Good speakers alone don’t always guarantee favorable results, however. Other essential elements include the speaker type, listening space, personal preferences, and other home audio stereo considerations. Here’s a look at five factors to consider before purchasing stereo speakers. 5 Things To Consider When Buying Speakers Regardless of the specific necessities of what you may or may not need from stereo speakers, there are some critical areas you’ll want to think about while you shop around....

The iPad Pro is a powerful tablet, and starting with iOS 10, Apple opened up the operating system and allowed third-party apps access to features like Siri. As the iPad continues to grow in processing power and versatility, are we ready to ditch the PC? Maybe. Here are a few areas where the iPad has a leg up on the PC world. Security The iPad is actually quite secure when compared to a PC....

This buying guide will help you determine what smart TV to buy based on your needs, budget, and preferences. What Is a Smart TV? A smart TV incorporates an operating system, allowing users to access streaming content without plugging in an external device. Smart TVs are popular with people who enjoy watching the latest shows on Netflix, Hulu, and other streaming platforms. You can access, manage, and view online and network-based content with a smart TV....

Turn It Into an Android Alarm Clock Put the old tablet in your bedroom and convert it into an Android alarm clock that also shows the weather. Download an alarm clock app if you don’t want to use the basic app that came with the old device. Customize the alarm to wake you up on workdays and let you sleep in on weekends. You could also install a weather alert app to wake you up if there’s an emergency....

Windows 1.0 Released: Nov. 20, 1985 Replaced: ​MS-DOS (Microsoft Disk Operating System), although until Windows 95, Windows actually ran on top of MS-DOS instead of completely replacing it. Innovative/Notable: Windows. This was the first version of a Microsoft OS that you didn’t have to enter commands to use. Instead, you could point and click in a box—a window—with a mouse. Bill Gates, then a young CEO, said of Windows: “It is unique software designed for the serious PC user....

After a confusing start, the Apple Watch has found its role as a fitness and health tracker and/or notification device, and Apple has gone all-in on adding sensors and algorithmic trackers. The latest report from Bloomberg’s serial Apple rumormonger Mark Gurman says the next Apple Watch will pack a temperature sensor, but it also won’t be accurate enough for most medical purposes. “Apple’s Series 8 smartwatch may be able to detect fevers thanks to its temperature-sensing capability, which might also bring new reproductive planning features to the device, from medical use to tracking temperature while working out or running,” Vincent Amodio, CEO at Icon Medical Centers, told Lifewire via email....

The broadcast format of satellite radio is more or less the same as terrestrial, but because it’s offered through a subscription model most stations are available without commercial interruption. Like satellite television, you need special equipment to listen to satellite radio. A key benefit of satellite radio is that the signal is available over a much broader geographical range than terrestrial radio. A handful of satellites are capable of blanketing an entire continent, and each satellite radio service provides the same set of stations and programs to its entire coverage area....

Musicians tend to favor the hands-on tweakability of hardware over the fiddliness of software, and controllers like Ableton’s Push (starting at $799) bring that physicality to powerful audio software suites. But Akai has upped the game by bringing what looks like a high-quality controller at a very affordable $269. “Hardware is just ‘hands-on,’ plain and simple. There’s a level of interactivity with hardware that is impossible to replace with mouse clicks, no matter how good the technology is....

“The report shows that in the House’s mind these companies have monopoly power and are using it to their advantage,” Jeffrey S. Jacobovitz, an antitrust lawyer and partner in the law firm Arnall Golden Gregory LLP, said in a phone interview. “I don’t think they’re going to on their own make changes based on the House report. But it may make them more sensitive to the allegations that were raised....

It’s called Rapid Security Response (RSR), and it allows Apple to quickly patch security holes on-the-fly. Unlike regular iOS software and security updates, RSR doesn’t require a reboot after installation, which further lowers the barrier to keeping you as safe as possible, as soon as possible. But it’s not all upside. RSRs are relatively untested in the wild and not as secure as baking them into operating system updates. And they are also removable....

Occasionally, Apple surprises us with a MacBook form factor that breaks with tradition: this is not that year. However, despite the lack of physical changes, this year’s iteration of the MacBook Pro 13-inch (M1) may represent the most substantial leap in their hardware in years thanks to the new M1 chip. This year Apple has gone with their own trademark silicon instead of relying on third-party CPUs from Intel. Apart from opening the door to running apps natively on the MacOS, this also adds a surprising amount of speed and makes the new MacBook Pro a game-changer in the world of high-powered laptops....

