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Nest launches HD Security Camera Nest Cam by @Tiwaash #Tech #Nest #NestCam

With innovations in technology everyday there comes some cool stuffs and Nest, the smart homeware firm has collaborated technology to provide security. Well read on to know more.

The Google-owned Nest has launched a camera that senses movement in a user’s home and alerts them via a smartphone app. The camera will have a night vision mode and customers will be able to pay for their videos to be archived for up to 30 days.

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The camera is built upon the foundations of earlier Dropcam designs. It will be capable of streaming video live and customers will be able to pay subscription fees of £8 and £24 per month to keep the video for 10 and 30 days, respectively. The Nest Cam, will capture in high definition 1080p and will be available from the beginning of July in the UK, Republic of Ireland, France, Netherlands and Belgium.

Nest Protect Updated:

The existing Nest Protect product, which comprises a smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) detector, has been updated and will alert the user if it senses danger, the firm said. The Learning Thermostat, for which Nest is perhaps best known, will also issue alerts if temperatures drop to dangerous levels. If Nest Protect detects smoke, it will also communicate with the thermostat, as well as its owner, he added.
Each of the products will be integrated with the firm’s 5.0 smartphone app.

About Nest

Nest was set up by two former Apple executives: Mr Fadell, who is known as the “father of the iPod”, and Matt Rogers. It was bought by Google for $3.2bn (£2bn) in January 2014. Announcing the acquisition, Google said that Nest would maintain its own distinct identity under Mr Fadell’s continued stewardship.

The Nest Cam can be yours at $ 199 and can be ordered from here.

Stay tuned for more tech buzz.

US Department of justice allow Nokia and Alcatel Lucent to proceed with combination #Nokia #Alcatel

Nokia news just in…

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE PERMITS NOKIA AND ALCATEL-LUCENT TO PROCEED WITH PROPOSED COMBINATION

Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent today announced that the United States Department of Justice has granted early termination of the U.S. antitrust waiting period for the combination of Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent, permitting the transaction to proceed. Early termination of the U.S. antitrust waiting period takes us one important step closer to the closing of the pending transaction.

The parties continue to make good progress with the regulatory approval processes in the remaining relevant jurisdictions, with the parties having already obtained antitrust clearances in Brazil and Serbia. Both companies will continue to cooperate with the remaining authorities to close their reviews as quickly as possible.

The transaction remains subject to approval by Nokia shareholders, Nokia holding over 50.00% of the share capital of Alcatel-Lucent on a fully diluted basis upon completion of the public exchange offer, receipt of other regulatory approvals and other customary conditions. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2016.

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Satya Nadella cleans out senior staff at Microsoft,Stephen Elop is one of them. #Microsoft

Ever since Satya Nadella took on the roll in MS all its been is cut,cut cut ,not only devices or products but people,good people too and today once again new breaks of his latest shelling of staff..

Most of us know that Stephen Elop is now one of them,though some suggested his tenure at MS would be short-lived ,now the day has come but he remained there much longer than some anticipated,so where will he go now ??? This remains to be seen and shall be interesting over the coming weeks..Satya emailed his staff and this is what he had to say regarding Elop.

When Stephen Elop returned to Microsoft, he oriented MDG to create the best Microsoft experience through its devices, inclusive of hardware, software and services. He has been a strong advocate of the need to drive focus and accountability around the delivery of these experiences and has helped drive tighter alignment toward the ambition of more personal computing. With the structural change described above, Stephen and I have agreed that now is the right time for him to retire from Microsoft. I regret the loss of leadership that this represents, and look forward to seeing where his next destination will be.

 

So what’s new and who is in charge of what,well lets have a look..

