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This is why we must confess to being just delighted with the Nokia PhotoBeamer app that has been released for Nokia’s Lumia range of devices. Many of you might remember it as being associated with Scalado, a company Nokia grabbed. And now it has gone and made the app a Windows Phone exclusive (it used to be available for the iPhone earlier) and rebranded it as Nokia PhotoBeamer. It started out as being available for only the Windows Phone 8 bearing Lumia 920 and 820 but is now available for all Lumia phones....

We all know that the world of technology is growing with each passing day and as I write this, I know there is someone somewhere working on a new smartphone design. But before you actually turn that scribbled thought into reality, let me tell you about something that happened recently. My Editor, Nimish Dubey, recently showed me Asus’ recently launched Zenfone 3 Ultra smartphone. My first reaction? I thought the smartphone was beautiful....

Well, all of this can now be avoided. You can figure out what song is playing around you with just a single tap on your iPhone. Yep, that simple. The iOS 14.2 update has introduced a feature that will allow you to tap and recognize the songs playing around you. The feature called “Music Recognition” is basically Shazam in your Control Centre. For those who might have forgotten, Apple bought Shazam back in 2018 for $400 million, and after integrating it with Siri, the brand is further weaving the music recognition software into its OS....

Related New Post: How to Fix Downadup? How to escape from it? How it spreads? Finland based firm, F-Secure Corp has estimated that 3.5 million PCs have been compromised by the “Downadup” worm, an increase of more than 1.1 million since Tuesday. This worm, which exploits a months-old Windows bug has infected more than a million PCs in the past 24 hours alone. The worm, which several security companies have described as surging dramatically during the past few days, exploits a bug in the Windows Server service used by all supported versions of Microsoft Corp....

The software was not created to allow piracy, and instead was developed so that gamers can play unsigned third party applications as well as games. If developers can come up with some useful and LEGAL third-party homebrew applications, then I don’t see the harm in this. Though PSGroove doesn’t cost a penny, you would have to copy it over USB development board (AVR HW) of your choice which normally costs $20....

Loads of new features have been introduced which were long wanted by the users and several improvements and enhancements have been made it to the existing features present in iTunes 8. iTunes 9 Features Improved store navigation, including persistent navigation menu. # Full window iTunes store. For times when that sidebar is just too much. # Previews from anywhere in the store — don’t have to drill down to preview....

RedSn0w 0.9.5 beta 5 was released sometime back which could jailbreak iOS 4.0 GM candidate. The same beta version has been updated now to Redsn0w 0.9.5b5-3 to jailbreak iOS 4.0 final release. One needs to remember that the tool is still in beta, so expect some bugs to be present. Also, you must let cydia to reorganize, reload, and update after using Redsn0w Also note that the updated Redsn0w 0....

The “blue screen of death” is a pretty common occurrence on many a PC. This can be caused by any number of things, but more often than not results from a program using up too many resources. SpeedUpMyPC optimizes your PC’s settings so it runs smoother and more efficient. Speed Up My PC is designed to help your speed up your Windows installation and your computer to help them run more efficiently....

Easy Comment is a simple firefox extension which helps you fill out blog comments form by entering a prefilled name, email and web homepage address on blogging platforms like WordPress, Movable Type and Dotclear among others. It is designed specifically for users who leave lots of comments on other blogs. Using Easy Comment add-on for Firefox is really easy to use. Once you install the add-on, click on the Easy Comment text in the status bar and fill up the information to prefill your comments, the comment setup will only have to be done one time, the next time you want to prefill comments, simply click on Easy Comment and it will do the needful....

However, as soon as you pick the digital path for information curation, the other block — a rather major one — is about the app choice. You see, there are numerous services out there, depending on the platform, which, by and large, offer you all the essential features to better manage all your information. Of these, two of the most popular services are Evernote and Notion. While Evernote is a veteran in the note-taking space, it has evolved over the years into a (somewhat) complete solution for personal information management....

Note: Download iOS 4.2 [Direct download links] Find My iPhone was one service which should have been made free long time back. Even though there are many free and paid third party apps to track iPhones, Find my iPhone is the most popular and highly regarded service. With ‘Find my iPhone’, users can login to www.me.com and track their iPhones or iPads right from their PCs or Macs. Not just that, users can also make their phones play a sound even if it is in silent mode or remotely locked....

And it looks pretty awesome too. The Lenovo spokesperson doing the presentation said that the team had initially opposed the idea of device with a 6.0-inch display as being too big, but had been surprised by the designers. And well, that is pretty much the case, because, for a six-inch device, the Vibe Z2 Pro is surprisingly compact. At 7.7 mm, it is almost as thin as the 7.1 mm thin iPhone 6 Plus (with 5....

The Yoga Book, now, is rather different. It hits you as being different from the moment you clap eyes on it. Because for one, it is incredibly compact. It is about slightly larger than a regular magazine and at 690 grams, is only slightly heavier than the original iPad. At 9.6 mm, it is almost a third thinner than that worthy – and at 4.55 mm thin when opened, thinner than anything we have ever seen in mobile techland!...

Youmo seems to be designed to take the utility a notch further and as a result it also boasts of wireless charging, IoT capabilities, multi-USB ports, US and EU sockets in the same unit. The Youmo kit comes with seven base cord colours and three different lengths. The modules come in Solo and Triple Plug, these are the ones aimed at handling the usual electrical needs. Now here is the best part, the Snap module is something that we add to control all our plugged in devices and this can be done by a companion app on the phone....

As shown in the example screenshot above, these quick action button appear next to certain types of messages in your Gmail inbox like responding to your friend’s party invitation or rating the restaurant you visited last night. These small tasks can now be done without having to moving away from your inbox. Few weeks back, Google introduced an experimental Compose box which lets users to create new emails without losing sight of their inbox....

Google’s Nexus 5 will be available on the Play Store today in both white and black colors for AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint customers. Almost all of the features that the Nexus 5 comes with are not a surprise, since they were heavily leaked before. Still, for those that have obediently waited this day, here are some of its most important specs. LG Nexus 5 specs This time, the Nexus 5 doesn’t have glass as its main construction material but plastic....

At the event, Google said that Stadia would roll out to the US, Canada, UK, and Europe, later this year. It, however, did not reveal any further details about the service. Until now, when it finally announced the availability, pricing, and titles (coming to the platform). As part of a limited offer, Google is allowing its users to become one of the Stadia ‘founders’ with their first collection of games....

At the Architectural Day event yesterday, Intel unveiled a new strategy to develop its upcoming processors, using which it will be able to break down different components of a CPU into individual elements, called ‘chiplets’. The process, as Intel calls – Foveros 3D, essentially stacks-up various components on a chipset. By doing so, the chipset can take advantage of extra processing power, memory, graphics, AI computing, etc by stacking individual elements on top of each other vertically, while shrinking down the size and still retaining the same or more computing power....

The verse may be extremely sub-standard but at this point, it stands correct for many of us, with many parts of the world in lockdown. Netflix and binge-watching have been a perfect marriage since forever but more time at home almost always means more Netflix. But well, sometimes, it is just not possible to keep your eyes on the screen – you might have some chores, you might actually be working on something and so on....

Linking your Instagram Stories to your website or blog can bump up engagement in a big way. The right link can send interested visitors directly to your blog, YouTube channel, landing page, or any website. You can use this trick to generate more traffic and leads. If you’re willing to spend some time crafting the perfect link, then you’ll want to know exactly how to add links to Instagram Stories....