Meizu M2 Note is Now Official With A Physical Home Button and Global LTE Support Only at $130

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Meizu M2 Note is Now Official With A Physical Home Button and Global LTE Support Only at $130

After a lot of hype, leaks and rumours, Meizu today finally announced the m2 note. Though the phone is priced exactly equal to its predecessor from the company- the m1 note, there’s more than just enough to differentiate between the two.

Meizu m2 note has a 5.5-inch full HD 1920 x 1080p display with an IGZO panel that comes from the Sharp facilities, which should be up to par with other phones, perhaps even more expensive ones. Meizu claims a 1000:1 contrast ratio and 450 nits of brightness.

The Meizu m2 note phablet comes with a 64-bit octa-core MediaTek MT6753 1.3GHz processor along with Mali-T720 MP3 GPU, 2GB RAM and 16/32GB of on-board storage.

The m2 note features a 13MP primary camera which uses a Samsung-made CMOS sensor. It’s housed behind a five-element f/2.2 lens, protected by Gorilla Glass 3. On the front you get a 5MP snapper with a 69° f/2.0 lens.

Android 5.0, overlaid with Meizu’s ’64-bit Flyme OS’ will take charge of software on the phone, with a 3100mAh battery looking after power supply. The dual SIM phone offers 4G LTE connectivity (FDD- and TD-LTE) promiseing download speeds up to 150Mbps. The phone has a microSD slot for expansion. It is, however, shared with the second SIM slot, so you can't have both at the same time.

The Meizu m2 note will be available (starting tonight) in 16GB and 32GB variants, which cost by 799 (US$130) Yuan and 999 Yuan (US$160) respectively. The phone will be available via JD.com and the official Meizu store in China.

Tuesday, June 02, 2015

Google Introduces My Account To Manage the Personal Info Google Collects About You

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Google Introduces My Account To Manage the Personal Info Google Collects About You

Google has introduced a new dashboard called My Account to make it easier to handle your privacy and security settings within its services. The tool lets you see what information the company is collecting when using Google.com, Gmail, Google Maps, Google Play, Hangouts, YouTube and others.

Everyone who has a Google account can check out the new My Account page and the checkup tools at myaccount.google.com. On the landing page of the My Account service, there are three sections: “Sign-in & security,” “Personal info & privacy” and “Account preferences.” The first two are where you’ll find the step-by-step checkups for privacy and security settings you can use to get a quick understanding of what your current privacy and security choices are. You can change your settings within the tool.

Google My Account dashboard makes your privacy management easier

The My Account dashboard has also an option to delete your entire Google account, and extract your data in the process.

Later on, we will have a detailed walk-through tutorial on how to manage and control your privacy and security on Google.

Tuesday, June 02, 2015

KFC Sues Three Chinese Firms for Six Wings and Eight Legs Rumors

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KFC Sues Three Chinese Firms for Six Wings and Eight Legs Rumors

KFC, the popular fried chicken restaurant chain is suing three Chinese companies for spreading false rumors on social media about its poultry having "six wings and eight legs".

According to the Wall Street Journal, the companies targeted by the lawsuit are Ying Chen An Zhi Chenggong Culture Communications, Wei Lu Kuang Technology, and Ling Dian Technology. The lawsuit accuses the companies of “misleading the consumer” by posting the inaccurate information on social media, in photos and in articles.

The case was filed in the Shanghai Xuhui District People's court this week. The move comes shortly after Chinese authorities relaunched a campaign "to clean up what they call online rumors, negativity, and unruliness." The campaign seeks to put an end to internet marketers that manipulate "online sentiment on behalf of clients by posting false information about competitors."

A KFC restaurant in China

KFC is demanding 1.5 million yuan ($242,000) as well as an apology from each company for spreading the false information on popular mobile phone messaging app WeChat. KFC also wants the companies to "stop their infringements." KFC China's president Qu Cuirong tells the BBC, "This not only seriously misled consumers, but also hurt our brand."

KFC  has been trying to reclaim its reputation in China since last year's meat scandal. In July, a number of chain restaurants in China, including KFC were sold expired meat by a supplier. Footage shows workers picking up the expired meat from the floor and throwing it into the processing machines.

