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Chances are you already know the make and model of the phone you own. Unless your smartphone was a hand-me-down from a friend or family member, you most likely bought it on the basis of it being a particular model with particular features. However, you may not be entirely sure of the specific model number of your phone. This number can vary even among the same type of phone, so that a Samsung Galaxy S21, for example, can have one of several different numbers....

Over the course of its many years of updates and expansions,Sea of Thieveshas had a few notable crossovers with other pirate franchises. ThePirates of the Caribbeancrossover let you team up with the legendary Jack Sparrow, but theMonkey Islandcontent felt like it came out of nowhere. For those unaware,Monkey Islandis a series of pirate point-and-click games that were as funny as the puzzles were obscure. Thankfully, you don’t have to intuit that you need to combine a cat whisker with a mason jar to bypass a skeleton guard to get to this new content, but it is more challenging than you might think....

In the coffee versus tea debate, there are passionate opinions. But for those of us who know the correct answer is “tea,” another debate begins. What’s the best method to brew tea, which are the finest tea leaves and blends, how long to steep, and don’t even get us started on the milk-first debate. Difficulty What You Need Smart tea infuser In truth, both coffee and tea have gone through a renaissance in the last decade....

AppleiOS 17brought FaceTime gestures to the iPhone last year, livening up the FaceTime experience for all users. FaceTime gestures are even more useful now withiOS 18andApple Intelligence. Once it’s set up correctly, you’ll be able to send 3D animations to your friends and family during FaceTime video calls. You’ll even be able to trigger the animations with physical gestures. Getting your phone ready for action doesn’t take much time or effort, but we put this guide together to walk you through the process nonetheless....

Aside from making billions of dollars, Facebook has had a nightmarish past few years. Sincethe Cambridge Analytica debacle that came to light in 2018, the company has made headlines for all the wrong reasons seemingly every week. From data breaches to antitrust charges, Facebook has been mired in a deep malaise of privacy missteps and a string of controversies. Its public reputation has taken a dramatic beating and is at an all-time low....

Is Skull and Bones coming to Steam Deck? Skull and Bones, the newest title from Ubisoft, has launched, bringing pirate-themed gameplay to PlayStation, Xbox, and PC. Steam Deck owners are now curious whether they’ll be able to join the adventure on Valve’s handheld console. We’ve gathered the latest information to answer this query. After enduringnumerous delays, the much-anticipated pirate-themedgamehas finally launched, captivating players globally with its debut. This marks a momentous occasion for fans who have eagerly awaited its release, promising a thrilling adventure on the high seas....

Linus Tech Tips YouTube views plummet as controversy leads to less uploads Linus Tech Tips has committed to higher-quality videos and a workflow that allows their employees more time to take breaks and ensure quality, but that quality has come at the cost of frequent uploads and overall viewership. Maintaining a YouTube empire isn’t an easy thing. Content creators have it hard enough with having to maintain consistent uploads, hire editors for their channels, livestreaming, and other things....

Mission: Impossible reveals first look at Severance star in new Final Reckoning trailer The new Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning trailer features spectacular stunts, multiple throwbacks to previous films, and a first look at the character Severance star Tramell Tillman is playing in the movie. Tom Cruise once again takes center stage inMission: Impossible 8, with the superstarperforming stuntsboth under water and in the sky. The trailer features the impressive M:I ensemble that has built up over decades, including Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Henry Czerny, Hayley Atwell, Pom Klementieff, Shea Wigham, Angela Bassett, and Vanessa Kirby....

Casio has been making some of the best non-touchscreen smartwatches for several years now, and my favorite was available for a great price in this year’s Amazon Black Friday deal promotion. It’s still live today, too. It’s theG-Shock DW-H5600. Normally, you’ll pay $299 for one,Buy at Amazon. For that price, it’s an absolute steal. What’s more,Buy at Amazon, the attractive blue model is also available. I love colorful G-Shock watches and quite liked this color when I reviewed the watch, so this would be the one I’d choose....

As Samsung and Huawei get closer to releasing their foldable phones, it looks like Apple could eventually follow suit too. The company has filed a patent for a device with a flexible display and a hinge — suggesting that Apple is at least exploring the possibility of building a flexible smartphone. Thepatent shows a clamshell-style foldable phonethat would be a little different from the others being developed. Really, it looks like a single-display device that can be folded up to better fit in someone’s pocket, rather than a device that can fold out to offer a larger display....

Gone, but never forgotten, some television series arrive with a lot of fanfare, only to shockingly end after just a single season. Some have promise, but just don’t deliver. Others are so good, they develop a cult following, even after just a handful of episodes. Here are some of the best of these one-hit wonders, each of them a great show that, for whatever reason, didn’t make it past its first season....

Paper Rex something reveals he is open to playing Valorant in North America or China Paper Rex Ilya ‘something’ Petrov said in a recent interview with Dexerto that he is open to competing in other leagues outside of VCT Pacific in the future. something is a Russian Duelist who rose to prominence in Japan with Sengoku Gaming before joining Paper Rex near the start of the VCT Pacific regular season. He broke the record for most kills in a pro match in February in the Japanese Challengers League and has become one of the best players in the world with Paper Rex....

Building on last year’s bar-settingGoogle PixelandPixel XL, Google unveiled its newest Pixel devices at an October 4 event in San Francisco. The 5-inchPixel 2and 6-inch Pixel 2 XL come packed withAndroid 8.0 Oreo, huge OLED screens, top-notch cameras, and cutting-edge A.I. They’re the best phones Google has ever made. Both the Pixel 2 and the Pixel 2 XL are available from carriers, brick-and-mortar stores, and online retailers in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Germany, and India....