Duplicate Files Fixer: An Ultimate duplicate file remover for Android

Duplicate files accumulate on your device in the form of digital junk. It identical files not only occupy valuable storage space but it also affects device speed and performance negatively. To remove these unnecessary files, you can perform manual scanning and cleaning of files or you can try duplicate file remover tools for instant and accurate results. One such tool is Duplicate Files Fixer, which offers various useful features to de-duplicate your device instantly.

Features of the App

Select Scan Type: In the beginning of the process, the app provides you multiple scan options to choose from. You can select any specific folder like audio, videos, pictures or documents alternatively you can select full scan mode. When you select full scan mode, the app scans your complete device including SD card (except Android 4.4 OS version) to find and remove all duplicate files. Press “Scan Now” button to initiate the scanning process.

Scan in the process: App uses advanced algorithms to find all similar and exact looking files on your device. It is designed to give you instant and exact results. It scans your device even the remotest corners of it to find and delete all identical files. Scanning process delivers instant results still may take some time scanning your full device in full scan mode. You can stop scanning process whenever you want by clicking “Stop Scanning” button. Next time the app will initiate a whole new scanning process.

Scan results: Scan results are displayed in simple and understandable manner. It displays results in groups in auto-mark format. It retains last files of the group marked to be deleted. “Mark all except last” option allows you to mark first files of the groups. You can “Unmark All” files to manually select them further. Press “Delete Now” button to remove all identical files. Alternatively, you can choose “Backup Now” option to take backup of the files on cloud servers using “Right Backup” tool.

Unmark shortest file location: This is the useful addition of the app which helps you unmark those identical files from the group which exists at the shortest file location of your device storage. At the same time, it will remain mark and remove those identical files from the group which exists at the longest file location.  It helps you quickly access the files on your device.

Settings

Ignore list: To exclude any file from the scanning process add that file to Ignore list. It allows you to add or remove any file to Ignore list from internal memory or SD card. Using this feature, you can retain your important files untouched. Using this feature, you can manage your scanning process as well.

Scan filters: You can find few useful scan filters here. These scan filters include same name, same size, and same content filters. Apart of it, you can include 0-byte files or hidden files & folders in documents or full scan mode. Setting these filters, you can refine your scanning process to a larger extent. It can also help you save your time and efforts. Using this feature, you can get improved and accurate results instantly. Alternatively, you can choose “Default Settings” option.

Language: App supports multiple language options. It offers all major language options. Just click on the language of your choice and app will transform all features immediately into your language. It is a useful feature which helps users around the world to perform tasks on this app in the language of their choice. It helps extend user base around the world.

Themes: Two intuitive themes are added to the app to cater different taste users. It offers Classic and Material theme to users. Both the themes are user-friendly and easy to use. Select Classic or Material theme to feel improved user experience.

Verdict: App is designed to provide you improved device performance by de-duplicating it. It helps you recover a lot of valuable storage space occupied in the form of duplicate files on your device. It scans your complete device even the remotest corners of it to provide you instant and accurate results. It allows you to view files in the scan results to help you better manage your scan results. It uses advanced algorithms to find and delete similar and exact looking files on your device. You can use this tool for improved speed and performance of your device. It offers numerous useful features to become a choice of masses.

If you’re fast with the credit card, you can pick up a Sony Xperia X Performance phone for $300

Why it matters to you

There are smartphone bargains out there if you look for them, and this deal on last year’s Sony flagship is a great one.

If you’re quick with the credit card, and have a good eye for a bargain, it’s still possible to pick up an excellent phone for a low price. Just such a deal has shown up at B&H Photo, where the Sony Xperia X Performance is on sale for just $300, down from its usual $500, plus the gorgeous graphite black version is among those in stock.

The Xperia X Performance was the top-of-the-range model announced by Sony at Mobile World Congress in 2016, which makes it over a year old, but it still has a strong set of specifications. What’s more, the $300 price tag sees it go alongside smartphones with inferior technical ability, so if all you have to spend is $300, it’s a solid buy.

It gets its name from the Snapdragon 820 processor inside — the fastest chip you could get at the time — which is accompanied by 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage space. The camera, often a Sony highlight, has 23 megapixels on the rear, and 13 megapixels on the front selfie camera. Although Android Marshmallow was installed at launch, an update to Android 7.1 Nougat was made available at the end of April 2017.

