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10/06/2017

you'll never need to ask for your mates wifi code again with ios 11

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01/06/2017

World's most powerful processor is here..i9 features base clock speeds of 3.3GHz, reaching up to 4.3GHz dual-core speeds with Turbo Boost 2.0 and 4.5GHz with Turbo Boost 3.0.

07/01/2017

Asus Zenfone AR: The First Smartphone That Combines Google Tango And Daydream VR

Asus Zenfone AR To Come With Qualcomm Snapdragon 821, 8GB RAM, AR & VR Asus has announced a new smartphone at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2017,

05/01/2017

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Kingston Technology's DataTraveler Ultimate GT can pack in a mind-boggling two terabytes of data.

04/01/2017

A young woman has been caught trying to smuggle a teenage African migrant hidden in her suitcase into Spanish territory.

09/12/2016

Ever wondered what “i” in the iPhone stood for? Here is the answer!

Apple has been naming its devices with a i prefix. We have the iMac, iPod, iTunes, iPhone, iPad all of which have the omnipresent “i” prefix since the release of the first iMac in 1998. Have you wondered what the “i” in all the prefixes means? Why Apple prefers naming its products starting with a “i”.

Well there have been many answers to this question. In fact last week, Internet has been abuzz with Apple fanboys remembering exactly what Apple’s “i” stands for. We briefly try to answer the question.

In 1998, at an Apple event in 1998, Steve Jobs introduced the iMac. Jobs explained the link between “i” and “Mac.”

“iMac comes from the marriage of the excitement of the Internet with the simplicity of Macintosh,” he said. “We are targeting this for the no. 1 use that consumers tell us they want a computer for, which is to get on the Internet simply and fast.”

In 1998, the “i” in iMac stood for Internet. Jobs followed these statements with a slide that expanded upon what else the “i” means to Apple:

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Besides Internet, Apple’s prefix also stood for individual, instruct, inform and inspire. It should be noted that Apple didnt have Internet in mind when naming the iPod and Internet in the “i” came much later.

When the iPhone was announced in 2007, one of its three key ingredients was Internet communication, bringing the “i” back to its original intended meaning of Internet. (The other two fundamentals were music and phone calls.)

Since then, “i” for Internet has lost the meaning because all the Apple products now have some form of Internet connectivity built in. But as Apple grows, the “i” has emerged has some soft of brand niche for Apple. Though it abandoned the “i” while branding its smartwatch and TV boxes. Instead of iWatch and iTV, we have Apple Watch and Apple TV.

But sooner or later, Apple will return to its iconic “i” because it sells!

05/12/2016

Stay away from apps outside official app stores

Android users are learning a nasty lesson: you should never download apps outside the official Google Play app store.

12/09/2016

Have you noticed big brands dropping A, B & O from their signs and logos?

The biggest companies around the globe are dropping the letters A, B, and O from their logos and signs. Do you know why? If you have taken a walk around th

09/09/2016

Nintendo to bring SUPER MARIO RUN To The iPhone

Nintendo is back with its world famous iconic character, Mario and it will be launching a new game Super Mario Run by November 2016.

Nintendo made the announcement during the ongoing Apple Keynote at San Francisco. According to Nintendo, you can play Super Mario Run with one hand standing in the subway or while eating an apple. The Super Mario Run gameplay is rather simple, Mario keeps on running and you have to tap and Mario jumps. The object of the game is to collect most coins while reaching the goalpost. The longer you tap the higher Mario will jump. There is also Toad Tally where you can challenge other players.

Nintendo has also included an online multiplayer version of Super Mario Run. The online multiplayer version is called Toad Tally where you can challenge your friends. The game also has a battle mode with friends for completing a timed run. The game can be bought for a one off payment, the price will be announced later but it will be released for ‘holidays’ in 2016. Super Mario stickers for iMessage which will release with iOS 10.

09/09/2016

The FAA is advising passengers "not to turn on or charge these devices on board aircraft and not to stow them in any checked baggage"

http://money.cnn.com/2016/09/08/technology/samsung-galaxy-note-7-airlines-battery-fires/index.html?sr=fbCNN090916samsung-galaxy-note-7-airlines-battery-fires0336AMVODtopLink&linkId=28545612

Air travelers are being warned not to use their Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phones on planes after the company recalled the devices over complaints of battery fires.

08/09/2016

Microsoft is allegedly creating a Slack competitor with the help of Skype 0
BY VIJAY PRABHU ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2016 MICROSOFT, TECHNOLOGY

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After failing to buy it, Microsoft is trying to kill Slack with a competitor

After planning a bid to buy the popular messaging App, Slack in March, Microsoft has decided now to go for a kill by building a Slack like features with the help of its own video messaging App, Skype.

