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This feature only half works with the official Philips Hue app because you can set a time to trigger certain lights to turn on, off or dim. But it works even better when paired with your actual alarm clock app or Fitbit so the lights go on precisely when you wake up. They can even gradually fade on if you wish. Using Sleep Cycle If you use your iPhone or Android phone as your alarm clock on the morning, the Sleep Cycle app can link to your Philips Hue lights....

Saved app data on Android, when restored, takes away the hassle of going to every nook and cranny of the settings in order to make them just like you had it before flashing. Well, till just a few months back, there was no software available that could pull that stunt on Windows. But not anymore. Just in time for most of us to upgrade to Windows 10, there’s a tool that can back up your installed application settings....

Firefox Sync stores all the above mentioned information securely on its servers and when you connect to it from some other computer, you can easily sync your Firefox data from there. You don’t have to move around with all that useful data in your head or in some other third-party service. Firefox Sync is the built-in browser syncing solution if you use multiple computers and devices like Androids and iPhones all the time....

There are legitimate reasons you might want to change fonts on your Android phone. If you’re using a Samsung phone you might want to switch to Roboto, or you might be tired of using the same default font for years, like everyone else. Here’s your chance to spice up your rooted Android phone’s life. And the app we’re going to talk about offers a lot of free fonts to choose from....

However, I use MS Word 2007 where the ruler unit is in inches by default (refer the image below). And somehow I am not comfortable with the inches scale. So, I considered changing the units to Centimeters. If you have similar intent, follow the two steps elaborated below:- Step 1: Open MS Word and navigate to File -> Word Options. That’s it. You now have a ruler showing the unit that you find easy to work with....

Smart Stay concept in its high-end Android phones, developers have been constantly trying to mirror the concept in their apps for other phones. The whole concept of having the screen timeout controlled through the movement of your eyes, and having it on only when you’re looking at it seems to have struck a chord with many. However, most of these apps failed to impress. Firstly, as they used camera in the background all the time, their battery consumption was high....

Deleting a single URL from the dropdown list is actually a matter of pressing the Delete key only. Here’s the simple (but very useful) how-to: On the address bar, as soon as you start typing an address, the dropdown appears with the URLs of pages you’ve visited (and any matching ones in your bookmarks) with the letters you were typing in them. Simply use the arrow key to scroll to the address you want to delete, and then press the Delete key to remove the specific URL you would rather keep private....

transferring content , consoles tend to be quite overprotective. Sony is no exception to this of course, with all the existing piracy concerns that hackers pose nowadays. Because of that, if you own a Playstation console (be it a PS3, a PS Vita or a PSP ), you will notice that the ways in which you can acquire and transfer content between those devices are not only limited, but also a bit cumbersome....

Here are some highlights from the video. Of course, Bill Maher is a comedian who has a daily news show, but it got me thinking about how I consume news. For years I’ve been going on and on about awesome apps and services that give me exactly what I want to read when I want to read it. But I soon realized I’ve been living in a sort of a bubble....

evad3rs promised to deliver something that not many thought could be possible: The simplest iOS jailbreak in history. Not only that, they also promised that their jailbreak will be untethered and that it would work with any iPhone, iPad or iPod touch running the latest version of iOS. Well, it turns out that the team finally released their jailbreak tool and it not only delivers on their promise, but it does so with a tool that is simple and almost perfect at doing what it does....

Notebook is a free notebook app with great designs and smart gestures. The developers have claimed it to have built it meticulously with special attention to every minute detail. So without further ado, let’s quickly jump right in and see whether Zoho Notebook’s features really lives up to its tagline. 1. Amazing Design Zoho Notebook comes packed with an amazing interface. Not only is it super easy to navigate around the app, it also presents elegant notebook covers to spruce up the experience....

Using the ‘mainstream augmented reality’ and the Facebook Camera Effects platform, Warner Bros. has released five new camera effects for Facebook users. These features can be accessed in the Facebook camera by tapping the magic wand icon and selecting the ‘mask’ category from the camera effects tray. “The Justice League is a force that is stronger together. Warner Bros. knew no single camera effect could capture the power of the whole group, so they’ve delivered immersive superhero effects for the whole team and linked them together through a handy switcher menu,” the company stated....

However, if you share the photos, then others can see it as they become part of shared albums. Who can see those pictures depends on the type of sharing. That’s what you will get to know soon. In this post, we will dive deep into the link-sharing feature available in Google Photos, including its permissions, settings, and how shared albums work. So let’s see what happens when you share photos on Google Photos....

When Hardware Meets Software Google has always had ambitions related to software, right from developing a super-fast search engine, to navigation tools to an online streaming service. The revenue model for all these has been the same – ads. Google has seldom shown interest in actually making hardware and most times it has backfired. Like the Google Glass. The Nexus line was initiated by Google only to show everyone what a pure Android experience on a phone would be like....

Let’s say you are in a new city and you have no idea about the roads, routes and transit information. In such a situation, this service can come in handy. Just visit Google Transit. It has the same user interface as Google maps. Enter the start and destination address in the required field, select leave or arrive from the drop down, then select date and time and hit the “Get direction” button....

Joining the new line of charging standards is the new Qualcomm Quick Charge 4+. Given that most of us are always on the run most of the time, it’s obvious that people would obviously go for a phone that charges faster. Qualcomm Quick Charge 4, announced in November 2016, aims to lessen the charging time even more and make the battery more efficient. Though Quick Charge 4 was more than welcome, the makers have gone ahead and revised it even further and came with the all new Quick Charge 4+ standard....

Here in this article we will clearly outline what’s Windows’ Control Panel, the ways to access the control panel and a brief overview on how to get things under your control using it. We will focus on Windows 7 in this post. The Control Panel is an integral part of all the GUI based operating systems from Microsoft. It allows user to view and change system settings that governs the operating system....

If Powerpoint is a bit off putting to you, Haiku Deck is an alternate that’s entirely web based. It also has an iOS app for iPad and iPhone but today I’ll tell you about the web app. The Whole Nine Yards When it comes to making presentations, Haiku Deck has the ground covered. The most basic features like slides, backgrounds, text, lists, charts, templates, etc are all present here....

These are difficult times as people are fighting a deadly pandemic, trying to balance life. A meditation app sounds like a good idea to relax and let go. Whatever helps, right? Well, we are here to help. While meditation can be deeply personal and different people respond to different things, we will be focusing on the overall user experience and what these apps have to offer. Let’s begin. Platform Availibilty Headspace and Waking Up are available as apps on Android and iOS platforms....

Kickstarter doesn’t let the pledged amount go through unless it reaches the goal set by the campaign creators. So if a project you backed by you doesn’t meet its set goal, chances are you won’t see the product you funded. There are various ways to determine the success of a project. Read about the developers to verify their authenticity, about the previous projects that they’ve campaigned for; think for a moment if the project being talked about is a viable proposition or not and if it’s your money’s worth....