A report from Bitdefender reveals some flaws in Wyze Cam home security cameras that outside parties could exploit. These include a way to access the camera’s SD card, the ability to execute commands remotely, and access to the camera’s video feed. Though Bitdefender clarifies that, while these vulnerabilities were found in Wyze Cam version 1, version 2, and version 3, they have been patched out of the two newer cameras....
BMW recently began charging a monthly fee to access heated vehicle seats. The program is only available in select locations, but it marks one of the first notable uses of monthly subscriptions to unlock a feature that’s already present in your car. Subscriptions are nothing new to consumers (millions of people pay a monthly fee for services like Netflix and Xbox Game Pass), but paying monthly to access functionality in a vehicle you own is fairly new—and it sounds like it might be here to stay....
Parallels is software that lets you virtually run other operating systems on your Mac. Instead of booting up a PC, you could just double-click and launch a Windows PC right there on your Mac, and it could do everything a “real” PC could do. Now, Parallels runs on Apple Silicon, so you can use it on your M1 Mac. “The Apple M1 is capable of running Windows 10 on ARM almost two times faster than Microsoft’s own hardware,” Bram Jansen, chief editor at tech site VPN Alert, told Lifewire via email....
Dairy farmers are increasingly turning to robots to increase milk production, according to a new study. The robots can make the tenuous farming business profitable for small farmers and increase income for large companies. It’s part of a growing wave of automation in the agricultural industry. “Robotic milking is reaching far into the dairy industry to help automate the milking process and gather data, and improve cattle nutrition,” Roshan Pinto, head of manufacturing at the digital products company Tavant, which works with agriculture and other industries, told Lifewire in an email interview....
Overall Findings The easiest way to summarize the difference between these two services is as follows: YouTube Premium combines the benefits of YouTube Music Premium with additional video features. Two big decisions will affect your choice. The first is whether you’re a big YouTube video watcher and how important that is to you, as YouTube Music Premium is… well, just music. The second is if you have children, as YouTube Premium has features to protect your kids....
On the official YouTube blog last week, the video-sharing platform unveiled plans to release a new automatic software to “more consistently apply age restrictions” on videos deemed inappropriate for younger viewers. Motivated by recent concerns about children on the app, the new system is based around machine-learning artificial intelligence software with the ability to forgo human moderators for a more automatic process. The issue? YouTube’s automated systems have been accused of singling out LGBTQ+ content and creators simply for existing....
NieR: Replicant ver.1.22474487139 (it’s the square root of 1.5; this is math snark) is the remastered version of NieR, a cult favorite action-RPG from 2010. It amps up the production values, adds more quests, and replaces a bunch of content that had to be cut from the original release. It’s the best possible version of itself, made under the creative direction of Yoko Taro, one of modern video gamings’ most famous eccentrics....
How to Watch the Matrix Movies in Release Order If you’re only tangentially familiar with the Matrix movies, then you probably are wondering what more is there to know. The truth is, just like with the Matrix, there’s more than meets the eye. That’s because The Matrix Trilogy and the 2021 Matrix sequel are just the tip of the iceberg. Though the four main Matrix movies, The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, and The Matrix Resurrections, were released in chronological order, the Wachowskis, who are responsible for writing and directing the films, also created nine other animated films which fall under the series The Animatrix, and are part of the Matrix story....
The future of YouTube TV on Roku is currently unclear following a public announcement from the streaming platform that Google is pushing “anti-competitive” demands upon it. According to Roku, Google is trying to force Roku to add preferential treatment in search results and more. This is just one more in a list of negotiation issues that Roku and other streaming service platforms have run into since cord-cutting started becoming more popular....
Email is just about the least secure way to communicate. It’s unencrypted, so it can be read by anyone, anywhere along its journey across the internet, like a postcard, not like a sealed letter. But email always has been that way. Tracking pixels are even worse. They give the sender an obscene amount of information about you, without once asking for your permission. What’s going on? Can you protect yourself?...
IBM announced its newest semiconductor technology in a press release, citing benefits in computing speed and potential battery life savings. As noted by PCMag, these chips are still a few years away, but IBM has managed to successfully create a prototype at its lab in Albany, New York. IBM projects a performance increase of 45% and a 75% cut to energy usage, making these chips more efficient than the most advanced 7nm microprocessors available today....
Why Automatic Hyperlinks Are Helpful When you sign an email message with your name and contact info, you likely include an email address. If it’s hyperlinked, your recipient can click it to open a new email that’s addressed to you. Your email may also include references to other contacts’ email addresses, and automatically hyperlinking them would be handy and convenient for your recipient. Thunderbird’s Automatic Hyperlink Feature Thunderbird’s hyperlinking feature is particularly easy because you don’t have to do anything special....
Not to be confused with Instagram’s previously-released Sensitive Content Control, the new options provide more ways to filter what appears in your feed. Once implemented, it’ll be a bit more direct than the social media platform’s current setup, limiting sensitive content based on what it considers “sensitive.” While it’s currently possible to mark a post that pops up in Explore as something you’d rather not see, you still have to individually select each one and tell Instagram to stop recommending it....
But Instagram, more than any other social network, is a perfect fit for paid following, thanks to its unique combination of video, photos, commerce, and being the professional creative’s version of LinkedIn. “Though Patreon offers broader coverage of social platforms, Instagram offers unmatched visibility,” e-commerce brand owner Stephen Light told Lifewire via email. “The new subscription feature is rumored to include perks like a ‘special member badge’ when you become a Fan Subscriber....
Is There a Focus Mode on iPhone? IOS 15 introduces a new way to minimize distractions in your life with a twist on the conventional do not disturb iPhone method of use. Focus allows you to set notification, call, and message filters so you can narrow your alerts to exactly what you need at that current time. It also offers the ability to auto-reply to messages when you’re not available and a lot more....
When Was the iPhone SE 3 Released? Apple announced the iPhone SE on March 8, 2022. Pre-ordering began March 11, and availability started March 18. You can order the iPhone SE at Apple.com. iPhone SE 3 Price The iPhone SE is considered a budget phone. Since the exterior design resembles an iPhone from 2017, its price reflects that older design, like the second-generation iPhone SE. There are three models to pick from, depending on the capacity you want:...
What Is an Apple TV? An Apple TV is a small box that plugs into your TV via an HDMI cable. It works like other streaming sticks by making a non-smart TV smart or by offering a different way of viewing content than a smart TV can provide. It should not be confused with the Apple TV app or the Apple TV+ streaming service, which are software-based solutions rather than physical items to add to your home....
The Difference Between Region Free and Region Locked All 3DS XLs are region-locked. Japanese games and European games do not work properly on a North American 3DS XL, if at all. This restriction applies to all versions of the Nintendo 3DS XL and its games. Japanese games do not work on a European Nintendo 3DS XL, North American games do not work on a Japanese Nintendo 3DS XL, and so on....
If you use your laptop for playing games or running high-performance apps, then you’ve probably seen it get very warm and kick on its potentially loud internal fans. However, the built-in fans can only do so much to dissipate the immense heat built within, try as they might. That’s where laptop cooling pads come in, blasting additional cool air into your laptop to help take down the internal and external temperatures....
Standard Laptop Dimensions The weight listed is the weight for the laptop only and not a travel weight, so expect to add between 1 and 3 pounds for accessories and power adapters. The numbers listed break down to width, depth, height, and weight: Ultrabook/Chromebook: 9-13.5" x 8-11" x <1" @ 2 to 3 lbs. Ultraportable: 9-13" x 8-9" x .2-1.3" @ 2-5 lbs. Thin and Light: 11-15" x <11" x ....
