Samsung Galaxy S7 Rumor Roundup: 10 Leaked Features Reveal Spectacular Changes

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When Samsung revealed the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge flagship smartphones in April 2015, the designs and features were drastically different from the Galaxy S5. Samsung did away with expandable storage, the removable battery and water resistance from the Galaxy S5 to the Galaxy S6 in favour of aluminum edges and a glass back. Even though Samsung got rid of favourable features that distinguished its Galaxy devices from the iPhone, the Galaxy S6 received very positive reviews. And the curved screens built into the Galaxy S6 edge clearly proved that Samsung knows how to innovate. Now rumours about what Samsung will be doing for its next line of flagship smartphones have been pouring in. Here are 10 leaked features that are expected for the Galaxy S7.

World's best learning content Your child's brightest buddy!, A Small Tablet For Your Smarter Kids

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Eddy has been designed to give your child an all-rounded exposure to ensure multiple skill development. It aims at inculcating reading, musical, mathematical, and analytical and technology skills to give your child the smart edge.

The different Eddy tablet models give access to loads of content

• Library of 1000+ children's books including beautifully-illustrated fairytales, folktales, read-aloud books, classics etc.
• Pre-installed apps carefully chosen and curated by educators to boost your child's learning abilities
• Apps mapped across different learning areas- English, Maths, Science, Creativity, Music and General knowledge
• Videos of their favourite Ben10 episodes and art, craft, music and dance activities on the M.A.D show by Rob
• An exciting collection of kid's most loved games.

9 Ways Your Cellphone Can Save Your Life

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You’re lost in the woods. Stuck on a dark road with a flat tire. Have a chronic medical condition like diabetes or asthma. Or are just wondering about that odd mole on your leg. In these cases and many more, your smartphone could get (or keep) you out of trouble.

Here are nine ways to use your smartphone to prevent problems and help in an emergency.

1. Add some “ICE” to your contact list

Short for “In Case of Emergency,” the letters ICE in your phone contact list tell emergency responders who to call if you’ve been in an accident. Add ICE before a person’s name, for example, ICE Mary Smith. If you’d like to list more than one emergency content, add numbers, such as ICE1 Mary Smith, ICE2 Bruce Jones. ICE apps are also available for iPhone and Android.

6 Hidden Ways Your Cell Phone May Be Harming Your Health

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The debate may continue for years over whether cell phones cause cancer, but meanwhile, a growing stack of research has uncovered other, more immediate ways your mobile could be a health menace. Read up on these six hazards then hang up when the time is right.

1. Talking (even hands-free) or texting behind the wheel

At least 2,600 traffic deaths and over a half-million accident-related injuries are caused by drivers using their cell phones, according to the Harvard Center for Risk Analysis. If you think your hands-free device makes talking or sending voice-recognition texts safer, think again. A University of Utah study found that drivers performed equally poorly with hand-held and hands-free phones. The mental effort it takes to hold a conversation with someone who’s not in the car and doesn’t know when to stop talking so you can merge or avoid an unsafe situation is too distracting, the researchers note.

Texting is even worse. When they text, drivers take their eyes off the road for an average of 4.6 seconds long enough for the car to travel the length of a football field, federal safety officials warn. When editors at Car and Driver magazine did their own informal study in 2009, they found that reaction time tripled from a half-second to nearly 1½ seconds while reading or receiving a text. At 35 miles an hour, that’s equal to traveling an extra 45 feet before slamming on the brakes. Their performance while texting was worse while texting than drunk, they discovered after downing vodka and orange juice before getting behind the wheel of a Honda on a closed roadway.

What Facebook’s Latest Privacy Change Means to You?

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Facebook users have gotten used to changes to the social media giant’s privacy policy, which it tellingly refers to as its “data use” policy. Taking effect January 1, the updated rules clarify what Facebook considers public data that is, information over which the company assumes control for its own purposes, such as advertising and market research.

The social network mainly has rejiggered its definition of what makes your information “public” in the first place, mostly to make it easier to understand.

The new language reads

Public information is any information you share with a public audience, as well as information in your Public Profile, or content you share on a Facebook Page or another public forum.

5 Smart Ways to Choose and Manage Online Passwords

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Since the earliest “You’ve Got Mail” days of the Internet, we’ve been dealing with passwords, those annoying strings of letters (and numbers) it now seems every site requires to access the goodies we love about the Web.

It used to be just your email account. Then it was your online bank and credit card accounts. Now you have to log in to get your car serviced, pay your telephone bill and check up on your kids’ grades at school.

The proliferation of sites that require passwords is meant to increase our security. But if you have bad password habits, they could be making you less, not more, secure.

Here are five pointers on how to create, use and manage good, strong passwords online.

8 Ways to Protect Yourself on Social Networks

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Using sites like Facebook, Google+ and LinkedIn help people stay connected. But 81 percent of us don’t feel our private information is secure on social networking sites, according to a recent study by the Pew Research Center.

We’re probably right to feel this way: It takes only a few pieces of personal info, including your name, birthday and hometown, for someone to steal your identity. More than 12 million Americans were victims of identity fraud in 2012.

One of the most important things you can do to protect yourself is to not over-share information, say cyber security experts. When creating public profiles, you don’t need to enter all of the information a site is asking for. Include only your name and e-mail address.

Even sharing seemingly innocuous details, such as your favorite sports team, can tip off a hacker to a possible password, says cyber security expert Gary S. Miliefsky, founder and CEO of the counter surveillance software company SnoopWall.