- Powerful playback - LG X Boom Pro Speaker features a CD player so that we can spin our favorite playlists as well as enjoy the tracks on the discs with our friends. It supports multiple formats including CD, MP3, and WMA.
- Multi Connectivity - Multi connectivity option gives us the freedom to connect almost any music device whether it’s laptop, smartphone or tablet. With the X Boom Pro speaker we can connect up to three devices wirelessly. It supports 2 Mic In , Portable In , 2 Aux In, H/P Out and 2 USB.
- Impressive sound - X Boom Pro has an impressive 4800 Wattage RMS output which delivers powerful sound with excellent audio clarity.
- Wireless sound sync via Bluetooth - We can enjoy our favorite music by wirelessly syncing the music on any device with the speaker via Bluetooth.
- Sound Sync - This feature allows us to link our LG audio system with our LG HD TV wirelessly via Bluetooth. Hence, it cuts down on cable clutter.
- Music Flow Bluetooth App – After downloading the LG Music Flow Bluetooth Application (available for both Android and iOS) we can control speakers via our smartphone.
- Pro LG DJ Mixer – This feature allows us to mix audio files like a professional DJ and create seamless party playlists with LGs Auto DJ mode.
- Party Thruster – This speaker comes with a lever which we can slide to ramp up our parties.
- X Boom Plus – With this we can connect our Pro to another compatible speaker either wired or wirelessly to expand the sound and rev up the volume.
- DJ Effect – Enjoy great sound effects like flanger, phaser, wah and delay which can be created through the scratch/level control or the search knob. The user can download more sound effects via the Music Flow Bluetooth app.
- Sampler Creator – We can record sound effects on our smartphone and sync them via Bluetooth to the system.
- Multi Juke Box – We can connect up to three Bluetooth phones at the same time. The Juke Box feature also enables us to make a playlist of our favorite tracks.
- Voice Canceller – This option reduces the audio level of the vocals of the singer and with original background music intact, enjoy singing along to your favorite songs.
- Key Changer – This feature allows us to adjust the key to suit your vocal range. You can adjust the key ether 4 steps higher or 4 steps lower than the original key.
- H/P Mode – Headphone monitoring Mode. When mixing music, press H/P MODE to select a monitoring mode. We can listen to the music being mixed or played in Source A or Source B.
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Are you a party freak? Then, Tecphlie and LG definitely have something for you. LG has launched latest audio offering with X Boom Pro Speaker – CM9960.
X Boom Pro assures you super duper hit party with powerful sound while maintaining excellent audio quality. These power packed speakers come loaded with wonderful features that give you soul shattering entertainment.
Features of the X Boom Pro are:
Who need superpower when you are rich, and in this post we will find out who will be a ultimate winner between two billionaire heroes DC's Bruce Wayne and Marvel's Tony Stark. Here is spoiler alert, if you haven't watch all of movies till now that feature Batman or Iron-man, then don't read below.
Mental Toughness:
Batman: He saw his parents die as child. He returned, rebuilt the Wayne empire. Arguably, Bruce Wayne inhabits the most crime infested city in the world. Regularly fights psychopaths, sadists and homicidal killers.
He has seen the death of 2 Robins, the shooting of Batgirl's spine, the crushing of his own spine and even his own death. In spite of all of this, he keeps fighting injustice.
Iron-Man: Stepped into his father's shoes at a very young age. Built his first Armour inside a cave while being threatened by terrorists. While these are great examples of his indomitable will, but Tony Stark hasn't faced much personal loss. Moreover he is often blinded by his vices and ego.
Intelligence:
Batman: Wayne is a multilingual polymath, an expert in investigation, a skilled strategist and a brilliant business man. But in spite of all of this, he is not the smartest man in the universe, not even the planet actually (see: Lex Luthor). Although, he is the man with a plan.
Iron-Man: Tony stark has a genius-level intellect and is also a part of Illuminati (the smartest heroes in MU). His intelligence is almost superhuman and is at par with Mr. Fantastic, Dr. Doom etc. So he's definitely on of the smartest human in MU.
Unarmed Combat:
Batman: Trained in multiple martial art techniques and maintains a peak human physiology. He's an acrobat and a gymnast with highly agile reflexes. As a non-super-powered human, Bruce Wayne is the best fighter there is.
Iron-Man: The Repulsor-Tech Node in his chest does provide him with enhanced senses and reflexes but he is not at peak human conditioning. He does have combat training from Captain America, but it's no substitute for years of martial arts training.
Survival:
Batman: An expert in escapology, stealth and endurance. He is also a master of disguise and proficient in tracking. Bruce Wayne has literally survived through the stone-age (read: Return of Bruce Wayne)
Iron-Man: This guy built a combat armour in a cave. His engineering skills make him brilliant at improvising and making make-shift weapons. Also his ability to escape strict captivity has never been highlighted.
Armed Combat:
Batman: Everyone knows Batman has a variety of a gadgets, the most popular being his array of shuriken-like batarangs. While these are mostly non-lethal, variations can be explosive, freezing or electrocuting.
