The iPhone’s front-facing FaceID camera can read depth. That’s how it makes a 3D map of your face to unlock your phone. Neatsy’s app uses the same 3D scan on your feet. You then tell it the brand and the size of your most comfortable sneakers, and it combines that with the scan to get the perfect, personalized fit every time. That’s the theory, anyway. “It’s essential that we find ways to stop doing so many returns,” Berlin-based fashion stylist Nuria Gregori told Lifewire in an interview....

Blizzard recently revealed a ton of new details about its upcoming action RPG, Diablo 4, including the fact that it will feature zones designed with player-vs.-player (PvP) content in mind. While the idea might sound appealing at first, a closer look at what we currently know about it could lead to more frustration from players. “Diablo 3 missed the mark for a lot of players since Diablo 2 PvP was such a core aspect....

Watch OS 8 brings new looks to Apple Watch with world time and portraits faces. Cupertino’s selection is still far more limited than those available on Google’s rival Wear OS. “Apple has always been selective about watch faces and has taken ‘a less is more’ approach,” smartwatch owner Tim Absalikov told Lifewire in an email interview. “On Wear OS, besides changing the strap, you can customize the watch face as you wish....

Confused? I’m not surprised! These four terms—wipe, shred, delete, and erase—might sometimes be used interchangeably, but they shouldn’t be. Each word implies something different being done to a file, folder, or even space that looks empty, on a hard drive, flash drive, or some other storage device. Here’s how these concepts differ and why it’s important you understand exactly how they do: Delete: “Hide Me, but I’ll Be Here If You Really Need Me” The word delete is one we use a lot....

What Is an XLS File? A file with the XLS file extension is a Microsoft Excel 97-2003 Worksheet file. Later versions of Excel save spreadsheets as XLSX files by default. XLS files store data in tables of rows and columns with support for formatted text, images, charts, and more. Excel files that are macro-enabled use the XLSM file extension. How to Open an XLS File XLS files can be opened with any version of Microsoft Excel....

MIT researchers have created a new material as light as plastic and as strong as steel. The material, called 2DPA-1, is a type of polyaramide that can be manufactured at an industrial scale. It’s the latest in a wave of innovative materials that could transform personal electronics. “There are a lot of problems being solved by new materials,” Terry Gilton, a materials expert who is a partner at the tech venture capital firm Celesta Capital, told Lifewire in an email interview....

There are lots of free web-based organizers that you can use for any purpose. Maybe you’re collecting interviews for a news story, digging up newspaper archives for a history project, or writing a research paper over a science topic. Research organizers are also helpful for staying productive and preparing for tests. Regardless of the topic, when you have multiple sources of information and lots to comb through later, optimizing your workflow with a dedicated organizer is essential....

Generally, remotely accessing a computer requires that a piece of software be installed on the computer you want to connect to, called the host. Another computer or device with the right credentials, called the client, connects to the host and controls it. The better free remote access programs listed below require nothing more than a few clicks to get started—no special computer knowledge required. Host Side The host has two options: download the DWAgent, and then run it for on-demand, one-time access (great for tech support), or install it for permanent remote access (ideal if it’s your own computer)....

These tricks will get you excited about many of the mundane-sounding Command Prompt commands like telnet, tree, or robocopy—okay, robocopy sounds pretty cool. Some of these Command Prompt tricks are special features or fun uses for the Command Prompt itself, while others are just neat or relatively unknown things you can do with certain CMD commands. If you haven’t actually executed a command, you can just backspace and erase what you’ve typed, but if you’ve already executed it, then you can do a Ctrl+C to stop it....

With any one of these tools, you can’t go wrong. Getting involved in a Twitter chat is one of the best ways to attract new followers, be part of a community and learn new things. Best of all, it’s free and loads of fun. What’s a Twitter Chat Anyway? Users across the globe host chats on different subjects at certain times and days of the week. Anyone with a public profile can participate by following the chat hashtag....

