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Minecraft is a creation game that allows users to create worlds or learn to survive in pre-generated worlds. Freedom. Expression. Creativity. Infinite. These aren’t words you’d associate with traditional games you’d find in stores, play for a few weeks, then throw onto a shelf to collect dust. Minecraft is a form of expression that has no true conclusion. As long as your imagination is flowing, the game keeps on going. Many people who play Minecraft understand this, and those who don’t may question why Minecraft is the most important game of this generation....

Online collaboration refers to the tools and platforms people use to work together within a digital environment. In most cases, it refers to how people work together over the internet. Online collaborators can work together on text documents, PowerPoint presentations, video chats, or detailed brainstorming projects. The idea is that users do not need to be in the same room at the same time to work together. There are many online collaboration tools available....

Realtek Card Reader is a program that will help your operating system interface with the installed card. It allows the devices that depend on drivers to function with the OS. This program is not essential for the functioning of your computer. Yet, you need it to be installed to be able to use the linked devices. Realtek Card Reader can be used for reading external cards from a camera, mouse, etc....

The much-awaited hack-and-slash video game Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity has finally released for the Nintendo Switch. The latest game in The Legend of Zelda series has witnessed a lot of changes. One of them is its levelling system. Levelling up in Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity is quite easy, which makes people wonder what is the maximum level in the game. If you want to level up to encounter deadly enemies in Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity then there are two ways to do so — replaying missions or spending money at the Military Training Camp....

USB On-the-Go, usually called USB OTG or OTG, is a specification that lets some Android smartphones and tablets act as a USB host so that you can plug other USB peripherals, such as keyboards or flash drives, into them. Here’s more information about USB OTG, how to know if your device supports it, and how to use this handy functionality. What Is USB OTG For? You’ll see a USB OTG label on devices that can connect and control external USB peripherals or that connect to another device and act as a USB peripheral....

Wi-Fi 6 is the soon-to-be-released, newest version of Wi-Fi. It will be called 802.11ax when using the traditional method of identifying the different versions. It will be a definite improvement over the current standard, 802.11ac. At the same time that the new version is rolling out, the naming system as determined by the Wi-Fi Alliance, the group that stewards the implementation of Wi-Fi, is also changing to a simpler number system....

In 2017 the FCC held a spectrum auction consisting solely of 600 MHz wavelength. Many companies participated in this auction. The biggest winner was T-Mobile, taking more spectrum than all other participants in the auction. Originally Verizon and AT&T showed interest in the auction but ultimately did not bid for the spectrum. With this new spectrum, T-Mobile now has sufficient low-band licenses to broadcast across the entire US and provide sufficient data speeds due to the high bandwidth allocated....

Tired of crowding your friends and family around your computer to view photos or watch a video? Maybe you just want to see the movies you’ve downloaded or are streaming from the internet on your big-screen TV or you just want to listen to your music away from your desk, on your full-range speakers in your living room. It is time to get a network media player or media streamer (box, stick, smart TV, most Blu-ray Disc players) that can retrieve the media from the internet, your computer, or other network-connected devices, then plays your movies, music, and photos on your home theater....

Arkesia is home to several captivating characters from diverse classes with their advanced sub-classes in Lost Ark. Before you start with Lost Ark, you need to choose a class and their advanced classes to begin with. There are mainly five classes and 15 advanced classes collectively. Each character has different attributes along with extensive lore and a wide range of attacks. But the question in place is are these characters in the classes and sub-classes gender locked?...

A new coalition of digital rights organizations is demanding more transparent policies for users of PayPal and Venmo after nearly a decade of opaque account restrictions and closures. Key Takeaways PayPal and its subsidiary, Venmo, have endured years of scrutiny due to account freezes and closures, with little recourse for users.The refusal of payments for WikiLeaks in 2010 is the highest-profile example of what anti-censorship advocates call “financial censorship.“A coalition of digital rights organizations is demanding more rights for users of the social payment platforms....

