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XDA member, “ztc1997” has managed to devise an Android app, “Fingerprint Quick Action” that lets you define various quick tasks when you interact with your phone’s fingerprint scanner. The application works on any non-rooted or rooted phone running Android Marshmallow 6.0 or higher. You can assign actions like put the phone to sleep (requires administrative permissions), go home, expand notifications panel, or toggle notifications panel. As of now, it only has a single tap gesture detection....

Before jumping into the process, let’s first look at a scenario wherein you can benefit from this functionality. For this, consider a situation where you have an app, say Google Authenticator, for instance, installed on your iPhone or iPad, and you want to prevent anyone from uninstalling it. For those uninitiated with Authenticator, it is basically a token generator app, which generates a time-based one-time use code for your linked accounts that is required at the time you log in to these accounts....

It might be due to an unexpected power loss or a system crash, accidentally closing the excel file without saving, or even a virus/malware attack. Losing data is no fun. Yes, this is frustrating, but luckily, there are a few methods you can use to recover your lost Excel file in just a few steps. Whether you lost Excel files due to a power outage, lost files without saving them, or want to recover a previously saved version of an Excel file, we have you covered....

In case you are new to Google Wave, you might also be interested in these articles: What is Google Wave? How to Install a Google Wave Gadget Extension? Share, View and Edit Google Docs in Google Wave Ultimate List of Google Wave Gadgets and Tools 10 More Google Wave Gadgets to Play With How to Embed Google Wave on Your Wordpress Blog? Mark Essel has written a nice article on how to embed Google Wave on a Wordpress blog....

Apple’s Contacts app never had a built-in duplicate finder and merger. As a result, you either had to merge (copy-paste) the contact details between duplicates into a single contact card yourself or use a third-party contact management app to have it fix the duplicate records for you. With iOS 16, though, Apple’s finally changing this. Just like many other built-in apps, the company’s updating the Contacts app on the iPhone, and it can now finally identify and merge duplicate contacts in your contact list....

Lighttpd is a secure web server, which is faster when compared to Apache. We will show here how you can install Lighttpd on an Ubuntu 9.10 server with PHP5 support (through FastCGI) and MySQL support. In this tutorial we have used hostname as server1.example.com with the IP address 192.168.0.100. They maybe different for you. The first thing you need to do is to login as root. You can login as root in Ubuntu Linux by typing in the terminal: sudo su...

Just like in Android and Windows Phone, Microsoft has not forbidden sideloading apps in Windows 8 but they have restricted the access by default. Before anyone can customize the OS and install non-Store software on the upcoming, a few steps must to be done and the short tutorial varies from one Windows 8 version to another. How to install unofficial programs in Windows 8 Sideloading will be something which many users will make appeal to on various motives....

Not just the gameplay, but streamers have various elements on their screen while streaming like a face-cam, live subscriber count, information of different platforms through which you can donate to them, etc. All this is not possible natively via YouTube. This is where a program like OBS or Open Broadcaster Software is immensely helpful. OBS is fairly simple to set up and use on a Windows PC but getting OBS to run without any issues or with full functionality on a Mac can be a daunting task....

That apart, Tez app will now make use of the Bharat BillPay system which will automatically fetch the latest bill from the service providers. What’s more, with every bill payment you stand a chance to win up to Rs 1,000 via a scratch card. Google has also included a feature that will help Tez users pay recurring bills like the ones for internet, water or even electricity bills. I must admit that the features look to be pretty utilitarian on paper, however, when I tried it out, things turned to be a shade different....

Once you made sure that the internet connection you have is one of the best ones available out there, it is important to make sure that the router is very good, as well. Some older ones can fail when it comes to efficiency and accessing the internet via a cable can help in such cases. However, if you notice a big difference in terms of download/upload speeds between wired and wireless options, then you might want to consider switching to a better device....

No, it has no buttons and does not even appear on the camera UI but suddenly switches on the moment you get very close to an object. This is not the first “automatic” camera mode that Apple has introduced. Prior to the Macro mode, Apple had introduced Night mode on iPhone 11, which again just snuck up on you. All it needed was the sensor to believe that the environment is dark enough....

