Conversational computing platforms and its origin Although, till date, most of the computing platforms have owed their existence to the US, conversational computing platforms might be something that would owe its existence to the east and China in particular. It wouldn’t be incorrect to say that China’s Tencent pioneered the concept of conversational computing platform through its WeChat application. The Chinese application is a world in itself and allows you to chat, send money, book rides and do a whole lot of other things from the app itself....

With IPL 2010 just around the corner, I thought of listing down the twitter profiles of all the cricketers (and those deeply associated with cricket). The idea was to make this an exhaustive and a complete list for easy reference. It was quite an overwhelming task when I set out, since I didn’t know from where to start. I decided to get some clues from Lalit Modi, the IPL chairman whom I have been following for a long time now....

Well, the Windows 8 crowd won’t have to do that. For while, Flipboard itself shows no sign of arriving on the platform, it does have a few handy clones out there. The best of which is News Bento. No, it does not have the kind of social network integration that Flipboard or Pulse have – you cannot get a magazinifed look at your Twitter and Facebook account on it – but if it is plain news you are after, then the app certainly does enough to draw comparisons with Flipboard....

The answer to that question is complicated. And that shows in the company’s new XPS 13 which, while comes with a slew of refreshments, also packs a bag of compromises to accommodate those changes. But are those enough to be a dealbreaker? The new XPS 13, like its predecessors, is, first and foremost, all about that 13.3-inch edge-to-edge screen. This time, Dell has managed to cut down even more bezels yielding a panel which is stupendous....

Those had been the words of a Xiaomi executive when the Chinese brand had overtaken Samsung in the Indian smartphone market in early 2018. The Korean brand did not quite react as swiftly and ruthlessly as he and many others had expected, although there were rumors that a room in Samsung’s India office had been dedicated to tackling the Chinese newcomer. However, towards the end of 2018, the signs were that Samsung was finally going to go head-on against Xiaomi....

iPhone OS 3.1.3 addresses several specific bugs as well as offers fixes for a handful of security issues. Full details on the security updates included in iPhone OS 3.1.3 are available in the associated support document. – Improves accuracy of reported battery level on iPhone 3GS – Resolves issue where third-party apps would not launch in some instances – Fixes bug that may cause an app to crash when using the Japanese Kana keyboard To update to iPhone OS 3....

Check out the portable version of Opera 10 which you don’t need to install. You can carry it in your USB drive and run wherever you want to run. Opera@USB is the portable version of Opera 10 which you can use to trial run the browser. Features of Opera@USB – Portable Opera 10 Does not affect existing browsers – IE, Firefox, Opera, Safari, Google Chrome, etc. No traces left after exiting – files are overwritten, not just deleted Doesn’t make your USB drive tired – all program files and data are stored in a temporary place on host computer Create multiple profiles for use in different situations Easy to distribute and use, not limited to USB drives or CDs...

PwnageTool 4.01 was released yesterday by the iPhone dev team to jailbreak iOS 4.0 on iPhone 3GS. But PwnageTool is only for Mac. For Windows users, RedSn0w 0.9.5 beta 5 was the only jailbreaking tool available which doesn’t work for iPhone 3GS. If you have iPhone 3GS with old bootrom and already pwned on 3.1.2 with anything other than Spirit, then download Sn0wbreeze 1.6.1 for Windows and get it jailbroken now....

Download Windows 8 Consumer Preview ISO [Direct Download Links] Below links are for the ISO files of Windows 8 Consumer Preview. In case you are not sure what ISO files are, it is better to download the Windows 8 Consumer Preview Setup instead and follow the instructions provided there. Else, go ahead and download these ISO files. It is suggested to use a download manager as the files are quite huge and gauging the demand, servers can be too slow....

Microsoft has made it extremely convenient for users to upgrade from Windows 7/Vista/XP to Windows 8 using the Windows Upgrade Assistant app. Using this app, users can check if their system qualifies for Windows 8 upgrade. If so, make the payment and purchase it for a nominal fee. Furthermore, once the purchase is made, the upgrade assistant lets users create Windows 8 ISO or as a bootable USB so that one can use them in case of emergencies in the future....

