How to Use Apple Home Notes to Organize Your Smart Home

How to Use Apple Home Notes to Organize Your Smart Home Screenshot/Photo by Christopher Close – No attribution required If you use Apple HomeKit for your smart home needs, you already know how great the Home app is at organizing your household through rooms, groups, zones, and favorites. However, you may not know that the Home app is also suitable for relaying tips or house rules to others and for storing device information....

April 14, 2025 · 4 min · 715 words · Jamie Murphy

Huawei unveils camera-centric Nova 10 smartphone lineup and Watch D at IFA 2022

Huawei unveils camera-centric Nova 10 smartphone lineup and Watch D at IFA 2022 Huawei has seen its fortunes diminish over the past few years as a consequence of theUS trade ban. To make matters worse for the Chinese manufacturer, Google revoked access toPlay Services, leading the company to come up with its own solution known as Huawei Mobile Services (HMS). Despite these major setbacks, Huawei has continued torelease smartphonesin its home country as well as in neighboring regions in addition to international markets like Europe....

April 14, 2025 · 4 min · 678 words · Virginia Richardson

Nvidia is giving up on GameStream to the dismay of Shield TV owners

Nvidia is giving up on GameStream to the dismay of Shield TV owners There are way too many ways to play video games these days. It’s a shame about being able to play them however you’d like, though, especially when you’re dealing with different hardware platforms tied to different screens. There are ways to fill those gap, though; one of them beingNvidia’s Shield TV, which lets users stream PC games to their living room sets....

April 14, 2025 · 2 min · 290 words · Andrew Hamilton

Samsung Galaxy A23 5G review: The best display at this price

Samsung Galaxy A23 5G review: The best display at this price Samsung has a phone for sale at just about every price point. While this has worked out very well for the company so far, it also means that Samsung has to compete withitselfalmost as much as with other manufacturers. Between the low-costSamsung Galaxy A13 5Gand the mid-range A53, it can be challenging to decide which phone deserves your money. Should you spend additional cash on one of themore powerful Android phones, or opt for a real budget device that might not deliver the performance you need?...

April 14, 2025 · 12 min · 2515 words · Gregory Bennett

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4: Everything you need to know

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4: Everything you need to know Update, August 10, 2022:The Galaxy Z Fold 4 has been announcedand we’ve gonehands-on with Samsung’s newest, largest foldable. The phone costs $1,799 — the same price as last year’s Galaxy Z Fold 3 — but comes with a host of minor improvements. At the sameUnpacked event, Samsung announced the Galaxy Z Flip 4, theGalaxy Watch 5 and 5 Pro, and the Galaxy Buds 2 Pro....

April 14, 2025 · 8 min · 1702 words · Lori Johnson

Snapdragon Satellite will power Android's answer to Apple's Emergency SOS

Snapdragon Satellite will power Android’s answer to Apple’s Emergency SOS Mobile phones were a huge step up from landlines, and satellite connectivity on smartphones could be the next major advancement to watch out for. We are already on track, it appears, with Apple’s iPhone 14 supporting emergency SOS communication via satellite. Now, Qualcomm has announced Snapdragon Satellite at CES 2023, enabling two-way satellite communication forthe best Android smartphoneswithout restricting applications to SOS alerts....

April 14, 2025 · 2 min · 343 words · Ricardo Moore

The 3 best alternatives to Otter transcription app

The 3 best alternatives to Otter transcription app Otter, a transcription and voice recorder service focused onboosting productivity, has announced it’schanging its service for all users- and not entirely for the better. While we gain access to a couple of free new tools, Otter is reducing features across the board for free and paid customers. The monthly subscription fee is also increasing (although the annual price remains the same). Whether free or paid, you’ll acquire access to two new features....

April 14, 2025 · 4 min · 645 words · Frederick Sanders

The Little-Known Story Of The Dixie Mafia, The ‘Cornbread Cosa Nostra’ Of The South

In the 1960s, the Dixie Mafia emerged as a loose confederation of crooks and con artists based in Biloxi, Mississippi. But years later, it became a terrifying criminal organization. Often described as the “ Cornbread Cosa Nostra , ” the Dixie Mafia first issue in the American South in the sixties . Unlike the traditional Mafia , this group was not united by cultural heritage and had no know hierarchy or oath ....

April 14, 2025 · 9 min · 1765 words · Michael Bell

The Xiaomi 12 Ultra's camera might be larger than any from Samsung

The Xiaomi 12 Ultra’s camera might be larger than any from Samsung Leaks come in all shapes and sizes, but many of the best come straight out of the supply chain. In apost to Weibo(viaGSM Arena), leaker Digital Chat Station revealed that Sony recently released a new camera sensor to manufacturers for testing. Coming in at a 1/1.1-inch size with a 50MP resolution, this will be one of the largest camera sensors designed for mainstream smartphones....

April 14, 2025 · 3 min · 472 words · Andrew Hill

Wyze Air Purifier review: Clean your air, save some cash

Wyze Air Purifier review: Clean your air, save some cash Air purifiers have been around for a long time, but it’s only recently that popularity spiked in response to a global pandemic and the rising frequency of wildfires. While you might be more inclined to associate Wyze with things likesecurity camerasandscales, the company is jumping into the air purifier market with its familiar strategy of turning common appliances intosmart home devicesand setting very competitive prices....

April 14, 2025 · 9 min · 1782 words · Joseph Patton

Best rhythm games

Best rhythm games After getting hooked on some of themost lucrative titles Android offers, we get a strong urge to build out a diverse library full of premium games. And if you’ve secured atop-tier Android gaming phone, no library should come without some addictive, serotonin-inducing, quick tap-and-play rhythm games. So, to keep your library of exclusive titles flourishing, we’ve compiled a list of some of the best rhythm games you could play on Android, offering well-polished gameplay for all the finger-tapping exercises you can masterfully handle....

April 13, 2025 · 6 min · 1221 words · Jessica Suarez

How to Do a Project Evaluation (With Tools)

How to Do a Project Evaluation (With Tools) Project managers evaluate their projects to see if the projects meet the company and team’s goals and objectives. Evaluating projects after completion can help you better understand the impact and identify areas that need improvement. Project evaluation is vital to any project since it can provide insights and lessons for future projects. Once you complete the project evaluation process, sharing your findings with stakeholders and your team members is essential....

April 13, 2025 · 6 min · 1235 words · Julie Dixon

How to easily plan a trip with Google services

How to easily plan a trip with Google services Planning a trip can be a painstaking experience. You must find suitable dates, pick the right destination, find accommodations, book flights, compare prices, and look for things to do. Google has a range of services to help you organize your next trip, whether it’s for a business meeting or a group vacation. Some of them are designed to make it easier to include other people in your plans, and most are accessible from a web browser or an Android device, even themost affordable Android phones....

April 13, 2025 · 5 min · 1045 words · Todd Phillips