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Thousands of the best free iPhone and iPad games are available to download for free. The sheer selection is part of the reason the iPhone is among the top phones on sale today. The snag is that many are awful to the point they’d be an embarrassment on a 1980s home computer – or packed with enough freemium gunk to suffocate a hippo. However, the standouts are some of the best free games around for mobile. That’s what we’re interested in at Stuff: the very best iPhone and iPad games to play today! To help you find your next mobile obsession,…

Key Takeaways You can pause your Hulu subscription for up to twelve weeks, which saves content and automatically reactivates. Canceling your subscription also retains saved data and allows for an indefinite break. With the amount of streaming services today, sometimes you have to cut a few loose to balance the books. Hulu offers a “convenient” option to pause your account, but let’s see how that compares to canceling your subscription outright. Pausing Your Hulu Subscription When you need a break from Hulu, the platform allows you to pause your subscription for free for up to 12 weeks or three months.…

Quick LinksThe Four-Part Prompting Formula Key Takeaways Craft a clear prompt with the Persona + Task + Context + Output Format for accurate AI responses. Persona defines the AI’s role, Task specifies action needed, Context provides details, Output Format specifies presentation. Clarity, context, and specificity in prompts result in precise AI responses and easy tweaking for desired outcomes. Knowing how to craft a great prompt can be the difference between getting what you want in one go and trying repeatedly until you’re out of free credits for your preferred AI tool’s flagship model. I know this because I’ve been there.…

Quick LinksLibrary of Congress: National Screening Room Old Movies Hollywood Classics Not to knock today’s Hollywood blockbusters, but classic movies just hit different—you know, films from your childhood, early cinematic masterpieces, and notable foreign films. But what’s the best way to watch those classics? Here, I’ll list the apps and sites you need to know about. MAKEUSEOF VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Turner Classic Movies, better known as TCM, is a US TV channel with spin-off networks in the UK, Latin America, Germany, Asia, and Northern Europe. The content is sourced from the Turner Entertainment film…

Quick LinksThe Results of the Audio Test Is High-Res Audio Worth It? Key Takeaways It can be hard for average listeners on average equipment to distinguish between regular and high-res audio files. Even on basic equipment, higher-quality audio formats can make a noticeable difference. Higher-quality streaming plans on services like Spotify may be worth the investment for music enthusiasts. All music sounds the same, right? It’s not quite that simple. I recently found an online test to see if I could distinguish high-res audio files from regular ones. Streaming services are offering higher-quality audio, and charging more for the privilege.…

Quick LinksUse an Alternative YouTube Front-End Download an Alternative YouTube App Key Takeaways Use alternative YouTube front-ends like Invidious to watch age-restricted videos without signing in. Download alternative YouTube apps like FreeTube and NewPipe to access age-restricted content. Install browser scripts with Tampermonkey to bypass YouTube’s age restrictions on different browsers. YouTube’s age-restricted content requires you to confirm your age before watching, which can be extremely frustrating. But there are a few handy ways to bypass this and watch age-restricted videos on YouTube without signing in. YouTube constantly changes the way it implements code for its videos and frequently blocks…

Quick LinksCopy and Paste Directly Into Your Kindle Device Use Amazon’s Send to Kindle Feature Key Takeaways A simple way is to plug your Kindle device into your PC and copy and paste ebooks onto it. Use Amazon’s Send to Kindle feature to quickly send books directly to your Kindle device. The Kindle app also allows for easy book transfer and syncing across devices. MAKEUSEOF VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Getting books onto your Kindle is easier than ever. You don’t need to convert from different formats, and you certainly don’t need complicated third-party software. Here…

If you exercise without tracking it, did you exercise at all? Don’t take the risk of missing a discipline: strap the best running watch to your wrist for a guaranteed calorie count while you’re doing sports. Whether you’re a runner, a lunger or just looking to get a bit fitter, the top tickers offer total fitness assistance. The top options below can analyse your activity, provide detailed training feedback and guide you to a new PB – on the road, in the gym or underwater. Besides keeping tabs on your sweaty metrics, today’s crop of clever trackers can also monitor…

While Microsoft’s operating system has always offered built-in options like Windows Media Player (known just as Media Player in Windows 11) or the now-defunct Groove Music, Windows users are more likely to search for their own preferred music player. However, if you’re an audiophile, the search gets trickier. Try searching for a music player that supports hi-res audio in FLAC, MQA, or DSD format, and your options are slim. This is why we’ve rounded up the best hi-res music player apps for Windows. 1. Hysolid Hysolid If you have your PC hooked up to a quality Hi-Fi system, Hysolid could…

What is a photo? If your answer is “something you shoot with a camera, you massive idiot”, thanks for playing. But also: are you sure? Because give it a few years and I’m not convinced modern smartphone snaps will be photos in any meaningful sense. They’ll be some kind of monstrous concoction that resembles a photo yet rewrites reality with all the subtlety of a Hollywood producer ‘adapting’ a much-loved classic upon realising they don’t like the lead’s face. Or their locale. Or the entire premise and story that they’re adapting. Modern smartphones already take a lot of liberties with…