Expect The Unexpected: January 2016

Sunday, 31 January 2016

What happens when the Windows 10 free upgrade timer runs out?

When Microsoft launched Windows 10, it announced that all existing Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 customers could receive a free upgrade to Windows 10, provided they took advantage of it within one year. So far, that strategy has paid dividends. Earlier this month, Microsoft reported that more than 200 million users had upgraded to Windows 10, double the number of Windows 8 users that adopted that operating system over the same time frame.

After a long time Blackberry finally launched it Priv device and now it seems that Blackberry is going to stood on Android and make its place again back in the market. BlackBerry's slide from leader of the smartphone pack to near obscurity has not been easy to watch, and it sounds like the company has decided that embracing Android is the way to get its phone business back on track.

Again Xiaomi is back with its flagship device known as Xiaomi mi 5. Xiaomi Mi 5 is one the most anticipated phone launch for 2016. There had been rumours in the past that the phone will be launching in February. Now the company has confirmed that it will indeed be launching on February 24, 2016.

Social networking giant Facebook and its photo and video-sharing app Instagram are reportedly set to quietly make your photos incredible by adding computer art to them.

System automatically converts 2-D video to 3-D

By exploiting the graphics-rendering software that powers sports video games, researchers at MIT and the Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI) have developed a system that automatically converts 2-D video of soccer games into 3-D.

MIT researchers have developed a machine-learning system that can comb through repairs to open-source computer programs and learn their general properties, in order to produce new repairs for a different set of programs.

Mobile phones are nowadays are part and parcel of human lives and without it surviving in this world is becoming difficult because of many reasons as it is used for communication, entertainment etc. Now the great news, mobile phones production in India crossed 100 million units and yes its true.

Snapchat goes after the sports crowd with live score filters

If there's one key area where Snapchat could step its game up, it would be sports. And it looks like the social app's already doing something about that. According to TechCrunch, Snapchat has started rolling out a set of new geofilters called Live Score, which let users inside NBA arenas share pictures and videos with real-time score overlays.

Apparently you could buy and sell guns on Facebook before today. Note the past tense there. The New York Times says that this change is in response to President Obama's recent push for Zuckerberg and Co. to cull the person-to-person transactions from the social network and Instagram -- similar to how it treats sales of marijuana, prescription drugs and other illicit substances.

Imagine a world where drones are providing internet speed which is much far speedy than any other technology. Google is on that thing and it is testing its 5G drones that are capable of delivering 40 times faster internet than 4G.

Barack Obama is taking new action on pay inequality by launching a proposal to collect and report data from every American business with more than 100 employees so that gender and racial pay gaps among 63 million workers can be addressed.

So its a great news for all the Samsung S6 and S6 edge users that according to a new report however, as of today both variants are officially updating to Android 6.0.1 for customers in Samsung’s home market of South Korea. As of the time of writing, this story is still development and thus details are limited. Models on SK Telecom are detailed.

Given that the Galaxy S6 and the S6 Edge didn’t exactly become the runaway hits that Samsung executives initially envisioned, the pressure is on for Samsung to knock it out of the park when they release the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge. That being the case, recent rumblings from the rumor mill suggest that Samsung’s upcoming lineup of smartphone flagships will incorporate a number of compelling new features, some of which might even make seasoned iPhone users a tad jealous.

Are you looking for software by which you can make your own animated movie? The animated movies with you own voice and your own created characters. Well, it sounds good and amazing too. It really has a lot of fun and you can make a career in animation too.

Facebook secretly makes kickass ASCII art of every picture you upload

Here’s a fun, amazing fact about Facebook: every time you upload a picture, the service is automatically generating an ASCII art version of your photos.

Wireless charging which we all are familiar with and its a great technology that will be used in all other future upcoming devices for many reasons and mainly for powering the stuffs.

The Nano Drone fits in the palm of your hand, yet it has room on board gyro stabilization. Currently half price through Gizmag Store, this tiny flyer is a great little eye in the sky.

Now this is something awesome and everyone wants this as everyone is fond of multimedia and imagine if you can get a playback of video on a Smartphone with full Brightness upto 17 hours. Samsung Galaxy S7 is going to fulfill this and this is really awesome.

Samsung is all set to unveil its upcoming flagship smartphones, the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge, at MWC 2016 next month. The smartphones are expected to come in two chipset variants running on Snapdragon 820 and Exynos 8890, which will be dependent on individual market requirement. While we’ve already come across benchmark scores of Exynos 8890 taking on Huawei’s Kirin 950 processor, the Galaxy S7 powered by Snapdragon 820 recently passed through Geekbench 3, giving a clear idea of how it performs against its competitors.

Microsoft has finally launched Office for Android smartphones. After five weeks of public testing, the productivity services suite including Word, Excel and Powerpoint is now available to download for free from the Google Play Store.

