Tiles With the Nougat update, Android allows third-party apps to add their own custom quick setting tile in the notification shade. This can be anything from a shortcut for setting a new reminder to playing your favorite playlist. “Tiles” can be considered as a swiss army knife of this functionality. It lets you pin almost every possible quick setting including weather, applications, media volume and more. For enabling a particular shortcut, you’ll need to open the app and turn on its respective option....

On a blog post, Haschek says that he analyzed 443 top free proxies (of which 199 are available as online services), and found a mere 21 percent of them to be “not shady.” In his study, Haschek notes that 33 proxy servers modified static HTML pages to inject ads. In simpler words, say you visit TechPP.com using any such proxy, you won’t see the ads official admins of TechPP had put on the website, but you will see ads that are injected by those proxy services....

Fuel Cell Technology: What we Need in Our Devices Every single fuel cell has two electrodes, a positive one and a negative one – an anode and cathode basically. The reactions that take place between the two electrodes are the ones who produce electricity in the end. Hydrogen is the fuel used but for the reactions to occur the cells will also need oxygen. You might remember that Liliputian’s battery is based on this technology, as well....

Despite manufacturers like OnePlus, Vivo, Zopo opting for a 6GB RAM chip on their flagship smartphone; brands like Samsung, LG, Xiaomi steered clear off the same. In fact, Samsung eventually included a 4GB RAM on the inside of the Galaxy Note7, inspite of initial rumours regarding a 6GB chip. However, it seems that Korean OEM is finally ready to step up its game especially in this department and their Samsung Galaxy C9 will be their first device to do so....

Since YouTube now supports the VR videos, one can simply place their smartphones inside the Google Cardboard and watch videos in an immersive environment which will simulate the video environment by rendering an additional attribute of depth and allowing you to pan the video by moving the glasses. YouTube had recently announced the introduction of 360-degrees and the support for VR in YouTube completes the puzzle. All you need to do is update the YouTube App, click on the new Cardboard icon and place your phone in the viewer....

Android One, for those who don’t recall, is Google’s ambitious plan to improve the user experience in the low echelon segment. Announced at the I/O developer conference last year, for Android One project, the company has partnered with a number of smartphone manufacturers. Google provides these companies with design guidelines — including hardware specs — that manufacturers have to follow. Among other interesting USPs, Android One handsets run on stock Android and receive updates directly from Google....

Google has done it again! They will be hosting a mega Android event in New York on Monday, 29th October, which is basically the same day as the pre-announced Windows Phone 8 Launch by Microsoft, which will take place in San Fransisco. Ouch! This isn’t the first time Google has done something like this. A couple of months back, Google held an event to announce a couple of Motorola Droid smartphones exactly on the day Microsoft & Nokia had scheduled a WP8 introduction event....

This transition isn’t quite limited to social networks either. Various companies like Apple have been attempting to push forward their own news facilitating services. Apple News, for instance, got an in-house editor-in-chief for updating sections like News Editors’ Picks and News Top Stories. Facebook’s enormous user base of more than two billion people allowed it become one of the most influential platforms for promoting content. Twitter has been always deemed as a news-first environment....

This time around the Pixel 2 comes powered by a Snapdragon 835 paired with 4GB of RAM. The display on the Pixel 2 is a 5-inch FHD display along with Corning Gorilla 5 protection. Unlike the Pixel 2 XL, the Pixel 2 retains the bezels. The Google Pixel 2 comes with a dual front firing speakers and the fingerprint sensor lies at the back. Design wise the Pixel looks identical to the one that was leaked earlier, so nothing much left to our imagination....

That’s because Google has just launched its Play prepaid vouchers in India. The cards come in Rs 500, Rs 1,000, and Rs 1,500 denominations. Using these vouchers, you will be able to purchase stuff from the company’s Play Store by simply feeding the code mentioned in the voucher card. You will find the redeem option in Google Play Store app. Google Play prepaid vouchers was first launched in the US back in 2012....

