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The amazing PC in world !!!
Some prefer a simple laptop, while others like to go all out with their computer setup, even going as far as calling it a "battlestation". Even though the modding scene has cooled quite a bit, there are still plenty of options for those who want to go this route, and they include, adding multiple curved 4K monitors, a host of LED lights, custom-fabricating a case, stuffing hardware components inside a desk and more. To view the first image in today's viral picture gallery. Continue reading for the five most popular viral videos of today including one of an insane water bottle RPG.
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Today in #WWDC shall discuss for OS X, iOS , watchOS
MULTITASKING
ON IPAD
NEW APP IN IOS NEWS
PASSBOOK WITH NEW NAME "WALLET"
SPOTLIGHT NEW DESIGN
CALLS IN IOS: NEW HAVE "MAYBE"
ONCE YOU INSERT THE HEADPHONES IN IPHONE APPLICATION YOU WILL SEE MUSIC
SO THE REQUEST GETS SIRI PER WEEK
iOS vs Android
BETA VERSION FOR DEVELOPERS
OS X EL CAPITAN NEW FOR MAC
MACOSX VS WINDOWS 8.1
THANKS FOR WATCHING
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Apple: What is iCloud? How to Remove it?
iCloud: What is iCloud?
iCloud connects you and your Apple devices in amazing ways. It makes sure you always have the latest versions of your important information—like documents, photos, notes, and contacts—on whatever device you’re using. It lets you easily share photos, calendars, locations, and more with friends and family. It even helps you find your device if you lose it.
Don’t have an iOS device or a Mac? You can still get web-only access to create and share documents using Pages, Numbers, and Keynote by signing in to iCloud.com. You also get 1 GB of free storage for any documents you create.
Don’t have an iOS device or a Mac? Your iCloud account still gives you web-only access to create and share documents using Pages, Numbers, and Keynote by signing in to iCloud.com from your Mac or Windows web browser. You also have 1 GB of free storage for any documents you create.
Get started
To get started, just set up iCloud on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac, or get iCloud web-only access right on iCloud.com. Then you can use iCloud.com from your computer’s web browser.
After signing in to iCloud.com, you can work on spreadsheets, presentations, and other documents using Pages, Numbers, and Keynote for iCloud beta.
iCloud features
Get more iCloud features
After setting up iCloud on your iOS device or Mac, you have access to the following features.
If you use iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or a Mac and would like to access the complete set of iCloud features, simply sign in to iCloud Settings on your device. You get immediate access to all iCloud features and 5 GB of free storage. For more details, see Get more iCloud features.
Note: iCloud requires an Internet connection, and some iCloud features have minimum system requirements. iCloud may not be available in all areas, and iCloud features may vary by area.
Content everywhere: Automatically get purchases from the iTunes Store, App Store, and iBooks Store on all your devices, and download past purchases anytime.
For more information, see What is content everywhere?
Photos: Use iCloud Photo Library beta to store your entire library of photos and videos in iCloud, and let iCloud keep them up to date on all your iOS devices and on iCloud.com. Use iCloud Photo Sharing to share photos and videos with just the people you choose, and let them add photos, videos, and comments.
iCloud Drive: Safely store and organize all kinds of documents in iCloud. Work with them in iCloud Drive on iCloud.com and on your devices set up for iCloud Drive.
Family Sharing: Up to six family members can share their iTunes Store, App Store, and iBooks Store purchases without sharing accounts. Pay for family purchases with the same credit card and approve kids’ spending right from a parent’s device. Plus, share photos, a family calendar, reminders, and locations. For more information, see the Apple Support article Family Sharing.
Mail, Contacts, Calendar, Notes, and Reminders: Keep your mail, contacts, calendars, notes, and reminders up to date using Mail, Contacts, Calendar, Notes, and Reminders on iCloud.com, and using apps on your iOS devices, Mac, and Windows computer.
Find My iPhone: Find your missing iOS device or Mac, or one belonging to a family member, by using Find My iPhone on iCloud.com. Find My iPhone includes Activation Lock, which makes it harder for anyone to use or sell your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch if it’s ever lost or stolen.
Pages, Numbers, and Keynote: Use beta versions of Pages, Numbers, and Keynote on iCloud.com and the corresponding apps on your iOS devices and Mac to store your spreadsheets, presentations, and other documents in iCloud Drive. iCloud keeps those items up to date everywhere you view and edit them.
Bookmarks, Reading List, and iCloud Tabs: See the webpages you have open on your Mac and iOS devices (your iCloud Tabs). Read articles from your Reading List, even when you’re offline. Plus, use the same bookmarks on your iOS devices, Mac, and Windows computer. For more information, go to the Safari section in the user guide for your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. Or, on your Mac, click the Safari icon in the Dock, then choose Help > Safari Help.
iCloud Keychain: Keep your passwords, credit card information, and more up to date, and enter it automatically on your iOS devices and Mac computers. For more information, go to Basics > Security > iCloud Keychain in the user guide for your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. Or, on your Mac, click the Finder icon in the Dock, choose Help > Mac Help or Help > Help Center, then search for iCloud Keychain.
iMovie Theater: Watch your finished movies and trailers on all your devices. For more information, see iMovie Help for iPhone, iPad, or Mac.
