The Future of Tech, News and making sense of it all!

Wednesday, December 6, 2017

TPS Consulting Daily


TECHNOLOGY

Google is deploying 10,000 staffers to police YouTube content

Shared by
Glen Woodfin





www.theblaze.com - Google is deploying 10,000 staffers to police inappropriate content and comments by YouTube users, The Associated Press reported Tuesday. The move is designed to protect children and bar violent or h…

Chrome for Android to receive HDR video playback support

Shared by
Android Community





androidcommunity.com - HDR isn’t a standard yet but a number of devices, apps, and streaming services are receiving support for such. We remember LG G6 owners being able to watch HDR videos on Netflix. Google Play Movies a…

NVIDIA SHIELD TV is getting Nintendo Wii games in China

Shared by
Android Community





androidcommunity.com - Good news for those in China waiting for the NVIDIA Shield TV. Your agony will be over soon as the gaming and media device is arriving in Mainland China. The NVIDIA SHIELD is said to be sold for only…

Ultimate UX Design Guide to SaaS On-Boarding, Part 4: First Login | Webdesigner Depot

Shared by
Webdesigner Depot





www.webdesignerdepot.com - This is the 4th part of The Ultimate UX Design Guide to SaaS Customer On-Boarding. SaaS Customer On-boarding is the process that users have to experience while initiating their journey on a company’s…

FCC won’t delay vote, says net neutrality supporters are “desperate”

Shared by
Ars Technica





arstechnica.com - The Federal Communications Commission will move ahead with its vote to kill net neutrality rules next week despite an unresolved court case that could strip away even more consumer protections. FCC C…

Android 8.1 Oreo goes final, rolling out now to Pixel and Nexus devices

Shared by
Ars Technica





arstechnica.com - Android 8.1 is here. You get a new Oreo-themed Easter Egg. There's new emoji! Google is fixing a few of the weirder ones. Google's diagram of the Neural Network API. Devices with specialized processo…

You can’t unsee Tedlexa, the Internet of Things/AI bear of your nightmares

Shared by
Ars Technica





arstechnica.com - It's been 50 years since Captain Kirk first spoke commands to an unseen, all-knowing Computer on Star Trek and not quite as long since David Bowman was serenaded by HAL 9000's rendition of "A Bicycle…

Apple buys podcast search startup Pop Up Archive

Shared by
TechCrunch





techcrunch.com - Apple’s played a central role in podcast since its earliest days — heck, even the term was borrowed from its big hardware product at the time. But the company’s marketshare appears to have eroded som…

Microsoft shows off Windows PCs that run on Qualcomm chips

Shared by
TechCrunch





techcrunch.com - Intel’s stumbles in the mobile arena grew to become Qualcomm’s gains with its Snapdragon platform, but now it appears that Qualcomm intends to upend their dominance in entry-level PCs as well. Today…

Instagram lets you Archive and Highlight your favorite expired Stories

Shared by
TechCrunch





techcrunch.com - Instagram is copying Snapchat’s Memories feature and going a step further, letting you create a permanent home to show off formerly ephemeral content. Rolling out globally today on iOS and Android, I…

Microsoft’s collaborative Whiteboard app is now available for Windows 10 users

Shared by
TechCrunch





techcrunch.com - When it announced the new Surface Pro a few months back, Microsoft also used the opportunity to preview Whiteboard, a Windows 10 app designed to offer creative and business collaboration across devic…

Mashable laying off 50 people as it refocuses toward tech news after fire sale to Ziff Davis

Shared by
TechCrunch





techcrunch.com - Publishing conglomerate Ziff Davis has officially bought online news site Mashable for a mere $50 million, according to Recode. Last month, we followed up on a report in The Wall Street Journal menti…

The Snapdragon 845 is Qualcomm’s next flagship processor

Shared by
TechCrunch





techcrunch.com - It was a busy day in Maui as Qualcomm kicked off this year’s Snapdragon Tech Summit. The San Diego chipmaker announced a two-in-one PC form factor powered by the Snapdragon 835 that has some big name…

As tbh popularity wanes, Facebook launches ‘Did You Know’ social questionnaire

Shared by
TechCrunch





techcrunch.com - Facebook wants you to share a bit more about yourself on your profile, so today it’s launching a new feature to web and mobile users called “Did You Know,” where you can answer questions about yourse…

