Google's New Sodar Tool Helps Android Smartphone Users Maintain Social Distancing

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Google's New Sodar Tool Helps Android Smartphone Users Maintain Social Distancing

Sodar works through Google-made Chrome browsers on Android smartphones that support augmented reality.

Smartphone users have a new way to keep their distance — a tool that lets them know when people are getting closer than pandemic guidelines recommend.

The Google-developed Sodar tool available this week taps into Android smartphone cameras to put users in the centre of a white circle with a radius of about two meters, or 6.5 feet.

The perimeter, determined based on pandemic social distancing guidelines, is made using the same kind of augmented reality technology in smartphone games such as Pokemon Go.

Circles superimposed on surroundings move with users, keeping smartphones in the centre. Users get a visual warning when they are within the potentially hazardous radius.

Sodar works through Google-made Chrome browsers on Android smartphones that support augmented reality, according to the California-based internet firm.

"This experiment uses (the application program interface) WebXR to visualise 2-metre social-distancing guidelines in your environment," a message at the website said.

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PUBG "Addicted" Minors Steal 20 Mobiles In Delhi To Play With Friends: Cops

The owner of the shop filed a complaint with police on Friday and alleged that 20 mobile phones, 30 mobile batteries, Ludo and Chess sets have been stolen from his shop.

Two minors were today apprehended in Delhi after they allegedly broke into a shop and stole 20 smartphones to play online game PUBG (PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds) with their friends, police said.

The minors' phones were malfunctioning and they also wanted their friends to join, police said.

The incident took place on the intervening night of 28th-29th May in South Delhi's Naibsarai area.

The owner of the shop filed a complaint with police on Friday and alleged that 20 mobile phones, 30 mobile batteries, Ludo and Chess sets have been stolen from his shop.

The police detained the two minors today and recovered all the stolen goods.

During the interrogation, the two minors said that they are addicted to PUBG and wanted to include some of their friends in the game too, police said.

They told police that there are certain tasks in PUBG that can only be attempted when a group of gamers play together.

There have been many incidents in the past when PUBG addiction has led minors to commit crime.

In October last year, a 16-year-old boy had allegedly faked his own kidnapping and sought ransom from his parents after they took away his mobile phone in Hyderabad.

The boy had left for Mumbai.

During his journey, he called his mother from a passenger's phone and called his mother. Impersonating another man, he told her that "her son" had been kidnapped and demanded Rs 3 lakh as ransom.

In February last year, an 18-year-old youth allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself after he had an argument with his family members over buying a new mobile phone for PUBG.

Amazon Fire TV stick has some new Alexa features: Here are the details

• Owners of the Amazon Fire TV Stick will now get some added support in the form of voice control

• Amazon has added support for a variety of new popular content apps

• Amazon’s Fire TV Stick has some new features that will make the life of people sitting at home browsing content a bit easier. Owners of the Amazon Fire TV Stick will now get some added support in the form of voice control and even help control playback. These features were available with Amazon’s own Prime Video app but the company has added support for a variety of new popular content apps.

• Alexa will now support voice control and playback within other popular apps like Netflix, YouTube, Jio Cinema. While search commands worked with Netflix and YouTube before the update as well, now the interface will allow the user to search through Disney+ Hotstar, Zee5, Voot, JioCinema, Apple TV+, Sun NXT, MX Player TV, Eros, TVF Play and Viu. This list covers most of the popular content apps available in the country. This means users can ask Alexa to play a specific title from a specific app without the need to type-in and searching in every streaming service.

• Additionally, Amazon Fire TV Stick users can control the playback of content with voice commands in more apps. Earlier these playback commands could only be accessed on Prime Video. Now, Alexa supports the same features for YouTube, Netflix and Jio Cinema. This means you could ask the assistant to play, pause, skip an episode, rewind, forward and many other functions.

• With these new features being added to other popular apps, Amazon's voice control option will become the preferred way for many to search through the interface and will make life under lockdown a bit easier than before.

