The phrase Homomorphic Encryption might sound heavy, specially if you are hearing it for the first time, but its whole purpose is to simplify your database and information solutions. Let’s try to understand the term better before getting to know all about it. Homomorphic encryption alludes to an encryption where plain texts and cipher texts both are treated with an equivalent algebraic function. Now, the plain text and the cipher texts might also be not related but the emphasis is on the algebraic operation that works on both of them....

The Honor View 20 comes with Sony’s IMX586 sensor which is the world’s first mobile camera with a resolution of 48-megapixels. Of course, more pixels don’t necessarily mean better picture quality since smaller pixels can, in fact, let in more noise under dimly lit scenarios and the new IMX586’s 0.8-micron pixels is the smallest in the industry. To counter that, Sony is making use of a quad Bayer color filter array....

Huawei has laid some extra stress on swimming and claims that the Honor Band 3 can be used by swimmers and the custom mode will populate swim times, calories burned amongst other parameters. The Honor Band 3 is light at 18 gms and is also offers a continuous optical heart rate monitoring technology. Workout optimization is done via the five zones including warm-up, fat-burning, aerobic, anaerobic and extreme. Huawei claims that the algorithm is optimized for ten different fitness scenarios and is designed to measure the heart rate more accurately....

Chrome IG Story, a free extension for Google Chrome is a straightforward approach for embedding stories on Instagram’s official web interface. It, essentially, adds recent Stories on top of your feed just like what you get on the mobile application. Posts which aren’t checked by you are surrounded by a vibrant circle and the rest with a gray one. For viewing a story, tap on the person’s profile picture and for moving between the previous or next photo/video, click the arrows present on both sides of the screen or perform a swipe action through the trackpad....

To give you some background, HEIF (High Efficiency Image Format) aka HEIC (High Efficiency Image Codec) is a container for individual images and images sequences with improved compression that promises to retain twice the information in half the file size compared to some of the traditional formats like JPEG. Although Apple was the first to adopt the HEIF on its system, it is the MPEG (Motion Picture Experts Group) that developed the format....

However, if your Xbox controller won’t stay on or the lights keep flashing non-stop, it is likely malfunctioning. The continuous blinking could be caused by a number of reasons, ranging from connection issues to recent firmware updates. In this post, we will look at some of the possible causes and fixes for your Xbox controller flashing and not connecting. Why is my Xbox Controller Blinking or Flashing? You may have noticed that the light on your controller often blinks whether you are playing on the Xbox One or the new Xbox series X/S....

Chrome OS Flex can run on both Windows and Mac. So users can install it on their old, slow laptops and turn them into smooth-functioning machines again. Since Chrome OS Flex is pretty lightweight, it should technically work a lot smoother than the Windows operating system on the same laptop. Moreover, the process to install Chrome OS Flex on Windows is extremely easy and seamless. In fact, we revived our 12-year-old Sony Vaio laptop by installing Chrome OS Flex on it....

If this is the case and your ISP or carrier is resort to such ugly tactics, then chances are you won’t even realize throttling or degradation was even taking place. Thus, you need to be more aware of what’s happening and for that you can use a couple of tools and apps to see just how honest your Internet access provider is. Internet Health Test One of easiest tools to use is the ‘Internet Health Test‘ by Battle for the Net....

While this is a convenient feature to have, it can sometimes quickly become annoying. If you’ve got one of the full-screen screen protectors on your iPhone, which obstructs the proximity sensor’s functionality and prevents it from turning on the screen when you pull it away from your ear, you’d know what we mean. Fortunately, Apple’s finally heard user complaints and responded by offering a toggle switch to change this behavior....

However, while you’re at it, there are times when you accidentally mess up the existing (read default) PATH environment configuration on your system. On Windows, this isn’t a problem since it takes only one step to restore the default state of the PATH variable. But if you’re on Mac, this isn’t as straightforward. And so, to simplify this equation, here’s a guide detailing the steps required to reset the PATH variable to its default state....