His utility belt provides him with many methods to sabotage and subdue opponents (smoke-bombs, explosives and toxins). Finally the Batsuit, has reinforced armour, metal blades and gliding capabilities by default. However he has used many modifications of the suit (which are almost like armours), one example being the one he used to combat Superman.
Iron-Man: While he doesn't possess the ninja-like gadgetry of Batman, he has a much more versatile armours compared to Batman's suits (the Hulk-buster armour can easily match or dwarf the Supe-buster armour of Batman). Batman's fighting style heavily relies on deception and subterfuge, but with the advanced technology Stark uses, he has enough sensors and brute-force to bring Bats down.
Extra Paraphernalia:
Batman: Without his suit and utility belt, Batman has a garage filled with armed transport paraphernalia. The Batmobile is more powerful than any combat tank and the Batwing has barely lost a dogfight.
Iron-Man: In theory the only thing extra for Tony Stark is more armours. And he has shown the ability to actually maneuver them remotely.
Support Response:
Batman: His immediate support system extends beyond Alfred and the Robins. With the existence of Batman Incorporated , he can actually fight most of his battles without the calling upon the Justice League.
Iron-Man: Tony Stark doesn't really have a joint family to immediately rely upon. His earliest help would be from the Avengers, and after civil war.. I really have my doubt about that too..
What I feel:
Batman and Iron Man have a lot in common at the same time they’re very different. Iron Man is a tale of a broken, deeply-flawed man who dons a suit of near-indestructible armor that basically makes him Superman. Batman is the story of a man who, while definitely battling his demons, has managed to overcome them in ways Iron Man never has. However, his suit is very much vulnerable, and only works because of the discipline and training of the man inside.
Tony Stark need Iron Man to win the battle, he can't stand a chance against Bruce Wayne in one to one battle, in other case Batman need Bruce Wayne to stand a chance against Iron Man in battle.Like our Facebook page and never miss any update from us.. Do tell us who according to you is winner.
Facebook has become so much a part of our life now. I have few statistics about Facebook users. Worldwide, there are over 1.65 billion monthly active Facebook users (MAUs) which is a 15 percent increase year over year. There are 1.51 billion mobile active users (MAU) for March 2016. (Source: Facebook as of 4/27/16)
One can easily throw a stone and hit a Facebook user. All these stats have proved that we have been spending a considerable amount of time in Facebook. You may feel, what’s wrong if you use Facebook frequently as a means of entertainment. There is nothing wrong unless otherwise these Facebook activities starts interfering with your daily life and becomes detrimental to your daily functional activities. It has even got an unofficial condition worldwide called as Facebook Addiction Disorder (FAD).But Are you a Facebook addict?
With the advent of technologies, it has now become accessible more than ever. This simply supplements your addiction to Facebook and brings everything to your fingertips. Use of Facebook as a means of communication and connectivity with the ones you care about is good. But it shouldn’t lead to the point where your offline social life gets replaced by social life on Facebook.
People are over obsessed with Facebook fame like waiting eagerly and thinking a lot about the responses after updating a status or profile picture in the Facebook page.
Apart from Fame, people are also busy in Facebook messaging, sharing photos, commenting and liking other posts just for a better appeal on Facebook. All you do is just pretend to be something you are not in real life when you compromise your real world happening.
If you are thinking a lot over your updates, just beware it is a sign of being an addict.
Sharing their location (which is a major drawback with the proliferation of smartphones) this intriguing thing is keeping the users’ privacy at stick, even though they know it.
In a Psychological point of view, Lot of activities that we do in Facebook portrays that we are trying to influence the way people see us, to get people to like us.
The use of Facebook has increased rapidly. It occurs more regularly among younger than older users. Also studies have proved that people who are anxious and socially insecure use Facebook and other social medias more those with lower score on those traits. It is probably because who are anxious find it easier to communicate through these social media than face-to-face.
Checking Facebook status often whenever possible, over sharing of photos, overly concerned with Facebook image, spending hours and hours in browsing through Facebook every day, mad about increasing your friends list, compromising real social life, loads of games addiction are all signs of Facebook addiction.
But it’s not a big deal to avoid these things, like use Facebook whenever necessary and make it purposeful. Put FB away for a while, go out and experience the world. Some may still look into Facebook through their smartphones when they are out. Just look out.. We have a beautiful world waiting for us. Enjoy it. You will realize how much more wonderful the world is than to stare at your Facebook wall all day. That’s when change can begin. Make sure Facebook isn’t the first thing or the last thing of your day.
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- Five new profiles are created every second. (Source: ALLFacebook 2012)
- There are 83 million fake profiles
- Photo uploads total 300 million per day. (Source: Gizmodo)
- Every 60 seconds on Facebook: 510 comments are posted, 293,000 statuses are updated, and 136,000 photos are uploaded. (Source: The Social Skinny)
- 50% of 18-24 year-olds go on Facebook when they wake up. (Source: The Social Skinny)
One can easily throw a stone and hit a Facebook user. All these stats have proved that we have been spending a considerable amount of time in Facebook. You may feel, what’s wrong if you use Facebook frequently as a means of entertainment. There is nothing wrong unless otherwise these Facebook activities starts interfering with your daily life and becomes detrimental to your daily functional activities. It has even got an unofficial condition worldwide called as Facebook Addiction Disorder (FAD).But Are you a Facebook addict?