Backup and restore: iCloud automatically backs up your iOS device daily over Wi-Fi when your device is turned on, locked, and connected to a power source. You can use your iCloud backup to restore your iOS device or set up a new one.
Back to My Mac: Securely connect your Mac to your remote Mac over the Internet, then share the screen or files of your remote Mac. For more information, on your Mac, click the Finder icon in the Dock, choose Help > Mac Help or Help > Help Center, then search for Back to My Mac.
With iCloud set up on your devices, you get an email account and 5 GB of free storage for your mail, documents, photos, and iOS device backups. Your purchased music, apps, TV shows, and books don’t count against your available space. See iCloud storage and backup overview.
iCloud: Remove your device from Find My iPhone
If you’re no longer using an iOS device or Mac, you can remove it from Find My iPhone. When you remove a device, it’s removed from your Find My iPhone Devices list, and if your device has iOS 7 or later, Activation Lock is also turned off.
Before giving away or selling your iOS device, be sure to erase your content and settings (in Settings > General > Reset > Erase All Content and Settings). When you erase your content, Find My iPhone and Activation Lock are also turned off.
For more information, see the Apple Support article What to do before selling or giving away your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.
Remove an iOS device or Mac by turning off Find My iPhone
Remove a device from Find My iPhone by turning off Find My iPhone on the device.
On an iOS device: Go to Settings > iCloud, then tap to turn off Find My [device].
On a Mac: Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, click iCloud, then deselect Find My Mac.
Note: You can also remove your device by turning off iCloud completely on that device. Turning off iCloud turns off all iCloud features on the device.
Remove an iOS device or Mac on which you can’t turn off Find My iPhone
If you can’t turn off Find My iPhone on the device, turn off the device so it goes offline, then remove it from Find My iPhone on iCloud.com.
Note: You can also remove your iOS device by first erasing it—just follow the instructions below for removing an iOS device you don’t have. You can later restore the device from an iCloud or iTunes backup.
Turn off the device you want to remove.
Sign in to icloud.com/#find on another computer with your Apple ID (the one you use with iCloud).
If you’re using another iCloud app, click the app’s name at the top of the iCloud.com window, then click Find My iPhone.
If you don’t see Find My iPhone on iCloud.com, your account just has access to iCloud web-only features. To gain access to other iCloud features, set up iCloud on your iOS device or Mac.
Click All Devices, select the offline device, then click Remove from Account. If you don’t see Remove from Account, click All Devices again, then click the Delete button next to the device.
If the device comes online again, it will reappear in Find My iPhone. If your device reappears, turn off Find My iPhone on the device (follow the instructions above for removing a device by turning off Find My iPhone), or if it’s an iOS device and you no longer have it, follow the instructions below for removing an iOS device you no longer have.
Remove an iOS device you no longer have
If you no longer have the iOS device because you gave it away or sold it, you need to remotely erase it before you can remove it.
Sign in to icloud.com/#find with your Apple ID (the one you use with iCloud).
If you’re using another iCloud app, click the app’s name at the top of the iCloud.com window, then click Find My iPhone.
If you don’t see Find My iPhone on iCloud.com, your account just has access to iCloud web-only features. To gain access to other iCloud features, set up iCloud on your iOS device or Mac.
Click All Devices, then select the device.
Click Erase [device], then enter your Apple ID password. Because the device isn’t lost, don’t enter a phone number or message.
Note: If you’re trying to erase a family member’s device, that person will need to enter his or her Apple ID password on this device.
If the device is offline, the remote erase begins the next time it’s online. You’ll receive an email when the device is erased.
If you erase your iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus and you have credit and debit cards in Passbook for Apple Pay, Find My iPhone attempts to remove your cards immediately, even if your iPhone is offline. For more information, see the Apple Support article Using Passbook.
When the device is erased, click Remove from Account.
All your content is erased, and someone else can now activate the device.
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How to Make Money With an Online Auction Site
Online Auction sites like eBay get a lot of buzz. Many people love buying from online auction sites because they’re great places to find items at a good price, especially unique items, and the idea of a little bit of competition certainly spices things up. They’re also very popular for sellers. It gives sellers an opportunity to advertise their items to buyers all over the world and get cash for them. If you’re interested in trying to sell some items with an online auction site, it’s certainly worth the consideration. It does take some work, though, and you have to be willing to put in the effort if you hope to get the reward. Here are some tips for how you can make money with an online auction site.
Choose the Right Site
There are lots of online auction sites, and which one you choose will play a huge part in your potential success. You should choose a site that gets a lot of traffic. Also, look into the commission policy the site has. Most websites, eBay included, will take a cut of your selling price for every item you sell. Go with a website that charges less. If you’re selling a niche item, look for auction sites that specialize in the type of item you’re selling.
Do Your Research
If you have specific items you want to sell, do a lot of research concerning their true value. And check out what similar items are listed for on the site you’re using. It’s important to put a good price on your item or no one will bid on it. Start low, and this will encourage bidders. If you price your item even just slightly lower than similar ones, interested buyers will go to you instead.
Sell Everything
The more things you sell, the more money you’ll make, so don’t be afraid to list any item you don’t want anymore. You never know who may be interested, and a profit is a profit no matter how small. Antique items and collectibles are especially popular on auction sites, so consider unloading the things you’ve been saving since childhood or cleaning out the attic.
