I’m pretty sure there’s still a market for phones featuring a full QWERTY keyboard, as there are always people who text all the time (I’m sure most teenagers fall into the category, but to be quite honest, I miss a physical keyboard sometimes, too – especially when I have long e-mails to write on the go). Apart from the keyboard, the smartphone, one which Samsung has announced on its blog, has a 3 inch QVGA touchscreen (with a 320 x 240 resolution, GSMArena says) and it has a dedicated key for Samsung’s own ChatON service....

When I wrote about the transaction, I reported Google wants to use the Meebo team on Google Plus. Also that it would integrate its instant messaging services in some way. The second part will probably be done at some point, but fact is that, sooner than everybody would have thought, Google has decided to kill most of Meebo’s products. According to a post on the Meebo support pages, most of the company’s important products will be shut down....

First, download the Spotify Apps Preview Edition. You’ll need this version before you can download apps. Installation is straight forward. After Spotify is installed, log into your account. Accept to the Terms and Conditions of Use. Spotify launches. Under Apps in the left panel click on App Finder. The Spotify App Finder opens. Here you’ll find a limited number of free apps to test out. Click on the app icon or title to see more details....

Image: Sprint customers rating and tagging the announcement post on Sprint.com Sprint CEO Dan Hesse says moving forward, Spring will only offer unlimited data plans for smartphones. Other devices including smartphones being used to tether other devices will no longer have unlimited data. Also, the 3GB, 5GB, and 10GB data plans are still available, but those limits apply to both 3G and 4G simultaneously. Affected Sprint data usage will be calculated by the combined total of 3G and 4G use....

Block Get Windows 10 Using Never 10 Never 10 is a small, easy to use app that’s portable, so no installer is required. The utility works on Windows 7 and Windows 8. After downloading it, double-click never10.exe and then select the Disable Win10 Upgrade button. When it’s enabled, it will display a green notification, “Windows 10 OS Upgrade is DISABLED on this system.” On the other hand, enabling it is just as simple....

Engineers and science researchers in the UK say they’ve got a way to make “a better plastic.” A practically perfect plastic. A stronger, more flexible plastic that will be widely available quickly. Plastic is ubiquitous in household, business and industrial materials. Revolutionize plastic and you revolutionize tech. The ramifications are huge if this so-called “recipe” does as promised. Photo credit: Ethan Hein / Creative Commons. a polymer opb.org University of Leeds and Durham University researchers say the breakthrough was, of all things, a computational 3D math model....

Update: This article was originally written for the Anniversary Update which was released in 2016. Currently, the best way to get a new update is to wait for Microsoft to send it to your system via Windows Update. But you can also manually update Windows 10 by using an ISO with the Media Creation Tool. What is the Windows 10 Anniversary Update? The Windows 10 Anniversary Update is the latest revision of Microsoft’s client operating system....

At the Metro Start screen, use the Keyboard Shortcut Windows Key + R to bring up the Run line on the desktop. Type: control panel and hit Enter. Control Panel opens. Click System and Security. Under System click the Allow Remote Access link. Select Allow Remote Connections to this Computer, and “Allow Connections from Computers Running Any Version of Remote Desktop” is selected by default. Click OK. Now you can use Remote Desktop on another Windows computer to remotely control Windows 8....

The AirPlay feature can be used between Apple TV, iPad, iPod touch (2nd generation or higher) and iPhone 3gs or higher. For best results, make sure you’ve updated your iDevice to iOS 5. Here I’m using iTunes on a Windows 7 system. Everything is on the same home network. Set Up Home Sharing Open iTunes and go to Advanced » Turn on Home Sharing. Enter in your Apple ID and password....

Surface Mini or Maxi? Although, as the event draws nearer, reports say that the Surface mini may or may not happen, but a larger screen device is in the works. According to various sources, one being Computer World, the larger Surface Pro will be around 12-inches. The current Surface and Surface 2 Pro both have a 10.6-inch display. If this is true, the Surface Pro would compete with so-called ultra books and be considered an actual workhorse machine, not as an “in-between” device....

