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Not to alarm you, but streaming videos is one of the most data-sucking activities you can do with your phone if you’re not using Wi-Fi or you’re streaming high-quality videos (resolution-wise, not content-wise). It’s not a YouTube-specific thing, though, it just takes a lot of data to transmit and stream videos to your phone, especially in comparison to transmitting just audio. The good thing is that there are several ways you can help conserve your data, too....

If you’re wondering how much online college costs, this guide includes a breakdown of costs, factors affecting costs, and ways you can save on your online degree. Online college costs: A breakdown The cost of attending online college varies based on the individual school, whether your school is public or private, and if you’re from in-state or out-of-state. Rate structures differ by college. They may charge by semester, credit hour, or program....

If you are a gamer or just have started to play a certain game, you may think that the game you’re playing is the best the world has ever seen. However, this is not true. Over the years, technology is changing the way we game. Those days were gone when users used to satisfy with pixelated graphics games; these days, people want to play games that look real. As technology is advancing rapidly, it has also boosted the gaming industry....

Professional photographers do use digital tools to optimize their images. They adjust various things on an image like color balance, brightness, sharpness, saturation, and more. However, now we have something known as ‘Filters’ that automatically enhances the photos. Let’s admit, over the past few years, the description of ‘Photo Editing’ has been changed. We are living in a world of Instagram, where people enhance their photos by applying filters. Applying filters is quite easy, provided you have the right sets of tools....

According to the Erafone’s product page, the Galaxy Note 4 will ship with a 5.7-inch QHD (2560 x 1440) Super Amoled HD display, a generous 4GB RAM, 16 megapixel camera with dual-D flash OIS, 16/32/64GB storage variants, Micro SD card slot, Android 4.4.3 KitKat. It wouldn’t be surprising to see the phablet get bumped 4.4.4 KitKat at launch. ke many of its smartphones tablets, the chipset on the Galaxy Note 4 will vary by region....

There’s also a new inbox view, which borrows its flat aesthetic from Android’s current UI stards, but also implements +’s circular profile icons for each contact. Gmail will still use some of the iority Inbox categories, but parts of the message will be bolded. It’s unclear why, however. so, it appears that is dumping the star for a pin for email the user deems particularly important. The leaked screenshots suggests that pinned messages will be automatically placed on top of all other messages in the inbox, with a toggle to put them back in their usual order....

Google Computers Can Qualify as Drivers, says US Previously Google’s Self Driving Car unit submitted their self driving car project which no longer needed a human driver. The decision will help Google’s application to take a car that has “no need for a human driver” onto the road, the letter to Google from National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Chief Counsel Paul Hemmersbaugh said. NHTSA’s letter stated that “NHTSA will interpret ‘driver’ in the context of Google’s described motor vehicle design as referring to the (self-driving system), and not to any of the vehicle occupants,” Driver-less cars may create licensing or legal landscape problems....

When first writing about the Google Fiber service, I was saying that Google needs to fix these issues: price, adoption and equipment. After seeing today’s announcement, I’m now confident they’ve managed to solve all 3 of them or, at least, to have a healthy start. The price and equipment is all set, the adoption depends on how customers react and just how badly they want Google Fiber in their homes....

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office conceded another patent to Google for a potential forthcoming adaptation of Google Glass called Google Monocle. The Glass in its new monocle configuration doesn’t resemble a couple of glasses. The patent portrays a gadget that could conform to every client’s head and review that arrangement for later utilization. The gadget would offer a heads-up presentation for playing video that could even be perceptible to the other eye using a crystal....

There are already many users who have available this new security feature to ensure that all the applications installed do not endanger the security of their Android mobile devices. However, for now, few are able to enjoy this service, similar to a free antivirus for Android, but will be more in the coming days. This new feature of Android comes at the right time, just when malware seems to prey on millions of people who unknowingly download malicious applications from the Internet, even from Google’s own application store as well....

