemic waning but definitely not going anywhere soon, this years show was a more subdued affair. Lifewire / Roberto Baldwin But whatwasshown off was the result of all those past automaker news announcements about going electric. Lifewire / Roberto Baldwin They really are going all-in on an electrified future....

April 15, 2025 · 2 min · 409 words · Linda Ward

Your Next Favorite Actor May Be Powered By Artificial Intelligence - Updated

We can also expect to see a range of commercial models emerging around this technology." This process requires using existing footage that was then digitally altered to match the needs of the film. This week, actor James Earl Jonesannounced his retirementfrom voicing the iconic Darth Vader. Tim Gamble / EyeEm / Getty “This allows an actor’s likeness to take on completely original roles for years to come.” Update:Deepfake video technology is even making it onto the small screen....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 84 words · Andrew Young