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How to Open the Hidden Scientific Calculator on iPhone

If you’ve ever wanted a scientific calculator app on iPhone, don’t fret—your iPhone already comes with one built in. Apple’s Calculator app includes a scientific mode that has been hiding in plain sight since 2008, as The Verge recently noted. Here’s how to use it. First, open the “Calculatorâ€� app. If you can’t find it, […]

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How to Put Your PS5 DualSense Controller Into Pairing Mode

Sony The PlayStation 5’s (PS5) DualSense controller is Bluetooth-capable, meaning you don’t need to plug it in to use it with your console. You will, however, have to pair it with the console. Here’s how to put it into pairing mode. Like its predecessors, the DualShock 3 and the DualShock 4, the PS5’s DualSense controller […]

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Why Your Resting Heart Rate Just Got Higher on Apple Watch

If you’ve been using an Apple Watch to track your resting heart rate, you might have noticed it jump up a couple of beats in late 2020. Here’s what’s possibly going on. Warning: The writer is not a doctor. If you’re concerned about a rise in your resting heart rate, ignore everything that follows and […]

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The Most Useful Apps With Offline Support – Review Geek

Spotify, TripIt, Google Maps These days we get an endless amount of news, entertainment, work, and social media from our smartphones or laptops. But without an internet connection while traveling, on a plane, or enjoying the wild outdoors, it all disappears. It doesn’t have to, though, and with a little planning, apps like Spotify, Google […]

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What Is an External DAC, and Do You Need One for a PC?

iFi Audio High-quality sound on PCs from drop-in sound cards and external DACs is a weird subject. It’s not as necessary as it once was. In fact, nobody even thinks about it much anymore. There’s no song or game that you won’t be able to listen to because of underpowered gear. Sound vs. Graphics Hardware […]

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Wyze Can’t Get Chips Right Now, Which is Bad News for All of Us – Review Geek

Wyze Wyze is sending out emails to users with some bad news—it can only acquire about a third of the silicon it needs to make cameras. That means in the year to come, Wyze cameras will be in and out of stock frequently, Cam Plus subscribers will get priority access to the Wyze Cam v3, […]

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Play Disney’s ‘Big Hero 6’ Short for Free on GeForce NOW Before It’s Gone – Review Geek

NVIDIA GeForce NOW has been, up to this morning, exclusively used for streaming PC games to platforms where said games aren’t actually installed. But it looks like NVIDIA is interested in branching out its platforms capabilities. A new Disney short based on Big Hero Six hits GeForce NOW today, with added interactivity, as part of […]

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