Mar 11
Mar 11
The star helped serve fans popcorn at the AMC Clifton Commons theater.
Mar 11
Google is about to embark on one of its biggest web-based experiences since Chrome OS. Later this month, it is, along with Microsoft, expected to go into deeper details about Project Stream, its own brand of game streaming technology that it tested with Assassin’s Creed Odyssey October last year. Now a new piece of the Stream dream falls into place … Continue reading
Mar 11
Almost everyone is a sucker for bonuses. After all, who would refuse getting more for less, especially if there are no strings attached? That’s pretty the proposition that Apple is making to its customers and fans when they add funds to their Apple ID account. Whatever you add, Apple will give you 10% more so you can buy more apps, … Continue reading
Mar 11
The NYPD Now Has an Automated Tool to Help Them Recognize Patterns in Crimes
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The New York City Police Department has developed a pattern-recognition tool called Patternizr to sort through mountains of files related to “hundreds of thousands of crimes logged in the NYPD’s database,” the Associated Press reported on Sunday.
Mar 11
Last year Google announced that together with its Material Design for Gmail, they would also be introducing a Confidential Mode to its email platform. Basically with emails sent using Confidential Mode, it prevents the email from being copied, downloaded, printed, or forwarded, thus ensuring that the conversation stays between users.
Now according to Google, it seems that the feature, which was previously only available for consumers, will be making its way to G Suite enterprise users. According to Google, they will be kicking it off by launching a beta program where users will be able to take part in it to test out the feature ahead of its launch.
According to Google, “Built-in Information Rights Management (IRM) removes the option to forward, copy, download or print messages. This helps reduce the risk of confidential information being accidentally shared with the wrong people. In addition to protecting sensitive content in your emails by creating expiration dates, you can also require additional authentication via text message to view an email. This makes it possible to protect data even if a recipient’s email account has been hijacked while the message is active.”
There is no word on when Google plans on rolling out the feature in full, but if you’re a G Suite enterprise user then it is worth keeping an eye out for.
Confidential Mode For Gmail G Suite Users Coming Soon
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Mar 11
At the moment the Apple Watch is the only device from Apple that can read your health, such as your heart rate. There are rumors that Apple could also be bringing similar features to future iterations of the AirPods, but now it seems that Apple is interested in bringing health tracking features to future Mac computers as well.
This is according to a recently discovered patent where it shows that Apple is exploring the idea of building health monitoring features into its Mac computers. The patent is for a “portable electronic device having a biosensor” where it suggests that Apple could build health monitoring tools into its computers.
We’re not sure how exactly this could work. Maybe Apple could embed sensors into the keyboard (which would make replacing them even more expensive) or the trackpad. Or maybe Apple could build it into the Touch ID portion of its MacBook computers where users can scan their fingers every now and then to take some kind of reading.
It is actually a rather interesting concept where based on the readings taken by the monitor, it could encourage users to get up and walk. Such a feature is already built into the Apple Watch so we don’t see why it couldn’t find its way to other devices as well. That being said, it is only a patent with no indication that it could be made a reality, so don’t get your hopes up just yet.
Your Next iMac Could Track And Monitor Your Health
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Mar 11
When it comes to gaming, getting a good score depends on many things. For example having a good team helps. Having balanced mechanics also helps. Of course having good hardware helps as well where if your computer is stuttering trying to load the game, it would most definitely affect your play experience.
Unsurprisingly NVIDIA seems to agree on this and has recently published an article where they claim that having higher FPS could lead to better results in gaming. The article is basically a form of marketing for the company’s newer RTX lineup for GPUs where they claim that it offers lower latency (by as much as half) compared to some of their GTX lineups, and even more when used on a PC without a GeForce GPU.
For those who are unfamiliar with FPS, it stands for frames per second. This is where it determines how many frames can be displayed on your screen in a single second, where having a lower FPS means that the animation could look choppier. This is why movies or TV shows shown at 60 FPS look considerably more fluid compared to 30 FPS.
This concept also applies to gaming where having a higher FPS allows for smoother game which could be key to fast-paced games like Fortnite, Call of Duty, Battlefield, or Apex Legends, just to name a few. There are several ways you can improve your frame rate, such as getting higher-end hardware. Alternatively you could also try lowering your settings where those with less powerful computers have the option of sacrificing a bit of graphics quality for higher FPS.
NVIDIA Claims That Higher FPS Can Lead To Better Scores In Gaming
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Mar 11
Royalties are one of the several ways that musicians earn money through their music. This is why it was a big deal when Apple initially refused to pay musicians royalties during the three month trial period of Apple Music. This essentially meant that musicians had to work for “free” during those three months.
Apple later had a change of heart, thanks in part to Taylor Swift, but now it seems that issues regarding royalty rates have come up again. Due to a decision made by the Copyright Royalty Board, the royalties that musicians command has increased where it will see an increase in royalties of 43.8% over a five-year period, but it seems that quite a few streaming services are fighting against it.
Services such as Spotify, Pandora, Google, and Amazon have issued appeals against the CRB where in a joint statement, the company writes, “The Copyright Royalty Board (CRB), in a split decision, recently issued the U.S. mechanical statutory rates in a manner that raises serious procedural and substantive concerns. If left to stand, the CRB’s decision harms both music licensees and copyright owners. Accordingly, we are asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to review the decision.”
It seems that while most of the music streaming services are taking part in this appeal, Variety reports that Apple will actually be sitting out of this. The company has previously proposed their own take on royalties but we’re not sure if there are plans to implement it.
Music Streaming Services Are Fighting Royalties Increase
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Mar 11
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Dark mode is feature that we’re starting to see incorporated into more apps these days, and if you do a lot of communicating on your mobile device, especially late at night, dark mode can be quite an eye-saver as it makes it easier on your eyes, versus the glaring white colors that we typically see being used in apps.
The good news for Slack users is that it looks like the company has started to test out its dark mode on iOS. Note that this is only applicable for the beta version of the app which means that if you’re not taking part in the beta, you won’t see the feature available to you yet. However for those who are taking part, you should be able to find the toggle for dark mode in the settings menu.
As 9to5Mac points out, Slack’s dark mode has opted for a dark gray color instead of just plain black. We reckon it’s still dark enough where it should be comfortable for use in low-light settings, but if you prefer black then you’d be out of luck. However this is a beta which means that there is a chance certain things could change ahead of its final release, but we wouldn’t suggest you get your hopes up just yet.
There is no word on when the feature will be exiting the beta but given that it is being tested in the beta right now, hopefully it’s a sign that it should come soon.
Slack Begins Testing Dark Mode On Its iOS App
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