Smartphone

How do I use mobile platforms like Android and iOS? Learn how to use your smartphone or tablet to its maximum potential, no matter who manufactured it.

The 5 best voice recording apps for Android smartphones and tablets

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Codrut Neagu
25.07.2017

Are you a student and your teacher gives lectures that are too long for you to write down? Do you have a boss who talks too fast and when he is finished you have no idea what he wanted you to do? Have you ever...

Review Huawei P10 lite - A mid-range smartphone of very good quality

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Codrut Neagu
17.07.2017

Huawei is one of the biggest names in the smartphones industry. That must mean that the smartphones the company produces are good, not just marketed very well. We recently got our hands on their latest mid-range smartphone, namely the Huawei P10 lite, and we were...

7 ways in which the 2017 version of the Nokia 3310 betrays its predecessor from 2000

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Codrut Neagu
30.06.2017

HMD Global, the new owner of the Nokia brand, released a new version of the legendary Nokia 3310 phone. The hype around this phone skyrocketed, and people were excited to hear about the resurrection of this phone. After all, it's not every day that you...

Reviewing the Nokia 3310 - How nostalgia sells mediocre phones at a high price

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Codrut Neagu
26.06.2017

These days we tested one of the ghosts of the last decade: the Nokia 3310! You surely have heard of it. It is one of the most emblematic phones of the early 2000s. There are a lot of people who still remember this phone and...

Reviewing the TP-Link UP525 Fast USB Charger - Quick charge your family's gadgets

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Codrut Neagu
20.06.2017

We received an interesting device for testing, called TP-Link 5-Port Fast USB Charger (UP525). As its name accurately suggests, this is a charger that allows you to simultaneously charge up to five different devices using USB cables. The manufacturing company also says that it benefits...

Simple questions: What is a SoC (System on a Chip)?

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Codrut Neagu
29.05.2017

We bet that most people who have a good knowledge of technology have heard the term SoC or System on a Chip. It wasn't much of a thing 20 years ago, or at least it was not something as widely used as it is today,...

Reviewing Pl@ntNet - A collaborative app for identifying plants with your smartphone

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Codrut Neagu
24.05.2017

A while ago, we read about an app for Android called PlantNet, or PlantNet Plant Identification in its extended version. It's an app that promises to help people identify plants by using their smartphones. It's all about taking a picture and letting image recognition software...

Reviewing the TP-Link Neffos X1 - Surprisingly good, at a reasonable price

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Codrut Neagu
26.04.2017

TP-Link is a company best known for the networking devices that they manufacture. However, they're also present on the smartphone market, and they recently launched a new series of smartphones: Neffos X1 and Neffos X1 Max. Over the last week or so, we tested the...

Reviewing the Nokia 150 - The return of feature phones?

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Tudor Dan
13.04.2017

Ah, Nokia. The brand that connected so many people back in the nineties. The brand that soared so high in the mobile communications market, only to dip to unimaginable lows in the last few years. Under the new ownership of Foxconn and HMD global, the...

How to use the Amazon Kindle app to read eBooks in Windows 10 Mobile

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Maria Madalina Blaga
22.03.2017

If you enjoy reading, you know that it's hard to find a good eBook reader for your smartphone. There are a lot of eBook reading apps in the Store, but only a few of them manage to include all the features you want in such...

How to identify broken chargers and USB cables on your Android smartphone or tablet

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Codrut Neagu
13.03.2017

If you're using a tablet or smartphone charger from another device or that was bought separately, it's possible that the battery will charge more slowly. Also, even if you use your device's original charger and USB cable to charge it, it may have become defective...

Reviewing the ASUS ZenFone 3 Max - Affordable and good-looking

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Codrut Neagu
24.02.2017

ASUS has a good thing going on with its smartphone business, and one of the reasons for that is the fact that they have created a wide variety of smartphones, for all budgets. One of their smartphones is made for people who don't necessarily want...

How to uninstall apps and games from Windows Phone 8.1 and Windows 10 Mobile

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Maria Madalina Blaga
03.02.2017

Many users probably have their smartphones cluttered with a lot of apps they don't use or games they haven't played in ages. The logical course of action would be to remove them, to clear up the space for some useful stuff. In this article we...

Reviewing TP-LINK Neffos C5 Max - An affordable 5.5 inch smartphone

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Ciprian Adrian Rusen
27.01.2017

In 2016, TP-LINK has entered the smartphone market by launching several smartphones under their new Neffos brand. One of their best smartphones is the TP-LINK Neffos C5 Max. It's a Dual-SIM device with a screen size of 5.5", an octa-core processor, and 16GB of storage...

Download and install apps using a browser, on your smartphone with Windows

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Maria Madalina Blaga
06.01.2017

We think all Windows Phone and Windows 10 Mobile users are familiar with installing apps using the Storeapp. Basically, all you have to do is open theStore, type the name of the app that you want on your smartphone and install it. But there's another...

Reviewing ASUS ZenFone 3 Deluxe ZS570KL - Elegance meets powerful hardware!

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Codrut Neagu
21.12.2016

The Taiwanese company ASUS manufactures quite a few different models of ZenFone 3 smartphones, ranging from the affordable ASUS ZenFone 3 to the true king of their lineup, the ZenFone 3 Deluxe. The latter is the best you can buy under ASUS' brand: it comes...

5 ways to make the battery last longer on Windows Phone 8.1 and Windows 10 Mobile

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Maria Madalina Blaga
13.12.2016

When you travel a lot, there are higher chances for your smartphone to run down its battery and you may not ble able to charge for another couple of hours. What can you do in these situations to squeeze the maximum possible time from your...

How to download offline maps on your Windows Phone and Windows 10 Mobile

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Maria Madalina Blaga
08.11.2016

One of the most essential things you need when you go on vacation is to get the right directions. Not really knowing where you are and how to get to your destination can ruin a trip, especially if you don't speak the local language to...

The gadget to take on your travels: Samsung Galaxy SmartTag2

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Ciprian Adrian Rusen
24.11.2023

The majority of us don’t leave home without our phones. Especially on our travels, where we want to take pictures and create Instagram stories or TikTok videos. Photography enthusiasts even carry a digital camera, although it’s not always easy to...

How to use Task View in Windows 11

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Codrut Neagu
21.11.2023

Windows 11’s Task View is a powerful feature that lets you manage multiple app windows across different virtual desktops. With it, you can organize your work into separate categories and also switch between them easily. In this article, I’ll tell...

How to change a drive’s letter in Windows

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Codrut Neagu
16.11.2023

Windows assigns drive letters for all the hard disk drives, solid-state drives, optical media units, removable drives, and memory cards connected to your computer. Because the operating system does that on its own, you might be tempted to think that...

Samsung Galaxy SmartTag2 review: Smart tracker for Samsung users!

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Ciprian Adrian Rusen
21.11.2023

Do you tend to forget things like your keys or your wallet in various places? Do you live in a busy urban area and want to keep track of your pet? Are you going to travel to a different country...

ASUS ROG Ryujin III 360 ARGB review: High-performance liquid cooling

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Codrut Neagu
08.11.2023

If you’re looking for a top-notch liquid cooling system for your PC, you might want to check out the ASUS ROG Ryujin III 360 ARGB AIO. This is one of the best products in its category, and it offers many...

Garmin Venu 3S review: Stay on top of your health & fitness goals!

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Ciprian Adrian Rusen
23.10.2023

Many people associate Garmin with watches made for professional runners and fitness geeks. Few know that the company is also doing a lot of work on developing watches that cater to the needs of a larger audience. Their new Garmin...