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This time though, we’ll take a look at what is easily the best free source to learn a new language on the go: the Duolingo app for iPhone (available on Android as well). Let’s take a better look at it. Using Duolingo Once you start the app, Duolingo lets you select the language you want to learn or practice. Only Spanish, French, German, Italian, and Portuguese are supported for now, though, which is definitely less than the service’s web counterpart....

Enabling Face Recognition on Windows With KeyLemon Your webcam is a powerful tool with lots of uses. Apart from communicating with your friends via video conferencing, which, after all, is the main purpose of having the webcam, you can also use it to take great profile photos and even control music playing, be it on a PC or Mac. Well, it’s now time for you to learn yet another use for your webcam – face recognition....

Firefox address bar is an awesome bar in the sense that it keeps remembering the websites that you have visited and shows suggestions (via an autocomplete list) on where you want to go. The beauty is that the list is a mix of browser history, bookmarks and tagged websites . And while you are browsing, it is one of the best ways to enhance browsing speed and efficiency. Though this is the default behavior that the browser inherits, there is a way to change it....

One place Google is unceremoniously absent is Windows Phone. Of course, we all know a bit about MS and Google’s rough past but if Microsoft could bring Office to the iPad why can’t Google bring its awesome suite of apps on Windows Phone? That’s something to ponder upon. But right now, we need a quick fix. If you have a Windows Phone for work or have been using Google services for so long that you just can’t let go (Gmail is the best), there are some official and unofficial ways of getting Google Mail, Maps, and Gtalk (Hangouts) to Windows Phone....

In the past, we have seen an app using which one can emulate the Always On display on other Android devices with AMOLED, however, the app was not a true Always On. After around 1 minute or so, the display used to go to sleep to save battery and a true Always On was achieved only while charging. However, an all-new app called Always On AMOLED brings the true Samsung Always On display....

Usually, Google Drive will keep all your files and folders in perfect harmony. Once in a blue moon, it may struggle to work as intended. For instance, while you are uploading or sharing files, they don’t seem to appear on your computer. Let me help you troubleshoot Google Drive’s sync error. 1. Pause It Some users have reported that pausing Backup and Sync and restarting it helped them fix the problem....

You can use your phone to jot down things quickly with the help of to-do list apps such as Microsoft To-Do, Todoist, etc. These apps are easy to use and save time. Last week, Google launched a standalone app for its Tasks feature. The app goes by the name ‘Google Tasks: Any Task, Any Goal. Get Things Done’. It’s basically Google Tasks, don’t know why all apps have to add a bunch of mumbo jumbo to their names on Play Store....

Apple’s iOS and Mac ecosystem allows for wireless sharing using various methods. In this article we will be looking at how wireless sharing is achieved in this ecosytem through AirDrop and AirPlay. A question which probably comes to mind when these two terms are heard is, “What is the difference between these two things?” This article seeks to explore these differences. AirDrop AirDrop allows for the transfer of files between two nearby iOS or MAC devices wirelessly....

When we hear the term internet we automatically think of the World Wide Web and sometimes use the two terms interchangeably. But are they the same thing and is it correct to use the two terms interchangeably? In this article, we will explore the answers to these questions. The Internet Basically, the Internet is a system of networks connected together across the globe which you can gain access to via an Internet Service Provider....

If you notice in particular that your cell service was never that great while inside your home or building, or that your Wi-Fi connection can generally be unstable or unreliable, check out these tips to see how your iPhone 6s can work its magic. LTE Band 12 The iPhone 6s supports up to 23 LTE bands. Not only is that the most in any iPhone ever released, it’s the most of any smartphone....

Recently, I wanted to have a dimensions column for all images in File Explorer. While I was able to do it for the current folder, but when I changed the folder the dimensions column did not appear. That is, adding a column in one folder in Windows doesn’t add it to all folders by default. Are you also facing the same issue? Don’t worry. We will tell you how to add a column to every folder in Windows 10 File Explorer....

However, these abbreviations help us to text faster and save a lot of time. iPhone users have an excellent feature which automatically expands these lingos in real-time while you type depending on what you have stored in the iOS settings. And now thanks to an app on the Play Store, Android users can also get the similar feature to type faster and still make sense. How to Get Text Expander on Android to Type Faster The name of the app is Texpand – Text Expander and once you install it, you will have to grant it permission to observe other apps and draw over them to make necessary text replacements....

Unlike iPhone, you can check the detailed call history of a number on Android. You can see your number of calls, call time, date, and duration. In this post, we will show you how to check the call history of a number on the Google Phone app, Samsung’s default Phone app, and a popular third-party app like Truecaller. Without further ado, let’s get started. Use Phone App to Check on Samsung Galaxy Phones Unlike other Android phone makers, Samsung doesn’t bundle the Google Phone app on Galaxy devices....

Removing the cache and cookies is quite different than refreshing Firefox browser. If you are a Firefox user, we will show you the steps to clear cache and cookies in Firefox on Web, iPhone, and Android. Clear Cache and Cookies in Firefox on Mac and Windows Let’s start with the steps to clear cache and cookies in Firefox for Mac and Windows users. Do note that after clearing the cache and cookies, you will have to log in to your websites again on Firefox....

Sadly, the process of connecting the Galaxy Buds to the Galaxy Watch isn’t quite a straightforward process. It needs a few workarounds, especially if your Buds have been paired to a phone previously. But rest assured that it’s not impossible. In this post, we will show you how to pair the Galaxy Buds to Galaxy Watch. Let’s begin! Pair the Galaxy Buds to Galaxy Watch Step 1: If you’ve taken the Buds just out of the box and they haven’t been paired before, start by opening the case to push them to the pairing mode....

However, that all changed for the better when Google recently updated Tasks to support the functionality. So if you were put off from using Google Tasks just because you had to recreate to-dos from scratch daily, then let’s see how you can finally go about getting tasks to recur on desktop, Android, and iOS. Desktop (Windows and macOS) On a desktop, Google Tasks integrates deeply into Google Calendar which is fantastic management-wise....

When users try to use the swipe gesture to go home or open the multitasking menu, they accidentally open the Samsung Pay interface. This is frustrating as you are likely to use the navigation gesture more often than the Samsung Pay app daily. The Samsung Pay shortcut via the swipe up gesture is there for convenience so that you don’t have to search for the app in the App drawer to quickly checkout the purchase at the store....

customize its appearance as much as possible with custom themes that reflect what I like and that set apart my PS3’s home screen from the rest. Let’s take a look at two different ways in which you can install custom themes on your PS3: Downloading them from the web to you computer and getting them from the PSN. Downloading Themes To your Mac or Windows PC To do this, you will need a USB drive (formatted in the FAT32 format) to carry the theme over to your PS3....

Popularly known for creating logos and Instagram posts, Canva also carries a powerful photo editing tool that gives you way more tools than an average photo editing app yet is simple to use. We’ll show you how to use Canva’s image editor to make eye-catching photos. How to Crop, Resize, and Flip Image in Canva First, let’s see how you can upload your image in Canva’s image editor to start editing it....

However, that’s not all this smart speaker is capable of. Your Google Home can also double up as a Bluetooth speaker. This feature, introduced in August 2017, gets rid of the hassles of connecting to the Wi-Fi network or enabling the Guest mode and turns your Home device into a Bluetooth speaker in a jiffy. So, let’s see how to play music through Bluetooth on the Google Home. Step 1: Enable Bluetooth Pairing Go to the Device settings at the upper-right corner of the Google Home app and tap on the three-dot menu....