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The NFL has announced that the NFL Sunday Ticket will now be available only on YouTube TV and YouTube Primetime Channels starting with the 2023 season. This means that the company’s long-standing partnership with the AT&T-owned DirecTV, which began all the way in 1994, is coming to a close, and all regional Sunday afternoon games will be available for streaming on Google’s live TV platform. NFL’s out-of-market sports package is moving out of satellite TV completely, and it will now only be available for streaming online....

You can speed up your iPhone by replacing the battery, but you’ll have to take it to Apple, since the battery is not designed to be user-replaceable. This has left people wondering whether they’d prefer removable batteries. I’m here to say: you wouldn’t. Very few phones come with a removable battery anymore, where you can just remove the back cover and pop the battery out. Instead, to varying degrees, the battery is glued and screwed into the internals of the phone....

Your iPhone Will Eventually Stop Receiving Updates By current estimations, Apple provides around seven years of support for the iPhone. The iPhone 6s and iPhone SE launched in 2015 and 2016 respectively, running iOS 9. Both of these models were able to upgrade to iOS 15 in 2021, which means they’ve received seven iOS upgrades and at the time of writing are still receiving ongoing support. The iPhone 5s launched in 2013 with iOS 7 and eventually ceased receiving updates after iOS 12 released in 2018, which equates to a support period of six major versions....

By default, modern iPhones capture small videos called “Live Photos” every time you take a picture with the Camera app. These Live Photos take up a lot of expensive storage space, and if you don’t use them, they could be wasting your money. Here’s what you should do instead. Apple Storage Space Is Expensive Before we dig in, we should first note that if you regularly enjoy taking and sharing Live Photos, they aren’t a waste of space....

Around 2015, a few companies started to pop up that offer “cloud gaming,” a service promising to turn your cheap laptop into a high powered gaming rig through the power of “the cloud” (and a fast internet connection). A lot has changed in the few years, and cloud gaming is now a fully realized service, with many different options from which to choose. What Is Cloud Gaming Anyway? In cloud gaming, the gaming provider runs the game on its servers and then streams the display back to you....

One of the most important things to consider with any television is picture quality. You want the television to offer a sharp and vibrant image with an excellent contrast ratio. As there are no OLED Roku TVs on the market, features like quantum dot, full-array local dimming, and Mini-LED become very important. These technologies help LED TVs improve their picture performance multi-fold. If you are buying a Roku TV for gaming, there are additional features that you need to look for, like low input lag, fast response time, HDMI 2....

So, you’ve got yourself an eBook reader, smartphone, tablet, or other portable device and you want to put some eBooks on it to take with you. There are many options for obtaining free eBooks as well as purchasing, borrowing, or even renting eBooks. We’ve listed some sites that allow you to download free eBooks directly or be notified when eBooks are available for free or for a discounted price on popular eBook sites....

The verdict is still out on whether standing desks, as a verified thing, are actually better for you in the long run. As someone with some pretty severe back problems myself, I swear by them, and I’ve done a lot of research into the best options, both ergonomically and in terms of budget. Let’s have a look, shall we? Sit-To-Stand Adapters These gadgets are basically mini-desks that sit on the surface of your conventional seated desk, and rise up when you want to stand....

So here’s the scenario: you grab your phone and don’t see anything in the notification bar. But you pull the shade down, and there one is. It’s a mysterious little guy with no icon in the bar. This, in a nutshell, is a silent notification—a notification that shows up with no audible or visual alert to let you know it’s there. Why? Because it’s not that important. It’s passive information; something that you can check on at any point....

The Kwikset Kevo doesn’t directly connect to the internet, so controlling it remotely isn’t possible unless you get the Kevo Plus add-on service ($99). It comes with an internet gateway in order to connect the lock to the internet for remote access, but is it worth getting? RELATED: How to Install and Set Up the Kwikset Kevo Smart Lock Since the Kwikset Kevo doesn’t have a Wi-Fi chip built in, it’s not able to connect to the internet by itself....

