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Author: Aniruddh

  • HP Pavilion Plus 16 Review: Power packed stylish Laptop

    With its compact and stylish design, vibrant 16-inch display panel, ample ports, and impressive performance, the HP Pavilion Plus 16 laptop provides an exceptional user experience. The keyboard, trackpad, and webcam all contribute to its overall appeal.

    HP Pavilion Plus 16 Review

    Design

    HP Pavilion Plus 16 Review

    Upon unboxing, the first thing that catches your eye is its design. HP has done a fantastic job with it. The metal body with a frosted surface gives it a premium look. Additionally, it hardly attracts fingerprint smudges, which is a practical advantage. It measures 357 x 253.5 x 17.7mm and weighs about 1.89kg, making it easy to carry. I have the silver variant, and overall, it offers a minimalistic yet professional look.

    Display, Audio and Camera

    The HP notebook boasts an impressive display panel that is truly stunning. The 16-inch IPS panel offers 2560 x 1600 resolution with a 16:10 aspect ratio and 400 nits of brightness. It has a varying refresh rate of up to 120Hz, and the viewing angles are excellent. Thanks to the 16:10 aspect ratio, it provides more vertical space, which is especially handy when working with Excel sheets or video editing. The rich colors with deeper blacks make watching videos and photos an absolute pleasure.

    The HP Pavilion Plus 16 features a practical 5MP camera located at the top center of the display. It performs really well even in less-than-ideal lighting conditions.

    The top-firing Bang & Olufsen speakers provide clear audio output, but the loudness could have been better.

    Performance

    The HP Pavilion Plus 16 comes equipped with a 13th Gen Intel Core i7-13700H 2.4GHz processor, coupled with 16.0 GB of LPDDR5X RAM and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 graphics. It also has 1TB of PCIe SSD storage. In my experience, I found it to be very impressive. Although I’m not a gamer, I did use it for multiple applications with many tabs open on Chrome browser, and it never felt slow or unresponsive. I also used it to run Adobe Premiere Pro 2024 for video editing and it managed to encode quickly without any noticeable sluggishness while editing and previewing. Additionally, it never got too hot. The 68Wh battery provided a decent 6-hour backup in my usage, which is quite good considering the amount of power it offers.

    Verdict: The HP Pavilion Plus 16 is an all-round performer, featuring a great display panel, an appealing design, zippy performance, a handy webcam, a pleasure-to-type keyboard, and a large-sized trackpad. At the time of writing this review, the price of the HP Pavilion Plus 16 in India is 1,24,999. If someone has this budget, then this is a laptop they can consider.

    HP Pavilion Plus 16 Pros

    • Gorgeous Display Panel.
    • Compact and stylish design.
    • Impressive performance.
    • Decent Battery Life.
    • Good keyboard and trackpad.

    HP Pavilion Plus 16 Cons

    • Sound output could have been bit more louder.
    • The bundled charger is not USB C.

  • Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra: How to screenshot

    Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra provides multiple ways to take screenshot. This includes using Edge pane, two button combination, Palm swipe gesture and quick panel. So lets explore how to take screenshot on Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra using these methods.

    How to take screenshot on Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

    Edge Panel Method:

    To take a screenshot on your device, there are a couple of methods you can use. One of them is by using the Edge panel.

    Here’s how to do it:

    • Pull the Edge Panel handle to access different panels.
    • Swipe through the boards until you reach the tasks page.
    • On the tasks page, you’ll find a “Take screenshot” button.
    • Tap on it to capture the screenshot.
    • The screenshot will be saved automatically.

    If you don’t have the tasks page on your Edge panel, you can easily add it by following these steps:

    • Go to Settings.
    • Select Display.
    • Scroll down until you find Edge Panel. Tap on it and make sure it’s on.
    • Next, tap on Panels and select “Tasks” from the available panels.
    • You’ll see a checkmark on top of it. In the future, whenever you want to capture the screen, simply open the Edge panel, navigate to the tasks page, and tap on “Take screenshot.” You’ll see a toolbar that gives you options to edit, tag, or share the screenshot.

    Palm Swipe Gesture Method

    To take a screenshot on your Galaxy S24 Ultra, you can use the palm swipe gesture.

    To do this, simply swipe your palm across the screen in either direction – right to left or left to right – while bending your hand and keeping the edge of your palm close to the screen. This will save the screenshot. If you find that this method is not working, you can check if the gesture is enabled in your phone’s settings. To do this, go to Settings, scroll down and select “Advanced Features”, then tap on “Motions and Gestures” and make sure that “Palm Swipe to Capture” is turned on. If you have a screen protector on your phone, you may need to enable “Touch Sensitivity” in the Display section of your phone’s settings to use this gesture. Once you have enabled these settings, you will be able to take a screenshot using the palm swipe gesture.

    If you find that this method is not working, you can check if the gesture is enabled in your phone’s settings. To do this,

    • Go to Settings->Advanced Features->Motions and Gestures.
    • Make sure “Palm Swipe to Capture” is turned on.
    • If you have a screen protector on your phone, you may need to enable “Touch Sensitivity” in the Display section of your phone’s settings to use this gesture. Once you have enabled these settings, you will be able to take a screenshot using the palm swipe gesture.

