From now on, if you crack your iPhone’s screen or suffer another common calamity, you can order parts directly from Apple and follow its official repair manuals. You can even rent the most comprehensive tool kit ever, which comes in two cases and weighs a total of 79 pounds, for $49. But if you were hoping for big savings, or if you run a repair shop and were hoping for easier access to official parts, then you’re out of luck....
Apple Watch Ultra Release Date The Apple Watch Ultra (rumors called it the Watch Pro) was announced on September 7, 2022. You’ve been able to order the Apple Watch Ultra from Apple since September 23, 2022. This same event introduced the Series 8 watch and iPhone 14. Apple Watch Ultra Price Like other Apple products in what some would call a “pro” category, this smartwatch comes with pro-level features, which also means a higher price: $799....
A little-known knock-on effect from last year’s lockdowns was a significant upswing in interest in tabletop and board games. D&D, in particular, had its most popular year on record, with thousands of new players jumping into games via Zoom, Hangouts, Discord, and other video chat programs. That, in turn, has fueled a market for various programs and utilities to make “virtual D&D” flow better, and that’s where Arealm comes in....
Google has disrupted the old-guard tech world, from its software and services to the rise of Android in the mobile space—and it has done much the same in the laptop market with its Chromebook concept. Typically priced well below the competition while delivering strong core services and functionality, the Chrome OS-powered notebooks have become the affordable device of choice for many students, schools, and other budget-minded buyers. Launched in early 2017, the Asus Chromebook Flip (C302CA) 12....
What Is an AVE File? A file with the AVE file extension is most likely an ArcView Avenue script that adds new functions to Esri’s ArcGIS program, but there are a couple other formats your AVE file could represent. Some are Avid user settings files. They store user preferences for various Avid software programs and are sometimes saved with an AVS (Avid Project preferences) file. If neither of those are correct for your file, it’s probably an Avigilon video file created by video surveillance hardware....
Using more than one flash works by: Adding more light to the scene. Naturally, two flashes provide much stronger light than a single flash. If you’re using two flashes side by side, however, try to keep them at least 6 inches apart; this way, you don’t end up with too much additional light concentrated in one area of the photo, which causes glare in your image. Multiple flashes typically are better used when they’re located far away from each other....
Avast wants you to upgrade to a paid plan with lots of extras and additional tools. Bitdefender offers a bare-bones, no-nonsense antivirus that provides complete protection without other bells and whistles. Overall Findings Avast and Bitdefender are both fantastic antivirus programs. Both provide the same level of protection you’d expect from a decently priced antivirus application, but for free. Avast and Bitdefender have both chosen not to compromise their free versions, opting instead to add more to their paid offerings....
Brickit is amazing, but isn’t the point of LEGO to open up a kid’s imagination, not just to teach them to follow instructions? Watch any kid playing with one of the world’s favorite toys, and they soon go off-course. They may start following the instructions to build a LEGO Minecraft Panda Nursery, but soon enough, they will be free-styling. Does an app like Brickit dull these creative urges? Or is there more to it?...
Motley is the founder and CEO of Mentor Spaces, a community-driven mentorship platform designed to make it easier for companies to attract, hire, and retain underrepresented talent. Founded in summer 2020, Mentor Spaces grew from Motley’s experience connecting with a mentor while working at Goldman Sachs. He said his story and professional life could have been different had he not had this positive experience. Mentor Spaces manages a community of mentors and underrepresented professionals who can connect based on interests and goals and converse about career advancement....
This test is a completely free, web-based tool that you can use to see how much available bandwidth to the internet you have right now. In other words, using the Comcast Speed Test, you can get a general idea of how quickly you’re able to download and upload information over the internet, which impacts how well movies and music stream, how fast files download, and even how smooth your regular internet browsing is....
