The issue is that dumping liquid into a vehicle is a no-brainer. Put a spout into a hole and away you go. Charging stations not only have to work on their own, but they also have to have a digital conversation with each car that is attached to them. It’s way more complex than, say, plugging your phone into the wall. Every time a new EV is introduced into the world, charging station companies have to bring it into their labs to make sure there’s a hardware and software “handshake” between the station and the vehicle....

If you use a password manager, you’re familiar with the feeling you get when you look for a login but can’t find it. It’s probably because you signed in with your Google, Apple, Twitter, or Facebook ID, and your password manager knows nothing about it. Now, 1Password will remember how you signed up for a new service, keeping all your login information in one place. But between this and the passwordless future promised by passkeys, password manager apps could be on the path to irrelevance....

Changes to How Mac Manages Memory With the release of OS X Mavericks, Apple changed how the Mac managed memory. With the addition of memory compression, your Mac can now do more with less memory while maintaining or increasing performance. In older versions of OS X, memory usage was built around a standard memory management system. Apps requested an allocation of RAM, the system fulfilled the request, and the apps gave back the RAM when they no longer needed it....

Earlier in February, a European Union lawmaker told Reuters that he’s confident a deal with member states on a common charging port for smartphones and other mobile gadgets could be finalized before the end of the year. Experts are conflicted about the merits of the move. “On the surface, the move to a standard charging port seems like a good one for consumers,” Eric Brinkman, Chief Product Officer at Cobalt, told Lifewire over email....

That’s the pitch, at least. Cramming PC hardware in a device slightly larger than the Nintendo Switch isn’t easy. Thermal throttling and battery performance could dampen expectations. Still, there’s reason to hope the Steam Deck will overcome its obstacles and conquer your Steam library. “It is very easy to expect any sort of console-like big game will at least get 30 frames per second at decent settings on its 720p screen,” Alex, the Low Spec Gamer, a YouTube creator who focuses on entry-level gaming hardware, said in a Zoom interview....

Cybersecurity firm McAfee has released a report uncovering a new vulnerability in a video-calling software development kit (SDK). Hackers could exploit this vulnerability to spy on users’ live video and audio calls. Dating apps such as eHarmony and Plenty of Fish were among those identified as using the vulnerable SDK platform. “Whether you are attending regular virtual work meetings or catching up with extended family across the globe, as a consumer, it’s important to realize what exactly you’re getting into when downloading applications that help you stay connected,” Steve Povolny, head of McAfee Advanced Threat Research said in an email interview....

WarioWare: Get It Together! is the ninth installment in Nintendo’s quirk-tastic “microgame” collections, starring Mario’s greedy doppelganger and the surprisingly large cast of eccentric characters in his orbit. The appeal of WarioWare has always been its sheer rapid-fire creativity. Each entry in the series contains dozens if not hundreds of short, intuitive games that can and must be completed in seconds flat. It was always one of my go-to games for Nintendo’s old portable systems, as it provided an instant bite-size distraction whenever I needed one....

This technology is already available for Samsung phones, but Apple could take it to the next level. Every iPhone owner in the world also has an Apple ID, and most have a payment method tied to that ID. Just like you can use Apple Pay now, tapping your iPhone onto a terminal in a store to pay for goods, you might be able to do the opposite, and tap to receive payments....

What Does Haptic Mean? Whether you know it or not, you’ve probably used haptic technology. Smartphones, game controllers, and touchscreen car stereos, to name just a few, all use haptics to deliver richer, more sophisticated, and more engaging user interactions. Put more simply; you’re using haptic technology any time you interact with a piece of technology that provides some simulated physical feedback (as opposed to a physical switch or button). Haptic feedback is increasingly used to connect virtual, onscreen experiences to the physical world and make digital interfaces more natural and lifelike....

How Does a Car Code Reader Work? OBD-I and OBD-II code reader systems work in essentially the same way, in that they monitor a variety of sensor inputs and outputs. If the system determines that anything is out of spec, it sets a “trouble code” that can be used in diagnostic procedures. Each code corresponds to a specific fault. There are also different types of codes (i.e. hard, soft) that represent both ongoing and intermittent problems....