Microsoft planned to buy Slack for $8 billion back in March 2016 but backed out after stiff opposition from founder Bill Gates and current CEO, Satya Nadella. After failing to convince Gates and Nadella into buying Slack, the Microsoft honchos have decide the next best way to get it, kill it with competition!

According to a report on MSPowerUser, the Redmond-based tech giant is reportedly working on creating a Slack competitor — with the help of Skype.



According to MSPowerUser, Microsoft will be introducing a new feature in Skype called Skype Teams. The Skype Teams will resemble and include a lot of familiar and beloved group messaging features that people are used to in Slack.


“Skype Teams will allow you to chat in different groups within a team, also known as ‘channels.’ Additionally, users will be able to talk to each other via Direct Messages on Skype Teams,” MSPowerUser reported.

Microsoft’s new Skype Teams feature will also include “Threaded Conversations,” a feature that Slack is supposedly working on and will be releasing in its next update.

Apart from that, like Slack, Skype Teams will allow users to make video calls in the app, and include other useful features like the ability to share files and notes, schedule meetings and make use of Office 365 integration to incorporate Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, etc.

GIF messages have been one of the most popular feature with Slack users and Microsoft is also planning to incorporate that in Skype Teams. MSPowerUser states that Skype Teams will have a feature called “The Fun Picker,” which allows you to choose from a slew of fun emoji, GIFs and memes.


Microsoft plans to release Skype Teams as a web and Windows app, the report said, in addition to apps for Android, iOS, and Windows Phone devices.

08/09/2016

Apple kills the iphone headphone jack introduces wireless earbuds called airpods

http://www.apple.com/newsroom/2016/09/apple-reinvents-the-wireless-headphones-with-airpods.html

Apple today announced AirPods, innovative new wireless headphones that use advanced Apple technology to reinvent the wireless experience.

08/09/2016

Turing’s new smartphone to have 18GB of RAM, 1.2TB storage and three Snapdragon 830s
Turing’s 2018 phone to have three Snapdragon 830s, 18GB RAM, 1.2TB storage 0
BY KAVITA IYER ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2016 SMARTPHONES, TECHNOLOGY

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Turing announces Monolith Chaconne with 3 Snapdragon 830s, 4K display, 18GB of RAM, and much more

Turing Robotics Industries (TRI) with some more craziness after introducing the Turing Phone Cadenza last week. The company has just announced the Turing Monolith Chaconne, a smartphone with specs even stranger than its name, through an email newsletter.

The above announcement by TRI come two months after the firm finally managed to ship the pilot Turing Phone, a crowdfunded Android handset, to early backers, after much delay and some revisions.

Coming to Turing Monolith Chaconne, let’s have a look at its specifications at a glance:


• 6.4-inch 4K display with 2160×3840 pixel resolution
• 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 830 processors
• 18GB of LPDDR4X RAM (or 3 x 6GB memory chips)
• 1.2TB of storage (3 x 256GB memory, 512GB via microSD card)
• 60MP quad rear camera with Triplet Lens/T1.2 and iMAX 6K
• 20MP dual front camera
• Swordfish OS with deep learning (AI) features based on Sailfish OSS
• 120 Wh battery based on 3,600mAh Graphene Super-capacitor + 2,400mAh Li-Ion + Hydrogen Fuel Cell wordfish Sailfish OS
• WiGig support, Marshall audio, A.L.A.N
• Advanced AI Voice-Authenticated Power On/Off
• Four Nano-SIM support
• Graphene Oxide composite bodywork with Liquid Metal 2.0 Structural Frame, Lightweight Metal Outer Frame, High Temperature Alloy Components
• 4G + VoLTE, 3G, GSM
• Augmented Reality: Parallel Tracking & Mapping API

Steve Chao, CEO of TRI, in an email newsletter explains how it is going to connect the three Snapdragon 830 SoCs in the smartphone:


“TRI plans on connecting multiple CPUs via WiGig by implementing an ad-hoc driver to the 60GHz channel via on-board USB3.0. This complicated computing process stores a transient matrix in SSD of CPU(1), then it recomputes and shares the transient matrix with the other SSD of CPU(2) simultaneously. This results in the CPUs sharing their computing power in parallel. Such proprietary technology enables TRI to achieve never-seen-before computing power on a mobile device. So what exactly is this technology intended for? The answer is – Computational Intelligence (CI).”

The Turing Monolith Chaconne is expected to release in 2018. Whether or not will the company be able to launch this device next year and keep its promise, only time will tell. TRI also says that it will make its presence felt in Salo, Finland and start building prototypes for the Turing Phone Cadenza in a manufacturing facility right where Nokia and Microsoft used to produce their mobile phone prototypes.

