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Nikkei sources have detailed information on the sensor, which would purportedly enable better portraits to be captured even if there is strong light in the background. If the sensor lives up to expectations and makes it into the iPhone, it might finally end the disappointment of crappy photos taken next to a window, for example. You may see a person’s face in greater detail, even if they’re standing in front of bright sunlight....

But things can change a lot in the tech world in a few years, and it’s safe to say that some game-changing things have happened to make gaming laptops more viable than ever (even if the best ones are still something of a luxury). Here’s our view on whether a gaming laptop is worth it in 2021. Price Gaming laptops have really plummeted in price in recent years. While you’d previously have had to spend upward of $1200 to play the latest games at high settings, you can easily find ones for cheaper than that today....

In actual fact, the SD card that I am reviewing today (Samsung microSD card) is far from indestructible. It can be easily destroyed if you place it in the fire or grind it in the grinder. But what makes it different is its high durability that can withstand water, shock and magnet. Once again, that was what I were told. Let’s find out if it is true. First of all, this Samsung brand SD card is available at MemoryZoo....

Advantages to Manufacturers While the consumer is always the center of the manufacturing process, the companies making your iPhones and ultrabooks don’t completely remove themselves from the production chain equation. Making thinner hardware has very particular advantages to the maker, namely: lower production costs due to squandering less raw materials, diminished supply chain costs due to a lower requirement for storage space during transport, less retail overhead for distribution, and higher operating margins that could be reinvested in research and development of even thinner products (a self-perpetuating cycle)....

With New (Sort Of) Technology, Comes New (Sort Of) Concerns When talking about virtual reality (let’s call it “VR” from now on), we inevitably must enter into a discussion about mental and physical health. Obviously, plopping someone into a virtual world has to have some effect on the mind, right? An article that appears in IEEE Spectrum speaks about precisely this concern, basically saying (in many words) that our minds aren’t exactly designed to handle the effects of being put into a completely different reality....

They’re also cheaper, lighter, more compact, water-resistant, and can hold lots of books, making them a fan-favorite for voracious readers, as they can carry their book libraries on the go. This begs the question: which e-reader of the two is best to get your ebook fix? Kindle The unique thing Kindle offers is its bookstore, that offers a mix of text and audio ebooks (through the Audible bookstore). The bookstore contains the largest selection of books....

Cinnamon vs Unity Canonical (the team behind Ubuntu) created a new desktop manager, also known as Unity and added their own customization to it. Similarly, Linux Mint also created their own version of desktop manager, also known as Cinnamon (a fork of Gnome 3) and use it for Linux Mint 13 and 14. The only difference between the two – Cinnamon gives a much better user experience than Unity. The most impressive thing about Linux Mint is that during the transition from Gnome 2 to Gnome 3, they managed to keep the user interface consistent....

We might be burning CDs occasionally in iTunes, but more often than not, we’re content listening to music on our iOS-enabled devices. There’s no need to lug around a case full of CDs. Additionally, we’re watching movies, television shows, and podcasts. We can store it all on our phones or tablets. And for those times it doesn’t all fit, we can store it in iCloud. This means we need iTunes to reflect the new way we’re using it, and this led to the release of iTunes 11....

Mail Pilot is a Kickstarter project that has been in the work since Feb 2012. What it is doing is to connect to your email accounts and turn all your emails into a to-do list. You can then interact with your emails either by completing them or mark it for future review. It is a pretty interesting concept, but can it make you more efficient? Let’s check it out. Once you have created an account with Mail Pilot, it will prompt you to add your existing email account to the list....

Downloading and installing WinAero Librarian is available for Windows 7 and 8. Once you download the archive from WinAero’s web site and unzip it, you’ll see that it contains Windows 7 and Windows 8 versions. This allows you to open only the version you need and run its program to get started. There is also a folder for Cool Libraries Icons within the archive; this can be used as a way to change the default library icons from WinAero Librarian....

That being said, this feature might return in the upcoming RedStone build. Until then, if you are someone who loves the OneDrive placeholder feature, then you can simulate that kind of behaviour by simply adding OneDrive as a network drive in Windows. This is a good way as you don’t have to sync each and every file on your local machine, yet you can access all the files with just a click or two as if they are in your local storage....

“We wish you a merry Christmas, We wish you a merry Christmas, We wish you a merry Christmas, and a happy new year”. Seriously, this has been a great year for us, all thanks to our readers (and that’s you) for being a part of the MTE community. Things are only going to get better in the coming year, so we hope you’ll stick around and continue to grow with us....

Overview Midnight Commander is an application modeled after the Norton Commander for DOS and runs inside a terminal. It can use text-mode GUIs such as ncurses, giving them some of the advantages of a full GUI program, but running light on resources and over remote connections like SSH. This makes it extremely handy for server administration, as well as a tool to help rescue systems that won’t bring up a desktop like KDE or Unity....

For those who have no idea about the differences between WordPress.com and self hosted WordPress, read this article first before you proceed. First thing first Before you start the migration from WordPress.com to self hosted WordPress, you will need to have: a domain namea web hosting account andthe WordPress software already installed. If you do not have any of the three, go to Hostgator and register for a domain name and a webhost account....

1. Perform searches using the Omnibox It is fairly simple to use the Omnibox to perform a search. Key in the query and hit Enter. However, often when you type in a query, a website shows up in the results list. If instead, you wish to do a pure Google Search, simply put a “?” before your query. This will perform a Google search rather than loading the URL. 2. Perform basic calculations The Omnibox is almost like an extension of Google Search so if you wish to perform some type of calculation or unit conversion, simply input it into the Omnibox....

However, without tags, their music libraries would simply appear as a series of file names. There would be no artist names, album covers, or track numbers. Essentially, it would drive libraries into disarray. Let’s take a look at the music tagging systems that define how we approach digital music. A Brief Overview Music tags are most commonly found in ID3 format; if you’ve accessed an MP3 it is likely you have come into contact with ID3 tags....

But why is MX Linux proving to be so popular? Let’s find out. Appearance MX Linux comes with the XFCE desktop environment as standard, although the developers have tweaked things a little, with a customizable taskbar on the left side. XFCE is famed for being lightweigh,t so it’s a good choice by the developers, as it means you’re not going to be struggling on older systems. If the MX Linux UI isn’t to your taste, however, you can switch to alternatives like GNOME or KDE....

Once the add-on is installed, you can go to a link you want to open and simply drag it a bit towards the lower right side. This will show you the pop-up menu with various options. The first layer of options are for links. Use these three options to open links in different ways: on the current tab, on a background tab or on a foreground tab. Opening links on a current tab will open the link in the same page you are viewing, and you’d have to click on the Back button to return to the previously accessed web page....

In a positive sense, tailored ads are a better deal all round. What tailored ads do is that they show specific ads based on your browser or search history. They prevent users from viewing absolutely irrelevant ads that are inappropriate to your particular taste. And more importantly, Facebook’s ad spots are more valuable if they’re shown to users who are interested in the advertised products. Facebook’s advertising system already checks on your likes and status updates to better determine the kinds of products and services you may buy, but interest-based ads will take the current system to new heights, which many didn’t really expect from the social media giant....

Note: all the examples discussed in this article are tested on Ubuntu 14.04. Pem Installation The easiest way (that I found) to install the tool is by downloading the package from its official website, building it from source, and then installing it. Here are the steps: An important point worth mentioning here is that instead of using wget (the first step), you can head to the GNU website to download the latest version of the tool....