Tuesday, 8 September 2015

Google's New OS, the Android Marshmallow 6.0 Comes with Exciting Features



The Android M 6.0 update for Google's mobile operating system, was unveiled at the 2015 I/O Conference.

The notable features of the Marshmallow 6.0 are listed below:

1. Google Translation

Users no longer have to go to the Translate app to look up a following word, as holding finger on a certain word now presents the option of interpreting it via Google Translate. For instance, if you are reading something, and you come across a foreign word that you cannot comprehend, all you need to do is long-press that particular word and the device would present you with the option of translating it.

2. Chrome Custom Tabs

In Google's current OS, the Android Lollipop, clicking on a link within an application opens the Chrome browser. This is not the case for the Android M, which will make Chrome function along with the app. So if you click a link within an app, it will not launch Chrome separately but will instead display a Web view within the app.

3. App Permissions

In the new OS, users have the ability to deny permission to apps trying to obtain personal information. However, it should be noted that if you do not grant permission, some of the certain parts of the app might not work normally. Users can also allow access during the app's installation process and then disable it later, the news outlet noted.

4. Battery Manager

If your phone run out of battery then Doze app will automatically cut off some of the device's processes minimizing battery consumption. The handset will snap out of its Doze state once a priority notification or alarm goes off.

5. Emergency Service

Android M also has a newly enabled feature that shows an overview of Google Maps whenever users call 911 or the emergency number of their residence. In this feature, the emergency service and Google Maps work by displaying "the emergency service center they're connected with during a call," with the current location and information of the caller also shown on the map "so they can more easily give those specific details to the emergency dispatch person on the line with them," Android Headlines wrote. This way, help can be dispatched quicker to those in dire need of it.

6. Android Pay

With Android Pay, users can now incorporate their credit and debit cards with their handsets to create a virtual account number, put it near a contactless terminal, and pay for their purchase.

Via: [The Latino Post]

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Sunday, 6 September 2015

Toyota Investing $50 Million in Research for the Development of Autonomous Cars


Toyota is investing $50 million into artificial intelligence research in partnership with MIT and Stanford University.

Toyota, the world’s largest car maker, envisions cars of the future that will act as “guardian angels,” watching the driving behavior of humans and intervening to correct mistakes or avoid collisions when needed.

Dr. Pratt said Toyota’s goal was to keep the “human in the loop” in the car of the future and to ensure that driving remained fun. “A worry we have is that the autonomy not take away the fun in driving,” he said. “If the autonomy can avoid a wreck, it can also make it more fun to drive.”

Driver assistance technology — like pedestrian and bicyclist detection and avoidance systems, lane-departure warning and “lane keeping” systems, and software programs that alert drivers that they are becoming drowsy — have already become standard safety options from carmakers.

The Toyota program will focus on developing more artificial-intelligence-based monitoring systems. For example, in the future, an A.I. system might do more than warn drivers that they are leaving their lane and actively correct all kinds of driver errors. Another possibility might be to use A.I. technologies to permit aging drivers to continue to drive by offering driver assistance in areas like vision and reaction time.

Via: [The New York Times]

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Porsche 911 Carrera Comes with the Complete Makeover


Porsche 911 Carrera has come out with the striking features with a redesigned rear lid with vertical louvres and new rear lights, and is minus the recessed door handle covers.

The model was revealed Sunday night and to be presented at the Frankfurt Motor Show next week.

Engines for the base model and S both will have 20 more horsepower, pumping out 370 and 420 respectively with up to 12 per cent greater fuel efficiency.

The 911 Carrera S Coupe with Porsche-Doppelkupplung (PDK) and Sport Chrono Package takes 3.9 seconds to go from zero to 100 km/h. That’s two-tenths of a second improvement over the predecessor, making this Carrera the first to break the four-second mark. The S hits a top speed of 308 km/h, a four km/h improvement.

The Porsche Active Suspension Management, which lowers the ride height by a centimetre, is standard on all Carrera models for the first time.

On the inside, the 911 offers a new multi-touch display. Google Streetview and Google Earth are being integrated for the first time.

