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What We’re Watching: The Corridor Crew Reacts to Good (and Bad) CGI
The Corridor Crew Movies and TV shows are exciting because of their stories, and occasionally even their lessons. Excellent (or cringey) visual effects or stunt work are a few of things that can really make or break a show, which is why the guys over at The Corridor Crew love watching such scenes and analyzing…
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Every Amatuer Astronomer Should See The Latest Stunning Images From NASA
NASA NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, named for Nobel Prize-winning astrophysicist Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, is capable of incredible discoveries unheard of before. Now, NASA uploaded the latest work from the observatory for us to see, and you don’t want to miss out on these gorgeous galaxies. The images you’ll see aren’t exactly true to what the human…
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You Can Now Sync Your Steam Games With NVIDIA GeForce Now on Chromebooks
NVIDIA Chromebooks are a perfect candidate for the game streaming revolution. They’re thin, they have a great battery life, and they’re more reliable than cheap Windows laptops. And now, a month after NVIDIA debut the GeForce Now web player, Chromebook users can finally sync their Steam library to GeForce Now without jumping over to a…
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How to Force Close Apps on Android TV
It’s always annoying when an app doesn’t work as it should. Sometimes, the only thing you can do to solve the problem is force close the app. You can do this on your Android TV just like on your smartphone. Here’s how. There are a few reasons why you might need to force close an…
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Dann eben auf die harte Tour: Naomi Osaka
Sie war schon Weltranglisten-Erste und kann durch einen weiteren Sieg bei den US Open ihre Ausnahmestellung im Damen-Tennis bestätigen. Auch, weil die Japanerin Naomi Osaka lernen musste, eine Menge auszuhalten. “Hafu” ist ein ziemlich ekelhaftes Wort im Japanischen. Ein Halber. Halb-Japaner, Halb-Ausländer. Exotisch aussehend, das ja, irgendwie ungewöhnlich, aber im Grunde: fremd. Keiner von uns.…
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How To Recover Deleted Text Messages On Android
We’ve all been there before. The gut-wrenching moment when you delete a text message only to realize shortly after that you really needed it. Once it’s gone, how do you get it back? Where do you even begin checking when your Android phone doesn’t have a recycle bin? This guide will show you how to…
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How To Change Your Spotify Username
When it comes to music streaming, few services have the reach, appeal and variety that Spotify offers to its users. Some users have been using Spotify since it first launched in 2008, with their music tastes developing over time, too. Just as the music industry has changed, so too have the listeners. You may be…
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Best Windows Explorer Replacements for Windows 10 (Updated 2019)
Windows Explorer for Windows 10 does a decent job. It’s certainly an improvement over what Windows Explorer used to be 10 years ago. But there are still a lot of features that could make it truly great. Thankfully, there are a few developers who’ve built Windows Explorer alternatives. A few of them aren’t much of…
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Should I Update My BIOS? How To Check If One Is Needed
Your computer’s BIOS or Basic Input/Output System is a hardwired computer program that allows your operating system to communicate with the hardware attached to the computer. It’s also the part of the computer that starts up and prepares the PC before the operating system takes over. In other words, it detects all attached devices, checks…
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Wakka-Wakka Around the Block With NAMCO’s New Mobile AR Game ‘PAC-MAN GEO’
BANDAI NAMCO Another week, another augmented reality mobile game. Like Pokemon GO, PAC-MAN GEO attempts to leverage a classic game for a new mobile experience. This one builds Pac-Man “mazes” out of real world streets, allowing players to pilot the yellow pizza slice dude around real locations. The game is up for pre-registration on Android…
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PSA: Check Your AmazonBasics Products—They Might Be a Fire Hazard
Amazon When it comes to innocuous things like USB cables, phone chargers, and surge protectors, the general tendency is to go cheap. And if it has a known brand name, like Amazon, attached, that’s even better. Or maybe not: one report suggests dozens of AmazonBasic products are fire hazards that can put your home at…
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How to Use Text-To-Speech on Discord
While Discord is a great platform for voice communication, you might not be able to (or want to) speak with your own voice. To get around the problem, you can use Discord’s built-in text-to-speech (TTS) feature. You can use text-to-speech on your own Discord server, or on another server with a text-to-speech enabled channel. These…
