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10 Best Apps to Sharpen Your Mind, for iOS and Android :








We spend so much time on our phones - why not use it for something more productive? This week I look into a very important category of apps. Smartphones and tablets have revolutionised education. Apps like Khan Academy and reference apps like Wolfram Alpha have changed the way people learn. These apps will teach you new things, and keep your brain sharp. Here are our top ten picks.

1) Khan Academy

I love Khan Academy's courses and app for a variety of reasons. Of all the services offering free educational courses, Khan Academy is always ahead of the curve with usability. The app has a fantastic modern look and has tens of thousands of videos, interactive examples, and more. Even if you aren't looking to learn (shame on you), give the app a try. It is especially great on iPad.

Download Khan Academy for iOS | Khan Acadmy for Android (Free)



2) WolframAlpha

You know how Google and Apple keep showing off Google Now and Siri? WolframAlpha leaves them in the dust when it comes to instant answers to various problems and questions. The amount of information delivered within the app is mind-blowing. When you're trying to learn something, you won't need to look up lots of encyclopaedias. Just ask WolframAlpha.

Download WolframAlpha for iOS | WolframAlpha for Android Rs. 190



3) Duolingo
Ever wanted to learn a new language and acted lazy about it? Remember thinking about signing up for a course and giving up? Duolingo is the best tool ever to learn a new language. It makes the experience fun and memorable with images and reminders. Once they add support for Japanese, you won't hear from me for a while.

Download Duolingo for iOS | Duolingo for Android (Free)




4) Star Walk 2
Star Walk 2 is the best app to study the stars above. No I'm not talking about horoscopes but constellations, planets, comets, and more. Star Walk 2 has an Apple Watch app as well that tells you various interesting times of the day and when it is best to view the stars. The real time gyroscope based motion tracking makes it an amazing app to use and learn. Just point your device to the sky with the app open and get ready.

Download Star Walk 2 for iOS | Star Walk 2 for Android Rs. 190



5) Coursera
Coursera as an app and a service really raises the bar for educational apps. There's something for everyone ranging from business to computer science and even gamification. It supports everything you'd expect and has some additional features like a nifty 10 second rewind feature, multiple language support for learning, offline downloads, and audio only mode. It is hard to find a single flaw with Coursera.

Download Coursera for iOS | Coursera for Android (Free)



6) iTunes U

Apple's iTunes U is a multi-purpose app. It lets you learn from tons of online universities and explore a variety of subjects and it is the one shop app needed to setup your classroom as a professor on iPad. iTunes U lets you keep track of homework, grades, and more. Apple has been doing great things in the education field for a long time. This is one of the highlights.

Download iTunes U for iOS (Free)


7) TED
The official TED app lets you view TED Talks across all subjects in multiple languages. These talks are from interesting people in every field, and the app lets you view them or download them for offline use. The app is updated regularly with content. Give it a shot today.

Download TED for iOS | TED for Android (Free)



8) Elevate - Brain Training

Just like how Duolingo changes the way you learn a language, Elevate will train your brain in ways you never could imagine. It is full of mini games and puzzle sections that test your mental strength. The app is designed well and also has an Apple Watch app if you want to train on an even smaller screen.

Download Elevate - Brain Training for iOS | Elevate - Brain Training for Android (Free)



9) Udemy

Udemy is a great service to enrol in a variety of courses. There are a few free sample courses but the bulk of the app is full of great paid courses. Instructors are consistently great with practical lessons and you can't really go wrong here. Still thinking about picking up that guitar?

Download Udemy and start strumming. Download Udemy for iOS | Udemy for Android (Free)



10) Lumosity
Just like Elevate, Lumosity aims to train you. In this case your memory and attention are called to the field. You create a custom training program suited to your needs and Lumosity games help you improve. The games are used in research and are fun as opposed to being monotonous. Lumosity also has an Apple Watch app.

Download Lumosity for iOS | Lumosity for Android (Free)



These apps are our top 10 picks for learning and education - what are your picks? Tell us via the comments.
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Facebook Messenger's Photo Magic Feature to Make Sharing Easier : 


Facebook, in a bid to gain user traction for its Messenger app, has rolled out a new feature called Photo Magic, which would let users share photos more easily than before. The app feature is currently limited to Australia and would later reach other regions. The feature would arrive in the US as well, as per Facebook messenger chief David Marcus.