Perhaps the most notable feature rarely seen on other phones at this price is water resistance, and the Xperia X Performance manages an IP68 rating, which is the highest level available for mobile devices. Sony hasn’t been a fan of large screens for sometime, and the Xperia X Performance has a fairly modest 5-inch display with a 1920 x 1080 pixel resolution, which paired with the 2,700mAh battery should result in a decent standby time.

B&H Photo is selling the Xperia X Performance in its graphite black, lime gold, rose gold, and white color schemes, all at $300. However, the deal is only live for a single day, so if you wait too long, it’ll will pass you by.

Amazon’s 7-inch Fire Tablet dropped to £35 again in the UK

If a cheap, yet not terrible Android tablet is what you seek, you can do worse than Amazon’s excellent 7-inch Fire Tablet. And if you’re in the UK now is definitely the time to buy as Amazon has dropped the price again.

Right now the 8GB model is just £34.99 while the 16GB is only £10 more at £44.99. It has a microSD card slot for expansion and a most excellent kids mode making it a good choice for the little ones.

Hit the link below and grab it while it’s hot.

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Facebook solution to India’s connectivity problem is 20,000 Wi-Fi hotspots

Express Wi-Fi is Facebook’s latest initiative to deliver low-cost internet access to underserved regions.

Facebook’s Free Basics initiative was shuttered in India last year after the country’s telecom regulator deemed it violated net neutrality. The social network has since shifted focus to Express Wi-Fi, another project that falls under the purview of its internet.org program.

Express Wi-Fi is a paid public Wi-Fi service that aims to deliver fast and reliable internet connectivity to underserved regions. Facebook started trialing the service in India back in 2015, working with ISPs and over local entrepreneurs to set up 700 hotspots in rural regions across four states. The company is now announcing the commercial launch of Express Wi-Fi in India, with Facebook tying up with Bharti Airtel — the country’s largest carrier — to launch an additional 20,000 Wi-Fi hotspots.

With Express Wi-Fi, Facebook is encouraging entrepreneurs to team up with ISPs to resell internet access to their communities. In addition to Airtel, Facebook has partnered with local ISPs — AirJaldi in Uttarakhand, LMES in Rajasthan, Tikona in Gujarat, and soon with Shaildhar in Meghalaya — to bring affordable internet connectivity to these regions.

The pricing will be controlled by Facebook’s partners, and customers will be able to purchase daily, weekly, or monthly data packs. Based on the latest figures from India’s telecom regulator, just 33% of India’s population — or 390 million people — are connected to the internet, so there’s a lot of scope for initiatives like Express Wi-Fi. The emergence of Jio has changed the perception of mobile data consumption in the country, and Facebook is now counting on Express Wi-Fi to bring millions of customers online for the first time.

Alongside India, Facebook is also testing Express Wi-Fi in four other countries — Kenya, Tanzania, Nigeria and Indonesia.

Nougat update finally rolls out to AT&T’s Galaxy S6, S6 edge, and S6 active

Nougat OTA update is now available for AT&T’s Galaxy S6 series.

AT&T has finally started rolling out the Nougat update to the Galaxy S6 series. The Galaxy S6, S6 edge, and the S6 active are now receiving the Nougat OTA update, which varies between 1.2GB to 1.36GB based on the device.

The update brings with it all the features introduced in Nougat, including in-line replies, a better Doze mode, improved security, as well as stability and performance fixes. It also contains the April 1, 2017 security patch. If you’re rocking AT&T’s version of the Galaxy S6, S6 edge, or the S6 active, now is the time to head into your device’s settings to manually initiate the download.

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How to set up Samsung Pay with your Samsung Galaxy S8

Setting up Samsung Pay on your Galaxy S8 is far easier than you think.

Paying for purchases while you are out and about has gotten far easier over the years, and tapping your phone to pay with Samsung Pay is one of the most convenient methods. Setting this app up on your Galaxy S8 is pretty easy and shouldn’t take more than a few minutes of your time. We’ve got all the details for you here.

