For some users, the Cortana feature in Windows 10 is just a search box that allows them to find programs installed on their computer, but the personal assistant can do so much more. One of the cooler things she can do is keep track of the status of your packages. There are a couple of ways to do this. You can simply type in your package’s tracking number into the search box and an option will pop up labelled Track Your Package. Click that, and then an entry will be created in the notebook so you can check the tracking information...
The time has come to say goodbye to the MakeUseOf Poll. It may return in some form in the future, but for now we want to focus on reading and responding to your comments on all of our articles. Your opinions are important to us, more now than ever before. We have chosen, in a final show of vanity, to make the last poll all about ourselves. Therefore, we’re asking you to vote for your favorite section at MakeUseOf. There are 20 to choose from, making this the most epic poll we have ever run. Or at least it will...
Coolpad has had a good success with the recently launched Note 3 which was first device in the sub Rs 10,000 pricing with 3GB RAM and a fingerprint sensor included. We had reviewed the Coolpad Note 3 and found it to a great value for money device. The company has recently launched a Lite variant of the Note 3. The Coolpad Note 3 Lite comes with a smaller display and has a 5 inch HD (1280 X 720P) display unlike the 5.5 inch HD display on the Note 3.
The device is powered by MediaTek MT6735 quad-core chipset which is clocked at 1.3GHz. Here is the unboxing and first impressions of Coolpad Note 3 Lite.
Here is the unboxing video.
Inside the box:
Coolpad Note 3
USB cable
Earphone
Charger
Manuals
Design-wise, the phone is a pretty good looking device although there isn’t anything stand out in the design language. Coolpad has maintained the same design as that of Coolpad Note 3. It has curved edges and rear panel and it comes with a matte finish which actually feels good. Unlike the smooth finish on the Coolpad Note 3, the Lite variant has a slightly textured finish. The rear panel houses the fingerprint scanner, 13MP rear camera and LED flash. The Coolpad branding and the speaker located at the bottom. The front panel has black edges on the either sides of the display giving a feel that there isn’t any bezel, but you get to see it only once you turn on the display. There is also an additional gold color finishing around the bezel giving a more premium finish.
The phone comes with navigational buttons, but they are not backlit. The power key is on the right side, while the volume keys are placed on the left side. The 3.5mm audio jack is located at the top and the micro USB at the bottom along with the microphone. The rear panel is removable and houses the 3000mAh battery which is non-removable. There are dual SIM cards and micro SD expansion slot.
Overall, the Coolpad Note 3 Lite is a well-designed phone and feels pretty good in hands.
The phone comes with a 5.0 inch HD (1280 X 720p) display and the quality quite good. While the brightness levels were pretty decent and colors look good. The viewing angles were decent and so was the touch response. The phone also comes with 16GB internal storage which is expandable via micro SD card. The storage available in the first boot is around 10.5GB. The phone also comes with a 2500mAh removable battery.
The phone is powered by 1.3GHz Quad-Core 64-bit MediaTek MT6735 processor with Mali-T720 GPU and 3GB RAM. This is probably the first time we are seeing a mainstream device with 3GB RAM below the price of Rs 7000. In the initial usage, the device was extremely responsible with no lags or issues. The phone runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop with Cool UI on top of it. The Cool UI has a lot of resemblance with MIUI. On the imaging front, the phone packs a 13-megapixel rear-facing camera with LED flash with auto focus and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with a CMOS image sensor. We will have the detailed review of the camera soon, stay tuned.
The device is priced Rs 6999 and available exclusively on Amazon. You can pick the device from here. We will have the detailed review coming up on our blog soon, meanwhile do check out our YouTube channel for more videos on this device.
If you are running Windows 10, it offers an option to defer upgrades to your PC. This option to defer upgrades is available only for Windows 10 Professional, Enterprise or Education editions. Home edition will not be able to see this option. While Windows 10 Pro and Home users cannot disable automatic updates, Pro users can defer upgrades.
So what exactly is the difference between upgrades and updates in Windows 10?
Microsoft will be offering security updates for Windows 10 and these are important as it will protect your PC from vulnerabilities. Upgrades are mostly improvement in features which are already existing along with new features being added to it. So there might be instances where an user might not want to test the new features, so they can choose to defer the upgrades.
According to Microsoft:
“Some Windows 10 editions let you defer upgrades to your PC. When you defer upgrades, new Windows features won’t be downloaded or installed for several months. Deferring upgrades doesn’t affect security updates. Note that deferring upgrades will prevent you from getting the latest Windows features as soon as they’re available”
So if you want to defer the upgrades in your PC, open the Settings panel from start menu and navigate to Update and Security-> Windows Update. Here you will see an link to Advanced Options.
The advanced options gives you to option to defer upgrades on your PC. All you need to do is to check the box against this option.
How long will it be Deferred?
Upgrades can be deferred for several months according to Microsoft, but the company does not mention how many months it can be deferred. But ultimately these features will be installed on your PC. So you will not be able to defer upgrades indefinitely.
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