Tuesday, June 02, 2015

OnePlus One Price Reduced To Only $249 In Flash Sales Throughout First Week Of June

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OnePlus One Price Reduced To Only $249 In Flash Sales Throughout First Week Of June

So after the long awaited periods, here comes a good news for the OnePlus One lovers. The only and most successful flagship killer smartphone from OnePlus will cost just $249 in flash sales throughout the first week of June.

Yesterday the announcement came from the OnePlus Forum that they are going to have a flash sale experiment. The flash sale experiment will last all week, June 1-7. Times will vary every other day, so everyone around the world will have a fair chance to buy.

OnePlus One will cost only $249

Daily Sale Schedule:

June 1 - 12:00 GMT (8 am EST)
June 2 - 2:00 GMT (10 pm EST -1 day)
June 3 - 12:00 GMT (8 am EST)
June 4 - 2:00 GMT (10 pm EST -1 day)
June 5 - 12:00 GMT (8 am EST)
June 6 - 2:00 GMT (10 pm EST -1 day)
June 7 - 12:00 GMT (8 am EST)

Note that this promotion is only available on OnePlus.net. So OnePlus fans in India and Southeast Asia have to wait a bit longer until some country-specific offers pop up.

Tuesday, June 02, 2015

How to Add a Print Button in Blogger

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How to Add a Print Button in Blogger

The most amazing feature of blogger is that you have millions ways to customize your blog for the perfect look. You can do whatever you want with some simple lines of coding. Today we will learn how to add print button in blogger.

Although nowadays all modern browsers like Firefox, Chrome, Opera or Internet Explorer provide the flexibility to print a web page by going to “Print” in their "Options" or "File" menu or by pressing "CTRL+P", allowing users to print blog posts with just a single click is something that is pretty cool. When users can print blog posts with just one click then why they should be doing some complicated processes? In this article, we will learn how to add a print button in blogger.

The First thing you have to do is to log into your Blogger Dashboard. Now After logging in, go to your blog >> Template >> Edit HTML >> Search for <div class='post-footer'> and just above it paste the following code. Once everything is done, press “Save Template” button to conclude the process.

<div style="float: left; padding-left: 10px;">
<a href="javascript:window.print()" rel="nofollow">Print this Article</a></div>

But, it 's a very simple text button. I think you will like some customization too. To give your button a beautiful touch, you need to edit your blogger template with a bit of CSS. You can create any kind of image using any popular photo editing or deigning tool Like Photoshop (or you can simply download a copyright free image from Google too!) and apply CSS to make it work. Here is a small example of how you can stylize your print it button.

<div style="float: left; padding-left: 10px;">
<a href="javascript:window.print()" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-ilAK0t4_uCc/VDSPVHyZUGI/AAAAAAAAEys/iE6vT4P_9kI/w85-h24-no/printButton.gif" /></a></div>

Now, lets see what we have done in Business Verdict. You can see that we have placed our print button right after the time stamp.

How to add a print button in blogger

For this print button, we actually have used the wide icon gallery of the popular "Font-Awesome" font. What we have done is that we have embedded the font in the blogger template and placed the icon in the right place and Baam! It's done!!
So first put this code before  <b:skin> (To find <b:skin>, press CTRL+F and paste <b:skin> in the search box and hit Enter).

<link href='http://weloveiconfonts.com/api/?family=fontawesome' rel='stylesheet'/>

And then paste the following code wherever you want the print button to appear.

<a href='javascript:window.print()' rel='nofollow'><i class='fontawesome-print'/></a>

That's it. Now you have learned how to add print button in blogger. By the way, what do you think about the print button in your blog? Is it really helpful for the blog users or it is just a waste of space? Let us know.

Check out our other blogger tutorials.

Happy coding! Happy blogging!!