Facebook Messenger's Photo Magic Feature to Make Sharing Easier | jobupzz | tech news

Facebook Messenger's Photo Magic Feature  jobupzz




While only Facebook Messenger for Android has the Photo Magic feature, it will be made available for iOS later this week.

Photo Magic is a facial recognition feature that accesses the device's camera roll, identifies friends, and then asks users whether they want to send the images to the identified friends. After scanning the images and identifying the friends, users would get a notification along with a 'Send' button to share it without even opening the messaging app.

If an image has multiple friends, Photo Magic would create a new message thread in Facebook Messenger when the images are sent. If users decide to open the app instead of sharing via notifications, they would get a preview of the message along with the recipients and the option to include a custom message.

The idea of Photo Magic comes from a collaboration between the Facebook Messenger and Moments team, reports The Verge. For those unaware, Moments app already uses a similar face recognition technology.

Although this is a nifty feature for sharing images on Messenger, some users might find it objectionable as Facebook would be scanning through each and every image from the user's camera roll. However, the new feature can be switched off Facebook Messenger's Settings section. Users can also opt out from having their faces recognised, and can turn notifications off.




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Self-destructing in 3…2…1. Boom!


A new technology can make computer chips self-destruct when remotely triggered. The new method uses silicon computer wafers attached to a piece of tempered glass that shatters into smithereens when heated in one spot.
The heat can be turned on via a remote, which in the future could conceivably be triggered by anything from Wi-Fi to a radiofrequency signal, said Gregory Whiting, a materials scientist and manager of the Novel Electronics Group that produced the chip at PARC, a Xerox company. The self-destructing chip was on display last month at DARPA's "Wait, What? Technology Forum" in St. Louis. [


Tempered glass
The team was initially inspired to make self-destructing electronics that could be built with off-the-shelf products, Whiting said. The researchers considered a number of methods of destruction, from vaporization to dissolving, but "we approached this from the idea of, 'Could we take an off-the-shelf chip, if you like, and, without doing too much to it, could we make it become transient?'" Whiting told Live Science.
The team came upon the idea of tempered glass, an extra strength material also known as safety glass. Normally, people temper glass by cooling the edges: The glass exterior shrinks, putting the exterior into compression while the warmer interior maintains incredible tensile stress.
Though the glass is stronger than normal, "if you break a piece ofsafety glass, it kind of explodes, shatters explosively into little pieces," Whiting said.
Because glass is a poor temperature conductor, the heat-tempering process only works with pieces of glass that are at least 0.03 inches (1 millimeter) thick, whereas producing tiny particles requires thinner materials.
As such, the team used a different method, called ion exchange, to temper the glass. The researchers started with a thin piece of glass that was rich in sodium ions, or atoms of sodium with one electron stripped off. They then put the glass into a hot bath of potassium nitrate. Potassium ions then try to swap places with the sodium ions, but because the heftier potassium ions must squeeze into place within thesilicon matrix, this creates enormous tension in the glass, Whiting said.
The new method allows people to either attach silicon wafers directly to the glass, or fabricate the two together. (The final chip looks like a piece of glass with some metal lines drawn all over it.)
To induce chip suicide, the team triggers the chip with a tiny heating element, which causes a thermal shock that creates a fracture that spreads throughout the glass. The current demonstration uses a piece of glass that is 250 micrometers thick, but theoretically, any size glass could be used, Whiting said. (For comparison, an average strand of human hair is about 80 to 100 micrometers thick.)
In addition, anything from Wi-Fi to radio waves could send the kill signal to the chip, Whiting said.
Remote destruction
Of course, many might wonder: Why not take the old-fashioned route and take a sledgehammer to the electronic device?
"You can throw your phone into some boiling water, or you can smash it on the floor, you can even apply a high-current pulse to try and burn up the memory," Whiting said.
But even though all those methods may be more low-tech (and potentially more therapeutic) than a self-destructing computer chip, they can't be implemented from afar.
And, barring using an acid to dissolve the object, it's actually pretty hard to completely destroy information on an electronic device using most methods, Whiting said.
"People are pretty strongly able to recover that information, becausethe bits are still in order," Whiting said, referring to the base unit of information on a silicon chip.
By contrast, the self-destructing glass chip shatters into such tiny pieces that the method "doesn't just wipe the data, it sort of rearranges the bits," Whiting said. Some of the debris is so tiny that it destroys many of the bits altogether. Reconstructing the data would require putting all those tiny particles back together, he added.
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China has restrictions on the content that can be made available to people within the country, and companies are required to monitor and censor the content it makes available, or else be blocked completely in the country, like Facebook and Twitter.





