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Google Lens Is Now on Google Search The Google Lens option now sits next to the voice search option on Google.com. The announcement came from Google’s VP of Engineering for Search, Image Search, and Len, Rajan Patel. This change appears like a big one for Google Search “doesn’t change often!“ The google homepage doesn’t change often, but today it did. We’re always working to expand the kinds of questions you can ask and improving how we answer them....

“As we look ahead to a holiday season with less travel and important milestones like family reunions, PTA meetings and weddings hosted over video, we want to continue helping those who rely on Meet to stay in touch over the coming months. As a sign of our commitment, today we’re continuing unlimited Meet calls (up to 24 hours) in the free version through March 31, 2021 for Gmail accounts,” wrote the company in a blog post....

No Charger in the Box with Pixel 6 Series Now, for those unaware, phone makers started to eliminate the in-box charging brick for their flagship smartphones earlier last year. Apple was the first to make this hugely controversial decision when it announced that it won’t deliver a charging adapter with its iPhone 12 series. Following the Cupertino giant, Chinese giant Xiaomi confirmed to do the same for its Mi 11 series late last year....

Pixel 7 Series Hardware Details Leaked It is suggested (courtesy of analyst Ross Young) that the Pixel 7 will have a smaller 6.3-inch screen as opposed to the 6.4-inch display of the Pixel 6. The Google Pixel 7 Pro, however, will come with the same 6.7-inch display as seen on the Pixel 6 Pro. Hearing that the Pixel 7 will shrink from 6.4" to 6.3". Pixel 7 Pro will remain 6....

The app comes from Google’s in-house incubator, Area 120, which develops many new experimental apps and games. The company announced Google Stack via an official blog post. Coming to the app, Stack essentially lets users scan physical documents, organize, and securely store them on their Android devices. Moreover, the app uses Google’s DocAI algorithms to analyze the documents, acquire keywords from them, and make them searchable. Google Stack: Key Features Stack boasts three key features – automatic organization, searchable documents, and secure storage....

The video was recently uploaded to PlayStation’s official channel on YouTube. In the video, Yasuhiro Ootori, the VP of Mechanical and Hardware Design at Sony Interactive Entertainment, split open the PS5 to reveal all the parts and components of the device. Enter the PS5 Now, prior to the actual teardown of the console, Ootori pointed out all the I/O which the PlayStation 5 comes with. He then mentions that the two rows on the front of the device are the air vents, that suck in air from the outside, and the entire rear side is the exhaust port for the air to pass out....

This problem usually arises due to irregular charging patterns or misbehaving apps. Flashing a custom ROM is also a known cause of drastic battery drain. What does it mean to calibrate your battery? The android system has a built-in indicator that tracks the level of charge remaining on your battery and this is how it knows when it’s full or empty. Sometimes, this data becomes corrupted and it starts showing the wrong information due to an incorrect detection of battery level....

Change the Language in Windows 11 (2022) Change Windows 11 Language from Settings Open the Settings app and switch to the “Time & language” tab from the left sidebar. When you are here, select “Language & region” to change your system’s language. Up next, click “Add a language” to add a new language. You will now see a list of all supported languages. Pick your preferred language and click “Next”. From the language preferences screen, enable the “Set as my Windows display language” checkbox and click on the “Install” button....

Check CPU Configuration of Your Mac Apple has made it easy to check the CPU configuration of Macs. Since you are not supposed to open the Mac to see its internals, you can do all this using the software. Here are the steps: First, click the Apple menu at the top left corner and then click on “About This Mac.” Here, in the “Overview menu”, you can see the processor configuration along with other information including the graphics card, serial number, memory, and more....

How to Check Data Usage and Reduce Unnecessary Data Consumption on iPhone iOS comes with a built-in cellular data usage tracker that lets you know how much data you consumed during a specific period and the total amount of data each app has eaten into. Moreover, it also shows the amount of data that the personal hotspot has taken up. While it lacks the ability to show exactly how much data you consume daily or weekly, you can retrieve the desired information through a simple workaround....

