If you’re one of many people who use Chrome as your default web browser, then you might want to take some steps to ensure that it’s extra secure. This can help you in a world where hackers are always after passwords and can easily spoof websites to look like the real thing. Well, Google has […]
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France forces Apple to rate how easy it is to repair broken iPhones and MacBooks
If you’ve ever wanted to know how easy it is to repair your iPhone or Mac if it gets damaged, some users can now turn to Apple for that information. The Mac maker has begun displaying a repairability index for its devices on its online shopping app and its website — but only to users […]
The $3,000 eVscope makes stargazing easy and fun
The eVscope on its tripod outside of Shelbyville, Illinois. Eric Bangeman The motorized mount handles altitude and azimuth changes via the app. You can view the heavens through the eyepiece or your smartphone. Eric Bangeman Pay close attention to the level as you set up the tripod, as it can affect the accuracy of the […]
The uneasiness of ‘easy modes’ prompts creative approaches from game developers
Creative director Greg Kasavin knew a traditional easy mode wouldn’t fit for his game, “Hades.” The roguelike needed to be difficult, but also accessible. Supergiant Games didn’t want to prevent players invested in the story from being able to complete the game. So they came up with a creative solution: Build a mode that lowers […]
Make forms easy with the best digital signing apps for iOS and Android
Signing physical documents is easy — all you need to do is grab a pen — but signing a digital document is a bit trickier. Digital signature apps bypass the tiresome print-sign-scan cycle of signing digital documents. They allow you to quickly and easily put digital pen to digital paper, signing online documents with your […]
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III Review: Making impossible shots easy
Olympus E-M1 Mark III “The Olympus E-M1 Mark III makes previously impossible shots easy.” Excellent stabilization Starry sky autofocus Quick performance Handheld high-res mode Weather-sealed EVF could be better Metering was a bit unpredictable Same sensor as Mark II MSRP $ 1,799.00 Some photographers are pixel peepers. They reach for the biggest, highest-resolution sensors and […]
VanMoof ebikes aren’t that easy to steal. Here’s what happened
Earlier this week, Digital Trends ran a story entitled “This $ 3,000 ebike is allegedly impossible to steal. We stole it in 60 seconds.” VanMoof does make that claim about its S2 ebikes, and we did steal it in 60 seconds, but if you own one, don’t worry: It looks like our bike was a […]
How to make a watermark: A quick and easy way to protect your photos
Love them or hate them, applying watermarks to your photographs is a way to prevent people from sharing your photographs online without due credit. Admittedly, a watermark may not be the ideal solution. Skilled Photoshoppers and Google can erase some watermarks, after all, but there are still reasons you may want to use one. Below, […]
How to delete photos from an iPad, with an easy method for deleting all of your photos at once
You should occasionally delete photos you don’t want anymore to save space.Danny Moloshok/Invision for JAKKS/AP Images Photos and videos can take up a lot of space on an iPad, so deleting any such files you have backed up elsewhere or don’t want anymore is a good way to free up storage for other data. You […]
Where ordering cannabis is easy as booking a taxi
Ordering cannabis in Los Angeles is now as easy as booking a taxi. Click on an app, choose your preferred product, pay for it and then sit back and wait for it to be delivered to your door. Eaze is just one of several firms taking advantage of the legalisation of cannabis, for which the […]
The Shift: Is Tech Too Easy to Use?
Supported by The Shift Is Tech Too Easy to Use? ImageCreditCreditCorey Brickley By Kevin Roose Dec. 12, 2018 Seven years ago, a younger and more carefree Mark Zuckerberg went onstage at Facebook’s annual developer conference and announced a major change to the social network’s design. Until then, apps connected to Facebook would regularly ask users […]
Cryptography failure leads to easy hacking for PlayStation Classic
Enlarge / The PlayStation Classic’s internal USB, removed and picked at as part of the hacking effort. Yifan Lu / Twitter In the days since the PlayStation Classic’s official release, hackers have already made great progress in loading other PlayStation games (and even non-PlayStation software) onto the plug-and-play device. What’s more, it seems some sloppy […]
PowerDirector, PhotoDirector aim to balance advanced tools with easy editing
Cyberlink Cyberlink’s photo- and video-editing software packages have gained new features that help create high-end results minus the steep learning curve. In September, Cyberlink launched updates to the suite of Director-series multimedia editing software, including PhotoDirector 10, PowerDirector 17, ColorDirector 7, and AudioDirector 9. Now, the company has added a subscription option for PhotoDirector 10. […]
Garmin Vivosmart 4 review: An affordable band for easy fitness, SpO2 data
Enlarge Valentina Palladino Fitness tech companies, particularly Fitbit and Garmin, want to monitor the level of oxygen in your blood. It’s a metric that could help spot signs of sleep apnea and other breathing-related problems, so companies have been scrambling to perfect their SpO2 sensors and incorporate this data into their ecosystems in a meaningful […]
Apple acquisition points to possibility of easy background removal in photos
[embedded content] A recent Apple investment could make it possible for iPhones to easily separate the background and the subject from photos and video. A recent report by a Danish newspaper suggests that Apple acquired Spektral, a company focusing on green screen-like effects without the green screen, back in December 2017. Apple has not yet […]