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The cost to make an Apple Watch is $85 which is significantly lower than the price consumers pay for the Apple Watch from Apple.
Source: www.money.cnn.com
Twitter has introduced a new feature that will hopefully combat trolls and make the site a more “friendly” environment for its users.
Twitter user safety engineer Xiaoyun Zhang believes that “this new, advanced feature makes blocking multiple accounts easy, fast and community driven.”
The feature will allow harassed users to block multiple accounts with ease, and it will also allow that user to share a list of trolls with others. A feature of this magnitude would allow good users to weed out the troublemakers and possibly make Twitter enjoyable for everyone.
Twitter CEO Dick Costolo has admitted that Twitter is not very good when it comes to tackling online trolls.
In a leaked memo to staff, Costolo said that “we suck at dealing with abuse and trolls on the platform and we’ve sucked at it for years. It’s no secret that the rest of the world talks about it every day. We lose core user after core user by not addressing simple trolling issues that they face every day.”
This is just the first step of many. In recent months, the company has banned the use of “Revenge Porn” aimed at embarrassing past lovers.
On many social networking sites, trolls have become so rampant that many people avoid using the site altogether. Twitter has to realize that its site is no place for the unnecessary hate.
Scientists in Japan have developed what they say is a swimming human model which is the world’s most advanced swimming robot, designed to improve performance in the pool.
Source: www.reuters.com
Digital strategist Luvvie Ajayi talks about the large, active presence of African Americans in the digital space.
Source: www.exhale.aspire.tv.
Facebook’s newest product is featured in its messenger platform that was revealed earlier this year.
Doodle Draw is a game that allows Facebook users to draw and send images to their friends. And their friends get to guess what they drew.
According to Josh Constine for Techcrunch, “Doodle Draw for iOS and Android will be familiar to anyone who played Draw Something… because it’s a blatant copy of the 2012 flash in the pan mobile game that got acquired by Zynga for an exorbitant price. Don’t feel too bad for the fallen games giant, though, as Draw Something was just a mobile version of the classic party game Pictionary. You can download app developer Clay‘s Doodle Draw here, by tapping the “•••” button in a Messenger chat thread to open the platform app list.”
Since the introduction of the platform, Facebook has tried to get users to use it more. The game is just one attempt to build interest. For those who are not fond of Facebook games, Doodle Draw will not do anything to spark your interest.
It is highly likely that this is just the first round of promotional gimmicks the company will launch.
The shock of losing your keys, purse or wallet is something you never forget. But could technology mean we never have to stress about finding them again? New GPS tracker tag helps you find these items with a bluetooth signal to your smartphone.
Source: BBC News
In recent months, Jay-Z’s music streaming service, Tidal, has come under fire. There have been rumors and reports about artists jumping ship, internal conflict and failed business strategies.
On Monday, Apple revealed a multitude of products and services for Apple users at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2015. Celebrities like rapper and singer Drake and filmmaker J.J Abrams were at the San Francisco conference.
Drake was there to promote Apple Music. He said that the company’s new streaming service is a way for artists and their fans to interact better.
“Focus on your body of work. Instead of having to post your stuff on these different and sometimes confusing places, it’s all in one place: and that is Connect,” explains Drake.
One of the most surprising announcements was that Drake’s newest album will drop on the Apple Music service. That leaves many to wonder why not drop the album on Tidal and what happened to his business relationship with Jay-Z. Those questions have yet to be answered.
Connect, the social aspect of the streaming service, is designed to allow big and small artists to share and connect with fans with lyrics, behind-the-scenes photos, remixes and more.
“Apple’s shuttered social music network hinged on connecting listeners to artists. However, Drake stressed how Apple’s new solution, unlike competitors like, say, Spotify and Tidal, is a simple and elegant one for fans and musicians alike,” reports writer Kwame Opam for The Verge.
Also, there has been rumors of a $19 million contract with Drake. At this moment, that can’t be confirmed.
Top 10 Apple Watch Questions: Answered
Source: Marques Brownlee
Apple’s new OS could bridge the gap between your laptop and your phone.
The Yosemite Operating System will focus on sleek app design, speed and reliability that current operating systems may not offer.
According to Ian Sherr and Shara Tibken for CNET.com, “some of the key new features included advancements for its Spotlight search function, allowing users to ask it about the weather, for example, or find stock prices and sports scores. The company also enhanced its search functions in apps like email, where they can easily find messages they hadn’t yet responded to. Apple also made it easy for two apps to run on the screen at once, a function called ‘split view.'”
Some of these features are not new and have been introduced in the Windows operating systems like Windows 8 and 10. Apple is banking on brand reputation to sell its new product. The company wants it to be the most user-friendly OS on the market.
“It’s more of an upgrade to the feel of OS X. This means a lot more gesture control, continuing the tradition of making OS X feel more like iOS. For instance, El Capitan lets you swipe two fingers across the trackpad to delete a message. You can also kill unwanted autoplay music with a single tap. And you can also pull up Mission Control with a three-finger swipe. This kind of stuff is largely reminiscent of Windows 10, and the list of little improvements goes on,” reports Adam Clark Estes for Gizmodo.
The OS will also have widgets that connect users to news, sports and other informational sources. There will be a shared menu that allows developers to create blogs that will also enhance the user’s experience and build a rapport between developer and user. For more information on features check out Apple’s website.
Apple users can upgrade now via the Apple Store.
Drone technology has come a long way in just the past five years. Companies like Amazon plan to use drones to deliver packages in the near future. We already know that various armed forces around the world are using them for reconnaissance or for offensive purposes.
According to Wired writer Katie Collins, “every year in China millions of students sit a higher education access exam that is so stressful it has been linked to spates of suicides and frequently results in youngsters fainting in the examination room. Known as the ‘gaokao’, the exam is taken over two days, is based primarily on memorization and determines the course of the young students’ lives.”
In the Chinese province of Luoyang, schools have decided to prove that they are a little smarter than cheating kids. The schools are aware that kids might try to use cellphones to find answers they just don’t know.
They plan on using drones to monitor examination rooms. This exam is essentially the SAT on steroids. It has been reported that many students have been so stressed about the test that they committed suicide to avoid shame.
In order to avoid cheating, the drones will hover 500 meters in the air over the test site. It can detect the cellphone and relay that message back to the test proctors via tablet.