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Daily Mirror
a day ago
- Health
- Daily Mirror
Toilet seat stains will disappear in seconds with 1 'game-changing' item
A stained toilet can harbour germs and mould, but one cleaning expert shared the ultimate item to use in the battle against toilet seat stains A stained loo can not only lead to red faces but also infections from the lurking germs and mould. Experts recommend giving your toilet a thorough scrub every few days, which should include a good disinfection of the seat, the exterior, and all other nooks and crannies. To ensure a spotless and hygienic lavatory free from germs and foul smells, it's crucial to eradicate any stains, dirt, and mould. Cleaning mould may be straightforward, but shifting stubborn stains might require a bit more elbow grease. However, the specialists at Bliss Cleaning Co. have shared the ultimate cleaning sensation. Bliss Cleaning Co took to their Facebook page to show off how a humble Magic Eraser can make your toilet seat's blemishes vanish in a flash in an easy-to-follow video demonstration, reports the Express. They said: "Toilet looking rough? Grab a Magic Eraser and watch those stains disappear. Quick. Easy. Satisfying." The remarkably simple yet effective video sees a grubby toilet seat being scrubbed with a Magic Eraser, resulting in immediate stain removal. Even for seats that have seen better days, this method promises a gleaming finish in under half a minute. Ecstatic with the results, Facebook user Fleur Hogan commented below the video: "Thanks for this tip, really is a game changer." Magic Erasers are, in essence, just sponges made of melamine foam which, when combined with water, can tackle tough stains with ease. They function like super-fine sandpaper due to their hard microstructure. The open-cell structure of melamine foam enables it to lift and trap dirt within its cavities, making it an efficient and chemical-free cleaning tool. While potent for removing stains, Magic Erasers wear out quickly, akin to pencil erasers, due to their abrasive nature and the mechanical action required during cleaning. They're very simple to use, just dampen slightly, and use small circular motions until the stain fades, then wash the surface clean to remove any residue.
Time of India
a day ago
- Time of India
Rain, click and repeat: Smartphones that thrive in monsoon mood
The monsoon brings with it more than just rain; it's a season of mood, memories, and magic. And what better way to celebrate it than by capturing it in all its glory? We've put together a carefully curated monsoon gifting guide featuring some of the most powerful, camera-focused smartphones of the year perfect for those who love documenting rainy-day moments. Each of these devices has been tested by us in real-world conditions, from misty mornings to thunderous downpours, so you can trust they'll deliver come rain or high humidity. Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max Rain-soaked streets, vibrant skies, and spontaneous chai breaks, the monsoon is full of fleeting moments worth capturing. The iPhone 16 Pro Max, Apple's most powerful and photography-centric iPhone yet, is built to turn those moments into memories. The latest iPhone features a revamped triple-lens camera system, including a 48MP main sensor, a 48MP ultra-wide lens perfect for capturing dramatic monsoon skies, and a 12MP telephoto lens with 5x optical zoom ideal for those candid umbrella shots from afar. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like The Move That Changed Their Lives – See How It Works Expertinspector Learn More Apple introduces its new AI-powered 'Clean Up' tool, letting you instantly erase raindrops on lenses or unwanted background clutter much like Google's Magic Eraser. Every photo is crisp, vibrant, and beautifully processed, thanks to Apple's top-tier computational photography. With a 6.9-inch 120Hz LTPO AMOLED display, scrolling through rainy-day portraits or watching monsoon reels is buttery smooth. Powered by the A17 Pro Bionic chip and running on iOS 18, it offers performance that's as reliable as your favorite rain playlist. Starting at ₹1,44,900, the iPhone 16 Pro Max isn't just a device, it's your monsoon storytelling tool. Whether you're gifting it or getting it, it's built for those who love capturing life, rain or shine. Apple also has a very active community of photographers who have curated some suggestions on how you can capture monsoons with an iPhone using its best capabilities. Here are some tips from Gursimran Basra. 1. Leverage Ultra-Wide & Telephoto Lenses for Atmosphere - Ultra-Wide: Capture sweeping monsoon skies, cloud formations, and wide reflective landscapes. - 5x Telephoto: Focus on distant, rain-wrapped subjects from a lone umbrella to mist-covered buildings or raindrops on glass. 2. Use ProRAW + Night Mode for Depth & Drama - Shoot in ProRAW to retain dynamic range in low-contrast, overcast scenes. - Night Mode helps capture twilight storms and dimly lit rain scenes while preserving natural mood and reducing noise. 3. Experiment with Live Photos for Long Exposure - Capture motion in Live Photo mode for waterfalls, ripples, or bustling wet streets. - In editing, select 'Long Exposure' to create silky water flows or dreamy, blurred rain. 4. Tell Stories with Cinematic Mode - Use Cinematic Mode in 4K at 24 fps to shoot compelling monsoon sequences like someone walking through the drizzle or post-rain cityscapes. - Utilise rack focus between raindrops in the foreground and subjects in the distance to add depth. 