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The Spotify Community has been dealing with overheating and pronounced battery drainage when using the app with iOS 14.8 or 15 installed. According to several users, when Spotify is running, it will often cause their battery levels to drop off at a much faster rate than usual. Some also are reporting that their phones will get extremely hot when listening to music. Problems are being reported across several different models, as well, from the iPhone 7 to the iPhone 12....

Start Your Reply on Top in Mozilla Thunderbird To make Mozilla Thunderbird position the cursor on top, above quoted text, when you reply: Alternate Mozilla Thunderbird Reply Options Mozilla Thunderbird automatically places the cursor above quoted text when you start a reply. Instead of moving the cursor every time, you can change where the cursor appears by default: Start my reply below the quote: Mozilla Thunderbird quotes and indents the text of the message to which you reply....

While the game offers a limited number of achievements, players can explore a variety of locations, all beautifully illustrated, and enjoy an inviting musical score. This engaging puzzle game is fun for all ages with various goals and multiple levels, and the option for in-app purchases. When you do have an internet connection, you can sync your progress between your iPhone and iPad. While it’s free to enjoy, you must watch many ads to continue playing....

Each of the following (listed in no particular order) has unique and useful aspects to help you scan photos using a smartphone/tablet. All in all, it takes around 25 seconds to scan one photo—15 for aiming the camera and 10 for PhotoScan to processing. Versus many other apps, PhotoScan’s results maintain much better quality/sharpness despite the tendency to come out slightly more exposed. You can view each scanned photo, adjust corners, rotate, and delete as necessary....

Thankfully there are still several good offline racing games worth playing on smartphones, tablets, computers, and gaming consoles. Here are 10 free offline titles worth downloading today. Asphalt 8: Airborne does contain an online multiplayer mode but its single-player career mode is entirely playable without having to connect to a Wi-Fi signal. Download For: While Hovercraft: Takedown is one of the few racing games where you don’t need Wi-Fi to access most of its content, those wanting to play its multiplayer will have to go online....

Screenshots taken this way are stored on your device. Use the Gallery app or another file manager app to browse for the image files. Screen Grabber places a floating button on the screen. Tap it to take the screenshot and wait for your device to vibrate. To turn Screen Grabber off, swipe down from the top of your screen and tap the Screen Grabber notification. Download Screen Grabber for Android...

We now know the details for the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 plus, so no more educated guesses are required. And it turns out that the next iPhone is indeed something of an incremental upgrade, but it still features a lot of new advances. Both models are mechanically similar, with the only difference being the iPhone 14’s 6.1-inch super retina screen versus the 6.7-inch display on the Plus. The new phones also use an aerospace-grade aluminum case, offer what Apple says will be “all-day” battery life, and include an upgraded camera system....

Plans for detecting ban evasions were announced back in August, and almost six months later, Twitch is making Suspicious User Detection available to all channels. According to the platform, the new tools should make it easier for streamers and moderators to catch and deal with new accounts from previously banned users. Twitch acknowledges that some users will create a new account after being banned from a channel in order to jump back into the chat and continue being abusive....

Tools for Removing an IC With a Hot Air Rework Station Solder rework requires a few tools above and beyond a basic soldering setup. For larger chips, you might need the following electronics equipment: A hot air solder rework station (adjustable temperature and airflow controls are essential) Solder wick Solder paste (for resoldering) Solder flux A soldering iron (with an adjustable temperature control) Tweezers The following tools aren’t necessary, but these can make solder rework easier:...

The announcement was made at the company’s HDD Reimagine event, with more details given in the accompanying press release. Western Digital stated that it strives to meet customer demand for large data storage. These customers are generally rather large-scale companies, such as communications providers, hyper-scale cloud companies, and NAS suppliers, all of which need some kind of solution to store the vast amounts of data they create. These hard drives use a storage architecture called OptiNAND that is integrated with an iNAND UFS flash drive for improved performance, reliability, and capacity....

