There was a time when Bluetooth speakers were like jelly beans: They were cheap, they all looked the same, and they were invariably of dubious quality. Times have changed. Every major audio manufacturer has at least one model on the market today, and most have several. If you haven’t listened to a Bluetooth speaker lately, you’re in for a very pleasant surprise. But the industry’s progress doesn’t mean that every Bluetooth speaker justifies its price tag, no matter how inexpensive it might be. There’s still plenty of dreck floating around. Don’t worry, we’re here to help you steer clear of…
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T-Mobile has started pushing out a new update to Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge units on its network. The carrier’s website says that the update – which weighs in at over 350MB – brings latest security patches, changes related to time/date, and various system improvements. However a quick look at the official change-log reveals that the update includes Samsung Cloud, sync feature for video and photos, as well as back up and restore features for apps, home screen, music files, and documents. A could management menu has also been added. As is usually the case with OTA roll-outs, it…
OnePlus has revealed that they are “actively working” on Android 7.0 Nougat update for the OnePlus 3. The revelation was made by company executives who did an AMA (Ask Me Anything) session over on Reddit. They, however, didn’t share an exact timeline for the roll-out of the update. The Chinese company made another important revelation during the session – the OnePlus Xwill start getting Android Marshmallow update sometime next week. Finally, OnePlus also confirmed that there are currently no plans to launch a smartwatch. source”cnbc”
LG has officially announced that its V20 smartphone will be available for purchase starting this week and the company’s home country of South Korea will be getting it first. The announcement came in the form of a press release today. Korean media had already confirmed last week that the device will go on sale in the country on September 29, which is perfectly inline with the time-frame the company has now announced. LG has also said that other markets – including North America, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East – will get the phone “over the course of the…
Last we heard, HP said that the Elite x3 will receive Windows 10 Mobile Anniversary Update “in the coming weeks.” Well, the good news is that the update has started rolling out – it’s available both over-the-air as well as through the Windows Device Recovery Tool. Aside from the Anniversary Update-related changes, the new firmware also brings along support for Double Tap to Wake as well as a charging LED indicator light. It’s also worth mentioning that the camera-issues – over which the US sales of the phone have reportedlybeen halted – have also been fixed. source”cnbc”
Debate to spook stocks? Friday, 23 Sep 2016 | 5:23 PM ET | 03:04 “I don’t have any idea what he’s going to do, and I don’t think the markets have any idea either.” That was George Selgin, director of the Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives at the Cato Institute, speaking CNBC this morning about what Trump about the economy if elected president. Now that the Fed is out of the way, at least until December, traders are pondering exactly what the election of either major candidate will mean for the markets. One thing’s for sure: Up to this point,…
Getty Images A sign is displayed outside of a Wells Fargo bank in San Francisco, California. Two former Wells Fargo employees have filed a class action in California seeking $2.6 billion or more for workers who tried to meet aggressive sales quotas without engaging in fraud and were later demoted, forced to resign or fired. The lawsuit on behalf of people who worked for Wells Fargo in California over the past 10 years, including current employees, focuses on those who followed the rules and were penalized for not meeting sales quotas. “Wells Fargo fired or demoted employees who failed to…
Justin Tallis | AFP | Getty Images Optimism about the outlook for Britain’s financial services sector is at its lowest point since the financial crisis, a survey of finance firms showed on Monday. The latest survey of 115 financial services firms by business lobby CBI and consultancy PwC found that optimism fell during the three months to September, the third quarter in a row that it has dropped, marking the longest decline since the depths of the financial crisis in 2009. Over half of all financial firms surveyed said the general impact of Britain’s Brexit vote was negative, with only…
It’s not necessary that only students who take coaching from top-notch institutes or from metropolitan cities gets admission to Indian Institute of Technologies (IITs), Indian Institute of Management (IIMs), other premier institutes. Here’s the story of a laborer’s son from Kota, who is the first one from his village to get admission to India’s premier institute, IIT Delhi. More about Abhishake Meen: Meet, Abhishake, an 18-year-old who native of Chatrapura village in Etawa area of Kota district Being the son of a NREGA labourer, Ramdayal, Abhishake has seen all the pains his father took to fulfill his dream As per…
The central government will conduct student learning outcome assessment in various schools every year to improve educational quality in schools, said Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar. Delivering the Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Memorial Lecture at Vedavyasa Vidyalayam Senior Secondary School in Kozhikode, the minister said that in the learning outcome assessment, the government would assess every three per cent of the students studying in zila parishad and municipal schools and schools run by organisations like Vidya Bharti, besides private ones and those run by educational societies. He also awarded the winners of all Kerala Quiz competition 2016 conducted by Vedavyasa…