Not so long ago, if you wanted to film something, you had to have extremely steady hands. If you didnt, your video would end up looking like the filming of the Blair Witch Project. Eventually, camcorder manufacturers began to introduce mechanisms to correct those subtle movements that ruined home mo

If youve just upgraded – or are planning to upgrade – to Apples new iPhone 13, congratulations! Youre going to want to try out your sleek new phone as soon as you open this box. But first, you need to transfer all apps and data from your old iPhone to your new one. ContentsFirst, back up your phoneF

Wouldnt it be nice if all the information you need in the morning was in one place? What if you could get your news, weather, and calendar without switching between apps and devices? Use Googles Chromecast and Dashboard Cast app to bring all this news to your TV. Things that could only be seen on a

Do you have a Chromecast? Do you know how much data it uses? Since we use it most often for video streaming, we understand that it uses a lot of it. But did you know that even when its idle, its still using data? Sometimes up to 15 GB per month! Where does all this come from? And how can you reduce

Telegram Messenger is an instant messaging app that uses phone numbers (or possibly usernames) to connect users. With Telegram, users can send messages, images, videos, audios and any other type of file. The instant messaging app category is a hotly contested area, and some of Telegrams competitors

Have you been looking for a comfortable pair of headphones lately? If so, you may have seen two different types of headphones on sale, in-ear headphones and earbuds. Some companies may even advertise their headphones as in-ear headphones as if they are the same thing, but they are not! Although they

Solid-state drives, or SSDs, are now common storage devices. But growing popularity rarely means growing understanding. If youre not sure how an SSD works, youre not alone. Here we explain how flash memory, aka NAND memory, actually works, what the different levels of NAND mean, and how to get a goo

As expected, Apples California Streaming was loaded with a flurry of announcements, from the iPhone 13 to the Apple Watch Series 7. Apple also used its annual showcase to showcase its latest tablets, in particular the ninth-generation iPad and the all-new iPad Mini, the latter following on from the

The performance of computer components can be measured in gigahertz and gigabytes, but the whole is not necessarily equal to the sum of its parts. Determining if a computer is fast is difficult because the same hardware configuration can feel fast or slow depending on how the parts interact and how

Do you know the difference between 16:9 and 4:3 and 1.85:1 and 1.33:1?? Your videos look squished and weird and you dont know why? Do you know the difference between the pillar box and the mailbox? And how to make your videos look like a movie with the clever use of aspect ratio masks? ContentsAspec

Aging lithium-ion batteries in your iPhone will eventually lose their ability to hold a charge – and that can be very frustrating, especially if youre out all day. If this happens to you, you have several solutions:you can upgrade to the latest iPhone, start carrying a battery charger with you, or —

Your iPhone uses information from your cell service, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS to pinpoint its location, and since you almost always have your phone with you, so does your location. This information can be useful for many things, like letting others know where you are or finding your phone when its

When you play online games with your friends, you may want to communicate with each other while you play. It has never been easier to access a voice channel with your friends; programs such as Skype and Discord offer voice servers for absolutely nothing. As such, if you still want to relay in-game t

For years, SSD prices have been extremely stable. Anyone looking to buy an SSD could rely on prices that hadnt changed much since launch. Sure, youd see the occasional sale, but ongoing price drops for older discs were nowhere to be found. Suddenly everything changed. SSD prices are dropping like a

Wi-Fi is improving steadily. The move from 802.11n to 802.11ac is well underway, and we may soon see 802.11ad (much faster) and 802.11ax (advanced bandwidth management) become mainstream. Right now, your best option is still 802.11ac, but not all AC routers are created equal. Summary What the number

Apple announced a fleet of new products at its California Streaming event. Chief among them – you guessed it – was the iPhone 13. This one comes in different sizes and colors, but with smaller notches, the new A15 Bionic chipset, and redesigned and improved cameras located at the back. Ranging from

There are so many things to think about when buying a laptop. What do you want to do with it? How can I do it fast ? You probably know by now that SSDs destroy HDDs in terms of performance, but what about the new SSD variants that have appeared in recent years? ContentsPortsCPUIntelligenceDMLAGPUNvi

Nowadays, we have the ability to make HD videos on our computer. Its amazing that we can even do that, let alone do it to such high quality. But video encoding has a lot of variables, and sometimes its hard to know what to choose for high-quality, high-resolution videos that can be played easily on

Machines that learn things are nothing new. Type a few instructions into a batch file and you can tell your computer to do just about anything with the programs youre running. Get yourself a webcam and facial recognition software and you will clearly see that your computer is able to recognize your

Whether youre trading in your old iPhone for a discount on a new one, selling it, giving it away, or recycling it, youll want to erase all of your data first. Not only do you want to keep your personal information out of the wrong hands, but lets face it:no one will want a phone with your old selfie