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FOCO/Wilson/Lite-imation Looking for the perfect gift to give the folks in your life who are bursting with football team spirit? Well, you’re in luck! We’ve rounded up 13 sure-fire hits to help them express their team pride in style. An Official Wilson Football If the football fan in your life still doesn’t own an original…

Google Smart Displays and Chromecasts display the dates and location information for Google Photos in Ambient Mode. If this personal information is something you don’t want everyone to be able to see, it can be hidden. Since September 2020, showing the date, location, and other photo information for the Google Photos backdrop became the default…

Suzanne Humphries Every room in your house could benefit from having some fancy-shmancy technology in it, especially your kitchen. There are so many amazing gadgets out there that can make your baking and cooking adventures run smoother and more efficiently, so we figured we’d round up a few of our favorites and share them with…

More professional (and personal) interactions are happening via Zoom and other video-calling apps, and it doesn’t look like that’ll be changing anytime soon. The same as an in-person meeting or date, it’s important to look your best on video calls. Here’s how to work it for your webcam. Find Better Lighting In a professional broadcast…

Vann Vicente If you’ve ever made small talk with someone on the internet, you’ve likely come across the initialism “HBU.” We’ll explain what this internet slang term means, and how you use it in conversation. How About You? HBU stands for “how about you?” or “how ’bout you?” People often use this phrase as a…

Twitter/Snapchat There was a time when sharing a tweet to Snapchat meant taking a screenshot of the Twitter app and uploading it to Snapchat. Thankfully, that’s no longer necessary. Tweets can be directly shared to Snapchat as stickers for your stories. At this writing, this feature is only available through the Twitter app for iPhone…

Cococucumber The Video Game Awards really isn’t about video game awards anymore (especially since Hades got robbed). Nope, it’s basically a secondary E3 at this point, a vector for new game announcements and little else. To that effect, check out the Game Awards Festival: a collection of demos available for a limited time after the…

Nintendo Animal Crossing: New Horizons players can transfer their island data to another Nintendo Switch console by using the Island Transfer Tool available on the Nintendo eShop. Here’s how to transfer an entire island or an individual player. Nintendo’s Island Transfer Tool With the new Island Transfer Tool, players have two options to transfer their…

Superhot Team Superhot is one of the most ingenious takes on first-person shooters in years. Time seems to only move when you do, turning a fast-paced game into a slow-paced nightmarish game of chess and guns. The virtual reality version is genuinely terrifying. And now you can download an endless mode update for free. Typically…

Khamosh Pathak In Instagram Direct Message, you can double-tap a message to send a heart, and you can press and hold a message to see emoji reactions. Want to customize this? Here’s how to change emoji reactions in Instagram DM. The ability to customize emoji reactions is part of Facebook’s cross-platform messaging feature in Instagram.…

Thank to Spotify’s “Recently Played” section, there’s no hiding your secret music vices. If you want to keep your music habits secret, you’ll need to clear the entries from your Spotify “Recently Played” list by following these steps. This is only possible for Spotify users using the Windows or Mac desktop app. Unfortunately, it isn’t…

r.classen/Shutterstock Pairing a set of Amazon Echo smart speakers is a cheap and easy way to bring stereo sound to your home. But need to move your Amazon Alexa speakers around? Here’s how to unpair your stereo Echo speakers. Unpairing Alexa speakers is even easier than joining them together. First, in the Amazon Alexa app on…

SEGA Sonic is an undeniable creature of the video game world, long considered the cross-company rival to Mario. But he’s had almost as long a history in cartoons and comics as has in games: to date, there have been no less than five Sonic animated TV shows, plus the live-action movie. In 2022, the sixth…

Google Assistant has so many features that it can be hard to keep track of them all. One of the most futuristic and powerful features is Interpreter Mode. If you use this feature often, you should create a home screen shortcut. While there are plenty of apps for language translation, Google Assistant’s Interpreter Mode aims…

CD Projekt Red If you’ve been on the internet in the last year, there’s one thing you’ve read about. And it’s not Cyberpunk 2077. But if you’ve read about two things … okay, maybe it wouldn’t be Cyberpunk, either. 2020 is a lot. But if you’re even remotely interested in video games, you’ve heard about…

Jeramey Lende/Shutterstock Is your home being targeted by porch pirates? Maybe it’s time to fight back. Luckily, you can protect your packages through a few simple steps, ranging from proper delivery instructions to in-home delivery options. Use Delivery Instructions Delivery instructions can go a long way. If your packages are being stolen because they’re left…

robtek/Shutterstock Thanks to Developer Mode on the Xbox Series X and S, you can install emulators like RetroArch. Turn your Xbox Series X or S into a retro gaming powerhouse and emulate the PS2, GameCube, Dreamcast, and more, all without impacting your ability to play retail games. First, Activate Developer Mode The first thing you…

Oculus Have a gaming PC but want a VR headset? Oculus has your back. The company is taking $100 off its high-end Rift S model, bringing the price down to $299. You can buy the headset directly on Oculus’ site, or at Lenovo, Walmart, and Amazon. The headset includes two wireless Oculus Touch controllers, which run…