Laptop battery life has gotten increasingly better in recent years‚ especially if you're rocking a MacBook with a custom M-series chip. It's not just the hardware components that are more efficient. It's the software‚ too‚ and Microsoft is looking to improve energy consumption on Windows 11. The company just released a brand new energy saver mode that's currently in testing on a Windows 11 beta release that Insider program members get access to. The energy saver aims to improve battery life for laptops‚ but it will also help you conserve energy on desktops. The feature goes beyond the battery saver mode that Windows already had‚ but it's still experimental. Continue reading... The post Windows 11’s new energy saver mode is good news for your laptop‚ and even your desktop appeared first on BGR. Trending Right Now: DC Universe release dates: Every upcoming movie and TV show The best Netflix movies of 2023‚ according to actual viewers These 5 iPhone hacks will make using your phone even easier

A couple of weeks ago‚ Apple announced the 2023 App Store Award finalists. Now‚ the company has unveiled the winners of the best apps of this year. According to Apple‚ these developers created some of the best apps across the company's platforms. The 2023 finalists‚ which includes nearly 40 apps across 10 different categories‚ are praised by Apple for their excellence‚ inventiveness‚ and technical achievement in apps and games. “It’s inspiring to see the ways developers continue to build incredible apps and games that are redefining the world around us‚” said Tim Cook‚ Apple’s CEO. “This year’s winners represent the limitless potential of developers to bring their visions to life‚ creating apps and games with remarkable ingenuity‚ exceptional quality‚ and purpose-driven missions.” That said‚ these are the winners from each category Apps iPhone App of the Year: AllTrails‚ from AllTrails‚ Inc. iPad App of the Year: Prêt-à-Makeup‚ from Prêt-à-Template.  Mac App of the Year: Photomator‚ from UAB Pixelmator Team. Apple TV App of the Year: MUBI‚ from MUBI‚ Inc. Apple Watch App of the Year: SmartGym‚ from Mateus Abras. Games iPhone Game of the Year: Honkai: Star Rail‚ from COGNOSPHERE PTE. LTD. iPad Game of the Year: Lost in Play‚ from Snapbreak Games. Mac Game of the Year: Lies of P‚ from NEOWIZ.  Apple Arcade Game of the Year: Hello Kitty Island Adventure‚ from Sunblink. Cultural Impact Winners Alongside the 2023 App Store Award winners‚ Apple also recognizes apps that made a cultural impact in 2023 thanks to their ability to drive positive change through apps and games. The company says‚ "This year's winners encouraged users to learn and grow in an inclusive and accessible space‚ contributed toward a more sustainable future‚ and explored self-reflection and connection across generations:" Pok Pok from Pok Pok: Designed with inclusivity in mind‚ Pok Pok is a digital toy room for kids‚ offering a universal space for preschoolers of all backgrounds and abilities to play‚ explore‚ and see the world as one. Proloquo from AssistiveWare: An accessibility app pioneer for over a decade‚ AssistiveWare’s Proloquo is creating augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) tools that help the world communicate in new ways. Too Good To Go from Too Good To Go: Too Good to Go enables users to minimize food waste by connecting them with restaurants and stores that have a surplus of unsold food at an affordable cost.  Unpacking from Humble Bundle: Unpacking mixes meditative puzzles to create a soul-soothing triumph around familiar experiences of change and connection.  Finding Hannah from Fein Games GmbH: Finding Hannah is a colorful coming-of-age‚ hidden-object game with inclusive and heartfelt tales that explores the power of healing and self-discovery. I wish these apps also made the cut as 2023 App Store Award winners or finalists Image source: José Adorno for BGR While I agree with Apple that all of these apps greatly impacted users this year because of their "excellence‚ inventiveness‚ and technical achievement‚" I wish some of my favorite apps also made the cut. For example‚ the 2022 Apple Watch App of the Year‚ Gentler Streak‚ brought profound changes to its fitness tracker‚ as it now offers a complete well-being tab with insights that make working out even better. In addition‚ the company continues to expand its audience by bringing personalized translation for several languages and new platforms‚ such as the iPad – with more to come. Another app I wish Apple had mentioned is Petey‚ the ChatGPT-client app for Apple Watch. With the boom of OpenAI's platform‚ Petey was the first app to take advantage of GPT on the smallest screen Apple sells – and it became popular very quickly because there isn't much innovation for Watch apps in general. ChatGPT Petey for iPhone Image source: Petey Even though Apple made a story about Generative AI and how these apps made a profound change in 2023‚ there were no nominees. I mean‚ the ChatGPT app deserved at least a mention for cultural impact. While Apple kept naming Duolingo as an App Store Award finalist for the iPhone‚ I believe another app that made a great difference this year was Threads‚ which launched during the darkest days of Twitter (now X). Finally‚ I think it's interesting that of the games of the year‚ none Resident Evil was mentioned. Even though these games aren't brand-new‚ it's impressive that Capcom launched a console-level game for the iPhone – and kudos for the iPhone 15 Pro for running it marvelously. Don't Miss: 31 iPhone 15 Pro apps with the best Action Button shortcuts The post Apple names 2023 App Store Award Winners – 5 more apps that should be on the list appeared first on BGR. Trending Right Now: DC Universe release dates: Every upcoming movie and TV show The best Netflix movies of 2023‚ according to actual viewers These 5 iPhone hacks will make using your phone even easier

Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger‚ the diplomat with the thick glasses and gravelly voice who dominated foreign policy as the United States extricated itself from Vietnam and broke down barriers with China‚ died Wednesday‚ his consulting firm said. He was 100.

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Kurt Russell and his son Wyatt are both starring in Apple TV’s show Monarch: Legacy of Monsters. Kurt‚ 72‚ plays the character of Lee Shaw‚ while 37-year-old Wyatt plays Lee Shaw. That’s right: father and son play the same character across years. It’s a unique approach that has the duo taking a new approach to acting and it’s one that his mother‚ Goldie Hawn‚ has very strong feelings about. There are some logistical elements to keep track of when playing the same character across generations. It has forced Russell to look at Wyatt not as one person looks at another‚ or even as a father looks at his son. Rather‚ he had to study his every subtle mannerism so he truly could be Shaw years later. It’s all new territory for them‚ whether it’s the parent-child acting pair learning one another‚ to Hawn who finds herself watching something far outside her usual wheelhouse. Goldie Hawn has an unexpected reaction to Kurt and Wyatt Russell in ‘Monarch: Legacy of Monsters’ Although its not a romcom‚ Goldie Hawn loves the new monster mash starring her husband and son / Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency Monarch: Legacy of Monsters premiered on Apple TV+ on November 17. It was met with generally positive reviews and is set in the extended world of Legendary’s MonsterVerse franchise. In celebration of the occasion‚ Kurt and Wyatt have been promoting the show and discussing their experiences with filming the thrilling program. RELATED: Kurt Russell And Son Wyatt Set To Star In New ‘MonsterVerse’ Series Together Speaking with CBS Mornings‚ the pair shared how their loved ones have reacted to the action-packed monster mash. For Goldie‚ 78‚ Monarch is not her usual stomping ground; she is‚ after all‚ one of the queens of the romcom scene. But no‚ they assure‚ “She loved it.” Wyatt continued‚ “I didn’t expect her to‚ maybe‚ like it because it’s a monster movie and it wasn’t‚ you know‚ like‚ it doesn’t necessarily play to her demo.” But Hawn along with Wyatt’s wife‚ actress Meredith Hagner love it. Kurt and Wyatt fight the good fight Kurt Russell as an older version of the character played by Wyatt / ©Apple TV+ /Courtesy Everett Collection “We were being given this opportunity to play the same person‚ as opposed to the father and son‚ so we started hammering away at it and saying‚ ‘Let’s make this good‚'” Kurt told Entertainment Tonight‚ speaking alongside Wyatt. It’s a meaningful gig not just because of their colleagues but because of the legacy this fictional beast cemented. “I think I was probably‚ I don’t know‚ maybe 8 years old or something when I first saw Godzilla‚ and that was an image I never forgot‚” mused Kurt. “What I love about sci-fi is [with] great sci-fi there’s an opportunity to examine some questions – huge questions. Where are we from? What’s it all about? What’s going on here?” MONARCH: LEGACY OF MONSTERS‚ Wyatt Russell‚ ‘Aftermath’‚ (Season 1‚ ep. 101‚ aired Nov. 17‚ 2023). photo: Diyah Pera /©Apple TV+ /Courtesy Everett Collection But above all‚ “For me‚ it was a wonderful opportunity to get to work with Wyatt.” It’s been a tricky experience‚ as Kurt “suddenly realized‚ I’ve watched him all my life‚ but I’ve never examined him.” Yet Wyatt essentially created the character of Shaw and now he‚ Kurt‚ had to play off of what his son established. For Wyatt‚ it was also a chance to try something different. He considers playing father and son as “low-hanging fruit‚” but this flipped that concept on its head while still playing on their shared history. Click for next Article The post Goldie Hawn Reacts To Kurt And Wyatt Russell Starring In New‚ Monstrous Show appeared first on DoYouRemember? - The Home of Nostalgia. Author‚ Dana Daly