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In-display fingerprint scanners have been a buzzword for quite some time now. After years of rumors and whispers, it’s finally here. Hence it begs the question of how is it different from the conventional capacitive sensors and, more importantly, how does it work. If you must know, the iPhone X was supposed to carry this revolutionary tech. While Apple opted for Face ID, Samsung postponed the use of display fingerprint reader to the Galaxy S10....

Image courtesy: cambodia4kidsorg Think of Creative Commons as an alternative to copyright licenses. Whereas copyright laws adopt an all or nothing approach – either your work is in the public domain or it is not – Creative Commons gives the user a set of copyright licenses and tools that create a balance inside the traditional “all rights reserved” setting that copyright law creates. Creative Commons (CC) is actually a non-profit organization set up in Mountain View, California, United States....

There are two ways you in which you can run a custom firmware on PSP. One is the temporary hack and other is the permanent one. In temporary hack, PSP runs the custom firmware as long as its switched on/standby but after restarting it, things go back to default. The permanent one on the other hand means that the fix will remain even after restarting the PSP. In this post we will be seeing how we can use temporary hack to use custom firmware on PSP E-1004 Street....

Also, when making documents meant for the company’s internal usage, you might want to add a watermark so that people understand the document’s confidentiality. This post will show you the steps to add a watermark in the Pages app on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Add a Watermark in Pages App on Mac Creating documents in the Pages app on the Mac is quite convenient and including a watermark to your document adds a certain level of credibility....

If you are learning a new foreign language or relocated a new country, then changing your Mac’s language to local one can help you pick up things quickly. Of course, it’s entirely up to you whether to go ahead with that or not. However, if you want to brush up your English (US or UK) skills, then changing the language for the entire OS makes sense. Also, helps to figure out things while troubleshooting....

All you need are a pair of fully-charged truly wireless earphones, and you’ll be able to listen to your favorite tracks (or podcasts) as you run and walk. Or, you can stream music directly on your watch. Both ways, it delivers a seamless experience. Now that it’s settled, let’s see how to add and listen to music on your Apple Watch. How to Add Music to Apple Watch From Your iPhone One of the requirements for adding music from your iPhone is that the track should be available on Apple Music....

A cool new feature of iMovie is the option of adding a Theme Soundtrack to your videos. This post will show you how to add a Theme Soundtrack in iMovie on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Add Theme Soundtrack in iMovie on iPhone and iPad The cameras on your iPhone and iPad have improved over the years. Today, you can record videos in 4K Ultra HD resolution and share large files from your iPhone or iPad without any worries....

On desktops, it’s pretty easy to block ads and tracking (I’d recommend you start out with Ghostery). On Android, you can’t enable OS wide ad blocking unless you’re rooted (browser ad blockers exist). Apple, whose business model isn’t dependent on ads, surprised everyone by introducing “Content Blockers” in iOS. What this feature does is it allows developers to create apps that will block ads and tracking directly in Safari (and apps that use Safari View Controller to load web pages)....

Apple has hit it out of the park with lock screen customization on iPhone. You can now create photos shuffle on the iPhone lock screen. You can have personal photos on the lock screen in the morning and evening and have professional ones during work hours. That, coupled with the ability to link Focus, creates several ways to automatically shuffle lock screen wallpapers. Update iPhone to iOS 16 Lock screen customization and photo shuffle are a part of iOS 16 software on your iPhone....

While Google Chrome, the web browser comes pre-installed on most of the Android phones, you need to install it on other devices wherever you want to use it. Once installed, the app will receive regular updates from Google. But how to get those Chrome updates? Let’s find out the answer in this post, where we will tell you how to update Chrome on Windows, macOS, Android, and iPhone. What Does It Mean to Update Chrome Browser Updating the Chrome browser or any other app means installing the updated version of the app....

If you’ve been using Adobe Photoshop on your Windows 10 running computer, I’m sure you have come across the scratch disk error at least a couple of times already. It’s quite annoying if you don’t know how to get past the error, and it can have a detrimental effect on your workflow. However, it is quite easy to fix, and you can get Photoshop up and running on your PC in no time....

Yes, the Galaxy Buds Plus can also function as regular earphones when paired with your laptop or smartwatch. Nothing like grooving to your favorite song as you continue doing your work, right? However, unlike the Jabra Elite 75t, the Galaxy Buds Plus can’t stay connected to two different devices at the same time, unlike it was stated when they were initially released. Nevertheless, pairing these wireless Bluetooth earphones is a walk in the park....

connect to remote data centers, VPNs have now become very popular among individuals mainly because they allow you to access content and websites that might not be available in your specific region, like Hulu for example. However, not every Mac user is familiar with VPNs, and since there is more than one way to connect to one, sometimes it can be a bit intimidating. So here’s a short tutorial on how to do this....

Outlook allows you to create Distribution Lists which are nothing but subsets of your contacts or customized groups as you may call. So, next time you have a group of people to send frequent mails to, create a distribution list like one explained below. Steps to Create a Distribution List Before you begin I recommend (and assume) that you have most contacts already added in your Contacts list. That just makes things easier for you....

Their are tons of online services from where you can download a screensaver but their is always a special charm when we create things using our own creativity. We can easily make our screensavers that contain images of beautiful sceneries or pictures of our loved ones. Google Picasa offers a very useful and handy solution for this purpose. Just a couple of clicks and selections and there we have a beautiful screensaver to greet us every time our system goes idle....

In this post, we’ll show you how to create custom keyboard shortcuts in Gmail. It’s easy and just like how you create email signatures in Gmail. Enable Keyboard Shortcuts Option in Gmail Apart from using the regular shortcuts, you’ll need to enable the feature to add new keyboard shortcuts. You can do that from the app’s desktop version but not the mobile version. Here are the steps you need to follow: Step 1: Open Gmail on your PC in a browser and sign in with your credentials....

An average office worker sends dozens of emails every day. You can convert each email in the opportunity to market yourself and your business in those individual emails you send, every single day. Many people treat their email signature like an afterthought or stick with whatever comes by default on Gmail/Outlook or third-party email apps. In such cases, you are marketing these apps and services and not yourself, which makes for a real missed opportunity....

Moreover, OneNote offers standalone desktop and mobile applications and is a central location for all your notes. If you are new to OneNote, you might be overwhelmed with features and options. So, we are here to help you delete Notebooks from Microsoft OneNote quickly. Let’s jump right in. How Do You Remove a OneNote Notebook Without Deleting It First things first, you can’t delete a Notebook using OneNote as there’s no option to do so....

As I certainly wouldn’t want to fall in the purview of this rule, I always make sure I keep my browser and search history clean. While trying out the Windows 8 search features, I realized that it was keeping track of all the searches I performed on the Windows 8 apps, and it made me concerned about my privacy. I dug into Windows 8 settings and disabled the history tracker instantly....

silent automatic update making the future updates easier. It’s not that the automatic updates were missing in the previous versions, but from this version the updater will not ask for UAC control even if a user had it enabled. It’s always good to keep an updated copy of the software on the system but with Firefox updates, things go a bit different. I still remember that they released more than five beta versions for Firefox 12 before they came out with a stable release....