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Samsung’s New DDR5-7200 DDR5 RAM This new DDR5-7200 RAM module promises to offer up to 40% more than DDR4, mixed with double capacity and lower voltage. Of course, you already know how important RAM is to the speed of your computer, so the idea of 512GB in a single stick with all the other benefits offered by the new DDR5 technology sounds like something that’ll have computer users drooling. The reason Samsung can cram so much memory into a single RAM module is that it’s relying on eight-stacked DDR5 dies....

Historically the only way to share app, book, music, and video purchases across iOS devices was to log onto every device with the same Apple account (an insecure and undesirable solution). Now you can easily share everything between family members with the Apple Family Sharing system. Read on as we show you how to set it up and enjoy secure app and media sharing across your devices. Why Do I Want To Do This?...

RELATED: Internet Problems? Here’s How to Tell if It’s Your ISP’s Fault Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina are all getting expanded T-Mobile Home internet coverage. In total, the company is adding 51 cities and towns to its network, which brings the overall number of covered locations to more than 600 with more than 30 million households. “Today, thousands more households now have access to fast, unlimited high-speed internet....

DPI, or dots per inch, is important to determine the range of speeds you can set your mouse to or how fast your cursor moves relative to your wrist. Think of it like how fast a car can go, except there are certain speeds that are far too ludicrous to matter in real-world use. Mice claiming high DPI settings aren’t bad, but only a niche set of gamers will use DPI settings above 2,000....

RELATED: The Best Halloween Movies on Netflix in 2022 The ABCs of Death Play Video If you’re looking for a sort of sampler platter of horror movies to celebrate the season, The ABCs of Death offers up 26 bite-size stories from dozens of horror filmmakers. Each one tied to a different letter of the alphabet, the segments range from gruesome to funny to arty and everything in between. Contributors include major figures like Ti West and Adam Wingard, along with various directors from around the world....

Security cameras come with a wide variety of features, including motion sensors, two-way audio, night vision or infrared mode, and video storage. Some cameras even come with premium features such as high-definition recording and streaming and an adjustable field of view. Battery life is also important if you’re considering wireless cameras. Cameras that continuously monitor can run out of batteries in just a few weeks or months, so you may need to change or recharge them frequently....

What Does the Tile Ultra Do? The Tile Ultra offers UWB support on both Android and iOS, which is where it differentiates itself from Apple and Samsung’s offerings, which are only available on one platform. In terms of looks, the Ultra has a similar design to the Tile Pro, but it’s quite a bit more powerful. Because of the UWB radio, the Tile Ultra can offer more accurate location tracking than other models....

Twitch Hacked Video Games Chronicle first discovered the hack, which was posted as a 125GB torrent on 4chan. The hackers claim it includes the entirety of Twitch and its commit history. — Twitch (@Twitch) October 6, 2021 In total, the leak contains: What’s not clear is whether the leak contains sensitive data on regular Twitch users, such as passwords, addresses, names, and so on. According to Video Games Chronicle, users on Twitter claiming to have gone through the massive 125GB torrent found user data, but that hasn’t been verified yet....

What’s Fixed in iOS and iPadOS 14.8? The CoreGraphics vulnerability, which The Citizen Lab first reported, defeated Apple’s Blastdoor protections as a zero-click exploit. It is believed that this exploit was used to go after the Bahraini activists whose iPhones were successfully hacked with Pegasus spyware. RELATED: Can Your iPhone Be Hacked? Apple’s support document talks about “an integer overflow was addressed with improved input validation” in CoreGraphics. Similar updates are available for Apple Watch (watchOS) and Apple TV (tvOS), too....

What “IIRC” Means People use “IIRC” online, and it stands for “if I recall correctly” or “if I remember correctly.” Just as you would in person, you can use it to be polite, if you’re unsure about something, or sarcastically when you answer a question or correct others. In most cases, people use IIRC when they do remember something correctly; it’s just tacked on to keep a conversation pleasant. For example, you might answer a text from your roommate with “IIRC, you left your keys on the couch again,” or “IIRC, I was the last one to clean out the fridge....

