Apple Event’20: Recap

Apple Event announced some major releases for the year. If you have missed what was announced in the Apple Event, here is everything.

Apple Time Flies Event that took place on September 15, 2020. Apple Inc launched its latest software updates such as the iOS 14, watchOS 7, and iPadOS 14, Mac OS . Many people joined the Apple event live stream to get the first look at these incredible offerings. However, many fans were not able to join the event live stream and this is why they are wanting to know more about the recent releases that happened in the virtual event. If you are wondering what did Apple announce, then do not worry, here is all you need to know.

iPad Air

The new iPad Air gets a bigger screen, at 10.9 inches from 10.5. That bump-up in display size was made possible by removing the home button on the front of the device. Now, Touch ID to unlock the screen will be available on the top button instead. The device will switch over to a USB-C connection from Apple’s own Lightning port, a move Apple has already made with its iPad Pro and laptop line. The processor will be upgraded to the new A14 Bionic chip, from the A12 Bionic, which was introduced in 2018. Apple pitched the new processor as powerful enough to handle tasks like editing 4K video and playing graphics-intensive games. A14 Bionic chip featuring 40% faster CPU, 30% faster graphics and 2x faster machine learning with next‑generation Neural Engine.

The Air will come in five colors: silver, space gray, rose gold, green, and sky blue.

Apple Watch SE & Series 6

Apple watch SE uses the S5 chip, for performance that Apple says is twice as fast as the Apple Watch Series 3. It also features fall detection with a 44mm case size. Full Retina Display & High/Low Heart Rate Notifications all of these at the price starting from Rs. 29,900. 

Apple watch Series 6 can measure your blood oxygen level which is a key indicator of your overall wellness. It can help you understand how well your body is absorbing oxygen, and the amount of oxygen delivered to your body. Green, red and infrared LEDs shine light onto the blood vessels in your wrist, and photodiodes measure the amount of light reflected back.

Advanced algorithms then calculate the color of your blood, which indicates the amount of oxygen present. only designed for general fitness and wellness purposes. Apple is introducing a new band called the Solo Loop. No clasps or anything; just a silicone band in seven colors.

Fitness+

Apple Fitness+ is the first fitness experience built for Apple Watch, arriving later this year. Apple Fitness+ intelligently incorporates metrics from Apple Watch for users to visualise right on their iPhone, iPad, or Apple TV, offering a first-of-its-kind personalised workout experience. Everyone from beginners to committed exercisers can access studio-style workouts delivered by inspiring world-class trainers and underscored by motivating music from renowned artists, making it easier and more rewarding for customers to exercise, whenever and wherever they like.

Apple One

Apple One is an all-in-one subscription that bundles four Apple services. It’s the easiest way to get your favorite Apple services at one incredible price — and get even more enjoyment out of your Apple devices. Apple One includes the best services to keep you entertained and informed, as well as iCloud storage for your photos, files and more. Services include Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Arcade and iCloud. With Apple One, it’s never been easier to get more. For less. The Individual plan is ₹195 per month and the Family plan is ₹365 per month.

Google IO 2019

Google I/O brings together developers from around the globe for talks, hands-on learning with Google experts, and a first look at Google’s latest developer products with latest mind blowing technology. But what is this IO? To more of the techies it is Input Output, but here in “I/O” stands for “Innovation in the Open”. You can find the complete keynote here. Following are some of its amazing highlights.

Android Q Announced

Android Q Dark theme

Google IO debuted Android Q beta 3 – the 10th generation of the Android operating system,and along with it new features for phone and tablet users.

Two big highlights here: Dark Theme is officially coming to Android Q and Focus Mode is a new introduction, switching off apps you select that you know pull you away from your work, such as email. It’s coming to both Android Q, and the older P version of the operating system.

Google Maps AR mode

Maps live directions

Intended to help people start off their walks heading in the right direction. Hold your phone up and you’ll see a camera view of the world in front of you. Google Maps will compare this image to its Street View data to determine your exact position/orientation better than GPS alone can, then draw arrows that point you in the right direction. The feature is rolling out on Pixel devices and soon will follow others.

