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.

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.

iPhone 7 : All you need to know

Finally the wait is over Apple has officially unveiled the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus. Here’s everything you need to know in 1 sentence about the new iPhone 7.

1. The Design : 4.7 inch screen, 138g weight.
   
2. Color :  Available not in 3 but 5 colors ( Jet Black, Black, Silver, Gold and of course Rose Gold).
3. Home Button : Pressure sensitive with Taptic Response and fingerprint scanner.
4. Water and Dust resistance : IP67 so carry on when its raining or while having a shower.
5. Camera : 12 mp rear and 7 mp front camera, iPhone7 Plus gets 2 rear cameras wide angle lens + telephoto lens with Optical Image Stabilization.
6. Display : 1,334 x 750 pixel display (326ppi pixel density) Retina display not oLED yet, but 25% more brightness and sharp colors.
7. Speakers : 2 stereo speakers on each side when in landscape mode.
8. Buh Bye Audio Jack !! Lightning jack , with adapter but my question charging and listening at a time well that’s a bit complex. A solution to this is the next point??
9. AirPods : Wireless ear pods, easy to pair by just opening the case, Costs up to 15k
10. Ten Fusion : 64 bit processor with 4 cores thus battery life increases
11. iOS 10 : All its amazing features
12. Memory : Double than before starts from 32, 128, 256 GB
13. Availability : In India from 7th October and approx 60k for 32GB version.

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1 + 3 or ( One Plus Three arriving soon )

OnePlus provided one of the most interesting phones of 2014 in the OnePlus One, and two of the most interesting phones of 2015 in the OnePlus 2 and OnePlus X.The Chinese brand turns out well-built, well-specced Android phones with one of the most beloved Android UI customization around – all for around half the price of your average flagship phone.It is expected that the same basic combination of price and performance from the OnePlus 3, although obviously scaled up to meet the sky-high standards set out by the Samsung Galaxy S6, HTC 10 and others.

Specific details concerning the OnePlus 3 have been hard to come by up until recently, but rumours and alleged leaks have begun to appear. Rumours about the device include an upgrade to Android 6.0 Marshmallow, a new metallic design, and a Snapdragon 820 mobile processor. Following are some specs from trustedrevies.com

• Model number: A3000
• Android 6.0.1
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor
• Adreno 530 GPU
• 4GB RAM
• 32GB storage
• Full HD 1,920 x 1,080 pixel display
• 16-megapixel rear-facing camera
• 8-megapixel front-facing camera

However, a separate leak from Winfuture, citing specs revealed on Geekbench, suggest the handset willl actually feature 6GB of RAM, not 4GB. That’s class-leading by today’s standards, although we’re not sure if that much RAM is really necessary. Of course, both could be the case. The OnePlus 2 came in both 3GB and 4GB iterations, for example.

It was also heard that the handset could price at 1,999 Yuan in China, which translates to around £210/ 16000 INR – not bad, if it’s true. In any case, there’s plenty more to expect from the OnePlus 3, so read on for all the latest on the next OnePlus phone

Invitation

Invitation system in the last, and it’s an important point to bear in mind.Since the launch of its very first phone, OnePlus has forced would-be customers through an egregious invite-only purchase system. Naturally, OnePlus fans are keen for the firm to drop the strategy with the next phone, but how likely is it? You can probably count on seeing the invite-only system once again. OnePlus maintains that it helps the firm control stock levels, which is the only way the brand can stay in business. It’s also not a bad tactic for generating hype.

Fortunately, there is a small upside to all of this. OnePlus has shown that it does eventually make its phones freely available for purchase. What’s more, the time between day of release and invite-free availability has decreased with each handset. As such, we’d expect the OnePlus 3 to become available for anyone to purchase after not too long.

Awaiting for the phone to hit the markets and have an experience over.

Useful Service Codes : Airtel

Greetings for all the Airtel subscribers. Whenever you are stuck with any help with your Airtel provider,before contacting the helpline just make a note of the following useful codes to avoid the messy and irritating computerized audio.

I’ve also included the official link wherein you can find the latest plans based on your location for prepaid/postpaid users as they may vary from time to time hence not mentioning them directly in the post.

Prepaid : http://www.airtel.in/mobile/prepaid/tariffs
Postpaid: http://www.airtel.in/mobile/postpaid

 

USSD code	Description
*123#	Check main balance and validity of Airtel
*123*10#	Check 2G data balance
*123*11#	Check 3G data balance of Airtel
*123*7#	Check SMS balance of Airtel
*123*1#	Check for Airtel to Airtel Minute Balance
*123*6#	Check Local Airtel to Airtel Night Minutes Balance
*123*8#	Check Free STD Minutes Balance
*141#	Airtel Gift Services
*121#	My Airtel My Offer
*125*5#	Daily count of SMS
*140*1600# or *282#	Check your Airtel Number
*222#	Check All offers at Rs. 5 per day
*321#	Airtel Live Services( Music, Movies, Cricket, Astrology, News, etc. )
*888#	Missed Call Alert Services
*325#	Facebook Access @1 Rs per day
*515#	Start Twitter Service
*678#	Set your hello tune
*566#	Airtel Special Offers and Rewards
*567#	Activate / Deactivate GPRS Services
*101*voucher card number#	Add balance with Aritel Voucher

SMS Text	To	Description
3G	121	To Activate 3G Services
LIVE	52567	To Get Airtel live Setting
START	121	To Start any services
STOP	121	To Stop any services

 

 

 

 

 

Steps to Improve your Wifi speed

Ever wondered why your network speed is slow even when the service provider claims higher. As we all know Internet providers would never say the fact about the speed at which you would consume, it’s equivalent to asking a magician to sneak his tricks.

In this SMART world which is connected by every other gadget around, the medium through which they connect becomes a necessary and a concern. Factors like Speed, up/downstream, bandwidth, packet size, net card and unit of measures, Security. In lay mans term only what important to me is speed. So what can I do to increase my network speed. You can improve the speed by doing few simple and easy  tricks.

Try these easy steps and improve your network speed.

1. Upgrade the firmware and the hardware of the router (802.11ac/802.11n).
2. Be aware of thieves : Keep changing your password and security settings.