They want to become the Netflix of the gaming world and if given enough time, they just might succeed. Microsoft has multiple subscription plans in place and Xbox Game Pass is a value for money deal. That’s hours of gaming content with the promise of new titles being added all the time. Let’s begin. How Much Is Xbox Game Pass a Month There are three plans to choose from and they are pretty easy to select from....
Windows 10 packs a native way to secure files and folders, but it’s buried deep inside. Also, your account is already protected from unauthorized access with a password and even encryption if you use services like BitLocker to encrypt your entire device. If you don’t follow the right steps, your sensitive information such as personal photos/videos, bank information, or anything you don’t want anyone to get access to, may get into the wrong hands....
Notifications have been given a complete makeover in Windows 8 and if you are switching from previous variants of Windows, you are in for a surprise. So today I will give you a brief introduction to these notifications and we will also see how we can manage them better. Different Types of Windows 8 Notifications There are two distinct notification styles in Windows 8. One is Live Tiles and the other one is Toast Notifications....
If you were to take a deeper look, you’d see that only a handful of launcher apps have made it to the best and popular list. Two of such Android apps are the Nova Launcher Prime and the Apex Launcher Pro. Touted as two of the best Android launchers, these two claim to have hundreds of customization options, tons of widgets and, above all, the latest Oreo and Nougat features....
In this post, we have laid down five (5) different fixes for iPhone’s Optimized Battery Charging not working as expected. 1. Re-Enable Optimized Battery Charging The first thing you want to do when you notice that Optimized Battery Charging isn’t working on your iPhone is to reconfirm if the feature is enabled. By default, the feature comes enabled on new iPhone models, but may be it’s disabled on your device....
Disney recently came out with a new app called Disney Mix that appears to try and tackle this issue. Mix is basically its own messaging service that you can sign your child up for to message friends and family also on the service. The app has built in games that your child can play with friends, fun avatars and emoticons, and most importantly several integrated tools for safety and filtering....
Now the thing is that, these applications may crash (it has happened with me a lot) leaving Windows stuck with the 16 bit color settings (sometimes the resolution also gets messed up). So if at all you are ever stuck in such a situation wondering why the colors don’t seem right, the following steps should help you get back your default display settings. Changing the Windows Color Depth From 16 to 32 bit or Vice Versa Step 1: Right-click on an empty space on your desktop and select Screen Resolution option to open the screen resolution settings for Windows....
You can convert PDF to DOC, DOCX, JPEG to BMP, .ZIP to other formats and much more. And not only that, it also acts as a viewer, letting you view the uploaded files. Conversion is a three step process. Select files from your computer, choose conversion type and finally press the convert button to convert the file. One can send download link of the converted file to an email address too....
When you spend a considerable amount of time on a particular version of the software, it might be tough to accept a major upgrade. And while it was a piece of cake to downgrade a Windows OS, Android likes to give users a tough time. We have already seen how you can downgrade the Moto G 2014 devices. Today I am going to show you how to downgrade most Samsung devices that got the Lollipop update back to KitKat 4....
But the major problem with the service was that as the DNS was just meant to watch videos on Hulu and Netflix, it slowed the regular web browsing. Moreover, the service is about to remove Netflix from its list anytime now due to increase in the number of users. Because of these problems it was becoming quite difficult to use Tunlr on a regular basis. To change that, today I will show you an extremely easy way (probably the easiest way) to watch Hulu, Netflix and listen to Pandora radio from any country....
Thankfully, if you happen to have a jailbroken iPhone 3G, enabling battery percentage is a very easy process and all you will need to do is to follow these steps. Note: Don’t forget your iPhone 3G has to be jailbroken in order for this process to work. Step 1: Open Cydia on your iPhone and install iFile. Once you do, open it and navigate to the root[/] directory. Step 2: Find the file N82AP....
Thankfully, things changed when Facebook rebranded Messenger Day to stories and allowed cross-posting between Facebook and Messenger. However, that doesn’t mean that both the stories are same. There are a lot of differences between them. In this post, we shall dive deep into the differences between Facebook and Messenger Story. Let’s get started. Cross-Posting The major confusion that everyone has regarding these two stories is what happens when you post on one of them....
A few tools have so far made life easier for people who don’t necessarily want to dig into Photoshop for results, including one that can turn a short screen recording into a GIF in seconds — still a great solution for Windows users. Today, we’re taking a look at two of the most user-friendly applications for creating GIFs on your Mac. They both approach creating GIFs differently, so here you find out which one is best for making and sharing them on the fly....
The shift usually happens due to the page loading some content after you have gained access to the page — like an image or an advertisement graphic maybe. Engineers at Google seem to have been irritated by this fact, as were the users, and have finally fixed the issue of page jumps. Google has now introduced a ‘scroll lock anchor’ which ensures that page loading doesn’t affect what the user is reading or watching — preventing any page jumps from happening and locking the content on the device....
However, is that all Google has introduced in the newer Pixel 2 phone? Let us assure you that that’s not all. It has quite a few handful of features that make it a more than worthy successor. Here, we have curated some of the major differences between the first generation Pixel and the brand new Pixel 2. Spec Comparison Processor When we talk about a phone upgrade, in most cases, it’s automatically assumed that the processor makes it to the upgrade list....
Despite being an indispensable resource, approximately two-thirds of the world’s population faces the serious issue of water scarcity. In addition, about one third of the world’s ground water basins are being unsustainably depleted. With diminishing groundwater supplies, and a large number of persons having severely limited access to potable water, an intervention of sorts is needed. All is not lost however, especially not with Omar Yaghi of UC Berkeley (University of California, Berkeley) on the case....
I have used and recommended Headspace before several times. Andy Puddicombe was a monk who is well versed in the art of meditation. He will guide you through the entire process. Get Headspace Dan Harris, a journalist by profession and writer of the book with the same name, claims to have found a meditation technique for the ‘rest of us’. That means people who are skeptic about the whole thing but still want to try because deep down, they know it works....
If you are into organizing these stuff into folders, it’s all well and good. However, if you are someone like me, who just lets these files stay as they are, searching for them is one hell of a task. Especially if you are using the phone’s built-in file manager, the process of sifting through piles of files and folders can be agonizing. But what if I told you there exists a certain app which searches through all your documents, contacts, apps just like iPhone’s Spotlight....
The one word that has probably been synonymous with Windows desktop customization all these years is Rainmeter. For those who’ve never tried it, let’s quickly dive into what it is and how to make use of it. What is Rainmeter? Rainmeter is a desktop customization tool through which you can create and apply various customizable skins to your desktop. Skins for hardware monitors, clock, weather forecast, RSS Feeds and more....
