It is now IPX2 rated and the LED has been moved from the bottom of the housing to the top of the cover. A simple thumb press flips the hard cover up, revealing the Lemongrass-colored caps on the black buttons. The Google “G” signature, where the touchpad is located, is stamped on the cap with an almost sandstone texture. The styling evokes a more understated interpretation of late 1990s bubble design, reminiscent a bit of the Volkswagen Beetle or fruit-flavored Mentos....

This means that for a little bit more than you’d pay for any number of extremely capable alternatives, you can get a pair of Bang & Olufsen active noise-cancelling wireless over-ear headphones that are designed to compete and built to make you happy. The specification is up to par, performance is almost entirely impressive, and intangibles like ‘pride of ownership’ are sky-high as well. Bang & Olufsen has clearly backed itself into a corner....

Guide: Clearing DNS Cache in macOS Catalina: Tips and Tutorial If you are a macOS user and have recently made changes to your DNS settings then it is a good idea to do a flushing aka cleaning the DNS cache. But why is it important to clear the DNS cache? Well, simply because when your DNS is cached, nameservers or domain name may not resolve to the correct IP address and lead you to a cached website or, in the worst case, it may fail to connect can bring you the app all the way....

The Apple Watch SE is identical in design to the Apple Watch Series 6, except for two things: Colors and materials. The Series 6 comes in a variety of colors, including silver, space gray, gold, blue and red, but the SE is limited to silver, space gray and gold. While the Series 6 is available in aluminum, stainless steel, and titanium, the SE is only available in aluminum. There is not much to say about the Watch’s design, as it has remained unchanged for a few years....

The outer panel of the earpiece features touch-sensitive controls, with the left ear supporting volume down (single tap), track back (1 second long press), and power (3 seconds long press). The right ear can be used for volume up (single tap), playback control (double tap), track forward (1 second long press), call management, and power off. Triple-tap on both ears toggles between three EQ modes: JLab Signature, Balanced, and Bass Boost....

An improved version of the R1280DB, a leader in this field, is the R1280DBs. Due to the sound quality and feature set of the R1280DB, which was introduced back in 2017, it quickly became popular. With the R1280DBs, Edifier is enhancing Bluetooth connectivity and introducing a few new features, such as the ability to connect to an external subwoofer. Powerful speakers called the Edifier R1280DB are primarily suited for desktop computers....

Guide: Expen­si­fy vs Shoe­boxed: Comparison and Review Whether you are a private individual, part of an organization or a shop owner, you incur costs and you must be accountable for them. It’s so easy to forget an entry and so hard to remember where your salary has gone. This appears to be a universal problem and pretty much everyone I know is looking for a system to track expenses. While it is necessary to register every expense we make, it is also necessary to make the process easy and fast....

Guide: Fix ‘Google Dri­ve Not Down­load­ing Files After Zipping’ Issue Previously used Google Drive to stop the download or give an error if the download size was greater than 2 GB. Later, Google added the functionality that automatically divides files into 2 GB zip folders. However, that did not solve the problem that zip files are a problem for Drive users. Many people are still facing the Google Drive file zipping problem....

Guide: Fix ‘Miss­ing Thumb­nails on Net­flix’ Issue Admit it, the merry-go-rounds of impressive thumbnails on Netflix entice you to try out new shows and movies every day. Talking about a picture is worth a thousand words, but this carousel isn’t always impressive. On more than one occasion, you would see a few missing thumbnails instead of the real one. You don’t know what you’re missing, as annoying as it is. And second, if that happens to be one of your favourite shows you can’t watch, you should take the long route – type and search....

Guide: Fix ‘Reg­istry Edi­tor Can­not Import File’ Issue in Win­dows 10 Windows Registry is an essential database that stores information about the apps, services and hardware used to run Windows. Power users often edit it to change OS or app settings to make Windows function in a certain way, which is otherwise not possible. Well, even you can run registry hacks on Windows 10 to tweak how it works. But what if the registry editor cannot import a registry file on your Windows PC?...