You noticed something called “sandboxd” while looking through Activity Monitor, and now you’re here. So what is this thing? RELATED: What Is This Process and Why Is It Running on My Mac? This article is part of our ongoing series explaining various processes found in Activity Monitor, like kernel_task, hidd, mdsworker, installd, WindowServer, blued, launchd, backup, opendirectoryd, powerd, coreauthd, configd, mdnsresponder, UserEventAgent, nsurlstoraged, commerce, parentalcontrold, and many others. Don’t know what those services are?...

As Steam unveils an overhaul to its chat system that barely competes with the rising star of Discord, we’re left to wonder why this took so long to begin with. What the heck does Valve even do anymore? Valve, the game developer behind franchises like Half-Life and Portal, as well as the company that owns the virtual PC game store Steam, has around 360 employees (as of 2016). In 2017—a year in which Valve released no games—the Steam store made $4....

Every camera has a burst mode: it’s where you hold down the shutter button and it keeps taking photos until you lift your finger. It’s great for shooting sports, wildlife, or any other situation where you’re trying to capture a fleeting moment. The thing is, you can’t use burst mode indefinitely; after a few moments, it slows down or stops entirely. Let’s find out why, and some of the things you can do to potentially increase the length of the bursts you can shoot....

Mac OS X ships with a built-in firewall, but it’s not enabled by default. The Windows firewall has been enabled by default ever since worms like Blaster infected all those vulnerable Windows XP systems, so what gives? Macs to include a firewall, which you can enable from Security & Privacy in System Settings. Like firewalls on other operating systems, it allows you to block certain incoming connections. What a Firewall Actually Does RELATED: What Does a Firewall Actually Do?...

YouTube sucks on Apple TV now. The interface doesn’t look like an Apple TV app, and features like the Remote app flat-out don’t work. Apple fans are noticing. Here’s John Gruber on Daring Fireball, talking after the new version of the YouTube app for Apple TV launched in February: Gruber is exactly right: the YouTube App for Apple TV wasn’t made with Apple TV in mind. I know this because the exact same interface has existed for years: you can use it right now in a desktop browser at YouTube....

When people buy a Canon or Nikon camera, they often assume that they can only buy Canon or Nikon lenses. But that isn’t true. While Nikon lenses won’t work on your Canon camera, there are third-party lens manufacturers—such as Sigma, Tamron, Tokina, Samyang (also sold as Rokinon), Opteka, Yongnuo and Zeiss—that make lenses for Canon, Nikon, and sometimes Sony and other cameras. But are they any good? The short answer is that, yes, in some cases, third-party lenses are well worth buying....

If the creators of Bitcoin wanted it to act like a currency, they sure made a lot of weird decisions. Bitcoin doesn’t function well as a currency, for reasons that are inherent to its design. It’s an investment people are speculating on…and even then, it’s more gambling than it is a stable investment. Bitcoin’s Value Is Too Unstable RELATED: What Is Bitcoin, and How Does it Work? A currency should have reasonably stable value, rather than swinging wildly....

Yesterday, Microsoft announced they are bringing Edge to iOS and Android devices, in order to create a more seamless experience between your computer and your phone. But who cares? That seamless experience already exists through Chrome, the app you already use for everything on your PC. Microsoft’s Android Integration Is Mediocre, and Nobody Is Biting RELATED: How to Make Cortana Your Default Assistant on Android Last year, it seemed that Microsoft finally accepted that Windows Phone is a flop....

The Echo Show’s screen lets you pull up a bunch of video with a simple voice command. Out of the box, Alexa supports the following video content: Watch the Video Feed From Your Security Camera The Echo Show can display a live feed of any supported video camera you connect to Alexa. Companies like Nest, August, Arlo, and Ring have already added support for their video cameras. Ask “Alexa, show me the front door camera” to see an instant video feed of your front door....

Not all Ethernet is created equal. These days there are two available standards, Fast Ethernet and Gigabit, which are completely distinct speed interfaces. It’s important to understand the difference between them and which one you should choose. So there I was shopping for a new Ethernet switch, assuming that all of them were using the latest and greatest technology. Boy was I wrong—I ended up with a “Fast Ethernet” switch when what I really needed was a “Gigabit Ethernet” switch....