Andrew Burton/Getty Images When it comes to streaming devices and smart TVs, Amazon’s Fire TV hardware is one of the most popular options on the market. Brands like Hisense and TCL allow the use of Amazon’s Fire TV operating system for everything apps, smart home,…
Blue Blue/Shutterstock Many apps – or at least digital devices – come with a dark mode (a lighting mode that uses light text in front of a dark background). Since many people grew up reading dark text on a white background, you may be wondering…
Mamun_Sheikh/Shutterstock Google Messages is arguably the most popular messaging app on Android. While there are alternatives to text messaging apps, RCS’s built-in support and its availability by default on the vast majority of devices gives Google Messages a huge advantage. However, its near-monopoly isn’t the…
Ruslan Lytvyn/Shutterstock When you buy a new phone, it’s always fun to poke around and test out the different settings, features, and apps to see what cool things you can do. This is especially true for Samsung’s Galaxy series and the brand’s collection of devices,…
Launcher V2 will go through a private beta before a public release. After an Epic Games executive admitted Eurogamer that its launcher sucked earlier this year, the company reportedly revealed that it was working on a “basic rebuild” of its launcher that will be much faster than the existing version. In a presentation given at…
Viktor Bondarenko/Shutterstock Audio hissing, buzzing, buzzing, and other types of hearing defects can be irritating to say the least. It’s never a welcome experience to suddenly be disturbed by disturbing buzzing or screeching noises while you’re listening to music through your headphones (or, even worse,…
New Africa/Shutterstock Have you ever wondered why there are black bars at the top and bottom of the screen when watching certain movies and TV shows? This doesn’t always happen, but when it does, it’s because the content creator would have otherwise had to crop the original…
Golero/Getty Images Whether you’re upgrading to a new model or giving up a hobby, there are no shortage of reasons why you’re reselling tech devices you’ve purchased in the past. In fact, when deciding whether or not to purchase tech devices, resale value may be a factor…
Various photographs/Shutterstock If you were around for previous versions of Android software, you remember how much smoother they once were. After the pre-release alpha and beta releases, each major Android release was named after a dessert, in alphabetical order. Android 1.5 was called Cupcake, then…
The accident is believed to have occurred at an airstrip near the west coast of France on June 19. Chesnot/Getty Images Claude Guillemot, one of the five brothers who co-founded Ubisoft in 1986, has died, the company has confirmed. As first reported West FranceGuillemot, 69, was one of two victims involved in the…