How Final Fantasy XIV Helped Free Streamer Zepla HQ

Freedom never felt so fun! The catalyst for the streaming enthusiast’s global journeys was forged in her youth. Video games and immersive worlds were kind of a way to explore that," she said. Zepla HQ Religiosity was one brick she said built those walls of confinement in her life. A knack for exploration, in all its forms, was born. Escapism through video games was her salve. Zepla HQ Namely, massively multiple online role-playing games (MMORPGs) characterized by their interconnectivity and sprawling worlds....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 173 words · Taylor Shaffer

How Fleets Will Change Twitter As We Know It

Fleets are advertised as text reactions to Tweets, photos, or videos that last only 24 hours. Why Fleets? Twitter describes Fleets as a “lower pressure way for people to talk about whats happening.” Westend61 / Getty Images Should You Tweet or Fleet? Codi Dantu-Johnson, a social media specialist at a public university in San Diego. “Especially for brand use, Fleets will be great for promoting new services or new products.”...

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 118 words · Jay Torres

How Flexible Chips Could Change Computing

Chip manufacturer Arm hasunveiled a new prototypeplastic-based microchip. Its the latest in a series of recent advances in chip technology that could transform personal electronics. The chip is low-powered, but its inexpensive enough to go where others cant. sinology / Getty Images “The potential for this technology is beyond significant,” Arm said in anews release. However, its “12 times more complex than the previous state-of-the-art flexible electronics.” The chip could be placed on milk bottles, for example, to verify the contents arent spoiled....

April 15, 2025 · 2 min · 223 words · Joshua Lane

How Folk Musician Zoe Wren Became a Twitch Sensation

From digital busking to streaming community Looking for an at-the-moment acoustic performance show? Tune into the joyful sounds of one of Twitch Music’s brightest starsZoe Wren. The singer-songwriter has cultivated a following of 26,000 music lovers over the past two years on the platform. Zoe Wren “When I started, I imagined it as digital busking. The glistening downtown lights of Europe’s largest city serve as the backdrop for her life....

April 15, 2025 · 2 min · 290 words · Mary Smith

How Friends Help Friends Charge Their EVs

Then I thought about all therecent emails, texts, DMs, and phone calls about buying an EV. A surge in queries based on the absurd gas prices weve been encountering. Those people will eventually want to visit us. simonkr / Getty Images You know, how we used to do before 2020? This isnt plugging a phone into the wall socketcharging an EV costs real money. Whats the protocol for this new and potentially costly social interaction?...

April 15, 2025 · 2 min · 378 words · Natalie Lawson

How Fujifilm’s X-Pro3 Shoots Like a Film Camera

It is also the perfect antidote to digital bloat. What Is the X-Pro3? The viewfinder is especially special. Charlie Sorrel / Lifewire One extra bonus is that the camera can even project information into the optical viewfinder. But first, a little about film. Film, Only Digital Recently, Ive been using film again. Charlie Sorrel / Lifewire The results are amazing, but the experience is even better. It was just cameras and photos....

April 15, 2025 · 2 min · 387 words · Stephen Adkins

How Game Pass Just Keeps Getting Better

“A game as popular asOutridersshould be available in all formats for maximum users to access it easily.” I’ve never had a subscription service that I’ve been so happy with. Game Pass continues to be amazing," another user by the name ofMatt wroteon Twitter. Karunyapas Krueklad / EyeEmOwner Unfortunately,Outridersis only available on the console version of Xbox Game Pass. Instead, PC players will still need to pre-order or purchase the game at launch to play....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 115 words · Dr. John Arellano

How Gaming Language Tags Could Improve Diversity

The Accessibility Issue Localization has long been a point of contention in game development. Sometimes developers get it right, gaining praise fromusers on Twitterand other social media. Whether they get it wrong or right is only half of the equation, though. Alex Carmichael / Unsplash Users also need to know that games support their home language. “There’s nothing worse than paying for a game you might’t play and can’t understand.”...

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 152 words · Alex Harris

How Gmail Marks Mail Important for the Priority Inbox

Gmail studies specific criteria to determine which emails are important to you. Gmaildoesn’t have thepriority inboxfeature turned on by default. you could choose which of these to use. It looks like a flag or arrow. When Gmail identifies a particular email as being important based on its criteria, the importance marker is yellow. When it is not recognized as being important, it is just the empty outline of the shape....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 161 words · Lindsay Mason

How Gmail's New Tools Come to the Rescue When Making Appointments

Googlehas unveileda new calendar tool inthe Gmail web clientthat makes it easier and quicker to schedule meetings. Experts say the new features could transform how you set up appointments. “They’ve achieved this without overcomplicating the interface, staying true to Google’s minimalist design philosophy. Typing on a laptop.Marko Geber / Getty Images “This empowers the tool to provide advanced features like intelligent scheduling and event suggestions.” Google Calendar tool in Gmail.Google

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 70 words · Charles Hamilton

How Google's New App Policy Makes You Safer

“People fail to realize how deep it goes.” Attendees at the Google Play ‘Change the Game’ VIP event at E3 in 2018.Vivien Killilea / Getty Images

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 26 words · Christine Hall

How Google’s New Results About You Feature Can Protect Your Privacy Online

This new capability lets you quickly remove the data. This functionality could be accessed directly from the Google app or any other means of accessing Search. Nizich called the new Google privacy tool “a very attractive and useful solution.” Online search.marchmeena29 / Getty Images However, he said that the source of the personal data is of the most concern.

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 59 words · Leslie Jones

How GPS Apps Can Steer You Away From Pollution

Getting hyperlocal data on air pollution is essential, experts say. Air You Shouldnt Breathe Air pollution is a growing concern. Both Cowboy and Tata Motors find routes around pollution by using data produced byair quality monitoring company BreezoMeter. MixMedia / Getty Images The Apple Weather app also employs the companys real-time, hyperlocal air quality information. BreezoMeter provides live air quality data for pollution, pollen, and fires. These capabilities span more than 100 countries with data on 34 specific pollutants....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 141 words · Jennifer Ramsey