Dec 29
Trump Administration To Weaken Offshore Safety Rules Prompted By 2010 Gulf Spill
Posted in: Today's ChiliThe Interior Department says the rules cause “unnecessary regulatory burdens.”
Dec 29
In a New York Times interview, the president said there was no collusion with Russia during the presidential campaign.
Dec 29
The media executive submitted his resignation letter, but made no mention of the allegations against him.
Dec 29
It wasn’t meant to last. It was probably never meant to be there in the first place. Fact is, we’ll never know of if the super hidden “Golf” emulation in the Nintendo Switch was something Nintendo planned on as an Easter egg or if someone snuck it in without the company noticing it. The latter might be more likely as … Continue reading
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At the moment Google’s video-calling app Duo is pretty much limited to mobile phones, which means that if you wanted to use it on a tablet, it’s not possible, at least not in an official capacity. However it seems that Google could be working on a way to bring Duo onto tablets, according to a recent tweet by one of the app’s developers.
According to Justin Uberti who is the lead engineer of Duo, he responded to a tweet by a user asking to bring tablet support to Duo, in which he responded by saying, “Stay tuned”. It’s not a confirmation but at the same time it isn’t a denial, and we suppose the idea of Duo coming to tablets isn’t exactly far-fetched.
Stay tuned…
— Justin Uberti (@juberti) December 22, 2017
At the moment Duo works by associating it with a phone number, but given that apps like Skype, Hangouts, and FaceTime can work across multiple devices, seeing Duo do the same shouldn’t be too hard, we imagine. Expanding Duo to tablets could also help to increase its adoption, where users who are looking for video calling capabilities on their tablets will now have an alternative, especially when you consider that Duo has been pretty well-received due to its responsiveness and user-friendliness.
Google Duo Could Be Coming To Tablets Soon , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
Dec 29
If you think that the OnePlus 5T’s camera could stand to use some improvements, then you will be pleased to learn that according to an announcement by OnePlus, they are rolling out an update for the OnePlus 5T that will introduce some camera optimizations, along with some system updates and improvements.
According to OnePlus, these camera optimizations include improvements to the overall stability, improvements for selfies taken in low-light, and also performance improvements for third-party camera apps. OnePlus has also introduced some improvements to the system, such as assistive lighting for face unlock, expanded screenshots, WiFi display, and also the latest Android security patch for the month of December.
OnePlus notes that the update has started rolling out to its users, but it is an incremental roll out which means that not all users will have received it yet, but they should in due time. “As always, this OTA will be incremental. The OTA will reach a small percentage of users today, and we’ll begin a broader rollout in a few days.”
Note that this update is still largely based on Android Nougat. OnePlus recently teased that they will be kicking off the open beta for Android Oreo for the OnePlus 5T, which hopefully means that the actual update won’t be too far behind In the meantime the Oreo update has already found its way onto the OnePlus 5.
OnePlus 5T Update Brings About Camera Optimizations , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
Dec 29
By now it’s safe to assume that the majority of flagship smartphones we will be seeing in 2018 will be powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 845, but in case you wanted an actual list of such devices, a list posted onto Weibo (via GSMArena) has revealed all the devices in question, although it probably goes without saying that you should take it with a grain of salt.
Starting in the month of February, it claims that the first Snapdragon 845 device will be the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+, followed by the LG G7 and G7 Plus. Then it claims that in April, the Xiaomi Mi 7 will launch with the Snapdragon 845 n tow, and then the HTC U12 in May.
Other devices mentioned in the list also includes Sony in which they claim that Sony’s flagship will launch in June, followed by the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 in September, the LG G40, the Google Pixel 3 in October, and the HTC U12+, and so on. We can’t say for sure if this list is accurate, but given that these are all flagships, it wouldn’t be too hard to take an educated guess that they would most likely be packing Qualcomm’s latest technology.
In any case take it with a grain of salt, but CES and MWC 2018 are around the corner and we expect that there should be some announcements made then.
Alleged List Of Snapdragon 845-Powered Devices Leaked , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
Dec 29
For the longest time ever, smartphone displays had a display aspect ratio of 16:9, at least until earlier this year when LG launched the LG G6 which featured an 18:9 aspect ratio. This changed the trend and we started to see more smartphones adopt this display, such as Xiaomi, Essential, Samsung, and so on.
In fact it seems that we could see this trend continue for the next year or so, especially when there are reports that shipments for 18:9 displays are expected to hit 230 million units in 2017 alone, indicating that there is no doubt an interest in such display sizes (although one could argue that customers might not really have a choice in the first place).
According to the report by market research firm Sigmaintell, Samsung Display is said to account for a whopping 60% of these displays, thus cementing the company’s position in the display market. The report goes on to add that we can expect even greater numbers in 2018, as they expect that the shipments of these displays to rise by 40% in the next year.
While no official announcement has been made, it is safe to assume that LG and Samsung will continue using such displays for their flagships in 2018.
18:9 Displays Expected To Hit 230 Million Units Shipped In 2017 , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
Dec 29
Have you ever been fired from a job, or quit because you felt like you could no longer stand working at a particular company? We’re sure that many people have gone through this before, and it also might seem tempting to talk trash about your former employee, such as leaving negative reviews or feedback about the business in question.
Safe to say that such reviews might be biased and unfair, which is why Google wants to take it out of the equation. Initially discovered by Search Engine Land (via 9to5Google), Google has updated its guidelines in the Maps’ help center where they state that posting negative reviews about a current or former employment experience is considered a conflict of interest, which basically blocks such reviews from being posted.
We’re sure that some reviews of that manner will be posted from time to time, but the new policies means that Google is serious about trying to cut through the noise and only keep legit and helpful reviews around. Prior to this, users had to submit reports and requests to Google to take down such reviews, which 9to5Google claims was hit or miss as Google did not really have a guideline for such reviews, at least until now.
For most users this might not make much of a difference, but for businesses where fake negative reviews can hurt them badly, this should come as good news.
Google Now Blocks Ex-Employees From Leaving Negative Reviews , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
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