Microsoft did put an end to all the Windows 10 free upgrade for previous OS version users. But it looks like there is still another way to upgrade to the newest version for free. As spotted by BetaNews, users who are still on Windows 7 and 8.1, can upgrade to Windows 10 for free until December 31 this year. The Redmond-based tech firm is offering free upgrade to those using assistive technologies. For this users don't need to prove any kind of authentication. They can simply upgrade to Windows 10 without cost by visiting the assistive technologies page - www.microsoft.com/en-us/accessibility/windows10upgrade
Users have to simply click on the 'Upgrade Now' button on the web page and get going. "If you use assistive technologies, you can upgrade to Windows 10 at no cost as Microsoft continues our efforts to improve the Windows 10 experience for people who use these technologies. Please take advantage of this offer before it expires on December 31, 2017," states the website. Also mentioned is that PC running Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 8/8.1 Enterprise, and Windows RT/RT 8.1 are excluded from the free upgrade offer. The eligible PCs would need minimum requirements to get Windows 10. These include: -1GHz or faster SoC. -1GB RAM for 32-bit devices and 2GB for 64-bit. -16GB hard disk space for 32-bit and 20GB for 64-bit. -DirectX 9 or later with WDDM 1.0 driver. -Display resolution of 800x600. It has been a couple of years since Microsoft released its Windows 10 OS version. According to an announcement made by company CEO Satya Nadella at the company's annual shareholders meeting, the OS version is running on around 600 million devices across the globe. It is worth adding that although 600 million is a huge number, it is still behind the company's initial target of touching 1 billion devices by 2018. Jio has a lot in store for its users this New Year. Last week, the telecom operator announced two new prepaid plans for its Prime users, called Happy New Year 2018. Jio now introduces a cashback offer called the Surprise Cashback. Under this offer, Jio is offering a cashback of up to Rs 3,300 on recharge of 399. In simple terms, you recharge your Jio number with Rs 399 or above plan and Jio will refund back the money in the form of cashback. Jio will offer the cashback in various ways, for instance, in the form of MyJio vouchers, shopping vouchers and more. Note: The maximum cashback that you can get is up to Rs 3,300. Let's make this simple for you on how this cashback offer actually works.
Remember Jio introduced another similar offer called a "Triple Cashback" offer last month? Under this offer, Jio offered a cashback of up to Rs 2,599 on recharge of Rs 399 or above plan. With the Triple Cashback offer, Jio offered 100 per cent cashback to its users, but that's not the case with the new Surprise Cashback offer. To recall, the Triple Cashback offer was earlier valid until November 25, but now Jio has extended this offer by one more month, which is until December 25. The New Year Surprise Cashback offer will be effective on all Rs 399 or above recharges done before January 15, 2018. Under Rs 399 plan, Jio offers 70GB of 4G data for 70 days -- with 1GB of daily data limit. Like the other Jio plans, it also offers unlimited voice calls to local and roaming numbers -- to both Jio and other networks. Here's how the Surprise Cashback works - First, if you plan to recharge your Jio number via MyJio app, Jio will offer cash back of Rs 400. The cashback will be made in the form of MyJio cashback vouchers. There's no mention on when will Jio credit the voucher, but all that is known is that it will be credited to your MyJio app and will be in the form of eight vouchers of Rs. 50. After the voucher is credited to your account, you can head on to the "My Vouchers" section of your MyJio app and redeem it on your next recharge. It seems, you can redeem one Rs 50 voucher at a time -- which means that you'll get the total Rs 400 cashback over a span of next 8 recharges. Click here to visit official Jio site for more details about the offer. "Apple's patent notes that the system is 'configured to wirelessly transmit power over the wireless power transfer link'," the report says. Apple has filed a patent application with the US Patent and Trademark Office that will reportedly let the user set up wireless charging transfers in a particular order so that their iPhone gets power first, followed by Apple Watch and then the iPad.
The Radio Frequency (RF) based long-range wireless charging is on the lines of wireless power developer Energous that has been recently granted consumer safety certification for its wireless charging technology by the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC). "The US Patent and Trademark Office published a pair of patent applications from Apple that relates to wireless power transfers and a unique scheduling system," Patently Apple reported on Friday. "Apple's patent notes that the system is 'configured to wirelessly transmit power over the wireless power transfer link'," the report added. However, it is unclear whether this is the equivalent to "over-the-air" wireless transfer. Apple’s other innovation is a communications system between the power transmitter and receiving device. As per the protocol specified in the patent, it uses the same coils used for wireless charging to send data signals, seemingly to coordinate between the transmitter and any client devices. Wireless power developer Energous and the Cupertino-based giant have been working together on wireless charging technology since 2014, according to tech website VentureBeat. Meanwhile, earlier in November, Apple filed a patent application for a yet-unnamed foldable device that can be "opened and closed like a book". "An electronic device may have a flexible portion that allows the device to be folded. The device may have a flexible display. The flexible display may have a bending region that allows the display to bend along a bend axis when the device is folded," said a patent application published by The US Patent and Trademark Office. The special offer for the Prime customers includes triple cashback of up to Rs 2,599 on every recharge of Rs 399 or above. Reliance Jio announced to extend its triple cash back offer which was announced last month. This is the second time the company has extended the validity of the plan. Earlier, the expiry date was extended until December 15, but now users can avail the plan till December 25, 2017.