Get Rated
Selling a large volume of items will expose you to lots of buyers. Every time someone purchases something from you, ask them to rate you as a seller. They’ll be able to give you a rating or write a review of your services. If you’re considered a reputable seller who accurately describes products and sends them quickly, interested buyers will feel better about purchasing from you.
Concentrate on the Description
The way you describe the items you want to sell is incredibly important. You have to convince interested buyers that your item is worth their money. Provide as thorough a description of the item as possible, and be honest about its condition. Share as much information as you can about the item and its background. It’s also very important to include photographs. Post more than one photo, photos from all angles, and make sure they’re clear.
What are DDoS attacks ?
During recent years, DDoS attacks increased significantly since many target large companies, including those of high-profile Google, Visa, Paypal, Sony, Deezer, and Evernote.
Many experts say that traditional methods for their prevention and mitigation are becoming less useful, but can help SAVI for this? Here we write what are DDoS attacks and what can we do to prevent them.
What are DDoS attacks?
A DDoS attack (Distributed Denial of Service) is basically an attempt to make a website or online service unavailable to users. Is a large number of different methods for conducting a DDoS attack, but one of the most common is to send high level of demand in order to overload the server, thus making it unable to respond to legitimate requests. Anyone who wants to visit the website or service or not will have no access, or will be offered a limited experience, which obviously can affect many businesses.
Organizations of any size have been targeted, including Sony Playstation company, whose network is often affected by DDoS attacks leaving players who paid him disillusioned service, and bringing huge losses of revenue to Sony.
It's worth noting that it is not only the immediate impact that can cause damage to the company, there may be ongoing damage to reputation if the company achieved perceived by others as unable to provide a consistent experience and reliable to users. Nobody wants that service availability is volatile.
How to protect your company?
Source Address Validation Improvement (SAVI) is one way to protect your company from such threats. DDoS attacks are a typical way to use the fact that an IP does not have a powerful mechanism for authentication, which indicates that the packet comes from a country where it claims to come. So simple package claims to have originated from a certain address, and does not show any way to the host that sends the packet is safe.
SAVI's methods have been developed by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) to prevent such fraud. SAVI working to mitigate the risk of nodes attached to IP connections same scams that can cause to one another IP address, fully performing IP filtering to provide a source of estimable.
In summary, all businesses of any size should be aware of how to protect themselves from DDoS attacks and what can cause them to their reputation. If people are more aware of security issues and avoiding them, the Internet and websites will continue to be a tremendous resource for all.
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Another confirmation, Windows 10 RTM will debut in July
During April, a statement of the chief executive of AMD, Lisa Su, made headlines stating that Windows 10 will reach RTM status (Release To manufacturesã) at the end of July. This attitude is reinforced by wzór, Russian portal that many times has shed light on real time information prior to their publication.
But why and how could this be true? Microsoft must think along with manufacturers of computers and laptops are being prepared for the autumn season where even start school activity. Microsoft is fighting in September along with higher sales that accompany this season will arrive even Windows 10 in the hands of consumers.
Chinese company, Huawei also confirmed the official debut of a 10-inch tablet, the ThinkPad model 10, in August and will be equipped with Windows 10. The arrival of Windows 10 RTM stage in July will give Microsoft enough time adjust the small problems that can occur between Windows 10-summer and producers. (PCWorld English)
Samsung NX500 camera: High-quality 4K video capture very cheap!!!
Once you go 4K, you just can't go back to full HD.
Samsung's NX500 is the first of what will be many affordable, sub-$1,000, mirrorless cameras that shoot 4K video. Up until this year, the only compact mirrorless cameras that could shoot 4K video were the Panasonic GH4, Sony A7s and Samsung NX1 — cameras that all cost well over $1,000.
The NX500 is only $800 with a 16-50mm kit lens, which costs half as much as Samsung's flagship $1,500 NX1. The lower price doesn't come at a loss of performance, though.
The camera shares much of the NX1's DNA. They both have 28.2-megapixel backside-illuminated CMOS image sensors, DRIMeVs image processors, 3-inch Super AMOLED touchscreens, built-in Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, and, of course, 4K video recording.
BEAUTIFUL PICTURES
Samsung finally gets it right
With the NX500, Samsung has finally struck the right balance between big performance and compact design. At $800, it's an extra $100 more than the Sony A6000 (usually $700 on Amazon), but you get more megapixels, a display that pops up for selfies and 4K video recording for your money.
What really pushes the NX500 over the top into epic territory is its 4K video recording. At the time of this review, there is no other interchangeable lens camera that shoots 4K at this price point. Samsung has a small advantage right now, but not for long. Panasonic's $800 Lumix G7, which also shoots 4K video, is definitely going to give the NX500 a run for its money when it debuts in June.
Outdated leatherette design aside, the Samsung NX500 is a respectable mirrorless camera. If you want to shoot high-quality 4K video on the cheap, the NX500 is the right camera for the job.
Tech: Buy button to be added to Google search results
Google has confirmed that it is to introduce a "buy button" to its search results imminently.
"There's going to be a buy button. It's going to be imminent," said Mr Kordestani on stage at the Code Conference in California on Wednesday.
The change would make it easier for shoppers to buy products featured in its shopping ads that appear alongside search results.
Mr Kordestani also noted that about nine out of 10 purchases are still made offline.
He added that the number of location-based searches to help users find something close to them had doubled in the past year.