With the advent of technologies, it has now become accessible more than ever. This simply supplements your addiction to Facebook and brings everything to your fingertips. Use of Facebook as a means of communication and connectivity with the ones you care about is good. But it shouldn’t lead to the point where your offline social life gets replaced by social life on Facebook.
People are over obsessed with Facebook fame like waiting eagerly and thinking a lot about the responses after updating a status or profile picture in the Facebook page.
Apart from Fame, people are also busy in Facebook messaging, sharing photos, commenting and liking other posts just for a better appeal on Facebook. All you do is just pretend to be something you are not in real life when you compromise your real world happening.
If you are thinking a lot over your updates, just beware it is a sign of being an addict.
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In a Psychological point of view, Lot of activities that we do in Facebook portrays that we are trying to influence the way people see us, to get people to like us.
The use of Facebook has increased rapidly. It occurs more regularly among younger than older users. Also studies have proved that people who are anxious and socially insecure use Facebook and other social medias more those with lower score on those traits. It is probably because who are anxious find it easier to communicate through these social media than face-to-face.
Checking Facebook status often whenever possible, over sharing of photos, overly concerned with Facebook image, spending hours and hours in browsing through Facebook every day, mad about increasing your friends list, compromising real social life, loads of games addiction are all signs of Facebook addiction.
But it’s not a big deal to avoid these things, like use Facebook whenever necessary and make it purposeful. Put FB away for a while, go out and experience the world. Some may still look into Facebook through their smartphones when they are out. Just look out.. We have a beautiful world waiting for us. Enjoy it. You will realize how much more wonderful the world is than to stare at your Facebook wall all day. That’s when change can begin. Make sure Facebook isn’t the first thing or the last thing of your day.
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Moto today unveiled Moto G 4 Plus and Moto G in launch event in Delhi, as expected there are two variants, Moto G4 will come with 2 GB RAM and 16 GB internal memory while 4 Plus will available with 2GB RAM / 16 GB ROM and 3GB RAM / 32GB ROM.
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As far as pricing is concern,16 GB G4 Plus will cost about $200 in Indian Rupees (13,499 INR); while the 32 GB one will be about $225 (14,999 INR).
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Moto G4 will launch next month, while the G4 Plus will be available starting tonight in India, through Amazon.in. BUY NOW
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Everytime we walk out the door, the phone is just as essential to search for as the door key, car keys, wallet or handbag. And with no surprise the market is huge with billions of smartphones sold today. What happens when the market reaches a saturation point? That is why there is always new and upgraded models released every now and then. But that couldn’t be much profitable to the manufacturer's.
We need the device as critical as our food but we won’t be buying it every day. So to encourage sales, smartphone manufacturers have shown exploding interest in virtual Reality. Usually VR headsets offer low cost entry point to VR entertainment which we get in PCs as 360 virtual videos or gaming experience. Smartphone manufacturers like Samsung and LG have taken steps to bring VR headsets in the early 2016.
But when it comes to Smartphones, will this virtual reality will really work out and will it decide the future of smartphone? Few years back Virtual Reality was something impossible. But now it has become impossibly easy with smartphones. Just by holding a cardboard box against your head in a way that positions a smartphone two inches from your eyes will literally take you anywhere in the world. Like you will be standing in a cable car climbing over onomichi, japan but you won’t feel the cold That is virtual reality.
Virtual reality presents an artificial, but seemingly real 3D world through headset that can track a person’s head movements It is surprising that your smartphone can take you anywhere. Right now the cardboard is just okay to have, coz for few minutes it is great, but it causes discomfort after sometime. Current smartphone hardware doesn’t support virtual world as close enough with the head movements as you look around. People are working towards all the defects.
So everyone of us own a smartphone and one way or other we are going to upgrade to a latest version and sooner or later we will get to experience the VR. In the long run, virtual reality is a huge potential market and it have wide range of uses beyond just gaming. Smartphone will be the driving force for VR. This may change the nature of how we use our smartphones. Both Virtual reality and Smartphone are going to be complementary in future. The limitations are curbed by imagination and available technology which is advancing rapidly year by year.
According to recent rumors the next Apple phone iPhone 7 line up will have 3GB of RAM and Dual Camera for the very first time. As per the reports, there is also hint that iPhone 7 will feature 5.5" of screen and Apple will ship 20 to 30 million of this device in next one and half year.
