Google Photos Introduced As An App, Breaks Free Of Google+

Google has begun its venture at I/O conference in San Francisco. It introduced Google Photos as a separate app for all devices.

Latest Google news is regarding the revamp of service pertaining to photo-sharing, Google Photos which had been in rumors for a long time. The revamp was announced by the search engine giant at I/O developer conference being held in San Francisco today. Isn’t this a killer feature? Users have now the ability to back-up the photos and videos in full resolution, approximately up to 16MP for the photos and for videos it shall be 1080p, on Google’s cloud, for free. This service is planned to roll out to the iOS, Android and web users from today, as per the company.

The option for free storage makes sense for the people that have cameras with point-and-shoot and also lets the user keep one copy of the photos that are good for typical printing and needs regarding photo-sharing. However, the users with DSLR cameras or the ones who wish to store the videos and photos in the original sizes have the choice to go for a different plan which taps into the user’s Google Account which is of 15 GB in storage. This had been available before, and now the storage quota can be increased for free, as per the need.

For some time, we all had been hearing about the Google breaking out the Photos from Google+, where it had been more like a feature within the social networking platform which was huge, instead of being a standalone product. Google news reports that with the Photos being re-launched, which shall be available from all the devices, the company wished to provide the users with a way to securely and privately backup the photos and also share them from only one destination.

This app is said to also highlight the company’s capabilities regarding machine learning which are improved as compared to when it was only a part of Google+. There are a lot of users which were not aware that they were able to search their Google+ photos for places, persons or things. However, the new app has made this ability more visible in its UI.

Anil Sabharwal, the Photos director explained, “Google Photos can automatically sort photos based on the people and places that matter in your life.” He also expressed that this information is private and complete secure.

The feature means that the user will have the ability to find the specific photos easily, be it kid’s birthday, the beach vacation, or the dog, and etc. It will happen without being asked to organize or tag pictures in albums.

More importantly, this is considered to be an update on Google+’s “auto awesome” feature, however with more improvised UI.

IBM Helps India Against Natural Calamities

International Business Machines (IBM) Corporation has decided to help the residents of an Indian city.

International Business Machines (IBM) Corporation has decided to help the residents of an Indian city. IBM news reported that the corporation would help Visakhapatnam deal with the natural calamities that has struck the city among others.
IBM news today informed that the management of the company would release a detailed disaster mitigation report by September. This effort is a part of its previously launched SmartCity Challenge Program, which was launched to serve a number of Indian cities.

Government sources have reported that an Indian official, D. Venkata Rao, convened to meet at the city’s collectorate. Its senior employee, Mamta Sharma, represented the high-tech company in the gathering. Ms. Sharma said that a number of disasters challenged the city. Other attendants of the high profile meeting include officials of various local department and district administration officials.

IBM Breaking news affirmed that the company would comprehensively study the effects of the cyclone, called Hudhud, along with many consulting stakeholders. It would then finally recommend solutions.

Company sources revealed that international experts would be requested for assistance. Before finalizing their ideas, the organization’s team would meet with officials of various different authorities. The officials have stated that they would consider other calamity management plans before they introduce their relief management plan for the city.

The officials of administration and local bodies addressed the company’s representatives and informed them about the harmful effects of the disaster ‘Hudhud’. Market sources reported that the employees of the authorities have also shared their disaster mitigation suggestions with the corporation, which appreciated the administration’s cooperation for the execution of the relief plan.

Company sources further stated that the IBM’s management believes in technology to play a significant role in mitigating the effects of calamities. The heavily populated country is not new for the corporation, as it has previously developed a solid waste management plan for Allahabad. Since last November, it has been working on the relief project. Industry sources claim that a number of steps have been taken to complete the project, such as data collection and Geographic information system mapping.

Media sources have informed that mapping was done to improve the coordination between the corporation and its Indian partners. Experts presented their view that IBM’s initiative would significantly improve its reputation in the largest democracy of the world. The corporate giant and the city authorities should now jointly devise strategies and take steps to speed up the disaster management project; otherwise, they would not be able to achieve their desired objectives.