Create QR Codes for URLs Using Google Chrome You can create QR codes on both Chrome desktop and mobile. Since there are minor differences in the QR code generation process, we’ve covered the methods in separate sections, so read on till the end to know how to use the feature on both platforms. Make QR Codes on Google Chrome Desktop Although Google Chrome has been working on QR code sharing for quite some time now, the feature is still experimental and is hidden behind a Chrome flag....

Debloat Windows 11 From Unnecessary Apps and Services (2021) Here, we are going to use Windows10Debloater, a popular script developed by Sycnex for debloating Windows 10. I tested this script on my Windows 11 computer running the stable build, and it worked successfully without any issue. The program was also able to remove a boatload of unnecessary packages that were eating up the resources. Sure, the script has not added some Windows 11-centric changes like cleaning up the Start menu, removing stubs, etc....

Disable Autoplay Videos on Your Web Browser (Updated April 2021) This tutorial will show you how to disable autoplay videos on Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Microsoft Edge on desktops and mobile. So without further ado, let’s get going. Stop Autoplay Videos on Google Chrome Google Chrome does not offer a built-in method to disable autoplay videos. You can only mute autoplay videos by going to Settings -> Site Settings -> Additional Content Settings -> Sound, but that option mutes all videos globally (on all websites), which breaks media functionality on all websites, including YouTube and Twitch....

Disable Notifications for Siri Shortcuts in iOS 14.3 While Apple has fixed the problem where the Siri Shortcut app would launch every time you run a shortcut, automations still show up a notifications when they run. That’s not a problem per se, but it doesn’t feel very ‘magical’ when that happens. What’s more you can’t disable notifications for Siri Shortcuts the same way you can for every other app on iOS....

Disable Touchscreen in Windows 10 Laptops This article will show you how to temporarily or permanently disable the touchscreen functionality on your Windows 10 laptop, convertible or ultrabook. In case you have a change of heart and want to give the feature another go, you can re-enable it by retracing your steps and going through the same settings and configuration options. So without any further delay, let’s check out three distinct ways to disable or turn off the touchscreen functionality on your Windows 10 computer....

Download Battlegrounds Mobile India (2021) The official date for Battlegrounds Mobile India to go live is expected to be tomorrow, June 18. However, a beta version of the game is live right now. In this article, we will tell you how to join the beta and download the game and jump right into the action with Battlegrounds Mobile India. How to Get Battlegrounds Mobile India Early Access via Google Play Store The process to download Battlegrounds Mobile India beta is pretty straightforward....

Have Your Mac Speak Alert Messages (2021) Before getting started, find out how the Speak Announcements feature works on Mac and check the compatibility to ensure your Mac is fully onboard. Needless to say, you can use the table of content below to navigate through the post with ease. How Does “Announcements for Alerts” Work on Mac? Announcements for alerts feature is part of the Accessibility suite. While this feature is designed for people with visual impairments, anyone can take advantage of it to have Siri speak alert messages on Mac....

Turn on Auto Translate Mode in Apple Translate App on iPhone (2021) It’s worth noting that the voice translation feature has existed in the Apple Translate app since it was launched in iOS 14. So, even if you are on the previous version of iOS, you can speak a phrase and have it translated into your preferred language. The stock translation app listens for both languages and translates between them in real-time in Conversation mode....

Fix ‘Undoing Changes Made to Your Computer’ Error in Windows 11 (2022) In this tutorial, we have mentioned 10 different ways to fix the “Undoing changes made to your computer” error on Windows 11. If you are stuck on the update screen or unable to apply a new update, the below methods will help you resolve the problem. You can expand the table below and move to any section. 1. Stuck at “Undoing Changes Made to Your Computer”?...

Get Live Tiles on Windows 11 (October 2021) In this article, you can learn everything about live tiles, including what they are and how to use them on Windows 11. We have also included additional steps in case the simple method doesn’t work out in the guide below. What are Live Tiles? Microsoft introduced Live Tiles with the release of Windows 8.1 back in 2021 and pushed developers to implement the feature as a part of the new Start menu design....