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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...

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 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. ...

Samsung Galaxy S7 continues to work in spite of being submerged in lake water for two hours Earlier this year, the South Korean electronics giant, Samsung launched its flagship smartphones, Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge with water-resistant capabilities, a feature that was missing from its previous devices. The Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge boasts an IP68 rating, which means that its capable of withstanding submersion underwater up to depths of 1 meter for up to 30 minutes at a time without any damage and still work. IP68 certification is a really useful feature on any smartphone, since it means that the device could be used for clicking pictures or recording videos underwater. Further, to check the smartphone’s water-resistant capabilities, a YouTuber Max Lee had posted a video in which he threw his new Galaxy S7 into an LG washing machine with only a phone case to protect it. Surprisingly, the Galaxy S7 survived without any noticeable damage. Now, a Redditor with the user handle ‘a...

Nokia’s First Android Smartphones Could Arrive By End Of 2016 Recently, we had reported that Nokia is planning to launch two Android Nougat smartphones before the end of this year. According to a new report, the Finnish company plans to launch several smartphones and tablets by the end of this year. Nokia executive Mike Wang, president of the joint management team in China, has confirmed the news to local site ThePaper that three or four new Nokia-branded Android devices are set to be unveiled in the fourth quarter of 2016. These devices will be split between new smartphone and tablet launches. However, the devices may not hit the market until early next year. The upcoming products will be designed by the HMD Group, which comprises of ex-Nokia and ex-Microsoft employees. For those unfamiliar, Nokia sold its handset business to Microsoft a couple of years ago, and recently Microsoft sold the feature phone business to Foxconn. It was also reported on Tuesday that HMD has hired...

Essential keyboard shortcuts that will help you to navigate Windows 10 like a pro I know when you read the title of this article, you went Oh No! not another article with keyboard shortcuts. I already know all the Windows shortcuts! But I beg to differ from you. When Microsoft rejigged its Windows architecture for Windows 10, it added some quite brilliant keyboard shortcuts which I am sure you may now know. There are plenty of ways to navigate Windows 10, but sometimes using keyboard shortcuts is the most convenient and can save time and effort. You can click on the start button or tap it with your finger on a touchscreen to access the power controls or you can just hit the Windows button on the keyboard without lifting a hand. Using Windows shortcuts to call out menus in a jiffy is also a sure shot way impress your female friends or office colleagues. The Windows 10 keyboard shortcuts are so easy that once you assign them to your memory, it will take just two clicks with ...

Lenovo announces two VR ready Windows 10 desktop gaming systems The last few years has seen the sales and market share of laptops’ decline. Thanks to the arrival of smartphones, tablets and phablets. As a result, companies have been periodically launching powerful gaming laptops keeping the requirement of the gamers in mind. Now, Lenovo, the company, best known for ThinkPad and Yoga laptops, has unveiled two Windows 10 desktop PCs at the Gamescom event in Cologne, Germany yesterday that emphasize gaming power and virtual reality experience on the go: the IdeaCentre Y710 Cube and IdeaCentre AIO Y910 . “With VR, live streaming and lifelike visuals that dwarf consoles, PC gamers have completely new ways to experience and immerse themselves in games today,” said Johnson Jia, Lenovo’s Senior Vice President, PC & Smart Device Business Group, in a statement. “Our new IdeaCentre Y710 Cube and IdeaCentre AIO Y910 gaming desktops are the products of years of listening to the gr...