Also Read : Everything you need to know about Moto G4
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Both the cameras of iPhone 7 are likely to be powered by LinX, a specialises company for manufacturing multi-aperture camera equipment. It is also worth mentioning that Apple bought LinX in April last year. Dual-camera setup is said to include two 12-megapixel sensors, one with OIS (optical image stabilisation) and a wider field of view, and the other featuring a 2-3x telephoto lens. The hardware is expected to come from the company's long time supplier of cameras - Sony.
Also Read : Everything you need to know about Moto G4
According to the patent titled "Mobile Camera System", while the first camera will capture the complete screen, the second camera with a longer focal length will let users capture clear shot even after zooming. 3D imagery functionality is also hinted. Also suggested is that while one camera could capture a video in normal playback, the other could capture it in slow motion.
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Huawei next Honor device Honor V8 is scheduled to be officially launched at an event on May 10. Honor V8 features same dual-camera setup of recently unveiled Huawei P9. Honor V8 is considered as successor of Huawei Honor 7 and have features that makes it stand against specifications that of P9.
Memory and Hardware of Honor V8
Honor V8 comes with 4GB of RAM , while here are two different variants of the internal storage -32GB and -64 GB of internal storage. There is also microSD card slot in Honor V8 for the further expansion of the internal storage. Honor V8 is powered by the HiSilicon Kirin 950 SoC (2.3 GHz Cortex-A72 + quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex A53) and is supported by Mali ( T880 MP4 ) GPU. Honor V8 runs on Android v6.0 version.
As far as battery is concern, Honor V8 features Non – removable Li – Po 3000 mAh battery and is available in various color .
Camera Of Honor V8
Honor V8 features Dual 12 MP rear facing camera with auto – focus, geo – tagging, touch – focus, panorama, HDR, face – detection and Dual toned Dual LED Flash light. Its primary camera can record video of the 1080p of HD video. Front camera of Honor V8 is of the 8 MP and is also capable of the 1080p of HD video recording.
Display of Honor V 8
Honor V8 is having 5.7 – inch of IPS – NEO – LCD capacitive touchscreen display that have 421 ppi of pixels density and resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels Honor V8 will come with Corning Gorilla Glass 4 protection which will protect its screen from scratches.
Honor V8 weighs around 170 grams, and have dimension of 157 x 77.6 x 7.8 mm (6.18 x 3.06 x 0.31 in).
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Price of Honor V8
Huawei Honor V8 might price around $315 or 275 euro, in India it might be priced at 21,000 INR.
After reading Huawei Honor V8 specifications and price what are your expectations with this device, let us know in comment section below.
The Rise of Pavel Durov, Russia's 'Mark Zuckerberg,' Founder of Telegram Messaging App and VKontakte Social Media Platform
While there can never be an industry disruptor quite like Mark Zuckerberg, Russia has found its own version of the technology icon.
Pavel Durov, the 32-year-old CEO of Telegram, is one of the most successful businessmen in the world, but his story is unique. Durov was forced out of his home country.
What Is Telegram?
Billions of people around the world, including a sizable Latino user base, use Facebook every day, making it one of the most popular social media networks. But Telegram is not as well known outside of Russia.
For uninitiated, Telegram is an encrypted messaging app that allows users to connect in remote locations, coordinate groups and encrypt personal and business secrets. It also allows users to destroy messages.Durov built the application, and it has gained 100 million users, a number that is likely to continue to grow as it gains popularity.
Billions of people around the world, including a sizable Latino user base, use Facebook every day, making it one of the most popular social media networks. But Telegram is not as well known outside of Russia.
For uninitiated, Telegram is an encrypted messaging app that allows users to connect in remote locations, coordinate groups and encrypt personal and business secrets. It also allows users to destroy messages.Durov built the application, and it has gained 100 million users, a number that is likely to continue to grow as it gains popularity.
Who Is Durov?
Durov created the social media platform VKontakte, known as the Russian Facebook. However, the government gained control of the network, and Durov decided to leave the country after the Kremlin raided his apartment. He remained defiant on social media, as he did not want to give up control.
When he left for New York, he decided to begin Telegram, a company he kept secret until he had finished the app. He brought some of his employees from VKontakte and used profits from his first venture to fund Telegram. The site, which encrypts chat and makes it incredibly difficult for governments to spy on users, was in many ways a response to the intrusion into VKontakte by the Kremlin.
Today, Telegram is not making revenue, but Durov has kept it alive by investing $1 million of his own money. He is also traveling a lot and does not stay in one place for too long. However, it is unlikely he will return to Russia, where he would probably be arrested.
Durov has become something of a hero to privacy activists for his stand against the Russian government after it took control of his work.
The technology mogul is very active on social media, keeping his fans and followers in constant conversation. He shares updates on his status as he travels, as well as news about Telegram, with his followers on Twitter. In his latest pictures, Durov featured Paris, including a party to celebrate Telegram reaching 100 million users.
Durov created the social media platform VKontakte, known as the Russian Facebook. However, the government gained control of the network, and Durov decided to leave the country after the Kremlin raided his apartment. He remained defiant on social media, as he did not want to give up control.