Back Tap, found in the Accessibility section of your iPhone’s settings, uses the iPhone’s built-in accelerometer sensors to detect a sharp tap on the back of the handset. You can set two Back Tap triggers—a double tap, and a triple-tap—and there are several built-in options, but the real power comes when you assign a tap trigger to a shortcut automation. It’s a fantastic feature, but there’s a downside: It doesn’t alway work....

Why Use Both Time Machine and SuperDuper? Creating a backup system for your Mac is critically important. With a reliable backup in place, it’s easy to restore your data if the original files are ever deleted from your Mac or if the hard drive is erased, damaged, or replaced. While Time Machine is a fantastic tool, it’s not perfect. It doesn’t clone your entire drive, so if you have a disaster and need to get up and running fast, having another bootable backup option is a great idea....

It takes way longer to charge an electric car than it does to fill up a tank with gas, and that alone makes the current gas station model totally obsolete. Even Tesla’s Superchargers take 15 minutes to deliver enough power for a 200-mile trip. This means gas stations are over, but how do we replace them? IKEA’s plan is one model, but there are others. “Supermarkets are already a place where people spend a lot of time, and if customers were waiting on their cars to charge, they could spend even more time and money inside these stores....

Some computers may not be eligible for the upgrade because they are incompatible. This article will also explain how to check compatibility to see if that’s even an option for you. Why Would My Computer Not Run Windows 11? The requirements to Windows 11 are remarkably similar to Windows 10’s requirements. That said, compatible computers must meet a few specialized requirements related to the CPU and motherboard. Only certain types of hardware are supported in the new operating system....

How to Connect AirPods to a Nintendo Switch The Nintendo Switch lacked Bluetooth support when it first launched. But, thanks to a September 2021 update, gamers can now connect devices like AirPods to the console. Up to 10 devices can be saved on a Switch, but you can only use one at a time. You can only use two wireless Joy-Cons while using Bluetooth audio, and Bluetooth microphones don’t work at all....

If you spend hours on a computer each day, fatigue from subpar computer peripherals can aggravate issues such as wrist pain and carpal tunnel. The Cloud Nine C989M Ergonomic Mechanical Keyboard offers a large, split-keyboard, somewhat modular design to ease those pain points. This keyboard combines mechanical switches—a favorite of gamers and coders—and gaming-specific features like RGB and macro programming with ergonomic hallmarks like a generous wrist pad and zero sloping from the front to the back of the device....

A Bit About Bluetooth Bluetooth was not originally created for audio entertainment, but to connect phone headsets and speakerphones. It was also designed with a very narrow bandwidth, which forces it to apply data compression to an audio signal. While this design may be perfectly fine for phone conversations, it’s not ideal for music reproduction. Not only that, but the Bluetooth could be applying this compression on top of data compression that might already exist, such as from digital audio files or sources streamed through the Internet....

Apple has long positioned its wearable as an iPhone accessory, but the Series 7’s bigger screen and new capabilities make it a worthy contender as a temporary phone replacement. Ditching your phone means you’ll have fewer distractions and lighter pockets. There even could be safety benefits if you’re not tempted to glance at your phone constantly. “Mobile phone distraction has been a problem since the advent of smartphones,” tech expert Daniel Levine told Lifewire in an email interview....

EaseUS Partition Master Free Edition Pros & Cons This is one of the best disk partitioning tools out there, but there are, unfortunately, some features that are only available through the professional version: More About EaseUS Partition Master Free Edition Here are some other things worth knowing before downloading EaseUS Partition Master Free Edition: Works with Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8, and Windows 7 All changes are queued and sent to the “Pending Operations” section at the top of the program and are only applied to the disks when you click Execute The computer can optionally be shut down automatically after applying the pending changes Resizing a partition is as easy as physically sliding the whole partition left and right, but you also have the option to enter the partition size manually Partitions on the same disk can be merged together, which will copy all the contents of one and put it into a folder on the other, creating one single partition but without erasing any of the data An operating system can be migrated from one drive to another, larger one Individual partitions can be deleted or you can quickly remove all partitions on a disk at one time New partitions can be formatted in the FAT/FAT32, NTFS, EXT2, EXT3, or EXT4 file system, or even left unformatted One partition can be copied to a different partition to essentially create a cloned partition, even if the destination partition is smaller than the source You can hide a partition, which will prevent Windows from displaying it with the other connected drives Primary partitions and logical partitions can be converted back and forth between each other Drives and partitions can be wiped, permanently erasing all the data A surface test can be run for any hard drive to detect any bad sectors, as well as chkdsk to fix errors Includes a partition recovery tool to restore deleted or lost partitions You can rebuild the MBR of any drive EaseUS Partition Master supports defragmenting partitions You can easily change the drive letter and volume label of hard drives...