44 Of Americans Drop Their Phone At Least Once Per Week Survey

Accidents are inevitable with electronic devices, and we all have had the experience of dropping our phone and damaging it. That’s why most smartphone owners buy phone cases and screen protectors to guard their devices. Secure Data Recovery has now researched how Americans treat their phones. This research was done from August 31 to September 9, 2022, and 2,213 Americans were surveyed on their experiences breaking devices. Additionally, 44% of respondents were men, 53% were women, and 3% were nonbinary....

December 10, 2022 · 2 min · 339 words · Eric Calzada

6 Image Optimization Tips That Will Make Your Photos Pop

This is a perfect example of image optimization, correct? Not quite. All you have done is added a considerable bowling weight to your website. And it’s gradually slowing down the speed of your page. Due to this, search engines are unable to read your images because they are missing an alt text. How about we change that? And here is how you can do that. 1. Pick The Correct Format Decoding all the different image formats can seem like you are ordering at Taco Bell for the first time....

December 10, 2022 · 4 min · 746 words · Daniel Landeros

A New Gmail Package Tracking Feature Is Here For The Holidays

Letting you more quickly see important details about shipments you may have in the pipeline. Now that it’s November, many people are going to start buying and shipping out gifts to family and friends in anticipation for the holidays next month. This new feature will let you stay on top of those shipments with a quick glance. Avoiding any pitfalls of scrolling through the inbox endlessly looking for an email with shipping information....

December 10, 2022 · 2 min · 329 words · Pete Cook

After Instagram Tiktok Starts Testing A Subscriptions Feature

Well, TikTok didn’t specify how subscriptions on its platform will work. So it’s unclear whether the whole content of an account will be hidden behind a paywall or only select videos and stories will require a subscription. We presume it’s the latter since that is how the feature on Instagram as well as Super Follows on Twitter work. First reported by The Information, TikTok’s subscriptions feature is in an early testing phase and is only available to “a small group” of creators....

December 10, 2022 · 2 min · 357 words · Zackary Skillings

Age Of Empires Is Coming To Mobile Platforms

This is a pretty big moment for the franchise, as it just reached the ripe old age of 25. If you’re unfamiliar with this game, then here’s a little refresher. The original Age of Empires came out in 1997. It’s a simulation game where you build up an empire. You start off with a collection of cavemen, and you gather supplies, hunt for food, etc, to eventually build up your civilization into a grand empire....

December 10, 2022 · 2 min · 374 words · James Newton

All 4 Star Playable Characters In Genshin Impact Character Guide

If you want to learn more about all the 4-star playable characters in Genshin Impact, this guide is here to help. This guide is also focused solely on the 4-star playable characters in Genshin Impact. Check out our guide on 5-star playable characters to learn more about them. You can also check out our full Genshin Impact guide if you want to learn more about the game in general. Some things of note – This guide is long and attempts to cover all the important details about each character’s attacks, skills, and bursts....

December 10, 2022 · 23 min · 4871 words · Daniel West

Amazon Delays Its New World Mmo In Order To Squash Bugs

In a tweet this morning, the official New World account made an announcement addressing the game’s development. Among other things like its highly valued user support for the game throughout the closed beta. Worth noting is that this is by far the shortest delay that the game has seen. Which is a bit of potentially uplifting insight to those looking forward to the release. New World has been delayed until late September The development team says this wasn’t an easy decision to make....

December 10, 2022 · 2 min · 223 words · Candice Rickard

Amazon Now Lets Luna Subscribers Stream Ubisoft Games They Own

To stream Ubisoft PC games on Luna, you do have to own them For clarification, this feature is targeted at Luna subscribers who don’t already have a subscription to the Ubisoft+ multi-access plan. However, having that will allow the ability to stream addition Ubisoft+ titles. So if you really love Ubisoft games, you may want to check Ubisoft+ out. That being said, a Ubisoft+ subscription is not required. You also need to sync you Ubisoft account to your Luna account to open up access....

December 10, 2022 · 1 min · 165 words · Luciano Bey

Amazon S Prime Early Access Sale Pays You To Switch To Google Fi

Now, you can actually get even more money back, if you opt for the Google Fi SIM Kit for the Simply Unlimited or Unlimited Plus plans. With the Google Fi Simply Unlimited SIM kit, it’s $35 and you’ll get a $50 credit for your first month (the price of the plan). With the Google Fi Unlimited Plus SIM Kit, it’s going to cost you $45 and you’ll get a $65 credit on your first month....

December 10, 2022 · 2 min · 288 words · Willis Downing

Amazon Will Fight Proposed 887 Million Eu Privacy Violation Fine

But the company also says that it believes the decision is meritless. And that the company plans to defend itself. The company also contests that the fine itself is “entirely out of proportion.” Can the fine stand as imposed?

