作者彙整: Ara Wagoner

This may now be the best deal in media streaming.

What you need to know

Disney now allows Verizon on Us subscribers to get the Disney+ bundle.
With this combo, you’re charged $6 a month for the Disney+ bundle until the end of your free “Disney+ on Us” year.
At the end of that year, you’ll be charged $12.99 a month for the bundle.

When Disney+ first launched in November, Verizon had an offer for its mobile and Fios customers to give them Disney+ for a year for free, called Disney+ on Us. Now, Disney+ on Us was the only offer that could be combined with a previous offer, allowing Founder’s Circle members get four years for the price of two, but you can now combine it with another sweet offer: the Disney+ Bundle!

The Disney+ gives you Disney+, ESPN+, and ad-supported Hulu for $13 a month, but as long as your year of Disney+ on Us is active, you’ll only be charged $6 a month for the bundle, which means that you’re getting ESPN+ and Disney+ for the price of a basic Hulu subscription… 閱讀全文 →

The Pixel 3a XL’s screen doesn’t have a big, controversial notch like the Pixel 3 XL, but that front glass needs protecting all the same! The Pixel 3a XL has a slightly different port configuration, so Pixel 3 XL protectors will not fit well, so grab a protector that does. Most of the screen protector offerings right now are tempered glass for superior impact protection, but some film protectors are still out there if you prefer them.

Name brand protection

OtterBox Alpha Glass

Staff pick

OtterBox makes some of the most durable cases around, and it makes a remarkably reliable screen protector as well. This tempered glass is shatter-resistant, scratch-resistant with a 9H hardness, and because it’s designed to work with OtterBox’s bulkier cases, it should work with any case you throw at it.

$15 at Amazon

Rounded corners

Supershieldz Tempered Glass (3-Pack)

This multi-pack gives you a couple of chances to get it right if you’re prone to misaligning your glass — or just pron… 閱讀全文 →

Replacing a screen on a new phone can be almost half the cost of a phone like the $400 Pixel 3a, so please, protect that screen before gravity pulls it down to a shattering demise. Whether you prefer tempered glass or PET films, there’s a screen protector that’ll suit your new phone without breaking the bank.

Low-priced protection

Supershieldz Tempered Glass (2-Pack)

With 9H hardness, oleophobic coating against fingerprints, and nicely beveled edges to help the glass blend in and stay down, Supershieldz tempered glass protectors are a good option if you need a spare protector without breaking the bank.

$7 at Amazon

Blacked out

ESR Tempered Glass (2-Pack)

ESR’s tempered glass protectors try to emulate the look of your original glass with black matte around the top, bottom, and sides, which can provide a cleaner overall look. However, the black matte also means that you’ll need to be perfectly aligned.

$10 at Amazon

Case friendly

LK Tempered Glass (3-Pack)

This trio of… 閱讀全文 →

The Galaxy S10 has got a great, big, beautiful screen with some new tricks inside — like that fancy ultrasonic fingerprint sensor — but those tricks make buying a screen protector all the more important and all the more difficult. See, that in-screen fingerprint sensor can’t tolerate any air bubbles or gaps between the screen and the screen protector, so your best bets are plastic film protectors or the Whitestone Dome Glass, which is one of the only tempered glass screen protectors we can find that plays nice with it.

UV for Ultrasonic Viable

Clearview Liquid Glass

Staff pick

This screen protector uses a UV curing wet-install system to ensure a secure fit, and it works with the Galaxy S10’s ultrasonic fingerprint sensor.

$32 at Amazon

Name brand protection

Whitestone Dome Glass

Whitestone Dome Glass was the only tempered glass screen protector that has worked with the Galaxy S10 from Day One, and it’s got one of the best install kits around.

$50 at Amazon

Smooth an… 閱讀全文 →

For play, for work, or both, 2020 is looking like a good year for Chromebooks.

Chromebooks have come a long way since their humble beginnings in the early 2010s, but the last year and a half, in particular, has been quite the whirlwind. Affordable Chromebooks like the Lenovo C330 and now the Lenovo C340 have become the go-to laptop for a great and growing number of people looking for a laptop that can do what they need without costing an arm and a leg. 4K screens, numpad keyboards, and fingerprint sensors all arrived on Chromebooks for the first time, and we saw a myriad of new features come to all Chromebooks, from Virtual Desks to Google Assistant for non-Pixel Chromebooks.

