Well, not quite. Pumping up the volume can be injurious to health. Even while you are drowning in sound, you could literally be going deaf. Listening to music (or any other sound) at a very high volume can damage hearing. Which takes us to that question which is asked in just about every context, from binge-watching to binge eating: just how much is too much? How do you know if your trip to Lalaland on your earphones will affect your hearing?...
With GPUs especially meant for laptops being developed in recent times with lesser power consumption and physical size, more manufacturers are putting out laptops with powerful internals and a lighter form factor, and Asus’ answer to that is the new Zenbook 15 (UX533F). While it’s not exactly the most portable machine out there, it’s still much more manageable than a regular 15.6-inch laptop with specs like this. However, is the hefty price tag worthy of the premium form factor and some modern elements like thin bezels?...
Enter cloud storage – the elegant solution that allows users to upload all their digital media into one single place and access it from any device. But even cloud storage has its limitations. For one, you can only get so much free space, after which you need to pay for every extra GB. Also, for the more security conscious of you out there, there is the possibility of data theft and the constant thought that once you’ve pressed that “delete” button, your information is still hiding in a data center in some distant corner of the world....
The Coolpad Note 3S and Mega 3 incidentally shares the same footprint as both the devices share a 5.5-inch HD display upfront. That said, Coolpad has carried forward the same 5.5 inch HD (1280x720p) IPS display from the last gen Note 3 to their recently launched Note 3S. The Chinese firm has however played around with the externals of the Coolpad Note 3S, and has made use of glossy plastic shell in place of the matte plastic polycarbonate shell found in the last generation Note....
Meant for the swish crowd…initially The first Razr was also called the V3 and was released in 2004. It was priced at around USD 500, which was a lot at that time, but then it was being marketed as a designer phone for the fashionable crowd (hey, Meryl Streep used one while playing the role of a tyrannical fashion magazine editor in The Devil Wears Prada), not mainstream users. Dat aircraft-grade aluminium It was the slimmest form factor in clamshells – being half an inch thin – and was made of anodized “aircraft grade” aluminum....
Verticus, you see, is a game which is all about falling. The rationale is simple – an alien race called the Obliterators have found their way to the Earth’s core where they are building a machine that will destroy the world. There is only one way to save the day – don the suit of our fearless hero and fall towards the Earth, dodging mines and picking up coins, boosters and other articles the way, and then indeed tunnel to the very core of our planet and destroy the diabloical machine....
It supports two video modes which can both capture the entire screen, a program window or a custom region defined by the user of the program. Both modes support microphone input. Though not as comprehensive as Techsmith’s SnagIt or Camtasia studio, Ashampoo’s Snap 3 impresses with its easy-to-use interface and ability to capture screenshots as well as videos. The 2 modes have specific uses. The first one has been specifically designed for program demonstrations and user instructions....
If you are an Engineering student studying Computer science or Electronics or Telecommunication or any other professional technical courses, you are bound to refer to quality textbooks and/or lecture notes. Now, you don’t need to make a quick dash to the library every now and then for this purpose. All you have to do is search for the textbook on FreeTechBooks.com This site lists free online computer science, engineering and programming books, textbooks and lecture notes, all of which are legally and freely available over the Internet....
Microsoft has just released the RC version of the upcoming Windows 7 SP1. The version, windows6.1-KB976932, has been officially released, and this may have been done because of the innumerable leaks on the web. The Windows 7 Service Pack 1 will provide several enhancements to Windows 7 including Remote FX, Dynamic memory and many incremental updates to the platform. It includes previous updates delivered over Windows Update as well as continuing incremental updates to the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 platforms....
Google’s Android operating system is without doubt a success story in the world of smartphones. From a market share of around 3% as early as 2009, the OS now runs on over 50% of new smartphones sold worldwide. The media, television and film industry might have a love affair with Apple and its iOS platform but it’s Android that powers more new smartphones than any other. Depending on which analyst you pay attention to, the smartphone OS market currently consists of Android in number one position (with approximately 50% market share), Symbian in number two (17%), Apple’s iOS in number three (15%) and BlackBerry in number four (11%)....
