We have covered an app called QuickPic in the past and indeed, it’s an amazing app with outstanding features like Wi-Fi Transfer, cloud backup and security lock. However, it only lets you categorize photos based on folders and moments. Focus is another interesting Gallery app for Android which focuses on tag based photo management system. But first, let’s take a quick look at what it can do. Focus: What’s it About The app is free with optional pro features we will have a look at, later....

As long as I am copying files from an external source, I can easily save them to a secondary drive. But when I download files on my browser, by default they are saved in the systems drive’s Downloads folder. Of course, one can move and sort these files later manually. But why to go manual when you can automate the task? So today I will show you how you can change the default download directory of the four most popular browsers....

You can perform these test not just on your phone but also on some other phone that you might buy from someone else. Testing used phones before buying is a must. But, before digging into the guide I’d like to share some knowledge of different sensors the new age android phones have. iPhone user? Here are few important things you should check before buying a use iPhone. Impart Thy Knowledge: Types of Sensors in Android Smartphone I’ll give here a quick overview of each sensor available on Android phones....

The iPhone (or iOS) is no exception of course, especially considering the hundreds of thousands of apps available in the App Store. That said, one of the perfect examples of these kinds of tasks is converting PDF documents to Office ones or the other way around. These tasks would have taken very complex programs and applications to perform on a traditional computer years ago, but now can be done right from your iPhone and in just a few seconds....

save chat history and discussions to have them handy for future references. Now, we know that chat services like Gmail (or Gmail chat) and Facebook log our chat messages so that we can get back to them when we are online. But, that does not always help because we may not be online at that time. Other than that, we may want to create a local copy of the same....

The USB drive still had all the files necessary to install Windows, but was not booting. It was now up to me to figure out a way to make a bootable USB or DVD drive from the files I had or my ‘tech support’ visit to his house would have been in vain (and nobody wants an annoyed friend). All I needed was freeware to make an ISO of all these files – which should be bootable....

There are a great number of security issues that plague the world of Smart Home assistants. Apart from storing your voice recordings there are added disadvantages that range from someone else using your smart home assistant to order things to a hacker listening to your confidential talks and gaining access to data stored on your smart assistant servers. The companies claim that these recordings are stored to train their AI, in order to make the voice recognition experience better for users....

This time though, we’ll take a look at what is easily the best free source to learn a new language on the go: the Duolingo app for iPhone (available on Android as well). Let’s take a better look at it. Using Duolingo Once you start the app, Duolingo lets you select the language you want to learn or practice. Only Spanish, French, German, Italian, and Portuguese are supported for now, though, which is definitely less than the service’s web counterpart....

I’m a Google Chrome user and it’s been a long time since I have used the Firefox browser. So, I was curious to check what the hype was about when Firefox released Quantum last month. We have already shared how you can import all your bookmarks and history from Chrome to Firefox. The newly-released browser is claimed to be twice as fast as Firefox was six months ago and use 30% less memory than Google Chrome....

Detailed Connection Information With the Option Key To find out all the details about your current wireless connection, hold down the option key and select the Airport icon from your menu bar. From the start, Apple tells you all the details about the network and how you are connected to the Internet. Some of the key information includes: IP Address: Do you have one or is it a self-assigned IP address?...

Shameless plug: Check out our new Ultimate Guides and Ebooks section. It’s what we call “beautifully informative”. And not a single line of Flash code was used in its making. Flash is still prevalent when it comes to videos though. While front end languages were ready to take over the interactive elements of the website, HTML and video playback still weren’t best pals. It’s much better now, with the HTML5 spec being finalized and browser support at a plateau....

broke the look and fee l of an app that has been the de-facto stop for anything music-related for most Apple device owners. The new design was divisive to say the least, and not everyone has gotten used to it as fast as they would have liked to. If you are on that wagon, here is a quick guide for you to easily get around iTunes 11 and not miss anything from previous versions, as well as an easy way to get some of that old iTunes look back....

Microsoft released its news app in 2018, and since then has been gaining momentum. The question is, how is it any better than Google News? Frankly, I am impressed with the way Microsoft has been able to turn the tables in recent years. Microsoft News looks promising, but we need to dig deeper than just headlines, as they can be deceptive. Download Google News for Android Download Google News for iOS Download Microsoft News for Android Download Microsoft News for iOS Let’s see how Microsoft News is different than Google News and whether you should make the switch....

When we hear the term internet we automatically think of the World Wide Web and sometimes use the two terms interchangeably. But are they the same thing and is it correct to use the two terms interchangeably? In this article, we will explore the answers to these questions. The Internet Basically, the Internet is a system of networks connected together across the globe which you can gain access to via an Internet Service Provider....

It’s true that smartphone specs do play a role in the quality and performance of every device, but if that’s the only paintbrush you have to work with, you won’t be able to paint the entire picture. It’s a combination of hardware and software factors that will ultimately determine when one phone is better than another. Operating System Optimization The biggest factor that can dispute the accuracy of spec sheets is the operating system your smartphone runs....

The product reviews are used by users to ascertain the quality of a product but they are more often flooded with fake reviews. And not only that, it isn’t even easy to make out which reviews are authentic from that are not. Reviews on e-commerce websites were meant to be the yardstick for measuring the quality of a product, but with growing competition, brand marketers have switched to malpractices such as leaving fake reviews....

Placing the entire blame on the deluge of cat and food videos on my Facebook timeline, I headed off to her profile. To my utter dismay, I found out that I have been unfriended by her. With Whys and Whens buzzing in my mind, I scoured the Internet for a simple solution, which would instantly notify me if someone unfriended me on Facebook. Of course, finding the solution wasn’t easy and I had to dig around a bit....

In February 2018, Qualcomm announced the successor of the 600 series of chipsets with superior advancements and decided to call Snapdragon 700 series. Following that, Huawei introduced the Kirin 700 series chips in July 2018. Despite the similarity in the numbering series, both are vastly different across all aspects. Both Snapdragon 710 and Kirin 710 are expected to boot up mainstream upper mid-range smartphones in 2019. So, we are pitting two chipsets against each other and figure out how do they differ in certain areas....

So, today I’ll show you how you can improve the efficiency of your work by quickly accessing your favorite folders using this scroller wheel/middle button of the mouse. Your Favorite Folders at Your Fingertips The way to extend the functionality of this middle-button is by using Quick Access Popup. With Quick Access Popup you can access your favorite folder with just a middle-click. When you middle-click on your mouse a menu pops up which contains all your favorite folder....

In IMAP technology, there is one drawback – a server connection is required to access all the mails. It means when you are not connected to the internet you can’t access your mails. Not until your mail client has options to get them. Thunderbird, the email tool by Mozilla, has such options and that’s what we are going to discuss in this article. To activate the offline mail reading feature, go to Tools-> Account Settings....