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AT&T starts rolling out Lollipop update for the Galaxy Note Pro 12.2

<p dir="ltr">It would appear that AT&T is attempting to steal the spotlight from Google today as it has now started rolling out the long-awaited and very much-anticipated Lollipop update for all its carrier-branded models of the Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 located in the United States.</p>
<p dir="ltr">The full changelog can be seen below:<br>
*.Android Lollipop 5.1<br>
*.Data Performance Improvements<br>
*.Call Drop Improvements<br>
*.Battery Life Enhancements<br>
*.Temperature Management<br>
*.Camera Enhancements</p>
<p dir="ltr">If you live in the United States and have not yet received the OTA update, you can head into “Settings,” then “About Device,” and select “Check for Updates” to manually scan for the upgrade. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Alternatively, you can wait until you receive a push notification informing you that an update is ready for your handset.</p>
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AT&T starts rolling out Lollipop update for the Galaxy Note Pro 12.2

It would appear that AT&T is attempting to steal the spotlight from Google today as it has now started rolling out the long-awaited and ...

Google adds new markets for Play Newsstand and Play Music

<p dir="ltr">As the dust started to settle from today’s big announcements from Google, the Google Play division shared some new markets for the Play Newsstand and Play Music sections of the Play Store.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Joining existing markets, consumers in Japan, Malaysia and Thailand can now tap into Play Newsstand for the latest magazines and newspapers. Meanwhile, Play Music will now be available in Japan. </p>
<p dir="ltr">This brings the number of markets with access to Play Newsstand up to 28 and 59 for Play Music.</p>
<p dir="ltr">source:Google Play(Twitter)</p>
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Google adds new markets for Play Newsstand and Play Music

As the dust started to settle from today’s big announcements from Google, the Google Play division shared some new markets for the Play News...

HTC confirms which devices are slated for a Marshmallow update by the end ofthe year

<p dir="ltr">We know HTC is going to be updating a good chunk of their flagship devices to the newly unveiled Android 6.0 Marshmallow, but the company’s own Jason Mackenzie has taken to Twitter to clarify exactly which devices will be making the cut. </p>
<p dir="ltr">The good news is that the company plans on the update to hit by the end of 2015 with the HTC One M8 and M9 due at the beginning of Q4.Pretty much all of HTC’s advertised flagships and a few others have made the list, as you can see above. The M8 and M9 will very likely be the first to see the update, not accounting for any carrier interference.</p>
<p dir="ltr"> But hey, if you’re rocking an unlocked version or developer version, you can expect the 6.0 update in the next few months. Considering we’ve heard very little from any other manufacturer about their update plans, this is a quick and positive move for HTC.</p>
<p dir="ltr">source:Jason Mackenzie (Twitter)</p>
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HTC confirms which devices are slated for a Marshmallow update by the end ofthe year

We know HTC is going to be updating a good chunk of their flagship devices to the newly unveiled Android 6.0 Marshmallow, but the company’s ...

WPBeginner Exclusive – Bluehost $2.95 / month + Free Domain (Limited Time Deal)

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<p dir="ltr">Bluehost is one of the oldest web hosting companies on the web (started in 1996 – older than Google). They are the largest brand name in WordPress hosting and host millions of websites including several of our own.</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Who Shouldn’t Use this Offer?This offer is not good for everyone. Our goal at WPBeginner is to guide the users to make the best decision regardless of whether we get paid or not.The biggest catch here is the term “unlimited space and bandwidth”, and we want to explain that.</p>
<p dir="ltr">The way these shared hosting companies are able to offer such affordable prices is by allowing multiple users to share a large server. By having multiple sites on the same server, it allows them to reduce costs for everyone.</p>
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5 Best Related Posts Plugins for WordPress