Next generation Google Assistant

A Better Google Assistant

The Voice Assistant becomes stronger, more powerful and more intelligent. It performs the tasks in bundle. Runs your routine. Just say HEY GOOGLE! Good Morning . It automatically reads weather and news as well as you can customize and command what next it can do like opening apps, listening to music and so on all this with just in one go. Google also showed off a new Driving Mode and Personal References to help Google figure out when you’re referring to your mother’s house or Mom’s House barbecue and now it comes in 6 different voices, check out the video full video here

Upgrades to Google Lens

Google Lens is an increasingly useful party trick in Google’s App arsenal, using image recognition to deliver information based on what your camera is looking at. At Google IO 2019, a demo showed how a combination of mapping data and image recognition will let Google Lens make recommendations from a restaurants menu, just by pointing your camera at it. When the bill arrives, point your camera at the receipt and it’ll show you tipping info and bill splitting help.

Google Duplex on the Web

Remember Google Duplex, the slightly-creepy Google Assistant service that could make calls and bookings on your behalf . It gets more interesting this year, lets Say you want to make an online reservation for a car rental. Duplex can now assist in that process by populating the required fields. Notably, it only assists — human sign-off is still required.  

It’s important to say that this feature could offer real benefits to those who have difficulty typing or interacting with online reservations

Google Search : The best one of IO 2019

Google remains a search giant, and that’s something it’s not forgotten at Google IO 2019. However, search is about to become far more visually rich, thanks to the inclusion of AR camera trickery coming directly into search results.

Google’s on-stage demonstration showed how a medical student could search for a muscle group, and be presented within mobile search results with a 3D representation of the body part. Not only could it be played with within the search results, it could be placed on the users desk to be seen at real scale from your smartphones screen. Even larger things, like an AR shark, could be put into your AR screen, straight from the app.

These were some of the highlights of the Google IO 2019. Let me know which feature amazed you and send me things that you would want to see them up in the next IO

CES 2019 : Futuristic Gadgets

CES is the first big trade-show of the new year and the world’s largest tech show on earth held at Las Vegas. Seeing as this is the Consumer Electronics Show, there were all types of different tech on the show that would be announced this year like Self Driving Cars, Flexible Displays, Smart Homes, 5G, Cryptocurrencies, AR/VR, 3D printings, Drones, Robots, Gadgets.

Here are some of my best picks from the event.

Royale FlexPai

FlexPai is the world’s first commercial foldable smartphone with a flexible display, a combination of smartphone and tablet. It was officially launched in Beijing and showcased in CES 2019. Disrupting traditional concept of a smartphone, FlexPai can be used either folded or unfolded, giving it the portability of a smartphone plus the screen size of a high-definition tablet.

LG OLED R

Redefining space to hide and role, it magically appears as rising up and disappears rolling down. LG TV can transform itself into several views:
1. Full View: The complete display is shown to enjoy the crystal clear picture.
2. Zero View: Screen completely hides. Although the audio can be heard.
3. Line View: 5 widgets are displayed viz. Music, Clock, Frame, Mood, Home Dashboard

Improved Google Assistant

Google announced in CES two amazing features

The Interpreter Mode  :- which lets people have back-and-forth conversations among 27 languages using a Google Smart Display.

The Google assistance connect program :- which is essentially API’s that developers are going to be able to use with their product (both hardware and software), to tie in the Google Assistant. Google wants the Assistant to be a part of your entire life, not just the smart home products in your home. This is going to help the Google Assistant support all types of different devices that it didn’t expect, including those from companies that may not be big partners of Google already.

Bell Nexus Air Taxi

Drones are doing pretty much everything from taking selfies and shooting bird-eye-view vistas, to showering flowers and delivering packages. And if Bell could have their way, drones could transport humans too! At the 2019 CES, Bell (not to be confused with the helmet brand) displayed its large bird – the Nexus, which adds another dimension to mobility

JBL Link Bar

This amazing sound bar acts as 4 devices in 1.