The competing mobile phone technology, CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) is used by Sprint, Verizon, and US Cellular. This is why many AT&T phones do not work with Verizon service and vice versa. The EDGE Advancement EDGE is a faster version of GSM—a high-speed 3G technology that was built to the GSM standard. EDGE networks were designed to deliver multimedia applications such as streaming television, audio, and video to mobile phones at speeds of up to 384 Kbps....

About Internet Explorer Microsoft Internet Explorer contains various internet connection, network file sharing, Active Scripting, and security settings. Among other features, Internet Explorer supports: Proxy server configurationVPN and FTP client capabilitiesRemote administration Internet Explorer received much publicity for several network security holes that were discovered in the past, but newer releases of the browser strengthened the browser’s security features to fight phishing and malware. Internet Explorer was the most popular web browser in use worldwide for many years — from 1999 when it surpassed Netscape Navigator until 2012 when Chrome became the most popular browser....

How to Tell Which Windows Service Pack Is Installed You can see which service pack or major update you have installed in most versions of Windows through the Control Panel. However, the specific way you go about viewing this information depends on which operating system you have. Start by determining your version of Windows, so you know which set of steps to follow along with below. If you’re using Windows 11, Windows 10, or Windows 8, you’ll notice that you don’t have a service pack installed....

Just like Memojis and Miis before them, WhatsApp’s new avatars are digital versions of the user, created by combining various hairstyles, facial features, outfits, and accessories. Meta says there are billions of combinations available, so let your unique sense of style set the Internet ablaze. You can use your personalized avatar as your profile photo or position it in various ways to reflect different emotions and actions. Again, if you have ever sent a Memoji in a text, you get the gist....

Many driver download sources exist, but they’re not all created equal. Knowing the best place to download drivers could save you a lot of time and frustration. Below is a list of driver download sources in order of preference. Try to use the first source listed and then work your way down: For example, if you purchased a complete computer system, the driver download should come from your computer manufacturer’s website....

Who Are Steve and Alex in Minecraft? Steve and Alex are both default player skins in Minecraft. Steve is generally seen as the male character, although, initially, Minecraft creator Notch designed them to be gender-neutral. After they introduced Steve, Alex followed in 2014 and was seen as an alternate and more feminine model, although, again, the company did not specify a gender. Steve has close-cropped dark brown hair, dark brown skin, a dark brown nose and mouth, blue eyes, and 4-pixel-wide arms....

Choose the Right Burnable Media The two types of burnable CDs are CD-Rs, which can be written to one time, and CD-RWs, which can be written to multiple times. CD-Rs are usually the better choice for finicky head units. This was a bigger issue in the past than it is today, and it’s more likely to be the cause of the problem if the head unit is old. Certain CD-R music discs include special disc application flags that allow you to use them in standalone CD recorders....

1. Make Tasks More Convenient Many tasks that are repetitive in nature can be accomplished automatically or with fewer steps using home automation. Instead of turning off or dimming four different lights when you want to watch a movie, home automation allows you to accomplish this task with one button. 2. Save Money on Utilities Utilities can amount to several hundred dollars per month. Home automation can turn off lights or lower the thermostat automatically when you aren’t using them and easily lower your utility bills by 10% to 25%....

One of Windows users’ biggest hurdles when upgrading to Windows 11 is its TPM 2.0 chip requirements. Microsoft says it’s pushing TPM for the new operating system to improve security for its users, but not everybody has 2.0 in their system. Fortunately, there’s an official workaround for installing Windows 11 that can bypass the TPM 2.0 requirement, but you still need to have at least TPM 1.2 for it to work....

The Xiaomi 12T Series is about to see an international release, with both models pushing an upgraded camera system as their main draw. Something that may be benefitting from the company’s recent partnership with Leica, though that isn’t explicitly stated. The catch is that this release doesn’t include the US, and is limited to the same regions Xiaomi is typically available in, including China, most of Europe, and India. Each of the 12T Series phones includes a “pro-grade” camera with low-light functionality, with a 108MP primary, 8MP ultra-wide, and 2MP macro camera built into the 12T....