<p dir="ltr">Are your users leaving your site after reading the first post? Increasing page views and reducing bounce rate is a big challenge for site owners. Showing users related content has proven to be an effective way of getting more pageviews. </p>
<p dir="ltr">You can easily show related posts on your WordPress site using a plugin. In this article, we will show you some of the best related posts plugins for WordPress.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Video Tutorial<br>
If you don’t like the video or need more instructions, then continue reading.</p>
<p dir="ltr">1.Yet Another Related Posts Plugin<br>
Yet Another Related Posts Plugin aka YARPP is one of the most popular WordPress related posts plugin with more than 3.4 million downloads. It supports both thumbnail and text display of related posts.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Pros:YARPP uses a built-in algorithm to find related posts. It has a great template system, allows for thumbnails / text display, supports custom post types, and RSS feed display.<br>
Cons:If you are running a very large site, then YARPP can be very resource intensive. The pro version of the plugin solves this problem by performing heavy-lifting on YARPP’s own servers.<br>
YARPP is not compatible with WPML plugin. If you are going to create a multi-lingual WordPress site, then you should choose Polylang.Lastly, YARRP is blocked onmanaged WordPress hosting providers like WPEngine.</p>
<p dir="ltr">2. Contextual Related Posts<br>
Contextual Related Posts is another WordPress plugin to display related posts. It tries to improve relevancy by contextually matching posts. It can display related posts as thumbnails and text.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Pros:For text only related posts, it works out of the box and has a simpler settings page. It tries to use images inside a post as thumbnail when no featured image or post thumbnail is found.<br>
Cons:The plugin does not come with any template to display thumbnails. Instead it just displays thumbnail images in a bulleted list. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Users can add their own CSS to style it, but beginner level users may find it difficult.<br>
Just like YARPP, this plugin also does not scale well on larger sites.Managed WordPress Hostslike WPEngine has blocked this plugin to be used by their customers because on larger sites it will slow down your site.</p>
<p dir="ltr">3. Related Posts for WordrPress<br>
Related Posts for WordPress plugin is a lightweight alternate to more popular related posts plugins. It performs all the resource intensive tasks in the admin area and uses cache to display related posts.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Pros:Related Posts for WordPress focuses on performance. It is faster and does not slow down your website. It supports thumbnail and textual display of related posts list.There is a widget and shortcode which you can use anywhere to display related posts.<br>
Cons:If you had been using other related posts plugin, then you might miss a few extra features.</p>
<p dir="ltr">4. Yuzo Related Posts<br>
Another good free related posts plugin is Yuzo Related Posts. It has a comprehensive set of features that you can expect from a related posts plugin. Thumbnail views, horizontal views with thumbnails, list views, built-in cache, etc.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Pros:It is extremely easy to use and setup. Users can select style by just clicking on it. Caching makes the performance better than YARPP and Contextual Related Posts. It has a highly customizable widget with lots of options.<br>
Cons:It is inevitable not to compromise on speed when you are offering this many features. It is fast, but it is not lightweight.</p>
<p dir="ltr">5. Inline Related Posts<br>
Inline Related Posts is different than other plugins in this list. Instead of showing related posts below content, this plugin shows them inside your articles. This kind of inline display of related content is quite popular on news and blog sites.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Pros:Displays related posts when users are more engaged in the content and are more likely to click. It has easy setup and allows you to control where you want to display inline related post links in your content.<br>
Cons:If you want to display related posts at the end of each post, then you will need to install another plugin. Two related posts plugins on one site can be very resource intensive.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Bonus Tips<br>
You may have noticed that we have repeatedly mentioned that related posts plugin can be resource intensive. It is possible that some of these plugins may not work well on a shared WordPress hosting.In that case, you can use Manual Related Postsplugin. </p>
<p dir="ltr">This plugin allows you to manually add related posts to a post. The link relationship work both ways, so if you add an old post as related post to a new one, then the old post will also display the new post as related.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Another option is to manuallydisplay related posts with thumbnails without using plugins.</p>
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5 Best Related Posts Plugins for WordPress

Are your users leaving your site after reading the first post? Increasing page views and reducing bounce rate is a big challenge for site ow...