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Everyone has Facebook avatars now. Here's how to make your own

Show off your new Bitmoji- and Memoji-style self on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

Avatars have been around for years, and now they've come to Facebook's. The social network may trail years behind Yahoo, Bitmoji and Apple's Memoji avatars, but the newest Facebook addition is filling your newsfeed with a variety of faces, hairstyles and outfits. Introduced last week, Facebook avatars let you create a cartoony character to resemble yourself, which you can use as stickers in comments, stories and Facebook Messenger.

In addition, your avatar can be used in place of your Facebook profile picture and can be used in text messages on your phone. You can also send the avatar stickers in apps like Snapchat, Twitter, Mail and Instagram.

Ready to dive in? Here's how to create your own Facebook avatar on your iPhone ($699 at Apple) or Android phone right now.

1. Open the Facebook app on your phone and tap the hamburger menu (three stacked lines). It could be in the lower right corner for iPhone and in the upper right corner for Android.

2. Scroll down and tap See More.

3. Select Avatars.

4. Tap Next and then Get Started.

5. Select your preferred skin tone (there are 27 options) and tap Next. 

6. You'll then be instructed to choose a hairstyle for your avatar. You can select Short, Medium or Long for a variety of styles. Once you've made your selection, tap the Color icon.

7. Next, you'll move on to your avatar's Face icon, where you'll select the face shape, complexion and face lines. 

8. After you've customized the face, tap the Eye icon. Select an eye shape, color and lash length. Then move on to the Eyebrows icon and select the brow shape and color. You can also add glasses.

9. Now it's time to customize the nose and mouth. Select your nose shape and then move on to your lips shape. You can also add a lip color and facial hair.

10. Next, select a body shape. Once you do this, you can choose an outfit that you like best. You can also choose to add a hat, scarf or cat ears to your avatar's outfit. 

11. Once you're finished customizing your avatar, tap the check mark icon in the upper right corner. Tap Next and then Done.

When you want to use it, you can access the avatar you made by tapping the smiley face icon in the Write a comment section of Facebook. 

That's it! Now you have a Facebook avatar that you can share with your friends.

WhatsApp is working on this new feature

WhatsApp is working on a new feature that will make it easier for users to add contacts to their list by scanning a QR code.

According to a report in WABetaInfo, a fan website that tracks WhatsApp beta, QR Code scanning was first introduced in the iOS beta and now has made its way to the Android beta of the app. The feature is available in the 2.20.171 version of the app.

Android beta users will be able to find their own custom QR codes in the Settings section of the app on the top right side in front of the name.

Users who have enabled the feature will be able to display their own QR code to others and scan codes of other WhatsApp accounts.

The QR codes can be revoked if users decide not share their number with someone else anymore, the beta notes confirm.

As per the report, the exact date it will be made available to the public hasn't been confirmed, but it could be in the next few days.

Xiaomi Mi Band 5 to come with SpO2 level detection, Alexa support and more:

Xiaomi Mi Band 5 to come with SpO2 level detection, Alexa support and more: See details

Xiaomi is soon to launch its next instalment of the fitness band, called the Mi Band 5.

Xiaomi is reportedly working on next-generation fitness tracker Mi Band 5 with features like SpO2 detection that checks the blood oxygen saturation along with Amazon Alexa support.

The latest fitness band will also come with NFC support though the feature would be limited to China. The fitness tracker is likely to feature 1.2-inch OLED display which is bigger than the one on the Mi Band 4 and is expected to come with a bigger battery.

According to Tizen Help, the Mi Band 5 will have a "Personal Activity Intelligence (PAI)". This feature will essentially show users how much activity is required to stay healthy and the band will make such suggestions based on the user's heart rate data.

The band may also come with a Women menstrual cycle feature (the one available in Apple Watch). This will allow female users to keep a track on their menstrual cycle.

