Oracle Loses To Google For Its Copyright War

Google, over the years, has had little to say on the matter other than arguing that its use of the Java programming language did not infringe copyright because Java is free to use.

Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, however, was quite vocal in his anger with Google and its CEO Larry Page.

“When you write a program for the Android phone, you write it. You use the Oracle tool, Oracle Java tools, for everything. And at the very end, you press a button and said, ‘Convert this to Android format,” Ellison said in an August 2013 CBS This Morning interview with Charlie Rose.

“We don’t compete with Google. We don’t do anything Google does. We just think they took our stuff and that was wrong. That’s a completely separate issue … I think what they did was … was … absolutely evil.”

“This really bothers me,” Ellison said. “I don’t know how he thinks you can just copy someone else’s stuff. It really bothers me.”

Now that the jury has sided with Google, Ellison will likely be even more “bothered.”

Facebook Messenger Offers Free Group Calls

Facebook is adding an awesome feature to Messenger in its latest update. Now, you can make group calls for free via Messenger on your Android or iOS devices. Facebook messaging products vice-president David Marcus, who made the announcement on his wall Wednesday, said the feature is rolling out over the next 24 hours, meaning all Facebook users should be able to use the new feature as of this afternoon.

“Really excited to announce the global roll out of group calling in Messenger today. From any group conversations, just tap on the phone icon to initiate a group call. You can then manage individual participants on the next screen,” he said in his post.

Now lets leverage this new feature while in group conversation.

Is Snapchat The Next Important Social Platform?

Much like how Google, Twitter, and Facebook are getting into the news and publishing game with efforts such as “Instant Articles,” Snapchat has brought its own network of media partners to the table to compete. Snapchat’s “Discover” is a section of the platform reserved for select media companies such as BuzzFeed, Vice, CNN, National Geographic, and others. Daily Mail US CEO, Jon Steinberg, reported that the company’s Snapchat channels received, “hundreds of thousands if not millions of viewers each day.”

Break free the habit of joining social networks only after they have been overrun by brands and marketers. Now is the time to seize the opportunity that Snapchat provides by becoming an early adopter and claiming your stake before the channel becomes overly crowded and noisy. The site is still largely devoid of corporate presences, so your chances of success are much higher now than they will be in the years, or months, to come.

So, is your brand on Snapchat?

What is INTERNET OF THINGS (IoT)?

Internet of things (IoT) has many different definitions, and one of the shortest is a global network that connects smart things. This definition is now perhaps the most widespread interpretation where smart devices are actively involved in the communication. These are usually sensors or actuators, although can be connected and other types of devices such as computing resources, data storage device, to communicate with users and others.

Apple To Introduce Wireless Charging In 2017

Apple will debut in the field of wireless charging technology for its mobile devices, according to a latest update. In case, Apple is able to successfully introduce this feature to its devices then it will certainly give it a heads up and obviously a challenge for its competitors. this will make iPhones and iPads more attractive in the mobile market. Samsung and Google have both come up with wireless-charged Smartphones. In this technology the devices have to be kept close to a charging plate because, the further away the device is, the more difficult it is for the battery to be recharged. Now we have to see how Apple will fix this issue.

Apple posted its quarterly results this week, said its iPhone sales, while strong thus far, remain flat while iPad sales have dropped. The company predicted it will see a decline in sales in the coming quarter for the first time in 13 years due to a market saturated mainly by android mobile devices. 

10 Twitter Mistakes That Are Harmful For Your Business [Infographic]

We make a lot of mistakes on social media almost in a regular basis. We do on Twitter as well. Have we ever felt that how much these mistakes can cost us in our real lives? Lets find out how many of you spend time on Twitter per day per hour?

Below infographic shows some 10 mistakes in the real world while using Twitter. Twitter is for marketing, business and information sharing platform not for any junk sharing or emotional  pin board. The below infographic which show some major mistakes we do unknowingly and these worst mistakes should be stopped immediately.