Rather than censoring each article that people have access to within Apple's new News app, it looks like Apple is seemly deactivating the app in China to fall in line with the censorship requirements.

A source "with direct knowledge of the situation" told The New York Times that Apple is blocking access to articles within the News app on iOS 9, which aggregates relevant news articles based on user interest and lets users save articles to read later.

The app is currently available in the US, but is also being tested in Australia and the UK right now.

Reddit user Larry Salibra noticed that the News app, which is linked to his US Apple account, was blocked when traveling to mainland China, though it still worked while in Hong Kong.

In a blog post, he explained that access to the app was based on which carrier his phone connected to, so when his phone connected to a Chinese network, the News app deactivated.

This is only happening in China, it seems, as if you travel to another country, the News app should work without any problems.
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Chinese telecommunications equipment company Coolpad today announced its partnership with domestic electronics brand Videocon to make smartphones in India. 




Coolpad expects to roll out half a million devices from its facility in Maharashtra and the first locally made smartphone will be available in Q1 2016. “India is a very crucial market for us and we believe that we will learn a lot from our investments in the country which will affect the company and its business globally,” said Dr. Johnson Luo, Coolpad, V.P. Coolpad Group. 

It ill invest $300 million in manufacturing, R&D and ID design. The company also partnered with Amazon India to introduce an affordable smartphone with fingerprint scanner called Coolpad Note 3. Priced at Rs 8,999, the dual SIM smartphone with 4G support offers a 5.5-inch HD display screen, 13MP rear and 5MP front cameras and a 3,000 mAh battery. 

The smartphone runs its custom UI based on Android Lollipop and is powered by a 64-bit 1.3GHz octa-core MediaTek MT6753 processor with 3GB RAM and 16GB internal storage with support for up to 64GB microSD cards. The device will go on sale starting October 20 exclusively on Amazon.in on prior registration. 

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With its simple design and optimizations for social connections, it is not surprise that Instagram is the world's most popular photo-sharing app, with as many as 400 million users. It's easy to figure out the basics like cropping a photo or choosing a filter to make it look better.

But while Instagram's interface is simple to use, there are hidden features that can enhance the overall experience. Let's take a look at the 7 Instagram features that you probably don't about...

You can hide photo filters if you don't use them



Photo filters are what made Instagram famous but as camera quality has improved users have become more and more adverse to sticking "X-PRO II" over a photo and calling it a day.

Luckily, Instagram has added the ability to hide filters. Simply open a photo ready to edit, scroll all the way to the right in the filters tab and tap "Manage." From here, filters can easily be ticked or unticked depending on whether you want to see them.

Hide the bad photos of you that others are tagging



Anyone who keeps a relatively polished Instagram account knows the pain of being tagged in a bad photo that then haunts your account whenever anyone clicks through to the "Photos of You" tab.

To hide a tagged photo, go to the "Photos of You" tab, select the photo, reveal the tags (by tapping once on the image), tap your name and select "Hide from My Profile" and then click "Finished."See what your friends are liking

Have you ever wondered what kind of photos the people you follow are liking? Instagram has a built-in feature, located in the "Activity" tab, that allows a clear view of what people are liking and when.

Simply go to "Activity" and scroll left to the "Following" tab.

See all the photos you've liked in the past




Desperately searching for a photo is a pain, especially when you just know that it can't be far down the feed because you liked it earlier.