Mobile future
Getting users to buy products as a result of searching is a key revenue earner for Google which currently charges retailers a premium to appear in a prominent position on the results page following a relevant search query.
"With Google Buy set to only be available on mobile devices and the search giant recently changing its algorithm to favour mobile optimised sites, it's clear Google believes that smartphones and tablets are the way forward for e-commerce," said Kevin Dallas from Worldpay eCommerce.
"This move from the world's biggest search engine might alarm some merchants but companies should see Google Buy as a positive, spurring retailers to acknowledge the benefits for consumers when they invest in making their site mobile optimised.
"Customers expect to be able to transact swiftly and safely from mobile devices and any company that hasn't done so will be swiftly outmanoeuvred by more nimble competitors."
Erosive
But Google's move may also cause concern for retailers who are keen to maintain a close relationship with customers said one expert.Steve Mader of retail specialists, Kantar Retail told the BBC: "Google enabling their product ads to be linked to an opportunity to buy without leaving its platform is a great step towards a more convenient product search solution."
"What remains unclear is how this will impact the narrative retailers have with their shopper - a relationship retailers are hesitant to erode.
"We anticipate this will have the largest impact on research intensive or discretionary purchases such as consumer electronics."
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Pc Software: HyperX Predator SDD, disk speed 'crazy' by Kingston
If you are looking for a good performace in your computer, SSDs are an appropriate choice for this, but if you want to have an amazing performance PCIe SSD then HyperX Predator would be your selection accordingly.
HyperX Predator PCIe SSD from Kingston offers data reading speed 'crazy' to 1400MB / s and writing them up to 1000MB / s to Desktop and Notebook systems, transmits itshqip.com. This disk is provided in two ways: with a card that takes place directly in M.2 PCIe space to some new systems or a scratch card 'Half-Height, Half-lenght (HHH)' which can transfer a PCIe space -That the motherboard in a PCIe M.2 space.
HyperX Predator is available in 240GB PCIe currently at a price of 230 dollars and 460 dollars priced 480GB, and three years warranty.
The Best app to learn programming...
If you have any children in the family then you should definitely download the application Tynker (Android / iOS) or Hopscotch application for iPad in order to display the basic things children learn coding between games and puzzles.
Also, the application Scratch, an MIT project was code allows children to their stories and visual games. Scratch is available as a web application that can download for Mac computers, Windows and Linux. Blocky and Alice are two other applications for desktops that present the concept to coding to your children.
Regarding this, a Google Trends chart shows relatively more popular languages for coding within the past 5 years. JavaScript still remains on top as the most used language for coding.
With 12 hours battery life Samsung to show off an Ultrabook
The biggest attempt to match the sleek and beautiful form factor of Apple’s MacBook was the Ultrabook, a platform by Intel that saw many manufacturers come out with extremely thin laptops that offered better battery life than standard Windows laptops and higher resolution displays. However, Ultrabooks never managed to take off in a way companies might have hoped, but it looks like Samsung is giving it another go with a new Ultrabook that it will show off at CES next month.Samsung will be showcasing the Series 9 2015 Edition Ultrabook, which will feature a 12.2-inch display with a resolution of 2560×1600 (WQXGA) and a brightness of 700 nits with an adaptive feature for adjusting brightness according to the lighting conditions. The Ultrabook will be powered by the Intel Core M-5Y10c Broadwell processor, along with 2GB of RAM and 256GB of SSD storage.The best feature of the new Ultrabook seems to be its battery life – Samsung is claiming 12 hours of battery backup, achieved with the help of the Ultra Power Saving Mode that we have seen on the company’s handsets. Windows 8.1 will help as well, as it is the most optimized version of Windows till date.With Samsung having exited the laptop market in Europe, it’s interesting to see the company experimenting with a form factor that has failed to make a dent in the laptop market. Details on availability and pricing will likely be given at CES, which is only week or so away at this point.
Android: Devolopers lollipop material design !
This release is packed with new features for users and thousands of new APIs for developers. It extends Android even further, from phones, tablets, and wearables, to TVs and cars.
For a closer look at the new developer APIs, see the Android 5.0 API Overview. Or, read more about Android 5.0 for consumers at www.android.com.
Android 5.0 brings Material design to Android and gives you an expanded UI toolkit for integrating the new design patterns easily in your apps.
New 3D views let you set a z-level to raise elements off of the view hierarchy and cast realtime shadows, even as they move.
Built-in activity transitions take the user seamlessly from one state to another with beautiful, animated motion. The material theme adds transitions for your activities, including the ability to use shared visual elements across activities.
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Ripple animations are available for buttons, checkboxes, and other touch controls in your app.
You can also define vector drawables in XML and animate them in a variety of ways. Vector drawables scale without losing definition, so they are perfect for single-color in-app icons.
A new system-managed processing thread called RenderThread keeps animations smooth even when there are delays in the main UI thread.
Performance focus
Android 5.0 provides a faster, smoother and more powerful computing experience.
Android now runs exclusively on the new ART runtime, built from the ground up to support a mix of ahead-of-time (AOT), just-in-time (JIT), and interpreted code. It’s supported on ARM, x86, and MIPS architectures and is fully 64-bit compatible.
ART improves app performance and responsiveness. Efficient garbage collection reduces the number and duration of pauses for GC events, which fit comfortably within the v-sync window so your app doesn’t skip frames. ART also dynamically moves memory to optimize performance for foreground uses.