• Soundbar: One of the best Soundbar.
• Google assistance smart speaker: Play games with assistance
• Chromecast: Cast across devices
• Android TV : HDMI cables all pluged in

Harley Davidson Live wire

This one is for all my Harley enthusiasts, harley released an Electric Bike though it does not sound like native harley davidson bikes. Here are the specifications

SAP TechEd 2018: Recap

Here we go again! SAP TechEd 2018 it is.

SAP TechEd is the best place to be for everyone interested in getting a detailed understanding of SAP’s portfolio of solutions, platforms, technologies, and insights into their future direction. At SAP TechEd you have also the opportunity to connect with other developers, share knowledge, network with SAP’s experts and of course, write code using upcoming latest and greatest features and tools. It is SAP’s premier technology event that offers technical lectures and hands-on workshops, Developer Garage, SAP CodeJam, Hackers Lounge, Code Review Session covering dynamic topics such as In-memory computing, Blockchain, Big Data, Machine Learning, Cloud Management and Security, Hadoop, SAP HANA, SAP Fiori, SAP BW.

This year all the sessions were categorized into 8 categories called Learning Journeys. Each having its corresponding levels. Participants could choose sessions based on their level of skill and competancy from these categories. Following are the 8 learning journeys:

• Integration: Out of the Box – Define, Configure end-to-end integration scenarios.
  
• Application Landscape and Cloud Native Apps – All about SAP cloud.
  
• Consumer Grade Experience – User Experience and Design methodologies.
  
• Applied Intelligence – SAP Leonardo, SAP Analytics, Blockchain.
  
• Next Gen Data Management – Model, Process, Government of Data.
  
• Open Platform – Open API and Open source ecosystem.
  
• Enterprise Security – Infrastructural, Regulations, Writing secure code.
  
• Explore SAP  – Developers delight, tools and gadgets.
  

The 3-day event started with the Keynote from Dilipkumar Khandelwal(MD SAP Labs) followed by Bernd Leukart’s explaining how SAP can help organizations build a path to Intelligent Enterprise, Intelligent Suite and with Intelligent Technologies. With an amazing demo of how a social media post can turn into an opportunity for organisations to increase their business. Watch the complete keynote here. If you wish to be interested in any of the above learning journeys and courses register yourself to gain the access using the below button.

Learning course : SAP TechEd 2018 Recap

That was all it in a nutshell. Dont forget to share your thoughts on your favourite part of the event and something if I did miss out on.

iOS 12: All you need to know

At the WWDC 2018 keynote Apple announced iOS 12 updates that we are going to see very soon on our iPhones/iPads. The company wasted no time and explained how iOS 12 will change your iPhones and iPads. iOS 12 is said to make your devices faster, more responsive, and even more fun to use. So eager to know whats new in iOS 12 and what new features are? Here is the complete list you need to know.

1. Compatibility & Performance

   iOS12 has been enhanced in a way to boost the performance and have a responsive experience all around, be it an iPhone or an iPad. It will come with performance improvements, including 70% faster access to the camera from the Lock Screen; 50% faster keyboard appearance; and 2x faster app launches when the device is under a heavy workload. The enhancements will improve performance on all supported devices, which goes all the way back to iPhone 5S and iPad Air.

2. Augmented Reality

   Apple created a brand-new file format with Pixar called USDZ that will enable easier sharing of the 3D graphics and animations used in augmented reality apps. Developers and users can share these USDZ files like any other files: Store them in the Files app, send them in Messages and Mail. When you receive a USDZ file, you can open it and place the 3D object in the real world.The biggest advantage it supports multiplayer games in the same virtual world.

3. Siri gets Smarter

   Siri Suggestions are also improved in iOS 12 to anticipate your next actions based on your history. The suggestions can appear on your lock screen and notifications screen, and you can tap one to take care of that action without having to launch an app. It can suggest you to call relatives on their birthdays. If you’re late to a meeting, it can prewrite a text to the organizer to let them know, or call into the meeting if a call-in number was provided in the invite. Siri suggest shortcuts feature in the lock screen as well as search pane in iOS 12.

