When you hear the word YouTube, the first thing that comes to your mind is video.

What we know YouTube to be is a platform where we upload videos, watch videos, comment, like, dislike and just any other thing that has to do With videos. But that might probably be changing soon as Google is planning to make YouTube more than just an online video platform that we have always known it to be.

While videos are shared YouTube, most of the conversation regarding the Videos happens on popular social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter among others.. Google is not pleased with this.. They want all the Conversation to happen there on Youtube!

According to Information from Venturebeat, the internet giant ,Google is planning to transform YouTube from just an online video sharing platform to a simple social networking website.

The feature which is going to be called “Backstage” will allow YouTube users to share photos, surveys, links, text messages and videos with subscribers.

This new feature which is expected to be launched at the end of this year is going to be available for desktop websites and also application for mobile devices.

According to Venturebeat, this new service will first be made available to the most influential and popular YouTube users, then progressively it will be released to the general public.

For now we will say this is a rumour since it hasn’t been made official yet. But if Google happens to push forward with this new project then it’s definitely going to change the face of YouTube and the social media as a whole.

When you stay in an hotel, how do you know there is no room pinhole camera?

When you travel or take a business trip, and stay in a hotel or a guest house or room you could unknowingly be photographed.

You can use this method to check your room:
When you enter into the room, turn off the lights, and close the curtains, open your phone camera, do not turn the flash light on.Turn around the room with your cell phone.

When a red dot is found, that means that a hidden web camera is installed. If no red dots, the
room is ok.

Please forward this message to your friends who travels alot or take business trips. Best wishes to you (Brainnews Nigeria).

Source:- Brain News

Most customers feel comfortable using their debit cards to withdraw money from the Automated Teller Machine.

Some have gone the extra steps of using it to pay for goods and services at the Point of Sale machine.

However, the plastic can do a lot for customers and totally transform their transaction life if they are careful and versatile with its usage

A report by www.rediff.com gives more tips on how the debit card can serve the owner.

1. View account balances

With your card, you can visit the ATM, insert the card, and punch in your Personal Identification Number. Select view account balance to know your balance.

2. Get mini statements

Mini statements are the shortened version of what your bank sends to you after every three months. That is your bank account statement.

The bank can also provide you with a printed passbook detailing all the transactions you have done in a particular month. But if you hate going to your bank because of the long queues and pesky customers surrounding the bank’s teller inquiring about their accounts, your ATM card can be used to give you a mini statement on the go. This statement gives details about the last five to six transactions on your bank account.

3. Transfer money between accounts

You have two different accounts with the same bank or different banks, you can transfer the funds to the account of your choice. For instance, if your salary is paid into a particular bank but you prefer to keep your money in another bank, you can always transfer the funds to your preferred account using your ATM. Go to your bank’s ATM, follow the procedure and transfer funds from the first account to the second account. You can use it to pay into another person’s account.

4. Refill your prepaid SIM card

Modern-day technology has helped interconnect telecommunications with your bank account. Now you can even refill or recharge your prepaid SIM card at your bank’s ATM.

Again you will need to punch in your PIN and then follow the commands that appear on the screen till the time you are done refilling your account.

However, do take care to remember the amount for which you need the refill. Your service provider should support the amount you key in.

5. Pay your utility bills

This is one facility that helps you cut through long, serpentine queues. Your ATM card will help you make payments on all these consumer services.

Just find the nearest ATM kiosk, be ready with your PIN and you won’t have to spend hours standing in the scorching sun to make your utility bill payments.

6. Deposit cash or cheques

This is what some conservative bank customers won’t like. For years, they have been visiting their bank branch to meet the genial teller at the counter, deposit their cash or cheque, make some small talk and then go back to do their mundane chores.

The ATMs seem to have dispensed with this old-world charm thing as well. In fact, many a time you will find your bank encouraging you to avail yourself of these services using your ATM card.

However, those still romancing the old ways of banking and those who think that banking is all about people and relationships can visit their bank’s branch, meet the bankers they know and avail of most of the services mentioned above.

7. ATM cards as debit cards

This is one facility that spendthrift consumers should take advantage of.

