1. AdFree This app is available on the Android Market and it’s really effective. You don’t have to spend too much time customizing it and it does the job really good (just download it from the Android Market and after install, click “Download & Install Hosts”. Although, for AdFree to work on your phone, you have to have it rooted. AdFree uses MVPS HOSTS file to filter the information and add to its blacklist the ads....

India-based PWA Section in the Browser The default browser on MIUI 10 comes with a dedicated tab for Progressive Web Apps from India-based services. For the uninitiated, such web applications behave nearly similar to native, full-fledged native apps, weigh not more than an MB, and even have support core features such as notifications. Read more about them here. From what the company showed at the demo, there are web apps available for almost every major service including Flipkart, Ola, Paytm, MakeMyTrip, and more....

We scoured the web looking for the silly, the wacky and the wonderful apps whose only goal is to make you giggle or simply enjoy a moment of sheer time wasted. 1. Cartoonize Me This wacky app lets you make funny faces on your friends photos. Maybe that dreaded Uncle of yours is add it again, grab his picture and put a big silly mustache on him. From hats to different hair and alien antennas to speech bubbles, make a cartoon out of friends and family and get the last laugh....

Screen recording apps for PC are very useful for people who want to create tutorials or demonstrations of their skills. They can also be used by teachers who wish to record their lectures and share them with students. The screen recording app can also be used by gamers who want to show off their gaming skills in videos and share them on Youtube, Twitch, or Facebook Live. Microsoft recognized the practicality of this feature and released the Xbox Game Bar app along with Windows 10 (and continued it with Windows 11), which allows users to record gameplay sessions that can later be uploaded to streaming services like YouTube or Twitch....

With a custom locker, the Android lockscreen can be set to open certain applications using one-touch gestures or even tweak the phone’s settings from a quick-access menu. Moreover, the background and screen animations can also be manually chosen and picking certain gestures for opening camera or calling a dear friend is accepted. 9 of the Best Android Lockscreens available The market is filled with more than a few variants but the following should help you start quite nicely....

THAT Screen The Vivo V9, first and foremost, is all about that screen. That massive 6.3-inch Full HD+ screen which, apart from a notch on the top and a narrow chin, is largely bezel-less. It looks spectacular and watching movies or just about doing anything is a joy on this phone. Although, it would have been better if Vivo has included an OLED panel. Design The plastic design of the Vivo V9 is equally admirable and more importantly, stands out among the competition....

The VISION headset showcased at the event is a completely wireless VR headset which means no more tangling wires to deal with. Also, the VR headset is a high-end standalone one and not the basic ones. Now along with the VR headset is bundled the responsibility of creating an equally good ecosystem. It is here that Alcatel has shaken hands with Magic Interactive, Fraunhofer and Jaunt VR for creating immersive content....

“This is a new configuration of Android — an initiative for entry-level Android devices. The goal of Android Go is to get computing into the hands of more people by creating a great smartphone experience on all Android devices with 1GB or less of memory.” The OS will come with special versions of Google apps that consume lesser resources (“less memory, storage space and mobile data” to refer to the press release again), and there will also be a version of the Play Store highlighting apps specially designed for the “next billion users....

To put it in plain English and very easy to understand, Andromium consists in a Android app and optional docking station that allows to connect a phone to external hardware and run desktop-style apps. So, you can go ahead and install a really cool Android game from the Google Play Store, then drop your phone into a dock, and then you can use a keyboard, mouse, monitor, and even a game controller....

Eufy RoboVac 11C Specifications Cleaning Time: Max. 100min Charging Time: 300 – 360min Dust Collector Capacity: 0.6L Battery: Li-ion 2600 mAh Power Consumption: 27W Voltage: DC 14.8 V Max Radio-Frequency Power: 2W Operating Frequency Range: 2412 MHz-2484 MHz Eufy RoboVac 11C Pricing and Availability

iPhone 11 India Pricing The iPhone 11 will be available to pre-order in India starting September 20 for a price of Rs. 64,900 for the base 64GB storage variant. The phone will be going on sale from September 27 across online and offline platforms. There will be six available colors which include Black, Purple, White, Yellow, Green and Product Red. To reiterate, the new iPhone 11 is the successor to the ever-so-successful iPhone XR launched last year....

The news about the drop in price was broken by Kerala-based retailer, @itnetinfocom. Though Apple India is yet to officially confirm this, TechPP spoke to a few distributors and other people in the industry to understand that the news is indeed true. Although the pricing varies from a retailer to retailer, it’s clear that there is as much as Rs 10,000 price drop on the phone. — ITNET (@itnetinfocom) March 18, 2017 Apple India has a new cashback offer (for non-EMI transactions) where people buying the iPhone SE using credit/debit cards of any leading banks in India, will get a Rs 5,000 cashback within 90 days of purchase....

Screen Time will list the apps you’ve used throughout the day and also display the duration for which you’ve used the app. If the app usage times are greater than ideal, you will get a warning suggesting that you’ve used the app for longer than intended. You can then set time limits for each app according to your preferences which will help you limit the usage of that particular app....

Both devices are likely to be slugging it out in the “value for money” smartphone stakes even though our sources seem to indicate that the Mi 4i (if it is called that) will be priced below the ZenFone 2. In many ways, it is the resumption of a battle that actually got underway last year in July. It was in July 2014 that Asus launched the ZenFone 5, a few days before Xiaomi officially set foot in India with the Mi 3....

The second half of 2008 has turned out to be a dream for guys looking out for a free Antivirus suite. Avira is offering free Avira AntiVir 8 and Avira Premium Security Suite 8 license key for free with no strings attached. There is absolutely no catch involved in this!! Avira is considered to be the lightest antivirus in town (atleast that is what they claim! I personally vote for Nod-32 though!...

While a mobile phone can be simply used in fitness for its functions and applications, such as distance trackers, diet calculators and other stuff like that, a wide range of fitness accessories has also emerged in the past few years. Nowadays, smartphones can be paired with intelligent sensors, protective cases, specially tailored headphones and even more. Top 12 fitness accessories for smartphones The tools described below should be seen as a helpful addition to your fitness set, some being able of performing wonderful things, while others can help protect your body, or other gadgets....

Best Ad-Free Online Video Converters Let’s start with a clean and simple video converter. 1. Movavi – Most Comprehensive Online Video Converter Movavi offers professional video conversion software for Windows and Mac. At the same time, Movavi also provides a free online video converter that many people can use to get the job done. It supports many video file formats from MP4, MKV, AVI to OGV, ASF, WTV, etc. One major disadvantage with Movavi is that it only supports 100MB files....

Samsung Galaxy Buds Live – the best of 2020 for sounding great and thinking…different! Yes, people made jokes about their shape with a lot of us in North India calling them the Rajma (kidney bean) TWS, but all things said and done, the Galaxy Buds Live were easily the best TWS of the year. Their shape was super innovative and they stayed in our ears a whole lot longer than some of their cousins that came with tips and stems galore....

A Twitter thread (also known as Tweetstorm) is essentially a series of multiple tweets connected together to give additional context or share an extended point in a much better way. It’s almost the same as a regular tweet, and you can engage with it in a similar way too. However, what you might want to do with a thread more often is save it so you can revisit it at a later time....