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If you’ve ever felt limited by your car’s infotainment system — especially if you rely on Apple CarPlay or Android Auto — you’re not alone.
While these systems offer solid navigation and music features, they don’t exactly turn your car into a full-on smart device. [Read more…]
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Is your Internet connection really as fast as your ISP claims it is?
In reality, the answer should be yes (or at least fairly close).
Since there are many factors that affect the average speed of a typical high speed Internet connection, it’s unlikely that your actual upload and download speeds to will match your plan’s advertised speeds exactly.
But that being said, there shouldn’t be a whole lot of daylight between the two.
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Do you have an older garage door opener that can only be activated by physically pushing a button on the wall of your garage?
Did you lose the remote to the opener and simply can’t find a compatible remote to replace it?
Or perhaps the radio receiver in the opener has stopped working, rendering the remote you have inoperable.
Whatever the reason for not having a working remote, you can add one to virtually ANY garage door opener that can be activated by pressing a button on the wall. [Read more…]
IntroductionThe release of Rainbow Six Siege X, the newest iteration of Ubisoft’s much-loved tactical shooter, has created a flurry of new maps, redesigned operators, and more competitive ranked play.
As the competition is more intense than ever, lots of players consider Rainbow Six X boosting as a method to stay competitive, learn quicker, and experience the high tier without months of grinding.
Contrary to the shady shortcut, modern boosting in Rainbow Six X can be a valid training method in case it is performed with trusted providers. [Read more…]
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The cameras built into modern smart phones and tablets are getting better all the time, and many of those devices already take photos that are at least as good as those taken with consumer-grade point-and-shoot cameras.
Now that most of us are carrying such capable cameras around with us 24/7, doesn’t it make sense to have a great photo editing app on our devices as well? [Read more…]