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Text Expansion: The Quick Way to Give Your Productivity a Big Boost

If your job involves a lot of typing on the computer, one way to improve your productivity is by using a text expansion app. Learn how text expansion works and how the small and effective things it does can improve your productivity.

Google’s Automated Image Captioning & the Key to Artificial “Vision”

Google releases software that can automatically generate a caption based on the objects and setting of an image. This may be a stepping stone towards something greater on the road to more advanced artificial intelligence.

The Security Caveats of NFC Payments

Many people like the convenience of NFC payment but are not aware of the potential risk behind it. There are a couple of things you should know before you hop onto the bandwagon of convenience that contact-less payments provide.

What Is a “Moonshot” Technology?

Almost everything that has made human progress possible is thanks to something Google likes to call a “moonshot.” What exactly does it mean? Let’s find out.

Spotting a Strong Password: Know-How Plus Tools For Better Password Creation

Create a Strong Password Using These Tips and Tools

Knowing how to create a strong password is extremely important. If you want stronger passwords, these tips and tools will help to keep your accounts more secure.

MTE Explains: How Emoji Work

Ever wondered how Emoji work? They’re more than just a fun way to express yourself via SMS or online. Here’s a closer look at these popular characters.

Useful Tips You Need to Know to Extend Your Battery Lifespan

The devices our lives revolve around have batteries, and it is important to keep the battery healthy. Here’s how you can extend your battery’s lifespan.

Molecular Hardware: The Promise and the Challenges

As the race for smaller hardware continues, let’s dive into what this means and what challenges manufacturers face in making molecular hardware a reality.

How Differential Privacy Works

Apple recently discussed a concept called “differential privacy” which will be in iOS 10 software. Let’s check out what it is and how it works.

How Does Google Know Where Your WiFi Router Is?

Google seems to know everything, including where your home is located. This info is based on your router, but how does Google know where your WiFi router is anyway and can you stop this?

Getting Rid of the Blue: F.lux and Alternatives for More Devices

If you work on your computer for long hours, you probably deal with eye strain and disrupted sleep. Luckily, this can be helped by a few apps like F.lux

Augmented Reality vs. Virtual Reality: What’s The Difference?

Augmented reality has the upper-hand right now over virtual reality, but one question remains, how do these two technologies differ? Let’s discuss here.

MTE Explains: OpenType or TrueType, Which Should You Use?

Wondering about the difference between OpenType and TrueType? This article explains the difference between these two most common font formats to help you choose the best one for your needs.

Understanding the Various Open Source Licenses

It can feel like everything you download has some legalese attached to it. This article casts some light on the different open source licenses available.

MTE Explains: Common Word Processor File Formats

If you’ve ever saved a document for use on another computer, you know there are a number of file formats to choose from. In this article we cover the many file formats that relate to documents.

CDMA vs GSM: How Do They Differ?

When shopping for a new smartphone, you’ve problem heard the terms CDMA and GSM. This article explains what they are and how they differ.

MTE Explains: What Installing Software Actually Does

It should not come as a surprise that computers do a lot of things in the background. In this article we tackle just what happens when installing software on Windows.

What is “Modding?” Prominent Examples and More

Modding is the act of modifying hardware or software to either perform differently or do something differently than it was originally intended to do. In this article we talk about modding as it relates to tech.

What is Emulation? Benefits, Downsides and More

Heard of emulation but not exactly sure what it is? This article will explain to you what emulation is, the benefits, and the downsides to using it.

How Your Christmas Lights Could Be Killing the WiFi Signal

Christmas lights are a yearly tradition for many, but did you know that those pretty decorations can actually affect your WiFi? Here’s how Christmas lights kill your signal.

MTE Explains: ID3 Tagging on Music

Do you like to keep your music library organized by using tags? Let’s take a look at the music ID3 tagging systems that define how we approach digital music.

Everything You Need to Know About Tor’s Messenger System

Developers have released a new messenger system that runs on top of Tor. Here’s what you should know about this new messenger system for Tor.

Would a Circulatory System Be Better for a Computer Than Water Cooling?

A water cooling system for PC can be difficult to implement. Would a circulatory system that worked a lot like our own vascular systems be more efficient?

What You Need to Know About EFF Privacy Badger

The EFF has released a browser extension for Chrome & FireFox called Privacy Badger, which blocks trackers & ads. Here’s what you to need to know about it.

Everything You Need to Know About the Bitcoin XT Split

Some are saying that a divorce must happen for Bitcoin to thrive, and its name will be Bitcoin XT. What effect will this have? Read on to find out.

