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Devs Light Up for Alexa

Amazon last week announced the availability of more than 1,000 different skills for its Alexa voice assistant technology. Third-party developers have created the vast array of new capabilities for the highly popular line of consumer products that use Alexa, which includes the Amazon Echo, Echo Dot, Amazon Tap and Amazon Fire. The announcement comes less than a year after Amazon released the Alexa Skills Kit, which allows outside developers to create new services to work with the voice-activation technology. Developers have ramped up the creation of new skills for the Alexa ecosystem -- only 135 were available in January. "Today we have a vibrant community of tens of thousands of developers who are learning about the service, bringing useful and innovative skills to every aspect of Alexa customers' lives," said Rob Pulciani, director of Amazon Alexa. Developers can use the Smart Home API to enable smart home capabilities, such as controlling lights, door locks o...

Did Facebook Censor the Trump San Jose Rally Protests?

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Did Facebook censor the Trump San Jose rally? (Getty) The Trump San Jose rally on June 2 was overcome with violence as protesters threw eggs and bottles at supporters, destroyed barricades in the nearby parking garage, and tore up the American flag. But something else strange was happening at the same time. Facebook users reported that they couldn’t search for the rally on Facebook. Was this an example of Facebook censorship? At this point, we don’t know if it was censorship that happened after the story went trending or just some strange Facebook error. But the evidence has left Facebook users confused and hoping to get answers. Here’s what we know so far. Searches for “Trump San Jose” and “Trump San Jose Rally” only turned up error messages, like this one on desktop: (Facebook) Users in different parts of the country reported the same thing during the protests. One Facebook user in California found this when he searched for “Trump San Jose” on mobile: (Facebook) And...

Upgrade Now : How Microsoft Has Aggressively Pushed Windows 10 to Everyone

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This week, Microsoft made Windows 10 a “recommended update” that will automatically download for many Windows 7 and 8.1 users. This is just Microsoft’s latest move in aggressively pushing Windows 10–here’s how we got to this point. Windows 10 is better than Windows 8, and probably a good upgrade for most Windows users at this point. But there are a lot of good reasons to stick with previous versions of Windows–like if you rely on a piece of software or hardware  compatibility with software and hardware that won’t necessarily work with Windows 10. The update is even coming to business users, which is remarkably problematic. Get Windows 10, or “GWX”, Becomes Pushier Over Time Microsoft’s push to upgrade Windows 7 and 8.1 users began with the “Get Windows 10” application, also known as GWX. This was rolled out through Windows Update and automatically installed on computers before Windows 10 was even released. In its initial form, the Get Wi...

What’s the Point of a Wireless Hard Drive, and Do I Need One?

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As consumers continue to shift their lives away from the desktop and onto their mobile devices, having an external hard drive that can you connect to without any cables is a convenient way to stash away photos, videos, and music you want to take with you on the road. But how do they work, and are they worth the increased cost over the more traditional external media solutions we’ve used until now? What’s a Wireless Hard Drive? This is particularly useful for mobile devices like smartphones or tablets, which don’t have simple USB ports like laptops–they have a Micro-USB (Android) or Lightning (iPhone) port. This means that unless you buy some very creative adapters and download third-party apps that aren’t even available in the main app stores, a regular external hard drive won’t work on many phones. Some Android devices may work with external drives but, even then, they’d lose battery very quickly powering the drive. Traditional external hard driv...

Upgrade Your Whatsapp to Smartest Chat

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let's switch t o smartestchat: Try this http://app.appsgeyser.com/smartestchat  The app is a bit like whatsapp.... But got some difference like wen setting up a display picture u don't need to crop it ..... U can change font size of your chat!!.... U can also change chat background!!..... And lots more just download and you will see more >awesome right....full time free!!not like whatsapp

