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Google Play Music (formerly known as Google Play Music All Access) and Spotify Music are among the top contenders for the best Android music app, so it seems only fair that we pit both the apps against each other and see which app’s subscription service is worth the penny. Audio Quality Both, Spotify and Google Play Music boasts of libraries having songs over 30 million. To be more precise, Google Play Music has 35 million songs while Spotify has just over 30 million songs....

Both Grammarly and Ginger are popular names in the spellchecking and grammar correction ecosystem. If you’re looking to improve your writing, or you need a tool to ‘catch’ incorrect grammar and punctuation in your texts, but you’re caught in between choosing Grammarly or Ginger, this guide should help you make a better decision. Note: We are recommending apps only because these apps are better at picking up common grammatical errors quickly....

And this trend isn’t stopping anytime soon. The iPhone 6s still starts at 16 GB. But there’s some good news. With iOS 9, Apple is adding intelligent features that help you get a lot out of your iPhone’s 16 GB storage. Must know iOS 9 features: Here are the 9 iOS 9 features you should know about. iOS 9 Itself is Lighter When iOS 8 came out, there was an outcry because the OS upgrade required around 4-5 GB of free space to be installed....

In my last article, while I was talking about all the new features, it felt that I didn’t do justice to the new battery management module in the iOS 9. The feature includes a Low Power Mode feature which thrives to extend the battery’s juice when you desperately need it along the graph which shows how apps are using power on your device. The feature has been there is other mobile OS like Android and Windows for years now and was long overdue on iOS....

It’s certainly not the Sci-Fi series from Canada. So let’s find out. Continuum in Hybrid Devices Think Microsoft Surface Pro series or any of those hybrid laptops running Windows that can bend in funny ways. (Isn’t that why one brand created a sub-brand called Yoga?). Continuum will primarily target these devices to change the type of input that needs to be used, as well as other related things. For such devices, Continuum basically has two modes....

No surprises there since a lot of those folks use the host of features baked inside Instagram. Noticed the stories with colorful backgrounds? While there are many built-in and direct ways to add colors to your Instagram stories, one feature is hidden. We are talking about adding a solid background color. Wondering how to do that? It’s easy. Let’s proceed. Add Color Block to an Instagram Story You can add a background color while composing a text story in the Type mode....

If you have a hacked PS Vita though (learn how to hack yours in this entry, there are some serious benefits to it), things get even more complicated, since you can’t update your firmware to access the PSN. This potentially leaves some Vita owners stuck with the games they had on their systems before the official firmware was updated. However, there is good news. With qCMA and a bit of work, you can back up the games on your hacked PS Vita and delete them from your device to make room for new ones, which in turn you can transfer to your Vita via your PS3 following the steps on our previous entry on this topic....

Surely, Windows provides a decent built-in tool to remove these programs but one can only uninstall them one by one, which is fine unless you have a long list of programs to uninstall and you find waiting for each program to uninstall irritating. Ideally, you should at least be able to select the tools you want to uninstall and then let Windows do its thing, which sadly isn’t the case....

Of course, you can create a new Tumblr blog with a fresh URL in next to no time — yeah, Tumblr is that awesome. But what if you have a lot of followers already that you’d rather not miss out on? Fortunately, Tumblr keeps on being awesome — despite repeated attempts to clutter up your dashboard — and lets you completely change your URL instantly at any time you want to!...

Provided that you are willing to spend a few minutes, you can also use this workaround to customize all app icons within a Home screen page. Throw in a matching wallpaper and a few customizable widgets, and the possibilities are endless. What You Need To change an app icon on the iPhone, you must use the Shortcuts app. It comes pre-installed on your device. If you can’t find it, head over to the App Store, search for ‘shortcuts,’ and then download the app....

Earlier, you either needed the Snap Camera or a third-party extension to use virtual backgrounds in Google Meet. Fortunately, that has changed now. Google Meet supports using custom backgrounds along with the ability to blur the background as well. Wondering how to change the background in Google Meet on Android, iPhone, iPad, and computer? Find the answer here. Let’s start with computers first followed by mobile apps. How to Add Virtual Background in Google Meet on PC You can change the background before joining a video or during a video call....

While changing your Discord theme, you can choose between three themes; Light, Dark, and Sync with your computer’s theme. You can also change the theme on desktop and mobile devices. Here’s how it works. Change the Discord Theme on a PC With Discord evolving from a PC game, most users primarily make use of the app on their PCs since it’s convenient when gaming and chatting with other players. Check the steps below to learn how to change your Discord theme on a PC....

Before you get used to the default display settings on your Mac, you should fine-tune your Mac’s display. Whether it’s creative work or watching videos, the screen should produce colors and contrast as per your preference. And for that, you’ll have to tinker around with your Mac’s display settings. We’ll share the different tweaks you can make to your Mac’s display settings to get the desired quality of visuals....

Gmail on web comes with a rich text editor to help you customize the font style and look as per your preference. The options are limited on Gmail apps for mobile, but they are still good enough to draft a long email on the go. Let us show you how to change font style in Gmail on web and Gmail apps on mobile without further ado. Gmail on Web The compose menu in Gmail on Web offers several formatting tools to change an email’s text look and style....

You shouldn’t go overboard when using formatting options in a single email. Instead of improving readability, the practice can further confuse the recipient. Text style tweaks need to be subtle and shouldn’t be overdone throughout the email. Whenever we write business emails, we highlight certain important details only. Let us show you how to use formatting options in Outlook. Change Font Style in Microsoft Outlook on Web With the Office integration, email rules, and many other functions, it’s sufficient to say that Outlook web is the most feature-rich Outlook client out there....

By default it only accepts some formats, one of which being .MOBI. Hence we’ll need to convert PDF to MOBI and then add it to the My Kindle Documents folder. In this article we’ll talk about that, and also talk about how to convert PDF to EPUB and HTML. We’ll use a free software called Calibre and also look at an online tool called Zamzar that gets the job done....

It is important to understand that WordPad and Microsoft Word are word-processing programs that allow you to create and edit documents. However, there are some key differences between the two. Let’s first understand that before moving on to converting the files. Difference Between WordPad and Microsoft Word There are major differences between WordPad and Microsoft Word. Microsoft Word is a more powerful and feature-rich program that can work with various formats and layout options....

Sometimes, the simplest adjustment like that can give us sleepless nights. If you try to find an option in Docs setting for having separate headers, you will be left disappointed. That’s because there isn’t a dedicated switch to achieve it. You will have to take the help of sections for customizing headers and footers in Google Docs. Let’s check out what you need to do. But before diving into the steps, it’s important to understand section breaks....

Now the thing is, while you are working on desktop or laptop, and you want to login to your windows account , using a password seems damn easy with the size of keyboard you are working on. People using it on tablets however may face some problems while entering the password with the compact on-screen keyboard, and it becomes worse if your password contains capital letters, numbers and special characters....

The thing about hiding the data on the portable drive is that the program should be able to protect the data irrespective of the computer the drive is plugged in. Rohos Mini Drive is a nifty tool that makes a hidden and encrypted partition on your portable drive to keep all your important data safe no matter which computer your USB drive is plugged in. Installing the tool is an easy process, just follow the onscreen instructions and run the program after installation completes....