Setting up Samsung Pay on your Galaxy S8

Samsung Pay allows you to pay for purchases by simply tapping your phone against a terminal. This means you don’t need to fumble with your wallet or cash, because your phone handles the transaction for you.

To get started with Samsung pay, the first thing that you’ll need to do is download the app. When you open it up you’ll first need to agree to terms of service, and a privacy notice. Next you need to set up how you want to verify purchases — you can use a pin, iris detection, or the fingerprint scanner. From there, it’s all a matter of entering your credit or debit card information.

Depending on your bank, you may need to make a phone call after initially setting up Samsung Pay. This is to verify your bank card information and ensure that there isn’t any kind of identity theft going on. You may also be prompted with whether you want Samsung Pay to be your new default tap and pay method.

Step by step instructions

Open Samsung Pay
Agree to Terms and Conditions

Tap Next

Tap to choose a verification method

Tap Next

Tap add and enter your bank card information to add a bank card.

Tap call your bank in order to verify your card.

Will you be using Samsung Pay?

Samsung Pay is an easy way to use your phone to pay for purchases when you are running errands. With an easy set up, and just tapping your phone to a terminal to use, it can certainly be more convenient than fumbling through your wallet. Will you be setting up Samsung Pay on your Galaxy S8? Let us know in the comments below!

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Qualcomm’s mid-range Snapdragon 660 is arriving next week

Qualcomm’s mid-range chipset for 2017 is on the horizon.

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 625 turned out to be a very capable processor, and the company is all set to introduce its mid-range chipset for 2017. According to media invites sent out to Chinese media, the Snapdragon 660 will be unveiled in the country on May 9.

Based on recent leaks, the Snapdragon 660 will be manufactured on a 14nm node like last year’s Snapdragon 625 and not the newer 10nm node that the Snapdragon 835 is based on. The chipset is rumored with four Cortex A73 cores clocked at 2.2GHz along with four 1.9GHz Cortex A53 cores. Also included is an Adreno 512 GPU, X10 LTE modem, support for UFS 2.1 flash storage, dual-channel LPDDR4X RAM modules clocked up to 1866MHz, and Quick Charge 4.0.

The SoC is expected to go into mass production sometime later this quarter, and is likely to power upcoming phones from Xiaomi, OPPO, Vivo, and Nokia. With the announcement just under a week away, we don’t have to wait long to find out what’s new with the Snapdragon 660.

Mobile payment systems have stagnated, unless you have Samsung Pay

In the US, the state of mobile payments on Android is kind of sad.

It’s been about a year since the last time I used Samsung Pay, and the service has continued to grow without me. But it hasn’t grown in a vacuum, and here in the US the way we pay for things at a register has been slowly changed as well. I decided to head out into the world around me intent on paying for everything with both Samsung Pay and Android Pay to see how things had changed.

Long story short, Samsung Pay is easily the most useful mobile payment system you can have today. Here’s how I came to this conclusion.

Paying for things in Maryland, USA

I live in a fairly unique area with wildly different lifestyles in just about every direction around me. I’m 20 miles from “the country” with older gas stations that haven’t updated in what seems like 20 years, 5 miles from “the city” where everything is new and everyone does everything with their phone, and in between there are “college towns” with every kind of vending machine you can think of. I bring this up because nothing in my area ever seems to accept credit card payments the same way right now, and it can be a little maddening.

Much of the US shifted to new payment cards with chips embedded in them. We didn’t go the full “Chip and Pin” route you see in other countries, opting instead for “Chip and Signature” so the transaction process is guaranteed to take longer in many situations. This update, and its resulting policy changes, caused a lot of retailers in this area to update their payment terminals to accept chip as a form of payment. These terminals almost always included NFC, which meant a lot of places that didn’t use to support things like Android Pay in my area finally did over the last year.

But this change also isn’t universal, which means the following payment scenarios are not only possible but actually happen in my area:

• Payment terminals with chip readers that don’t accept chip as a payment method yet, even though they’ve been installed for over six months now.
• Payment terminals with chip readers that only allow you to use the chip with certain cards, and reject the payment if you use the magnetic stripe.
• Payment terminals with big friendly signs for Android Pay that don’t actually support Android Pay yet because the feature hasn’t been enabled.
• Payment terminals with big friendly signs for Android Pay that work just fine, but your cashier has no idea how to use the feature and makes you use something else.

