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Meanwhile, Facebook has built up its chatting service over the years to become a one stop shop for sending messages, photos, videos, emoticons and even money. It controversially split Messenger from the main Facebook app and turned it into something that now proudly stands on its own. Now that both have their own websites, it seems like a good time to pit the two head to head and determine which site is the best communication tool overall....

Well, Facebook addressed the issue a few months back with a brilliant idea. They came up with an app called Facebook Moments using which friends can collaborate and send photos privately without compromising on photo quality and the face detection algorithm streamlines everything. But then, while exploring some of the old photos on the Google Photo app, I came across new features called the Shared Album and by the name it felt like an alternative to Facebook’s Moments....

If you’re having issues syncing friends’ Facebook photos to their appropriate contact cards, it’s time for a workaround. We have two potential solutions here: one is just a quick fix within the Settings menu and another requires a third-party app to get the job done for you. Re-authenticate Facebook This first step to take is a quick one but you could see success with it. All we’re going to do to re-authenticate your Facebook account with iOS is log out through Settings and then log back in again....

Cool Tip: If you’re looking to see how to to run multiple Facebook accounts on one device, check out this post on how to do that for iPhone and Android. Wouldn’t it be great if we could get the best from this holy trinity of social media in one app? Now you can. HashTack Hashtack is a free iPhone app that allows you to browse photos from Facebook, Twitter and Instagram in one single endless scroll....

gestures . For the moment I stayed silent because I didn’t know what to say. But when I came home, all I had in mind was to research on how to get those damn gestures on my Android tablet. It only took me a few minutes to discover an app called GMD Gesture Control using which one could get iPad or iOS like gestures on Android smartphones and tablets. The only requirement to use the app was that the device should be rooted....

Google Currents is a spanking new platform for viewing online publications with the swipe of a finger. The Flipboard alternative enables you to read online magazines, your favorite blogs, websites, RSS, video and photo feeds, public Google+ streams, and Google Reader subscriptions on your smartphones and tablets. You can also read them offline when you are detached from any web access. Google Currents is also (quite obviously) tied to Google+, so you can easily share with your circles....

No longer do you have to work on a document alone when your colleagues can simultaneously make edits and comments – yeah, all in real time. However, Google Drive’s file sharing capabilities can feel overwhelming at first. So let’s take a deep breath and dive into some of the questions that can crop up when dealing with all this awesomeness! Q. How Can I Share a File? A. Google Drive makes it very easy to perform private file sharing....

But is that all UFS 3.0 is capable of? What more is it capable of? More importantly, how does it differ from UFS 2.1? Well, that’s what we are going to find out in this post today. What Is UFS 3.0 Storage Before delving deep into UFS 3.0, let us quickly see what Universal Flash Storage (UFS) is. UFS is a flash storage solution unveiled by standards body JEDEC, and it determines how the storage chip of the phone connects and exchanges information with the rest of the system....

The company has released the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 16257 and Windows 10 Mobile Insider Preview Build 15237 to Insiders in the Fast ring. To be able to use the feature, a compatible eye tracker is required. Microsoft aims to empower people with disabilities, helping them operate the Windows 10 PC with just their eyes and the current test update is meant to improve the final product experience. “The experience requires a compatible eye tracker, which unlocks access to the Windows operating system to be able to do the tasks one could previously accomplish with a physical mouse and keyboard,” the company stated....

Many people think you need a DSLR to produce this bokeh effect and that’s partly true. DSLRs do it best just due to the nature of them, but it more has to do with the lens. As lenses in smartphones improve, it won’t be long before manufacturers squeeze this feature in there as well. In fact, the iPhone 7 Plus Portrait Mode has a bokeh feature, but the software trickery there is nowhere near the quality a DSLR lens can produce....

run certain applications automatically (like a web server or some mailing and messenger clients ). But as these startup applications initiate simultaneously when Windows starts, the computer can become completely unresponsive when there are too many apps in the list. I am sure you Windows users know what I am talking about. Generally when a program installs, it automatically adds itself to the Windows startup if required. But there might be a number of instances where you will have to add or remove these programs manually....

Why, you ask? Well, Instagram just rolled out a cool feature on Android that lets you upload multiple photos and videos to Instagram stories. You can upload up to 10 pictures or videos or a combination of both. Instagram has had this feature for posts since last year. And, thankfully, it’s available for stories now. We are sure you must have used the Multiple photos feature in Instagram posts at least once....

However, when a video is involved, things change drastically. A phone can be easily rotated for a portrait video. But imagine watching the same video on a computer screen. That’s exactly what VVS is. You will have to rotate the video before it can be watched or uploaded on a social media website. But that’s not all, things go completely haywire when the person shooting the video changes the orientation of the phone while taking the video....

The nature of Telegram makes it easy for unknown individuals to send messages to other users simply by knowing their username or phone number. However, these individuals can be blocked. Users can also block known contacts if they no longer wish to communicate with them using the steps below. How to Block a Contact on Telegram If you block a contact on Telegram, they wouldn’t be able to send you messages, call you, or send media....

While surfing on a browser, we keep feeding it information, which it caches to allow us to browse even quicker, it saves auto-fill form info as well as houses several third-party extensions. An essential aspect to speeding up your browser is ensuring that it’s updated to the latest version. We’re going to discuss three ways to ensure that your Chrome browser, either on PC, Android or iOS device works fast....

The main difference between Google Maps and Waze is that the former is data-based, whereas the latter is community-based. It means every member using the Waze app can report information related to traffic conditions, accidents, speed, and police traps, etc, for free to the Waze server. Further, it comes with an online map editor, to update roads, landmarks, house numbers, or even add new buildings. And just like every other navigation app, Waze also comes with a voice-guided driving assistance feature....

While you can change the call and meeting ringtone on Android and iPhone both, changing the notification sound is possible on Android only. We have also covered troubleshooting tips if notifications aren’t working on Zoom apps for Android, iOS, and desktop. Let’s get started. How to Change Zoom Incoming Call Ringtone on Android, iPhone, and iPad You can change the incoming call ringtone on Zoom mobile apps from within the Zoom app....

If an issue is limited to any single site, simply clearing the cache and cookies associated with the site itself should suffice. Thankfully, Chrome provides a couple of ways to help you do that. The first method is quite straightforward and helps you clear the cookies and cache of any website immediately. The second method takes a bit long but has its uses, such as instances where you must clear cached data across a group of related websites....

The comparison feature will represent the changes made as suggestions, making it easier to create a final document. It’s a handy tool for teachers and editors to see what changed by comparing before and after versions. So, without further ado, let’s see how to compare documents in Google Docs. Compare Documents in Google Docs For comparison, you’ll need two separate documents in Google Docs. If you wish to compare it with a Word document, you’ll need to convert the DOCX document to the GDOC format....

Also, the process of creating a channel on Discord is relatively straightforward. However, before a user can create a channel, they must have administrator privileges. Here are the steps to create a Discord channel on your PC and mobile devices. How to Create a Discord Channel on Desktop You can separate Discord channels by topics for better organization. However, the channels must either be text or voice-based. Here’s how to create a new channel on Discord via your desktop: Step 1: On your PC, click on the Start menu and search for Discord....