Related Read: White House to Pass Bill for Online Privacy Protection? Because of the way smartphones have evolved, now holding more information about ourselves than any other device we own, the need is great for safety and privacy. Such apps allow you to hide these files, and they make them available only for the owners. Why Use Such Apps? The question has an obvious answer. To protect your files from the peeking eyes of others....

A download manager is a utility (or a standalone application) that allows you to manage your downloads on the internet more effectively and efficiently, with additional benefits, such as the ability to have multiple downloads, set priorities for different downloads, pause/resume downloads, get faster download speeds, and more. So, to help you better manage your downloads, here are some of the best download managers you should check out. 1. Free Download Manager Free Download Manager, as its name suggests, is a completely free download manager software for your computer....

However, the site is poorly moderated, which means there are a lot of bots and spammers. Additionally, Omegle is full of online bullies, hackers, and snoops, making it riskier than you would think. This online chat platform is significantly overused, and no new features are offered. Omegle has seen numerous recordings of strangers hacking other users’ accounts, spewing hate speech, and other unwanted situations. This has prompted people to seek an alternative to Omegle....

Swipe Down for Search Nova launcher was recently updated with a more sophisticated search functionality which integrates with Sesame Shortcuts. However, by default, it cannot be invoked with a swipe down gesture and if you have been a long-time Evie launcher or iOS user, you will definitely miss it. Fortunately, Nova’s skill sets has enough customization tools for configuring this. To achieve this, head into Nova’s settings, then “gestures and inputs” and tap “swipe down”....

Manu Jain wore a half sleeved jacket over a formal shirt and trousers. Manu Sharma opted for an immaculately tailored blazer over crisply ironed denims. The first week and a half of March was a massive one for both men, who are the helm of companies that pretty much dominated the tech headlines in India during that time. Jain is the India head for Xiaomi, while Sharma is the Director Mobile for Samsung India....

The world’s cheapest tablet has gone cheaper, for Indian students at-least. According to NYTimes India Ink, the company manufacturing the Aakash-2 for the Indian Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) will be making them available to the students of 20,000 colleges and 416 Universities for a price of Rs. 1132 (or $21 approx.) Datawind has also clarified that it will be retailing the Aakash-2 tablets to the general public, under its own brand, Ubislate for Rs 3,499 and Rs 4,299, which is $62 and $77 respectively....

The Amazfit BIP features a more Apple Watch-esque design and comes with a 1.28-inch (176 x 176 pixels) always-on touchscreen. In addition to mirroring your phone’s notifications on your wrist, the watch can also log your runs, cycling sessions, and more. There’s an optical heart rate sensor as well and it’s IP68 rated dust as well as water resistant. However, the biggest highlight of the Amazfit BIP is the fact that it can last nearly a month on a single charge....

A thing to note with a lot of the deals is that the prices are listed taking into account Exchange, Cashback, and No Cost EMI. So, you might need to look out for the details and go accordingly with your order. Here are a few helpful points to help you make an easy buy: No Cost EMI Products that provide this offer essentially allow you to buy the product on EMI with zero down payment and zero interest on the cost of the product....

Looks solid, not spectacular The case is around 45 grams and each of the earbuds is about 6-7 grams, so they are both lightweight enough. The case can be carried easily in a trouser pocket and you can wear the buds in your ears easily for hours. The buds (not the case) come with an IPX4 rating, so you can use them in a gym without any problems. You get three sets of ear tips and even three ear “wings” for those who want the buds to stay more stable in their ears....

This year’s IFA accentuated this further as the numbers of Alexa-connected products were drastically higher than the Google Assistant ones. From entry-level speakers to $2800 robots to tablets that can be turned into an Echo Show-like device, Alexa is almost every where now and the situation is only going to become worse from this point for its competitors.