Instagram feels this pain and has built in a "Photos You've Liked" feature that is tucked away in Settings, accessed via the cog in the top-right corner of the Profile page.Get notifications when your favourite accounts post a new photo

We all have our own Instagram obsessions, accounts that we just can't stop checking because the photos are just that good. However, obsessively checking an account can feel weird. Thankfully, Instagram includes a feature that sends you a notification whenever they post.

Head to the profile in question, tap the three dots in the top left corner and select "Turn on Post Notifications." That's it.


Get notifications when your favourite accounts post a new photo




We all have our own Instagram obsessions, accounts that we just can't stop checking because the photos are just that good. However, obsessively checking an account can feel weird. Thankfully, Instagram includes a feature that sends you a notification whenever they post.

Head to the profile in question, tap the three dots in the top left corner and select "Turn on Post Notifications." That's it.

See what your friends are liking


Have you ever wondered what kind of photos the people you follow are liking? Instagram has a built-in feature, located in the "Activity" tab, that allows a clear view of what people are liking and when.

Simply go to "Activity" and scroll left to the "Following" tab.
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New York: Not allowed to use Facebook at work? That may change in near future as Facebook at Work - designed specifically for communicating with colleagues - comes along.



The tool has been in beta since January, but the pilot programme is ending, and the company is likely to launch a freemium version of the interoffice network by the end of the year, Re/code reported project head Julien Codorniou as saying.

Facebook has been using a version of Facebook at Work internally for years. 

More than 100 companies are using Facebook at Work as part of the beta. Many of those companies are just now starting to expand the product internally. 

Heineken, a leading lager beer company, for example, has been testing the product with just 40 of its top executives, but plans to expand Facebook at Work to all 550 US employees by the end of September. 

Linio, a Latin American e-commerce company, is expanding the product internally from 200 to 2,000 employees by the end of the month.

Facebook may cash in on the "familiarity". "If somebody comes into the company, they know how to use this tool from day one. So training cost is zero. That’s important,” Ryan Holmes, CEO of Hootsuite, which is part of the beta group, was quoted as saying.

Facebook will need to convince employers that green-lighting Facebook use among the staff won’t result in a loss of productivity.

"It is unrealistic that organisations try to lock people out of social. It is like telling people that they can’t have their own personal phone,” Holmes noted.
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The samurai of old are widely regarded as being among the best warriors that ever lived, and with good reason. Although those days are long gone, the Japanese people are still keeping their traditions alive to some extent, which is why you can still see sword masters wielding katanas even today. However, times are quickly changing and it seems that even the most skilled human swordsmen around have a hard time competing against the samurai robot built by Yaskawa. If you’ve been paying attention to the latest technological advancements you probably already know that highly advanced humanoid robots are still several years away, however, the samurai robot in question doesn’t actually need a full body because it can apparently outperform a sword master with just one arm.



In what the company calls the Yaskawa Bushido Project, Machii went through a number of traditional Iaijutsu challenges as a sensor-studded suit tracked his movements. The MH24 Motoman manufacturing robot monitored and copied every bit of his posture, form, and gesturing, from his arm and sword placement to his head and leg position..
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What you didn’t know about your brain?

We all know, that brain is one of the most important things that we have in our body. Without brain we won’t be able to breath and live. The brain is an organthat serves as the center of the nervous system in all vertebrate and mostinvertebrate animals. Only a few invertebrates such as sponges, jellyfish, adult sea squirts and starfish do not have a brain; diffuse or localized nerve nets are instead of brain.These are facts that are well known, but what about the tings that are not so well known?

Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. We gathered 15 awesome facts about brain, that you had no idea about!


1. Lack of oxygen in your brain for 5-10 minutes leads to permanent damage of the brain.

2. Brain grows till the age of 40.

3. Every time you make a memory, a new neuron connections are created.

4. Brain uses up to 20% of all oxygen and all blood in your body.

5. There is a virus that can attack your DNA and it will make you less intelligent. It also affects ability to learn and memory.



Parts of the human brain

6. When you are awake, you brain can create enough electricity to light up small bulb.

7. Violence has the same effect on children’s brain as soldiers who are in war.

8. 60% of brain is fat.

