The Paperwhite is offered in Black or Twilight Blue, along with the option of 8 GB or 32 GB storage. It can also pair with Audible to turn your Kindle into an audiobook, and Wi-Fi and cellular connectivity mean you’re always able to download your next read. Kindle claims the battery will last six weeks, but that’s based on a half-hour of reading per day without wireless connectivity. In practice, avid readers are likely to go through the battery in days, not weeks....

All of these apps are completely free, and most are easily compatible with Android and iOS devices. Use the link to download the app or find it in the app store on your smartphone. You’ll be up and running in no time. Enter your favorite artist, and Pandora plays their songs along with similar artists it recommends. This is the easiest way to find new music similar to the songs you already love....

The best routers under $50 still provide reliable performance with more than enough bandwidth for three or four devices to enjoy modern online activities like 4K Netflix streaming and Zoom calls, so they’re great picks for anyone who’s on a budget, or even someone looking for an affordable router to use at the cottage. Read on for the best routers under $50 that will give you great features and coverage at wallet-friendly prices....

The advancement of technology has resulted in the invention of a variety of devices that make studying and campus life easier for students with much of this new tech not only being useful but also needed in today’s classrooms. Here are nine tech devices that students will need this school year. Foldable Bike for Convenience and Security Bicycles can be a great way for getting to and from school and for traveling around campus quickly but finding a place to park them can often be difficult and there’s always the danger of it being damaged or even stolen while in class....

The tools below enable users to capture ideas and connect them in a flowchart format. Mind mapping software records brainstorming sessions, also help individuals and teams discover themes and contradictions before deciding what to tackle next. Here are the four best brainstorming tools, according to our research. Coggle is an online mind-mapping tool with both free and paid versions. It’s a visual tool, where users can build diagrams, connecting a theme to a collection of ideas....

Plasma and LCD TV: The Same, but Different Outward appearances are deceiving when it comes to LCD and Plasma TVs. Plasma and LCD TVs are flat and thin, and also incorporate many of the same operating features.Both can be wall-mounted and may offer the internet and local network streaming.Both offer up the same types of physical connectivity options.Both allow you to watch TV programs, movies, and other content in a variety of screen sizes and resolutions....

Shapes From ancient pictographs to modern logos, shapes are at the root of design. They can be geometric (squares, triangles, circles) or organic and free-formed (anything t all). They can have soft curves, sharp angles, and everything in between. Shapes are the workhorses of graphic design, allowing you to: Establish layouts.Create patterns.Emphasize portions of a page.Define boundaries by connecting or separating parts of the page.Create movement and flow, leading the eye from one element to another....

Below you’ll find a history of each version of iOS when it was released, and what it added to the platform. Click the name of the iOS version, or the More link at the end of each blurb, for more in-depth information about that version. iOS 16 iOS 16 was announced at 2022’s WWDC in June. It will be rolled out to consumers in Fall 2022 and is expected to include a new lock screen with a new look and enhanced personalization options, such as photo shuffle and widgets on the lock screen....

It was absolutely Titan Chaser’s spooky and somewhat unearthly screenshots on the Nintendo Switch eShop that first caught my attention. Everything has this ethereal quality to it—almost like it takes place in a dream. Looking at and playing the game are two very different things, but I was relieved to find that it was pretty much exactly what I wanted. Sure, it’s rough around the edges and there are a lot (I mean a lot) of meticulous and tedious actions required to do something as basic as driving down the road....

If you require such a setup, Yamaha has an impressive line of two-channel amplifiers. One distinct offering in this category is the A-S1100. Power Behind Great Styling The Yamaha A-S1100 is a two-channel integrated stereo amplifier that incorporates heavy-duty construction and styling. It includes a black or silver finish option, wood side panels, and a distinctive front panel with large left and right channel analog level/watt meters. The front panel also includes large bass, treble, and balance controls, as well as a rotary input selection switch and a large, classic-style volume control....

