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September 1, 2016 Google Maps for Android Users Can Now Save Offline Maps to SD Card
Google Maps for Android Users Can Now Save Offline Maps to SD Card HIGHLIGHTS Users can now switch to Wi-Fi only mode to save battery, data There is now the option to save offline maps to SD cards Google Maps for iOS is yet to receive the new features Google on Tuesday expanded the offline […]
ALL DEALS September 1, 2016 Android Apps Can Track Your Location, Traffic Patterns Without Your Knowledge: Study
Android Apps Can Track Your Location, Traffic Patterns Without Your Knowledge: Study Android apps can be manipulated to access built-in sensors in smartphones and track your whereabouts and traffic patterns, without your knowledge or consent, a new study has warned. Researchers from Northeastern University in the US built an Android app and tested it. Their […]
COMPUTERS August 29, 2016 HP’s New ‘Sure View’ Feature to Ensure No-One Can Spy on Your Laptop
HIGHLIGHTS The feature cuts of 95 percent of light on either side Other users are unable to see the screen The Sure View feature to arrive on two HP laptops first Users love their privacy, especially in these current times where frauds and hacks are common crimes. That’s whyOEMs are making smartphones with encrypted chips, […]
ALL DEALS August 13, 2016 A benami property can be solely bought for personal benefit
iStockPhoto I had bought a flat and added my wife as a joint holder, but she did not make any payment towards it. In my Will, can I bequeath 100% of the property, or since my wife is the joint holder, only 50%? —Ravindra Gupta As per the provisions of the Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act, […]
ALL DEALS August 13, 2016 A single MF folio nomination can have multiple nominees
iStockPhoto How can I change a nominee? —Rakesh Poddar Every mutual fund (MF) has a nomination change form. When you fill and submit it, the previous nomination information will be overwritten by the new one. This means that at any time, there can be only one nomination instruction for a folio. If the folio has […]
ALL DEALS August 13, 2016 Sale proceeds of non-farm land can be remitted by NRIs
iStockPhoto I’m a non-resident Indian (NRI) living in Germany and have inherited a piece of non-agricultural land in India. I am going to sell it soon. Can I repatriate the sale proceeds? —Ashish Sinha An NRI may remit an amount up to $1 million per financial year (i.e., 1 April to 31 March), out of […]
ALL DEALS August 13, 2016 Mutual fund SIPs can be for long-term and short-term goals
iStockPhoto I am 37 and earn Rs. 12 lakh per annum. I have a pure-term insurance of Rs. 50 lakh from LIC and health insurance ofRs. 10 lakh from National Insurance. I also have a home loan of Rs. 15 lakh and car loan of Rs. 2.4 lakh. Every year I invest Rs. 75,000 in […]
COMPUTERS August 8, 2016 ‘BadBarcode’ Vulnerability in Barcode Sensors Can Be Used to Hack Computers
Imagine somebody walking to a checking counter at an airport, and using his boarding pass to hack a nearby computer. That isn’t a plot taken from sci-fi movies, it’s something that can be in news in the coming days. A researcher has demonstrated a method of creating malicious barcode strings that could allow an attacker […]
COMPUTERS August 7, 2016 Adobe Creative Cloud Bug Can Delete Files on OS X Computers
A recently released update to Adobe Creative Cloud (v3.5.0.206) has been found to be incorrectly deleting files from OS X-based computers. Adobe has acknowledged the issue, and pulled the update. Backblaze, a cloud storage service provider wrote last week that a bug in Adobe Creative Cloud’s update was deleting files the “top-most” directory in the […]
COMPUTERS August 1, 2016 Synaptics’ USB Fingerprint Module Can Add Biometric Authentication to Any PC
HIGHLIGHTS The USB dongle solution can add biometric authentication to any PC. It is expected to be available in devices later this year. The USB dongle solution uses Natural ID fingerprint authentication. Synaptics, the company with a product portfolio of touch, display, and biometrics, has introduced its new biometric solution for PCs. The company’s new […]
ELECTRONICS July 6, 2016 Wink’s clever home controller can hail an Uber automobile
Wink’s Relay controller is ready to do lots greater than tie your clever domestic together. The organization is rolling out 0.33–birthday party provider aid that accomplishes obligations you would not usually expectfrom the tool controlling your mild bulbs. For one thing, you could order a journey via Uber — it’s going toeven display a ride […]
ELECTRONICS June 30, 2016 Can Google Glass help Autistic kids read Faces?
Like many autistic youngsters, Julian Brown has trouble reading emotions in humans‘s faces, one in every of the largest challenges for humans with the neurological disorder. Now the ten–year–antique San Jose boy is getting help from “autism glass” – an experimental device thatinformation and analyzes faces in actual time and signals him to the feelings […]