Put nicely, it’s a mess. And it’s not going to get simpler at any great speed, despite an almost constant series of reports surrounding magnetic stripe skimmers being installed basically everywhere. Here in the US, we have one group of people desperately clinging to the past and another group trying way too hard to push forward with what seems like no thought at all towards the path of least resistance. Yes, I am still talking about payment systems.

Android Pay vs Samsung Pay

What mobile payments really come down to for many of us is the option Google created for all Android phones with an NFC chip built in and the option Samsung made that only works on higher end Samsung phones. It’s a common theme when we look at just about anything on a new Samsung phone nowadays, but there are some technical details and features that make this a lot more than a cosmetic comparison.

Making payments

Most people think about mobile payments as the tap-and-pay method. You touch your phone to the special spot on the terminal, and the transaction happens. Both Android Pay and Samsung Pay can work this way, and the transaction is secure and usually faster than using a chip.

If your cashier has never seen this done before, it is not unheard of for you to be called a witch or asked to leave the store.

If you didn’t already know, Samsung Pay includes a way to pay for things that isn’t available on anything but Samsung pay. Through Magnetic Secure Transmission, Samsung Pay uses your phone to basically trick the payment terminal into thinking you just swiped a card. This way, even if the payment terminal doesn’t technically support mobile payments, you can still use your phone to pay for things.

Fair warning though, if your cashier has never seen this done before, it is not unheard of for you to be called a witch or asked to leave the store. I wish I was joking. Also, since the “card” being used isn’t your actual card, if a skimmer gets your information it is immediately useless to them.

More than credit and debit cards

Neither of these apps are “just” mobile payment apps anymore. These apps want to store everything you’d normally keep in your wallet, aside from your ID and that icky paper money. You can store rewards or loyalty cards from everywhere you shop, gift cards from dozens of retailers and restaurants, and there are a lot of options when using these cards.

The more you use your phone to pay for things, the more this rewards program makes available to you.

If your loyalty card has a barcode, that image will appear on your screen to be scanned by the cashier. A nice feature to Android Pay is using your location to offer up the right loyalty card or to remind you that you have a gift card to use at a location when you arrive. Samsung Pay is technically capable of something similar, but in my tests it was far less reliable than Android Pay, which gave you a quick notification and jumped you immediately to the card you needed for validation or payment.

Where Samsung Pay really shines is in its coupons and rewards. Samsung is deeply focused on keeping you using Samsung Pay right now, and does so by offering a number of coupons in the app that are tied to your location. It pulls up deals in your area, and gives you everything you need to complete the transaction on the same screen. If you use Samsung Pay Rewards, your transactions earn you points that can be spent of a variety of different promotions. The more you use your phone to pay for things, the more this rewards program makes available to you. Google will occasionally offer promotions via email or as a pop-up in the app, but nothing as verbose or compelling as the setup in Samsung Pay.

Samsung Pay is where it’s at, for now

It couldn’t be more clear that Samsung Pay is the most functional option right now. That’s not an easy pill to swallow, because the success of this service only serves to further highlight how weird and broken payment systems are in the US right now, but that’s certainly not Samsung’s fault. This service works almost everywhere, which is something that simply won’t be true of Android Pay anytime soon in the US.

But this compare also highlighted something Google needs to consider borrowing from Samsung. It’s no small thing to make or break a habit, and getting into the habit of using Android Pay for as many things as possible would be a lot easier if there was something in the app to directly remind or encourage users to shop with their phones. Whether that takes the form of a retail coupon program or a usage rewards program or something altogether different is up to Google, but the next step in mobile payments can’t be to wait for more retailers to support your hardware and hope for the best.

The Morning After: Thursday, May 4th 2017

Hey, good morning! You look fabulous.

Get any interesting emails lately? Yesterday a fake Google Docs invite turned the internet upside down, but only temporarily. Also: Hulu dives into live TV and Netflix drops its first real trailer for The Defenders.

Viral.Someone tried to hijack email accounts on a grand scale

It’s over now, but for an hour or so on Wednesday, inboxes were filling up with a peculiar fake Google Doc invite. Opening the link gave attackers authorized access to your Gmail account, bypassing security preventions like a unique password or two-factor, which they used to email it to everyone in your address book.

