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Ubuntu MATE 15.10 For Raspberry Pi 2 Coming Next Week..

The Ubuntu MATE 15.04 version for Raspberry Pi 2 has been quite successful, and it seems to soon become the favorite OS for the small mini-PC after the official Raspbian OS.
The image is based on the regular Ubuntu armhf base and is optimized for the Raspberry Pi 2, one can comfortably use applications such as LibreOffice. Since, microSDHC I/O throughput is a bottleneck it is recommended to use a Class 10 microSDHC card for best performance.User needs a microSD card which is 4GB or greater to fit the image. The file system can be resized to occupy the unallocated space of the microSD card, similar to Raspbian.

The good news is the latest version of Ubuntu MATE v 15.10 is also coming to Raspberry Pi 2 and will be available for download on October 22, 2015.

Ubuntu MATE 15.10 For Raspberry Pi 2

Fixing Micromax Yureka YU Proximity Sensor Issue On Cyanogen OS 12

The latest Android Lollipop 5.X based Cyanogen OS 12 update brings a lot of new features to the Micromax Yureka YU, but at the same time introduces a annoying bug which breaks the proximity sensor functionality of the phone and the user is left struggling with blank screen during an incoming or outgoing call. One can imagine the frustration when screen is left in sleep state when receiving a call making it impossible to pick up, and unable to disconnect when the call gets picked up from an woken screen as the screen goes back into sleep mode. Thankfully there is a simple fix as shared ahead.

Micromax Yureka YU

Free iTunes Alternative : Syncios iPhone/iPad/iPod Manager for Windows & Mac

Syncios Manager LogoSyncios Manager is a free tool to transfer files between iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and PC. Are you looking for an alternative to iTunes for copying all kinds of files to your iOS device? If you lost iTunes library, suffer from a computer crash, buy a new computer or others and want to transfer files from iOS devices to PC, Syncios would be an awesome option. Which makes it much easier than iTunes to transfer music, video, photos, contacts, messages, apps and more from iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch to Windows PC or Mac. Transfer files from your computer to iOS devices will be also available.

There are also free handy build-in tools in Syncios Manager: free Video Downloader to download online videos from 100+ sites including YouTube, Vimeo, Facebook, etc, free Audio Converter, free Video Converter, free Ringtone Maker, free iTunes Backup Management and more functions. If you are looking for free wallpaper and ringtones, the free Syncios Manager is worth trying. It is packed full of features designed to make managing your device as simple as possible.

Syncios Manager User Interface

[Video] Android 5.x Vulnerability Allows Bypass Of Lock Screen Password

A vulnerability has been discovered in Android operating systems v 5.0 through v 5.1.1 “LMY48M”, the security issue allows an attacker to bypass the lock screen and gain full access to a locked device. Discovered by researchers at the University of Texas the issue got reported, and thankfully the Android security team released an update a few months ago in June which fixes the problem.

Android devices on older builds ( v 5.0 through v 5.1.1) of the operating-system are still vulnerable to the attack as shown in the "step by step" demonstration video as shared below. The attack involves entering a large string of characters into the password field which is used to crash the lock-screen in order to gain unrestricted access to the device bypassing the password security.

Android Lockscreen Password Hacking

Portal : Simple File-Transfer Over WiFi For Apple iOS And Google Android

Portal App LogoPortal is new mobile app for Apple iOS and Google Android OS users which makes transferring pictures, videos, and other files from your computer onto your phone simple. All it takes is to open the app and pull up portal.pushbullet.com on your computer and you're ready to go for easy drag-and-drop file transfers. Files are transferred over your WiFi connection. This means they don't count toward your mobile data limit and that files are transferred very quickly (even if they're over 1 GB in size). Users can transfer individual files, multiple files, or entire folders at once. Also, Pictures transferred with Portal are automatically put into your phone's Gallery.

Portal App

[Video] Can Windows 10 face detection login fooled by twins?

Windows 10 features biometric login for safer and faster access to your device, the face-recognition login is something which can be very handy as majority users prefer password-less autologin feature but face-recognition also offers security without the hassle.

To test the face-recognition login security on Windows 10, The Australian newspaper conducted an informal test where it tried to fool Windows using sets of identical twins, and the results are as shown in the video shared below.

Windows Hello

Free Online PDF Invoice Creator

In most offices, creating an invoice will take a lot of time. To make one, you need to determine your clients and the amount of money needed to create the bill. After identifying the details, you have to make the bill and then print it. You also need to track the bill to know if it’s paid or not. If there are complaints, you have to check all of your records to verify it. All of these processes will consume a lot of time. Making an online invoice is not just less expensive, but is also more organized and will take up less time. If you want to create PDF invoice, you’ll be glad to know that you can do so with ease and without spending a dime.

Free Online PDF Invoice Creator

PDF Invoice Online is an online app that allows you to make PDF invoice for free. Regardless of your purpose, whether you want to use it for business or personal reasons, this app will let you create as many invoices as you want without spending anything.

Apple iOS 9 To Support Built-in Ad-blocking

Apple iOS 9 brings a major shift to company's policy and will now allow developers to create extensions that block web-content on their devices. There was no public announcement regrading the new feature but developers running iOS 9 have found the "content-blocking" feature enabled in their device's Safari browser settings as shown below.

Adblocker For iOS

New Content Blocker App Extensions for Safari (on iOS 9 and OS X El Capitan) allows targeting of subsets of web-content (display ads, images, navigation elements, popups, scripts, fonts, style sheets, media files, cookies etc.) blocking them from being shown or loaded.

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