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Technology has become a dominant force in the world today with introductions from  flagship phone to gadgets that assist your everyday activities. with these stunning milestones the journey to  a new era has come a long way, with that also time this in turn  has seen youth fade.      W.H.O. (world health organization ) has projected that 900 million people will suffer from hearing strain. this consequently leaves them out of the progressive train of technological advancement.      Google seems to take concern in the issue, tackling it as they know how. Recently Google launched two new apps to aid people with this hearing disabilities; with one app that aids people with hearing disabilities and the other amplifying certain sounds and minimizing the other.      The first app is called live transcribe , this app uses a phones microphone to turn real time speech into captions , Google couldn't pull this ...

A smart speaker or a smartphone. What gadgets have you got at home? We are here to inform you of some lesser known gadgets that are worth pimping out your home with. Covering everything from home security to data storage, put these on your shopping list the next you work through your home electronics budget. NAS A network attached drive or NAS is a box housing a couple of hard drives connecting to your router. Either through Wi-Fi or ethernet cable. That means that transfer speeds are faster when using a network attached drive. It also means you can get your data from anywhere in the world wide web or another computer. As a bonus they can automatically create backup copies of entire disks too. You could make your lifetime of crucial academic work or your family photo album or your iTunes music library available to every device on your home network. And even have access to these files when you’re away from home.  Nas drive comes with a software to help your setup and secure...

Google introduced a new update to Google Maps: when you zoom all the way out, the Earth will no longer be displayed as a flat surface, but as a globe. It’s a change that allows the map to more accurately display the Earth. The search company highlighted the change on its Google MapsTwitter feed, saying that with the new 3D Globe Mode, “Greenland’s projection is no longer the size of Africa.” The change is only available on the desktop interface; it’s still flat in its mobile app. Up until now, Google Maps has used Mercator projection, which projects the planet onto a flat surface. While this style makes it easy to print onto maps and has largely become standardized, it presents a distorted image of the Earth. Objects around the equator are to scale relative to one another, while objects closer to the poles appear larger than they really are. A good example of this is the relative sizes of Greenland and Africa. On a Mercator map, Greenland appears larger than Africa, when in r...

As a further testament to its leadership and popular acceptance as the foremost music content distribution platform, Boomplay Music, Africa’s fastest growing music streaming and download platform has recorded a milestone 10 million installations off Google Play store. Boomplay Music’s unique and user-friendly application has made it a top choice for consumers of music and entertainment content. The platform has given millions of Africans unfettered access to millions of songs, videos and entertainment trending news. It has also provided a rallying point in the digital music ecosystem by driving more customers to mobile music consumption. Boomplay Music’s international best practice in ensuring providers make revenues off their content has made it the toast of local and international artistes and content providers. This is in addition to making sure that intellectual property is protected using the best tech innovations. It would be recalled that the music content platform...

Huawei's P20 phones are its best yet, with stunning designs and photography skills to envy. But there's one member of the family you may not have met yet. Huawei's P20 Lite, or the Nova 3e as it's known in countries like Australia, doesn't have the camera prowess of its more expensive siblings, but it's a strong mix of capable and affordable. It looks great, has enough power for reliable performance outside intensive 3D gaming and costs just AU$399. It's more pricey in the UK, where it retails for £329, though that cheaper Australia price converts to $295. Unfortunately, the Huawei P20 Lite won't sell in the US, as with other Huawei phones. The P20 Lite is stiff competition for phones like the Moto G6, Motorola's excellent new budget handset. The G6 has a cleaner operating system and is a little less expensive in the US and UK ($249, £229, AU$399), but the Moto G6 design isn't as up-to-date as the P20 Lite's. It's not withou...

Google went through a bit of its own shakeup when it acquired HTC's phone hardware team in September 2017, which it has since folded it into its own operations. And the smartphone landscape has evolved too, as Apple reset the standards and conventions for price and design with the iPhone X.                 The Google Pixel 3 and 3 XL, as they're assumed to be called, could be radically different phones compared to their predecessors, the current Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL. It's in this dynamic environment that Google will launch the next generation of its flagship phone, as it attempts to solidify its place among the smartphone elite. (The company is rumored to launch a Pixel Wear OS smartwatch too.) The current Pixel is one of the best smartphones on the strength of its camera, snappy performance and homegrown Android software -- one that's first with feature updates and security patches. And the company's f...

Google Pay is the fast, simple way to pay in millions of places – online, in stores, and more. It brings together everything you need at checkout and keeps your information safe and secure. With Google Pay, you can check out in hundreds of apps without having to enter your payment information. Catch a ride, order takeout, or get tickets to that just-announced show with the simple press of a button. Now you can use Google to pay with ease on thousands of websites. Just look for Google Pay and spend less time checking out, and more time checking in. If they have an email address or phone number, you can pay them with Google Pay – whether you’re going halfsies on that pizza, or sending dough halfway across the country. No more IOUs. No more bank transfers. Just an instant way to pay using the debit cards already in your wallet. Save your transit tickets to Google Pay and forget about forgetting them once and for all. Buy your tickets online, use your phone at the gate, and go. Now a...

NETWORK            Technology          GSM / HSPA / LTE LAUNCH                 Announced         2018, February Status    Available. Released 2018, February BODY      Dimensions         158.6 x 75.4 x 8.1 mm (6.24 x 2.97 x 0.32 in) Weight 181 g (6.38 oz) Build       Front glass, aluminum body SIM         Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) DISPLAY                Type      IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors Size          5.99 inches, 92.6 cm2 (~77.4% screen-to-body ratio) Resolution  ...

