But if you’re bored of your run-of-the-mill music selection and would like to try something different, then there is a solution for you online. Meet Forgotify — a website which exposes you to those million of tracks which no one has listened to on Spotify. According to Spotify, 80% of the songs in its library are listened to at least once, but that leaves millions of songs out in the dark and Forgotify makes it easier for users to find it....

So here we are, with a detailed comparison of Gboard and Swype for Android and see who wins at the end. The Common Features 1. Gesture Typing Swype. The name itself suggests that it’s big into the gesture game. In fact, more than once it has been referred to as the king of gesture typing. Swype’s gesture typing is fluid and accurate at the most. What I especially liked about it is the accuracy of the predicted words....

Mouse gestures disappeared suddenly. Now, since we know that such labs features are experimental and can break, graduate (to become permanent) or be retired, we cannot complain either. However, there sure were a whole lot of people who had been using mouse gestures and a quick Google search would show you how people are asking around, trying to get it back. So, it wasn’t long before this feature came back… not officially though....

This innovation comes from the developer Floatricks who developed a new and cool way to instantly access Facebook from any screen. It’s a bubble. A bubble that shows notifications and when tapped, opens a sidebar that gives you access to Facebook. The app is called Bubble for Facebook. It opens a sidebar style activity which doesn’t take over as a full-screen. That means you can easily do multitasking with Facebook as it opens on top of an already running app....

Well, if paying for an app on Play Store doesn’t particularly please you, then Google has a way for you to get it for free by using the Google Opinion Rewards app. Really! No tricks here and it’s not us, rather Google’s Surveys team which has come to your aid. The Google Opinion Rewards app requires you to answer some quick surveys and will then reward you with Google Play credit which can be used to pay for apps on the Play Store....

The family of spyware has been identified by Google as Lippizan. Its code contains references to a cyber arms company, Equus Technologies. Earlier this year, Google had identified another spyware called Chrysaor and mitigated the threat. Using the same technique, Lippizan was discovered in 20 apps on Google Play Store which had been distributed to over 100 devices in a targeted manner. “Lipizzan is a multi-stage spyware product capable of monitoring and exfiltrating a user’s email, SMS messages, location, voice calls, and media,” Google stated....

For those of you out there who have long commutes via driving their car, the prospect of a driver-less car must be quite exciting. Instead of having to focus on driving your car and dedicating hours daily to this activity, you could instead use the time in another fashion, such as to learn something new. The potential safety benefits are there as well as this type of car would eliminate human error....

When you install applications from Google Play (formerly known as Android Market) everything is automated and you don’t get to know where the files are being downloaded, what is the extension of the file and how the installation is being performed. (image credit: Lynn) So as long as you are using Google Play alone to install apps on your Android, you don’t have to worry about a thing. But there may be instances when you want to install an application manually, could be a beta application from developer’s website or maybe your friend transferred it to you over Bluetooth (we will see how to do that in my next post)....

This is what DLC, or Downloadable Content, is about. You can play the game, read about how it ends in the umpteen number of portals dedicated to gaming and still enjoy some more of it. Let’s take a deeper look. The Need for DLC We’ve already seen the impact of increasing user engagement in gaming and a recent study by the Helsinki Institute of Information Technology also proves the correlation between DLC and acquisition of a larger user base....

In addition to that, though, there is quite a neat iOS feature that not many of you might know about and that can be tremendously helpful. With it, you can have your iPhone speak notifications to you (using Siri’s voice no less), which can be tremendously handy in some specific scenarios, like when you are riding a bike, working out or simply whenever you are just to busy to pick up your iPhone....

Google Drive offers up to 15GB of free storage with a Google account. With your phone storage, that’s definitely an add-on with your iCloud’s 5GB free storage. To add Google Drive as a storage location on your iPhone, you need to link it to the Files app on iPhone. Here’s how add and remove Google Drive from Files app on iPhone. How to Add Google Drive to the Files App on iPhone When trying to save a file on your iPhone, by default, the Files app presents you with two options: On My iPhone and iCloud Drive....

You might want to keep the notification tone different for your friends and groups – mostly to know which one is important. This guide will show you how to add custom notification sounds on Telegram. Unfortunately, this feature doesn’t work for Telegram app for the Web users. Add Custom Notifications Sounds to Telegram on iPhone The iPhones users can easily add custom notification sounds. Earlier, you’d need to add Private Chats, Group Chats, and Channels to the Exceptions list....

about Automator and all the different things that it can enable your Mac to do. And among the different aspects of Automator that we discussed before were Folder Actions. Note: While Folder Actions are a part of what Automator is used for, you don’t actually need Automator to use them. Folder Actions are basically scripts that, once created, are attached to specific folders on your Mac, each of which enables unique actions that are triggered every time something happens with that folder, be it adding items to it, removing them, and even when you open, close or move that folder from its original location....

These annoying spam messages can come from not just unknown numbers but also unknown emails. But you don’t have to worry anymore, as this guide will help you easily block spam email addresses from iMessage. The steps mentioned in this guide will permanently help you resolve the issue. Enable Spam Filter First of all, we would like to advise you to turn on Message Filtering on your iPhone. Here are the easy steps to do the same....

That said, Paint 3D, similar to its sibling MS Paint, doesn’t provide a dedicated blur option. So the process is not straightforward, but there are a couple of workarounds. You can use Paint 3D to blur screenshots, extra objects, and even background. Let’s check the various methods to pixelate or blur a part of a photo in Paint 3D on Windows 10. Method 1: Blur With Select Tool In this method, you need to select the area that you want to blur....

Thankfully, you can change the background and remove objects of photos in Snapseed. While most of us usually use Snapseed to enhance the overall look of the image, what’s surprising is that we can use the same tools to change the background. Though it’s a time-taking process and requires a bit of patience, the end results are worth it. Ready? So, here are the necessary steps. 1. Play with the Exposure of the Image Step 1: Give the Image a Makeover Before we get started on changing or removing the background using Snapseed, give the image a makeover by adding a filter....

Microsoft Windows 10 is out since July 2015, yet it still has a long way to go to make the Photos app function properly. Though the Photos app looks crisp initially, it has a clunky UI, confusing menus and controls. Not to forget those absurdly frequent crashes which can get on your nerves real quick. And then comes the problem with the background color. Depending on Windows 10’s system color mode, the Photos app can feature either a black or a white theme....

If you go with Always, you will not be asked again. When you are familiar with the app, and you want it to be your default app, tapping Always comes handy. But sometimes, we accidentally tap Always which results in opening the file in the wrong app. What if the app can no longer support those files or keeps crashing? The same happened with a friend of mine a few days back with the PDF files....

You can either change your name for all Zoom meetings or a single meeting only. We have also covered how to change other participants’ names when you are the host and ways to fix if you cannot change the name. Let’s start in with the computer first followed by Android, iOS, and iPadOS. How to Change Profile Name in Zoom on PC You can change your name before joining a Zoom meeting or during a meeting....

Change Subtitles Color on Desktop Step 2: Click on your profile name at the top-right corner of the homepage. Step 3: Click on the Accounts & Settings option from the drop-down menu. Step 5: Once the Accounts & Settings menu opens, click on Subtitles. Step 6: The Subtitle menu will show you different Subtitle Presets. Step 7: Scroll down to see Your Presets. You will see 3 different presets. Step 8: Choose the Subtitle Preset you wish to edit and click on the Edit button at the bottom right of that preset picture....