Yahoo Tries To Acquire Flipboard

Yahoo is interested in acquiring a news-launching platform, Flipboard.

Yahoo is interested in acquiring a news-launching platform. Yahoo news reported that the company is holding talks to purchase the mobile news-reading application, Flipboard.

The negotiations are being carried out with the pioneers of the Flipboard. The high-tech system is basically designed to gather news from publishers and social network sources. Yahoo news today informed that the product is capable of working like a digital magazine, as it demonstrates each and every element through an interface. The management of the company believes that the acquisition of the application would help it lure more users towards it with its interesting content.

Experts presented their view that the experience of the team of the application-development organization has played a significant role in attracting Yahoo’s chief executive officer, Marissa Mayer. The Flipboard CEO, Mike McCue, and cofounder, Evan Doll, are also well known.

Mr. McCue has successfully pioneered a voice identification setup, while Mr. Doll has served as a software engineer at Apple. The CEO’s services were also employed by Twitter. Company sources have highlighted that some internal tensions forced him to resign from the board of the social networking service.

Yahoo Breaking news affirmed that the talks with the creators failed, as both the parties were unable to jointly decide a price. The search engine service provider is not the only business interested in buying the product, as others have also tried to purchase it, such as Google and Twitter. The chief financial officer, Anthony Noto, is negotiating on behalf of Twitter and has been talking since the start of this year. Like Yahoo, the company has also failed to finalize a deal with the counterpart.

The management of Twitter is also impressed by news posting ability of the modern digital system. It is expected that if the news reading application is acquired by the microblogging platform, then the value of Flipboard would exceed $1,000,000,000.

Media sources have disclosed that the highly demanded organization, Flipboard, has grown quite rapidly after being established in the later part of 2010 and has been able to attract more than 60,000,000 users. It is expected that if the talks between the internet giant and company succeed, then Yahoo’s customers would be permitted to easily access online content.

A number of businesses and corporate giants have previously taken steps to launch news through their platforms. One of those is Facebook. The management of Yahoo should now take steps to satisfy Flipboard’s developer, or any other entity would acquire it.

4 Apple Watch Health Apps That Users Might Want To Know About

Apple Watch has 4  health apps which are a must, it includes Nike+ Running and Human as well.

Latest Apple news is regarding the health apps that the newest gadget of Apple has to offer. Not a very large number of apps provide an enhanced experience on Watch as compared to what they are capable to do on iPhones. However, there are few who shall be able to make a subtle leap. We describe you the top 11 fitness and health apps that are going to be looked forward to on Apple Watch.

The Apple Watch has marked a fascinating time in the space of wearable devices pertaining to fitness in particular. Fitness and health trackers such as Fitbit and Jawbone Up have been the dominant ones over the couple of years.  The platform that the Watch provides is a rather comprehensive one. However, it has taken the fitness trackers and related popularity into consideration and focused on it. For instance, the Watch has a built-in monitor for heart rate and GPS tracker which measures the speed and distance during the workouts. There have proprietary apps and the body movement tracking apps that describe the fitness levels in detail.

1. Nike+ Running

There had been some love thrown to Nike by Apple when the tech giant added the Nike+ Watch app in the set of fitness apps that shall be featured in the Watch. This app lets the owner of the Watch access the global community of people who run, furthermore, it logs distance and the duration of run which is accessible on their wrist.

2. Strava

The users of the Watch are now capable of knowing and keeping the track of how high they climbed, distance and the average speed, as well as the heart rate, the updates segment wise and in real time keep pushing the user in their workout.

3. Hello Heart

This app is for monitoring the blood pressure and more of a sort of companion app for heart health. It is a good addition as it is able to record and also upload the vital signs that are only a wrist away. There are more than 100 million people residing in U.S. which can now have the heart information quickly.

