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Best OCR apps for Android, iOS: CamScanner, Office Lens and more

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Devesh Arora
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OCR apps make work life easier.

As most of our work is now done using a smartphone, we often end up sending official documents using our mobile phone. However, people just click a picture of it and send it over, which often does not bring as high-quality result as needed. Here comes the need of an OCR application that can scan the documents properly.

So, here are the top five best OCR applications for your Android or iOS powered smartphone.

CamScanner

When we think of scanning documents, the first application that comes to our mind has to be the CamScanner app. The application comes with a handful set of tools for scanning different types of documents. However, the OCR functionality requires the PRO version of the application, which is currently available for Rs. 130 on the Google Play Store.

Office Lens

Microsoft has created a similar application and it is known as Office Lens. The application is one of the top-rated apps and available on both Android and iOS. It also has a powerful OCR tool but the drawback here is that it will work only with OneNote, Docs, Excel, Powerpoint or PDF.

Adobe Scan

When we speak about productivity tools, Adobe must get a mention. The company also has its own OCR application called Adobe Scan. The application looks quite minimalistic and everything is to the point. It also brings 5 GB of free online storage on the Acrobat website.

Smart Lens

Smart Lens, as the name suggests, is not just another application for document scanning as it is much smarter than that. The application can even recognise business cards and extract the mobile number, name, email id and other info and sort it systematically. Apart from that, it also brings a built-in language translator.

PDF Scanner

PDF Scanner is another document scanner that allows the user to scan documents and convert them into PDF files. It also has the OCR feature, which will allow you to extract the text from an image. The app also supports more than 100 languages in OCR, which does not need the internet to work.

Best Voice Recorder apps for Android: Smart Recorder, Otter and more

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Devesh Arora
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Here's a list of best voice recorders available for Android.

While most Android smartphones these days come with a pre-installed voice recorder, they are not as good. Thankfully, Google Play Store has a huge library of voice recorder applications. We did the research for you and brought down a list of top five best voice recorder applications for Android.

Voice Recorder

Voice Recorder app, as the name suggests, is a basic tool for recording audio. It is available for free on the Google Play Store. Unlike the stock voice recorder on your phone, this one allows you to record in MP3 format, which offers high audio quality. It also comes with a microphone tool that allows users to adjust the sensitivity of the recorder.

Easy Voice Recorder

Easy Voice Recorder is yet another free application available on the Google Play Store that lets you record using your phone's microphone. Apart from doing the basic stuff, it also comes with a magic wand feature that allows the user to increase volume and remove quite parts in the audio. It even allows users to reduce echo or background noise.

Smart Recorder

Smart Recorder is one of the top-rated voice recorder applications on the Android Play Store. It is easy to use and it also brings the Skip Silence feature, which automatically removes silences from the audio.

Otter

Otter is a popular application which not only records the audio but also transcribes in real time. The application can come in handy at meetings or even when someone is trying to prepare a script. It is also helpful for journalists, who can take quick notes for their long articles.

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Voice Memos

As the name suggests, Voice Memo is an app that allows users to create memos. One can start the recording by just tapping the red button. Once the recording is started, the user then needs to press the memo button everytime they want to mark something. The app will mark the timestamps with unique colours making it easier for the user to identify.

Realme 1, Realme U1 get Android Pie update: What's new, how to download

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Brahmjot Singh
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The update brings a new user interface (UI), app drawer, a new theme store and a Riding Mode.

Realme has started rolling out its ColorOS 6 update to the Realme 1 and Realme U1 bringing Google's Android 9.0 Pie operating system to the devices. Firmware for the Realme 1 comes with the serial number CPH1859EX_11_A.37, whereas the Realme U1 comes with RMX1831EX_11_A.10.

The update brings a new user interface (UI), app drawer, a new theme store and a Riding Mode. It also adds a Nightscape Mode for the camera, while bringing the Android May security patch.

System changes include new notification icons in the status bar, new navigational gestures, the inclusion of an app drawer, Riding Mode, live wallpapers and May 5 Android security patch.

UI updates include an updated notification panel, a new AI Board and a new default theme. Camera improvements include the addition of a Nightscape Mode. Lastly, new applications have also been added including a new theme store, a realme game centre and a realme community app.

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The update is currently being rolled out in a phased manner and will be reaching all customers in a few weeks. To check if your smartphone has got the update, you need to go to Settings > About Phone > System Updates > Check for updates. If an update shows up you can press download and install to get it.

To recall, the company will be rolling out Android 9 Pie updates for the Realme 2 and Realme C1 next according to the update schedule announcement it made earlier.

