Yes, you need to pre-configure these things but in the end you emerge victorious and smarter. And because these are computers after all, you can do a bit of programming magic. Nothing fancy – just basic stuff. A shortcut to type in the today’s date or the current time. Things like that. It wouldn’t be a stretch to say that text expansion is a must for any Mac user who spends hours at end with their fingers on the keyboard....

Fortunately, Instagram had the sense to include a way to rediscover these websites or links in your profile for later perusal. You can now view all websites you have opened on Instagram in a single location. Let’s find out how to use the official Instagram apps for Android and iOS. This won’t work on the Instagram web app. That doesn’t mean that the desktop or web app is completely redundant....

In the end it’s an image sharing site. Where you can upload photos, share the URL with others, and have them comment on it. You know, like Flickr or Facebook, or Google+. Imgur is a bit different though. You don’t need an account to upload an image and while the upload quality is nowhere near as good as Flickr’s, it comes without any sort of restrictions. Imgur is also fast....

One week in, almost no one I follow on Instagram is regularly using them. Sure enough, a solid 4 out of 5 times I open someone’s Instagram story, the person is telling friends to follow him on Snapchat. So let’s take a look at why this utter failure of a product is an utter failure of a product, shall we? Instagram Stories Solve a Problem Snapchat Already Solved Instagram solved a problem for Facebook and Twitter users back in 2010....

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....

RIOT to batch resize and compress my photos and SnagIt for basic annotation needs. However, sometimes when the canvas of the image is white, I had to add borders to them so that they look a bit more presentable. Even being an excellent tool, RIOT lacked the option to add image borders. SnagIt did have the option, but it had to be done manually for each individual photo. Yesterday I had about 16 photos that needed a border and I was just not in the mood to do the manual work....

So if you connect your PC or laptop to TV and start watching YouTube videos on Kylo, they would look better than that in Firefox or Chrome. Kylo offers a simple, clutter free and good looking interface. To use this application, you have to install it on your computer. Open the browser and you will see a list of services. You can operate it with the help of wireless mouse or a special mouse known as Loop pointer in-air mouse for PCs & Macs....

Buying a new phone is always exciting, but what’s not exciting is getting the new phone loaded with data from the old phone. I have seen folks carrying both – the old and the new phone for a few weeks after the switch because they have messages, notes, images, and a lot of other important files they might need, and they mean to do the transfer ‘soon’. Can’t blame them, such a drudgery that task is....

At times, actually a lot of times, your preferred email address would have been taken by one of the billions of people using the internet and Gmail doesn’t allow you to create an identical one — for obvious reasons. But a new website which goes by the name of Nuage is here to address your worries as it helps you customise your existing Gmail address — adding a bit of personal touch to your internet identity....

Indeed I want to connect with everyone but installing different clients like Chit Chat, Gtalk and Windows Live messenger is not a great idea because I intend to avoid clutter on my system at all costs. What I was looking for was a single application that was able to handle all the IM services under the same roof and that was when I discovered Pidgin. Pidgin is an open-source messaging application that lets you access multiple IM networks from a single window....

You can use the Shift+Enter shortcut in the start screen but then you either have to search for CMD or select it using the right mouse click. To make this simple task yet simpler, today I will show you how you can pin Command Prompt on Taskbar and Start Screen to always run as administrator. Pinning Command Prompt to Run as Administrator Step 1: Right-click on your desktop and select New—>Shortcut....

When I got the first generation iPad mini close to two years ago, I just picked up a third party cover from the local shop. It was red, my iPad was Space Grey. It looked cool. But it didn’t have a back cover and the magnet was so bad, it almost completely scratched the side of my iPad. Also, I dropped the iPad a couple of times and that resulted in two edges being severely dented....

But which one will prove to outdo the other in performance if you pit them against one another? Let’s find out. Specs Let’s have a quick round-up on the specs of both the processors. Performance: Battle of Cores When it comes to the performance of the Snapdragon 835, it packs Qualcomm’s first fully-custom 64-bit CPU core – Kryo. It packs 8 Kyro 280 CPUs and divides them over performance and efficiency....

Still, there are many who have not yet started adapting to the change, and every time they get such a card, the most common practice they follow is to keep them in their wallets and transfer them to the business card folder later. The problem starts when we accumulate quite a few of them and searching through them becomes a vexation. So let’s make life a little simpler today and see how we can ease the task of storing the business cards using Evernote....

Many developers have tried to solve this problem and we’ve featured many solutions before. Contact Center is another one. It will take some time to set up but once done, it has the potential to replace the phone and messages app. Contact Center is actually a part of Launch Center Pro, a much bigger and more complicated automation/launcher app. But fear not, Contact Center isn’t nearly as intimidating. How Does It Work?...

Last week, in a bid to win back India, Samsung announced Galaxy M20 powered by what the company calls their India-specific and most advanced mid-range mobile chipset — Exynos 7904. We were left wondering how it will fare against the Snapdragon 600 series, and most importantly, the darling of many mid-rangers out there, Snapdragon 636. Both the chipsets are manufactured on the 14-nm silicon fabrication process but with a different microarchitecture, task handling, and camera capabilities....

Hence, it’s but natural that we compare the new Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro with the popular Jabra Elite 75t to see which wireless earphones you should buy. Since it’s going to be a long post, let’s get started, shall we? But first, Summer is almost here. Take a look at these cool portable Bluetooth speakers with long battery lifeIntrigued by the Sony WF-SP800N wireless earphones? See how they stack up against the Jabra Elite 75t...

On paper, the Gear Fit2 Pro is only slightly better than the Gear Fit2, which was launched last year at Rs 15,000 (around $237). The Gear Fit2 Pro, which launched in August is now swim-proof and can withstand 5 ATM underwater. It even has Spotify integration and inbuilt GPS. The Gear Fit2 Pro was launched at a price of Rs 13,590 (around $215), which hasn’t changed yet. Incidentally, the Gear Fit 2 is now available for Rs 11,900 (around $187), which is a solid Rs 1,690 (around $28) less than the Gear Fit2 Pro....

Both the apps boast of over 100 million downloads and claim to be 200 times faster than the conventional Bluetooth connection. Plus, not to mention the fact that the duo sees their share of regular updates. So, it seems only fair that we pit both the apps against each other and see who wins at the end. Overview If we dig deeper, SHAREit and Xender are more than just file transfer applications....

Swell (Free) is a news radio app with a collection of online news radios and podcasts spread across various topics. Its prediction engine knows just what to play at a given time. To get an idea of exactly why you should use this app, check out the app promo below. As cheesy as it is, it gets the message across. The New Radio Swell has varied topics for you to choose from....