4. Measure App

   The all-new Measure app to measure the dimensions of physical objects using AR. You just trace the sides of an object to find out how long they are. It can also detect rectangles and shapes automatically and tell you the dimensions.

5. Grouped Notifications

   iOS 12 introduces Grouped Notifications finally, making it easier to view and manage multiple notifications at once. It offers more options for controlling how notifications are delivered. Instantly manage notifications to be turned off completely or delivered directly to Notification Center. Siri can also intelligently make suggestions for notifications settings, such as to turn alerts off, based on which alerts are acted upon.

6. Group FaceTime

   FaceTime now supports video and audio with up to 32 people at once. The tile of the person speaking will get larger automatically, so you’ll never lose track of the conversation. You can start Group FaceTime right from a group thread in Messages or join an active one at any time.

7. Memoji and Animoji

   

   Apple has introduced the new type of customizable Animoji, which is called MEMOJI. Now, you can create a MEMOJI, matching with your personality and mood and go ahead to make many alter egos you want to use in FACETIME or message. Additionally 4 new ANIMOJI are involved in this latest version. Koala, Tiger, Ghost, or T.rex are going to be included into the cast of the ANIMOJI masks. Not only the new masks but also, the wink and tongue detection will be part of it.

8. Do not disturb

   iOS 12 offers more ways to manage your notifications. But then there are times where you don’t want to be disturbed by alerts, calls, or texts at all. You can set Do Not Disturb just for a meeting or a particular location and it will automatically turn off as soon as your event ends or you leave that location.

9. Screen Time

   iOS 12 will have a new feature called Screen Time. This will help you by giving you a better understanding of the time you and your kids spend using apps, visiting websites, and on your devices overall.

Previous post on the same thread iOS11 features & iOS10 features. Hope you found this article interesting. If you feel something was missed, do share and comment.

Google Maps introduces Two wheeler shortcuts in India

Getting stuck in traffic is like the most chaotic task one can ever go through. The horns getting bumped every second which make you mad even more than standing still and gazing the traffic lights for hours. We often find ways to either not travel or to walk, take a two wheeler. But taking a two wheeler and traveling on the same route makes no more difference. Google helps you here to find shortcuts specifically for two wheeler.

Google Maps has introduce a new mode particularly for Indian market called Two Wheeler mode (v9.67.1) . You just need to update your google maps. This mode on Google Maps will show routes that are accessible only by two wheeler. Many of these roads shown on the two wheeler mode will be too narrow for cars. This mode will allow two wheeler users to get to their destinations faster, and also use short-cuts that cars cannot. The ETA(Estimated Time) will be calculated based on the data received exclusively from bikers and not from the traditional ETA data which is derived from four-wheelers on the road. This will make a huge difference, as normally in congested traffic areas, bikers can move more freely than car drivers. It also shows you the time where you get the most traffic so that you can plan your journey in advance.

Becoming a Ninja using Windows 10 shortcuts

You might wonder how a ninja is related to windows 10, well the answer is shortcuts. Turning multiple mouse clicks into a simple press of a key or two may not seem like a lot, but if you are an avid user of keyboard shortcuts you’ve likely noticed just how helpful they can be. With Windows 10, Microsoft has added a ton of new keyboard shortcuts to give you easier access to the new Action Center, Cortana, Task View, and virtual desktops. Following are some ninja techniques that can ease your task.

Win + A => Action center : Start menu and tiles in a pane

Win + I => Brings the Settings menu

Win + S => Cortona (Live Audio)

Win + Ctrl + D => Virtual desktops

Win + Ctrl + Arrow => Navigate between Virtula desktops

Win + Ctrl + F4 => Close current virtual desktop

Win + tab => view all virtual desktops

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iOS 11: All you need to know

Introduced on June 5, 2017 at the Worldwide Developers Conference, iOS 11 is the next-generation version of iOS. As Apple CEO Tim Cook said on stage, the update takes the best and most advanced operating system and turns it up to 11. Here is the list of features you need to know.

