When Was the iPhone 12 Announced? Apple announced four new smartphones at its Fall event on October 13, 2020. The models presented were the iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Mini, iPhone 12 Pro, and iPhone 12 Pro Max. We like a lot about it but there a few things we wish Apple had included; our review covers all the angles. What Was the iPhone 12 Release Date? The iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro shipped on October 23, while the iPhone 12 Mini and iPhone 12 Pro Max shipped November 13....

Use a Music Service’s Offline Mode Streaming music uses more of the iPhone battery reserves than playing locally stored audio files — either the ones you downloaded or synced. If the streaming music service supports an offline mode (Apple Music and Spotify are two that do), use offline mode to download frequently played songs. If you stream songs multiple times, download those songs to your iPhone providing storage space isn’t an issue....

Unfortunately, Google Play isn’t 100 percent safe. As we’ll learn below, there have been multiple instances where malware made its way through the app store and onto millions of devices, without users or Google knowing about it until it was too late. There is good news, though! Google Play has safeguards in place to combat malicious apps, and although malware evolves quickly, there are also things you can do on your own to prevent your phone or other device from being infected with Google Play viruses....

What Is an ISZ File? A file with the ISZ file extension is a zipped ISO disk image file. They are compressed, and sometimes encrypted, ISO images created by EZB Systems for the purpose of saving disk space. It can be split into smaller parts so that the data can be saved on multiple storage devices but still be joined together as a whole file. Usually, the first file in the sequence is saved with the ....

The upcoming update, dubbed Windows 11 22H2, promises to include numerous changes to Redmond’s latest offering, such as bringing Android apps to the desktop operating system, significant improvements to the user interface, and a lot more. “Microsoft has taken feedback from power users and tweaked the current Windows 11 to come out with a better stable version,” Gaurav Chandra, CTO, As You Are, told Lifewire over email. “This will definitely be a useful upgrade from Windows 10....

What Is an LCD? LCD is an acronym for Liquid Crystal Display, which is a type of monitor or screen—and flat-panel technology—that relies on thousands or millions of pixels, arranged in a rectangular grid. When an LCD is turned on, each pixel takes on a red, green, or blue sub-pixel (RGB) that is either enabled or disabled. When the pixels are off, the individual section appears black, and when all of the sub-pixels are on, it appears white....

The entry-level ThinkCentre M720 Tower is a solid but no fills PC from Lenovo. As an affordable but productivity-minded desktop machine, the M720 has carved out a space for itself in Lenovo’s ThinkCentre line, which offers a majority of professional workstation laptops and mini-towers. Read on to see what the base model for the M720 Tower has to offer for around the $400-$450 price point. Design: Minimal, lightweight box The M720 is a compact and vertically oriented tower with four rubber feet to help you prop it up....

The LG K51 is a budget smartphone that originally launched as a Boost Mobile exclusive, but it’s available from a number of carriers and also in an unlocked version that you can take anywhere. The best thing about this phone is the very affordable price, but it also boasts a pretty big battery, a three camera array on the rear, and a 13MP front-facing selfie cam, among some other intriguing features....

For those on the go constantly, a portable mouse for a laptop or an ultrabook is an essential tool. Those who might be interested in keeping cordless might be interested in trying a new option: a Bluetooth enabled mouse. The Logitech T630, released back in 2013, is still relevant today. Using Bluetooth technology, the mouse combines this modern feature with a sleek design for a solid travel mouse. Read on for our thoughts on design, performance, and comfort....

Surround sound speakers can be a daunting purchase, but the Logitech Z906 aims to make setup easier while reducing sticker shock and delivering impressive 5.1 surround sound. You’ll still have to deal with miles of audio cables, but in many ways Logitech has opened the world of surround sound up to neophytes. Design: Both beautiful and practical Unboxing he Z906 is a satisfying experience. A sky blue box opens to reveal the beefy subwoofer, the control console, and a smaller box with neatly stacked speakers....

