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Many people are yet to wrap their head around nor upgraded to 4K resolutions yet, but this week at the IFA 2018, Samsung  announced its first-ever 8K television for commercial release. It"s not news that Samsung"s been working on an 8K set. The company first showed the Q9S at CES 2018 in January, and quietly announced in a presentation at the QLED and Advanced Display conference in June , Forbes noted that it would be releasing several 8K models this year. But thus far, exact timing and price have remained a secret, Until now. Q900R, It’s a QLED device that comes in four big screen sizes (65”, 75”, 82” and 85”)—with a very impressive 4,000 nit peak brightness and supports a real 8K resolution as well as the HDR10+ standard. Since there’s virtually no 8K content on the market worth watching right now, the primary selling point of the TV appears to be upscaling 4K content—which Samsung explains it will relies on tech involving artificial intelligence and dedicated processors,

Google Assistant just got even smarter. At the IFA tech show in Berlin, Google announced that the Google Assistant is now bilingual, making it the first voice assistant to be able to seamlessly switch between two different languages. Starting today, Google Assistant"s new bilingual support should make it more useful in homes where family members speak two languages—meaning you can now speak to the Google Assistant (on phones and smart speakers) in any two of the following languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, or Japanese (more will be supported in the coming months). Users will have to select which two languages they want their Google Assistant to understand. For example, if your family speaks English and German, you can ask the Google Assistant questions in either of those two languages interchangeably. Also, For user who have Google Home and a Chromecast linked to your TV, you"ll now be able to see more visual results on the big screen. The Assistant now di

If you have been a Windows 10 user for quite some time. Then you are probably used to the regular old operating system"s functionality. But today, I"ve got not one but seven awesome keyboard hacks which you can implement in your regular use. And no doubt these keyboard hacks will have your life a lot easier. So without a further ado, let"s jump straight into them. #1. Windows key and D This is a unique shortcut for Windows 10 users where you can come to your default home screen wallpaper just by pressing these two keys simultaneously. Suppose you are playing your favorite video game or watching Netflix while working at your office :p and suddenly you see your boss coming in, this is the perfect opportunity to make use of this key and come directly back to normal default wallpaper without getting into any trouble ;) #2. Shift and Control and V This is something which will come in handy if you are a type of person who sends a lot of emails. You see once you copy something

The term “noise isolation” might be confusing for many when we talk about the noise isolating headphones as the headphones are supposed to provide a better sound experience for the users. That is exactly the reason why noise isolating headphones are used; to suppress and isolate the external noise and sound to provide the user a better listening experience. These Bluetooth headsets are becoming popular due to their external noise suppression features so you don’t have to turn on the music too loud in buses or trains to listen to it clearly. They don’t actually use some kind of hi-fi technology in them to produce isolating sounds of your choice but the years of headphones experience and Bluetooth headsets have helped to come across some amazing headphones that will provide you a much better audio experience. Noise isolating headphones help in blocking the background sound and external noise to help you listen to your favorite music or even calls without any unwanted distraction. What d

With the hopes to lure more college students to its platform, Instagram announces a feature which will makes it easy for its users to connect with their classmates. The company, which is owned by Facebook, confirmed to CNBC , that it is testing a tool that allows students to join a virtual community of peers and exchange direct messages with them. This could really help students meet new people and find friends on Instagram as they are making the transition to College. After all, college-aged students are the biggest demographic for Instagram, so this makes plenty of sense for Instagram. How it works The feature is quite easy to opt in,  to begin the users is prompted users to join a college community and “connect with other students.”After the user has opted into the community, the user’s university and their graduating year will be added to their profile. It also grants access to class-based lists of other students who have also opted in. Now this is class-based as in those graduatio

In a move designed to drive iCloud storage subscription upgrades, Apple is now promoting free 200GB of iCloud storage space on a trial basis for 2 months to customers upgrading to a new iPhone—By offering 200GB of storage space on iCloud, Apple is hoping to make it easier for users switching from an Android device to an iPhone to easily move their data to Apple’s ecosystem. By default, an iCloud account comes with a measly 5GB of free storage space. As this offer will be presented to iPhone upgraders, the idea behind this marketing move is that customers can use this 200GB bucket to ensure their current phone data is safely backed up. Then, you can simply sign into iCloud on the new phone and have everything get sucked up. Note that the financial value of this offer isn’t that fantastic. Since May, Apple started offering 30 day free trials for all new subscriptions to iCloud paid tiers . So, in reality, what customers get for free here is an additional month, which usually costs $2.99.