9. Strict diet can cause brain to be hungry and it will start “eating” itself.

10. Brain has got similar consistency to tofu.

11. Forgetting things is very good. If you forget unnecessary things you help your brain be better form.

12. Alcohol causes your brain to lose ability to create memories and thoughts.

13. Sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia – that is the science term for “ice-cream headache”.

14. It is myth that both, left and right, hemispheres don’t work together. They are connected.

15. Half of human brain can be taken out without any permanent damage on personality and memory.
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Pledging allegiance to the international flag of Earth could become worldwide practice.





Oskar Pernefeld, a soon-to-be-graduate from Beckmans College of Designin Stockholm, started a new project, where he designed the official flag ofEarth. He places it in scenes from around the world and of course, even beyond.






The design of the flag of Earth is very simple. It was created from 7 rings on a deep sea blue background. The rings form a flower in the middle. Simple, yet effective, the flag represents the natural beauty of the Earth.



On his official website, Oskar said that the blue background representswater. And we all know that water is essential for life and also ocean covers most of out planet’s surface. The outside of the flower is also a circle. This could represent a symbol of the Earth and the blue could also representuniverse.
If you cannot imagine flag of earth in use, Oskar created some pictures with the flag of the Earth inside. The flag could be part of an astronaut’s space suit, waved at sporting events or even displayed outside of your house.








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Fighter jets may soon take enemies out of the sky using laser weapons. “That day is a lot closer than I think a lot of people think it is,” said U.S. Air Force General Hawk Carlisle at this week’s 2015 Air Force Association Air & Space conference.






Speaking at a presentation about what Carlisle calls “Fifth-Generation Warfare,” he told Ars Technica that the Air Force is looking for something like a laser cannon that can be mounted on fighter aircraft and other manned planes within the next five years. These “directed-energy pods” placed on aircraft could, ideally, stop enemy aircraft, drones, and missiles at a lower “cost per shot” than current missiles and guns.


Not to be outdone, the U.S. Navy’s Laser Weapon System (LaWS) was shown off to the world at the end of last year. It uses a “directed energy weapon” to defend ships from drones, small boats, and submarines. Once locked on, the 30-kilowatt blast beam that’s about 2-3 nanometers in diameter burns up the target quickly.


Lockheed Martin also showed off its laser weapon earlier this year in a demonstration that burned through the running engine of a small truck in just seconds.

The Air Force’s laser weapon will likely be based on HELLADS, a 150-plus-kilowatt system in development by General Atomics and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Air Force leaders think the system, now in ground-based testing, could yield field-ready weapons by 2020.

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Facebook vice president for mobile and global access policy Kevin Martin at the India Economic Convention 2015 said that the social-networking giant was planning to launch a special Wi-Fi service in India which would aid in subsidising the cost of accessing internet.




He added that Facebook's connectivity lab has been working with drones and unmanned aerial vehicles to lower the cost of service to people without infrastructure.

"We are rolling out a kind of Wi-Fi service at a lower cost which is trying to adjust cost issue in other countries and looking out to do that in India," Martin said at the convention.

Martin added that Facebook's internet service would come without advertisement and videos thereby claiming lesser bandwidth and benefiting users.

He also reiterated that the social networking giant supports the concept of net neutrality and internet.org initiative was to enable people to realise the importance of Internet by providing access to basic web service free of data cost.
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While there is no “official” word from Samsung about the company working on a smartphone with a folding display, new rumours keep piling up month after month. Indeed, this indicates that the Korean smartphone maker is cooking up something that could be ready just in time for the Mobile World Congress next year.

Yes, news coming from a leakster via his Weibo account claims that Samsung is indeed working on a folding smartphone with a display that actually folds to change its form. The same source also mentions that the smartphone will be ready by January 2016 as well.

Dubbed ‘Project V’ or Project Valley, the smartphone has been showing up time and again, in the rumour mill since June this year.






What’s more is that the leaker actually has some more details about this device.

According to him, Samsung is testing the smartphone using both the Snapdragon 620 and the Snapdragon 820. We still do not know whether there will be two models, but the smartphone is said to come with 3 GB of RAM. The display of course is expected to be one of those bendable OLED displays (like the one below) that Samsung has been showing off for years.