 

 

  • Chris Capossela, Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer (will now also take on responsibility for Dynamics and Education marketing)
  • Kurt DelBene, Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy and Planning
  • Scott Guthrie, Executive Vice President, Cloud and Enterprise
  • Amy Hood, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
  • Kathleen Hogan, Executive Vice President, Human Resources
  • Peggy Johnson, Executive Vice President, Business Development (will now lead our partnerships with mobile operators around the world)
  • Qi Lu, Executive Vice President, Applications and Services Group
  • Terry Myerson, Executive Vice President, Windows and Devices Group
  • Harry Shum, Executive Vice President, Technology and Research
  • Brad Smith, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Legal and Corporate Affairs
  • Kevin Turner, Chief Operating Officer (will also now take responsibility for the Dynamics sales and partner organization)
  • Jill Tracie, Chief of Staff

Read the full statement HERE

Ryanair website and mobile apps to close from 19/20 June 2015 (19:00hrs – 05:00hrs GMT+1) #Ryanair #Travel

Ryanair have issued the following statement which will surely anger some customers for the suggested time-frame..

This is happening due to a Reservation System Upgrade. Speaking of apps and upgrades Ryanair have yet to release a Windows Phone app which they did say LAST YEAR it was in the works.

Due to an essential reservation system upgrade the below services on www.ryanair.com willbe unavailable on the 19/20 June 2015 (19:00hrs – 05:00hrs GMT+1). Ryanair strongly recommends that customers travelling on Friday 19th & Saturday 20th of June 2015, ensure that they have checked in online and printed their boarding passes by Thursday 18th of June 2015.

 

Online Check-in – Not available from 19:00hrs (GMT+1) on Friday 19th June 2015 until 05:00hrs (GMT+1) on Saturday 20th June 2015.

Customers should check-in online before or after the above closure times. Online check-in is available from 30 days before up to 2 hours prior to the flight departure time (except during the closure period).

New Bookings cannot be made on Ryanair.com/App between 21:00hrs (GMT+1) on Friday 19th June 2015 until 05:00hrs (GMT+1) Saturday 20th June 2015

Flight Changes (date/time/route) cannot be made between 21:00hrs (GMT+1) on Friday 19thJune 2015 until 05:00hrs (GMT+1) Saturday 20th June 2015

Review Existing Booking – This service is unavailable between 21:00hrs (GMT+1) on Friday 19th June 2015 until 05:00hrs (GMT+1) Saturday 20th June 2015.

Airport Check In /Bag Drop – The Airport Check In/Bag Drop desks open two hours prior to the scheduled departure and early check-in of baggage is highly recommended. The Bag Drop desks close strictly 40 minutes before the scheduled time of departure.

All passengers travelling with checked baggage are recommended to arrive at the airport 2 hours before their scheduled flight departure time.

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ESL Event app for ESL One Frankfurt and all future ESL events. #Apps #ESL #Gaming

ESL have now an app intended to keep you up to date this year at Frankfurt with its new event app..not only that the app will be used for events in the future too so its kinda handy to have..

“ESL Event app is a great way to amp up your ESL One Frankfurt experience and stay up to date with all the latest information about the event. The app will also be used for all ESL events in the future so be sure not to miss it.”

ESL One returns to the Commerzbank – Arena in Frankfurt, Germany on June 20-21 2015! Join us for the biggest Dota 2 tournament in Europe! The strongest teams and best players from all over the world will head to Frankfurt to battle it out against one another. Keep up to date with all the action with the official ESL Event App!

 

Collect:

* Check-in and collect Dota 2 Item Drops (you have to be in Frankfurt for this feature!)

Follow:
* Livestream
* Social Media stream
* Live results and brackets with spoiler option
* Schedule of all matches
* Team and Player Info

{Download from the App Store } {Download from the Play Store }

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LG Electronics and Nokia Technologies agree on smartphone patent license. #Nokia #LG

News just in from LG and Nokia

LG Electronics has agreed to take a royalty-bearing smartphone patent license from Nokia Technologies. The Korean company is the latest of more than 60 licensees for Nokia’s 2G, 3G and 4G mobile communication technologies and the first major smartphone manufacturer to join the licensing program since Nokia divested its Devices & Services business to Microsoft in 2014.

Ramzi Haidamus says

“We are pleased to welcome LG Electronics to our licensing program,” said Ramzi Haidamus, President of Nokia Technologies. “We’ve worked constructively with LG Electronics and agreed a mutually beneficial approach, including the use of independent arbitration to resolve any differences. This agreement sets the scene for further collaboration between our companies in future.”

