What Is Wi-Fi 5? Wi-Fi 5 is the fifth generation of the wireless networking protocol and is also known by its Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) standard name of 802.11ac. It was introduced in 2014 and brought several improvements over Wi-Fi 4 or 802.11n, including support for data rates that exceed one gigabit. It was also the second Wi-Fi version after 802.11a to use the 5GHz frequency band for data transmission....
Previously in Windows, you needed to click on the icon and then adjust the volume, but a Microsoft software engineer named Jen Gentleman pointed out a new feature on Reddit and Twitter that lets you mouse over the volume icon in the tray and scroll with your mouse wheel to adjust the volume. It’s a bit quicker than the old way. Upon joyously tweeting the new feature, Gentleman received a rather humorous response from KDE Community....
Microsoft is moving full steam ahead on Windows 11. A month after its first “dev” release, Windows 11 is now available in beta form as of July 29, 2021. If you want to try Windows 11 but were intimidated by the dev channel warnings, now might be the time. This beta is still unstable software. Windows 11 won’t be stable until its official release, which is planned for late 2021....
Windows Central spotted the change tucked in a Windows Insider release, and Microsoft says, “We changed the screen color to blue when a device stops working or a stop error occurs as in previous versions of Windows.” The last significant change Microsoft made to the BSOD was adding a sad face in Windows 8, which is undoubtedly the expression most people feel when they see the screen come up on their computer....
RELATED: What Is Windows 11 SE? ExtremeTech spotted the documentation, and it reads, “…if you’d like to use a Windows 11 SE device for personal use, you may purchase a license for the version of Windows you’d like, completely erase all the data, files, settings, favorites, and the Windows 11 SE operating system on your device, and install your licensed version of Windows. After that, there would be no way to get back to Windows 11 SE....
Sweeney took to Twitter to voice his displeasure that Apple won’t allow the Epic apps to return to the App Store, even though the company has agreed to play by Apple’s payment rules. — Tim Sweeney (@TimSweeneyEpic) September 22, 2021 Elaborating on the Tweet, Sweeney posted screenshots of email conversations with Apple regarding reinstating the apps in a thread on Twitter and in a blog post. Epic recently updated older Fortnite installations to remove the alternate payment methods from the app, aligning with Apple’s rules....
“Hyatt Hotels Corporation announced today the introduction of room keys in Apple Wallet across the first six participating U.S. hotels: Andaz Maui at Wailea Resort, Hyatt Centric Key West Resort & Spa, Hyatt House Chicago/West Loop-Fulton Market, Hyatt House Dallas/Richardson, Hyatt Place Fremont/Silicon Valley and Hyatt Regency Long Beach,” the hotel chain said in a press release. Not only will your iPhone or Apple Watch be able to unlock your room, but it’ll open other key card-protected common areas like gyms, pools, and elevators, so there’s no reason you’ll need to use an actual keycard to get around....
You don’t need to do anything special to get these games on your Netflix account (which is good since Netflix just increased its price again). As long as you’re a Netflix subscriber, you need to download the games on Android or iPhone, and you’ll be able to play them without spending anything extra. Here’s a quick look at the games currently available as part of a Netflix subscription: Arcanium: Rise of Akhan – Card battle game in the vane of Hearthstone (Android, iOS) Krispee Street – Hidden Object game based on a popular webcomic (Android, iOS) Asphalt Xtreme – Off-road racing game (Android, iOS) Bowling Ballers – Endless runner meets bowling game (Android, iOS) Card Blast – Poker-based card game (Android, iOS) Dominoes Café – Dominoes game with various modes (Android, iOS) Knittens – Cat-based match-three puzzle (Android, iOS) Shooting Hoops – Basketball and dart hybrid game (Android, iOS) Stranger Things: 1984 – Retro-styled adventure games based in Stranger Things universe (Android, iOS) Stranger Things 3: The Game – Official game for the third season of Stranger Things (Android, iOS) Teeter (Up) – Ball manipulating puzzle game (Android, iOS) Wonderputt Forever – Mini golf game (Android, iOS)...
