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There May Be a OnePlus 9E With OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9 Pro

We're almost certain that OnePlus will launch the OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9 Pro as its next flagship devices. However, a new rumor from leaker  Max Jambor  claims the company could also bring a OnePlus 9E to the market with those other flagship devices. What Will The OnePlus 9E Feature? Unfortunately, we don't know too much about the OnePlus 9E, so we can only speculate. According to the leak, it's slated to be the third device in the OnePlus 9 line of phones, but it's not clear whether it'll be between the OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro or under the OnePlus 9 as a more budget-friendly flagship device. Based on the use of the "E" moniker from other manufacturers such as Samsung, it would make sense for the rumored phone to fall below the regular OnePlus 9. Samsung released the Galaxy S10e with similar specs to the Galaxy S10, but with a lower screen resolution, smaller battery, and lesser camera system. It'll be interesting to see if OnePlus elects to go the sam...

How to Access Hotmail and Outlook Accounts on Android | MakeUseOf

The Android experience is built around Google's services. But what if you use a different provider for your email? Outlook (which also includes Hotmail now) is one of the most popular free email services on the web. If you use an Outlook or Hotmail email address, then you'll need to get them set up on your Android device. Fortunately, it's quite easy. Two Ways to Get Hotmail on Android There are a huge number of email apps for Android, especially for power users who have to deal with a large amount of email every day. Most people are better served by sticking with the two big-name apps. If you only use Outlook or Hotmail, or if you're trying to use Android without Google apps , then Microsoft's official Outlook client is the one to choose. It works for both services—there's no longer a dedicated Hotmail app. If you use Gmail along with your Microsoft account, then you should stick with the official Gmail app. We'll take a look at benefits of both, and h...

10 Unbelievable New Ways of Generating Electricity | MakeUseOf

Civilization is under threat. It seems clear that traditional methods of generating electricity are unsustainable and we must find new ways to generate electricity that do not produce as much carbon (or dust off old ones, like natural gas and nuclear power). The need for alternative power sources isn't new. We've seen massive solar arrays unveiled in vast deserts, enormous on-and-offshore windfarms, wave-beams converting the power of our oceans, and biomass solutions arrive and disappear. However, these forms of alternative energy are not the only game in town. Here are 10 new ways to generate electricity. 1. Harvesting Body Heat Several major cities have established projects that harvest heat trapped in their vast metro systems. The millions of commuters, plus the train engines and brakes, operating in the sealed metro environment generates a huge amount of heat. Metro operators have long been aware of the heat issue, too, having to spend considerable amounts of money to...

Get Started With Jupyter Notebook: A Tutorial | MakeUseOf

If you're an aspiring data scientist that works with Python or R, you need to know how to use Jupyter Notebook. It's an open-source and server-based IDE for manipulating data, sharing live code, as well as managing the data science workflow. Let's take a look at how you can install and use Jupyter Notebook on your local machine. How to Install and Launch Jupyter Notebook With Pip When you install Jupyter Notebook into a virtual environment via the pip install command, you get to run it as an independent package or module in a virtual space. To use this method, you must have Python installed on your machine. Otherwise, head to the python.org website to download and install the latest version of Python. However, if you're a Mac or Linux user, you probably have Python already installed by default. If you're a Windows user, ensure that you add Python to the Windows path after installing it to make it executable from the command line. Once you've satisfied t...

Instagram Will Feature Giving Tuesday Donors in a Shared Story

In celebration of Giving Tuesday, Instagram plans on highlighting its users' acts of kindness. Any users who use the donation sticker on the platform will get featured in a shared Giving Tuesday Story that's visible to their followers. Instagram Shines a Spotlight on Kindness Giving Tuesday is a day when people can help those in need in the form of donations, food or clothing drives, and simple acts of kindness. When Giving Tuesday arrives on December 1, 2020, Instagram will highlight its users for participating. The platform announced the update in a post on the About Instagram blog. 🛍 Show love for your favorite small businesses using our Support Small Business and #BuyBlack stickers in stories. pic.twitter.com/49xB7c3xSp — Instagram (@instagram) November 30, 2020 If you follow users who use the  I Donated or  Donation sticker, their posts will appear in a shared Story at the beginning of your Stories bar. This way, you can check out who has do...