To help you better understand what the certification is and how does its presence affects your streaming quality, here’s everything you need to know about the Widevine certification. What is Widevine and how does it work? Widevine is one of the most widely used Digital Rights Management (DRM) solutions out there. It was developed by Widevine Technologies in the 90s and later purchased by Google in the year 2010. Widevine supports multiple formats and platforms and is available across most of the smartphones (Android and iOS) in the market....

This pretty much has been the story of all our lives this year. Many of us were excited to make 2020 our year, travel around the world, see new places, and so on. Little did we know that even stepping outside to get groceries, let alone traveling to another country or city would feel like entering a war zone. All of us have been staying inside as much as possible to save ourselves and others from getting infected but there is still a way in which you can travel around the world....

Note: Download iOS 4.2 [Direct download links] Find My iPhone was one service which should have been made free long time back. Even though there are many free and paid third party apps to track iPhones, Find my iPhone is the most popular and highly regarded service. With ‘Find my iPhone’, users can login to www.me.com and track their iPhones or iPads right from their PCs or Macs. Not just that, users can also make their phones play a sound even if it is in silent mode or remotely locked....

Its successor is a very different kettle of fish in that regard. Yes, it too has a respectable spec sheet (a 5.0-inch 720p display, Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 processor, 2 GB RAM, 16 GB storage, 4G LTE support, 8.0-megapixel and 5.0-megapixel cameras), but unlike its predecessor, the Yuphoria does score in the looks department. No, we would not call its appearance unique – it reminds us very strongly of the Lumia 830 and Lumia 925 at different points- but at its price point (Rs 6,999/$110), it certainly is one of the most striking devices we have seen....

Sub Rs 15,000: More than basics on a budget Moto Z2 Play (Flipkart) – Nothing “mod”est about this one Rs 9,999 The jury might still be out on whether mods are a “thing” or not, but even keeping the modular argument aside, there is no doubting that the Moto Z2 Play at Rs 9,999 (it was launched at Rs 27,999 but has since dipped to being in the vicinity of Rs 14,000) is a formidable deal....

The latest offering by Garmin for those seeking a sophisticated fitness tracker in India is the Garmin Forerunner 645 Music smartwatch. The Swiss-based company first showcased the smartwatch at CES 2018 in January this year, with its major highlight being the ability to store music onto the internal storage of the watch. Garmin recently launched a couple of other smartwatches with music functionality such as the Vivoactive 3 Music and the Fenix 5 Plus....

Previously, the only way iOS users could access Google’s intelligent new virtual assistant was through its messaging app called Allo which apparently no one uses now. The arrival of Google Assistant will certainly increase the competition at a much higher level for Apple’s Siri. Google’s neural networks and knowledge graph has helped Assistant achieve stupendous accuracy over the past year, and it will only get better over time. However, the lack of a native integration will hinder its adaptability just like before....

The apk needs to be side loaded which means that it will not overwrite your current Google Camera app. The app is expected to work in all Nexus ARM64 devices running Android Nougat 7.0+ and that categorically leaves behind Nexus 5 and Nexus 6. After installing the app the first thing I noticed was the shooting grids. The camera app will let you choose from 3×3, 4×4, and a Golden Ratio grid....

Coming to the first feature, Google Maps will now tell users about their bus travel times based on live traffic. Google says that it is the first product of its kind that is launching first in India in cities including Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Pune, Lucknow, Chennai, Mysore, Coimbatore, and Surat. The feature uses the power of Google’s live traffic data and public bus schedules to calculate delays and provide accurate travel times....

The premise of the app is quite straightforward – you provide feedbacks through regular surveys and depending on the length, you are rewarded with credit that can be utilized for purchasing applications, movies, books and whatnot. The questionnaire is also kept relatively simple and takes only a few seconds to complete. To get started with Google Opinion Rewards, head over to the play store and download the app. If that doesn’t, you can always install the APK file....