Coolpad Cool 3 Plus with Helio A22 processor launched in India, will take on Nokia 2.2

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Tech Desk
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Coolpad Cool 3 Plus is powered by the MediaTek Helio A22 processor with up to 3GB of RAM.

Coolpad has launched a new smartphone in India with a 'Dewdrop' notch display in India, dubbed Coolpad Cool 3 Plus. The company has partnered with Amazon India to sell the device in the country. It will come in Cherry Black and Ocean Blue colour options.

The device will be made available in two RAM/internal storage variants: 2GB RAM/16GB storage and 3GB RAM/32GB storage priced at Rs 5,999 and Rs 6,499, respectively. It will be made available exclusively on Amazon starting July 2.

Coolpad Cool 3 Plus sports a 5.71-inch HD+ display with a 19:9 aspect ratio. It is powered by the MediaTek Helio A22 processor paired with 2GB/3GB of RAM and 16GB/32GB of internal storage expandable via a microSD card. The device runs Google's Android 9.0 Pie operating system with the company's own skin on top. All of this is backed by a 3,000mAh non-removable battery.

On the back of the device, it features the sole 13-megapixel sensor paired with an LED flash module. On the front, it sports an 8-megapixel sensor for taking selfies. Back of the device also consists of a capacitive fingerprint scanner for security.

Also Read: Coolpad Cool 3 with waterdrop notch announced in India: Price, specifications

Connectivity options include 4G, LTE, VoLTE, Bluetooth v5.0, GPS/ A-GPS and a Micro-USB port. Sensors include an accelerometer, ambient light sensor, magnetometer and a proximity sensor.

LG and BlackBerry partner up to bring advancements to Connected and Autonomous Vehicle Technology

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Devesh Arora
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Blackberry and LG expand their partnership.

LG, the South Korean giant, has partnered with BlackBerry in order to bring advancements to the connected and autonomous vehicle technology. With the help of this partnership, LG will be allowed to use a wide range of BlackBerry QNX software and services to build next-generation digital consolidated cockpits, including infotainment systems, digital instrument clusters and telematics systems for multiple OEMs.

Commenting on the partnership, Kaivan Karimi, SVP and Co-Head, BlackBerry Technology Solutions, BlackBerry, said “BlackBerry has been a trusted supplier to LG for nearly 15 years, providing flexible QNX-based software solutions that have helped them to deliver millions of high-quality systems to the world’s leading automakers We are thrilled to build on and expand our relationship with them as part of our commitment to provide automakers with safety-certified, secure and reliable solutions and look forward to our teams working closely together to help produce cutting-edge cars for the future of automotive market.”

“BlackBerry QNX has been our long-term, reliable partner for more than a decade, providing high performance, secure and trusted mission-critical software solutions that have helped LG delivered millions of high-quality systems to the world’s automakers. We are pleased to further expand and strengthen our partnership with BlackBerry QNX, using its innovative solutions in the next generation of connected and autonomous vehicle technologies including the future of in-vehicle infotainment systems,” said Hwang Won-yong, Head of Audio, Video, Navigation and Cluster Engineering, LG’s Vehicle Component Solutions Company.

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For the new systems, BlackBerry will be providing LG with QNX software including QNX Software Development Platform (SDP 7.0), QNX OS for Safety, QNX Hypervisor, QNX acoustics middleware, QNX SDK for Apps and Media, as well as professional engineering services for system-level integration, performance optimization, and solution validation.

Top 5 AirDroid alternatives: Pushbullet, AirMore and more

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Devesh Arora
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Airdroid is a great app but not the best. So, here are some alternatives

Airdroid is a popular Android application that lets you manage your Android device from a Windows or Mac PC. The user can either use the web interface or download the desktop client for the app. It brings a lot of features to the table like managing files, notifications, reply to messages, remotely control of the Android device and more. If you are not satisfied with Airdroid, here are the top five alternatives available.

Pushbullet

In case you are looking for an app just to receive your Android notifications on your desktop, Pushbullet is the perfect application for you. The app not only allows you to manage your smartphone notifications by also lets you transfer files between multiple devices. It also brings other useful features like a universal clipboard, end to end encryption and much more.

AirMore

Not only the name sounds similar, but the functionality is also quite similar to AirDroid. It does not bring the complete catalogue of features from Airdroid, but it does bring fair but of features. The app allows you to share files, play media, syncs apps, contacts and messages and more. It also comes with a “Reflector” feature that allows the user to mirror their Android device’s interface to a computer.

