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Motorola has launched the Edge 50 Ultra, in select European countries. It features Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3, triple rear cameras, a 10-bit 6.7-inch curved 1.5K pOLED display with 144Hz refresh rate, and a promise of three major Android updates.
How to Use Phone as Webcam for Streaming or Video Conferencing
Arjun Sha
Abubakar Mohammed
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Desktop and Laptop cameras have hardly improved in decades and offer laughable video output. Hence, you might want to use your phone's cameras to take video calls or record videos. We'll explain how you can use your Android phone as a webcam via Android's native "Device as Webcam" feature. There are also third-party apps that you can use to do the same on both iOS and Android.
This Essential New Chrome Feature Will Shield Your Account From Hijacking
Arjun Sha
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Cookie theft aka session hijacking has become a security menace where attackers gain access to users' online accounts without requiring a password or 2FA authentication. To put a stop, Google has developed Device Bound Session Credentials (DBSC) for Chrome that bind the authentication session to the device. It means attackers can't use the stolen cookie to access accounts on another device. You can enable DBSC on Chrome right away.
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Screen flickering is often an annoying issue that leaves users frustrated. If you are facing screen flickering on your new or old Windows 11 machine, you could try adjusting the refresh rate, reinstalling the display drivers, uninstalling unnecessary apps, and checking the cables of your monitor.
Discord's "Unable to Accept Invite" error can be caused by various reasons, including an expired invite link, exceeded link usage, or a poor internet connection or being banned by the server. To resolve the issue, try checking the invite link, requesting a new one rom the server admin, verifying your internet connection, using a VPN service or clearing Discord's cache.
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We all have bad days sometimes and honestly, there is nothing we can do about it. However, what we can do is not let it have the best of us and uplift our mood by binging some awesome comedy shows available on Netflix. In this article, find out about the top 20 comedy shows available on Netflix to bing on a bad day. You will find action comedies, light hearted comedies, dark comedies and even romantic comedies, so pick from your taste and happy Binging!
X (formerly Twitter) will soon start charging a small fee for new users. With this change, new X users won't be able to post, bookmark, repost, or like content, but they can still follow accounts and browse for free. The fee could be around $1 and is intended to curb the spread of bots on the platform. It's also likely that new users may have to wait for three months to get free posting.
Google Tightens Grip on YouTube: Third-Party Ad Blockers Targeted
Abubakar Mohammed
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Google has announced that it will now strictly go against third-party YouTube apps and Ad blockers that go against its terms of service. The strict measures to ban Ad blockers tell us that Google is pushing users toward purchasing YouTube Premium, which gives you access to Ad-free video playback and YouTube Music
Chromebooks aren't invulnerable. One of the issues we see Chromebook users face sometimes is with regards to screen flickering. Thankfully, some of the ways to fix them are by updating your Chromebook, Powerwashing, restarting, connecting to an external display, etc.
List of Trackers Compatible with Android’s New Find My Device Network
Abubakar Mohammed
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If you want to start using the latest Find My Devices, some of the best trackers that work with Android's new Find My Device network are Pebblebee Clip, Card, and Tag, and Chipolo One Point and Card Point. Other supported devices from Eufy and Jio will soon land in the market.
Every Android device comes with an in-built screen recorder these days. However, in some phones like the Pixel series, you don't get a lot of control over the screen recorder. You can't tweak the screen recording quality, frame rate and other settings. This calls for reliance on third-party screen recording Android apps, like XRecorder, AZ Recorder and Mobizen. These are free too, with only certain features like recording at over 60 FPS being locked behind a paywall.
The Apple Vision Pro's Travel Mode is a great way to make the most out of your airplane trip. However, you may have a tough time trying to find the feature if you are new to the Vision Pro experience. To turn it on, head over to the Control Center from the down-arrow button -> Select the Travel Mode icon which resembles the Vision Pro shape. You can also retrace your steps to turn it off, or head over to the Vision Pro Settings to find the dedicated button at the top of the left panel.
The Pixel 9 series will be getting a new Exynos 5400 modem that will satellite connectivity and fix the connectivity issues that have plagued Pixels for years. The modem will be coming to the Pixel 9 series, Pixel Fold 2, and a 5G Pixel Tablet which is under development. The feature will ask you a few questions, and will then message your emergency contacts followed by emergency services.