Android 5.0 introduces platform support for 64-bit architectures—used by the Nexus 9's NVIDIA Tegra K1. Optimizations provide larger address space and improved performance for certain compute workloads. Apps written in the Java language run as 64-bit apps automatically—no modifications are needed. If your app uses native code, we’ve extended the NDK to support new ABIs for ARM v8, and x86-64, and MIPS-64.
Continuing the focus on smoother performance, Android 5.0 offers improved A/V sync. The audio and graphics pipelines have been instrumented for more accurate timestamps, enabling video apps and games to display smooth synchronized content.
Notifications
Notifications in Android 5.0 are more visible, accessible, and configurable.
Varying notification details may appear on the lock screen if desired by the user. Users may elect to allow none, some, or all notification content to be shown on a secure lock screen.
Key notification alerts such as incoming calls appear in a heads-up notification—a small floating window that allows the user to respond or dismiss without leaving the current app.
You can now add new metadata to notifications to collect associated contacts (for ranking), category, and priority.
A new media notification template provides consistent media controls for notifications with up to 6 action buttons, including custom controls such as "thumbs up"—no more need for RemoteViews!
Your apps on the big screen
Android TV provides a complete TV platform for your app's big screen experience. Android TV is centered around a simplified home screen experience that allows users to discover content easily, with personalized recommendations and voice search.
With Android TV you can now create big, bold experiences for your app or game content and support interactions with game controllers and other input devices. To help you build cinematic, 10-foot UIs for television, Android provides a leanback UI framework in the v17 support library.
The Android TV Input Framework (TIF) allows TV apps to handle video streams from sources such as HDMI inputs, TV tuners, and IPTV receivers. It also enables live TV search and recommendations via metadata published by the TV Input and includes an HDMI-CEC Control Service to handle multiple devices with a single remote.
The TV Input Framework provides access to a wide variety of live TV input sources and brings them together in a single user interface for users to browse, view, and enjoy content. Building a TV input service for your content can help make your content more accessible on TV devices.
Document-centric apps
Android 5.0 introduces a redesigned Overview space (formerly called Recents) that’s more versatile and useful for multitasking.
New APIs allow you to show separate activities in your app as individual documents alongside other recent screens.
You can take advantage of concurrent documents to provide users instant access to more of your content or services. For example, you might use concurrent documents to represent files in a productivity app, player matches in a game, or chats in a messaging app.
Advanced connectivity
Android 5.0 adds new APIs that allow apps to perform concurrent operations with Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), allowing both scanning (central mode) and advertising (peripheral mode).
New multi-networking features allow apps to query available networks for available features such as whether they are Wi-Fi, cellular, metered, or provide certain network features. Then the app can request a connection and respond to connectivity loss or other network changes.
NFC APIs now allow apps to register an NFC application ID (AID) dynamically. They can also set the preferred card emulation service per active service and create an NDEF record containing UTF-8 text data.
High-performance graphics
Support for Khronos OpenGL ES 3.1 now provides games and other apps the highest-performance 2D and 3D graphics capabilities on supported devices.
OpenGL ES 3.1 adds compute shaders, stencil textures, accelerated visual effects, high quality ETC2/EAC texture compression, advanced texture rendering, standardized texture size and render-buffer formats, and more.
Gameloft's Rival Knights uses ASTC (Adaptive Scalable Texture Compression) from AEP and Compute Shaders from ES 3.1 to deliver HDR (High Dynamic Range) Bloom effects and provide more graphical detail.
Android 5.0 also introduces the Android Extension Pack (AEP), a set of OpenGL ES extensions that give you access to features like tessellation shaders, geometry shaders, ASTC texture compression, per-sample interpolation and shading, and other advanced rendering capabilities. With AEP you can deliver high-performance graphics across a range of GPUs.
More powerful audio
A new audio-capture design offers low-latency audio input. The new design includes: a fast capture thread that never blocks except during a read; fast track capture clients at native sample rate, channel count, and bit depth; and normal capture clients offer resampling, up/down channel mix, and up/down bit depth.
Multi-channel audio stream mixing allows professional audio apps to mix up to eight channels including 5.1 and 7.1 channels.
Apps can expose their media content and browse media from other apps, then request playback. Content is exposed through a queryable interface and does not need to reside on the device.
Apps have finer-grain control over text-to-speech synthesis through voice profiles that are associated with specific locales, quality and latency rating. New APIs also improve support for synthesis error checking, network synthesis, language discovery, and network fallback.
Android now includes support for standard USB audio peripherals, allowing users to connect USB headsets, speakers, microphones, or other high performance digital peripherals. Android 5.0 also adds support for Opus audio codecs.
New MediaSession APIs for controlling media playback now make it easier to provide consistent media controls across screens and other controllers.
Android in the workplace
To enable bring-your-own-device for enterprise environments, a new managed provisioning process creates a secure work profile on the device. In the launcher, apps are shown with a Work badge to indicate that the app and its data are administered inside of the work profile by an IT administrator.
Notifications for both the personal and work profile are visible in a unified view. The data for each profile is always kept separate and secure from each other, including when the same app is used by both profiles.
For company-owned devices, IT administrators can start with a new device and configure it with a device owner. Employers can issue these devices with a device owner app already installed that can configure global device settings.
