No, we did not get into flying machines and artificial assistants that spoke like Jarvis and looked like George Clooney, but well, we did let ourselves believe that the following ten things could happen. If any of them do, it will indeed be a Happy New Year: Google and Facebook to become really secure 2018 was a year of discoveries – very uncomfortable discoveries – as we found out that our data was being misused by the companies we trust the most....

iPhone Docking Stations come in variety of shapes and can be used to decorate your home and office tables. Here we’ve featured some unique and amazing iPhone Docking Station designs which will surely give you a viewing pleasure. iRetrofone Classic iRetrofone Base is handmade from resin, a perfect resting place for your iPhone. USB plug although not included, but it can be used to charge and sync iPhone with a computer, available for $195....

The Android ecosystem gets more support and promotion artillery from its maker, Google. Recently, the Mountain View company has announced that they are starting the Android retail strategy in India, by opening a few Android Nation stores sometime later this year. Let’s have a look at the best new Android apps for this week. Instagram (Free) At the recent Facebook event, the company now having control over Instagram has announced support for video, clearly rivaling Vine, a company that was also later acquired by an online mamoth – Twitter....

YouTube is the best place for sharing videos. You can also make money from YouTube using simple marketing tricks. YouTube can drive a lot of traffic to your websites and thereby you can make $$ from it. Today let us see the 15 secrets for successful YouTube marketing. Before getting into the topic, I tell you why should one choose YouTube for effective marketing. YouTube is free for all and anyone can upload videos, So generally many people will be using YouTube....

However, not everything about Microsoft’s latest desktop operating system is perfect. As the system is comparatively new, a few bugs might cause issues for some users. Also, since not all third-party apps/software are optimized for Windows 11, it may lead to an unpleasant experience for the user. This is where Safe Mode comes into play. A lot of these issues can be easily solved using the Safe Mode. Let us have a look at how you can boot your PC in Safe Mode on Windows 11....

Although this approach may seem easier in practice, especially if you’ve no previous experience with CLI, it has its shortcomings. Unlike the CLI way, which provides a quick and efficient way to create files on your computer, a GUI approach involves multiple steps, making it time-consuming and inefficient. So here’s a guide to walk you through the different methods you can use to create a file in Windows (be it Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8, or Windows 7) with Command Prompt....

Face swap apps are mostly used for entertainment purposes, but they can also be used for more practical purposes like trying on makeup or checking out a new hairstyle. 7 Best Face Swap Apps for Android and iPhone Thanks to smartphones, it’s now easy for anyone to use sophisticated photo editing tools that once required Photoshop skills. Swapping faces in photos is a trick that everyone wants to use these days....

The market is flooded with offerings today, but not all scales are created equal. For example, some smart scales can do more than just weigh you: they can also measure your BMI, body fat percentage, water weight, and even heart rate and resting metabolic rate. This guide will help you find the best smart scale for your needs, whether you’re looking for an affordable option or one with all the bells and whistles....

The Need iPhones have always been expensive for Indians, thanks to the slabs of import duties and the other related costs. As of now, Apple is said to have a marginal influence over the Indian market with shares less than two percent. This is quintessentially due to the fact that we have a wider and a more voracious market for budget smartphones, in fact one report states that the average smartphone selling price in India is pegged at $135 and is expected to fall to $102 in 2018, economy of scale?...

With Android Pie, however, it was different. Not only did a bunch of phone makers announce beta channels on the same day as the Pixels, but most of them have also promptly delivered on their promises. What’s more, that wasn’t restricted to merely their most premium offerings. A series of affordable phones have publicly gained the update in the last few weeks. Therefore, here are all the phones running Android Pie under Rs 20,000....

We have been using both the Amazfit GTS 2 and GTR 2 and decided to club both reviews since the only major difference between the two is the design and shape of the dial. Everything else including the functionality of both watches remains the same. Also, we will be focusing mainly on the new additions to these smartwatches since the core fitness functionality has remained the same for the longest time on Amazfit smartwatches....

Install Android Pie 9 Beta on OnePlus 6 The sideloading process doesn’t require any flashing on your end. All you need to do is, for starters, download the update file from the OnePlus forums. Once that’s done, move the file to your phone’s local storage where it can be easily found. Now, head into the settings and locate System Updates. Next, under the top right corner menu, you will find an option called Local Upgrade....

Moreover, a new page has been setup which indicates that the new version will not be Android 5.0 as many were hoping for. Instead it’ll be officially Android 4.4. The last three versions of Android were all named Jelly Bean, the last of which was announced just a couple of months back. For some reason, most people believed that the next major version of Android will be codenamed Key Lime Pie and it’ll be version Android 5....

For, make no mistake about it, there is a lot to like about the Android One initiative. The whole idea of being able to provide devices that deliver a certain level of Android experience at relatively low prices and with assured updates to future versions is right out of Geek Utopialand. Indeed, one of our biggest gripes about Android has been the fact that unless you happened to own a Nexus device, the chances of your getting an update to the next version of the OS were about as good as being able to dig a hole in the Great Wall of China with a toothpick....

So how is the leading mobile operating system adapting to this flurry of changes? The answer to that lies in Google’s latest Android Pie update which, in addition to ditching the .0 (8.0 vs. 9), brings a legion of features offering a glimpse of its parent’s vision and where the decade-old OS is headed to. Android Puts on its Thinking Cap A major part of that overhaul includes figuring out what you want and when you want it....

Jio’s apps have cunningly enabled a permission which essentially allows themselves to overlay content on any other application. Therefore, it doesn’t matter if you are using them or not. The fix is quite straightforward, though. You merely need to disable the permission setting for each app that belongs to Jio’s suite of services such as JioMusic, JioTV, JioCinema, and others. Unfortunately, you’ll have to repeat the process for every one of them....

Coherent Navigation brings High Integrity GPS system to the table, something which as the company describes, is accurate within a few centimeters — compared to three to five meters in a vast majority of consumer-grade global positioning systems. Apple could tap on Coherent’s technologies and expertise to improve its mapping product though as you would imagine, Apple isn’t telling exactly what it plans to do with its new acquisition. Interestingly enough, Paul Lego, former Coherent CEO had joined Apple Maps team earlier this year....

Last month, at the WWDC 2012, Apple Maps booted out Google Maps as the default maps application in iOS 6. Apple’s own mapping solution features real-time traffic updates, turn-by-turn navigation, Yelp integration, vector graphics, and 3D flyovers. Ever since that announcement, Apple has released 2 beta versions of iOS 6 to the developers with slight improvements to the Maps app, but it is still far from being perfect. Apple Maps for Macs Our developer friend, Cody Cooper, has now stumbled upon an interesting code dump in the iOS 6 maps application that hints at the possibility of Apple Maps coming to Macs in the near future....

When stacked against boom microphones, which are popular among professionals, lav mics come out on top as more versatile, owing to factors like compact size, portability, and ease of use. If you’re a content creator planning to buy a microphone to record audio for videos, podcasts, etc., a lav mic is an excellent choice. And through this guide, we help you find the perfect lavalier microphone that fits your requirements....