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Access denied by Business Data Connectivity

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When you’ve created your external list and try to access it (even as the same user, Administrator, that created it) you might get the following error: To resolve this so called problem, follow along here: Go to  Central Administration  ->  Application Management  ->  Manage Service Applications  -> Business Data Connectivity Service*  ->  [Your Entity]  ->  Set Permissions Configure the actual permissions In my case below, I’ve just told SharePoint that my Farm Administrator should be able to do all actions (Edit, Execute, Selectable in Clients and Set Permissions) Please note: You might want to use different permissions in your environments – the permissions set in this blog post is just to demonstrate how you effectively change/add permissions for your BCS Entities to get up and running. You will most likely be required to performa an IISRESET at this point to force SharePoint to understand what just happened :-) Check your external list

Motorola Moto Maxx India Launch Teased by Flipkart

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Motorola is in all likelihood bringing the battery-packed Moto Maxx (a global variant of the Motorola Droid Turbo) to India soon. Motorola’s India sales partner Flipkart, in a tweet teased about an upcoming Moto device that given by the little details provided, point to the Moto Maxx. “There’s a Moto beast coming your way… exclusively on Flipkart. Stay tuned for more details,” tweeted Flipkart with the image in the tweet mentioning “turbocharged” and “ballistic nylon fairing.” While Flipkart didn’t reveal any details about the Moto Maxx availability, Motorola India on being contacted by IBNLive said they were not aware of Flipkart’s plans and added that even if the Maxx were to come to India, it couldn’t happen this month. The highlight of the Moto Maxx is its 3900 mAh battery that Motorola claims delivers up to 48 hours of battery life on mixed usage. The highlight of the Moto Maxx is its 3900 mAh battery that Motorola claims delivers up to 48 hours of battery life on mi

Micromax Canvas Pep launched for Rs. 5,999

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Micromax has launched a new low-cost Android Smartphone in India. Dubbed as Micromax Canvas Pep, the phone comes with the price tag of just Rs. 5,999 and is now available for purchase. You can buy it in Pristine White or Mystic Blue color. “Designed for the young hyper social new age consumer, the latest smartphone enables seamless multi-tasking at a speed of light,” said Micromax.  Micromax Canvas Pep comes with a 4.5-inch of FWVGA display screen, powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor with 1GB of RAM and 4GB of Internal Storage. The phone also includes a 5MP rear camera with LED flash and a VGA front facing camera. On software front, Micromax Canvas Pep runs Android 4.4.2 KitKat Operating System. It is very similar to Micromax Canvas A1 Android Phone.

Moto 360 Getting New Update to Android 5.0.2, Build LWX49L

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Moto 360 is getting the Android 5.0.2 update for build version LWX49L. Many of the users have already received the update, which Motorola says updates Google Play Services and adds a “variety of system optimizations and security updates to improve performance stability.” This update seems to be a bug fixers rather than a feature-introducer. To check for the update on your Moto 360 go into Settings>About>System updates.

Now you can choose who will use your Facebook Account after you die

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Facebook is now allowing its users to choose what will happen to their accounts after they die. Now, Facebook users in the US will be able to choose to have their accounts deleted after death or grant permission to another person on Facebook to manage your account on their behalf. Facebook calls this person an account’s “legacy contact,” and users can choose that person through the website’s or app’s security page.  If a user chose to set up a legacy contact, then that person will be able to change your profile photo, accept friend requests, and pin announcements on your account’s timeline after a notice of your death has been received by Facebook. A legacy contact will not be able to post to the account that they’re controlling, nor will they be able to view that person’s private messages. Facebook will also provide an option to let legacy contacts download a file containing an account’s photos, posts, and other information. Earlier, Facebook provided a process to freeze acc

Facebook Testing Material Design on its Android App

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For all those who love Google’s new Material Design, here is a good news. It seems like Facebook’s main app for Android is soon getting some major design improvements. According to the recently shared screenshots and beta tester, Facebook is currently testing Material Design based elements on its app. While there isn’t many notable changes to mention here, but we do see the floating action button. When tapped, this floating action button will allow you to update your status, upload a phone, take a photo or share the location where you are. It is good to see that Facebook has now started implementing Google’s new design language.

Lenovo A6000, A5000, P70, S90 and Others to Get Android 5.0 Lollipop Update Soon

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Lenovo has finally revealed its Android 5.0 Lollipop Update plan. The company has silently updated its Android Upgrade Matrix Page. According to the listing, Lenovo’s seven smartphones will be getting Lollipop Update in the Q2 of this year.  The Lenovo smartphones which will get the Android 5.0 Lollipop Update are Lenovo A500, A6000, P70-A, S90-A, Vibe X2, Vibe Z2 and Vibe Z2 Pro. So, if you are owning these smartphones, then you can expect to receive the latest Lollipop Update in Q2 of 2015. There are currently no details about the other Lenovo Devices. We still don’t know the exact roll out date for the same. Well, other smartphone brands have already started rolling out the update now. So, we think Lenovo is bringing it late. But still we are happy to see that the company is preferring to update its devices.