According to Netflix, over 70-percent of the streams are done on TV and not on smaller devices like phones, tablets and PCs. This revelation is not exactly a rude awakening since Netflix has already been stressing the importance of TVs. It has, in fact, partnered with all the major TV OEMs for Netflix Recommended TV project. The statistics were part of the Netflix’s briefings for reporters at its Los Gatos headquarters....
In order to use the SMS feature, one needs to follow the instructions which appear on a pop-up in the Alexa app. Firstly the SMS feature needs to be toggled on. Go to Contacts>My Profile and then enable the “Send SMS” feature. That being said, every message by default will be routed to Alexa device and only if it is not available the message will then be relayed via SMS....
Although there is a workaround, which requires you to change the default properties (pmset – power management settings) of macOS to deal with this situation, we do not recommend going that route. Rather, we recommend using an alternative approach, which is to use a utility that bypasses this restriction. You can find several such utilities on the internet that enable you to use your MacBook in the clamshell mode without having it connected to power all the time....
Or at least, it was around till a few days ago – at the time of writing, we noticed that the MiHome Launcher app had been pulled from Google Play (it was generally available at https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.miui.mihome2&hl=nl, but we are currently getting a ‘URL was not found on this server’ message). It is not a hefty download – less than 10 MB and worked very smoothly on both the Nexus 5 and Asus ZenFone 5....
Both have drop notches, but the AMOLED Force is with the M30 Switch both devices on and the first thing that you will notice is the quality of the displays. The Redmi Note 7 Pro has a very good 6.3-inch LCD display with full HD+ resolution and a drop notch but it frankly gets outclassed by the 6.4-inch Super AMOLED one on the Galaxy M30, even though both displays have similar full HD+ resolutions....
On the imaging front, the device comes with a 13-Megapixel primary snapper and a 5-Megapixel secondary sensor. The Coolpad Note 3 offers 16GB of internal storage along with an microSD card that can accommodate another 64GB of memory. The device boasts of all the connectivity features including 4G LTE and Dual SIM connectivity. The USP of device is definitely the price point. At Rs 8,999 (~$140), Coolpad Note 3 might very well be the most affordable phone to come with a fingerprint scanner....
The majority of iPhones will sustain a surge of roughly Rs 2,000 depending on their current price across channels. It’s worth noting that this will affect the MRP of these smartphones. Hence, you should be able to still purchase iPhones at a much lower price on online as well as offline stores. The premium iPhone X will be now sold at an even higher sum, Rs 92,430 (previously Rs 89,000) for the 64GB variant and Rs 1,05,720 (previously 1,02,000) for 256GB version....
Well, if you do want a slightly more zesty and lively look at your Facebook and Twitter accounts, we suggest you try out Biologic. It is currently available only for the iPad, but we hear that an Android avatar is in the works and so too is one for Windows 8. In keeping with its extremely botanic-zoological name, the app gets really cellular with your social networks. You of course start off by giving it permission to access your networks – at the moment of writing, Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn were supported....
The app is a free download from Google Play, and you can get stuck into it as soon as you sign in using your Facebook account. No, we could not see any way of getting around that, unless you opt to use the app without signing in at all. Anyway, once you have signed up, you can also opt to view your Twitter and YouTube accounts through the app, and then sit back and let things get started – it does take a while....
The launch of the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus brought with it the introduction of live wallpapers in 2015. These live wallpapers are basically to take advantage of the 3D Touch feature included in these iPhone models starting from iPhone 6s to XS Max. Also, live wallpapers work best on an AMOLED display as it displays colors sharply and vividly. Moreover, since this display type has no additional backlight, Live Wallpaper doesn’t consume battery excessively....
The “blue screen of death” is a pretty common occurrence on many a PC. This can be caused by any number of things, but more often than not results from a program using up too many resources. SpeedUpMyPC optimizes your PC’s settings so it runs smoother and more efficient. Speed Up My PC is designed to help your speed up your Windows installation and your computer to help them run more efficiently....
The app is called DSCO (yes, it pronounced “disco”) and it comes from photography-focused startup Visual Supply Co., the makers of the popular camera app VSCO. The new DSCO app is entirely exclusive to iOS and is briefly described as a quick and easy way to make animated GIFs on your iPhone. This isn’t the first nor the last app with this functionality, but it stands out from the crowd thanks to its association with VSCO....
Update: Watch the Emmys 2016 Live Online The 2009 Primetime Emmy Awards will take place at Nokia Theater, Los Angeles California and will be hosted by Neil Patrick Harris (photo above), known for his role on the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother. He previously won acclaim when he hosted the 2009 Tony Awards and the TV Land Awards. The 61st Primetime Emmy Awards 2009 is the third installment of the Emmy this year, a culmination of handing out distinctions for the best in television every year....
Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 Features 1.5G The Snapdragon 765 mobile platform includes the X52 Modem-RF System that leaps towards commercializing 5G globally and aims to deliver fast multi-gigabit download speeds of up to 3.7Gbps and upload speeds of up to 1.6Gbps, with improved coverage and better battery life. It brings the 5G multimode connectivity to expand the connectivity further and also supports frequency bands such as the mmWave, sub-6GHz, SA (Stand Alone) and NSA (Non-Stand Alone) mode, TDD (Time Division Duplex) and FDD (Frequency Division Duplex) with DSS (Dynamic Spectrum Sharing)....
Before we delve straight into Codecs, here are a few things you need to know beforehand— Sampling rate – measured in hertz (Hz), it is defined as the number of samples (per second) taken from a continuous signal to form a digital signal. The more the number of samples, the more accurate the digital representation is. In layman terms, these samples are screenshots of an audio or video signal at very short intervals, usually tens/thousands of times per second....
Facebook has partnered with media publishers across the Asian region. In India it has tied up with AajTak, Hindustan Times, India today, The Indian Express and The Quint. Instant Articles is aimed at allowing publishers to introduce intuitive features like zooming and panning high res pictures by tilting the phone, interactive maps, audio captions and an ability to highlight and comment at individual lines of the article. The news will be pushed on your timeline and Facebook claims that the reading experience will be up to ten times faster than a run of the mill mobile browser....
Until now Messenger has been mostly focusing on increasing its user base and improvising on the user’s experience. That being said, Mark Zuckerberg had also explicitly stated earlier that Facebook doesn’t want to be the payment processor and instead partner with others for the same. This explains a lot, Facebook wants Messenger to shape up as a one stop shop for most of your online needs which might include utility bills, online shopping and also hyperlocal services....
You all know what they say in sports – you need to use what you currently have in order to get what you’d like to have. So listening to this advice, I propose using the smartphones we own for fitness purposes. Choosing the right one for it, though, it’s half the hard word, which is why we’re going to present you with our selection of mobile devices suited for fitness....
The matte finished cylindrical pod is a welcome change after battling out the rectangular routers over the years. We try to find out what the hoopla is all about and whether the OnHub is a game changing product or is it just a better looking router. Below are some of the reasons for you to consider buying the Google OnHub. 1. Simplicity Setting up a Wi-Fi router can be anyones nightmare – the user specific settings and the settings from the ISP side just make it a ordeal....
