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Microsoft Windows 10, the new Operating System that Skipped a Beat

October 1, 2014 By Troy Rubenson Leave a Comment

Remember how we predicted that the new operating system from Microsoft will not be called Windows 9? Well, we were right! It’s not called Windows 9, but Microsoft Windows 10. Microsoft simply skipped a number and the reason behind this decision is, we think, that it want to distance itself from the fiasco that was Windows 8. Read on to find out what new things Microsoft brought to its new operating system.

Microsoft Windows 10 – What Is It Like?

Microsoft didn’t reveal too much about their new operating system, there is still plenty to learn about the new Microsoft Windows 10 and we will, in due time. If you’re wondering when it will be made available for the public, we’re guessing it’s going to be somewhere towards the end of 2015. The technical preview that Microsoft offered was just that, a preview, and the operating system is far from being ready for launch.

Microsoft Windows 10

The new Microsoft Windows 10 is going to be an operating system that will run across all device form factors, including smartphones. It was confirmed by Microsoft that Windows 10 will be the version of the next Windows Phone, but we don’t know what devices can get the upgrade.

Another thing the new Microsoft Windows 10 is getting (back) is the Start Menu; a feature that was robbed from us by Windows 8. Also, it appears that searching inside the Start Menu, will also perform a web search, if connected to the internet.

Something that the internet is calling virtual desktops (although the name was not confirmed by Microsoft) is also present on the new Microsoft Windows 10. It gives you the ability to open up a new desktop and also switch between desktops. We’re quite exciting by this feature, to be honest.

What are your thoughts on this news? Will you be getting the new Microsoft Windows 10? Drop us a line in the comment section below and tell us about it.

Filed Under: Technology Tagged With: Microsoft, microsoft windows 10, software, technology, windows 10

Google Improves Chrome with Experimental Muting Feature and Tripling the Bug Finding Reward

October 1, 2014 By Janet Vasquez Leave a Comment

Back in September, we saw how Google had launched a $105 Android One smartphone in India and today we’re going to take a look at some more Google news. Google improves Chrome with an experimental muting feature and it also triples the reward given out to people who find bugs in its software.

Google Improves Chrome

Google is actively seeking to make its successful web browser even more successful and even better than it already is. Yesterday it was announced that Google is adding an experimental feature that is going to mute any sound that is automatically playing when a new tab is opened. You know how awful it can be to open up a new tab and be bombarded by sounds that you want to silence as soon as possible?

Google Improves Chrome

You know how you see an icon of a speaker when a tab starts playing a clip or a sound bite? Well, Chrome will make that icon clickable! You can copy this into your browser and hit enter. Restart your browser and it should be good to go!

Find a Bug, Get Paid!

Google improves Chrome by upping the payouts for people who find bugs in their software. Up until recently, they paid around $500 and from now on, you can get as much as $5,000 depending on how big of a bug you found.

Aside from getting some pretty penny, Google will also submit you into their Wall of Fame, so you can hang out with others who have helped the tech giant improve their security. Sounds pretty cool, doesn’t it?

Are you excited by the news that Google improves Chrome with experimental muting feature? Are you going to use it? Do you find it useful? Drop us a line in the comment section below and share your thoughts with us on the matter.

Filed Under: Technology Tagged With: chrome, Google, software, technology

Scientists Send Smelly Messages via Smartphones

June 18, 2014 By Georgia Dawson Leave a Comment

smelly messagesOnce upon a time, when you only had a brick of a cell phone with a monochrome tiny screen, all you could do was to send good old plain text messages.

Then, technology evolved, at a very fast pace and now you can send virtually anything via a smartphone, from icons and symbols, to photos and videos.

What the world needed, of course, was the possibility to also send smells and scents via a smartphone. Because hey, what can say “I love you!” on Valentines’ Day better than a rose bud picture accompanied by a rose bud scent? Can we possibly be able to send smelly messages via smartphones?

Two Harvard scientists say we are able to do so and they actually proved it. They invented a communication platform, a cell phone and an iOS app to be able to send scents. The experiment consisted in sending a smell from Paris to New York. Their first option? Champagne and passion fruit macaroon. Yummy!

How do all these devices work? Tech experts jumped the opportunity to take a closer look and describe this innovation to us:

A custom-made app allows you to take a photo of something and “tag” it with a few aroma notes (from more than 3,000 scents). These smells — which range in category from “Paris Afternoon” to “Plantation” — are transferred via a pipe-like smelling station called an oPhone Duo and are controlled by an iPhone app called oSnap. When you send an oNote, your recipient will click a link that leads him to a photo, as well as the specific aromatic notes you have chosen. When connected to the oPhone Duo, the hardware piece, it’ll emit slight scents from two separate pipes to be smelled in conjunction with the message. Otherwise, the app will just offer some vivid description of the scent your sender is trying to convey.

This is pretty neat, don’t you think? In case you’re wondering where and how you can get your hands on this interesting device, you can consult the start-up Indiegogo page and buy the oPhone hardware for that matter for $149. If you don’t want to buy the contraption, you can get the oSnapp app from the Play Store and use it with your iPhone to send photos that are tagged with about 16 different scents.

Is this smelly messages via smartphones opportunity useful in some way? Well, we don’t know yet, but its creators are quite confident in its future success. They want to use hot spots for people to try the whole experience and to address  those foodies interested in not only sharing pictures of their roast turkeys, but their scents too. Hope it works as planned.

Filed Under: Science, Technology Tagged With: Apps, software

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