So this is how it works. Google will modify the header file of the APK and add a new metadata field that will house the app’s file signature. Until now, the metadata was not required since the Play Store app handled all the checks in the background prior to the installation. The app file signature will help the Android users in many ways. In countries like China where the Google PlayStore is banned, users can perhaps sideload the apps (not sure if the apps can be verified via Google Servers)....

PhotoScan asks the user to take four separate images of the printed photo and then puts them together to create a high-resolution digital copy of the image. Usually if one takes a picture of the printed photos, the resulting image is plagued with distortion and glare (especially for the gloss finish). PhotoScan, however, makes use of computational photography to iron out the undesired effects. Thanks to the Automatic edge detection the app crops photos to the proper size and will also be able to set the orientation....

Guest post by Christina Jenkins. The mistakes that the people inside organizations make when it comes to virtualization are known. When those mistakes are made, the benefits – all the efficiency and cost cutting that it allows – begin to disappear.More important than the increased ibuprofen expense and unnecessary late nights on the job for the IT department, is the potential for increased security issues, as well as time delays....

Honor 30 Design and Display The Honor 30 features a 6.53-inch OLED display with FHD+ resolution and a 60Hz refresh rate. It has a small punch-hole cutout on the top-left, as can be seen on most smartphones these days, for housing the front-facing camera. The phone comes in four color options: Neon Purple, Black, Green, and Silver. Performance At its core, the vanilla Honor 30 comes with an octa-core Kirin 985 chipset with Mali-G76 GPU, running under the hood, coupled with 6/8GB of RAM and 128/256GB of internal storage....

Honor MagicWatch 2 As already mentioned, the MagicWatch 2 comes in two variants: 42mm and 46mm, with the 42mm featuring a 1.2-inch display with 390 x 390 pixels screen resolution and the 46mm sporting a slightly bigger 1.39-inch AMOLED display with 454 x 454 pixels screen resolution. At its core, the smartwatch comes with Kirin’s latest A1 chipset, coupled with 4GB of onboard storage. It comes with GPS and offers up to 15 fitness modes, along with a virtual pace-setter that helps you keep up with your goals....

Smarter Photography The Qualcomm Snapdragon 855’s Spectra 380 ISP (Image Signal Processor) is natively capable of handling computational photography which we’ve primarily seen being implemented on Google’s Pixel phones. Computational photography essentially allows phones like the Google Pixel to offer advanced camera features through software which would have otherwise demanded special hardware. In addition to quicker response times, Qualcomm is also promising energy savings of up to four times than that of the Snapdragon 845....

YouTube uses several parameters to judge a video’s performance: Likes, number of comments, Like/Dislike ratio, and retention rate. The like-dislike ratio is crucial as it indicates the general opinion of the audience about a particular video. This ratio is based on the number of likes and dislikes of a YouTube video. The number of dislikes was publicly visible to all users on the platform. This was an important feature because it helped users quickly judge whether a video was helpful....

Occasional HEIC hiccups Back in 2017, with the launch of iOS 11, Apple introduced High-Efficiency Image Container (HEIC) as the default format. The format offers better file compression without losing information. This basically means that capturing and storing a photo in HEIC format will not only take up lesser space but will not compromise on details as compared to the more popular JPG format. While this is a very handy space-saving feature on iPhones, which is very important considering the number of photographs people take with their iPhones, and how iPhones do not come with expandable memories, the format can also be a headache....

But as it turns out, sharing documents—the ones with images—or image files in the PDF format isn’t wise, as the file size of a PDF file is considerably larger than a regular JPG or PNG file and requires a dedicated PDF viewer to be viewed and edited. So unless you specifically need to have an image in PDF format, your best bet is to convert it into one of the popular image formats, like JPG or PNG....

The wires should be packed tight and tied with zip-ties so they do not interfere with the airflow of the case. The quality of the wire management depends on how much time you fiddle with it. If your case has a side window, you might want to make it extra good, so you don’t see cables in the case and you have a good, clear view of the motherboard....

