The Best Vacuum Cleaners for Your College Dorm Room

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What Does “Fulfilled by Amazon” Mean?

<p><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-404037" height="301" src="https://www.howtogeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/preview.png" width="650" /></p> <p>When you’re shopping on Amazon, you might have seen the words “Fulfilled by Amazon” next to some of the things you buy. You hopefully won’t notice anything different about the purchase experience, but you could run into problems.</p> <h2>Amazon the Marketplace</h2> <p>Amazon isn’t just an online store—and it hasn’t been for some time. It’s a marketplace, like eBay or Alibaba; it just hides that fact better.</p> <p><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/third-party-merchants-drive-amazon-grow-2015-10?tag=823814-20">Over 80% of the products sold through Amazon</a> are bought not from Amazon but from an Amazon Marketplace seller who is paying Amazon to list their product. The numbers are even crazier when you look at the products listed on Amazon, not just sold: <a href="https://www.retailtouchpoints.com/resources/type/infographics/how-many-products-does-amazon-carry?tag=823814-20">of the 350 million-plus products available, Amazon only sell 12 million of them directly</a>—not including books, media, and wine—the rest are sold by Marketplace sellers.</p> <p>Even if you’ve never noticed you were buying from a Marketplace seller before, the odds are you have.</p> <h2>Fulfilled by Amazon</h2> <p>The reason most people don’t realize that Amazon is a marketplace like eBay is it generally smooths over all the roughs and bumps. Sellers have two options:</p> <ul> <li>They can list their products on Amazon and, when an order comes through, pack and ship it themselves.</li> <li>They can list their products on Amazon and bulk ship any number of items to an Amazon warehouse. When an order comes through, Amazon workers pack and ship it like it’s an Amazon product. This is Fulfilled by Amazon.</li> </ul> <p>For sellers, the big advantage of Fulfilled by Amazon is Amazon handles everything. They don’t need to run their own store, handle payment processing, deal with a shipper, pack things up, or customer care—for a small fee, Amazon does it. Sellers sometimes refer to Fulfillment by Amazon as “FBA.”</p> <p>For customers, the advantage is that they get the same, regular Amazon experience, including stuff like Prime, free shipping, and the like, for an extra 338 million products that Amazon doesn’t sell directly. Most people—including me—don’t even notice when they’re not buying directly from Amazon. The packages arrive at your door just the same.</p> <h2>How to Spot an Amazon Marketplace Seller</h2> <p>While Amazon doesn’t trumpet it from the rooftops when you buy from a Marketplace seller, they don’t hide the information either. Here’s an official Amazon listing.</p> <h3><a href='https://www.howtogeek.com/404030/what-does-fulfilled-by-amazon-mean/'>Read the remaining 18 paragraphs</a></h3> <br />

What Does “Fulfilled by Amazon” Mean?

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Internet Streaming: What is it and How Does it Work?

<p><img alt="Smart TV displaying streaming service apps" class="alignnone wp-image-404727 size-full" height="300" src="https://www.howtogeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/2-4.png" width="650" /><br /> <span class="imagecredit"><a href="https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/madrid-spain-august-13-2018-samsung-1154935312?src=QgmchsYNs03QAJCtIkeNuQ-1-46">Manuel Esteban/Shutterstock</a></span><span style="font-size: 15px;"> </span></p> <p>We’ve been streaming content from the internet for a long time, and it’s gotten to the point that the internet is synonymous with services like Netflix and Youtube. But what exactly is streaming, and how does it work?</p> <h2>Streaming Happens Bit by Bit</h2> <p>When you want to watch a video or play a song on your computer, you need to download it first. There’s no way around that. Knowing this, you may look at Netflix or Spotify and ask “how did we figure out how to make videos and music download instantaneously?” Well, that’s just the thing. When you stream media, it isn’t downloading to your computer instantaneously; it’s downloading piece by piece in real-time.</p> <p>The word “streaming” is self-descriptive. Information arrives at your computer in a continuous, steady stream of information. If downloading movies is akin to buying bottled water, streaming movies is like using a faucet to fill an empty bottle.</p> <p>You could compare streaming a movie to watching a VHS tape. When you play a VHS tape, every second of video and audio is scanned piece by piece. This happens as you’re watching in real-time, which means that any interruptions will suddenly pause or end your movie watching experience.</p> <p>When you stream a movie or a song, your computer downloads and decodes itty-bitty pieces of a media file in real-time. If you have an unusually fast internet connection, then the file may be fully downloaded before you’re finished watching or listening to it, which is why a stream will sometimes go on for a while even if the internet cuts out. That being said, anything that you stream doesn’t go into your computer’s permanent storage (although some services, like Spotify, will put some small cache files on your device to make future playbacks faster).</p> <h2>Businesses Work Hard to Make Streaming Fast</h2> <p>Streaming video and audio from the internet isn’t new; it just feels new because it’s finally convenient. Watching a video or playing a song from a website happened bit by bit used to be an annoying and time-consuming affair. The stream would constantly stop and start, and you could spend minutes just waiting for media to buffer (and sometimes, it wouldn’t buffer at all).</p> <p>But the way that streaming works has mostly stayed the same. Files download bit by bit as you’re watching or listening to them. It’s the infrastructure that’s changed, and businesses like Youtube and Netflix have worked hard (and spent a lot of money) building that infrastructure.</p> <p><img alt="abstract filing cabinets bulging with files" class="alignnone wp-image-404726 size-full" height="300" src="https://www.howtogeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1-4.png" width="650" /><br /> <span class="imagecredit"><a href="https://www.shutterstock.com/image-illustration/file-cabinet-246719938?src=library">Sashkin/Shutterstock</a></span></p> <h3><a href='https://www.howtogeek.com/404447/internet-streaming-what-is-it-and-how-does-it-work/'>Read the remaining 16 paragraphs</a></h3> <br />

