You can perform these test not just on your phone but also on some other phone that you might buy from someone else. Testing used phones before buying is a must. But, before digging into the guide I’d like to share some knowledge of different sensors the new age android phones have. iPhone user? Here are few important things you should check before buying a use iPhone. Impart Thy Knowledge: Types of Sensors in Android Smartphone I’ll give here a quick overview of each sensor available on Android phones....

So, do you know how to do that? Are you aware that you can turn your beautiful pictures into a screen saver? Besides, you can be selective and choose specific photos to display too. We will try doing that today and we will do it with the help of Windows Photo Gallery. Cool Tip: Previously we have discussed about a similar process using Google Picasa and many different photo sources....

Start Screen of Windows 8 gives an interesting and colorful view of all the programs you frequently use with the help of tiles. Apps downloaded from the Windows 8 Store have beautiful tiles most of the times to make your Start Screen look visually appealing (you have to agree it’s an eye candy). However, when you pin a desktop application to the Start Screen, all you get is a tile of the app with a small icon in the middle and a dull background color....

Demandar is a free web app which lets you create panoramic photos online. You don’t need to know any special photography skills to use it. All you need is a camera and a nice location to shoot. Here are some example of panoramas taken from the website. How to shoot for a panorama Before shooting for panoramic images, you have to take care of the following things: Keep distance between large objects and camera....

So I got a review code and decided to find out. Is Desk ($29.99) good enough to be the end-all solution for blog publishing? Can it get rid of the friction between writing, editing, uploading, and publishing on the web? Writing First Desk is, after all, a writing app, and it promises to please all by offering not only rich text with WYSIWYG but also brings in Markdown for people who want it....

StumbleUpon Lists are user-created collections of web pages on a single topic. But if you are following one, you would agree it is the fastest way to instantly connect to what’s of interest to you. When you go on the Lists page, it is easy to notice that it is similar to Pinterest. The StumbleUpon DNA (the colored bar on top) quickly tells you what the list is all about and how the web pages on it are distributed....

We discussed about Drop.io, a web app for sharing large files over the internet, few days ago. If you want this service as a desktop app to quickly upload files then there is a tool available and is known as Droplet. Droplet is an easy to use desktop app which runs on the Adobe AIR platform. It lets you upload any file directly from your desktop to Drop.io. Since Adobe AIR works on Windows, Mac and Linux, this tool also works on all these operating systems....

Maybe English isn’t your first language and while you’re learning it, you can’t read long articles in English. Or you’re visiting a new country and want to quickly translate some text. Well, thanks to iOS 8 features like extensions and widgets, this is easier than ever before. Bing Translate Extension To Translate Web Pages The Bing Search app was updated for iOS 8 with a nifty translate extension. Using this, you can go to a browser like Safari or Chrome, load up a web page, bring up the Share sheet and tap Bing Translator to translate the entire page to a language of your choosing....

Luckily, we’ve got third-party sites that make this task easier. Scroll down and you’ll see a number of options that include Advanced Kindle Book Search, Advanced Paper Book Search, View Free Kindle Titles, Track Kindle Price Drops and more. The Advanced Kindle Book Search is the most powerful of all the features. As you see in the screenshot below, it has a number of search filters to help you narrow down your search for Kindle ebooks....

We’re pitting it against Evernote, currently the most popular and versatile note taking service. It’s cross platform, has great features and has proved for more than half a decade that it’s a reliable system. Let’s get started. OneNote Has Lots of Stuff for Free OneNote is a very small part of MS’s business. Even if it was a paid service, the revenue wouldn’t make a dent in the giant’s multi-billion dollar quarter results....

But if you’re bored of your run-of-the-mill music selection and would like to try something different, then there is a solution for you online. Meet Forgotify — a website which exposes you to those million of tracks which no one has listened to on Spotify. According to Spotify, 80% of the songs in its library are listened to at least once, but that leaves millions of songs out in the dark and Forgotify makes it easier for users to find it....

Movies.io is a cool web service that gives you a basic overview of the movies in the simplest way possible. Before we proceed any further, let’s use the service to search for a movie. To do so, open the Movies.io homepage and type in the movie name in the search bar. The service will provide you suggestions as you type, and you can select the one who want the summary for....

Windows, by default, does not provide a thumbnail preview for these video file types but here’s a way you can get it done to make your video and movie collection look cooler when you show it to your friends. Setting Up Media Preview Step 1: Download and install Media Preview on your computer. As both 32 and 64 bit versions are available, make sure you install the correct one. Step 2: Launch the program and open the File Formats tab....

Both brands offer their apps on their phones and not everyone likes those apps. The beauty of Android phones is that you can customize anything. Be it the contacts, launcher, and even the dialer app. We have already compared various Samsung apps with Google apps. In this post, we will compare the phone app from Samsung and Google in detail. Let’s check them out. User Interface Both the phone apps have the regular user interface....

Don’t believe me? Try Google’s Timelapse on either your PC or smartphone — you might end up being a bit convinced that nature is surely changing and not in a positive manner. Google’s Timelapse, released in 2013, is an interactive feature which creates imagery of our world over a period of time and lets you scroll through the gallery — captured between 1984 and 2016. Using 5 million satellite images from five different satellites acquired over a period of 32 years and then converted to 33 cloud-free annual mosaic shots, this tool will help you see how the world has changed in the past 32 years....

From what I feel, Wi-Fi Sense, a new feature included in Windows 10, has managed to freak out a lot of people when it comes to security and privacy. But it’s not what you think it is. So in today’s post, I will explain what the feature is all about and how it’s completely under your control. What exactly is Wi-Fi Sense First of all, the Wi-Fi Sense is nothing new and exclusive to Windows 10....

While the functionality is mainly part of the stock Android phones, some custom Android skins have replaced it with their modified versions. For instance, if you recently read our post on the guest mode of Android, you may have tried to use it on your MIUI running phone. And, I’m sure you must have been disappointed since the guest mode doesn’t exist on it. That’s because Xiaomi provides Second space instead of Users feature on MIUI running phones....

Devices then had to be plugged into iTunes to try updating once more, but more problems ensued there. Some users report being unable to update from iTunes and unfortunately having to restore the iPhone or iPad, removing all content and settings. Twitter lit up with hundreds if not thousands of complaints, many of which Apple Support tried tackling as quickly as possible. Even some high-profile technology journalists suffered from the issue....

There are two kinds of gadgets: One that become really popular really fast with the (much deserved) hype, like the iPhone, and other that become really popular really fast without the hype. Chromecast is clearly in the second category. Millions of these tiny devils are already in the market. And not without reason. Media streaming devices have existed before but Chromecast is one of a kind. When Guiding Tech writer Khamosh started playing around with it, he immediately realized that this amazing device needs an amazing guide....

Microsoft is dedicated to attracting big name developers to Windows 8, so you can be rest assured that many of these programs will eventually arrive to the platform. What if you don’t want to wait? If you are currently rocking a touch-optimized Windows device then you don’t have to settle for the current app selection. You can instead open your device up to over 500,000 Android apps as well. Still not sold on Windows 8?...