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Before we dive deeper, a couple of useful bits of advice. At the moment, there are few ways to show the battery percentage on an iPhone: Control Center an option present only in iOS 14 (a widget). Of course, you can also rely on Siri. The following instructions apply to any iPhone, as long as it runs iOS 14.0 or higher. 1. Show Battery Percentage Using the Control Center Starting with the easiest way to show battery percentage on an iPhone, let’s take a look at using the Control Center....

Let’s cover some of the more prolific scams and how to beat them. Fake Graphics Card Listings We’re not talking about a fake card in itself; you won’t receive a GTX 1080 made out of cardboard! In fact, you won’t receive anything at all, which is what makes this scam so nasty. Some scammers, keen on capitalizing on the high GPU prices due to data-mining rigs, are listing high-end graphics cards for a bargain price....

Pre-Installed Perils This is particularly worrying, as even the most cautious user may be bitten by malware they didn’t even install. The moment they press the power button on their device for the first time, there’s malware working in the background. After all, nobody suspects that the brand new phone they’ve just bought came pre-bundled with malware! Even worse, some of the malware found was specifically added to the ROM of the device....

1. Use Natural Light It is unwise to rely too much on your smartphone’s flash photography feature. While the flash can brightly illuminate the subject, the resulting picture appears too bright to be aesthetically pleasing. Instead, try to make use of natural light as much as possible. Keep in mind that using the full shine of an overhead sun creates the same problem as your camera’s flash: too much brightness in the captured photo....

But sometimes, when you intend to modify or delete a Registry key, Windows might block you. This is because your user account or even the administrator account doesn’t have full ownership or permissions for that particular key. In order to edit any protected or system-critical registry keys, you need to take full ownership of that key. Here we show you how to do it. Take Full Ownership of Windows Registry Keys Taking full ownership of Windows Registry keys is easy, but before doing anything, always make sure that you have a good backup before messing with Windows Registry....

If you’ve been through such a situation, here is some good news: there are certain tools that make this process a cake walk, with some of them even providing an option to automate the whole process. One such tool is “Unsettings,” which we’re going to discuss in this article. Unsettings “Unsettings” is a graphical tool that lets you easily change some of the Unity settings. For example: those related to launcher, dash, windows, desktop, fonts, themes, keyboard, and more....

Things You Should Know: Unlocking your bootloader voids your warranty, so do it at your own risk. The procedure below only works on Windows based PCs. It may work on other OSes, but for that you will have to make some modifications in the commands. It is possible to relock your bootloader in case you ever want to do that. This procedure will wipe off all the data stored on your device....

Is This Article for Me? We don’t want to waste your time, so let’s cut to the chase. There may be a possibility that you already have AirDrop and you may not know it. First off, you can simply go to Finder and look on the sidebar. You should spot AirDrop available there. A much quicker way is to simply click anywhere on your desktop, which automatically activates Finder without opening a window, and click the “Go” folder in the menu bar above....

What Can I Do with Google Assistant on My Xbox One? Microsoft has previously dabbled with voice controls in the past, mainly with the Kinect console add-on. That being said, it was fairly limited in terms of what it could do. Fortunately, with Google Assistant, voice-command capabilities have greatly improved. To get started, wake up your Google Assistant app or smart speaker by saying “Hey Google” or “Ok Google.“ Compatible Devices Google Assistant doesn’t run locally on your Xbox One console....

What Is Hot Corners? When it comes to shortcuts and multitasking, Apple has long attempted to prove itself as the computer of choice. Between features like Mission Control, Spaces and Hot Corners, there really is an attempt to make it easy to quickly bounce between tasks. Hot Corners is really one of the best-kept secrets of macOS. With a quick movement on your trackpad or mouse to one of the corners of your desktop, you can instantly jump back to your desktop or look at all of your application windows....

Telegram’s official app is available on all popular platforms, be it mobile (Android, iOS, and Windows Phone) or desktop (Windows, MacOS, and Linux). Talking about Telegram for Linux, we’ve already covered how to install the official app on the platform, as well as a third-party Telegram client called Cutegram. Now, both the official Telegram app as well as Cutegram are GUI-based, and as many of you’d be aware, Linux can be configured to remove the graphical part – there are even some distributions that do not come with a GUI out of the box....

Want to get creative on the app? Learn how to make a collage on Instagram. What Are Notes in Instagram Direct Messages Instagram Notes are just like Stories but text-based. They last only for 24 hours after which they vanish automatically. You can consider them little post-it notes or sticky notes that people can see when they open the Direct Messages section. Here are some important takeaways about Instagram Notes:...

Windows Narrator has been sitting on your computer for quite some time, and if you’ve been curious to see it in action, the following guide will show you how to use it. You’ll see that you don’t have to be a tech genius to get the most out of the app. What Is Windows Narrator? Windows Narrator is a text-to-speech app that will read text out loud in a document or through every action you perform....

Why Use the iPhone as a Remote? Do we need any other reason than it is just cool? That’s a fun reason. The more practical reason is that it makes perfect sense to use the iPhone as a remote so you are not forced to always use the mouse. As many macOS users connect their computers to large monitors, this allows a chance to sit away from the computer and still view media content....

Tip: want to bring back deleted Reddit posts and comments? We show you how. How to Find and Remove Reddit History on Your PC If you’ve signed up with an account on Reddit, then you have access to more of your past data. If you don’t have an account – which is still a viable solution for browsing Reddit on PC – you won’t be able to see this info....

Knives Out was one of the most well received and most entertaining films of recent years, with an Agatha Christie-style murder mystery starring a wildly entertaining ensemble cast. Daniel Craig was magnificent as the detective Benoit Blanc. As with anything that’s remotely successful in Hollywood these days, a sequel is sure to follow. Writer/director Rian Johnson once again has assembled an incredible cast of characters with Craig returning as Detective Blanc to solve another killing....

Why you should use Architect Linux In short: Convenience. This live installer is directed at people who know how Arch works well enough to get everything going but don’t have the time to sit at a console entering commands to get everything perfect. That being said, Architect isn’t like Antergos Linux, a distribution where you click a few buttons (knowing what they do or not) and let it do its thing....

One of the more notable ‘dot’ updates in recent years also introduces the Freeform collaborative whiteboard app, changes to AirDrop and new lock screen widgets. Here’s how to get iOS 16.2 right now and a summary of the new features. How to download and install iOS 16.2 You know the drill by now. iOS 16.2 (and its iPadOS companion) can be downloaded over-the-air on your iPhone or iPad. Simply head to Settings > General > Software Update to access iOS 16....

Questions do, however, arise. Does hibernation have a negative impact on the computer compared to a proper shutdown? How often should you be using the hibernate option? To answer these questions, there needs to be an understanding of how hibernation works, the kind of effect it has on PC performance, and whether it is unhealthy for your PC in the long run. How Hibernate Mode Works Hibernation refers to a power mode in your laptop or notebook (much less in the case of desktop PCs)....

Immediately, the idea came under attack from Mark Zuckerberg as well as mainstream tech journalists. A friend just told me, “Dude, are you serious? Mark couldn’t do wrong. After all, he pledges to donate 99% of his shares to charity.” (The fallacy has a name: “appeal to accomplishment.”) Why Is It Important to Break Up Facebook? Refer to the Hughes article again where he gives several examples for why Facebook needs its wings clipped....