techSaid

Malayalam and 9 more Languages Added to Google Translate Google Added 10 more languages to Translate, bringing total number of supported languages to 90. These 10 new languages will allow more than 200 million additional people to translate text to and from their native languages. These languages are available now on translate.google.com and will roll out soon to mobile apps and to the built-in translation functionality in Chrome.   Other Languages Added Myanmar Sinhala Sundanese Chichewa Malagasy Sesotho Kazakh Tajik Uzbek

Inbox : A new Email App From Google         Google has just launched an app called Inbox that allows you to make email more useful and preview next-gen capabilities.        The overwhelming problem with Gmail is that there's too much email to wade through and it's become a chore and productivity killer, the new app makes you to get your messages faster rather than sorting through a bunch of emails.      Google Inbox is available as an app for the Web, Apple's iOS and Google's own Android operating system. For now, using Inbox is an invitation-only option; Gmail users can request access by sending an email to inbox@google.com .

Facebook Stickers Are Now Available In Comments          Facebook is now allowing you to to add stickers (a popular messaging feature) to comments on personal posts, as well as posts in groups and events.Previously available as a feature inside Facebook Messenger, now users can add stickers within comments to regular Facebook posts.This works on both desktop and mobile.To access the stickers, users tap the smiley face icon in the bottom-right of any comment field on Facebook in order to pick the sticker they want to share with the others on the thread.

Microsoft Windows 10 : Announced         Microsoft announced its 'Windows 10' operating system on 30 september 2014 to replace the previous version Windows 8, skipping Windows 9 to mark a leap toward unifying the way people work on tablets, phones and traditional computers.    Windows 10 will be "our greatest enterprise platform ever," said Terry Myerson, Microsoft's head of operating systems, at an event in San Francisco. Only 20 percent of organizations migrated to the previous version Windows 8, which was released two years ago, according to tech research . 

Facebook Save Button : Bookmarks Content For Later          Every time you visit Facebook, your news feed contains up to large number of new feeds from friends, people you follow, and Pages. And facebook's news feed algorithm is designed to show you the most relevant posts, you don't always have time to read everything.          Facebook launched a new feature called Save, which lets you do just that: save links to articles, places to visit, movies and television shows to see, and music to check out later.        As mentioned in Facebook’s “Newsroom” blog post: one can view the items they saved at any time by going to their saved items in the “More Tab” on mobile or by clicking the link on the left hand side of Facebook on the web.One’s saved items list is organised by category and the users can swipe right on each item to share it with their friends or move it into their archive list.One can even set a reminder for their saved posts so as to remind oneself.

Facebook Messenger for Windows Phone updated with groups and one-tap photo sharing           Facebook updated its Messenger app for Windows Phone users by adding several new features. The new Facebook Messenger version 5.0 for Windows Phone brings the instant photo sharing feature which makes it easy for a user to send a clicked image with just one tap in the app (just like on Android and iOS), so you don’t have to leave the app to take a photo with a separate camera app. In addition, a revamped photo gallery allows users to quickly access the photos on your phone. The new update also allows users to create groups in the app, for creating, managing, and talking to, multiple people at once. You can also pin these groups to your phone’s Start screen for quick access.

Facebook Introduces ‘Hack’, the Programming Language of the Future           Hack is a programming language that Facebook developed to combine elements of static-type programming languages such as C with dynamic-type languages like PHP. When you code in a static programming language it will let you know when you have an error before the program runs, but in the more modern, dynamic type language you code until the program crashes. Facebook is a PHP house, but Bryan O’Sullivan, manager of the Hack team, said that with many developers working on a variety of projects, the benefits of being able to catch errors before running the program began to make sense. It let developers code faster, which may be just as important as writing code that runs faster when you ship as much code as Facebook. Read More >>>

Nokia Announces its First Android Phones X,X+ and XL             The Nokia has finally unveiled its much talked of Android phone, the Nokia X, at the ongoing Mobile World Congress 2014.Nokia has launched a family Android phones with three variants--Nokia X, X+ and XL--at affordable prices. All three Nokia X variants are going to be low-cost phones with the Nokia XL expected to be priced around Rs. 9,000.           Specs-wise, these are basic level phones. All three devices are powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon Dual Core processor and are dual SIM. The Nokia X comes with 4-inch display, the X+ has a bit of more storage options and the XL variant comes with 5-inch LCD screen and and 5-megapixel rear and 2-megapixel front cameras.        The Nokia X phones do not come with pre-installed Google Play Services. As a result the Play Store isn't available on the Nokia X or Nokia X+. Though, Android apps can be downloaded through Yandex Store.          Once, Noki

WhatsApp to Introduce Voice Calls                       The world's biggest messaging service WhatsApp, which Facebook has just bought for $19 billion, will addvoice calls to its product in the second quarter of this year, its chief executive Jan Koum said on Monday. With 450 million users worldwide, WhatsApp and its competitors South Korea's KakaoTalk and China's WeChat have punched a hole in telecom operators' revenue in recent years by offering a free alternative to text messaging.The news that the most powerful of them was adding voice calls to its service will likely be seen as worrying for telecom operators globally, which got about $120 billion from text messaging last year, according to market researcher Ovum.            "We are driven by the mission that people should be able to stay in touch anywhere and affordably. Our goal is to be on every mobile phone in the world," Koum said on Monday, speaking at the Mobile World Congress i