Windows vs Linux: Version 2015
Windows vs Linux: The 2015 Version
Now that many people has had time to examine Windows 10, it seems like a good time to finally do a proper Windows vs. Linux showdown. After all, I waited until Windows caught up in turns of features and user interface. For the sake of common sense, I’ve decided to use Ubuntu as our default Linux release.In this article, I’ll hammer out the features for both platforms and compare them accordingly. Each platform has its strengths and weaknesses, and this article will help to shed some light on each of them.The installation of the operating systemBoth Windows 10 and Ubuntu Linux have straight forward OS installers. Simply follow the prompts as they’re presented to you.Installing Ubuntu: Ubuntu’s installer generally points you to either installing their OS along side of an existing OS or installing over an existing Ubuntu install. The steps are simple if you already have another operating system installed. But if you’re looking to install Ubuntu over an existing Ubuntu installation, keeping your docs, settings and pictures require you to take one of the following approaches.
Option one, use Ubuntu’s backup tool before you install Ubuntu again. Option two, during the installation process, select “something else” to manually select which partitions are to be formatted. Obviously if Ubuntu is being installed on a new hard drive, this is a moot issue and a clean “Erase and install Ubuntu” option is perfectly acceptable. Personally, I always go with the “Something else” installation type. I prefer a dedicated home directory, which this option makes possible during partition setup.One of the nice things about the Ubuntu installation is that you’re asked if you’d like to Encrypt your installation. In addition, a Logical Volume Manager (LVM) option is also presented. This makes resizing partitions in the future much easier, thanks to snapshots.Installing Windows 10: While technically possible to install Windows 10 and Ubuntu along side of one another, Windows’ is famous for killing off GRUB, Ubuntu’s boot manager in the process. Therefore the preferred method has always been to install Windows first, then to install Ubuntu there after. Long story short, Windows doesn’t truly play nice with Ubuntu on the same machine by default. You’ll have to take steps to protect your Ubuntu installation if you wish to use both operating systems.During a Windows 10 installation, the installer does a nice job of recognizing that you might wish to save your docs, settings and pictures. Instead of expecting you to have created a dedicated home partition or using a backup utility ahead of time, Windows 10 provides an option to backup this information on the fly. While it’s not a feature I personally would rely on, casual computer users will benefit from this feature.Instead of a LVM feature, Windows 10 uses Storage Spaces for their server release. However, I’m not clear if this is the case for their typical desktop releases as they haven’t released officially yet. Assuming this will be provided, it will offer a LVM-like experience for Windows 10 users.What’s interesting about Windows vs. Ubuntu, is that Windows (as of 8.1) provides encryption by default. Ubuntu, on the other hand, feels their users can best make this decision themselves. Will Windows 10 also have encryption turned on by default? My best guess is that it will in its final released version(s). And as most of us know, encryption is great until you’re unable to recover lost files. With Windows we’re asking Microsoft to hold onto our encryption keys where as with Ubuntu, it’s left in our own capable hands.Windows 10 wins with its ability to easily protect and restore user data during a clean installation. However I feel they lose credibility with their encryption due to Microsoft’s involvement with various federal agencies.Looking at the desktopUbuntu: After installing Ubuntu, you’re presented with your desktop and the Unity launcher. On the left, is the Launcher itself and the Dash. At the top of the screen, you’ll find your various indicators. When an icon on the Launcher is clicked, that application is immediately launched.One thing that can take new Ubuntu users by surprise is how Unity lays things out with launched applications. Software appears as “launched” in the Launcher instead of appearing “minimized” at the bottom of the screen. Other new experiences for the non-Ubuntu user include using the Dash for locating applications, documents and other files. Perhaps the biggest shift for the newcomer would be the use of Lenses. Each lens offers different functionality. For example, a social lens would allow its users to parse content from connected social media sources.Applications included with Ubuntu are carefully selected, like with any operating system. The idea is to make sure the end user has the basic applications needed to accomplish common tasks. These applications range from browsing the web to a completely free office suite. Additional applications can be found for Ubuntu through the Software Center, the Personal Package Archive (PPA) system and through other third party sources.Windows 10: With Windows 10 installed, immediately you find that the release is struggling to let go of its Windows 8 roots. Whether or not this is a bad thing is entirely a personal perspective.First thing you’ll notice is how the Start menu is setup. At its core, I think it’s an interesting idea. Blending Windows tiles with a traditional menu layout is definitely going to stir strong opinions. Also new is the push for Microsoft Office Online. The idea here is to bridge the gap between a localized Office experience and that of one that’s web based. With regard to the full version of Office 2016, the cost for this suite remains a mystery.