4. Human

Apple news reports that this app tracks the activities of the user of an entire day and also encourages you to get up and walk or move around for at least 30 minutes every day. This is an important feature since the users won’t be able to be near their phones all the time; they are able to see the reminders on the Watch.

These 4 apps are extremely beneficial and seem like a good combination for any health freak out there.

Facebook To Shutdown Its Friend Data API

The social networking would send Amber Alerts to Canadian citizens.

Facebook has helped a Canadian family by playing an important role in finding the daughter of Mr Boisclair via social network, as reported by Facebook news. The one-year-old girl, Victoria, was kidnapped from a hospital located in Trois-Rivieres. The child’s mother attempted to catch the woman but unfortunately, she was unable to stop the abductor.

The couple was tensed with the belief that they would never see Victoria again but the Canadian law enforcers were able to locate her 31.5 hours later. The pictures uploaded on the social network platform helped the Canadian Police.

On Monday, the child and her parents attended a ceremony in which the company proclaimed to launch Amber Alerts among its 20,000,000 Canadian users. One of the baby’s guardians stated, “Last year we had success with Victoria and we are just hoping that every child missing in the past or in the future will have the same help as us.”

She further added that Amber Alerts themselves provide meaningful information, but when the network is involved, the details are disseminated in at a very fast pace. Facebook Breaking news highlighted that in the case of that girl, details were shared thousands of times in just 60 minutes.

The managing director of Facebook Canada, Jordan Banks, claimed that Amber Alerts are rare and effective. He added each alert would be sent to the firm’s customers who reside in a designated area. Industry sources have informed that alert would be comprehensive with pictures and relevant details about the child and their suspected abductor.

Facebook news today affirmed that the law enforcement agency of the Canadian province, Nova Scotia, has proclaimed that the province has introduced a Facebook page that will work closely with company, as they would jointly send alert notifications to the residents on their mobile devices and computers.

Justice Minister, Lena Metlege Diab, has stated that this initiative would help in saving the life of any threatened person. She added that officials are persuading people to ‘like’ the page and share it with a large number of other people.

RCMP Supt. Ray Oliver tends also believes that the capability of the social media could play an essential role, as it can be used to disclose details of any abducted person to all of the residents of the province. The official added that the network could help the authorities gather necessary details for tracking missing people.

It is probable that a large number of Canadian citizens would welcome the new safety initiative. Facebook and the Canadian government are recommended to devise strategies to effectively use the alert program.

Microsoft Released Windows 10 Update Along With The Crash Warning

Microsoft has released Windows 10 and Edge, the newest update on Windows 10 can crash the Edge if users have AMD GPU.

Latest Microsoft news is regarding the update it has released yesterday for Windows 10. However the software giant has warned the users along with releasing the update. The warning is regarding the Advanced Micro Devices chipset for graphics which is expected to have “frequent crashes” associated to the new Edge browser.

 The software giant had vowed of picking up the pace of newly released Windows 10, since that time, we have seen an update every 16 days on average. The general manager for engineering sector at Microsoft, Gabriel Aul has discussed the improvements in the build 10122 but before discussing that he also pointed at the big bug.

He expressed that if the users are using AMD GPU they are going to run into the crashes in new browser by Microsoft, Edge which is sadly going to be frequent.  The browser is still branded as ‘Project Spartan’ in this particular build. Microsoft news reports that the company is working along with partners at AMD in order to work on new drivers which shall be preventing this issue and also will update this once it has been released.

Edge is considered to be the flagship browser that will come in as default one on devices with Windows 10. Till the solution is out in the market, the users can avoid this issue by switching to the “slow” ring in Windows 10; this is the slower of two tracks which have been released lately.

There have been several changes that Aul pointed out; these include the Start menu improvements and also the changes in Start screen. They both are able to be toggled by the users now. There is a debut of “new tab page” in Microsoft Edge, furthermore there are changes to the way OS maps an app to a particular file type.