When he left for New York, he decided to begin Telegram, a company he kept secret until he had finished the app. He brought some of his employees from VKontakte and used profits from his first venture to fund Telegram. The site, which encrypts chat and makes it incredibly difficult for governments to spy on users, was in many ways a response to the intrusion into VKontakte by the Kremlin.
Today, Telegram is not making revenue, but Durov has kept it alive by investing $1 million of his own money. He is also traveling a lot and does not stay in one place for too long. However, it is unlikely he will return to Russia, where he would probably be arrested.
Durov has become something of a hero to privacy activists for his stand against the Russian government after it took control of his work.
The technology mogul is very active on social media, keeping his fans and followers in constant conversation. He shares updates on his status as he travels, as well as news about Telegram, with his followers on Twitter. In his latest pictures, Durov featured Paris, including a party to celebrate Telegram reaching 100 million users.
Google won’t reveal Android 7.0 for a few more months, but we’re already getting a first unofficial look at the new operating system. A pair of leaked screenshots shared by Android Police founder Artem Russakovskii reveals one possible change coming with the “N” update.
The images show Android N’s settings menu, specifically the page for Bluetooth controls. Everything looks pretty standard, but in the top right corner we see a hamburger-style menu button. That’s definitely new though hopefully it’s just a small taste of all the changes Google has planned.
The company previously hinted that it’s working on official split-screen support for Android 7.0 though it’s unclear if that will be limited to tablets or available for all devices. More recently, reports surfaced that the N update could kill off the App Drawer in an effort to simplify the software.
The company previously hinted that it’s working on official split-screen support for Android 7.0 though it’s unclear if that will be limited to tablets or available for all devices. More recently, reports surfaced that the N update could kill off the App Drawer in an effort to simplify the software.
We should be getting our first official look at Android 7.0 in May at Google I/O 2016, where the company typically reveals the latest version of Android along with other news from the search giant.
Just like Android Marshmallow and Lollipop, the company may unveil the new OS at the I/O, and start the guessing game for what the ‘N’ in the name will stand for. In the past we’ve seen many Indians express their desire for the next Android OS to be named after an Indian dessert. And one of the topic of discussions during his recent India visit while interacting with students at the prestigious Shri Ram College of Commerce, was no different. He even went ahead to say that Android N name might be decided via an online poll.
In the past Samsung has hinted at native stylus support in Android N and some reports also claim that Google may let go the app drawer in the coming iteration. This isn’t surprising as many vendors have opted for a drawer-less design.
The new OS flavour is likely to be unveiled at Google I/O be held on May 18-20 and the OS should start shipping with Nexus devices later this year.The official name typically isn’t announced until later in the year when the update actually rolls out, however.
In the past Samsung has hinted at native stylus support in Android N and some reports also claim that Google may let go the app drawer in the coming iteration. This isn’t surprising as many vendors have opted for a drawer-less design.
The new OS flavour is likely to be unveiled at Google I/O be held on May 18-20 and the OS should start shipping with Nexus devices later this year.The official name typically isn’t announced until later in the year when the update actually rolls out, however.
Mark Zuckerberg's ambitious mission to provide free Internet access to rural India was rejected by the people it was intended to help long before the country's regulators banned it earlier this month.
Around the country, farmers, laborers and office workers scorned Facebook's offer. Called Free Basics, it provided only limited access to the Internet through a suite of websites and services that, unsurprisingly, included Facebook. They felt the limited service didn't follow the open nature of the Internet, where all sites and online destinations should be equally accessible, so they organized real-world protests and an online Save The Internet campaign, with the message that Zuckerberg's efforts weren't welcome.
Around the country, farmers, laborers and office workers scorned Facebook's offer. Called Free Basics, it provided only limited access to the Internet through a suite of websites and services that, unsurprisingly, included Facebook. They felt the limited service didn't follow the open nature of the Internet, where all sites and online destinations should be equally accessible, so they organized real-world protests and an online Save The Internet campaign, with the message that Zuckerberg's efforts weren't welcome.
You might think people would jump at the opportunity to access Facebook for free, especially since more than a billion people use the social network every day. But it's that hitch -- that they can't access everything else -- which is precisely the problem, said Sunil Abraham, the executive director of the Centre for Internet and Society India. "Even if somebody spends 90 percent of their time on Facebook, that 10 percent is equally as important."
Indian regulators sided with popular opinion and cut off Free Basics in the world's second-most populous country on February 8. The ruling by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) forbids all zero-rating plans, meaning anyone offering customers free access to only a limited set of services of sites are banned. It was championed as a victory for Net neutrality, the principle that everyone should have equal access to all content on the Internet.
The decision was undoubtedly a blow for Facebook, which says it wants to connect the billions of have-nots around the world to the Internet through the program. While more than half the world's online population uses Facebook each month, the company's efforts to connect with the developing world -- with Free Basics also being available in over 30 other countries, such as Kenya and Iraq -- could be a boon for business.