The Android Ecosystem Is Fractured: Here’s Why It Can’t Catch up to Apple
Anshuman Jain
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In this article, I discuss the state of the Android ecosystem in 2024, highlighting the lack of a unified ecosystem. Going over some aspects of why it is that way and what can be done to change or fix it and whether there is a future for a well connected Android space just like Apple's.
How to Get iPad Student Discount [2024 Guide]
Kanika Gogia
This article shows how you can make your Facebook posts more shareable by changing the privacy settings from friends or Only me to Public. If the public option is grayed out, it means your profile is locked, and you must unlock it to allow public sharing.
Now that Meta AI is available to use from WhatsApp in India, I gave it a shot and in this read, I will be sharing my first impressions with it. It can provide answers to your questions, has access to the latest information, cites sources for the thing it fetched from the internet and can even generate images. So this is my overview and quick impressions of Meta AI.
Some WhatsApp users in India are now getting Meta AI on their app. The feature was previously only available in the US, but is now expanding to other regions. While the chatbot's results are not influenced by users' chat history, it can use their chats with Meta AI for improvements and internal testing.
According to a new report by Mark Gurman, Apple is planning to revamp its entire Mac lineup with brand-new AI-focused M4 chips. The new processors are likely to feature an improved Neural Engine and could support up to 512GB of Unified Memory on Mac desktops. Apple is likely to refresh its entire Mac lineup with M4 across late 2024 and early 2025.
Android 15 Beta 1 is out and it comes with the option to change the default wallet app from the settings menu. This will facilitate NFC payments for your preferred app that you use regularly for making transactions. The feature only works with a limited number of apps as of now depending on the region but wider support should be available later down the line.
If you use a Windows laptop, you should enable the hibernate mode on Windows 11. It allows you to save your current session and quickly resume the session with all your open apps and files. Hibernation consumes almost no power, as it completely switches off the PC, saving the current state of the session. You can enable it from the Control Panel, Command Prompt, or Registry Editor.
Google has released the first Android 15 Beta and while it doesn't bring many new features, it brings a few improvements over Android 15 Developer Preview 2. Some of the highlights of this update are the WEP toggle, new Predictive back gesture animations, and TalkBack support for Braille displays that use HIDs via USB or Bluetooth. Besides, Google has replaced the NFC stack with a project mainline one.
If you want to go frame-by-frame on a YouTube video then you can do so by using the "." or "," keys on your keyboard. You can also use the left an right arrow keys to browse each frame after pausing the video. Additionally, slowing down the video's playback speed can also be a helpful solution if you want to analyze something in motion.
Snapchat's peace sign appears next to a group name on the Chat screen. It identifies a user's top group on the app. Engaging in group conversations increases the likelihood of receiving the peace emoji. However, there is no set time for it to appear.
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Ever wondered what "SB" means on Snapchat? It stands for "Snap Back". It's a casual nudge for your friend to respond to your Snap or send one themselves, especially if you see the hourglass emoji about to run out which means your Snapstreak is in danger. Heads up, though. "SB" can have other meanings online like "somebody", "someone", "soft block", "some boy", or "somebody special".
OxygenOS 14 brought a lot of features but after recently switching to OnePlus, I've realized that the OS could do great if OnePlus adds a few new features and improves some of the existing ones. Some of them are an improved media player, a Desktop Mode, and a Quick Settings revamp.
Google has finally given access to Gemini 1.5 Pro API to all users. You can generate the API key from Google AI Studio and start calling the API for both text and image inputs. The API access is currently free as part of a public preview. We have also added some coding examples so go through our guide to understand the documentation.
You no longer have to wait to access the Gemini 1.5 Pro model. Google has made the model generally available to all users via Google AI Studio. You can access a context window of 1 million tokens without paying any fee. In addition to that, Gemini 1.5 Pro can now process audio files too, apart from videos and images.
There are several ways to fix App Store not working problems. First, you must verify that your device has a stable internet connection. Second, it's important to check for any system-wide outages at Apple's end. Next, you can restart your device, check the date & time settings, update the software, or reset network settings. If nothing works, you must contact Apple support.