The smart band will be launched in China first and will be available in other countries

'Iron Man VR' gameplay demo arrives to satisfy your inner Tony Stark

The game and a PS VR bundle are on track for a July 3rd release

It looks like Marvel’s Iron Man VR truly will be arriving on July 3rd after being delayed a couple of times due to COVID-19. In fact, the entertainment giant has released a free extended playable demo of the PS VR exclusive, which is now available for download from the PlayStation Store.

Yes, you’ll be able to don Tony Stark’s suit, fly, shoot enemies and get a feel for the whole game. The demo includes the “Malibu” tutorial mission, an Interactive Stark Jet cinematic scene starring Tony, Friday and Pepper Potts, the “Out of the Blue” Stark Jet gameplay mission, the Flight Challenge optional mission and the Advanced Combat Challenge optional mission.

It’s not just the game itself that’s launching on July 3rd. There’s also a PlayStation VR bundle coming out that day, which comes with the Iron Man VR Blu-ray disc, a PlayStation VR headset, a PlayStation Camera and two PlayStation Move motion controllers. The bundle is now up for pre-order and will be available in the US, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Peru and the Dominican Republic for $350.

Twitter comes up with new feature, check how to control replies and conversation

Twitter plans to make conversation on its platform a little more personal by adding a new feature. According to Twitter's Director of Product Suzanne Xie, the platform has been since 2019 working to give people more control over their conversations starting with the ability to hide replies and so the company has started to test a new functionality which will let a user decide who can reply to tweets and take part in a conversation.

Twitter plans to make conversation on its platform a little more personal by adding a new feature. According to Twitter's Director of Product Suzanne Xie, the platform has been since 2019 working to give people more control over their conversations starting with the ability to hide replies and so the company has started to test a new functionality which will let a user decide who can reply to tweets and take part in a conversation.

Explaining the rationale behind introducing the new feature which will let the Twitterati decide on who can take part in the conversation, Suzanne explained that while Twitter remains a platform where one goes to see and talk about what’s happening "but sometimes, unwanted replies make it hard to have meaningful conversations".

Testing, testing...

A new way to have a convo with exactly who you want. We’re starting with a small % globally, so keep your out to see it in action.

Twitter tweeted a 46-second long video about the new test feature mentioning about the functionality. "Testing, testing... A new way to have a convo with exactly who you want. We’re starting with a small % globally, so keep your Eyes out to see it in action."

A Twitter handle will have three options about the reply feature before tweeting. While the standard Twitter default setting will remain everyone the user will be able to limit the conversation to only people you follow, or only people you mention. "Tweets with the latter two settings will be labeled and the reply icon will be grayed out so that it’s clear for people if they can’t reply. People who can’t reply will still be able to view, Retweet, Retweet with Comment, and like these Tweets," the blog by Suzanne stated.

The test feature has been rolled out to a limited number of users globally both on Twitter for iOS, Android, and twitter.com.

Twitter is also coming up with a new layout for replies and more accessible retweets with comments which the company says will make it easier to read all conversations around a particular tweet.

Realme reaches 1 million wireless earphones shipments

Realme has sold millions of smartphones since its debut in May 2018 and today the company achieved a new milestone - 1 million sales of wireless earphones across the globe, which include the Buds Air and Buds Wireless.

The Buds Air were unveiled last December and are the first truly wireless earphones from Realme. Despite their late entry, the Buds Air were the second best-selling TWS earphones in India in 2019 after Apple's AirPods.

The Realme Buds Air have a custom R1 chip at the helm and each bud packs a 12mm Bass Boost Driver. The earphones come with a charging case that offers a total of 17 hours of playback. The case supports wireless charging and draws power through a USB-C port located at the bottom. You can head this way to read our Buds Air review to know more.

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The Buds Wireless were launched back in September alongside the Realme XT. These are neckband-style wireless earphones, which offer up to 12 hours of battery life and pack 11.2mm bass Boost Driver in each earbud. You can read our Buds Wireless review to learn more.

In addition to announcing the 1 million sales milestone, Realme in a press release sent to the media said that it aims to launch more than 50 "tech trendsetting products" this year to build a 3-in-1 Tech Trendsetting Life around Personal, Home and Travel experience.

