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OneDrive and Google Photos are two cloud storage services that provide top-notch sync capabilities when it comes to backing up multimedia content. Yet among certain aspects, they differ quite significantly in the functionality that they offer. So, how do they stack against each other on the major mobile platforms? Let’s find out. Availability OneDrive, while giving off the impression of being a cloud storage for all file types in general, also doubles up as a photo backup service....

advertisements as an element of distraction and annoyance . But then, they do help us know about what we want to know, isn’t it? When it comes to advertisements on Google websites they make sure that you are shown ads that are tailored to your interests. This they do by referring to the keywords of your search queries, your browsing history, the ads that you have previously clicked and (on Gmail) the content of your messages....

All my questions were answered after I updated my Picasa to the latest version 3.9. If you are on Google Plus, I am sure you will like the new update. You can download the latest version of Picasa from the Picasa home page. So what are we waiting for, lets have a look on what’s new. Share Photos to your Google+ Circles from Picasa If you are on Google Plus, and you love sharing your precious photo moments with your circles, Picasa now makes it a cakewalk for you....

Ease of Set Up Both Portal and AirDroid are free on the Play Store and easy to work with. Once installed, both need a web interface for transferring files, which works well on Windows, Mac, or even Chromebooks. Portal This app requires a QR code to be scanned from your Android phone to the laptop/PC that contains the files. The user simply has to go to portal.pushbullet.com from any browser and complete the scan....

Well, that’s what we are going to explore in this post as we pit the Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro with the Galaxy Buds Live and see if it’s worth upgrading to the new version. Since it’s going to be a long one, let’s get started, shall we? Specs That Matter Design and Comfort The Galaxy Buds Live released to many polarising opinions. While some loved the comfort the bean-shaped buds offered, some of us at GT found the buds to be a tad uncomfortable....

Priced at Rs. 67,900, the new Samsung Galaxy Note8 sports quite a handful of impressive features such as a stunning infinity display, a dual-camera setup that is a first from the house of Samsung, along with a powerful and improved S Pen. The device landed in our office today and we have given it a quick go. Here are the first impressions of the Galaxy Note8. Design The Galaxy Note8 features the largest display from Samsung....

But at the end of the day, if you were to choose between Snagit and ShareX, which one should you pick? Should you go with ShareX because it’s doesn’t have a license fee? Or, is it the other way around? This post will compare Snagit and ShareX to find the better screenshot tool for Windows users. Since it will be a long one, let’s get right to the point....

is a note-taking app that allows you to access notes almost anywhere . Yet, instead of syncing them using other conventional services like Dropbox or iCloud , it does so through the web using Simplenote’s own syncing service, which encrypts notes every time they sync across devices. A Different Approach to Accessing Your Notes One of the distinctive features of Simplenote is that, contrary to other note apps out there, instead of building an entire desktop client for the Mac or PC, the developers chose to rely on third party apps and utilities, providing far more flexibility for users when it comes to creating and sharing notes....

Owing to the global pandemic, many folks are working for home and are looking for the perfect video calling app to have a face-to-face chat with family members and professional contacts. On the iOS side, the iPhone and iPad owners have the FaceTime app, while the situation on Android is a bit more complicated. While Google Duo is a capable contender, we have another rival Skype to consider. Lately, Skype has been adding new features that favor the mobile users a lot....

This move by the Department of Telecommunications is aimed at curbing the cases of mobile phone theft and fake IMEI numbers. The new guidelines called ‘the prevention of tampering of the Mobile Device Equipment Identification Number, Rules, 2017’ states that tampering with the IMEI, Electronic Serial Number (ESN) or any other number or signal ‘that identifies a unique mobile wireless communication device’ is illegal. “It shall be unlawful, if a person, except the manufacturer, intentionally removes, obliterates, change, or alter unique Mobile Device Equipment Identification Number; or intentionally use, produce, traffic in, have control or custody of, or possess hardware or software, knowing it has been configured as specified above,” the Department of Telecommunications stated in the notification dated August 25, 2017....

