Peach has been getting a decent amount of press lately for potentially being the new Twitter. It’s a free, lightweight app for iOS and Android that essentially just wants you to share whatever is on your mind. You can add photos and animated GIFs too, but Peach still takes a very different approach from Twitter. So lets check out Peach and what sets it apart from the veteran social networks below....

Though this full-featured new tab is useful, many of us might miss the simplicity of getting a frequently visited site like Google on the new tab. And unfortunately, reverting back to that setting is not a straight-forward process in the latest version of most browsers. If you are using Chrome or Firefox as your default browser you can follow these steps to open a specific website automatically whenever you open a new tab....

But here’s the problem – I don’t want to give them up. Some I use frequently while others are for some specific cases, things I use a couple of times a month. First, I need to clean up the overloaded extension bar, bring some logic to it, maybe move things around a bit and then I’m going to try some extensions to help me out with this extension problem of mine....

Many people think you need a DSLR to produce this bokeh effect and that’s partly true. DSLRs do it best just due to the nature of them, but it more has to do with the lens. As lenses in smartphones improve, it won’t be long before manufacturers squeeze this feature in there as well. In fact, the iPhone 7 Plus Portrait Mode has a bokeh feature, but the software trickery there is nowhere near the quality a DSLR lens can produce....

Well, jokes apart, WhatsApp is a boon to mankind and its magically disappearing 24-hour status is the latest fad. These video/image-based messages allow users to say what they want in the best possible way. I do feel that the ability to record videos is great, however, it’s a bit sad that I cannot add the music of my choice in that video. That’s a big problem, or is it? The quickest and the happiest answer is no, it isn’t....

1. Use the Echo Spot as Digital Photo Frame If you are looking to add a standalone photo to your Echo Spot, you will need the aid of your smartphone and the Alexa app. With this, the clock face is replaced by a small circular photo. You’ll still be able to see the time at the top. Step 2: Now, scroll down until you see the option for Home Screen Background....

While some of these unlocks were genuine ones – and by genuine I mean that you were actually in a public place like an office or public transportation – most of them must have been triggered while you were at home or in your car, which were not entirely necessary. I wouldn’t ever mind keeping my device unlocked while I’m at home, as it would just make it easier for me to select the next track on my playlist....

I mean, we’re getting there. It’s starting to be possible to control lights from your phone, turn on your house’s heating from anywhere, and have the garage door open automatically when you get home. Reading on smartphones is getting better as well. Unfortunately there’s no robot to automatically infuse all the knowledge in the world into your brain. But there’s Kindle to make reading, even on web pages less of a strain for your eyes....

Uploading photos on Facebook is a cakewalk but what’s difficult is downloading them. Of course there are plenty of tools and online services that claim to do the task for you but most of these services require access to your profile with all your data. If you don’t trust these tools with your valuable data and are looking for a better alternative, PhotoLive for Chrome could be the right tool for you....

I’m sure you might have received such a call at least once and that too at the most inappropriate time. Telemarketers are the unsolicited emails of the mobile world. Particularly in India, they are quite a nuisance. That’s because of the loose rules and regulations that govern them and the equally shoddy implementation of those rules. India is also the second major originator of spam calls and emails. And with increasing social media penetration, we Indians are sharing much more without giving any thought to the privacy of our data....

different types of files . For example, I use Adobe to open PDF files, KM Player for audio and video and MS Outlook as my desktop email client. Since I have a default choice of email client, it is obvious that I would have all my contact information and associated details in it. Then I would always want to use the same for sending out and receiving email. Well, on Windows 8 it is not so....

I mean when you open the application you may want to land into the Calendar view, Tasks list or some other folder/ sub-folder within the structure that you have created. Let us see how to tweak the settings and change the folder the tool opens henceforth. Bonus Tip: Also learn how to customize MS Outlook Navigation, Reading and To-Do Panes or have a glance at the Custom Search Folders on MS Outlook....

Metro Start Screen comes with some backgrounds you can try, but if you are looking forward to change Office 2013 background art to go with the Start Screen, here’s how it’s done. Step 1: Open any of the Office products and click on the File button to open the Office options. Step 3: On the User Information Page you will find a drop-down menu to select the Office Backgrounds. There are four backgrounds you can select and the changes will be applied as soon as you make the selection....

Windows themes can change the wallpaper, system sounds, accent color, and even the cursor. The operating system comes with several stock themes to choose from and more can be downloaded from the Microsoft Store. Change the Theme From Windows 11 Settings Changing the active theme only takes a few minutes. Here are the steps that you should follow: Step 1: Open the Windows Settings app. You can do this by opening the Start menu, typing Settings in the search box, and clicking on the app....

One of the easiest ways to become more efficient with your iPhone is by creating custom shortcuts. Doing so will allow you to access certain pages you frequently visit, set specific phone parameters without needing to click several buttons, and much more. If you’re looking for a step-by-step guide on how to create custom iPhone shortcuts, you’re in the right place. The tips in this article will work for devices running on iOS 15 and later....

As of now, the ability to create custom WhatsApp stickers is limited to WhatsApp desktop apps only. You can’t create one using WhatsApp mobile app. However, there is an option to import your created stickers from WhatsApp desktop to WhatsApp mobile. Stick till the end to learn every trick. WhatsApp custom sticker packs are useful when you want to create interactive stickers from memories. Besides, it’s quite easy to do so....

Though many like those features, I find the SMS service especially bothersome. Though it’s useful in blocking spam messages, I would rather let my favored SMS app do that. However, Truecaller’s service shoves multiple confirmation pop-ups and sets itself as the default messaging service. And the worse thing is that the next time you receive a message or an OTP, there would be a barrage of duplicate messages in your inbox....

μTorrent , the nifty, and, possibly the most popular BitTorrent client for Windows. Recently, it introduced a new lightweight protocol called uTP in its latest version – 2.0. The developers of uTP claim it to be ISP-friendly, as it slows down transfer speeds when it detects a network congestion. Many ISPs throttle, and even block BitTorrent transfers through their networks when they catch it eating up bandwidth. uTP is meant to prevent such a situation, thus benefitting both the user and the ISP....

For someone just getting started, all of this can be annoying. If a dedicated torrent client is too complicated for you or someone you know, check out this Firefox add-on. It’s a simple torrent download manager written exclusively in JavaScript. What that means is that it will run inside the Firefox window and it will run fast. How To Use Torrent Tornado Go to the add-ons page and download it....

WhatsApp has been rolling out several updates on iOS and Android platforms, most of which are limited to beta versions. That means just a few users who enroll and participate in their developer beta program for both platforms can access and use the features under these updates on eligible devices. Among the slew of updates is the ability to secure WhatsApp chats using fingerprint authentication. It’s been roughly six months since the Facebook-owned social messaging app introduced biometric authentication for iOS models....