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Geek Trivia: Marvel Successfully Argued In Court That The X-Men Were Mutants In Order To What?

<p><img src="https://www.howtogeek.com/wp-content/uploads/gg/up/sshot542ef4d2a58a8.png" /></p> <table width="650px" border="0"> <tr> <td> <h2><a href="https://www.howtogeek.com/trivia/marvel-successfully-argued-in-court-that-the-x-men-were-mutants-in-order-to-what/">Marvel Successfully Argued In Court That The X-Men Were Mutants In Order To What?</a></h2> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" align="left" valign="top"> <ol> <li>Ban Copycat Products</li> <li>Protect Trademarks</li> <li>Dodge Import Taxes</li> <li>Establish The Mutant Registration Act</li> </ol> <p>Think you know the answer?</p> </td> </tr> </table> <p><em><a href="https://www.howtogeek.com/trivia/marvel-successfully-argued-in-court-that-the-x-men-were-mutants-in-order-to-what/"><img border="0" src="https://www.howtogeek.com/geekers/up/readmore-button.png" /></a></em></p> <br />

Geek Trivia: Marvel Successfully Argued In Court That The X-Men Were Mutants In Order To What?

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Apple acquires AI Voice App startup Pullstring

<img alt="" src="https://images.fonearena.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Apple-e1512024144413.jpg" /> Apple has acquired San-Francisco based startup Pullstring that enables the design and publishing of voice apps, according to a latest report. This purchase could help Apple's Siri compete better with Alexa.  Pullstring was founded in 2011 by a group of former Pixar executives and was originally used to power interactive voice apps for toys. Later on, it broadened its approach with the introduction of IoT products like Amazon Echo and Google Assistant. The company raised around $44 million in venture capital, from firms like CRV, Greylock, True Ventures, Khosla Ventures, and First Round Capital. According to PitchBook, the company's most recent post-money valuation was just around $160 million. Apple's upfront deal value is said to be around $30 million, plus around $10 million in potential earn-outs for management, this would also include CEO Oren Jacob, who once served as Pixar's CTO. Digital Assistant is seen as one of the next big things which Apple is lagging behind when compared to both Google and Amazon in terms of adoption and being open to developers. Apple did not comment on the acquisition. Source <div class="feedflare"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=2Y5YZKrdbJM:R8Qfm9RhkJU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=2Y5YZKrdbJM:R8Qfm9RhkJU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?i=2Y5YZKrdbJM:R8Qfm9RhkJU:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=2Y5YZKrdbJM:R8Qfm9RhkJU:D7DqB2pKExk"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?i=2Y5YZKrdbJM:R8Qfm9RhkJU:D7DqB2pKExk" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=2Y5YZKrdbJM:R8Qfm9RhkJU:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" /></a></div> <img alt="" height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/fone-arena/~4/2Y5YZKrdbJM" width="1" /><br /> <a href="https://www.fonearena.com/blog/275402/apple-acquires-pullstring.html">Read Here»</a>

