Thankfully, on Android, you can opt out of personalized ads on applications. And no, you don’t need a rooted phone or command line knowledge. Google itself offers an option in settings for disabling this. For accessing it, head over to Settings, then Google, and tap “Ads” from the list. Here, enable the “Out out of Ads Personalisation” toggle and you’re all set. Furthermore, you can even reset your advertising ID in case you’d like to start from scratch....

What is ProRAW: RAW, but with more data! At the time of the launch, Apple highlighted something called “ProRAW.” The feature did not become available until the release of iOS 14.3 recently. It only works with the iPhone 12 Pro and the iPhone 12 Pro Max and is not compatible with other variants. So what is ProRAW and how can one use it? ProRAW is Apple’s very own RAW photo format that is basically a mix of Apple’s computational photography and RAW format....

One of the best things you can do with your phone is to identify songs on your mind, and the Google hum to search song feature now makes that even more straightforward. Simply hum (or whistle) the melody of any part of the song, and Google will display the most relevant results. Yes, some apps (like SoundHound) can do this, but they can’t match Google’s accuracy. However, there’s no need to install third-party software for Android phones, and using this feature is easy....

In the current situation across the world, where a large number of people are working from home, PDFs are the obvious choice to share documents conveniently across the internet. However, since these PDFs go through the internet, there are some risks and concerns attached to their security. Mostly because when you share an unencrypted, open PDF, anyone can access it freely. Not just that, if permissions aren’t restricted, anyone can make changes to the PDF and take prints....

The reason you need to check whether your Windows 10 license key is transferable or not, is to identify the type of product license key on your machine. Essentially, at a consumer level, the Windows OS license key can be of two different types: Retail and OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer). Between the two, the Retail license keys are the ones that are usually obtained through a retailer or Microsoft Store online, whereas OEM keys come pre-installed on a machine where the license key is embedded in the UEFI/BIOS firmware....

As you can imagine, this can open up the possibility of tracking one over the internet and profiling them for targeted advertising, personalized search results, or even attacks at times. To address this, Apple introduced a new privacy feature on iPhones and iPads—aptly called private Wi-Fi address—in iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 that improves privacy and aims to limit such tracking. Here’s a guide explaining private Wi-Fi addresses and the instructions to enable them on your iPhone and iPad....

While Ambient Sounds was well accepted among HomePod users, many users started asking for the feature on the iPhone and the iPad. Given the same, Apple brought Ambient Sounds on the iPhone and the iPad with the release of iOS 15 and iPadOS 15, respectively. This time under the name Background Sounds. So now, every time you’re in an indoor or outdoor setting, and there are unwanted external noises in the background, you can turn on Background Sounds on your iPhone/iPad to mask these noises and, in turn, help yourself focus or stay calm....

Yes! You can enjoy all that wholesome content with your friends without leaving the comfort of home and yet share your thoughts/reactions with your friends in real-time. Now you may be wondering, how can I watch Netflix with my friends? Well, there are many ways to enjoy Netflix with friends; let us take a look at some of those ways in detail. 1. Teleparty One of the best ways to watch Netflix with friends is the Netflix Teleparty extension (formerly known as Netflix Party)....

To give a quick explainer on the process — what we are essentially trying to do with this method is to leverage the potential of Wi-Fi and the built-in share utility found on both Windows and Mac. So, in order for us to be able to share files from Windows to Mac (or vice-versa), the first thing we need to ensure is that both machines are connected to the same Wi-Fi network....

And that may not be apparent when you behold it the first time. The HP Spectre Folio is wrapped with a leather exterior which sure, is not groundbreaking. But unlike others, it’s not simply a case. The leather coat is integrated with how the Spectre Folio is engineered. The edges around the keyboard, the trackpad are all leather. But the most intriguing aspect here is the convertible’s skeleton magnesium frame which is attached to the leather exterior allowing you to fold it around like a magazine....

