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The service, which enables users to make contact with the emergency services when Wi-Fi and cellular connectivity is unavailable, launches today in the United States and Canada. However, Apple will extend the satellite connectivity to iPhone 14 owners in the UK, France, and Germany in December. That’s excellent news for adventurers in the UK who’ve been mulling an upgrade to make use of the new satellite tech. Apple announced the features at the iPhone 14 launch event in September, following months of speculation....

My goal right here is not to give a verdict (I don’t feel it’s my place for that.) but rather to expose both arguments for and against the idea that Google may be practicing unfair competition. Let’s define unfair competition The problem with defining this term is that it is often influenced by regional cultures. What is “unfair” in the legal system of the United States does not necessarily coincide with the ideas and principles behind the legal systems of, say, Ukraine or France....

What Does Apple-Like Control Imply? In a company like Apple, the vast majority of its hardware is designed specifically to work fluidly with the software (Mac OS for PCs; iOS for mobile). To achieve this, the company needs to control the entire design, development, and manufacturing process in such a way that allows it to predictably develop a device that’s “perfect” for the software that will run on it. Very few companies choose this model and instead go on a similar route with Apple’s main rival, Microsoft....

gHacks notes that “if you using Gmail, you may notice that the IP address is not included if you use the web service, but that it is included if you use a third party program.” Therefore, it’s important to know this so that you can change your habits accordingly. There is a online service called Email Leak Test, which you can use to check and and see if your email provider is leaking your IP address to recipients....

1. Turn On Fast Startup One of the best fast fixes for making Windows 10 boot faster is the self-explanatory “Fast Startup” option. This utilizes a little something called “hyberfil.sys” which stores crucial boot information about Windows when you shut down, making it much quicker when you start it up again. If this sounds a bit like hibernation to you, you’re on the right track – it’s technically somewhere between that and a full shutdown....

As part of its Black Friday sale, John Lewis has slashed the price of the AirPods 2nd gen – bringing the price down to a very tempting £115. This is a tasty £14 saving off the previous price, and it’s a few pounds less than the previous lowest price we’ve seen over Black Friday, which was £119. If this deal hasn’t won you over, then we recommend checking out our best Black Friday Deals page instead....

Is it worth it? That’s what I wanted to know. Is it worth learning all about Lemon.com Wallet and getting it all set up just to end up abandoning it in the fall when Passbook make its debut? I had to try it out to see for myself. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsrofiKB2Zo You can download the app, but you can’t start setting it up until you have a Lemon.com account. For that, instead of of setting it up in the app itself, you need to go to the website and create an account there....

The Lumsing 5-port USB desktop charger is a stylish and affordable charger that is wear-resistant, blow-resistant, anti-scratch, and fingerprint-proof. On top of that it features intelligent fast charge technology that automatically delivers the appropriate current to each attached device for safe charging. What’s in the Box The Lumsing 5-port USB desktop charger comes with a 1.5M input power cable and a small, concise user guide. The desktop charger is available in black, blue, white and orange....

Clicking the middle mouse button (by pressing down the scroll wheel) on a link in a browser will open the link in a new tab. Clicking the middle mouse button on an open tab will close the tab. Clicking the middle mouse button on a website will turn the cursor into a autoscroll button. You just have to move your mouse to scroll up/down/left/right the webpage. (Left) Click anywhere to deactivate the feature....

There are few components in Office 365: Office web app, Outlook web app, Lync and Team site. Office Web App Microsoft has released the Office web app for consumer. Once you are logged in to your Windows live account, you can view, edit and create documents with the Office web app. In Office 365, this same Office Web app is there as well. Applications that it supports include Ms Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote....

The rise of Google Docs and other free cloud-based, office solutions inevitably led to Microsoft competing in the form of Office Online. Now that everyone’s operating from mobile operating systems, Microsoft, too, decided to create Android applications focused on its services, which was quite the big deal when it happened because Microsoft used to be very platform exclusive. History lesson aside, let’s talk about what you’re here for: the apps....

If you’re already familiar with Android OS, there’s not much to learn when it comes to actually using Minix since it works just like an Android device. Personally, I’m not fond of the “Minix Metro” launcher (pictured below) and rarely use it. The default Android launcher, though, feels right at home. Before going any further, let’s see what you get when you purchase this Android box. Box Contents and Accessories Here’s what comes inside the box:...

If you’re fresh on the gaming scene, this can all be a little confusing as to what each console asks for and what you get with each. Some services even provide additional bonuses that might be worth your consideration when choosing which console to take online. Nintendo Switch The Nintendo Switch’s online service is one of the least exciting, but it’s also the cheapest of the bunch. You can get a monthly subscription for $3....

This is why I’m glad to introduce the Otter browser. It’s an ambitious project to keep version 12.x of the Opera browser user interface alive and current (with the help of Qt5). As awesome as that is, there’s one thing to keep in mind – Otter is not an Opera clone. Yes, it looks like Opera, but instead, it is a browser that makes use of the QtWebKitEngine and is completely of its own....

There are dozens of Reminder apps for iOS, but Pillboxie is a specific one. As the name suggests, it remind you when to take your medicine. But it doesn’t just have a text reminder with an audio alert, it also catalogs all your medicine, past and present with text and picture. If you’re someone who takes more than one medication at different times, it can be very helpful. My son is recently out of the hospital and on IV antibiotics, creams, drops, pills, and a mouth rinse at home....

It’s been a bit of a mixed bag of a year from Google. We had our socks knocked off by the excellent Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro handsets, which offered inviting software and excellent cameras all at a relatively affordable price, but this only made up slightly for the bitter disappointment of the Pixel Watch. The long-awaited Google wearable had started to feel a bit like the object of a strange doomsday cult, with dedicated followers annually insisting that this would be the year we would finally see it in the flesh....

The new tournaments feature, which Sony has been testing in public beta for the last three months or so, is now available on PS5 with gamers able to compete for prizes like the fancy new DualSense Edge controller. From today, PS5 owners can enter the first tournaments for Guilty Gear and FIFA 23. Sony says the new competitive play experience is more streamlined than the previous on-console experience that launched in 2016....

Meet PortablePicker. A cousin to one of my favorite tools for PC builders, PCPartPicker. PortablePicker is a website devoted to helping its users find the best laptops and tablets for their needs. PortablePicker browses laptops from all different manufacturers and sellers (like its PartPicker cousin) and allows the user to filter them by price range, RAM capacity, processor types, graphics chips and more. Essentially, all the important parts of your laptop hardware....

How To Use Present.me Create a free account (you can use Facebook or Google to sign up). Once you are in, you can upload the content by going to the Create menu (at top). Choose from the types of content you wish to upload and proceed to the next step. You can choose files from your Google Drive (Docs) or upload presentation, PDF etc. I uploaded a PDF document....

Preventing Accidental In-App Purchases Since the release of iOS 3.0 up to the latest iOS, iPhone, iPad and iPod owners would be able to purchases subscriptions or any extra contents within an application; this is what in-app purchase means. More often, there are built-in links within an app and these are the most common media to where these purchases happen. Most of the times, we think clicking on those links would not cost a dime and most of the times we are wrong....