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Between the clouds, a couple of new developments appeared as the proverbial silver lining. BlackBerry Messenger, or BBM as it’s called, finally made the jump to Android and iOS, and the company launched a new flagship in the form of the Z30. After the debut of the Z10 (the all-touch device that also marked the launch of BlackBerry’s new mobile OS, BB10), this is the fourth handset that runs the same OS, with keyboard-toting Q10 and Q5 appearing in the middle....

“Good evening, sir. Welcome to CCC – Cellulite Celluloid Cellular – the place where you come, you see and make calls. Can I help you?” “Well, yes, actually, I was looking for a smartphone…” “I thought so the moment I saw you, sir. Absolutely. This is a man, I said, who wants a smartphone. And knows what he wants. Which is what we have in common.” “Er…what?” “We both know what you want, sir....

Towards the end of the last year, Facebook announced some changes to their Privacy Policy and towards how they perceive users’ privacy. They would default the user profiles to be viewed by everyone, which means that anyone with a Facebook account can view your settings. It caused a huge uproar among some people, but I believe Facebook is just trying to give maximum control to the users on how they want different people to view their details on Facebook....

Back when we were doing our Android One review, our editor at Pricebaba, Aditya Shenoy rightly puts: “Stock Android is like a piece of bread and the manufacturers apply various toppings on top of it.” It is very obvious that you will eventually want to break out of the stock look and have your own set of customizations. The first logical thing you can look for is to change your launcher....

All iPhones and iPod touch are supported except the iPod touch 3G. For the latest iPhone 3GS models and iPod Touch MC models, the process is still tethered. Redsn0w 0.9 is still in beta and is available in both Windows and Mac versions. Redsn0w also enables users to personalize iPhone firmware’s with customized boot and recovery logos without having to use iTunes as there are no custom IPSW files involved....

Unlike tools like Time Rescue, Effortless is the bare minimum in nature, and it doesn’t offer fancy features like a pie chart that shows where and when you have wasted your time. Instead, the program employs a more simplistic approach. The app makes great use of the top menu bar on the Mac and a rudimentary editor for adding up the tasks. First things first, the program is portable, which means that you don’t need to install Effortless and instead can carry it on a thumb drive and use it on any Mac PC....

In 7 years and a bit, the membership grew to 600+ million users. At this moment Facebook rightly holds the second place of the most visited websites in the world. How many users will we see after 10 years? An amazing moment in the evolution of the company was when the giant, Google, felt Facebook’s breath on its neck. This happened in a week of March 2010 (HitWise Data), when Facebook surpassed the mammoth corporation and became the most visited website in USA....

Masquerade, the developer behind MSQRD has confirmed that they will be a part of Facebook through the blog post while Facebook seems to have confirmed the same to Techcrunch. The app uses advacnced imaging technology to add filters for the photos and videos, and make them fun and engaging. The terms of the deal are still kept under the wraps and it is also not known how Facebook will be leveraging MSQRD’s features....

A few months back, Facebook introduced Libra (and the Calibra wallet), which is a blockchain-backed cryptocurrency that is expected to be available sometime around next year. But before we jump in and try to find a link between Libra and Facebook Pay, the company has clearly stated that “Facebook Pay is separate from the Calibra wallet which will run on the Libra network“, stating that the two services do not share any common grounds....

Visual information is processed better then audio and so, the best way to learn something is to watch a video. Tutorials can be found on the web on any topic and with a few keystrokes, you can start learning. There are lots of video tutorials on the web, and the best way to find quality content is to search for educational websites that offer learning videos. Where to find the best learning videos As we said, learning videos are scattered all over the web, and the best ones can be found on the dedicated educational websites that offer tutorials....

The Fossil Sport’s biggest highlight is indeed the Qualcomm Wear 3100 processor which itself could be the last chance Google has in the wearable market. With Wear 3100, smartwatches are able to last longer thanks to a new coprocessor and have better response rates. Although that doesn’t quite mean a several-day battery life. The Fossil Sport is rated to offer only an all-day endurance or a little more if you’re careful with the settings....

