Category: Industry News

Top Tech News Today

September 20, 2016

iphone Users Stuck After Deleting Default Apps  Recently, Apple authorized iPhone users to delete default apps from iOS 10. Many frenzied users deleted the apps without realizing that they provide functions to other parts of the system. If you’ve deleted apps like Music and Weather, other connected apps or gadgets may misbehave. Now don’t lose your nerve; you can easily retrieve them through App Store. #apps Google Brings Bohemian Rhapsody to VR For all the music lovers out there, Google and the legendary rock band Queen have released a VR app called the Bohemian Rhapsody Experience that lets you experience the epic tracks in 3D, 360 degree with interactive elements and spatial sound that changes as you turn your head. Available on Android, it is soon releasing on iOS. Step inside the music. #vr #apps 3. Twitter loses 140 character limit Twitter will no more count @usernames in replies, media attachments like pictures, GIFs and videos, polls and quoted tweets as characters as part of the 140 character-limit. Let your creative forces flow freely.                                            Self-Inflicted Casualty Behind the Wheel The number of people in the UK illegally using mobile phones while driving is rising alarmingly according to a survey. It revealed that drivers unabashedly text, talk, tweet, browse and even make video calls causing fatalities. There are better ways to terminate life, why choose this? #mobile You Can’t Hide It From Google No matter if you have disabled location tracking on your Android phone, Google Play is using GPS to track your every move. It is believed that Google is implementing its new feature “Nearby” to push notifications to users based on their location. It sounds like a win-win deal for users and application owners. But can you defy Google? Find out here. #apps

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Today’s Top 5 Tech News

September 19, 2016

Get Closer to Your Neighbors with Nextdoor No, it’s not meant for dating the girl next door. Nextdoor social app is designed to encourage social interaction among neighbors and keep each other alert about criminal activity in the area. Successfully running in the US and the Netherlands, Nextdoor has now arrived in the UK.  Let us hope it outlives many departed social apps. #social   YouTube’s Another Attempt To Become Social YouTube has launched a Community Tab on its platform that allows channels to share text, GIFS, live video and more just like Facebook, with its subscribers. The service launched in beta version will be available on select channels for the time being. YouTube’s previous attempt to be social was Google+ integration that failed miserably. #social   Facebook Counters Fake With New Technology Facebook is working on a new system that helps to suppress fake stories and news baits from showing up in Trending Topics. A similar system was successfully implemented for News Feed previously. Facebook suffered a backlash recently after its notorious algorithm promoted a fake story on Megyn Kelly. Fox couldn’t have been so ruthless even if it was for her honest opinion. #social   Facebook Live for Desktops Extending its live-streaming feature, Facebook Live will now be available to desktop versions after popular demand. The feature, available to some lucky users currently, can use both peripheral and in-built cameras on laptops. In contrast to mobile, broadcasters can also type comments while streaming as in Google Hangout and Skype. Users always win when giants compete.  #social   IBM’s Mobile Security Service IBM is launching its mobile security service deployed via IBM Cloud that claims to put an end to all your woes regarding mobile device management. Amidst growing mobile data security challenge, IBM will vigorously address local data protection standards. Going full throttle, IBM is also offering private consultancy services and mobile strategy design for global clients. Ideal time to tame employees’ data, isn’t?  #cloud #mobile #data

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Top Industry News from INT.

September 15, 2016

Apple iPhone 7 Plus Already Sold OutWith its headphone jack missing, iPhone 7 probably has been the most controversial smartphone Apple has ever released. Yet, iPhone 7 Plus and iPhone 7 in jet black color are sold out even before they were available in physical stores. Certainly, Apple’s stock is going to see some soaring numbers in the near future. #corporate #mobile AR Is Bigger Than VR, Tim Cook SuggestsIn an interview, Apple’s CEO Tim Cook suggested augmented reality is bigger than virtual reality as it weaves reality with the virtual, while acknowledging the immersive experience that virtual reality provides. If you have noticed how people are nuts about Pokemon Go, Tim Cook is probably right. After all, AR is more about ‘here and now on steroids’, while VR is about escaping that present. #ar #vr #trends Twitter Is the Next TV Star?If you were looking for third party apps to video-stream your Twitter content on TV, you no longer have to do that. Twitter has launched its own live streaming video apps for Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV and Xbox One. This is a curious move for a company that has heavily relied on mobile devices to remain in business. TV probably is the next frontier after all! #apps #social Canva Raises $15 MillionCanva, that reliable tool which you use to create brochures and designs on-the-go just managed to raise $15 million in funding, taking its value to $345 million, almost twice its valuation just a year ago. With almost every profession becoming increasingly visual, startups like Canva bring value and assistance to users. #corporate Evernote Abandons Its Servers, Adopts Google CloudEvernote has maintained its servers for almost 8 years now. However, it just announced that it is ditching its servers and moving to Google’s cloud to save costs, remain scalable and flexible, and offer the best in user experience. Yet another example of how cloud is taking over the server space across the world. #cloud #corporate

