Ever-changing and evolving, Norton redefines what it means to be an antivirus program. I have always admired their apparent desire to push above and beyond what is expected of computer defense software, expanding their capabilities to cover the backing up of data or performance optimization. The latest version of Norton 360, an all-in-one security cum backup cum PC tuneup suite, has just been released as a free public beta to gain feedback from actual users....

Opera Software offers its browser in a variety of flavors like the default full browser, a beta version for early adopters, Opera Touch and Opera Mini. The company initially designed Opera Mini to run on the Java ME platform in late 2005. Later, the Opera Mini was released on every possible mobile platform. Today, it is widely used on Android and iOS. That said, the existence of Opera Browser and Opera Mini often confuses many when it comes to picking one....

With every new version of the system though, Apple always introduces a series of new features that make it even better. OS X Mavericks is no exception, and after you install it on your Mac there are in fact several cool features that are never mentioned, nor are they known by users. Here’s a look at some tips for the Finder and the Dock in OS X Mavericks that can enhance our everyday productivity....

Talkshow was first on the scene, but Public is getting attention of its own for being the new contender. Do these apps have any practical purpose and if so, which one is superior? Subtle, But Important Differences If you were to download both Talkshow and Public, at first glance you’d think they were just copycats of each other. However, there are some differences in the features of both apps that let them stand out in terms of functionality....

We know how we can use the extended context menu (right-click while keeping the Shift key held) to start the Cmd prompt at a specific location. How about the other way round? I mean, how about opening an instance of Windows Explorer at a specific location from the command line interface? When we are deep into a directory on the command line and want the GUI version at the same location, we can always copy the path, open the explorer and paste it on the explorer address bar....

So here’s yet another app for Windows 8 and RT users called RainbowDrive. This helps them access Dropbox, SkyDrive and Google Drive from a single interface. RainbowDrive is available for free from Windows Store and works amazingly on Windows 8 and Windows RT. RainbowDrive for Windows 8 After you have installed RainbowDrive, launch it using the icon in the Start Screen. When the app runs for the first time it will show you a Start button on the bottom-right corner of the screen, clicking on which will open the Charm sidebar....

reopen the explorer locations (that are currently open) when you restart or login to your computer. This is something that must be activated for people who have to frequently install or uninstall applications. Another flavor of this would be to retain the set of open programs when shutting down or restarting the system. Since such a thing is not supported on Windows by default, we will look at a third party tool, Cache My Work, to work around with this....

The iPhone Data Recovery software can function in one of three ways. It can recover data directly from your iPhone when it’s plugged into your computer, recover data from an iTunes backup file, or recover data from your iCloud backups if logged in. We reviewed the software to determine if it’s as good as it claims to be at recovering lost information. You can get Tenorshare’s iPhone Data Recovery as a free trial or for $49....

Robots can be hacked remotely and the attacker can use it to satisfy their nefarious purpose. An attacker can use the camera and microphone to spy on individuals or organisations or could route through it to steal personal or business data. Popular movies like the Terminator franchise has already outlined the idea robots going rogue in its five-part movie series and the reasearch paper titled ‘Hacking Robots before Skynet’ by IOActive employees reiterates the possibility....

Priced at Rs. 20,900, the 5.5-inch Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro is bundled with Android Nougat and a sleek design. It’s also touted as a Make in India smartphone and was released along with the Galaxy J7 Max. So, should you buy the Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro? Here, we weigh its pros and cons and help you make an informed decision. Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro Pros 1. Samsung Pay The Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro comes bundled with the Samsung Pay — a safe and secure way to make transactions without physical cards....

Are these apps better than Android’s Messages app? Let’s find out here. In this post, we take Samsung Messages and Android Messages to the battleground and see who is more powerful. Let the match begin. User Interface Both the apps have a similar yet distinct user interface. While Samsung Messages has a whitish look, Android Messages looks more colorful thanks to the colored contact icons. On the first screen, you will find all your messages in a list format....

Quality Issues It Scratches! Oh No, it Scratches! The YouTube video that perhaps started the questioning on quality issues on the Note 7 was directed more towards Gorilla Glass 5. We’ve already spoken about how Corning had tried to make it more shatter-proof, but it seems that scratching wasn’t as good as previous generations of Gorilla Glass. We’ve heard from Corning on their side of the story too, but since the Galaxy Note 7 was the first device to be shipped with the new glass, it started a snowball effect which hasn’t yet ceased....

If you are a MS Outlook user you would be glad to know that you can set up auto replies for all such incoming messages (even if you are not using the Exchange Edition that comes with an Out Of Office (OOO) Assistant). Let us see how. Steps to Emulate Out Of Office Outlook Behavior There are two broad steps to setting this up. First, you need to create an auto reply template that will be used for automated replies....

I say that because you can easily share your Evernote notebooks with individuals and groups without actually having to worry about moving the contents to another cloud based service. While sharing an entire notebook is one aspect, it is also interesting to know that we can share a standalone note with our social contacts. The basic element to this is creating public note links that makes a note available on the web....

First introduced in Chrome v63 as an optional security feature, Site Isolation now runs by default since version 67. Technically speaking, it’s quite adept at mitigating speculative execution attacks (on which Spectre is based) due to the sandboxed processes that it uses. But just like with anything good, it comes at a price — to be specific, performance. So, would disabling Site Isolation improve how Chrome functions? Is it worth the trade-off in security?...

Windows taskbar thumbnail preview and also switching off explorer features like Navigation Pane, Details Pane and Preview Pane . Actually, these are wonderful features that the GUI has and helps you quite a bit in navigation and browsing activities. However, people who know the folder structure and organization of their files may find it redundant. Another such thing is the thumbnail view of files and folders. Unless you have a thing for eye-candies, this isn’t a necessary feature....

In February 2017, Skype launched Skype Lite in India and it came with the Aadhaar verification feature. Meanwhile, Skype recently updated its original app with new features and improvements. However, these additional features and UI animation make the Skype app heavier leading to sluggish performance. The Skype Lite app, on the other hand, offers all the main features like instant messaging, audio/video calls, and image sharing, and it’s much lighter on your phone as well as data consumption....

Both Telegram and Signal empathizes to protect user privacy and security. Their approach is different. Let’s understand the difference between Telegram and Signal based on how they handle user data and protect their privacy. Security and Privacy Telegram’s distinctive feature is security. It claims that all its activities, including chats, groups, and media shared between participants, are encrypted. This means that they won’t be visible without being deciphered first. Telegram provides end-to-end encryption using its own proprietary messaging protocol called MTProto....

So, continuing the series of keyboard shortcut posts, today we have my favorite email client – MS Outlook. Believe me, if you master them, you will love the mailing activity. Lets see which are the best and most useful keyboard shortcuts for MS Outlook. Go to Mails, Contacts, Calendar etc The Navigation Pane has tabs for Mail, Calendar, Contacts, Tasks, Notes, Folder Lists and Shortcuts etc. The best way to switch among these elements is to use a number with the Ctrl key....

So today we are going to tell you everything you need to know about archiving emails on Outlook 2010 email client, which can be easily implemented on its other versions as well. So let’s get started with creating an email archive on Outlook 2010. Creating an Archive File The first thing you need to do is create a new archive file which will store all the emails locally on your computer....