There’s nothing quite like setting up your Wi-Fi network only to find that it doesn’t reach every corner of the home. Whether it’s due to the power of your router, the size of your dwelling, or the walls and other obstructions within, a dead zone can put a real cramp on your ability to stream media, do work, and avoid maxing out your phone’s data plan. Luckily, Wi-Fi range extenders can help alleviate the issue by rebroadcasting your Wi-Fi signal to the furthest reaches of your home....

Google Apps for iOS You probably use Google’s services, but if you don’t, here are the apps you may want to download. All of them are available from the App Store on your iPhone. Google Chrome. You may use the Chrome browser app on your desktop. Add it to your iPhone, and your web searches and preferences sync up on all your devices. Google Maps. Although Apple Maps has successfully played catch-up following a poorly reviewed launch of its Maps app, if you’re familiar with Google Maps, use it on your iPhone....

Refugees from Twitter’s ongoing meltdown are heading to Mastodon, a federated micro-publishing platform that lets you “toot” and follow, just like Twitter. But unlike Twitter, which is like jamming every single participant into the same dirty sports stadium where they can shout over each other, and the most obnoxious are flashed up on the Jumbotron, Mastodon is a collection of neighborhoods. And this is what will stop it from boiling into another online swamp....

What Is a Circumflex Accent Mark? Circumflex accent diacritical marks are used in Latin, Cyrillic, and Greek languages. Since computer users in the U.S. most likely use a Latin alphabet keyboard, the languages and words borrowed into English with circumflex accents come primarily from the French language. In English, a circumflex accent mark is sometimes retained when its spelling in English is the same as in its original language, such as the word for the French delicacy, crème brûlée....

Qualcomm and Microsoft are partnering to develop a new chip to power future lightweight virtual and augmented reality (AR) glasses. The move is a sign of a quickening effort to make VR gear easier to wear. “Lightweight design is essential because as people use these devices in their everyday life, no one is going to want the size of the current VR and AR glasses,” Bob Bilbruck, CEO of VR firm Captjur, told Lifewire in an email interview....

It launched in 2016 and was first developed by Jon Stephenson von Tetzchner and Tatsuki Tomit. Despite being a more recent addition to the competitive browser market, it’s every bit as full featured as Chrome, Edge, Firefox, or Safari. Installing the Vivaldi Browser Because it’s fully cross-platform, you can run Vivaldi on every desktop device you own. Installing it works the same way as any software you’ve installed before. During installation, there are a few details you can set up immediately :...

As important as processors and graphics cards are, data storage is often overlooked in the quest for greater computer performance. However, it might surprise you to learn that your hard drive or even relatively slow SSD could be a major bottleneck in your gaming rig. If this is the case, then the WD Blue SN500 NVMe SSD makes for a compelling and affordable upgrade to rejuvenate your PC. Design: Bland but functional Aesthetic appeal is of minimal, potentially nonexistent importance when selecting internal computer components, but it’s still worth a mention....

Type of Protection/Security: In a Class All Its Own Webroot is not quite like any antivirus application you’ve ever seen before. Traditional antivirus works by storing known virus definitions on your hard drive and using those to recognize threats to your system. Some antivirus may even monitor the way your computer system behaves to find anomalies that might indicate your system has been infected with malware. Webroot, does both in what it calls a Deep Scan....

The compact portable generator market, ranging from 1600 watts to 2300 watts, is full of impressive competition. There seems to be a subsegment for every consumer, from entry-level to high-end, and everything in between. Based upon its price tag and spec sheet, the WEN 56200i seems to falls into the former category. In order to see if it was a diamond in the rough or a thorough bargain-basement option, we put it through 18 hours of testing at varying power loads....

What Is a Mesh Network Router? Mesh networking relies on a set of mesh routers linked together. This is not new technology; mesh networks have been used by the military since the 1980s, for example. But the first mesh routers became commonly available for home and consumer buyers with models like the Eero and Orbi starting around 2016. A mesh router is not a single device like a traditional router; there can be two, three, or even more routers in a mesh system....