What Are Refurbished Laptops? Refurbished laptops are used or open-box laptops that have been inspected, cleaned, repaired and made ready for sale to a new owner. The original manufacturer of the laptop refurbishes factory refurbished laptops, but third parties also sell refurbished laptops. Refurbished laptops typically sell at a significant discount compared to new laptops with similar specifications. The main question people ask is “Are refurbished laptops good?” The answer? It’s complicated....

There are lots of FTP servers available, but many of them are only usable at a cost. Below is a list of the best freeware FTP server programs that run on Windows, macOS, and Linux. You can download and use them to share files as often as you like without paying a dime. You can choose which ports the program should listen on, how many users can be connected to your server at once, the number of CPU threads the server can use, and timeout settings for connections, transfers, and logins....

You’ll find a wide variety of options through the sites listed below, including templates for games, weddings, business, hobbies, birthdays, technology, Christmas, and tons more. All these templates are free, so just download the ones you want and then open them in PowerPoint, a free presentation program, or some other free PowerPoint alternative. At that point, you can edit the templates however you like to fit your own needs. There are tons of free templates here....

What Is Information Technology? A 1958 article in Harvard Business Review referred to information technology as consisting of three basic parts: computational data processing, decision support, and business software. This time period marked the beginning of IT as an officially defined area of business; in fact, this article probably coined the term. Over the ensuing decades, many corporations created so-called “IT departments” to manage the computer technologies related to their business....

Nvidia’s RTX 30 series is the hottest thing in PC gaming right now. So hot, in fact, that it’s almost impossible to buy a desktop RTX 30 series graphics card, and even laptops with the hardware are flying off store shelves. Acer’s Predator Triton 300 SE is, in many respects, a mid-range gaming laptop, but it succeeds at one very important task: it delivers Nvidia RTX 3060 Max-Q at a reasonable price, and it’s actually in stock not just at, but sometimes below, MSRP....

Andrea Chial is the co-founder and COO of Febo, developer of a health toolbox app that provides chronic condition patients with condition management tools. The company’s platform also shares the most current news and findings surrounding health conditions. Launched in 2019 and headquartered in California, Febo’s mission is to empower patients’ medical journeys by providing education and tools to manage their conditions. The platform supplies users with news on clinical trials, medicine reminders, food and sleep diaries, activity tracker, and more....

Here’s the state of the computer market until last week: Windows PCs, running on Intel and AMD-based systems, and Macs running on Intel. Price and performance of all computers was comparable, with Apple only operating in the higher-priced end of the market. And even that might change. “The most exciting—or frightening, if you’re a traditional PC chip company—part of Apple’s new chips is that the M1 is just the starting point,” writes The Verge’s Chaim Gartenberg....

Most websites these days offer multiple options to create an account. You can either register with the website, or use the single sign-on (SSO) mechanism to log in to the website using your existing accounts with reputable companies like Google, Facebook, or Apple. A cybersecurity researcher has capitalized on this and devised a novel mechanism to steal your login credentials by creating a virtually undetectable fake SSO login window. “The growing popularity of SSO provides a lot of benefits to [people],” Scott Higgins, Director of Engineering at Dispersive Holdings, Inc told Lifewire over email....

With the public demanding new, more elaborate games, developers and manufacturers needed content that stood out from the competition and kept players feeding quarters into the machines. This allowed game markers the freedom to explore and experiment with new ideas, designs, and concepts. The result was 1981, one of the most innovative and prosperous years in video arcades, spawning major hit games the likes of which no one had ever seen before....

Special mirrors can help reduce or eliminate blind spots, and blind-spot detection systems use technology to provide a warning whenever a vehicle, pedestrian, or other object enters a blind spot. What Causes Blind Spots in Cars? Every part of a car that isn’t glass can create a blind spot. That means vehicles with larger window pillars have larger blind spots, and vehicles with smaller rearview windows have larger blind spots....