The special offer for the Prime customers includes triple cashback of up to Rs 2,599 on every recharge of Rs 399 or above. Here is how it works: 1) Jio will give Rs 400 cashback in the form of eight vouchers of Rs 50. These vouchers can be used to deduct Rs 50 while purchasing future recharge packs on MyJio app or www.jio.com. Users cannot use multiple of these vouchers for a single recharge, meaning they will have to make eight recharges for utilising these vouchers completely. 2) In addition to the Jio cashback vouchers, if you do the recharge using digital wallets, you will get cashback there as well. For instance, if a person joins the Jio network as a new user and use Amazon Pay to buy a Rs 459 recharge, they will receive the vouchers worth Rs 400 and Rs 99 instant cashback as Pay balance, totalling Rs 499. Click Here for official link to explore about the offer. The SA-D40 supports 4.1 channels configuration with upto 80W of output, while the SA-D20 delivers 60W of output with 2.1 channel setup. Sony has updated it home audio line-up with two new speaker systems, the SA-D40, and SA-D20. Sony promises powerful sound, strong bass and improved connectivity options suitable for television and smartphone consumption.
The SA-D40 supports 4.1 channels configuration with up to 80W of sound output, while the SA-D20 delivers 60W of sound output under the 2.1 channel setup. Sony claims that they have tuned the speakers to offer a wide immersive sound effect which results in cinema-like audio performance at the home. Both the speakers come with side sub-woofers wherein the SA-D40 offers wider peak frequency range. The speakers support wireless audio using Bluetooth and USB connection alongside standard 3.5mm AUX input. The speakers can also memorise up to eight Bluetooth devices for easy connection. They come with a remote controller and a cable to connect the speakers to your TV effortlessly. Sony claims that the speakers are tuned based on Indian latest movies and music titles by Sony’s sound engineer. The SA-D20 and SA-D40 will be available across all Sony Centers and major electronic stores in India for the price of Rs 7,990 and Rs 6,990 respectively.
Top five searches on Google included the iPhone 8 at second place and the iPhone X at third, being surpassed by only the Hurricane Irma disaster. Consumer Tech category reveals that the third most searched gadget was the Nintendo Switch which already sold 10 million units.
In other categories, Meghan Markle is the most searched actor, Matt Lauer was at the top spot in the People list, while Tom Petty and Chester Bennington were the most mourned people. According to Google, many questions started with “how”. Coincidentally or not, the most searched meme was “Cash me outside, how bow dah?” It is estimatd that by 2031, the urban population will rise to 60 million, while more metro cities in various regions will emerge. Out of the 1.3 billion people in India, about 30 per cent of the population currently lives in cities, a number equal to the entire population of the US. It is estimated that by 2031, the urban population will rise to 60 million, while more metro cities in various regions of the country will emerge. In addition, the number of cities with populations of one million rose to 50 in 2011 according to the Census of India, from 35 in 2001; this number is expected to rise to 87 by 2031.
Vinayak Bhavnani, CEO, Co-founder, Zophop believes that with rapid urbanisation in the country, and expanding city limits across urban areas, there is a growing need for smart transport systems. Urban infrastructure, especially public transport, significantly lags behind in meeting the requirements of commuters. A majority of the Indian population depends on public transport systems to commute to work daily, and problems such as growing traffic congestion, inadequate capacity of transport modes, and rising pollution levels only add to the woes of commuters who have to deal with an already chaotic public transport system. Hence, there is an urgent need for effective infrastructure for public transport, and this is why India needs smarter mobility solutions at the earliest. Since public transport is an integral component of urban infrastructure, building a smarter system for urban mobility is imperative to the creation of smarter cities. Urban transport reforms in the country are finally a reality, thanks to national policies by the central government, as well as state government programmes. The Smart India Mission by the Government of India is the biggest and most important program so far, aimed towards improving the urban infrastructure in the country, as part of which the government will facilitate greater investment in public transport systems and initiate transit-oriented development (TOD) across 100 cities in the country, making them more energy efficient, better connected, and less polluted. As part of the initiative, the government will also provide a funding of Rs 50,802 crore to upgrade the selected cities over a five-year period from 2015 to 2020. The greatest emphasis of the Smart Cities initiative will be on building and developing efficient public transport and urban mobility systems. To achieve this goal, the government approved 90 projects to develop road transport and flyovers, 10 for Mass Rapid Transport (MRT), while other projects will focus on developing intelligent traffic management and integrated multimodal transport. Technology and intelligent urban mobility solutions Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) are helping to ease the troubles commuters face on an almost daily basis. Today, more and more digital start-ups provide urban mobility solutions through mobile applications to commuters and assist them with planning their daily intra-city travels. These Intelligent Transportation Systems employ Information and Communication Technology (ICT) interventions such as traffic detection mechanisms, road intersection control, incident detection, road sensors, public transport information and vehicle tracking to effectively manage transportation. In addition, passenger information systems provide commuters using public transport, with real-time information. Such technologies also power the information systems for airlines and the Indian Railways, and provide more reliable, real-time information on ETAs to control passenger traffic at airports or railway stations. With digital technologies and the Internet of Things (IoT), physical and virtual worlds have merged to offer consumers a seamless experience of navigating through a complex transport system. With the government adopting digitisation and technology with open arms, and opening investment avenues for private players, it may not be long before public infrastructural systems in the country such as urban mobility and transport, achieve global standards and help us realise our dreams of living in smart cities. iBall Musi Poison comes with the rechargeable battery capacity of 1500mAh that claims to offer up to 4.5 hours playback time. iBall has announced another extension to its audio range with the launch Musi Poison portable speaker. It will be available at a price of Rs 3,999 in Deep Black colour option.
