For some reasons, President Obama wants the internet regulated for the benefit of the users. Well I don't agree with Mr. President on this issue please. I think there other issue like ISIS, Ebola, Russia, North Korea that need more urgent regulation not the internet. But you can read the story from the link below and tell us if you agree with Mr. President. FULL STORY
Google is offering to give $2 for every $1 donated in a new fundraiser to fight Ebola.
The goal is to raise a total of $7.5 million for nonprofits working to stop the spread of the deadly virus in West Africa.
Google launched a website Monday where anyone can contribute as little as $10 or as much as $1,000. The company will then match each dollar donated with two more.
The proceeds will be evenly distributed among four charities: Doctors Without Borders, International Rescue Committee, Partners in Health and Save the Children. Google said it will pay all transaction fees so that the full amount is donated to the charities. Related: Ebola donations slow to materialize
In addition, Google(GOOG) plans to contribute $10 million to seven charities involved in Ebola relief.
Larry Page, one of the co-founders of the internet search engine, said his family fund will donate another $15 million.
"Our hearts go out to everyone whose lives have been touched by this tragedy," Page wrote in a blog post. Related: Facebook launches Ebola campaign
As of last week, health officials estimate that more than 13,000 people have been infected with Ebola and 4,818 people have died from the infectious disease, primarily in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.
Executives in the technology industry have been among the biggest donors since the worst outbreak of Ebola started about six months ago. Facebook(FB, Tech30) founder Mark Zuckerberg pledged in October to give $25 million, while Microsoft(MSFT, Tech30) co-founder Paul Allen has committed $100 million to the cause.
iOS- Apple mobile operating system for Apple phones Symbian OS- Operating system for all Nokia phones Android OS- The latest Operating system the more recent phones; Samsung, Techno, HTC etc. Blackberry OS - Operating system for blackberry devices. Windows Mobile OS - -Operating System for Windows phone.
We have used them, tweak them and even altered them at some point, so its over to you now guys. Which of the above mentioned mobile phone operating system would you say is the best?
Microsoft bought Nokia some months ago and since then, we have seen some major changes on the Nokia brand phones like the incorporation of Android OS in the Nokia smart phones instead of the Nokia traditional Symbian OS
, Microsoft has however decided to remove the brand name Nokia from all Nokia phones henceforth. Read below and tell QHN what you personally think of the decision of Microsoft to remove the Nokia brand name.
Microsoft and Nokia have officially announced that the Finnish smartphone maker will no longer be a part of the branding for Lumia Windows Phone devices.
Tuula Rytilä, Microsoft's senior vice president of marketing for phones, shared the news via Nokia's Conversations blog (via The Verge). This means coming Lumia smartphones will be referred to as "Microsoft Lumia" rather than "Nokia Lumia."
Rytilä didn't specify exactly when we would see the first smartphone with this new branding, but she did say the company was "looking forward to revealing a Microsoft Lumia device soon."
Although Nokia's branding will no longer be present on Lumia devices, Microsoft will continue to release low-end Nokia phones. The announcement comes several months after Microsoft's $7.2 billion acquisitionof Nokia's mobile division. The Verge reported earlier this week that Microsoft would axe Nokia's branding from the Lumia line.
The move makes sense for Microsoft, because the Lumia line seems to be the most popular Windows Phone brand to date. And although Windows Phone is still far behind Android and iOS in terms of market share, Lumia sales seem to be growing.
Microsoft sold 9.3 million Lumia phones in its most recent quarter, which is a 5.6% increase from the 8.8 million Lumia handsets it sold during the same time last year, the company revealed in its Thursday earnings report.
Mark Zuckerberg took on the public Thursday, holding his first-ever open Q&A session.
You may not have been privileged to be there but QHN has brought to you all the questions and answers from the interview, enjoy
The Facebook CEO spent about an hour answering questions submitted from around the world, including some from Facebook users who flew to the company's California headquarters for the event.
Here's a look at some of the highlights:
Why did Facebook force its users to install the Messenger app?
Zuckerberg acknowledged that having all Facebook users install a new app "is a big ask" and "required friction."
"On mobile, each app really can focus on doing one thing well, we think," he said.
"You're probably messaging people 15, 20 times a day, and having to go into an app and wait for it to load and then go through a bunch of steps to get to your messages or send a message is a lot of friction."
How accurate was the movie The Social Network?
