Think that old computer sitting in your drawer is useless? Think again, buster — because Google just announced Chrome OS Flex. This is an operating system designed to run on bygone PCs and, making it perfect for small businesses and educational institutes. Google hopes it’ll also have a positive impact on reducing global eWaste. You can run Chrome OS Flex using only a USB drive, with setup taking a few minutes....
Google Photos is ending its free unlimited storage tier starting June 1, 2021. The images and videos uploaded to your account prior to that date won’t count against your allotted storage space. So, if you want to hoard more photos in your Google Photos account, you need to be mindful about what are you storing. Google’s new tool will help you out with clearing unnecessary and large photos and videos from the cloud....
To enable it, you’ll need to install the latest version of Google’s Messages app and Carrier Services. That’s it. Simply fire up Messages, agree to the Jibe terms of service, provide your phone number, and you’re good to go. In case these ‘chat features’ aren’t turned on by default, you’ll have to look for a notification asking if you want to ‘Do more with Messages’ when you launch the Messages app....
Trends can be quite fleeting, with everyone talking about something today and moving on to something completely different tomorrow. This makes it very difficult to respond as a brand, even when you have something to say. But trending topics aren’t always short-lived. In fact, some are absolutely worth building content around if you identify the right kind of topic at the right time. To explore this further, we at Fractl partnered up with Exploding Topics to unveil the average lifespan of trends....
Before jumping on the no-sales train, though, I think it’s essential you first understand why I’ve developed this philosophy. Putting customers on the same side of the table As a business owner, I’ve been blessed to purchase solutions from some incredibly technical, responsive, and supportive salespeople. They’ve been a delight to work with, and we continue to have a great relationship today. However, I’ve also dealt with and heard horror stories of sales reps who do anything in their power to get customers to sign on the dotted line....
Google has added a feature to Gmail that went missing with the death of Hangouts: namely, the ability for anyone to start a Meet video call right from your inbox. Here’s how it works. Google recently made Meet available free for everyone in the wake of the coronavirus — it’d previously only been available to its business and education G Suite users. The move is just as much an attempt to keep Zoom from capturing their potential audience as it is a response to the pandemic....
But there are definitely ways you can utilize the share-power of controversial content without it reflected poorly on your brand. And when you pull off that balance, you can earn impressive media coverage and backlinks, setting a very solid foundation for organic growth. [Read: How to perfect remote UX workshops for your team] Tip #1: Don’t speak — but share others’ voices There is certainly a time and a place for you to communicate your brand’s values....
Much of our lives are digitally managed. There’s an app, website, or SaaS platform for nearly every aspect of the human experience, and they all require passwords. With so many accounts come problems. According to passwordresearch.com, 80% of data breaches are traced to weak or reused login credentials, 61% of people use the same password for multiple accounts, and only 44% of users change passwords at least once per year....
In an intriguing piece, the Financial Times’ Peter Campbell details how nascent EV makers emerged and what risks they’re currently facing. The openness of the EV space, the lower barriers to entry compared to the ICE market, the ease of reverse takeovers (ROT), and Tesla’s success, all led investors to splash the cash on EV startups — even in companies without profit, or even a single vehicle shipment. According to data from PitchBook, at least 18 carmakers have listed in the past two years through a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), or an initial public offering (IPO)....
On one hand, this is obviously great for the environment, but it makes me a little sad, because most contemporary EVs just sort of feel, the same. They all have bags of torque, accelerate swiftly, are silent, and are just generally a pleasure to drive. But where is the charm, noise, brave styling, and quirks, and intermittent electric faults that give a car character and personality? [Read: EVs are better for the environment than cars — even when charged by coal-generated electricity] If you ask me, the styling of modern EVs is bland and uneventful, meh....
Despite this, the company has made some decent noise in the space recently. Last week, it was rumoured that it’s moving away from the much-despised butterfly keyboards (find out what those are here) — something that really should’ve happened a long time ago. But, you know, baby steps. Now, Apple has made another move in the right direction by cleaning up its laptop range. The thing is, all of this feels half-assed....
I was reminded of the corporation’s singular focus last week during the TNW 2022 Conference when Seth Dobrin, IBM’s first chief AI officer, took the stage to talk about artificial intelligence. As Dobrin put it, IBM “doesn’t do consumer AI.” You won’t be downloading IBM’s virtual assistant for your smart phone anytime soon. Big Blue won’t be getting into the selfie app AI filter game. Simply put, IBM’s here to provide value for its clients and partners and to create AI models that make human lives easier, better, or both....
This deep dive into all things AWS includes four courses offered by Certs School. With the AWS Technical Essentials Certification Training course, AWS newbies learn…well, the essentials. This introduction lays the groundwork for everything, beginning with familiarizing users with the tools available in the AWS environment. In AWS Sysops Associate Certification Training, users take that planning even further with instruction on controlling data flow in and out of an AWS system, implementing cost controls, and even the best way for leveraging everything AWS has to offer more efficiently....
The app is called CoWin-20, and is currently being tested on both iOS and Android. It will track your location and alert you if you are near a COVID-19 infected patient. A report from News18 noted that the testing is limited to a select group of users right now. CoWin-20 will use your location data and Bluetooth to gauge if you’ve been near a person who was infected by COVID-19....
The three-judge bench said RBI’s ban was ‘disproportionate.’ Top crypto services in India such as Zebpay and WazirX hailed the decision on Twitter. — zebpay (@zebpay) March 4, 2020 Crypto has won! #IndiaWantsCrypto https://t.co/6bgq1c7UC8 — WazirX (@WazirXIndia) March 4, 2020 Sumit Gupta, co-founder and CEO of CoinDCX, said today’s verdict is going to open up new investment opportunities for India: As we noted in our story in 2018, RBI didn’t do enough research on the topic and proceeded with the ban....
One of the key relaxations for IT companies will allow employees to work from the office at 50% capacity. In a statement, the government said that the digital economy plays an important role in the country’s growth: Despite the national lockdown being implemented starting from March 24, several IT workers had to go into their offices to work, because of strict security restrictions and the lack of infrastructure to support remote work....
In an announcement on Twitter, the company said it is running a test that “hides the total number of likes and video views for some people” in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Ireland, Italy, Japan, and New Zealand. So in case you’re having trouble tracking your frenemies’ social media engagement on Instagram, this is probably the reason why. The experimental layout is identical to the standard one, with the minor distinction that you will only see the usernames of some of the people that have liked a post....
“The websites were part of a campaign to target the religious group by infecting an iPhone with malicious code simply by visiting a booby-trapped web page,” TechCrunch revealed, citing sources familiar with the matter. “In gaining unfettered access to the iPhone’s software, an attacker could read a victim’s messages, passwords, and track their location in near-real time,” the report said. What’s more, it appears the same websites also targeted Android and Microsoft Windows PCs in a similar campaign, according to Forbes....
But, there’s one thing we need to keep in mind: we shouldn’t overdo it. DC fast chargers (or Level 3) degrade the battery faster than AC chargers (or Level 1 and 2) do. Rapidly charging a battery means that high currents are created that result in high temperatures — and both are known to strain batteries. So, how bad is it really? Studies reveal there is indeed a noticeable deterioration rate....
And what happens when you bring those two together? Itasha. This is a car styling trend that emerged in the 1980s, but has been given a fresh lease of life with new car breeds and emerging tech. Itasha means literally painful or cringeworthy in Japanese, and refers specifically to vehicles that have been decorated with anime, manga, or video game characters. Itasha isn’t just limited to Japan though — anime, pop culture, and automotive enthusiasts have taken the trend globally....