If you want to let your friends, family members or other close people enjoy the Apple Vision Pro experience, there's a way to go about it. You can make use of the Guest mode on the Vision Pro for an optimal experience. To do so, head over to the Control Center -> Profile icon -> Guest User settings -> Start. The Guest User session ends as soon as the user takes it off. Also, upon starting the Guest User session, you have a 5-minute window to put it on another user. If you don't the mode will be disabled automatically.
GIFs can make your conversion more fun and engaging. To send GIFs in iMessage, go to Messages -> Conversation -> "+" icon -> More -> #Images and choose from the available options. If you can't send GIFs on your iPhone, check your internet connection and make sure your iPhone is running the latest iOS version.
I recently purchased OnePlus 12R Genshin Impact Edition and switched from a Pixel 6 which served me for almost three years. Although I despised OnePlus' decision to merge the ColorOS and OxygenOS codebases, buying the OnePlus 12R meant I had to shift from Pixel's clean UI to OxygenOS (ColorOS). After trying it I can say that I don't hate it, rather it feels like a breath of fresh air.
Scheduled for 2025, the iPhone 17 models may bring some mind-blowing features and improvements. Apple is expected to launch the entire iPhone 17 series with a 120Hz ProMotion display and 24MP front-facing camera. The iPhone 17 Pro models might bring an edge-edge screen experience with an under-display Face ID. We might also see an iPhone Ultra model in the iPhone 17 lineup that's expected to arrive in September 2025.
We have pitted the newly launched Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 with 2022's flagship, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. The key takeaway from the benchmark comparison is that the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 matches the performance of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 in all key benchmarks while maintaining better efficiency. Expect a lot of sub-Rs. 50,000 phones to feature the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 in 2024.
Generally, you can find most downloads on the iPad in the Downloads folder located within the Files app. Open Files -> iCloud Drive -> Downloads to find saved files and PDFs on your iPad. If you've downloaded images, links, or other files from Safari, you can access them using the Downloads icon in the Safari app.
Forget Gaming Keyboards, Epomaker RT100 Keyboard Has a Mini TV and Retro Vibe!
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Epomaker RT100 is a custom keyboard and the one we have comes with Sea Salt switches. The keyboard also has a Mini TV display on it which can display information related to weather, time, and more. It can even display a custom animation after uploading it via the driver software. The keyboard is absolutely epic, and the best I have personally tried. It has even made me forget about gaming keyboards entirely with its premium experience.
Turning off commenting on your Facebook posts is an efficient and easy way of preventing trolls and online bullies from getting to you. To do so on your public Facebook posts, head over to a Facebook post of yours and tap on three-dot menu -> Who can comment on your post? -> Profiles and Pages you mention -> Done. However, do note that this setting, once applied to a post, will not apply to all your posts. Also, do note that to see the Who can comment on your post option, you will need to keep your account public. Else, you won't be able to see this setting.
Android Wear or WearOS has been out for a decade now and still no sign of a smartwatch in the budget segment. Keeping it out of reach from most enthusiasts and users who would actually want to buy one. In this read, I discuss why it is high time Google should consider making a budget Android smartwatch.
Secret codes on Android devices let you access hidden settings and information. These codes are entered through the phone's dial pad, can be divided into two categories: MMI (Man Machine Interface) codes, which are specific to the device's manufacturer, and USSD (Unstructured Supplementary Service Data) codes, which are used to connect with the mobile service provider.
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Benchmark Comparison
Arjun Sha
Sagnik Das Gupta
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We recently got our hands on the Xiaomi Civi 4 Pro from China which is powered by Qualcomm's newly launched, Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 chipset. We tested the SoC on several benchmarking apps and compared the scores with the premium Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor. We have performed various tests including Geekbench, AnTuTu, CPU Throttling, Geekbench GPU, and more.
Google recently announced Jpegli since it's related to image compression, people might be confused between the same and WebP. Jpegli is an encoder for compressing JPEGs whereas WebP is an image format. While Jpegli only works with JPEGs, WebP works with transparent backgrounds (PNG) and animated images (GIFs) as well.
Nothing stepped foot in the consumer tech market with an audio product and has since come a long way. The company has announced that it will go all in into audio this year and will launch two new products — Nothing Ear and Ear (a). The Nothing Ear will be targeted at audiophiles whereas the Nothing Ear (a) will be your pair of daily earbuds.