The Google app on your iPhone or iPad has a feature that can read articles out loud. It’s easy to use and can be helpful during times when you just don’t want to read. Here’s how it works. At the time of writing, the “Read Aloud” feature isn’t available for Android smartphones or tablets, unfortunately. It’s also not available for all websites. Your mileage might vary when you’re trying to use it with your favorite sites....
Recording your smartphone or computer’s screen can be useful, but sometimes you have to download third-party apps to do it. Fortunately, Chromebooks have a built-in tool that makes it easy to create screen recordings with no extra software required. Introduced in Chrome OS 89, the Chromebook screen recorder tool is available in the Quick Settings panel. The tool can be used to capture static screenshots and record video. It’s surprisingly powerful, yet easy to use....
What Is Twitch Prime? How to Subscribe to a Twitch Streamer When you choose to subscribe to a Twitch streamer via your Prime membership, you’re giving $4.99 to that person. To subscribe to a streamer, navigate to their profile, and then click “Subscribe” at the top of the page. If this is the first time you’ve subscribed to a streamer from your Twitch Prime account, you’ll be asked if you want to use your monthly free subscription for this streamer....
With reports that future Windows 11 Dev Channel updates could be unstable for Windows Insiders, you might want to switch to the more stable Beta Channel—or back to the Dev Channel later if you change your mind. Here’s how to do it. Dev Channel vs. Beta Channel: What’s the Difference? In the Windows Insider Program, Microsoft describes the Dev Channel as being “for highly technical users,” and that “there will be some rough edges and low stability....
Tired of Safari’s default tab layout? Here’s how you can switch to compact tabs in Safari on your Mac to conserve the screen space and give it a leaner, more streamlined look. Unlike Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge, Safari’s tabs appear by default under the address bar, called the “Separate” layout. Switching to the “Compact” tabs layout aligns the address bar with the tabs to allow more area for websites....
What if you need to take a screenshot in Windows 10, but you don’t have a “Print Screen” key on your keyboard—or you don’t have a keyboard at all? Luckily, it’s easy to capture your screen using only a mouse thanks to a built-in tool called Snip & Sketch. Here’s how. To run Snip & Sketch without a keyboard, open the Start menu and locate “Snip & Sketch” in the alphabetical applications list....
Turn Off Caps Lock on a Chromebook There are two ways to enable Caps Lock with a Chromebook keyboard, which means there are two ways to turn it off. First, you can use the keyboard shortcut Alt+Search. Just press both keys at the same time. If you use Caps Lock a lot, you can change the behavior of the Search key entirely and turn it into a Caps Lock key. In that case, simply pressing the key will toggle Caps Lock on and off....
Gmail offers two ways to get rid of an email: “Archive” and “Delete.” They may sound the same, but there’s a big difference. Unlike deleted emails, archived emails are never completely gone and can easily be unarchived. We’ll show you how. An archived email is not technically removed from your account; you can still search and find it just like any other email. However, archived emails won’t show up in your main “Inbox....
With so many interesting—and free—apps in the Google Play Store, you’re sure to download some that you end up not using. Keeping unused apps on your Android device can affect performance and take up storage space. Here’s how to uninstall Android apps. Generally speaking, any app or game that you install from the Play Store can be uninstalled. Exceptions to this include some apps that come pre-loaded on your phone or tablet....
To turn on the “Do Not Disturb” mode on your Chromebook, click the status area in the bottom-right corner that displays your device’s Wi-Fi signal and battery level. Toggle the button labeled “Notifications.” When you do this, your Chromebook will add a new dash-like icon in the status area to indicate that “Do Not Disturb” is active. With Do Not Disturb enabled, your Chromebook will silence all incoming notifications. Your computer will also no longer display a prompt in the bottom-right of the screen for every new alert....
Additional monitors allow you to expand your desktop, getting more screen real estate for your open programs. Windows makes it very easy to set up additional monitors, and your computer probably has the necessary ports. Why Use Multiple Monitors? Multiple monitors give you more screen real estate. When you hook multiple monitors up to a computer, you can move your mouse back and forth between them, dragging programs between monitors as if you had an extra-large desktop....
Outlines are useful for creating business documents, lengthy tutorials, and even books. With Microsoft Word, you can use outline view for laying your major points in a structured format. Using Outline View in Microsoft Word To get started, you simply enable outline view by going to the View tab and selecting “Outline” in the Views section of the ribbon. Unlike print or web layout view in Word, outline view comes with its own set of tools in the ribbon....
Safari now features tab groups that organize your browser tabs in groups you can label and move around. It helps you reduce tab clutter, similar to how tab groups work on Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome. Here’s how to use them. To use tab groups in Safari, you need to be running Safari 15 or later. You can update Safari using System Preferences. RELATED: How to Update Safari on Mac...
How to Stream UFC 276 Live in the United States Play Video The main card for UFC 276 streams exclusively on ESPN+ in the United States. If you subscribe to ESPN+ ($6.99 per month or $69.99 per year) or the Disney bundle (which includes ESPN+, Disney+, and Hulu’s ad-supported tier for $13.99 per month), you can order UFC 276 for an additional $74.99. New subscribers can get both UFC 276 and a year of ESPN+ for $99....
Possible T-Mobile Data Breach According to Motherboard, T-Mobile is investigating the breach to determine its validity. The hackers claim in a forum post that they have personal data on 100 million people from T-Mobile servers. T-Mobile also talked about how it will handle the situation in the future: “We understand that customers will have questions and concerns, and resolving those is critically important to us. Once we have a more complete and verified understanding of what occurred, we will proactively communicate with our customers and other stakeholders....
LG XBOOM 360 Speaker and Lantern The new speaker from LG comes packed with all sorts of audio features, but it also has a built-in light, so you can use it to light up a room with both happy toons and actual light. As far as musical features go, this speaker comes with a 5.25-inch glass fiber woofer and 1.0-inch titanium horn tweeter. It features omnidirectional sound, so you’ll be able to hear the music all around the room....
What’s New With Chromebooks? The first significant change announced by Google on its blog is Meet coming preinstalled on Chromebooks. This makes a lot of sense for the company, as it wants people to use its virtual meeting platform. However, Google is aware that there are other meeting apps out there. The company partnered with Zoom to launch an improved version of the app for Chromebooks, so while Google is clearly pushing Meet, it’s still making things more pleasant for Zoom users....
Chrome 94 has officially dropped. As is always the case with a new browser version, there’s plenty to be excited about. However, there are also some items to be skeptical about, including a feature Mozilla claims enables surveillance on you. How Chrome’s New Feature Is “Harmful” Chrome 94 introduces a controversial idle detection API. Basically, websites can ask Chrome to report when a user with a web page open is idle on their device....
Something even as basic as simply browsing the available plans in your area is not as straightforward as you might think. Some internet providers won’t show you all of the options. They make you do the legwork to get the best plan available. RELATED: Why You Probably Aren’t Getting the Internet Speeds You’re Paying For (and How to Tell) More Than Meets the Eye Similar to mobile carriers, home internet providers do a lot to get new customers....
Roku OS 10.5 Is Coming Roku is making some significant improvements to voice controls with the latest version of its operating system. Now, almost every channel in Roku Search supports the voice feature, including Netflix and Spotify. That means you can find music and podcasts using your voice (or by typing) directly on the OS level, rather than needing to navigate to the Spotify app. The same goes for services like Netflix....