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Top Tech News from Indus Net Technologies

September 15, 2016

LinkedIn Ducks Data With Lite To counter patchy data networks in India, LinkedIn is set to launch LinkedIn Lite, a lighter version that uses bare minimum data while browsing on mobile. This move certainly helps those with a slow Internet connection to join the world’s largest business network service. Also launched LinkedIn Placements and LinkedIn Starter Pack.  #mobile #social Chess Fans Couldn’t Have Asked For More Ever thought of watching a live sports event that takes you close enough to the player’s perspective, that too sitting at home? Well, now you can. Watch the upcoming World Chess Championship in a fully immersive 360 degree mode. Want to know how? #vr Google’s AI Speech More Real Than Humans’ You won’t believe your ears after hearing this robot speak.  Google’s new AI program WaveNet can synthesize human-like voice without any assistance. Soon you’ll be conversing naturally with your robot friend. Still can’t fathom it? Hear it for yourself. #ai  No More Constraints on Tweet Length From next week onwards, Twitter will not count attachments including pictures, GIFs and videos, as well as quoted tweets usernames as part of the 140 character-limit. Let your creative forces flow freely through longer tweets. But yes, there’s a small catch here. #social  5. Instagram Cracks The Whip on Trolls Taking the bully by its horns, Instagram enables you to keep trolls at an arm’s length. You can automatically filter inappropriate content from your comments feed.  There’s a lot more you can do to steer clear of hobgoblins.  #social  

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Today’s Top Tech News From Indus Net Technologies

September 14, 2016

New Tracking Sensors for Enriching Mobile VR uSens tracking sensors will enhance user interaction with virtual objects. The new sensors are inclined closely towards mobile VR.  Their advanced ability to messed up algorithm after Facebook laid-off its human editorial staff.  #social 3. Follow Wisely With Tailor-Made Instagram Stories Don’t worry if you find your Instagram friends boring. Instagram will now Behavioral Targeting will allow marketers to target users based on their activity within the app. Advertisers always felt a lack of targeting and measurement on Snapchat; better late than never. #social  5. Google Makes Tag Management Easier This new collaborative feature is aimed to resolve workflow challenges faced by team workers while

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Why Apple Invested in Chinese Taxi Company

September 14, 2016

Back in May, when Apple invested $1 billion in Didi Chuxing, a Chinese ride-hailing service, people were left wondering what that was all about. Was Apple trying to enter the Chinese market? Was it trying to launch a new app that helps people hail taxis? Was it about the media tool which helps people access entertainment in their cars? Or was it just that Apple was super intuitive? Looks like, Apple knew what was to come much earlier than most speculated. Didi, which is one of the prominent taxi hailing services in China, just purchased Uber’s Chinese business for $35 billion. While Uber retains 20% of the stake, it quickly becomes clear that Apple gained access to not only Didi Chuxing’s customer list, but also Uber’s Chinese consumers list. Effectively, this will help Apple to track consumer behavior in China and also enhance its products for the Asian giant. It is a different story though, that certain Apple services are not available in China yet. However, this move indicates that larger technology companies often gain access to markets and consumes by purchasing companies or investing in them. Apple did just that. [php snippet=1] How might this help Apple? Consumer lists help companies to brand themselves, design marketing campaigns and also choose different branding strategies. While China remains one of the largest markets for Apple products in the world, it is also the largest overall market in the world, by its sheer size. It is extremely important to have access to such a mammoth market, if one were to gain access t its creamy layer. This is just what Apple did and it was one of the wisest decisions made by this company. There are rumors about Apple launching self-driven cars, similar to Google but those may not be valid. What could be valid is that Apple is looking at the $1 billion investment as an investment for its digital marketing campaigns, which will come every time there is a new product launch. We only have to wait and watch to see how Apple will use its new found access to customer information in China. The possibilities are endless but to begin with, Apple will certainly benefit from the various market segments that these ride hailing companies cater to. Looking forward Like any good financial move, it was not clear why Apple invested $1 billion in Didi Chuxing. However, after a couple of months and a few more financial contracts signed, it is clear what Apple was aiming at: access to Chinese consumers’ information and data. Whether $1 was the right price to pay for this information is something that time will tell, but most likely, it was a wise move. In other words, it also helps us to know how much information is valued today. Consumer information is not only a hotly debated topic, but also something that is sold or bartered. When the time comes, one may need to keep certain things confidential. All the more reason to keep it safe and secure.

