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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....

Well, that’s exactly what I’ll show you today. All you’ll have to do is take a proper picture of the text you’d like to translate. And you’re good to go. Let’s see how you can do it. Translate Image Text on Your Android Smartphone So, you must be knowing that Microsoft has a Language Translator app on Android. Well, if you didn’t then you might not be even knowing this awesome suite of apps that Microsoft has on Play Store....

Chrome also plays an active role in protecting your system from malware. By default, it blocks files that it deems as unsafe from downloading onto your computer. Sadly, that also means that you won’t be able to download files from certain sites that you know are trustworthy but Chrome thinks otherwise. And then there’s also the whole deal with Chrome blocking automatic downloads that originate from the same source. That’s very annoying at times....

However, not everyone is blessed with stable connectivity, and many users often complain about unsuccessful update attempts. That led me down the rabbit hole to discover many users wondering if it was possible to install these updates on Windows 10 PC in an offline mode. So I’m addressing that today along with the recommendations for the particular updates that you should install offline. Which Windows Updates to Install For the most part, your computer will continue to function as it is even if you don’t install any updates....

This naturally means that apart from the 200 new models that support Android Auto, the millions of older car users can also plug in their Android device with the app downloaded to it. At the time of writing, the app had already been available in US, Europe, most of Asia, Africa and South America too. Even here in India, the app is available and working, no strings attached. If for any reason you don’t see it in your region, you can always sideload from APKMirror....

I have come across methods to remove context menu items but some required complex registry editing while others required working on crappy tools. Today I am going to show you how you can use CCleaner to clean up right-click menu in Windows. CCleaner needs no introduction and if you’ve been a Windows PC user for a long time, it is highly unlikely that you have not heard about this beast of a clean up tool....

Google Lens isn’t an app. It’s included directly into Google Photos and Google Assistant. It has been available within Google Photos since the launch of Pixel 2 phones. Now, Google has started rolling out Google Lens to Google Assistant in all Pixel phones. How to Use Google Lens in Google Assistant Step 1. Look out for Google Lens Fire up Google Assistant by squeezing your Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL....

Whether you want to create a First Line indent, Hanging indent, or a Paragraph indent, Google Docs carries all the options you need. In this post, we’ll walk you through ways to use indents for paragraphs in Google Docs. Let’s get started. How to Make an Indent in Google Docs on PC While you can easily create a First Line indent using the Tab key on your keyboard, there are certainly better ways to indent a paragraph or a line in Google Docs....

With every new version of iOS, Safari’s capabilities evolve beyond what we could ever have imagined. Some unique features involve grouping tabs, which make it easier to keep web pages in order. If you’re interested in finding out how to use Safari tabs on your iPhone, keep reading, and we’ll walk you through how to do this. These tips will work for anyone using iOS 15 or later. How to Create Tab Groups Do you find that your tabs constantly get disorganized when you use Safari and have multiple pages open at once?...

Although there have been no complaints about its battery, Samsung’s new flagship might face battery issues given its design featuring a heavy display. Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus are the most bezel less smartphones ever to be made and that’s something that has made the new device stand out. The Galaxy S8 is powered by a 3000mAh battery, which clearly isn’t enough to power the rich display of the device for an entire day....

There is a useful Windows-only tool known as iPrint which helps you do it effortlessly. It can cut your printing expenses by up to 65%. And no, it is not by Apple (obviously), even though it appears to be from its name. After installing the tool, give the print instruction to any page by pressing “Ctrl+P” button. The print options window(shown in the screenshot below) will appear. Select iPrint as your printer....

To make your social life easier across all these services, we have already discussed two tools with you, which will help in cleaning your apps permission and email notifications. (image credit: Khalid) Today we will unveil yet another tool called Bliss Control, that will help you with updating all your social accounts’ settings from a single page. It isn’t that great though, meaning it doesn’t do everything by itself. It just quickly guides you to the appropriate settings pages....

Running out of space in our hard drives.Adding a second hard drive to our Macs.Changing Macs altogether.Wanting to backup all our important media. For any of these, changing the location of your iTunes media can be a great solution, allowing you to have a copy of all of it for either backup purposes or simply for storing it somewhere else until you are ready to place it back on your new hard drive or Mac....

While OneNote is not going away for sure, it points to the fact that Microsoft is making a lot of changes. Let’s see what they are and what they mean for us, the end-users. What’s Happening OneNote 2016 is the legacy version which comes pre-installed with Office 2016 suite of apps. Microsoft designed the Office 2016 for desktop. Meanwhile, Office 365 is a cloud version that works online. Microsoft released a new version of OneNote for desktop and calls it OneNote or OneNote for Windows 10....

For high-end users they have offered $9.99 for 1 TB and $100 for 10 TB. Dropbox on the contrary offers only 2 GB for free and 100GB for $9.99 at the moment which is five times what Google is offering. Now, I was a OneDrive (previously SkyDrive) user and I was about to upgrade to Dropbox’s yearly subscription for $50 a year for 100GB of additional space, but when I looked at the new Google Drive pricing, I gave in to the lure of saving money....

Well, as you would have expected, the process isn’t that straight-forward. Over at our mobile channel GT Mobiles, GT contributor Marc has a cool post that’s a step-by-step guide to help you switch back to the older version of your iPhone (or iPad or iPod touch) app. Click on the link below to check it out. How to Downgrade an iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch App to Its Previous Version The above article may contain affiliate links which help support Guiding Tech....

These usually provide a reading experience that is better that just reading these articles on the web, with customizable fonts and other settings. In the past, we’ve compared the iOS apps of two of the most important of these services, Pocket and Instapaper. This time, let’s compare Pocket with a somewhat of a newcomer to the scene, Readability. Let’s get started. Design and Navigation Readability Compared to other similar offerings, Readability is relatively new to the iPhone, having existed as a web service long before that....

The antidote that brings readability back and helps save you money (and the planet) comes in the form of PrintFriendly. It is a simple web service that cleans the web page of ads, navigation and web page junk, so you save paper and ink when you print. It’s free and easy to use. There are two ways you can use PrintFriendly… Enter a URL: Copy-paste the URL into the field box on the PrintFriendly homepage....

But outside of MS, no one is really competing with Google Docs. Editorially tried and failed. Draft seems to have picked up Editorially’s mantle but I’m not a big fan of how Draft does a lot of things. But Editorially and Draft went to the extreme end of online writing, with heavy reliance on Markdown and ditching rich text. As much as I’d like it to be, Markdown is not for everyone....

I had no clue why that should happen because (as I already said) I was logged in as the administrator. It looks like Notepad also has to be run as an administrator if you wish to make changes to a system file. So, here’s what solves the problem. Step 1: Search for Notepad from the Start menu or navigate to a place where you might have pinned it. Right-click on the ....