How to improve sound quality and boost volume on Android

How to improve sound quality and boost volume on Android

Not all smartphones have the speaker quality or volume levels to make your stereo envious. These two issues—along with poor speaker placement—can get in the way of you enjoying the sound. Here are a few tips to help you improve sound quality and increase volume on Android. You can try a speaker booster or volume booster app, but plenty can be improved with a little audio know-how.

Top 10 things to consider before buying a new phone

Top 10 things to consider before buying a new phone

There’s more than one smartphone available out there today! These devices are no longer just for making calls or receiving SMS messages; you can run most aspects of your day-to-day life through your smartphone. As a result, it can be very difficult to know which smartphone is the one for you. Here are 10 things to consider when you’re in the market for a new smartphone.

Google Play Store tips and tricks every Android user should know

Google Play Store tips and tricks every Android user should know

The Google Play Store is a big benefit of owning an Android device. It gives you a wide variety of apps to choose from. To get the most out of your shopping experience, we’ve gathered some Google Play Store tips and tricks to help you test drive apps, save money and more. Check them out below!

How to use Google Translate offline using your phone’s camera

How to use Google Translate offline using your phone’s camera

Are you preparing for your next holiday abroad? How do you deal with foreign languages? When overseas, you may come across road signs and restaurant menus offered only in a foreign language. Fear not, you can quickly translate them with your smartphone’s camera? Here’s how to do these instant translations even when offline.

How to count calories with your smartwatch or fitness tracker

How to count calories with your smartwatch or fitness tracker

Apart from the 10,000 steps challenge that many of us try to achieve on a daily basis, keeping track of the number of calories burned each day happens to be THE measure that fitness trackers and smartwatches rely on. While having data at your fingertips is great, the more pressing question would be: what do I actually do with it?

What does your resting heart rate, SpO2, REM sleep, etc. really show?

What does your resting heart rate, SpO2, REM sleep, etc. really show?

Fitness trackers, pedometer apps, heart rate monitors, etc. have lead to the ‘quantified self’. Our physical health is measured by means of number of steps taken, resting pulse, or VO2max values. But what do these values actually mean and how relevant are they for health? Here’s an overview.

How to check if you have been blocked on WhatsApp!

How to check if you have been blocked on WhatsApp!

IHas it been a long time since a good friend of yours answered your messages? Perhaps they didn’t reply to the funny videos you sent or didn’t answer your calls on WhatsApp? What if you’ve been blocked? There are two ways to find out: ask the person directly (if you can hunt them down) or work it out using a series of clues! Here’s how to do the latter.