Pi Charging raises $11.4 million to fix wireless charging

Shared by
TechCrunch





techcrunch.com - Pi Charging, the company that won at TechCrunch Disrupt SF with its wireless charging tech, has closed a series A round of $11.4 million dollars. They disclosed the news for the first time while upda…

Earny raises $9M to refund your purchases when prices drop

Shared by
TechCrunch





techcrunch.com - Have you ever bought something only to see it go on sale the next day? It may seem like bad luck, but you’re often still entitled to get that discount. Some retailers and credit card companies will e…

Apple Pay Cash starts rolling out to iPhone users in the US

Shared by
TechCrunch





techcrunch.com - Apple Pay Cash is finally starting to roll out to users in the States, bringing the ability to send other iOS users payments directly through iMessage. The update is arriving piece by piece to those …

Former Disrupt Battlefield competitor Coronet automates security for SMBs in latest update

Shared by
TechCrunch





techcrunch.com - Coronet, a startup that launched as part of the TechCrunch Disrupt Battlefield competition in New York City in 2015, announced the release of the latest version of its cloud security product aimed at…

Joy raises $7M for a smart photo album that will cost you $499

Shared by
TechCrunch





techcrunch.com - Smartphones have made flipping through photo albums a relic of the past. It’s easy to peruse and share a digital photo archive, but some people miss looking through photos while sitting next to famil…

Volocopter: Expect our flying taxis running for real in “two to three years”

Shared by
TechCrunch





techcrunch.com - So how far out are flying cars that you can actually hail via an app, get inside and be whisked off to your destination? Germany based Volocopter reckons a commercial service powered by its electric …

Intel and Hyper partner with the OpenStack Foundation to launch the Kata Containers project

Shared by
TechCrunch





techcrunch.com - It’s no secret that the OpenStack Foundation has been looking to branch out beyond its eponymous cloud infrastructure project, which, until now, was always its sole focus. It’s also no surprise then …

Google’s lightweight OS Android Go launches as Android Oreo (Go Edition)

Shared by
TechCrunch





techcrunch.com - Google’s made a number of tweaks since announcing Android Go back at I/O in May. The lightweight version is finally ready to launch, albeit with a slightly altered name. The OS is launching with the …

Consumer spending across app stores worldwide to top $110 billion in 2018

Shared by
TechCrunch





techcrunch.com - Consumer spending on all mobile app stores will surpass $110 billion in 2018, according to a new report from App Annie, out today, which forecasts the state of the app ecosystem for next year. The $1…

FCC refused to include 50,000 net neutrality complaints in repeal docket

Shared by
Ars Technica





arstechnica.com - The Federal Communications Commission docket for its repeal of net neutrality rules is missing something: more than 50,000 complaints that Internet customers have filed against their ISPs since the r…

Gmail for iOS now supports iPhone X and non-Google email accounts

Shared by
Ars Technica





arstechnica.com - After a period of user testing, Google has rolled out the ability to log into non-Google email accounts in the Gmail app for iOS devices to all users. The update, which can be downloaded from the App…

iOS 11.2 fixes date bug that crashes iDevices, begins Apple Pay Cash rollout

Shared by
Ars Technica





arstechnica.com - Some iPhone users woke up this weekend to continuously crashing iPhones, iPads, and other iDevices, and Apple has pushed out its iOS 11.2 software update early to fix this and numerous other issues. …

100,000-strong botnet built on router 0-day could strike at any time

Shared by
Ars Technica





arstechnica.com - Attackers have used an advanced new strain of the Mirai Internet-of-things malware to quietly amass an army of 100,000 home routers that could be used at any moment to wage Internet-paralyzing attack…

AMD Epyc processors coming to Azure virtual machines

Shared by
Ars Technica





arstechnica.com - Microsoft will soon be offering virtual machines in its Azure cloud service based on AMD's Epyc processors. The growth of the cloud computing market has, until now, been a success story for Intel's X…

Birth Of CrypoKitties To Drive New Bitcoin Craze

Shared by
Joel Comm





www.inc.com - The world of cryptocurrency has birthed its first hit game. Cryptokitties, from San Francisco design team AxiomZen, is like a mixture of Pokemon and Ethereum. The game uses Ethereum's blockchain to c…