1. Lock Screen/Notification Center

   The Lock screen and the Notification Center have been merged into one entity in iOS 11. When you pull down from the top of the iPhone or iPad’s display to access your notifications, it’s the Lock screen that comes down now instead of a separate Notification Center window.

2. Control Center

   

   Control Center, accessed by swiping upwards from the bottom of the display, takes full screen now.. There are two top sections for basic networking options and Apple Music controls, plus sliders for volume and brightness. Smaller icons are available for rotation lock, Do Not Disturb, and other options.

3. Files App 

   There is no iCloud Drive app in iOS 11, because it’s been expanded into a more comprehensive “Files” app that’s designed to mimic the Finder app on the Mac. It integrates with other cloud services like Dropbox, Box, One Drive, Google Drive, and more.

4. Siri

   Siri has been updated with more realistic male and female voices that are designed to more closely mimic natural human speech. Siri can do things like suggest a topic you might like in Apple News based on Safari browsing habits, or suggest a Calendar reminder for an appointment you’ve booked on the web.”Type to Siri” is a new feature you can turn on that allows you to type your Siri queries instead of speaking them aloud.Finally, the SiriKit API that allows developers to add Siri integration into their apps works with more kinds of apps like bill paying, task management, and QR codes in iOS 11.

5. Messages(App switcher)

   iOS 11, there’s a new App Drawer located below the text entry in Messages that’s designed to make it easier to access apps and stickers.All installed apps and stickers are located in the App Drawer and can be selected with a tap and scrolled through with swipes. The first icon in the App Drawer opens the App Store for downloading new apps. There’s a new Messages in iCloud feature that will let you store all of your iMessages in iCloud. Messages will sync across all devices, including new devices

6. Maps

   iOS 11 supports indoor maps of select malls and airports around the world, displaying full layouts of each location with icons for restaurants, bathrooms, and other notable indoor landmarks. Maps is gaining lane guidance, which is designed to help you avoid missing a sudden turn or an exit by telling you which lane to be in, and it will now display the speed limit of the road that you’re on.

7. Music

   In iOS 11, you can make an Apple Music profile that allows you to share playlists with friends and see your friends’ playlists. Profiles can be set to public or private, as with any social network.

8. Camera

   Now withing camera you can use a slider to select a portion of the Live Photo that looks the best. Since Live Photos are essentially short videos, it’s like pulling the best still shot out of a video.There’s also an option to crop Live Photos to keep only a portion of the motion recording, and there are new Loop, Bounce, and Long Exposure options. When you FaceTime someone in iOS 11 on an device that’s capable of taking Live Photos, there’s a new button for capturing a Live Photo during the chat.

9. Notes

   Notes features an Instant Notes option that works with the Apple Pencil, and Inline Drawing for annotating notes with simple sketches and images. Notes includes a new Document Scanner that senses and scans a document, crops the edges, and removes tilt or glare before allowing the document to be edited, saved, and shared. The new Document Scanner is able to effectively replace third-party document scanning apps.

10. Developers bundle

    1. 1. 

          Drag and drop has been integrated throughout iOS and can be used in the following places: Home screen, Dock, Reminders, Calendar, Messages, Spotlight, Files, Safari, Contacts, iBooks, News, Notes, Photos, Maps, Keynote, Pages, and Numbers.

       1. ARKit, a new framework that allows you to easily create unparalleled augmented reality experiences for iPhone and iPad. By blending digital objects and information with the environment around you, ARKit takes apps beyond the screen, freeing them to interact with the real world in entirely new ways.
       2. Core ML, a new foundational machine learning framework used across Apple products, including Siri, Camera, and QuickType. Core ML delivers blazingly fast performance with easy integration of machine learning models enabling you to build apps with intelligent new features using just a few lines of code.
       3. “Core NFC” a new framework that allows apps to read Near Field Communication (NFC) tags. According to Apple, this lets developers create apps that can read tags to “give users more information about their physical environment and the real-world objects in it.” Specific examples include apps that can provide information about items in a store, or exhibits in a museum.

        

To get features already in iOS 10 read my post on iOS10 features. Hope you found this article interesting. If you feel something was missed, do share and comment.