Source: LinkingR

Posting Times & Days On Social Media [Infographic]

Each social network has different kinds of users and their daily activities vary. They use these networks at various times and days to engage with the updates published. To attain maximum engagement on your accounts you need to find out what these times are and then schedule your posts accordingly.

You also need to figure out the best days to publish them. Here is a social media clock and calendar which describes best and worst times for posting,

Source : Social Marketing Writing

12 Tips For Content Writing [Infographic]

In many cases, writing is the most effective way to connect with those outside of your company, especially when trying to reach them in large numbers. But not everyone can produce a solid piece of work. Or at least, many think that they can't. If you're in that camp, you might be surprised to learn just how formulaic writing a blog post, announcement, or a product pitch can really be.

Author Ann Handley wrote a book called Everybody Writes to walk other writers through her own step-by-step process, and Visual.ly created a Spark Notes version of the book in infographic form. Check it out below.

Source: Everybody Writes

How To Avoid Common Blogging Mistakes [Infographic]

Most of the new bloggers are eager to make their blog published online and the process they follow is very fast. In this race, they missed out several mandary and very inportants things to be followed before posting their article.

Here is an infographic which will help bloggers to make themselves aware of the common mistakes they make while blogging.

Source : Startbloggingonline.com

The Evolution Of Google SERPs [Infographic]

The days of 10 blue links are over, and Google's search result pages seem to be evolving on a daily basis. We often see new SERP features in isolation, so I had an idea—what if I put all of them (or, at least, all of the big ones), on one mega-SERP?

The following is a visual guide to the state of Google. Google rolls out several changes each year to its SERPs. In this infographic, we look at the year-by-year evolution of Google’s search engine results page and highlight the most important changes every year since the time when it was just a research project at Stanford. You would’ve probably noticed these changes through the years, but may have never realized how they affect your business.

Source: e-intelligence

Social Media Impact [Infographic]

How does social media effect on web and its flow around the world? This is somewhat unimaginable numbers or communication made and interactions among all the social media sites. Social media’s increasing influence on our daily lives has rapidly extended into the ways we get away. 

From planning a vacation with social media to posting reviews of our trips upon our return, there’s no denying social media’s impact on travel today. A nice infographic on social media effect with all the online social media majors is here.

Source: MDG Advertising

The Science Behind Google [Infographic]

This article will give you insight into the intricate inner workings of today’s digital technologies. Google has created, and refined a fantasic solution to a difficult problem. It answers the question “How popular is this web-page”. It does this by counting references to that page and quantifying the popularity with appropriate weightings. Google’s engines can do this with remarkable speed and efficiency.

The infographic below will let you know what is the science behind Google and other search engines. Learn the secrets behind search engines – how they work and how they have evolved.

Source : BusinessDegrees

Use Of Social Media For Recruitment [Infographic]

Since years we have seen the usual way to get a job is either from newspaper ads or from offline or online consultancies. Even we have seen companies posting job ads on their job portal too. But nowadays along with the usual process of recruitment, technology has evolved a lot introducing social media which has become hot favorite for company's recruiting process now.

In the below inforgraphic by Staff.com, you can see how 92% of the companies use social media to select candidates for jobs and manages entire process.

Source : Staff

iPhone 6S To Get '3D Touch Display' And More

Apple’s new iPhone 6S smartphones will launch today i.e. September 9 in San Francisco. Let's see what are new features that iPhones from Apple will offer and what could be probable expectations after this grand launch.

Few features are coming to iPhone 6S like :

3D Force Touch

As per the 9to5Mac report, the Force Touch on the iPhone 6S will be called “3D Touch Display” as it can differentiate between three levels of pressure; “tap, press, and a deeper press.” The Force Touch on the new iPhone 6S will be the next-gen version of what Apple has already shown on their Apple Watch.

Upgraded 2GB RAM 

The new iPhone 6S will finally be upgraded to 2GB which is much awaited since years. But this will be hard to confirm as Apple never reveals the RAM at the launch event and more importantly the 2GB rumours/wishlist has been around for some time

Faster LTE 

Apple iPhone 6S will equipped with a “new Qualcomm-made LTE chip” which can deliver twice the LTE speeds of the current iPhones.