The company had unveiled the new tab page feature last month at the Build 2015 conference and is seen as a dramatic overhaul of the existing IE11 which has thumbnails-only approach. The new tab page shall appear on the Edge whenever the user shall request for the new tab and is busies and filled not only with the pictures of websites which are most frequently visited by the user but also content from MSN and the news and apps.

The later bit points at the aspect that the software giant is becoming aggressive with the promotion of Windows Store apps, which has become as the biggest revenue generator for the company’s strategy and also is being monetized. Aul has said that these updates will further fine tune the Windows 10 and also the browser.

IBM Introduces New Servers, Software and Solutions Designed for Cloud Computing

IBM now provides flexible software licensing for speedy adoption of hybrid cloud environment by customers

Now Enterprises are increasingly using hybrid cloud environments to incorporate existing technology investments combined with workloads in the cloud as now big data, social computing and mobile makes its more important for the organizations to adopt hybrid cloud computing.

IBM news unveiled new storage and mainframe software, servers, and solutions designed for cloud computing in an attempt to get more customers create hybrid cloud environment. Moving big data and computing workloads can be hassle for organizations as it exists in various data centers and private clouds.

IBM z Systems, IBM Middleware, IBM Power Systems, IBM Spectrum Storage, OpenStack and IBM SoftLayer software combined together can provide assistance to clients in navigating and adopting these new environments while also accessing new insight on important business data.

Accroding to IBM latest news, these new services and products include:

• IBM Power System E850- this is the industry’s first product that consists of 4-socket system and provides flexible capacity and guarantees 70% utilization. This solution is aimed at medium or large organizations, helping them to efficiently and securely install multi-tenancy workloads, while also letting enterprises to have a speedy access to large databases.
• IBM Power System E880- With the latest improvements to the E880 that allows it to scale to an extraordinary 192 cores. IBM test results show that huge business data workloads such as IBM DB2 with BLU Acceleration works at optimum capacity.  This means that cloud deployments will be most efficient at this level, this capability is not found on any commodity hardware.
• IBM PurePower System- This product is known as the most secure infrastructure for cloud. It delivers insights securely in the cloud   and has the capability to quickly adapt to the changing requirements and also offers speedy application.
• IBM Spectrum Control Storage Insights- With investments of $1 billion in IBM Spectrum Storage, this latest software offers data management as a cloud service to work on storage infrastructures. It also helps organizations to view capacity consumption at different levels. Storage insights help companies in storage management and to easily utilize the capacity.

• IBM XIV GEN 3-  This latest system that dramatically cuts down the entire cost of ownership with the help of IBM Real-time Compression.  The compression technology has the capability to store 50 to 80% more data without any great impact on application.
• Big storage Technology- This technology lets the enterprises to store huge data on new cloud archive and retrieve it back on whenever they want it, also at very little cost.  
• Rocket’s Mainframe Data Access Service on Bluemix : This provide enterprises with  easy and smooth connection to IBM Z system mainframe data  to work on new mobile and cloud apps through Bluemix. This service will initiate as a trial at no charge and is expected to start in June.

Around 30,000 clients have benefitted from the IBM cloud around the world. Many of these software’s are now available at different prices.

New Search Results Interface By Twitter Rolls Out To All Its Users

Twitter has refined its search results interface and has added "accounts", "videos" and "photos" section in order to enhance the user-experience.

Latest Twitter news is regarding the rolling out of the update that social network giant has recently implemented. This new interface for the search results shall be for all the logged-in users and aims to introduce a cleaner look as well as feel and with additional filtering options which lets the users sort the results with the help of top tweets, accounts, “live” tweets, videos, photos, news and other. The interface rollout had been followed by tests that had begun in April which made this feature available to a small or rather specific amount of people in order to get the feedback before rolling out to all the users existing on Twitter.

This update has said to be one of the largest updates that the search engine of Twitter has seen so far or the users have experienced so far. It is also meant to make the interface pertaining to search easier for use when it comes to switching between the accounts, tweets, videos and photos.