That said, on May 25 Realme will unveil two new TWS earphones - Buds Air Neo and Buds Q. The former is a more affordable version of the regular Buds Air, whereas the latter takes a different design approach and is reminiscent of the Samsung Galaxy Buds.

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Apple iPhones finally have a solution for FaceID while wearing a mask

Apple has managed to find a way around the problem of using FaceID while using masks. ... With the new update, Apple has created a shortcut on the screen to enter the passcode immediately. This shortcut will appear as soon as you swipe up to unlock the device.

Apple has created a shortcut on the screen to enter the passcode immediately

Another feature added in the update is the inclusion of Apple and Google's new API for exposure notification

Apple has started rolling out the iOS 13.5 update to users and it includes two new additional features that have been made necessary due to the Covid-19 outbreak. Apple has managed to find a way around the problem of using FaceID while using masks.

Since many governments across the globe are making it mandatory to wear face masks while venturing out, the feature was much awaited as many iPhone users prefer FaceID over other unlocking methods. The lack of another biometric verification also made it tough for users to unlock their phones immediately.

Earlier, iPhone users wearing a mask would have to wait for the phone to first try to ID your face and only then provide the option of entering the passcode. With the new update, Apple has created a shortcut on the screen to enter the passcode immediately. This shortcut will appear as soon as you swipe up to unlock the device. There'll be no need to wait for the FaceID to attempt unlocking unsuccessfully.

Another major feature that has been introduced in the new update is the inclusion of Apple and Google's new API for exposure notification. This new update will allow apps released by agencies to verify if the user may have been in close proximity who has been diagnosed with Covid-19. The new API will remain inactive till the time the user installs one of the agency applications.

Apart from these two new features, Apple has also included a change in Group FaceTime. Earlier, participants in a FaceTime Group call were arranged by detecting speech and altering the size of their chat window. With iOS 13.5, users will get the option to turn this feature off.

Twitter testing a feature to let users decide who can reply to their tweets

Twitter is soon to introduce a feature that will provide users with more control on their tweets. To help people avoid unwanted replies that flood their tweets, Twitter has launched a new test where the users can have three options to choose from who can reply and join the conversation before they tweet

To help people avoid unwanted replies that flood their tweets, Twitter has launched a new test where the users can have three options to choose from who can reply and join the conversation before they tweet.

You will be able to choose from three options: everyone (standard Twitter, and the default setting), only people you follow, or only people you mention. Tweets with the latter two settings will be labelled and the reply icon will be greyed out so that it's clear for people if they can't reply.

"People who can't reply will still be able to view, Retweet, Retweet with Comment, and like these Tweets," the company said in a statement on Wednesday.

For now, only a limited group of people globally on Twitter for iOS, Android, and twitter.com can Tweet with these settings, but everyone can see these conversations.

"Since last year, we've been working to give people more control over their conversations starting with the ability to hide replies," said Twitter.

In addition to this, Twitter is making it easier to read all conversations around a Tweet with a new layout for replies and more accessible Retweets with comments.

Apple releases iOS 13.5 with COVID-19 specific features

Apple has released iOS 13.5 and iPadOS 13.5 with features relevant to our post-COVID-19 world. Chief among these is a simplified unlock process for devices with Face ID for those who wear masks, which goes without saying should be everyone working outdoors.

What the new system does is automatically show the passcode field when it detects you are wearing a face mask, so you can just directly enter the passcode and bypass Face ID. This works for unlocking the device and also in apps for things like payments.

The other COVID-19 relevant feature is the support for Exposure Notification API to support COVID-19 contact tracing apps from public health authorities. The feature was built in collaboration with Google, who is also releasing it today alongside Apple. This isn't an app in itself but rather an API which will allow others to build apps that can leverage this feature. The feature is completely optional, at least for apps that explicitly use the API but it's worth remembering not all contact tracing apps use this API and thus won't benefit from Apple and Google's security and privacy features so, as usual, be careful with what you install.

