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SIX THINGS TO DO WITH NEW ANDROID TABLETS

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Before you begin to use your Android tablet device, do the following six things:   Optimize your tablet for longer battery life            Tablets battery life is determined by a number of factors, most of which are out of your control, including battery size, OS optimization, and so on, but there are few settings you can control that have a huge impact on how long your battery lasts.             The biggest drain on your tablet’s battery is its scree and the best way to control its drain on your battery is to keep it dim. Not so much that you can’t easily see your screen or appreciate its brightness, but it’s best to think in term of balance.           Unless you are constantly using your tablet in direct sunlight, there is no need to set its brightness to maximum. Depending on the tablet, 50 per cent brightness or even slightly less should provide more ...

How Google Maps Solved The Case Of A Man Missing For 10 Years

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Short Bytes:  The body of a man missing for nearly a decade, David Lee Niles, has been found and most uncanny part- the crime scene has been on Google Maps the whole time. Read more to know the whole story! David Lee Niles, a 72-year-old, was suffering from cancer at the time he disappeared on October 11, 2006, after walking out of his local pub. He was last seen walking out of Jake’s Bar in Byron Township. Thereafter, no trace of him was ever found – till Brian Houseman spotted the top of a car below the waters of a pond while he was decorating a Christmas tree outside Cook Funeral Home. And the most uncanny part? The image of the car had been visible from an overhead satellite image on Google Maps for all these years! Police were called to the scene and the vehicle was pulled from the water where they found the skeletal remains of Mr Niles. His family gathered around the pond to pay their respects. Nile’s Car as spotted on Google M...