Camera

Another rumor which came to news that the iPhone 6S camera will finally get an upgrade from 8 megapixels to a 12 megapixels camera.

Colour

Apple will use a new “grade of aluminium” instead of its patent gold color which is really a must watch look for iPhone 6S.

And more..

Apple TV, iPad Pro and more Apple is not only expected to launch the iPhone 6S devices, but also the new Apple TV product.

Lets see how the new iPhones hit the market and accepted by its huge fan followers and users.

Google Releases Official Android 6.0, Android M aka Marshmallow

Finally it is the end of speculations and Google has revealed what Android M stands for. M for Marshmallow. The Android 6.0 SDK update which was code named as Android M was first previewed at the company's I/O conference in late May 2015. Google held off on announcing the full name to build anticipation around the software. In case you want to see how those Android statues on Google's campus are made, following video offers a detailed view.

Lets know the highlights of Android Marshmallow which includes a simpler approach to permissions. When you are giving users more granular control over what information apps can access. It has introduced a number of tweaks and improvements on operating system. Android 5.0 Lollipop brought significant user interface and visual changes to the operating system last year and this new update will succeed that too.

Getting the Update

The Android emulator system images and developer preview system images have been updated for supported Nexus devices such as Nexus 5, Nexus 6, Nexus 9 and Nexus Player. You can download the device system images from the developer preview site. 

Features Added

Few of the changes since the last developer update include:

1. Android Platform Change: Final Permissions User Interface
2. API Change: Updates to the Fingerprint API — which enables better error reporting, better fingerprint enrollment experience, plus enumeration support for greater reliability.

3. Google's new Android Pay mobile wallet platform
4. USB Type-C support
5. Doze power saving mode

Android Marshmallow features a new permissions model that streamlines the app install and update process.

Android Marshmallow Download

The final Android 6.0 SDK is now available to download via the SDK Manager in Android Studio.

How To Update And Replace Existing Files in Google Drive

When you have to deal with multiple copies of the same file in the Drive, apart from creating confusion, the files also take up a certain amount of valuable storage space in your Drive. Don't you think it would be easier if you could simply replace an existing file in your Google Drive with the new version instead of uploading it as a separate file? Yes, you can do it easily by following a few steps given below.

How to replace files in google drive:

1. Open Google Drive and choose any file that you would like to update. File format supports like PDF, text files, images or even videos.

2. Select “Manage versions” from the menu by right clicking on the file and then select the “Upload new version” button to upload the updated file to your Google Drive.

3. And you are done. The file name and the file’s URL will not change and all the old links that have been shared earlier will now automatically point to the new version of your file.

You can use the same technique to replace a file in one format with another format. In case you have a jpg file in the Drive that you would want to replace with a png of smaller file size, then it's the same “Manage versions” option that will work. The best part here is that you can have the same link as you had previously.

How To Add Whatsapp Share Button In Blogger

Blogger has been one of the most favorite blogging platform since ages where you get the opportunity to promote your content and you can share your posts via many social networks. In 2009, WhatsApp was launched. That time no one predicted that someday it would challenge the popularity graph of Facebook. In the year 2013, WhatsApp was declared as the most used social network, leaving Facebook behind. Today in this article, we will show you how to add whatsapp share button in blogger.

WhatsApp has made its position over social sharing platform by increasing popularity. Google's blogger now provides you the opportunity to add WhatsApp share button to your blog. You will find a lot articles on how to add various widgets in the blogger blog in this website. Now you will know about adding WhatsApp widget.

Why should you add WhatsApp button ?

With the increased use of mobile phones nowadays, it is necessary for you to make the best use of your phone by optimizing it and enabling it so share sites, writing content or anything you liked and want to share with your friends and connections.

During its introduction days, WhatsApp was only a mobile feature but its increasing fame led to its availability on web as well. Imagine about the leverage you can get if one of your subscribers like any article on your blog and he shares it via WhatsApp to others. Here more people will view that shared article and at the end your website traffic will boost.

