Microsoft’s new Phone Companion app in Windows 10 aims to fill that void, somewhat. It syncs with an Android , iPhone or Windows phone. Let’s talk about it in detail. The App Itself To launch the app, click on Start menu button and search for Phone Companion. When launched, it will ask you to choose your phone platform. A little message at the the bottom also tells you that if you want to just copy some files to your phone, the old way of plugging and transferring files through My Computer is preferable....

The task manager is such that you can effortlessly tie your activities to your contacts, email and calendar. For example, you may assign tasks to people on your contact list, send them notifications or set up reminders and calendar events (one time or recurring). Let us check out the details and steps to get started. Using Task Manager Generally, the to-do-bar is placed on the right pane of the Outlook interface....

The job of syncing your photos, files and messages to your PC or tablet can now be handled wirelessly. How does it work? Well, it’s simple. The key here is a couple of Microsoft apps that make the sync possible. While Microsoft Launcher makes sharing from phone to PC a cakewalk, notifications and reminders are handled by Cortana. Quite obviously, you’d have to use Microsoft’s own tools to make the syncing process seamless....

In the past we covered an app using which you could mask your Android Market (before it became Play Store) and install country restricted apps easily. But now, that app (Market Unlocker) is no longer available. MarketEnabler is a similar app for Android using which you can fool Play Store to download and install any country restricted apps on your device. The only requirement of the app is a device with root access....

Incognito mode gets a bad rep. Some say it’s only used to hide “indecent” behavior. But there are legitimate uses for it. What is incognito mode? Just how “private” is it? Why even use it? And is there anything better to keep your affairs private on the internet? All of your questions will be answered below. 1. It’s Not Really Private Well, nothing really is private these days but if you’re thinking that switching to incognito mode is going to magically cloak your internet behavior, you’re wrong....

The Jaybird Run XT and the Samsung Galaxy Buds are two of the newest earbuds in the market that promises a ton of features. From a uber cool touch panel of the Samsung Galaxy Buds to the quirky companion app of the Jaybird Run XT, these two audio accessories pack a solid set of features, at least on paper. But is there any more to these features? Today, we will take a look at the Jaybird Run XT and the Samsung Galaxy Buds and see how these two earbuds differ from each other....

If you suspect that the battery on your Mac is displaying an inaccurate percentage of battery life remaining, try some of these at-home solutions to reset or recalibrate the battery. Otherwise, a Genius Bar appointment at your local Apple store might be necessary. iPhone users, listen up: We have written a detailed guide on charging your iPhone properly. Don’t forget to check it out. Reset the System Management Controller (SMC) The System Management Controller, or SMC, on your Mac is buried within the operating system and groups together various functions involving the display, battery power, booting, shutting down, sleeping, and more....

Blatant egotism aside, this move by Facebook has some pros and cons. The good thing is you don’t need to jump between two apps, wait for animations to load and press the back button twice to get back to Facebook. From a user experience perspective, this is a good move. But that’s the only good thing about it. The in-app browser is controlled by Facebook. This means you don’t know which web standards it uses, or the underlying technology....

has been received with a lot of enthusiasm and expectations. While some of you might be thinking of giving it a try, a few must have already decided to switch over . Others could be planning to make an addition to the existing list of email IDs. And then there could be many amongst you who already own a Hotmail or Windows Live ID, in which case there’s a choice to migrate to the new service....

Open Advanced Settings on Your Chromebook 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… Insert Your External Media You’ll need to do this before you change the download settings. Your Chromebook can write to FAT, exFat and NTFS drives (check here for the full list)....

This free-for-use tool detects more than 153 languages automatically. It also recognizes fonts of the text. Go to OCRonline. Select the language of text and the output format. Click on Browse button to browse the image file containing text. Now click the “Upload” button. Your file will get uploaded on the server (It will remain on server for 24 hours after conversion). Note: Maximum file size upload limit is 10MB and it supports PNG and JPG formats....

OneDrive and Google Photos are two cloud storage services that provide top-notch sync capabilities when it comes to backing up multimedia content. Yet among certain aspects, they differ quite significantly in the functionality that they offer. So, how do they stack against each other on the major mobile platforms? Let’s find out. Availability OneDrive, while giving off the impression of being a cloud storage for all file types in general, also doubles up as a photo backup service....

If you’ve ever been one of those people, then this post is for you. Educate Yourself About Specs to Performance Ratio Knowing the specs is critical when picking up any new hardware. It couldn’t be truer in the case of audio gear where people often confuse what the specs truly indicate. So let’s try and understand them, one at a time. Frequency Response Don’t fall for false advertising with this spec in particular....

TooManyTabs is a no-brainer to use. It comes packaged in a pretty colorful interface. After you install the Chrome extension, you can click on the icon to open the pop-up interface. Preview each open tab: Clear thumbnails display the content of your open tabs. A marker also shows the tab that’s in focus right now among the bunch. Locate tab with a search or sort by name, web address, or creation time: When you have too many tabs open, a bit of order (and sanity) is provided by these tab management features....

These include powering portable electronics, and electric vehicles. While they possess desirable characteristics and outperform other commercially available technology, they are not without their problems however. Li-ion batteries can dangerously explode under the right conditions. This is cause for great concern. Their potential danger is such that airlines only allow this battery technology in carry-on baggage. When the topic of exploding Li-ion batteries comes up, the infamous Samsung Galaxy Note 7 immediately comes to mind....

There are some tools one could install on his Android phone to push all these notifications to Windows, but most of them worked with just calls and message notification. One had to reach out to phone to check third-party notifications from apps like Gmail and Facebook, until DeskNotifier came out. DeskNotifier is a new and improved app for Android using which you can push almost all the important notifications from Android to Windows over Wi-Fi or by using a data cable....

Mail is easily one of the most useful apps for downloading, reading and working with your email on a day-to-day basis. However, as useful as you might consider the native mail application, there is actually a lot more that you can do with it by only knowing a couple of tricks, which is exactly what we’ll show you in this post. Ready? Let’s get going. Put Your Mac to Sleep With An Email This is a really cool tip that requires a bit of advanced tinkering and creating your own Apple script (but don’t worry, we’ll explain everything here), but once you set it up, you can have your Mac go to sleep by just sending yourself an email from one of your accounts....

When you’re too busy to take a call the best way to avoid getting the same call over and over again is to let the caller know that you are busy and will get back in a while. The easiest way to do so is to instantly respond with a text. Thankfully, the new age smartphones have made it a matter of just few taps. We have showed you how to do that on iPhones....

File manager plays an important role in the Android ecosystem. The OS allows you to view, manage, and edit every type of file on the phone. Despite many third-party file managers in the Play Store, most users stick with the one from Samsung and Google offer. Availability Samsung My Files app is available on the Galaxy Store. The company regularly updates and improves the app through frequent updates from the store....

Gmail also authenticates genuine emails (for instance, if someone has sent you an email twice with images in them). You can also set an email from a trusted source to always display images by clicking on the second link in the above screenshot that says – Always display images from. If you like to control both behaviors i.e. the display or non-display of images in Gmail, dive into Gmail Settings....