5. Get Close with Macro Photography - Highlight the little details: dewdrops, wet leaves, and textures of soaked surfaces. - Use the macro lens to explore reflections in puddles or intricate rain-soaked patterns. 6. Use Rain as a Natural Filter - Shoot through car windows, transparent umbrellas, or wet glass for layered textures, bokeh, and dreamy distortions. - These elements add an organic, storybook quality to your compositions. 7. Edit for Mood in Apple Photos (or similar apps) - Boost contrast and shadows to emphasise the drama of overcast scenes. - Slightly desaturate greens and blues to avoid overly vibrant monsoon tones and achieve a more cinematic feel. 8. Stay Dry, Shoot Smart - Use a clip-on rain cover, umbrella rig, or waterproof pouch to protect your gear. - A dry lens means sharper images even in pouring rain. Vivo X200 Pro From misty mornings to rain-kissed streets, the Vivo X200 Pro is designed to turn monsoon moments into cinematic memories. Co-engineered with Zeiss, it features a powerful triple-camera setup: a 50MP main sensor for everyday brilliance, a stunning 200MP 85mm periscope telephoto lens for dramatic rain-soaked zoom shots, and a 50MP ultrawide lens perfect for capturing sweeping monsoon vistas. Whether it's the glisten of raindrops on leaves or the moody charm of a stormy skyline, the X200 Pro ensures every detail is captured with clarity and depth. Its smart AI tools, including generative enhancements and a Clean-Up feature akin to Magic Eraser let you effortlessly remove unwanted elements and bring your rainy-day shots to life. The 6.78-inch 1.5K LTPO AMOLED display makes visuals pop, even on grey days, while the MediaTek Dimensity 9400 chip ensures smooth performance across photography, editing, and streaming. A massive 6,000mAh battery keeps you powered through every spontaneous monsoon photo walk or content session. Priced at ₹94,999, the Vivo X200 Pro is more than a smartphone; it's your creative companion this monsoon season. Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge The Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge marks the return of the iconic 'Edge' branding with a refreshed focus on elegance and flagship power just in time for monsoon season. At only 5.8mm thin and weighing 163g, its titanium frame and Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2 body are built to handle everyday splashes in style. Available in Titanium Silver, Jetblack, and Icyblue, it's as striking as a monsoon skyline. Capture the mood of overcast days and rain-lit nights with a 200MP main camera offering 40% better brightness in low light, and a 12MP ultrawide lens with autofocus perfect for landscape shots under dramatic clouds. AI tools like Audio Eraser and Drawing Assist give you more creative control in every frame. Powered by the Snapdragon 8® Elite chipset, the S25 Edge stays smooth and cool with its upgraded vapor chamber ideal for editing content or binge-watching indoors during a rainy day. Its display is enhanced with ProScaler and Samsung's mDNIe engine, making every scene vivid and immersive, even in low-light conditions. Packed with Galaxy AI features like Brief, Now Bar, and Gemini Live, the S25 Edge turns productivity into a seamless, intelligent experience all while safeguarding your data with Knox Vault. Priced at ₹1,09,999, the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge is built for those who want style, speed, and smarts rain or shine. OnePlus 13 Blending flagship performance with refined design, the OnePlus 13 is ready to take on the monsoon with confidence and style. Powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset, it delivers seamless performance whether you're capturing rain-soaked streets, hopping on video calls, or multitasking through your day. Its advanced triple-camera system, co-developed with Hasselblad, ensures that every cloudy sky, wet pavement, or dramatic thunderstorm is captured with rich detail and vibrant color no matter the lighting. The AMOLED ProXDR display brings monsoon moods to life with deep contrast and punchy visuals, while the 5500mAh battery with fast charging keeps you going from sunrise showers to midnight drizzles, without interruption. Starting at ₹66,990, the OnePlus 13 is the perfect companion for anyone looking to blend speed, reliability, and style this monsoon season. Xiaomi 15 Sleek, smart, and ready for the season, the Xiaomi 15 packs flagship-grade performance into a compact frame — making it an ideal tech companion for the monsoon. Priced at ₹64,999, it's built for those who want cutting-edge features without compromising on portability. At its core is the Snapdragon 8 Elite processor, paired with a Leica-engineered triple-camera system, including a 50MP main sensor that captures every rain-drenched detail with pro-level clarity. Whether you're shooting moody monsoon portraits or reflective street scenes, it delivers sharp, true-to-life results. The 6.3-inch LTPO AMOLED display brings out vivid visuals even on grey, overcast days — perfect for catching up on your favorite shows or reading indoors while it pours outside. A 5410mAh battery ensures day-long use, and fast charging gets you back up in no time if you're caught in a storm. Lightweight, durable, and effortlessly stylish, the Xiaomi 15 is a perfect balance of power, performance, and portability — designed to keep up with you, rain or shine.