Steps To Add Whatsapp Share button in Blogger:

Before you add WhatsApp share button to blogger, you have to know its position over the page. It is recommended to add such traffic boosting widgets at the end of your article instead of putting them to the side bar running along the entire length of your blog page.

Below is the graph which shows WhatsApp versus other social networks.

You can add WhatsApp share button with the help of following steps:

1. Move your mouse pointer and go to Template 

2. Click on Edit HTML. 

3.  Add the following code with you previous share buttons.

<!-- Whatsapp Share Buttons Start -->
<script type='text/javascript'>if(typeof wabtn4fg===&quot;undefined&quot;){wabtn4fg=1;h=document.head||document.getElementsByTagName(&quot;head&quot;)[0],s=document.createElement(&quot;script&quot;);s.type=&quot;text/javascript&quot;;
s.src=&quot;https://googledrive.com/host/0BwMMDqbfGy7Od3UtLTRJcncwQ1U&quot;;h.appendChild(s);}</script>
<a class='wa_btn wa_btn_s' expr:data-href='data:post.url' expr:data-text='data:post.title' href='whatsapp://send' style='display:none'>Share</a>
<!-- Whatsapp Share Buttons End -->

4. Now get a preview your template before save it.

Note : The above code will give a small WhatsApp button to your Blogger blog if you want to add a medium or large button change the code in red with wa_btn_m (for medium WhatsApp button) or wa_btn_l (for large WhatsApp button). 

If you followed the steps properly, you could preview the blog and have to save the changes to the template by pressing the “Save template” button.

You have added the WhatsApp sharing button. Please comment on this article and also make your first move by sharing this article via WhatsApp and on other social media.

How To Take A Screenshot On iOS Device

Do you want to turn your mobile phone screen into an image? Now it's easy to save a screenshot image of your iPhone, iPad or the iPod Touch screen and preserve it forever. Windows or Mac computers come with screen capture apps that are not available for your iOS device but actually there is no need to install any such apps on your iPhones because the screen capture functionality is built right into your device.

To save a screenshot image of your mobile screen you can follow these steps:

1. Press and hold the Home button which is located at the bottom center of your device (the button you often use to exit the app and return to the home screen).

2. While the home button is held down, press the Sleep (or Wake) button that is located on the opposite edge of your phone. The screen will flash for a moment, you will also hear a click sound and the content of the current screen on your iOS device will be saved as a new image in the Photo Gallery.

You can also use the same key combination to reset your iPhone by pressing and holding the Home button and the Sleep/Wake button simultaneously for at least 10 seconds.

Google Releases Android M : Features & Updates

Google recently launched Android M developer preview at Google I/O 2015 in San Francisco. At the conference, Google senior VP of Products Sundar Pichai said the company had "gone back to basics" with this new version of Android. While Android Lollipop introduced a new visual aesthetic, Android M brings some much-needed stability and usability improvements which might not be as eye-catching, but may prove to be significant additions for a while to come.

Recently at I/O, Google VP of Engineering David Burke outlined various Android M features and updates which are being rolled out in near future. Here is how it will be :

App permissions 

First up, app permissions. As had previously been speculated, app permissions have been overhauled in Android M, with users now being able to choose to accept or deny individual permissions as they see fit. Permissions have also been simplified. 

6. Power and charging

Android M makes use of a new function known as Doze to improve device standby time. By using motion detectors, Android will recognize when devices haven’t been interacted with for a while, such as when a person is asleep or a device has been left on a table, to reduce background processes.

Fingerprint support

Google will "standardize support" for fingerprint scanners on phones running Android M. The new functionality will allow fingerprint scanners to be used not only to unlock phones, but to make purchases shopping in real-life or within Play Store apps.

Web experience

Google has been exploring trends in the way web content is consumed to provide a better user-experience when interacting with websites and apps. "Chrome Custom Tabs is a new feature that gives developers a way to harness all of Chrome's capabilities, while still keeping control of the look and feel of the experience," said Burke.

App links 

"When a user selects a weblink from somewhere, Android doesn't know whether to show it in a web-browser, or some other app that claims support for the link," this was the problem facing the Google developers before Android M. 