The next item to note is the Windows Store. Like the Ubuntu Software Center, you can download both free and paid applications to be installed onto your desktop. Unfortunately for Ubuntu, the Windows Store looks far more polished than the dated Ubuntu Software Center. That said, I am not really that pleased about the “tile everything” approach Windows 10 takes with its newly installed software.In the end, Microsoft wins hands down with the Windows Store, whereas Ubuntu wins with its overall desktop experience – no tiles, less “color splash” distracting the user. As for office suite offerings, it’s a bit of a tie. I prefer the LibreOffice suite and its locally installed applications. However, if Microsoft ever wises up and begins offering its “full” office suite to users, vs. it’s stripped down version, this point could also goto Microsoft.I’ll be honest. From a visual point of view, I’m not a fan of the new Windows layout. While it’s far better than previous releases, it’s still not for me. Unfortunately, though, my opinion alone isn’t going to sway anyone from avoiding this release.The first issue is that it’s going to be a free upgrade for a lot of Windows users. This means the barrier to entry and upgrade is largely removed. Second, it seems this time Microsoft has really buckled down on listening to what their users want. Many of the new features have allegedly been due to Windows feedback.As things stand now, I see the following motivators being Ubuntu’s best shot at wooing away folks from Windows going forward.Privacy – Even if there are concerns about Unity Lenses and data collection, this is easily remedied by using an alternative desktop environment. Windows, by contrast, has a horrid track record in this department.Security – Despite recent improvements with Windows security, it’s still the biggest desktop target on the web with regard to attacks. This won’t be changing any time soon. Linux by contrast, has a fantastic desktop security track record.Hardware support – This is always disputed, no matter how many times I mention it. But the fact is, when you bother to include older peripherals and hardware, Linux still outshines Windows all day long in terms of hardware support. Try running anything from the XP era on your Windows 10 desktop, let me know how good the driver support is. Under Ubuntu, it just works. Window’s only advantage is having an edge with smoother graphics drivers.Does this mean that Ubuntu Linux and other distros are doomed? Nope, especially when you jump out of the Apple/Microsoft echo chamber that is the United States. Linux desktop adoption is exploding all over the world. So while Microsoft continues their hold on the market here in the States, the rest of the world is already moving on.Folks, depending on malware removal as a revenue source is a dated, faltering business model. As Windows 10 rolls out, I think we’re going to start seeing greater evidence of this. It’s already putting countless local repair shops out of business. The mailing lists I subscribe to are quite clear on this. Mobile, tablets and OS X are changing the industry.Therefore once you realize your “malware removal” customers are already on their way out, wouldn’t it make sense to adapt? Techs offering Ubuntu support as a service is not only profitable (I know of three companies doing well with it), this approach is the ONLY thing that would get the United States to catch up with the rest of the world in terms of desktop Linux adoption.Ubuntu and other distros are ready for the desktop now. I have seen people running these environments all day, everyday. As a community, we need to get on the page with this now or accept that Windows has already won. I know where I stand, based on years of personal experience with clients and converts. Where do you stand? Are you part of the solution? Perhaps instead, you hold onto the farce that “Linux is hard” because you’re unwilling to become the bridge of support others need to make the switch?As for me, I am a long term Linux user and never looked back. Free OS, 30,000 free software packages, high security, choice of what to upgrade, customization, speed and ease of use. No virus checkers, firewall, malware programs needed. Complete control of my computing experience. I can’t imagine going back to either Mac or Windows.
Now that many people has had time to examine Windows 10, it seems like a good time to finally do a proper Windows vs. Linux showdown. After all, I waited until Windows caught up in turns of features and user interface. For the sake of common sense, I’ve decided to use Ubuntu as our default Linux release.In this article, I’ll hammer out the features for both platforms and compare them accordingly. Each platform has its strengths and weaknesses, and this article will help to shed some light on each of them.The installation of the operating systemBoth Windows 10 and Ubuntu Linux have straight forward OS installers. Simply follow the prompts as they’re presented to you.Installing Ubuntu: Ubuntu’s installer generally points you to either installing their OS along side of an existing OS or installing over an existing Ubuntu install. The steps are simple if you already have another operating system installed. But if you’re looking to install Ubuntu over an existing Ubuntu installation, keeping your docs, settings and pictures require you to take one of the following approaches.
Option one, use Ubuntu’s backup tool before you install Ubuntu again. Option two, during the installation process, select “something else” to manually select which partitions are to be formatted. Obviously if Ubuntu is being installed on a new hard drive, this is a moot issue and a clean “Erase and install Ubuntu” option is perfectly acceptable. Personally, I always go with the “Something else” installation type. I prefer a dedicated home directory, which this option makes possible during partition setup.One of the nice things about the Ubuntu installation is that you’re asked if you’d like to Encrypt your installation. In addition, a Logical Volume Manager (LVM) option is also presented. This makes resizing partitions in the future much easier, thanks to snapshots.Installing Windows 10: While technically possible to install Windows 10 and Ubuntu along side of one another, Windows’ is famous for killing off GRUB, Ubuntu’s boot manager in the process. Therefore the preferred method has always been to install Windows first, then to install Ubuntu there after. Long story short, Windows doesn’t truly play nice with Ubuntu on the same machine by default. You’ll have to take steps to protect your Ubuntu installation if you wish to use both operating systems.During a Windows 10 installation, the installer does a nice job of recognizing that you might wish to save your docs, settings and pictures. Instead of expecting you to have created a dedicated home partition or using a backup utility ahead of time, Windows 10 provides an option to backup this information on the fly. While it’s not a feature I personally would rely on, casual computer users will benefit from this feature.Instead of a LVM feature, Windows 10 uses Storage Spaces for their server release. However, I’m not clear if this is the case