How to Turn a PS4 Off With or Without a Controller | MakeUseOf

Turning a PS4 off is as easy as selecting an option or pressing a button. You can do this with or without your controller. In case you don’t want to shut your PlayStation 4 down completely, you can also put it into rest mode. We show how to turn a PS4 off as well as how to put it into rest mode in the guide below. How to Turn a PS4 Off With a Controller If you have access to your PS4 controller, you can head into a PS4 menu and choose an option to turn your console off. This way, you don’t need to come out of your bed just to shut down the machine as you can do it remotely. There are two ways to turn a PlayStation 4 off using the controller. They are as follows. Turn a PS4 Off Using the Quick Menu Quick Menu is one of the menus on your PS4 and there’s an option here that lets you turn your console off. You can access that menu as follows to shut your machine down: Press and hold down the PS button on your controller. Select Power from the Quick Menu that appears on your ...

Sonos Is Having an Almost Unheard of Cyber Monday Sale

You'll see a lot of products on sale, especially this time of year. Whether you're looking for a smartphone, a Bluetooth speaker, or just about anything else, you can probably find it at a huge discount on Cyber Monday or Black Friday. One brand that you don't often see discounted is Sonos. However, in a rare move for the company, the vast majority of its products have been heavily discounted for Cyber Monday . If you've ever been in the market for a Sonos speaker, this is 100 percent the time to buy it. Sonos Cyber Monday Sale The bulk of Sonos products are discounted today, so if there's something you want to grab, you shouldn't hesitate. Most of the deals are available on either the Sonos website or Amazon, so you can choose where you want to buy your Sonos products. Sonos One (Gen 2) Smart Speaker - $149 ($50 Off) ( Amazon , Sonos ) If you get one Sonos speaker this Cyber Monday, this is the one to buy. It has support for your favorite voice assistants,...

How to Remove a Watermark From a Photo: 5 Easy Ways | MakeUseOf

Don’t want a watermark getting in the way of your lovely photos? No problem. If you don’t want to just crop out the watermark, we’ll show you how to remove a watermark from a picture using Photoshop, GIMP, Paint.net, Pixlr X, and Apowersoft Online Watermark Remover. 1. How to Remove a Watermark in Photoshop Photoshop is pretty smart when it comes to eliminating watermarks from photos. With your photo open, select Magic Wand Tool , which cleverly selects entire areas like the letters and logos of a watermark. You can also use the Pen Tool or Lasso Tool to make your selection. Draw your cursor over each letter or image—remember to hold down Ctrl (Windows) or  Cmd (Mac) as you click to select multiple elements of the watermark. It won’t be the perfect selection. To fix this, go to Select > Modify > Expand . In the dialog box, choose how many pixels the selection needs to be expanded by. Since the Magic Wand Tool in our example is close to the edge of...

Android Has a New Powerful Ally...and It's Microsoft | MakeUseOf

Android's open-source design means that any company can help shape the operating system; even huge businesses such as Microsoft. Over the course of 2020, the software giant has helped developed Android to make it even better. How Microsoft Became Android's Biggest Ally In 2020, we saw Microsoft take the first few steps into Google's domain. Back in January 2020, we saw the first public release of a Chromium-based Microsoft Edge . This move took the beating heart of what made Google Chrome so powerful and implemented it into Microsoft's browser. By using Google's codebase, Microsoft enjoyed a renewed interest in its Edge browser. It's now at the point where Microsoft will no longer support Internet Explorer and the legacy version of Edge in lieu of the new Chromium Edge. Since then, Microsoft has been gradually building upon Google's code, going so far as to flesh out half-developed Chrome features before Google could . Microsoft also occasionally points ...

The 7 Best Shotgun Mics for DSLR and Mirrorless Cameras

Premium pick RØDE VideoMic Pro See On Amazon Brand RØDE Type Condenser Pattern Supercardioid Editors choice RØDE VideoMic NTG See On Amazon Brand RØDE Type Condenser Pattern Supercardioid Best value RØDE VideoMicro See On Amazon Brand RØDE Type Condenser Pattern Cardioid Canon DM-E1 See On Amazon Brand Canon Type Condenser Pattern Directional TAKSTAR SGC-598 See On Amazon Brand TAKSTAR Type Condenser Pattern Cardioid Summary List 9.00 /10 1. Premium pick: RØDE VideoMic Pro 9.60 /10 2. Editors choice: RØDE VideoMic NTG 9.00 /10 3. Best value: RØDE VideoMicro 9.20 /10 4. Canon DM-E1 8.40 /10 5. TAKSTAR SGC-598 9.20 /10 6. Zoom F1-SP 8.40 /10 7. RØDE VideoMic GO View All If you have invested in a good digital SLR or more modern mirrorless camera for video purposes, the built-in microphone is...