Samsung unveils next-generation 960 Pro, 960 Evo M.2 SSDs

Samsung unveils next-generation 960 Pro, 960 Evo M.2 SSDs with blistering speeds, up to 2TB capacity

Samsung has been pushing the boundary of SSDs for several years — it was the first company to release a commercial 3D NAND drive, and it’s been aggressively pushing the new NVMe and PCI Express-based M.2 drive standard. Now, the company has taken another step forward with the 960 Pro. This is the successor to the 950 Pro that launched last year as Samsung’s first M.2 drive for the consumer PCI Express market. The Korean company is also launching the 960 EVO — and like its previous EVO drives, this one is based on TLC NAND.

Windows starts the clean-up process from windows 7, 8.1

With the ‘Get Windows 10’ campaign finally over, Microsoft begins cleaning up Windows 7, 8.1

For over a year, Microsoft’s “Get Windows 10” promotion was included as part of the updates served to Windows 7 and 8.1. The GWX.exe application didn’t consume much memory or cause outright problems, but it had a habit of “suggesting” you update that users often found annoying. As the year of free Windows 10 upgrades progressed, the number of people with an axe to grind grew. The app started acting more like malware, and the blowback was bad enough that Microsoft eventually walked back some of its changes.

New Ways to run Android Apps on your windows PC

Android’s application ecosystem has proven to be versatile and developer-friendly, after a bit of a slow start. You are free to develop an app for Android and publish it to the Play Store with just a few basic restrictions. This has led to a plethora of really cool Android apps, some of which aren’t available on iOS or other platforms. Running Android apps usually requires an Android smartphone or tablet — obviously! — but what if you currently use iOS or another mobile OS, and want to try out Android without actually getting an Android device?

Well, fortunately, with a little leg work, you can run Android apps on a regular old Windows PC. There are a few different ways to go about it, each with their own strengths and weaknesses.

SAMSUNG LOOKING TO UPGRADE GRAPHICS WITH AMD, NVIDIA

Samsung may be in talks with AMD, Nvidia to license graphics IP

Samsung and Apple are the two titans of the smartphone industry, but they’ve taken very different routes to get there. Where Apple has invested a great deal of time and money into building its own custom SoCs and designing its own microarchitecture, Samsung has historically used cores from many other companies, including Texas Instruments and Qualcomm. Last year, the company announced it would bring its first custom CPU core to market in 2016. Now, it’s reportedly in talks with both AMD and Nvidia, looking for a graphics core to match its custom CPU.

Seed of Destiny - 4th September 2016

Daily Devotional Guide by Dr. Paul Enenche

Topic:  THE BLESSING OF THE WORD OF GOD
  
SCRIPTURE: Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night. – Psalms 1:1-2 (NIV).

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: The Word of God is the Container of the Blessing of God.
The Word of God is the Container of the Blessing of God. God’s Blessing is packaged in His Word. Therefore, studying and obeying God’s Word is to access the Blessing of God. According to our anchor scripture, the man who delights in God’s Word is blessed.

Snapchat to Buy Vurb(a search website) for More Than $100 Million

Snapchat is buying search startup Vurb in a stock and cash deal totaling around $200 million, as first reported by The Information. About half of that money will go to investors, while the rest will go as retention payouts to current employees — an unusually high proportion.

Business Insider has independently confirmed the sale and price with a person familiar with the situation, and apparently it's a done deal.

Google in trouble as Russia Slams $6.75 Million Fine

Google has been fined for violating the anti-trust laws in the country

Russian regulators have fined Google a meager amount of $6.75 million after the authorities found that the company used its dominant market position to promote its own services and products against competitors. Last year, Russia started investigations on the antitrust violations against the search engine giant.

With billions of dollars that Google earns each year, this fine looks like peanuts. The Russian Federal Anti-Monopoly Service (FAS) said that the fine makes only a small percentage of the company’s 2014 revenue in Russia. According to the local rules, the penalty for such violations is in between 1-15%. However, the regulators haven’t disclosed a certain figure for this case.

New Tech: USB Type-C about to replace the standard 3.5mm headphone jack

Intel says there are good reasons to say goodbye to the 3.5mm audio jack and bring headphones, earbuds and microphones into the digital era.

One venerable computing technology, USB, could be about to help kill off an even older standard, the 3.5mm audio jack.

The 3.5mm audio jack was popularized as the way to plug headphones into Sony's portable Walkman tape player and got a new lease on life as a way to handle audio on virtually every mobile phone and PC. But if Intel and its allies get their way, the new USB Type-C connector that's spread to some high-end PCs and phones will replace it in coming years.

One big problem with removing the 3.5mm jack is that countless sets of earbuds and

Seed of Destiny - 17th August 2016

Daily Devotional By Dr. Paul Enenche 

Topic: GENEROSITY- THE PATHWAY TO THE BLESSING COVENANT

SCRIPTURE: And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry. But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided? – Luke 12:19-20

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Receiving without releasing is dying without knowing.

From our anchor Scripture, we see that it is foolishness to have prosperity without generosity. We also see that refusal to be a distributor qualifies a man for destruction. When a person has decided to store up things for himself alone, he has positioned himself for destruction; he is not qualified to walk in the Blessing Covenant.

Twitter teams up with Pepsico, introduces stickers to their network

Twitter announced in a blog post earlier today saying;

"Introducing Promoted #Stickers"

They went ahead to talk about how stickers can be good for advert especially to their customers.

This is what the post says:

We are always looking to provide fun ways for people to express themselves on Twitter. And as a brand, creative expression tools like GIFs, Polls, and emojis help you drive deeper customer engagement. We recently introduced #Stickers, a fun new way for Twitter users to add a pop of creativity to photos and connect them to the world on Twitter. Since then, millions of photos have been Tweeted using #Stickers in creative and dynamic ways across sports, news, and entertainment.

Apple Inc. planning 10.5-inch iPad Pro for 2017 and an OLED iPad for 2018

The future is abundant with iPads, according to a new industry analyst report.

At this point in the 21st century, it's safe to assume that the annual cycle of new Apple products is as regular as the progression of the lunar calendar.
A report released on Monday and spotted by MacRumors has given us a glimpse of what to expect from the tech giant in both 2017 and 2018. Three new iPads are slated for release next year, according to Ming-Chui Kuo, a KGI securities analyst with a strong track record of getting Apple predictions spot on.
Top of the bill will be a 10.5-inch iPad Pro, which should prove appealing to those who are keen to experience Apple's top tablet in a neat midsized package. It will be joined by a 12.9-inch iPad Pro 2 and a more affordable 9.7-inch iPad.


Kuo also predicts that Apple will adopt OLED technology for the iPad in 2018 -- something it is rumored to be implementing on the iPhone next year. The result will be the first iPad to feature a flexible screen, with the hardware upgrade accompanied by radical changes in the iPad's interface.