The speaker weighs at less than 0.5kg allows users to carry it easily and offers music with 12 Watts power. The speaker allows you to connect your devices wirelessly via Bluetooth. Users can play music through USB, Micro SD and AUX. The speaker is also equipped with in-built FM Radio and a microphone for hands-free calling and call control manual buttons. Sporting digital LED display and bundled remote control, iBall Musi Poison comes with the rechargeable battery capacity of 1500mAh that claims to offer up to 4.5 hours playback time. Pentium Silver will deliver 58 percent faster productivity performance compared with a similar 4-year-old PC. Intel has unveiled the new Intel Pentium Silver and Intel Celeron processors. The new Intel Pentium Silver and Intel Celeron processors are based on Intel’s architecture codenamed Gemini Lake. Pentium Silver will deliver 58 percent faster productivity performance compared with a similar 4-year-old PC.
For the first time on any PC platform, Intel will offer Gigabit Wi-Fi capability for ultra-fast connectivity with Intel Pentium Silver and Intel Celeron processors. Using the industry standard of 2×2 802.11AC with 160MHz channels, users now have the capability for fast networking performance that delivers download speeds up to two times faster compared with systems using 802.11AC, 12 times faster compared with systems using 802.11 BGN, and even faster than a wired Gigabit Ethernet connection. Ultimately, this translates to Intel Gigabit Wi-Fi providing a blazing fast connection that allows users to enjoy devices uninterrupted – faster content streaming, collaborating with ease, faster web browsing and even downloading large files like HD movies swiftly. Additionally, Intel Pentium Silver and Intel Celeron-based systems will be able to handle the latest in enhanced media while streaming content from popular sites like YouTube and Netflix. Understanding that people aren’t watching content in perfectly lit rooms, Intel is also delivering for the first time a display technology called Local Adaptive Contrast Enhancement (LACE) to the value space. This technology is designed to help people clearly see the screen outdoors in glare and bright light. The Cboe futures don't involve actual bitcoin. They allow investors to make bets on the future direction of bitcoin. Wall Street got its first taste of bitcoin on Monday, with the price of the first-ever futures contract for the digital currency jumping 20 percent.
It's a step forward for the bitcoin, which has soared this year despite concerns that the surge of investor interest has transformed it from a new-age currency into just the latest speculative bubble. One prominent securities regulator warned that people were now taking out second mortgages on their homes to buy bitcoin. The January contract for bitcoin futures closed at $18,545 on the Cboe Futures Exchange. Trading began Sunday and the price rose as high as $18,850, according to data from the Cboe. The bitcoin futures first day of trading was not entirely smooth. The Cboe's website crashed several times or slowed down, due to a surge of interest. The exchange halted trading twice on the first day to stem volatility. The exchange operator has rules in place to stop trading after price swings of 10 percent. The Cboe said at least 20 trading firms "actively participated" in the first day of trading, without giving specifics. Volume of the bitcoin futures was relatively low, trading less than 4,000 contracts compared with the tens of thousands that typically trade for more popular commodities like oil, gold, or wheat, or the hundreds of thousands of contracts for popular stock-based futures like the S&P 500. The Cboe futures don't involve actual bitcoin. They allow investors to make bets on the future direction of bitcoin. Monday's futures price indicates investors expect bitcoin to keep rising in the coming weeks, although at a slower pace than seen recently. The futures price was about 8 percent higher than the price of $17,100 quoted for bitcoin on the large private exchange CoinBase late Monday afternoon. But with the surge of interest has come concerns about the bitcoin market being in a bubble. In an interview on business network CNBC, North American Securities Administrators Association President Joseph Borg said he observed some people taking out mortgages on their house to buy bitcoin. While bitcoin has a vocal group of true believers, it also attracts its fair share of detractors. JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has called bitcoin "a fraud." Thomas Peterffy, chairman of the broker-dealer Interactive Brokers Group, expressed deep concerns about the trading of bitcoin futures last month, saying "there is no fundamental basis for valuation of Bitcoin and other crypto-currencies, and they may assume any price from one day to the next." But there is some hopes that bringing bitcoin to a public exchange like the Cboe or the Chicago Mercantile Exchange will bring some regulation or legitimacy to the world of crypto-currencies. |
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