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Wired had earlier reported that Chase will be rolling out the contactless ATM plan spread over two phases in the upcoming years. So this is how it will work, users will be asked to authenticate on their mobile banking app, post which a unique seven-digit code is generated, much like an OTP which will allow them to access the ATM without their debit card. This is what Chase spokesman had to say about the new initiative “This doesn’t replace the debit card....

While the tech giant has listened to its customers and revived a few valuable ports on the M1 Pro and M1 Max MacBooks, the availability of ports is still not up to the mark. Furthermore, the situation is even more confusing for affordable MacBooks like the MacBook Air since there are only two USB-C ports, one of which is used to charge the laptop most of the time. MacBooks’ lack of port choices is annoying for many users who want to connect their external monitor to their MacBook, use a wired keyboard and mouse, and more....

Even though some are still weary about the Bitcoin, as it is linked to the deep web and other dark corners of the Internet (such as the black-market Silk Road) is still remains a valid currency that anyone can use online with ease. Also, bitcoins have attracted users with the possibility of “mining”. Mining bitcoins can be easily done and the prospect of getting free money has both increased its popularity and raise some eyebrows....

Most task management apps and software follow a somewhat similar approach for managing projects and tasks. However, the one we are discussing here (Chaos Control) is based on what is called the GTD (Getting Things Done) methodology, which is known to be effective when it comes to managing tasks. Chaos Control Chaos Control is a GTD-based project management software. Using it, you can manage your goals and plan your actions accordingly in both your professional and personal life....

Educational and entertainment gadgets are part of the day-to-day life of most college students. While you are probably familiar with popular gadgets such as the iPad, iPod, iPhone, and Xbox, there are other, less familiar gadgets worthy of your consideration. Livescribe’s 4 BG Echo Smartpen This handy device records everything you hear and write, including the delightful snoring sounds of your classmates! Easily find what you’re looking for in your messy notebooks by tapping on a word....

This is what Opera CEO Lars Boilesen had to say “There is strong strategic and industrial logic to the acquisition of Opera by the consortium,” he further added that “The consortium’s ownership will strengthen Opera’s position to serve our users and partners with even greater innovation, and to accelerate our plans of expansion and growth.” Opera had teamed up with Morgan Stanley International and ABG Sundal Collier, and went for a buyer lookout in August last year....

Customize Windows Media Center Interface Media Center Studio is a freeware application that allows you to change media center default blue background image with your favorite image of jpg and png formats only. These changes are made by creating separate themes and customizing them accordingly. It also provides options to change font size of different menu items and changing color combination of various tabs. With this application you can change almost all images preset in media center....

Back when we were doing our Android One review, our editor at Pricebaba, Aditya Shenoy rightly puts: “Stock Android is like a piece of bread and the manufacturers apply various toppings on top of it.” It is very obvious that you will eventually want to break out of the stock look and have your own set of customizations. The first logical thing you can look for is to change your launcher....

That pretty much summed up the sentiment of a few US and UK based colleagues who saw Xiaomi’s global Vice President launch the Xiaomi Mi5 at Barcelona yesterday. For, while the product presentation did go off smoothly, it had not the element of insane magic that many had heard so much about (for the record, it is true – we wrote about how Barra channeled Steve Jobs at the launch of the Mi 4i in India last year)....

I am talking about that phenomenon, the “gaming” phone. One which had been in a period of hibernation but has since burst back into the spotlight thanks to a device from Razer and a leak about a Xiaomi device. On the face of it, there seems nothing wrong with the concept – after all, there are gaming computers and notebooks, so why should there not be gaming phones? Gaming is a rage on mobile phones too – just look at the number of people playing games in the Metro or a bus or in a café, if you do not believe us....

The software was not created to allow piracy, and instead was developed so that gamers can play unsigned third party applications as well as games. If developers can come up with some useful and LEGAL third-party homebrew applications, then I don’t see the harm in this. Though PSGroove doesn’t cost a penny, you would have to copy it over USB development board (AVR HW) of your choice which normally costs $20....

We had previously seen how to jailbreak iPhone 3G on iOS 4 using redsn0w 0.9.5b5-3 on Windows, but it didn’t support iPhone 3GS. PwnageTool 4.0/4.01 supports iPhone 3GS but you must be on already pwned 4.0 Beta or 3.1.3 or lower firmwares. This means if you had used Spirit to jailbreak iPhone 3GS 3.1.3, then wait for a different release. Guide to Jailbreak iPhone 3GS with iOS 4 using PwnageTool 4....

Now, Dropbox users (both Basic and Pro) will be able to open and edit Microsoft Office files directly from within Dropbox. This won’t require a Microsoft account or an Office 365 membership. All you need to do is authorize Microsoft Office Online in Dropbox, like you do with any other app. On the Dropbox’s website, the Open button will open the document in a new tab in the Office Online interface....

In the movie ‘The Social Network‘, Erica Albright berates Mark Zuckerberg for making personal remarks about her on his blog and points out that the internet isn’t written with pencil, but ink. Well, technically that isn’t true either. But, yes we get the point – the lesson that we shouldn’t share things that might offend others. Today, the internet is thick with embarrassing stuff, as well as extra critical information like credit card and bank details....

It is not just the presence of Android that makes the Priv special. The device also comes with a form factor that was made famous by the likes of Nokia in 2007 – the slider, in which the keyboard slides out from under the display. And it is curved touchscreen display (a la the Galaxy S6 Edge) too – a 5.4 inch AMOLED affair with a resolution of 1440 X 2560, giving it a very impressive pixel density of 540 ppi....

Let us get one thing dead straight. In terms of appearance and aesthetics, there is no difference between the Redmi Note 4G and its 3G brother. Like the latter, the Redmi Note 4G is slightly more than half a foot long at 154 mm and is also 78.7 mm wide and 9.5 mm thin. As in the previous edition, the front is dominated by a 5.5 inch display, with a front facing 5....

We were spot on. For once again, the folks at OnePlus have gone with a design that is rather different from the past. Gone is the trademark sandstone finish back that marked the first two editions of the device (those mourning for it can get a cover of the same texture) and so too is its removability – the OnePlus 3 is a unibody device. And yes, the leakers seem to have got it right – it does seem to bear more than a passing resemblance of devices from a Taiwanese company that was once considered the last word in Android phone design, but since when was “looking like an HTC device” a bad thing, really?...

Once you determine that a particular freeware is safe and is from a trusted company, it can do wonders to your work. Today, there are thousands of freeware available that people no longer prefer buying software. Freeware junkies are as many as the number of freeware softwares available. Here I would want to throw light on some of the most useful and maybe, less-known freeware to make your Windows experience even more worthwhile....

Honestly speaking, I had never heard of this software till now. A quick background check revealed that Steganos is a German company which has been in security based product development since 1996, with several products like Steganos Privacy Suite, Steganos Safe, Steganos Password Manager, Steganos Internet Anonym VPN and Steganos Trace Destructor. Steganos Privacy Suite is user-friendly with a simple interface. Users can secure portable device, manages and organizes all password and access information with password manager, and delete unwanted data permanently with file shredder....

Google Talk users can now make free VoIP calls international calls thorugh GTalk2VoIP. It is an online radio, VoIP and SMS service provider for Google Talk and other popular IM clients like Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo etc. Due to the recent partnership between Talkster and GTalk2VoIP, users can now make fast and free calls to any number in the world. All the other free VoIP services require registration, but you don’t need any registration with GTalk2VoIP....