For decades, choosing an emoji has been constrained to what’s available on your smartphone’s keyboard. Every year brings new emoji—I like the “face with bags under eyes,” though that one is still rolling out. But there are times when the preinstalled options just aren’t specific enough. Thankfully, Apple has a solution, and it’s called Genmoji….
You can, for example, make sure only key apps like the Phone app are available after a certain time at night. Screen time works across Apple computers and mobile devices, so the settings are carried across, and of course you can adapt these settings at any time as your children get older. Microsoft The Microsoft…
When it comes to winter driving, most people know the importance of having good tires to provide a sure-footed grip for ice and snow. But a question that often comes up in the winter months is whether lowering the tire pressure can give you even better traction in the snow. Off-roaders and beachgoers sometimes reduce…
Emerging research has revealed some factors in addition to exercise and diet that can make a real difference. This is “a tremendously active area of research right now,” says Susan Resnick, PhD, a senior investigator at the National Institute on Aging. Stay socially engaged. Social isolation and loneliness have been linked to cognitive decline and…
Wireless charging isn’t nearly as cool as it sounds. It’s not exactly wireless—a cord runs from an outlet to the charging pad—and it won’t charge your smartphone faster than plugging it in with a good ol’ cord. Still, I’m always disappointed when I test a smartphone that doesn’t support it. I’ve gotten used to plopping…
Hisense didn’t bring many TVs to CES 2025, but what did make the journey may well be a sign of the future of display technology. The brand’s 116-inch RGB LED TV, dubbed the UX Trichroma TV, uses a new kind of LED lighting system with the potential to shake up the market. The system can’t…
Upper RackCups, glasses, and small bowls should be placed in the top rack. Dishwasher-safe plastics also belong on the top rack, away from any heating element, which can cause damage. Lower RackPlates, serving bowls, and other large items belong on the bottom rack. So do platters, dishwasher-safe cutting boards, and other oversized pieces, which should…
If you have a lot of pain or significant swelling or skin discoloration, see a vascular surgeon. They can evaluate how well the valves in your leg veins are working to keep blood flowing back up to your heart. You’ll probably be advised to wear prescription-grade compression stockings that are custom-made for your legs. For…
But in 2023, we moved from food-inspired aesthetics to actually wanting to look like food, with trends like cinnamon cookie butter hair, blueberry milk nails, and glazed doughnut skin. Today, anything goes: Velveeta hair dye, dill-pickle-flavored lube, and Hellman’s parfum de mayonnaise—the rule seems to be the more unhinged, the better. For millennials and zillennials,…
The color palette is wide-ranging and realistic, and the LG manages to look vivid and energetic even in low-light scenes. Edge definition is smoothly realized, and depth of field is quite prodigious at times. Even the most testing motion is handled without alarms, and in the moments of highest crisis the M4 keeps artifacts and…