Indian regulators sided with popular opinion and cut off Free Basics in the world's second-most populous country on February 8. The ruling by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) forbids all zero-rating plans, meaning anyone offering customers free access to only a limited set of services of sites are banned. It was championed as a victory for Net neutrality, the principle that everyone should have equal access to all content on the Internet.
The decision was undoubtedly a blow for Facebook, which says it wants to connect the billions of have-nots around the world to the Internet through the program. While more than half the world's online population uses Facebook each month, the company's efforts to connect with the developing world -- with Free Basics also being available in over 30 other countries, such as Kenya and Iraq -- could be a boon for business.
"[The Internet] must remain neutral for everyone, individuals and businesses alike. Everyone must have equal access to it," said Rajesh Sawhney, a Mumbai-based tech entrepreneur, in support of TRAI's decision to reject Free Basics. He believes the zero-rating scheme can be misused by telcos and other companies to create divisive ecosystems, where certain brands or companies are included and others aren't.
The package wasn't without its supporters though, with some being disappointed with the government's intervention in the marketplace.
"It is generally assumed that there is something sinister behind violations of Net neutrality...but that is not always true," says software engineer Shashank Mehra. "ISPs trying to match consumer demand isn't something sinister, it is a market process."
The social media giant further defends itself by pointing out that Free Basics is open to any and all developers, including competitors Twitter and Google, as long as they meet the program's technical standards. This evidently wasn't enough to convince much of India.
The problem persists
Facebook disputes claims that its interest in India is commercial, saying its efforts are humanitarian. In speeches over the past few months, Zuckerberg has painted Internet access as a tool for global good. "The research has shown on this that for every 10 people who get access to the internet, about one person gets a new job, and about one person gets lifted out of poverty," he said at a Townhall Q&A in Delhi last October. "Connecting things in India is one of the most important things we can do in the world."
Zuckerberg appears to have taken the loss in stride. During a keynote address at the Mobile World Conference in Barcelona earlier this week, he admitted to being disappointed by the ruling, but added, "We are going to focus on different programs [in India]...we want to work with all the operators there." A Facebook spokesperson said the company "will continue our efforts to eliminate barriers and give the unconnected an easier path to the Internet and the opportunity it brings."
Those ideals could certainly help in India, where around 68 percent of its population -- about 880 million people -- live in rural conditions or poverty. The promise of free access to health, education, local and national news through an Internet connection could potentially improve quality of live. So what's the problem?
The service providers would also be granting free Facebook.
Peggy Wolff, a volunteer coordinator at education NGO Isha Vidhya, says Facebook is just the latest in a long line of international companies hoping to crack rural India, where the bulk of the country's poor live.
While admitting that low cost or free Internet is imperative in rural areas, that "smart villages" are needed to help ease the human burden on India's increasingly overcrowded cities, she says, "Free basics is just a bit suspicious to most people. There's just too much vested interest."
Those ideals could certainly help in India, where around 68 percent of its population -- about 880 million people -- live in rural conditions or poverty. The promise of free access to health, education, local and national news through an Internet connection could potentially improve quality of live. So what's the problem?
The service providers would also be granting free Facebook.
Peggy Wolff, a volunteer coordinator at education NGO Isha Vidhya, says Facebook is just the latest in a long line of international companies hoping to crack rural India, where the bulk of the country's poor live.
While admitting that low cost or free Internet is imperative in rural areas, that "smart villages" are needed to help ease the human burden on India's increasingly overcrowded cities, she says, "Free basics is just a bit suspicious to most people. There's just too much vested interest."
Starting a business can be a daunting endeavor, especially if all you have is a cool product and not enough capital. In the tech world, or in any other niche for that matter, most startup fail not because they have bad products but because they are unable to generate enough consumer interest in their products.
Considering overheads and other back-office expenses, this scenario doesn’t come as a surprise. So if you’re still starting out and find yourself strapped for much needed funding to keep your startup afloat, the following free business productivity tools are worth checking out.
# 1. Bitrix24.com
If you need a collaboration tool your staff are most likely to adopt with relative ease and minimum training, take the social intranet route.
Bitrix24.com is the fastest growing social intranet that’s free for businesses with 12 employees or less. The application comes as a combination of several different work tools like CRM, project management, real-time streaming, activity planner, file sharing, to name just a few. As it is cloud-based, access can be anywhere, whether using your computer or smartphone. An upgrade to unlimited users starts at $99 per month.
# 2. GotFreeFax.com
In this era of e-mail and instant messaging, you’d think fax machines are no longer relevant. But if a LinkedIn survey as reported by Mashable is to be believed, fax machines are still in until 2017 steps in.
As you might have already guessed from the site’s name, GotFreeFax.com is an online service that allows you to send up to three pages of fax for free (maximum of two faxes per day) to any number in the United States or Canada. The site also offers premium pay-per-fax service should you need to send more.
# 3. RememberTheMilk.com
RememberTheMilk.com is an online productivity tool that assists in task and time management. Remember The Milk essentially functions as your all-in-one task manager, electronic calendar and to-do list. Aside from allowing you to share and split tasks with other people, the application can be integrated with GMail, too.