Free CSS Grid Tools & Resources For Developers - 1stWebDesigner

Shared by
Webdesigner Depot





1stwebdesigner.com - The grid is a staple of every webpage. Whether you realize it or not, your layout runs on a grid. Most designers and developers opt towards frontend frameworks that come packaged with a grid system. …

Here's how you choose between an SDK and an API

Shared by
Webdesigner Depot





thenextweb.com - I’ve been a developer for about eight years now, but I was already faced with the challenge of choosing between using an SDK vs. API well within the first year of working as a dev. After achieving be…

3 Reasons Why Blogging is Smart for Business

Shared by
Reg Saddler





www.socialmediatoday.com - When you hear the word blogging, what's your first reaction? Is it Urghh!? I can understand that. But let me assure you that blogging does not have to be a pain in the you know what. It's actually on…

My $200,000 bitcoin odyssey

Shared by
Reg Saddler




www.engadget.com - This was not what I expected to be doing with my October. But there I was, on a flight to Hong Kong, hoping I would be able to retrieve $200,000 worth of bitcoin from a broken laptop. Four years ago,…

The Net Neutrality Noise Machine Turns Violent

Shared by
Nansen Malin





www.americancommitment.org - The perpetual outrage mob on the left has adopted an unlikely target of late – the brainy, affable head of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Chairman Ajit Pai. Pai is now flanked by a Hom…

Google Maps users in India now get motorcyle mode

Shared by
Android Community





androidcommunity.com - When Waze said they were now going to include motorcycle routes in their navigation app, we knew it was only a matter of time before parent company Google did the same for Google Maps of course. Now …

Holy fast Internet, Batman! KDDI, Samsung test 5G on a moving train

Shared by
Android Community





androidcommunity.com - It’s not yet commercially available right now, but it’s nice to dream about a future where you will get up to 1.7GBPs of data connection right? At least that’s the result of a test run that KDDI and …

Limited edition Star Wars Moto Mod to launch soon (in China)

Shared by
Android Community





androidcommunity.com - Star Wars fans who live in China, listen up: the Force will become stronger over there in the next few weeks as one OEM is releasing a limited edition Star Wars accessory for your smartphone. As we a…

Files GO storage manager app by Google now globally available

Shared by
Android Community





androidcommunity.com - We first learned about File Go almost a month ago. The storage manager app was first released in test mode but even if still in beta, we managed to test and review the app. We knew it could be too ea…

YouTube adding more human moderators to combat abuse of the platform

Shared by
Android Community





androidcommunity.com - YouTube has been under fire lately because of people calling them out for allowing “bad actors” for years to get away with posting videos that are targeting children but are actually harmful for chil…

Harnessing the Power of CX Innovations

Shared by
Loyalty360





www.loyalty360.org - Confirmit wanted to find out how CX (Customer Experience) practitioners could develop a holistic approach to their domains through tactics such as improving the survey and re-evaluating KPIs, and exp…

4 Tips to Drive Store Traffic with Mobile Coupons this Holiday Season

Shared by
Loyalty360





www.loyalty360.org - The holiday season is the biggest time of the year for retailers and can account for as much as 30% or more of a retailer’s annual sales, according to the National Retail Federation. It’s the perfect…

YouTube Will Have 10,000 Humans Working To Purge Questionable Content In 2018 - Tubefilter

Shared by
Jeanette JOY Fisher, DPP





www.tubefilter.com - Amid what amounts to the second wave of the YouTube ‘Adpocalypse‘, whereby inappropriate content has been discovered to target young children, CEO Susan Wojcicki is personally addressing the video gi…

How Millennials Are Changing The Way Brands Market

Shared by
Jeanette JOY Fisher, DPP





www.socialmediatoday.com - Running a successful business is easy, right? You create a product, display some advertisements and people come flocking to buy it. Except it's never been that simple. And just when companies and adv…

This Agency Uses Next-Generation Ecommerce to Bring Brands Into the Digital Age

Shared by
Stephan Stavrakis





www.adweek.com - For nearly 20 years, Fluid has specialized in building slick websites and digital experiences for brands like The North Face, Puma and Aqua-Aston Hospitality. Once primarily known for equipping retai…

