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Flow by Microsoft and IFTTT allow us to set actions to be carried out with compatible apps based on certain conditions. From receiving text messages when someone important sends you an email or turning on your smart lighting system at a certain time, these two apps aim to allow us to work smarter by automating monotonous tasks with the aim of allowing us to ultimately achieve more. Flow Since Flow is the newcomer to the automation scene we will start with it first....

To date, all that battery monitoring would have to be done manually. You would have to fish in your pocket for your device, unlock it and check the battery status. But now with a brand new app called Potential, you can use one of your gadgets to monitor the status of all your other devices. Potential for Android After you install and launch Potential on your device, it will give you a login page....

Motorola seems to be looking to build upon the sales of its Moto G (5th generation) devices and going with the trend, has launched a dual-camera variant in the same series. This time around, Moto has also decided to stick with a single variant for their new device and here we are going to compare the specs of the Moto G5 Plus and the new Moto G5S Plus. G5S Plus Gets a Bigger Display and Better Design While the Moto G5 Plus came with a 5....

The company recently announced that they’re adding this feature after gauging user response as many of their subscribers wished to watch shows and movies while travelling, especially during long flights where getting an internet connection isn’t possible. Just update your Netflix app on iOS or Android, and you’ll see a download button on the details page of selected shows as shown in the image below. This button helps you save videos to watch later on when you’re without an internet connection....

NetNewsWire is an open-source project with an interesting history. The developers released a Mac version last year, and last month, NetNewsWire v5.0 made a debut on the App Store. Meanwhile, every version of Reeder has been appreciated by avid fans of the app and RSS feeds. Confusion on picking the best out of the two is natural. That’s why we’re highlighting the key differences in this comparison. Cross-Platform Availability Both the Reeder and NetNewsWire are only available on iPhone, iPad, and Mac....

However, I have been already missing the priority email service of Gmail and on top of that, spotting a new email is not easy on Outlook because of marginal formatting difference. After working for hours, when reading out emails itself looks tiring, categorizing them into unread and read using just the bold and regular font type respectively does not provide much of a help. Today I will show you how you can apply some color and font effects on unread mails in the preview pane and easily spot them without the need of keen observation....

When I got the first generation iPad mini close to two years ago, I just picked up a third party cover from the local shop. It was red, my iPad was Space Grey. It looked cool. But it didn’t have a back cover and the magnet was so bad, it almost completely scratched the side of my iPad. Also, I dropped the iPad a couple of times and that resulted in two edges being severely dented....

Another new midrange chipset is the Snapdragon 636. Thanks to its inclusion in a number of popular devices like the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro, the 636 has also been climbing up the popularity charts So, it seems fair that we place both these mid-range chipsets in a ring and see which one comes comes out as the winner. Specifications That Matter The Power War: Performance & Efficiency The successor to the highly popular Snapdragon 630, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 is one of the newer processors in the 600 series....

There are plenty of apps that think outside the box of regular app drawer and makes working on multiple apps easy on our droids. Recently, I stumbled upon an all new floating launcher called the Rovers Floating Launcher and I must say I was quite impressed by it in the first 24 hours of usage itself. I must say, adding the word launcher in front of the app’s name is rather obscure....

This launcher wasn’t the only one that received a major update last year. Even Samsung rebranded TouchWiz Home, added new features and now calls it Samsung Experience Home. But does the new TouchWiz launcher have all the cool features? And what exciting features does Microsoft offer? Should you replace Samsung Home with Microsoft Launcher? Let’s answer those questions in this post where we compare the two. Let’s get started....

So that brings us to an important question—can the Qui­et­Com­fort Ear­buds take the crown as one of the best wireless earphones with ANC. Or, does the Galaxy Buds Pro come with better overall features? Well, that’s what we will find in this post where we compare the Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro with the Bose Qui­et­Com­fort Ear­buds. Let’s get going, shall we? But before that, Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro vs Samsung Galaxy Buds Live: Should You UpgradeAudiophiles should check out these aptX HD headphones that you can buy...

In the same price range, most Android manufactures offer identical hardware. The buying decision mostly boils down to the software experience on the device. As for Stock Android, Google has been actively adding more features to the clean Android experience. Samsung used to get serious flak during the TouchWiz days. The company completely changed the game with the introduction of One UI. One UI looks cleaner, better, organized, and mature compared to the old Samsung days....

Screenpresso can capture entire screen, region or window. It also shows pixels while capturing any image. It comes with an inbuilt editor which consists of many image editing options such as add shadow effect, drawing border, adding arrows, or blur any image. You can also crop or resize any image. Right click on the Screenpresso icon on a system tray and you will find shortcuts to the available options. For taking a screenshot of a region you have to click on first option that says “Screenshot region”....

But what if you could deploy an additional layer of encryption to your personal data? That would make a world of difference, right? Thankfully, that’s where Chrome’s lesser-known ‘sync passphrase’ feature comes into the picture. So let’s check out how it works, and then go through all the relevant stuff that you need to know before you start to use one. The Case For Sync Passphrases Whenever you sign into Chrome, it readily begins to sync your browsing information with your Google Account....

The shortcuts we’ll be making today involve shutting down, restarting, logging off, hibernating, and switching a user account. We’ll make shortcuts to these commands and then assign a unique keyboard combination to each of them to make launching them really easy. No longer will you need to open the start menu to perform these particular operations. Simply enter your key combo and you’ll be on your way. Using the Shutdown Command from the Command Line There are plenty of switches that can be used with the shutdown command, as you can see here with shutdown /?...

Now, if you think about it, when you’re in the office, there aren’t just one or two apps you would like to use. There would be a bunch of them. Think about a combo of Hanger (Notification drawer app Launcher) and Llama for Android. That’s what I will be talking about today. Sloth Launcher for Android Sloth Launcher is a productive app for Android, which gives you the right sets of up to launch at the right time....

So, which earphones should you buy? Should you trust the old player in the game — Sony? Would you rather go with the new player? That’s what we are going to explore in this post today, as we pit the Sony WF-SP800N against the Jabra Elite 75t, and see which Bluetooth earphones sound better. Let’s get started. But before that, Jabra Elite 75t or the Sam­sung Galaxy Buds Plus? Check out this comparison....

On iOS, Apple has been improving the default Mail app with each iOS interaction. With iOS 13, the company has added a bunch of features to level up against the rivals. The competition is stepping ahead with frequent updates and more customization options with better organization and more. Spark and Airmail are two of the most feature-rich email apps for the iOS ecosystem. Both apps have focused on the shortcoming of the default iOS Mail app to improve the user experience....

experienced users use hotkeys to do same more quickly. Today I am going to talk about an amazing way using which you can accomplish all these regular operations even without touching the keyboard. Surprised? Well, we will be using a simple app called StrokesPlus to use mouse gestures on Windows. We have covered a similar application, called StrokeIt, in the past, but when compared to the former, StrokesPlus provides advanced options and better recognition algorithm....

Temple Run was one of those games. When it released a bit more than a year ago, it brought along a kind of gaming experience that, while not unheard of, certainly felt novel and right at home on the iPhone, iPad and other iOS devices. This first game was an overnight success and really capitalized from its “freemium” model and the great reviews that spread mostly via word-of-mouth and every major social networking site....