05/09/2016

LG Unveils A Smart Fridge With Windows 10
BY KAVITA IYER ON SEPTEMBER 3, 2016 LG, TECHNOLOGY

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This new smart fridge by LG allows you to see foods inside with see-thru PC

Earlier this year, the South Korean giant Samsung had unveiled its own smart fridge with a giant 1080p touchscreen and its own operating system, Tizen. Not to be left behind, LG used IFA 2016 in Berlin to showcase their Signature Smart InstaView fridge running Windows 10 built into the door panel.

“IFA is a great venue for showcasing our newest home appliances because this is where the best in the industry all come together,” said Jo Seong-jin, president of LG electronics, in a statement. “LG’s advanced kitchen appliances are second to none when it comes to the modern consumer’s home dining experience.”

The LG Smart InstaView Door-In-Door Refrigerator comes with a 21.5-inch translucent touchscreen, which you can use to interact with Windows 10 backed with 2GB of RAM and an Intel Atom processor. It also supports Microsoft’s personal assistant Cortana and offers access to the full range of Windows Store apps and Live Tiles, plus some LG apps too.


The fridge has other cool features too, like double tapping on the screen makes it translucent, allowing you to see the contents of your fridge without opening the door. The bottom of the refrigerator has a smart sensor that opens the door automatically when you step into the light projection. You can also apply different temperatures at various sections of the fridge.

Further, LG’s own Windows 10 apps are designed so that users can drag and drop icons against the food item in the fridge in case they wish to leave a note on any food item, add recipes and healthy information about meals, set a timer, or simply mark food that you can see through the translucent display.

05/09/2016

http://money.cnn.com/2016/08/29/technology/apple-iphone-7-september-launch-event/index.html?sr=fbCNN090416apple-iphone-7-september-launch-event0401PMVODtopPhoto&linkId=28222798

Apple is expected to announce the latest iPhone at its annual Fall press event in San Francisco next week.

05/09/2016

04/09/2016

http://edition.cnn.com/2016/08/29/health/lucy-early-human-ancestor-cause-of-death/?sr=fbCNN090316lucy-early-human-ancestor-cause-of-death0901PMVODtopLink&linkId=28345597

How did she come to rest in a shallow stream bed? Lucy just might be considered one of the oldest cold cases.

04/09/2016

Record Breaking' Internet Speed of 1.9 Gbps over 4G Mobile Network achieved
1.9 Gigabit Per Second: Fastest Mobile 4G Network Speed Record Broken 0
BY KAVITA IYER ON SEPTEMBER 3, 2016 INTERNET, TECHNOLOGY

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Finnish company tests fastest mobile internet speed

In this age of internet, where we have moved from 3G to 4G network, a new record has been set for the world’s fastest 4G mobile internet speed, according to a network operator.

The firm Elisa, a mobile carrier provider in Finland, in collaboration with the Chinese telecommunication giant Huawei has broken the record for the fastest speeds reached over a 4G network. The two companies were able to achieve a 1.9 gigabit-per-second (Gbps) speed on a test network —said to be the fastest speed ever recorded on a commercial device.

“This new speed record is a step towards the 5G network and also an excellent indication of all the opportunities the 4G network still has to offer. The speeds that the 4G network offers are continuously increasing and, possibly in the next few years, we will even be able to offer mobile data connections of several gigabits per second to our customers,” said Sami Komulainen, Vice President of mobile network services at Elisa.


According to BBC, hypothetically, this 1.9Gbps speed could download a Blu-ray film in just 44 seconds. As a comparison, Elisa’s fastest commercial network is 300-MEGAbit-per-second, which is not even a sixth as fast.

Even though the speed may have been broken on a special Elisa-only network, technology commentators say the only true speed test is on a publicly available network.


Komulainen explained why the speed test was important: “A speed of almost two gigabits may seem unheard-of, and many people are wondering if such speeds are even needed in everyday use. However, there will be more and more demand for high-speed connections in the future as, for example, 360-degree videos and virtual reality applications become more popular.”

While speeds like that could revolutionize the tech industry, the speeds have little significance in real world applications as, “Deploying a network that can support 1.9Gbps doesn’t mean customers will get 1.9Gbps mobile broadband,” quoted Nick Wood, an assistant editor at Total Telecom.

And why is that “because that network capacity has to be shared among customers. In reality, customers are likely to experience a modest improvement in overall speed and reliability, which is great, but doesn’t make for exciting headlines the same way that 1.9 Gbps does,” he added.

Elisa has stated that it plans to bring a premium 1Gbps network in Finland within the next two years. In contrast, Vodafone Germany plans to get there quickly. The operator has said it plans to offer 1 Gbps on its 4G network by the end of 2016.