Thursday, April 02, 2015

Apple's New Trade-in Offer: Change Your Existing Android Smartphone With An iPhone Now

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Apple's New Trade-in Offer: Change Your Existing Android Smartphone With An iPhone Now

Apple, the world's top smartphone manufacturer launched its first trade-in program for non-iPhones in its Apple Retail Stores today. The program allows users of selected Android, Windows Phone, and BlackBerry phones to bring in their devices and receive credit toward the immediate purchase of a new iPhone 5c, iPhone 6, or iPhone 6 Plus smartphone (although customers will not get an Apple Watch as a part of the deal).

To qualify for the Apple trade-in offer, the devices must be in good shape and not more than a few years old. Based on the condition of the device, the accessories and its age, Apple will dictate the credit value. The programme is run through Brightstar, which explains why Apple is willing to take non-iPhones for its trade-in.

Change Your Existing Android Smartphone With An iPhone Now

With this announcement, Apple expands its standard iPhone Reuse and Recycle trade-in program started in 2013.Apple, the premium smartphone vendor made today’s announcement on the individual retail store pages, indicating that the program is so far now available in the U.S., France, United Kingdom, Germany, Canada and Italy, and multiple retail sources say that the program has indeed gone live today. According to 9to5Mac, a version of the iPhone trade-in program that does not support non-iPhones is launching this week in China.

Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Katrina Kaif Rare & Unseen Photos

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Katrina Kaif Rare & Unseen Photos

Katrina Kaif is a British-Indian film actress and model. Primarily known for her work in Bollywood films, Kaif has also appeared in Telugu and Malayalam films. In addition to being one of Bollywood's highest-paid actresses, she is known as one of India's most attractive celebrities by the media.

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Friday, March 27, 2015

Kate Middleton Stuns in Pink for Her Last Official Appearance Before Baby

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Kate Middleton Stuns in Pink for Her Last Official Appearance Before Baby

We’re down to the wire for the birth of Kate Middleton‘s second child! The Duchess of Cambridge, who is reportedly due towards the end of April, is maintaining her track of stylish maternity ensembles through her last public appearances.

Kate Middleton's Last Appearance Before Baby

The Duchess of Cambridge showed off her glow in a bright pink Mulberry coat and black pumps as she toured the Stephen Lawrence Centre in London for her final official event before Prince George’s sibling arrives. She and husband Prince William spent the day at the center for community learning and social research to assist young people and later visited Gipsy Hill and Sydenham in South London to see two projects run by XLP, a charity working with disadvantaged children and young adults.

Middleton wore the style last December on a visit to the September 11 Memorial during her tour of New York City. And this is the second time this month that she has opted for a pink ensemble: On Commonwealth Day she wore a pastel pink Alexander McQueen coat with a Peter Pan collar, paired with a fascinator, minaudière, and pumps in the same hue. Is she hinting at the arrival of a little princess? While that would be lovely, the Duchess also wore a pink coat during her first pregnancy so it’s no sure sign.

Source: Instyle

Friday, March 27, 2015

Olio's Smartwatch Comes with Amazing Features

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Olio's Smartwatch Comes with Amazing Features

It’s not every day I’m impressed by a smartwatch. Plenty of Android Wear and Pebble devices have come and gone and aside from a brief “Huh” I haven’t really let any of them capture my attention. Olio is different.

The brainchild of former Apple and HP product designer Steven Jacobs, he wanted a watch that was rugged, usable, and easy to read. While he was aware of the competition, he used his hardware chops to put together something truly unique: a smartwatch design to combat immediate obsolescence.

Olio's Smartwatch

Here’s what’s up: Olio has made a smartwatch with the same care and concern as the manufacturer of a mechanical watch. Gone are the cheap materials and chintzy bands and the attention to detail – from the beautifully polished bracelet to the unique interface – speaks more to a universality that is missing in Android Wear and an attention to detail missing in Pebble.

The UI is unique. Instead of an endless list of notifications a la Pebble, the Olio has a cloud-based system that only surfaces important messages as defined by the people you interact with the most. There are only a few screens available and the watch face itself displays the number of interactions per set interval of time using fanning lines of differing length. Longer lines mean you’ve received lots of notifications in that period and shorter lines means you’ve received less. Weather is front and center as are the timing tools, and to interact with any notification you answer “Yes,” “No,” or “Maybe.” Jacobs said he based this system on the memo system President Obama uses. The assistant will also, for example, see that you’re late for a meeting and offer to call you an Uber.

