One of the more popular launchers is Microsoft Launcher (an upgrade of the Microsoft Garage project Arrow Launcher). Designed primarily to help your Android integrate into the Microsoft ecosystem, Microsoft Launcher will not make your device look and behave like Windows 10. Instead, in addition to providing a highly customizable user interface (UI), it helps ease your Android smartphone’s assimilation in to your Microsoft workflow of apps and services, as well as your Windows laptop or desktop PC....

Eventually, I tested it out on the iPad too and realized that it did the same thing. It would charge to around 70-80% pretty fast and then would slow down significantly before getting to 100%. Actually, from my calculations, the time it took to go from 1% to 80% was about the same time it took to go from 80% to 100%! In this article, I’ll explain the little I learned and understood about charging Apple products and hopefully will give you a bit of an understanding of what exactly is going....

Understanding the Beep A healthy, well-functioning PlayStation 4 will emit a single beep when powered on, signaling the start of the system’s boot-up process. This is like giving a ‘hello’ or a handshake from your console, a brief audible signal that everything is working as expected. However, when your PS4 beeps once and then shuts down, it’s a sign that all is not well. The single beep still signifies the startup attempt, but the immediate shutdown tells us the startup process has been interrupted or halted....

Whether you want to achieve your dreams or enrich your child’s learning, here are five of the best online tutor websites to fit your needs, learning style, goals, schedule and budget. Best Websites to Find Online Tutors We have selected the following list of online tutoring websites based on the variety of subjects offered, qualification of teachers, flexibility and user-friendliness of the technology. Some websites may have a mix of all or most of these qualities while others stand out because of specific benefits such as immediate 24/7 assistance, instant homework assistance, affordability and more....

Google Slides is a robust presentation tool. It is free, connected to the cloud, and included with your Gmail account. If you don’t have a Gmail account, you can create one easily. Start From Scratch Or Import Slides From a PowerPoint Presentation Below are some tips on how to create a stunning Google Slides presentation and engage your audience: Use a professionally designed template. Crop or mask images. Get creative with fonts....

If you’ve been confused by the recent talk of “e-girls” and “e-boys” you might benefit from a quick explainer about what these colorful internet personalities are all about. History and Origin of E-boys and E-girls E-boys and e-girls are a fairly recent phenomenon. It mainly coincides with the launch of TikTok, which happened in 2018. TikTok is of course a unique short-form video sharing site. A little like the now-defunct Vine, TikTok lets users post 15-second video clips....

What Does It Mean if a Message is Sent but Not Delivered? Facebook Messenger uses four icons to notify users of message delivery status. These icons are on the right side of your messages and tell when messages are sent, delivered, or read. Here are the four message status icons in Facebook Messenger: A blue circle: your message is sending or being sent. A blue circle with a blue checkmark: your message has been sent....

While modern computers with high-end configurations can run mainstream browsers seamlessly, old or aging devices may not have such power. So, if you find that your PC freezes and crashes when surfing the web, or the battery drains faster than usual, you should consider switching to a lightweight browser. Lightweight browsers ship with the basic tools you need to access web pages without draining PC resources or increasing CPU temperature....

These gifts range from those suitable for a giftee who just wants to dabble in some mild nostalgia, to those that are very serious about their old-school retro gaming experience. Either way, there’s something here for everyone. NES & SNES Classic Nintendo has one of the best retro game catalogues of any company. If you already own one of their mainline consoles, it’s generally pretty easy to get access to their classic titles....

The issue can be finding the best controller for PC gaming. There are great options out there like the Xbox Elite V 2 controller, but it’s a hefty investment at 0 for a single controller. On the other hand, if you’re looking for a solid, reliable controller on a budget, check out the following options. Xbox Wireless Controller The standard controller for the Xbox One is one of the best options on the market for a sub-$100 wireless controller for PCs....

When it comes to the best gaming routers, you’ll be looking for one with multiple LAN ports of both ethernet and WiFi capabilities at a standard of at least WiFi 802.11ax (WiFi 6). This will provide greater more efficient data transfer over your wireless network. The whole purpose of choosing a gaming router over your normal router is for prioritized traffic to your gaming computer and consoles. Your standard router may provide a decent connection but what happens to that connection when other devices are in use?...

The stock camera app on the average Android smartphone delivers is usually optimized for your hardware so as to deliver good image quality. This is why you can quickly shoot and share images instantly to keep your Instagram or Snapchat stories up to date. However, the pre-installed camera app doesn’t always take the best kind of pictures or provide the ultimate photography features to deliver the shots you desire. Fortunately, there are third-party apps that can pack a punch with creative extras like photo filters and specialized tools that can help you achieve a lot more with your phone photography....

Whether the Playstation 5 can repeat this success remains to be seen. But as the PS4 starts reaching the end of its time, we think it’s a good opportunity to take a look at the best games on PS4. Spider-Man Marvel’s Spider-Man might very well be the best game ever made to bear the Marvel brand. This is also, without a doubt, the best video game adaption of the popular web slinger’s franchise....

When you can’t send text messages on your Android device, you’ll also be worried about whether you’re missing messages people are sending you. Worse still, you may be worried that your device has been hacked, but there’s a very low chance of that being the cause. We’ll walk you through the steps you need to resolve the problem and restore communication with loved ones and colleagues. Why Can’t I Send Text Messages on My Android?...

The rise of the fast food industry brought both convenience and affordability in comparison to traditional restaurants. What was newly a convenience decades ago may be viewed as an inconvenience today, and third-party food delivery apps seek to challenge that. Uber Eats rose to popularity on the back of its ridesharing service, but there are many similar apps—notably and rising, Grubhub and DoorDash. However, each of these food delivery services are presented by a very different set of features and apps....

Unless you take advantage of any special offers, Audible normally costs $14.95 each month. For that price, you receive 1 credit to download a single audiobook at any price each month. Many of the audiobooks have a market price of anywhere from $15 to $40. From a financial standpoint, Audible seems like an excellent deal. But is it right for you? In this article, we’ll take a look at how Audible works once you subscribe....

With the rise of LCD flat panel screens, the 16:9 widescreen format has become the norm. This coincides with HD resolutions such as 1280×720 and 1920×1080. In recent years there’s been a new computer display format known as Ultra Widescreen. These screens have an aspect ratio of 21:9, which makes them excellent for productivity, watching anamorphic video and playing immersive games. Unfortunately, many older game titles don’t have support for 21:9 aspect ratios....

Whether you’re a teacher or tutor, Google Classroom provides a virtual learning space through which you can give assignments, grades, and feedback to your students. If you feel your class has run its course and won’t need it again, you can archive or delete the Google Classroom to free up space in your virtual classroom. How To Delete a Google Classroom You have to archive a class before deleting it....

Below, we’ll explain how to cancel your New York Times subscription in three easy ways. 1. Call or Email Customer Service The quickest way to cancel your subscription is to call The New York Times help desk and talk to a customer service representative. You can reach them on 866-273-3612. Their open hours are 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Eastern Time Monday to Friday and 7 a.m. to 3 p....

There are a few caveats, though, when using the built-in method of video capture on the Switch, which may not make it desirable for every situation. In order to circumvent this, you may need to use another method, such as a capture card. We’ll show you how to capture video on a Nintendo Switch in some different ways, so no matter what you want to record you’ll be able to do so without a hitch....