"I haven't spent a lot of time thinking about that movie in a while," Zuckerberg said with a laugh. "I kind of blocked that one out."
Story Credit: CNN
You can read the whole interview here
FBI Director James Comey on Thursday strongly criticized Apple and Google for hardening information stored in smartphones by encrypting data, making it inaccessible to law enforcement even with a court order.
The FBI has had conversations with both Apple and Google over the encryption features, Comey told reporters at a media session in Washington, D.C., although he personally was not involved in those talks. The talks are ongoing, with the FBI aiming to get a better understanding of the companies' points of view.
This may be too good to be true but it is TRUE. Those who work at Google have benefits that extends to the after-life. I personally think other companies, firms etc should adopt this Google employee-benefit plan most companies don't care the welfare of their employees, some take too many precautions guiding themselves (the company) leaving the hard working employees exposed and neglected.
So here is the full story from Forbes website or you can open thislink if you want to read it at a later time
Wednesday, 5 November 2014
Have you been wondering when Windows 10 will deployed on mobile phones? Wonder no more because Windows is already on that.
The Windows 10 Technical Preview has been out for a while, but we haven't heard too much about the update for mobile devices. We expect to hear quite a bit, because the plan is supposedly to finally make Windows into one converged platform that is the same at the system level on all devices, but with the UI optimized for the form factor (similar to the plans we've been seeing for Ubuntu.) But, we may get to hear a bit more about Windows 10 for phones soon.
According to Nawzil, a reliable source for Microsoft news, there are three builds of Windows being tested on phones internally at Microsoft. There are two major updates to Windows Phone 8.1 being tested; but, even more interestingly, there is a build of Windows 10 for phones being tested. Windows Phone 8.1 Update 1 has already begun rolling out to bring Cortana to more regions. WP 8.1 Update 2 is expected to bring Cortana to more regions, as well as adding a data toggle in the Action Center, allow for sortable settings, and adding support for new processors.
Unfortunately, we don't really know what to expect for Windows 10 on phones. It is expected to bring side-by-side multitasking on tablets and full Office Touch, but otherwise, we're in the dark. Maybe, if it is being tested internally, we may get more leaks on it though.
Microsoft recently entered a partnership with CNN, which dictated that the network's presenters will be given some free Surface Pro 3 tablets to use on live TV and, in turn, serve as advertisement for Redmond's "laptop killer". Unfortunately, the campaign effort may have backfired badly, as today, Twitter exploded with screenshots from the CNN elections night live broadcast, which shows that the presenters and journalists are either still using their iPads in hiding, or worse – using the Pro 3 slates as a kick-stand to support their iPads.
The Surface Pro 3 is Microsoft's attempt at creating a two-in-one device, which can serve both as a laptop and a tablet equally efficiently. As far as how successful it is – Redmond did say that it is outselling its predecessors – the original Surface Pro and Pro 2 – though, we do not know exact numbers yet. From the looks of it, however, it seems that the adoption rate is slow, with the main concerns being that the device's keyboard needs to be purchased seperately (and it is already an expensive tablet to start with), and that it does not seem comfortable to work with in one's lap, even though Microsoft claims that it is just as comfortable as a conventional laptop; the company even came up with a word when addressing this issue – "lapability".
So, whether CNN management knew about its journalists secretly using their iPads is unknown, but one thing is for sure – it was a low blow for Microsoft. Sure, non-techies maybe didn't notice, but the tech-savvy community is having a laugh.
We almost missed it, but it appears WhatsApp celebrates its five-year birthday today! We didn't get any birthday cake (shame!), but the company sent us this awesome infographic. Made by Lisa Hallgren at digital agency DPFOC, it sings the tune of millions and billions of numbers related to the app's relatively short history.
WhatsApp fans can enjoy intriguing nuggets of information from it, while competitors should sit and learn. Did you know WhatsApp has 1 active developer per 14 million users? Or that it processes 50 million messages all over the glob daily? You will also love CEOs Jan Koum and Brian Acton's quotes - "Dealing with ads is depressing!", "We don't want to build a hookup app!", and more WhatsApp lore awaits. Enjoy the infographic.
Android L, or its official title, Android Lollipop, is here, and it's brought a raft of new changes, with Sundar Pichai, head of Android, proclaiming it to be one of the biggest upgrades to Android yet.
