The September SMR for the unlocked Galaxy Note 20 and Galaxy Note 20 Ultra in the US comes with firmware version N98*U1UEU3FVI5. The phones are getting some system stability improvements along with last month’s vulnerability fixes. According to Samsung’s security bulletin, the September SMR patches around 50 vulnerabilities, including issues with Photo Editor, Video Editor, System UI, Call Background Provider, Telecom Application, and other system components, apps, and services. All of these fixes have already rolled out to Samsung’s last Note series phones pretty much everywhere, including the carrier-locked units in the US....

Verified status on Twitter won’t be free, it will cost you $8 a month Verified status on Twitter won’t be free, it will cost you $8 a month So, regardless of whether you’re already verified or not, you’ll have to pay up in order to have that verified badge next to your name. Elon Musk announced all this via his Twitter handle. He did note that this price is for the US, while the price will be “adjusted by country proportionate to purchasing power parity”....

But she says the mental impact was more difficult—the feelings of fear and loneliness her new body inspired, not being able to do the things she used to. That drew her to Thailand, where she attended her first meditation retreat. Shapiro, now an author and professor of psychology at Santa Clara University, has conducted two decades of research into the health benefits of mindfulness. In this Tedx Talk from the fall, she talks about her personal journey to learning mindfulness, as well as how meditation and mindfulness can affect our health:...

Recently, though, my research has led me to believe that one simple prescription can have transformative effects: look for more daily experiences of awe. This doesn’t require a trek to the mountains. What the science of awe is suggesting is that opportunities for awe surround us, and their benefits are profound. Awe is the feeling of being in the presence of something vast that transcends your understanding of the world. Early in human history, awe was reserved for feelings toward divine beings, like the spirits that Greek families believed were guarding over their fates....

If this is lacking in your marriage right now then today is the day to refocus your energy onto the most important person in your life! The Dating Divas have come up with 10 marriage-strengthening reasons to spoil your spouse, not your kids. Who Comes First Husband or Child? Who Comes First Husband or Child? We have all envied them, those couples that are ‘newlywed-in-love’ with well-behaved children. How is it that they can be so happy?...