The ultimate guide to backing up your mobile data

The ultimate guide to backing up your mobile data

I love strange holidays and luckily they accumulate over the whole year. For example, exactly 131 years ago this week the Eiffel Tower was opened. We also had World Crayon Day this week and since 2011, the 31st of March is World Backup Day. It’s time to ask yourself again this week if your data is properly backed up, and where I put my wax crayons!

ISO sensitivity and dual ISO in smartphones: Are they important?

ISO sensitivity and dual ISO in smartphones: Are they important?

ISO 409,600 – that’s what Huawei used to advertise with fervour for the P30 Pro and P40 Pro. At the same time, some professional DSLRs, which are several times more expensive that the handsets, “only” achieve ISO 102,400. So do Huawei’s smartphones deliver four times the performance in night shots? And is ISO sensitivity that important for smartphones? Spoiler alert: No! There may be just one exception.

Infrared camera in smartphones: how to shoot great infrared photos (with any smartphone)

Infrared camera in smartphones: how to shoot great infrared photos (with any smartphone)

The Photochrom mode in the OnePlus 8 Pro received very little attention initially before it was finally ‘rediscovered’ and caused quite a ruckus. Some might say that this is a kind of X-ray vision, where you will be able to snap photos through plastic and even through clothes, but that is not the whole story.

How to use your old phone as a baby monitor

How to use your old phone as a baby monitor

Are you worried about your baby all the time and yet do not have the budget to invest in a proper baby monitoring setup? There is no need to spend a fortune to monitor your bundle of joy remotely when there is a more cost-effective manner of doing so while reducing your overall carbon footprint. While dedicated equipment baby monitoring equipment can easily cost a few hundred dollars or more, why not reuse that old smartphone to keep an eye on your little one? Find out how you can breathe new life into an old handset below.