2019 also saw some unprecedented developments in the support life for Chromebooks, extending the lifespan of hundreds of current Chromebook models by one-three years. This was a great gift, and one that I expect to keep giving in 2020. As Chromebooks move full steam ahead into the new decade, there are a few m… 閱讀全文 →

Originally called “Better Together”, Google’s pairing of Android phone and Chromebook allows you to get back into your computer quicker and stay connected thanks to SMS syncing and Instant Tethering. Turning on this connected device feature on your Chromebook is easy, and you should absolutely use it, especially if you’re already using Smart Lock to keep your phone unlocked when it’s on your person or paired to your smart watch.

Products used in this guide

Pretty practical laptop: Lenovo Chromebook C340-11 ($250 at Best Buy)
Google’s software in a durable shell: Google Pixel 3a ($400 at Amazon)

How to pair your Android phone to your Chromebook

Click the time and battery indicator on the right side of your Chromebook’s dock.

Click the gear icon to open Settings.

Under Connected devices, click Set up.

In the setup window, you can select a single Android phone to link to your Chromebook for Connected device. If the phone listed under Select a device is not the one you wish … 閱讀全文 →

Originally called “Better Together”, Google’s pairing of Android phone and Chromebook allows you to get back into your computer quicker and stay connected thanks to SMS syncing and Instant tethering. Turning on this connected device feature on your Chromebook is easy, and you should absolutely use it, especially if you’re already using Smart Lock to keep your phone unlocked when it’s on your person or paired to your smart watch.

Products used in this guide

Pretty practical laptop: Lenovo Chromebook C340-11 ($250 at Best Buy)
Google’s software in a durable shell: Google Pixel 3a ($400 at Amazon)

How to pair your Android phone to your Chromebook

Click the time and battery indicator on the right side of your Chromebook’s dock.

Click the gear icon to open Settings.

Under Connected devices, click Set up.

In the setup window, you can select a single Android phone to link to your Chromebook for Connected device. If the phone listed under Select a device is not the one you wish … 閱讀全文 →

Finally. The most anticipated streaming service is here. Home to not just Star Wars, the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and all your Pixar favorites, but educational entertainment like National Geographic and storied series like The Simpsons. Oh, and all the Disney movies and TV shows you could ever want to watch.

Welcome to Disney Plus (Disney+).

A magical streaming service

Disney+

$7/month at Disney+

All your Disney favorites, and so much more

From DCOMs to National Geographic, from Marvel to Lucasfilm to 20th Century Fox and beyond, Disney+ delivers a streaming service for all ages.

What is Disney Plus?
When is my country getting it?
All the devices you can watch Disney Plus on
So much to watch, here’s where to start
Parental controls, profiles, and account limits
Disney Plus tips and troubleshooting
What’s the best price for Disney Plus?
How Disney Plus stacks up to the competition

What is Disney Plus?

Disney+ is a streaming service that brings together all of the conten… 閱讀全文 →

Disney+ is here and it seems to be a hit. With hundreds of films from the most popular franchises on the planet — not to mention thousands of TV episodes from our childhood — it’s little wonder that Disney+ is popular. However, when errors invade your movie marathon, things are anything but magical. There’s a few different errors Disney+ can spit out when things go awry, but Error 83 is by far the most prevalent error you come across. Here’s a few of the reasons you may be seeing it, and what you can do about it.

Reason #1 — Server timeout

Error 83 is one of the most common errors. When the servers are overloaded and your Disney+ session can’t connect to the servers fast enough to pass a DRM/account check — or can’t connect at all — Error 83 is what Disney+ displays when it can’t play your video as requested.

This is far and away the most common reason to see Error 83, and dealing with it can take a few forms:

Try again. Server issues tend to be intermittent, so if at … 閱讀全文 →

Whether your Google Assistant speaker is made by Google or a third-party manufacturer, setup is the same.

Once upon a time, the only way to get Google Assistant into your home was with a Google Home, but now, there are dozens of speakers with Google Assistant built in! From the cute, little Google Nest Mini to the roof-raising Sony XB501G, setting up any Google Assistant speaker uses the same, simple app and the same, simple process.

How to set up a Google Home or other Google Assistant speaker

Plug the power cord into the base of your Google Assistant speaker.
Plug the power adapter into an outlet. The unit will automatically boot up, introducing itself and directing you to the Google Home app to finish setup.
Open the Google Home app on your phone.
Tap the + in the top left corner of the Home View tab.
Tap Set up device.

Tap Set up new devices in your home.
Tap the home you wish to attach the Google Assistant speaker to.
Tap Next.
Google will search for devices to be set up… 閱讀全文 →