Mobile payments

Android Pay is Google's new mobile payments system designed to make the checkout process easier and faster. Google is aiming to provide "simplicity, security, and choice," with Android Pay, allowing you to use your existing credit cards to pay for products in more than 700,000 stores in the US.

Power and charging

Android M makes use of a new function known as Doze to improve device standby time. By using motion detectors, Android will recognize when devices haven’t been interacted with for a while, such as when a person is asleep or a device has been left on a table, to reduce background processes.

Android M also supports USB Type-C which provides faster charging, and lets users charge other devices with their phone.

Auto Backup and Restore for Apps

Possibly the most interesting aspect of Android M not discussed in Google’s I/O keynote speech was Android Auto Backup and Restore for Apps. This feature will be used in conjunction with Google Drive to automatically backup app data and settings with a file size of 25 MB or less.

Android M RAM manager 

Google has introduced a new RAM manager to Android M with the aim of providing users with more accurate and comprehensible information regarding the maximum and average RAM usage of apps.

The menu can be found in Settings > Apps > Options (three dots button) > Advanced > Memory. Though it's a little hard to navigate to, the page offers a far clearer insight into app demands, and the overall effect they will have on your device.

Adoptable Storage Devices

Though Google has in the past tried to step away from external storage use. This is the reason why none of its Nexus devices contain a microSD card slot. It appears that Android M is striking a compromise.

Moving to Dark Theme

Buried within the Android M settings is a "Dark theme" option which transforms the menu background to a dark grey color rather than the normal pale shade. Currently this only affects the settings menu, not the app drawer, and its function is purely cosmetic. Still, it looks nice on our Nexus 6 and we hope it gets developed further.

Redesigned app drawer

One of the most immediately noticeable visual changes to Android M is the new app drawer. This now scrolls vertically instead of horizontally, and is held against a white background, rather than a muted shade of your homepage wallpaper. Across the top of the menu you will see your four most recently used apps, and down the left-hand side are the letters of the alphabet.

Now, lets look at the Google apps improvements :

Google Now

Google Now has been improved upon once again in Android M. Focusing on three key ares: being aware of different contexts, providing answers and helping you take action, Google Now is now smarter than ever.

Google Chrome

Chrome is also leaner and faster than ever before. Initially revamped with Android One devices in mind, where stable and speedy internet connections are not always possible, Chrome's new optimizations are set to arrive for everyone.

Google Photos

As expected, Google pulled the wraps off its new Google Photos service. Previously a part of Google+, Google Photos is now standalone photo and video storage and sharing service that provides unlimited free storage for up to 16 MP photos and 1080p video. That is seriously impressive.

What about Android M release date?

Google has made this Android M Developer Preview available for Nexus 5, Nexus 6, Nexus 9 and Nexus Player as of now, and the final version is due to launch in Q3, 2015.

Let's see how the Android M floats over the android device market and impacts on device performance, reliability, stability and usability improvements.

Facebook Launches New AI Research Lab in France

Facebook is opening a new artificial intelligence (AI) lab in France. After its two labs within country, this would be the third AI lab to be opened by the company outside home country. The first two centers are located in the U.S., while the third will be in Paris.

Facebook Paris team will be put to work on long-term research projects in image recognition, natural language processing and speech recognition as well as the types of physical and logical infrastructure necessary to run such AI systems.

“It’s our hope that this research will ultimately help us make services like News Feed, photos and search even better and enable an entirely new set of ways to connect and share,” Facebook said in a blog post.

“Our work in AI research is still relatively early. But we’ve built a terrific team and have already made some encouraging progress, and we’re excited to see where this work takes us and what it will allow us to build for the people we serve.”

Paris was chosen as the location for the new facility because France has some of the best researchers in the world. The company said it planned to invest in the AI research community both in France and across the European Union.

So far, Facebook has collaborated with INRIA, a leading research institute in Paris, on its AI research.

Facebook said it believes such openness to working with others “ultimately spurs more innovation, encourages collaboration and mutual review, and helps us all move faster.