What is TMI? Meaning “too much information,” TMI is typically used online or on social media as a reaction to what someone said sounded inappropriate about something personal. You could see it on Instagram, WhatsApp, Facebook, in a text conversation, and elsewhere. The comment served as an overload of information, a nugget of information you don’t want to hear about. Others, however, might use the term as a sarcastic response. In this case, it’s probably part of an online conversation between two good friends....

If you see this running, then most likely, you have an AMD ATI graphic card in your machine. Continue to read to verify if it is really a valid process. What is atiesrxx.exe? It is a Windows service installed with devices that have an AMD graphic card; the name comes from; AMD ATI External Events Service Module. Why does the name contain ATI? It was a Canadian company that AMD bought in 2006....

Reserved Storage on Windows 10 1903 The reserved storage feature for Windows 10 changes the way the OS manages disk space for smoother upgraded processes. It will reserve around 7GB of storage space on your drive for updates, temp files, apps, and system cache. However, the amount of reserved drive space will vary over time – based on how you use your system. Sometimes the amount will be more and sometimes less....

SoundCloud offers music tracks from new artists around the world. So if you’re into music discovery, it’s definitely a service to check out. But that’s not all. It provides a platform for new artists to share their songs and then evaluate statistics for their work. Let’s take a deep dive into SoundCloud so that you as either a listener or a creator knows if it’s an application that’s worth your time....

Using the TV Provider on iOS Open Settings on your iPhone or iPad, tap the TV Provider option and search through the list to find your TV provider. It includes a list of the most popular cable providers at the top, and you can always search for yours. The good news for cord-cutters includes several popular OTT live streaming television services like Sling TV, DirecTV Now, and Hulu Live. After selecting your provider, you will be prompted to sign in with your TV provider credentials....

Now, Maybe you don’t want the physical CD since they’re “old school”. Well, as I‘ve been looking, the digital MP3 version costs $11.99 which is two bucks more and no physical disc and artwork. You get to stream and download the album right away, and in a couple days have the official CD – not only an instant backup, but you get the artwork, liner notes, and more. Of course, the physical version with AutoRip isn’t always going to be cheaper, each title varies....

Avoid Malware: Stay off The Internet Although I can’t entirely agree with Stefan, I have a computer in my home with no antivirus. I agree it can slow down a computer and cause compatibility programs. This computer does one thing: Quickbooks. I don’t use a browser. In fact, to prevent any browser from launching, I disabled DNS on it. Although XP has long since been vulnerable to unpatched security problems, you can still prevent malware from getting on it....

Sure, there are plenty of Google Maps alternatives, but they’re rarely as accurate or filled with as many features as Google Maps offers. Instead, work through some of the solutions below to see if it resolves the slowness issues you’re experiencing. These solutions include steps for either mobile or your browser, depending on where you’re experiencing these issues. Google Maps Slow on Mobile If Google Maps is slow on your mobile device, there are a number of things that can cause it....

The benefit of downloading an ISO is you can put them on installation media like a DVD or USB flash drive using a free utility like Rufus or Microsoft’s Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool — the name is old, but it works for creating a bootable flash drive. Then you can do a clean installation on one of your test computers for Windows 10. The other benefit is that an ISO provides an easy method for installing Windows 10 on a virtual machine using a program like Oracle’s free VirtualBox or by using Hyper-V in Windows 8....

Windows 10 Cumulative Update KB3124200 According to the Microsoft Support page regarding this new update: As always you’ll get this latest update automatically, but if you don’t want to wait, you can grab it manually by going to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update. Windows 10 Version 1511 updates are cumulative. Therefore, this package contains all previously-released fixes (see 3116900). If you have installed previous updates, only the new fixes that are contained in this package will be downloaded and installed to your computer....