SolidCapture is a simple screen capturing software which offers a decent variety of functionality for beginners and professionals alike. Using a hotkey or a button, you can copy a screen or part of a screen and send it to the clipboard, a file, or your favorite graphics application. The screen capture modes include ‘Full Screen’ which captures the entire visible screen area or ‘Window’ which captures a window or part of a window....

Honestly speaking, I had never heard of this software till now. A quick background check revealed that Steganos is a German company which has been in security based product development since 1996, with several products like Steganos Privacy Suite, Steganos Safe, Steganos Password Manager, Steganos Internet Anonym VPN and Steganos Trace Destructor. Steganos Privacy Suite is user-friendly with a simple interface. Users can secure portable device, manages and organizes all password and access information with password manager, and delete unwanted data permanently with file shredder....

Following up to the recent Alphabet formation and appointment of Sundar Pichai as Google’s CEO, The Information reported that Google was planning to launch operations again in China. For those uninitiated Google started stopping services in China in a sequential manner since 2010. The main reason why Google stopped operating in China since 2010 was because of censorship issues. Google is now willing to censor content to be able to successfully operate in China....

Google Duo’s main appeal lies in the spontaneous factor it brings to the video-calling paradigm – Unlike others, when a person calls you via Duo, the caller’s live stream will be commenced regardless of whether the receiver picks it up. “Knock Knock” as Google likes to call it, aims to make calls “feel more like an invitation rather than an interruption”. Additionally, the calls will be end-to-end encrypted and it is based on WebRTC’s open project relying on a new protocol titled “Quic” which is capable of performing a “seamless handoff” of calls between Wi-fi and cellular connections....

In addition to boosting the pace at which your Pixel 2 processes images, the co-processor will now also allow third-party apps to leverage the company’s HDR+ technology. To kick things off, Google has introduced three partners — Snapchat, WhatsApp, and Instagram. Therefore, the quality of pictures you take on these applications should, more or less, match that of the phone’s native camera app. More apps should presumably follow in the coming months....

It’s a reasonable doubt to raise since like its predecessors; there’s no scarcity of bugs plaguing Google’s new Pixel 3 lineup. Memory management issues which malfunction the phone’s biggest selling point, an imbalanced set of speakers, to name a few. I have yet to encounter these hitches. But that’s not my answer to that perpetual question. The reason why I prefer the Google Pixel over the cheaper, technically more capable Samsung Galaxy Note 9 and why I wouldn’t mind spending that large amount on it every two years is vastly different than what most buyers even look for in their next phone....

The Pixel 6a is among one of the most anticipated launches in the budget category in a while. It was announced during the Google I/O 2022 event and has been much talked about ever since, in part due to its Tensor SoC and the camera, among other things. Now, with the Pixel 6a coming to India, which is already a fierce market with multiple options to choose from across various price points, it will be interesting to see how the device fares....

The GFXBench is the culprit in this case. The Google Pixel XL2 packs a 5.6 inch Quad HD (2,560 x 1,330p) display, reveals the benchmark listing. This will make the upcoming flagship smartphone from Google marginally larger than its 5.5-inch display touting predecessor. Incidentally, the listed display resolution of the Google Pixel XL2 makes us wonder whether it will come with a Samsung Galaxy S8 like 18:9 display. The internals of the Google Pixel XL2 is manned by a 2....

The Mountain View company announced today that it’s en-route testing a feature which will stream the apps to Android phones. In case you are searching for a hotel booking and the first search result is actually an app, Google will stream the app to the users allowing them to make a booking. This move is something similar to a simulator wherein the app is sandboxed in a simulated environment. As per TechCrunch, the streaming is functional only on nine apps as of now and includes Hotel Tonight, Weather, Chimani, Gourmey, My Horoscope, Visual Anatomy Free, Useful Knots, Daily Horoscope and New York Subway....