But the good news is that VLC is now available for all Windows Phone users in the Windows Phone store. It works with Windows Phone 8.1, which everyone should have by now. If you don’t have it for some odd reason, make sure to read our article on how to get it and other updates early by joining the Preview for Developers program. VLC for Windows Phone 8.1 is lightweight and, just like other platforms, will play all video and audio compression formats for files you have stored on the phone or phone’s SD card....

What Does Verified By the Carrier Mean on iPhone? Calls that have been verified by your carrier are an assurance that the person who is calling you is a recognized and authorized number that has been verified by your phone carrier. Verified callers have been vetted by your phone service and have had their numbers determined as valid. This verification takes place in an effort to reduce the number of potential spam calls that you might encounter on a daily basis....

The Siri feature on your iPhone has a lot of functionality that lets you accomplish tasks on the device with your voice. However, Siri can also read information to you in certain situations, such as when you have 2nd generation Airpods or some Beats headphones connected to your iPhone. Our tutorial below will show you where to find and enable the Announce Messages with Siri feature on your iPhone so that, when you have those compatible headphones connected, Siri will be able to read the content of your text messages to you and even let you respond with your voice....

This happened to me with my older iPad Mini after upgrading to iOS 11. When I open Settings, you can see the iPad Storage Full warning, and to free up space, you need to tap Manage Storage. Then you will see a breakdown of the type of data taking up space on your device. It is divided into categories that are self-explanatory, like Apps, Books, and Photos. But what is the “Other” category, and why is it taking up so much space?...

Before you dive into Slack Connect, let’s take a deeper look at how it works, who can use it, and if it’s a free service. What is Slack Connect? Slack Connect gives you a terrific way to chat with clients, customers, vendors, and others who normally require a different application. So, if you’re used to communicating via email or some other chat tool, you can hang up those apps and use Slack....

WhatsApp will bring on this latest feature for digital avatars while allowing users to pick from varied combinations in terms of outfit, hairstyle and facial feature too. Avatars are part of Messenger, Facebook as well as Instagram. It isn’t a surprise that WhatsApp has also followed suit. Users can get to pick from the 36 custom sticker options too as per the avatar action and emotion. Users can go ahead and send or even share such avatars with their family and friends post creating these....

WhatsApp has recently announced that it is withdrawing support for certain older devices which are currently compatible with the messaging app. Several smartphone users will not be able to access WhatsApp from January 1, 2021, onwards as their devices will no longer remain compatible with the messaging app. However, some users of older devices will still be able to access WhatsApp by updating to the latest software. But, for some devices, the messaging app will become permanently inaccessible starting tomorrow itself....

According to the reports from WABetaInfo, the Reason for this brutal decision is that the company wants to promote new functionality of iPhones, which is not possible to operate on older models of iPhones. Consequently, WhatsApp is planning to remove the support for iOS 11, IOS 10, iOS 5C, and iOS 5 in the coming months. WABetaInfo stated, “Unfortunately, due to some internal reasons, WhatsApp is now really planning to drop the support for certain iOS versions over the coming months: we are talking about iOS 10 and iOS 11!...

But the spell checker is something that can be enabled or disabled at any time, so you may find yourself in search of the setting. However, when you find the menu where it should be located, the setting isn’t there. The Check Spelling option can be hidden when another related option is turned off as well, so we will need to enable it in order to gain access to the spell checker....

The ability to see the person with whom you are conversing is very valuable, and it’s a nice way to stay in touch with people that you haven’t seen in a while. Plus kids love it. Our tutorial below will show you how to place a FaceTime call to a contact that you have already saved to your device. How to Make an iPhone FaceTime Call Our guide continues below with additional information on making iPhone FaceTime calls....

Luckily, you can follow these users to keep up with their content. One of the issues that users might run into, however, is an error that prevents them from following their favorite users. Here’s a few things that you can do to fix that issue. How to Check If TikTok Won’t Let You Follow Anyone To test this, just follow a lot of people and if the follow button keeps unselecting, then you’ll know TikTok has blocked you....

Yahoo’s Answer page also mentions that the submissions to the site will end even sooner on April 20. It also stated that there will be no modifications to other Yahoo properties or services, or Yahoo account. Why is Yahoo Answers shutting down? Yahoo, which was taken over by Verizon Media Group in 2017, explained the reason for shutting down Yahoo answers forever. It said that one of the reasons behind this step is the declining popularity....

Snapchat from a Teen’s Perspective At first, I was disappointed with what I found. Most of it was people ranting about their lives or posting family pictures. At the time, however, it was all I knew how to use, having just entered the world of social media. As I got older, I uncovered other means to connect with my friends. Things like Instagram and Tumblr. Eventually, I came across Snapchat. Initially, I believed Snapchat to be something I shouldn’t touch....

The good news is that Microsoft has already stated that it will not be introducing any devices with less than 1GB RAM which comes as a relief for windows phone fans. Windows power user portal has listed some features which might be affected after the update are listed below Ability of the application to track location of the user by continuously running in the background Turn by turn navigation feature will also be affected on devices with low RAM HDR feature will capture images with low quality due to limited support for resolutions....

If you’re using the built-in Mail app on Windows 11, you may sometimes experience problems with it. For example, it might not launch, it might not be syncing your mail, and have other issues. No matter the problem, you might experience Windows 11 Mail not working. If so, here are seven fixes you can use to get it back up and running. Restart Your PC One of the troubleshooting steps you should try is restarting Windows 11....

The released code can be installed either as a new install or an upgrade to WSUS 3.0 SP1. The upgrade from WSUS 3.0 to WSUS 3.0 SP1 was very painless, so I decided to go ahead and upgrade my home WSUS server to SP2, skipping the testing I would usually go through. This shortcut will be an excellent test before I look at upgrade work tomorrow. WSUS 3.0 SP2 Release The release notes appear to add some nice new features to the Free Microsoft Patching Service, specifically support for their new OS’s Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7: Ok....

Why buy a floundering former search giant? The answer is: Ma has a mobile OS, now the second rev of a Tegra2 based smartphone and, reportedly, a cloud-based tablet due in November. The goal, and we’re not taking a huge leap here, would be to transform Yahoo into a global company, ala Google, that does hardware, software, operating systems, e-commerce, you name it. I suppose a social network is next....

Twitter Hardware Keys for more secure logins will be like USB devices that can be plugged into a PC. or smartphone. Users can store their passwords on it. These keys work like an actual key, allowing users to access only a particular account. Twitter said it would also allow users to enroll multiple keys for logging in. This means that, users with multiple accounts, can enrol multiple hardware security keys for logging in....

Watch Cartoons Online Websites YouTube We all love YouTube. If you are too scared to browse through online cartoon websites, and are looking for a safe bet, then you can use YouTube to watch online cartoons for free. The video streaming site offers an extensive range of cartoon videos, not only the latest cartoons collection but also has a list of countless videos from the ’90s. you can even change the language to watch and enjoy your choice of cartoons in your mother tongue....