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The original Xbox One controller has undergone quite a few changes and iterations over the console’s long life. You’ve got the original version that launched with the Xbox One, a slightly updated version of that, the One S controller, and then the Elite. Each of these controllers were pretty well-received in their day, but Microsoft carefully improved and updated them throughout the years to make them even better. We reviewed the original $150 Elite controller when it debuted years ago and loved nearly every aspect of it, but it wasn’t flawless suffering from the lack of a few key features and some durability issues....

What Is an XLR File? A file with the XLR file extension is a Works spreadsheet or chart file, very similar to Microsoft Excel’s XLS format. XLR files are created with Microsoft Works versions 6 through 9 and can store things like charts and pictures, but also regular spreadsheet data like text, formulas, and numbers, in separate cells of the spreadsheet. WPS is another file format used in Works, but for document data (like DOC) instead of spreadsheet data....

Read more of this review to learn how to find free movies and to learn about our experience with advertising and video buffering, among other details. Some Movies & Shows Aren’t Free Fortunately, there is a Free section that shows just the free movies. Some genres you can look through are Romance, Classics, Horror, Animation, Documentary, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Comedy, Western, Action, Adventure, Disaster, Indie, and Drama, among several others....

Yik Yak made its comeback announcement Tuesday on its new website. The company was bought out by new owners back in February, and their goal was to bring the app back to life, according to 9to5Mac. “We’re bringing Yik Yak back because we believe the global community deserves a place to be authentic, a place to be equal, and a place to connect with people nearby,” Yik Yak said. “Yik Yak is a radically private network connecting you with the people around you....

The Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) has just introduced a new specification, dubbed Clear Motion Ratio (ClearMR), which will make it easier to judge a monitor’s proficiency in eliminating motion blur. The new specification will apply to both LCD and emissive display products, including display panels, computer monitors, laptops, tablets, TVs, and more. “ClearMR is beneficial to the average consumer because it is a standardized measure of how sharp moving images are on a display, which all the other numbers on the box are not,” Ben Golus, tech artist and graphics programmer, told Lifewire over Twitter....

According to a post on the platform’s support channel, the popular video platform has made polls and subscriber-only chats available to all live-streamers. Shareable clips are also now available to streamers with 1,000 subscribers or more, though the company said it’s planning to expand the feature to all streamers in the future. Subscriber-only chats will empower streamers to connect with their audiences in real-time (including streams and Premieres). Streamers who enable the feature on their channel will be able to control and moderate chats by specifying how long viewers must wait after subscribing before they can participate, depending on the specifics of their community....

That’s where Youtube’s take a break feature comes into play. If you have ever come to your senses three hours deep into an auto-playing labyrinth of top ten videos, meme compilations, and all the other wonderful, terrible stuff the internet has to offer, the take a break feature might be just what you’re looking for. How Does YouTube’s Take a Break Work? YouTube’s take a break reminder is a feature that is designed to help people control their viewing habits....

What On-Demand Content Does YouTube TV Offer? YouTube TV’s on-demand library includes content from most of its channels, including broadcast networks like Fox and CBS, and cable networks like FX, TBS, and AMC. On-demand episodes are available for most popular shows, but there are some exceptions. The number of episodes YouTube TV provides on-demand varies by network and also by the show. Most broadcast network shows offer the latest four or five episodes of the latest season, and some cable shows follow that same pattern....

How to View a Device’s Status in Device Manager in Windows You can view a device’s status from the device’s Properties in Device Manager. The detailed steps involved in this procedure vary a little depending on which Windows operating system you have installed, so those differences are called out when necessary below. Important Information on Error Codes Any status other than one that explicitly says that a device is working properly should be accompanied by an error code....

What is IMDB TV and How Does it Work? How to Sign Up for IMDB TV Here’s how to sign in to IMDB TV and also get started with a new account if you like: How to Watch TV and Movies on IMDB TV Once you’re signed up and signed in, watching movies on IMDB TV is extremely easy. You can use the Advanced Title Search to find the exact thing you’re looking for, or simply browse through the shows and movies listed on the main IMDB TV page to find something that looks interesting....

