Google Meet Now Supports 1080p Video Calls (for Some of Us)
Webcams, especially the ones built-into computers, haven’t always been that great. The priority was convenience, not necessarily quality, when it came to powering video calls on your mobile machine. But times have changed: Not only can you buy high-quality webcams to connect to your computer, but some now ship with 1080p quality built-in. Now, Google…
Why Every Family Needs a ‘House Cell Phone’
It’s likely you haven’t had a landline in years and even if you do, you rarely use it. But you can’t deny that having a central phone for all family members was pretty great back when it was in style. Multiple household adults could coordinate kids’ business with doctors and teachers and you got to…
In Defense of the Landline Telephone
Photo: Stokkete (Shutterstock)Once among the most ubiquitous pieces of technology on Earth, old school, wired-and-jacked telephones are disappearing. In 2019, only about 31% of American households still had a landline, where 97% of U.S. adults own a cell phone. But are we being a little hasty here?In some ways, the superiority of smart phones is…
Seven iPhone Automations You Deserve to Make Life Easier
Screenshot: Khamosh PathakWe spend a lot of time on our iPhones doing simple, repetitive tasks we shouldn’t have to do. In fact, those simple, repetitive tasks can and should be handed over to your iPhone, so you can get back to tasks you really want to do, like scroll Instagram and TikTok. If you’re willing…
Your PS5 Can Have Faster Internet
Photo: Mohsen Vaziri (Shutterstock)You know your wifi is fast. (You pay your internet company enough for it, anyway). So why do games download so slowly on your PS5? Why do you see so much lag when playing online? Why is PS Remote Play virtually unusable?It probably isn’t your wifi, and it isn’t your PlayStation either.…
You Should Get In on T-Mobile’s $350 Million Settlement
Photo: rafapress (Shutterstock)Back in July, T-Mobile agreed to pay out $350 million to settle a class-action lawsuit brought by a number of the company’s customers over a 2021 data breach. At this point, it’s still possible to claim a piece of the payout, but time is running out. Here’s what to know.Why was a class-action…
How to Always Find Free Wifi
Photo: StNewton (Shutterstock)The rise of unlimited data plans means fewer of us are desperate for wifi. Mobile hotspots make it easy to pass a smartphone’s data plan over to wifi-only devices, but that isn’t the case for everyone: Wifi is still important for many of us. Not all of us have unlimited data plans, and…
Delete Your Phone Number From Twitter Before They Sell It
Photo: Sattalat Phukkum (Shutterstock)According to a new report on Platformer, after alienating advertisers and losing revenue, Twitter plans to sell location data and phone numbers to advertisers, whether you like it or not. Now is a great time to remove that information from your account. Even if Musk’s platform never implements these changes, you’re probably…
This Shortcut Makes a Kid-Friendly Version of Your Explicit Apple Music...
Photo: nikkimeel (Shutterstock)If you have a great Apple Music playlist for holiday-themed parties but it includes a few tracks that aren’t appropriate for ears of all ages, you don’t have to worry about making your mixes family friendly anymore. Forget about painstaking recreating it yourself using “clean” versions of explicit songs yourself—there’s a Siri Shortcut…
Do This to Seamlessly Connect Guests to Your Wifi
Photo: Bonsales (Shutterstock)Anytime you have someone new over your house, one of the first questions they’ll ask is, “What’s the wifi?” Sure, you could tell them, but do you even know? To be honest, I don’t. If you’re like me, you have some convoluted wifi name and password combo on the bottom of your router…
