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The WF-1000XM4 builds off of the noise cancellation technology used in previous Sony products by adding two noise sensing microphones in each earbud—one feed-forward, one feed-backward. These microphones will analyze ambient noise and work in conjunction with a newly designed 6mm driver unit to generate a noise-canceling signal with a 20% magnet volume increase. There is also an Automatic Wind Noise Reduction mode for use on windy days. In addition to noise cancellation, the WF-1000XM4 supports High-Resolution Audio Wireless with a 900 kbps maximum transfer rate, as well as 360 Reality Audio, when paired with an applicable smartphone....

If you’ve ever wanted it to be just a bit simpler to keep track of new content from the accounts you follow on Spotify, your not-quite wish is being granted. Spotify has announced its new What’s New feed, which lists new releases from the artists and shows you follow in one spot. Seeing as the service claims over 50,000 hours worth of content added every day, a method of sifting through it all is pretty much essential....

Valve just announced that the Steam Deck launch is delayed for two months from December 2021 to February 2022. The PC gaming giant blamed the delay on global supply chain issues, according to a company blog post and emails sent out to people who preordered the console. “We did our best to work around the global supply chain issues, but due to material shortages, components aren’t reaching our manufacturing facilities in time for us to meet our initial launch dates,” the company wrote on Wednesday....

What Are Cleaners for Android Phones? When you delete an app, residual data remains stored on your device. Ads, notifications, and your browser history all leave traces of data in the system cache, which can slow your device down over time. Cleaning apps get rid of these lingering files to free up storage space and make your device run faster. Many cleaners perform additional optimizations, and some even offer antivirus protection....

For example, if you need to type the word “silhouette” a lot but struggle to spell it, you can create the shortcut “sl.” Once you type those two letters and press tab, the word fills in behind them. Once you get the hang of your shortcuts, you can save yourself a tremendous amount of time. You won’t have to struggle to remember specific passwords, and a password manager brings an extra level of security to your accounts....

Simply log onto eBay Motors, find a vehicle of your choice, and start bidding. All the same traditional eBay rules apply to eBay Motors, and there’s no auction fee to bid on vehicles listed. To get started on the platform, you’ll need to register. Salvage Bid offers a free membership that allows you to bid only during preliminary bids. You also only get to purchase one vehicle on the free plan....

How: Some couldn’t load the App Store. Others could not download. Why Do You Care: The App Store is your primary avenue to new apps, app updates, and in-app purchases. If it’s offline, none of that’s available to you. BTW: We’re pretty sure it’s all back now. One of the advantages of having such a deep well of articles about technology here at Lifewire is the ability to see what’s happening in the world based on which of our articles starts to get unusually high traffic....

Genre: Animation, Short, Drama Director: Frank E. Abney III Motion Picture Rating: G Runtime: 9 minutes Genre: Animated, Action, Adventure Starring: Kotono Mitsuishi, Stephanie Sheh (English version), Kate Higgins (English version) Director: Chiaki Kon Motion Picture Rating: TV-14 Runtime: 2 hours, 40 minutes Genre: Comedy, Sports Starring: Kevin James, Taylor Lautner Director: Charles Francis Kinnane, Daniel Kinnane Motion Picture Rating: PG Runtime: 1 hour, 35 minutes Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy Starring: Elizabeth Perkins, James Marsden, Vanessa Hudgens Motion Picture Rating: PG Runtime: 1 hour, 30 minutes Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy Starring: Isla Fisher, Guy Pearce, Tim Minchin Director: Harry Cripps, Clare Knight Motion Picture Rating: PG Runtime: 1 hour, 35 minutes Genre: Animation Starring: David Tennant, Grey Griffin, Michelle Gomez Motion Picture Rating: TV-Y7 Runtime: 1 hour, 23 minutes Genre: Fantasy, Horror Starring: Krysten Ritter, Winslow Fegley, Lidya Jewett Director: David Yarovesky Motion Picture Rating: TV-PG Runtime: 1 hour, 43 minutes Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama Starring: Rebecca Hall, Daniel Dae Kim, John Cho Director: Mamoru Hosoda Motion Picture Rating: PG Runtime: 1 hour, 38 minutes Genre: Animated, Adventure Starring: Abbi Jacobson, Danny McBride, Maya Rudolph Director: Michael Rianda Motion Picture Rating: PG Runtime: 1 hour, 53 minutes Genre: Interactive, Comedy Starring: Bruce Campbell, Charles Demers, Brian Drummond Director: Steve Rolston Motion Picture Rating: TV-Y7 Runtime: 27 minutes Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy Starring: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ynairaly Simo, Zoe Saldana Motion Picture Rating: PG Runtime: 1 hour, 43 minutes Genre: Animated, Action, Adventure Starring: Emile Hirsch, Nick Offerman, Steven Yeun Director: Johane Matte, Francisco Ruiz-Velasco, Andrew L....

