This is what DLC, or Downloadable Content, is about. You can play the game, read about how it ends in the umpteen number of portals dedicated to gaming and still enjoy some more of it. Let’s take a deeper look. The Need for DLC We’ve already seen the impact of increasing user engagement in gaming and a recent study by the Helsinki Institute of Information Technology also proves the correlation between DLC and acquisition of a larger user base....

There are a number of apps that can help you find the deleted comment which might just have been a troll comment or moderated for abusive language. If you’re interested in going through the comment history of a post in its entirety then you will find these websites and extension to be of some use. Actually, nothing on the internet ever gets deleted because of a number of archive websites, like the WayBack Machine and more are storing the history of the internet in one way or the other....

Launched in 2016, this cool app not only lets you catch up with your friends over video calls but also lets you play games with them. Ever since the pandemic started, Houseparty has seen over 50 million sign-ups, and well, it begets a simple question — is it better than WhatsApp Video calls? Well, that’s what we are going to find out in our comparison today as we compare WhatsApp with Houseparty....

The Science Behind SuperMeat SuperMeat wants to create real meat without harming or killing animals. This would be done using a technology called cultured meat. It would take extremely small tissue samples from an animal like a chicken, grow those cells in a lab-based environment that simulates that animal’s habitat and the process would eventually result in real meat. The company is boasting that this could change the world as we know it by producing meat in a healthier way that’s cheaper too....

Right now if you are looking for a stock Android experience on a smartphone you have more choices than ever before. First, we have the Google Play Editions of the Samsung Galaxy S4 and HTC One. Basically these are the original flagship devices but stripped off of manufacturer extras like Zoe and Smart Pause, in favor of a Nexus-like experience. There’s also the trusty Google-backed LG Nexus 4, which was designed from the ground up for stock Android....

I have more than a dozen reading apps on there and yes, I use most of them pretty regularly. Without further ado, let’s get to it. 1. Reeder and Unread I’m still a big RSS user. I’m subscribed to around 40 websites – it’s how I stay on top of tech stuff. I use two apps for reading RSS on the iPad. Let me explain why. Firstly, both Reeder ($4....

importing your contacts from another phone or service. That joke about whether that smartphone can make calls is still worth a laugh but we usually begin the setup of our new phones by making sure that we can use it to make or receive calls. Now, doing that manually takes a hell lot of effort. The best solution, if you are using a basic phone, is to copy contacts to the SIM card (from your old phone) and then move them to your new phone....

Today we will see how you can create the same task of automated disk cleaning using CCleaner. If you have not yet installed or tried CCleaner on your Windows PC, you must do it right away. The application already made its way to our top 10 list of the must install freeware on a new computer. Creating the Automated CCleaner Clean up Task Step 1: Run CCleaner and configure the kind of clean up you require when the scheduler automatically runs the program for you....

Bvckup creates backups of your important folders. It monitors the original folders for any changes and updates the backup folder accordingly. Hence it can be defined as a folder cloning utility. There are two things which will instantly appeal to you about this free backup software – the uncomplicated interface and the backup speed. Let’s reveal both… Bvckup weighs in at just 478 KB. It runs from the system tray and takes up minimal memory....

convert them to mp3 files, right? The story changes when I have to listen to those videos on my phone when I am on the move. Compared to the hard disk, the storage space of my phone is a merely couple of GBs and all those music videos just won’t fit in. Also, I hate the idea of watching video on the tiny screen of my smartphone. Just the music is enough and that’s where the audio conversion idea that we talked about in the title of this post can prove to be a boon....

Sadly, Twitter does not provide a direct feature to accomplish the task, and thus we will have to depend on some 3rd party application to get it done. Currently, there are many online tools that claim to unfollow inactive Twitter user for you but ManageFilter among them, with its simple interface and easy access, topped my list. ManageFilter makes the cleaning of inactive twitter user a cakewalk. To get started, simply visit ManageFilter home page and click on the Start button in the middle of the screen....

connect to remote data centers, VPNs have now become very popular among individuals mainly because they allow you to access content and websites that might not be available in your specific region, like Hulu for example. However, not every Mac user is familiar with VPNs, and since there is more than one way to connect to one, sometimes it can be a bit intimidating. So here’s a short tutorial on how to do this....

Google Photos supports the HEIC format, but you can only view HEIC images if you uploaded them from an iOS device initially. So the only way to work with HEIC images — if you received a batch from somewhere — on an Android device is to convert them to the JPG format. Thankfully, there are a handful of apps and online services that you can use to convert HEIC images to JPG on Android easily....

However, if you are using Windows 8 on a desktop or a laptop, you understand the pain of shutting it down or re-powering it. We have covered the various ways to shutdown Windows 8. And, to help you cut down on the steps we also worked on creating a taskbar shortcut for the same. Cool Tip: Windows 8 users may be missing the Hibernate option that used to work as a great session saver on previous versions....

Here are the steps. Step 1. Click on the wrench icon (Customize & Control Google Chrome) next to the address bar. Click Settings on the drop-down menu that appears. This opens the settings window. Step 2. Scroll down the page and click on Show advanced settings… Step 4. Change the defaults Chrome uses from this list. You can also tweak the size and set the minimum font size which Chrome can use for the various fonts used by using the sliders....

For instance, Google allows you to trigger the Assistant even when your phone is locked using something called voice match. Google Assistant is capable of identifying your voice. It pops up whenever you say ‘OK Google’ or ‘Hey Google’, even when you have protected your phone with a passcode. That could get a bit frustrating if you have multiple Google Assistant-powered devices and your phone’s screen lights up while you’re addressing a different device....

Kids can be stubborn at times and parents have no choice but to play their videos and look for child-friendly content and apps on Google Play Store. Our kids challenge us every day when it comes to handling our smartphones. Give them an Android phone for a video call with their grandpa and they will show you the settings on your phone you didn’t even know existed. The kids mode is not for kids anymore....

Google Photos is more than just a gallery app. It’s an excellent photo backup service that also churns out neat edits from time to time. Plus, you can always go back in time to check your old memories. And the good thing is that you can search both by dates, place and as well as text. Over time, Google Photos accumulates thousands and thousands of these memories. So, how do you download all these photos to your computer (or phone) at once?...

With a few new updates, you can also edit the name of a location and a whole lot more. Before I dive into it, let me give you a quick background. Maps Ain’t Perfect Since I’ve been living here in the same locality since childhood, I pretty much know every lane and corner of it. Which meant that every time I opened Google Maps when I was home, I could easily spot the errors and hope they would fix the most glaring ones....

By default, Screen Time automatically groups apps into broad categories — such as Education and Entertainment. But Screen Time often misses the mark completely with some apps ending up in the wrong category. Or, it may be that you just don’t want a certain app to be included within a preset category at all. Ridiculously, you are stuck with what you get. Rather than giving up, I messed around with Screen Time for a while and found out a couple of workarounds that will let you take matters into your own hands....