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Facebook launches Lifestage, a social network app for teens

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Lifestage: A video app for teenagers from Facebook that allows to post photos, videos and send out ‘likes’ and ‘dislikes’ The widely popular social networking site, Facebook currently with 1.71 billion monthly active users is looking to target teenagers by launching a social-media network that only those under the age of 21 can join. On Friday, Facebook introduced a new app called Lifestage for sharing photos and video that might emerge as rival to Snapchat. With this app, the teenagers can post photos, videos and send out ‘likes’ and ‘dislikes’. However, it doesn’t support messaging feature like Snapchat. Lifestage is a type of video diary where you answer biographical questions about yourself. Instead of providing more of a textual-based experience, the company has focused on video with this new app. The app will ask you to record video snippets of your happy face, sad face, likes, dislikes, best friend, and more that can be viewed by other visiting your profile. Also, you...

Any Samsung smartphone can be factory reset remotely with this hack

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This hack makes it possible for hackers to remotely factory reset any Samsung smartphone including Galaxy S7 and Galaxy Note 7 Android devices have a factory reset option which is mostly used by smartphone owners to wipe out data if their smartphone is lost or stolen. Smartphone owners also use it when Android starts acting weird. However, hackers seem to have found out a way to remotely factory reset any Samsung make smartphone by triggering this factory reset option. A new video on YouTube channel RootJunky shows us that the factory reset protection can be bypassed on Samsung devices, including the Galaxy Note 7 and the Galaxy S7 series. The method works on older devices as well. The remote factory reset option exploits a security hole  from Samsung. Rootjunky used a Samsung Galaxy S7 running on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow to demonstrate the flaw. The whole process is explained by Android Police as below : After confirming that the FRP is activated in the bootlo...

Google Duo - How to Set-up and Use Duo Video Calling App

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Google Duo is the new, simple video calling app that brings you face-to-face with all the people that matter most. One of the more appealing aspects of Duo is the fact that it doesn't require a Google account to use it. Instead, Duo uses your phone number which making it easier for you to call/chat with the contacts that are already in your phone. If someone you don't know is calling you, or a friend is calling from a new phone number, Knock Knock won't work. The same thing happens when you call someone. If your number isn't saved as a contact, Knock Knock is off by default. With Duo, you can get closer to everyone you love with simple, high-quality video calling on iOS and Android. Google Duo is very easy to use and the set-up is simple. The first time you launch Duo, you're asked to enter your number. Google then sends you a text message containing a code to enter. Once you've verified your number, you're signed up and ready to start using Duo. ...