Xender

In case you do not want the extra set of features and just want to transfer to or from your smartphone wirelessly, Xender is a great app for that. It is available on multiple platforms including Android and iOS. It also has a web app, which lets users drag and drop files from their Windows PC or Mac to their smartphone. Interestingly enough, the application is free to use and does not bring any sort of advertisements.

Vysor

While many people like to use the AirDroid app for its AirMirror feature, it highly depends on the Wi-Fi connection and sometimes brings latency or lag. We have the Vysor app to the rescue here. It can mirror an Android device's user interface to the computer by simply connecting it over USB. The user can even control the connected device using a mouse and keyboard on Windows PC or Mac.

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ShareIt

Just like Xender, ShareIt also allows file sharing on multiple platforms. The application is available for Android, iOS, Windows, Mac and more. It uses a QR code to connect two devices and once the devices are connected, file sharing is a breeze.

Best photo viewer apps for Windows 10: Quick Look, Honey View and more

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Devesh Arora
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Windows 10's Photos app is annoying. Here are the best Photo Viewer apps you can install.

Windows 10 already has a Photos app but even after receiving quite a lot of updates, the app still takes a decade to load. One can simply solve this problem by installing a good third-party photo viewer app. Here are the best Photo Viewer applications available for Microsoft Windows 10.

Quick Look

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Quick Look opens a photo by just pressing the space-bar.

Quick Look is a free application available on the Windows app store and it does exactly what the name suggests. The application allows users to have a quick look at the pictures without giving much functionality like photo editing or more. This feature has been borrowed from Mac and it is a much better way to have a quick look at your photographs.

Windows Photo Viewer

Almost everyone who have used Windows 7 or older, remember what Windows Photo Viewer is. It was replaced with the Photos app in Windows 8 and since then we have got used to the slow loading app. In order to get back the old Photo Viewer, you can simply download the registry files from here. Once downloaded, extract and run the Activate Windows Photo Viewer file. Restart your PC and you should Windows Photo Viewer option when you right click on a file and select open with option.

Honey View

Honey View is yet another basic file viewer application that supports file formats like JPG, PNG, GIF, BMP, and PSD. It also offers basic functionality like rotation, cropping and more. Unlike the Windows Photos app, it also loads pretty quickly on Windows 10 based machines.

ACDSee Ultimate

If you are looking for something advanced, you should consider downloading ACDSee Ultimate. Unlike some other photo viewers in this list, ACDSee Ultimate brings a huge list of features with it. It even allows users to look into an image inside a ZIP file without needing to extract it. Further, it also allows the users to adjust exposure, colours and contrast of an image.

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XnView

If you work with a wide range of file formats other than JPG and PNG, then the XnView app is for you. The app not only supports the basic JPG, PNG, BMP and GIF file formats but it also supports around 500 other raw file formats. It also brings in basic features like crop, resize, rotation and more.

Top 5 LG W10 alternatives: Realme 3, Vivo Y91 and more

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Mohamed Arif
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LG W10 is now available in India

LG India has just unveiled three new smartphones, LG W10, W30 and W30 Pro. The most budget-friendly of all is the new LG W10 smartphone. It comes with a waterdrop notched display and a dual-camera setup for a starting price of just Rs. 8,999. Here are some alternatives that are similarly priced.

Redmi 7

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Redmi 7 comes with a waterdrop style notch.

Xiaomi's Redmi 7 is a budget-oriented smartphone with basic needs which a common man requires. It features a 6.26-inch bezel-less display with a waterdrop notch, 2 GB RAM, Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 Octa-core processor and a dual-camera setup consisting of a 12-megapixel primary and a 2-megapixel secondary sensor. It is currently available at a starting price of Rs. 7,999.

Realme 3

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Realme 3 comes with a Gradient Unibody Design.

Realme 3 is a budget-friendly phone which sports similar features like 6.2-inch bezel-less display with a waterdrop notch. It is powered by the MediaTek Helio P70 Octa-core processor coupled with of 3 GB RAM. It comes with a 13-megapixel + 2-megapixel dual camera setup at the back. It is backed by a huge 4320 mAh battery. All of this comes in at a starting price of Rs. 8,999.

Asus Zenfone Max M2

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Asus ZenFone Max M2 sports a notched display.

Asus Zenfone Max M2 offers a stock-like Android experience at a starting price of just Rs. 8,499. The smartphone sports a 6.26-inch bezel-less display up top. It packs in a Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 processor and a 4000 mAh battery same as Redmi 7. The device comes with a dual-camera setup at the back, which includes a 13-megapixel primary and a 2-megapixel secondary lens.

