The Moto G Power is a budget smartphone that brings decent performance, a huge battery, and a lightweight price tag to the table. This phone is heavier and bulkier than a lot of the more expensive alternatives, but the raw numbers suggest it might just be a winner. With a 6.4-inch IPS display, Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 processor, and a massive 5,000 mAh battery, all with a pretty attractive price tag, the Moto G Power certainly offers an interesting value proposition....

What Is an MP4V File? MP4V stands for MPEG-4 video. It was created by Moving Pictures Experts Group (MPEG) as a codec used to compress and decompress video data. You probably won’t see a video file that has the .MP4V file extension. However, if you do, it can still open in a multi-format media player. We have some MP4V players listed below. If you see “MP4V” in the context of a video file, it just means the video was compressed with the MP4V codec....

What Is an MSI File? A file with the .MSI file extension is a Windows installer package file. It’s used by some versions of Windows when installing updates from Windows Update, as well as by other installer tools. An MSI file holds all the information necessary for installing the software, including the files that should be installed and where on the computer those files should be installed to. How to Open MSI Files Windows Installer is what the Windows operating system uses to open MSI files when they’re double-clicked....

With so much success surrounding the crowdfunding for the Anker Nebula Capsule last year (the company successfully crowdfunded an all-in-one mini projector with the same dimensions as a can of soda), Anker apparently got straight to work on the launch of its successor. The Nebula Capsule II projector was launched shortly thereafter, and hit the market in early 2019. This second model still runs on Android OS and now features higher-resolution, brighter output (at 720p and 200 ANSI lumens respectively), a more powerful 8-Watt speaker, and the integration of Google Assistant....

We’ve taken a look at what you need to know, and broken things down accordingly. Overall Findings Both Neo QLED and OLED TVs offer significant improvements over previous TVs. They offer better brightness and viewing angles and are so good, that you’ll see the benefits even over a 4K TV. And if you are upgrading from HDTV you might not believe your eyes. However, both offer different pros and cons....

Design: So big, so chunky At first, I was very concerned with placing this adapter next to my precious PC. The adapter itself comes with a vertical docking port for laptop users, but my concern focused on the port’s magnetism that comes with bright yellow warning stickers plastered on it. The dock (4.9 x 4.28 x 1.22 inches (LWH)) is designed to be able to stick onto a magnetic surface, thus negating the need to use desktop space....

Whenever you’re asked to enter a credit card number, 1Password’s browser plugin will offer to generate a virtual card. The actual payment still comes from your regular card, but this adds a security layer. It’s a fantastic idea, and will really help keep you safer when paying online. But just like any credit card, it can still be abused. “Regular virtual cards are attached to your bank account and you are responsible for the payments,” Joshua Browder, creator of DoNotPay, told Lifewire via direct message....

Pokemon Sword and Shield are Game Freak’s first main titles for a home console, and expectations ran high. Before the game came out in November, there were already many fans disappointed in the limited Pokedex and the recycled animations, but the largest disappointments came after release, with a myriad of lackluster game mechanics and a core gameplay loop that hasn’t evolved since 1998. While Sword and Shield may not be the revolution that Pokemon fans wanted, it’s still a fun game with loveable characters that will manage to enthrall you for 30 hours....

You can use PsExec to not only manage processes on the remote computer but also redirect an application’s console output to your local computer, making it appear as though the process is running locally. No software is needed on the remote computer to make PsExec work, but there are a few things to keep in mind if the tool doesn’t run correctly the first time you try it. How to Set Up PsExec If PsExec is portable and doesn’t need to be copied to the remote computer, what type of setup does it really need?...

There are two ways of making and recording music: hardware and software. Hardware might be as simple as a guitar, but for electronic musicians, it usually ends in an endless rabbit hole of drum machines, samplers, synths, groove boxes, plus the midi controllers and cable that bring it all together. Roland’s Fantom-0 puts all that into one box, so you get the benefits of hardware, without the headaches—or the wallet-stripping addiction....

