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Mom Develops App That Shutdown Phone If SMS is Ignored

A lot of people get mad when they text someone and no reply is seen however parents hates it even more when they send SMS to their wards without a response especially when it's an emergency.  Well, one mom decided it's high time she  did something about the issue; consequently she resorted to building a smartphone app that will shut down the phone if her text message is ever ignored or not replied.  According to the mom - Standifird, "I need to develop an app that shuts down the phone and you can't even use it".  She calls the name of the "Ignore No More" and it allows parents to remotely lock their children's phone remotely when their calls/text messages are ignored.  Although, this is a good thing however what if the child is driving or doing something which makes him incapable of replying at that point in time? Our opinion is that the app should lock some features of the smartphone like internet, camera etc r...

How To Use Google Translate In Offline Mode

Google translate is one of the old Google apps that I have always used when I started learning the Italian language. Translation was very good compared to other apps, even Samsung S Translation wasn't good enough for me. Why use Google Translate app? Imagine finding yourself traveling to a place where you can't understand their language but you need to communicate, Google Translate, can be very useful in this situation. One good thing is that you don't data connection when you are using the offline mode. To use Google Translate in offline mode, follow the steps below. 1. Tap on the 3 vertical dots on the right - top corner of the screen to reveal certain menus. 2. Tap on Settings which will then reveal other menus 3. Tap on Manage offline languages 4. Next, to make Google Translate a language in offline, download the language pack by tapping the pin icon. for example in the image below, Italian language pack is being downloaded.  5. You...