Related It’s been a years-long effort, but Winamp is truly returning from the dead. Winamp relaunched as aweb-based experiencein mid-2023. And, understandably, it was met with mixed emotions. Andrew Heinzman / How-To Geek Local playback and third-party streaming integration are supposedly planned for the future. This promise is now fulfilled. Upon opening the Winamp mobile app, I was immediately greeted by my personal media library. There’s plenty of room for improvement here....

Recently, I moved to a new place, and I realized I needed new lights. Looking to illuminate a spot in a room but don’t have a lot of space? Another good lighting option? Get some light bars for your TV to reduce eye strain! At only $50 when you clip the coupon on the page, this price is hard to beat. Hannah Stryker / How-To Geek Looking to illuminate a spot in a room but don’t have a lot of space?...

What Makes a Gaming Laptop? The most concise way to describe a gaming laptop is a portable PC capable of handling demanding video games. They are several hundred dollars cheaper on average. The easiest way to do this is on whatever gaming platform you plan to purchase from. After the OS requirement, the CPU, RAM, and GPU will typically be listed. The CPU is the brain of your PC,allowing it to execute “thinking” tasks....

Firefox 128 is rolling out now with more translation features and other improvements. Thats similar to the trending searches functionality thatarrived in Google Chrome for iPhone and iPadlast month. There are a few smaller changes in Firefox 128 as well. Finally, Firefox 128 includes a new experimental feature intended for online advertising, calledPrivacy-preserving attribution(PPA). The goal is to allow sites to understand how their ads perform without collecting data about individual people....

Select “Audio Quality” and switch it from compressed to lossless. Better quality at the click of a button. There is a catch, though. Position the Phone Wisely The position of your iPhone greatly affects the sound. First, point the mic toward the sound source as this will pick up frequencies more clearly. However, positioning also depends on the acoustics of the room. Lucas Gouveia / Corbin Davenport / How-To Geek...

As iPads become more capable, they seem more viable as full-blown computer replacements. Unfortunately, the iPad still lags behind the Mac in some very important areas. System-Level Customization Desktop operating systems are incredibly customizable. Lucas Gouveia / How-To Geek | Apple Apps likeAmphetamineandAlfredcan help boost your productivity from the ground up with system-level customization not currently available on iPadOS. iPads are also unable to enter the command line like a Mac can, as noTerminal applicationis accessible....

Related Most manufacturers have responded to the Right to Repair movement with malicious compliance and doublespeak. Microsoft published itsfirst officialSurface repair video in early 2022. Is the Surface Pro 10 for Business a beacon of repairability? In a purely practical sense, the answer is “not really.” And, to that end, Microsoft sells official replacement components through both itsonline storeand third parties likeiFixit. Microsoft

Summary Almost every app these days has gotten some kind of generative AI feature. They vary in usefulness, but skew, in my experience, in the useless direction. Of course, Docs at its debut is bare-bones in general as a document editor. Proton didn’t do that, and I’m grateful for it. Proton Docs has the added benefit of being a cloud-based word processor that doesn’t process my words forLLMtraining. Can I trust that the model being trained can never spit out personally-identifying info about me?...

The answer is the65W Power Adapter Apple Watch Edition. It has a slightly off-putting visual quality thats counteracted by extreme usefulness. Even after spending time with it, Im deeply conflicted by its existence. But it works well and will likely find a home in my travel pouch. Price and Availability The 65W charger retails for $100 and is available starting July 9th. Its compatible with Series 1 Apple Watches and newer....

That said, this feature is clearly lifted from the social media playbook. Spotify wants to encourage influencer culture on its platform. Spotify’s new podcast comment system is rolling out today. Spotify The rollout is staggered, so it may take a few weeks to reach all users.

Summary Udio is arguably one of the best AI music-generation tools out there. Heres a quick overview of the music generation experience with Udio. RIAA has filed copyright infringement casesagainst Udio and other AI music generation tools. Lucas Gouveia / How-To Geek At the time of writing, theres no official verdict. As a measure of caution, I only use Udio for personal entertainment and not for commercial purposes. Udio will take a few seconds and generate two 30-second song snippets based on your input....

Are you still stuck on Windows 10 or busy building a new PC for your home office? Don’t pay $200 to upgrade your system when you’re free to get it on sale. As the name suggests, the Pro levelgives you a slew of upgrades. Get Windows 11 Pro and elevate your PC experience while it’s available at a huge 88% discount. You’ll get more features, additional security options, and deeper control over the OS itself....

WebM in a Nutshell WebM is a video format that was first released in 2010. The Pros and Cons of WebM WebM has some compelling advantages over MP4. It’s efficient and minimizes or eliminates buffering on broadband connections. Smartphones, in particular, don’t have great support for WebM. This has a negative effect on performance, power consumption, and battery life. You might find that a website dynamically changes the video format it offers based on your rig and hardware....