20+ Best Free WooCommerce Plugins for WordPress

<p dir="ltr">WooCommerce is the most popular WordPress eCommerce plugin, and it comes with tons of extensions. Among all the paid ones, we’ve hand-picked some of the best free WooCommerce plugins. </p>
<p dir="ltr">There’s an extension in here for just about everyone so have a look and let us know which one is your favorite.</p>
<p dir="ltr">1. WooCommerce Poor Guys Swiss Knife<br>
WooCommerce Poor Guys Swiss Knife is a powerful free plugin for WooCommerce. It is more like a bundle of extensions allowing you to perform various customization tasks on your WooCommerce store. You can customize your checkout forms, adjust WooCommerce for country specific needs, fine tune cart operations, add custom fields, etc.</p>
<p dir="ltr">2. WooCommerce EU VAT Compliance<br>
As the name suggests this simple plugin makes your WooCommerce shop compliant with the new EU VAT. It will automatically detect your customer’s location and will display prices with correct VAT from the first page.</p>
<p dir="ltr">3. WooCommerce Customizer<br>
WooCommerce Customizer provides a GUI to use built-in WooCommerce filters. These filters allow you to customize things like button text, labels, fields, and much more. However, you have to write PHP code to use them. With WooCommerce customizer you can easily use those filters from an easy to use settings page.</p>
<p dir="ltr">4. WooCommerce Multilingual<br>
WooCommrce Multilingual allows you to translate your product and other WooCommerce pages using WPML. It allows your users to switch languages and order products in their local language.</p>
<p dir="ltr">5. Stripe for WooCommerce<br>
As the name suggests, this plugins adds support for Stripe payment gateway in WooCommerce. Stripe allows you to accept payments using credit cards on your WooCommerce store.</p>
<p dir="ltr">6. Pay With Amazon<br>
This plugin embeds pay with Amazon on your WooCommerce store. It allows users to use their payment information stored in their Amazon account on your eCommerce site.</p>
<p dir="ltr">7. WooCommerce Product Slider<br>
WooCommerce Product Slider allows you to add a responsive slider featuring your products.</p>
<p dir="ltr">8. WooCommerce Product Gift Wrap<br>
WooCommerce Gift Wrap plugin allows you to add gift wrapping option on your product pages. It also allows you to add additionalfees for gift wrapping.</p>
<p dir="ltr">9. WooCommerce Smart Sale Badge<br>
Smart Sale Badge enhances the WooCommerce Sale badge by displaying how much a user will save upon each item. This is a proven sales technique, that you can now apply to your online store.</p>
<p dir="ltr">10. Order Delivery Date for WooCommerce<br>
This simple plugin allows users to choose a delivery date for products during the checkout. WooCommerce store owner can see the delivery date on their orders page in the admin area.</p>
<p dir="ltr">11. Weight/Country Shipping for WooCommerce<br>
Shipping costs vary from one country to another depending on the weight. If you need to adjust the shipping cost based on customer’s country and the weight of products then this plugin is for you.</p>
<p dir="ltr">12. WooCommerce My Account Widget<br>
This simple widget displays customer’s account information with links to their shopping cart, account page, checkout, and other URLs.</p>
<p dir="ltr">13. WooCommerce Checkout Manager<br>
WooCommerce Checkout Manager allows you to create highly customized checking out experience for your users with the help of additional fields. You can add new fields, make fields optional or required, display them on order and receipt pages.</p>
<p dir="ltr">14. Minimum Purchase for WooCommerce<br>
A simple plugin that allows you to set rules for minimum purchase on your WooCommerce store. You can set rules that must match before a user can proceed to checkout page.</p>
<p dir="ltr">15. WooCommerce PDF & Print<br>
This plugin adds buttons to save product pages as PDF or Doc files. Users can also click on the print button to instantly print a product page.</p>
<p dir="ltr">16. Product Enquiry for WooCommerce<br>
Product Enquiry for WooCommerce plugin allows your customersand visitors to enquire product information right from the product listing page.</p>
<p dir="ltr">17. WooCommerce Product FAQs<br>
This plugin allows customers to ask questions about products which are then displayed as product faqs. This allows you to buildFAQs based on actual customer interactions.</p>
<p dir="ltr">18. WooCommerce – Gift Cards<br>
Gift Cards for WooCommerce plugin allows you to sell gift cards and certificated on your WooCommerce store. Allowing your users to gift them to their loved ones.</p>
<p dir="ltr">19. WooCommerce Currency Switcher<br>
Allows you to add a currency switcher to your WooCommerce store. Your customers can instantly switch currency to see prices in other currencies. The currency switcher can be added using a widget or a shortcode.</p>
<p dir="ltr">20. WooCommerce Export Customer Email<br>
WooCommerce Export Customer email adds a simple link to the customers tab, allowing you to download all customer email into a single file.</p>
<p dir="ltr">21. WooCommerce Advanced Product Quantities<br>
WooCommerce Advanced Product Quantities plugin allows you toset advanced rules for product quantities. You can set minimum and maximum quantities, you can also set incremental quantities.You can create multiple rules and apply them to products as you add them.</p>
<p dir="ltr">22. WooCommerce Colors<br>
WooCommerce Colors plugin allows you to easily change the colors of default WooCommerce elements. Simply install the plugin and visit Appearance » Customize to change the colors. An easier tool for users who just want the buttons and labels to match their theme colors.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Bonus:OptinMonster(Not Free)<br>
Building an email list is crucial for your eCommerce store. OptinMonster is the best lead generation and cart-abandonment software that integrates perfectly with WooCommerce.</p>
<p dir="ltr">It allows you to create beautiful opt in forms and popups for your website and convert your abandoning visitors into subscribers.</p>
<p dir="ltr">It comes packed with features likepage-level targeting, analytics, split testing, andexit-intent technology which allows you to display optin form when a user is about to leave your site.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Start converting abandoning visitors into customers with OptinMonster’s onsite ret targeting.</p>
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Google prepares for Android 6.0 Marshmallow with new APIs in Google Play Services 8.1