    Two-button combination method

    If you wish to take a screenshot of your phone screen, you can use a combination of two buttons which is a good option for capturing the lock screen. However, you can use this method on any page. The buttons you need to use are the Volume Down and Power buttons, which you can find on the right side of your device. To use this method, quickly press and release both buttons together. If you hold these two buttons, a power menu will appear instead of taking the screenshot. Therefore, it is important to press and release the keys quickly. The screenshot will be saved to your Gallery.

    Quick Panel Method

    To use this method,

    • Swipe down from the top of the home screen to open the Quick Panel.
    • Swipe down again to expand it.
    • Tap the pencil icon located at the top right corner of the screen.
    • Tap on “Edit” option.
    • In the bottom half of the screen, you’ll see all the available toggles. Look for “take screenshot”.
    • Press and hold on to it and drag it to the top active area. You can adjust the placement as per your convenience.
    • Tap “Done” to save it and you can close the interface. That’s it! You have successfully added the “take screenshot” toggle to your Quick Panel.
    • In the future, to take screenshot Galaxy S24 Ultra, go to the quick panel by swiping down twice on the screen. You will see take screenshot button. Tap on it to save the screenshot.

    Long or Scroll Screenshot

    First, go to the app or webpage that you want to capture. Next, take a screenshot using any of the methods you prefer. Once you’ve taken the screenshot, you’ll see a scroll screenshot button on the toolbar. Tap on it, and the page will start to scroll automatically while the screen is being captured. When you reach the end of the page, or if you stop tapping the button, the screenshot will be saved to your Gallery.

  • Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra: Add or remove SIM cards

    Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra comes with dual SIM card support. You can use two physical nano sim cards or 1 physical sim card and a eSIM. On the top you can add the 1st SIM card and on the back you can add the second SIM card.

    How to insert SIM cards into Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

    Here is the video guide on how to insert SIM cards into Galaxy S24 Ultra and configure preferred SIM for calls, messages and mobile data.

  • Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra: How to Turn off

    Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra is one of the best flagship available in the market now. If you own one and wondering how to turn off Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra, here are two different methods.

    How to turn off Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra and Restart

    If you press and hold the side button, you will get Bixby instead of Power menu. You can switch off your phone using the Bixby. But it is a not convenient way for many. So here are the different ways to power off Galaxy S24 Ultra.

    Method 1: Using Power menu

    To turn off your Galaxy S24 Ultra, press and hold both the Volume down and Side keys for a few seconds until you see a power menu. Alternatively, you can access this menu by swiping down twice on the screen to open the Quick Panel, and tapping on the power icon located on the top right side. From this menu, you can either turn off or restart your phone. If you choose to turn off your phone, tap on “Power off” and confirm your selection. Your phone will then shut down. To turn it back on, hold down the Side Key for a few seconds until you see the Samsung logo appear. Within a few seconds, you will get the lock screen and then upon unlocking you will get the home screen.

    Method 2: Power off Galaxy S24 Ultra by remapping the side button

    To remap the side button,

    • Go to Settings->Advanced Features-> Side button.
    • From the press and hold section, select “Power off menu”.
    • Thats it.

    In the future, whenever you long press on the side button your will get Power off menu. You can choose between Power off or restart.

    Method 3: Using the Bixby

    As mentioned before, you can use Bixby to do many tasks which includes shut down or restart. So use this method, launch Bixby by long pressing the side button. Now, give a voice command “Turn off my phone” or type it. Select Power off or reboot.

  • Samsung Galaxy A15 5G: How to set custom ringtone and notification sound

    Samsung Galaxy A15 5G is the latest smartphone in the sub 20k price segment. Setting a custom ringtone and notification sounds are one of the ways to customise according to our liking. So in this post, lets explore how to set custom ringtone and notification sound on Samsung Galaxy A15 5G.

    How to set custom ringtone and notification sound on Galaxy A15 5G

    Change ringtone in Galaxy A15

    • Go to Settings->Sounds and Vibration->Ringtone.
    • You can set different ringtone for SIM 1 and SIM 2. From the top tab, you can select the SIM you wish to change the ringtone.
    • Select the ringtone as per your choice from the available preloaded Samsung ringtone.
    • To set custom MP3 as ringtone, Tap the “+” sign from the top right corner.
    • If you are using this for the first time, then you need to allow “Sound Picker” to access your media file.
    • You will find all the media files which you can use as a ringtone.
    • Select the tone and tap “Done”.
    • The ringtone is set. Similarly, you can set Ringtone for other SIM as well.

    Change notification sound in Galaxy A15 5G

    • Go to Settings->Sounds and Vibration->Notification Sound.
    • Choose the SIM you wish to change the notification sound.
    • Select the tone from the available preloaded tunes.

    Set any MP3 tune as notification sound

    • Go to Files app.
    • Browse to the folder where you have your audio file.
    • Select it by long pressing on it.
    • Tap Copy.
    • Go back to the main page and select Internal storage.
    • Select All from the drop down.
    • Go inside Notifications folder.
    • Paste the tune by tapping Copy here.
    • Now if you go back to change notification settings, you will find your MP3 in the list.
    • Select it to make it as your notification sound.

    Set ringtone for Individual contacts

    • Go to Contacts app.
    • Select the contact you wish to change the ringtone.
    • Tap the three vertical dots from the right bottom corner.
    • Choose Change ringtone/vibration and again Ringtone.
    • If you are using this for the first time, then you need to allow Contacts to access your media files.
    • Now you can select the preloaded Ringtone by selecting it from the list or You can add your other audio file as Ringtone by tapping the “+” sign.