Apple is also changing the way the automatic prominence feature for video tiles during Group FaceTime calls works. Currently, whenever you are on a Group FaceTime call, the video tile of the person currently speaking gets larger automatically but with this update you can now choose to disable that feature so all tiles remain the same size.

Apple has also added an option to automatically share health and other essential information from your Medical ID with emergency services when you place an emergency call (US only).

The update also includes some bug fixes, such as black screen while playing streaming video from some websites and share sheet suggestions and actions not loading.

13.5 is now available for download on all compatible iPhone, iPad and iPod touch models.

Samsung announces Galaxy S20 Tactical Edition

Today, Samsung is announcing its Galaxy S20 Tactical Edition. The company calls it a “mission-ready solution tailored to the unique needs of operators in the federal government and Department of Defense.” The Galaxy S20 TE has highly customized software to work in unison with existing tactical equipment along with DualDAR architecture, offering two layers of encryption.

Samsung Galaxy S20 Tactical Edition specs:

• Display: 6.2-inch Dynamic AMOLED 3200 x 1440 px QHD+; 60Hz or 120Hz
• Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
• Memory: 12GB/128GB; expandable up to 1TB via microSD
• Network: LTE Cat 20 w/ support for sub-6 5G
• Software: Android 10 with One UI 2.0
• Dimensions and weight: 68.6 x 152.4 x 7.6mm; 162g
• Camera: 12MP f/1.8 mina camera; 64MP 3X zoom, f/2.0; 12MP ultra wide f/2.2
• Front camera: 10MP f/2.2
• Video recording: 4K up to 60fps front and rear; 8K @ 24fps
• Battery: 4,000 mAh; "super-fast" charging and wireless fast charging

Multiple forms of communication can be performed with the Galaxy S20 TE including 5G, Wi-Fi 6, Private SIM, and CRBS radio to cover all bases in the field. Hardware features include a night-vision mode, a body-wearing mode that lets you unlock the screen in landscape mode, and a “Stealth mode” which is a cool way to describe airplane mode.

The Galaxy S20 TE also has features from the standard edition flagship including DeX interface, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 chipset, and 12GB of RAM.

Samsung once had its “Active” variants of Galaxy S flagships since the Galaxy S4. These were AT&T exclusives all the way until the Galaxy S8 when T-Mobile began selling the Galaxy S8 Active in the US. With the Galaxy S9 and S10, there were no rugged Active versions of the phone, but there was a Tactical Edition Galaxy S9.

The Samsung Galaxy S20 Tactical Edition will be available from authorized IT channels sometime in Q3 of 2020.

Virtual Reality

Virtual Reality| More Than Your Game

Virtual reality exists to convince us that we are somewhere else when we are actually not there creating the illusion of experience in our brain with a VR headgear. We have seen it all especially in gaming zones, technical environments or in movies. The Virtual Reality market is projected to reach Usd 28.3 billion by 2020. However, this is just the start, and its technology will greatly innovate various sectors some of which are discussed below.

1. Education

With the implementation of VR in education systems, the concept of learning will change with it. Lessons will be more dynamic and practical. With VR technology, students can travel through different eras for history lessons and meet famous pioneers from 100’s of years ago. They can visually experience unique environments for their geography lessons, create virtual labs for scientific tests and more. Overall making lessons and homework fun and interesting.

2. Entertainment

Since the creation of VR for entertainment, we have seen exponential growth in this field for the past few years. You can enjoy your favorite sports and games in your virtual stadium, watch your favorite movies in your personal cinema, or transport yourself to virtual music concerts. Recording of 360* videos with our VR headsets will enable us to connect and share them with other people, so they can watch the video and feel as if they were there. Gaming has greatly benefited from VR at this current stage.

3. Health Care

In the field of health care, VR will lead to more efficient health care systems. It can provide a virtual setup for doctors to operate on. Experiments and research can be carried on in virtually created environments, reducing costs and increasing efficiency. VR can create a new way to train surgeons without causing any injury to real-life patients; there will be less pressure on the trainees as they will be allowed to make mistakes. Patients can face phobias and anxieties through the power of VR and help defeat them.

