In Summary Contrary to what some agencies said, Gartner claims that smartphone sales actually dipped even in Q4 2020, in spite of the “holiday season.” Gartner’s report refers to actual sales rather than shipments. Apple overtook Samsung as the top smartphone brand in the world for a quarter, for the first time since 2016. Xiaomi recorded impressive growth in the quarter, even as Huawei’s sales dipped spectacularly. Smartphone sales dipped in Q4 2020 While IDC had said that the final quarter of 2020 had witnessed 4....

The Touch Bar Demo App is essentially a hack that brings the TouchBar to older Macs with the help on an iPad. Since iPad has a touchscreen one can experience the closest to the actual Touch Bar. The bar will also dynamically change depending on the applications you have opened and it works on any Mac running the latest macOS or even the iMac and the Mac Pro’s. In order to get going with the TouchBar ensure that your MacBook is running the latest macOS Sierra build version 10....

With Duo, calls are end-to-end encrypted, which is the main stand out feature Google claims this application brings to the table. Other already popular platforms including Skype or Google’s own Hangouts have yet to enable this feature. However, the thing you’ll get more excited about is a function called “Knock Knock”. Usually, with any other app, whenever you get a call from someone, you pick it up and then the video streaming on both ends commences....

Towards the end of January, Google added support for 40 plus third-party cards from selected developers to Google Now. Now, the Director of Product Management of Google Now, Aparna Chennapragada, has revealed at SXSW that Google plans on offering an open API for Now. Since an open API can be greatly abused by third-party apps, Google will be monitoring the app usage pattern of users and display cards only from apps that are relevant to them or they frequently use....

Hardware-wise, the sensors on the Pixel 2 can be considered incremental. But dive deep into the software, and you’ll realize how far Google has come by investing the majority of its resources in software. One of the key representations of this is the new Portrait Mode. Yes, it’s a direct rip-off of what Apple offers on iPhone’s Plus variants, but the Pixel lacks a dual-camera setup. Who Needs Two Cameras When you can use AI Instead, Google is employing something called a Dual Pixel technology....

But apparently, there will be another new addition to the Android itself. The tech giant Google will present a new version of Google Now launcher which already appeared on the Internet as well as promises a big change. Android users are desperately waiting to see the Nexus which is the launcher from Google, with its own design and integration with the Now and all of its features. After the news that appeared in the version Android 6....

Talk of Android 4.4.3, the next minor update to KitKat, has been making the rounds in the rumor mill for a few weeks now. Today, a new rumor has surfaced suggesting that Google has started testing 4.4.3 internally among its employees, with 1 percent of Google’s workforce currently having access to it on the Nexus 4, Nexus 5, Nexus 7 2012, Nexus 7 2013 and Nexus 10. Android 4.4.3 is codenamed KitKat MR2, and according to Android Police, should be rolling out to Nexus devices in the coming weeks (though the actual release date will depend on how well the testing goes), with Google Play edition devices to get it soon after....

There have been rumors off-and-on over the years that Google is planning on launching a smartwatch. And now they are alive and kicking all over again. In a very brief tweet on Thursday, serial leaker Evan Blass has revealed that he has heard from a “reliable source” that Google is going to launch a Pixel-branded smartwatch later this year. At the same time, Google will indeed launch a Pixel 3, Pixel 3 XL smartphone combo to follow up last year’s flagship phones....

The Alphabet backed search engine firm is hell-bent on giving its Android Wear platform a new life, and what’s better than rebranding it in achieving the same. It seems that Google is planning to give Android Wear a Google Pay like rebranding. Recently, a Redditor H3x0n revealed that Android Wear will soon be officially renamed as WearOS, and will also feature a distinctive W logo instead of the original watch face one....