Olio's Smartwatch

The Olio watches are surprisingly well-built. From the unique charge coil in the “exhibition” back to the handsome screen, Jacobs has taken great care to create a watch that will survive more than a few years. It’s designed to offload most of its processing to the cloud and display minimal data on the screen. While you could upgrade yearly, that’s not really Jacobs’ goal. The heavy, nearly unbreakable crystal and solid steel case make the piece quite rugged and well worth the price.

I first mentioned Olio in a very sneaky way. They weren’t ready to launch just yet so I bemoaned the fact that they were about to get run over by a Mack truck called the Apple Watch. While I’m sure they can figure out a way to avoid the potential fracas I’m still worried.

The watch will ship this summer and is available for pre-order now and comes in steel and PVD-coated black. It starts at $595 and it works with iOS and Android.

Jacobs is doing a bold thing: he’s trying to create a wearable that will last for more than a season. It’s quite an undertaking and considering everything about this is homegrown – from the interface to the OS to the case – he’s doing a great job. I’m looking forward to seeing this thing in action and I think it will be a great hit with the Anything But Google/Apple crowd hungry for a third player in the burgeoning wearables world.

This article is collected from TechCrunch.

Friday, March 27, 2015

HBO Launching Its Streaming Service Named HBO Now on April

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HBO Launching Its Streaming Service Named HBO Now on April

HBO officially announced plans to launch its online-only streaming service dubbed HBO Now during Apple’s spring event Monday, and promptly managed to confuse everyone with an exclusive that isn’t quite exclusive and a price that’s not set in stone.

Game of Thrones

What is HBO Now? 
Think of it as HBO’s answer to Netflix – an online streaming service that gives you access to HBO’s programming, whether you subscribe to cable or not.

The launch date: 
HBO announced Monday that HBO will be available in early April, or in time for the Game of Thrones season premiere, which is on April 12.

HBO Now: $14.99 per month

The price: 
HBO Now will cost $14.99 if you sign up through Apple. However, that doesn’t mean that everyone will be paying $14.99 for the service. “Prices may vary by participating partners,” the HBO Now FAQ states. That’s because HBO Now may soon also be available though your cable or internet company, which may decide to give you a deal that looks a lot more like HBO’s current pricing. $10 a month, for example, if you sign up for a certain broadband service tier for 12 months.

The devices:
At launch, HBO Now will be available on iPhones and iPads as well as Apple TV and the web. Additional devices are supposed to follow soon, but I wouldn’t get my hopes up for Chromecast and other devices during the first three months due to an exclusive deal between Apple and HBO.

HBO Now

Where to sign up: 
At launch, likely the only way to get HBO Now will be to download the service’s iOS app on your iPhone, iPad or Apple TV and sign up from within the app. Apple got a three-month exclusive deal for HBO Now — with an important exception: Internet and pay TV providers will be able to launch their own HBO Now deals within that time period, but none of those deals have been announced yet. Or as the HBO Now FAQ puts it: “We are in discussions with our existing network of distributors that sell broadband and hope to announce such relationships soon.” And after the three months are over, it’s likely that Google, Amazon and others will start selling HBO Now as well.

Where not to sign up:
On HBO Now’s home page. This isn’t a direct-to-consumer service, which is the biggest difference to Netflix. HBO still wants others to handle the billing and customer relationships, and has no intention to ask you for your credit card any time soon. “No, a subscription directly through HBO is not something that is currently in our plans,” said a HBO spokesperson when I asked her specifically about this.

What you’ll be watching:
HBO Now promises “instant access to every episode of every season of the best of HBO’s award-winning original programming,” which means you’ll be able to binge on Game of Thrones, Girls, True Detective, Veep and more. The service will also offer Hollywood movies after they air in the theaters, documentaries, sports and comedy specials. Oh yeah, and John Oliver’s Last Week Tonight will be part of the mix as well. All in all, HBO Now will have more than 2000 episodes of content at launch, according to Monday’s announcement.

