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Apple on Tuesday, 22 November removed several applications, including the internet phone call and messaging service, Skype from its app store. The decision was made after the country’s government pointed to violation of local laws. The authorities said that this action is designed to protect privacy of the information and avoid online terrorist activities. Foreign tech rules along with the businesses operating in the country said internet rules are too strict and could also affect their local operations. An Apple spokeswoman told the authorities that “We have been notified by the Ministry of Public Security that a number of voice over internet protocol applications don’t comply with the local law. Therefore, we are removing these apps from the app store in China”. Apart from Alphabet’s Google, Facebook and Twitter, Skype is the latest addition to the list of internet platform that have become inaccessible to the users in China. Adding that the disruption started in Octobe...

Office 2016 is the latest version of Microsoft Office, a suite of servers, services and applications. The productivity suite is available for Windows and Mac both. Office 2016 Windows version has the following features: Ability to create, open, edit and save files in the cloud directly from the desktop A new search tool named Tell Me for commands in Word, Outlook and Excel Co-authoring in real-time with users connected to Office Online A designer sidebar and animations in PowerPoint New chart types and templates in Excel Feature for inserting your online video in OneNote and more However, Office 2016 latest version for Mac includes features like updated user interface, complete support for Retina Display, amazing sharing options for Office documents, Chart feature in Excel, Pivot Table Slicers and more. To meet different needs of the users, Office 2016 is available in the following versions: Windows Home & Student Home & Business Standard Professional Prof...

Norton is a leading online security services provider offering a range of antivirus and security products to deal with all sorts of viruses existing in the digital world. With Norton on your device, you can be sure of the privacy of your confidential information that you transfer over the internet along with secure online transactions. The well-known provider offers you all different security products and plans with a 30-day free trial service with the following benefits: Cleans up your hard drive for removing unnecessary files (junk, temporary, etc.) to free up your space Protects all your devices with a single subscription Ensures safe online banking, web surfing and online shopping Blocks malicious websites Blocks infected files downloads Protects you from all kind of social media scams or frauds Fights with all kinds of viruses and Trojan horses To download the free trial of any Norton product, you have to follow some steps. For example, you have to purchase, Norton ...

Brother Industries, a Japanese multinational electronics company is engaged in the manufacturing of multifunctional printers along with other amazing products. The range of printers it offers is known for the following features: High-end printing Easy installation Low cost High-quality Long life Reliability Ultra-sharp printing of graphics and images Superior performance Brother Personal Laser Printers includes models HL-2040, and along with some newly added ones, the HL-2170W and the HL-2140. Its laser printer model HL-2270W has an exclusive feature of network sharing. On the other hand, Brother’s Workgroup printers collection include HL-5250DN, HL-2070N, HL-7050N, and the HL-6050D, among many others. It also offers a wide selection of multi-purpose printers, which they call the MFCs. The company provides Color Laser MFCs, Color Inkjet MFCs, and monochrome MFCs. Above all, Brother all-in-one models are widely appreciated for the brand's strong focus on quality and ef...

McAfee is one of the best independent cyber security companies. It senses the threats of virus, cyber-crimes and malwares, and then protects your computer by solving and cleaning them out. It has merged with the Intel in 2010, but has later sold most of its shares to TPG. McAfee locates its headquarter at Santa Clara, California. Mcafee is primarily a security program for computers, but now it has also been developed for mobiles. McAfeeLiveSafe is the combine anti-virus solution for 30 devices including the windows PC, MAC OS, android smartphones, tablets, i-phones and i-pads, etc., which you can experience for free for a year. Generally for any set, you are allowed to experience a trial for a couple of months, and then decide whether to continue using or not. McAfee works on a lot of things such as protecting you from the online treats, and virus, prevention of dangerous downloading, or from accessing on suspicious websites, and files backup in save cloud storage and so on. Thus McA...

Microsoft Office is a widely used productivity suite. 90% of the computer users use MS Office, its applications and services for their personal and professional use. These services allow a user to create a document, spreadsheet, presentation, communicate with their clients and a lot of other stuff without using any other third-party application. Since its launch, Microsoft has rolled out several Office versions. Every Office version has different specifications that have been provided keeping in mind the diverse specifications of the home and business PC. The recent versions of Office, i.e. 2013, 2016 and 365 have some of the exciting features that have made them a preferred choice of the Office users. Even those who were using the older version of Office are upgrading to these versions. Moreover, Office 365 has contributed remarkably in Microsoft revenue. With Office 365, you can have full control over advanced features like: Chat with co-workers in Office applications onl...