GravityBox This is a big one. It is supported for Jelly Bean and Kitkat devices, and runs only on Stock or AOSP ROMs. If you are running stock but are missing some of the great features like Pie controls from Paranoid Android or the brightness status bar tweak from CM, GravityBox is for you. There are a lot of this GravityBox can do for you and if you go with it, you can skip dozens of single purpose modules out there....

Many new features have been introduced and many existing ones tweaked to make them better, based on the user feedback. So let’s see the top ten of those. First, How Do I Get It? While the official rollout will begin in phases, starting from 11th April, the impatient among you can head over MS’s site to download the Update assistant. The Update Assistant will download and install the Creator’s update keeping your system as it is....

Though pretty useful, the Alt+Tab shortcut may unexpectedly stop working due to unknown reasons and force you to click between open apps on the Taskbar. We’ve compiled a list of the best fixes for situations when the Alt+Tab shortcut is not working on your Windows 11 computer. 1. Check for Keyboard Related Issues The first thing you’ll need to check is whether there’s any issue with your keyboard. To check whether it’s a malfunctioning keyboard or software-related issue, connect the keyboard to another PC and inspect if it works as expected....

Simulating the game as a football manager, managing your players and team is surprisingly popular among the masses and with powerful android devices such as the ones available these days, several developers have come up with Football manager games for Android. Playing football manager isn’t as simple as it might look as going through a lot of statistics and several hours of research translates into a decision in-game. Translating from the popularity of the sport, there are tens of hundreds of football-related games available on the Play Store and to make things easier for you, we’ve listed the top ones below....

You can utilize the built-in tools inside Windows or employ third-party options to find those large files hogging up space on your Windows 10 PC. Apart from finding, you can also manage large files efficiently. Read on to learn ways to find large files on Windows with a few clicks. 1. Use File Explorer Probably the simplest way to find large files on your PC is using File Explorer. It allows you to quickly search for large files in a particular drive or a folder with a few sorting options....

You’d encounter this error on your Android device often if the WhatsApp installation file is corrupt or broken. Some problems with the app’s cache could also cause the error. If you recently updated your WhatsApp, there could be some conflict between the cache of the previous version and that of the newly-installed version. A bug in the WhatsApp app could also cause it to crash and display the ‘Unfortunately WhatsApp has stopped’ error message....

You can always convert a PDF file to PNG and reduce the size, but it’s not the most logical solution to get the work done. Unlike Mac, Windows has no Preview app to open and edit PDFs. Microsoft Edge is the default PDF viewer app on Windows 11, and it doesn’t allow users to reduce file size. Instead, you must rely on third-party alternatives to complete the task. Let’s talk about them....

Apple’s macOS now comes with built-in functionality to capture scrolling screenshots quickly. Typically, you need to press a combination of keys and then proceed to capture a screenshot. It does make me envious of Windows 10 users who just have to hit a dedicated Print Screen button to take a screenshot. To make that task easier, we have shortlisted 5 best ways to capture scrolling screenshots for all macOS users....

This issue is common on new iPhones. Some users who also recently updated their iOS 13 also experienced this problem. The issue could be due to an iOS 13 bug or some conflict in your device’s Apple ID setup. Luckily, the problem is fixable, and we’ve listed four(4) troubleshooting methods that’ll help get things back in order on your device. 1. Use Multiple Addresses for iMessage Step 1: Launch the iOS Settings menu and select Messages....

Samsung Galaxy Note users can always use the built-in tools to sign a document using the S-pen. But what about other Android and iPhone users? Both the Apple App Store and Google Play Store are filled with apps that let you sign documents on the fly. We have hand-picked top five iOS and Android apps to sign PDFs and documents. In this post, we are going to talk about its features, signature customization (size, color, thickness), price, sharing, and more....