Staring with iOS 5, you can update your iOS software right from your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch, but even so, some people feel more confident doing it right from their computers. Let’s take a quick look at how to seamlessly update your iPhone or other iOS device using iTunes. Step 1: Open iTunes and connect your iOS device to your Mac or Windows PC using its USB cable....

Bounce is a web based tool that can capture a screenshot of the website, and let you mark specific sections on the page and comment on them. You could then share your observations on Facebook, Twitter and more. The homepage of Bounce is fairly simple. You just need to type in the web address in the box, then press “Grab Screenshot” and wait for the process. Now you can define a title for the webpage’s screenshot, and enter your name for making notes....

What I am going to talk about are the small yet significant features that I feel are missing on the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL. Although, some of them are stock Android features, but since the Pixel 2 has stock Android, so it makes sense to include them as well. I really love my Pixel 2 XL, but, here are some features that I really wish Google had incorporated in the Pixel 2, which BTW can still be done by a software update, if only Google wants to....

While most of us give it a go without any second thought, many might wonder what this Thumbs related message is all about and whether or not they should delete it. Also, an average computer user might ask himself on seeing such a message, “Where did this come from? Is it a virus? Is my machine infected?”..valid questions. Read on to find out the answers. What are Thumbs.db Files? One thing is definite that Thumbs....

Coming back to the point, most of us might not be aware that there’s another address that works in the background called the DNS (Domain Name System) that helps you to browse the internet. Whenever you connect to the internet, you are assigned a default DNS server from your ISP that helps you to browse from site to site. The speed of these DNS servers assigned to you impacts your browsing....

With the Mac Recovery Mode function, you can resolve this problem and repair the startup disk, restore from a backup after a fatal failure that prevented it from booting properly, or reinstall macOS. We’re going to explain what the macOS Recovery Mode is and the necessary steps for using it when diagnosing and fixing any issues, or reinstalling the macOS completely. What Is Mac Recovery Mode Mac Recovery Mode is a special mode in macOS that loads native recovery tools that help you restore from a Time Machine backup, get help online, reinstall macOS, or erase a hard disk, and more....

But just the other day, I signed into a site and found that Safari wouldn’t ask me to save my password and username. Tried signing out and then back in, but to no avail. Since I didn’t fancy myself entering the same password over and over again, I decided to take a look around. If you are having the same issue as well, the following pointers should help you out....

Before UPI, the mobile payment app market comprised two types – eWallet-based payment app or mobile banking-based payment app. There were also some hybrids of the two like Pockets released by ICICI. With the advent of UPI, the line between the two types smudged a little bit and everyone was adding UPI support to their apps. A simple no-nonsense app, which was done right and excelled in showcasing the benefits of UPI....

Microsoft or Outlook account if you are using any of its services or products. You are compelled to do that in the latest releases like Windows 8, Windows Phone 8, MS Office 2013, Office 365 and many more. Now, you must have noticed that Microsoft drops occasional emails in your account. These messages are generally notifications about other new things, updates and latest news. And when it is about technology enhancements, I am sure most of you do not want to miss them....

Charging devices is also pretty much synonymous with cables. These can honestly get in the way sometimes. Remembering to actually charge devices can also be a hassle. I’m sure you have experienced wanting to use a particular device before only to realize it isn’t charged. Well, one alternative is wireless charging. I mean we have all seen various versions of a wireless charging brick/mat right? They do work well and eliminate you having to connect your device to charge without a cable in the way....

Pin Tab is a feature in Chrome that helps you reduce the tab size to just a favicon. Right click on a tab and click on Pin Tab to get it done. Simple. Here is what the Gmail tab looks like when you pin it. You could also drag tabs towards the left to pin them automatically. Certainly useful when you’ve got some tabs permanently open. Instead of have them taking up space, you can shrink them to the corner....

Koushik Dutta, one of renowned Android developers behind ClockworkMod, Cyanogen and lots of other amazing apps, recently launched a chrome application which allows a user to remotely control Android device using the browser. Not just that, it gives you the option to put your phone on the web privately so that others can take control remotely and help you remotely, if needed. So let’s see how to configure Chrome to take control of the Android....

With all these amazing things you can now do on your Android, I am sure you might have thought about applying a video as your phone’s wallpaper. Live wallpapers on Android are already a big hit, but they are set to respond to an event or loop a few frames continuously. Today we will see how you can apply videos as your Android phone’s wallpaper and brag it to your iPhone and BlackBerry owning buddies....

This makes it possible to have some impressive sounds coming from devices with simple speaker setups like phones and tablets. Android devices are no exception and some phones such as the Samsung galaxy S line even ship with a surround sound feature. This is quite intriguing but how does it work, and how can you enable it on your Android phone? How Virtual Surround Sound Works In order to gain a better understanding of virtual surround sound, it’s useful to look at how regular stereo sound works....

Out of all that’s new in Edge, Chrome extension support is undoubtedly the most interesting. With this, you’ll be able to install existing Chrome extensions in the browser. And that’s one feature which might be enough to make users finally switch to Edge. So if you’ve been aching to try out the new Microsoft Edge, but don’t want to give up on your favorite Chrome extensions, let’s take a look at how you can install them in the new browser....

But it’s Android we are talking about and unlike other mobile operating systems, it can be easily molded to increase productivity. Check it out: In the past, Guiding Tech has shared some cool Android apps that can help you smoothly switch between apps. Today we are going to add Ginger Keyboard, which allows you to quickly launch your favorite apps while typing. Ginger Keyboard for Android The installation and setup is typical; you will have to enable Ginger as one of the active keyboards on your device and then set it as default....

Relax, you are not alone while struggling with that. Thousands of users like yourself are looking for ways to mute all participants in a Google Meet video. Without further ado, let’s proceed to the section below to find out how to mute everyone in Google Meet. Note: The workarounds listed below are only applicable to PC/web users of Google Meet. You cannot use these tricks on its mobile app or a mobile browser....

through an online portal . This one, like all the smartphones these days, had my data on its internal storage. I had to be sure that all my personal data on the internal hard disk was securely deleted and that no one could restore it using a third party recovery tool like Recuva or EaseUS . First I thought of connecting my phone to the computer, mount its internal storage as an external drive and then use a tool like Eraser to securely delete files....

It is a fantastic way to personalize your phone and surprise everyone around. This feature is usually present under Themes but isn’t quite apparent. But don’t worry, here we will tell you how to do it on the popular keyboard apps on Android such as Gboard, SwiftKey, Fleksy, and Samsung Keyboard. Let’s dive in. Gboard Gboard comes with many cool features and adding a background image is one of them....

Overlaying an image in Paint or Paint 3D is quite easy. You can use the concept of copying a transparent image over another picture to add watermarks and logos to your photos. It can also help you in merging two images. Let’s see how to put a picture, especially a transparent image on top of another in Paint and Paint 3D. How to Put One Picture on Top of Another in Paint Users get disappointed when they do not see a dedicated Insert button in Paint to add images over the existing picture....