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Below is a short guide on HD camcorders, with the difference between standard and high definition quality camcorders, the video resolutions supported by camcorders, and more. SD vs HD Camcorders Much like televisions, the difference between standard definition and high definition camcorders is the video resolution. The video you see on your TV or computer screen is made up of hundreds of different lines. Standard definition video has 480 horizontal lines of resolution whereas high-def video can have up to 1,080....

What Was Napster Originally? Napster had a very different face when it first came into existence in 1999. The developers of the original Napster launched the service as a peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing network. The software application was easy to use with a free account, and it was specifically designed for sharing digital music files (in the MP3 format) across a Web-connected network. The service was extremely popular and provided easy access for millions of internet users to a large amount of free audio files (mostly music) that could also be shared with other Napster members....

Living in an area known for natural disasters and potentially prolonged power outages, I’m always on the lookout for ways to generate backup electricity without storing gas or propane. And while I didn’t run into any hurricanes during my time with the Aeiusny 288WH Portable Solar Generator, I did put it through its paces over the course of a long weekend, testing charge speed at home and on the road, its ability to keep devices like my phone and laptop charged, and whether that big battery capacity is really all it’s cracked up to be....

Get to Know the PowerPoint Lingo There are terms that are specific to presentation software. The nice part is that once you learn terms specific to PowerPoint, those same terms are used in similar software programs such as Google Docs and Apple Keynote. The 10 Most Common PowerPoint Terms Learn the Keys to a Successful Presentation Most people dive right in and write their presentation as they go. However, the best presenters don’t work that way; they begin by planning out their presentations....

Android 101: Home Screen, Notifications, Search Bar, App Drawer, and Dock The Home Screen is the screen you see when you are not inside an app. There’s a lot of interesting stuff packed in this screen, and there’s a lot you can do with it to be more productive using your Samsung Galaxy, Google Nexus, or whichever Android device you own. The Notification Center The top of the Home Screen tells you quite a bit about what’s going on with your smartphone or tablet....

Apple has started to email developers, warning them that apps will be removed from sale because they haven’t been updated recently. The problem here is that plenty of apps just don’t need to be updated. A calculator app, or a guitar tuner, for example, don’t need to change or add new features. So is this good news for customers, bad news for developers, or something else? “The main point of this ‘update’ is to clean out the dead weight in the app store and remove apps that no longer function as expected, and apps that crash upon opening will be removed....

Apple won its App Store court fight against Epic Games on all but one point. Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ruled that Apple must drop its “anti-steering” policy, an absurd set of rules that stops an app from even telling the user that a world exists outside the App Store. And now, app-payment company Paddle has already shown some alternative in-app payment systems to replace Apple’s. “Alternative payment options allow customers to have direct relationships with software vendors that will enable them to provide better customer support and use a personalized approach to each customer,” Oleksandr Kosovan, founder and CEO of MacPaw and Setapp, told Lifewire via email....

The Lightning connector replaced Apple’s 30-pin dock connector, itself around for 11 years, and still sometimes seen in the wild, peeking from the top panels of budget-hotel alarm clock radios. Device by device, Apple has been replacing its proprietary Lightning ports with USB-C, but it’s still holding steadfast on the iPhone. “Lightning connectors were good because they were faster and smaller than the 30-pin dock connector [that] was prevalent at the time....

Starting January 31, 2022, Apple will require that apps let you delete any accounts created with that same app. This protects your private data and effectively blocks companies that won’t let you easily cancel subscriptions. But there’s a lot more to it than that. Apple’s new account deletion policy looks simple, but changes a lot. “You never know when or how an old account might fall victim to a breach or what consequences may result....

Not only that but other devices—Macs, for example—will be added to this new Self Service Repair Program later. Apple will even provide repair guides. All this from a company known for its pathetic hardware repairability scores and for claiming that iPhone repairs are too dangerous for the average user to attempt. But will people really start repairing their own iPhones? Or is Apple just trying to get right-to-repair legislators off its back?...