The detailed royalty payment obligations will be subject to commercial arbitration, expected to conclude within a 1-2 year timeframe. Other terms of the agreement remain confidential between the two companies.

See full statement here

Moments by Facebook – Update creates music videos from photos #Facebook #Moments #Apps

Update – Now automatically creates music videos from your photos. 25/08/15

Facebook have just announced a new standalone app called Moments by creative labs which debuts in the US for now and its available on Android and iOS,its set to roll out to more regions over the coming weeks,the app basically helps you sync pictures with friends should you have missed the chance to take a snap yourself,explained below on their blog post.

Syncing photos with the Moments app is a private way to give photos to friends and get the photos you didn’t take. Moments groups the photos on your phone based on when they were taken and, using facial recognition technology, which friends are in them. You can then privately sync those photos quickly and easily with specific friends, and they can choose to sync their photos with you as well. Now, you and your friends have all the photos you took together.

Moments also keeps all of your synced photos organized and even lets you search them to find the ones that you or specific friends are in.

Moments uses facial recognition technology to group your photos based on the friends who are in them. This is the same technology that powers tag suggestions on Facebook. You can control tag suggestions in your Settings.

Download Moments from the App Store or Google Play.

Skype for Web (Beta) is now available Wordwide #Skype #Web #Beta

UPDATE – NOW AVAILABLE WORLDWIDE IN 30 LANGUAGES

Skype for Web (Beta) is now available worldwide! Please see below for a list of supported languages. Also, good news for Chromebook and Linux users: you can now access Skype for Web (Beta) for instant messaging.

Supported languages: Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, English, German, Greek, Spanish, Estonian, Finnish, French, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Romanian, Russian, Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional.

Skype for Web is now available in ,wait for it Beta,thats if you live in the US or the UK,and its available for new users or current users whom already use the app from their mobile or tablet,the only difference is here you do not need to download the App ,you just log in via Skype.com (or web.skype.com)

Skype for Web is an important step for Skype as we move towards implementing the technology to make Real-Time Communications (RTC)

On their blog they say..

If you already use Skype, sign into Skype for web and you’ll notice your contacts and conversations load in just a few seconds, so whether you usually use Skype on a mobile, tablet, native desktop app or a TV, you’ll see your latest chats are ready to respond to in your browser.

We’ve improved the way you search for people and groups on Skype. Instead of two separate lists for contacts and recent conversations, Skype for Web introduces a timeline view – a single, searchable list that makes it easier to start new conversations and find existing ones.Great for all your conversation types

Video calls, instant messaging and audio calling with a friend or group of friends – however you want to keep in touch, Skype for Web gets you to the conversation quickly from your desktop browser (Internet Explorer, Chrome, Safari and Firefox). Don’t forget to install the plug-in before you make or receive your first call.

Never miss a moment

We’ve added notifications on Skype for Web (you’ll need to enable them when you sign-in), so you don’t miss incoming instant messages, audio or video calls, even if you’re using another app or viewing a different website in another browser window.

We’ll be continuing to roll-out Skype for Web worldwide in the next few weeks, so please share your thoughts in the Skype Community. We are constantly improving Skype for Web and would love to hear your feedback.

See more HERE

 

 

We now have text walking lanes so mobile users can bump into each other. #Sms #text #Mobile

There is no doubt it has or it will happen but someone on their mobile phone will bump into you because they are glued to their device checking emails,social media or sending sms..its either that or you see folk bumping into a lamppost…

Hopefully this initiative will help those who spend much time on their phone and they can bump into each other all they like,maybe it will eventually become somewhat a normality in other countries around the world. A Belgian city (Antwerp) has now got these text lanes.

 

An Mlab spokesperson told Yahoo News, “Everyone text-walks. You probably walk through the streets while texting or sending WhatsApp messages to your friends and don’t really pay attention to your surroundings – only to whatever is happening on your screen.

‘This causes collisions with poles or other pedestrians. You could, unknowingly, even be endangering your own life while you text-walk when you cross the street without looking up.”

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