It's got radical new design, 5000 new APIs, has been available as a developer preview for a while, and it's going beyond the mobile form factor. Android 5.0 will be contextually aware of its surroundings, plus voice is going to me a major input source.
The experience will also be seamless across devices - phones, TVs, and tablets - so making Android Lollipop devices communicate properly is at the top of the feature list. That said, don't think your handset will get left in the dust. Pichai was at pains to point out the mobile phone will always be the priority.
Want to know when your phone or tablet is getting an upgrade? Check our constantly updated Android 5.0 Lollipop upgrade article to see what's in store!
If you've got a sweet tooth for all the information about Android Lollipop, then you've come to the right place. Here's everything you need to know about Google's new mobile platform.
Cut to the chase
What is it? The next major upgrade for Android
When is it out? 'In the coming weeks'
What will it cost? Nothing, it'll be free, but some handsets will take longer to get it than others.
Android Lollipop release date
Here's what most of you will be wanting to know: when can I get it on my phone? Well, developers with a Nexus 5 or Nexus 7 have had access to early builds since June 26.
For the rest of the folk in the world Google has said it will be available for the Nexus 4, 5, 7, 10 and Google Play edition devices 'in the coming weeks' - so some users should be seeing it show up come November, if not before.
HTC has already been in contact, giving the following statement about its forthcoming upgrade to Android Lollipop (formerly known as Android L):
"HTC is excited about the new features in Android L and we can't wait to share them with our customers. We are committed to updating our flagship HTC One family as fast as possible.
"We will begin rolling out updates to the HTC One (M8) and HTC One (M7) in regions worldwide within 90 days of receiving final software from Google, followed shortly thereafter by other One family members and select devices."
Motorola has also confirmed that Android Lollipop will be hitting the Moto X at some point and OnePlus has committed to bringing it to the OnePlus One within three months of Google releasing a final build.
Of course, what would a new Android OS launch be without new hardware from the Silicon Valley-company itself? To satiate our sweet tooth Google has announced a new Nexus 6 phone built in collaboration with Motorola and Nexus 9 tablet designed with HTC to accompany Android L's release.
If you're wondering about how much this update will cost the good news is Android 5.0, like all previous updates, is free.
Android Lollipop Material Design
The big news for Android Lollipop is the change to the way it looks - and it's going well beyond the mobile phone to the tablet, TV screen, watch and even the car.
The new Material Design is strange in that it bucks a trend at the moment - yes, it's flat, but it's heavily based on making every animation, every ripple, every shadow look real, which is something that most brands are shying away from.
It's meant to look both flat and 3D
Google tells us that this feels more intuitive, which means that there will be shadow gradients, 3D tiles that slide over one another and most importantly: access for developers to use this for themselves on their apps.
The idea is obvious: remove the fragmented way Android looks and bring consistency to the app world no matter what device you're on. Google intends to create an expansive ecosystem that will allow you to start a song on one device, move to another room, pick up a separate Android device and continue right where you left off.
The Roboto font has been updated too, so everything from watch to TV to mobile looks the same.
The whole interface is updated and improved
Every animation on screen will be allowed to connect to one another - so there's no 'teleportation between apps'. The home, back and multi-tasking window buttons on Android 5.0 have been refined too, and overall, this is a massive step forward for a cleaner, more intuitive-looking version of Google's mobile platform.
To get a taste of Material Design now just head on over to the Play Store on an Android device, as the material design update is currently rolling out for it and the Google Chrome app.
Notifications and lock screen
Notifications on Android Lollipop are getting an overhaul, so only the more relevant information about your apps is being presented.
You can even adjust the OS to display notifications from the most important people and apps during the evening hours or an important meeting. The notification panel is being merged with the lockscreen so you can see what's going on as you pick up the phone, and a simple swipe up takes you into the phone.
Imagine that the lockscreen is similar to the notifications panel now, and you're pretty much there.
Android Lollipop will also learn from you, working out what you look at and interact with more often to prioritise that notification.
Another big change is that notifications will flow over the screen at the top - get a call when you're playing a game and it will pop up at the top, asking if you want to take it. This will likely be the same with messages etc too, meaning less intrusion at the wrong times.
The improved lock screen
The lockscreen on Android 5.0 is getting smarter as well - if you've got a specific location set up, or are wearing a Bluetooth device, the phone will recognise you and unlock without a PIN.
Move away or take your watch off and you'll need to tap or swipe in a code when you unlock - or you can even use your voice.