Facebook has rolled out an update for iPhone users that enables them to live stream videos on the social media website.

Every year, for the past eight years, Apple has delivered a steady increase in iPhone sales. Now, for the first time, that growth rate has stopped — but is this a momentary pause, or a long-term trend?

Nowadays java is remained only at the GUI level but due to its this thing only it has gained the popularity. But as the technology is growing day by day now its a time to say goodbye to the java browser plugin.

I think its too early that Apple is again going to launch its iPad air 3. What isn't Apple going to announce in March? We've heard plenty of rumors about a spring event from Cupertino, which will reportedly include a new Apple Watch, new bands for the smartwatch, and new 4-inch iPhone that's possibly called the iPhone 5se.

Yes Guys soon you will be able to download Marshmallow update in your Lenovo K3 Note series as it has been teased by some sources. Lenovo K3 Note has made its impression very positively beiing in a budgeted phone and no one can deny the fact that it is very popular among the users.

How to get hired by Microsoft? 10 tips shared by Microsoft HR

What is a dream job? There are many answers but we are sure that for most engineers and techies one of them would involve working at Microsoft. The company is one of the best employers, globally as well as in India. So what does it take to get hired by Microsoft?

Google earned only $31 billion from Android

That's a huge amount that google made. According to a report a lawyer for Oracle has revealed that Google has made $31 billion in revenue from its Android platform so far. The leak also says that Google made $22 billion in profits from Android since its inception.

Apple is facing problems as what it expected the no. of devices to be sold at same supplier store is not going well. Some of Apple Inc’s main Asian suppliers expect revenues and orders to drop this quarter, indicating iPhone sales are almost certain to post their first annual decline since the flagship product was launched almost a decade ago.

Le Max and Le 1s Launched in India for Rs 32,999 and Rs 10,999 respectively

Chinese leading multinational corporations LeEco, previously known as LeTv has today launched two smartphones in India - the flagship Le Max and the budget handset Le 1S. The handsets will be available exclusively on Flipkart and the registrations for the smartphones are open. The first flash sale for the Le Max will be held on February 16, and for Le 1S, the first flash sale starts on February 2.

What !! loosing 3.5mm jack can be worse or its a good decision. Rumours of the iPhone 7 dropping the traditional 3.5mm headphone jack have been growing over recent weeks - and the latest evidence that it could happen comes from Apple's own software code.

Yes guys its been a while this rumor is flowing like anything that there may be xpectations that Samsung will downgrade back its Camera to 12 MP with improved low light sensors.

Google's Self-Driving Cars Still Need Human Touch

Then whats the meaning of self driving. Google's self-driving cars showed major safety improvements over the past year -- but there were dozens of incidents when test drivers had to intervene, the company said in a report recently filed with California regulators.

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 820 chips : Mass production by Samsung

According to the rumors Snapdragon 820 chipset will be in the upcoming Galaxy S7. Samsung has said it will mass produce Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 820 mobile processors using its 14-manometer chip production technology and its worth to do that in order to increase the performance of the next flagship device.

Sony went all out in developing its new smart lightbulb, which can talk to other devices in your home as well as your phone.

Samsung Galaxy S7, S7 edge, S7 edge plus: What we know about them

We all know that and its undoubtedly crystal clear that Samsung Edgy models have win all our hearts. It was a big step to launch that kind of models in the Market as it an be a big hit if the users accept it otherwise that may also cause the company to a big loss.

Yes guys you heard it right that Samsung will be supplying OLED screens for Apple's iPhone despite being a rival to Apple Samsung plans to send them OLED screens but who knows on which basis they are doing that.

Here are some of the video editing tools that i searched on the Internet and used it by myself and now i am happy to share it with you guys. Just take a look at what i have got below.

Barack Obama to talk self-driving cars in State of the Union tonight

Source : Techradar

President Barack Obama is set to discuss self-driving cars during his final State of the Union address tonight, according to reports.

Yes guys Apple will be rolling out 4 inch smartphones in march itself. However, the new iPhone that is expected to bring back a refreshed iPhone 5c with a 4 inch display is once again getting christened as the iPhone 5e.

Transerring files from iOS to Android : Amazing

Isn't it will be amazing if Apple users that wants to share or transfer their files on their iOS devices directly to Android. Yes Guys you came at the right place. Apple is developing a tool that will allow customers transfer data from their iPhone to Google’s Android, according to The Telegraph.

Hey Guys, I m back with another great news and which goes like this, Microsoft is working on a SIM card to allow you to get online using your Windows 10 device wherever you go, while paying only for the data you use.

Windows 8 finally Bye Bye by Microsoft : What to do ?

Yes guys who heard it very correctly that Microsoft is going to kill windows 8 by 12th January. Microsoft is considering Windows 8.1 as a service pack for Windows 8 users and according to the rules you can hold a service pack for only 2 years.

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