The application for iOS works for iPhones, iPads and the iPod Touch, so you don’t need to install a different version for each device. Once you’ve downloaded the right app for the operating system you’re using, all you have to do is follow the steps shown below. iPhone Data Recovery for iOS If you created a backup on iCloud or you recently connected the device to your computer, you should be able to restore all data from iTunes or the cloud....

Also, some users mute stories and posts from accounts they don’t want to interact with or aren’t particularly interested in. However, if you want to keep up with that account’s social media activity in the future, how can you unmute it on Instagram? Before we get into the process in more detail, you can check out this guide on how to find out if someone has blocked you on Instagram....

The codename of the device in question is “Imagine Life” according to the marketing material. Though we cannot deduce the exact smartphone model at this point of time, a few rumors hint towards the HTC U12 Life which is supposedly HTC’s latest mid-range device to succeed its predecessor, the HTC U11 Life which was launched back in November last year. Though HTC has been offering sub-par specifications on its mid-rage devices, the U12 Life is said to sport some impressive specifications by HTC’s standards....

The smartphone gets launched under the slogan,”Not Just Bigger“, which is an obvious take on the iPhone 6 Plus. Just as it has been leaked, the smartphone features specs and features that we have been expecting: 1080p 5.5-inch display two camera sensors in the rear – a 8MP selfie one 1.8 GHz Kirin SoC made by Huawei itself along with 3 GB of RAM 32GB onboard storage, a microSD card slot that extends the storage up to 128GB and there’s also 100GB of free cloud storage Emui 3....

Is it the perfect smartphone you have always been waiting for? Let me give you my two cents after spending ample time with the device. Design that makes you go WOW! There’s so much to brag about once you get your hands on the Mate 20 Pro. As you would have deduced from the title, I was in awe when I unboxed and witnessed this design marvel for the first time and till date, each time I pick up this device, every design element feels so very well done....

A few leaks recently suggested that Huawei might release a phone with a huge display size of 6.9-inches. The device speculated to be using this display was the Huawei Mate 20 Pro as the release dates of the phone as well as the availability of the large display panels coincided. To accommodate such a large display on a smartphone and to reduce its overall footprint, Huawei might be using their patented display technology....

The Honor 7C comes with a familiar metallic exterior and features a 5.99-inch 720p (1440x720px) display with an aspect ratio of 18:9. Underneath, the phone runs on a Snapdragon 450 octa-core processor, 3 or 4GB of RAM, 32 or 64GB of internal memory which is expandable, and a 3000mAh battery. There are two camera sensors on the rear — one regular 13-megapixel lens and another 2-megapixel one for helping the phone produce relatively more natural depth-of-field effects....

One of the developers at XDA, @FunkyHuawei, has unearthed two applications namely HiAssistant and HiAI from the recently released Chinese firmware files of the Huawei Mate 10. The firmware is based on Android Oreo 8.1 with EMUI 8.1 on top. For starters, Huawei started rolling out the EMUI 8.1 earlier this year. The presence of AI in a Huawei smartphone isn’t something new. The Chinese OEM used to install an application called HiVoice in all its devices retailing in China....

The Nord-ic Challenge…and the Nord-ic Challengers! You can read our first impressions of the device here but in case you missed it or are just in a hurry, the OnePlus Nord is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G chipset which is a fairly new SoC from Qualcomm. It comes in three RAM and storage variants – 6 GB / 64GB, 8GB/ 128 GB, and 12 GB/ 256 GB. The phone sports a 6....

Instagram thinks the new addition will bring the flexibility to share more personal moments since you won’t be worried about your parents or even strangers watching them, all while still keeping a public profile. Close Friends on Instagram is, for now, limited to stories but there’s a good chance it will be extended soon to regular posts as well. To build the list, you will have to head over to your profile and tap the “Close Friends” option in the right navigation drawer....