Well, this is not the first time a publisher has restricted an app to just a few countries, but this time, it was personal. Nothing could keep me from waiting to try my hands on the love of my childhood, the show which was the reason I came running home after school. So if you aren’t in the mood to wait for the official release of Pokémon GO in your country, here’s how you can get it....

For participating in this giveaway, you should be subscribed to both our YouTube channels (Guiding Tech & PhoneBunch) and then enter with your email address in the widget below. Please use only one email address, if you try to enter through multiple email addresses, you will be disqualified. However, you can increase your chances of winning by sharing the giveaway with your friends. Important Note: Make sure that you ‘actually’ complete the actions and not just click through and leave, to get the points....

The Pixel 2 camera has earned the best score on the DxO Mark and offers a couple of new features such as the HDR+ Enhanced Mode, Motion Photos, and an amazing Portrait Mode. Let’s take a look at some of the best tips and tricks that will help you take awesome photos with your Pixel 2. 1. Adjust Manual Exposure The Pixel 2’s Camera app is simple and does away with various types of modes — pro and manual....

It’s certainly not the Sci-Fi series from Canada. So let’s find out. Continuum in Hybrid Devices Think Microsoft Surface Pro series or any of those hybrid laptops running Windows that can bend in funny ways. (Isn’t that why one brand created a sub-brand called Yoga?). Continuum will primarily target these devices to change the type of input that needs to be used, as well as other related things. For such devices, Continuum basically has two modes....

Although it seems like a light application, unique tabs on Google Chrome use up a lot of CPU memory with each tab opening up a new process. Google Chrome is simple to use, loads web pages quickly and has an amazing number of extensions to expand its productivity but can really hog your CPUs memory more than any other browser is capable of. Just like your desktop, Google Chrome has its own task manager where you can see what all tabs are running and how much memory are they consuming....

It is possible with the help of Snapchat’s desktop app known as Snap Camera. You cannot publish to your Snapchat account from the desktop app. You can use it only to add a filter to your photos or videos. Let’s see how to make your formal meetings informal by using funny Snapchat filters in your Zoom video conferences. How to Add a Filter to Zoom Meeting To use the Snapchat filters for your Zoom meeting, you need to install the Snap Camera app, run it in the background, and change the camera app in Zoom....

At times, the text doesn’t at all match the speech in the video, which can change the interpretation of sentences and phrases. Hence, it’s vital that your videos — both upcoming and already uploaded videos — should have the right text by its side so that the true meaning is not lost. In such cases, deleting a video and re-uploading it is out of the question since only you’ll lose out on the views count and other stats....

I mean, we’re getting there. It’s starting to be possible to control lights from your phone, turn on your house’s heating from anywhere, and have the garage door open automatically when you get home. Reading on smartphones is getting better as well. Unfortunately there’s no robot to automatically infuse all the knowledge in the world into your brain. But there’s Kindle to make reading, even on web pages less of a strain for your eyes....

The paranoia is justified and steps must be taken to protect your precious system against the onslaughts of such cyber threats. Lately, there have been too many full-blown cyber attacks in the form of data leaks, security breaches, password managers failing, systems becoming victims of cryptojacking. It’s scary! Many of you must now be thinking “what the hell is cryptojacking”. Let me shed some light on the matter first....

One of the easiest ways to pick up new words is by switching the default language on your iPhone. That will teach you a couple of basic phrases, along with helping you pick up commonly used words. If you plan to change the default language on your iPhone, then it’s quite straightforward. However, you must remember that this change will apply systemwide and even to the autocorrect and word prediction features....

According to Microsoft, the Word app uses portrait orientation since most documents are text-based, and text works better in the vertical format. However, if you want to create different documents like an event invite, a menu, or a brochure, you can change the Word document’s orientation to a landscape view. Here’s a guide on how to change page orientations in Microsoft Word. Changing the Default Page Orientation on Microsoft Word to Landscape In Microsoft Word, you can either change the page orientation of your whole document or a single page....

However, many customers have complained from the get-go that the T-Mobile Tuesdays app is confusing, doesn’t work and makes redeeming rewards and the free stock difficult. T-Mobile has made updates, but the woes continue. Let’s go through exactly how to make the most of T-Mobile Tuesdays for iOS and Android. How to Redeem T-Mobile Tuesday Prizes For the record, it is a Tuesday at the time of writing this, and that’s no accident....

Yes, you swore off on MS products right after Office 2007, but things have changed since then. MS has moved to “the cloud” strategy and (most) of their online products are pretty great to use. Including Office 365 Email, Calendar and even the Office 365 online productivity suite. Instead of fighting it, let’s start embracing the Office 365 way of life. It’s Simple, Just Download the Microsoft Outlook App Yes, you can add your Office 365 account directly to Android via Settings (we’ll see how to do that below), but it’s not as easy as merely logging in....

I love Netflix like everyone else. The fact that I can now control my Netflix profile using Google Assistant will only make the experience better. Yes, Google has just announced voice match support for individual Netflix profiles. This means you can now use Google Assistant to play content from your Netflix profile instead of the main account. Different Google accounts can be linked to different Netflix profiles. This was not possible earlier....

Video calling usage is on the rise. Nearly every company and other folks are on Zoom, Microsoft Teams, or Google Meet. Like the GuidingTech team, if you or your company prefer Google Meet, you can spruce up the extensions experience. Google Meet Chromium extensions allow users to add Whiteboard, create an attendance report, and many more functions without breaking a sweat. If you frequently take paid Google Meet webinars or host meetups with a large group of folks, you can use a Google Meet extension to create an attendance report in Google Sheets....

However, one of the least used YouTube features is the playlist. If you have an unfettered internet or broadband plans, you can easily binge on a never-ending stream of YouTube videos without a break in between. Thankfully, playlists can be created and customized easily on YouTube for Chrome easily and there’s a new kid on the block — by the name of Youtube Queue — which serves the purpose just right....

Anyhow, there are still a few ways in which you can customize this tablet to your liking and make it more effective as a multimedia and reading device. Let’s see how. 1. Wallpapers The Tab S2 comes in 2 variants – a smaller 8-inch and a 9.7-inch one. Both have high resolution screens with 1536 x 2048 pixels forming a 4:3 aspect ratio. This is great for reading, but not ideal for multimedia....

Now, sometimes you don’t want your username to be automatically entered on a webpage anymore. Usually, you would have to delete all of the cookies stored by your browser, but then what about the ones you want to keep? It is helpful to be able to get rid of cookies that say, save your Facebook username, if you are lending your computer to your jealous ex or, god forbid, your Mom....

Even if you are not paranoid, it pays to keep a backup of your digital information handy. Google+ enables you to download all your +1s from Google as bookmark links. This little guide shows you just how. Log-in to your Google+ account. Go into your account settings from the dropdown just next to your thumbnail photo on the top-right. Under Settings, click on the section for Data Liberation. This page is your first step to backup all your data....

There are hundreds of third party apps available to download any video from YouTube. The truth is downloading any video is illegal, and is considered as piracy. There is a Simple Solution … YouTube’s very own app has a nifty little feature hidden in it that allows users to save videos and to watch them later, even with no internet. The application downloads content from the global servers and saves it on the device, making it available for on-demand viewing, as many times as the user wants to....