<p dir="ltr">Android 6.0 Marshmallow is right around the corner and now that the rollout of Google Play services 8.1 hasfinally finished, Google wants to bring developers up to speed on the latest changes introduced in the updated Play services SDK. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Detailed on the official </p>
<p dir="ltr">Android Developers Blog,most of these changes are useful new APIs for devs to take advantage of, while some other changes could break some things unless addressed before Marshmallow arrives. <br></p>
<p dir="ltr">Here’s what’s new.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Marshmallow Permissions– We’ve known about this one since Google I/O and allows users to control which permissions can run on their devices. Of course Android devs will need to properly implement this if they hope for a good user experience. Google urges all devs to update their Play services SDK to 8.1 to avoid any potential issues.</p>
<p dir="ltr">App Invites– Simply put, App Invites is a way for users to invite their contacts to try an app or game out. In Google Play services 8.1, developers can set a custom email invites, along with custom images and even a “call-to-action” button.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Ambient Mode Maps– A new feature in Android Wear allows apps to display in “ambient mode,” essentially black and white version of app/watch face being displayed. For Google Play services 8.1, the Google Maps Android API now officially supports ambient mode showing a simplified version of the map being viewed. This should help reduce battery drain with fewer pixels tolight, while still showing all the relevant information at a glance.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Nearby Status Listener– <br>
Known as Google Nearby (which was introduced in the last release), developers with Nearby Messaging in their apps can now use their app’s UI to display whether or not Nearby is enabled or disabled. Also new in the Nearby Messaging API is the ability for an app to benotified when a publication or subscription times out.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Play Games Player Stats API– Google is introducing a new Play Games Player Stats API as away for developers to build smarter games. Basically, a game can keep track of the individual player, categorizing them into 3 main segments: how much they spend, their engagement, and their progression. This allows developers to create unique rewards such as bonus items, or hints on advancing past a tough level they’re repeatedly dying on.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Google also revealed a few “Breaking Changes,” that is, changes to the Google ApiClient and Pending</p>
<p dir="ltr">Result which could break changes in an app’s code. For more on handling these potential code breaks, developers will need to check out the release noteshere.And that should just about cover everything. The now updated Google Play services 8.1 SDK is now officially available to download. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Devs can get started by jumping into their Android SDK Manager right now. For more, check out Google’s new YouTube explaining the above changes down below.</p>

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After all these years, Google Keep finally arrives on iOS

<p dir="ltr">If you’re an avid user of Keep — Google’s simplified notes taking app for Android — there’s a good chance you’ve been taking advantage of the recently added feature that allows users to share notes with others. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Whether it’s a shopping list, to-do, or anything else, it’s a handy feature for anyone looking to collaborate with others on a single note. It’s been well over 2+ years since Google launched Keep on Android, but today Keep is finally arriving on iOS.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Officially dubbed “Google Keep – Your thoughts, wherever you are” (in case you were having trouble finding it), the apps is practically a carbon copy of the Android, what with a few small UI changes (there’s icons in the menu now). Other than that, you don’t have to get your panties in a bunch knowing iPhone/iPad users are getting a better version than the one you have.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Just remember that while Google’s iOS team will sometimes deliver updates quicker than their Android counterparts, that’s not always the case. In the case of Google Keep, well we’re sure iOS users are just glad they finally have access to the app after all these years.</p>
<p dir="ltr">[Google Keep on iTunes]</p>
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After all these years, Google Keep finally arrives on iOS

If you’re an avid user of Keep — Google’s simplified notes taking app for Android — there’s a good chance you’ve been taking advantage of th...