The new 911 is expected to arrive in Canada next spring with a starting price of $102,200. The 911 Carrerra S Cabriolet will cost $132,200.

Via: [The Globe and Mail]

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Polaroid's Snap Instant Camera Prints Photos Without Using Ink


Polaroid unveiled the pocket-sized Snap instant digital camera at IFA Berline 2015. It can print photos with a simple push of a button using Zink Zero Ink Printing technology.

It has a 10-megapixel sensor and a microSD card slot that can hold up to 32GB of storage. Best of all, the Snap can print out full color 2×3 inch (about wallet size) photos without requiring ink cartridges, toners or ribbons.

What is Zink Zero Ink Printing technology?

The Zink photo paper is made of composite material embedded with cyan, yellow and magenta dye crystals and has protective polymer overcoats. A 50-pack of Polaroid’s 2×3 inch Zink photo paper costs about $29.99 on Amazon.

The Polaroid Snap has multiple capture modes, a photo booth app and a self-timer feature. The capture modes includes color, black and white and vintage. The photo booth app can take six pictures in only ten seconds. And the self-timer feature helps you seamlessly take selfies.

Before a photo is printed, the dye crystals are colorless — which makes the Zink paper look like ordinary white photo paper. Using heat activation, the Zink-enabled Printer colorizes the crystals. Each photo fully prints in slightly under one minute. And the Zink Paper is adhesive-backed so you can use the printed photos as stickers.

Offered by C&A Marketing, an authorized Polaroid licensee, the Polaroid Snap instant digital camera will be on display in hall 3.2 booth #218 at IFA 2015, September 4-9 in Berlin, Germany. The camera will be available in black, white, red and blue in Q4 2015 for $99.

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Jason Camberis, a 44-year-old network engineer from Chicago has built the huge gaming ark that dwarfs fully-grown men.

It stands over 14 feet tall and is more than 3 feet deep. Camberis told Guinness World Records that he decided to make the machine to “make people smile” after seeing so much bad news around. He also wanted to replicate the feel of being in an arcade as a kid and having to reach up to grab the controls. Looking at the machine in action, he’s done just that — even down to the giant quarters needed to fire it up.

The arcade machine is 2.75 times bigger than a regular cabinet in all aspects with giant buttons, a 16-inch trackball, and retractable stairs that help you reach the controls.

It plays over 200 classic arcade games and is also compatible with PC and a range of consoles, according to Camberis.

The machine is another great example of how passionate gamers are about their hobby. Camberis has actually taken his love one step further — the self-confessed arcade fanatic builds and sells custom arcade machines and security systems for a living.

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Philips AmbiLux 4K TV Will Enhance Viewing Experience Definitely


The launch of the new Philips AmbiLux TV will take the immersive viewing experience to a superb new pinnacle with 4k Ultra HD and introducing Ambilight projection technology, the most significant development yet for the unique Ambilight system.

The AmbiLux represents a true highlight in the new Philips TV range thanks to its razor-sharp UHD picture quality and the best in European design, combined with the powerful Android TV operating system and the next level of Ambilight performance to give a TV experience unlike any other.

The 65inch Philips AmbiLux model will reach the shelves during the fourth quarter in Europe and Russia.

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Intel Invests $50 Million in Quantum Computing Research


Intel said Thursday that it will invest $50 million and provide engineering resources to the Delft University of Technology and TNO, the Dutch Organisation for Applied Research, in an effort to advance quantum computing, according to the www.zdnet.com.

Quantum computing promises multiple breakthrough and the possibility of new applications. Quantum computers use quantum bits, or qubits, which can exist in multiple states and operate in parallel. Quantum computers are expected to replace the ones powered by transistors and binary digits today.

Intel`s investment could popularize the notion of quantum computing, which is years from going commercial. IBM has been among the largest tech players in the quantum computer space. IBM is investing billions of dollars in research on developing processors that could power quantum computers.

For Intel, the bet on quantum computer is a way to participate in the future and keep the company relevant. Brian Krzanich, CEO of Intel, said the tech industry will have to rally around quantum computing for the engineering effort to develop.

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