The Right Naming System There’s no right or wrong way to name files, and naming systems vary from user to user. Find a method that makes sense to you and apply it consistently. Here are some examples of information to include in the file name to make it quick and easy to find files: The date the document was composed: Add a date to the file name of most documents, especially with correspondence....

The event is called 2 Weeks of Light and will see many Twitch livestreamers go through a series of challenges and dares to get the audience actively involved. The goal is to reach $50,000 for the computer labs. The donations page opened ahead of the event, and money is already rolling in. Currently, 2 Weeks of Light has raised a little over $4,000. To sweeten the deal for viewers, the event is holding a giveaway where you can win a gaming chair or some Elgato streaming equipment....

A lot of displays support VRR, which is primarily used to deter unwanted visual issues like flickering or creating what looks like tears on the screen. It’s a fairly common feature these days, but up until now, it hasn’t had an industry-standard number to aim for—unlike, say, screen resolutions. What VESA is doing is providing that standard by way of a series of tests it’s calling “Adaptive-Sync Display Compliance Test Specification” (Adaptive-Sync Display CTS)....

How: The Byte app is available for iOS and Android. Simply shoot or upload a short video to the service and browse other videos from creators all over. Why Do You Care: The evolution of a video format begun by Vine and continued (more successfully) by TikTok is just beginning. Now Vine’s co-creator Dom Hoffman is back with Byte, a (you guessed it) 6-second video app you use pretty much like Vine and TikTok....

How: You can watch them on YouTube and other sites without waiting for the weekend. Why Do You Care: If you’re not a sports fan, it can be fun to see what ads will make history. It’s not just beer and car companies who advertise during the show, either. This year, tech giants like Microsoft and Google have dropped their ads almost a week before the Super Bowl itself. So have smaller companies, like Squarespace, who have had an ad presence during the game for years....

How Can You Access ESPN+? There’s no need for a cable subscription to sign up for ESPN+, but real sports fans might not want to completely sever the cord just yet, as ESPN+ doesn’t allow access to NBA or NFL games or marquee events on other channels. What Does ESPN+ Get You? ESPN+ has an impressive array of mainstream and eclectic sports content. Watch live Major League Baseball, National Hockey League, and Major League soccer games, as well as some college sports, PGA golf, boxing, and tennis matches....

Streaming Audio Delivery In the past, if you wanted to listen to music or any other type of audio, you downloaded an audio file in a format such as MP3, WMA, AAC, OGG, or FLAC. However, when you use a streaming delivery method, you don’t have to download a file. You can start listening through a device or smart speakers immediately. Streaming differs from downloads in that no copy of the music is saved to your hard drive....

The company announced major design changes and new features that will make their way to the Android operating system with the release of Android 12. These changes include a more personalized customization experience, more privacy features, and more fluid animations and transitions. Google announced these changes, along with the release of the public beta for Android 12, at Google I/O. This marks the first time that the updated operating system will be available outside of the Developer Preview program and will give users a good look at what the updated system is bringing to Android phones everywhere....

During the opening keynote for Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2021, the company unveiled several new features for iPadOS 15, which it says should help boost productivity on the tablet computer. Widgets and App Library First up on the update list is the introduction of widget support. Widgets have become an integral part of smart devices like iPhones and tablets, and being able to make use of widgets on iPadOS 15 will make it even easier to keep up with all the info you need at your fingertips....

How to Enable the Windows Media Player 12 Equalizer The graphic equalizer (EQ) tool is an option built into Windows Media Player 12. Use it when you want to enhance or reduce sound at a particular frequency. The 10-band graphic equalizer allows you to calibrate bass, mid-range, and treble frequencies to your liking, or to compensate for the sound system you’re using. By default, the equalizer feature is disabled. To activate it, open the Windows Media Player 12 app and follow these steps:...

The issue with the Eufy cameras could let anyone access your account, and even control the pan-and-tilt of some cameras. Before noon on Monday, a notice on the official Eufy forum said that the problem had been resolved. It wasn’t immediately clear how long the issues had been going on. “The issue was due to a bug in one of our servers,” according to the forum post. “This was quickly resolved by our engineering team and our customer service team will continue to assist those affected....

This feature turns on the watch face whenever you raise your wrist toward you. To enable it, just tap Settings > Advanced > Wake-up Gesture. To enable this feature, just tap Settings > Display > Watch Always On, then tap the toggle switch to enable Watch Always On. To turn this feature on, tap Settings > Apps > Auto open apps, then tap the toggle switch to enable Auto open apps....