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Apple introduced the concept of multi-touch on its iPhone smartphone in 2007 after buying Fingerworks, the company that developed the multi-touch technology. However, the technology isn’t proprietary. Many manufacturers use it in their products. Multi-Touch Implementation Popular applications of multi-touch technology are found in: Mobile smartphones and tablets Trackpads for use with laptop and desktop computers Touch tables, touch walls and whiteboards How It Works A multi-touch screen or trackpad has a layer of capacitors, each with coordinates that define its position....

With a private encryption key, your backed up files can’t be seen by anyone unless they can provide the password that decrypts the key, thus revealing the data. Is Setting a Private Encryption Key a Good Idea? In one word? Yes. Did you know that any cloud backup account without a private encryption key setup is open for the service to look at, anytime they want? It’s true. In practice, they have better things to do than look through one person’s dog photos, but it could happen....

Android Tablet Cost and Other Considerations There are many things to consider before you buy a tablet, including the processor, display size, camera, and amount of RAM it has. While high-end Android devices like the Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 can cost several hundred dollars, there are budget tablets under $100. Still, the actual specifications matter more than the price tag, so you should know what to look for. Not All Tablets Have the Latest Android The Android mobile operating system is mostly open-source, which means anyone can download it and design a device around it....

The word itself is simply the Japanese word for cartoon or animation and in Japan is used by people to describe all cartoons regardless of country of origin. For example, a Japanese person would think of Sailor Moon and Disney’s Frozen as both being anime, not as two different things from separate genres. How Do You Pronounce Anime? The correct Japanese pronunciation of anime is a-ni-me with the “a” sounding like the “a” in art (though slightly shorter), ni sounding like the ni in Nick, and me being said like the “me” in met....

What Is Apple Arcade? Apple Arcade is a subscription-based gaming service available on Apple devices. For one monthly subscription price, gamers get unlimited access to a selection of exclusive games that can only be found within Apple Arcade. For the service, Apple is working with game developers and publishers to bring great titles from a range of genres and game types to the already-popular and powerful iPhone and iPad gaming platforms, as well as the Mac and more....

Do You Need to Play Final Fantasy Games in Order? At first glance, a video game series with over three decades of history might seem like it has too much baggage to dive right into. While it’s true that the Final Fantasy franchise does have a ton of history, the fact is that very few of the games actually tie together in terms of actual plots and characters. That means a new player can pick virtually any game in the series, play it, and not miss out on anything....

How the Google Nest Hub Max Gets Its Name Google’s original smart speaker has been replaced by a diverse family of speakers and displays. The ‘Hub’ in the name refers to the fact that this is a smart display. All Hub products (like the Google Nest Hub and Google Nest Hub Max) have screens, while all Home devices (like the Google Home and Google Home Max) are speakers. And the ‘Max’ refers to the fact that this is the largest of the Hub products....

Microsoft Word is included in all of the Microsoft Office application suites. The most basic (and least expensive) suites also include Microsoft PowerPoint and Microsoft Excel. Additional suites exist and include other Office programs, such as Microsoft Outlook and Skype for Business. Do you need Microsoft Word? If you only want to create simple documents, consisting of paragraphs with bulleted and numbered lists with very little formatting, you don’t need to purchase Microsoft Word....

Why Use SIP? SIP allows people around the world to communicate using their computers and mobile devices over the internet. It is an important part of Internet Telephony and allows you to harness the benefits of VoIP (voice over IP), providing a rich communication experience. The most interesting benefit of SIP is how it cuts down on communication costs. Calls (voice or video) between SIP users are free, worldwide. There are no boundaries and no restrictive laws or charges....

Social networking is commonplace throughout the world, especially with young people, but not everyone understands exactly what it means. Here’s a simple breakdown of social networking’s uses, components, and common terms. Social Networks Explained If you’re participating in social networking, it means you’re using social media sites, also known as social networks, to connect to others. Some of the most popular social media sites are Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, LinkedIn, and Pinterest....

