As per a recent report by Quartz, the “switch” to turn off the location services seems to fail miserably, at least in Android smartphones. The report mentions that Android software gathers data about your location and sends it back to Google once its connected to the internet. This has apparently been underway since early 2017. The gravity of the situation is further magnified since Google will have access to individuals data including their locations and movements....

The all-new Pixel smartwatches are codenamed Ling, Triton, and Sardine respectively. The codenames of the watches, inspired from the names of fishes and sea animals make it even more evident that these are products from the house of Google. The Pixel smartwatches are expected to be a part of Google fall hardware event along with watches from third-party partners including LG, Motorola and more. It’s believed that Google has been working for quite some time in association with Qualcomm and few other hardware partners to develop the new Pixel watches....

The title for the best app of the year has been, this year, awarded to an education platform — Socratic. The cornerstone of Socratic is its ability to decipher math problems through the phone’s camera. It’s also cleverly designed and makes use of playful animations and graphics for various purposes such as illustrations. Socratic, although, is not the only educational app on the list, there are a ton of apps especially in the “Hidden Gem” category....

What this effectively means is more the number of registrations from your location, better are the chances of expecting a rollout in your locality soon. The GigaFiber internet service is said to provide speeds of up to 1GBPS and will eventually be launched in over 1,100 cities in the country. How to Register for Jio GigaFiber So let’s see how you can register your interest in Jio Gigafiber. First, head over to Jio Gigafiber’s official registration page by clicking this link....

Automation can be specially useful in some instances, like when driving, since using a phone can be a health hazard (even illegal in most places). Furthermore, if you’re one of those people who constantly needs to make phone calls or use the navigation app to find their way around the city, then your Android smartphone is your best friend. By automating your phone in the car, you can easily set up all your usual actions, such as opening your navigation app, turn on Bluetooth and connect to your car’s speakers and anything else you want....

The iPhone 6 is $649 off contract and the iPhone 6 Plus is $749 off contract. You can go ahead an pre-order your iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus from the official Apple website, but don’t forget that pre-orders go live on September 12, which is this Friday. Here are the entire list of pricings for the off-contract iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. Pricing for the unlocked iPhone 6 Plus 16 GB– $749....

Identified as a unique physical address/hardware address, a MAC address is burned-in/hard-coded to a device’s NIC (Network Interface Controller) during manufacturing. However, depending on the operating system and the NIC in use, it is possible to spoof (change) the MAC address of a device. In this guide, we’ll go over the reasons why you might want to change MAC addresses, along with the steps to help you change the MAC address of your Mac or Windows computer....

In this guide, you will learn how to detect a memory leak on your PC running Windows 11 and how to fix the problem. How to identify if your PC or computer is having a memory leak problem Before applying troubleshooting techniques, first, confirm the memory leak problem on your PC. To find the memory leak problem, perform the following steps: Press “Windows + R” on your keyboard to open the Run window in Windows 11....

If you agree with the previous statement, you probably also dream of finding a way to add the double tap feature to your Android phone! Well, luckily enough, this is more than just a dream, as many tricks and apps out there made it possible to put your phone to sleep with just a simple gesture. While there are a few methods to choose from, we’re going to focus on some of them that we consider to be most useful....

Web developers Benjamin Groessing and David Fankhauser have developed a tool which is now available online as remove.bg which performs exactly the task that its clever moniker suggests, remove backgrounds from images consisting of people in them. While this was already effectively possible using photo editing software like Adobe Photoshop, it’s a much more complex process of selecting finer details and areas in the image to be able to crop it out from the background, something that remove....

Starting at Rs. 6,499 and Rs. 9,999 respectively, the HONOR 9S and HONOR 9A can be good options at their price points and try to offer an all-round experience, especially, if you are looking for a device with an attractive design. Both smartphones are powered by the MediaTek Helio P22 chipset and offer a trendy design. The HONOR 9A has a gradient reflective back along with triple camera setup. It has a 5000mAh battery and reverse charging which when coupled with the HD+ display should result in a very good battery life....

