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If you’re ever in the mood to listen to some of the most beautiful and compelling mashups of classical and pop music in piano and cello form, you should check out ThePianoGuys YouTube channel. Or better yet, invite the piano player, Jon Schmidt, to play in your home with an augmented reality app. As Steve…

Khamosh Pathak Just like WhatsApp, you can create an Apple iMessage profile. This feature gives you control over the name and photo that’s displayed in an iMessage conversation. Here’s how to create your own iMessage profile on iPhone and iPad. iPhone and iPad users running iOS 13, iPadOS 13, and higher can create their own…

Sony Bought a PlayStation 5 and thinking about selling your “old” console? You might want to hold off on that. Sony has confirmed that you will be able to stream your brand-new PS5 games to your PlayStation 4 via Remote Play. To do this, simply fire up your PS4 and find the “PS5 Remote Play” app.…

Daniel Krason/Shutterstock.com Raiding is a core feature in massively multiplayer online RPGs. They are a fun way to interact with friends (or random players) to complete objectives and obtain rare loot drops. At higher levels, raids can be among the most challenging activities in MMOs. What Is a Raid in an MMORPG? In massively multiplayer…

Thustmaster Controller design has more or less settled in the last 15 years into the comfortable twin-stick layout with which we’re all familiar. But gamers who want to tweak it can do so, if they’re willing to pay a premium. Take, for example, the eSwap X Pro from Thrustmaster, now available for the Xbox One,…

Disney If you’ve been reading Review Geek, How-to Geek, or any of my other work for any amount of time, you know that I’m an avid (and obsessive) cyclist. And normally, I wouldn’t pedal “box store” bikes (literally or figuratively), but these stupid Mandalorian bikes are just too good to not at least look at. Mostly…

Anyone with an iPhone or iPad is familiar with notifications and how overwhelming they can become. Luckily, Apple provides a single location where you can view and manage them called Notification Center. Here’s how to view it. On iPhone and iPad, Notification Center is a centralized interface for reviewing notifications on your device that have…

stockfour/Shutterstock.com These days, there are subscription boxes for pretty much anything you can think of, from gear for fishermen to dog snacks, but they can be quite costly. Plus, it’s always a gamble whether or not you’ll like what’s inside. So it raises the question: are subscription boxes even worth paying for to begin with?…

Aleksandra Sova/Shutterstock Every new device you introduce into your smarthome is another device that can be attacked. You can secure your smarthome with simple steps like locking down your router and taking proper care of the gadgets in your smarthome. Start with Your Router Proxima Studio/Shutterstock Most smarthome devices require access to the internet to…

ICYDK is a common sight in texts among friends and family members. If you’re unsure what it means, or how to use it in your messages, we’ve got you covered! What It Means ICYDK stands for “in case you didn’t know.” It’s used when you’re about to catch someone up on information they likely haven’t…

USA Network … and I know, you know, that I’m riffing the theme song. Embrace this tv show, and bring a friend. The worst thing you could do is not watch Psych once again. I don’t know exactly why, but I’ve gone down the rabbit hole that is Psych again. It’s one of the best shows with…

Garmin Garmin smartwatches and fitness trackers help users keep up with a ton of metrics outside of simple workouts, providing alerts regarding your level of stress, fitness, energy, rest, and fatigue. However, more recently, the company integrated menstrual cycle tracking, which has now expanded into pregnancy tracking. The feature will allow wearers to keep up…

If you’re thinking about letting a younger child use an iPhone, you might worry about them accidentally calling 911. Due to federal law, you can’t disable emergency calls completely, but there are ways to reduce your chances of dialing 911 accidentally. Here’s how—and why 911 is required on cell phones to begin with. Why All…

Google We often message links to new music we discover with friends. But sharing links is cumbersome, and if the recipient doesn’t open it immediately, the text can easily get lost in the shuffle. Fortunately, if you’re a YouTube Music subscriber, there are collaborative playlists. On YouTube Music, you have the ability to collaborate on…

MediaTonic One of the biggest casual game hits of last year was Untitled Goose Game. One of the biggest casual game hits of this year is Fall Guys. You can see where this is heading, right? Tiny bean-shaped people terrorizing an English village… ahem, that is to say, tiny bean-shaped people dressed up as geese running…

Google Changing the wallpaper is one of the easiest ways to keep your Android device looking fresh. If you want to take things to the next level, you can set the wallpaper to change automatically throughout the day. We’ll show you how to set it up. There are a couple of ways you can approach…