Do phones have screensavers? The screensavers on modern smartphones are a little different to the ones you may have seen on older PCs. This is because one of the single biggest drains on a device’s battery is the display, so normally this will be shut off as quickly as possible when you’re not using the handset. Android does offer an in-built screensaver that only activates when a device is charging and has the screen turned off....

Many people think that the PS4 controller is only designed precisely for Sony PlayStation 4 console. But the truth is you can easily use your gamepad controller to play PC games. Besides, it is pretty easy to set up, and you don’t need any advanced computer skills either. Trust me; you’ll be more comfortable playing games using a controller. Just follow the simple steps below, and you’ll be able to connect your PS4 controller to play PC games....

If you want to go a step further, simply disable Google Assistant. You can always use Android’s Permission manager to deny Microphone permission to the Google app. Check out the best methods to disable Ok Google always listening on Android. Disable “OK Google” on Android The simplest and most logical solution is to disable Voice match. It’s a feature that lets your Android phone react to the “OK Google” or “Hey Google” keywords....

In this guide, we’ll see how to disable the annoying spotlight search on the iPhone lock screen. Disable Search and Today View on iPhone Lock Screen There are many things you can access even when the iPhone is locked. Among them, the spotlight search and the Today’s View while swiping right on the lock screen give you much information. If you wish to get rid of both of them, here’s how....

This is a two-step procedure, first we are transferring all the contacts from your iPhone to a single VCF file, then importing that contacts to your Google Contacts in next step. Please see additional instructions for pushing those Google Contacts to your Android Phone. First you have to back up your iPhone contacts to a file. You need an iCloud account for this. Please see here if you don’t have an iCloud account....

In this article, we will show you how to find your current altitude using your iPhone, wherever you are in the world. Measure Current Altitude on iPhone Even though there are many apps, including Google Maps and Apple Maps, that help you find the coordinates of your location, altitude is something that none of them shows. If you want to find the current elevation of your location, you need this app named My Altitude....

Want to know who unfollowed you on Twitter? Here, we show you how. Twitter is a brilliant way to communicate with the rest of the world, keeping up to date with the latest news and gossip, and sharing your latest news and gossip if you choose to. As your followers grow on the social network, you’ll find yourself noticing when someone unfollows you, as that big, bold number on your profile decreases....

We explain how to run pure Android KitKat on the OnePlus One phone. OnePlus has announced that it has created its own version of AOSP ‘for those who want that 100 percent pure Android feel’. It means that users of the OnePlus One can now install pure Android on their handsets. In this article we explain how to get Android KitKat on your OnePlus One. But first, a few caveats....

How to find free ebooks for Kindle or iPad, and how to read ePub files on Kindle or iPad. The down sides? As ever in the world of modern tech you end up paying for privilege. Rightly or wrongly the internet feels like it should be free and, well, most eBooks aren’t. Authors and publishers have to make a living, and your average eBook costs much the same as the paperback version of the same title....

You can easily recover back this search bar to Android Home screen with few simple steps. Let us see how to add the Google Search Bar to Android. Google Search Bar on Home Screen with Google App The Google App is coming with Android by default. If you accidentally deleted the app from Android, you can install back from Google PlayStore. If the app is already there on your device, then go ahead and follow the steps to get the Search bar on the home screen....

Here is best Google drive features and tricks that you can try to get the best out of your Google Drive. Content How to Work Offline on Google Drive? As Google Drive is a cloud-based storage and sync service. You need an active internet connection to manage files and edit them using your computer. Fortunately, Google now pushes the Offline Sync feature for PC users. You can work on any files and documents offline, without an active internet connection, from your computer....

What is a virtual machine? A Virtual Machine is exactly what it sounds like. It’s like having a second PC or laptop, but instead of being a physical thing, it’s software. On a virtual machine you can run any operating system you like, so long as it’s compatible with the virtualisation software you’re using. It could be a second copy of Windows 10, but it could also be a Linux distribution or an older version of Windows....

If you have a compatible Windows 10 device, you can install Windows 11 now. The Windows 11 download page is now live, with the Installation Assistant making it easy to get up and running. That’s also where you’ll find the official ISO file. It’s the easiest way to transfer it to a USB stick or other flash drive and install on as many eligible devices as you like. Despite it being officially supported by Microsoft, the process is still quite complicated....

XBMC started life as a semi-hack of the original Xbox to allow its users to play videos and music through the Microsoft gaming console. Since then its functionality and – in turn – popularity has exploded. Here we will show you how to install XBMC on your Android smartphone and tablet. See also: How-to get good bass on Android; boost sound on Android. XBMC is open source software, so it’s a bit like the Wild West in terms of the content it streams....

Here, we will show you how to enable Google Chrome to always show the full URL of any webpage using hidden flags. Make Google Chrome Always Show Full URL As in the screenshot below, you can’t see the full URL in Google Chrome anymore. To make Google Chrome show the full URL you have to double-click on it first. If you want to see the full URL by default always, you need to use the special hidden Chrome flag....

When you open your browser, it will automatically take you to your designated homepage. Most of us navigate our way through the web with the aid of Google’s search engines, so why not cut out the middleman? Here’s how to make Google your homepage. How to make Google your homepage on… Firefox Open the preferences menu, and navigate to the general settings tabs. There will be an option to set Firefox’s behavior on startup....

Due to a competitive marketplace nowadays, it is pretty difficult for a musician to make a living from music. However, you can sell music tracks online and start earning passive income on the Audio Jungle website. This is probably the best way for a musician to build an automatic stream of income with music. Besides, if you don’t want to deal with every producer, then creating and selling stock music and soundtracks for video projects online is the best choice....

Such has led to an increase in the use of Virtual Private Networks (VPNs). Unfortunately, DNS, WebRTC, and IPv6 leaks are a huge threat to this type of privacy. And although some VPN companies like PureVPN review 2020 are doing everything they can to offer leak-free secure connection, the same can’t be said about most VPNs. In this article, we’ll look at these types of leaks and see how to prevent them....

In this guide, let’s take a look at that new enhancement on Voice Memos that will help you to remove silence from your audio recordings. Remove Silent Gaps in Voice Memos Recordings While recording a speech or singing a song using the Voice Memos app, you might have paused for a moment unknowingly or due to some distractions. And, when you replay that recording you will notice that silent gap....

They’re still worth money, so there’s no point in stuffing them at the back of a drawer: post them online and sell them quick. There are various apps and websites you can use to get rid of your unwanted kit (it doesn’t have to be tech of course – it could be anything). Gumtree + Shpock These two websites, which also offer apps for Android and iOS, are a good option....