Understanding Video Aspect Ratios

Know the difference between 16:9 & 4:3 and 1.85:1 & 1.33:1? Here, we define video aspect ratios with examples so you know what size your screen should be.

What You Need to Know About Video Encoding

Video encoding is sometimes hard to figure out. This article helps to demystify some of the settings you might come across in your encoding travels.

Is SkyNet Nearly Here? Explaining Google’s Neural Network

The Google Brain team is working on artificial neural networks. Let’s see how it could affect the way that technology interacts with us in the near future.

What Is a Quantum Dot Monitor?

Many articles have been talking about this radical type of display that uses “quantum dot technology.” Let’s find out what a quantum dot monitor actually is!

MTE Explains: What is RAID?

RAID, a technology used with multiple hard disks for increased performance, stands for “Redundant Array of Independent Disks.” Find out what it’s all about.

MTE Explains: How Chrome Development Channels Work

In this article, we follow Chrome from its most experimental stage to mainstream release. Learn more about each channel and see which one is best for you.

MTE Explains: Everything About Image Stabilization

Manufacturers like Apple and Samsung have recently introduced image stabilizers into their cameras. Find out everything about image stabilization here.

What You Need to Know About the Telegram Messenger

Telegram Messenger is a messenger application that promises privacy and security along with a ton of other features. How truthful are these claims?

MTE Explains: What Is USB Type-C?

Apple released a new MacBook with a new USB Type-C port. Let’s find out what exactly is USB Type-C and the problems it was trying to solve.

Why Won’t My Battery Charge Faster?

Why do batteries take so long to charge? Can it charge faster? Here’s the answer.

MTE Explains: What Is Google’s ‘Material Design’ Android Interface?

One of the most exciting changes in Android 5.0 is the introduction of what Google calls “Material Design,” What do they actually mean? Let check it out.

MTE Explains: Can Monitors Really Hurt You?

The growing presence of screens in our lives has transformed their safety into an issue that some are taking so seriously, they are calling it a crisis.

MTE Answers: Why Is Fiber Optic Internet Faster Than Copper?

Internet transmission speed on fiber optic cable is much faster than the old copper infrastructures we relied on for decades. Why is this so? Let discuss it.

MTE Explains: What Is an API?

The word “API” is flashed around a lot, but it seems that only developers know what it means. For the general public, here is what an API does.

What’s an IP Camera?

When you are looking for a new webcam, you might have noticed some products known as IP cameras. If you’re wondering what those are, here’s the explanation.

What You Need to Know About Driverless Vehicles

Google has been testing their driverless vehicles for past two years. Is it ready for prime time? Here’s what you need to know about driverless vehicles.

Understanding the Various Compression, Encryption and Archive Formats

There are several archive formats and each comes with its own pros and cons. Find out more about the compression, encryption and each archive format and see which one is most suitable for you.

MTE Explains: Protocols, And Their Relevance

Most people don’t understand what an Internet protocol is. Check this article out to find out more about protocols and how it have changed the internet.

3 Questions About Fiber Optics Finally Answered

You’re probably wondering why your ISP is not switching to fiber optics and providing faster connection speed. We will take a detail look at the situation and answer all of these questions in a way that’s easy to understand!.

7 Technology Myths That Cost You Money

Technology myths are everywhere. On occasions, it costs you money and make you poorer. Let’s take a look at some of the technology myths that cost you money.

The Differences Between MBR and GPT

You probably are wondering, what are the differences between MBR and GPT and is there any benefit using one over the other? We wil clear your doubt in this article.

What You Need to Know About MAC Addresses

If you’ve ever looked at the details on your network card, you might have noticed an awkward-looking series of alphanumeric characters. As you gaze upon this sequence of characters, a question may pop up in your head: “What in the name of Torvalds is a MAC address?!” And the answer is here.

How Credit Card Numbers Work

If you own a credit card, you will know that it contains a string of 16 digits where you have to key in while making an online purchase. While these numbers look random, they do follow a pattern and it is pretty simple to generate a series of valid credit card numbers.

What Is Google AdSense, and Who Profits From It?

As you’ve browsed the web, you’ve undoubtedly noticed ads strung up along the sides of webpages. These ads drive much of the wealth that powers the Internet and sometimes even fund complete websites. Many of these ads are driven by a single program, Google AdSense. Let’s take a look at what is Adsense and how you can make money from it.

What Are Packaged Apps And How Can They Affect You?

Google is introducing so-called “packaged apps,” applications that run natively inside of Google Chrome. How will this affect your computing experience? Will this be the next step to total cloud computing? Let’s find out!