Aforesaid, MIUI 9 comes with a lot of enhancements and features and well, if you ask me, some of these features were long overdue. However, apart from these, MIUI 9 has a nifty tool hidden and it goes by the name of Game Booster. As suggestive of its name, it boosts the performance of your games. In this article today, we will see how the tool works and how it helps in boosting gaming performance in MIUI 9....

Researchers have found that the reason behind you ignoring the warnings and popups is that you might be weak at multitasking. BYU’s Information System Researchers have found that 90% of users ignore PC security warning if they pop up at the wrong time. In the new study, which was done in collaboration with Google Chrome’s security engineers, they’ve concluded that the reason is “dual-task interference” or multitasking. After conducting MRI tests, they found that an interruption during important tasks like typing, watching a video or uploading files can lower the neural activity....

Scratch that, even influencers, athletes and other celebrities are constantly divulging information on Twitter and many of you might be interested in not missing out on their tweets. And for those of you who are in a habit of maintaining an RSS reader to consume information from worldwide publications, authors and people you’re interested in hearing from, here is a tool to help you do so on Twitter. Almost half a decade back, Twitter used to serve RSS feeds, which was a useful tool but the micro-blogging platform stopped the RSS feeds in 2013....

But wouldn’t it be better if the system clock had options to show more than one clock ? Turns out that the system clock in Windows Vista and higher versions does allow you to add up to 2 additional clocks. That would mean that you could now quickly compare different time zones by pointing your mouse on the time at the right-hand bottom corner of your desktop. This article gives you a step-by-step guide to add those additional clocks....

Word is versatile and allows you to add citations in many widely popular formats like APA, MLA, Chicago-Style, GOST, IEEE, and ISO. The steps are easy, and the process is streamlined. We are subscribed to Microsoft 365 plan and would be using Microsoft Word installed on Windows 10. However, the steps should be quite similar for other versions of Word available too. Let’s begin. How to Add, Find, and Edit Citations to Word Let us begin with adding and editing citations in Word....

However, Windows has removed some useful tools like the Toolbar on Windows 11, and now, it’s a little challenging to add folders and files to the Taskbar. We have a little workaround. So if you want the Taskbar of your laptop to be the hub of all important things, here’s how you can pin File Explorer and folders to the taskbar in Windows 11. How to Add File Explorer to Taskbar in Windows 11 The Taskbar in Windows 11 has the File Explorer icon pinned to the Taskbar by default....

To protect the sensitive information, the Pages app lets you add a password to them. In this post, we will show how to add a password to a Pages document on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Add Password to a Pages Document on Mac Let us begin with Macs since many use it work on documents in the Pages app. We recommend installing the latest update of the Pages app on your Mac....

subtitles available? Don’t worry, this is a common problem that PS3 owners face due to the complete inability of the PS3 to read .SRT subtitle files. If you happen to have a film or movie file with the .AVI format however, here is a nifty trick to embed a subtitles track on it that can easily be played on your PS3. Let’s see how to do this. Getting Your Movie Ready Step 1: The first thing to do is to find some subtitles for your film if you don’t have them already....

If you have a hacked PS Vita though (learn how to hack yours in this entry, there are some serious benefits to it), things get even more complicated, since you can’t update your firmware to access the PSN. This potentially leaves some Vita owners stuck with the games they had on their systems before the official firmware was updated. However, there is good news. With qCMA and a bit of work, you can back up the games on your hacked PS Vita and delete them from your device to make room for new ones, which in turn you can transfer to your Vita via your PS3 following the steps on our previous entry on this topic....

There are a number of drivers backup utilities available, including both paid and free options. Double Driver is a feature-rich freeware that can help you backup Windows 7 drivers and also restore them, print a list of them and do much more. The tool is portable, meaning you don’t need to install it; it can be run directly from the executable file. And you can use it to backup drivers of other Windows installations too....

A solution to this problem is a tool known as Ninite. What it does is simple but quite useful – it lists all the common programs a Windows user is likely to use and packs their latest versions in a single installer. Yes, a single installer! You can even customize the apps you would want that installer to have. It then silently installs all those apps in the background saving you tons of time....

Maybe your mobile number became a victim of some data breach, and now you are constantly getting calls from marketing companies and unknown banks for load offers. Follow the steps below and block contacts and unknown callers on Android. Block Contacts on Android First, we will show you how to block contacts already saved on your contact list. We will showcase steps for Pixel and Samsung phones running One UI....

Unlike the earlier times when CDs and illegal downloads dominated the process of getting hold of songs, streaming services like Saavn, Gaana and Apple Music today are ubiquitous with mobile users. In our previous article, we have compared different music streaming services. However, what if you want to go old-school and build a music collection? Remember those 80-GB iPod Classics, which could store thousands of songs. While it’s nice to have an almost unlimited collection of music at your fingertips for a small monthly fee, there are some benefits of building an offline music library....

However, when it comes to Android, most of the times there’s an app for that. Last time we discussed an app that can get the Smart Unlock feature on rooted Android devices. But this time, we will be talking about an app that will mirror the feature without root access. Sounds interesting, I know! So let’s have a look at the app and see how it performs. Smart Unlock for All Android Devices As I already mentioned, Smart Unlock can be installed on any Android device running on Android 4....

You can still do it that way, but as that app runs on Java, it was giving a hard time to many users. Most of them were getting errors while attempting to change the app name and icon and thus the need for a new, better alternative. Well, it was not easy, but I managed to land on the APK Icon Editor open source application page and when I installed and tried it, I was pretty impressed....

Changing a wallpaper or creating a custom widget is just like scratching the surface of the endless world of customization. Did you know that you can even change your Android’s boot animation if you have root access on your device? It’s very easy to achieve it and if you love to make your phone different from the rest, this is what the missing secret ingredient is. So let me show you how it can be achieved....

But what is project collaboration in Messages? As the name suggests, it allows users to collaborate, i.e., view, access, edit, and manage files, folders, notes, reminders, and more, through Messages. Though how exactly does that work? Well, that’s what we’re here to tell. Requirements to Use the Collaboration Feature in Messages To start collaborating on a project with Messages, all participants should have, An active iMessage account on their device....

For the unaware, there are various image formats such as JPG, PNG, GIF, BMP, etc. PNG is the successor to JPG and supports transparent backgrounds. So if you want to make a logo or an image with no background or transparent background, you should save the picture in the PNG format instead of JPG. Let’s see how to convert JPG to PNG in Windows 10 using Paint 3D. Method 1: How to Save PNGs With Background in Paint 3D If you are simply looking to convert your JPG image to PNG in Paint 3D without removing the background, then this method will do the trick....

So, if you have a MP4 video/audio file in your computer and you want it to change it into mp3 format to play it on your mp3 player or mobile phone then it can be done using a free tool called Convert MP4 to MP3. This tool converts MP4 to MP3 format very easily. Here are the steps involved in the process. Download and install Convert MP4 to MP3. Run the software....

Besides working on things by yourself, you can also share reminds and details about other events with your contacts. Creating a shared calendar makes collaboration easier with your peers. This will show how to create a shared calendar in Outlook on Desktop and Mobile. Create a Shared Calendar in Outlook on the Web If you like to use Outlook on the web, here’s how to create a shared calendar. These steps apply to Mac and Windows users....