The above-mentioned topics are the sectors where VR will be in demand in the coming years and have a great impact. The innovation of VR can also be seen in other fields such as a real estate where home buyers will be able to view homes through VR. They’ll be able to visit the house before it is even built. The army can use VR to train soldiers to deal with combat situations without throwing them into a dangerous environment. In the next 30 years, tourism could be overthrown by VR as headsets offer an inexpensive way to travel to a variety of destinations around the globe.

The Dark web

Everything You Need To Know About The Dark Web!

Dark web is a place on internet where the things work in a different manner. There are two terms basically deep web and dark web. Well they are similar in a way but are different terminologies. Dark web is considered to be a subset of deep web where illegal activities such as selling of drugs, fake weapons, illicit videos, etc can be found. But everything is not illegal and depends on the way the user is accessing the web.

There is a small part of the internet which is available for a normal user to access it from a common search engine. Most of the activities which is safely used in daily life can be accessed from the search engine like google, etc. and is available easily are a part of the clear web. Whereas the large part of the internet is covered by the deep web.

In order to enter into the dark web the user must be alert and should also avoid any illegal activities. Dark web is accessible with the help of tor browser which is available as a free browser on internet. The main concern is not getting tracked and to remain anonymous for browsing on the deep web. Hence with the help of Tor browser it becomes easy to not get traced and remain anonymous. There are volunteers all around the world who operates the proxy servers by routing the page requests and keeping users IP address unidentified and untraceable.

The websites on the dark web seems similar to any other site but ends with .onion and not with .com .in and hence they require specific browser in order to access them. Hence browser like Tor (the onion router) are being used. These dark web sites are specifically connected with the help of Tor network

Many activities are live at the dark web and most of the services are paid by using crypto-currencies. This ensures the safety as well as anonymity of the buyers and sellers. Besides buying and selling there are sensitive information which are live and can be seen. Various police related activities also takes place in order keep the track of law on digital platforms. Hence it is depended on the user activity for surfing the dark web and can be done to visit or keep track of the information in a legal manner.

Uses of computer in our daily life

Uses of computer in our daily life

Computer stands for common operating machine purposely used for technological and educational research. This is the expansion form of the word computer. Computer is an electronic device. Computer is not a single device it contains many parts like mouse, keyboard, central processing unit, monitor, speaker. Computer can do any work with the help of human beings. Computer exists in every department and various fields.

Education:

Every schools and colleges using computers to print mark sheet, store the student details. Now a days black boards are change into digital board with the help of computer. Create many videos for students in difficult areas with the help of computer, those videos are helpful for students easy to understand in difficult lessons easily. Computer helps to acquire more knowledge. It will improve the skill of students. In higher education computer is essential for search basic information easily. Research scholars are also used computer for searching information. Distance education students are used computer for downloading the books and materials etc. On the other hand it is using to conduct online examination.

Entertainment:

Computer is the one of the best entertainment device. One can hear music, watch movies, playing games, using social media etc. It is used to develop our creative skills like photo shop, video editing etc with the help of computers. You may also watch new movies. Many enjoyable and interesting games can play with the help of computer so that it will entertain you more. Mostly many children like to play games. On the other hand you can draw a diagram so that it enhance your painting skills.

Medical fields:

Computer is using in all fields especially in medical fields. Every hospitals using computer to store their patient list and their medical reports. It will help to diagnosis disease accurately. Computer plays a major role in this field.

Communication:

The main use of computer is easy to communicate from one person to another person through Electronic Mail (e-mail). One can send any type of document to any other person in this world. It works effectively. One computer is equal to many humans. It reduced man power and human errors. It can control every machines in factories.

No need to go office if you have a computer with internet connection you will work from home. Any type of work can done by home with help of computer. You may use social media and chatting with your friends and family.

On the other hand, an institution, organisation, production company etc using computer to marketing their products by giving advertisement on social media platform so that they gain more customers.