Apple believes in your right to privacy. Here is some advice on how to use the tools it has given you to protect your privacy on an iOS device. Use a better passcode You probably already use a 4-digit passcode, but you can improve that with a 6-digit or alphanumeric code.Continue Reading
Microsoft Office may be the de facto productivity tool for millions of workers worldwide, but it’s no monolith. Rather than a single, towering smooth-black Office, there’s a whole Stonehenge of options: Office on the iPhone, on iPad, Office on Android smartphones, Office on personal computers, Windows and macOS, Office withContinue Reading
Once upon a time, making a choice about how you updated Windows was easy: Let Microsoft decide. The company had a release cycle, and you went along for the ride. Those days seem so quaint now. Today there are multiple versions of “rings” and “channels,” with what seems like impossible-to-understand nomenclature.Continue Reading
I saw a very interesting report this week — from the reliable XDA Developers.com site — that the upcoming Android OS, Android Q, will let IT shops downgrade apps. That means that if a third-party app or even Android native app update presents problems, such as conflicting with other appsContinue Reading
Google Play Protect does screen every app for malware before a user downloads the app, but the tech giant still has more to do. Google very recently pulled out 29 camera and photo editing apps from the Play Store after they were found to be pushing obtrusive ads, scam users and evenContinue Reading
The product categories in the CPU marketplace are rapidly eroding. Intel and AMD have spent the last year and a half furiously releasing new products, and tweaking their lines to take on the competition. In some cases, prices have been slashed. In others, it’s meant CPUs have had more coresContinue Reading
A WhatsApp VP says the messaging service will start showing ads alongside its popular Status feature. Speaking at an event in New Delhi, WhatsApp Vice President Chris Daniels said that the ads would be the service’s “primary monetisation mode for the company” and would offer “an opportunity for businesses toContinue Reading
Whether it’s Captain America, Ironman, Wonder Woman or the machines of Transformers – we all have our favorite superheroes. So, when you get the chance to play one of them — at least in the gaming world — then why let the chance slide? This week, we have curated theContinue Reading
Globally unveiled earlier this year, Nokia 8 — HMD Global’s most powerful device in the Android-powered Nokia lineup, here are a few things you should know about the device. The flagship smartphone is powered by Qualcomm’s latest offering, the Snapdragon 835 processor. The brand has kept the bigger bezels andContinue Reading
Here are ten Microsoft Word features that make your work easier. 1. Be Distraction Free Writers want peace. The visual clutter of Microsoft Word gave rise to a legion of distraction free editors and undisturbed peace. But if you love Word, you can use a quick shortcut to hideContinue Reading