Daily Mirror
21-06-2025
- Lifestyle
- Daily Mirror
Anyone suffering from heatwave urged to do one thing before going to bed
This Morning cleaning guru Lynsey Crombie, aka the Queen of Clean, shares her simple trick for tackling yellow armpit stains as a result of sweat and deodorant build-up Summer is a season filled with stain danger, from the potential for ketchup or barbecue sauce to drip out of our burgers on to pristine clothes, not to mention constant applications of SPF that leave clothes with cream marks to the heat, making people sweat through their clothes. Thankfully This Morning cleaning guru LYNSEY CROMBIE aka Queen of Clean knows all the tricks for tackling stubborn marks ensuring that you can breeze through the heatwave looking and feeling clean and fresh. Here she shares her tips: FAKE TAN FIASCO If you're a regular fake tan user, you'll be all too familiar with the orange tint it can leave behind on your toilet seat. To lift the stain, you'll need to use products that help dissolve the dyes and oils in fake tan that stick to surfaces like ceramic or plastic. A cream cleaner, such as Cif lifts the pigment while giving the bowl a gentle scrub. The mild abrasives break down the staining without damaging the toilet seat surface. A damp Magic Eraser is ideal for quick fixes as the melamine foam acts like ultra-fine sandpaper, great for buffing away stains without harsh chemicals. For really stubborn marks, acetone nail polish remover cuts through the oily residues in fake tan - just be sure to test on a small patch first. SAUCY STAINS Summer BBQs are super-relaxing, until BBQ sauce or ketchup drips on to your favourite white top. Scrape off excess sauce using a blunt knife to avoid rubbing it deeper into the fabric. Flip the item inside out and rinse under cold running water to push the sauce out from the back, this helps lift the stain rather than spread it. Cold water also prevents the stain from setting. Turn the item right-side out, add a blob of washing-up liquid directly to the area, and pop in the wash as normal. Washing-up liquid cuts through the grease and sugar in BBQ sauces. The 15 Minute Clean: The Quickest Way to a Sparkling Home, £14.99, is available on Amazon, currently on offer for £12.29. SWEATY ARMPITS Underarm stains from sweat and deodorant build-up can turn hard and crispy, and washing alone doesn't always do the trick. Before washing, spray the underarm area (from the inside of the garment) liberally with white vinegar. Let it sit for 15 minutes, then wash as usual. The white vinegar breaks down the salt, sweat, and aluminium in deodorants, softening the build-up so it can wash away cleanly. GREASE IS THE WORD Grease, from bbq burgers or mayo can be tricky to zap, but not if you act fast! Apply lemon juice to the stain. Lemon is a natural degreaser - the acid helps break down the oily residue. Then sprinkle bicarbonate of soda or corn starch on top - they both act like sponges drawing oil out of the fabric and absorbing the loosened grease. Let it sit for 10–15 minutes, rinse with cold water, then wash as normal. SUNCREAM SAVE Suncream can be a real pain to get out of clothes and the longer you leave it the worse it'll get. If you are out and about when the stain occurs, gently blot to absorb as much as the cream as you can. Or use hand sanitiser to cover the stain - this will stop if from spreading. At the beach? Cover the stain with sand to dry it out. As soon as you can, rinse the stain from the reverse under a cold water tap, to help push it out of the fabric. Then try: White vinegar: This can help break down the oil base of the suncream - simply cover the stain in the vinegar then leave for 30 minutes. Eucalyptus oil: This has magical stain removal qualities and it smells incredible. Coat your stain in the stuff, leave for 15 minutes. After applying either white vinegar or eucalyptus oil, wash the garment at the hottest temperature that's safe for the fabric, and check for the stain again before you dry. Once the item has dried you won't get the stain out. So if there is still a trace of the stain repeat this process again. Avoid the tumble dryer because any trace of the stain will become permanent. Instead air dry on the washing line or on a clothes airer.