The pro account is priced at $25 for one year and comes with exclusive mobile app features and Microsoft Outlook integration.
# 4. Kolab.org
Kolab.org is an open-source group collaboration server that allows for sharing of notes, e-mail access, calendar organization, task management, address book maintenance, news aggregation, phone sync and journal integration. Kolab is secure, scalable, reliable, mobile and professional, ensuring productivity every step of the way. As a whole, the application requires some getting used to. But once you get the hang of it, the hassle can be all worth it.
# 5. WaveApps.com
Formerly WaveAccounting.com, WaveApps.com is an accounting software that’s fast, simple and easy to use, offering unlimited invoicing and expense tracking. 100% free for small businesses with nine employees or less, it’s accountant-approved and specifically designed for non-accountants. You can also securely connect your bank and PayPal accounts or other sources of data, and your transactions are automatically imported into the accounting software.
# 6. PRLog.org
To make your business presence known, one surefire route to take is through the distribution of press releases. PRLog.org is a site where you can dispense press releases for free. And if you feel you don’t have the necessary expertise to create a killer press release, the site provides instructions on how to write one, even how to embed videos where necessary.
# 7. Weebly.com
One cardinal business rule is that businesses should have their own websites to boost their market presence online. Weebly.com is a free website creator that doesn’t require website creation expertise. Until you’re ready to go for more complex and/or self-hosted sites that would require monthly or yearly payments, Weebly.com is a good alternative.
# 8. Join.me
For those meetings or web conferences on the fly, Join.me is a simple-to-use teleconferencing application that allows you to review documents and designs, train staff, do product demonstrations – basically to get everyone apprised of company updates. You can do transatlantic web conferences and presentations, too.
# 9. IFTTT.com
IFTTT.com, which is short for “if this, then that,” functions like a computer program repeatedly uttering if/then logic all day long. With IFTTT, you set up “recipes” to assist you with task automation. For a recipe to work, you have to have a channel, a trigger and an action. Examples of channels are Facebook, e-mail, Evernote, LinkedIn, just to mention a few.
For instance, if you’re tagged in a photo on Facebook, you can create a recipe that would automatically download the image into Dropbox.
What other free business productivity tools can you suggest?
There's a new rumor going around suggesting that Huawei has the highest chance of manufacturing the next Google tablet known as the third-generation Nexus 7. Even though the search and mobile software giant has yet to proclaim an OEM, it is said that the number one mobile maker in China is adamant about continuing its partnership with Google.
According to an unconfirmed tip on Weibo, with translation from G for Games, Google plans to update its tablet line-up in 2016.The Nexus 7 will allegedly be made by Huawei and that the project has already kicked off.
No further details have been revealed, but if the rumor turns out to be true, the tablet will be the second Huawei-manufactured Google Nexus device. This year's Nexus 6P is considered to be the OEM's most significant smartphone ever. That's because it has been sold and advertised by no less than Google. This introduced the Huawei brand to several markets in North America and Europe.
However, the Nexus 6P has been the constant subject of controversy as owners have continuously complained about the handset's fragility, as demonstrated in this YouTube video, and its allegedly poor microphone quality.
Disgruntled owners are reporting that the other person on the line could not hear them audibly. The problem happens during regular voice calls as well as VoIP calls. Some callers experience it only when loudspeaker is turned on while others in both loudspeaker and earpiece mode. The issue appears to be so widespread that participators on Reddit, Xda-Developers and Google Forums have experienced the same problem.
According to some owners, the problem could be due to handset's noise cancelation setup. Most of today's smartphones have multiple microphones that filter surrounding noise. Covering the rear microphone of the Nexus 6P solved the issue for some while others downplayed the idea saying that it only worsened the problem.
Huawei is surely aware of these issues. Although, only time can tell if Google is willing to give the OEM a second chance.
The first Nexus 7 tablet was manufactured by Asus and was released in July 2012. Due to its cost-efficient price, the tablet sold like hotcakes on the Google Store en route to becoming one of the best-selling Android-based tablets of all time. In 2013, Asus and Google outed a much-improved version of the Nexus 7, which had an updated OS and user interface while maintaining an affordable price.
Google has since abandoned the idea of budget-friendly Nexus devices. The Nexus 6P, for example, was advertised as a premium smartphone with an equally steep starting price of $500.
Smartphones are taking over traditional desktop in terms of internet usage. Here i shall list the best internet browsers for android device. All the popular websites have android, ios, windows phone app version of their website in order to capitalize the huge user base.
The percentage of mobile Internet users have risen exponentially. Now a days almost all the website implement responsive design. The website looks differently in different devices and fits perfectly as per screen size. In order to surf internet from smartphones specific browsers are there. These browsers are lightweight but powerful. They also compress the incoming data thus reduce your data usage a lot and hence reduce your bill substantially.
Some also have download managers inbuilt with resume capability. Now you can download big files periodically as per your convenient time without worrying to start downloading from the beginning again.