Microsoft partners with Baidu to push Windows 10 in China

<p dir="ltr">Windows OS#Windows10#Software–Microsoft partners with Baidu to push Windows 10 in China– Microsoft has partnered with search giant Baidu in China in an effort to push Windows 10 availability in the country.</p>
<p dir="ltr"> In addition, Baidu will also be the default home page and search engine for the new Microsoft Edge browser. The service will deliver Universal Windows Applications for search, videos and more for Windows 10.</p>
<p dir="ltr">According to the Windows 10 blog, “We’re excited to be working with leading hardware and software companies in China to develop ground-breaking devices and consumer experiences for Windows 10.” </p>
<p dir="ltr">Yusuf Mehdi, Windows and devices vice president and author of the blog added that in partnership with Baidu, “We will make it easy for Baidu customers to upgrade to Windows 10 and we will deliver a custom experience for customers in China, providing local browsing and search experiences.</p>
<p dir="ltr">”In the past, Microsoft has also partnered with Tencent, a social networking and gaming service in the world, Qihoo 360, an internet security company in China along with Lenovo, one of the world’s leading PC manufacturers as well.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Mahdi added that the company has seen great feedback from the Xiaomi program, which is helping them test Windows 10 on mobile devices with a set of Xiaomi Mi 4 power users.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Yusuf Mehdi also points out that, “Baidu’s new Windows 10 distribution channel, Baidu “Windows 10 Express” will make it easy for Chinese Internet users to download an official Windows 10 experience.</p>
<p dir="ltr">”Source:Tech2</p>
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Microsoft partners with Baidu to push Windows 10 in China

Windows OS#Windows10#Software–Microsoft partners with Baidu to push Windows 10 in China– Microsoft has partnered with search giant Baidu in ...

Microsoft Lumia 950, 950 XL update: Prices Leaked; Same price as iPhone 6S

<p dir="ltr">iPhone,Windows Phone#Lumia950#iPhone6S–Microsoft Lumia 950, 950XL update: Prices Leaked; Same price as iPhone 6S:Microsoft has been very prominent and aggressive with the marketing of their upcoming new smartphones, namely the Microsoft Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL, which they are planning to officially unveil in less than a month. Users have been curious about what the device would be offering in terms of performance, operating system, and most especially value.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Apparently a Spanish retailer has jumped the gun and posted an online listing for the new phones and in doing so they have revealed the cost of the upcoming phones prematurely.</p>
<p dir="ltr">The listing has now been removed but is still viewable via cache. Surprisingly the phones have been listed at a very expensive price that is roughly the same as the recently introduces iPhone 6S from Apple.</p>
<p dir="ltr">According to the now removed listing on Ecomputer, the Microsoft Lumia 950 cost around €659 or roughly $738 with current conversion rates and €749 or roughly $838 for the Microsoft Lumia XL.</p>
<p dir="ltr">This would put the large XL in the same price range as Apple’s iPhone 6S which is also sold at €739 in Germany and €749 in France. There isn’t an exact price for the iPhone 6S yet in Spain but it shouldn’t be significantly different from the prices in other parts of Europe.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Users are speculating that the listing price may be for a bundle or a set for the upcoming Windows 10 mobile handsets. Unfortunately, that isn’t confirmed in the Spanish retail listing which had not mentioned anything about accessories or any other inclusions for the price.</p>
<p dir="ltr">The Lumia 950 and the Lumia 950 XL are certainly expected to have high ends specs. The smaller 950 will be coming with a 5.2-inch 1440×2560 Quad HDdisplay along with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 chipset paired with 3GB of RAM and a 3000mAh battery.</p>
<p dir="ltr">The larger 950 XL on the other hand will be coming with a 5.7-inch Quad HD display along with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 chipset paired with 3GB of RAM and a 3300mAh battery. Both phones will be coming with expandable memory and Microsoft’s very own 20 megapixel PureView main rear camera and a 5 megapixel front facing unit.</p>
<p dir="ltr">It is yet unsure whether or not the listing on the Spanish website was intentional or not and if it wasa marketing ploy to create hype for the upcoming phones. </p>
<p dir="ltr">But the revelation of the prices for the upcoming phone certainly has a lot of users thinking if the price would really justify what they will be getting should they decide to purchase the upcoming phones when they are released.</p>
<p dir="ltr"> Source:Mnrdaily</p>
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Microsoft Lumia 950, 950 XL update: Prices Leaked; Same price as iPhone 6S

iPhone,Windows Phone#Lumia950#iPhone6S–Microsoft Lumia 950, 950XL update: Prices Leaked; Same price as iPhone 6S:Microsoft has been very pro...

Lumia 550 Release Date Rumors – Will It Have An Iris Scanner?

