Let’s take a look at the possible causes of the error. You are using a new SIM card that has not been activated or registered.Your carrier’s network is slow or unavailable at the time.You are in a location that is not network-supported by your carrier.The SIM slots or cards have foreign materials like dirt, dust, or moisture.Incorrect positioning of the SIM card in the slot.You are using a non-functional SIM card or device....

A Windows 10 PC connected to the internet helps you get the best out of your computer. However, this comes at a cost as Windows 10 is naturally one heck of a data-demanding operating system. If you are using a limited or capped data plan to access the internet on your PC, you’d definitely want to monitor and reduce how much data the Windows 10 OS consumes. That’s why we’ve listed seven (7) different ways to get that done in this post....

So, if you have bought the new Alexa device Show, here are the best Echo Show 8 2nd Generation tips and tricks. Let’s check them out, shall we? 1. Watch YouTube & Netflix Videos Like a Boss The Echo Show 8 bundles a screen, and you can use it for more than just watching the news. Apart from Prime Video, you can also catch up with the latest episode of Lincon Lawyer on Netflix or listen to your favorite podcasts on YouTube....

Before anything, ensure that your Mac’s battery has enough juice. Plug the device into a power source and try again. Additionally, unplug any external accessories (monitors, disk drives, etc.) connected to the Mac. These devices could interfere with the startup process of your PC. If nothing changes after running these preliminary checks, try out the troubleshooting solutions we’ve listed below. 1. Close and Reopen Lid This may look pretty basic, but it works....

A collage is a group of photos combined in a single frame. You can add up to 9 photos in collages created in Google Photos. This tutorial covers creating a collage in Google Photos on Android, iPhone, iPad, and PC. We have also covered how to edit a picture collage in Google Photos. Let’s get started. How to Make Picture Collages in Google Photos on PC There are two methods to create collages on the web version of Google Photos....

Imagine Apple trying hard to keep up with another product – and that says everything you need to know about Spotify. The music app from the Swedish giants was a game changer and continues to be one. This is reflected by the 188 million users who have a premium subscription to Spotify, in comparison to the 88 million active users on Apple Music. But with recent advancements in Spatial Audio and a far better mobile application, Apple has been making good strides and offers a few advantages over Spotify....

You probably look at your phone dozens or hundreds of times a day. That’s a lot of pattern swipes in a day. If you find this to be too much, there are ways to automatically disable device lock when you’re at certain trusted place like home, work or your favorite cafe. You can also do this when you’re connected to a bluetooth device like your bluetooth headphones, an NFC device, or your Android Wear watch....

Is the Bang & Olufsen Beosound A1 (2nd Gen) better than the Sonos Roam? Or is the feature-set of the Sonos Roam above the Beosound A1? Well, that’s what we will find in this post today as we compare the new generation Beosound A1 against the Sonos Roam and see which one fits your requirement better. Since it’s going to be a long post, let’s get going, shall we? But before that, check out these speaker-related posts,...

Tor has made a name for itself when it comes to anonymous browsing, and Brave is looking to grab a piece of that market. Tor (The Onion Router), also popularly called the Onion browser, was initially developed by the US Navy but is now a non-profit organization that works towards the goal of providing private access to the uncensored web through the concept of onion routing. That means it moves your Internet data (encrypted) across many servers run by volunteers across the world....

We are going to take up an amazing Android app using which you can play a song using all the Android phones you have in the surrounding as long as they are connected the the internet. Broadcasting Music using Music Pool Music Pool is a new app an the Play Store and most probably the first of its kind to provide the feature to sync and play a song across multiple Androids....

Finally, I did find one extremely useful app. Called AppConfig, this app lets you control almost all the Android settings for each of the apps installed on your device individually. Yes, you can change the default setting of the app that governs the way it works on Android. The settings that can be configured using the app includes: Screen brightnessScreen orientationScreen timeoutVolumeMobile dataWi-FiBluetooth AppConfig for Android So let’s see how AppConfig works....

Enabling Accessibility Options And The Accessibility Menu The easiest way to access these settings is typing in the Chrome browser chrome://settings. That takes you directly to settings. If you prefer the mouse, click on the hamburger menu in the upper right-hand corner of your browser and pick Settings. Scroll down and click Show advanced settings… Accessibility on Other Devices: We have tips for Windows with the Ease of Access Center, iOS, Mac and Android....

Cloudo tries to make this easy by integrating all major services like Google Drive, Dropbox, Trello, Evernote, and Todoist in one simple keyboard launcher. So now, you can search for a file in Drive and Dropbox at the same time without ever visiting any of the sites. You can create a new task in Trello/Todoist or browse all your cards without even opening up a single web page. Intrigued? Trust me, if you live and work on the web, Cloudo is going to make everything a lot easier....

If you are someone who’s likely to use one of the many available classic Start Menu alternative or if you would love to pin some of the frequently used programs to desktop instead of opening the Start Screen for it all the time, we have a wonderful solution for you. Creating Metro Apps Shortcut MetroApp Link, as the name indicates, creates a desktop link for Metro apps on Windows 8 which can be then pinned to Taskbar using the right-click context menu....

Notifications really got one of the biggest updates yet for Android. But while all the new features are great, notifications still might not be how you want them. Notifications are the most personal thing on the phone, so it makes sense that you should have total control over them. Thankfully, there are plenty of settings in Lollipop we can tweak to get there. Interacting with Notifications on the Lockscreen After you update to Lollipop, notifications will show up on the lockscreen by default....

HDMI ARC (Audio Return Channel) lets you transfer audio and video signals together, while optical audio cables are only limited to audio. So, if your TV and soundbar have both ports, what do you do? Which one should you use? Well, that’s what we shall discuss in this post today and dive deep into the basics of digital optical audio cable and HDMI ARC to figure out which audio cable suits your needs better....

Windows Ease of Access Center provides several features to enhance the working on computer. Basically, it’s a mixed approach. Some users love these features while other think of it as an annoyance. So today we will see how you can enable and use these features (for the former set of people) or disable them permanently (for the latter). Sticky Keys, Filter Keys and Toggle Keys Ever happened to press the Shift key 5 times in a row?...

To expand our choices, today we will see at to how we can download themes from Microsoft Windows 7 online theme collection. Microsoft provides lots of amazing themes for its users who are on Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional, Enterprise, and Ultimate editions. You can start exploring them right away on Microsoft Official Windows 7 themes repositories. The website makes it easy for us to hunt for themes by categorizing them under different category....

Take the example of Facebook Messenger. You get so many different options such as mute, ignore, and block to avoid contact with a person. That’s not all. If you think of deleting a chat thread, again you are offered two different options — archive and delete. Now if you have stumbled upon them, you must be wondering what is archive and how does it differ from delete. Thank your stars for you have landed on the perfect page....

It might not be as small as the Garmin Dash Cam 55, but it packs an impressive feature set. The N2 Pro can record every little detail that goes outside and inside your car. With neat LCD screens, high-resolution recording, and handy alarms there is nothing to dislike about the Vantrue N2 Pro and the Garmin Dash Cam 55. So, it seems only fair that we pit the popular Garmin Dash Cam 55 with the Vantrue N2 Pro and see which is the better car dashboard camera....