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Photo extensions eliminate the need to open the same photo or video in multiple third-party apps. If you’re interested to learn more, this guide will walk you through the steps involved in adding, using, and managing extensions in the Photos app for iPhone. So, wasting any more time, let’s get right into it. How to Add Extensions in the Photos App To use extensions, first, you’ll need to download photo editing apps that can work as extensions in the Photos app....

In this article we’ll show you how to setup keywords to open almost anything in Windows using keywords. Believe me, this could go a long long way in decreasing the time you spent opening programs, files and folders. Lets see how we can get this done. The technique works in all versions of Windows starting from XP. Just a small note before we begin – there are many steps involved so stay with me till the end....

Apple uses on-device intelligence to find, detect, and extract text from images on the iPhone and iPad. Following the iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 updates, you will see Live Text enabled on your iPhone. If you have problems extracting text from images, you need to turn on the option from the iPhone Settings menu. Here’s how to do it. Enable Live Text Live Text isn’t an app or menu on the iPhone....

TweetDeck is an Adobe AIR app, which means it is available for both Windows operating systems and Mac OS X. At the moment, there are also variants available for the iPhone, Android OS, and Chrome integration. TweetDeck shows your Twitter information by displaying them in columns. By default, these columns consist of recent Friends’ Tweets, Mentions, Direct Messages, and Worldwide Trends. If you’ve ever used HootSuite, you might be somewhat familiar with TweetDeck’s layout....

Setting up the Universal Clipboard is quick and using it is quite easy. We will explain what Universal Clipboard is and show you how to activate and use the feature. These tips will work as long as you use a device that meets Apple’s Continuity requirements, which is anything with at least macOS Sierra 10.12 or iOS 10. What Is the Mac Universal Clipboard Introduced in 2016, Universal Clipboard allows you to copy text and images – plus other content – from one Apple device and paste it onto another....

But for many reasons, you might want to make the switch to Google Chrome. While it may not be as energy efficient on your Mac, it has a huge web app and extension catalog plus it’s pretty fast. If you thought that by switching to Chrome you’d have to leave your perfect iCloud harmony behind with Safari, you’re wrong. Check out these helpful tips and extensions that can bring iCloud syncing over to Google’s browser....

Dashlane is considerably lesser known than 1Password or LastPass. In fact, I didn’t even know about it until I saw it recently as one of the featured apps in the Mac App Store. I bought 1Password direct from the website last year and learned that it charges for upgrades even when the amount of new features is pretty minimal. Slightly annoyed by that, I gave Dashlane a go and immediately fell in love....

Another one on the list is the slightly differently named Lomo’Instant Automat, from the house of Lomography. With a unique look and color, this instant camera is meant for photography lovers. But is that the case? Well, we are going to find that out in our post today. Let the games begin. Design Unlike digital cameras, which you can easily fit into your trouser pocket, instant cameras aren’t that flexible due to their bulky design....

We already have many apps available for Android to automate tasks on both system and internet level. IFTTT automates the online tasks for you while Tasker for Android (Automagic is a great alternative) takes care of system level jobs. The latter is a very powerful automation tool, if only one figures out the way to use it skillfully. I myself am not a big fan of Tasker because of the complexity involved in configuring it....

People have been largely sceptical regarding online transactions in the past, not like that has changed, but the need to use mobile wallets at this point in time is unprecedented. As more and more people are shifting to using online wallets for payments, we answer a few frequently asked questions below that will help you use the wallets more efficiently and do away with the concerns you might have of putting your hard-earned money in these mobile wallets....

Please note that in this post, we have compared the 4GB variant. Design The Redmi Note 4 sports a new look with the slimmer and tapered edges and a dash of shiny separation lines. Up front, we have the 2.5 D curved glass and on the rear, the fingerprint sensor and camera make up for a balanced look. Although Mi has polished the look for the Redmi Note 4, at a first glance you wouldn’t find much difference between this and the other phones in this segment....

Although the major upgrades to the 3T were its SoC and battery, people were concerned that the company might discontinue future updates for OnePlus 3 phone which they had bought just a few months ago. Putting these speculations to rest, Chinese smartphone maker OnePlus has confirmed that both the devices will receive an Android Nougat update this December. That being said, the company has confirmed that the OnePlus 3 will receive an Android Nougat beta update on their Oxygen OS, which has been running on Android Marshmallow since the phone’s launch earlier this year....

The new Android 13-based update which was first announced a few weeks ago alongside the OnePlus 10T brings in a plethora of new changes. This article entails everything that you need to know about it. OxygenOS 13: Release Date and Rollout As of now, there has been no official announcement from OnePlus regarding OxygenOS 13’s release date. However, it is expected that the stable builds of the operating system might first make their way to OnePlus 10 Pro, followed by OnePlus 10T and other devices in Q4 of 2022....

Spotify outside the US and UK , it’s limited to just the free version. If you live in a country where Spotify is not yet launched, you cannot buy a premium membership because of credit card restrictions. And because of the ads in the free membership, people take up YouTube as an alternative and start making playlists on it to listen to songs. However, just like the Spotify free subscription, YouTube playlists cannot be listened to on Android....

Over the years, I have tried many apps, and finally narrowed down to the best ones. This is where Polarr and VSCO come into the picture. Two photo editing tools available on the mobile platform that are not only powerful, but also easy to use. When it comes to app download size, Polarr outweighs with roughly 61MB while VSCO appears to arrive in a 47MB package. Download Polarr Download VSCO Let us see how these two heavyweight photo editors fare against each other, and which one you should use for your daily needs....

In this article we discuss can save on your 3G/LTE data allowance not only when browsing the web but also using data heavy applications like Instagram and Facebook on your iPhone or Android device. Chrome – Reduce Data Usage If you use Chrome browser on your iPhone or Android device to browse the web, data savings are just a setting away. Go into Settings -> Bandwidth and turn on Reduce data usage option....

Today I will share a method using which Android users can set custom vibration patterns for their contacts or groups. Just imagine the fun in identifying who is calling you without looking at the phone even when it’s in the vibrate mode. Sounds amazing, right? So let’s get to work. Cool Tip: While we are talking about silent mode, we thought we’d mention that there was this neat tip we discussed on forwarding missed calls to your email....

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sync music from iTunes , access computer’s shared folder on Android over Wi-Fi , transfer music, photos, apps etc. and much more without using wires. One thing that was missing that was stopping me to go completely wireless was the ability to mount Android SD card on computer on Wi-Fi with read/write access. Thanks to the tip from James (one of our readers), users who have a rooted Android phone can achieve complete freedom from USB cables and mount their phone’s SD card on Wi-Fi using the Samba server....

Earlier today it was reported that OurMine has hacked the twitter handle of Sony PlayStation. While it’s clear from these attacks that social media accounts aren’t really secure, OurMine seems to be doing a tidy job of marketing their security solutions. OurMine is quite well-known for its social media account hacking antics. Earlier this year, they hacked WWE, CNN, Netflix and a few more social media accounts on Facebook and Twitter....