Spotify is testing a new ad-supported subscription with some extra features, and experts say it could help pull in new users who want premium features without the full cost of going ad-free. Key Takeaways Spotify is testing a new “Plus” plan at a few different price points.Spotify Plus comes with unlimited skips and the ability to listen to any song you want from albums and playlists.Experts say the lower cost could entice new listeners who want access to Premium’s features without the full cost eating into their monthly budget....

There are only two ways for a car to zap someone unexpectedly, and the sources and solutions are different for each one. A common reason that people are shocked by their cars is static electricity. This can happen any time you touch metal on the car, although it’s more common after the vehicle has been driven. The other way to be zapped by a car is to inadvertently act as a ground for the ignition system, which can be painful and dangerous....

A new wearable for dogs can track their sleep and lead to better health, claims the company behind the inventions. Key Takeaways Tracking your dog’s sleep can help monitor their general health, according to the makers of a new wearable for canines. Fi is a GPS collar for dogs that’s been upgraded to include a snooze-monitoring function. There’s a growing trend of high-tech gadgets for pets, including facial recognition and smart feeding systems....

Windows 10 21H1 (May 2021 Update) will have the same hardware requirements (processor, memory, and storage) as versions 20H2 and 2004. According to a post at the Tech Community blog, Microsoft has revealed that the next eleventh feature update for the desktop version of its operating system won’t change the current Windows Hardware Compatibility Program (WHCP) and will continue to use the guidelines as version 20H2. Usually, there are no changes in hardware requirements when upgrading to a new version of Windows 10....

Among all the new features coming to Windows 10, Microsoft is yet adding a new one. It’s called OneGet and it’s a command line based tool similar to Linux’s package management system to find, install, update, and remove desktop applications and other software more easily. OneGet has been part of Windows 8.1, but as an optional feature through the installation of the Windows Management Framework 5.0 Preview. In Windows 10, OneGet will ship as part of PowerShell by default on every installation and developers and users alike will be able to take advantage of the new feature....

Alongside the January 2020 Patch Tuesday, Microsoft is now releasing build 19041.21 as update KB4535550 for devices in the Slow ring running the latest preview of Windows 10 version 2004 (20H1). Windows 10 build 19041.21, according to the company, doesn’t contain new feature, but it includes a patch to address an important vulnerability affecting Windows App Platform and Frameworks, Windows Input and Composition, Windows Graphics, Microsoft Scripting Engine, .NET Framework, Windows Cryptography, Windows Subsystem for Linux, Windows Peripherals, Windows Storage and Filesystems, and Windows Server....

Amidst all of the news that Android generates, there’s still one article here and there about Windows Phone 8 and Nokia’s insistent commitment to make devices for the platform. Is there something to this? Perhaps Windows on a mobile device is something to look into? This is a question that has probably crossed your mind more than once, but you can’t seem to find a definitive answer. Windows Phone has been one of those phenomenon where a company tries to get into the mobile market and can’t seem to break the ice with the crowd....

Microsoft reveals the four games that members will be getting for free this November as part of the Games with Gold program. Throughout the month of November 2018, Xbox Live Gold subscribers will be getting over $84 in value, including Battlefield 1, Race The Sun, Assassin’s Creed, and Dante’s Inferno. As always, two games are for Xbox One and the other two are for Xbox 360, but you can play every game in Xbox One console using Backwards Compatibility....

What Is Ring Fetch? How Will Ring Fetch Work? Sidewalk is a low-powered wide-area wireless network protocol that will use the 900 MHz spectrum usually reserved for amateur radio users. Sidewalk’s range is expected to vastly exceed Bluetooth and Wi-Fi while consuming minimal power. Ring Fetch Product Specs The 900 MHz protocol’s low-power nature should give the Ring Fetch a battery life of at least a year, although specifications will be formally released when the device goes on sale....

Google announced the Chrome operating system in July 2009. They created the system in conjunction with manufacturers, just like the Android operating system. Devices using Chrome OS, called Chromebooks, came out in 2011 and are readily available in stores. Chrome OS bears the same name as the Google web browser called Chrome. Chrome is the primary interface for Chrome OS, and both have evolved through the different versions that have been released....