Google-owned YouTube is expanding the concept of non-skippable advertisements on its platform for the creators to monetise their content and earn more revenue—This basically means you will not be seeing the "skip ad" button more often. YouTube explained that creators who already monetise their content on YouTube will be soon able to turn on non-skippable ads for all of their videos. And eligible creators will get a notification in their dashboard, company officials said in a video uploaded on YouTube"s Creator Insider channel. Even as Google is expanding the advertisements on its video sharing platform, the company is also offering a YouTube Premium (popularly known as YouTube Red) which is a subscription-based service without ads, and offers more flexible options with downloads and Original content—YouTube Premium which also bundles YouTube Music is available in select markets including the US, Australia, Africa and Europe. The content-sharing platform is also adding a

Previously, only muted-GIFs were available to be forwarded but now Snapchat has introduced  a new feature—which allows users to send music GIFs to their followers, or upload them as stories, on the social network, thanks to TuneMoji . Since launching in 2014, TuneMoji has been steadily growing, with around 20 million users already. The app allows people to create and share the GIFs, which all feature licensed music, to enhance their chat—The music GIF network is integrating into Snap from today, allowing the app’s millions of users to add TuneMojis in chats and stories, as first spotted by Business Insider . “Adding music to GIFs is the next logical step in the evolution of visual communication," said TuneMoji’s founder and CEO, James Fabricant. “We initially started by creating TuneMojis ourselves, and quickly realized how much more effective it would be to empower a generation with the tools to produce their own music GIFs. That infinite creativity is what now fuels the TuneMoji

Google a few months ago released its most significant Gmail update in years, refreshing the designing of its popular email app and adding a bunch of neat features meant to improve the overall email experience further and increase productivity—Fast forward, the tech giant has announced that one of the brand new design changes that hit Gmail earlier this year will also be available on other G Suite apps. Google is expanding the side panel in the revamped version of Gmail to other G Suite apps in an effort to make navigation and multi-tasking for users smoother and quicker—With the new sidebar, users would be able to access three G Suite products from Docs itself - Sheets, Slides, and Drawings. "We"re adding a quick-access side panel to the Docs editors and Google Calendar to help you quickly access other G Suite products without leaving what you"re working on," the G Suite team wrote in a blog post . The quick-access side panel which is available on the right side of

Nigeria"s Osun State is set to use drones in its bid to address the growing problem of livestock theft and attacks in the region. The announcement was made by Oluremi Omowaiye, Commissioner for Innovation, Science and Technology for Nigeria"s State of Osun, during the  ICTEL Expo 2018  in Lagos. Added to the use of drones, the state has also built a call center and has announced an SMS shortcode which people in Osun State, especially farmers, can use to track the movement of live stocks in the surrounding areas. “The State, will in the coming week, launch unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), commonly known as drone as a monitor tool to track movement of live stocks in the State,” said Omowaiye. Drones to help farmers in Nigeria The problem in Osun State is focused around the conflict between herdsmen and crop farmers. Farmers have been accusing herdsmen in the area of failing to control their cattle and thus in turn they end up damaging their crops. In return, the herdsmen have a

There’s a whole lot of Google apps that people use on a daily basis, like Chrome, Gmail, Drive, and so on—But Google Fit hasn’t really caught on like that. In an effort to improve its Android health and fitness app, Google has basically redesigned Fit to better support people’s activity and wellness goals. Google, in partnership with American Heart Association and the World Health Organisation to help understand the science behind physical activity” and figure out how to spur people into getting more active—Which is why the new Google Fit is built around two pretty simple activity goals the update bases on recommendations it got from the AHA and WHO about how people can improve their health — those goals are called Move Minutes and Heart Points. MOVE MINUTES This feature will allow users track their progress based on how much activity they do during the week. This can track lots of different kinds of movements in a way that’s meant to be more than just a step-counter. Get your heart pu

Zoto, a Nigerian technology company has been leveraging Nigeria’s ICT boom to provide quick and seamless payment facility to its customers ranging from airtime recharges, bill payments and movie ticketing, which helps reduce the need for carrying cash—It has been ranked position one on app store in the shopping category The Mobile recharge and payment solutions platform, Zoto has been off the radar for quite a while now—back in July, Users complained told about the Zoto’s muteness, and about their inability to transact on the app, some of them even losing money in the process. Since June, users complains has been met with an unusual silence from Zoto customer care service account: Twitter and Facebook pages —The only semblance of communication came in July — a rather inconclusive notice within the app that read: “App is temporarily not available. More updates coming to you soon”. This notification might seem like there is hope but the Co-founder of the platform Oshone Emmanuel Ikazobo