The tool lets you feed in your emergency information including crucial health details such as your blood group, allergies, medications, address and contacts to your Android phone. This data can be later accessed from the lock screen directly allowing anyone else like first responders to know about you and whom to contact in a particular situation without the PIN. Usually, in critical scenarios such as road accidents, people either look for some sort of identification or wait until the patient gains consciousness....

Selling Android to Google back in 2005 and thereafter leading the product team to take it to the top of the market by beating the likes of iOS and Windows Mobile, Rubin has many a feather in his cap. With that said, Rubin would be donning a new hat in his upcoming firm Essential Inc. Instead of leading the software development role like in Google, Rubin would function as the Chief Operating Officer for his new venture....

Apple’s Craig Federighi announced that with iOS 9, the company aims to provide more stability and performance boost to the mobile operating system while also adding several handy features. Starting with voice assistant, which as the company notes is serving 1 billion requests everyday, it is getting a graphical revamp. Apart from the improvements in the user interface, Siri is also becoming a lot more useful. Called Proactive assistance, Siri is now able to anticipate what a user wants based on location, time, and apps running in the background....

In order to access the student tier of the Apple Music, one needs to be enrolled in educational institutions. In U.S the Student tier costs just $4.99 while in India the deal is much better at just $0.90, yes, the Apple Music for students in India costs less than a dollar while the regular subscription is priced almost double at $1.75. What this also means is that the Apple Music for students is way cheaper than its Indian competitors including Gaana and Saavn....

The Apple News+ subscription will include top magazines from across the World from various genres including entertainment, fashion, news, politics, health, lifestyle, food, travel etc. The magazines will be segregated as per the top read, trending, recommended as per your liking and so on. The magazine covers have a life-like effect, similar to a live wallpaper giving an insight into what the magazine contents are. Not just magazines, but the Apple News+ subscription will also include some online journal subscriptions from portals like TheSkimm and TechCrunch, and will also include popular daily newspapers like The Los Angeles Times and The Wall Street Journal....

Aqara Smart Bedroom Set Features The Aqara smart bedroom set is essentially a combination of various IoT products. These IoT smart gadgets come with the ability to control your room lighting, air conditioner, switches and wall sockets directly from your bed. So, the Aqara smart IoT kit will surely ignite the lazy bones jones lying deep inside you. Apart from that, the IoT set comes with a temperature, humidity and body sensor....

The report examines the real-world connection speeds for people in the top 50 countries on the Internet, i.e. the countries with the most Internet users. This list of countries ranges from China at number 1 with 420 million Internet users, and Denmark at number 50 with 4.75 million Internet users. The data for the report was provided by Akamai, who is the world’s largest CDN provider. As the report points out, this data is very important for web publishers as they can get an idea of what kind of Internet connection speeds their customers are likely to have in different countries....

The Pegasus 4S, despite those two aforementioned features and a dual-camera arrangement, is no flagship, however. And its rest of the specifications show that. For starters, the 5.5-inch display comes with a below average resolution of HD+ (720 x 1440 pixels). In addition to that, there’s a MediaTek MT6750T octa-core processor clocked at 1.5Ghz, 3/4GB RAM, 32/64Gb of internal memory and a non-removable 4030mAh battery. It follows the company’s recent design language and flaunts a unibody metallic chassis....

Started at Rs 29,999 and now we are here…at Rs 9,999 We are talking of the JBL Club One. It was launched in July this year as the flagship of the JBL Club series, which was “inspired by touring musicians and pros like Armin Van Buuren and Nicky Romero.” And was priced at Rs 29,990. Yes, right alongside the Sennheiser Momentum 3, the Bose 700 and (at that time), the Sony WH-1000 XM3 (the XM4 now!...

Additionally, Evernote also supports integration with third-party apps and services and offers several other features that extend its functionality further. As such, knowing these features and how to use them can prove to be quite useful and come in handy if you use Evernote regularly. Here’s a look at all such Evernote tips and tricks you must know to master Evernote and use it effectively and efficiently. Some of these features and tips work on both the desktop and mobile versions of Evernote, while others are limited to the web version only....