Baidu is demonstrating some of its most recent tech advancements in novel ways, including a partnership with KFC China (yes, the fried chicken KFC). The search giant sometimes referred to as the ‘Google of China’ partnered with KFC to open a new “smart restaurant” in Beijing, which employs facial recognition to make recommendations about what customers might order,… Read More
Bollywood flicks are best known for their song-and-dance routines, portrayal of larger-than-life characters, family values, or just over the top humor.
But 2016 witnessed an evolution of sorts for Bollywood as audiences lapped up authenticity more than make-believe and raw imperfections more than perfect fairy-tales.
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The year saw some memorable releases spanning across subjects like women’s rights, drug abuse, mental health, sports, and the good-old family drama.
The fact that all of them went on to become huge box-office successes is testimony to the maturing of Indian audiences, and with them, the filmmakers too. These are some of those must-watch Bollywood titles from 2016, according to movie directory IMDb. …
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Money makes the world go around, but it’s not always necessary to have greenbacks in your pocket any more. Healthy fast food joint Sweetgreen has revealed that it’s going to stop accepting cash payments at the majority of its stores in 2017. The comp… – Source
The Huawei-made Honor 8 smartphone has turned out to be one of the most popular unlocked devices released in 2016. However, the phone launched with Android 6.0 Marshmallow out of the box. Today, Huawei sent out notices to media outlets informing them that the Honor 8 is scheduled to get its OS upgraded to Android 7.0 Nougat sometime in February 2017.
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In addition to the Nougat update, the Honor 8 will also get the EMUI 5.0 upgrade that same month. This step up from the phone’s EMUI 4.1 version will bring a number of new features along with it. Huawei claims that it will include machine learning feature that will look into the use of the phone by the owner. This will be used to optimize processing resources by prioritizing frequently used apps.
EMUI 5.0 will also allow the Honor 8 to run different user profiles. In other words, you can switch between a work profile on the phone and your more personal one quickly. The new version will also include improvements for security, including something called “App Lock” that is suppose to make specific apps more secure. Finally, EMUI 5.0 will have a number of different power saving modes to help extend the Honor 8’s battery life.
There’s no word on when exactly the Nougat and EMUI 5.0 update will be released during the month of February for the Honor 8, but we will keep you posted when more information on a specific rollout date is revealed.
Sometimes, you just wanna snuggle with your significant other in Santa hats and feed each other from a bucket of KFC.
In times of hate, love is a revolution. Happy Holidays, internetpic.twitter.com/7hVAATLQUV
— Edward Snowden (@Snowden) December 22, 2016
But when Edward Snowden posted a photo of himself doing just that on Thursday, the internet suspected him of selling out.
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I can’t believe Edward Snowden is sponsored by KFC #favs https://t.co/kttAzu5OtC
— Phil ass nappy dad🎄 (@adryfreccy) December 23, 2016
Edward Snowden was just a KFC corporate shill the whole timehttps://t.co/1ioQ2tX7JO
— G. Elliott Morris📈📉 (@gelliottmorris) …
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iFixit does a lot of tearing down – from smartphones to earbuds. It tells us how easy (or hard) it is to repair a device on your own, which could be extremely useful for the fearless among us. Now, the iFixit team has revealed which smartphone from 2016 was the most fixable and which was the least fixable, and the results aren’t all that surprising.
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The winner is LG’s modular flagship, the G5. As you may have guessed, its modular design and user removable battery play a role in making this the easiest to repair among the bunch that iFixit tested this year. Overall, it received a score of 8 out of 10, meaning not only is it easy to take apart, but given the nature of how the phone is assembled, it should also be relatively easy for you to replace its internals on your own.
Overall, LG G5 received a score of 8 out of 10, meaning not only is it easy to take apart, but it should also be relatively easy for you to replace its internals on your own.
Ironically, whereas LG’s not so successful flagship took the first place in reparability, Samsung’s extremely popular Galaxy S7 took the last spot with an abysmal score of 3. Both the Galaxy S7 and the S7 edge, according to iFixit, are held together by a large amount of glue, which makes sense given their slim profiles and the lack of screws. These smartphones are “very difficult” to open and repair.
In between the G5 and the S7, we have some of our favorite gadgets of the year. Right behind the G5’s 8/10, we have the Pixel duo with a score of 7. iFixit says that the Pixel phones are “difficult to open without breaking the screen,” so I would probably take them to Google should there be a problem. After that, we have Apple’s iPhone 7 and the Plus. Apparently, the battery and the screen are pretty straightforward in terms of reparability, but taking the devices apart requires four different screwdrivers.
Interestingly enough, the Galaxy Note 7 (bless its soul) is also ranked at the bottom of the chart. With a score of 4, it is just slightly better than the Galaxy S7. But at any rate, the device has officially been recalled, so you shouldn’t be fixing it yourself in the first place.
Does reparability matter to you? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!
The technology of touch or haptics is being applied to a growing number of activities. – Source
Broadcasting TV shows live seems like a crazy idea that no one should actually do, because it’s basically a punishing race against the clock.
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Two reports from a few months ago claimed that Google was working on two high-end smartwatches of its own, which were supposed to debut alongside the Android Wear 2.0 release this year. But then the new version of the company’s wearable OS got delayed until 2017, and so we assumed the launch of the watches was postponed for that reason.
It turns out that’s exactly what happened. Today Jeff Chang, Google’s product manager of Android Wear, has confirmed that the company is developing two flagship smartwatches which will be on the market in the first quarter of next year (so before March…
While others wait, the U.S. unlocked HTC 10 has Android 7.0.
The HTC 10 was one of the more underappreciated phones of the past year. HTC’s 2016 flagship didn’t flash about too many gimmicky features — instead, it just focused on being a great all-around phone. And the ’10 has gotten even better recently, at least for some owners, with the arrival of Android 7.0 Nougat for the U.S. unlocked version.
Nougat brings new features to HTC’s flagship with minimal visual changes.
As with Marshmallow, HTC isn’t messing with Nougat too much. Android 7.0 on the HTC 10 is a clean, uncluttered experience with just a handful of visual tweaks compared to older versions. So you’re getting vanilla, Google-flavored Nougat, with a handful of HTC features, like the BlinkFeed-equipped launcher, the manufacturer’s messaging and dialer apps, and under-the-hood optimizations.
If you’re one of the lucky ones to have already received the update on your HTC 10 (or you’ve manually flashed the RUU), we want to hear how you’re getting on. As the year closes out, has your HTC 10 stood the test of time? Have new Nougat features like split-screen multi-window and bundled notifications revitalized your device? Or were you hoping for more from the update?
And if you’re still waiting, are you happy with the phone as it is on Marshmallow, or are you chomping at the bit for a taste of Nougat?
Share your thoughts down in the comments, and be sure to head over to the HTC 10 forums for more discussion!
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