Google eventually caught up with the issue and fixed affected accounts “through a combination of automatic and manual actions, including removing the fake pages and applications, and pushing updates through Safe Browsing, Gmail, and other anti-abuse systems.” Also, it’s rolling out a new phishing warning system for Gmail on Android.

More TV on the internetHulu Live TV beta launches

Move over DirecTV Now, and PlayStation Vue, and Sling TV, and YouTube TV — Hulu Live TV is here. The latest skinny bundle of live TV channels on the internet is available in beta for $40, promising broadcast networks (in most areas), with a robust suite of cable channels and a DVR feature. On top of that, it also brings access to standard Hulu TV shows and movies. Cord cutters, choose wisely.

Bing it.Exploring Microsoft’s gamble on the future of desktop apps

With the introduction of its new Windows 10 S, Microsoft has staked out a strategy to take on Chromebooks and MacBooks all at once. But as Aaron Souppouris explains, “the soul of Windows is choice,” and Microsoft will need to move quickly to convince customers and developers that this is the way to go for speed and security.

From Surface RT to Surface LaptopHow Microsoft’s Surface went from flop to serious contender

A highlight of Microsoft’s announcement is the hardware it showed off with the Surface Laptop, but how did we get here? A trip through the history of the brand reveals both hits and misses on the way to this simpler hybrid setup.

Spoiler: There’s a hallway fight scene‘The Defenders’ trailer unites Netflix’s Marvel universe

Full seasons of Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and Iron Fist should make it easy to understand what Netflix / Marvel have in store with The Defenders, but it’s still impressive to see all four heroes operating at once. Check out the trailer for a preview before the miniseries arrives on August 18th.

The all-seeing handThis ‘Intuitive’ prosthetic uses a camera to see what it’s touching

According to Dr. Kianoush Nazarpour, the “Intuitive” hand can improve on current prosthetics in an unexpected way. It uses a camera to see what it’s touching and adjust accordingly, speeding up responsiveness significantly. The team used a neural network to map different objects and decide on ideal grips for each of them. The next step? Direct integration with the wearer’s nervous system.

Putting those reusable rockets to workSpaceX plans to start delivering satellite internet in 2019

In a speech at a Senate hearing yesterday, SpaceX exec Patricia Cooper explained the company’s internet plans. The entire system is meant to provide a high volume of broadband capacity at “fiber-like” speeds over a wide area. If all goes to plan, launches will start in 2019, before reaching full capacity in 2024.

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Amazon will no longer strongarm ebook publishers in Europe

The European Commission has accepted Amazon’s changes to how it sells its e-books. Following a 2015 investigation over the retailer’s anti-competitive behaviour, Amazon said back in January that it would change its ebook contracts, removing clauses that demanded the most favorable distribution deals. This encompassed release dates and promotions, in addition to the plain wholesale prices offered by publishers to Amazon. The Commission, following a period of feedback from the public and “interested parties” (so, other e-book sellers and put-upon publishers), has decided to accept Amazon’s proposed clause changes.

The results are pretty similar to the retailer’s proposals: it won’t be able to enforce clauses to demand similar terms (that is: better ones) that rivals are given, and nor will publishers have to inform Amazon about their deals with other competitors. Publishers will also be allowed to terminate e-book contracts that have clauses linked to future discount possibilities, and Amazon won’t include any of these agreements in the future.This should mean that e-book sellers get fairer deals from Amazon, as well as improving competition from non-Seattle based e-book sellers. At least, in Europe: Kindle continues to dominate digital book sales. At the same time, paper copies are making a comeback in the UK.

Amazon sent Engadget its response to the decision: “We are pleased to have reached an agreement with the European Commission. We will continue working to help authors and publishers reach more readers, improve the digital reading experience, and bring our customers the best possible prices and selection.”

Amazon was one of several tech companies to come under fire from European regulators in recent years, with the likes of Microsoft, Facebook, Amazon and Google all facing accusations of anti-competitive practices or misleading comments during investigations. The EU is even looking to the whistleblowing public to unearth more sketchy, corporate ill-doings.

Source: European Commission