CES 2017 : Cars in the future

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Consumer Electronics Show 2017 in Las Vegas not only included fancy Cars but build with technology and the futuristic factor to it. Nowadays cars can have more technology in them than your average home. Whether it be electric power, in-car entertainment or self-driving/autonomous capabilities, modern cars are packed to the brim with tech. Few might not be the actual car that you will find on the roads but a concept/ prototypes of them.

Lets see what innovations have the car manufacturers come up with for 2017? Here are my favorites:

1. BMW Inside Future Concept

   The i Future’s driver’s cockpit changes depending on the drive mode. Echo voice-assistant, and the new BMW HoloActive Touch, with fingers a few inches away from the screen/interface, elements of the screen’s output are projected holographically to the user’s fingertips. Touching, sliding, or otherwise interacting with those holographic menu choices and screens not only controls the interface, but also produces tactile feedback system adds up to the beauty of this car .

2. Faraday Future FF91

   The FF91 car has the fastest acceleration of any electric vehicle on the market and can reach 60mph in 2.39 seconds. It includes “Nasa-inspired zero gravity seats” that can recline and massage drivers on-the-go. Technical specs  130kWh battery that produces 1,050hp and 1,800Nm of torque, that is quick.Faraday hasn’t been clear on charging protocol, except to say that the FF 91 has the ability to add 500 miles of range in an hour.

3. Mercedes Generation EQ

   

   It’s an all-electric SUV, built on a scalable platform, the system can be powered to up to 420bhp, depending on its use. In lieu of mirrors, the Generation EQ uses cameras to display what’s happening behind. Mercedes is also aiming to deliver a range of around 310 miles, while also retaining Mercedes tradition of building luxurious and safe cars.

4. Bosch concept car

   

   Bosch’s concept car packs a gesture control system that somehow provides haptic feedback. Hop into the car, and facial recognition will change the seat, mirror, HVAC and music settings to your tastes. There are screens for both driver and passenger, as well as a center stack that’s also a large collection of screens.

Pixel: All you need to know

Is this the end of Nexus? Google recently announced its flagshiped phone s Pixel and Pixel XL. Following were few of the features and specifications that you should be aware.

Google Assistant: On the Pixel, this is launched with a long press of the home button. To get a feel of it you can try it now on Allo.

Camera updates: improvements for low light performance,fast shutter speed, video stabilization and essentials natural colors

Google Photos: Pixel owners get unlimited, original quality backup of all photos and videos. So capture your moments without any hazzle.

Smart Storage: When your phone is running low, it will automatically remove the original version of saved photos and videos.

Quick switch adapter: A wired setup to transfer contacts, photos, and messages (even from iMessage!) from your current phone to a Pixel.

Aesthetic changes: A new calendar and date icon, pull-out “pill” to launch a Google search, and new wallpapers. Maybe some new lock screen animation, too.

Support: The Pixel will will come with 24/7 support including a screen share feature accessible through the support tab in the settings.

Complete list of features distinguising both the flavours

Google Pixel:

• Display: 5 Inch AMOLED screen with 441 PPI
• Processor: Quad-core Kryo (2×2.15 & 2×1.6)
• RAM & Memory: 4 GB of RAM with 32/128 GB  internal storage
• Camera: 12MP rear camera and an 8MP Front facing camera
• SIM: Nano SIM
• Battery: 2770 mAh battery
• OS: Android 7.1 (Nougat)
• Weight: 143g
• Other Features: The Smartphone will also have a fingerprint sensor on the back with a USB type C port and Fast charging.

Google Pixel XL:

• Display: 5.5 inch  QHD AMOLED with 534 PPI
• Processor: Quad-core Kryo (2×2.15 & 2×1.6)
• RAM & Memory: 4GB of RAM and 32GB/128GB of internal storage
• Camera: 12MP rear camera and an 8MP Front facing camera
• SIM: Nano SIM
• Battery: 3450 mAh battery
• OS: Android 7.1 (Nougat)
• Weight: 168g
• Other features: USB Type-C, Rear-facing fingerprint reader and Fast Charging.

 

 

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