“Oh, why?” “Well, Microsoft insists that’s what I should be called. I am in their new Surface ad, you know!” “Wow, you are coming in a Microsoft ad?” “Yes!” “And as Mac Book?” “Yes.” “Wow, that’s so cool. What are you going to be doing?” “Well, it’s really kinda simple. It is a very basic ad, you know. They introduce me as a real person called Mac Book. And then I sit with a Surface Laptop 2 and a MacBook…” “Wait, so you sit with yourself?...

Here are the 10 best Android scanner apps that let you scan documents, photos, QR codes, and even barcodes. What to Look for in an Android Scanner App? A good Android scanner app should have automatic edge detection for accurate and high-quality scans. It should also have support for helpful features like: Perspective Correction Export scanned images in various file types like JPG, PDF, Word, etc. Cloud Storage Options Sort pages...

If you’re new to Mac, though, learning all the different macOS keyboard shortcuts can be a challenge. Hence, to help you in the process, we’ve curated a list of the best Mac keyboard shortcuts that you can use to perform a range of operations. Best Mac Keyboard Shortcuts Almost all keyboard shortcuts on a Mac require you to press (and hold) at least one modifier key at once to trigger an action....

If you use Chrome to browse the web on your computer or smartphone and are interested in customizing your experience and trying out unreleased features, here’s a quick guide on Chrome flags. What Are Chrome Flags? Flags are experimental tweaks in Chrome that add new functionality to the browser. Google uses flags to put out its upcoming/experimental features in front of other developers and users to collect feedback. Sometimes, it uses this feedback to tune the feature before releasing it to the public in a stable Chrome release....

Method 1. Using Microsoft Translator For this method, you need to download and install the Microsoft Translator app on your iPhone. After which, using its share sheet, you can translate a webpage to any language. Steps- Download the Microsoft Translator app from the AppStore. 2. Open Safari and hit the share button. Scroll horizontally and click on the More button. Flip the switch (next to Translator) ON and hit Done....

The official 5G logo that got unveiled yesterday bears a lot in common with that of LTE Advanced Pro. Besides, it shares a number of key design elements with the original 4G LTE logo. The only noticeable difference between the two is the use of green colored waves instead of the original red ones. According to a statement by 3GPP, the latest logo makes use of plain black text and textured waves to make it look stronger and shaper....

1. OTP Shortcut iOS 12 will make it easier for you to copy and input one-time SMS passcodes. We have seen the likes of Xiaomi’s MIUI and Microsoft’s SMS organizer app do this on Android for quite some time now. Apple has managed to come up with a slightly better solution than how Android does it, though. Instead of offering a copy shortcut in the message’s notification, iOS will automatically grab the code for you and have it in the keyboard’s autocomplete strip....

With this change, you now have two ways to listen to music on your iPhone or iPad: Lightning connector and Bluetooth headphone. Bluetooth (or wireless headphones) is clearly the winner of the two interfaces because it’s more convenient, but it’s not ideal if you want to listen to music in high definition. Besides, the wireless connection has some drawbacks that make a case for switching to Lightning. However, since there aren’t many manufacturers of Lighting headphones, it cannot be easy to find them....

IPL, the Indian Premier League has been such a rage in India and around the world since its introduction in 2008. For those of you who don’t have a clue what IPL is, IPL is a twenty-over cricket tournament where top-class Indian and international players play alongside. Why IPL has become such a huge success? Is it the format, marketing, money or glamor, which is making it so popular? What blogging has to do with IPL?...

How to Block Phone Number and Avoid Unwanted Calls There are different ways to handle unwanted calls and block a phone number. All methods won’t work for all, so you must carefully choose an option that will work for you. “Do not call” Registry This option is best suited if you are trying to block a telemarketer. If you are in US, you can register with the National Do not call registry or call 1-888-382-1222 from the number you wish to block to keep the telemarketers at bay....

