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Google Lens is a neat feature that Google announced for Pixel devices last year. It’s a sophisticated photo scanning feature that identifies items in your photos and provides additional information about them. The feature is meant to help identify important buildings, or landmarks but it also, reportedly, works with books, …

We all know that Chrome works with our Google accounts to sync information across devices. The information that is synced includes passwords, browsing history, bookmarks, form data, and apps. Users have the option to choose what they sync; they can sync everything or just selective data. This data sync is …

It’s not normal for a social media app to ask you what kinds of ads you want to see. Most just follow you around on the internet, keep a long, detailed record of everything you do, and wing it from there. Snapchat however does let you tweak ad preferences. To …

You can send voice messages over Whatsapp. It’s actually a rather popular feature on the app and people prefer it over sending a text or making a phone call. It’s not the only app to have voice messages; Viber has the same feature and if you use iMessages on an …

Playerunknown’s Battleground is a game that was released, in beta, in 2017. It’s been incredibly successful despite the many bugs that plagued it during its beta period. It’s out of beta now, and it’s still going strong, so much so, that there are now mobile versions of the game that …

The App Store on iOS has a neat gift feature that lets you buy any app, and recently an in-app purchase, and give it to a friend. Sending gifts from the App Store is easy enough; you need a valid payment method, and the Apple ID for whoever you want …

Siri Shortcuts are useful but not everyone has the time, or patience, to create one for their specific use. Fortunately, sharing a Siri shortcut is really easy. Once you find a shortcut that does exactly what you need it to, you can import it. It ought to be backed up …

OTA updates are a convenient way to update the firmware on your phone. If you had to connect your phone to your computer to install an update, and jump through several hoops in the process, it would be annoying to say the least. For less tech savvy users, it might …

Viral GIFs have become something of a measure for a TV show or movie’s popularity. A quotable scene, a memorable dialog, or just the perfect reaction can become the perfect GIF. If course, creating a GIF from a movie or TV show isn’t easy, especially if you’re watching it on …

Facebook, and the content that’s shared on it has a problem. It doesn’t just border around fake news but also click-bait titles. Some pages use images  and titles that will get a reaction out of readers knowing full well that most people might not read the full article. There’s always …

A smartphone records audio, takes pictures, stores scribbled notes, manages lists and personal information, and all this information can be shared by a user in a myriad of ways. Since there are so many ways to store information, it was only logical that all be combined to create a fully functional …

A block feature is essential when it comes to any social media app or service. Users need it to ward off trolls and other users who just won’t stop messaging them. Snapcchat is no different and it does have a block feature. Here’s how you can block someone on Snapchat. …

Being able to play high quality music without the need of any dedicated sound systems is quite a performance for today’s phone; make that today’s smartphone. It’s has been a trend since Sony Ericsson’s Walkman phones, Nokia Xpress Music series and later the iPhone/iPod Touch which solidified the handheld music …

Remember Facebook Stories that were copied from Snapchat? They’re not as popular as Facebook hoped they would be but that doesn’t mean no one is using them. You probably have a few people in your Friends’ list that do post to their Facebook story, and most product and brand pages …

Social media has its good side and its dark, depressing, evil side. People and trolls alike leave offensive comments that can ruin your day or start a comment war on a social post. Instagram is no different and it has its fair share of trolls. Its harassment problem isn’t as …

Very few activity trackers and smartwatches can connect to the internet. Most, if not all, rely on a smartphone for their connection. These devices are small and have several sensors to power. That leaves little power for a WiFi connection. Activity trackers and smartwatches run their own firmware, and like …

We did a post on adding a search engine in Chrome but it was exclusively for the desktop version of the browser. Chrome isn’t just available for desktops though. It has a mobile version for both Android and iOS, and adding a search engine to its mobile versions is not …

Google has a little app currently in beta called Files Go. It’s essentially a storage management tool that can free up space on Android phones. The app identifies apps and files that you rarely/never use, and it finds duplicate photos on your phone that you can delete to free up …

Apple has had to deal with quite a few bugs on iOS 11. We wrote about fixes for several of them. For the most part, these bugs were either easy to resolve or they didn’t have a disruptive impact, with some exceptions. The same cannot be said for the new …

Snapchat has a quick-add method that lets you follow accounts. It’s called ‘Snapcodes’. Snapcodes are Snapchat branded QR codes that direct you to a user’s account and can also be used to share links. To scan a Snapcode, you need to point the app’s camera at it. This means, if …