Last year, when Android 4.2 Jelly Bean was announced, Google had removed the Nexus S from the list of devices getting the 4.2 update. The reason mentioned back then was that the hardware of Nexus S doesn’t meet the minimum requirements. But this time around, the reason given is that the Galaxy Nexus falls outside the 18-month update window, which is rather strange as there are no hardware constraints as such....

While browsing, I found that some people have “Verified name” badge next to their names on their Google Profiles. This is much similar to the “Verified account” badge on Twitter. Moreover, having a Google verified profile enables your profile name to appear in Google web results! Now, that’s a real cool bonus, isn’t it? Luckily, verifying a Google Profile is not too tough really. The only thing is, currently, this works only in US right now....

The report has revealed some startling changes including the fact that 51% of the total time spent on the Internet is on mobile devices as opposed to the 42% of time on desktop. This is the first instance wherein the time spent consuming digital content on mobile devices has surpassed the time spent on desktops or laptops. Time spent on mobile Internet usage has grown three folds from less than an hour in 2008 to nearly three hours in 2015....

The new floating button is a circular phone icon that appears on your screen. Tapping on the same will let you end the call, mute the microphone and will also let you toggle the loudspeaker. Well although it differs in functionality the icon works in lines with the Facebook Messenger chat heads. Moreover, the icon can be dragged to any part of the screen, and one can access the primary call screen by holding the floating icon....

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 best part of YouTube Gaming is that the streams will be categorized under a gaming title which will allow ardent gamers to check out new and hidden content in the games. We hope that YouTube will convert the stream to a traditional video once it is over, this will help it create a rather huge repositories of Gaming content. The beta version of the streaming dashboard will be launching tomorrow and the service is devoid of any scheduling thus allowing streamers to stream it whenever they want to....

Now since it’s just the Xperia Z3 users, probably a ton of other people will still not be able to check out the Android N preview but it is Google’s gesture to make the preview available for non-Nexus device that comes as a surprise. The Android N comes with native support for split-screen mode, intuitive notifications, night mode and w bunch of other features. In fact, with the Release 2 Google also announced that Android N will be supporting Pressure Sensitive Displays, Launcher shortcuts and Unicode 9 Emoji support....

Before jumping to pictures and videos, which is what most people are interested in, let’s see what Slate 7 comes with. Two things are very important – it’s affordable and it comes soon on the market. The starting price will be $169 and the releasing month is April. HP Slate 7 is actually a big deal from one point of view – it’s Hewlett-Packard’s first Android product, so this means HP is back in the mobile race, ready to join Google’s army of Android adopters....

The Honor Watch Magic comes with a 1.2-inch OLED screen and a stainless steel exterior. In addition to the touchscreen, you can also employ the two crowns on the right side for navigating around the software. Speaking of the software, it runs on Huawei’s custom smartwatch OS which is capable of tracking a ton of indoor as well as outdoor activities including running, mountain climbing, cycling, and even swimming thanks to the 5ATM water-resistant rating....

Fortunately, there’s a way around this: it involves changing the download location in Safari on your iPhone or iPad. And, the following guide demonstrates how to do this on an iPhone or iPad running iOS 15 and iPadOS 15, respectively. Steps to Change Download Location in Safari Follow the steps below to change the default download location in Safari on your iPhone or iPad: Once you do that, Safari will now save your new downloads to your preferred folder of choice you just set as the default location for downloads on your iPhone or iPad....

The backup feature is added in a recent update which is still rolling out, hence, first of all, make sure you have the latest version of Google Drive on your iOS device. How to Backup your iPhone or iPad’s Content on Google Drive Once the app has been downloaded/updated, fire up Google Drive on your device and sign in with your Google account if you haven’t already. Navigate to Menu > Settings and then look for the “Backup” option....

While many popular messaging platforms, like WhatsApp, have offered the option to delete sent messages for a while, it’s been long overdue on iMessage. But with iOS 16, Apple’s finally changing this, as it brings two highly-requested features in iMessage: edit messages and undo-send messages. Let’s look at these features, their limitations, and how you can use them to improve your texting on the iPhone. Edit or Unsend Sent Messages in iOS 16 Apple’s latest iOS release finally gives you a second chance to correct any gaffe you commit while texting, even after you’ve sent the message across....

Transparency Mode can be accessed not in one or two but three different ways (at least!). You can turn the mode on and off by using the buds, the Control Center or by going to the Settings app. Here is how: (Note: We are assuming you are using the AirPods Pro with an iOS device, as most people do. If you are using them with an Android device, then the first method is the only one which will work)...

Chrome OS Flex can run on both Windows and Mac. So users can install it on their old, slow laptops and turn them into smooth-functioning machines again. Since Chrome OS Flex is pretty lightweight, it should technically work a lot smoother than the Windows operating system on the same laptop. Moreover, the process to install Chrome OS Flex on Windows is extremely easy and seamless. In fact, we revived our 12-year-old Sony Vaio laptop by installing Chrome OS Flex on it....

But if you have an Android phone, you can use it as a webcam for your Windows PC. All you need is an Android app and compatible Windows software. In this blog, we will discuss how to use an Android phone as a webcam for your Windows PC with Iriun Webcam. At the end, we will also share a few tricks that can help you get the most out of this app....

Provided the app gains sufficient traction, it can further ease the burden of people and also compete with the likes of other payment systems, including PayTM, Freecharge, and MobiKwik. That said, as of now, the BHIM app is mostly centered around making and receiving payments, unlike PayTM and others which offer an array of services, including mobile recharge and bus ticket booking. Also, it’s not a wallet per see, as it’s directly linked to your bank account(s)....

Depending on what device you use, you may have the option to view the Exif data of images in the native photo or gallery app. However, if you’re on an iPhone or an iPad, you didn’t have such functionality on the Photos app till iOS 14 and iPadOS 14. And therefore, you had to work around that using third-party apps or shortcuts. Fortunately, with the release of iOS 15 and iPadOS 15, that’s no longer the case, as Apple is finally offering the ability to view Exif data right inside the Photos app....

The smartphone gets launched under the slogan,”Not Just Bigger“, which is an obvious take on the iPhone 6 Plus. Just as it has been leaked, the smartphone features specs and features that we have been expecting: 1080p 5.5-inch display two camera sensors in the rear – a 8MP selfie one 1.8 GHz Kirin SoC made by Huawei itself along with 3 GB of RAM 32GB onboard storage, a microSD card slot that extends the storage up to 128GB and there’s also 100GB of free cloud storage Emui 3....

These new Haswell processors could go into fanless tablets and laptop-tablet hybrids, bringing longer battery life to the devices. This is a great news for Windows lovers, who have had to sacrifice performance for battery life (and vice versa) until now. Tablets like Microsoft Surface Pro offered good performance but poor battery life which negated the basic use of a tablet. And tablets like Surface RT offered better battery life, but compromised on performance with a dumbed down version of Windows 8, and has hence proved a non-mover in tablet space....

iOS 14…wasn’t this on Android? Now that faux hype has been successfully built, let’s dive into the real matter. With the introduction of iOS 14, the neverending debate of who took inspiration (read “copied”) from whom has surfaced again. iOS 14 brings a number of major features that would change the way you experience an iOS device. And one of these features that is making a lot of noise is widgets!...