This can look as a simple service, a platform for posting 140 characters in the form of a tweet or sending private messages to each other, ease of use is one area that the social network giant has struggles through with the passage of time. New Twitter users often have queries regarding how to follow the people here, how to gain more followers for their accounts, and also some of them are there to passively track the updates regarding Twitter instead of being active users.

Twitter news reports that the social network has begun catering such visitors that have been logged-out and the new users with the help of a series of updates to the platform’s service. This also includes a landing page which is refreshed and also lets the user track as to what is happening across the numerous categories and also such features like “while you were away” and “instant timeline” have been introduced. These updates which are in parallel to the search engine updates are basically introduced so the users can have a better experience, catering specifically the new users.

Now, every time the users search for the keyword on the twitter website, or a phrase, the results shall return the notable tweet at the top of page. As the new results that match the query by the user arrive, they are loaded at the top with a click.

The Recent and All tweets have become the live tweets which have given immediacy to these tweets and also have included the “accounts”, “videos” and “photos” section where further refined search can be done.

Blackberry Leap Might Launch in Canada Soon

Number of Canadian carriers indicates that Blackberry Leap might come to Canada soon

Blackberry is all set to roll out its new device Blackberry Leap to new regions , but surprisingly one country was not on the list is Canada while the list includes Germany, US, France, UK and Malaysia. Since the Blackberry was in headlines for its launch, Canada was positioned as “coming soon “which made everyone wonder what might be the reason for the hold up.

However it seems like it may not take much of a while for Canadians to buy this latest model of Blackberry as TELUS gives us indication by starting taking delivery of the accessories for the latest device and it has also mentioned number of times of the release date of mid-day.

Moreover, Rogers have also put Blackberry leap on its official website as coming soon, as reported for latest Blackberry updates. However its not something new on its website but it can be taken as an acknowledgement token from Rogers.

One can also find in Bell website after searching for blackberry leap, customers will be provided would be able to find about the device in their accessibility and help section.

Definitely all these indications can be considered as rumor and speculations but apparently the biggest indication could be seen on ITBusiness, after Jim Love posted up a latest and great look at the Blackberry Leap naming it as a “Sneak Preview of the Blackberry Leap”. He calls it a sneak preview because as per him, the official announcement date for this phone in Canada is May 7th , which is also speculated that it will be launched in India on this date.

Considering all these factors into account, it suggests that it wasn’t confirmed earlier but it might be soon launched in Canada too, according to Blackberry news. However the delay in Canada for the launch of the Blackberry Leap is most likely because the smartphone maker along with the carriers was busy making deals.

However the launch date and the details of the pricing has yet to be confirmed of the device , but one thing is clear that Blackberry Leap unlocked and off the contract price will be at $349 , but carriers can make these prices go down with its contract deals.

The latest model of Blackberry comes with a 5-inch HD touchscreen with a top quality touchscreen keyboard that easily adjusts to your typing style. It has a decent 2,800 mAh power battery that can last for 25 hours even after extensive usage that is sufficient enough to get you through your busy days.

Google Inc Buy Button Is not a threat to Amazon

Analyst at Piper Jaffray claim Google's Buy Button Is not a threat to Amazon

Piper Jaffray, the popular analytics firm gave its perspective on Google Inc.’s Buy button and what its repercussions might be on Amazon.com, Inc. the research report was released on Monday.

According to the sell side company, Amazon is not likely to face any threat in the times to come. Piper Jaffray has reiterated an Overweight rating on the company’s stocks and has associated a price target of $475.

According to the Wall Street Journal, Google is currently working on a buy button to enrich its mobile ecommerce platform. Over the next three years at least, this initiative by the search engine giant will not bother Amazon. Amazon governs 25% of its business through search where 90 percent of it is said to be “organic”. The only thing that can be affected at this stage is the company’s growth in the times to come.