Apple acquires AI Voice App startup Pullstring

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Google testing Scroll-to-Text feature that would let you share link to specific section on a page

<img alt="" src="https://images.fonearena.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Google-Chrome-1024x576.jpg" /> Google is currently testing a new feature on its Canary version of the browser and this new feature will allow users to share links to specific sections of web pages, even with those pages that don’t have anchor links. This feature will enable a user to highlight a section of the text on the web and then create a custom URL that points directly to that section. Google is calling this 'Scroll to Text', it would load the URL as usual and scroll to a specific section of the article on that page automatically. Since the code commit related to Scroll to Text just appeared, so it will be a while before it makes it to the Canary build of Google Chrome. If the testing turns fruitful for Google, the company will release it to the beta version of the Chrome, and then, hopefully, to the final stable build eventually. The flag description reads: "Enables scrolling to text specified in URL’s fragment." The flag is named "Enable Text Fragment Anchor" Since it is in testing, it might be a while before it rolls out to everyone. Source | Via <div class="feedflare"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=dftLc5vK1xM:eOVeq6oBCgo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=dftLc5vK1xM:eOVeq6oBCgo:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?i=dftLc5vK1xM:eOVeq6oBCgo:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=dftLc5vK1xM:eOVeq6oBCgo:D7DqB2pKExk"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?i=dftLc5vK1xM:eOVeq6oBCgo:D7DqB2pKExk" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=dftLc5vK1xM:eOVeq6oBCgo:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" /></a></div> <img alt="" height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/fone-arena/~4/dftLc5vK1xM" width="1" /><br /> <a href="https://www.fonearena.com/blog/275412/google-scroll-to-text-share-link-specific-section-on-a-page.html">Read Here»</a>

Google testing Scroll-to-Text feature that would let you share link to specific section on a page

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ARCore V1.7 update brings Augmented Faces APIs, ARCore Elements and UI improvements

<img alt="" src="https://images.fonearena.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/AR-Core-Elements.jpg" /> Google's ARCore is getting a new update bringing the version number to V1.7. This update brings new Augmented Faces API for the front camera and other improvements. It creates a "high quality, 468-point 3D mesh" of a user's face, which can be used to create effects. The possible use cases include masks, hats, skin retouching, and more. The mesh provides coordinates and region-specific anchors that make it possible to add these effects.ARCore 1.7 also includes 'ARCore Elements,' which are a set of common AR UI components for Unity developed and tested by Google. Like the Augmented Faces API, this too will prevent developers from having to write object detection code for common use cases without having to reinvent the wheel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-982WeGIasQ ARCore Elements includes two AR UI components that are especially useful; Plane Finding streamlining the key steps involved in detecting a surface and Object Manipulation using intuitive gestures to rotate, elevate, move, and resize virtual objects. Other improvements in the ARCore 1.7 include the ability to 'pause' an AR experience and improving object animations. Source <div class="feedflare"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=VMSBfE8lxk8:aX1HACt2Xqk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=VMSBfE8lxk8:aX1HACt2Xqk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?i=VMSBfE8lxk8:aX1HACt2Xqk:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=VMSBfE8lxk8:aX1HACt2Xqk:D7DqB2pKExk"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?i=VMSBfE8lxk8:aX1HACt2Xqk:D7DqB2pKExk" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=VMSBfE8lxk8:aX1HACt2Xqk:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" /></a></div> <img alt="" height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/fone-arena/~4/VMSBfE8lxk8" width="1" /><br /> <a href="https://www.fonearena.com/blog/275406/arcore-1-7-augmented-faces-apis-arcore-elements-ui-improvements.html">Read Here»</a>

ARCore V1.7 update brings Augmented Faces APIs, ARCore Elements and UI improvements

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Xiaomi Mi 9 camera specs confirmed – 48MP Sony IMX586 sensor, 12MP telephoto lens, 16MP ultra wide-angle lens and Sapphire Glass protection

