While the Notes app is great and boasts decent collaborative features, there was something a miss. To fill the vacuum and bring a wholesome whiteboard experience onboard, Apple has introduced the Freeform app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. This guide has been created after hours of exploring and experimenting, so, expect many tips, tricks, and interesting observations coming your way. What is Apple’s Freeform App on iPhone and iPad Freeform is Apple’s version of a digital whiteboard....

This application is an extension of WhatsApp’s services, allowing users to type and chat more freely using a PC instead of a phone with a cramped up keyboard. By bringing its services to the web, WhatsApp Web has removed a couple of problems faced by common users. While it’s independent of any platform, meaning anyone with a Windows, Mac or Linux system can use this service, there are still some very genuine questions that the users have regarding this service....

While I was downloading Windows 8 Consumer Preview the other day, I noticed that Microsoft did not provide the regular MD5 checksum bits to check the integrity of the downloaded ISO file and instead provided a newer hashing bit, the SHA-1 bits. Indeed SHA-1 encryption is better than the MD5 in several ways. I could dig deep and explain you the differences in geeky jargons, but I don’t think that would be necessary....

Asking the baristas is always an option, but why bother them when you can retrieve it from your phone itself. Plus this is a useful method to know because it can come in handy in many other situations when you desperately need the Wi-Fi password of a network you previously connected to on the phone. Before we get started, it’s important to make it clear that the process only works on rooted and jailbroken Android and iOS devices respectively (the part about this not being straightforward on phones)....

Before we start, here is a list of applications you need to download on your device. Apps that you Need to Download If you are running Android Jelly Bean on your device, you will have to install Adobe Flash manually.Install Script Manager to apply the flash script via terminal.Dolphin Browser to use as a desktop user-agent while browsing Hulu on mobile. Installing The Flash Script Once you have installed all these apps, the next thing would be to install Flashex script on the Android....

The job of syncing your photos, files and messages to your PC or tablet can now be handled wirelessly. How does it work? Well, it’s simple. The key here is a couple of Microsoft apps that make the sync possible. While Microsoft Launcher makes sharing from phone to PC a cakewalk, notifications and reminders are handled by Cortana. Quite obviously, you’d have to use Microsoft’s own tools to make the syncing process seamless....

As of now, only the developer beta for iOS 17 has been released. Therefore, it is quite normal to face a few bugs. Especially in the newly released features, since they are in the very first iteration. However, there are several ways in which you can fix these issues. We’ll list a few tried and tested ways to fix StandBy mode on iOS 17. But first, let us understand more about the problem....

So, grab your iPhone and get ready to impress all your friends with some excellent photos at night. Whether you’re clicking your friend, some nice Christmas lighting, or the stars in the sky, here’s how to use Night Mode on your iPhone in the most effective manner. But first things first. Which iPhones Have Support for Night Mode Unfortunately, not all iPhone models have Night Mode in the camera app....

If you own an Android phone then iTag is a software you should try out. It can track and find a lost Android phone, even if the phone’s SIM card has been changed. Although they say that it is for all GPS wireless phones, the operating system selection menu has Android only, so we’d assume that it is currently only for Android customers. You can do various things with the help of this tool....

Work from home is the new norm these days. The sudden change in the workflow has spiked the demand for work from home tools and accessories such as webcams, routers, microphones, standing desks, and more. They are either out of stock or cost 2x/3x than the original price. Also, a good webcam is crucial for video calls. If your computer doesn’t have one, then you can use your iPhone as a webcam on Windows PC....

In this post, we will compare Microsoft Edge to the Google Chrome browser on Mac so that you can figure out which one fits your usage. The comparison covers interface, features, security, cross-platform availability, extensions, theme engine, and more. Let’s get started. Cross-Platform Availability Cross-platform availability matters the most when it comes to picking the browser of your choice. After all, you would want to sync tabs, history, bookmarks, and favorites across all your devices....

In 2015, with the introduction of Google Photos, the Search giant started leading by example with how the AI capabilities can help improve the Gallery experience for an average consumer. As always, the other OEMs have followed Google’s footmark. Prominent phone makers such as Samsung, LG, Huawei and Xiaomi are emphasizing on AI additions and other functions in the stock Gallery app. All Xiaomi phones come integrated with MIUI Gallery and Google Photos from Android....

special permission called Network Access that you need to approve before you install it from the Play Store. But what does it do after you install the app? The app is free to connect to the internet whenever it wants (even in the background) and Android by default gives no way to keep a check on it. Few days back we discussed an app using which you can keep a tab on the external IPs that an app connects to in real-time....

So, how do you choose in such a case? Do you try out both the apps and waste your precious time? Well, that’s where we come in. In this post today, we pit both Piktures and QuickPic against each other and see which app you should use. Like most comparisons that we do here in Guiding Tech, we’ve divided the features into two sets Common and Uncommon, to make it easy for you....

countless games available for iPhone users on the App Store, only a very select few can be considered instant classics. Plants vs Zombies is a great example of this: A tower defense game that has you planting different kinds of plants and vegetables with varied powers to defend your home from invading troops of zombies. Plants vs Zombies 2, the newest entry in this series, brings more of the same fun tower defense gameplay, and the great thing about this is that you don’t need to be an expert on the genre or to even have played the first one in order to enjoy it....

In late October 2018, Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 made a debut in the mid-range processor series as a successor to the Snapdragon 670. Qualcomm claims that the Snapdragon 675 focuses on three essential areas — Artificial Intelligence, photography, and gaming. Also, it packs the 4th generation Kryo cores. On paper, the chip could go toe-to-toe with Snapdragon 660, which was the first mid-range SoC to include a few features initially limited to the flagship Snapdragon 800 series....

You can play more than 250 games directly from your browser without going to any game website. The games include Mario, Pacman, Sonic, Tetris, shooting games and many more. Once the add-on is installed, a small icon appears in the Chrome extensions bar (shown in the screenshot below). If you click on it, it pops up a list of game categories. In the list you can see there are many categories such as Action games, adventure games, sport games, shooting games etc....

tricks for Windows users for reducing photo size before uploading it on the web , which helps in saving bandwidth. But after I activated limited 3G data on my connection (it still costs a fortune in India) I realized that this kind of trick was more necessary on my Android than on the computer. Smart apps like WhatsApp automatically reduce photo size before sending it to a contact but most of the apps like Facebook and Gmail don’t do this kind of photo processing automatically....

WinUtilities Undelete is a free data recovery tool that can help you locate permanently deleted data and then recover it. The tool can retrieve deleted file and folders from the internal hard disk as well as external storage devices. It also supports digital camera formatted memory card and can recover images from it. It is very easy to use. After installation, open it and on the left side click on the drive name on which you want to track your lost file....

LinkedIn is a great tool for finding professional connections, and the more popular you are on the service, the more precious that account is. That is why you should do everything in your power to keep things as secure as possible; two-step verification is a feature that will dramatically improve security and is easy to put in place. Most of the important websites offer this additional security measure for your account and you should seriously consider adding it to yours....