Stand-alone Ethernet switch devices were commonly used on home networks many years before home broadband routers became popular. Modern home routers integrate Ethernet switches directly into the unit as one of their core functions. High-performance network switches are still widely used in corporate networks and data centers. Network switches are sometimes referred to as switching hubs, bridging hubs or MAC bridges. About Network Switches Ethernet switches are the most common type, but you’ll also find switches optimized for ATM, Fibre Channel, and Token Ring network architectures....

What Is an AI File? A file with the .AI file extension is most likely an Adobe Illustrator Artwork file created by Adobe’s vector graphics program called Illustrator. It’s a proprietary file format developed and maintained by Adobe Systems. Instead of using bitmap image information, AI files store the picture as paths that can be resized without losing quality. The vector image is stored in either the PDF or EPS format, but the AI file extension is used, since Illustrator is the primary software that creates files in this format....

What Is FinFET? FinFET is a technological innovation that has allowed chip manufacturers like Samsung, TSMC, Intel, and GlobalFoundries to develop ever smaller and more powerful electrical components. It is such an important part of modern chip design that it’s used in the marketing of the process nodes they’re based on. One example is the 7-nanometer (nm) FinFET process technology at the core of AMD’s third-generation Ryzen CPUs. In recent years, Nvidia has used TSMC’s 16nm FinFET technology and Samsung’s 14nm FinFET technology in its 10 series graphics cards build on the Pascal architecture....

When you use Groupon, you can see local deals as well as deals from any location you search for. You can use Groupon on a computer and from a phone or tablet. How to Get Groupon Sign up for Groupon through their website at Groupon.com. Groupon is also available on mobile devices. You can get Groupon for iOS or grab the Groupon Android app. Use your email address to sign up for Groupon or log in with your Facebook or Google account to speed up the sign-up process....

The History of ISDN As telecommunications companies gradually converted their phone infrastructures from analog to digital, the connections to individual residences and businesses— referred to as the “last mile” network — remained on old signaling standards and copper wire. ISDN was designed as a way to migrate the transition to digital signals. Businesses especially found value in ISDN due to the larger number of desk phones and fax machines their networks needed to support....

Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise subscribers install all the associated Microsoft products and services on up to five Windows or Mac computers, five iOS or Android tablets, and up to five iPhone or Android smartphones. This subscription model can be cheaper for companies with a small number of employees who use several devices. It can be more expensive for companies with many employees who each use only one. In the latter case, an Microsoft 365 plan that charges per device would be a more appropriate option....

What Is Svchost.exe? The svchost.exe (Service Host) file is a critical system process provided by Microsoft in Windows operating systems. Under normal circumstances, this file isn’t a virus but a crucial component in many Windows services. The purpose for svchost.exe is to, as the name would imply, host services. Windows uses it to group services that need access to the same DLLs to run in one process, helping to reduce their demand for system resources....

What Can You Do With VR? When connected to a VR system, the user might be able to move their head around in a full 360 motion to see all around them. Some VR environments use handheld tools and special floors that can make the user feel as if they can walk around and interact with virtual objects. Types of VR Systems There are a few different types of VR systems; some use your existing smartphone or computer but others need to connect to a gaming console in order to work....

Video creators: People who have channels and upload videos to those channels. Video viewers: People who watch videos, interact with videos, and subscribe to channels. Who Uses YouTube? Anyone with access to a computer or mobile device and an internet connection can watch YouTube content and share their own. YouTube is for everyone, whether you’re an individual looking for a creative outlet or the CEO of an organization with a large budget for a video ad campaign....

Understanding the Camera’s LCD LCD, or Liquid Crystal Display, is the display technology used to create the screens embedded in the back of nearly all digital cameras. In a digital camera, the LCD works for reviewing photos, displaying menu options and serving as a live viewfinder. All digital cameras contain full-color display screens. In fact, the display screen has become the preferred method of framing the scene, as only a small number of digital cameras now include a separate viewfinder and are mostly for higher-end cameras....