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How tos MacMay 4, 2020May 14, 2021

How to force quit frozen apps on Mac

Mac users, more often than they like, experience non-responsive applications, also known as frozen apps. Not only do the frozen apps not respond to commands, but as active processes, occupy the system’s CPU cycle. In those situations, ‘force quit’ apps…

Games AndroidMay 3, 2020

Pokémon Go releases bonus Field Research task, buddy gifts and new avatar items

Rida Imran

Pokémon Go has received some interesting new updates this week. Trainers can purchase new avatar items in the Shop, complete mid-night Field Research tasks, and send gifts to fellow trainers via their Pokémon buddy. Niantic, the developer behind the game,…

May 3, 2020

Google Meet is now free for public, in-call limit extended to 100

Kashaf Musvi

Google announced via a blog post on April 29th that the company is making Google Meet free for everyone, and anyone with an email address can sign up for it. The product is a premium video conferencing app first introduced in 2018…

Android iOSMay 3, 2020May 3, 2020

COVID-19 Exposure Notifications – Story Behind Apple & Google’s Collaboration

Kashaf Musvi

This is the story of how Apple and Google collaborated to work on exposure notifications and COVID-19 contact tracking framework, which will soon be available for billions of smartphones worldwide, as reported by CNBC. Exposure notifications is undoubtedly one of…

Android How tosMay 3, 2020May 14, 2021

How to Connect AirPods to Android Phones

Kashaf Musvi

Here is how you can connect your AirPods or AirPods Pro to any Android smartphone or tablet using Bluetooth. First released in 2016, Apple’s AirPods are widely regarded to be the company’s best products. They offer portability, great battery life,…

May 3, 2020May 3, 2020

Apple’s Q2 Earnings Call: FaceTime sees growth, drop in iPhone sales, increase in iPad revenue in Q3

Kashaf Musvi

At Apple’s Q2 earnings call, CEO Tim Cook elaborated on the company’s future plans, products and services performance during COVID-19 pandemic. With Apple’s workforce working on products remotely, Cook explained the positive impacts of the coronavirus related lockdowns on services…

GamesMay 3, 2020

Fortnite $2 Million Champion Series Invitational Tournament Announced by Epic

Rida Imran

This week, Epic Games announced Fortnite $2 million Champion series Invitational tournament’, commencing on 5th May. Top 200 key players representing all regions and platforms will be invited to spend 3 three weeks competing to win a massive $2 million…

iPhoneMay 2, 2020

Affordable and fast iPhone SE is expected to attract Android switchers – Tim Cook

Rida Imran

Commenting on iPhone SE’s expected sales, Apple’s CEO Tim Cook said that he believes the new smartphone will attract Android users and also do well in mid-to-low income geographic regions. Answering queries at the company’s Q2 2020 earnings call, Cook…

May 2, 2020

Apple Card 0% financing program to include other products soon

Rida Imran

During Apple’s Q2 2020 earnings call, CEO Tim Cook hinted at the company’s plan to expand Apple Card financing program to other products. When questioned by Bank of America analyst about Apple’s new financing plans, Cook confirmed that they are…

iOS iPad iPhone iPod TouchMay 1, 2020

iOS 13.5 Beta Features Exposure Notifications & Face ID Improvements for Users Wearing Masks

Rida Imran

Apple has released iOS 13.5 beta with various updates and exposure notifications development tools for app makers. The latest beta has contact tracing/exposure notifications feature built-in, along with a development toolkit for app developers. It also has a few minor…