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When Bluetooth earbuds were still largely tethered together with a single wire, Jaybird was one of the top names in the game, especially if you wanted sporty headphones. The Jaybird Vista true wireless earbuds are the company’s first foray into the “no wires” space, and they present an interesting argument to go with them over other premium brands. In essence, that argument is that these are rugged and sporty, keeping with the Jaybird name....

“Bad actors know that people are expecting unreasonably low prices on products, making the idea that if it’s too good to be true, it probably isn’t, far from their minds,” Erich Kron, security awareness advocate with KnowBe4, told Lifewire over email. “[Scammers] will use this expectation and the excitement of great deals to try to lure people into falling for fake deals on fake websites, where they steal everything from your password to your credit card information....

I love books, but when I’m packing my suitcases to go on vacation, I’m always looking to maximize space in my carry-on luggage. While it doesn’t come with a lot of fancy extras, the Kobo Nia functions as a basic, compact e-reader I can tuck into my bags on the fly. With a ComfortLight display and 8GB of memory, it’s easy to take a library on the go. I used the e-reader for weeks of testing, and enjoyed the easy OverDrive borrowing and general portability....

Now you have two more ways to try and figure out what you’re eating and where to get more of it—as well as hunt down a particular dish you might be craving—with a Google search. The updates take advantage of Google’s new “multisearch near me” function, which builds off of multisearch with an image and text query combination. If you’ve ever had some food put in front of you and thought “I wonder what this is” with a “where can I get more of this” follow-up, it’s time to pull up Google Lens....

The Lenovo ThinkPad X12 Detachable is tough, rugged 2-in-1 laptop that’s skewed entirely towards function. It has an unusual 3:2 display, a black matte magnesium-aluminum body, and even an optional nano SIM slot for cellular connectivity. All this makes the ThinkPad X12 Detachable’s focus on business travel plain, but can a 2-in-1 that’s all function and no fun compete with Apple’s versatile iPad Pro and Microsoft’s attractive Surface Pro 7?...

When I picked up the Gram 17, it felt like an empty file folder because you don’t expect a big laptop to be so graceful in the hands. I recently took the Gram for a test drive and came away impressed with both its gorgeous screen and outstanding ergonomics. But could it work as a viable replacement for my MacBook Pro? Hardly More Than a Gram At just under 3 pounds, the Gram 17 is built for travel and commutes....

When the WRT54G2 Default Password Doesn’t Work Changing a default password to something unique is crucial; this prevents unauthorized users from logging in. However, passwords are easily lost or forgotten. This might be the reason you can’t get into your router. You can reset the Linksys WRT54G2 router to its default settings to clear any customizations, leaving the router with the default password mentioned above. Here’s how: After the Reset Now that the router has been reset, it’s important to change the default password to something more secure....

Why now? Facebook’s Fidji Simo announced the launch on Facebook itself, saying that since so many interactions are online these days, “it’s more important than ever to be able to express yourself personally on Facebook.” How to get yours: Simo says that you create your avatar in Facebook or Messenger comment composer. You click the smiley-face icon, then the sticker tab. There should be a “Create Your Avatar!” button there....

How to Recover a Forgotten Gmail Password Can’t get into your Gmail account because none of the passwords you think you remember work? Here’s how to authenticate and set a new Gmail password to get back into your account. How to Contact Gmail Support Is your Gmail broken? Here’s where to report your problem and get help directly from Google via email or through a public forum. How to Access Gmail in iPhone Mail You can open Gmail in your iPhone’s Safari app, but where’s the fun in that compared to the comfort of a dedicated email application?...

Stir has an exclusive scheduling feature that seeks to make setting up dates easy for both parties even with their busy schedule. According to Match Group, single parents face many challenges as they look for romances, and an app designed for them could help overcome those challenges. The app’s most unique feature is Stir Time, which lets people set their free time for others to see. That way, matches can see their free time and coordinate accordingly....