This Short Film Beautifully Captures a Woman's Struggle in the Male-Dominated Field of Coding

Shared by
Stephan Stavrakis





www.adweek.com - What does it take for a woman to break into the male-dominated world of software development? Aurora Anderson, a 34-year-old woman, was willing to essentially live apart from her husband and infant s…

YouTube Plans to Have 10,000 People Reviewing Content Next Year

Shared by
Stephan Stavrakis





www.adweek.com - YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki provided another update on the Google-owned video site’s safety efforts. Wojcicki announced in a blog post that YouTube’s goal is to have more than 10,000 people across Goo…

Cake in the Supreme Court. Google and eBay Partner Up. What Nordstrom Does Well. - The Brief for 12.05.17 - chrisbrogan.com

Shared by
Stephan Stavrakis





chrisbrogan.com - Here are the notes from the Chris Brogan Media broadcast for 12/05/17. (You can watch this on my Facebook account). The goal of these posts is that there are trends and ideas here that might impact y…

Instagram Just Introduced Two Ways to Keep Stories Around for More Than 24 Hours

Shared by
Stephan Stavrakis





www.adweek.com - Instagram rolled out two major updates to its Stories feature: the ability to add Stories to its Archive feature, and the ability to group previously shared Stories into Highlights on users’ profiles.

How the Constant Threat From Upstarts Can Inspire Big Companies to Disrupt Their Own Disrupters

Shared by
Stephan Stavrakis





www.adweek.com - Fortune 500 companies are looking to respond to innovation in their industries. In December 2014, Amazon launched Prime Now, its same-day shipping option. Just a short three years later, the service …

With No Women Keynote Speakers, Does CES Have a Diversity Problem?

Shared by
Stephan Stavrakis





www.adweek.com - Jamie Gutfreund, global CMO at Wunderman, has worked in technology since the early ’90s and has been to more than a few Consumer Electronics Shows, the annual tech confab in Las Vegas. After a flurry…

Pinterest Pinned Itself to Facebook Messenger With Its New Bot and Chat Extension

Shared by
Stephan Stavrakis





www.adweek.com - Get ready to see more Pins in Facebook Messenger, as Pinterest Tuesday launched a Messenger bot and chat extension, while Facebook announced an updated sharing software-development kit, with Pinteres…

Kola Wind Park to Reportedly Provide Energy to Half of Russian Northern Port

Shared by
Chris From Wisconsin





sputniknews.com - Sputnik: Hi Paul. We are glad to welcome you here, in the Sputnik studio. I’d like to learn more about your project(s) in the Murmansk region. As far as I know you’ve been working on it for a long ti…

Amazon Expands Operations to Australia, Sends Ripples Across Twitter

Shared by
Chris From Wisconsin





sputniknews.com - Amazon's stock got boosted on Tuesday, December 5, after the company’s Australian operation went live and began accepting orders from customers. According to CNBC, the retailer established a distribu…

Air Force Veteran Suggests India Should Go for More Russian Su-30MKI/Su-35

Shared by
Chris From Wisconsin





sputniknews.com - New Delhi (Sputnik) – The Indian Air Force (IAF) is at a pivotal crossroads. Despite its impressive capability advancements in recent years, it now faces declining squadron strength as the bulk of it…

Acid Attack Survivors Set New Standards for Fashion and Beauty on Delhi Ramp

Shared by
Chris From Wisconsin





sputniknews.com - New Delhi (Sputnik) — A recent fashion event organized in the Indian capital New Delhi proved that fashion has no boundaries and is all inclusive as acid attack survivors from across the country took…

US Senators: Online Bots Likely Help to Charge Higher Rates for Internet Access

Shared by
Chris From Wisconsin





sputniknews.com - WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — 26 senators said in a statement that a data scientist found that as many as one million bot comments were fake and filed in support of repealing net neutrality. This puts into …

Google Enlists 10,000+ Army to Police Youtube Videos

Shared by
Chris From Wisconsin





www.infowars.com - Google plans to hire over 10,000 workers to weed out “inappropriate content” on Youtube after the company was criticized for failing to moderate pedophile comments on videos of children. The announce…

TPS Consulting


Computers, Technology and the Future!