If you have enough cash in your bank account, then you can always flash your ATM card to buy and pay through the Point of Sale machine.

The transaction process works the same way with your credit card. The only difference being the use of debit card at a merchant’s outlet will make you poorer by the transaction amount immediately.

But then, this is always better than using a credit card considering the amount of complaints you may have against your credit card company.

Apart from these, you can book your air tickets using your ATM.

The instant messaging app has updated its privacy policy, allowing owner Facebook more access to user data, including their phone numbers. The move is intended to help advertisers target their customers more efficiently.
“By connecting your phone number with Facebook’s systems, Facebook can offer better friend suggestions and show you more relevant ads,” a press release by WhatsApp said on Thursday. It would however not “sell, share or give” users’ numbers to advertisers, it added.

Its policy on encrypted messages would also remain the same. “Even as we coordinated with Facebook in the month ahead, your encrypted messages stay private, and no one else can read them… Not WhatsApp, not Facebook, not anyone else,” the statement said.

Existing users can also opt out of the sharing policy after accepting the updated policy or changing the account settings within the first month. If users accept, they have 30 more days to opt out of sharing their data with Facebook.
Controversial move
WhatsApp’s updated policy means that the company will also provide users’ device information, including type of operating system and other smartphone characteristics. Facebook will employ the phone number only internally to identify WhatsApp users better, so it can help advertisers with their target groups.

The ads would come through a special Facebook program called “Custom Audiences,” which lets a company upload consumer data on Facebook. Facebook then matches the list with its list of customers and shows them tailored ads. User data is not given out to advertisers.

The latest move could cause controversy, especially from privacy advocates who warned that Facebook could start mining WhatsApp’s user data when Facebook acquired WhatsApp two years ago. In 2014, the US Federal Trade Commission warned the companies against changing how they employed user information without their consent.

Back in July, top chinese phone manufactures Xiaomi announced the coming of Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 and now, it's been made official and as usual. You guys are really gonna love the amazing specs of this wonderful device

XIAOMI REDMI NOTE 4 SPECS

Technology & Network
GSM: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G: HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G: FDD-LTE 1(2100) / 3(1800) / 5(850) / 7(2600) / 8(900) / 38(2600) / 39(1900) / 40(2300) / 41(2500)
SIM Type: Dual Micro SIM

Platform
OS: MIUI 8 based on Android 6 Marshmallow

Body Design
Dimensions: 151 x 76 x 8.35 mm
Weight: 175 g
Display: 5.5 inches, 1080 x 1920 pixels IPS LCD display
Sensors: Fingerprint Scanner, Accelerometer, Proximity
Build: Metal
Colours: Silver. Gold. Dark Grey

Chipset & Memory
Processor Type: Deca-Core 2.1GHz
Processor Name: Helio X20
Graphics Processor: Mali-T880 MP4
RAM: 2 GB / 3 GB
Internal Storage: 16 GB / 64 GB
External Storage: MicroSD card up to 128 GB (hybrid slot)

Camera
Rear: 13 megapixel autofocus camera with dual LED flash
Video recording: Yes
Front-facing: 5 megapixel camera

Multimedia
Music Support: mp3, aac, aac+, eaac+, amr
Loudspeaker: Mono
Video Support: mpeg4, h.263, h.264
FM Radio: Yes

COMMS
Bluetooth: v4.0
WiFi: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS: Yes
USB: microUSB v2.0, OTG

Battery
Charging: Fast Charge
Battery: 4,100 mAh

Status
Announcement: August 25, 2016
Availability: August 26, 2016

Price
Launch Price: RMB 899 ($135) / RMB 1,199 ($180)

Where are all gamers and lovers of football, its time to try out this lovely game… shared by a Nairalander Marvel, I guess you will love it more than any other soccer game you have installed on your device.

Absolute Clear graphics, and for your information, it is far better and interesting than Dream League 2016.
You can get this game downloaded with less than 300mb.

Where Can I Download it?
Click HERE to download it (Make sure you click on FTs 17 mode by Jan Kogel  apk)