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Calls Blacklist – Call and SMS Blocker [Android]

Post last modified:March 9, 2015
Post category:Apps
Post author:Manikandan

Calls Blacklist is a free android app for block unwanted calls and SMS from your android smartphone.

Main features:

Numbers blacklist (blocking incoming calls and SMS).
Blocked calls and SMS journal.
Blocking anonymous or private numbers.
Blocking all incoming calls.
Blocking all incoming SMS.
Notification of blocked calls and SMS (can be disabled in the settings).
block any number from your contacts list, calls, and messages logs, or add unwanted number manually.
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Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac Preview released

Post last modified:January 13, 2016
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

Microsoft has announced Office 2016 for Mac Preview and it is now available for download and testing.Now you can also use the preview builds alongside Office for Mac 2011.And the new build will expire 60 days after it is posted.
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Firefox 36.0.1 released

Post last modified:March 6, 2015
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

Firefox 36.0.1 is now available for download. This is a bug fix release. What’s new in this release?

Fixed
Disable the usage of the ANY DNS query type
Fixed a startup crash with EMET
Hello may become inactive until restart
Print preferences may not be preserved
Hello contact tabs may not be visible
Accept hostnames that include an underscore character (“_”)
WebGL may use significant memory with Canvas2d
Option -remote has been restored
Fix a top crash
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Vivaldi Technical Preview 2 released

Post last modified:March 5, 2015
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

Vivaldi Technical Preview 2 is now available for download and testing. What’s new in this release?

Placing Bookmarks bar at the top or bottom.
Now select ANY bookmark folder to be displayed in the Bookmarks bar.
turn on and off images or load images from cache only.
Now more than 30 language support.
Fast-Forward and Rewind.
Spatial navigation.
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Rufus 2.0 released

Post last modified:March 5, 2015
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

Rufus 2.0 is now available doe download. Rufus is a free software to format and create bootable USB flash drives. What’s new in this release?

UI improvements
support for Windows To Go (when Rufus is running on Windows 8 or later).
support for Grub4DOS and GRUB 2 based images (e.g. FreeNAS).
portable application support, through a ‘rufus.ini’ file.
native decompression support for DD images (.Z, .gz, .lzma, .bz2 and .xz)
seamless UEFI boot of NTFS partitions, for Windows ISOs with large files (>4GB).
support for Windows multipart ‘install.swm’.
support for non Microsoft VHD drivers.
Norwegian translation, courtesy of JED.
Fix a crash on image selection when no device is present.
Fix broken VHD support on non-English version of Windows.
Fix write error for DD images that are not a multiple of the sector size.
Fix broken Unicode support.
Update embedded Syslinux to 6.03.
Other improvements and fixes.
Update Windows version listing for Windows 10.
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Yahoo Contact Cards

Post last modified:March 5, 2015
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

Yahoo has introduced New contact cards in Yahoo Mail .The new yahoo mail Contact cards provide information including photo or company logo, phone number, job title, and links to social profiles including Facebook and Flickr and are available every time you hover over a person’s name in a message, or when composing an email.
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FileZilla 3.10.2 released

Post last modified:August 12, 2019
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

FileZilla is a free FTP client for Windows, Linux and Mac OS. It is released under GNU General Public License. FileZilla Client version 3.10.2 is now available for download. See what’s new in this release?

When reopening files already being edited, preselect the previously used selection.
The subject area in the certificate verification can now be scrolled if the certificate contains many alternative names.
OS X binaries are now 64bit.

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Vivaldi browser Snapshot 1.0.118.2 released

Post last modified:March 3, 2015
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

Vivaldi browser Snapshot 1.0.118.2 is now available for download and testing. What’s new in this Snapshot?

New supported languages Croatian, Korean, Vietnamese, Norwegian, Nynorsk and Ido.
“Add Bookmark” dialog functionality
Use SHIFT+Arrows for spatial navigation
Hide navigation bar, integrate address bar in quick commands.
Bookmark indicator animates on tab switch
Added some privacy settings
cmd + w closes window instead of current tab
Ctrl+Enter should implement www. address complete feature
Add button in the speed dial is clickable
Activate “Add to Speed dial button” when there is a valid URL
Implement pinned tabs
Double clicking note should open associated URL
Add «Card Style» design to Add Bookmark dialog & Bookmark manager
Active download indicator in the panel
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Epic Games Unreal Engine 4 is now free

Post last modified:March 3, 2015
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

Unreal Engine 4 is now available to everyone for free and all future updates will be also free. In exchange user need to pay a 5% royalty on gross revenue after the first $3,000 per product, per quarter.
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Micromax Canvas Fire 4 Android 5.0 smartphone launched

Post last modified:March 3, 2015
Post category:Phone
Post author:Manikandan

Micromax has launched Micromax Canvas Fire 4 with dual front speakers and latest Android 5.0 OS.It comes in Black and Silver colors and is priced at 113USD (6999INR).

Micromax Canvas Fire 4 specifications:

Android 5.0 Lollipop OS
Dual front firing speakers and Cirrus Logic Wolfsan Stereo DAC
4.5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) IPS display
Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection
1.3 GHz quad-core processor
1GB RAM
Dual SIM with dual standby
8MP rear camera with dual LED Flash and 2MP front camera
8GB internal storage and expandable memory up to 32GB with microSD
3G HSPA+, WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
2000mAh battery

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