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Google giving European users a choice of browser & search engine, while getting fined, again!

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  • Radu Tyrsina
Google has announced on March 19th, through a blog post by their SVP of global affairs Kent Walker, that they intend to "do more to ensure that Android phone owners know about the wide choice of browsers and search engines available." This probably means they are going to present users with a browser-ballot, similar to the one the European Commission imposed on Microsoft in 2009. The similarities with Microsoft do

How to personalize the Google Discover feed on your Android smartphone

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  • Radu Tyrsina
Google Discover is the way Google helps you find news and other content on the internet, directly from your smartphone or tablet. By default, it displays data based on your search history, but it can also be personalized to better match your interests. If you want Google Discover to do a great job at keeping you informed about what matters to you, here is how to personalize it on your

Sony CP-AD2M4 charger review: charge multiple devices safely

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  • Radu Tyrsina
Charging your mobile devices has become a difficult task at home, at the office and even more so on the road. The Sony CP-AD2M4 charger gives you the ability to charge multiple devices safely. Finding an electrical outlet for every charger that comes with every device you have can be daunting. YIf you find one, you're most likely to plug in your smartphone. What about your wireless headphones, smartwatch, fitness
article Dual SIM: What is it? What does it mean? How does it work?

Dual SIM: What is it? What does it mean? How does it work?

Have you encountered Dual SIM smartphones in shops? Do you want to know what makes them useful and how the Dual SIM technology works? Maybe you already know that, but you still have questions like what makes Dual SIM Dual Standby different from Dual SIM Dual Active? If you want to know what the Dual SIM technology is, how it is implemented in modern

How do I connect my iPhone to my computer with Windows 10?

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  • Radu Tyrsina
There are many reasons why you might want to connect your iPhone to your Windows 10 PC. Maybe you want to move some music from one device to the other, add some videos on your iPhone to watch while commuting or even create a manual backup of everything important on your iPhone. Whatever your reasons are, here is how to connect an iPhone to a Windows 10 PC, both using
tutorial How to upload photos to OneDrive from your iPhone or iPad

How to upload photos to OneDrive from your iPhone or iPad

OneDrive is one of the best cloud storage solutions available to regular users all over the world. One of the best things about it is that Microsoft also offers mobile apps that you can use on your smartphone or tablet to sync your files to the cloud and have them available everywhere. Fortunately, that also includes iPhones and iPads, devices on which you can
tutorial How to upload photos to OneDrive from your Android smartphone or tablet

How to upload photos to OneDrive from your Android smartphone or tablet

OneDrive is Microsoft's cloud storage service for both home and business users. We use it to back up our files daily, as well as synchronize them across devices. If you use OneDrive for Windows, you should also install it on your Android smartphone and tablet. If you take many photos, consider enabling the camera upload feature, so that you back up your photos and
tutorial How to add, open, and configure OneDrive on Android

How to add, open, and configure OneDrive on Android

You hear about "the cloud" often. This concept is so popular that mobile device manufacturers often decide against increasing storage capacity for their new entry-level smartphones because it is considered more secure and cost-efficient to store content in the cloud. There are several great cloud storage providers, each with its pros and cons. In this tutorial, we discuss Microsoft's product - OneDrive. We guide
tutorial Quickly scan documents, business cards, whiteboards, etc with OneDrive for Android and iPhone

Quickly scan documents, business cards, whiteboards, etc with OneDrive for Android and iPhone

Scanning documents, business cards, and other types of printed text, with your smartphone, has become commonplace. It usually involves an app that can do the scanning for you and some post-processing. Microsoft managed to make things even easier than that, by implementing a scanning feature directly in its OneDrive apps for Android and iOS (iPhone and iPad). This feature is built into the OneDrive

Review Motorola Moto G6 Play: An Android smartphone for tight budgets

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  • Radu Tyrsina
We received for testing a budget Android smartphone manufactured by Motorola, called the Moto G6 Play. The company sells it for less than 200 US dollars and promises to offer a large screen, a quality design and a massive battery of 4000 mAh. For all of that to fit in your budget, the smartphone has made a few compromises like using a 720p resolution display, a plastic body, and an

Reviewing Mondly: Learn new languages in a browser or a mobile app

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  • Radu Tyrsina
We recently had the pleasure of testing a language learning tool called Mondly. It helps you learn new languages using your favorite web browser or an app on your iPhone or Android smartphone. We love learning new things, so we were eager to see how Mondly works and whether it can truly help you learn a new language with ease. After using it for a time, here are our impressions:

ASUS ZenFone 5 review: One of the best mid-range smartphones in 2018

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  • Radu Tyrsina
ASUS released a new mid-range Android smartphone, that looks promising both from a price and performance perspective. It is named ASUS Zenfone 5 and it has the premium looks but it costs half of what you would pay for a high-end smartphone. The hardware inside is not the most powerful, but it is more than enough to handle any app or game you might want to run. Furthermore, it has

Huawei P20 review: excellent camera and a more affordable price!

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  • Radu Tyrsina
Huawei has received lots of positive press for its Huawei P20 Pro launch, and many have stated that it is the best smartphone for photography. Alongside the Huawei P20 Pro, the company has launched a cheaper version, named the Huawei P20, with almost identical looks, and hardware, and two rear cameras instead of three. People who cannot afford the more expensive model, but want a great photography experience, will be

Demo Huawei P20 Pro: Is it the best "photographer" of the year?

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  • Radu Tyrsina
Huawei P20 Pro stands out through its photography hardware and features. It has three cameras on the back, one on the front, Leica lens, ISO sensitivity that's higher than that of any other smartphone, and artificial intelligence dedicated to taking great pictures. All these sound impressive but what do they mean when you take a picture in real life or when you record a song you like during a concert?

Review Huawei P20 Pro: One of the best smartphones of 2018

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  • Radu Tyrsina
Huawei P20 Pro is the best smartphone made by Huawei, and it competes for the title of the "best smartphone of the year" alongside big names like Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus and the iPhone X. It runs on the latest mobile hardware available, it looks great, and it comes with a three-camera system, powered by Leica optics. Does it sound interesting? We believe it does, and after testing it for

How to hide the top notch on Android smartphones like Huawei P20, P20 lite, or P20 Pro

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  • Radu Tyrsina
Many new smartphones have the front camera integrated into the display, in the form of a notch that is displayed on the top side of the screen. While your smartphone may be beautiful, the notch is plain ugly, and it makes apps and games look bad. Fortunately, if you have a Huawei P20, Huawei P20 lite or Huawei P20 Pro smartphone, you can disable the notch, so that apps and

Review Energizer Power Max P550S: The simple smartphone with a large battery

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  • Radu Tyrsina
You've most likely heard of Energizer. It sells batteries, right? True, but it has also become a smartphone brand. Avenir Telecom, a French company that has received the rights to use this brand name, started selling mobile phones under the Energizer name back in 2015. This year, they released a new portfolio of smartphones and feature phones. The common theme that unites them all (except their brand name), is the

Review Motorola Moto G5S Plus: Your average mid-range smartphone!

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  • Radu Tyrsina
After being acquired by Lenovo, Motorola has been releasing new mobile phone models at an astounding pace, sometimes to the dismay of their traditional customers, who buy Motorola phones only to find their model outdated just a few months later. This is also the case for Motorola G5S and G5S Plus, successors to the G5 and G5 Plus respectively. In this review we focus on the larger, more powerful Motorola
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