Quick Links Ever feel like your TV knows a little too much about your binge-watching habits? Nowadays, unfortunately, your smart TV is almost certainly spying on you. This is not something you should ignore. DALL-E 3 / How-To Geek The information collected is overwhelmingly used for ads. Boring as that may be, you shouldn’t allow it to happen. As of October 2021, Vizio hadmore than 18 million ACR-enabled smart TVs in the market....

While it’s feature-packed enough to keep most professionals and enthusiasts busy, it has faults of its own. But it also comes with some interesting learning curves and less-than-polished performance in a couple of departments. On first impressions, the laptop’s screen looked like a giant tablet, not a bendable laptop. Sergio Rodriguez / How-To Geek It didn’t require a lot of effort to change the screen’s angle. When used vertically, the top of the frame houses the built-in 5MP IR camera....

CSV export was one of those missing features, but now its finally available. Its commonly used as an intermediary format to move data between applications. The wait is over! Microsoft You just get the raw data, and for cells with formulas, only the final data is included. Source:Microsoft 365 Insider Blog

Proton VPN is preparing to bring its “Stealth” protocol to Windows. This is in addition to new IPv6 support, Apple TV connectivity, split-tunneling on macOS, and more. These new capabilities will roll out through the summer and fall of 2024. The first few months of 2024 saw a great expansion of Proton VPN’s service. Many of these countries, including Turkey and Senegal, experience some form of online censorship. Now that Proton VPN has broadened its horizons, it’s ready to focus on core features and improvements....

Qualcomm expects the new chip will be used in phones in the $500-800 price range. There are over 30 large language models (LLMs) currently supported, includingGoogles new Gemini Nano. Qualcomm Qualcomm

Pine64 sells a few different open-source hardware products, primarily built around Linux and ARM chips. Theres no timeframe for when the PineVox will be available to purchase. Pine64

While there’s nothing wrong with that, maybe it’s time you gave controllers a chance. I did, and the experience was eye-opening. Racing, fighting, and platform game fans know what I’m talking about. Ismar Hrnjicevic / How-To Geek Developers create games that work on all popular platforms, which happens to include both consoles and PCs. What controllers lack in buttons, they make up for with pressure-sensitive inputs. Controllers have joysticks and trigger buttons that respond differently based on how much pressure you apply to them....

For instance, updating the system software brings a host of bug fixes, optimizations, and stability improvements. These keep your PS5 running smoothly by resolving potential bottlenecks that can negatively affect the console’s performance. Then, head to Saved Data and Game/App prefs > Game Presets. Mohsen Vaziri/Shutterstock.com Your PS5 will now prefer a higher frame rate (if the game supports it) over graphical fidelity. To boost the performance of the PS4 games, transfer them to the PS5’s internal SSD....

Read on to learn how this scam works and how to steer clear of it. How Does the Pig Butchering Scam Work? Then, the scammer stays in touch for weeks or months, working to gain your trust. Hannah Stryker / How-To Geek Taking a cautious approach, they suggest beginning with a small investment to monitor its progress. However, they demand that you invest exclusively through their recommended platforma platform the scammers own....

Summary A portable power station is fast becoming a household necessity. Surprisingly Mobile The first thing youll notice with any portable power station is its size and weight. Some lifting will be involved in getting it out of the box and set up. Dave McQuilling / How-To Geek More lifting may be involved when taking the power station to and from a storage space. Over longer distances, Ugreen has a bit of an ace up its sleeve....

Is it right for you and yours? Lets weigh some of the current pros and cons to find out. What is Hubspace? Nullplus/Shutterstock Have you ever heard of Hubspace? Similar toAlexaandGoogle Home, Hubspace is another smart home platform thats been around for a couple of years. The one big difference is that Hubspace is a Home Depot exclusive. Nullplus/Shutterstock And its all handled by a single app (foriOSandAndroiddevices). Ever since Hubspace was unveiled in 2022, the platform has prided itself on its super-simple setup process....

The Slim Hub Pro is built to only take up a minimal amount of your workstation space. There are three upstream TB4 ports on the back, along with a DC power port. Its small enough to tuck into just about any backpack or laptop sleeve. Jerome Thomas / How-To Geek Im also betting most folks can handle the Slim Hub Pro with just one hand. Billed as a TB4 hub, the front-facingUSB-Cport features 96W Power Delivery....

1Automatically Resize Windows Let’s start with the simple stuff. First of all, macOS offers a little extra help when it comes to perfectly aligning your windows. This is to help you snap the edges together to maximize your screen real estate. To enter Full Screen, just opt for green button in the top-left corner of an app window. If the button is grayed out, it means that app doesn’t support it, which happens occasionally....