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How Can I Play Background Noise on My iPhone? To play background noise on your iPhone, you’re going to need to first enable Background Sounds from the Settings on your iPhone. How Can I Stop Playing Background Sounds in iOS? To stop playing Background Sounds in iOS, simply follow the same steps you did to activate the new feature. Why Should I Use Background Sounds in iOS? Background Sounds are meant to help users focus and cut out other distractions around them....

Open a New Private Browsing Window When you use this method, all tabs in the window will be private. Open a Link in Private Browsing Mode The right-click menu takes you to a private window. Automatically Use Private Browsing in Firefox You can also configure Firefox so that every session is essentially private, although not technically in Private Browsing mode. What Data Is Not Stored While in Private Browsing Mode? Firefox stores quite a bit of information on your computer during a browsing session....

Use Google Lens on iOS Photos You’ve Already Taken To start using Google Lens on your iPhone, download the latest version of the Google Photos app. How to Use Google Lens With Your iPhone Camera Google Lens can also be used with your iPhone camera to scan anything in the real world to give you information about whatever you point your camera at, in real-time. How Google Lens for iPhone Works Google can recognize physical objects, locations, text, and faces....

Perform a Google Reverse Image Search With Drag and Drop Using Google to reverse image search is a useful method for researching the origins of a photo found online. Whether it’s a historical picture presented with little context or an image that seems doctored, you can search the web for other instances of its use with Google Images. Here’s how to reverse image search using an image you’ve downloaded to your device....

How to Use Single Jack Headset Mic on PC If your laptop or desktop PC only has one audio jack and your headset or headphones have two, the easiest solution is to use an adapter. These are small cables, or boxes that let you convert your dual cable solution into one that fits into just a single 3.5mm headset jack. Sometimes known as Y-Splitters, these adapters will work with smartphones, tablets, and PCs, as well as any other devices with a single audio jack on them....

How to Create an iPhone Slideshow Photo slideshows used to involve carousels of slides and a projector. Not anymore—at least not if you have an iPhone or iPod touch. The Photos app built into iOS includes a feature that turns images from your photo library into a slideshow. You can even display your photos on an HDTV. Follow these steps to create a slideshow on your iPhone: Change iPhone Slideshow Settings After your slideshow starts playing, you can control several of its settings....

How to Use Markup With Screenshots Markup is available when you take a screenshot. Here’s a look at how to use Markup to annotate or draw on a screenshot. Use your finger to select and draw with tools, or use an Apple Pencil if your device supports it. How to Use Markup’s Menu Tools Here’s how to use Markup’s basic tools with screenshots. How to Use Markup’s Additional Tools Here’s how to do more with your Markup image....

Enable YouTube Restricted Mode in Your Web Browser Restricted Mode is part of YouTube’s current parental control offerings. Restricted Mode attempts to filter YouTube search results so that mature content is weeded out. It also prevents your child from viewing material that has been flagged as inappropriate by the YouTube community or has been marked “for mature audiences only” by the content’s creator. Restricted Mode is meant to limit the content of an explicit nature....

Sync With a Third-Party App Health Auto Export is a third-party app and it bridges the gap for seeing Activity app data on your Mac. The app syncs this data from your iPhone (paired with your Apple Watch) to your Mac or iPad. So be sure to install the app on both your iPhone and Mac (or iPad). Once you have Health Auto Export installed and are ready to view your data, open the app on your Mac....

The company also released a new monitor and Victus by HP, its next-generation mainstream-level gaming PC portfolio, with a 16-inch laptop. “Our constant focus with gaming is to create innovative technologies that progress the medium forward for everyone, be it enthusiast-level OMEN users or newcomers to this growing and endlessly entertaining industry,” said Judy Johnson, director of gaming and esports at HP, in a news release. The Omen 16 includes an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU 8 GB or AMD RDNA 2 architecture-based graphics....

