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However, apart from all these things, now you can activate the dark mode on the social network giant Facebook’s well-known instant messaging app, Messenger. Steps to Activate The Dark Mode In Facebook Messenger So, if you use the Messenger app for Android to connect with your friends and family members and want to reduce eye strain while messaging, dark mode is the feature you need to enable. Enabling Dark Mode in Messenger will improve your messaging experience and reduce eye strain....

Poor Virtual Assistants performance is placing an increasing pressure on the quality of microphones used in devices. Peter Cooney, an analyst at SAR Insight & Consulting says that “there is an arms race” in the market for microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) microphones. Marwan Boustany, an analyst with research firm IHS Markit adds that “microphone performance has not really improved that much”. This lack in microphone performance is the leading reason behind the different Virtual Assistants (Siri, Cortana, Alexa, etc....

When it comes to processing power and storage, nothing fits the bill like a desktop. Unfortunately, the chip shortage has led to higher prices on new PC parts, and the increased demand certainly doesn’t help. The prices are starting to fall, but if you simply need an affordable machine that’ll get the job done, you might want to consider a refurbished model. Case in point: This like-new Dell OptiPlex 7020 is on sale for $259....

According to a new report from ProPublica, Google seems to have to finally buckle under and has quietly updated its terms and conditions which now states that the browsing habits extracted from DoubleClick’s massive database “may be” combined with what the company learns from the use Gmail and other tools. The alteration completely contradicts with what Sergey Brin told back in 2007 when Google acquired DoubleClick. He said that the company’s “number one priority when we contemplate new kinds of advertising products....

Google Pixel 4a: Design and Display In terms of design, the Pixel 4a comes with a polycarbonate body on the rear with a square-shaped camera module to hold the rear camera and a fingerprint scanner for authentication. The device comes in only one color option: Just Black. Moving to the front, the 4a features a 5.81-inch display that stretches edge-to-edge to offer an immersive experience and has a cutout — which Google calls, ‘transmissive hole’ — in the center, to house the front-facing camera....

In Summary The Google Pixel 6a is the first Pixel phone to be launched in India since the Pixel 4a in 2020. Unlike the previous Pixel “a” editions, which stressed their camera prowess as well as assured Android updates, the Pixel 6a focuses more on its processor, which is the same as seen on the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro. It continues to come with assured and speedy Android updates....

Some power users will take advantage of every bit of that new power and all of the new features. But, with the Pixel 6 Pro already being such an excellent phone, its discounted pricing might make it a much better fit for the more average user. Let’s take a look at the Pixel 7 Pro and Pixel 6 Pro’s specs, and which buyer would be the best fit for each device....

Also: Pixel 7 Pro vs Pixel 6 Pro: Which is the best flagship for you? Specifications You should buy the Google Pixel 7 if… 1. Photo and video quality are important to you This year’s new Pixel includes updates to its photo and video modes to improve both the general quality and the artistic characteristics of your pics and videos. On the photo side of things, the Pixel 7’s new Real Tone improvements are designed to provide color-accurate representations of all skin tones in all lighting conditions....

That’s because Google has just launched its Play prepaid vouchers in India. The cards come in Rs 500, Rs 1,000, and Rs 1,500 denominations. Using these vouchers, you will be able to purchase stuff from the company’s Play Store by simply feeding the code mentioned in the voucher card. You will find the redeem option in Google Play Store app. Google Play prepaid vouchers was first launched in the US back in 2012....

While Google’s second generation Pixel and Pixel XL are still a few months away from launch, we have already had their codename and alleged specs leak. Up until now, it was believed that the Pixel 2 and Pixel XL 2 were codenamed ‘walleye’ and ‘muskie.’ A third Google device codenamed ‘taimen’ also made its appearance in AOSP logs and since it was reported to be bigger than the other two devices, though smaller than a tablet....

The new system, which has been christened Pixel Recursive Super Resolution, has the ability to synthesize realistic details in the photos and improve their resolution. A low-resolution image may correspond to multiple high-resolution images, and what the platform does is make an enlargement using the assumptions of a rendering model. The software uses artificial intelligence to define the optimal alternative and improvement through two neural convolutional networks. Its operation is as follows: starting from pixelated images of a size of 8 x 8 px, first the program of Google Brain uses the “conditioning network”, by comparing reference photography with other high resolution, to reduce them to the size of the original and to test if a correspondence occurs....

The first information about Fuchsia came in 2016 when the tech giant Google started sending project codes to GitHub. In 2017, the first images of the project were revealed and showed previous Armadillo, the interface of the system. It made evident one of the main features of Fuchsia: to be compatible with different sizes of screens. It is now known that, in fact, the tech giant Google’s goal is to have an operating system capable of not only running on smartphones and tablets but also on laptops as well (replacing Chrome OS also), smart speakers and other home devices....

Starting next month, the Google Play Store will start to highlight apps that designed for tablets. These changes will make it easier for tablet owners to find and install apps compatible with their device. According to a post on the Android Developers Blog, Android has over 70 million Android tablets in circulation and thousands of tablet-compatible apps. The changes coming to the Google Play store on November 21st will bring these two groups closer together....

Android might pack a lot of features but sharing files between devices is still a pain. Unlike iPhones, Android phones do not have a proper AirDrop-like feature. While Google did debut Android Beam with Ice Cream Sandwich in 2011, that feature did not get much attention and was poorly implemented since it relied on Bluetooth. With Android Beam getting deprecated in Android Q, Google is working on a new feature called Fast Share....

As you must have guessed, the i5s is an exact replica of the recently released iPhone 5s. While the UI is a blatant copy of iOS 7, the device runs on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean underneath, which can be confirmed with the existence of the Play Store running on the device. And no, the device does not feature TouchID or a fingerprint sensor in any form. The full specs of the Goophone i5s are as follows -:...

How Do Camera Sensors Work? Digital cameras all contain a solid-state device, and this captures light coming in through a lens, just like traditional film. This is the sensor, and it works in a similar way to the traditional process of taking photos. In digital cameras, the sensor sizes vary depending on the model. When you press the shutter button, light enter into the camera, and an image is exposed on the sensor, just as it is with traditional film....

Well, the audio equalizer is one of the most important things for every music lovers’ out there. Audio or sound equalizer basically allows users to adjust the loudness of specific audio frequencies which is known as ‘Bands’. Sound equalizers allow users to adjust the audio frequencies to suit both the listener’s preferences and the environment. If you have been using Windows operating system for a while, then you might know that Windows 10 doesn’t have any native Equalizer support....

The first thing that hits about the Taj Mahal at first is the lack of ease of access. The UI might look good from a distance: we even took photographs from our car when we first saw the monument from a few kilometres away in the city of Agra, but as you come close, you encounter bugs that interfere in the core UI experience. The first of these are in the path to the Taj, where buggy guides and even buggier routes will make getting to the core UI a bit of a problem – a lot of time is lost in negotiating these....

If you’re gearing up to head back to class, you might be in the market for some new gadgets. But while we’ve provided a relatively comprehensive list of back-to-school tech, we’d be remiss if we didn’t also tell you about the Desklab portable touchscreen monitor, especially since it’s on sale for over 50% off the MSRP. Rated 4.5 out of 5 in our store, the Desklab gives your devices a little bit of extra screen real estate....

For Gmail specifically, you have your privacy to consider, too. Tap or click to see exactly what Gmail collects about you. It is shocking to see it all laid out. If you’re firmly in the Gmail camp, it’s easy to get lost in the maze of features. Keep reading for 10 ways to take your inbox to the next level. 1. Set up templates Do you send a lot of emails with the same basic information?...