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How to Play Mozilla Firefox’s Hidden Unicorn Pong Game
It seems like every browser has a hidden game these days. Chrome has a dinosaur game, Edge has surfing, and Firefox has . . . unicorn pong? Yep, you read that right—here’s how to play it. First, open Firefox. Click the hamburger menu (the three horizontal lines) at the upper right, and then click “Customize.”…
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The Console Game Is Changing, and Xbox Might Just Win It
Microsoft We have a good handle on what the next console generation looks like now, at least in hardware terms. We even know what most of the companies will be focusing on to beat the competition: Sony is leaning on highly desired third-party exclusives for the PS5, while Nintendo is hoping broad appeal and lots…
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Hochhaus-Konzert der Dresdner Sinfoniker
Die Dresdner Sinfoniker wollen hoch hinaus: Über den Dächern der Stadt geben die Alphornisten und Blechbläser ein Konzert – in einer Plattenbau-Siedlung Die Dresdner Sinfoniker spielen über den Dächern der riesigen Siedlung von Dresden-Prohlis Aus der Ferne hört man schwach den Signalton eines Alphorns. Andere Hörner stimmen mit ein. Mit ein bisschen Fantasie wähnt man…
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China verbietet Import von Schweinefleisch aus Deutschland
Nach dem Auftreten der Afrikanischen Schweinepest in Deutschland hat die Volksrepublik einen Importstopp von Schweinefleisch verhängt. Die deutsche Ernährungsbranche ist alarmiert. In chinesischen Supermärkten wird es vorerst kein Schweinefleisch aus Deutschland mehr geben Auch indirekte Einfuhren sowie der Import von Schweinefleischprodukten würden untersagt, teilten das chinesische Landwirtschaftsministerium und der Zoll des Landes mit. Alle Lieferungen…
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Gentiloni: Wirtschaft erholt sich erst 2022
Beim EU-Finanzministertreffen in Berlin wurde der wirtschaftliche Wiederaufbau nach der Pandemie besprochen. “Gut koordiniert” müsse er sein, meint der EU-Kommissar für Wirtschaft, Paolo Gentiloni im DW-Interview. Paolo Gentiloni: Wir verlieren zwei Jahre Deutsche Welle: Herr Kommissar, haben Sie nach zwei Tagen Beratungen mit den EU-Finanzministern in Berlin ein klares Bild und Ideen, wie die enorme Summevon…
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HDMI 2.1: What’s New, and Do You Need to Upgrade?
Negro Elkha/Shutterstock With next-gen consoles arriving by the end of 2020 and NVIDIA’s RTX 30 series of graphics cards cresting the horizon, HDMI 2.1 is looking more critical than ever. Does this mean you have to upgrade your TV to take advantage of the new features? Higher Bandwidth, More Pixels HDMI Licensing Authority Most displays…
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Brian de Palma: Horror-Spezialist und Hitchcock-Fan
Hollywood-Regisseur Brian de Palma wandelt gern auf den Spuren Alfred Hitchcocks. Später feierte er kommerzielle Erfolge mit Actionfilmen. Jetzt wird er 80. Brian de Palma im vergangenen Jahr in Venedig Ist er ein Epigone, ein Nachahmer berühmter Vorbilder und geschickter Verwerter legendärer Filmerfolge? Oder ist Brian de Palma ein Genie in Sachen amerikanischer Filmkultur, ein…
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Nintendo Switch SD Card: How To Choose And Use It
With all the games that’ve been released so far for the Nintendo Switch, you might find after downloading just a few games that you run out of space on your system. The 32GB of memory the Switch has isn’t a whole lot if you like digital downloads. It can be more convenient to have your…
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How To Take a Screenshot On Android
Screenshots are useful in many ways and you have likely captured them on your computers, especially if your work requires explaining things to people. With these screen captures, you can easily show people what your computer’s screen looks like and you can even add pointers to draw people’s attention to certain parts of the screenshot.…
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How to Add Your Own Subtitles to a Video
Recently, I downloaded a video off the Internet that was in Hindi and I needed to add English subtitles to the video so that I could share it with some friends. I checked out Windows Movie Maker, which has the ability to overlay text on video, but the feature set was very poor and it…
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7 Best Sites To Identify A Phone Number
A few decades back, if you needed to identify a phone number, you’d just thumb through the listings in the public directory or phone book for your country or area code until you found the person you wanted to call. Today, our phones hold our phone books in a tiny SIM card, which saves phone…
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The Ultimate Smart Home Theater System: How To Set It Up
If the kitchen is the heart of the home, then the home theater is the brain. Your home theater is where you go to unwind at the end of a long day and binge watch your favorite shows. It’s where you sit with breathless anticipation as you watch the latest thrillers. It’s where you declare…