UC Browser : This awesome browser resides in almost all the android smartphones. From the era where mobile browsers were laggy and least useful, this browser proved its efficiency then. By providing faster browsing, download manager. These are the two aspects for which it gained popularity and respect at that time. Now it has more features and is optional (in the form of Add-ons) so that it can be customized and a user will have his preference of how his mobile browser must be like. The important features of UC Browser are :-
- Fast and stable navigation (flawless, hang-free mobile surfing experience)
- Fast mode (compresses data, speeds up navigation and saves data bill)
- ADBlock
- Facebook mode (for realtime facebook-ing)
- Smart downloads (efficient download manager)
- Control Videos with Gestures
- Incognito mode (browse without leaving a trail.)
- Night Mode
Opera Mobile : This, according to me, is the 2nd contender though never a competition to UC browser. It is still an efficient browser. The best feature is its turbo mode. This compresses the webpage and thus makes the inflow faster. It also saves data. Some features worth mentioning are :-
- Add to home screen ( Add any website directly to your home screen to access your favorite sites even faster )
- Pull-to-refresh ( Swipe down on any webpage to reload it )
- Stay in sync ( Sync your phone’s Speed Dial, tabs, bookmarks and now also typed history across all your devices )
- Stay online ( Opera’s revamped Opera Turbo helps you to browse faster, even on slow or congested networks )
- Keep it private ( Use Opera’s private tabs to go anywhere on the internet without leaving a trace on your device )
I have not researched other browsers for smartphones as i am very satisfied using this two browsers. For browsing on a slow (2G) connection, I prefer UC over any other browsers.
If you have any suggestions please let me know in comments.
What’s that up your nose? Researchers have found carbon nanotubes lurking in the lungs of children in Paris, marking the first time the tiny tubes have been observed in humans.
New Scientist reports thatDuring a study of the fluid found in the airways of 64 astmathic children, a team from the University of Paris-Saclay found carbon nanotubes in each and every sample.
In five cases they also found the nanotubes within the immune cells of lungs, known as macrophages, that help clear unwanted particles from the airways. The results are published inEBioMedicine.
Update:
For a little bit of extra context for those unfamiliar with carbon nanotubes, they’re cylindrical carbon molecules — imagine a sheet of graphene wrapped up into a tube.
Their material properties of light weight, good conductivity and high strength have made them popular in the fields of nanotechnology, electronics and optics.
The total number of nanotubes and their source remain unclear, say the researchers, nor is there necessarily any link between their asthma and the presence of the carbon tubes.
However, as New Scientist points out, mouse studies have shown that carbon nanotubes have been associated with immune reactions reminiscent of those brought about by asbestos.
It remains unclear what, if any, effects carbon nanotubes have in the respiratory tracts of humans. Likely time will tell.
New Scientist reports thatDuring a study of the fluid found in the airways of 64 astmathic children, a team from the University of Paris-Saclay found carbon nanotubes in each and every sample.
In five cases they also found the nanotubes within the immune cells of lungs, known as macrophages, that help clear unwanted particles from the airways. The results are published inEBioMedicine.
Update:
For a little bit of extra context for those unfamiliar with carbon nanotubes, they’re cylindrical carbon molecules — imagine a sheet of graphene wrapped up into a tube.
Their material properties of light weight, good conductivity and high strength have made them popular in the fields of nanotechnology, electronics and optics.
The total number of nanotubes and their source remain unclear, say the researchers, nor is there necessarily any link between their asthma and the presence of the carbon tubes.
However, as New Scientist points out, mouse studies have shown that carbon nanotubes have been associated with immune reactions reminiscent of those brought about by asbestos.
It remains unclear what, if any, effects carbon nanotubes have in the respiratory tracts of humans. Likely time will tell.
When I started TecPhlie, One of the problem that I faced initially was how can we automate the process of sharing post on social media platform like Twitter,Facebook and LinkedIn so that our reach can expand. After digging internet a bit, I found a website twitterfeed.com, this website can help you to increase your social presence and save lots of time .All you need to worry about is creating a good content and this tool will take care of rest. Here is step by step to use it:-
STEP 1:
First thing is you need is to create accounts on Facebook,Twitter and LinkedIn so your post can be shared on that account.
STEP 2:
Visit twitterfeed.com and sign up.
STEP 3:
After completing signup process,you will receive a verification mail on your registered email address,flow link present in it.That link will lead you to your account on twitterfeed.
STEP 4:
Create a New feed there,Give your feed a name and enter the Blog feed URL,
Your Blog feed URL looks like : http;//yourblog.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default .You can configure the rate at which this feed will check your blog for update and posts,also you can put prefix and post fix after twitter posts,you can use this to put your twitter handle,as #FashionBlog or so, under Advance Option.
STEP 5:
Then click on continue to step 2,here you can configure your publication services including Twitter and Facebook.Authenticate your Facebook and twitter Accounts and click on create service.
Once these services are created,click on All Done button. That's it ,now your articles will shared automatically on twitter and Facebook as you publish them on your blog.Happy Blogging !!!
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