Let’s take a look at some of the coolest Google Assistant tricks and tips, and all the things that you can do with it. 1. Identify, Play Songs I stopped using Shazam because Google is pretty good at identifying songs. Not only that, because I am using YouTube Music now, I can directly add the identified song to a YT playlist. Just launch Google Assistant when the song is playing and you will see an option to identify the song....

To get you started, here we are discussing the best free Adobe Alternatives to replace Photoshop, Premiere Pro, and more for both PC and Mac. 1. Adobe Photoshop Alternatives Adobe Photoshop is the most popular image editing and graphics editing tool. You must be already familiar with Photoshop, but it is quite expensive. If you are new to photo editing and would love to work on some tools that work like Photoshop, here are some free alternatives to Adobe Photoshop....

Most of these gifts fall under the category of Laptops, Smartphones, and Bluetooth Speakers that make his life easy. These are the best gift ideas for your boyfriend this holiday season. Acer Nitro 5 Gaming Laptop What We Like: 15.6-inch IPS LCD 144Hz | Intel i7 Processor | NVidia RTX 3050Ti with 4GB RAM | 2x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2, 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 | Ethernet Jack RJ45 Featuring an 11th-generation Intel Core i7-11800H processor and the newest NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050Ti graphics card with 4GB GDDR6 video memory, the Acer Nitro 5 is a gaming powerhouse....

In this article, you will go through the best Apple AirPods Tips you must know. What Does the AirPods Lights Mean? When you get your hands on the AirPods for the first time, there is generally no way you could interpret them. Here are the AirPods tips covering what the status light colors on Apple AirPods and AirPods 2 mean. No Light: Your AirPods are out of battery charge. Plug-in it to the wall adapter....

You can use hardware connected or WiFi connected memory to expand the storage of the device. The wireless-based solution will be best for you if you have an unlimited data plan or you are living under 24/7 WiFi network. The hardware solutions connect your phone to iPhone’s Lighting USB port. This will make your phone bit bulky in size with this hardware gadgets. Since this device connecting directly to your phone, you can use this device to transfer data without any WiFi network....

We have prepared a list of the best iPad accessories that you should equip if you are an iPad enthusiast. Logitech Ultrathin iPad Keyboard The Logitech Ultra thin keyboard works well with the iPad mini. It can be useful as a protective cover too. This iPad keyboard has inbuilt Bluetooth connectivity. It gives you a familiar and traditional typing experience, the same as your laptop’s keyboard. The shortcut keys and dedicated iOS button makes this keyboard convenient....

These iPhone geofence apps can remind you when you reach your library to return books, or grocery store to pop up the shopping list or alert you when approaching your bus stop. Reminders Keep track of your daily activities and actions with Reminders. Use it for any project, purchase, or anything else to get reminded when you want. All your reminders are up to date across all the devices due to continuous synchronization with iCloud....

Although this event would normally have taken place in New York with hoards of media (it’s one of the highlights of the year for us), Acer moved it to Taipei during Computex instead. That got cancelled due to the global pandemic, of course, but we still have the news via a virtual launch. Acer also updated it’s range of consumer laptops for 2020 including the Swift 5. Predator Orion 9000/3000 As well as new internals, the Orion 9000 (above) has a stunning new case that features plenty of glass, large fans and, of course, more lighting than a German Christmas market....

While Ensemble Studios have sadly long since closed their doors, the reigns have been entrusted to Forgotten Empires – a development team that has previous experience with creating the plethora of new DLC content for Age of Empires II: HD Edition. With that pedigree behind them, have they successfully brought back Age of Empires for modern audiences, or will it languish in history as a game of a long-past era?...

On the same day Spotify also announced its podcast platform now works with Alexa devices. Both updates were specifically US only at the time of writing. Henry is Tech Advisor’s Phones Editor, ensuring he and the team covers and reviews every smartphone worth knowing about for readers and viewers all over the world. He spends a lot of time moving between different handsets and shouting at WhatsApp to support multiple devices at once....