<p dir="ltr">Windows Phone#Lumia550#Smartphone–Lumia 550 Release Date Rumors – Will It Have An Iris Scanner? :The smartphone industry is full of average mobile phones such as Samsung or Lumia. </p>
<p dir="ltr">While tech enthusiasts are holding their breath for the new arrival of Windows 10 mobile handsets to emerge, anew Nokia device has been set into the wild.</p>
<p dir="ltr">The one called Lumia 550that will roll out in 2016 might not impress users with its powerful processor or neat appearance, however there is onefeature that might just be worth the investment</p>
<p dir="ltr">It’s safe to say that the Lumia 550 will belong to theentry-level smartphone category. One simple look at its overall specs and you will be able to tell. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Here they are:<br>
*.A quad-core Snapdragon 810. running at 1.2 GHz;<br>
*.a 4.7-inch (some believe it will be a 5-inch);<br>
*.1280×720 HD resolution;<br>
*.8 GB of storage.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Moreover, this device will come out in 4 different hues as various leaked images suggest. These hues are: blue, black, white and red. In the images, only the front part of the mobile phone can be seen and a slight contour of the back cover. </p>
<p dir="ltr">But, for some these leaked images were enough to presume that the Lumia 550 will look just like your average Lumia mobile phone and as far as design, there is nothing that will blow your mind.</p>
<p dir="ltr">But here is where things become interesting. There might be a surprise feature that will definitely make the Lumia 550 shine. We are talking about an iris scanner addition.</p>
<p dir="ltr">This type of security feature is part of Windows Hello and it would be spine-tingling to see this type of hardware included in such an average device like Lumia 550. But until the big unveiling, which is scheduled for 2016, we can only speculate on whether or not the iris scanner will be part of the Lumia 550 package. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Source:Neurogadget</p>
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Lumia 550 Release Date Rumors – Will It Have An Iris Scanner?

Windows Phone#Lumia550#Smartphone–Lumia 550 Release Date Rumors – Will It Have An Iris Scanner? :The smartphone industry is full of average ...

New Samsung SSD might be the fastest in the world

<p dir="ltr">SSD#Devices–New Samsung SSD might be the fastest in the world– If you’re looking to replace your current hard drive or SSD with a better option, then you absolutely have to check out Samsung’s 950 Pro, a new SSD that’s so fast it leaves all competitors in the dust. </p>
<p dir="ltr">The 950 Pro series is supposed to launch in October and it delivers read speeds of up to 2,500MBps and write speeds of up to 1,500MBps. For those of you keeping track, that's four times the read speed and three times the write speed of its predecessor, the 850 Pro</p>
<p dir="ltr">How is that possible? The 950 Pro comes with new technology on board called Non-Volatile Memory Host Controller Interface that replaces Intel 2004’s Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) that has been initially designed for regular hard drives, and is currently a performance bottleneck, as Ars Technica explains.</p>
<p dir="ltr">These speeds might make Samsung’s new SSD the fastest in the world, even faster than Intel’s recently released 750 Series – check this June 2015Tom’s Hardware review for a comparison between various SSD models.</p>
<p dir="ltr">On top of insanely fast speeds, the new SSDs are even more efficient than their predecessors and consume less than half the power of a SATA in device sleep mode,according to Samsung. The 950Pro also has Dynamic Thermal Throttling technology, which is supposed to “reduce overheating and maintain a high level of sustained performance.</p>
<p dir="ltr">”The 950 Pro will come in 256GB and 512GB capacities priced at $199.99 and $349.99, respectively. Unfortunately, the new Samsung SSD will come in an M.2 2280 form factor rather than 2.5-inch format, which might make it a tough proposition for certain laptops and desktops that aren’t equipped to handle this particular type of SSD format.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Source:Bgr</p>

New Samsung SSD might be the fastest in the world

SSD#Devices–New Samsung SSD might be the fastest in the world– If you’re looking to replace your current hard drive or SSD with a better opt...

Uber Will No Longer Share Your Mobile Number With the Driver

<p dir="ltr">#Uber#App–Uber Will No Longer Share Your Mobile Number With the Driver– Taxi aggregator Uber on Thursday announced a new feature to help protect the safety and privacy of its passengers and drivers in India – number masking. </p>
<p dir="ltr">With this feature in place, the users (both the riders and drivers) do not see each other’s phone numbers in the app any more – instead, if they press the connect button the phone is connected using an anonymous number in between to keep both phone numbers private.</p>
<p dir="ltr">This allows drivers to call the passenger (to get the exact directions, for example) or the passenger to call the driver (to get time estimates or provide route guidance) without directly having the other person’s number. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Last week, Ola – Uber’s biggest competitor in India, also rolled out number maskingin India. The aggregator has integrated a cloud telephony solution, which sends an encrypted number to the driver whenever a customer books a cab.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Drivers calling from their Ola device will not be able to see the customer’s mobile number but will automatically be routed through the encrypted number, the company said in a release. In Uber’s case, customers will also not see the driver’s number – boh are simply given an anonymised number to call, which then connects them.“</p>
<p dir="ltr">We care deeply about the safety of our riders and drivers,” said Deval Delivala, Uber’s India Safety Lead. “This new safety technology will help provide increased security before, during and after the ride.</p>
<p dir="ltr">”The company’s release added that the new safety technology has been tested with hundreds of drivers already, and will roll out across India soon.Source:ndtv</p>
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Uber Will No Longer Share Your Mobile Number With the Driver

#Uber#App–Uber Will No Longer Share Your Mobile Number With the Driver– Taxi aggregator Uber on Thursday announced a new feature to help pro...