What you won’t be watching: 
Anything live. HBO Now is a pure on-demand service, and won’t carry a live feed of HBO’s cable programming. That also means you won’t be able to tune in live to any of HBO’s boxing games.

What about the rest of the world:
HBO Now will only be available in the U.S. at launch — expect your streams to be blocked when you travel abroad as well. However, HBO operates in over 60 countries around the world, and there’s no reason that HBO Now couldn’t eventually expand as well. Again, from the FAQ: “We are exploring international opportunities and will provide updates as available.”

Friday, March 27, 2015

Google Releases Android 5.1 Lollipop Update to Nexus 5 and 6 via Factory Images (Download Link Added)

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Google Releases Android 5.1 Lollipop Update to Nexus 5 and 6 via Factory Images (Download Link Added)

It has been only a couple weeks since Google released the new 5.1 Lollipop to select Nexus devices, now it has reportedly rolled-out the new version via factory images on the official Android developer forum.

Last week, news broke out that the recently released 5.1 Lollipop failed to fix the nagging memory leak bug (first noticed after the releases of v5.0.1update), which made certain apps to hog phone's RAM memory leading to sudden app crashes on Nexus 5 devices. Consumers panned Google on social networking sites and also on the official AOSP (Android Open Source Project) Issue Tracker for not taking measure to fix the bug.

Later, Google officially acknowledged the memory leak glitch in the Android 5.1 Lollipop and claimed that it has actually fixed the afore-mentioned bug during the internal testing and promised to release another update soon.

Now, the new update with build number 5.1.0 (LMY47I) , has been made available to Nexus 6 and Nexus 5. Consumers can download the factory images (manual download file) from the Google Developers page and flash it on their devices.

As of now, it is yet to be ascertained whether this new update is a software patch for the memory leak bug or not. People who are planning to flash the new Android 5.1 Lollipop (LM47I), please do let us know in our comment section below, if you notice anys changes in the device.

[Disclaimer: This procedure is very technical and should be performed by a person with sound knowledge of manual software installation of Android devices. If the installation process is not followed properly, there are chances of the device getting bricked or may even lead to the device being permanently irreparable.  International Business Times, India Edition cannot be held responsible for any damage or claims from readers if the procedure does not yield the required results or if devices get bricked. Hence users are advised to proceed with caution or just wait for a day or two to install new software with very less effort via OTA].

Here are the details of the software update released to Nexus devices:

Model	Device Type	Software build number and version	Factory images Download link
Motorola Nexus 6 aka 'Shamu'	GSM/LTE	5.1.0 (LMY47I)	Link
LG Nexus 5 aka 'Hammerhead'	GSM/LTE	5.1.0 (LMY47I)	Link

Note: Google is yet to provide the factory image files to Nexus 10, 9, 4, Wi-Fi only version of Nexus 7 (2013 & 2012 editions) and to cellular versions of both Nexus 7 (2013 & 2012 editions)'. For further information, click here.

Friday, March 27, 2015

Reasons Behind Why iPad Sales Are Declining

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Reasons Behind Why iPad Sales Are Declining

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Just about everything is going well for Apple right now.

The iPhone business is booming for Apple, Mac sales are strong, and people are getting excited about the Apple Watch. The stock is up. Apple is getting a new, glowing story in the press on a weekly basis.

There's only one thing that's not so hot for Apple, and nobody really talks about it — the iPad. iPad sales have been contracting every quarter, and nobody seems to know why. Since iPhone sales are on fire, it doesn't matter. But, the iPad was supposed to be the next major leg of the stool for Apple. There was even talk it could be bigger than the iPhone eventually. Nobody says that anymore.

So, what's going on? Credit Suisse analyst Kulbinder Garcha has a pretty straightforward theory: The large smartphones (phablets) are killing the iPad. Why buy a tablet when you could have a big smartphone, which is pretty much the same thing as a tablet?

Here's a chart from Garcha to prove his point:

Phablets vs Tablets: Why iPad Sales are Declining

Article source: Business Insider.

Thursday, March 26, 2015