Get Infinix Hot 2 At N17,900 Only With Free Delivery

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Infinix hot 2 is an Android device from Infinix mobility (makers of Infinix hot, Infinix hot note, and Infinix zero) that went viral 4 months ago and still cherished by many due to its specifications and cheapness. It has a 1gb and 2gb ram variant which most you should already be aware of. If you are new you can check out Infinix Hot 2 review Here . Infinix hot 2 with box The phone is sold at N17,500 and N19,500 for the 1gb and 2gb ram versions respectively online at Jumia. But the sad thing is, on ordering for the device, the delivery charge is often so disheartening. Jumia most times charge as high as N2,500 for delivery or at least N1,140. And konga usually charge at most N1,000 but the Konga merchants (other sellers at Konga website) are not helping matters with the high prices they place on this phones. To cut a long story short, I happen to order another Infinix Hot 2 for a friend today at Konga and was lucky to get the best price ever. Instead of the usual N23,000, N24,000 etc p...

How to Rerrange, Configure, and Delete Apps and Games on the New Apple TV

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The new Apple TV is out and with it  the new-fangled tvOS . While it’s not substantially different than the previous Apple TV, it is different enough that we want to show you how to rearrange, configure, and delete apps and games on it. That said, there are several new variations you want to be aware of with the new device.This includes removing apps and games, as well as specific settings. When you first start up the new Apple TV, you’ll notice that it bears a resemblance to the older version of Apple TV, and that’s a good thing. Obviously, Apple doesn’t want things to be too different, otherwise users might get frustrated with all the changes. Moving Tiles and Configuring Apple and Games Moving tiles around on the home screen still works the same, you simply select the item you want to move, press and hold the select button (basically the top half) on your remote until the tiles start shaking (like on iOS), and then move it to its new location. Moving tiles on...

Tested: Should You Unplug Chargers When You’re Not Using Them?

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How much energy do your smartphone, laptop, and tablet chargers really use? Should you unplug them when you aren’t using them to save power and money? We measured exactly how much power a variety of common chargers use, and how much keeping them plugged in will cost your each year. You’ve probably heard of “vampire power” — the amount of power a device uses in standby mode when you aren’t using it. But just how much vampire power does a charger use, and is it worth the hassle of unplugging them when you aren’t using them? How We Measured It — and How You Can Measure, Too We used a Kill A Watt electricity usage meter to measure the power usage of a variety of popular chargers. You can measure the electricity usage of your own devices and appliances if you buy such a device, too. They’re currently  under $24 on Amazon . Plug the meter into an electrical socket and plug another device into the meter. The meter will sit between the two and tell you how much energy t...

Google releases LMY48I factory image with Stagefright fix for seven Nexus devices

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Google has posted new factory images for build LMY48I, which contains fixes for  the Stagefright security exploit , for several Nexus devices. In all, the new build is available for the Nexus 6, Nexus 9 (LTE and WiFi), Nexus 5, Nexus 7 (2013, WiFi), Nexus 10, and Nexus 4. Google  said the update would roll out today  in a blog post announcing a new monthly security update schedule for Nexus devices, and the build number lines up with  what Sprint said  would begin rolling out to the Nexus 5 and Nexus 6. If you're interested in manually updating your Nexus device to the latest build, you'll find links from Google for each device receiving LMY48I at the link below. Also be sure to  check out our guide to the process , as it's more complicated than simply receiving an OTA update.

Wow! Google Cardboard turns any Android device into a DIY virtual reality ......

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Wow! Google Cardboard turns any Android device into a DIY virtual reality headset!  Google engineers have developed a cardboard viewer that lets you hold your phone to your face and  simulate a  virtual reality headset. The  app  and companion viewer are called Google Cardboard; it was borne out of a 20% time project at Google; and, Sundar Pichai showed it off during the Google I/O keynote.The idea is fairly simple: virtual reality headsets are usually very expensive and difficult to make, but maybe there’s a simpler way. Much simpler in fact. The whole  setup  only requires five items, four of which are very easy to come by. Google has posted the instructions so you can take some cardboard, velcro,  magnets , rubber bands, and lenses to make your own VR headset. The lenses are the most difficult part to get, and the whole setup would cost about $ 50 to build. Once you have your headset built, you can  download  the Cardboard...