While phone cameras are getting better all the time, too often, they rarely do justice to the pictures we take. This means that in spite of packing a phone with a high-resolution camera, you could still be churning out images you are not proud of. To remedy this situation, you…

Google Photos has been backing up images and videos from social media apps by default. But going forward, it is no longer going to be business as usual as they are putting the backup feature on hold. Previously, the app would automatically upload images and videos on your iOS or…

It is no secret that messaging platforms have a bot problem. While some of these programs will tell you upfront that you are interacting with a chatbot, others will try to fool you into thinking you are talking with a fellow human being. While bots have become highly popular in…

TikTok is a short-form video-sharing app owned by a Chinese IT company known as ByteDance.The app was launched in 2017 and became available in the US when it merged with Musical.ly in 2018. The app has a Chinese version known as Douyin. How does it work? Basically, anyone over 13…

With rules on restrictions of movement still in place, most people are now opting to use the Internet to conduct their daily business. This has come with new and unforeseen challenges, some of which were previously considered non-issues but are now proving tough nuts to crack. Top on the list…

As people continue to hunker at home and move business and personal interactions online, video calling has emerged as the perfect way of keeping in touch. However, video calls have come with certain challenges, and looking good during these virtual meetings tops the list. So, how do you make sure…

On average, we spend about 11 hours on mobile devices daily. This is according to a study conducted by the Nielsen research group in 2018. After so many hours staring at the white background of almost every webpage and app, you are likely to start experiencing discomfort in the eyes…

Crises have a way of shaping our lives in ways we can barely fathom. Around this time last year, people were rushing around in the normal hustle-and-bustle of daily life. Then came a virus that stopped the world in its tracks. Suddenly, the life depicted in sci-fi movies showing the…

Apple and Google have released the Exposure Notifications API, which lets public health agencies contact trace, track, and notify those exposed to Covid-19.

On Tuesday, May 12, Twitter announced that it was allowing its employees to work from home indefinitely if they wished in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. In an email sent to Twitter employees, the company’s CEO, Jack Dorsey explained that they were free to work from home permanently even…

You probably do not think much about it as you press the three-key combination of Control-Alt-Delete, commonly known as security keys or the “three-finger salute” whenever Windows acts up. You probably also use it when locking or logging out of Remote Desktop. But did you know that this combination came…

You are ready to rock in your home office, but then you realize that you need a webcam to interact with your clients, colleagues, family and friends. Unfortunately, all the best webcams are out of stock because almost everyone is working from home and just like you, they suddenly realized…

Instacart shoppers are on strike, Amazon warehouse workers are on strike, and now Whole Foods employees have joined them in a Whole Foods “sick out”.

Don’t like having to see your opponent’s colored Words with Friends (WWF) tiles? You’re not alone. So here’s how to turn them off so that you don’t see other people’s colored Words with Friends tiles.

A plain English explanation of what went wrong with the app used to tally votes in the Iowa Democratic caucus vote, plus the full text of the IDP statement.