The social media and advertising conglomerate Facebook, has removed its Onavo VPN app from the App Store after Apple warned the company that the app was in violation of its policies governing data gathering.—The new rules, introduced in June post the implementation of the European Union’s GDPR, restrict the ability to sell user data to third parties. Onavo functions as a virtual private network VPN (Virtual private network) app is to monitor the behaviour of smartphone users outside Facebook’s core apps. Among other things, this has helped the social network work out its live video strategy, and competition from other social media apps. It was found that Facebook was using the traffic from its private servers for detailed analysis. Also, Onavo Protect has been found violating the App Store’s rules on app makers using data outside a software’s core functions. VPNs work by encrypting users’ traffic and redirecting it through a private server to avoid third-party scrutiny, such as by an i

After three years of searching, Uber has finally replaced CFO Gautam Gupta who left the company back in 2015—Nelson Chai, a former Merrill Lynch CFO, will take the reins of the finance department. Nelson Chai, born 1965 is an American investment banker and financial executive. He formerly served as the chief financial officer of American financial services company Merrill Lynch & Co.; NYSE Euronext, the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange; and Archipelago Holdings, the first fully electronic stock exchange in the United States.—and briefly as Bank of America"s president for the Asia-Pacific region. He is the former president of CIT Group and reported directly to then CEO John Thain. “I"m incredibly excited to bring on someone as experienced and thoughtful as Nelson,” remarked Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi in a statement provided to CNBC . “He will be a great partner for me and the entire management team as we move towards becoming a public company.”                

Earlier this week, during its latest enterprise release notes the tech giants Google announced an upcoming launch of its dominating browser, Chrome—It will debut with a new Material Design concept, and the new design will be across all operating systems. Chrome version 69, desktop interface will include more rounded and a whiter appearance. Moreover, the mobile version for iOS will sport a major revamp. Google is relocating the browser’s navigation controls to the bottom. This makes it easier for one-handed use or for devices with really large displays. The forthcoming changes are already available by enabling certain flags in Chrome 68 for mobile and the web. Along with its visual makeover, the upcoming Chrome version 69 will also support Windows 10 notifications, along with touchpad gesture navigation on Windows 10, as well as general auto fill improvements. Additionally, Chrome 69 will also take another step to completely phase out Adobe Flash. It will require users to enable the t

If you’ve ever had an MRI, you know it can be a long, drawn-out, and very loud process. Given that you wouldn’t even be having an MRI unless you and your doctors were concerned about something, it can be stressful–not to mention claustrophobic–to be jammed into the machine’s chamber for up to an hour. Facebook and New York University (NYU) have announced a partnership in which they are exploring how artificial intelligence can be used to make MRI scans 10x faster—The “fast MRI” research partnership, unveiled on Monday, is between the Facebook AI Research (FAIR) group and the Department of Radiology in New York University School of Medicine. The aim of the project is to see if AI can be used to reconstruct MR images in new, faster ways. The NYU researchers began work on using AI to speed up MRIs in 2016. At around the same time, Facebook’s AI Research team (FAIR) was looking for ways to impact real-world AI applications. NYU’s project dovetailed with that of FAIR, and allowed the Faceb

Ever hit send on an email and regretted it immediately? Now you can undo it even on your Android phone"s Gmail app—The feature, which is already available on the web version of Gmail, as well as Google’s Inbox app for Android and iOS, is now available on the Gmail app version 8.7 and up, according to Android Police . The "Undo Send" feature has been in Gmail Labs for many years since it was introduced in March 2009. It finally arrived on the Web in 2015, and has finally made its way to Android now. Another feature that Gmail recently introduced on mobile was Confidential Mode, which essentially allows user to send emails to others that will self-destruct after a point of time. How it works . The feature works in a similar manner like its desktop variant, but there is no functionality to manually set the time slot for cancellation, or even disable it. Once you send a message, a snackbar at the bottom shows you a "sending" message with the option to cancel it whi

[caption id="attachment_12396" align="alignright" width="850"]                               Google is planning to launch this Lenovo 10 inch styled smart speaker with a display [/caption]   According to a report today by Asian news site Nikkei , Google could be launching an Amazon style Echo Show not long from now with its own smart speaker features that can be controlled from a screen. What started as a rumour now seems to be in the works with the report adding that the internet giant could be shipping some 3 million of the devices by year’s end in what is described as the first batch just in time for the holidays. The Google device follows the LG pattern of smart speakers instead of the Lenovo two screen smart speaker gadget. Right now no one is sure of the names Google could choose for its device but as 9to5Google notes, names could include Pixel Slate and Screen. Pixel which represents is flagship smartphone/smart device series and then there"s