Microsoft, the tech giant keeps on launching new versions of its Windows operating system in order to make the latest technology, features and more accessible to its users. You can easily upgrade from one Windows version to the other. After you upgrade your system to Windows 8 to Windows 10 , it needs to be activated to start using it. While installing the new Windows version, you may find an error, which will further stop you moving towards activation. The most common error code most of the users encounter is 0xc004f074’. To fix this error, try one of our solutions that have been mentioned below: Solution Open the menu on by clicking over the start button in the taskbar Search for “Command Prompt” and right click on it Click on “run as administrator” from the options If any dialogue box prompts, click Yes Enter the command - “slmgr.vbs –ipk XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX” Replace the letter X in the command with the product key Press Enter Now, type a second command-...

Microsoft, the tech giant has made an announcement on 10 th October 2017 that the support of Widows 10 November update, Office 2007 and Outlook 2007 has been officially ended. So, if you are still using this update from two years ago, you would want to upgrade to a newer version or switch to an alternative solution. In other words, you won’t be receiving any updates or security patches from the Microsoft moving forward. This update of the windows 10 was released in November 2015 as the first major update. The move follows Microsoft ending support for original Windows 10 build earlier this year. This will affect Microsoft Windows Home, Education, Pro and Enterprise editions. To check that your system is running Windows 10 November update, type Winver into the search box of the taskbar or press Windows + R to open the run box and type Winver and press Enter. Microsoft has now moved its operating system to a service model, releasing major updates every year instead of sell...

No one can deny from the fact that Microsoft Office is an important element for every PC user. With MS Office, you can not only create documents, spreadsheets and presentations, but also send emails along with a lot of other stuff. Till date, we have a number of Office versions available for both consumers and businesses. You can choose one of them depending upon the Office features you want to avail. The whole process of accessing Office includes purchasing, downloading, installing and then activating. While using it, there are chances that you may find a number of errors during any of these processes. One of the most common error users are facing is error code 30016-4. Possible causes for error code 30016-4 This error may occur due to one of the following reasons: An antivirus installed on your device or firewall might be blocking the Office installation Internet connection or proxy server settings Another Office version is already installed on your device, which is...

No one can deny from the fact that Microsoft devices has turned out be excellent in terms of performance, technology and innovation. Its latest device range including Surface pro and Surface book have gained immense popularity within a short period of time. These devices have been designed and developed with utmost perfection; but that doesn’t mean they cannot have any issue or error. One of the common issues includes users not being able to connect to Wi-Fi or see any available networks after waking up the Surface device. If you are using a Microsoft Surface pro or Surface book and experiencing the same trouble, then below mentioned troubleshooting tips would definitely help you out. Update the Surface device to the latest version Check whether your Surface device is updated or not, which would be obviously require an internet connection. So, it is recommended to connect to public Wi-Fi network or use a wired connection or use mobile broadband connectivity for compatible Surf...

No one can deny from the fact that the blogs have become a major source of information, now-a-days. High-quality and informative blogs are what help a small & big organizations improve their brand awareness, and an individual grow in the internet market. These blogs are also a perfect way to announce company’s new product launches, updates, discussions, news and other information. For those using Office 365 , creating/configuring and managing blogs is a just a child’s play. In this article, I have mentioned the steps required to setup a personal blog. Have a look: Do one of the following: Click your profile picture in the Office 365 header and choose About Me In Delve, choose Me from the left-hand menu and then choose Profile link Now, scroll to the Blog section on your profile Hit Start Writing How to create a blog post? If this is your first blog post, then follow this path: Blog -> Start Writing If you already have blog posts on your page, then follo...

No one can deny from the fact that the internet today is prone to viruses, Trojan horses and other malicious activities. A virus affects directly to your system’s performance. It may also corrupt the entire operating system, which will result in loss of all your data. To avoid this situation, you need to protect your operating system, which is quite easy in Windows 10 operating system. Windows 10 has some of the built-in tools and settings that help in securing it from malicious software, viruses and more. These tools include Encryption, Windows Firewall, SmartScreen Filter and more. With these built-in tools, you would never want to install any third-party antivirus on your device. All you need to do is customize their settings as per your requirements. As aforementioned, Windows defender is a built-in antivirus that immediately detects and fixes malware and other viruses. It also blocks applications that may harm your computer system in private or public network. SmartScreen f...

Want to run different versions of Windows on the same PC? With the advancement of technology it is possible and quite easy now. For most of the users, running one operating system on their computer system is enough, while others want to have two operating systems in order to run a specific software or application that is not compatible with the older version of Windows. Some users also want this if they are using Windows 7 but ain’t sure that they are ready for the new Windows upgrade or not. In both cases, a dual-boot would go perfect. This will let you use both Windows 7 as well as Windows 8 run side-by-side. To configure your computer system for a dual-boot, you have to create a partition for Windows 8 and install it thereafter. Before you do so, remember to backup all your important files and data in order to avoid data loss risk during disk partition modification. How to create a new partition in Windows 7? Press Windows + R key to open run Enter diskmgmt.msc to begin...

