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Especially when you’ve captured a lot of photos of an event and want to send it as a document on WhatsApp without the depreciation in quality – this bug is frustrating, to say the least. We faced this problem ourselves and looked into a few ways to troubleshoot it. Let us show you as well to help fix it for you. 1. Check WhatsApp Permissions If WhatsApp on your Android device does not have permission to access your files, you will be unable to send documents....

A Brief Overview Though the regular Echo looks like a hefty version of the Echo Dot, there isn’t much difference between the two. For one, the Echo Dot is quite similar to the Echo, sans the dedicated woofer and treble speaker for better sound output. When it comes to sound quality, the regular Echo fares better and the Dot appears to be a bit under-powered. However, it makes it up with its nifty ability to hook up to any external speakers via a 3....

Usually, Apple Mail is the default choice for many iOS/iPad OS users. Every year, Apple adds incremental updates to the default mail app with major iOS release. Google has been aggressive with Gmail updates and improvements on iOS. So does it make sense for people to have two email apps on their iPhones or iPads? Will Gmail’s app serve better than Appel Mail app? In this post, we are going to compare the default Apple Mail to Gmail....

This feature only half works with the official Philips Hue app because you can set a time to trigger certain lights to turn on, off or dim. But it works even better when paired with your actual alarm clock app or Fitbit so the lights go on precisely when you wake up. They can even gradually fade on if you wish. Using Sleep Cycle If you use your iPhone or Android phone as your alarm clock on the morning, the Sleep Cycle app can link to your Philips Hue lights....

While you’re waiting for Siri, a new bot has entered the Mac App Store. While it can’t do everything Siri can do, Awa covers most of the basic essentials, including understanding natural language. Siri will probably come eventually, but for only $0.99, let’s see if Awa can hold her own. Claimed Features First, let’s go through all of the commands the developer claims Awa is capable of acting on. You can apparently use Awa to open applications on your Mac, go to specific websites or search the web, perform calculations, take notes, set reminders in the Reminders app and find places in Maps....

That announcement means far more to technology companies than it does to consumers, at least in the short-term. That’s because headphone makers, speaker manufacturers, and similar wireless accessory brands can start putting Bluetooth 5.0 in their products. Now that 2017 has begun, you can expect to see Bluetooth 5.0 products hit market by the end of the year or sooner. Does that mean you should hold off on buying Bluetooth products right now?...

The latest version of Opera comes with a built-in VPN service that’s free for all. Sweet. A VPN (Virtual Private Network) connects your PC to another server and then uses that server to browse the Internet. That means no one knows your location or who you are. Get Opera Brave is a new player that has emerged in recent months. Brave is a blockchain-based browser that focuses on privacy by blocking all ads and scripts by default....

The default EarPods that comes with the phone have hardware keys using which you can not only answer calls, but also control music playback. It even accepts compatible earphones with hardware buttons, making it easy to shuffle songs without taking the phone out of the pockets. However, when it comes to Android, there are different OEMs and manufactures and most of them don’t have a feature to use headphone buttons to shuffle songs....

Your PC or Laptop is also not secure from such attacks. While you may reiterate that I have password protected it, but that’s not enough today, as we will see. The Hackers USB Drive To the layman, it might seem that some revolutionary new technology is at work, but in reality it’s nothing more than some software trickery. But in this day & age, with Windows advanced so much with 10, how is this even be possible?...

If you are a fan of vintage photography, you’ll definitely like this entry. Here we will show you how to take any conventional photo and create a professional looking black & white version using Photoshop. Let’s get started. Here is the original photo we’ll be using to illustrate this example: Naturally, you must be wondering if simply using the default black & white option in Photoshop would be enough. While it might be for some of you, in truth, the end result when using more elaborate techniques (the ones you are about to learn here) can be much more elegant and convincingly vintage....

secure your most important files and folders so that no one can access them even if they have full access to your computer? Perhaps you share your Mac with someone else and don’t want to create a whole new account for that person or you want to have your most vital information covered against possible theft. For these and other similar scenarios, I’m going to show you how to create an encrypted folder on your Mac that you can actually lock with a password to secure it and take with you anywhere you want....

Notifications really got one of the biggest updates yet for Android. But while all the new features are great, notifications still might not be how you want them. Notifications are the most personal thing on the phone, so it makes sense that you should have total control over them. Thankfully, there are plenty of settings in Lollipop we can tweak to get there. Interacting with Notifications on the Lockscreen After you update to Lollipop, notifications will show up on the lockscreen by default....

hiding status updates and photos to warding off strangers , and then to even setting up a Facebook ‘burglar alarm’ , Facebook despite all intents and purposes can be turned into a fortress. One of the tiniest details we sometimes overlook as part of our digital persona is the year of birth and consequently our real age. No, I am not being bashful about it. Hiding your age on Facebook has a few real-world implications that are easily overlooked....

secure our email inboxes . Take Gmail for instance. Their 2-step verification is a great way to add an extra layer of protection against intrusions. Gmail users probably know that the Google bots scan their emails to show relevant ads. I wouldn’t worry about this because they are just bots. Yet, you may choose to stay out of this by changing Ad preferences on Google. So, your Gmail account stays pretty much protected if you are cautious and follow Gmail’s security suggestions....

Let’s admit it. You’ll use several online services that require a unique and strong login info every time. Using the same weak password can make you vulnerable to hackers. And that’s why a password manager is important. Both Apple and Google’s eco-system is filled with several options. And choosing a suitable one with maximum security is a crucial process. After all, you are going to fill it with all your confidential information, and some of it may include access to the banking and shopping sites....

In this guide, we shall take a closer look at the different levels of EV charging and what they mean for EV owners. Specifically, we’ll take a deeper dive into Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 charging, their charging speeds, and where they are commonly found. So let’s start off by talking about the various levels of charging itself. Different Levels of Electric Vehicle Charging First and foremost, you should know that there are three levels of EV charging technology aptly dubbed Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3....

Be it pinning a program to the taskbar, pinning executables to start menu, using app launchers like Launchy or fast file searching tools like Everything, there’s no dearth of ways to make finding and searching tasks productive on Windows. Today we will expand that list by writing about another such program searching and launching tool called FARR, short for Find and Run Robot, and it has certain features that might cause you to prefer it over all the above tools that we mentioned....

Xiaomi and software spoken in the same breath generally point towards one thing — MIUI. Considered one of the best custom user interfaces, MIUI is known for its plethora of features. With the release of MIUI 9, the excitement among Xiaomi users is at an all-time high. However, there’s a slight catch with the MIUI 9 as it has been rolled out incrementally. This translates into the fact that even if your device is on the list for the second or third update, it might be long before you actually receive the update....

Not so long ago, Evernote was the hot favorite of smartphone users, but unfortunately, it fell from grace after changing the product pricing. So we are left with the ever-popular Google Keep and Microsoft’s OneNote apps. These not only possess tremendous features but are also free in the market. So, it’s only fair that we pit both the apps against each other and see who wins at the end. Let the game begin....

Whether you’ve noticed closely or not, there’s a basic distinction between both the apps. Google Duo is more of a casual video calling app and Meet is suitable for video conferencing and webinars. But, there are plenty of subtle differences under the hood that we will explore in more detail below. Get Google Duo Get Google Meet Let’s begin. User Interface Both Duo and Meet follow Google’s Material Design philosophy with a clean UI....