However, if you are Indian then you might know how a hacker group that goes by the name “Legion” has created quite a flutter in the Indian Twitter community over the past two weeks. One of the hacker group well known as “Legion” a few days ago this hacker group broke into the Twitter accounts of the Congress Party’s vice-president, Rahul Gandhi, contentious liquor lord Vijay Mallya and only that even they also broke into the account of the well-known TV journalists Barkha Dutt and Ravish Kumar....

But those are small pranks. Imagine the damage hackers could do if they could disable smart locks or garage door openers. These systems are designed to be much harder to hack, but a newly discovered, low-tech solution could make it easy for anyone to enter your smart home without your knowledge. Researchers discovered almost every smart home product on the market is vulnerable to lasers and can be remotely commanded....

Night Light: Cuts down on blue light emitted by your display late at night. Which is easier on your eyes and won’t mess up your melatonin production, keeping you up late. Touch/display performance improvements: This is one of the reasons an iPhone feels faster than typical Android phones. Android wants to fix this through dark magic that accelerates how responsive the touchscreen is to your finger. Seamless A/B system updates: This should eliminate the need to hit the update button and wait for an install....

Learn why you should consider these as threats! The sites that offer torrents, with the most diverse contents, are probably the most visited in worldwide. In addition to the obvious legal issues of potential infringements of the copyrights of musicians, filmmakers or software creators, there are also security issues associated with their download that can make us or our computer a target for cybercriminals. The first attack, documented in March 2016, began with the ransomware known as KeRanger....

So, in this article, we are going to show you the complete procedure of “how you can apply for Jio Prime membership to know your account balance or activate plans.” All you need is just installing the MyJio app on your devices. Let’s know how to use MyJio app: Finding 4G Data Usage/Available Data: Step 1. First of all, you need to open the MyJio app on your smartphone and once opened; you will see the screen like below....

Not only can this tool take on mundane chores such as scheduling events and setting reminders, but it can search for photos in your gallery, find addresses, play music and more. What is this incredible tool? Apple’s virtual personal assistant: Siri. Tap or click here to learn about Siri’s potty mouth. As an intuitive assistant, Siri is able to learn from your previous actions and requests. Every time you interact with it, your words and tone improve the AI’s ability to predict and understand your questions and commands....

In addition to unlimited bandwidth and databases for your website, you will have access to a free domain, 100GB of SSD storage, and an email account. So if you’re planning on building your brand, you can opt to have this email account be your go-to. You’ll also get free SSL – a $12 value – and Cloudfare-protected nameservers for peace of mind. As a free bonus, the website will back up weekly, so if there are any major errors or glitches as a result of, say, a massive internet outage, you’ll be able to recover your website data with ease....

Chances are you’re either running really low on storage space or RAM. Also: How much RAM does your Windows 11 PC need? RAM – short for" random access memory" – is vital for your computer system to open, run, and manage programs, applications, and services. It’s where your computer stores data it needs to access rapidly. The amount of RAM a system has can make or break a PC. The more RAM you have (to a point), the more applications you can have running side-by-side....

As I sit down to think about all that we’ve overcome and all the great things coming in 2021, I can’t help but be extremely thankful. My family is healthy and happy. My mother has surpassed the odds of Stage 4 pancreatic cancer and is now 100% cancer-free. Over this year that’s felt out of our control, I’ve focused my energy on the foundation that my career is built on: helping others....

What is the cause for full-screen pop-up ads? Adware like these are invasive and due to the nature of the app displaying them, seldom would a user be able to tell what’s causing this issue. The reason behind this is that you probably installed a new app and like most of us do, you probably agreed to grant all the permissions the app asked for in haste, one of them being the permission to draw over other apps....

Samsung took its own time but it has finally rolled out the One UI update for the Galaxy M20, Galaxy M30, and Galaxy M10 smartphones. It also launched the Galaxy M40 recently running Android 9.0 Pie and One UI out of the box. Apart from packing a lot of customization options, One UI also packs some basic and useful features including the ability to record calls. While a relatively simple feature, call recording is a feature that is surprisingly missing from many Android smartphones....