Facebook is building interactions, and to add more bricks to that they recently announced a slew of Timeline apps. ( you may want to check out our review of Facebook Timeline first ) Facebook Timeline apps are like third–party add-ons which integrate with your Facebook Timeline profile and add real-time interactivity between you and your friends. Any activity that you engage in on these services is shared across your social network....
What Are Modular Phones? You know how you can swap out parts in a desktop computer and upgrade, say, the graphics card to a better one? Or add more RAM? Modular smartphones aim to be just that, for phones. Don’t like the camera optics? Swap it out. Want more audio output? Add a component to get it. These components are called ‘mods’ and the phones built on this concept are referred to as modular smartphones....
Yes, beautifully informative is the apt phrase to describe our new Ultimate Guides and Ebooks section. Top notch content packed in a superb design! We’ve been working hard on this for the past few months, and it has turned out quite well I’d say. The idea behind this new section is to showcase stellar content on a particular topic in a way that will not only benefit the reader immensely but also make him enjoy the reading experience on all devices, be it a laptop, mobile or a tablet....
So if you are looking for some quality USB 3.0 to USB-C cables, you have come to the right place. We have compiled a list of some good USB 3.2 Gen 1 to USB-C cables that you can buy in this post. Let’s check them out. But first, Here are the best power banks with USB‑C Power DeliveryTake a look at these cool braided USB‑C cables that you can buy...
This is great news for Android users running older devices and struggling with the few MBs of storage space left, after accumulating hundreds of photos, videos and everything else. Especially for a country like India, where budget phone launches have seen extravagant launch events and unprecedented media frenzy, this move by Google will be welcomed with open arms. Expensive Data Plans? No Worries If you’re out and about or live in an area where data plans are too expensive, Google Maps now lets you switch you to Wi-Fi mode to completely download the maps of wherever you are traveling....
Intrigued by this question, I tried researching about a few things that I wanted to buy this Diwali and found out how the sale of unboxed gadgets works. Before we get into the pros and cons of unboxed goods, we have to understand a few basics first. Read More 5 Google Account Security Tips You Should Not Ignore What Are Unboxed/Refurbished goods or Factory Seconds? It is wrong to put all of them in the same league as one product is vastly different from the other....
Well, if you and I are going to cry freedom and hold up the placard of privacy rights, we might take a look at Ultrasurf – a lightweight but efficient software that allows us to bypass internet restrictions. There are a few lines on the homepage which gives the software the grand introduction: Ultrasurf is a free proxy-browsing software. It is not the only one of course; some of which we talked about in our hiding IP and anonymous browsing post....
So in between the dilemma of sharing and protecting, there arises a question — can people know if I screenshot their Facebook profile pictures? If you’re the one taking the screenshots, then the answer is a resounding No. Facebook doesn’t inform the person if you take a screenshot of their profile picture. Unlike Snapchat, here the only notification you’ll get is from your phone that you have taken a screenshot....
Finally, I did find one extremely useful app. Called AppConfig, this app lets you control almost all the Android settings for each of the apps installed on your device individually. Yes, you can change the default setting of the app that governs the way it works on Android. The settings that can be configured using the app includes: Screen brightnessScreen orientationScreen timeoutVolumeMobile dataWi-FiBluetooth AppConfig for Android So let’s see how AppConfig works....
Unfortunately, along with these messages, it also aggregates a whole lot of other junk — promotional materials and ads. And it goes without saying that a messy SMS interface makes everything hard to find. If you’re having trouble keeping a tab on your important text messages, trust the SMS Clean – Free SMS, Backup to do the job for you. Why This Matters The obvious answer is you’ll have trouble finding important stuff on a messy interface....
chat message on Facebook and tell them later that you missed the message because you were not at your desk? Yes, indeed they were good times until Facebook came up with this nasty (it may not be for you though) idea of acknowledging read receipts . There are ways to appear offline on Facebook and you can do that as a whole, to certain groups or individuals. That way you can be online yet ensure that you won’t be disturbed....
Now that cloud storage has been popularized, it’s sometimes hard to tell which of the many services popping up is the best. Google Drive, Dropbox and SpiderOak are similar in a lot of senses. They give you a box to store your files, have iOS, Android apps, and web access to easily retrieve documents or previous version of them. They are free to start with, have paid options for added storage, and best of all, they are reliable....
I always close these Modern apps after working on them (memory is too precious to waste) by dragging down the app edge using the mouse. But each time I want to close an app, it’s a long drag and I don’t think I am the only one who gets tired of doing this. So today I will show you how you can reduce the threshold of drag and close in Windows 8....
evad3rs promised to deliver something that not many thought could be possible: The simplest iOS jailbreak in history. Not only that, they also promised that their jailbreak will be untethered and that it would work with any iPhone, iPad or iPod touch running the latest version of iOS. Well, it turns out that the team finally released their jailbreak tool and it not only delivers on their promise, but it does so with a tool that is simple and almost perfect at doing what it does....
The FIFA Ultimate Team (FUT) was started on March 19, 2009, with FIFA 09 but the company celebrates its anniversary usually a little later so as to not interfere with St. Patrick’s Day festivities. An event page by EA Sports on Facebook indicates that the FUT Birthday week will end on April 8, making it a little longer than usual. As expected, throughout the week, FUT players will be given new packs, special players, squad challengers and potentially a special tournament to participate in too — enabling players to win even more free prizes....
Say Hi to the Ginger keyboard. Surely the Gboard (or rather the Google Keyboard) can handle tasks like a pro, we had actually gone ahead a made a wonderful list of all its awesome features, but the Ginger keyboard has taken multitasking to a whole new level. So, it seems only fair that we pit the Ginger Keyboard against the Gboard and see its unique features. Interactive Games Yep, you read it right, the Ginger keyboard contains five brain stimulating games like 2048, copter, a picture puzzle and my personal favorite –the evergreen Snakes....
As we at Guiding Tech always insist on getting your work done in a more easier and user-friendly way, today we will see as to how to get hold of some important features quickly through the Windows Mobility Center and hence save you time and effort. Windows Mobility Center came to life with Windows Vista and got better with time. You can consider it as a remote control for Windows which can be used to access all the commonly used Windows settings like changing the power plan, adjusting the volume or screen brightness etc, all from one place....
Data Saving Google Products While we’ve covered Jio’s entry with their 4G LTE offers for India, a land where broadband is still limited to urban areas. But Google has made similar bold moves today with their announcements, starting with a more optimized Google Play store which will work well even on 2G. The idea here is to download all the major parts of Google Play services on Wi-Fi, so browsing is much faster even on weaker signals....
The one thing I immediately like is the name. Microsoft changed it just a tiny bit to make it easier to differentiate itself from Google Translate. We will explore the differences in the comparison below. Let’s begin. Download Google Translate Download Microsoft Translator 1. User Interface Google Translate has a minimalist design with a clean white background that you will find in all Google apps. You can immediately choose your input and output language with a few additional options at the bottom....
The obvious benefits of a performance boost aside, what does Skylake really mean to you? Should you suddenly avoid buying technology still using Broadwell processors? Let’s take a look at some of the various improvements of Skylake over Broadwell and whether or not they’re worth upgrading for. Skylake Has Much Better Graphics Performance According to the press release directly from Intel, Skylake delivers a cool 2.5 times improvement on CPU performance, but it really shines in the graphics department....
