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More often than not, after windows start-up, my PC was getting too slow and unresponsive. When i saw the task manager, I noticed that there were quite a few instances of svchost.exe process and CPU usage was nearly 100% due to them. Svchost.exe is actually a system process belonging to the Microsoft Windows Operating System. It handles processes executed from DLLs. Off late, Microsoft started moving all of the functionality from internal Windows services into ....

If you agree with the previous statement, you probably also dream of finding a way to add the double tap feature to your Android phone! Well, luckily enough, this is more than just a dream, as many tricks and apps out there made it possible to put your phone to sleep with just a simple gesture. While there are a few methods to choose from, we’re going to focus on some of them that we consider to be most useful....

If you’re an iPhone or an iPad user, there are a bunch of apps and online tools out there that can help you do this. While most of these tools generally work well and get the job done, they require you to perform a series of steps, which can be time-consuming, especially when you need to carry out the operation in bulk. As an alternative, we bring you a better and faster way to remove background from images on your iPhone and iPad....

The application for iOS works for iPhones, iPads and the iPod Touch, so you don’t need to install a different version for each device. Once you’ve downloaded the right app for the operating system you’re using, all you have to do is follow the steps shown below. iPhone Data Recovery for iOS If you created a backup on iCloud or you recently connected the device to your computer, you should be able to restore all data from iTunes or the cloud....

The HTC 10 Evo comes equipped with a 5.5-inch QHD display along with Corning Gorilla 5 protective layer. Delivering the power to the phone is a rather obsolete Snapdragon 810 that is coupled with 3GB of RAM. On the storage front, the device offers 32GB of onboard memory and supports microSD card slot. The HTC 10 Evo packs in the usual dose of Sense UI along with Android 7.0 Nougat out-of-the-box....

From the outside, at least, the Nova 2 Lite seems to be largely inspired by its cousin, the Honor 9 Lite. There’s an all-glass body and three color options to choose from — Matte Black, Blue, and Gold. The front is mostly dominated by a tall 5.99-inch HD+ IPS screen which leaves minimal room for bezels. The phone is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 430 instead of the company’s own Kirin chipsets....

The Huawei Y9 sports a 6.5-inch IPS LCD display with 2340 x 1080 pixel resolution, coming in at a 19.5:9 aspect ratio. There’s a notch at the top, which accommodates the earpiece and the dual front-facing camera sensors, and a beautiful 3D arc design, that makes it ergonomic to hold and easy to use. Under the hood, the device is powered by a 2.2GHz Kirin 710 (12nm) chipset, with 4GB RAM and 64GB internal storage (expandable using a microSD card) variants to choose from....

The Infinix Hot 9 is another such example. The Hot 8 gained a lot of popularity of being one of the few phones in its price segment at the time of launch to come with a water-drop notch and the new Hot 9 is an attempt to replicate the success of its predecessor, this time with a punch-hole display and quad cameras on the back. Here’s what we think about the Infinix Hot 9 upon using it for a brief period....

That’s why, Windows 7 remains a very important product for Microsoft, especially since it surpassed Windows XP in market share. Windows 8 will come with Internet Explorer 10, but Microsoft doesn’t want that to be a selling reason, so they’ve decided to released Internet Explorer 10 download links for Windows 7. Don’t forget that in Windows 8, Internet Exporer 10 will be app-connected. Download Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 7 At the moment, the download links are yet not available, but that can change from minute to minute and we will be sure to update the information provided once they become available....

As you can see in the image, the offer is applicable for a host of devices including the new iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Mini, iPhone 12 Pro, and iPhone 12 Pro Max. Along with cashback offers, buyers also have the option to choose no-cost EMI or financing and by partnering with Cashify, retailers are also providing extra buy-back value for older devices. Let’s go over all the cashback offers for the recent iPhone 12 devices and also older models like the iPhone 11 and XR....

So driven to learn English that he cycled… When he was just 12, Ma wanted to learn the English language, and in order to do, he used to cycle during the early hours, each morning to a hotel in the city of Hangzhou which was approximately 40 minutes away from where he used to live. There he used to give foreigners free tours and used to improve his language skills by conversing with them....

Initially launched in China in June this year, the Meizu m3s is a slight change to the original m3 that was an unveiled towards the beginning of this year. Upfront, the Meizu m3s sports a 5-inch HD display which is in turn covered by a 2.5D curved glass. The budget smartphone from the Chinese firm comes in a metal unibody design that’s quite similar to the one seen in previous devices from Meizu....

Today, the Government of India has banned yet another app from Xiaomi and this time it’s the Mi Browser Pro which is essentially the default browser app that comes pre-installed on Xiaomi, Redmi, and Poco smartphones. A few months back, Xiaomi’s Mint browser was under the radar for tracking usage patterns of users even in incognito mode which raised privacy concerns. Now, the Mi Browser Pro has been banned in the country rendering the default browser useless on phones running on MIUI....

Mi Wireless Powerbank comes with 10000mAh capacity and along with the regular wired charging capabilities, offers a wireless charging solution too which is Qi certified. The wireless charging output is rated at 10W. If you choose to charge your phone through the conventional wired method, the Mi Wireless Powerbank can output up to 18W through the USB-A port. There’s also two-way fast charging which means using the USB-C port, you can even fast charge the power bank at 18W....

The Windows 10 Mobile powered flagship phones are being launched in India within a month of global availability. The smaller Lumia 950 is fitted with a 5.2-inch display and the larger sibling 950 XL comes with a 5.7-inch screen, both the displays offer a pixel density of up to 544ppi. Both devices come with Organic OLED display with an improvised glance screen which lets user take a look at the important notifications right on their screen without waking up the device....

And now Microsoft seems got itself back into Selfiestan (thank you for that term, Gionee – really!) with another new app that seems targeted at the selfie-snapping crowd – Sprinkles (or “Sprinkles – Camera With Fun Ideas,” to give it its full designation), which is currently iOS-only. Yes, we said “seems” because Microsoft itself has not said that the app is meant for just selfies but in the age of Snapchat and the like, we see this being very popular in the “go snap yourself” segment....

Microsoft Surface Duo: Design and Display As mentioned initially, the Surface Duo follows a similar design language as the Surface Neo. The device marks Microsoft’s foray into Android smartphones and comes with a dual-screen held together with a 360-degree hinge. Microsoft claims the Duo is its thinnest Surface yet. It comes in at 250g and has a thickness of 4.8mm (when opened). The device features two displays, 5.6-inches each, which are AMOLED panels with a 4:3 aspect ratio, and an 1800×1350 screen resolution....

But what if it rains, fret not Milagrow has also included a rain sensor that will direct the robot to go back to its base point in case of rains. Milagrow claims that the lawn movers can mow a maximum of 0.64 acres in a single day and unlike the usual lawn movers these are not noisy and fuel guzzling. Furthermore, the lawn mower has also been specially designed so that it is manoeuvrable even at the most difficult of places....

Look, ma, the G5 Plus with a removable back! The build of the G series has been very plasticky from the very beginning but the G5 Plus and the G5 have changed the game with their metal body avatars. The metal body immediately makes the G5 feel more expensive than its predecessor, the G4, which had a plastic body. The two devices look like identical twins at first glance, but the differences are easily spotted if inspected closely....

When we said massive, we weren’t mincing words – catching up with the trend of growing screen sizes, Moto X Style comes with a 5.7” QHD IPS LCD screen packing a whooping 520 pixels per inch, all protected by Gorilla Glass 3 – it’s a brilliant screen. As tall as it sounds, Motorola has worked a lot on the design to keep the bezels thin in bringing out a phone that is a pleasure to hold in spite of being 11....