<img alt="" src="https://images.fonearena.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Xiaomi-Mi-9-Camera-1024x595.jpg" /> After confirming new holographic display technology and Snapdragon 855 SoC for the flagship Mi 9 smartphone earlier this week, ahead of February 20 announcement, today Xiaomi’s CEO Lei Jun has confirmed the camera specifications of the smartphone. Xiaomi Mi 9 camera specifications 48-megapixel main camera with f/1.75 aperture, 6P lens, 1/2.0" Sony IMX586 sensor, 0.8μm pixel size, 4-in-1 pixel binning 12-megapixel telephoto lens with f/2.2 aperture,  1.0μm pixel size, 6P lens, 2x lossless zoom 16-megapixel 117-degree ultra-wide angle lens with f/2.2 aperture, 1.0μm pixel size, 6P lens, also supports supports 4cm macro at the same time 20-megapixel front camera with support for AI beauty features Xiaomi co-founder Bin Lin also shared a new camera sample from the 16-megapixel ultra-wide angle lens and said that it has implemented anti-distortion algorithm for achieving a perfect shot. Earlier images revealed a camera bump. Now the company has confirmed that the camera part has 243 square millimeters of Sapphire Glass protection as well as stainless steel frame wrapped around the area to protect these lenses form scratches. The chin of Mi 9 is just 3.6mm wide, making it 40% narrower than the Mi 8, which the company says is possible due to improved internal design. Source 1, 2, 3 <div class="feedflare"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=zAJJuZcidcs:snShVYAD4bs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=zAJJuZcidcs:snShVYAD4bs:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?i=zAJJuZcidcs:snShVYAD4bs:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=zAJJuZcidcs:snShVYAD4bs:D7DqB2pKExk"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?i=zAJJuZcidcs:snShVYAD4bs:D7DqB2pKExk" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=zAJJuZcidcs:snShVYAD4bs:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" /></a></div> <img alt="" height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/fone-arena/~4/zAJJuZcidcs" width="1" /><br /> <a href="https://www.fonearena.com/blog/275401/xiaomi-mi-9-camera-specifications.html">Read Here»</a>

Xiaomi Mi 9 camera specs confirmed – 48MP Sony IMX586 sensor, 12MP telephoto lens, 16MP ultra wide-angle lens and Sapphire Glass protection

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How to Total Rows and Columns in Microsoft Word

<p><img alt="Word logo" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-404931" height="300" src="https://www.howtogeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/office_word_lede.png" width="650" /></p> <p>If you need to total values in a Word table, you can do so without breaking out the calculator or entering the data into Excel and then copying it back. Word can do simple calculations such as summing, multiplying, and averaging.</p> <p>Let’s say you have a table something like the following. You have the units sold and the per unit cost, and you want to multiply those to get a total.</p> <p><img alt="table of sales figures in word" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-405199" height="340" src="https://www.howtogeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/2019-02-14-1.png" width="618" /></p> <p>Start by placing your insertion point into the blank top cell in the “Total” column.</p> <p>Next, switch to the new “Layout” tab that appears toward the right end of the Ribbon (there’s a separate Layout tab just for tables) and then click the “Formula” button.</p> <p><img alt="click the formula button on the layout tab" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-405200" height="206" src="https://www.howtogeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/2019-02-14-1-1.png" width="275" /></p> <p> </p> <p>In this example, we are going to multiply the value in the “Units” column by the value in the “Unit Cost” column. To do this, type the following into the “Formula” field to multiply the values in the two cells to the left of the current cell:</p> <pre> =PRODUCT(LEFT) </pre> <h3><a href='https://www.howtogeek.com/404820/how-to-total-rows-and-columns-in-microsoft-word/'>Read the remaining 23 paragraphs</a></h3> <br />

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Gamer Deal: Buy a Nintendo Switch, Get a $35 eShop Credit

<p><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-13072" height="1080" src="https://www.reviewgeek.com/p/uploads/2019/02/64f96b92.png" width="1920" /></p> <p>Have you been holding off on that Nintendo Switch for months? Well, Nintendo isn’t about to reduce the price of the Switch, but the company is offering a $35 eShop credit with <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Nintendo-Switch-Neon-eShop-Credit-Download/dp/B07MG9RKYY/?tag=reviewgeek-20">new console purchases on Amazon</a>.</p> <p>Nintendo isn’t known for slapping big discounts on games or consoles. The company refuses to sell a Switch for less than $300, and first-party games seem to be perpetually stuck at the $60 mark. But that’s what makes this $35 eShop credit so sweet.</p> <p>When you buy a new game console, you have to grab some new games (otherwise, there’s no point). A free $35 eShop credit is, essentially, a fat discount on a copy of Zelda: Breath of the Wild or Super Mario Odyssey.</p> <p>Now, some of you keen gamers may be thinking about the Nintendo Switch bundles, don’t those come with a free game? Well, those bundles usually cost <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Nintendo-Switch-Console-Mario-Kart-Deluxe/dp/B07JJLLFXJ/?tag=reviewgeek-20">more than $360</a>, and some of them have become collectors items that go for more than $400. The $35 eShop credit is actually a much better deal.</p> <div class="product-share-links"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Nintendo-Switch-Neon-eShop-Credit-Download/dp/B07MG9RKYY/?tag=reviewgeek-20" target="_blank">Buy on Amazon</a></div> <br />

