But there’s some good news. Google is at least trying to be transparent about this issue. Instead of burying settings that let you opt out of some of the crazier trackers, they’re now putting a lot of it front and center (not everything of course, this is Google, after all). Google has released a brand new My Accounts page (complete with Material Design goodness) where you can monitor everything related to your account....

In such situations, a file transfer app is an ideal solution if you have both the phones nearby. With over one hundred million downloads, Xiaomi’s ShareMe app (previously known as Mi Drop) is one of the popular file transfer apps on the Play Store. This app uses Wi-Fi Direct to share files among phones, and the good thing is that the feature even extends to laptops and computers. Download ShareMe Furthermore, this cool app isn’t limited to just Xiaomi phones....

So, if you’re curious or concerned about what data Instagram has collected over time, we’ll show you how you can view, download, and delete your Instagram data on both mobile and PC. So, let’s get right into it. How to View Your Instagram Data If you want to see what data Instagram has collected during your usage, you can easily access your Instagram data on mobile and PC. View Your Instagram Data on Mobile Read on how to access your Instagram data on Android or iPhone....

However, the big guns are rolling out cloud based music players with services like cloud storage , desktop mobile sync and streaming solutions; but with an associated cost. Amongst the crowd, Instinctiv promises to cater to all such wishes for free. Here’s what it is capable of doing. The very first time you launch your browser it will start importing media files from common locations like Music and other libraries of players like Windows Media Player and iTunes....

The Jaybird Vista earphones succeed the controversial Jaybird Run. Like most Jaybird earphones, these are also designed for long-distance running or to be used during strenuous exercise. On the other hand, we have the Elite 75t, which succeeds the popular Jabra Elite 65t. And like its predecessor, it packs several enticing features. Like most earphones, there are many common and plenty of unique features in both the earphones. And in this post, we will explore the differences between the Jabra Elite 75t and the Jaybird Vista truly wireless earphones....

In this entry we’ll show you how to use Automator to create keyboard shortcuts to launch applications on your Mac, which should prove very useful since most Mac apps can’t be launched by custom shortcuts. Let’ get started. First, open Automator and choose to create a new document. From the available options (where you can choose a Workflow, Application and such), select Service. Once you do, you will be shown the Actions library....

All Programs list under my Start Menu got too cluttered. I scanned the list and found that there were many programs that I never opened from that location. So, I simply removed such programs from the list. Then I thought that I should rearrange the programs in the list and bring those that I use regularly, towards the top. That would make it easier and quicker for me to find a required item....

Chinese OEMs such as Oppo with Color OS and Xiaomi with MIUI have been aggressive with modifications on top of Android. With the launch of the Google Pixel 3a family, the company is targeting affordable flagships by the likes of Realme and Xiaomi. At first glance, you will hardly find any differences in the specs sheet. Xiaomi offers a better chipset while Pixel delivers a better camera. But that’s all relative compared to the big difference between the software experience....

always open in maximized mode . With that knowledge, you must have applied the setting to many items. And if my guess is correct, your favorite browser must have been a part of that list. However, when we talk about browsers, you may want to open them in full screen mode instead of just maximized – a good way to get more browsing space. You might also know that you can easily toggle the full screen mode by hitting F11 function key on the keyboard....

The auto upload feature whenever I am connected to Wi-Fi saves my time. The Auto Awesome effects created by Google+ are fun to view and share and the Stories they create are like icing on the cake. Adding to all that, the unlimited storage space for photos uploaded under 2048px is like winning a lottery. But with all these photos that are automatically uploaded by the apps, it is always recommended to create albums every once in a while....

However, I have been already missing the priority email service of Gmail and on top of that, spotting a new email is not easy on Outlook because of marginal formatting difference. After working for hours, when reading out emails itself looks tiring, categorizing them into unread and read using just the bold and regular font type respectively does not provide much of a help. Today I will show you how you can apply some color and font effects on unread mails in the preview pane and easily spot them without the need of keen observation....

check disks and other troubleshooting activities . But do you always tend to do a time consuming full-on troubleshooting instead of narrowing down the issue? Sometimes you might know what has gone wrong or might be facing trouble with a specific thing. In such cases, running a full troubleshoot is a waste of time and resources. For example, say your command prompt is not showing up and you doubt that a virus infection is the cause; you may just try to enable it again and see how it works....

When it comes to computers, copy/paste is just a matter of few keyboard shortcuts or a drag and drop using the mouse pointer. But things changed with smartphones and laptops. These touch screen devices can never give us the kind of freedom we had with a keyboard and mouse, of course, apart from the fact that they fit in our pockets. The question we will answer today is, how can we make the copy/paste functionality easier on our Androids?...

Yes, the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 will succeed the infamous exploding Galaxy Note 7 which cost the company millions of bucks and their reputation too. Since Samsung just launched their flagship S8 and S8+ devices and know where all they went wrong — especially the fingerprint scanner — we’re hoping they rectify their mistakes. In the meantime, let’s look at some of the most relevant rumours surrounding the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Note 8....

The shortcuts we’ll be making today involve shutting down, restarting, logging off, hibernating, and switching a user account. We’ll make shortcuts to these commands and then assign a unique keyboard combination to each of them to make launching them really easy. No longer will you need to open the start menu to perform these particular operations. Simply enter your key combo and you’ll be on your way. Using the Shutdown Command from the Command Line There are plenty of switches that can be used with the shutdown command, as you can see here with shutdown /?...

Owing to the global pandemic, many folks are working for home and are looking for the perfect video calling app to have a face-to-face chat with family members and professional contacts. On the iOS side, the iPhone and iPad owners have the FaceTime app, while the situation on Android is a bit more complicated. While Google Duo is a capable contender, we have another rival Skype to consider. Lately, Skype has been adding new features that favor the mobile users a lot....

Take an animation-less slideshow and compare with a presentation with well-animated elements, and tell me which one looks better. Let me guess — it’s an animated one. A PowerPoint presentation with good animation not only manages to captivate its audience but also adds a unique element to it. But like image-editing, it’s very easy to go overboard with PowerPoint animations, especially if one is not well-versed with them. Hence, we have taken it upon ourselves to come out with a guide for using PowerPoint Animations — whether it’s on an image or a text....

First, I want you to remember that what you download and do with your computer is your own responsibility! Unfortunately, we are not in the position to help you out if you “accidentally” pirate any software or seasons of Friends. You’ll need a BitTorrent client for your computer. As a Mac user, I prefer Vuze, although I’ve heard great things about Transmission and uTorrent as well. How to use Vuze You can usually get by with any ol’ client, as long as you can interact with it....

I went ahead and clicked it the conventional way, but it got me thinking – how to take a quick selfie using the shutter button? Could that be done? My research led me to an app named Dactyl Trial. Let’s have a glance on how it works. What is Dactyl? Dactyl is an app that lets you use the fingerprint sensor as a shutter button on most of the popular apps....

The ship is the result of a joint venture between two Norwegian companies — Yara International and Kongsberg Defence Systems. The ship is being made in Norway and according to a report in the VentureBeat, it will initially deliver fertilizer along a 37-mile route in the country. “As a leading global fertilizer company with a mission to feed the world and protect the planet, investing in this zero emission vessel to transport our crop nutrition solutions fits our strategy well....