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Well, both the images were shot in the same light, and all the other external conditions were same. The only difference is, the first one is a simple shot, while the second one is an HDR photo. The difference is quiet amazing, right? So let’s see what exactly HDR photography is and how to click these kind of images from your Android’s camera. Understanding HDR photography An HDR or High Dynamic Range photo in simple words is a method of taking photographs with elevated contrast and vivid color saturation....

But there’s one caveat. Any links that you send through your iOS or Android mobile device opens only on Microsoft Edge. And it stays that way no matter what your default browser is. If you thought that happens due to Continue on PC being some sort of an integral feature of Microsoft Edge, then don’t be fooled. In fact, it’s just another one of Microsoft’s pathetic attempts to force Edge down our throats....

Cool Tip: Usually in PCs with Windows pre-installed there is a recovery image already present and you can also make your own recovery image by using the recimg command in CMD. But not all are comfortable with using the command line, so there’s an app for that! It’s called RecImgManager, provides a nice GUI and makes the process intuitive and simple. Follow this step-by-step process to create your own custom recovery image....

Yes, email management is a tough business, but thankfully, it can be made simpler via rules. Outlook 365 Webmail supports a variety of rules that lets you forward emails to a particular folder. You can straightaway delete emails from a specific sender. Sounds cool, right? Before we begin, let’s quickly run through how email rules work. How Rules Work Rules are the way to attain a clean and organized inbox....

However, the distractions caused by Pocket’s recommended articles can put a dent in your productivity, not to mention the additional resources used up by this integrated extension. Fortunately, you can stop Pocket’s annoying distractions quite easily, and turning it off completely doesn’t take too long either. If you’ve been distracted by Pocket’s recommended articles on the mobile version of Firefox, we’ll talk about getting rid of that as well. So, let’s get started....

And … Google has made it impossible to disable them without turning off suggested searches as well. How nice of them! At least, that was the case with Chrome on iOS. If you are struggling to maintain a balance between suggested articles ruining your concentration and a lack of suggested searches in the Chrome omnibox, you don’t have to worry any longer. Google has finally put out a neat update that lets you disable suggested articles for good....

With automatic Windows updates turned on, your device will download the details about the new updates and patches. All those auto-restart notifications will appear as pop ups at the system tray area and that is very distracting. Windows also shows a restart notification alert quote often after installing the updates. Getting rid of update alerts involves either disabling the notifications or turning off Windows updates completely. If you choose to do the latter, you’ll need check for the new Windows Updates and install them manually....

Before iOS 15 in 2021, navigating or editing a PDF on an iPhone required downloading a third-party app from the App Store. However, at present, if your iPhone’s operating software is iOS 15 or higher, you can make use of the Files app. Here’s how to use the Files app on your iPhone to edit a PDF. How to Save a PDF on the iPhone Files App There are different ways to receive a PDF on your iPhone....

iMessage rivals such as WhatsApp and Telegram allow users to edit and undo send messages. With iOS 16, Apple catches up to competitors with new Undo Send feature. Let’s check both the functions in action on iPhone and Mac. Update Your iPhone and Mac to the Latest Version As we mentioned in the intro, the ability to edit and undo sent messages is available in the latest iOS and macOS builds....

Note: With the Windows 10 RTM release OneGet has been renamed to PackageManagement. So, let’s see how you can effectively install/uninstall and update multiple software packages using OneGet (PackageManagement). And, also, see how to integrate Chocolatey with it. What are OneGet (PackageManagement) and Chocolatey? For non-Linux users and those that don’t know anything about package management, Package Manager makes installation, updating, and uninstallation of software (package) very easy. Package Manager makes use of a repository where all the software packages are stored....

specific app permissions . Google has always been good about letting us know exactly what permissions an app needs when first installing, but that’s about as much control Google has given us. Realizing that Android users might want a bit more control over the process, Google has crafted a permissions manager that exists starting in the latest version – Android 4.3 Jelly Bean. Tip: Looking to do even more with Android 4....

With the release of iOS 13 and iPadOS, the native Apple Mail app finally started supporting the long-awaited dark mode. Then the third-party email clients, such as Outlook for iOS, followed suit immediately. But Gmail remained an exception. You may have been disappointed, or even ditched Gmail, simply because Google appeared to not care about implementing the functionality. Well, not any longer. You now have the ability to enable dark mode in Gmail on the iPhone and iPad....

WhatsApp has been rolling out several updates on iOS and Android platforms, most of which are limited to beta versions. That means just a few users who enroll and participate in their developer beta program for both platforms can access and use the features under these updates on eligible devices. Among the slew of updates is the ability to secure WhatsApp chats using fingerprint authentication. It’s been roughly six months since the Facebook-owned social messaging app introduced biometric authentication for iOS models....

Vice-versa, when it comes to your turn, you can also review app, extension and theme recommendations from anyone in your Google+ circles simply by logging into Google and then clicking on the From your circles link, located in the left category menu in the Chrome Web Store. As my own screenshot shows above, none of my friends have recommended an app yet, so Google has thoughtfully given me some recommendations from members of their own development team to begin with....

By default the gridlines are active on Excel. But depending on the kind of a data a worksheet contains, it may not have the gridlines. As a result, it could become difficult for you to read across the rows. Here’s how gridlines appear if you haven’t see them. Let us learn few things that we should look at if the gridlines are missing and we want to bring them back....

There are a few ways to solve this problem which I will discuss in this guide. That should help resolve the problem when MIUI lock screen notifications are not working problem for most users. Let’s begin. 1. Update OS and Apps The first thing you should do is check for any pending update for your OS. If it is an OS-related issue, they may have released a patch. To check, open Settings, tap on About phone and then select System update....

But if you want to try it out on your phone, there are a couple of things you’ll need to do first. And that’s what we’re going to talk about in this post. Without further ado, let’s take a look at how you can get Live View on Google Maps, along with a couple of other cool tips for the app. How to Get Live View on Google Maps To get the Live View feature on your device, you’ll first need to switch to the beta version of Google Maps app....

To be honest, I don’t like the idea of pressing the Back and Home button to navigate in between apps while working on an Android device. In the past, we have talked about an app called GMD Gesture Control for Android using which one can get iOS like gestures in tablets. But the app only worked on a rooted device and creating personalized gestures was a bit challenging for a normal user....

Koushik Dutta, one of renowned Android developers behind ClockworkMod, Cyanogen and lots of other amazing apps, recently launched a chrome application which allows a user to remotely control Android device using the browser. Not just that, it gives you the option to put your phone on the web privately so that others can take control remotely and help you remotely, if needed. So let’s see how to configure Chrome to take control of the Android....

Microsoft however decided that this feature wasn’t worth the transition to Windows 8. Today I will show you how you can get back Windows 7 gadgets in Windows 8. We cannot get back the official Windows 7 gadgets, but we will be installing a third-party tool on Windows 8 to get similar desktop gadgets. 8GadgetPack is a software that brings back the Windows 7 desktop gadgets to Windows 8. If you are going to use the desktop mode in Windows 8 more frequently than the Modern UI, you should definitely try out 8GadgetPack....