VNC Applications VNC was created as an open-source research project in the late 1990s. Several mainstream remote desktop solutions based on VNC subsequently emerged. The original VNC development team produced a package called ​RealVNC. Other popular derivatives included UltraVNC and TightVNC. VNC supports all modern operating systems. How VNC Works VNC works in a client/server model and uses a specialized network protocol called remote frame buffer. VNC clients (sometimes called viewers) share user input—keystrokes, mouse movements, clicks, and touches—with the server....

The interface was a new one for Apple, with a home screen containing little round icons for all the apps the Apple Watch can run and a new Digital Crown button that rotates and can be pushed. The watchOS software allows the Digital Crown, which emulates a traditional watch crown, to scroll through lists of items and zoom in and out on the home screen. watchOS 8 Release date: September 20, 2021 The Apple Watch’s eighth major OS update includes a variety of cool new features....

Reasons Why Google Home Stops Playing Music There are a number of potential reasons why Google Home might stop playing music or won’t start playing music at all, so a troubleshooting guide like the one we’ve created below is very helpful. Try every step, from start to finish, until the problem is solved! What to Do When Google Home Stops Playing Music You can either unplug the device from the wall, wait 60 seconds, and then plug it back in, or use the Google Home app to reboot it remotely....

As Facebook points out in the announcement, WhatsApp already uses end-to-end encryption for chats stored on your phone. However, chat backups, stored on Google Drive or iCloud, were not similarly encrypted, and many users asked for that to change. So WhatsApp has begun slowly adding the feature. Encrypting your backups is optional, so if you’re not interested in taking steps to set it up, you won’t have to. If you do want to encrypt your backups, however, you’ll have the choice to either set your own personal password or use a 64-digit encryption key....

How to Turn Last Seen On or Off on iPhone Turning off the last seen setting is easy to do on iPhone. Here’s how to quickly toggle this setting off and on. How to Turn Off/On Last Seen on Android It’s also easy to turn off the last seen setting on Android. Here’s how to quickly toggle this setting off and on. If you want to allow others to see when you were last online, you can choose Everyone or My Contacts to turn the option on....

App Tracking Transparency requires apps to get the user’s permission to track them. Whenever an app wants to track your data and activity across the web and apps, it will be forced to show a box that asks to do so. Most users will opt out. Take a look at the dialog below to see why. Google and Facebook’s businesses depend on being able to collect as much data from your activities as possible, and Apple’s new privacy-protection feature is driving them nuts....

The science behind lead-acid battery technology actually shows how both hot and cold weather can be unkind of the life and operation of a car battery. Even though the hot weather is a real battery killer, for a number of reasons, cold weather is also hard on car batteries. The Real Car Battery Killer: Temperature Extremes Lead-acid batteries are designed to work in a fairly large range of temperatures, but performance suffers in both cold and hot environments....

As more people become connected, the amount of misinformation and disinformation on the internet continues to grow. Social media websites like Twitter have found themselves constantly fighting with the spread of misinformation, and despite some changes to the system, that fight is far from over. In response, Twitter has created Birdwatch, a community moderation feature that allows users to flag tweets they believe to be sharing false information. While decentralizing the fight against misinformation might seem like a smart move, some experts are worried about the implications such a tool could bring....

Apple’s iPad mini is kind of like the Mac mini. It’s neglected, often going years between updates, yet it remains a popular, almost cult item. The latest mini is the best yet, by far. If any Apple device was screaming out for the home-button free, “all-screen” design, it was the mini. The display got bigger, the body got smaller, and now it works with the second-gen Apple Pencil. I use (and love) a 12....

Though there hasn’t yet been an official announcement, Time to Walk appears to be a beta Apple Watch feature that, though not yet live, will be able to grab audio tracks, then offer you guided audio workouts. These could be power walks, regular walks, or runs. “Walking is an excellent form of cardio if you do it with intensity and intention,” John Thornhill, a master trainer at Aaptiv, told Well+Good....