Lenovo Vice President Chang Cheng is teasing a new phone on China’s Weibo social network that’s nothing but screen framed by an ultra-thin bezel (via CNET). While Apple might claim that the iPhone X is “all screen,” its infamous notch — and the rash of Android imitators that followed — says otherwise. The sketch of the upcoming Lenovo Z5 follows the earlier release of a partial image alongside a claim that the phone would feature an impressive screen-to-body ratio of 95 percent. Cheng also says the Z5 will include four technological breakthroughs including 18 patented technologies. Unfortunately, we’ll have to wait for the details, particularly around how Lenovo will handle a presumed front-facing camera.   Z5 teaser shared last week. Image: Chang Cheng The Mi Mix 2, for example, has a 91.3 percent screen-to-body ratio, which is amongst the industry’s best, but it still requires a bezel along the bottom to host the phone’s front-facing camera. Vivo’s Apex concept uses...

Samsung's follow-up to the Galaxy Note 8 might look pretty similar to its predecessor. At least, according to a possible render of the Galaxy Note 9 shared by mobile tipster Ice Universe.   Samsung's Galaxy Note handsets are the brand's most high-end and expensive phones. Because of this they tend to get Samsung's most premium features. But based off the picture it seems like not much has outwardly changed between the Galaxy Note 8 and the Note 9. It also appears that the Note 9 could come with a dedicated Bixby button, like previous Samsung phones. Ice Universe claims that the two phones are virtually indistinguishable, adding that the new Note could be 2mm shorter than the Note 8 with no in-display fingerprint scanner. As with most rumors, this should be taken with a grain of salt, but Ice Universe has a track record of making Samsung predictions and posting images of its phones before their release. Samsung did not immediately respond when CNET reache...

Since it debuted in 2013, Adult Swim’s show Rick and Morty has become a massive hit. Earlier today, Comedy Central and series co-creator Justin Roiland announced that they’re making another 70 — that’s right, 70 — episodes. The animated science fiction show is a staple of Comedy Central’s Adult Swim; it follows Rick, a brilliant-but-cynical alcoholic scientist and his impressionable grandson, Morty, as they embark on a variety of zany adventures across the multiverse. Comedy Central didn’t announce when the series would resume, and Roiland noted that he’s anticipating the deluge of tweets from the show’s fans, asking when season 4 will arrive. While there was just over a year between seasons 1 and 2, that hiatus extended for nearly two years between seasons 2 and 3 (with one episode released months earlier, on April 1st, 2017). At the end of season 3, one character broke the fourth wall, telling the audience that they’ll “see ya in season 4 in, like, a really long time.”...

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard joined a key execs from Apple and industrial manufacturers Alcoa and Rio Tinto to announce a new process for smelting aluminum that removes greenhouse gases from the equation. Alcoa and Rio Tinto are creating a joint venture in based in Montreal called Elysis, to help mainstream the process, with plans to make it commercially available by 2024. Along with swapping carbon for oxygen as a byproduct of the production process, the technology is also expected to reduce costs by 15-percent. It’s easy to see why Apple’s jumped at investing into tech here, investing $13 million CAD ($10 million USD) in the process. The company has been making a big push over the past couple of years to reduce its carbon footprint across the board. This time last month, Apple   announced that it had moved to 100-percent clean energy for its global facilitates. “Apple is committed to advancing technologies that are...

YouTube has rolled out high dynamic range (HDR) to users of the iPhone X, enabling improved contrast and color on HDR-enabled YouTube videos. As spotted by Macrumors, videos like those from the popular HDR Channel, are now able to be viewed in HDR mode. Neither the iPhone X nor the Apple TV are able to output the videos in 4K, however. Not to be confused with HDR for photography, high dynamic range for video and TVs expands the range of both contrast and color significantly. Bright parts of the image can get much brighter, so the image seems to have more "depth." Colors get expanded to show more bright blues, greens, reds and everything in between. OLED-powered screens like the one on the iPhone X are particularly adept at showing HDR. The HDR capability isn't stated in the release notes for the latest 13.17 update which only lists "General fixes and stability improvements". YouTube is the latest company to enable HDR for the iPhone X after N...

From the Marvel Cinematic Universe comes a new chapter featuring heroes with the astonishing ability to shrink: “Ant-Man and The Wasp.”   In the aftermath of “Captain America:   Civil War,” Scott Lang (Rudd) grapples with the consequences of his choices as both a Super Hero and a father.   As he struggles to rebalance his home life with his responsibilities as Ant-Man, he’s confronted by Hope van Dyne (Lilly) and Dr. Hank Pym (Douglas) with an urgent new mission. Scott must once again put on the suit and learn to fight alongside The Wasp as the team works together to uncover secrets from their past. This will be the 20th entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and sequel to 2015’s Ant-Man. That original film was another critical and commercial success for the studio, grossing $519.3 million at the worldwide box office. Scott Lang also appeared in 2016’s Captain America: Civil War as a member of Cap’s team. Ant-Man and the Wasp marks the first time a woman superh...

Microsoft’s new Your Phone app isn’t ready for Windows 10 users to even try fully yet, as the company is still building the app, but it’s clear this will be the central way to connect phones to PCs. While Microsoft has used Cortana for linking SMS and notifications to PCs in the past, this new app will be the primary way phones connect to Windows 10 PCs. Microsoft has shown off messages, notifications, and photo sharing at the moment, but not all of these features will necessarily work on both iOS and Android. “We will actually have photos on iOS and notifications as well,” explains Shilpa Ranganathan. “Apple does make it a tad harder for messages, but we’re very willing to work with Apple.” A number of third-party apps use workarounds to support messages, but Microsoft’s vision is essentially to bring iMessage to Windows inside its Your Phone app. “I want to do this in a supported way with a respect for the ecosystem we’re building on and at the same time make it a delightful ...