The winners’ list includes a total of 10 participants chosen by an international panel of judges, that include: Pete Souza, Austin Mann, Annet de Graaf, Luísa Dörr, Chen Man, Phil Schiller, Kaiann Drance, Brooks Kraft, Sebastien Marineau-Mes, Jon McCormack, and Arem Duplessis. The winners come from various parts of the world including Singapore, Belarus, Germany, Israel, and the United States. And the photos that won the challenge were shot on a whole range of Apple’s iPhones from the latest iPhone Xs Max to as old as the iPhone 7....

MWC 2017: The Hits Lenovo Tab 4 Series “The Mobile World Congress 2017 was relatively understated as compared to last year. However, there were still a few notable launches which looked promising. One of these was Lenovo’s Tab 4 series. These new Android tablets feature quite respectable specifications, and the company has managed to keep the price in the entry-level segment. The cheapest of them all, the Tab 4 8 is priced as low as $109 and it comes with an all-glass build, Android Nougat, 4850 mAh battery, a decent Snapdragon 425 processor, and more....

I haven’t been much of a stargazer but a connected Telescope is definitely not an overkill. The Hiuni smart telescope is aimed at both amateur and professionals. The device connects to an app and this means that you can stargaze by using your Apple or Android device. If you are an amateur, the Telescope will automatically position itself and eventually choose the best position for gazing at constellations and stars....

The most gorgeous phone below Rs 15,000. Period. We do not want to beat around the bush, so, we are going to say it straight away: the Honor 8X is the most gorgeous phone under the price tag of Rs. 15,000 in the market at the time of writing. Smartphones falling under the sub Rs.15,000 category often follow a very similar, tried and tested, sometimes even to the point of boring design language....

How to Assign Tasks on Google Chat In Google Chat, you can create Spaces, which is nothing more than a group chat feature for your workspace. The tasks feature available in Spaces is an extension of the Google Tasks app. Any tasks assigned to you in Spaces can even be accessed from the Google Tasks app. Let me explain this in detail. Open Google Chat and select any space on which you want to assign the task....

As a result, this has led to the rise of a plethora of apps and services on the internet which allow you to work with PDF — from creating one to editing and sharing it — irrespective of the platform. So, if you are looking for ways to convert a document to PDF, here are two ways to do the same. Convert Document to PDF using the native utility With the inception of iOS 10, Apple quietly introduced a hidden conversion utility that offers the ability to convert any document into a PDF....

You surely heard of Google AdWords that was launched at the end of 2000 with only 350 customers. This is now the biggest and most reliable helping hand for marketers and business people who want to know how well they perform. Apart from Google Web, Maps and Images, there is also such a thing as Google Print – or books – since 2003. Many of you probably use Picasa for editing your pictures, since it’s much easier than Photoshop, but still good enough to be worth your while....

Microsoft has already included the Xbox App in Windows 10, which will allow users to connect to the Xbox Live network and stream games. Game DVR feature allows you to capture snippets of gameplay or record them, and now Microsoft is adding a similar feature outside the Xbox app, as well. How to enable screen recording in Windows 10 According to early testers, the new feature works with any app but only inside them, as it doesn’t allow recording the desktop....

The new HP Spectre x360 is touted as one of the thinnest convertible notebooks in the market and it is pretty light at 1.26kgs. HP claims that they have made some minor changes to the design and this includes a more angular body that is paired with Dark Ash Silver and Copper accents. Other novelties in the Spectre X360 include an integrated privacy screen option and fingerprint login. Vikram Bedi, Senior Director HP was quoted as follows, “HP is setting new industry standards for design, security and performance” he further added that “Our Spectre portfolio is redefining the premium PC segment, providing unique user experiences that inspire creativity and unlock limitless opportunities to bring incredible ideas to life....

The company has announced the Talkband B2 successor to the TalkBand B1 that we saw last year and also introduced a really curious N1 earbud hybrid. But the steal of the event seems to be the Huawei Watch. Let’s have a look at more details and see what the new device come with. Huawei Watch There’s a lot of talk around the Apple Watch, as the device is said to basically redefine the nascent smartwatch market, but before it launches, the Android Wear army is strengthening their weapons....