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How to Save Money on iCloud Storage

<p><img alt="iCloud storage graph" class="alignnone wp-image-403589 size-full" height="300" src="https://www.howtogeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/imageedit_1_3433175660.png" width="650" /></p> <p>The situation with iCloud storage would be funny if it wasn’t so ridiculous, and we’ve already <a href="https://www.howtogeek.com/396093/apples-0.99-icloud-storage-tier-is-insulting/">made our feelings clear</a> on whether Apple should offer more storage for free. But if you really must pay, why not save some money?</p> <p>Even though Apple’s pricing of iCloud storage has improved, that doesn’t excuse the fact that it should be offering more of it for free, and there’s a school of thought that it should give away enough to fully back up any iPhone or iPad they sell. That’s problematic in many ways, not least the fact that with iPhone sales slowing, Apple is relying more than ever on its services as a way of making money.</p> <p>It’s true that Apple’s iCloud storage pricing is more competitive than some, but that doesn’t excuse it from offering a paltry 5 GB of storage when it’s sat on Scrooge McDuck levels of cash. It’s for that reason that we have no qualms about sharing a couple of ways you might be able to save some money, should you absolutely need some more storage for your photos etc.</p> <p>So with that said, let’s get started.</p> <h2>Buy Discounted Gift Cards</h2> <p>Apple has sold App Store and iTunes gift cards for many years, and despite the names, they’re ostensibly the same. No matter what it’s called, the card’s balance is ultimately added to your Apple ID which in turn means that you can use it for purchasing any of Apple’s services or software products. That means you can buy apps, music, or even pay for an in-app subscription if you like. And you can even pay for more iCloud storage, too.</p> <p>That in itself isn’t going to save you any money, but big stores sometimes put iTunes gift cards on sale for a discount, so there may be an opportunity for saving a few dollars here and there. Remember, every little bit helps.</p> <h2>How Much Storage Do You Really Need?</h2> <p>Sometimes we’re all guilty of panic buying. Storage is one area where that can creep up, especially if you’re not really sure how much space you need. It can sometimes be easier to just pay for the highest storage tier just to never have to worry about storage again, but if you don’t quite need that much, you can save a few dollars per month by making sure you’re on the right tier.</p> <p>Head into Settings, followed by tapping your name at the top of the screen.</p> <h3><a href='https://www.howtogeek.com/403441/how-to-save-money-on-icloud-storage/'>Read the remaining 16 paragraphs</a></h3> <br />

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How to Upload the Best Looking Instagram Images

<p><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-404696" height="300" src="https://www.howtogeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/preview-1.png" width="650" /></p> <p>Instagram is probably our favorite social network here at How-To Geek. We always want our photos to look their best, so I did the research. Here’s how to make your images look as good as possible on Instagram.</p> <p><strong>RELATED:</strong> <a href='https://www.howtogeek.com/343729/why-your-facebook-photos-look-so-bad-and-what-you-can-do-about-it/'><strong><em>Why Your Facebook Photos Look So Bad (And What You Can Do About It)</em></strong></a></p> <p>Instagram, <a href="https://www.howtogeek.com/343729/why-your-facebook-photos-look-so-bad-and-what-you-can-do-about-it/">like Facebook</a>, resizes and compresses your images to match their guidelines. While the algorithms seem less aggressive than with Facebook (which makes sense because Instagram is primarily a photo sharing network), it’s still better to do as much resizing and cropping as possible yourself—blunt algorithms tend to be a bit heavy handed.</p> <p>Instagram supports images that are up to 1080px wide and between 566px and 1350px tall. That is, crop ratios between 1.91:1 (a wide landscape crop) and 4:5 (a square-ish portrait crop).</p> <p><img alt="Instagram landscape image" class="alignnone wp-image-404690 size-full" height="578" src="https://www.howtogeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1landscape.png" width="325" /> <img alt="Instagram portrait image" class="alignnone wp-image-404691 size-full" height="578" src="https://www.howtogeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/2portrait.png" width="325" /></p> <p>Anything between these two ratios is good too—they’re just the maximum values. If your image is wider, it will be resized to fit 1080px wide. Similarly, if the crop falls outside the accepted ratios, like say, a 2:3 portrait image, you are forced to crop it to 4:5.</p> <p>Instagram doesn’t publish any file size guidelines but, after playing around, I found that most of my photos were compressed to JPEGs between 150 kb and 190 kb. Again, this kind of makes sense: under 200 kb is a pretty standard file size for web use.</p> <p><img alt="File size" class="alignnone wp-image-404695 size-full" height="448" src="https://www.howtogeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/6size.png" width="650" /></p> <h3><a href='https://www.howtogeek.com/404688/how-to-upload-the-best-looking-instagram-images/'>Read the remaining 14 paragraphs</a></h3> <br />

