Background activity can drain your battery and use your mobile data without you seeing it happen. Apps refresh in the background to keep content updated, which helps you pick up where you left off.

Microsoft is addressing slow File Explorer launches in Windows 11. A new feature will preload the application in the background. This aims to eliminate delays and make the interface load instantly.

The character backgrounds in The Outer Worlds 2 are more important than you think. Although this decision won’t make or break your game, it can help you role-play as a trigger-happy maniac, annoying ...

Bring more life and personalization to your group chats, by adding backgrounds to your conversations in Messages in iOS 26 and iPadOS 26. Here's how to change yours for the better. Messages is an ...

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It's natural to personalize things we own and put a stamp of our personality on them. We personalize our smartphone backgrounds, laptop wallpapers, and even set custom screensavers on our TVs. This ...

Traditional change management advice emphasizes gradual tactics like pursuing “small wins,” building coalitions, and pitching pilots that require minimal investment. In stable times, these approaches ...

You can choose from default backgrounds or choose a custom background using any photo on your phone. With this option, when you open Safari, you'll see the new background on the home page. Thank you ...

The Battlefield 6 beta kicks off this week, but you can preload now and even earn exclusive rewards for taking part. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

For a long time, many climate scientists and advocates held onto an optimistic belief: when the impacts of global warming became undeniable, people and governments would finally act decisively.

When we talk about our personality, many of us treat it as a fixed, unchanging part of us. But the truth is our personality can evolve and often does, even without us deliberately trying. For example, ...