Samsung Galaxy S5 launched           Samsung Electronics launched the fifth generation of the Galaxy S series on 24 february 2014, the Galaxy S5, designed for what matters most to consumers. The new Galaxy S5 offers consumers a refined experience with innovation of essential features for day-to-day use.          “With the Galaxy S5, Samsung is going back to basics to focus on delivering the capabilities that matter most to our consumers,” said JK Shin, President and Head of IT & Mobile Communications Division at Samsung. “Consumers are looking for mobile tools that inspire and support them as they improve their everyday lives. The Galaxy S5 represents an iconic design with essential and useful features to focus on delivering the ultimate smartphone on the market today through people inspired innovation.”      The Galaxy S5 combines an advanced camera, the fast network connectivity, dedicated fitness tools and enhanced device protection features as consumers stay fit an

Facebook Acquires WhatsApp for $19 Billion         Social media giant Facebook will acquire mobile messaging company WhatsApp for 19 billion dollars in a cash and stock deal, the largest acquisition by the Mark Zuckerberg-led firm so far that will give it a stronghold in the market for messaging.         The whopping acquisition price includes USD 4 billion in cash, about USD 12 billion worth of Facebook shares and USD 3 billion in restricted stock units to be granted to WhatsApp’s founders and employees that will vest over four years following the closing of the deal. Under the agreement, WhatsApp co-founder and CEO Jan Koum will join Facebook Board of Directors. Facebook said the acquisition will not impact the WhatsApp’s brand, which will be maintained and the company’s headquarters will remain in California’s Mountain View.WhatsApp’s core messaging product and Facebook’s existing messenger app will continue to operate as standalone applications.

Do you want to Know How Much Time Have You Wasted on Facebook?           Facebook is celebrating its 10th birthday this month. Created in a dorm room by Mark Zuckerberg and a few friends, TheFacebook.com came to life on Feb. 4, 2004. In its decade of existence, the social network has attracted 1.1 billion users, and all their pokes, wall posts, baby photos and engagement announcements add up to a whole lot of time. Use TIME’s calculator to see just how many days of your life have been lost to this ten-year-old. Click Here to Know

Internet Download Speed Hits 1,83,501Mbps in Test             Scientists in the UK have achieved the "fastest ever" broadband speeds of 1.4 terabits per second . The joint test by British Telecom (BT) and French networking equipment company Alcatel-Lucent achieved the high speeds of 1.4 terabits per second, or 1,83,501Mbps, on the existing fibre network in London.         The breakthrough is being seen as highly important for internet service providers (ISPs), as it means a greater amount of information can be sent through existing broadband infrastructure, reducing the need for costly upgrades. There are faster methods of transmitting data - such as the use of complex laser technology - but this is the first test to achieve such high speeds in "real world" conditions, outside testing labs, 'BBC News' reported.         The test was conducted in October and November last year, on a line from BT Tower in central London and the company's resear

Samsung to Launch Galaxy S5 with Iris Scanner by April            A VP at Samsung has confirmed the company will be launching its latest smartphones flagship, the Galaxy S5, by April. The executive vice president of mobile business at Samsung - Lee Young Hee - has shed some light on company's future plans about the Galaxy S5 flagship.           Just like its Galaxy S4 predecessor, Samsung is once again targeting March for the official announcement and April for the release date for the Galaxy S5. This means the manufacturer won't be bringing any flagship phones on the upcoming MWC in Barcelona next month.           Since the Galaxy S5 is going against Apple's latest iPhone 5s and in the meantime it should be prepared for the upcoming iPhone 6, Samsung is considering a fingerprint sensor and an iris scanner options. Thus it will not only catchup with the competition but will go way ahead of it. According to Mrs. Lee, the company is exploring its options, so th

Facebook Acquires Bangalore-based Startup Little Eye Labs             Facebook has acquired Bangalore-based startup Little Eye Labs making it the social networking giant's first acquisition in India. Little Eye is a tool that helps Android app developers to measure, analyze and optimize their apps.              It helps visualize the app's behaviour and estimates the app's power, memory and network data consumption trends. The entire LittleEye Labs team will move to Facebook's headquarters in Menlo Park, California, where they would leverage the social networking giant's infrastructure to improve the performance of their apps. "Little Eye Labs will join forces with Facebook to take its mobile development to the next level! This is Facebook's first acquisition of an Indian company, and we are happy to become part of such an incredible team," the company said in a note on their website. The news is out. Facebook has acquired Banglore b

Yahoo Launches News Aggregation and Summary App 'News Digest'               In tandem with its keynote at the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Yahoo announced 'News Digest,' a new iOS app that aggregates, condenses and delivers the day's top news to users twice a day.          News Digest, currently limited to iPhone and iPod touch, puts a twist on the two-times-a-day news delivery format that has in some ways been usurped by the Internet's instant and always-on coverage.          The content is a curated “blend” of information, using several sources to create news stories. Yahoo calls the individual stories “atoms.” The goal of News Digest is to bring users “comprehensive, effortless, and complete” information on their world.The product represents Yahoo’s first product built on top of Summly, a company that it purchased that had a focus on gisting information to small summaries. The new service fits well inside Yahoo’s new rubric of