Most operating systems, including macOS, have built-in shortcuts for different actions. However, these shortcuts are not as flexible as you might think. And even though you do get the ability to create custom shortcuts on your Mac, the functionality you get is limited to triggering only specific actions and services, and you do not get much control over customizing your keyboard. Karabiner Elements, formerly KeyRemap4MacBook, arrives as a solution to keyboard personalization limitations on macOS....

The first and foremost thing you should know about the new Pro x2 is that it is MIL-STD 810G rated for drops, dust, humidity, temperature changes and functional shock. Secondly, it comes with a 165-degree kickstand and an active Wacom stylus for sketching and note-taking purposes. Furthermore, the PC-maker has bundled a series of security add-ons as they’re mainly targeting the enterprise users. Security features include HP BIOSphere, HP Sure Start Gen3, HP Client Security Gen3, HP Secure Erase, Preboot Authentication, Absolute Persistence Module, Drive Encryption, and a whole lot more....

The new HP Spectre x360 is touted as one of the thinnest convertible notebooks in the market and it is pretty light at 1.26kgs. HP claims that they have made some minor changes to the design and this includes a more angular body that is paired with Dark Ash Silver and Copper accents. Other novelties in the Spectre X360 include an integrated privacy screen option and fingerprint login. Vikram Bedi, Senior Director HP was quoted as follows, “HP is setting new industry standards for design, security and performance” he further added that “Our Spectre portfolio is redefining the premium PC segment, providing unique user experiences that inspire creativity and unlock limitless opportunities to bring incredible ideas to life....

While that affected the company to a certain degree, the Chinese smartphone giant is here again to unveil its flagship smartphone lineup for the year, the all-new P40 series — P40 Pro, P40 Pro, and P40 Pro Plus. In addition, the company has also announced the Watch GT 2e, which is more like a refresh to the Watch GT 2 with minor updates. Although, with the ongoing situations due to the coronavirus outbreak, the company had to take an online-only approach to announce the new products, which were otherwise slated to be unveiled at an event in Paris....

The Instant Pot Duo 60 has a 3-ply bottom stainless steel design that makes the inner pot durable and has no health concerns with its non-stick coatings. To monitor the pressure and temperature of the cooker and keep the heating intensity and time under check, the cooker comes with an embedded microprocessor that does all the heavy lifting. As already mentioned, the Duo 60 us a 7-in-1 programmable cooker, which can perform multiple functions of a pressure cooker, slow cooker, rice cooker, steamer, sauté, yogurt maker and warmer....

1. Bill Gates, Microsoft For many of us, Bill Gates symbolizes the very beginning of the modern computer. He is and will remain a role model for everybody that wants to build their start-up. Looking through his biography, you’ll see that Mr.Gates has done pretty much everything one could desire in his life: he was for many years the richest person in the world, he has a great family and currently, he’s a philanthropist, trying to help the poor and those in need....

A few months back, we had seen a detailed infographic from Pingdom about the average internet speed across the globe. That data was based upon the information provided by Akamai, the world’s largest CDN provider. Now, Dando vueltas a lo de siempre has come out with a similar infographic based upon the data sourced from Internet World Stats Broadband Penetration, which lists out the average broadband speed and costs of Top 20 nations....

Here’s a look at what the 9th-gen iPad has to offer and how it compares to its previous generation. iPad 9th-Gen vs iPad 8th-Gen: Design Design-wise, both the 9th-gen iPad and the 8th-gen iPad feature the same old (10.2-inch) iPad design. It has bezels all around the display and a home button at the bottom for navigation. iPad 9th-Gen vs iPad 8th-Gen: Display On to the front, much like the design, both models share a 10....

There had been “slightly smaller” versions of phones before, most notably the Galaxy S10e from Samsung and the Pixel 4a from Google, but the 12 mini was actually a surprisingly small phone – to give you an idea, it was even smaller than the iPhone 6 which was launched way back in 2014, and about the same weight too. So with the iPhone 12 mini, Apple did not just try to make a slightly smaller version of a bigger phone, but actually made a proper compact, small phone....