It is not surprising that Google can and does track Android and iOS users that use its apps such as Maps or Chrome. Likewise, it is probably not all that astonishing that it sells that location information to advertisers. However, it may be a shock to find out that even if you turn off Location History, those apps are still tracking and collecting your location information. If you’ve used a smartphone or an iOS phone for any length of time, you’re probably aware that there are options to turn off location tracking. If allowed, Google apps will track your movements and save them to your account under your Location History. So if you turn off this setting, Google stops tracking you, right? It’s a fair assumption, but it is also wrong. An investigation done by the Associated Press (published by NBC News ) in collaboration with researchers at Princeton University shows that the on/off switch for Google"s Location History isn"t the silver bullet needed for going completely invisi

Spotify is testing a new feature that lets users skip audio and video ads, even without being on a paid subscription—The feature, known as "Active Media," will allows users of Spotify"s free, ad-supported service to skip particular ads, with advertisers only paying for completed listens or views. Danielle Lee, Spotify’s global head of partner solutions explained to Adage . “Our hypothesis is if we can use this to fuel our streaming intelligence, and deliver a more personalized experience and a more engaging audience to our advertisers, it will improve the outcomes that we can deliver for brands. Just as we create these personalized experiences like Discover Weekly, and the magic that brings to our consumers, we want to inject that concept into the advertising experience,” According to Spotify , Active Media feature is the "first of its kind globally" and will allow the company to "learn from each interaction" and "deliver a more personalised ad e

Google’s Chrome OS is great at a lot of things, but it lacks functionality compared with heavier operating systems like Windows or MacOS. Google has been working behind the scenes for months to develop a so-called “Alt OS” mode to run Windows 10 on a Chromebook Spotted by XDA-Developers , “Campfire” is a new project for Chrome OS which, when active, may allow Chromebook owners to dual-boot Windows 10 on their devices. This isn’t something that would work exclusively on the Pixelbook either, as the code mentioned clearly lays out that multiple Chromebooks would be able to use this feature . How would this all work? Well for one, before anyone gets too excited, there are some big limits on this. Google isn’t just flipping a switch and letting every Chromebook owner do this. Rather, the machine would have to be verified by the OEM to support Windows 10, probably just like Google did recently for the Pixelbook. This feature also wouldn’t require running developer mode like other dual-boot

When Instagram rolled out its Stories features in 2016, many were skeptical about its usefulness. This brush off might be attributed to the fact that Instagram had ‘stolen’ Snapchat’s idea . But two years later, not only have people fallen in love with Instagram Stories but its daily users round up to 300 million . To those 300 million users, Instagram Stories isn’t a copy of Snapchat; it’s the preferred version. And it’s not just that way for regular people, but also for businesses. With Instagram Stories, marketers and brands have a useful tool to sell their business and connect with their customers. You can have fun by sharing humorous content, kickstart a marketing campaign, or even drive your e-commerce sales up; there’s really no limit to what you can achieve with Instagram Stories. You can snap/select a photo, make a video, or take a poll. You can even make your Story more fun by adding Instagram’s face filters feature. Instagram went a step further and made it possible for user

Short message service, or SMS, marketing allows business owners to communicate with their customers quickly and inexpensively, but there are a number of pitfalls that you should be careful to avoid when you begin t exting your customers . More than 90 percent of text messages are opened and read by their recipients within three minutes, and they are generally responded to in 90 seconds or less. Figures like this may encourage you to jump in and start texting right away, but sustained results in this area requires careful planning and clearly defined goals. Sending unsolicited text messages can have disastrous consequences even if the recipients are your existing customers, and laws like the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 can punish this kind of behavior severely. However, adhering to some basic guidelines, learning a few text marketing tips and following text marketing examples should be enough to put you on the path to long term SMS success .    Make a List and Check It Twi

Alongside the Galaxy Note 9, Samsung also announced a new smartwatch: the Galaxy Watch. The Galaxy Watch isn"t Samsung"s first wearable, but it"s the first with the Galaxy brand name - in the past, Samsung"s smartwatches have been under the "Gear" branding. "Galaxy is a huge brand and very well known brand, meant to represent the best of the best products," Alanna Cotton, senior vice president and general manager at Samsung Electronics America, explains. "This next level version is about bringing the best solutions to this device." The Galaxy Watch has two stand-out features: battery life (Samsung says it can get up to four days, depending on the watch size), and a rotating bezel, which allows you to control the watch without always needed to use the touchscreen display.           Besides those features, the Galaxy Watch is a fitness-focused smartwatch. It will have 39 different exercises built in, will be able to automatically detect