Piper Jaffray notes that with Google coming up with a Buy button is a progressive sign for the company since now they can play as effective component in the ecommerce domain. However, Google might become a key player but it will take be near to impossible for Google to come up with an ecommerce experience similar to what Amazon is offering. This is merely because Google at this point does not really have a well-established infrastructure like Amazon, according to recent Google news.

Gene Munster, the renowned analyst at Piper Jaffray Google is a very realistic firm, but its impact on Amazon is possible in the next decade. So far Amazon is in a pretty stable state and is likely to maintain this stability. Moreover, Google is also not in a hurry where they wish to do well in the coming ten years. According to him Google’s timeline is relatively slow to achieve this target but measured accurately. The company is likely to come up with an aggressive marketing campaign in the next three years.

Mr. Munster mentioned, “We note that in many ways Google's Buy button is comparable to Instant Book's attempt to improve conversion (especially on mobile), which brings the booking experience into the TripAdvisor site.” He continued by saying that the conversion has grown better, however the issue that might affect them is lack of contact with the consumers.

There are several issues that are currently associated with Google Buy button and the journey is not likely to be as easy as they expect it to be, as reported by recent Google update. Amazon at this point need not worry but needs to have a plan for the upcoming five years.

LG G4 Vs. HTC One M9

Take a closer look at the flagships from the top smartphone brands to see how they stack up against each other

This year the top Android manufacturers churned out these two amazing devices, the LG G4 and the HTC One M9. All three of these phones are far superior to any other Android-based smartphones in the market, but how do they stack up against one another? We’ve compiled a detailed list of features to compare these three powerhouses of the smartphone industry.

The best Android UI out there is in Google’s very own Nexus, which sports the vanilla Android experience but HTC’s One M9 comes a close second when it comes to a clean and modern design which is also uncluttered. The LG G4 isn’t bad either but doesn’t have the simplicity and elegance of the One M9.

LG’s G4 isn’t much different from its predecessor, the G3. LG has replaced the back plastic so it doesn’t feel like a toy anymore.  It still feels like a premium phone to hold but not much has changed since the last model.

The HTC One M9 is very easily the most beautifully designed phone in the market right now, the metallic uni-body with the curved edges is just something that sets it apart from the rest. Which is precisely why HTC has kept the design stagnant for the past three years.

Hardware is always one of the deciding factors when choosing a phone. All three phones carry 3 GBs of RAM but have different processors. With the Galaxy S6 being the superior model, housing the latest Exynos 7420 which is a far superior processor than the ones in the other two phones. The LG G4 carries the Snapdragon 808 processor while the HTC One M9 sports the Snapdragon 810, and the comparison between the two is too close to call. So in terms of hardware and processing power, the Galaxy S6 takes the cake.

The LG G4 comes a close second with its 5.5 inch 1440x2560 Quantum IPS display. HTC didn’t pay much attention to displays this year, the HTC One M9 comes with a 1920x1080 Super LCD3 display, which falls way behind its competitors.

LG G4 really comes out ahead in this one because LG properly revamped the camera on the G4. It has a 16MP camera with an aperture of f/1.8 which is also capable of shooting RAW images to be processed later. The front-facing camera on the G4 is 8MP, which is far better than the competition.

The HTC One M9 has a 20.7MP rear camera but the shots taken don't really compare to the other two phones when it comes to sharpness and detail. The front-facing camera is an impressive 4 UltraPixel camera which was the rear-camera on the HTC One M8, the front-cam allows for some great selfies, especially in the dark.

HTC One M9 wipes out the competition in this one, the sound production of this phone is beyond amazing. It comes with BoomSound technology, and it actually delivers a very satisfying mix of bass, mids and treble. The One M9 has the best speakers available on any smartphone right now.

LG G4 has the superior battery life here, housing a massive (and removable) 3000 mAh battery. It is still difficult to make the call that  which phone dominated the market apart form the general existing giants.