Also Read: Asus Zenfone Max M2 Review: Best budget smartphone yet?

Samsung Galaxy M20

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Samsung Galaxy M20 comes with an Infinity V notch display.

If you are looking for something from a tier one brand, Samsung Galaxy M20 might be able to fulfil your needs. It comes with the company's own Exynos 7904 octa-core processor paired with up to 4GB of RAM. It is backed by a massive 5000mAh battery with support for Fast Charging. All of this comes at a starting price of Rs. 9,990.

Vivo Y91

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Vivo Y91 comes with a dual-camera setup at the back.

Vivo Y91 features a 6.2-inch bezel-less display with a waterdrop notch. It is powered by an octa-core MediaTek Helio P22 chipset. The device packs in 2GB of RAM and 32GB of onboard storage. It is available for a starting price of Rs. 8,990

Google Maps gets Stay Safer mode: Here's what it does

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Devesh Arora
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Google Maps now makes travelling in cabs safer.

Google has introduced a new feature for its Maps application, dubbed, Stay Safer. The feature will allow users travelling in autorickshaws and cabs to stay safer by notifying them when their vehicle is headed off-route. Additionally, the feature also shares the live location to family and friends.

According to Google, the app will send an immediate alert notification to the user if the cab driver deviates more than 0.5 km from the suggested route of Google Maps. This feature will be quite helpful or people travelling alone at night and it is also one move forward for women's safety.

The feature is now available on all Android smartphones with the latest Google Maps update available on Google Play Store.

How to use Stay Safer feature?

In order to use the feature, first, the user needs to ensure that the Google Maps application is up-to-date on their Android smartphone. Now they simply have to search for a destination and the option for ‘Stay Safer’ feature will appear. Once clicked on that, users will get two options, 'Share live trip' and ‘Get off-route alerts’ options.

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If you tap on the 'Share live trip', Google will suggest some contacts with whom you can share your live trip.

As mentioned earlier, if you enable ‘Get off-route alerts’ option, then the app will notify you if your cab or autorickshaw driver deviates more than 0.5 kms from the suggested route by Google Maps. The phone will start buzzing with a prominent notification.

Top 5 LG W30 Pro alternatives: Redmi Note 7, Honor Play and more

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Devesh Arora
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LG W30 Pro has just arrived in India.

The South Korean electronics giant, LG, has just launched three new budget-oriented smartphones in India. The LG W30 Pro is the most powerful one out of the bunch as it comes with a Snapdragon 632 processor and a full vision display. Here are some of the alternatives already available in India.

Redmi Note 7

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Redmi Note 7 comes with a waterdrop style notch.

In case you are looking for better performance, the Redmi Note 7 might be just the right fit for you. The smartphone sports a 6.3-inch fullHD+ display with a waterdrop style notch up front. It is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 chipset coupled with up to 4GB of RAM. It is available at a starting price of Rs. 9,999.

Realme 3

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Realme 3 comes with a Gradient Unibody Design.

Realme recently launched their new budget-oriented smartphone, the Realme 3. It is powered by the MediaTek Helio P60 processor coupled with up to 4GB of RAM. It features with a 6.22-inch display with a waterdrop style notch and a resolution of 1520x720 pixels. The phone is available in India at a starting price of 8,999.

Honor Play

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Honor Play comes with flagship grade hardware at a relatively lower price

If you can pay a little extra for your next smartphone, we would highly recommend considering the Honor Play. Unlike the LG W30 Pro, the Honor Play comes with flagship grade specifications. While the phone was launched at a price of Rs. 19,999, it is currently available for just Rs. 13,999.

Asus ZenFone Max Pro M2

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Asus ZenFone Max Pro M2 sports a dual-camera setup at the back.

If you are looking for a stock Android like experience, you should consider the Asus ZenFone Max Pro M2. The device is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 processor coupled with up to 6GB of RAM. It also sports a notched display up front. Asus ZenFone Max Pro M2 is currently available at a starting price of Rs. 9,999.

Also Read: Asus Zenfone Max Pro M2 Review: Good looks, camera, performance

Xiaomi Mi A2

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Xiaomi Mi A2 is a part of Google's Android One program

Xiaomi's Mi A2 is powered by Google's Android One program, which means it runs on stock Android operating system. It comes with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 processor coupled with up to 6GB of RAM. The Xiaomi Mi A2 is currently available in India at a starting price of Rs. 11,999.

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