The Garmin Speak Plus pairs with your smartphone over Bluetooth for fetching data online. The voice assistant supports most of the primary skills including turn-by-turn directions, music playback and more. Being a dash cam first, the Speak Plus also rocks a camera sensor through which it records incidents, warn you if you’re too close to a car, and even send an alert if you’re drifting out of your current lane....

Interpreter mode is a new feature that is said to roll out as an update over a couple of weeks on Google Home devices and smart displays. If you’re in a foreign county or meeting with a person who does not speak the same language as you, the Google Assistant can be used as a translator, or more so as an interpreter in order to get real-time translations of words and sentences as and when you speak in the form of voice output as well as text on screen to aid the conversation....

If you’re not yet running version 9.12, wait for it to be rolled out around the world or grab the APK and update manually. Custom names for places is an upgraded version of Stars (which is still around). You can give any location on the map, a name (which, of course, is private). Even an unknown location that doesn’t have a name in Google Maps. You can then easily search for this place in the Maps app....

As mentioned, the Pixel Buds have a small, circular design with a stabilizer arc to hold them in place. The smaller design does not stick out of the ears and offers a clean and flush look. According to Google, the Pixel Buds come with a hybrid design that seals the ear for bass and has a ‘spatial vent’ that isolates outside noises. It also comes with an interesting feature, called’ Adaptive Sound’, which dynamically adjusts the sound as you move between different environments....

There have been multiple reports that Google will be killing the Nexus brand and replace with Pixel, indicating a massive change in strategy. Unlike Nexus phones, Pixel is expected to be premium, with prices expected to start at $649. The tweet too shows a Google logo, not a Nexus logo. The 2016 Pixel smartphones are believed to be produced for Google on behalf of HTC, which also made the first ever Nexus phone....

This makes the Google Play Music one of the most affordable streaming services in India, Apple music is currently priced at Rs 120 while the other players including Gaana and Saavn are priced at Rs 99/month. Since the cost difference is very less, it’s mostly the catalog, features and the content that will help users in deciding the best streaming service for them. The Google Play Music Unlimited is free for the first 30-days post which the amount would be charged on the recurring basis to your card....

Google had announced Project Abacus at the last years I/O which collects a ton of data about you including the locations on which you would actually use the app, maps your face and also matches your voice to ascertain if it is really you that is using the Google services. The eventuality of all this information is the trust score, which is somewhat like a credit score but only much simpler....

Sn0wbreeze 2.0 supports following devices: iPod touch 1G (Must be jailbroken on any firmware version) iPod touch 2G (Non-MC Model, must be jailbroken on any firmware, if not, then use iREB from here) iPod touch 2G (MC Model, must be on iOS 3.1.2. Does not need to be jailbroken on 3.1.2) iPod touch 3G (Must be previously jailbroken on 3.1.2) iPhone 2G iPhone 3G (Must be jailbroken on any firmware, if not, then use iREB from here) iPhone 3GS new bootrom (Must be previously jailbroken on 3....

Guest post by Christina Jenkins. The mistakes that the people inside organizations make when it comes to virtualization are known. When those mistakes are made, the benefits – all the efficiency and cost cutting that it allows – begin to disappear.More important than the increased ibuprofen expense and unnecessary late nights on the job for the IT department, is the potential for increased security issues, as well as time delays....

The Honor 8C features a 6.26-inch HD display on the front which has an aspect ratio of 19:9. It runs on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 632 octa-core chipset with 4GB of RAM, up to 64GB of onboard storage which is expandable, and a 4000mAh battery that does not support quick charging. There are two cameras on the rear — a primary 13-megapixel sensor with an aperture of f/1.8 and an another 2-megapixel f/2....

Smarter Photography The Qualcomm Snapdragon 855’s Spectra 380 ISP (Image Signal Processor) is natively capable of handling computational photography which we’ve primarily seen being implemented on Google’s Pixel phones. Computational photography essentially allows phones like the Google Pixel to offer advanced camera features through software which would have otherwise demanded special hardware. In addition to quicker response times, Qualcomm is also promising energy savings of up to four times than that of the Snapdragon 845....

Our goal will be to set a smooth browsing experience, one that is enhanced by the technological advances made by these add-ons, at the best of your computer’s capability. As a quick reminder, all of these extensions consume hardware resources, such as RAM, CPU cycles and even network band. Be it Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, the late Internet Explorer or other browsers, they all feed from the main pipe....

Before jumping directly into the customization process, let’s first understand the new structure of the Share Sheet on iOS 13. A thing to note here is that, even though the structuring has changed and a few new options have been added, the functionality remains the same as the earlier versions. iOS 13 Share Sheet Structure To break it down, the top of the Share Sheet shows the item you have selected to share, with an Options button at the bottom....

First, the integration of ColorOS into OxygenOS has become a hindrance for some. The general inconsistencies at UI make for an unsatisfying experience for some. Second, specific bugs and slowdowns bother many users since this is a major software update. But do not worry because we will take a detailed look at how you can downgrade your OnePlus device from OxygenOS 12 to OxygenOS 11 with ease. Pre-Requisites Before we start the downgrading process, make sure to perform a complete backup of the device as the downgrade process will factory reset your device....

The Basics In this section, I cover some rudimentary measures that can strengthen the security for your Facebook accounts. Most of the steps involve toggling some security settings offered by Facebook. The steps range from enabling advanced notifications to creating an additional layer of credentials required while logging in. Turn on the login alerts Login alert is pretty useful as it allows users to see if someone has logged in from an unauthorized device or even a browser....

ChromeOS is a versatile operating system that comes with a number of useful features. The Split screen mode is one of them. ChromeOS makes it relatively easy to multitask by using multiple applications at the same time. In this article, we will explain the different methods to trigger split-screen mode on ChromeOS. Let us get started. 3 Ways to use Split Screen Mode on Chromebook There are several ways to enable Split Screen mode on ChromeOS....

Ethics of Cell phone tracking Tracking someone else’s phone constitutes a major invasion of privacy, no doubts about it. This is irrespective of your intention being good or bad. Think again if this is the only way out for you, before proceeding further. Idea behind Tracking Cell Phones Most cell phone tracking methods work on the premise that the cell phone often “pings” the nearest cell operator’s towers. GPS-enabled cell phones don’t require cell towers and may be located anywhere in the world by satellite triangulation in a similar manner....

The front of the device features a 5.8 inch 19:9 Full HD+ (2,280 x 1,080p) display with a 2.5D curved Gorilla Glass. There are very minimal bezels surrounding the display on the three sides, except one which houses the Huawei branding. Powering the device is a Kirin 659 SoC paired with 4GB of RAM. On the storage front, the Huawei P20 Lite offers a choice between 32GB/64GB of internal storage alongside a hybrid microSD card slot that can accommodate up to 256GB....

Given the sheer vehemence of some reactions over these ads – almost every tech site (us included) has come out with guides telling people how to disable these ads – you would have expected a massive public backlash towards Xiaomi’s phones. Well, the market figures do not seem to bear that out – almost a year after the news of ads in Xiaomi phones made headlines, the company continues to be numero uno in the Indian smartphone market....

With the Blockchain backed technology in place, the Indian government will be issuing digital certificates for education degrees starting from the batch of 2019. The blockchain solution is christened “IndiaChain” and will be covering IIT Bombay and colleges that come under the ambit of Delhi University. The ongoing trials are overseen by the premier-think tank of India, Niti Aayog. As reported by FactorDaily, the land titles maybe next in line....