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Apple first brought the internet tool choice screen to EU iPhone owners with the iOS 17.4 update. However, regulators in Brussels were unimpressed. Additional defaults for text translation and navigation are coming in Spring 2025. The net online gate choice screen will display app names pulled from the App Store. There’s a small button on each list item that brings up the full App Store page. Moreover, the online window choice screen will be shown more frequently, instead of the previous once-per-user popup....

Metadata like timestamps,version history, printer identifiers, author information are usually embedded in most documents. Exporting via this privacy feature makes them harder to track. The newLibreOffice Writerinterface is getting new formatting, linking, and search features. New bullet styles and a Find deck have been added to the navigator. It also offers finer control over hyphenation and drag-and-drop navigation. The text inside these charts is now easily formatable via the dedicated character window....

Unveiled on August 22, the sleek multi-gadget accessory weighs in at 1.9 pounds and features glass overlays. Because of this change, the magnetic 5W AirPods charger is now located behind the Apple Watch charging puck. The 3-in-1 accessory lets you power your iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods or AirPods Pro simultaneously. It is very sturdy, thanks to a weighted base. Adopting Qi2 has enabled perks such as magnetic snapping and alignment akin toApples MagSafe feature....

This fee only applies to peer-to-peer purchases. What will they think of next? Peloton

Explore immersive games, apps, and experiences like never before. All you have to do is leave it on charge and connected to Wi-Fi and it will update automatically. So it’s absolutely essential to scrub the virtual insides of your Quest clean before selling it. The first thing you should do is factory reset your Quest. Head over to yourMeta Devices pageand select “Delete unit Data” next to the headset you’re selling....

Pricing starts at $999. Additionally, both phones share the color options: Porcelain, Rose Quartz, Hazel, and Obsidian. My review units, pictured throughout this review, are the Hazel and Obsidian models. Justin Duino / How-To Geek In myinitial hands-on post, I noted that the phone felt slippery, and that opinion hasn’t changed. The wide camera visor has given the Pixel series its distinctive appearance, which isn’t changing this year. I never found a reason to set either phone to full resolution because they looked great as is....

There are hundreds of games in the Catalog, but these 10 alone more than justify the added cost. Subscribing to PlayStation Plus Extra will let you test the waters without investing in the full-priced purchase. If you’ve never triedMonster Hunterbefore Sony’s subscription lets you dip your toes for a reasonable fee. It’s full of classic movie references, tactical mecha-inspired battles, and unique storytelling moments. It’s the perfect combination of brawler and detective game....

The flip side is that games for manyold consolesare expensive to buy. The Xbox 360 might be old, but its notthatold. It was also a wildly successful console. Twenty years, or even ten years, used to seem like an eternity in video games. The jump from 1978 to 1988 meant a shift fromSpace InvaderstoSuper Mario Bros. 3. Games have advanced considerably in more recent decades, but this has generally been more refinement than a revolution....

Netflix does this because of licensing issues. Some shows are only licensed to be shown in a locale, while others are globally available. However, there is a way to see what Netflix offers in other regions. Lucas Gouveia / How-To Geek 2Netflix Codes Are Your Gateway to More Stuff What would you like to watch today? Netflix gives you a handful of genres that you might use to access some of the content they have....

But some customers were happy to pay extra for PhotosPlus. Now, Amazon is killing PhotosPlus. Anyone who bought an Echo Show 8 Photos Edition is effectively left with a standard Echo Show 8. That said, Amazon doesn’t appear to be offering refunds in lieu of PhotosPlus' demise. Source: Amazon viaThe Verge Amazon

90% or HigherIsopropyl Alcohol Isopropyl alcoholis magical stuff. Avoid using isopropyl alcohol on sensitive surfaces that have coatings on them, particularly non-touchscreen display panels. The same is true of limited edition consoles and controllers that have decals, asone Switch ownerfound out. Always check the manufacturers instructions before you jump in cleaning. CheapMicrofiber Cloths Soft, lint-freemicrofiber clothsshould be your go-to cleaning aid for the vast majority of electronics. you’re able to buy several different types of microfiber cloths....

This is something Xfire once offered. What Was Xfire? Xfire was a free gaming-focused chat app and server web app. These games had built-in server browsers, but they weren’t great for finding your friends. This made it possible to join a server that wasadvertised in an IRC channel, for example. The server information on Xfire was pretty basicyou could see the name, player count, and ping. Shutterstock.com/Eugene Kouzmenok Xfire was so large at one point that it rivaled Steam, which had much of the same functionality....

The new Gemini system can go beyond understanding your words to understanding your intent and communicate more naturally. But this is just the beginning of Googles AI ambitions. This move aligns withApple’s decision to enhance Siri with OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Gemini offers a more conversational and intelligent assistant capable of being interrupted without losing focus. Gemini will also eventually interpret phone screen content using an upcoming overlay feature. Take the new Add Me feature, for example....