The previous DND mode was unintuitive in certain ways. The limited customization options weren’t exactly useful. The Focus Mode carries the standard Do Not Disturb mode as well as other Focus profiles to use as the situation demands. What Is Focus Mode on iPhone Focus mode is an improved version of the old Do Not Disturb (DND) mode. The Focus mode carries multiple Focus profiles such as Do Not Disturb, Work, Home, and more to let you customize the notification and calls behavior on the iPhone....

The app provides information in real-time to compare changes in the sky and solar system. It’s an excellent way to engage your kids or develop a new interest. To find out more about the objects viewable in the app and how to use it, read on. Objects Viewable on Google Sky Maps Before delving into how to use Google Sky Maps, it is important to note the viewable items on it....

KWGT is an app that helps you to create stunning widgets for your home screen, and it’s quite popular among Android customization enthusiasts. However, the app’s interface can be a bit overwhelming for new users. But don’t you worry. Read on and I’m sure you’ll be making some cool widgets in no time. To begin with, download KWGT from the Play Store. The app has an ad-supported free version with a few missing features, but it’s enough to get you started....

While I was downloading Windows 8 Consumer Preview the other day, I noticed that Microsoft did not provide the regular MD5 checksum bits to check the integrity of the downloaded ISO file and instead provided a newer hashing bit, the SHA-1 bits. Indeed SHA-1 encryption is better than the MD5 in several ways. I could dig deep and explain you the differences in geeky jargons, but I don’t think that would be necessary....

If you have downloaded the file on your device directly, and you are looking for a way to verify the checksum on the device itself, Android File Verifier is an amazing app that can help you out. To get started download and install Android File Verifier (AFV) on your device and launch it. On the main screen SFV will ask you to select the file you want to check the hash for....

Today I will show you the steps to reveal MAC and IP address of your Android phone. Let’s have a quick look. MAC Address As MAC address of a device is unique, it does not depend upon the Wi-Fi network you are connected to. Head over to Android Settings—>About—>Hardware Information and look for W-Fi MAC address. You will see your device Wi-Fi MAC address displayed there. IP Address IP address of Android depends on the Wi-Fi network you are connected to and changes from network to network....

The best solution is to set unique and complex passwords for all your accounts. But, that introduces a new challenge – remembering all your passwords. A password manager eliminates the need for you to remember your passwords. If you use an iPhone, iCloud Keychain does this for you. It stores all your passwords and can auto-fill them whenever required. Just like on Chrome. If you ever want to enter your password manually, though, here’s how you can view saved passwords on your iPhone via iCloud Keychain....

I’m going to show you a Chrome extension that will enlarge images by just hovering your cursor over it. And, not just images but also videos. So, without further ado, let’s dig in. Hover Zoom Plus The extension that we are going to use is called Hover Zoom+. It enlarges images, GIFs, and videos when the cursor is placed over the link containing the image or the actual image. Before talking about the extension let’s dig in some history....

The interactive poll stickers in Instagram Stories lets users ask a question as a sticker on their story and check out the result of the vote from their friends and followers. The poll stickers are available as a two-option poll to users while they’re posting or updating their stories. The update will be available for both Android and iOS users. After you’re done setting up your Instagram Story with the chosen video or image, select the ‘poll’ sticker and place it at your desired place....

However, many users swear by alternatives like Opera, Firefox, and most recently Kiwi, which offer some amazing functionality that you won’t find on Chrome. In this article, we’ll be taking a close look at the Kiwi Browser to see if it has what it takes to replace Chrome on your phone. App Size Let’s kick things off with the size of both the apps. On my OnePlus 5, Google Chrome takes up 204 MB, while Kiwi Browser takes up just 139 MB....

The event was about the Lumia 640 and Lumia 640 XL, Windows 10 (with the focus on its mobile version) and some interesting new stuff (like the Universal foldable keyboard). Both the Lumias look beautiful and feel sturdy like most other Lumias. Windows 10, the OS that Microsoft is counting on for its ‘One Microsoft’ vision has been the talk of tech town since it was shown off. Of course, its preview not being available for some important Lumia devices has also been the talk of tech town, but I digress....

Hence, it only makes sense to compare both the services and figure which one is more suited for your needs. So we will be pitting both against each other to compare their features and their upgrades. We will start with the common features and then will move on to the uncommon ones. Let the war between Microsoft Forms and Google Forms begin. Visit Microsoft Forms Visit Google Forms Common Features The primary functions of Google Forms and Microsoft are more or less the same and we’ll take a quick look at them....

migrated from Gmail to Outlook . Gmail fans might wonder why I’d move to a less feature-rich (supposedly) tool. Well the answer is simple. As Outlook was new in the market, I was able to pick up my favourite email alias , which was not available on Gmail. Plus I wanted to get out of my email comfort zone and try something different. I was quiet happy with the transition only till I installed and used the official Outlook app on my Android....

Phone cameras certainly have improved to replace compact cameras, but still aren’t at the level necessary to replace full DSLRs. Plus, smartphone cameras are mostly automatic, while DSLRs have you toying with focus, settings and other complications. Since I found myself struggling with this and my need to take excellent photos especially for reviews like these, I decided to purchase my first DSLR. After reading reviews online, I went with the Nikon D3300....

organized computer (keeping all my files in a folder and sub-folder structure ), I also have the habit of putting things temporarily on my desktop . At the same time I work on multiple machines , so there is always a chance that I have something half done on one machine. When this happens, I have to put in a lot of manual effort to transfer a file or folder to the other machine (when the task needs to be completed there)....

Friends are pesky that way. Use the apps listed below to pre-select photos you want them to see and to prevent them from accidentally seeing the ones you don’t. Bound It for Android Bound It’s homescreen shows all available albums/folders filled with photos on your phone. Tap on the thumbnails of the photos you want to share (between multiple folders and albums) with your friends and tap Bound It! This will generate a fullscreen album-like view that’s external to the Bound It app, only containing the photos you selected....

UC Mini is a popular browser because it saves on bandwidth, consumes less space and memory, supports many languages, and packs an ad blocker. Note that UC browser was pulled down from Play Store after several Reddit users accused that the Alibaba owned app was stealing data and violating the privacy policy. Later, UC Browser sent out an official statement, and since then the app reappeared on the Play Store....

locks on folders or encrypting entire drives to protect data or restricting file viewership. But there are times when we need a certain level of security over some documents. I require a lot of those on my Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents and I do so by password protecting them. The added advantage is that I can easily share the files with the same degree of safekeeping. So, people who don’t know the respective passwords would not be able to view and/or modify the protected files....

If you can relate to this, you’ve probably considered getting a battery case for your phone or just a portable power bank. But battery cases add bulk to your smartphone and power banks just add bulk to your belongings. However, they can provide substantially longer battery life so you don’t have to constantly search for an outlet when you’re out and about. So which is the better solution for busy folks who want more juice?...

Graphs Made Easy ver.3.1 is a 2 MB download and makes cool graphs in minutes on all Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7 machines. The analogy I can offer is that GME is like MS Paint while the ‘complex’ Excel is more like Photoshop. The start of your first graph is simple – you choose the kind of graph you want to create. GME supports line, pie, bar, stack, series, and area graph types....