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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....

Speedbit Video Accelerator is a nice application that improves your online video watching experience. It speeds up video streaming and provides smoother playback for videos with bit rates up to 200 Kbps. It works on more than 165 sites, including popular ones like YouTube, Metacafe, Vimeo and Yahoo video. In my experience of using the tool, I found that it failed to leave an impact when I ran it for the first time....

Definitely, in the era where the mobile data speed was barely sufficient for just a single computer, the thought of connecting multiple devices to a single phone to share internet never struck us. But now with 3G and 4G data speed on our smartphones, one can easily share it with multiple devices and not whine about slow speeds. But that’s never going to happen with just Bluetooth and data cable....

While all that makes iOS more secure and faster than platforms like Android, it also makes it limited in certain peculiar ways. Take downloading a file for instance. You’d go to Safari or Chrome on your phone, tap a file to download and if it’s something like a document, it will be downloaded but you’ll have to immediately transfer it to an app to view it or else the file is lost forever....

Windows 8 modern apps (formerly known as Metro) and that they can only be installed using Windows 8 Store. If you are a Windows Pro user, you can still download and install desktop apps from any legit source however things are restricted to just store and modern apps for a Windows RT user. Concept of store in Windows 8 is something very new to Microsoft users and many users are having difficulty in getting along....

1. myWalls MyWalls is a wallpaper app supported by Android 4.4 and above. It has a jaw-dropping collection of high-resolution backdrops and wallpapers. This app curates the best wallpapers from Unsplash and what’s more, the collection is refreshed every day or two. The app is free at the Play Store, however, you can choose to make a donation which is as low as INR 35 ($0.54) or as high as INR 110 ($1....

While iOS doesn’t have a dedicated Google Lens app like on Android, the functionality is seamlessly integrated into the Google Photos and Google Search apps instead. So without any further ado, let’s check out how you can go about using Google Lens on both apps. 1. Google Photos Google Photos is a dedicated photo manager and backup tool, and a phenomenal replacement to the default Photos app and iCloud Photo Library (mainly due to unlimited backups) on iPhone....

In this article today, we will take a step back and will concentrate solely on the powers of Android, minus the apps. So, here’s the list of 21 hidden Android tips and hidden features that you mustn’t miss. The good thing about these features is that whether it’s a OnePlus device, or a Samsung phone, odds are that you’ll end up finding most of these under the Settings menu, regardless of whether it’s a Custom UI or Stock Android....

Nowadays though, with the different kinds of electronic pianos or similar alternatives, getting one is far less costly. Likewise, with widespread internet access, learning just about any subject from anywhere in the world has become relatively easy. And piano is no exception. With that in mind, let’s take a look at a few of the most interesting, original and effective websites where beginners can start learning how to play the piano....

You can always convert a PDF file to PNG and reduce the size, but it’s not the most logical solution to get the work done. Unlike Mac, Windows has no Preview app to open and edit PDFs. Microsoft Edge is the default PDF viewer app on Windows 11, and it doesn’t allow users to reduce file size. Instead, you must rely on third-party alternatives to complete the task. Let’s talk about them....

If you don’t already get sale alerts, checking daily deals websites can save you some serious cash on a variety of different products — they’re usually gadgets but they can even expand to nice clothes. The catch, of course, is that you only have 24 hours to take advantage of a sale at any given time. The next day, it’s onto a new product or group of products for sale....

error that certain operating system files were missing without which the computer cannot boot up. Wait, there’s more to the story because this isn’t the worst part. The worst part was that I was careless enough to not have the Windows 7 ISO handy. In fact, I think I probably gave the OS disk to a friend and forgot about it after that. Thankfully, I had my roommate’s computer to help me in this situation, and I downloaded the Windows ISO file to recover my computer....

The functionality to convert the HEIC, PNG, and JPEG formats to PDF is built right into the iPhone and iPad. It’s just not that obvious. Also, there’s not one, but multiple ways to convert images to PDF using either the Photos app or the Files app. To make matters even better, you can also combine and convert multiple images into one PDF file. Convert Image to PDF Using Photos App The Photos app on your iPhone and iPad offers two ways to convert images to PDF format....

The Google Play Store is filled with excellent third-party Android launchers to choose from. Most of them support gestures and let you customize the experience to your preference. Advantages of Android launchers include tons of customization options, the ability to hide apps, and users can even replicate iOS functions such as swipe down to access universal device search. In this post, we shall talk about the top five Android launchers with gesture support....