Overall Findings Office and iWork are good productivity suites that offer a variety of apps. Both offer fully featured word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software. iWork is better if you create lots of charts, while Office creates splashier documents and presentations. iWork is free, which makes it an attractive choice for iOS owners. The base version of the unified Office app for iPad (featuring Word, PowetPoint, and Excel) is free, but if you require advanced features, you’ll need an Office 365 subscription....

In the latest major update to Windows 10, Microsoft introduced a News and Interests widget to the taskbar. Unfortunately, some users quickly noticed that the weather portion of the widget appeared to be blurry, with some even taking to Twitter to mention it. Now, though, XDA reports that Microsoft has issued a fix for the blurry widget in a new Windows 10 update. Microsoft noted the blur issue shortly after the update went live to mainstream users of its Windows 10 operating system, adding it to the known issues for Windows 10, version 21H1....

This comes in the form of a new app called Games for Work, which is part of Microsoft Teams. Plenty of casual multiplayer titles are available via this platform, such as Microsoft Minesweeper, Microsoft Solitaire, and a word game called Microsoft Wordament. These games allow up to 250 people to play simultaneously, serving the needs of larger companies that rely on Teams for their daily communications. On that note, the designs of the classic titles have been adjusted to support multiplayer....

What happened: The Cyberspace Administration of China told Ndemic that the mobile game “includes content that is illegal in China,” and that it had been removed from the App Store in that country. The release does not mention whether the game has been dropped from Google Play or Windows Phone app stores. Behind the scenes: The Chinese government has had a long history of censoring its video game industry, with a ban on all consoles in 2000 ostensibly to combat violence in games....

The Naim Mu-so 2nd Generation is a speaker that aims to offer immersive, smart-connected sound in an elegant package, and the limited-release Wood Edition brings with it a more organic visual look. Naim is a brand that fits alongside higher-end audio manufacturers like Bang & Olufsen or Sonos. And that’s for two key reasons: First, they all focus on a premium design and build to provide an elegant piece of decor, not just a speaker....

A Reddit user posted a video on their Nest Hub stuck on the booting screen with four circles looping infinitely in front of a plain white background. But this isn’t universal, as another Reddit user showed off the new user interface redesign that moved around the date, app selection menu, and other settings. Other Reddit users are being afflicted by the same problem. People in the thread recommend unplugging the Nest Hub and then reconnecting to fix the problem, but this doesn’t appear to work....

According to Sony, there will be five colors to choose from for both the standard PS5 and the Digital Edition. The new options are each sold separately, with the colorful controllers launching first on January 14, 2022. The new colors include Midnight Black, Cosmic Red, Nova Pink, Galactic Purple, and Starlight Blue. The black and red options will be available at select stores in certain countries. This includes the United States, Canada, Japan, Germany, and Korea, to name a few....

The company’s new flagship smartphones are powered by the equally new Tensor G2 second-generation custom chipset, which allows for snappier unlocking, quicker loading of apps, and some serious camera-based bells and whistles. To that end, the camera system on these phones has received a significant upgrade over last year’s models. Both phones use a 50-megapixel main camera with a new 2x mode that centers on the 12-megapixels at the center of the image sensor, which is similar to how the 2x mode on the iPhone 14 Pro works....

Nokia’s rebirth as an Android phone maker (under brand licensee HMD Global) has mostly come through affordable and budget handsets, rather than extravagant flagship models—well, aside from the penta-camera Nokia 9 PureView. Most of Nokia’s recent releases are wallet-friendly models that keep some of the company’s iconic Finnish design philosophy and pair it with modest components, typically yielding pretty good overall results. The Nokia 7.2 is another example of that, building off of the very good Nokia 7....

How an Average Is Calculated An average is calculated by adding a group of numbers and dividing the total by the count of those numbers. The example here calculates the average for the values in column C, which comes out to 13.5. If you were calculate this manually, you’d add all the numbers, and divide the sum by 6 (11 + 12 + 13+ 14 + 15 + 16 = 81; 81 ÷ 6 = 13....