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Microsoft warns Windows users!

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In the recent past Microsoft focusing more on security of the operating system and making more security related changes to the operating system.

The company is frequently alerting its uses on various hidden risks associated with the platform. Earlier people used to install third party antivirus Internet Security suits to combat malware convictions. But nowadays few people stopped buying other Security suits to protect their operating system, by keeping in the mind that Windows Defender is there for the protection.

The over dependency on the Windows Defender poses them to Tech support scams which are Rising since years. As per the statistics Fake Tech Support scams collect 200 to 400 dollars from the victims. Only in 2017 Microsoft received upto 1,53,000 complaints about fake tech support scams.

Most of the victims doesn’t have any powerful third party Security suite on their computer, they are using Windows default Windows Defender module to get the protection from unwanted risks. In this context Microsoft instructed it’s users to use other security software to get rid of fake tech support scams. Actually Microsoft took various measures to stop the fake tech support websites, but the scammers following innovative methods to convince their victims.

So as a Windows user we must take care of the problem and install third-party apps.

How to restrict websites accessing your location?

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In the recent days, while browsing few web sites, they started asking our location. Google Chrome displaying a permission window which offers allow, deny options to share our location with the site we are browsing.

If you are not willing to share the location with any website you can permanently disable the feature from the Chrome Settings. For this on your desktop computer open Google Chrome and go to Settings menu item.

In the Chrome Settings window find out and click the Advanced button. In the next screen under the Privacy and Security, click “Content Settings” option. Here you can find the “Location” option. When you click this option, it will present additional location settings.

Here enable “Ask before accessing (recommended)” to stop websites from accessing your location without your notice. Depending on the nature of the site you can decide whether to share the location with it or not.

A similar setting is available in Firefox browser. You need to enter “about:config” in the address bar and search for “geo-enabled” option. Then configure it to “False.”

InFocus Turbo 5 launched with powerful battery and good specifications only for Rs. 6,999

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infocus turbo 5

Over the period InFocus attracted the Indian users with its solid performance at budget prices. Earlier InFocus Bingo 10, Bingo 50, Bingo 21 and few other models created a lot of buzz among the smartphone users. Now the company came with InFocus Turbo 5.

The unique selling point (USP) of the phone is a larger battery i.e. 5000 mAh. Without sufficient battery backup whatever the specifications the phone consists become useless. InFocus seems noted down the power requirements of the smartphone users. InFocus Turbo 5 battery lasts more than two days with moderate use.

The phone comes with 5.2-inch screen size; definitely, it is another positive for those who feel discomfort to carry larger screen phones. InFocus Turbo 5 fit perfectly in the palm, and we can use the phone extended period without any pain.

InFocus Turbo 5 looks premium with Mocha Gold color. Foxconn InFocus succeeded to maintain the design very light with powerful performance.  The phone runs on MediaTek MT6737 SoC with 1.25 GHz clock speed and equipped with 5.2-inch IPS HD display which offers 720×1280 pixels resolution. For those who regularly watch videos and play games on their phone, InFocus Turbo 5 is a perfect choice. The screen has good viewing angles with responsiveness.

In the camera department, InFocus Turbo 5 sports with 13 MP rear camera with f/2.2 aperture. It offers still photos at 4224×3136 pixels and videos at 1280×720 pixels resolution while the front selfie camera has 5 MP resolution. InFocus Turbo 5 is available in two variants in terms of RAM and internal storage, one with 2GB RAM and 16 GB storage, on the other hand, the second one is with 3GB RAM and 32 GB storage. For additional storage, the phone supports memory cards up to 32 GB.

The phone supports WCDMA, TD-LTE, WiFi and Bluetooth 4.0, for the FM lovers it has inbuilt FM facility. Foxconn InFocus Turbo 5 runs on the latest Android 7.0 Nougat operating system.

There are very few choices in the budget smartphone segment to the users who expect a solid performance. InFocus already proved itself in those areas by offering excellent specifications at low prices. Similar to the earlier models the latest InFocus Turbo 5 definitely win the hearts of those who are looking for a budget phone.

InFocus Turbo will be available on Amazon India from 4th July and you can buy it from this link. You can find more details of the phone in InFocus official website i.e. http://www.infocusindia.co.in/

Amazon entering into the Wallet business in India

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Amazon Pay, we are coming across the word frequently in the recent past. Amazon Pay is the latest player in prepaid wallet business in India which got the license from RBI. 

Reserve Bank of India granted the wallet licence to Amazon in the name of Amazon Online Distribution Services. So the company is promoting Amazon Pay by offering attractive cashbacks, discounts and particularly at the time of flash sales Amazon Pay becomes more handy to the buyers. 

The rival e-commerce company Flipkart already operating PhonePe app to ease fund transfer among people. Amazon tied up with few offline stores across the country to accept Amazon Pay from the customers. 

Right now one can make payments upto Rs 10000 through Amazon Pay. For a average user the transaction limit is sufficient for most of the day to day needs. 

Samsung Bixby will not be available at launch

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Samsung Bixby

One of the major attraction points for Samsung Galaxy S8 smartphone is “Samsung Bixby” voice assistant. Starting with Apple Siri, there are plenty of choices for the user in the voice assistant market such as Google Assistant, Microsoft Cortana, etc.

But Samsung users are eagerly waiting to experience the Samsung Bixby. This might not be happening soon. Samsung confirmed that Bixby voice control is not ready for the April 21st global launch of the Samsung Galaxy S8 flagship.

The other main features like Bixby Vision, Home, Reminder will work without any issue, but we can’t use the voice control right now.

Bixby helps us to perform various manual tasks such as fine tuning the captured images, launching of installed apps, etc. Soon Samsung is planning to introduce the Samsung Bixby voice assistant in the other Samsung smartphones once it stabilized in functionality.

We are expecting Samsung Galaxy S8 release in India by 21st April in accordance with the global launch.