December 10, 2022 · 1 min · 39 words · Timothy Chance

Android 13 Based Oxygenos 13 Beta Live For The Oneplus 10T

Android 13-based OxygenOS 13 brings a lot of new features and improvements to the OnePlus 10T. There are subtle UI changes across the system, with OnePlus claiming the changes bring enhanced visual comfort and better readability. You are also getting new personalization and customization features, as well as enhanced privacy, security, and gaming. You can find the full changelog in the official announcement here. There are also some known issues....

December 10, 2022 · 2 min · 370 words · David Burnett

At T Brings Walmart Exclusive Unlimited Max 5G Prepaid Plan Updated

Customers of Unlimited Max get unlimited 5G data, unlimited talk/text, HD streaming, and 10GB of data for mobile hotspot. Subscribers also get up to 100GB of cloud storage. As The Verge points out, AT&T’s cheapest unlimited 5G plan outside of this Walmart-exclusive plan costs $50/month. By default, videos on the Unlimited Max plan stream in Stream Saver mode or 480p. But customers have the option to enable HD streaming by calling 611 or heading over to AT&T’s prepaid site....

December 10, 2022 · 2 min · 333 words · Trish Ulbrich

Basit Icons Are Free Hollow Ideal For Minimalistic Setups

This icon pack is free to download and use, and it comes from ‘Thomas Demirgil’. Interestingly enough, this is his first icon pack, and first app in the Play Store in general. BASIT icon pack has hollow and colorful icons on the inside If you take a look at the images included in the gallery below the article, you’ll be able to see some samples of these icons. As you can see, all of them are hollow, which will allow your background to shine....

December 10, 2022 · 2 min · 295 words · Christopher Ashcraft

Best Amazon Alexa Smart Speakers December 2022

We’ve done a lot of research on these smart speakers and have used the majority of them. So when we say this is the best, it’s coming from experience, and not just because we like the name, or the company. The other big improvement here is adding eero built-in. This means that the Echo Dot can improve your WiFi coverage in your home and act as another mesh router in your eero setup....

December 10, 2022 · 4 min · 761 words · Lela Stassinos

Best Of Ces 2022 Razer Project Sophia

It’s an impressive piece of tech even if it is just a concept right now. Heck, it may stay a concept forever. But that doesn’t take away from the fact that what Razer has dreamt up here seems a little magical. And that’s the main reason we gave the Razer Project Sophia gaming desk the Best OF CES 2022 award. The desk is modular, making it highly customizable The coolest thing about Project Sophia is its customization capabilities....

December 10, 2022 · 2 min · 411 words · Whitney Roberts

Black Friday Savings Arrives Early For The Roborock S7 Now Just 719

The regular price for the Roborock S7+ is $949, however, it is currently discounted to $759. But you can save another $40 when you clip the on-page coupon. Making it just $719! That is a very impressive price for the S7+. This is an impressive bundle to pick up, as it allows you to really take full advantage of the Roborock S7. It’s the first Roborock robot vacuum that is able to automatically empty into the dock when it starts charging....

December 10, 2022 · 2 min · 246 words · Jose Jordon

Carrier Locked Galaxy S20 Units Are Getting Android 12 In The Us

Carrier-locked Galaxy S20 models are getting Android 12 in the US as we speak Carrier-locked models in the US didn’t receive it as fast, though, but it is rolling out now. Samsung’s Android 12 update comes with One UI 4.0, of course, and it’s rolling out to all three Galaxy S20 models. The Galaxy S20, S20+, and S20+ Ultra are getting this update with a firmware version ‘G981USQU2EULH’. This update also brings the Android security patch for December 2021 to the table, by the way....

December 10, 2022 · 2 min · 324 words · Timothy Rivera

Chrome For Android May Soon Let You Restore Multiple Tabs At Once

The ability to restore all recently closed tabs at once is already available on the desktop version of Chrome. It saves a lot of time and effort when you open certain web pages every day, either for work or some other purpose. You close the entire window at the end of the day and when you return the next day, you simply go to the “Recently closed” section in History and you will be able to restore all the tabs that were open the last time....

December 10, 2022 · 2 min · 370 words · Dave Studer

Collection Of Saga Final Fantasy Legend Lands On Android Next Month

Earlier this year Square Enix began launching its set of remastered Final Fantasy titles. Officially titled the Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster collection. It’s comprised of the first six mainline games in the franchise. Also later this year, the publisher plans to launch Final Fantasy VII: The First Soldier. A battle royale multiplayer shooter set in the world of Final Fantasy VII. And next year at some point, it plans to launch Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis....

December 10, 2022 · 2 min · 343 words · Rita Cunningham

Create Your Own Bucket List With Buckist Android App

Buckist is a great Android app for creating and managing bucket lists Buckist is a free app that is rather easy to use, it doesn’t overly complicate things. Now, the app’s interface is rather simple as well. It looks nice, but it’s not really all that complicated. The first thing you’ll need to do when you install the app is log in. You’re not forced to do so, as you can continue as a guest, and then log in after....

December 10, 2022 · 2 min · 402 words · Hugh Terrell