03/09/2016

World's First 12 GB RAM Smartphone!!!
This smartphone is the mother and father of them all with 12GB of RAM and 2 Snapdragan 830 SoCs 0
BY VIJAY PRABHU ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2016 SMARTPHONES, TECHNOLOGY

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Meet Turing’s Cadenza, there is no smartphone on earth like it

Imagine a smartphone with two Snapdragon 830 SoCs, 12GB of RAM, 12MP front cameras, and 60MP rear cameras. Yes! These are the specs of the forthcoming smartphone from the house of Turing which is popular for its hack proof smartphones.

While other manufacturers are trying to push the RAM boundaries to 6GB, Turing Cadenza will have exactly double that at 12GB of RAM.

Turing has been famous for its completely secure products and pushing the envelope further, Turing Robotics Industries (TRI) has announced its intention to release a smartphone with literally insane specs.

01/09/2016

http://www.techworm.net/2016/08/intel-launches-7th-generation-kaby-lake-core-i7-processor.html

Intel announces 7th generation 'Kaby Lake' Core processors Intel has officially launched its first wave of 7th-generation Core processors called internally

15/08/2016

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14/08/2016

http://www.techworm.net/2016/08/eyes-turkish-man-builds-invisible-iphone-screen-onlookers.html

For your eyes only: Turkish man builds invisible iPhone screen for onlookers

02/08/2016

The really interesting reason why ATM PINs have a 4 digit code

You walk into your friendly neighborhood ATM kiosk and swipe your card. You then punch in a 4 PIN code to authenticate yourself and proceed to withdraw money. You may have been doing this mechanically since the day ATM was introduced but have you given a thought why ATM PINs have a 4 digit code? No! Then read on..
Automated Teller Machines (ATM) were first introduced in 1967 and now have emerged as a best option to disburse cash. Instead of visiting your bank and waiting in a long queue to withdraw money, you just have to swipe your ATM card, punch in your secret 4 digit PIN and take away the money you require.
But if someone was to find or steal your card, the only barrier protecting your money is your 4-digit ATM PIN. Ever wondered why most PINs have only 4 digits? Given that an ATM dishes out money wouldnt the manufacturers of ATMS have been wiser to introduce a longish PIN say six digit or eight digit one. Isn’t that why our email passwords are also expected to be 6 letters or more?

You walk into your friendly neighborhood ATM kiosk and swipe your card. You then punch in a 4 PIN code to authenticate yourself and proceed to withdraw money. You may have been doing this mechanically since the day ATM was introduced but have you given a thought why ATM PINs have a 4 digit code? No! Then read on..
Automated Teller Machines (ATM) were first introduced in 1967 and now have emerged as a best option to disburse cash. Instead of visiting your bank and waiting in a long queue to withdraw money, you just have to swipe your ATM card, punch in your secret 4 digit PIN and take away the money you require.
But if someone was to find or steal your card, the only barrier protecting your money is your 4-digit ATM PIN. Ever wondered why most PINs have only 4 digits? Given that an ATM dishes out money wouldnt the manufacturers of ATMS have been wiser to introduce a longish PIN say six digit or eight digit one. Isn’t that why our email passwords are also expected to be 6 letters or more?

You see there is a bit of story behind it. ATM was invented by a wellknown Scottish inventor John Adrian Shepherd-Barron, the man who pioneered the development of the ATM machine. Barron was born in Shillong and was son to a Wimbledon ladies doubles champion, Dorothy Barron. When testing out his invention, Barron had also proposed a 6-digit PIN.
However, the first person to use his invention was his wife, Caroline. We all know that behind every successful man is a woman, and Caroline apparently rejected the idea of using a six code PIN for her husband’s invention because she could only remember the numbers up to four.

But he decided to check that with his wife, Caroline.
“Over the kitchen table, she said she could only remember four figures, so because of her, four figures became the world standard,” he laughs.
Reportedly, 6 numbers stringed together were too much information for her to recall.
Although, there are many banks nowadays that offer 6 digit PINs for security purposes, shouldn’t those of us using 4 digit PINs be thanking Caroline? It gets tough to recall those 4 digits at times, imagine what 6 or more would do to us?

02/07/2016

http://m.fin24.com/fin24/Tech/Companies/mtn-sa-ceo-awarded-r52m-in-shares-20160701

Mobile network MTN has dished out R5.2m worth of shares to the chief executive officer of its South African unit, Mteto Nyati.

27/10/2015

Survivors Foundation

http://healthcaresolutionsplus.org/10-things-stroke-survivors-need-to-understand-about-neuroplasticity/

Neuroplasticity is a big word getting a lot of buzz. It means the brain (“neuro”) can change (“plastic”). We hear a lot about it in stroke and brain injury rehab because it gives hope to survivors ...