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Today’s Top Technology News From Indus Net Technologies

September 13, 2016

  Data Analytics Prevents Cyber Attacks on Govt A research report suggests that big data analytics helped the federal government significantly to minimize cyber security breaches.  The threat still looms large and the challenge is to process huge amount of data to gain critical insights on a regular basis.  #analytics   Locate Content Within Apps with Google In-Apps A new tab in Google Search called In-Apps will allow you to search content located only on your apps like messages, contact info, notes etc.  The feature interestingly works offline too because the content is located on your mobile.  #apps   Growing Digital Addiction Bad for Kids A study published recently argues that digital addiction among kids poses a grave danger to their physical, mental and emotional health. Relentless gazing into their digital devices makes them digital junkies. However, others find these claims unfounded and exaggerated. #health   Mobile Number Enough to Make Payments Government of India unveiled its ambitious Unified Payment Interface (UPI).  Executed with the help of UPI-enabled banking app, it will allow smartphone users to make or receive person-to-person and ecommerce payments without revealing their bank account details. #mobile   Don’t Expect Much from Google’s Mobile Update The new Android 7.0 Nougat comes with improved notifications and better performance. Anyone who expected a great deal of change as compared to its previous version might be disappointed. Still, it is worth the change. #apps #mobile

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Today’s Top Technology News From Indus Net Technologies

September 12, 2016

Redeem your Facebook Coupons With Ease Facebook is offering its customers with online and in-store coupons that can be saved easily. This will enable them to redeem the coupons just when they need to.  What’s more, it will all be delivered in a more mobile-friendly environment. #social 4G Speed Sets a New High Finnish firm Elisa claims to have achieved a hyper fast speed of 1.9 Gbps on its 4G mobile network during a test. The record-breaking speed could revolutionize mobile video viewing. #mobile Exclusive Social Media Platform for Music Fans Here is a brand new social media platform called Fans for hardcore music lovers. Music lovers can discuss and share their insights on various bands, artists and a lot more, no matter how old they are. #social Leave your Campaign Measurement to This New software service unveiled by FunnelCake will put an end to all your uncertainties attributed to marketing investment. Why, it closely measures conversion rates to help you track the effectiveness of your marketing campaign. And yes, it integrates with leading CRM software including Salesforce.  #crm Analytics to Monitor Stroke Aftermath  Doctors can now continuously monitor patients recovering at home after a stroke. Analytics will keep medicos informed all the time so that they can alter therapies when required.  Falling sick is slowly getting less scary. #health

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Today’s Most Useful Tech News from Indus Net Technologies

September 9, 2016

  Mobile Payment Boost For Chinese Tourists Alipay, Chinese’s leading mobile payment service provider tied up with French payment processor Ingenico, will enable Chinese tourists visiting Europe pay easily across retailers and restaurants.  Alipay app will be embedded into Ingenico’s in-store payment gateway to facilitate mobile payments. Find out more about this. #apps #mobile StarHub Offers Generous Mobile Data Plan StarHub, a Singapore-based telecom is reviving its 12 GB mobile data plan through a bundle offer. The 4G-enabled postpaid data plan will be bundled along with 1 Gbps fire home broadband subscription. The push comes owing to rising mobile data consumption among customers. Read more about this exciting offer. #data #mobile Microsoft’s Authenticator App For Windows Phone Previously rolled out on Android and iOS platforms, this new authentication app will soon be available on Windows phone. If you weren’t aware, the app helps users to secure their accounts with a randomly generated passcode. Microsoft has also planned some new features for iOS and Windows users. #apps #mobile Nokia To Launch Android Phones The Finnish mobile major has revealed its plans to launch Android-based smartphones and tablets. Nokia hopes to revive its heydays with this much-awaited launch. The revelation comes at a time just when the Nokia’s deal with Microsoft is nearing its end. More sneak peek into this story. #corporate Mobile Payment Patent for HotHand Inc. A leading mobile technology innovator, HotHand was awarded mobile payment patent by US govt. The patent is associated with the use of the mobile device as a credit or debit card through information access. Factually, most m-commerce and mobile payment facilitators use this feature. Understand what it means for stakeholders.  #corporate #mobile

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Today’s Top Technology News From Indus Net Technologies

September 7, 2016

  Should You Update Your iOS Device Now? Apple’s iOS 9.3.4, which was released as an update, may not be the best thing for those who are looking at jailbreaking their phones. Apple insists it is an important security update. Read more here, and decide for yourself, if you want an update. #mobile #security Don’t Waste That Food. Here is an app that particularly targets those who waste their food. Too Good to Go connects people who have food that is good, but is about to be thrown away, connect with people who badly need to eat it. This is an app that is too good to just read about and demands instant download from your end.  #apps Multitasking Comes to iOS Google Apps iPad users can finally use Slide Over and Split View while working on Google Apps. Google released an update that brings multitasking support to Slides, Sheets, and Docs on iOS devices. Update your Google Apps now. #mobile Russia Fines Google over Android Google was slapped with a $6.8 million file by Russian antitrust officials for ‘abusing its market position with Android’. Certainly, Russians seem to like Android way more than their government wants them to. Read more about the saga here. #mobile Your Android Is Tracking You Be ready to become paranoid. Android apps can secretly track your location, even without GPS or Wi-Fi. This fascinating article teaches you how to protect yourself from malicious apps that keep an eye on you. Get ready to be scared. #mobile  

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