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Online Dating (also known as Internet dating) is a way for people to find and contact each other through the Internet to arrange a date, usually with the goal of developing a personal and romantic relationship....
MP3 is the popular term used to describe an audio file that uses the MP3 format for reducing the size of the audio file. An audio file in MP3 format doesn't ontain all of the original audio...
Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries are the type of rechargeable battery commonly used in electronic devices like smartphones, laptops, Bluetooth devices and other personal electronics. They are...
A geofence is an invisible fence created with wireless electronic signals. By using the Global Positioning System (GPS) an area can be marked using latitude and longitude coordinates....
A web crawler is a software program that automatically discovers and scans web sites by following one web page to another. Search sites like Google, Yahoo! and Bing use crawlers to...
HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is a standard for connecting video and audio signals using a single cable from one electronic device. Using a single HDMI cable, a video, and audio signal can be sent from one device, such as a DVD player, to another device using HDMI like a television set. Since HDMI is an industry standard, consumers can purchase any device with HDMI and connect it to another device that uses the HDMI connection....
A macro is a set of commands and instructions that grouped together and performed as a single command in a computer program. Macros are usually mentioned when they are used in Microsoft Office programs like Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel. In these programs, it's possible to perform many functions with a keystroke such as speeding up editing and formatting or automating a series of complex tasks that would take many keystrokes to perform....
An ad blocker is a software application that blocks advertisements from appearing on web pages. Ad blockers are available for desktop web browsers and with Apple's release of version 9.0 of iOS for iPhones and iPads, Apple now allows the installation of ad blocker apps to block ads from appearing when using the built-in Safari web browser....
Broadband describes any physical network connection that can carry multiple types of signals at the same time. When referring to broadband, the technologies include coaxial cable, fiber optic cable or Digital Subscriber Line technologies. Broadband technologies have the capacity to carry information and data so video, voice and large amounts of data (like computer files) can move across a single cable at the same time....
Apple Watch is a computer on your wrist. For those of you who remember Dick Tracy's two-way wrist radio, it's now a reality, and you can make and receive phone calls and more on your wrist with this device. I've owned my Apple Watch for three months and thought I would share my experience and what I've found the Apple Watch can and can't do for a user....
A smartphone gyroscope is an electronic circuit contained within smartphones that provides information about the orientation of the smartphone in three-dimensional space. Apps use the data to perform functions on the smartphone such as rotating the screen and apply gesture commands like the shake gesture (used to undo typing)....
A software driver is a type of software program that controls a hardware device. On any computer, smartphone, tablet, different hardware components that are part of the computer and attached devices need to communicate with each other for a computer to function and work....
Windows 10 is Microsoft's latest version of the Windows operating system for personal computers, tablets, and smartphones. It will be available to the general public on July 29, 2015, and is a free upgrade for users of Windows 7 and Windows 8....
High Dynamic Range (HDR) is a photo editing technique for combining multiple photos of a scene into a new image with better image details. It's an option on many smartphone cameras that often confuses people who think HDR stands for High Definition Resolution....
Clickbait is a derogatory term that describes low-quality content on websites that exists for the purpose of getting attention and enticing people to "click" with their mouse to view the content. Think of clickbait as misleading headlines of a sensational or curiosity providing nature that are designed to encourage people to click and read more, but the article or content isn't high-quality information....
Location tracking refers to technologies that physically locate and electronically record and track the movement of people or objects. Location tracking technology is in use every day with GPS navigation, locations located on digital pictures and searching for businesses nearby using common apps. While location tracking is often associated with...