Code discovered in the Spotify app indicates that it may soon be able to respond to a “Hey Spotify” command. That would enable it to do similar things to Siri with Apple Music, like play a specific song, album, artist, or playlist without the need for touch input first … Reverse-engineering specialist Jane Manchun Wong spotted the code. As it stands, it doesn’t seem a massively useful option in the app....
A few weeks ago, I wrote about how Apple killing the Xserve was step one in their plan to dominate the enterprise. Outside of the retired Xserve, they haven’t had any other enterprise networking products servers, they’ve never had an enterprise networking product, though. You might be interested to know that an ex-Apple employee went on to found a company that currently sells enterprise networking gear. Robert Pera, the founder of Ubiquiti, Incworked for Apple in the early 2000s as a Wi-Fi engineer....
Language learning educational apps and software began emerging in the 1990s. Back then, some of the platforms were desktop-only or powered by CD-ROMs. Later, web-based and mobile-based apps became the standard. Keep reading to learn more about the issues influencing the use of digital language learning apps. A growing need for access to virtual ESL education The pandemic greatly expanded and normalized the use of technology in education. In 2020, venture and equity financing for education technology startups grew to more than $12 billion, up from $4 billion in 2019....
How I Met Your Mother was arguably one of the big sitcoms of this generation. A more modern interpretation of Friends, the series followed the lives of five 30-something-year-old friends – Ted, Marshall, Lily, Barney, and Robin – as a much older Ted from the future narrated the stories that led to how he met his kids’ mother. One of the funniest but most controversial characters was Barney, who was a commitment-phobe who treated women poorly, using them only for one night stands....
Here’s how the Lizzie McGuire TV show and spin-off movie setup the Disney+ revival. Lizzie McGuire is set to return to the small screen on the brand new streaming service, Disney+, with Hilary Duff making her glorious return as the titular character over 15 years after the Disney Channel series ended. After navigating junior high school with her best friends, Gordo and Miranda, Lizzie McGuire must have learned that there was more to life than being popular....
Mark Hamill is giving his thoughts at Star Wars Celebration on how he would have preferred Luke Skywalker to return in Episode VII - The Force Awakens. Friday was the biggest day yet for fans at the convention in Orlando, where Hamill and fellow cast and crew members from Episode VIII - The Last Jedi revealed details about the film. They also debuted the first trailer for The Last Jedi, the highly anticipated eighth chapter in the Skywalker family saga....
Every game has an in-game currency that lets the players purchase specific items and even unlock or upgrade certain equipment. Valorant is no exception, and we have Radianite here as the currency required for certain upgrades. There are two ways to earn Radianite. One is to earn these points using the battle pass, and it will take some time. Tier four and nine offer an extra bit of Radianite. The second way is through the direct purchase of Valorant Points using real money....
In this article, you’ll learn about every method you can use to add a text box in Google Docs. Add a Text Box Using Google Docs Shapes The easiest way to quickly add a text box in a Google Doc is by inserting a shape. This approach lets you place the text box anywhere in the document you like, even on top of text. Insert a Text Box Shape To do this, select Insert from the menu, select Drawing and then select New....
Color calibration tools and settings have been featured prominently in built-in monitor controls and operating systems to address this problem. Windows has long included a color calibration utility, but oddly, it’s buried in Windows 10. While decreased findability of a feature is usually a sign of impending deprecation, the Windows 10 color calibration utility remains extremely useful for those looking for the most accurate colors possible. This article will show you where to find the color calibration utility in Windows 10 and how to use it....
The Watchmen comics presented readers with a collection of characters that, at best, walked the line between good and evil, and at worst, were some of the worst superheroes in the history of comics. With Rorschach making Batman look sane, Ozymandias a narcissist who had no problem killing for the greater good, and Doctor Manhattan as an amoral superhero who didn’t know right from wrong, it was an eclectic cast of characters at best....
In 1993, Disney brought the fictional Sanderson sisters to the big screen. The movie was more than just a little Hocus Pocus. It’s become a Halloween classic that families have enjoyed for the last 25 years, even returning to theaters for its anniversary in 2018, and getting a sequel in the form of a novel (and a planned movie). The movie followed siblings Max and Dani when they discovered a scary story told about their new hometown was actually true....
The overwhelmingly positive response to the celebration inspired Woodson, an author, publisher, and historian, to choose February to honor the birthdays of two people who influenced Black American history: Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln. Woodson would go on to found the organization known today as the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH). The weeklong observance grew over the decades in individual schools, communities, and cities....
A new filing against the company HotSpot Shield, that makes a VPN app exemplifies the user privacy difficulties with VPN services and apps. Even when downloaded from Apple’s own App Store, VPN providers can often present as much a benefit as they do risk. In a new filing brought to light by ZDNet, the privacy advocacy group Center for Democracy & Technology has stated that Hotspot Shield isn’t as anonymous as it lead users to believe....
In a new video, Sam Mendes and his crew explain how their WWI movie 1917 was filmed to look like one continuous shot. After ten years of directing James Bond films, Mendes is getting back behind the camera for a historical war movie. Titled 1917, the film takes place at the height of the first World War, as a pair of young soldiers are tasked with delivering an urgent message that will prevent their own men (including, one of their brothers) from walking straight into a trap....
It is no surprise then that there are many different ways to accomplish this kind of practical training. Creating your own lab at home is one option, but the reality is that it is much more affordable to take your training to dedicated providers that specialize in realistic testing and training. Of these providers there is often a choice of cyber ranges and virtual labs. To an outsider, they sound like the same thing: hands-on training in a simulated environment....
One of the most burning questions in the Star Wars franchise has finally been answered: how does Hayden Christensen really feel about sand? Of course, Christensen famously portrayed the young Anakin Skywalker in the second and third installments of George Lucas’ prequel trilogy - a set of films nowhere near as fondly remembered as their predecessors. The disdain for those three films was perhaps evident in the most recent movie, The Force Awakens....
Barney Stinson (Neil Patrick Harris) was a big fan of The Price Is Right on How I Met Your Mother, specifically when it came to the game show’s host, Bob Barker. The host was the topic of discussion in several instances on the CBS sitcom that ran from 2005 to 2014. Here’s why Barney was obsessed with The Price Is Right and how it connected to his father. Barney’s childhood had a major influence on how he turned out as an adult....
Facebook Messenger presents community guidelines that users must follow when they don’t want to be blocked on the platform. But if you go against the rules and guidelines, you may realize you may no longer send messages on Facebook Messenger. If you have found yourself in such a situation, don’t worry because the block lasts for a short time, as explained in this guide. When you are used to your Facebook Messenger, you may find it inconvenient to discover you are blocked....
With iOS 12.2, Apple is adding support for AirPlay 2 and HomeKit for select smart TVs. Some users, myself included, are slightly irritated that LG is only supporting these features on its yet-to-be-released 2019 televisions. Fortunately, there’s a workaround that gets you most of the way there. While this method is unconventional and not officially supported, it will allow users who recently bought a webOS TV to get support for HomeKit....
Facebook has plenty of groups you can freely join and interact with the other group members. When you’ve joined different groups, you will surely get the group feed appearing on your News Feed. We understand how annoying this can get. Luckily, you can block the group to avoid seeing the group feed. This guide covers two ways of blocking a group on Facebook, reasons for blocking a Facebook group, and how to unblock a group on Facebook....