Bringing Data Settings and Tools to the Forefront One thing I have always hated about Facebook is the inaccessibility of settings. Facebook has now sorted this out by offering a unified privacy hub for Facebook mobile users. With this in place, users can access all the privacy settings in a single menu. Facebook has also cleared up outdated apps, and you can always choose the type of information that you want to be withheld from the app....
It was expected to take on apps like Flipboard, thanks to its full screen distraction-free UI with gesture based navigation. But looks like Facebook is keen to make it more than a news discovery and reader app. With proper notifications, Paper should replace the default Facebook app for many people, including yours truly. There are hardly few things it doesn’t come with, like Events & Page administration. Paper delivers human and algorithm-curated full-screen articles and photos in categories you select like Tech, LOL, and Pop Culture....
It is apparently easy to broadcast the event and you don’t need to install any other app or package for that, all you need to do is hit the Live video icon on the status update and then Facebook would allow you to write a brief description on what the video is going to be and would also let you choose the audience for sharing the stream. While the broadcast is in progress, you can see the stats like number of friends who are tuned in and the users in turn can comment live on the video, much like the YouTube streams....
According to Zuckerberg, the clear history feature will allow the user to delete their Facebook history in entirety. As of now, Facebook has been collecting a lot of important data including the personal details like phone numbers. The treasure cove of data is then used by the company to serve targeted ads. Until now Facebook didn’t have an option to turn off the data collection. The new Clear History feature will let Facebook users opt out of data collection....
Google Assistant Google introduced a much enhanced and interactive version of what before you used to refer as “Google Now”, called Google Assistant. It basically lets you ask follow-up questions and converse with the results, something which other platforms like Cortana, Siri have been doing for quite a while now. Google’s new virtual assistant, however, gets a vast benefit of its knowledge graph that is being created and updated every day....
Google Talk users can now make free VoIP calls international calls thorugh GTalk2VoIP. It is an online radio, VoIP and SMS service provider for Google Talk and other popular IM clients like Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo etc. Due to the recent partnership between Talkster and GTalk2VoIP, users can now make fast and free calls to any number in the world. All the other free VoIP services require registration, but you don’t need any registration with GTalk2VoIP....
Although a skilled craftsman can make miracles happen without the best of tools, I have always found it helpful to have my own collection of application which can optimize my time of work and increase efficiency. So today, we are going to discuss and present a handful of useful programs that can make you save some time while working. Tools and Apps that increase work efficiency The purpose of this guide is to maximize the efficiency within working hours and to help people focus on their job, while providing a nice suite of tools that can do some parts of your work, in record time....
Parallel Downloads is expected to mark its presence in the Chrome 64, and the new feature will create three parallel jobs in order to speed up the download process. The parallel download feature is automatically activated for all the downloads which take longer than two seconds. The feature will be available for all the Chrome browser channels including Chrome Canary, Chrome Dev and also the nightly Chrome build. However, if you are in the Chrome Beta and are interested to try out the feature right away, copy and paste the code below in your address bar, Alternatively, you can also type “chrome://flags” in the address bar and search for “parallel-download....
In case you missed watching the live streaming of the keynote presentation at Google I/O 2012 today, you’d pay me to watch the amazing live demo of Google Glasses, presented by Google’s co-founder Sergey Brin and performed by a group of amazing athletes which included skydivers, hikers & bikers. The breathtaking demo started off with four skydivers, all wearing Google Glasses & in a live Google+ hangout with Sergey, dived from a helicopter right above Mascone West, which is where Google I/O is being hosted....
Samsung, a few months back, launched a similar software feature on its Galaxy S8 smartphone under the title of Bixby Vision. However, Google’s approach will certainly bring a more general and coherent experience to the Android landscape. Furthermore, Google’s knowledge graph and the database will allow them to pull up significantly better results from the internet which will only get better over time. Moreover, at I/O, Google also announced that its mobile operating system – Android has crossed over 2 Billion monthly active users which is quite incredible....
