Gaming is one thing that is hugely popular among smartphone users but, as the phone gets older, it’s unable to deliver that performance or the computing force needed to play that game. Well, in such a scenario, should you just give up your gaming habit or is there any other solution? The solution is very simple. There are games on Google Play store that need minimal computing power from smartphones....

Using OneDrive on Mac, you get to enjoy the same integration level as Windows users with the cloud storage. First, you need to download OneDrive from the Mac App Store. Go through the usual install process, and you will see a small OneDrive icon in the Mac menu bar. Download OneDrive for Mac Customize OneDrive for Mac After installing the OneDrive, you will notice a separate OneDrive space in the Finder menu....

I say ‘standalone versions’ because in the past the functions of both of these productivity apps were handled by the Google Drive app. So, with this ‘separation’ one expects these apps to provide a more convenient and focused experience. However, this doesn’t seem to be the case. Let’s take a closer look at these two mobile versions of Google’s popular productivity suite and why they are not yet able to compete with similar offerings from other companies....

keyboard shortcut or a menu bar item. Besides, there are ways to tweak the registry and get it back on to the interface. We will focus on Windows 7 and see how to get the up button using a program called Classic Shell. We will also check out other alternatives to navigate to the parent folder. Before we begin let us look at the explorer as it appears without the up button....

Both of these offer the convenience of converting printed text into digital just by the press of a button. All you need is some decent lighting, and the rest of the job will be carried out by the respective apps. But as we all know, a perfect app is a myth. And these apps also end up having a flaw or two. When it comes to picking the best between Genius Scan and Adobe Scan, comparisons are bound to happen....

Facebook’s recent blog post announced the changes. Let’s see how they affect you and me as the changes finally give some amount of control back to the user from the earlier maze-liker nature of Facebook. The changes allow us to fine-tune our privacy by using ‘inline controls’ on our profile. Note: The changes will be rolled out gradually. At the time of writing this post, the changes weren’t reflected in my own Facebook profile....

10 brilliant Command Prompt tricks and 15 awesome Windows Run commands . Knowing these commands and tricks definitely gives you an edge over others when you require working on Windows Command Prompt (a lot of those Run commands actually work in Command Prompt too) . Besides, if you can master the relevant keyboard shortcuts , you will find that you can execute commands almost effortlessly. Today we will talk about the actions associated to Function keys (F1 through F9) while you are on the ‘cmd’ window....

Why is that, you ask? Let’s dig deeper. People Prefer Practicality This might just be the biggest reason why new innovative features in smartphones aren’t coming in by the dozens. We’ve seen Sharp release a phone without bezels, but how many people do you know own that device? Heck, it didn’t even launch in most countries outside Korea. And the biggest reason for that was the practicality of using Android OS on such a device....

However, these accessories don’t come cheap. That’s the reason we have rounded up these superb Black Friday deals on camera accessories to make sure your coffers don’t run dry. 1. Tethys Waterproof Camera Float Deal Price: $5.49 Original Price: $16.99 As much as you’d love to take your waterproof camera out for a ride, it’s near impossible to keep it afloat. In such situations, the Tethys Waterproof Camera Float comes in handy and helps you to keep your waterproof camera afloat....

Most of us do the color calibration inadvertently through trial and error. They set the contrast and then set up the Gamma, then again find that the contrast needs a little touch up and in between all that confusion, the brightness is overlooked. So basically, most computer users tend to fix their monitor’s colors manually and that is ok, however, there is a better way out. If you are Window 7 user, you can use the Windows Calibration tool to configure these settings step by step and get the best display on your new or old monitor....

Conversion of file is simple. Just copy paste the text you need to convert into the box provided and submit it to process. It will take a few seconds to create the audio file and a download button will appear which will let you download the corresponding mp3 file. The file would be hosted with them for a day and within that period you got to download it. Time taken in conversion of file depends upon its size....

Lock Screen Customizer by WinAero.com extends the functionality of the lock screen for Windows 8.1 and Windows 8. It gives us the slideshow feature from 8.1 to allow cycling through different backgrounds, among a few other functions. You can even remove the lock screen in Windows 8 or 8.1 to subtract that bit of time it uses up before we log in. We’re going to look at the features Lock Screen Customizer offers below....

You can browse the web using Chrome in three ways — normal browsing with different user profiles, Incognito, and Guest modes. In the first case, you can create different profiles, and each will have its data — extensions, bookmarks, passwords, and more. The browsing activity will be separate for each user, and it stays even when you exit the browser. Both Incognito and Guest modes are temporary browsing modes and the browser wipes out your browsing history once you exit either of them....

That doesn’t mean that I don’t game on the iPhone occasionally, since this allows me to discover excellent games, like action RPGs and puzzles for example. But if I had to choose one game genre that I find was really made for the iPhone and other iOS devices, it would be Word Games, especially those who also qualify as vocabulary builders. We’ve covered a few Word Games for the iPhone already, showing you what we consider the best of them....

A clear example of this is how popular weather, calculator and exchange apps have become, allowing you to perform complex operations with just a few taps and in no more than a handful of seconds. Of all these “smaller” apps, conversion apps are perhaps among the most popular and most useful as well. Let’s take a look at both Convertbot and Amount, the first an all-time favorite conversion app from developers Tapbots, and the other a promising recent entry to the App Store....

I was looking for an app which could bring a similar feature to my Android and that’s when I learned about Quick Profiles. Quick profiles is a very simple application for android that allows you to create different ringer profiles and switch between them easily. Quick Profiles on Android To get started, install Quick Profiles from the Play Store and launch the app. Next thing we need to do is create some profiles in the app....

Windows Live Mail or MS Outlook is one of the best ways to bring all your mail services together. Now, there is every chance that you have your Outlook.com account connected to one such tool and that you are using POP to download Outlook messages to that client. In such a case you will notice that if you delete a message (from that tool) it only gets removed to be sent to a special POP folder (on the server)....

Everything was fine unless we were using the internet connection in the kitchen or the balcony. The connection strength was almost nil at these places and that’s when I thought to use my old router as a repeater. I was able to extend the range of my Wi-Fi by turning an old router into a repeater and I documented all the steps involved in it. So if you need a helping hand in setting up your home wireless connection, read on....

However, the process isn’t so straightforward. Apple doesn’t give you the option to reset your passcode without resetting your iPhone. Don’t worry though, as we’ll guide you through every single step and tell you what to do if you forgot your iPhone password, and even help you reset the iPhone without losing the data. Prerequisites to Reset Your iPhone When You Forgot Your Passcode To unlock your iPhone without a passcode, the only solution is a complete factory reset....

Another popular wireless mobile printer is the Polaroid Zip. It uses ZINK printing technology to churn out small photo prints and has Bluetooth connectivity. Plus, it’s small enough to fit into the pockets of trousers. And unlike the one above, it has been there in the market for quite some time. So, that got us thinking — can the new printers replace the old? Or, will the old printer reclaim its place on the throne?...