Office is one of the widely used software from Microsoft. The suite comprises a number of applications, servers and services. A number of Office versions are available and you can choose anyone of them depending upon your specific needs and requirement. Like any other software, MS Office can also stop working due to a number of errors. Be it during installation, download, update, activation or use, these errors can occur at any point of time. Among all these errors, most of the users have encountered with “Click-2-Run Configuration Failure” error while using any of the Office applications. The error occurs most often in Office 2010 version. Before moving ahead to the troubleshooting steps, try un-installing and then re-installing Microsoft Office. This could solve this problem; otherwise you can download a Click2Run cleanup tool and fix this error using this tool. Once downloaded, follow the below mentioned steps to troubleshoot Office “Click-2-Run-Configuration Failure” error: ...

Microsoft Office is one of the commonly used software being used by the computer users across the world. The Office is a complete package that further includes Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel, OneNote, InfoPath, Groove and other applications. From simple to complex, a user can do a lot of tasks using Office applications. At present, Microsoft Office is available in different versions that are compatible with Windows and MacOS. One can purchase any Office suite depending upon their need as well as the particular specifications of their computer system, tablet, laptop, and even a mobile phone. To use Microsoft Office applications, one needs to download, install and then activate it to their device. For purchase, you choose from two options: Offline from a retail store Online from Microsoft Official website Once you purchase, you need to follow the other three processes, i.e. download, installation and activation. While doing so, a user may encounter an error 1321 with a messag...

Since Microsoft has added the new Office Open XML formats to the earlier 2007 and 2010 Microsoft Office programs, users are facing issue in opening and then saving files with this format. This new format has been added for Office’s three basic applications, i.e. Word, Excel and PowerPoint. However, it doesn’t mean that you cannot open a file with Office Open XML format. Simply install the Microsoft Compatibility pack and get the job done in seconds. The prime job of this compatibility pack is to allow a user open, edit and save the Office files using the file formats in newer versions of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. The pack can be installed on a computer system that is running Microsoft Office XP programs, Microsoft Office 2000 programs and Microsoft Office 2003 programs, respectively. Before you download and install the same for Office XP or 2003, make sure the installed version of Office as well as your Windows operating system is up to date. To check and update, follow ...

The wait is finally over as the Windows new big update is just around the corner! Yes, you read that right! Terry Meyerson, VP of Microsoft Windows and Device Group, has recently announced at IFA Keynote in Berlin, that the Windows 10 Fall Creators update will begin rolling-out on October 17, 2017. This will be applicable on the compatible PCs only. In addition to the depreciation of the most loved paint application, the update will also cause the death of the old email application, i.e. Outlook Express. According to the sources, paint won’t official go off, but it will be no longer updated after this release in October 2017. However, some of its exciting features will be moved over to Paint 3D, which is the all new program developed with an intention to make the 3D artwork easier. Besides leaving some of the applications far behind, the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update will make One Drive better. This will make you select only sync specific files and provide the Windows ...

Kaspersky, the Russian cyber security firm, launches its free antivirus software to ensure that the internet world is absolutely secure. “We believe that every internet user has the right to be free of all online threats”, said the chairman and CEO of Kaspersky labs, Eugene Kaspersky. On the occasion of its 20th anniversary, this Russian firm announces this release via a blog post, Mr. Kaspersky said that their team has been working on this free software from one and half year, and it will be available for the customers in the next few months. However, the free antivirus software was readily available for few countries including US, Canada, Nordic countries and more on the heels of being piloted in 2016. With this free security software from Kaspersky, you can be sure of the security of your confidential information, important data, software, applications along with safe browsing and secure online transactions. The software will run in the background without affecting the performance ...

Norton antivirus is one of the widely used security software across the globe. It is highly acclaimed for offering endpoint protection against all kinds of viruses lurking in the internet world. These viruses directly attack to your computer system with an intention of stealing your confidential information that you enter while accessing your bank account online. These viruses also have the ability to corrupt your data. And there are some viruses like Ransomware that can make you lose your data permanently, if you don’t pay them huge number of bitcoins as a ransom. To deal with all these viruses and phishing scams, Norton has come up with a great range of security solutions for Windows and Mac OS. That is why installing a Norton antivirus on your PC has become this much important. If you are already protecting your laptop, desktop, tablet or Mac with Norton security and want to transfer the same security to some other device, then please note that you can do this without any...

McAfee is the one of the widely used security software when it comes to protecting your data as well as the entire computer system from all kinds of online threats. With McAfee on your device, you can be sure that your important data is safe and your personal information is absolutely secure. Be it a desktop, laptop, tablet or mobile phone, installing and activating McAfee is not a big deal. If you have also purchased a McAfee antivirus and find an error during its download then it could be due to McAfee error 7305. This error stops the downloading process in the middle. The reason of its occurrence could be the incompatibility of the size of the downloaded file. Bad internet connection or inability of the Internet Explorer to keep the wrong size in its cache memory is also the two major reasons behind McAfee 7305. Now the question arises here is how to troubleshoot this error. Download the below mentioned software as well as tools to fix this issue out. Download and run th...