Looks like folding displays are finally ready for show time. However, coming up with unique hardware ideas isn’t enough these days. We are pretty sure that Samsung’s UX team is scratching their heads to figure out how they can make the best use of the folding display.
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Just three years ago, Rs 15,000 budget for a smartphone would not even get you smartphone with a proper autofocus camera.



Today, thanks to the competition in the Indian market, there are now, plenty of options. Some coming from Indian smartphone brands and many coming international ones as well. While there are plenty of choices with varying hardware options, it is indeed the best combination of hardware, optimised software and features that makes for the perfect budget smartphone.



Below is our top list of Rs 15,000 smartphones. These not only deliver when it comes to good camera performance, but some all-rounders that are good at everything considering the price tags that they retail for.










5.Asus Zenfone 2 ZE551ML: Rs 14,999

Asus has a got a lot of things right with its Zenfone 2 range this year, the only problem is that its Intel chops don’t have enough gusto when it comes to gaming. Still then the rest of the package seems like a great deal and even with all the Asus customisations (Zen UI), keeps the smartphone running super smooth. However, buying this smartphone purely for its camera, may not be a great idea.






4. Lenovo Vibe X2: Rs 15,490

The Lenovo Vibe X2 is certainly a stunner and looks premium with its layered sandwiched design. What you also get inside is a brisk MediaTek 6595M chipset with a Full HD display, 2 GB of RAM and 32 GB of internal storage. What it lacks is a UI that somehow seems unfinished at best. You also get some handy Vibe attachments that you can attach to your smartphone.





3.Samsung J7: Rs 14,999

Samsung’s J series really has a lot going for it. It may not have the best camera performance in this listing, but everything else, including that beautiful Full HD Super AMOLED display, is pretty much the best you can get in this range. We will warn you about Samsung’s Hybrid SIM and SD card slot though, you can only use one of them at a time.






2.Motorola Moto G (3rd Gen): Rs 12,999

The design is tried and tested and the same can be said about its internals, but the Moto G3 does come with a few upgrades over its predecessor that make it a great yet simple smartphone. If you are new to Android, this indeed is your best choice to get your Android basics right. Its software is almost bloatware-free and you get a water resistant splash-proof coating on it as well. There is really a good reason why this smartphone is out of stock while the rest on this list are easily available.






1.Xiaomi Mi 4i (32 GB): Rs 14,999



The Xiaomi Mi 4i makes it to the top of this list, simply because it offers a lot more than anyone else, and does everything better as well. From the crisp Full HD display, to the Snapdragon 615 tucked inside, down to the 2 GB of RAM and 32 GB internal storage, it not only settles the value for money problem, but also offers enough horsepower for Android gaming, apps, multi-tasking and a lot more. Oh, and did we mention that Rs 14,999 price tag?
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Windows Phone fans rejoice! As Microsoft has finally set a date for the launch of their Cityman, Talkman smartphones and more. The event takes place in New York City, USA at 730 PM IST.

Seems like Windows 10 Mobile may also see a launch on the same day (or soon after it) as announcing new smartphones without a new OS makes little sense.

Indeed, this is more so in Microsoft’s case who is now focussed on software more than hardware.

It has been a long time since some worthy Windows Phone flagship devices were launched. The last we saw coming out of Microsoft’s stable was the Lumia 930 and the low-cost flagship, the Lumia 830.





Windows Phone fans who are currently running hardware that is two to three generations old will finally get respite with the expected Lumia 950 and 950 XL flagship smartphones.

While they clearly don’t look the part (no, we are not complaining about the plastic bits) they could have come up with some better designs indeed. Some may find them hideous while others beautiful. In short, there is nothing iconic about them, like the Lumia 1020.


The bottom line is, that they come with updated hardware (Snapdragon 810 and the 808) and hopefully the best camera bits Microsoft can offer. With the updated hardware comes support for Windows 10 features like Continuum and more.

Also expected is the Surface 4 Pro with the latest Intel Skylake chips and the Microsoft Band 2.


Windows fans have waited a long time for this, so there better be something good on the other side. Clearly, it is Windows 10 Mobile at stake out here.
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Indian government is finally set to launch the latest version of its own operating system dubbed as the Bharat Operating System Solutions, also known as BOSS.




