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Wordle is a simple word game that’s positively blown up recently. It was only a matter of time before a big company moved in, and The New York Times has purchased the web-based game for somewhere “in the low seven figures.” Read This Article on How-To Geek › https://bit.ly/3ufoDyl

If you can’t beat them, join them. Sony just announced that it will buy Bungie, a studio best known for its work on the Halo franchise. The acquisition feels like an intentional clap-back at Microsoft, which keeps gobbling up talented studios like Bethesda, and more recently, Activision Blizzard. Read This Article on Review Geek › https://bit.ly/3odtkVC

Thank goodness—Windows 11’s emoji could finally get the update they deserve. Microsoft distinguished designer Nando Costa now confirms that the company is still working on 3D “Fluent Design” emoji for Windows 11. These 3D emoji will replace the boring 2D emoji that Microsoft introduced to Windows 11 last year—in some apps, at least. Read This Article on Review Geek › https://bit.ly/3odxUmU

Meta, Facebook’s parent company, has filed a number of patents for technology that would allow it to register Metaverse users’ facial expressions and use the extrapolated data to cater ads to them. Here’s how the technology will turn your face into cold hard cash. Read This Article on How-To Geek › https://bit.ly/3HiNC7E

Google Chrome does a great job at blocking pop-up windows out of the box, but sometimes it prevents them even if you’re expecting one from a trusted site. Here’s how you can take control and allow or block pop-ups in Chrome. Read This Article on How-To Geek › https://bit.ly/3occS8j

With the “Location Services” option on your iPhone, you can allow and disallow apps from using your phone’s GPS location. You can manage this on a per-app basis as well as system-wide. We’ll show you how. Read This Article on How-To Geek › https://bit.ly/3KYVOwj

There are more keyboard apps available on Android than you’d care to try, but we do recommend trying at least a few on for size. When you do, you’ll need to make it your preferred keyboard. We’ll show you how. Read This Article on How-To Geek › https://bit.ly/3INox5d

Have you ever seen someone end a frustrated text with “FFS?” Here’s what this angry acronym means and how to use it the next time you get annoyed. Read This Article on How-To Geek › https://bit.ly/3gcPKlD

It’s no secret that many people love dark mode and use it a lot. If you’re a Redditor and dark mode enthusiast, rejoice: Reddit’s site and mobile apps for the iPhone, iPad, and Android have a dark mode. Here’s how to turn it on. Read This Article on How-To Geek › https://bit.ly/3uhKsO5

Pinterest boards are a great way to organize your pins, but you don’t have to keep these boards forever. You can get rid of the ones that you don’t want anymore, and we’ll show you how to do just that. Read This Article on How-To Geek › https://bit.ly/3AHhwQH

Mobile browser tabs aren’t super visible, which makes it easy to have dozens of tabs open on your phone. It can be annoying to sift through these tabs and close them. We’ll show you how to automatically close old tabs on Android. Read This Article on How-To Geek › https://bit.ly/3Gc4LP2

In at least four major browsers—Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Safari—on Windows, Mac, and Linux, you can easily drag and drop a shortcut link to a website straight to your desktop. Here’s how to do it. Read This Article on How-To Geek › https://bit.ly/3rZL484

By taking a screenshot, you can capture an image of your entire display—or just an area of it. Windows 10 has a variety of built-in tools for easily capturing a screenshot, and we’ve also got some even more powerful third-party tools to recommend. Read This Article on How-To Geek › https://bit.ly/3u8KuYe

Masks aren’t going anywhere, at least for the time being. It seems like Apple has accepted this, as the latest beta software on iPhone lets you use Face ID with a mask on without using an Apple Watch. However, you’ll need to have a newer iPhone to take advantage of the change. Read This Article on How-To Geek › https://bit.ly/3s2JKkH

A trusted family tracking service called Life360 has been selling precise location data on its users, but the company has announced that it will stop doing so. While that’s great, you have to wonder if the trust has already been broken. Read This Article on How-To Geek › https://bit.ly/3r8mkLC

It’s been a while since I’ve had my hands on an Acer laptop, so I was excited to try this one out. Compared to its predecessor, the Swift 3, the Swift 5 boasts a lighter weight and a much longer battery life (we’re talking three times as long). For the most part, it lived up to the hype. Read This Article on Review Geek › https://bit.ly/3ra2ShN

There are four different statuses on Discord: Online, Do Not Disturb, Invisible, and Idle. The Idle status can be a bit confusing. Is that user online or not? Here’s what it means, and how to set your status to Idle. Read This Article on How-To Geek › https://bit.ly/3rSXlLw

