First released in April 2013, Swype had already revolutionized typing on smartphones. Swype faced a stiff competition when Google released its very own version of a keyboard in May 2016 – the Gboard. Surprisingly it arrived for iOS first, then later for Android in December of the same year. From this point, there was no turning back. Nuance pulled a plug on Swype earlier this year. That helped Gboard became the undisputed favorite and gain user popularity....

can’t find your favorite local music files in there. I am a fan of Bollywood music but there are many albums that are not available on Spotify due to same issue. So when it came to listening to songs on Spotify mobile, either I had to stick to what was available or open the stock music player to play the songs that are saved in the internal SD card. I was desperately looking for a way to sync local music files to a mobile device in a way Spotify would recognize and play them....

For people like me who are easily distracted, these can lead to assignments and targets missing deadlines (poor us). But then, we do have a lot of control over the software that we use and thankfully, Google Chrome has an awesome line of settings where you can not only block notifications, but you can choose to have which notifications you want to see. The best thing is the steps are as easy as pie....

Those who’ve been playing with computers since a long time would know that you could actually type anything if you know the corresponding cryptic codes (like it’s Alt + 0233 to get that mark over ‘e’ ). But this is not the most effective way to do it. And it doesn’t work in all the keyboards either. So, we’ll talk about changing your keyboard layout to US – International so that you could easily type the above mentioned Spanish characters....

The good thing about the Archive is that you can always restore or unarchive it. And, Pinterest lets you do it easily. Here you will find methods to unarchive Pinterest Boards on mobile apps and desktop. But before that let’s understand what happens to an archived Board. What Happens When You Archive a Board When you archive a Board, it will disappear from your public profile. You will still be able to access it under Archived Boards section....

However, there was still no way a PC user could uninstall the modern apps that came pre-installed with Windows even when he has no intention of using any of them. For example, for me, apps like Mail and Finance hold no significance at all. There’s no option to uninstall these apps directly, but still, Microsoft has provided a way to remove them from the system using the PowerShell menu. So let’s have a look at how we can remove the Modern system apps from Windows 10....

Well, this method is ok, except that a lot of times we tend to take our finger off the Ctrl key, or click somewhere else on the screen by mistake and all our selected files get unselected, which, obviously, is frustrating. Windows 7 users could try out another option. It’s a simple yet cool feature and might turn out to be very useful too. Yes, as you might have guessed from the title of this post, I am talking about using checkboxes to select items in Windows explorer....

Typing on touch screen phones has always been a challenge for the users even after they could see the entire keyboard on the screen. Developers have already come up with many innovative on-screen keyboards to ease accessibility for the users and we have discussed some of the good ones in the past. But today I am excited to talk about an all new on-screen keyboard for Android using which you can touch type on your device without looking at the keyboard (the user must have some basic knowledge about the qwerty keyboard layout)....

But what if you wanted to sign in to your Google account on a public PC or friend’s computer? More importantly, how do you protect your account from being signed into without your permission? While 2FA or two-factor authentication is a popular way to protect hackers from accessing your account, Google has gone ahead and made things simpler, faster, and more secure. You can now use your Android phone as a security key to sign in to a Google account on any computer....

The open source Prusa i3 model is highly successful and many colleges and schools are listing courses on how to make one in their curriculum. Moreover, today you don’t have to own a printer to get something 3D printed – numerous websites offer services to print objects of the customers’ choice. You just have to just provide the .STL files of the object to be printed. Did you know: 3D Printing tech has vast applications and is used in defense, construction, and building artificial organs or limbs....

Repairing Permissions in El Capitan The most obvious feature that Apple seemed to take away was rRepair permissions. That feature solved a few Mac problems, but, for the most part, was unnecessary. The operating system checks permissions during software updates. At other times, those permissions aren’t allowed to be changed. Repairing permissions can still be an effective troubleshooting step. Some tech support providers won’t help you unless you repair those permissions....

All these crimes are nothing compared to the big one – WhatsApp only works on the phone it is linked with. That means even if you’re sitting there on your big screen computer with full scale keyboard you can’t make use of it. You may try using Bluestacks for Android and use WhatsApp on your PC with a different number, as WhatsApp doesn’t allow you to use one connection at two places....

This application is an extension of WhatsApp’s services, allowing users to type and chat more freely using a PC instead of a phone with a cramped up keyboard. By bringing its services to the web, WhatsApp Web has removed a couple of problems faced by common users. While it’s independent of any platform, meaning anyone with a Windows, Mac or Linux system can use this service, there are still some very genuine questions that the users have regarding this service....

As with any video calling service though, if you use cellular data in order to place FaceTime calls, you might find yourself out of data sooner rather than later. This is particularly true if you use FaceTime for video calling, since the app’s smoothness means it consumes data fairly quickly. Thankfully, there are a few different ways in which you can view your FaceTime data usage on all your iOS devices....

To make matters worse, iCloud.com featured no mobile support whatsoever. Yeah — you ‘could’ sort of access it in by switching your browser to desktop mode, but the user interface responded abysmally. But that has changed. Apple recently upgraded iCloud.com, which means that a handful of iCloud services — Photos, Notes, Reminders, and Find My iPhone — are now accessible in mobile format. So if you have an Android smartphone, you can finally use it to view and interact with these services, albeit to a limited extent....

If you want to save a pretty packet of money by learning how to repair on your own, you should try the DIY route and give a site like iFixit a try. iFixit is your online repair guide for Apple Mac, iPod, iPhone, iPad, game consoles, PC, household repair, cars, and more. iFixit in fact has grown into one of the main web resources for product teardowns, step by step troubleshooting guides, and a Q&A community site for troubleshooting your electronic gizmos....

But Windows 10 is trying to right all the wrongs of Windows 8. Windows 10 is actually customized for what Windows does best – productivity. Features like virtual desktops, the return of the Start menu, Cortana, and the desktop as the default go to prove that. The official release of Windows 10 might still be as much as a year off, but MS has provided us with a free Technical Preview....

However, I found that there are alternative calendars in the App Store that not only look different, but also offer different features and options that can make them great main calendar apps for some. That said, let’s take a look at how the native iPhone calendar compares against Calvetica ($2.99, Universal), one of the most popular calendar apps out there. iOS Calendar While not advanced by any means, the native calendar app on the iPhone is definitely quite capable....

So, at the end of the day, which wireless Bluetooth earphones should you pick? Should you go with the ones that are popular with the crowd, or should you simply pick the old and trusted name like Samsung? That’s what we are going to find out today when we compare the Jabra Elite 75t against the Samsung Galaxy Buds Plus and see which earphones are more suited for you. As it’s going to be a long post, let’s get going, shall we?...

Overall ‘lite’ versions of apps are gaining popularity in app stores. In recent times, I’ve moved from the sluggish Facebook Messenger app to the lighter Messenger Lite app. I also gave a shot to the Skype Lite app over the regular Skype app. Hence, I was curious to check the relatively new LinkedIn Lite app as well. Let’s see what the key differences are between LinkedIn and LinkedIn Lite....