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Apple is launching search engine to destroy Google — and you’re already using it GOOGLE GRINDS, APPLE SHINES While Google is grinding users down with 90% of search results generating ad links (10 of 11), Apple is building a search engine in plain sight called “Spotlight.” Spotlight is what happens on your desktop when you hit COMMAND-SPACE or on your phone when you hit “slide down” when on your home screen. You can see here, when you search for “Weather Cupertino” it gives you the result with no advertisements, no Google logo — nothing but content. On your mobile phone they will show you Wikipedia pages, App Store links and more — without any ads. Every time Apple hosts their World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC) they add a couple of features to Spotlight. The big update came yesterday, with “deep link searching in apps.” Here they show folks searching for “how to make chocolate cake” and subsequently dumping users into the Yummy App. No. Google. Neces...

WhatsApp Voice Calling Disable – How To Stop Someone From Calling You WhatsApp Voice Calling has been added to Android smartphones a few months ago and it seems that there are users who reported that they are being bugged with Voice Calls and they want a way to disable them without having to block anyone. It seems that the guy(s) from “didi products” has/have released an application that will allow you to disable the WhatsApp Voice Calls without too many problems. The application is called “Disable WhatsApp Calls” and it is available for download from the Google Play Store. In concordance with Android Police, this application allows you to block either incoming or outgoing WhatsApp Voice Calls, depending on what exactly do you want. To do this, of course, all you need is to install the application and with just a single tap, all your problems will be gone (at least the ones regarding the annoying WhatsApp Voice Calls ones). This application is targeted for the people who ...

Top iOS news of the week: iPhone trade in, hack fix, Apple Watch in stores This week in iOS Apple confirmed the watch will be available in stores soon, the company provided a fix for the Messages hack, and old iPhones are now worth more to trade in. APPLE PROVIDES TEMPORARY FIX FOR MESSAGING HACK A nasty hack was recently discovered that let a malicious text crash the Messages app and in some cases reboot the phone. It worked by sending a specific message in Arabic to any iPhone. Apple jumped on it quickly and has provided a temporary fix until the company can eradicate it permanently. APPLE INCREASES TRADE-IN VALUE FOR OLD IPHONES Apple has been giving owners who trade in old iPhones for new ones a small credit. The company has recently raised this amount, which can only be obtained in Apple Stores. The raise in trade-in value pertains to the iPhone 4s, 5, and 5s. Trading in these models for iPhone 6 is now worth $15 to $20 more per transaction. APPLE WATCH TO HIT ST...

Top Android news of the week: ZenWatch 2, M preview, Android keyboard This week in Android Asus unveiled the ZenWatch 2, a preview was released for Android M, and the Android keyboard got more useful. ANDROID M PREVIEW RELEASED, LOLLIPOP ADOPTION IS ABYSMAL Google this week released a preview version of Android M for those who want to play with it. A version has not yet been given to OEMs. With the next version getting ready for release, it is business as usual in the Android space. Google's latest figures show only 12.4 percent of devices are running Lollipop. ASUS UNVEILS TWO SMARTWATCHES This week Asus borrowed a page from Apple's Watch playbook by announcing the new ZenWatch 2 in two sizes. The watches will be available in 37mm and 41mm sizes. Both will have AMOLED displays covered in durable Gorilla Glass and will be dust and water resistant. ANDROID KEYBOARD NOW SYNCS ACROSS DEVICES The Android keyboard is pretty good, but it's always missed one ne...

Android M’s coolest hidden feature needs a lot of work To enable this feature on the Android M developer preview, do the following: First, edit your  build.prop  and change the user type to “ userdebug .” This will cause multi-window to show up in your developer options. Next, go to  Developer options  and find the box for  Multi-window mode . Switch this mode to On. Finally, to fine tune the layout of your multi-window mode you’ll have to access your phone’s  recent menu , which shows the apps you’ve most recently opened in a stacked card format. On the upper-left hand side of each card you’ll notice a new icon that’s next to the “X” of each one. Clicking on this will give you different layout options you can choose. Stay connected for more latest updates...

This is Microsoft bold plan to keep your iPhone always connected to the Internet While Google and Facebook are looking at ways of  bringing online more users , especially in developing markets,  Microsoft  has a bold Internet-related plan of its own, which involves keeping you connected at all times, even when you’re traveling. The company is working on a Microsoft WiFi product that will offer users access to more than 10 million wireless hotspots in 130 countries . Unsurprisingly, Microsoft WiFi will work on various platforms, not just Windows 10 or Windows Phone. The service will be compatible with iPhone, Android, Mac, and anything else that can connect to the Internet, as long as the customer is eligible. Microsoft isn’t ready to spill all details on the service, but it did confirm it’s working on this particular product. “We can confirm that we are working on a new service, called Microsoft WiFi, that will bring hassle-...

Microsoft Windows 10 free upgrade: 10 more of your questions answered If you are running Windows 7 or Windows 8, you should already have had an invitation to “reserve” a copy of Windows 10. If not, run Windows Update to see if any updates are available for your PC. The one you want is KB3035583. This puts a small white Windows logo – the GWX or Get Windows 10 app – in the system tray on the right hand side of the Taskbar. Alternatively, you should be able to find the invitation by going to  Windows  Update in the Control Panel (via System and Security). If you are running Windows XP, Vista, or any other version of Windows then you will not get a free upgrade offer. However, you will be able to buy a copy for a maximum price of $119 (Windows 10 Home) or $199 (Windows 10 Pro). It remains to be seen whether Microsoft will offer launch discounts to XP and Vista users. I wouldn’t bank on it. Such users have already ignored cheap upgrade deals for Windows 7 and 8, eithe...