Update: Watch Oscars 2022 Online for free The 86th Annual Academy Awards (popularly known as Oscars) is taking place at Dolby Theatre, Los Angeles, and will air live on 2 March at 7 pm ET on ABC Television Network (12am GMT). After all these years, the Oscars continue to be the most popular and most watched Hollywood awards show in the world. It will be aired live in around 225 countries across the world....

Well, besides the need of a strong technical configuration, the experience is also influenced by the way the game is played. In our particular case, we make note of the fact that a touch screen panel cannot offer the most out of a title. Here’s where controllers intervene, when standard clips cannot. Top 9 game controllers for mobile devices Mobile controllers for Android and iOS alike have raised all of the sudden, and most of them offer quite a sparking interaction....

At the time of writing, nothing remotely of the sort had happened. Yes, there was some talk of the device in some parts of the media. Still, by the afternoon, attention had shifted to the impending discount on a device released by a company that had once owned Motorola, the Google Pixel 6a. That sums up the change in fortunes of Motorola in India, a market in which it was once a key player....

Handing out a masterclass in hype Most brands build hype around their smartphones to get them as much attention as possible. Still, this year, a new entrant in the smartphone league almost weaponized this aspect, generating the sort of hype around its first phone that established brands struggle to get. We are talking about Nothing and its recently launched smartphone Phone (1). While most phones manage to make the headlines in the days leading up to their launch, the Phone (1) was making headlines months before it was launched....

Till Faida, co-founder of Adblock Plus said “As people have embraced the mobile web, advertisers have rushed in after them and destroyed the user experience with ads that are often thoughtlessly designed, as well as mobile ad networks that are riddled with security holes. Adblock Browser for Android puts the control back into users’ hands.” By disabling annoying ads on Android users can expect faster page load time, a drop in data consumption and longer battery life (while also protection from adware)....

Overall, from the design perspective, the new machine looks pretty similar to the previous model and features the same recycled aluminum body in three different colorways: Gold, Silver, and Space Gray. Upfront, there is the same 13-inch Retina panel, which offers sharp and clear texts with accurate color reproduction, making it undoubtedly one of the best displays on a laptop. According to Apple, the new MacBook Air will deliver up to two times faster CPU and up to up to 80 percent faster graphics performance — all this thanks to the quad-core (10th-generation Intel Core i7) processors, making their appearance for the first time, with Turbo Boost speeds up to 3....

While we are on the topic of design, most watches from Amazfit look like a conventional smartwatch in the sense that the dial is either rectangular or circular, and there is a color display used to show the watch face, fitness information, and basically any sort of data that you would view on your smartwatch. With the recently launched Amazfit Neo though, the brand has taken a slightly different approach....

AMP Stories is still in a developer preview and can take months to flood your search results. To kick things off, Google has a bunch of partners including A CNN, Conde Nast, Hearst, Mashable, Meredith, Mic, Vox Media, and The Washington Post. Anyone can, however, employ them for free now. While Google isn’t yet clearly mentioning where and how these stories will surface, places like the “Top Stories” section, Google Feed seem like obvious destinations....

SMS messages are still widely used, even with the advent of online messaging apps. Most service providers and businesses contact their customers through this medium, and not everyone has access to the Internet. Therefore, this method of communication is still quite intact. Sometimes messaging apps do not work due to bugs in our phones. Or if we accidentally messed with the messaging settings on our device. This is very unfortunate because messaging apps are the closest thing we have to reach people and get information....

For, make no mistake about it, there is a lot to like about the Android One initiative. The whole idea of being able to provide devices that deliver a certain level of Android experience at relatively low prices and with assured updates to future versions is right out of Geek Utopialand. Indeed, one of our biggest gripes about Android has been the fact that unless you happened to own a Nexus device, the chances of your getting an update to the next version of the OS were about as good as being able to dig a hole in the Great Wall of China with a toothpick....