Microsoft is has been busy with Windows 11. It seems like every other day, the company has a new build with some interesting features. The latest Dev channel build adds more natural-sounding voices to the Narrator. Read This Article on How-To Geek › https://bit.ly/3G6XHTV

After a long wait, Netflix now certifies HDR and HD playback support on the Pixel 5a, Pixel 6, and Pixel 6 Pro. The update should ensure that HDR and HD content plays at maximum quality when streaming on the latest Pixel devices. Read This Article on Review Geek › https://bit.ly/3IJZb8o

Google Assistant smart speakers and displays are easy for kids to use, but you may not want them to always have access. Thankfully, you can restrict when voice commands will be enabled. We’ll show you how to do it. Read This Article on How-To Geek › https://bit.ly/3F9lNNt

Apple Notes is a feature-rich note-taking solution and if you use a Mac, iPhone, or iPad you can use it for free. Switching is relatively straightforward, but there are a few things to keep in mind especially if you use non-Apple devices like Windows PCs or an Android smartphone. Read This Article on How-To Geek › https://bit.ly/3q7HxVJ

Windows 10, 11, and previous versions all include a hidden “Battery Report” feature. Generate a report to see health information about your laptop’s battery, how its capacity has decreased over time, and other interesting statistics. Read This Article on How-To Geek › https://bit.ly/3q54gS2

One of the biggest problems with assistive robot concepts, such as the Amazon Astro, is that they don’t provide simple solutions to common problems. They exist only to create hype for a company or fulfill some CEO’s vision of the future. But the Labrador Caddie and Retriever are different. These are robot concepts with straightforward, realistic goals, and they’re set to launch in 2023. Read This Article on Review Geek › https://bit.ly/3t68qeo

The latest Windows 11 Dev build has lots of fabulous new goodies, including a feature that’ll make your calls sound better when you’re using Apple AirPods. We didn’t expect to find a feature specially designed to enhance an Apple product in Windows 11, but that’s just what we got. Read This Article on How-To Geek › https://bit.ly/3qQWrys

Memory is essential for your computer to function normally. If you don’t have enough RAM, your computer will perform poorly. Sometimes a problem known as a memory leak can result in your computer “running out” of RAM, even if you have a powerful machine. Read This Article on How-To Geek › https://bit.ly/3tbZkwV

Copy, cut, and paste are three basic operations that every Windows 10 and 11 user should know by heart. The concepts behind them apply to nearly every application you’ll ever use. Here’s how they work. Read This Article on How-To Geek › https://bit.ly/3JT9NTU

If you were bummed out by the OnePlus 10 Pro’s specs, you’re not alone. It’s a super powerful phone, of course, but the specs revealed on January 4th were missing that exciting, cutting-edge thing we always hope to see in a flagship device. Evidently, OnePlus was holding out on us, because the 10 Pro has some shockingly cool camera features. Read This Article on Review Geek › https://bit.ly/33ah2FM

The Oculus Browser on the Oculus Quest 2 keeps a record of every website you visit on its History page. If you don’t clear it, people who use your headset after you can see which sites you’ve been viewing. Here’s how to clear that browsing data. Read This Article on How-To Geek › https://bit.ly/3t9Ttbr

While many people think all Tesla’s have premium features like heated and ventilated seats, that’s not the case. While select luxury models, including the Model X, do, some of Tesla’s more affordable EVs don’t, at least not yet. Read This Article on Review Geek › https://bit.ly/34xc4UB

When shopping for Bluetooth speakers, soundbars, or home theater systems, we see numbered audio channels. What does 5.1 mean? Is 7.1 better? Let’s decode those numbers and figure out how many audio channels you need. Read This Article on How-To Geek › https://bit.ly/3zwBVXQ

Hey, what’s that song? Your iPhone can listen to any song playing nearby and tell you. You don’t need any apps—multiple song identification tools are built right into your iPhone. Apple even purchased Shazam, a popular music recognition app. Read This Article on How-To Geek › https://bit.ly/3G13f3d

At CES, there are plenty of excellent products shown off, but the ASUS Zenbook 17 Fold OLED impressed us with its giant foldable screen that takes up the entire laptop. Of course, the company came up with a creative way to give the computer traditional input methods, making it even more extraordinary. Read This Article on How-To Geek › https://bit.ly/3pXem7t

As is the case every year, Razer was busy at CES 2022. One surprising announcement sees the company teaming up with Fossil to release a gaming smartwatch. Even more surprising is the limited nature of the watch, as the companies are only making 1,337 of them. Read This Article on How-To Geek › https://bit.ly/3EZ9Zx9

