Summary Every modern flat panel display consists of physical “pixels” or “picture elements” that make up the image as a whole. Pixels are already tiny, but each one is a complex machine in its own right, with numerous independent parts. There are different ways to put together a display at the subpixel level, and these tiny differences can have significant effects on how your screen looks and performs. So let’s cover the basics of subpixels, and how they might influence your next gadget purchase....

Summary Ultrawide monitors are relatively popular in the world of PCs, but there’s no such option on the TV market. Why is that? I think I know the boring answer to that question, but there are reasons manufacturers should consider it. Defining an Ultrawide TV Virtually all TVs out in the wild are “widescreen” with an aspect ratio of 16:9. This just means that for every sixteen units of width, there are nine units of height....

With the popularity of electric vehicles constantly rising and emissions regulations forever exponentially tightening, more and more automakers are trying their hand at EVs. Not every brand gets it right on their first try, which is sadly the story of Mazda’s first all-electric model. Being successful in the electric vehicle segment is a difficult task. There are a number of criteria that your vehicle has to meet to even be considered by buyers....

Summary While we have our troubles here on Earth, people have always dreamed of exploring the stars. In fiction, technologies like warp drive make this possible. In reality, it’s unlikely we’ll ever have such a convenient plot device to help us, yet the dream won’t die. There are many concepts in fiction meant to overcome the challenge of interstellar distances. It’s hard to write a compelling story involving aliens or human colonies on other planets when it takes thousands or millions of years to travel between these worlds....

Quick Links It’s been a few years since the world lost its collective mind over the Fortnite craze, but the game has shown little signs of slowing down. If you haven’t tried the game before, or you put it down a while ago, now might be the time to jump back in. What Is Fortnite Battle Royale Again? If you need a refresher,Fortnite Battle Royaleis an online multiplayer battle royale shooter....

Summary Shopping for a new laptop can be exciting, but it’s also confusing. With countless models and cryptic naming schemes full of letters and numbers, it can be quite overwhelming. Instead of decoding these arbitrary names, here’s what to focus on instead. Why Laptop Model Names Are So Confusing When I say laptop model names are confusing, I’m not necessarily referring to the product lineups that you see when you visit a manufacturer’s sales page, like Lenovo Yoga and ThinkPad or Dell Latitude and XPS....

Summary Stickers might just be the iMessage feature you’ve been missing out on as an iPhone owner. With recent iOS updates, Apple has made using and creating stickers more compelling than ever. What are Stickers on iPhone? Stickers is an iPhone feature that allows you to keep and send a selection of custom images to iMessage users. In addition to sending still and animated images, stickers can be “peeled” and placed over messages and other content in your conversations....

Quick Links YouTube TV and Sling TV are two of the most popular live-streaming platforms, and one of them may be the best way for you to cut cable. Whether you need a lot of channels or are more of a price-conscious viewer, we’ll help you decide which is the best option for your situation. Best for Price: Sling TV you may’t really beat the price ofSling TVif you want major networks....

Quick Links If you’re a former Windows user, or even a macOS user that’s never really poked around your Mac’s file system, it’s a good idea to learn about the most important folders on your computer and what they’re used for. While, in my experience, things rarely go wrong on a Mac, sometimes you need to manually find, delete, or modify files. Knowing their most likely location will make that process way easier, and you’ll feel more confident about using your computer at more than the surface level....

Quick Links Apple has added a tone of new to your iPhone with iOS 18. While many features are hard to miss, like the revamped Control Center, there are also some small (but important) changes that you may not have noticed. 1Change App Icons to Widgets WithiOS 18, you’re able to now transform an app icon into a widget. This feature allows you to display additional information about the app rather than just its name....

MVNOs are cell carriers that borrow network space from a big name like Verizon or AT&T and then sell that network capacity to customers at a lower price. These cell carriers are affordable, but they aren’t entirely without disadvantages. If you’re considering a switch, you may want to consider them. 1MVNO Subscribers Are Second Priority Network Users This means MVNO customers can theoreticallybe throttled at any time, even if they paid for high-speed data....

Quick Links Number formats in Microsoft Excel define how data is displayed in your spreadsheet without changing the underlying values. As well as using number formats to present data as dates, times, percentages, and currencies, you’re able to build a more specific number format using custom number formatting. Before I show you some examples, here’s how custom number formats work. In Excel,every cell has its own number format, which you may review by selecting a cell and looking at the Number group in the Home tab on the ribbon....

I love my consoles, but one thing I often find myself notliking is bad console ports. PCs are great for gaming in their own right. as are consoles, but the two are not always equal. There are certain games I cannot imagine playing on anything other than consoles. However, some games are just better played on PC, be it for technical reasons or as a result of aterrible console port. These are some of my favorite PC titles that have terrible console versions and ports that I highly recommend you stay away from....