Indian Express
13-06-2025
- Indian Express
5 powerful AI image editing tools you can use right now
For years, photo editing has been a skill that requires expertise and experience. But with artificial intelligence getting better and easier to use with each passing day, and precisely identifying elements like faces, skies and objects, one does not need to use complex digital tools like Adobe Photoshop to edit images. If you are looking for generative AI-powered image editors, from Canva to Google Photos, here are some of the best tools available on the internet. Adobe Photoshop, one of the most popular image editing tools on the planet, also has a built-in AI-powered image editor. Powered by the company's Firefly model, Photoshop users can use features like the Remove Tool, which lets users remove unwanted elements from their pictures at the click of a button. You can also use features the Curvature Pen Tool, Match Font, Sky Replacement, Object Selection, Refine Edge, and Preserve Details 2.0 to instantly improve your images and make them visually appealing. If you are looking to expand an image using AI, try Photoshop's Generative Fill. Canva has been the go-to tool for millions around the world to edit and modify images. The platform also features an AI photo editor, which offers tools like Magic Edit, Magic Eraser, AI Frames, and Background Cleaner, to name a few. While some of these features are free to use, most of them require a paid plan. Pixlr is another popular image editing app that has embraced generative AI. Designed for both beginners and professionals, the platform is available as an app and can also be accessed directly from a mobile device. Some notable AI features include Generative Fill, Generative Expand, and AI Face Swap. Designed for professionals, Imagen is a powerful AI-powered post-production image editor that adapts to an individual's editing preferences over time. It also boasts a new feature called Talent AI Profiles, which are presets created by the best photographers that let you modify images to your liking. Some of the more advanced features on the platform include Crop, Straighten, Subject, and Smooth Skin. Most Android phones come pre-installed with Google Photos, the tech giant's cloud storage service that also doubles up as an image editor. This is hands down one of the best apps for adjusting lighting, improving clarity and even removing unwanted objects. Some of the AI-powered features include Magic Eraser, Magic Editor, Unblur, Portrait Light, and Cinematic Photos.
Gizmodo
11-06-2025
- Business
- Gizmodo
Google Is Going Nuts, the New Pixel 9 Is at a Record Low Price Near Entry-Level Models
Google's latest flagship, the Pixel 9, is here to raise the bar on what one can expect from a premium smartphone – most notably in the fields of photography and video. Launched in September, this Android phone is very popular with its mind-boggling performance, seamless integration with Gemini AI, and, most importantly, world-class camera capabilities. While Pixel phones have been praised in the past for their incredible value and camera prowess, the Pixel 9 takes it to the next level – particularly now that it's available at an all-time low. Amazon currently has the Pixel 9 listed with 256GB storage for a mere $649, a staggering 28% discount from its retail price of $899. You can also get the 128GB model for $599 down from $799. See 256GB at Amazon See 128GB at Amazon Best Camera Phone Pixel 9 is typically the highest-rated smartphone on the market for both photography and videography. Its pro-level camera technology uses Google's own AI and computational photography capabilities to provide images and videos that are on par with and frequently better than, those of much more costly rivals. From everyday snaps or low-light photography, Pixel 9 provides clear, bright and life-like output. The camera on the phone is equally stunning, delivering silky-smooth stabilization, rich colors with its capture and AI-edited capabilities thanks to Gemini AI driving the process. Its camera boasts a main sensor with advanced pixel-binning technology for better low-light performance an ultra-wide-angle lens for expansive shots, and a suite of AI-powered features like Magic Eraser, Night Sight, and Real Tone. Video recording isn't left out, either, with 4K resolution at 60 frames per second, cinematic stabilization, and AI-fortified optimization that makes each clip appear as if it had a pro behind the camera. Internally, the Pixel 9 is powered by Google's latest Tensor chip delivering zip in terms of performance, effortless multitasking and organic integration within Google's ecosystem. The smartphone has a 6.3-inch Actua screen, which provides sharp images, rich blacks, and a silky smooth 120Hz refresh rate for seamless scrolling and gaming. The screen is bright and colorful with no struggle to use it in direct sunlight or outdoors. The Pixel 9 promises up to 24 hours of usage from a single charge. Wireless charging is also enabled, adding to the device's convenience and versatility. At the software level, Pixel 9 runs on the newest version of Android, guaranteed updates and security patches for future years. The Pixel 9 is one of the wisest value smartphone available today, especially at this record-low price on Amazon. See 256GB at Amazon See 128GB at Amazon