Git is a powerful version control system that allows for multiple branching versions of your project with automatic merging. That’s great, but sometimes it breaks when files are renamed or aren’t in the right place. Luckily, you can manually apply patches to different files. Read This Article on CloudSavvy IT › https://bit.ly/3G3fqfJ

High-quality sound on PCs from drop-in sound cards and external DACs is a weird subject. It’s not as necessary as it once was. In fact, nobody even thinks about it much anymore. There’s no song or game that you won’t be able to listen to because of underpowered gear. Read This Article on How-To Geek › https://bit.ly/36sv8kJ

Your LinkedIn profile‘s web address (URL) is customizable, which means you can set it to whatever you want. Here’s how to go about changing your profile URL on LinkedIn on desktop and mobile. Read This Article on How-To Geek › https://bit.ly/3zu2ih9

If you’re still rocking a BlackBerry Classic or any other handset running BlackBerry OS, I’m sorry to say that it’s time to buy a new phone. As of January 4th, old BlackBerrys can no longer make calls or texts, access the mobile internet, or dial emergency services like 911. The party’s over! Read This Article on Review Geek › https://bit.ly/3t1Lxsv

Believe it or not, robot vacuums don’t suck anymore. They’re powerful, intelligent, and well worth the effort of dumping out a dust bin every few days. But you can’t say the same for robot mops. They require a ton of maintenance, and frankly, that maintenance isn’t worth the half-baked “mopping” job you end up with. Roborock has a solution, though, and it’s enormous. Read This Article on Review Geek › https://bit.ly/3mVkJGA

Wireless charging means you can re-energize your phone’s battery without a physical tether. It also prevents possible damage to your phone’s charging port. Unfortunately, not all phones support wireless charging, but we’ll tell you which iPhone models do. Read This Article on How-To Geek › https://bit.ly/3EV9KTH

Docker containers are intentionally isolated environments. Each container has its own filesystem which can’t be directly accessed by other containers or your host. Read This Article on CloudSavvy IT › https://bit.ly/3JE3tz9

When people ask me which ultra-affordable phone they should buy, I usually tell them to avoid anything with gimmicks like giant camera arrays or 5G support. These features are often poorly executed in budget phones, yet they come at the expense of battery life or other important specs. But AT&T and Samsung may have completely flipped the script. Read This Article on Review Geek › https://bit.ly/3zA0Km5

If you are thinking of upgrading from a traditional watch to a smartwatch, there are quite a few options. But which is the right choice for you? To help, we have handpicked the best smartwatches you can buy. Read This Article on How-To Geek › https://bit.ly/3HxWtlA

At one point, PC performance enthusiasts had the idea to cool a computer by immersing its components in mineral oil—and it worked! Yet today no one’s doing it anymore, so what happened to these awesome submerged “fish tank” PCs? Read This Article on How-To Geek › https://bit.ly/3JD5s6X

Alienware is kicking off CES 2022 with Concept Nyx, a cloud gaming prototype that has nothing to do with the cloud. Really, it’s a local streaming tool that beams up to four games from your PC to other devices in your home. While I think that the branding behind Concept Nyx is a bit misleading, I also believe that it’s something we should pursue until cloud gaming reaches maturity. Read This Article on Review Geek › https://bit.ly/3sSD5Mk

By default, Windows 11 doesn’t display any special icons (such as “This PC” or “Recycle Bin”) on your desktop. If you’d like a classic Windows look, you can enable special desktop icons easily. Here’s how to do it. Read This Article on How-To Geek › https://bit.ly/39Y9whF

Google Search’s dark mode looks great, but just like everything else in the world, it’s not for everyone. If you’d prefer performing your searches on a light theme, here’s how to turn off dark mode on Google Search on desktop and mobile. Read This Article on How-To Geek › https://bit.ly/3EMFz0Q

Gone are the days when you couldn’t pay to get a leg up in video games. Here’s what “pay-to-win” mechanics are and how they might be making video games worse. Read This Article on How-To Geek › https://bit.ly/3sOlZyS

Have you recently seen a wedding photo on Instagram with a flood of comments calling the couple an “OTP?” Here’s what this acronym means—and how to use it when a pairing makes you swoon. Read This Article on How-To Geek › https://bit.ly/3FZoUII

DTS:X surround sound is everywhere, from AV receivers (AVRs) to cinemas to Blu-ray players. It promises to offer an immersive audio experience. But how does it work, and do you need new hardware to try it? Read This Article on How-To Geek › https://bit.ly/3EKSgt8

If you’d like to chat with multiple people at once on Snapchat, make a group and add all the people you want to it. You can then hold group discussions and share your stories with everyone. Here’s how to do that. Read This Article on How-To Geek › https://bit.ly/3qySlec