Tips for Removing Antivirus from Windows Completely

<p dir="ltr">#Antivirus#App–Tips for Removing Antivirus from Windows Completely :Installing antivirus has an impact on the registry as well. For that reason, removing the antivirus means opening the registry and getting rid of any files that they software left behind.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Before proceeding to remove the antivirus that you installed on the laptop or desktop, it would be good to know the limitations and such software, which include:<br>
*.The programs are not exempt from bugs since they are software<br>
*.Must be capable of processing multiple formats as well as file types<br>
*.Executable decompression and data decompression<br>
*.Speed at which viruses mutate</p>
<p dir="ltr">The complete removal of antivirus requires plenty of knowledge regarding what to do. The process also takes quite a bit of time, hence the reason for exercising plenty of patience. </p>
<p dir="ltr">It is because of the difficulty in removing any antivirus software completely from the Windows-based machine that most manufacturers of these types of programs have come up with specialized tools to do the work.</p>
<p dir="ltr">If you prefer using any specialized tool to remove the antivirus, obtain it only from reliable vendors. The security of your machine could be in great jeopardy if you proceed to use tools from untrustworthy sources. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Such tools could give hackers the opportunity to gain access to some vital information on the computer or laptop without your permission. </p>
<p dir="ltr">This is just one way in which identity theft has thrived in the recent years.</p>
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Tips for Removing Antivirus from Windows Completely

#Antivirus#App–Tips for Removing Antivirus from Windows Completely :Installing antivirus has an impact on the registry as well. For that rea...

Tips for Removing Antivirus from Windows Completely

<p dir="ltr">#Antivirus#App–Tips for Removing Antivirus from Windows Completely :Installing antivirus has an impact on the registry as well.</p>
<p dir="ltr"> For that reason, removing the antivirus means opening the registry and getting rid of any files that they software left behind.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Before proceeding to remove the antivirus that you installed on the laptop or desktop, it would be good to know the limitations and such software, which include:</p>
<p dir="ltr">*.The programs are not exempt from bugs since they are software<br>
*.Must be capable of processing multiple formats as well as file types<br>
*.Executable decompression and data decompression<br>
*.Speed at which viruses mutate</p>
<p dir="ltr">The complete removal of antivirus requires plenty of knowledge regarding what to do. The process also takes quite a bit of time, hence the reason for exercising plenty of patience. </p>
<p dir="ltr">It is because of the difficulty in removing any antivirus software completely from the Windows-based machine that most manufacturers of these types of programs have come up with specialized tools to do the work.</p>
<p dir="ltr">If you prefer using any specialized tool to remove the antivirus, obtain it only from reliable vendors. The security of your machine could be in great jeopardy if you proceed to use tools from untrustworthy sources. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Such tools could give hackers the opportunity to gain access to some vital information on the computer or laptop without your permission. This is just one way in which identity theft has thrived in the recent years.</p>

Tips for Removing Antivirus from Windows Completely

#Antivirus#App–Tips for Removing Antivirus from Windows Completely :Installing antivirus has an impact on the registry as well. For that r...

How to Add Topics in WordPress Navigation Menus

<p dir="ltr">We are often asked by new readers about how they can add topics in their WordPress navigation menus. Most users assume that they need to create pages for each topic and add them to menus. </p>
<p dir="ltr">However if you do that, then you won’t be able to display relevant posts there. In this article, we will show you how to add topics in WordPress navigation menus without having to create pages or writing any HTML code.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Let’s say you want to create a website about traveling guides for different cities. You may want to add city names in your navigation menu and show relevant articles when users click on that link.</p>
<p dir="ltr">This is where categories come in. WordPress comes with a powerful built-in system that allows you to sort your content into taxonomies.</p>
<p dir="ltr">By default, you have two taxonomies ready to use with your posts.These taxonomies are called categories and tags in WordPress.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Categories are hierarchical, and they are supposed to be used for a broader range of topics. Tags are non-hierarchical, and they can be used to sort articles for very specific topics.</p>
<p dir="ltr">We recommend you to read our guide on the difference between categories and tags.You can add or select categories while writing your blog posts. The categories meta box will appear on the right column of the post editing screen.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Once you have created a few posts and filed them under different categories, you can now add these categories into your site’snavigation menu.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Simply visit Appearance » Menus and click on the categories tab to expand it.Next, select the categories you want to add to the menu and then click on Add to menu button. Your selected categories will now appear in the right hand column as menu items. You can move them up and down using drag and drop.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Once you are satisfied with the menu, click on the save menu button to store your changes.</p>
<p dir="ltr">You can now visit your website to see your changes in action.Since categories are hierarchical this means that they can have parent and child categories.Most WordPress themes support multi-level menus.</p>
<p dir="ltr"> If you are using sub-categories, then you can easily add them under the parent category by moving them slightly towards right.</p>
<p dir="ltr">This way you can create awesome drop-down menus that could cover all your important topics. This will also help your users quickly find the information they need.</p>
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How to Show Recent Comments in WordPress Sidebar