The operating system which was originally developed in 2007 by National Resource Centre for Free/Open Source Software is now said to have been developed along with Gujarat Technical University, DRDO and a few private computer geeks being involved.

However, the latest version of BOSS which is developed by C-DAC (Centre for Development of Advanced Computing) will be unveiled this week.


Certified by the Linux Foundation, the new operating system is said to come with powerful security features and will be able to protect from countless attacks by hackers.


Along with this, the new OS also comes in line with the Digital India movement and Make in India initiatives.

It is being said that the new OS comes with a virtual keyboard on the display screen itself and a bulk file converter which ensures a safe and speedy transfer of data.


Also, it is being said that new OS was able to withstand the activities by Army Intelligence who tried to break it but in vein.


The new OS comes with almost all the features of Microsoft Windows and at the same time is completely secured and easy to use.


The Indian operating system will be supporting 18 languages including regional languages such as Kannada, Bengali, Marathi, Gujarati and Malayalam to name a few.

Having said this, the new OS is expected to replace Microsoft Windows for official use pretty soon and also in the near future, it is expected to partner with big institutions and companies to make this new OS available to every user.
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Ah! Where do I begin with the new iPhone 6s. As i watched the unveiling of Apple’s newest ‘s’ iPhone I could not help but notice the amount of work that’s gone into Apple’s newest iPhone.

In fact, it is the best ‘s’ iPhone that Apple has ever built and this is not because it comes with hardware that is twice as powerful as the previous generation, but because it has brought something new to iOS and the smartphone in a sensible way. Still then, that does not mean you rush to to buy it when it reaches India.



3D Touch

The iPhone 6s simply did not impress until 3D Touch was demoed.

While it did look like a long-press that is available on Android and Windows Phone and iOS platforms, it is anything but that. Think of it more as a right click. A chance to peek into details before you get there and not just Peek, but Pop and preview it as well.

The technology is really impressive, the combination of a capacitive display with resistive-like features, where the screen actually flexes (very, very little) to know when to deliver quick short cuts.



No this is not a gimmicky long press. The reason why Apple used 3D Touch on the iPhone 6s was because a long-press actually takes a “long time” to enable a feature.

The work around is 3D Touch. A display that detects varying levels of pressure. So if you want to see more options from an icon on your home screen, simply press it a bit harder (for an instant pop up with options) instead of pressing down the icon with your finger and waiting like a fool.

Getting to your slow-mo camera will not need you to open the camera first, but just press harder and get straight to it when it opens up. For those of you who were wondering, the new display is the sole reason why Apple cannot include the same gestures in iOS 9 for other iDevices.


Problems
Still then 3D Touch has a long way to go. There is a learning curve, even though it is a gradual one. The feature needs developer support. And while Apple has that responsive developer support, it will still be hard for many to customise apps for the same. This is because not all iPhones will support the feature, just the new iPhone 6s models and not even the new iPad Pro. So the reason for developers to opt in for 3D Touch right now are very few.



It will take the iPhone 7 for developers to be confident about 3D Touch.

I am an iPhone 6 Plus owner and there is no ways I am giving away my smartphone for a 6s Plus simply to use 3D Touch. It is something I can do without until every other iPhone out there begins to support it (and mine does not).

3D Touch is not the only way to use an iPhone and that it what makes it “just another way” to use your iPhone. This itself makes it an extra feature and not a necessity, killing its purpose.


The iPhone 7 will utilize 3D touch better
In short 3D touch will impress you no matter where you are coming from. But if it is the only reason for you to buy the iPhone 6s, we would suggest you wait for the iPhone 7 instead.

It will make more sense when the ecosystem adopts the technology rather than be an early adopter who stands out for no reason (the demo only showed off Instagram and native apps).

The iPhone 5/5s owner should however find the iPhone 6s a worthwhile bump. And he clearly does not mind being an early adopter because there is a lot else to benefit from (hardware).

3D touch is the Apple’s answer to the long press. A right click for your mobile phone’s UI that works instantaneously and not a millisecond later. It will be a revolution, not now, but on the iPhone 7 when many have already upgraded to an iPhone 6s, and Apple makes 3D Touch the only way to use an iOS device.


Courtesy : abplive
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