“No Problem” NP stands for “No problem.” It’s usually used as a replacement for “You’re welcome” when thanks is offered. “No problem” can be abbreviated in both lowercase (np) and uppercase (NP). The lowercase variant is more common in personal messages. You’ll frequently see it online when people are thanked for helping others for things such as giving useful advice or providing answers to a question. NP is frequently used on its own without being put into a longer sentence....

RELATED: What Is This Process and Why Is It Running on My PC? This article is part of our ongoing series explaining various processes found in Task Manager, like Runtime Broker, svchost.exe, dwm.exe, ctfmon.exe, rundll32.exe, Adobe_Updater.exe, and many others. Don’t know what those services are? Better start reading! What Is Antimalware Service Executable? Microsoft Defender, formerly known as Windows Defender, is part of Windows 10 and is the successor to the free Microsoft Security Essentials antivirus for Windows 7....

If you’ve been perusing the menu in Google Sheets, you may have noticed a tool called a Slicer. This handy feature allows you to filter tables, charts, or pivot tables in your spreadsheet. We’ll show you how to put them to use. What Is a Slicer in Google Sheets? As mentioned, you can use a slicer to filter data. So you may be wondering how this is different or better than the filters available in Google Sheets....

A file with the .avi file extension is an Audio Video Interleave file. AVI is a commonly used video format that contains both audio and video. What Is an AVI File? First developed in 1992 by Microsoft, AVI is the standard video format for Windows machines. The file is saved in a multimedia container format that stores audio and video using a variety of codecs, like DivX and XviD....

What Is Crypto Mining? In short, crypto mining is how new units of cryptocurrency—usually called coins—are created. As you can imagine, this type of mining doesn’t involve callused hands gripping pickaxe handles. Instead, it’s computer processors that do all the hard work, chipping away at complex math problems. Of course, you may wonder why these digital currencies even need to be mined: after all, it’s make-believe money with no backing except what people will pay for it....

Adjusting HDR Content in Response to Ambient Light It is no secret that HDR content is typically best viewed in a dark environment. But unless you have a home theater room set up, it’s hard to control light optimally, and it can vary widely. The ambient lighting impacts the viewing experience, and that can often make it hard to perceive certain shadow details in a scene. To mitigate this problem, HDR10+ Technologies, a consortium that has developed HDR10+ and maintains it, launched the HDR10+ Adaptive feature in January 2021....

The Windows version of Microsoft Office has always been the gold standard for office suites, as far as features are concerned. Office exists on other platforms too, like the Mac—but those versions are missing some products and features. RELATED: What’s the Difference Between Microsoft Office’s Desktop, Web, and Mobile Apps? Microsoft recently announced a big update to Office 2016 for Mac. Check out that link for a detailed list of updates, but the big stuff includes bringing some long overdue features to the macOS version, like collaborative real-time editing, automatic saving of documents stored in the cloud, and Google Calendar and Contacts support in Outlook (finally)....

What Is a TPM? TPM stands for “Trusted Platform Module.” It’s a technology that provides security-related functions at the hardware level. It generates and stores encryption keys and performs functions in a tamper-resistant manner. It provides additional protection against malware and other types of attacks. In a blog post, Microsoft explains that Windows 11 systems will all have “a hardware root-of-trust.” The TPM is a tamper-resistant element at the core of the computer that can be used for security features like disk encryption and secure biometric sign-ins with Windows Hello....

This comes right after we discovered that Microsoft is set to merge the redundant Snipping Tool and Snip & Sketch. OneNote Confusion Is About To End If you’re a OneNote fan, then you’ve almost certainly dealt with the fact that there’s more than one app that serves the same purpose. You can install the OneNote app that’s part of Office or the OneNote for Windows 10 app available in the Store....

Shady Data Collection and Sales The first things to look for are the simplest: If a privacy policy states that the company shares or sells data to third parties, then you know that data isn’t safe. It is, of course, quite rare that it’s admitted to so boldly, and there are plenty of legitimate reasons to share some of your data—like sharing your location with their website host, for example—so it’s no silver bullet....