Magic Mouse 2 Charging Instead of AA batteries, the new Magic Mouse has an internal rechargeable lithium-ion battery that provides up to a month of use between charges. That’s about twice the amount of time most users get on rechargeable alkaline batteries used in the original Magic Mouse. A full charge takes as little as two hours, while a quick two minutes of charging is enough to give you nine hours of use before the mouse needs a refill....

Supported Languages You can learn these languages: English, French, Spanish (Spain and Mexico), Italian, Korean, Portuguese (Portugal and Brazil), Russian, Swedish, Polish, Danish, Icelandic, Japanese, Norwegian, Japanese, Slovenian, Turkish, Chinese, Arabic, Dutch, Mongolian, Yoruba, and German. The Unique Way Memrise Works Memrise uses elaborate encoding to help you remember different concepts. Instead of having you read through words and translations, and trying to memorize these in raw form, it creates an association between the translation and words you are familiar with....

Story: Worldbuilding worth getting lost in Monster Hunter: World is a third-person role-playing game with a fairly large focus on the role-playing aspect. The game will start with you talking to some other fighters in a tavern, before prompting you to create your character. The character creation is very detailed, and if you’re anything like me, you can spend at least an hour picking and choosing your cosmetics. After creating your monster hunter, and picking out your Felyne, or cat companion, you’ll slip back into a cut scene where tensions rise within the tavern....

Overall Findings These two Apple technologies are similar in many ways. By default, photos you take on your iOS and iPadOS devices are uploaded automatically to My Photo Stream. In contrast, iCloud Photos gives you all the options of My Photo Stream plus the ability to use more image file formats, save video, and keep images forever, safe in the cloud. My Photo Stream Pros and Cons When you take a picture while My Photo Stream is enabled, the photo is uploaded to the cloud, and then downloaded to other devices that use the same Apple ID....

Researchers recently discovered that technicians had accessed data on laptops they worked on. The study also showed that few repair shops have clear privacy policies. So, it’s a good reminder to beef up the security of your device if your laptop or phone needs repairs, experts say. “If you’ve turned your device over to a repair company and provided them access with your security pin, they can access anything that isn’t further restricted on your phone and make copies of the data,” cybersecurity expert Josh Smith of the company Nuspire told Lifewire in an email interview....

Windows XP was the last version of Windows to include the net send command. The msg command replaces this command in Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, and Windows Vista. Net Send Command Availability The net send command is available from within the Command Prompt in Windows XP, as well as in older versions of Windows and in some Windows Server operating systems. The availability of certain net send command switches and other net send command syntax may differ from operating system to operating system....

NETGEAR Default Passwords (Valid December 2022) Below is a list of default usernames, passwords, and IP addresses for different NETGEAR models. If you don’t see your NETGEAR device listed here, the listed default data doesn’t work, you need help changing the password once in, or have other questions, more help is below the table. [2] The NETGEAR FSM726 network switch comes in three hardware versions. Versions 1 and 2 have a default password of 1234 while version 3 does not require a default password at all (leave it blank) and has a backup default IP of 169....

A team of scientists has created a solar-powered self-contained system that not only uses solar panels to generate energy but also uses the excess heat to make water from air. “Improving [the] efficiency of solar power plants is the need of the hour,” Sunil Mysore, founder, and CEO at alternate energy and water conservation startup, Hinren Engineering, told Lifewire via LinkedIn. “This will be a landmark invention in the photovoltaic industry and will go a long way in ensuring sustainability in the water-energy-nutrition cycle....

The arrival of last year’s Pixel 5 most likely means the Pixel 5a is somewhere in the tech giant’s plans for 2021. Rumors and leaks about the device’s various specs have been popping up recently, and so far, what we’re seeing looks very promising. Support for 5G, a better camera system, and, of course, that beautifully smooth base Android operating system without any bloatware, are all excellent reasons to consider buying the Pixel 5a....

When you live in a packed apartment building you may well be frustrated by the negative effects the dozens of other competing Wi-Fi signals have on the performance of your own wireless network. That’s where the Razer Portal comes in with its promises of consistent, lag-free connection even in crowded urban environments. Design: Simple and squat The smooth, futuristic design of the Portal has a definite UFO quality to it that I can’t help but admire....