Many eons ago, it used to be that after a technician installed internet access in your home, you were on your own when it came to connecting devices to it. Needless to say, that had to change at some point – with the proliferation ofWi-Fidevices, it become tantamount to selling someone a car without a steering wheel. Every customer should be able to drive their car off the lot, and the digital equivalent is being able to connect things like yourTVand smartphone without making a trip to an electronics retailer....

Since the beginning of the streaming boom, more and more people have proclaimed that the death of cable is on the horizon. While cable viewership has steadily decreased over the years, traditional cable still persists. But, having access to cable no longer means paying for a traditional cable plan. While there are many cable alternatives available, such asSling TVandHulu + Live TV,one of the standouts in the field isYouTube TV. Google’s cable alternative has a good mix of channels, features, and ease of use that make it an all around fantastic service....

10 Reasons The Commodore 64 Was Such A Special Computer TheCommodore 64, or C64, showed up on the market in 1982, at a time when personal computers were in their infancy but also growing exponentially. Previously, computer technology was the stuff of massive mainframes in research departments or government organizations. While these companies produced computers suitable for use in the home, it did not mean everyone could afford one. In fact, having a computer in the home was quite a privilege back then — and making computers more accessible stands as the greatest legacy of the C64....

10 Streaming & Entertainment Brands You Might Not Realize Are Owned By Disney From the Disney+ streaming app to the Disney Channel to Pixar to the company’s century-plus history in animation and filmmaking, it’s hard to ignore Disney’s impact on the industry. However, some lesser-known streaming and entertainment brands aren’t in-your-face-branded Disney, though they benefit from the media conglomerate’s deep pockets. These are a handful of the streaming and entertainment brands that lie under Disney’s umbrella....

10 Ways To Automate Your Daily Activities With An iPhone For an ecosystem that is famously restrictive and walled off, the iPhone Shortcuts app was a breath of fresh air — and probably something that made Steve Jobs roll in his grave for having the audacity to give control back to the customer. It started as a power-user app called Workflow, which Apple acquired in 2017 and then launched as a pre-installed, native app in 2018’s iOS 12....

TheiPadhas come a long way since its 2010 debut. It started off being criticized as nothing more than an enlarged, clunkyiPhone, but it has since become the tablet to aspire to. With many iterations targeting both portability and power in a durable and sleek build, there’s a lot to love about these aluminum slabs. The iPad 10th gen should be on your Cyber Monday list, but so should this accessory The Apple Magic Keyboard Folio for the iPad 10th generation is fantastic and this Cyber Monday saving is huge....

16 Streaming Services Ranked Worst To Best We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Cord-cutting has become a fairly common practice, but the crowded market of streaming services — each with its own clearly defined fiefdom — has basically nullified the savings it used to bring. The lower costs that users sought from movie streaming services and live TV providers have been canceled out by rising prices and exclusive programming divided among an overwhelming number of options....

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom features a whole list of new creatures for Link to slay. Some of these are either reworked from Breath of the Wild (like Talus) or completely new (like Gleeok). These creatures also vary widely in difficulty. Some won’t take long at all to beat, while certain others need lots of time and dedication just to defeat once. Here are the five hardest bosses you’re able to face in Zelda: TotK....

5 Of The Best Craftsman Tool Chests For Your Garage Once you amass alarge collection of tools, it might be time to ditch the trusty toolbox and go for something a bit larger and more spacious. For many people, the tool chest is that option as it can hold quite a bit while also not taking up a ton of room. If you have space in a garage or shed, then it makes perfect sense to grab a tool chest....

In the shadow of intuitive notification systems from Palm and other competitors, the iOSpush notification systemis certainly lacking. Luckily there are some great utilities for usjailbrokenfolks to change the look and feel of your iOS notifications. Although tweaks likeMobileNotifierlook promising, they don’t seem quite reliable yet to handle the daily grind. But don’t worry, there’s still hope to bring a revamped notification system to your current device… Notified Pro isn’t a new app by any means, and neither is the GriP plugin....

According to Square Enix, Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin is set to tellthe story of how Garland fell to Chaos. To do this, it’s brought back many familiar faces from the original Final Fantasy and given them a modern makeover. Fans can expect to see villains likeAstos and Captain Bikkereturn, along withPrincess Sarah and the King of Cornelia. But, as this is a story we haven’t heard before, there are someunfamiliarfaces as well....

According to the latest chatter, Apple of California is looking to introduce new Taiwanese suppliers to its supply chain in a bid to diversify manufacture of iOS devices beyond the current production partners Foxconn and Pegatron. The development comes just as Foxconn reported better-than-expected June quarter earnings on increased sales of its TV set making business. Meanwhile, a city in China’s Henan Province is helping Foxconn increase its production capacity and inviting Apple to set up a domestic sales center…...

While most media attention aboutApple Mapshas centered on bridges on dry land, landmarks that don’t exists andother oddities, the digital cartographers at Cupertino, Calif. have been stuffing the app with some amazing features, like offline browsing. Unlike maps in iOS 5, Apple’s vector-based Maps are cached and GPS navigation work even without an Internet connection. For instance, Apple’s vector maps loaded while in San Francisco, Calif. can still be browsed on a flight from Anchorage, Alaska to Lima, Peru, according toAppleInsider....