How to Upload the Best Looking Instagram Images

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Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e with 10.5-inch WQXGA Super AMOLED display, 6GB RAM, Android Pie, 5.5mm sleek metal body announced

<img alt="" src="https://images.fonearena.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Samsung-Galaxy-Tab-S5e-1024x725.jpg" /> Samsung just announced Galaxy Tab S5e (SM-T725), the company's latest tablet.  It has a 10.5-inch Super AMOLED WQXGA screen, is powered by an Octa-Core SoC and runs on Android 9.0 (Pie). It has quad-stereo speakers tuned by AKG by HARMAN, similar to the Tab S, but it doesn't have an S Pen or Iris scanner. It has Samsung DeX support offering a PC-like environment with a separate DeX dock and is also the first Samsung tablet to feature the new Bixby 2. It has a 5.5mm sleek metal body and packs a 7,040mAh battery with support for fast charging. Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e specifications 10.5-inch (2560×1600 pixel) WQXGA 16:10 aspect ratio Super AMOLED display 64bit Octa-core processor (2x2.0 GHz & 6x1.7 GHz) 4GB RAM with 64GB storage, 6GB RAM with 128GB storage, expandable memory up to 512GB with microSD Android 9.0 (Pie) 13MP rear camera with LED flash 5MP front-facing camera 4 speakers tuned by AKG, Dolby Atmos Dimensions:245.0 x 160.0 x 5.5mm; Weight: 400g WiFi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz/5GHz) MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth 5, GPS, GLONASS, USB 3.1 Type-C, POGO pin 7,040mAh battery with Fast Charging The Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e comes in Black, Silver and Gold colors, starts at $399.99 (Rs. 28,560 approx.) and will be available in select markets ... <div class="feedflare"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=90EnAyEYmSE:EV0PNRaknBc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=90EnAyEYmSE:EV0PNRaknBc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?i=90EnAyEYmSE:EV0PNRaknBc:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=90EnAyEYmSE:EV0PNRaknBc:D7DqB2pKExk"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?i=90EnAyEYmSE:EV0PNRaknBc:D7DqB2pKExk" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=90EnAyEYmSE:EV0PNRaknBc:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" /></a></div> <img alt="" height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/fone-arena/~4/90EnAyEYmSE" width="1" /><br /> <a href="https://www.fonearena.com/blog/275395/samsung-galaxy-tab-s5e-price-specifications.html">Read Here»</a>

Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e with 10.5-inch WQXGA Super AMOLED display, 6GB RAM, Android Pie, 5.5mm sleek metal body announced

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What To Do When Your Chromebook Reaches the End of Its Life