Google has started rolling out Instant Tethering feature to Pixel and Nexus handsets running Android 7.1.1 through a server-side update to Google Play Services. The feature makes it easy to quickly connect your devices to a mobile hotspot. If you own multiple Android devices that are logged into the same Google account, you can easily share mobile data from one device through hotspot to another without having to go through the whole process of setting up tethering first....

Google has filed a lawsuit against the man from Cameroon for allegedly operating a “puppy fraud scheme”. According to Google, Nche Noel Ntse who Google believes resides in Cameroon, allegedly ran several websites purporting to sell cute puppies but did not deliver them, according to the court filing obtained by The Verge. Google filed the lawsuit because it was an “effective tool for establishing a legal precedent, disrupting the tools used by scammers, and raising the consequences for bad actors,” said Albert Shin, a manager for Google’s CyberCrime investigation group, and Mike Trinh, a senior counsel....

According to the Android Blog, you’ll see the option to create a profile choose an avatar once you sign in to your first app with ay Games integration, or when you launch a br-new game connect your ay Games account. As is often the case, says the new feature is coming in the “next few weeks.” I tried to trigger it myself ran into an unusual bug: My ay Games profile remains hidden, no matter how many times I try to make it public (notice the time stamp below)....

With all the tracking information they store, it’s not surprising that wearable companies do have tons of information and data about their consumers. But what if this data can be easily stolen and extracted by hackers? That’s what a security research team from the University of Edinburgh discovered on two models of the popular wearable brand Fitbit. How Fitbits are vulnerable The two models involved are the Fitbit One and the Fitbit Flex, both of which record activity data such as steps taken, distance traveled, calories burned and sleep patterns....

A review of the device itself. That might seem a little strange when you consider that for quite a long time, the main idea of giving a phone to the media was to get it reviewed. A review is generally a detailed look at different aspects of the phone – its design, performance, price and so on – and generally ends with some sort of score given to the phone and a recommendation to the readers as to whether it is worth investing in....

Well, Nokia is expected to announce another smartphone at MWC 2017. Nokia could unveil Nokia P1 which will be the high-end smartphone from Nokia, and it packs some powerful features. Nokia 6 is the mid-range device from Nokia and is available for 1699 Yuan (around $247) in Jd.com. So, for those who don’t know much about Nokia 6, here are the specifications. Nokia 6 features 5.5inch full HD display along with Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 chipset coupled with 4GB RAM and 64GB internal storage....

HTC, Lenovo, LG and Sony have confirmed some of their smartphones and tablets that will officially receive the latest upgrade Nougat, although they still do not give specific time frames. Other manufacturers have not yet spoken – but we can get an idea of what to expect of them based on previous experiences. Google If you are a developer or put system updates at the top of your list of priorities, then the only way is to buy a Nexus device....

“Ideally, you should go for the 3 GB / 32 GB version. You get more storage…” “The storage is not an issue. It takes a memory card. Does the RAM make a huge difference?” “Well, 3 GB is always better…” “Yes, but my friend has the Moto G (3rd generation) and her husband has the Nexus 5X. Both are running fine with 2 GB RAM. Why should I pay extra for the 3 GB version?...

Q) What are the full specifications of the Honor 20i? A) The full specs of the Honor 20iare as follows: Dimensions: 154.8 x 73.64 x 7.95 mm Weight: 164g Display: 6.21-inch notched LCD, FHD+ (1080 x 2340) Chipset: Octa-core 12nm Kirin 710 @ 2.2GHz GPU: Mali-G51 MP4 RAM: 4/6GB Storage: 128GB, hybrid microSD card slot Rear camera: 24MP PDAF, f/1.8 aperture, 8MP ultra-wide angle sensor, 2MP depth sensor, LED flash Front camera: 32MP, f/2....

There are over 1 million alerts that one can use to create custom alerts by choosing one of the 100+ channels. Here are just some of the categories that you can use: Sports: score alerts, live results, and schedules from your favorite team of MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL games, etc. Music Concerts: get notified of new concerts, festivals, and new albums of your favorite band Videogames releases, Twitch streams Weather: weather change notifications for rain, ice, snow, temperature drop, etc....