One such particularly vexing problem is audio stuttering, wherein the audio on your computer would do a number of things: make a buzzing sound, cut in and out, and lag incessantly, making listening to music unpleasant. But as it turns out, audio stuttering isn’t something new: previous versions of Windows like Windows 7 and Windows 8 also exhibit this problem. However, in the case of Windows 10, it’s slightly more complicated since you experience it with both Bluetooth and wired connections....

Even though YouTube has some pretty sturdy rules regarding what type of content users can upload, there are some types of videos that are not meant for children to see. In the hopes of shielding their children from these videos, parents are very interested in how to make YouTube safe for children to use. Content is not the only enemy Although content is what most parents are interested in, there are other things that need to be taken into consideration....

Tips & Tricks to speed up your Internet 1. Keep a clean and secured computer Clean your hard drive as often as you can. Try using an anti-virus software, but a very resource demanding one (check our list of the best free antivirus programs and paid anti-virus programs), look for a anti adware/spyware program. These bugs can drastically lower your Internet speed, so scan your computer regularly, also, try using a simple firewall, but keep in mind, heavy firewalls (such as Zone Alarm) require a heavy duty Internet connection, so if you don’t want to make it worse, look towards a firewall that is not resource hungry....

While technology trends have always shifted, the need for more has remained constant. Following this philosophy, we expect 2013 to be the year of the average consumer, but without leaving burn marks on the back of business clients. The market for software and hardware products has expanded exponentially this year and it’s hard to believe that the trend will not apply for the next. What does 2013 has in store for the tech industry?...

The Infinix Hot 9 is another such example. The Hot 8 gained a lot of popularity of being one of the few phones in its price segment at the time of launch to come with a water-drop notch and the new Hot 9 is an attempt to replicate the success of its predecessor, this time with a punch-hole display and quad cameras on the back. Here’s what we think about the Infinix Hot 9 upon using it for a brief period....

Ever since Steve Jobs announced that the iPhone OS 4.0 (now renamed as iOS 4.0) will be made available to the public on June 21st, almost every iPhone and iPod Touch user is waiting with bated breath to upgrade his firmware to iOS 4.0 by syncing their iPhones to iTunes this midnight! iPhone and iPod Touch Compatibility With iOS 4.0 iPhone 3GS: Full iOS 4.0 compatible except iPhone 4 specific features like Facetime iPhone 3G: Partial iOS 4....

iOS 5 Features List Notifications Center – If you have been an iOS user, you would know how badly a revamp was needed for the notification system. Well, Apple has finally heard your voice and has brought out this Notification center, where you can keep track of the new email, texts, friend requests and more, all in one convenient location. Much like the android notification bar, just swipe down from the top of any screen to enter Notification Center....

As you all know, the main competitor for Apple in smartphones, tablets, and now in media players, is Android, or rather, Android-powered devices. Being the new kid on the block, Android has lots of ground to cover, but since its debut, it has proved to be a very good OS and a really stable platform for developers to work on. Apple’s iPod Touch had lots of weapons at its disposal, apart from the prestige Apple had, from its predecessors, the iPod Shuffle, iPod Nano and iPod Classic, the Touch had 256 RAM, 1 GHz processor under-clocked at 800 MHz, a 3....

Lenovo K5 Note Review Let’s start with the advantages and disadvantages up front, and later dig deep into each of the points. Main Advantages A Full Metal body with curved edges. FingerPrint Sensor Great performance. Impressive Audio experience thanks to dedicated DAC and Dolby Atoms integration. Excellent Battery Life with over 5 hours of Screen on Time. Capacitive Buttons are backlit, and can be customised. Main Disadvantages Gorilla Glass Protection is missing, instead it comes with an in-house protection....

We all know it’s pretty frustrating to carry around two mobile phones, and the creators of this gadget are very much aware of this also. This is why they put their thinking caps on and developed the SIM+. This is an iPhone 5 cover that supports two SIM cards and allows users to use them both with no hustle and no SIM changing. Although this project is not yet in full throttle, the developers are using Kickstarter to gather the funds necessary to mass produce it....