How to Zoom While Taking a Photo To zoom in while you’re taking a photo on Snapchat, you’ll need to use both hands and then take the photo. How to Zoom While Taking a Video Zooming in during a video on Snapchat is very easy. You can do it using just one hand while you are recording so that your video is seamless. An Alternative Way to Zoom During a Video There is another way to zoom in while capturing a video....

Researchers at a Cambridge University-led consortium have found a way to squeeze an operating system that could work quantum computers onto a chip. Quantum computing is currently being explored as a way to do everything from making airplanes lighter to breaking strong encryption. Don’t give up your smartphone just yet, however. “It is unlikely anyone will have a quantum computer in their home or pocket anytime soon, or possibly ever,” Matt Doty, a professor of computer engineering at the University of Delaware, told Lifewire in an email interview....

The company just announced that this outage is telling millions of users worldwide that they are suspended from the platform. Upon login, these users are notified that “we suspended your account on October 31, 2022.” Even weirder? These suspensions also seem to severely impact follower counts, which could be accounted for by the forced mass exodus from the platform. To show how serious this is, soccer legend Cristiano Ronaldo lost three million followers overnight, and Instagram’s home account lost more than a million followers....

The company has been teasing these operating system updates for a while, but iPadOS 16 and macOS Ventura are both officially available for download now. The new iPad OS is the perfect accompaniment for those just-announced hardware refreshes, as the software brings plenty of fresh features to the table. iPadOS 16 is a free software update that integrates with the regular iPad (5th generation and later), iPad mini (5th generation and later), iPad Air (3rd generation and later), and all iPad Pro models....

The problem: Hundreds of users are posting explanations and screenshots showing that Apple Music is using up a large portion of their battery. Reddit user ritty84, for example, shows that Apple Music accounts for 95 percent of their battery usage; another on Apple’s own forums shows the app using 53 percent of their battery, while other screenshots show it running in the background for nearly 20 hours. The complications: The problem doesn’t appear to be specific to any particular iPhone model or iOS version....

How to Tell If Discord Is Down If you think the Discord servers are down for everyone, try these steps to check: What to Do When You Can’t Connect to Discord There are several things you can try if Discord seems to be working fine for everyone else, but you’re still having connection issues: If you can’t open Twitter either, then the problem is likely on your end or with your ISP....

Common Pandora Error Messages Like most apps and online services, Pandora often sends error messages to alert you that something is wrong. If you receive an error message, there’s no need to decipher the problem further. Most error messages tell exactly what’s going on. Some of the most common Pandora error messages include: Someone else is listening to your Pandora account.An error has occurred with Pandora [try again]. The first error is straightforward, telling you exactly what’s wrong with your Pandora service....

Where Did the Rumor Begin? The original news story that likely started the rumor didn’t report the complete details. The story, which appeared 2013, said a Chinese flight attendant’s iPhone 4 exploded when she used it while it was charging. As it turns out, the attendant was using an aftermarket charger, not the Apple charger that ships with the phone. That faulty charger was almost certainly the cause of the incident....

Lenovo’s brand new models are the X13 and X13 Yoga Gen 3, while the redesigned L series laptops are the L13, L13 Yoga, L14, and L15. All models will house similar features, like running on Windows 11 Pro and supporting Dolby Voice, but each has unique form factors to help them stand out. The new ThinkPads will have Full HD cameras and support for Wi-Fi 6E and 5G sub6, which isn’t the fastest speed but is wide-reaching....

The Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Fold is a 2-in-1 laptop with endlessly exciting potential that brings groundbreaking folding screen technology to a Windows PC device for the first time. The potential of folding screens has long been a facet of science fiction, but this one time fantasy is now a reality. Phones from Samsung and Motorola use this tech to create exciting new mobile devices, but with the Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Fold, the folding screen has found its way into a laptop PC unlike any that has come before....