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Android Controller Standards One reason for this market dynamic is that official support for controllers was established in Android in version 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich. The support is so well-integrated you can control your phone or tablet by using a compatible controller. Device Options One of the cheapest iOS game controllers by MSRP is the $49.99 SteelSeries Stratus. You can buy many cheaper ones for Android. In fact, Android Bluetooth controllers work over the Human Interface Device protocol, so they can work with computers as well, though you may find compatibility a little suspect....

Cable and satellite companies scramble digital signals from and require a tuner to view them. In contrast, broadcast TV stations do not encrypt digital TV signals, and your TV tuner can process them. Where Is the Digital TV Tuner? When you are watching broadcast digital TV signals on an older analog TV, the digital TV tuner is in the DTV converter box. When you are watching broadcast digital TV signals on digital or high-definition television, then the digital tuner is inside the TV....

Key Smartphone Features In general, a smartphone runs an operating system that supports mobile and web applications. Apple’s iPhone runs iOS, and other devices run Google’s Android OS, HP’s WebOS, and Microsoft’s Windows Phone. By 2020, Android and iOS capture almost all the global market. Apps While almost all cell phones include some sort of software—even the most basic models these days include an address book or some sort of contact manager, for example—a smartphone creates and edits Microsoft Office documents, download apps such as personal and business finance managers, capture and edit photos, get driving directions via GPS, and create a playlist of digital tunes....

Some benefits come with playing your Xbox games on the Xbox 360. Besides the convenience of playing both systems’ games on one console, compatible Xbox games played on your 360 will be upscaled to 720p/1080i resolution, assuming you have an HDTV, and will take advantage of full-screen anti-aliasing. However, backward compatibility also comes with limitations. When you play an Xbox game on the Xbox 360, the quality and the playability can vary....

Modern misinformation efforts seek to disrupt the political process or further complicate the already complicated COVID-19 pandemic, and they spread like wildfire across social media. YouTube, however, has just announced some new moves to limit misinformation on their platform, according to a company blog post. The uber-popular streaming platform is taking a three-tiered approach to stomping out misinformation. It starts with an improved machine-learning algorithm to catch offending content before it gets a chance to spread....

Why Isn’t YouTube TV Working? Since YouTube TV is a live television streaming service that allows you to stream on-demand movies, television shows, sports, and more, many things can keep it from working properly. Poor internet connectivity, corrupt or outdated software and device issues are the most common reasons that prevent YouTube TV from working right. If you’re trying to use YouTube TV outside the area where you originally signed up, that can also keep the service from working....

For example, in Windows go to Tools > Options > Note. For example, in the Android tablet version, long tap or right-click the note (without opening it) and select Add to Shortcuts. Or, drag and drop a notebook to the Shortcuts on the ​sidebar to the left. In the Android tablet version, long tap or right-click the note before opening it and select Home Screen. Or select the triple-square icon in the upper-right corner while in the note, then select Home Screen....

Image stabilization is important for all camcorders, but it’s particularly crucial in those that have slow shutter speeds or long optical zoom lenses. When a lens is zoomed out to its maximum magnification, it becomes sensitive to even the slightest motion. Some manufacturers put a brand name on their image stabilization technology. Sony dubs it SteadyShot while Panasonic calls their Mega O.I.S and Pentax Shake Reduction. Each approach presents nuances but they perform the same basic function....

Why Won’t My AirPods Charge or Turn On? If your AirPods suddenly stop working, you need to troubleshoot the problem. Some of the possible reasons for this issue include: AirPod batteries aren’t holding a charge.Faulty charging case battery.The Lightning cable needs to be replaced.AirPods not making good contact with the charging case.Your device needs a software update.Hardware damage to the AirPods or charging case. What Do I Do if My AirPods Won’t Turn On?...

To help combat AIDS and HIV on a global level, Apple has kicked-off a color-coded promotion in support of the Global Fund. As a result, several products are receiving special (PRODUCT) RED variants, and a number of Apple services are helping to improve AIDS awareness. You can purchase an iPhone SE, iPhone 12, iPhone 13, or iPhone 14 (in regular, mini, or Plus models as applicable) to show your support while also contributing a bit of money to the cause....

