At the end of an ugly presidential campaign the likes of which the U.S. has never seen, Facebook has acknowledged it has a lot more work to do in combating fake news on its platform. The social network is a daily stop for tens of millions of voters and played an important role in shaping and reinforcing people’s opinions. But sometimes, the information being shared was based on biased or outright fake news reports. BuzzFeed unmasked a group of Macedonians who made up fake news stories about the election and shared them on Facebook to collect ad revenue. Meanwhile, a Twitter user posted ads…
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Many were upset that ‘Night mode’ went missing on the Nexus 6P and Nexus 5X once the Android Nougat 7.1 beta OTA was installed. After much buzz about the omission of Night mode, Ian Lake from Google spoke about why the feature went missing: “it requires driver support that is no present on Nexus devices,” This was about a couple of weeks ago. “Night Light” feature from Google PixelMany users submitted feedback for the beta (as this is what the program is meant for), and many of them reported the lack of night mode as a bug: saying that night…
Samsung has started rolling out a new update to the dual-SIM variant of its Galaxy A8smartphone. The update brings Android security patch for the month of October. In case you aren’t aware, the standard Galaxy A8 received the October security update last month. As is usually the case with OTA roll outs, it may take time for the update to hit your device. Meanwhile, if you feel impatient, you can manually check for the update by heading to your handset’s Settings menu. source”gsmarena”
As scheduled, the Windows 10-powered alcatel IDOL 4S has been launched. The device is currently available for purchase in the US, where T-Mobile is selling it for $469.99 (or $19.59 per month for 2-years). Specs-wise, the phone is powered by a Snapdragon 820 chipset and sports a 5.5-inch full HD display. RAM is 4GB, while internal memory is 64GB. In terms of camera, the handset features a 21MP rear unit and an 8MP front shooter. A 3,000mAh battery is there to keep the lights on. The new alcatel IDOL 4S includes support for Windows Continuum, Windows Hello as well as…
The theme of the 12th FICCI Higher Education summit is Education for Tomorrow: ‘Learn in India-Learn for the World’. 12th FICCI Higher Education Summit 2016 RELATED STORIES Chandigarh boy receives award for presenting idea on controlling black money Britain to strengthen education ties with India 72 Maharashtra students to participate in abacus contest in Dubai Niti Ayog organises workshop on school education quality index The Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu flagged off the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) Higher Education Summit 2016 earlier this day. The theme of the…
Vedic maths and moral education based on the Bhagavad Gita might be included in NCERT books as a part of the CBSE syllabus. Representational image, The government will request the centre to give its approval for inclusion of lessons on ancient scientists and alternate methods in different streams by including them in NCERT (Image source: www.globalpartnership.org) RELATED STORIES 72 Maharashtra students to participate in abacus contest in Dubai Niti Ayog organises workshop on school education quality index 8% growth seen in online hiring activity in October: Monster.com Student’s effort to tame air pollution The vedic mathematics and moral education based…
Some legal experts are worried Trump could abuse the NSA’s surveillance powers, but we just don’t know Donald Trump speaking to supporters at an immigration policy speech at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona, on August 31, 2016. Credit: Gage Skidmore 6COMMENTS Michael Kan IDG News Service Nov 9, 2016 4:53 PM When President-elect Donald Trump officially takes office, he’ll inherit a powerful U.S. surveillance apparatus, including the National Security Agency, that’s already been accused of trampling over privacy rights. This has some legal experts worried, but like almost every other aspect of a Trump presidency, there are more…
Streaming boxes like Roku and Apple TV are building in power and volume controls to make your TV remote redundant. Credit: Thinkstock 1COMMENT Jared Newman | @onejarednewman TechHive Nov 10, 2016 3:00 AM When I cut the cable TV cord nearly eight years ago, juggling multiple remote controls was a necessity. At minimum, you needed one for your television and another for your game console or streaming box. I used a third remote for a home theater PC, so I could access video websites that weren’t yet available as streaming-TV apps. But over the past couple years, the need for…
Samsung has officially announced Android 7.0 ‘Galaxy Beta Program’ for users of the company’s Galaxy S7 and S7 edge smartphones. While we know that the program is already live in South Korea, the announcement says the Galaxy Beta Program is now open to users in the US and UK as well. Users in China will also be able to participate soon. “Applicants are currently being accepted on a first-come, first-served basis,” the company says. “Throughout the Galaxy Beta Program period, users can get a feel for Android 7.0 Nougat with Samsung’s latest UX, and can provide feedback on performance, reliability…
ASUS has launched the new ZenFone 3 Max in India. The phone is being launched in two variants with a 5.2-inch display and 5.5-inch display. The 5.5-inch model has a 1080p display with Snapdragon 430, 3GB RAM, 32GB expandable storage, 16 megapixel, f2.0 rear camera with laser and phase detection autofocus, 8 megapixel f2.2 front camera, dual SIM support, fingerprint sensor, and 4100mAh battery that can also charge other devices using the bundled OTG cable. The 5.2-inch model has a 1080p display with MediaTek MT6737T, 3GB RAM, 32GB expandable storage, 13 megapixel rear camera, 5 megapixel front camera, dual SIM…