If you’re traveling to a location where internet connectivity may not be reliable, offline maps can come in handy. In this post, we’ll share how to download and use the offline maps in Windows 11. How to Download Maps for Offline Usage To use offline maps on Windows, first, you’ll need to download the map of a country or a region. You can do that easily via the Settings app on Windows....

These are small tile-like objects that help you find misplaced items. It has a small hole at the top, thereby letting you hook them easily to your car keys or place them inside your wallet or purse. As long as the battery of the SmartTag is in working condition, you will be able to track it with the help of your smartphone. The only catch is that this tech (for now) is available only on Samsung smartphones....

When you want to see a couple of browser tabs on a single screen without everything getting jumbled, turn to a split-screen. Split screens allow you to have two sections, each with their own set of information. These sections make you productive, allows you to get work done quickly, and see more information all at once without having a second screen. There are multiple scenarios in which you will find yourself using a split view on Mac....

This feature greets you with a lovely “Good Morning / Afternoon / Evening” message (depending on your sleep cycle for night shift workers) and a quick forecast of the day’s weather. Good Morning, Sunshine One of the helpful features that Good Morning provides is muting your notifications until you are awake. All your notifications – calls, texts, app notifications – will be sent to your phone, however none of them will show on your lock screen....

However, the problem is, most of the people don’t stop swiping when they are supposed to and continue snooping through your private photos you have in the gallery. We have seen a few apps on how you can limit the photos that can be viewed by your friends and they work. But today, I am going to share a new app which not only protects your privacy but also trolls friends who are a bit too eager to know what’s in your gallery....

Another one on the list is the slightly differently named Lomo’Instant Automat, from the house of Lomography. With a unique look and color, this instant camera is meant for photography lovers. But is that the case? Well, we are going to find that out in our post today. Let the games begin. Design Unlike digital cameras, which you can easily fit into your trouser pocket, instant cameras aren’t that flexible due to their bulky design....

Microsoft and Google offer lightweight yet capable word-processing software (OneNote and Google Docs). However, not everyone wants full-blown word editor like Microsoft Word and Apple Pages. That’s why some Microsoft and Google productivity suite apps have overlapping features — OneNote and Google Docs, respectively. Some users may just want to take basic notes, write business letters, prepare a resume, and share it with others. Both OneNote and Docs are closely tied to their parent company’s ecosystem....

Open Advanced Settings on Your Chromebook The easiest way to access these settings is typing in the Chrome browser chrome://settings. That takes you directly to settings. If you prefer the mouse, click on the hamburger menu in the upper right hand corner of your browser and pick Settings. Scroll down and click Show advanced settings… Insert Your External Media You’ll need to do this before you change the download settings. Your Chromebook can write to FAT, exFat and NTFS drives (check here for the full list)....

Friends are pesky that way. Use the apps listed below to pre-select photos you want them to see and to prevent them from accidentally seeing the ones you don’t. Bound It for Android Bound It’s homescreen shows all available albums/folders filled with photos on your phone. Tap on the thumbnails of the photos you want to share (between multiple folders and albums) with your friends and tap Bound It! This will generate a fullscreen album-like view that’s external to the Bound It app, only containing the photos you selected....

Spotify outside the US and UK , it’s limited to just the free version. If you live in a country where Spotify is not yet launched, you cannot buy a premium membership because of credit card restrictions. And because of the ads in the free membership, people take up YouTube as an alternative and start making playlists on it to listen to songs. However, just like the Spotify free subscription, YouTube playlists cannot be listened to on Android....

The luxury people once had of being able to write out a letter and shred it to pieces before mailing it is no longer available. Emails, texts, and tweets all get sent through the internet instantaneously, and in a typically busy life, there’s no room for waiting or reconsideration. The best tactic to use to avoid the occasional online blunder is to prevent the unfortunate from happening. Enable Undo Send in Gmail If you use a Gmail account, there’s a feature hidden away in the Labs section of the Settings that can bring you sweet relief from an embarrassing email....

Surely categorizing can be confusing but today I have got a one shot answer to the above problem. How about categorizing them under individual people by tagging their faces? If you agree and think tagging faces to the collection of photographs might be a better solution then let us see how we can get that done in Windows Live Photo Gallery. Using Windows Live Photo Gallery you can easily tag huge collection of photographs in minutes while sipping your evening tea, and then arrange them in the easiest way possible....

We recently discovered a useful app called ROM Toolbox Lite that can take care of all the aforementioned tasks on a rooted Android device, all from one place. It’s like Captain Planet for rooted phones, the one with combined power of all the good apps. Note: Please make sure you are cautious and tread carefully. As the app interacts with your Android system files, things can mess up if you pull the wrong plug....

Going by its initial looks, the Samsung Galaxy S9 has a lot to offer. For one, the Snapdragon 845 offers 25% boost in performance and the inclusion of the dual aperture camera, changes the photography game for smartphones. However, are these features enough to make a purchase? Every phone comes with its share of pros and cons and the Galaxy S9 is no different. Here, we’ve listed down a few reasons why you should (or shouldn’t) buy the Samsung Galaxy S9....

ADB or the Android Debugging Bridge is a powerful tool that has diverse uses in the world of Android — from changing the screen resolution to rooting your Android phone. And ADB accomplishes all these through the USB debugging mode. So, should you turn off USB Debugging when not in use? We help answer this very question in this post today. What is USB Debugging? Aforesaid, USB debugging is the bridge between the computer and your Android smartphone....

And even if you do have to get an antivirus, do they work as advertised? But before we get down to it, we need to understand exactly how a virus behaves on your Android phone and how they are different from malware. What Is a Virus, and How Different Is It From Malware Computer viruses have been in the news since past few decades. As you may already know, they work by replicating and attaching themselves to a particular program....

We have already talked about icon packs, customization tips, and compared the best of Android launchers to OEM skins. In this post, we are going to talk about my favorite launchers in the Android world, Smart Launcher, and Action Launcher. Smart Launcher has been around for a while. The app received its fifth major iteration recently. Unlike Nova launcher, which emphasizes on customization options, the Smart Launcher balances a nice mix of look, feel, and customization....

So, should you pick a smart plug over a smart outlet? And what are the benefits that a smart plug brings to the table? Well, that’s where we come in. In this post, we compare smart plugs with smart outlets to see which is right for you. Let’s jump right in, shall we? But before that, Here are the best Wi-Fi extenders that you can buy Take a look at these smart locks that work with Google Home...

A few years back the idea of subscribing to a video streaming service wasn’t received well, especially since torrent sites are aplenty and free too. But in the last year or so, since internet service providers in India have started being kind enough to offer more data on FUPs, the crowd has made a swift shift to online streaming services too. In this fast paced world of internet, online video streaming services are the order of the day, but since there are so many of them, we thought this comparison might help you a bit....

a look at Office 2013 and understood that it has been built with a whole new set of features. One such thing is insertion of images and videos into a Word document directly from the web. This means that a user does not have to leave the document to perform internet search for images, then, download the same and insert it into the document. If you have got chance to try Word 2013 then you must have noticed the Online Pictures option under Insert tab....