The company has just announced that the platform goes live for iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV owners on October 24, allowing Apple users to close those daily exercise rings without wearing, or even owning, a branded smartwatch. It will arrive as an app for Apple TV on that date, and any phone or tablet user that updates iOS to version 16.1 can also access the service. If you are in the market for one of those just-announced iPads, anybody who buys a new iPad, iPhone, or Apple TV gets three free months of a Fitness+ subscription, a promotion that used to only be tied to the Apple Watch....

“Blooming” is the term for when some areas of a screen’s display are dim, while others appear bright, resulting in a blooming or halo-like effect of the graphics. MacRumors first reported users were experiencing this effect on their brand-new iPads after many took to Twitter to complain. Despite many users having this problem, Apple’s support page promises the new iPad minimizes this blooming effect. “The Liquid Retina XDR display improves upon the trade-offs of typical local dimming systems, where the extreme brightness of LEDs might cause a slight blooming effect because the LED zones are larger than the LCD pixel size,” Apple says in its support document for the Liquid Retina XDR display....

How to Get an Arduino Phone Interface The Arduino playground contains numerous tutorials and information about how to interface with hardware using Arduino. Two programs it recommends for developing mobile interfaces are pfodApp and Annikken Andee. The former is exclusively for Android, but the latter is compatible with iOS. Neither option requires any extensive mobile programming experience. Arduino and Android The relatively open platform of Android devices makes them great candidates for integration with Arduino....

This is not a minor refresh, as the Level.2 is filled with innovations, both big and small, to make your daily commute just a little bit easier. This electric bike includes a 48V/500W brushless hub motor that can be overclocked to 750W, allowing for speeds up to 28 miles per hour, though your speed may be hobbled to 20 mph according to local rules and regulations. This motor also includes a torque sensor, a first for the company, that promises a more nuanced and responsive pedal assist....

The desktop version of Google’s Chrome web browser will get a pair of new settings for you to adjust to improve performance. More precisely, these upcoming mode settings will let you better optimize how much (or how little) of your system memory and battery power that Chrome uses. Energy Saver mode, which Google says will make Chrome use 40 percent less energy, will automatically kick in (if it’s turned on) once your battery drops to 20 percent....

Remove Browsing History, Cookies, and Caches in Safari on macOS To remove your browsing history, cookies, caches, and other website data from Safari on your Mac and across any synchronized devices: You can also clear all history by selecting History > Clear History. You have the same options here: the last hour, today, today and yesterday, and all history. There is no confirmation, and the deletion is immediate. From here, you also have options to view all history or to view history by specific days....

Fortunately, turning off a vacation auto-reply and preventing new replies from being sent is even easier than setting it up was in iCloud Mail. (If you thought of a particularly clever and useful text for your auto-reply, you need not remember or save it elsewhere; iCloud Mail will keep it for the next time you want it to mail automatic replies.) Example Vacation Auto-Response For example, you may have a vacation auto-responder set up that sends reply emails stating “I will be out of the office until January 2....

The new AI-powered tool is called Conflict Alerts and is meant to help group administrators have more control over their communities. The AI tech will notify an admin if it spots “contentious or unhealthy conversations” so an admin can take needed action quicker. For the average Facebook user, this new tool means you’ll most likely see less bickering and arguments within posts of Groups you follow, so things will be less negative, overall....

What Causes Bad TV Antenna Reception? The antenna may have difficulty picking up your favorite stations over the air for several reasons. The causes mostly come down to the basic idea that the signals reaching the device aren’t strong enough. You may be too far from the broadcast location, or something physically blocks the signals. The antenna could be in a less-than-ideal place or facing the wrong direction. Or, in some cases, the antenna might not be strong enough....

Fortunately, there are cataloging software tools you can use to quickly build up a searchable database. The following free software programs have been selected for their use in archived digital music collections, but can also be used for other types of media. It even includes a playlist generator that negates the need to have any music files already on your hard disk. This can save heaps of time when your media files may be hidden away in an archive file....