<p><img alt="Chrome" class="alignnone wp-image-396842 size-full" height="300" src="https://www.howtogeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/chrome-hero.jpg" width="648" /></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Chromebooks are great for anyone who uses them: they turn on in an instant, have great battery life, and updating them is a breeze. But, the day will come when your Chromebook stops getting updates from Google. What do you do then?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Google is upfront with its update policy: you can see</span> <a href="https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/6220366?hl=en"><span style="font-weight: 400;">the exact month and year</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">a Chromebook or Chromebox will stop receiving updates. Most Chromebooks still have a long life ahead of them, but Google has started cutting off some of the oldest models already. If you have one of the older Chromebooks, you’ll need to start thinking about what to do when the updates stop coming.</span></p> <h2>Option One: Buy a New Chromebook</h2> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This one’s a bit obvious, but it’s worth stating: when your current Chromebook stops getting updates, the best thing you can probably do is buy a newer device. In addition to getting security updates for the next several years, you’ll also make a big leap when it comes to processing power, memory, and battery life, meaning your new Chromebook will be more enjoyable to use.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Chromebooks made in the past two years also have access to Android applications through the Google Play Store, as well as Linux applications. Of course, you can keep using the new Chromebook as a simple web browser, but newer models give you a few more productivity options. Here are <a href="https://www.reviewgeek.com/3731/the-best-chromebooks-you-can-buy-2018-edition/">our favorite Chromebooks</a>.</span></p> <p><strong>RELATED:</strong> <a href='https://www.reviewgeek.com/3731/the-best-chromebooks-you-can-buy-2018-edition/'><strong><em>The Best Chromebooks You Can Buy, 2018 Edition</em></strong></a></p> <h2>Option Two: Install Other Linux Distributions</h2> <p><img alt="Ubuntu running on a Chromebook" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-403166" height="300" src="https://www.howtogeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/htg-ubuntu.jpg" width="650" /></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Chrome OS is built on top of the Linux kernel, which is why newer models can <a href="https://www.howtogeek.com/363331/how-to-set-up-and-use-linux-apps-on-chrome-os/">install Linux applications</a>. It also means that users can <a href="https://www.howtogeek.com/162120/how-to-install-ubuntu-linux-on-your-chromebook-with-crouton/">install Ubuntu and other Linux distributions</a>. There are</span> <a href="https://www.howtogeek.com/185039/4-things-to-keep-in-mind-when-buying-a-chromebook-for-linux/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">a few problems</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">you may run into with installing other versions of Linux, but overall, it’s a great way to give your Chromebook a new life.</span></p> <p><strong>RELATED:</strong> <a href='https://www.howtogeek.com/162120/how-to-install-ubuntu-linux-on-your-chromebook-with-crouton/'><strong><em>How to Install Ubuntu Linux on Your Chromebook with Crouton</em></strong></a></p> <h2>Option Three: Install CloudReady by Neverware</h2> <h3><a href='https://www.howtogeek.com/403164/what-to-do-when-your-chromebook-reaches-the-end-of-its-life/'>Read the remaining 8 paragraphs</a></h3> <br />

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Samsung Galaxy Watch Active, Galaxy Fit / Fit e and Galaxy Buds confirmed on official Galaxy Wearable app

<img alt="" src="https://images.fonearena.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Samsung-Galaxy-Watch-Active-Galaxy-Fit-Galaxy-Buds.jpg" /> We already know that Samsung will introduce Galaxy Watch Active, new Galaxy Fit and Galaxy Buds along with the Galaxy S10 series at its Unpacked event on February 20th. Now the devices have surfaced on official Wearable app for Android. Extracting the apk also shows use the images of the devices. The Samsung Galaxy Watch Active smartwatch is said to skip the company’s signature bezel ring, pack a 1.1-inch (360×360 pixels) AMOLED display, regesigned charger, water-resistant up to 50 meters, dual-core Exynos 9110 chipset, 4GB of storage, Bluetooth 4.2, NFC, and Wi-Fi connectivity,  Tizen (version 4.0.0.3), 236mAh battery and Bixby Reminders. The Galaxy Fit will be available in two variants, and one of them is called Galaxy Fit e, as revealed by the app. The Galaxy Buds wireless earbuds will have the ability to charge wirelessly from the Galaxy S10+. You can check out the latest Galaxy Wearable app v2.2.23.19021251 on Google Play or the APK to check these images. We should know the price and availability when these go official next Wednesday. Via <div class="feedflare"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=l-iltQ2zF2s:fzzT4veU4Bo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=l-iltQ2zF2s:fzzT4veU4Bo:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?i=l-iltQ2zF2s:fzzT4veU4Bo:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=l-iltQ2zF2s:fzzT4veU4Bo:D7DqB2pKExk"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?i=l-iltQ2zF2s:fzzT4veU4Bo:D7DqB2pKExk" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=l-iltQ2zF2s:fzzT4veU4Bo:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" /></a></div> <img alt="" height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/fone-arena/~4/l-iltQ2zF2s" width="1" /><br /> <a href="https://www.fonearena.com/blog/275388/samsung-galaxy-watch-active-galaxy-fit-galaxy-buds.html">Read Here»</a>

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