Guide: Fix ‘Stuck Win­dows Update in Win­dows 10’ Issue With the arrival of Windows 10, Microsoft is switching to the “Windows as a Service” (Waas) model, ditching the old number / version based system. WaaS has its own advantages and disadvantages, but we will not go into that. One of the most important things about WaaS is that there are ongoing updates released by Microsoft that provide new ones features and bug fixes....

Guide: Fix ‘Tum­blr Blogs Open Only on Dashboard’ Issue On a desktop, the Tumblr dashboard is a handy hub where you can do almost anything. Creating new posts, endlessly scrolling through your feed, or messaging other Tumblrs feels surprisingly good. But there is one feature that makes no sense. It’s when blogs you try to access through your dashboard open in the dashboard itself. While the ability to view blogs from your dashboard sounds like a pretty neat feature, it’s detrimental to the whole Tumblr experience....

Fix ‘Win­dows 10 Ask­ing to Update and Shut­down Every Time’ Issue – Guide I recently installed the latest update for Windows 10 and currently whenever I’m shutting down my PC, the options for “Refresh and restart” and “Refresh and shut down” are consistently there. I tried both options to check if there were any update files that I missed, but nothing. No “Preparing to install updates” before reboot / shutdown or fire up and the choices will not disappear....

Guide: Fix ‘Win­dows 10 Bat­tery Time Remain­ing’ Issue On any Windows powered laptop (or tablet), by clicking or moving your mouse over the battery icon in the taskbar menu, an estimate of the remaining usage should be displayed. That is, how long your laptop should last on battery power. If the battery part of your Windows laptop doesn’t show ‘time remaining’ estimate, there is a problem somewhere and we’ll show you two ways to fix it....

The rubberized coating on the interior of each earbud is the main advantage of the Elite 7 Active over its Pro counterpart (aside from the lower price). When worn casually, we didn’t notice much of a difference between the two models – the Active gives the impression of being’sticky’ to the touch – but there’s no doubt they’re more secure during vigorous head movements, especially if sweat is involved. Jabra claims that this coating (dubbed ShakeGrip) eliminates the need for wings found on many competing sports earbuds, and while that is a possibility, it will very much depend on how snugly these buds seal in your ear....

Guide: Mount Bitlocker Encrypted Windows Partition on Linux – Guide This is a helper to the most efficient method to get a BitLocker-encrypted Windows volume from Linux, useful in cases of dual boot Windows 10, 8, or 7 and a Linux takeover. Copper how to decrypt and assemble the BitLocker segment from the order line, as well as how to add it to / and so on / fstab so that it is automatically mounted on boot....

Guide: Use Screen Time on Mac – Guide With the release of macOS Catalina, Apple released Screen Time feature, which allows users to track their usage and limit the time they spend with their Macs. Screen Time also serves as a parental control system as it can be used to limit what a child can access, who they can contact and how much time they spend on apps, websites and more....

How do you Create a Pictures Album on Samsung Smartphones – Guide While iOS users have been able to share photo albums with other iOS users, the feature it was only introduced for Android just over a year ago. The big difference, however, is that Google has provided cross-platform access for iOS and Android users to share photo albums with each other, and Google Photos is easily accessible from any computer with a browser....

How Does IPTV Technology is Changing Video Business – Guide Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) is poised to become the next big thing in the video content industry. Traditional video content delivery channels, such as satellite or cable TV, took a back seat and IPTV was in the front row. One of the key factors driving the growth of Internet-based video streaming and IPTV solutions is the combination of offerings from the companies behind this revolution....

How Enable 2-Step Verification in Google Account Login – Guide As our digital footprint grows and we have an increasing number of apps and social networks supported by a single email account, we put ourselves at greater risk of online attacks or data breaches. Credentials from a single email account can provide access to dozens of social media accounts, bank accounts and even our current geolocation phone data. A Google study cites spying and credential phishing as two of the most common and destructive methods users fall prey to; in some data breaches, years pass before victims realize their data has been stolen....