However, when a laptop is much more than a box of ‘standard’ parts like a desktop PC, paying the extra can be worthwhile. The Alienware 15 R3 is an excellent gaming laptop, with more class than an Asus ROG. It’s also a true showcase of what Nvidia’s latestp graphics cards can do. The ’15’ refers to screen size, and there are 13in and 17in models to choose between if you prefer....

The Young X5 is available via GearBest, which offers free shipping from China though you may also need to factor in import duty (20 percent of the value on the shipping paperwork plus an admin fee of around £11). At the time of writing it costs £197.87/US$269.58/222.40€. Young X5 Build & Design For a sub-£200 tablet the Young X5 has some nice touches. The build is mostly metal, but with plastic end caps top and bottom housing the speaker, camera and flash, microSD and dual-SIM slots....

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At the start of the year Alexa was compatible with over 4000 devices, which has since increased to over 20,000 devices with the number of brands using Alexa seeing a similar increase from 1200 to 3500. This announcement was compounded by a host of devices at IFA housing Alexa, including the Huawei AI Cube (which isn’t actually a cube). This pace of expansion sees no sign of slowing down with Alexa slowly being added to almost every part of daily life, from your home and car to your office and hotel....

The offer ends August 30th. You should be able to sign up from the Prime landing page. Read more about Prime Now here. Apart from access to music, entertainment, and express delivery, a Prime account lets you access Lightning Deals thirty minutes earlier than non-members. See more about Prime benefits and pricing in our dedicated article. Students can also learn more about extensive discounts on Prime here. Somrata researches and writes about the best tech deals to help readers make smart, informed buying decisions....

The Pixel phones that’ll get to enjoy the latest update include Google Pixel 6A, Pixel 6 Pro, Pixel 6, Pixel 5A 5G, Pixel 5, Pixel 4A 5G, Pixel 4A, Pixel 4XL, and Pixel 4. Every year, Google’s Pixel lineup is the first to get its hands on the latest Android version. However, interestingly, other Android OEMs will receive the Android 13 update earlier this time. To quickly check whether your device has got the Android 13 update or not, go to Settings > System > System Update and click on Check for Update....

Unfortunately for the firm, as it had warned, one of the flaws of the system is that it can filter out only exact file names – songs with file names that have been misspelled or made up by users won’t be blocked. Given Napster’s search engine can track down song titles even where a name is slightly misspelled or altered, this left users able to access some songs that were supposed to have been blocked....

Cook has supported a new federal privacy law in the US which he called a necessary step in stopping the growing amounts of data. What the bill calls for runs along similar lines to GDPR in Europe which sets out laws and guide lines for how data should be handled and used. Take a look at our top PC security tips. This call has been echoed by both Google and Facebook recently, quite possibly as an effort to save public opinion as the wider internet-using public are alerted to the practises that have been ongoing for several years now....

As well as being the latest and greatest iPad (this is technically the best iPad you can buy), Apple has taken a stab at Microsoft saying that the device is the ‘ultimate PC replacement’ adding at the launch that using a 5-year old PC is ‘really sad’. In this review, we’ll be looking at whether the iPad Pro 9.7 can indeed replace your Windows PC or laptop, how it compares to hybrids like the Surface Pro 4 and looking at whether you should upgrade from the iPad Air 2 or original iPad Pro....

On the surface, little appears to have changed compared to last year’s iPhone – there’s a new palette of colours to choose between (including the new ‘green’ which is available from 18 March 2022), the rear cameras are now positioned at a diagonal and there’s a fresh piece of silicon running the show – but beyond that, the 13 almost looks almost like a carbon copy of its predecessor. As ever with the iPhone formula, reviewing this year’s model is an exercise in understanding whether Apple has managed to pack its new standard model with enough new features to feel like a worthwhile upgrade, while also striking a price/performance balance that truly competes against the wider smartphone market....