<p dir="ltr">Are you looking to add recent comments in your WordPress sidebar? Recently, one of our readers asked if we could cover howto display recent comments in WordPress. That’s why in this article, we will show you how to easily show recent comments in WordPress sidebar or other widget-ready areas.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Method 1: Default Recent Comments Widget in WordPress</p>
<p dir="ltr"> WordPress comes with a built-in ready to use recent comments widget which you can add to your sidebar.Simply go to Appearance » Widgets and add Recent Comments widget to your sidebar.</p>
<p dir="ltr">You can provide a widget title and choose the number of comments you want to display. Next click on the save button to store your widget settings.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Now you can visit your website to see the recent comments widget in action.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Method 2: A Better Recent Comments Widget in WordPress<br>
As you can see that the default recent comments widget only shows comment author name and post title. There is not much information about the comment itself which makes it look very plain.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Here is how you can add a better recent comments widget to your WordPress sidebar.First thing you need to do is install and activate the Decent Comments plugin. Upon activation, simply visit Appearance » Widgets page and add Decent Comments widget to a sidebar.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Decent Comments widget comes with a lot of different options. Among these options, you will find the option to display comment author avatar and comment excerpt.</p>
<p dir="ltr">WordPress uses Gravatar to automatically display a comment author’s avatar image. See our guide on Gravatar and why you should start using it right away.</p>
<p dir="ltr">You can define the size of comment author’s gravatar image as well as the excerpt length. This gives you control on how the recent comments appear in the widget.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Don’t forget to click on the save button to store your widget settings.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Now visit your website to see the recent comments with author images in action.You can adjust the appearance of recent comments by editing CSS in your theme or child theme. You can also use CSS Hero plugin which allows you to change appearance of any element on your site without writing any CSS or HTML.</p>
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How to Add a Notification Center in WordPress

<p dir="ltr">Are you tired of the annoying WordPress notifications that are added by various different plugins and themes? Want to control these notifications? In this article, we will show you how to add a notification center in WordPress that takes these notices out of your way and places them under a convenient menu.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Yep, you can make it just like the Facebook notifications area.When and Why You Should Add a Notification Center in WordPress?WordPress allows plugins and themes to display notices in the admin area. Sometimes these notifications can become annoying and get in your way of doing other things.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Does this look familiar?If you are developing a site for a client, then the notifications issued by the plugins may ruin user experience in the admin area. Your work would look unfinished and unpolished.</p>
<p dir="ltr">When running a multi-author WordPress site, some of these notifications may be visible to other authors as well. These authors can’t take the actions suggested by the notices, and it becomes a bit annoying for them because they can’t even dismiss them.<br>
Thankfully you can fix this by adding a notification center.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Video Tutorial<br>
If you don’t like the video or need more instructions, then continue reading. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Setting up WP Notification Center<br>
First thing you need to do is install and activate theWP Notification Center plugin. It works out of the box, and there are no settings for you to configure.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Upon activation, the plugin will simply add a new Notifications menu in your WordPress toolbar. This notification center will capture notices displayed by WordPress plugins.</p>
<p dir="ltr">New notifications are indicated by a number, and you can review these notifications by taking the mouse over to the notification menu.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Currently there is no way to dismiss a notification from the notification center. These notifications will ONLY disappear when you take the required action recommended in the actual notice.</p>
<p dir="ltr">You may also notice that the number of notifications will change from one page in the admin area to another. This is because the original plugins or themes showing these notifications may have them configured to be displayed on certain pages only.</p>
<p dir="ltr">WP Notifications Center provides a friendly experience for clients and authors on your website. It reduces the clutter while making sure that you don’t miss anything important.</p>
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