A bootable installer of macOS Sierra allows you to perform a clean install, which completely replaces the contents of your Mac’s startup drive with a brand-new, fresh install of Sierra. The bootable installer can also be used to install macOS Sierra on multiple Macs, without having to resort to downloading the installer app from the Mac App Store each time. This is a nice feature if you have a problematic or slow connection to the internet....
Think Netflix meets Black cinema. That’s what prompted Spencer to launch kweliTV, a streaming service that specifically features Black independent films, documentaries, news, and other content that can’t easily be found elsewhere. For a small monthly fee, viewers can tap into Black entertainment spanning various genres, from shorts to dramas, science fiction films, and more. When someone first suggested she start a Black-focused streaming service when she couldn’t find the type of content she was seeking, Spencer said she thought they were crazy....
A new patent application by Apple shows the company is working to make passports that are entirely digital. The application details software that could ensure the person holding an iPhone with digital ID is the actual owner. But ID theft isn’t the only issue with digital documents. “When you deploy a completely digital, paperless passport system, the entire threat model changes,” Attila Tomaschek, a researcher for the website ProPrivacy, said in an email interview....
What Was the iPod Touch? The iPod Touch, sometimes incorrectly called the “iTouch,” was the top-of-the-line iPod. In fact, it’s missing just a few features that make it different from an iPhone. The iPod Touch has long been referred to as “an iPhone without the phone,” and that’s basically correct. The hardware and software features of both devices are fairly similar (though the iPod touch isn’t updated as often as the iPhone, so the closest relative to the latest iPod touch is the slightly old iPhone 6 series)....
Overall Findings External hard drives and flash drives both have their place. The flash drive is designed for short-term storage and ease of transport. The technology that makes it inexpensive and portable makes it less reliable for constant use but perfect for transferring large files when a network isn’t feasible. Hard drives are designed to read and write files regularly, so they last longer under constant use. They are also more expensive than flash drives, but they have more capacity....
At its I/O 2022 event, Google announced that its recently introduced multisearch function is soon expanding to include local search results, giving people the opportunity to find nearby product sellers. This is part of the search giant’s conscious efforts to offer people a more natural way to express their needs. “In the Google app, you can search with images and text at the same time; similar to how you might point at something and ask a friend about it,” wrote Prabhakar Raghavan, a Senior Vice President at Google, announcing the new feature....
A spate of online harassment incidents is a sign that policing the network of 3D worlds known as the metaverse could be a challenge. Companies are trying to find ways to make the metaverse safer. “The metaverse is simply a digital extension of the real world,” Elmer Morales, the CEO of metaverse startup Campus, told Lifewire in an email interview. “Given many people use pseudonyms in virtual worlds, they can be more likely to harass others since there may not be a clear set of repercussions....
More About HDDScan HDDScan is completely portable, which means you need to extract the files to make it work instead of installing it to your computer. After downloading the ZIP file, extract it using Windows’ built-in extractor or some other free file extractor program like 7-Zip or PeaZip. Several files are extracted along with the main HDDScan program (like XSLTs, images, a PDF, INI files, and a text file), but to actually open the HDDScan program, use the file called HDDScan....
Scientists have detected and mapped the electronic spins in a new type of transistor. This research may lead to faster computers that take advantage of electrons’ natural magnetism instead of just their charge. The discovery could be part of a coming revolution in the field that includes quantum computers. “Quantum computers process information in a fundamentally different way than classical computers, which enable them to solve problems that are virtually unsolvable with today’s classical computers,” John Levy, co-founder and CEO of the quantum computing firm Seeqc, said in an email interview....
Google recently announced it’s using AI to help design its next generation of machine learning chips. After years of research, the company’s AI efforts are paying off and will be used in an upcoming chip meant for AI computation, according to a paper published in the journal Nature. “The beauty of autonomous chip design is that it significantly reduces the barrier to entry for companies to access the power of AI chips because fewer designers are needed to produce a high quality and application-optimized design,” Stelios Diamantidis, a senior director of Synopsys Artificial Intelligence Solutions, which produces AI software for chip design, said in an email interview....
