This is how Cloak‘s selling line sounds like – “Avoid exes, co-workers, that guy who likes to stop and chat – anyone you’d rather not run into”. To put it in other words, it uses social check-ins and other geo-location information to help you avoid people you would prefer not bump into. Cloak ‘scrapes’ Instagram and Foursquare for locations, but more social networks will be added with a future release....

The little – or big, depending on your perspective – a matter of advertising in MIUI. That revenue from MIUI ads For the report stated that the “advertising revenue” for the brand in Q3 2020 was 3.3 billion RMB, representing year-on-year growth of 13.7 percent. Now, considering the total revenue for the brand in this period was 72.2 billion RMB, that advertising revenue is a mere 4.57 percent of the total revenue....

This was long pending. Android is all over the mobile phone market and ruling the roost these days. No wonder it has one of the largest fan following in recent times. After all, Success has many relatives! The Android theme for Windows 7 brings in some nice collection of Android wallpapers to your desktop. It consists of 25+ custom Android wallpapers, custom Android Icons and some funky sounds which every Android fan would appreciate....

Google Book Downloader is a free utility that lets you download any book that’s available in “full view” from Google Books. Of course, most of these books also feature download links right on the web page, but Google Books Downloader lets you queue up multiple jobs and convert all of the downloaded books to PDF files. The application is available for Windows and requires Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1. You can either install Google Book Downloader or download a portable version which you can simply unzip and run from your hard drive or a removable disk....

Facebook Portal and Portal Plus are essentially the same device but the latter has a bigger display leading to a larger form factor. They are smart displays with a built-in camera and microphone to facilitate video calling/chatting with friends and family over facebook and facebook messenger. While the smaller Portal looks like a conventional tablet or photo frame that would blend in easily with your interiors at home, the larger Portal Plus literally has a “plus” shaped design that calls for attention....

While browsing, I found that some people have “Verified name” badge next to their names on their Google Profiles. This is much similar to the “Verified account” badge on Twitter. Moreover, having a Google verified profile enables your profile name to appear in Google web results! Now, that’s a real cool bonus, isn’t it? Luckily, verifying a Google Profile is not too tough really. The only thing is, currently, this works only in US right now....

Brillo is an underlying operating system for the internet of things devices. It is built with minimal system requirements and supports Wi-Fi, Bluetooth Low Energy, and other connectivity options. A developer preview of it will arrive in Q3 of this year. The company also announced Weave, the language or standardized communications protocol which will let Brillo-powered devices and other gadgets to talk to one another. A developer preview of it will arrive in Q4 of this year....

Simply titled “QandA on Google”, the new section comes up when you look up a particular question and for now, is placed somewhere between the search results (on both the mobile and desktop versions). It houses a row of related and probably the most searched questions under which you will find the answers if someone has replied. Unlike the company’s previous efforts to bring QandA to Google, this one is entirely crowdsourced and the answers are not being pulled up from blog posts....

The premise of this tool is that it will allow you to send a received text via desktop, pretty much like WhatsApp’s web counterpart (or the iMessages). With RCS in place, Android users can also search for GIFs by tapping the “+” button. Users can also send emojis, and Stickers, features that were missing on the standard SMS platform. Google also has a smart reply that supplements the service with predictive messages....

In fact, you can get headphones with very usable ANC for less than Rs 6,000 today. Some of them come from brands that might not be very well known, and let us be honest; you will not get the sort of ANC here that you will get from a set of Sony or Bose headphones that are priced three to four times as much. And we would like to clarify at the very outset that we have not tried out these headphones extensively or reviewed them in detail....

The most gorgeous phone below Rs 15,000. Period. We do not want to beat around the bush, so, we are going to say it straight away: the Honor 8X is the most gorgeous phone under the price tag of Rs. 15,000 in the market at the time of writing. Smartphones falling under the sub Rs.15,000 category often follow a very similar, tried and tested, sometimes even to the point of boring design language....

The Honor Watch Magic comes with a 1.2-inch OLED screen and a stainless steel exterior. In addition to the touchscreen, you can also employ the two crowns on the right side for navigating around the software. Speaking of the software, it runs on Huawei’s custom smartwatch OS which is capable of tracking a ton of indoor as well as outdoor activities including running, mountain climbing, cycling, and even swimming thanks to the 5ATM water-resistant rating....

There are over 1 million alerts that one can use to create custom alerts by choosing one of the 100+ channels. Here are just some of the categories that you can use: Sports: score alerts, live results, and schedules from your favorite team of MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL games, etc. Music Concerts: get notified of new concerts, festivals, and new albums of your favorite band Videogames releases, Twitch streams Weather: weather change notifications for rain, ice, snow, temperature drop, etc....

Usually, that USB limit is not so friendly. Even though conventional desktop PCs come with a sufficient number of ports for a casual user, in most cases ranging from four to six, laptops or notebooks seem to have clear disadvantages. In order to preserve space so that the end product becomes smaller and more portable, some manufacturers have come up with the brilliant idea of reducing the USB ports number to three or, in some cases, just two....

When you enable two-factor authentication with your phone number, you automatically receive a one-time password (OTP) whenever you log in to your account or carry out a bank transaction (in the case of a banking service). This OTP is valid only for one login session or transaction and becomes unusable afterward. As a result, if you perform multiple logins or transactions across your accounts in a day, you end up with an umpteen number of OTPs in your messages app, sometimes making it difficult to find important messages....

Although you do have a native way to batch rename files in Windows, the functionality is limiting and does not offer enough control like some of the third-party ones. And therefore, for those who need more control over your renaming operations, the only way around is to use third-party tools. So, if you are wondering what tools (and methods) to use to bulk rename images (or any other files) on your Windows computer, here’s a guide to help you with the same....

As expected, Jio and Google today announced that the much-anticipated JioPhone Next, jointly designed by both companies, will be available in stores from Diwali. Here’s everything you need to know about JioPhone Next and how to get your hands on one this festive season when it’s available. How to Buy JioPhone Next Step-1. Register your interest in JioPhone Next First things first, you need to register your interest in JioPhone Next....

Luckily, if you have your smartphone, it’s more than easy to find all those cameras and have a piece of mind. So, how to detect hidden cameras using your smartphone? Read along to find out. What Are Hidden/Spy Cameras? A hidden camera or a spy camera is a small video camera used for recording people without their knowledge. Hidden cameras can be used for security purposes, such as monitoring a home or business, or they can be used to record people for personal use secretly....

By now, there’s no doubt that you are not here just for a read. Instead, you are likely here to find a solution to the same problem – excessive phone usage. To the point where it has started hindering your productivity. So, here are some tips that have been curated to help you detox your iPhone and be more productive throughout the day. Before beginning, I would suggest that you first analyze your usage behavior to get an idea of the level of phone addiction you are going through....

As already mentioned, the Reader Mode allows you to view only text-based content on a webpage, which can come in handy at times when you need to sift through the page or want to just focus on reading without getting distracted by the ads and media. While you might want to view media (photos/videos) on some web pages for context, there are some websites that you only wish to view in the Reader Mode....