Universal Control lets you push the mouse cursor off the edge of your Mac’s screen, only to have it appear on the screen of a nearby iPad or another Mac. From there, anything you do with the mouse and keyboard is directed at that second device. It’s like using a computer with two monitors, only you’re actually using two computers. And here’s the killer feature: you can drag and drop pretty much anything between the two machines....

Sounds amazing, right? Except, it’s the very opposite, making it hard to know which model to buy. Many, if not most, users might even be better off with the outgoing models. And that’s before we get to how the new iPad still uses the older Apple Pencil. “The prices are really going crazy. I was starting to invest into the iOS ecosystem for music, but now [I’m beginning] to have second thoughts....

In that grand scheme of updates and enhancements, the new Apple Watch Series 6 is a pretty minor upgrade compared to the last couple of models. It adds a blood oxygen sensor and comes in two new colors, but otherwise feels like a very slight step up with otherwise iterative enhancements. Granted, it’s the best Apple Watch to date, but with the cheaper Apple Watch SE launching alongside, there’s perhaps less incentive to drop $400+ on the top model this time....

The Asus RT-AX88U is a dual-band Wi-Fi 6 router, which means it supports the 802.11ax wireless standard while remaining backward compatible with 802.11ac. As an update to the Asus RT-AC88U, this router promises almost double the throughput while hanging on to important features like a built-in game accelerator, eight gigabit LAN ports, and link aggregation to provide even faster-wired connection speeds. I recently unboxed an RT-AX88U and slotted it into my network setup to see if this flashy Wi-Fi 6 router is worth the substantial asking price....

Generally speaking, the answer is no: You can’t run iPhone apps on other platforms. When you dig in, though, you find that while using iPhone apps on other devices is hard, but there are some options for people who are really committed. Can You Run iPhone Apps on Android? The differences between the two leading smartphone platforms—iOS and Android—are extensive. From a technological perspective, they’re very different. That said, there are a few ways to emulate iOS on Android and run iOS apps there....

For mobile photographers, which is pretty much all professional photographers, being able to cull, edit, and even publish shots on location is essential. One of the best tools for this job is the iPad Pro, with its amazing screen, fast Thunderbolt USB-C connector, and 5G cellular connection. And yet, until now, the only game in town for iPad-toting pros has been Lightroom. That just changed, with arch rival Capture One’s debut on the iPad, but it’s a total too-little-way-too-late situation....

LG Leaned Hard on Health, but Didn’t Neglect OLED LG is a traditional anchor for CES, and that didn’t change despite the show’s shift to virtual. The company delivered a sleek, smooth presentation that stood out from its rivals. It also showed the strongest direct response to the pandemic. LG kicked off its spot, not with televisions, but air purifiers, a product category that would only briefly be mentioned, if at all, in any other year....

Chrome OS 92 Stable offers eSim support and improved video calling, among a bunch of other cool features. Google Meet will be pre-installed on all Chromebooks, so it will be simple to start the app and jump on a video call right from the launcher. I recently took a look at how the latest Chrome update offers a bunch of useful features that could help you get things done faster, as well as some fun extras....

Click keyboards fans often mention responsiveness, positive actuation (you know exactly when a keypress has registered), and an overall more comfortable and possible ergonomic advantage. And typing on of these keyboards is very different, more engaging experience. But is it objectively better, or is it all just down to preference and opinion? “Whether you have a mechanical or laptop-style keyboard it is imperative that you’re sitting level with the keyboard and that your forearm, hands, and fingers are all level with it as well,” Edna Golandsky, pedagogue and expert on healthy typing, told Lifewire via email....

The competitive gamer broke barriers in the esports scene as one of the top female gamers in the Hearthstone scene. She excelled in cultivating a following through her unique blend of stellar gameplay and down-to-earth attitude. “I always wanted to be my own boss, and with content creation, I have been. It’s been a dream come true in a lot of ways,” she said in a phone interview with Lifewire....