“Wi-Fi” and “mobile hotspot” are used interchangeably but wrongly. Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) denotes wireless network protocols that allow digital devices to exchange information by radio waves. Simply put, it lets your phone, laptop, or any compatible device connect to the internet wirelessly. A mobile hotspot or portable hotspot is, as the name indicates, “mobile” or …
Samsung is a household name in the TV realm, alongside LG and Sony. Similarly, on the smart TV software front or in the streaming hardware world, Roku is easily recognizable. For many, a marriage between the two would be a match made in heaven. But like how Roku OS comes preinstalled on many smart TVs, …
Zoom may have made video-calling popular in homes and offices, but it is not the first software of its kind. Multiple apps have been used years before for video calls and other virtual interactions—Skype being one of the foremost tools. FaceTime is another popular video-calling app. The majority of iPhone users have used the app. …
Samsung is known for its displays. The displays on its phones, TVs, laptops, etc., are among the best in class. Several brands use Samsung-made displays in their products. Apple, for instance, incorporates Samsung’s OLED panels on its high-end iPhones. That said, Samsung panels have their issues, too—for instance, burn-ins on their OLED panels. On the …
Video games were quite popular only a short time ago. It was a form of entertainment that every kid with access fancied indulging in. Unsurprisingly, arcade machines and gaming cafes were quite popular back then. But when gaming entered homes, dedicated gaming centers lost their appeal. Gaming at home was not just convenient, but the …
Starbucks is world-renowned for its coffee. Whether or not you’re a fan of it, you cannot deny that the company is the most popular coffee vendor in the world, particularly in the West. For most people, visiting a Starbucks outlet means sipping on some caffé mocha or a vanilla latte. For others, the iconic American …
If your Roku TV takes time to load applications, the interface navigations are not smooth or snappy, etc., the television has issues. Unfortunately, smart TVs are not equipped with the most powerful SOCs since not a lot is expected from them. Roku TVs are no exceptions to that rule. However, that doesn’t mean your Roku …
Back in the day, when TVs were boxy and had a broad base, televisions did not come with discrete stands. They may have had rubber feet attached to their bases to avoid slippages, like how laptops have soft rubber nubbins in all four corners under them to mitigate unintended sliding. As the TV got thinner …
The modern-day TV comes with multiple ports, making it easier to connect it to other devices and facilitate communication between them. However, most TV users rarely check their TV’s behind or sides (usually only at the time of installation). As a result, most of those ports behind the TV go unused. Many don’t know what …
Sending an email message, browsing the web, etc., are standard modern-day tasks. To perform these tasks, one need not be a computer science engineer or savant. That, however, doesn’t imply chatting online or sending a text message are non-complex activities. Luckily, the complicated aspects are handled by your computer and the internet. And they perform …
Unlike desktop and laptop computers and even smartphones, streaming sticks are short on built-in storage. The maximum is usually 4 GB of space. Some could sport more than that, but those are few and far between. User-available space is even less, as the built-in OS usurps a portion. And it’s pretty easy to exhaust what …
An air passenger must follow certain rules and guidelines during travel. Fastening seat belts, listening to safety instructions, respecting the limited aircraft seating space, etc., are things to be on top of. People who fly know these requirements. Those who’ve never been on an airplane before may not be aware, however. But everyone knows that …
Modern-day devices connect wirelessly—for instance, a desktop or laptop computer communicates with a router without cables. But how do these devices talk to each other virtually? Your 802.11 networking or Wi-Fi-enabled router employs radio waves to send information to a laptop, smartphone, tablet, or any connected device. The connected devices use the same radio waves …
Twitch is a platform dedicated to live video game streaming, in addition to supporting music, cooking, talk shows, and other forms of creative content. Twitch isn’t the only live-streaming platform for gamers and other creative professionals. But it is arguably the most popular. It is a conduit for users to share their content with millions …
A smart TV is primarily an entertainment device. It’s not meant for work or used as a workstation, even though it could manage that to an extent. Besides installing a host of streaming apps, games, and other services, smart TVs also let you browse the web. Web browsing, however, is not the most intuitive experience …
When color TV supplanted black-and-white televisions, the change was seismic. No pun intended, but the difference was day and night. After that, the industry made several efforts to modernize color TV displays. Some gimmicks, like three-dimensional viewing, were also thrown in. However, none has significantly impacted the space like HDR (high dynamic range) has. The …
Wireless or Wi-Fi signals are integral to modern living. Pretty much every house in the city or an urban environment employs a device that depends on wireless signals to function. Although Wi-Fi signals are radio waves, they cannot permeate or pass through everything and anything. More than a handful of objects or materials can cross …
If you’re a fan of anime content and Asian TV shows in general for their strong storylines, varied genres (action, adventure, comedy, drama, science fiction, etc.), high-quality animation, and so on, you’re not alone. Unfortunately, there’s not much anime action on broadcast media and streaming services in the West. Among the few that there are, …
Samsung is an electronics giant. It has its feet wet in various other businesses too. And, thanks to its sheer massiveness, the South Korean giant is always close to a product release. Be it TVs, smartphones, laptop computers, or any other device, there’s a new Samsung product released or slated for release at any given …
Electronic devices get warm to the touch during continuous use. That’s normal. Things turn worrisome only when the mercury rises and decides to stay there. Rokus are top-rated streaming devices, and it’s normal to see them at work for hours together and to get warm. However, the thing that cannot be considered typical is overheating …