Chromebooks can be a way to get the performance in day-to-day productivity applications normally associated with more expensive laptops. The Samsung Galaxy Chromebook 2 is one of the upper tiers of such ChromeOS devices, and though it’s hardly cheap, it could potentially offer something of a bargain. The question is, does it offer good value for the money, or is this too much to pay for a Chromebook? Design: Thin but durable Thin and light are the key operating phrases with which to describe the Samsung Galaxy Chromebook 2....

In the initial release of macOS Monterey, Shortcuts is pretty flaky. The interface is glitchy, and several basic actions don’t even work. But despite this, Shortcuts is a big deal for the Mac. It makes it easy, almost trivial, to automate the apps you already use. Better still, many apps have already added Mac Shortcuts support just days after release. “I still think Shortcuts will get there, and I believe Apple is committed to Shortcuts on the Mac, but the version of Shortcuts that has shipped with Monterey is still more a promise than a workable solution,” writes Apple watcher and podcaster John Vorhees on Mac Stories....

Google recently unveiled LaMDA, an experimental model that the company claims could boost the ability of its conversational AI assistants and allow for more natural conversations. LaMDA aims to eventually converse normally about almost anything without any kind of prior training. It’s one of a growing number of AI projects that could leave you wondering if you are talking to a human being. “My estimate is that within the next 12 months, users will start being exposed to and getting used to these new, more emotional voices,” James Kaplan, the CEO of MeetKai, a conversational AI virtual voice assistant and search engine, said in an email interview....

The Cash app is what credits cards should be. It combines physical and virtual credit cards and also lets users send and receive money from others. It’s a very convenient way to manage your money, and now kids as young as 13 can get in on the action. Years ago, kids learned about money by running possibly illegal lemonade stands and saving coins in a piggy bank. Now they learn to use the same electronic financial tools as adults, only with plenty of parental control....

Setup: Some tinkering required Star Wars: Squadrons has a fairly hefty download before it’s playable, so be sure your hard drive has at least 26.4 GB of storage space. When the game boots up you can alter basic settings to set language, volume, display settings, and everything else needed to optimize your experience. I struggled a bit to get it to play well with my dual-screen setup, but eventually, I was able to get it to a playable state on my ultra-widescreen Samsung CHG90 display....

When Was the Surface Go 3 Released? The original Surface Go launched in 2018, and Surface Go 2 in 2020. It took nearly two years for Microsoft to offer a new Surface Go, but instead of a 2022 release this time around, the Go 3 became available on October 5, 2021. You can order the Surface Go 3 on Microsoft’s website. Microsoft confirmed the new Surface Go at the September 22, 2021, Surface event, along with the Surface Pro 8 and other products....

Although Fantasound and other early experiments in surround sound technology could not be duplicated in the home environment, that didn’t limit the quest by recording engineers for both music and film to develop processes that would eventually result in the surround sound formats that are enjoyed in home theaters all around the world today. What Is Monophonic Sound? Monophonic (mono) sound is a single-channel, unidirectional type of sound reproduction. All elements of the sound recording are directed using one amplifier and speaker combination....

The company not only offers 5G for your phone when you’re on the move, but also a 5G broadband service called 5G Home Internet, which brings 5G’s ultrafast speeds to your home, too. Metro, the company’s prepaid brand, also offers 5G access. What makes T-Mobile’s 5G deployment different from some telecom companies is their use of low-band and mid-band spectrum (vs mmWave) to provide access to more areas. In particular, T-Mobile says their 5G network will cover 96 percent of rural Americans to offer them better and more choices....

What Is a TEX File? A file with the TEX file extension is most likely a LaTeX source document file created by LaTeX that’s used to define the structure of a book or other document, like whether to make it into an article format, letter format, etc. These are plain text files that might include not only text characters but also symbols and mathematical expressions. Other TEX files are most likely images used by some video games to store the texture of objects so they appear differently than other 2D or 3D objects....

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently put out a note to warn people about a rise in SMS phishing attacks, sharing that text scams rose a staggering 168 percent between 2019-2021, with over 8,500 complaints just this year alone. “Cybercriminals are increasingly using text messages as a method to bypass the security controls typically implemented in email and other communication systems,” Josh Yavor, Chief Information Security Officer at Tessian, told Lifewire....