For the first time, Huawei is taking a dual-SoC approach with the Kirin 990. Instead of offering one chipset, it is offering two — the Kirin 990 with 4G connectivity and the Kirin 990 5G with both 4G and 5G connectivity. Albeit, as of now, there are very sparse adoption rates expected for 5G in the near future, Huawei is still pushing forward to get on the 5G forefront with its newest 5G chipset....

The leak reveals a front which is dominated largely by a colossal edge-to-edge panel with notches on the top and bottom for sensors and branding. The screen seems quite inconveniently wide for normal hands. As far as the resolution is concerned, there are not a lot of details available just yet, but we expect it to belong right up in the league. The rear is, however, even more interesting with a dual-tone approach....

The Huawei Watch GT 2e has a 1.4-inch AMOLED display to interact with. There are up to fifteen outdoor sports modes along with seven indoor sports modes. Along with this, you also get about 100 different activity and work out based modes that cover everything you would need if you exercise on a regular basis. The GT 2e, along with measuring and keeping track of your heart rate can also record your blood oxygen levels, more commonly referred to as SpO2 levels which is a first for a smartwatch from Huawei....

Remember Sakshat? The $35 tablet from the Indian government, touted as the world’s cheapest laptop has finally come through the production phase and made it to the market. Sakshat will be launching this month for a relatively higher price of Rs 2200, which is around $49! The low cost tablet was full of controversies, ever since it was announced back in July last year. It was supposed to be launched by January 2011, but was met with lot of hurdles in its way....

Artificial Intelligence has become an integral part of the computing world these days and the developments in this field has been faster than expected. Despite that most of you are still in notion that AI is still something whose presence is limited only to science fictions. Fortunately, that’s not the reality. In fact, AI is all around us; and powers various common features we have grown used to. These include talk-to-text, automatic photo tagging, spam mail detection, healthcare delivery and so on....

But, what is Back Tap, and how can you use it? Here’s a guide to help you understand and use the feature on your iPhone. What is Back Tap, and what can you do with it? Back Tap is a new accessibility feature on iOS 14 that allows you to double-or-triple tap on the back of your iPhone to perform a bunch of different iOS actions. It offers you the entire rear estate of your iPhone to perform a tap, and the ability to assign any action (from a series of supported ones) to either a double or a triple tap....

The Consumer Reports has published a list of best smartphone cameras. The new list includes all the latest smartphones that have been released until now. The report clearly states that the criterion for testing extends to resolution, dynamic range, color accuracy, and visual noise. It further established that all the 10 devices that were enrolled in the test did well in still-image quality tests, however, the test is all about picking the best....

As you all know, the main competitor for Apple in smartphones, tablets, and now in media players, is Android, or rather, Android-powered devices. Being the new kid on the block, Android has lots of ground to cover, but since its debut, it has proved to be a very good OS and a really stable platform for developers to work on. Apple’s iPod Touch had lots of weapons at its disposal, apart from the prestige Apple had, from its predecessors, the iPod Shuffle, iPod Nano and iPod Classic, the Touch had 256 RAM, 1 GHz processor under-clocked at 800 MHz, a 3....

In addition to the support for 64-bit machines, Sn0wbreeze 1.5.2 brings in more speed and reliability. The package is just 18mb now. If you have iPhone 2G, 3G, 3GS or iPhone touch 1G/2G, you can use sn0wbreeze to jailbreak iPhone OS 3.1.3. sn0wbreeze is compatible with the following terminals: iPhone 2G iPhone 3G iPhone 3G [S] (bootrom old) iPod Touch 1G iPod Touch 2G – Non MC (bootrom old)...

As the industry of imaging products has evolved and completely, Kodak has tried hard to remain relevant. But it hasn’t managed to retain the fame it once had, which prompted the company to explore other markets, even launching its own photo-focused smartphone. And now the company is exploring the market of surveillance cameras. Kodak has released their new CFH-V20 camera as part of the Connected Family Home series. Kodak markets it as a video monitor that has the ability to view a 180° field without any moving parts....