Revealed in April and planned for a May 2021 launch, Apple Podcasts Subscriptions suddenly was delayed at the end of its intended release month. In an email to creators, Apple wrote, “To ensure we are delivering the best experience for creators and listeners, Apple Podcasts Subscriptions and channels will now launch in June.” In a more recent email obtained by The Verge, Apple has revealed that the new intended release date is June 15....

iOS 15 Compatible Devices If you own an iPhone or iPod touch that supports iOS 14, then you can upgrade to iOS 15. Apple’s list of iOS 14 compatible devices exactly matches that for iOS 15. Here is a list of iOS 15 supported iPhone and iPod models. iPhone 12 iPhone 12 miniiPhone 12 ProiPhone 12 Pro MaxiPhone 11 iPhone 11 ProiPhone 11 Pro MaxiPhone XiPhone XRiPhone XSiPhone XS MaxiPhone 8iPhone 8 PlusiPhone 7iPhone 7 PlusiPhone 6siPhone 6s PlusiPhone SE (1st and 2nd generations)iPod touch (7th generation)...

Can I Play PS3 Games on Playstation 5? The short answer: Sort of. It’s not possible to put a PS3 disc in your PS5 and for it to correctly load. The disc drive is unable to read the contents of the disc and simply won’t work. However, there are other solutions that mean you can still play some PS3 games on PS5. One of the most prominent and simplest workarounds is to use PlayStation Plus....

What Is an Home Atomic Clock? When you purchase a clock that labels itself as an atomic clock, you are buying a device that synchronizes itself to the U.S. government’s official Atomic Clock outside Boulder, Colorado. Home atomic clocks are designed to receive a radio signal broadcast from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Colorado and to synchronize to that signal. How to Use an Atomic Clock Clocks that are synchronized to the NIST atomic clock are simple to use....

The company has teamed up with television manufacturer LG to release a beta version of GeForce Now, a cloud game-streaming service, to some modern televisions, according to a press release by LG. Nvidia’s GeForce Now is already available on PCs, Macs, smartphones, and tablets, but this partnership with LG will deliver the service to a spate of televisions, including “select 2021 LG 4K OLED, QNED Mini LED, and NanoCell TV models....

LG has announced an initial release date for its new facemask, which includes a built-in air purifier with three fans and a HEPA-style filter. The device is set to arrive in Thailand this August, according to Engadget, which also reports that LG has yet to share a price for the mask. While LG originally unveiled the device in August 2020, it’s just now bringing the finalized version to market, and it’s adding some upgrades to the final model....

LG just revealed a pair of flagship ultra-short throw home projectors in the company’s popular Cinebeam line. The LG Cinebeam HU915QE and HU915QB 4K UHD projectors are designed for 90-inch to 120-inch images, depending on placement, and utilize LG’s proprietary three-channel laser technology that integrates a separate light source for each primary RBG color. The end result? Vivid images even during the day, especially when compared to projectors with just a single light source....

The announcement was made by the website’s Marketing Solutions team, which also stated that LinkedIn would continue to work on implementing some kind of short-form video to its service. LinkedIn also is warning advertisers that any ads planned to run between Stories will instead be placed to their feed, and any sponsored content should be remade in Campaign Manager. Stories launched last September as a part of a redesign that added integration with Zoom and Microsoft Teams to help professionals stay connected as they worked remotely over the past 18 months....

This music streaming service works by having you create custom radio stations built around the songs and artists you like, where it will then mix in related content to deliver you the music you like as well as content it thinks you’ll enjoy. More About LiveOne Access a list of stations for all the various music you can stream, such as chill, hip-hop, or alternative. As you’re listening, adjust the Fine Tune Station settings to favor things like your favorite songs, popular songs, and newer songs....

Choosing a GPS Screen Size While there are still 3.5-inch screen size GPS models on the market, you can find 4.3-inch models for barely a few dollars more across the performance and features spectrum. That precious bit of extra screen real estate makes a significant difference in visibility and ease of use of touch-screen controls. With all the available screen sizes, it is hard to recommend a 3.5-inch screen size GPS to anyone for any purpose....