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This article explains how to use the Windows Charms bar, which provides quick access to your system’s settings and other important tools. Information in this article applies to Windows 8 and 8.1. What to Know The Charms bar provides quick access to your system’s settings and other important tools.There are 5 charms, each with its own purpose: Search, Share, Start, Devices, and Settings.To access the bar, move mouse cursor to bottom- or top-right corner of the screen....

If you haven’t been keeping up with the browser news, Microsoft Edge has recently upgraded itself to a Chromium base. This, in turn, has brought along some handy new tools which make browsing a little easier. If you have vision problems, you may be interested in Edge’s built-in reading tool, which makes reading webpages easier. Let’s break down this feature and see how it can help you. How to Access the Reading Tool By default, you won’t see the reading tool button when surfing the Internet....

Smartwatches can be powerful tools, but at the moment, many require some kind of connection to your phone to operate completely. That could soon change as companies like Apple work to put more user control directly on your wrist. Key Takeaways Apple announced watchOS 8 during the Worldwide Developers Conference.The updated operating system will bring new standalone features and support to the Apple Watch.Experts say smartwatches that don’t require a connection to a phone could provide more user privacy and make them even more accessible to different types of users....

Instagram has come under increasing pressure over the way it promotes content in the feeds of its users, but now it’s rolling out two changes that it says will give people more control over the posts they see. Instagram is giving people more tools to control what shows up in their feeds amid backlash surrounding the content they see.The social network is testing letting people mark multiple posts as content they aren’t interested in and block posts with specific words in their captions and hashtags....

Sure, you can play YouTube, Nexflix, and Hulu on your Chromecast, but can it run Photoshop or play Halo? At CES 2015, Intel showed off the HDMI Compute Stick, a very tiny computer that runs Windows 8.1 with Bing, and even though you probably do not want to run Photoshop or play Halo on such low specs, it is theoretically possible. Inside the Compute Stick, Intel is including a quad-core Atom CPU with 2GB of RAM, and 32GB of internal storage, along with a microSD slot to increase the internal storage, a USB port, Bluetooth 4....

Soon, you’ll be able to protect your iCloud login with a physical key. iOS 16.3 will add support for physical security keys. You’ll still be able to migrate to a new iPhone without it.This integrates with Apple’s new Advanced Data Protection for iCloud. In the latest versions of iOS 16, Apple has added support for hardware security keys. These are like digital versions of actual keys—when you want to log into iCloud or your Apple ID, you must plug the key into your device to authenticate yourself....

iOS users with an iPhone XS or newer can use the T-Mobile Network Test Drive app to try out the carrier’s service immediately—no mobile hotspot required. T-Mobile’s Network Test Drive app works with the eSIM technology present in newer iPhones to bypass the need for a mobile hotspot. So long as you have an iPhone XS or newer with iOS 14.5 or higher, the phone is unlocked, and you aren’t currently using eSIM, you just have to download the app and follow the instructions....

A bipartisan bill may end social media’s best and worst feature—the algorithmic timeline. Key Takeaways A proposed law pushes for chronological timelines on social media feeds.Not all algorithms are bad.Chronological timelines may not be the answer. The bill would force social media services like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter to offer a plain old chronological timeline as an alternative to the algorithm-created flows that are optimized to keep users engaged and enraged....

Just Corseca is one of the rising names in the world of Bluetooth headphones with numerous models in their arsenal. Being able to provide new technologies at a much more competitive price when compared to the competition has put the spotlight on this brand. Their new Striker model JST404 earbuds pair have managed to achieve the same fame in the market. So today we will look at what makes this model different and look at both its pros & cons....

Kodi is now available for Xbox One consoles in the Microsoft Store as a preview with limited features. If you’re unfamiliar, Kodi is an open source media player application that has been around for years, and it gained its popularity thanks to its media format support and extensibility using third-party add-ons. (Though, a lot of its popularity also came from the large number of add-ons from third-party developers that allow people to stream copyrighted content without paying....

Microsoft Office arrives to Android phones enabling basic document editing on devices running Android 4.0 or higher. The new set Office apps are mirror on productivity and requirements of the version released for iPhone not too long ago. Users wanting to install Office for Android are required to have an Office 365 subscription, and the software makers will not offer these set of apps individually or free of charge without subscription....

Microsoft Flight Simulator gives you the true and realistic feeling of flying an aircraft. It has a lot of terms and controls that can be confusing if you are trying this game for the first time. One such confusion is about the Microsoft Flight Simulator Num Del Key on PC. It is required for disengaging the parking brake to take off. But where is the Num Del Key on the keyboard?...

This article explains how to turn off Siri from your iPad’s lock screen to prevent anyone from gaining access to Apple’s voice-activated assistant. Instructions apply to 3rd Generation iPads and later. What to Know Open Settings > Touch ID & Passcode > enter passcode > Allow Access when Locked > toggle Siri off.Turn Siri off completely: Open Settings > Siri & Search > Ask Siri > toggle off all switches. Use Siri Without Unlocking Your iPad The ability to access Siri from the Lock screen can be a good thing, but for security-conscious people, it’s still a way to access the iPad....

The Last of Us Part 2 is an entertaining and adventurous action horror video game that was developed by Naughty Dog. When playing this game, you need to understand its dynamics and every feature well to help you fight your enemies. For instance, you must understand how to use the Aim Assist feature to enjoy the game. When targeting your enemy, the Aim Assist feature will slow down your cross-hair’s movement....

This article explains how to unblock someone on Facebook’s desktop version and in its mobile app. If you’ve blocked someone on Facebook but feel like it’s time to reconnect, the social network makes it easy to bring them back into your world. What to Know Go to Facebook.com and select Account > Settings > Blocking. Find the person you want to unblock and select Unblock.Facebook app: Tap Menu > Settings & Privacy > Settings > Blocking....

Windows 10 is proven to be a great operating system right from the beginning, only within a month Microsoft is reporting over 75 million installations around the world. However, because the operating system is being offer as a service, many features don’t work, there are more bugs, and on every upgrade the experience might be different. As such, if you’re not happy with Windows 10, the software maker is adding an option to uninstall and go back to Windows 8....

If you are new to Valorant and thinking that is this just another Counter-Strike game then you are wrong. Valorant may look similar but it is a competitive game based on the CS mechanism, and it brings lot more. The most important part to understand about Valorant is its Agents and their abilities. It plays a crucial role in winning and losing matches. Each Agent features unique abilities, and you can also unlock a new one as you progress in the game....

NBA 2K16 is a basketball simulation game published by 2K sports in the year 2015. The game is available to play on almost every platform available at the time, like PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Windows, Android, and iOS. Since NBA has been adding newer players to their team and the player’s performance is changing. To stay updated with the NBA league, the NBA 2K16 keeps updating the game by providing the update to their users so that they won’t have any issues with the gameplay....

On Windows 10, “Eco mode” is an experimental feature available in the Task Manager starting with build 21364. And it is meant to give you an option to reduce the number of resources an app can access to fix high memory, processor, and disk usage. Usually, you would use this feature when you notice that an app is using a lot of system resources and you want to reduce its consumption to improve energy efficiency and improve performance....

Do you like to use emoticons, images, or symbols to express yourself when chatting or messaging a friend? As a Mac or iOS user, you’re probably familiar with or have at least heard the term “emoji.” For those of you that don’t know, emoji is a popular set of emoticons and images that you can be used in IMs, emails, tweets, text notes and more. Before Mac OS X 10.7, you could only use emoji characters by installing an app....