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Facebook is working on want/collect buttons This is definitely a move that’s meant to bring more revenue to Facebook, after a rather lousy IPO. Thus, there are bigger chances of seeing the want/collect button sooner than the “who viewed my profile” one. Facebook says that this new feature is “unrelated” to Pinterest, but it’s very, very hard to say that they didn’t copy anybody. Here’s what Facebook told TechCrunch: Retailers and online businesses will basically add these button to their news feeds about products....

The Moto G was a massive success and spurred a revival in Motorola’s fortunes. And while, of course, the competition piled into the market with similar devices, the Moto G always had a place of its own. Yes, its market shared slipped a little in the face of so much competition, but it always was one of the leaders in the segment, especially in markets like India, where Motorola still enjoyed the sort of brand equity that Nokia did....

And after all these years, Microsoft has now decided to pull the plug on Internet Explorer – Microsoft’s apps and services will stop supporting Internet Explorer 11 from 17 August 2021. And even though it has been ages, most of us actually used Internet Explorer as our web browser (its global share is down to almost 3 percent today), let us face it, it feels kind of odd that the Web browser that introduced so many of us to the Internet will be gone....

1. Still a high-quality processor The Poco F1 is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor, the flagship chip of its time. And even today, it remains a formidable proposition. It might not be able to beat the 855, the 855+ or the 865 that came after it, but by most accounts, it is still better than the 700 series of chips that come in most mid-segment devices. Yes, better than even the Snapdragon 730G that is on the Poco X2....

Gionee has loaded this phone with some powerful interiors and gone the length to ensure it’s a good looking phone. And talking of length, that is probably the first thing that will manage to awe you – yes, it’s a tall phone with a 6” screen (packs a pixel density of 490ppi) that gets a bump into the 2K paradigm from the FHD screen that we saw on the E7....

And after a few weeks of using the latest Google flagship, the Pixel 2 XL, one cannot help but get a similar feeling. Yes, the phone has a very distinct design (although it cannot be called premium – the feel of the metal back seems almost grainy and plasticky), with its dual tone back (we got the black model) and its hardware is right up there with the best – a 6-inch quad HD display squeezed into a compact frame that is a mere 6....

Yes, we chose our words carefully. And to make things dreadfully simple, we will not get into any mode or spec sheet discussions (single 12.2 megapixel camera with a f/1.8 aperture on the back, dual 8 megapixel cameras in front, for those interested), but will simply wade into the crux of the matter – what kind of photographs does the Pixel 3 take? The answer is simple: bloody awesome ones....

Google has managed to design astonishingly tiny radar chips that can be directly embedded into devices like a smartwatch or a Bluetooth speaker. What this does is that users will be able to control their gadgets using precise hand gestures without actually touching the display or pressing any button. The smartwatch demo they showcased involved a couple of hand flicks through which the digital watch face could be moved. You can perform hand pinching gestures in air to manipulate a Bluetooth speaker’s actions....

The Sprayscape is basically a mishmash of two things, VR and pictures. It makes use of the phones inbuilt gyroscope sensor to park images inside a 360-degree sphere. All one needs to do is point the phone’s camera and tap on the display to spray faces, locales and much more. The stuff you have captured is then hosted on a link that can be shared via the social media with family and friends....

To reiterate, the Vivo Nex sports a 6.59-inch Full HD+ AMOLED display with a resolution of 1080 x 2316 pixels and covers the entire front of the phone. The fingerprint scanner is embedded into the display as well and uses Vivo’s second generation in-display fingerprint scanner tech. At the heart of the NEX is Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 845 chipset which is the flagship SoC of 2018, so performance is top notch....

The website which has earned a reputation for being extremely reliable about all things Samsung has reported that as per a report from Yonhap News Agency, a Samsung spokesperson has said that the Fold has not touched the one million sales figure yet. As per the spokesperson, the company president might have made a claim about that future because he confused the company’s target to sell 1 million units of the Galaxy Fold by the end of the year, with actual sales figures....

When this happens, the system just hangs. Even the task manager fails to respond. Then the only way to get back to work is to Power off the PC and then start it back. A few days back, Microsoft had acknowledged this issue and said that this problem was rectified from their internal Pre-RTM builds, and now they have come up with a hotfix for the rest of us using Windows 8 Release preview or Windows Server 2012 RC....

Fat chance. Apple delivered perhaps the slickest, well organized online tech event we have witnessed to date. And it was not just down production values and graphic quality. The whole event simply flowed like cream out a silver jug, with almost no stumbles or false notes. And over the years, sleek and well-produced presentations have become an Apple staple. And unlike most of the other brands that tend to focus heavily on special effects and design touches, Apple actually manages to keep things relatively simple, even while remaining very effective indeed....

The way Google does it is that any email sent with the “Confidential Mode” switched on is basically a link, not the regular mix of text and attachments. You can think of that link as a limited access license to a specific space of your account where the email is actually stored. Therefore, with Confidential Mode, the email technically never leaves your inbox. The person on the other end doesn’t, although, gets just a link in the email....

Not to worry anymore! Just a few days after announcing Free Windows 7 RTM for all TechNet beta testers, another good news flowing in the form of ability to upgrade (or rather MIGRATE) from Windows XP to Windows 7. Migrate XP to Windows 7 with Easy Transfer Over the Network Below are some resources which give a step-by-step guide on using Microsoft’s Windows Easy Transfer program to help you transfer your files and settings from Windows XP to Windows 7....

Whether it is in your pocket or just sitting on a table, it is easy to turn the volume up without meaning to. This can be especially frustrating if you are in a quiet environment and suddenly your phone starts blasting music. Blocking the volume keys can prevent accidental changes to the volume levels and save you from a lot of frustration. In this post, you’ll learn how to disable volume buttons on Android devices, remap the buttons, lock the volume settings, and why volume buttons change on their own....

Hard drives are pretty simple to buy, you only need to know a few things about them and what the specs mean. They are much simple than, let’s say, a video card, or a motherboard, which have lots of specs that you have to take into consideration. However, follow our tips to be sure your choice will be as good as possible! How to choose a hard drive Interface (SATA, SATA II, SATA III) – The interface is the connection type that your HDD will use to connect to your motherboard....

To avoid this kind of unpleasant situations, you can take advantage of the tab management tips below. Even if you have a computer with huge amount of RAM, and the internet itself is fast enough, the below tips to cope with the too-many-tabs syndrome can still be very useful. Use Session Manager Some of the most useful tools to use are extensions that you can find in your web browser if you know where to look for them....

Although LastPass suggests that those with a strong master password need not worry about their vault data, it’s hard to believe them at this point, given their past records. If you feel the same way, too, and wish to delete your LastPass account and move to another password manager, we have you covered. Follow the guide below to delete your LastPass account and export all your data. Export LastPass Data Before Deleting Your Account Before you delete your LastPass account, it’s important to export your vault data (usernames, email addresses, and passwords) for all your online accounts so you don’t get locked out of them....

The Realme 6 Pro has a good set of cameras on the rear with a Samsung GW1 64MP primary shooter accompanied by a wide-angle and telephoto lens combo. Let’s see how much better they perform using the GCam mod over the stock camera app and before that, here’s how you can install the Google Camera Mod or G Cam Mod on your Realme 6 Pro. How to Install GCam Mod on Realme 6 Pro If you have followed these steps correctly, you should now be able to enjoy the superior camera output from GCam on your Realme 6 Pro....