for their typical desktop releases as they haven’t released officially yet. Assuming this will be provided, it will offer a LVM-like experience for Windows 10 users.What’s interesting about Windows vs. Ubuntu, is that Windows (as of 8.1) provides encryption by default. Ubuntu, on the other hand, feels their users can best make this decision themselves. Will Windows 10 also have encryption turned on by default? My best guess is that it will in its final released version(s). And as most of us know, encryption is great until you’re unable to recover lost files. With Windows we’re asking Microsoft to hold onto our encryption keys where as with Ubuntu, it’s left in our own capable hands.Windows 10 wins with its ability to easily protect and restore user data during a clean installation. However I feel they lose credibility with their encryption due to Microsoft’s involvement with various federal agencies.Looking at the desktopUbuntu: After installing Ubuntu, you’re presented with your desktop and the Unity launcher. On the left, is the Launcher itself and the Dash. At the top of the screen, you’ll find your various indicators. When an icon on the Launcher is clicked, that application is immediately launched.One thing that can take new Ubuntu users by surprise is how Unity lays things out with launched applications. Software appears as “launched” in the Launcher instead of appearing “minimized” at the bottom of the screen. Other new experiences for the non-Ubuntu user include using the Dash for locating applications, documents and other files. Perhaps the biggest shift for the newcomer would be the use of Lenses. Each lens offers different functionality. For example, a social lens would allow its users to parse content from connected social media sources.Applications included with Ubuntu are carefully selected, like with any operating system. The idea is to make sure the end user has the basic applications needed to accomplish common tasks. These applications range from browsing the web to a completely free office suite. Additional applications can be found for Ubuntu through the Software Center, the Personal Package Archive (PPA) system and through other third party sources.Windows 10: With Windows 10 installed, immediately you find that the release is struggling to let go of its Windows 8 roots. Whether or not this is a bad thing is entirely a personal perspective.First thing you’ll notice is how the Start menu is setup. At its core, I think it’s an interesting idea. Blending Windows tiles with a traditional menu layout is definitely going to stir strong opinions. Also new is the push for Microsoft Office Online. The idea here is to bridge the gap between a localized Office experience and that of one that’s web based. With regard to the full version of Office 2016, the cost for this suite remains a mystery.
The next item to note is the Windows Store. Like the Ubuntu Software Center, you can download both free and paid applications to be installed onto your desktop. Unfortunately for Ubuntu, the Windows Store looks far more polished than the dated Ubuntu Software Center. That said, I am not really that pleased about the “tile everything” approach Windows 10 takes with its newly installed software.In the end, Microsoft wins hands down with the Windows Store, whereas Ubuntu wins with its overall desktop experience – no tiles, less “color splash” distracting the user. As for office suite offerings, it’s a bit of a tie. I prefer the LibreOffice suite and its locally installed applications. However, if Microsoft ever wises up and begins offering its “full” office suite to users, vs. it’s stripped down version, this point could also goto Microsoft.I’ll be honest. From a visual point of view, I’m not a fan of the new Windows layout. While it’s far better than previous releases, it’s still not for me. Unfortunately, though, my opinion alone isn’t going to sway anyone from avoiding this release.The first issue is that it’s going to be a free upgrade for a lot of Windows users. This means the barrier to entry and upgrade is largely removed. Second, it seems this time Microsoft has really buckled down on listening to what their users want. Many of the new features have allegedly been due to Windows feedback.As things stand now, I see the following motivators being Ubuntu’s best shot at wooing away folks from Windows going forward.Privacy – Even if there are concerns about Unity Lenses and data collection, this is easily remedied by using an alternative desktop environment. Windows, by contrast, has a horrid track record in this department.Security – Despite recent improvements with Windows security, it’s still the biggest desktop target on the web with regard to attacks. This won’t be changing any time soon. Linux by contrast, has a fantastic desktop security track record.Hardware support – This is always disputed, no matter how many times I mention it. But the fact is, when you bother to include older peripherals and hardware, Linux still outshines Windows all day long in terms of hardware support. Try running anything from the XP era on your Windows 10 desktop, let me know how good the driver support is. Under Ubuntu, it just works. Window’s only advantage is having an edge with smoother graphics drivers.Does this mean that Ubuntu Linux and other distros are doomed? Nope, especially when you jump out of the Apple/Microsoft echo chamber that is the United States. Linux desktop adoption is exploding all over the world. So while Microsoft continues their hold on the market here in the States, the rest of the world is already moving on.Folks, depending on malware removal as a revenue source is a dated, faltering business model. As Windows 10 rolls out, I think we’re going to start seeing greater evidence of this. It’s already putting countless local repair shops out of business. The mailing lists I subscribe to are quite clear on this. Mobile, tablets and OS X are changing the industry.Therefore once you realize your “malware removal” customers are already on their way out, wouldn’t it make sense to adapt? Techs offering Ubuntu support as a service is not only profitable (I know of three companies doing well with it), this approach is the ONLY thing that would get the United States to catch up with the rest of the world in terms of desktop Linux adoption.Ubuntu and other distros are ready for the desktop now. I have seen people running these environments all day, everyday. As a community, we need to get on the page with this now or accept that Windows has already won. I know where I stand, based on years of personal experience with clients and converts. Where do you stand? Are you part of the solution? Perhaps instead, you hold onto the farce that “Linux is hard” because you’re unwilling to become the bridge of support others need to make the switch?As for me, I am a long term Linux user and never looked back. Free OS, 30,000 free software packages, high security, choice of what to upgrade, customization, speed and ease of use. No virus checkers, firewall, malware programs needed. Complete control of my computing experience. I can’t imagine going back to either Mac or Windows.
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