The web apps for both JioCinema and JioTV follow designs of their respective smartphone counterparts. As a result, the latter comes with a familiar timeline of channels allowing you to watch older episodes as well. Moreover, you can toggle between standard definition (SD) or high definition (HD) quality too which can come in handy if you’re on a limited network. There are no additional charges for now either. How to Watch JioTV and JioCinema on Your Computer To watch JioTV or JioCinema on a web browser, head over to their respective links....

In terms of design, the Huawei Nova 4e comes with a 6.15-inch Full HD+ curved glass display, with a water-drop notch on the top, and a glass back on the rear, with a gradient finish available on the Blue color version. Talking about specifications, the device sports an Octa-Core 12nm Kirin 710 chipset with Mali-G51 MP4 GPU, along with 4GB or 6GB of RAM, and 128GB of internal storage, expandable up to 512GB using a microSD card....

But of course, I held my verdict until I had the chance to fairly test it. And I thought what better opportunity to do so than taking it to Kygo’s concert. The lighting will be challenging, I won’t be as close to the subject as I would hope, the perfect shot window will be infinitesimal, and my hands will be shakier than they would normally. Clearly, it seems like a scenario for a phone camera’s worst nightmare....

In terms of design, the Infinix S4 features a 2.5D glossy glass finish on the back and a 6.21-inch HD+ display with a waterdrop notch, 19.5:9 aspect ratio, and 1520 × 720 pixels screen resolution. At its core, the smartphone is powered by a 12nm-based 2GHz Octa-Core MediaTek Helio P22 processor with 650MHz IMG PowerVR GPU, paired with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage (expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD)....

The decision comes after Live views increased by over 70 percent in the US over the past month. Interestingly, Instagram also says that it is testing a method by which people can save live videos to IGTV, allowing them to be visible for more than the 24-hour limit. All of which seems to indicate that Instagram, which had started out as a mobile-only application is getting closer to delivering a near-complete desktop experience....

As the industry of imaging products has evolved and completely, Kodak has tried hard to remain relevant. But it hasn’t managed to retain the fame it once had, which prompted the company to explore other markets, even launching its own photo-focused smartphone. And now the company is exploring the market of surveillance cameras. Kodak has released their new CFH-V20 camera as part of the Connected Family Home series. Kodak markets it as a video monitor that has the ability to view a 180° field without any moving parts....

The prolific leaker in the gadget space, @evleaks posted a tweet showing the render of LG Lifeband Touch. Last year, at CES 2013, LG had announced a similar activity tracking device which never made it to the market shelves. The Lifeband Touch might actually be an improved version of the same. Right now, we don’t have much information about what this particular wearable device can do or when exactly it will be announced, but CES 2014 being just about a week away, we can safely bet about LG divulging more details at the Las Vegas trade show....

The discount seems to be available only on the official Skullcandy India website, for other e-retail portals are featuring the headphones at a slightly higher price (generally north of Rs 15,000). Rather expensive at launch… Now, at their launch price of Rs 27,999 in late 2019, the Crusher ANC had struck as being definitely on the higher side. This was because although they did deliver booming bass and decent ANC, they were getting into the range of the likes of the Jabra Elite 85h, the Bose 700, and the Sony WH 1000 XM3 (the XM4 had not been released then, but we would consider them to be candidates as well), that did not deliver the same sort of thumping bass but generally came with way better sound clarity, design, and other features....

MEEM cable is an indigenous new way to ensure that you have backed up your phones regularly so that whatever happens to your phone at least the data remains intact. The MEEM cable touts to be the world’s first dual-purpose phone charger which also automatically backs up all your stuff including photos, videos, contacts, calendar and much more. The most common reason that one would give for not backing up the smartphone data would be that they forgot doing so or that Wi-Fi was not handy and they wouldn’t have wanted to lose money on the more expensive mobile data....