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New WhatsApp feature

The new whatsapp status feature has brought too much buzz. Most people seem dazzled and some feel like the new status feature is complicated. I thought so too but until I played around a bit, then it hit me! WhatsApp has taken a new step to give us more room to share whatever we are doing with our friends and family. When you have installed this new version and you are all set, you first arive on your chat tab. On that screen you find all your recent chats. Scrolling to the right you find the camera, and going back swiping to the left skipping "Chats tab" then you find yourself on Status tab (this is where it get interesting hehe) Status tab/screen Since you are new, the only thing you will find is a default tutorial. It talks about how you can update your new status (by posting PICs, GIFs, or VIDs) which will disappear after 24 hours. Now that being said. Here's what has to be understood, that whole area the "status screen" will now and so forth seem lik...

Apps of the Month - SHAREit, Xender, Zapya, Share Apps, SuperBeam

These are free applications to transfer files from a Wi-Fi compatible device to another similar one. Users can use it to transfer files including photos, videos, music, contacts, apps and any other files. Depending on a specific app, they allow Windows, Windows Phone, Android, and iOS devices to transfer files directly by ad-hoc Wi-Fi connections. In addition to transferring files, these apps services also include CONTROL and CLONEit. The apps offer faster speed than Bluetooth and even NFC, and it is totally secure, considering the type of connection it uses to transfer files. The only best method for file transfer was either through Bluetooth, or USB drives. In case of Bluetooth, the speed was adequate, while the USB drive case had a negative side. That negative side was the chances of getting malicious data or file transferred from one device to another, thus, hurting the foreign device or PC in connection. Looking at the unsafe protocol offered by USB drives, and slow speed of B...

Screen Recorder - App of the Month

Happy New year folks, any way a lot of time has gone by before any useful post but it's normal, no one had requested any article or tutorial by then! Any way quickly back to business. Screen Recorder ! This is a new app mostly rolled out on android devices. It's a form of that screen shot you make but this time it is not a still image, it's in video. This cool app it records everything on the screen. And you can share your video, edit it and other cool features too, oh and you can even record a WhatsApp video call! Make sure you watch a demo below how a screen recorder works.   Lastly, it is wise to say or point out that there are so many screen recorder apps for different phones. And some go by their own unique names. Get busy and get that app from playstore or you can Google this stuff. I hope you know what this means for this blog. New upcoming tutorials will be illustrated in video, you won't just be reading but will be showing you step by step! Request...

How to backup Whatsapp

Today will show how we can backup whatsapp chats, incase you lose your phone or maybe change to a new phone this backup can come in handy. This tutorial will focus on backing up Whatsapp chats on an Android phone . 1. ONLINE BACKUP 2. OFFLINE BACKUP 1.ONLINE BACKUP a. Tap your "WhatsApp" app to open WhatsApp. You can backup WhatsApp from within its settings menu. (To backup whatsapp online to a cloud server, your android must be synchronised to a google account) b. Tap your whatsapp's menu button. The three horizontal dots in the corner. c. Tap the "Settings" option. d. Tap the "Chats" tab. This will open your Chats preferences. e. Tap "Chat backup". From here, you have a few options. But under this section we are focusing on the following;         +Back up to Google Drive" - Backup your chats to Google Drive. f. Tap "Back up to Google Drive". This will prompt you to choose a backup f...

Taking a Screenshot (Windows Phone)

1 Determine which version of Windows Phone 8 you have.  The process is different depending on if you have Windows Phone 8 or Windows Phone 8.1.You can determine your version by tapping "Settings" → "About" → "More info". Look for the "Software" entry. 2 Take a screenshot with Windows Phone 8.1.  Press and hold the Power and Volume Up buttons. The screen will dim for a moment, indicating that the screenshot was taken. 3 Take a screenshot with Windows Phone 8.  Press and hold the Windows and Power buttons. The screen will dim for a moment, indicating that the screenshot was taken. 4 Open your screenshot.  Your new screenshot will be saved to your phone and can be found in the "Screenshots" album in the Photos Hub.

How to Sync Android Contacts With Gmail

As indicated in the previous article " Safe Keeping your Contacts " in this post I will illustrate how to sync contacts to Gmail account . First things first, make sure you have a working internet connection. And a Gmail account logged in on the phone. 1 Hit your Android menu button and select "System settings. "     2 Select "Accounts & Sync" from the options available there.  This will be listed under "Personal."     3 Click the your desired email to sync under Accounts label.  Click on the Gmail option. This is the symbol with the blue background and the "g." You can check the icon with the green circular arrows to the right to make sure the active sync is on for gmail.     4 Tap "Sync Gmail. " You can also sync other aspects for Gmail such as photos, books, movies, and so on.     5 Click on the other options that you want to sync even your Contacts.    

Safe keeping your contacts

The method used in this article is mainly based on android (for further more reach to your specific smartphone brand please send in a feedback or request a post) In this tutorial will shade more light how you can retain your phone book or contact numbers. Its very often and very simple, easy, how an individual could lose all their phone numbers; changing to a new phone or a different phone, olo phone kuonongeka kumene . These days a sim card is not enough ...too small, Atleast it would have been simple carrying around your contacts via sim but its 250 contacts only :( Okay so we have a possible way compatible with the latest smartphones. 1. Exporting contacts to memory card or internal memory of your phone. EXPORTING CONTACTS > On your phone go to contacts , tap on menu > The menu that pops up, has a long list of selection. > Find " import / export ", select it. > Another small menu shows up! > Here make sure you tap on " export to storage ...