Sunday, August 24, 2014

Google’s Search App able to understand commands and queries in multiple languages



Well-known Digital Marketing Agency, What is interesting for Google is that Google’s search app can now understand commands and queries in multiple languages simultaneously.

According to a blog post, multiple language speakers can adjust their settings once (selecting up to five languages) and then simply speak any of 50 languages that Google understands, switching back and forth at will. Previously users could only speak in one language at a time:

Now, you can just make a small, one-time change to your settings, and then you can switch back and forth easily. Google will automatically detect which language you’re using. You can select up to five languages total—enough to satisfy all but the most advanced polyglots. Whether you get a spoken response from Google depends on the language you use and your query.

Thursday, August 21, 2014

Twitter adjourns accounts posting macabre images



(Digital Marketing Agency) – Following the shocking and horrific death of American photojournalist, James Foley, this Tuesday, famous online social media, Twitter, has announced all accounts responsible for distributing his decapitated pictures extracted from the killing video are all suspended.
"We have been and are actively suspending accounts as we discover them related to this graphic imagery. Thank you," tweeted Dick Costolo, Twitter’s CEO.
Costolo further said that this action clashes with Twitter’s terms of service which prohibits violence and threats.
The firm also take action towards images and videos of passed-away individuals. Their images will be removed per request of family members. This impact is established after a fake photos of famous comedy and film star Robin Williams were tweeted to his daughter following his death this month. 
Twitter is known to have a softer regulation in its terms of service towards violence compares to other online companies. Hence, these activities show that the giant online media begins to consider strengthen its policy.

Samsung New Model: Nook Tablet Is Released


 
The new model tablet of Samsung has been presented by Barnes and Noble, according to Digital Marketing Agency, reported. One analyst said it would be an "uphill struggle" to sell the new device.
"There is growing consumer apathy to this growing class of low-cost tablets," said Ben Wood, from the tech consultancy CCS Insight.
"Although there is the Nook angle on this, it goes into the melting pot with numerous other tablets that will appear in this price point as we run up to Christmas.”
"Amazon has pretty much locked out the market in reading-focused tablets anyway, the only thing I'd applaud here is the fact that Barnes & Noble has gone to Samsung, which can give it scale and quality."
Costing $179 (£107), the new Nook is also cheaper than the Kindle Fire HDX and Kobo Arc 7HD.

Mobile App Developer Snapchat on Brink of Expanding Services


 
(Digital Marketing Agency, thesnsgroup.com) - California-based Snapchat Inc., founder of mobile app letting users send messages that disappear within seconds, is reportedly on the verge of expanding its services in the form of videos, news articles and advertisements.
According to the Wall Street Journal, talks with advertisers and media companies about a service called Snapchat Discovery that will show content and ads to Snapchat users have already held, with the new service expected to be unveiled in November this year.
To date, at least a dozen media companies have shown significant interest in providing content for Snapchat Discovery, the Journal said.

Global private cloud launched by Centurylink


Well-known Digital Marketing Agency, Data center operator CenturyLink has introduced a global private cloud service. The launch of the service is for clients who need the flexibility of public cloud. According to CenturyLink, enterprises needing a private cloud hosted locally will have a choice of 57 data centers in 34 cities around the world.

CenturyLink Cloud’s director of cloud product strategy Richard Seroter said: “most companies want a private cloud, but with the pace of change of standards and technology types in the industry now, it is impossible for IT departments to keep up.”

He added: “Internal private clouds are hard to set up and maintain and even harder to update, because the cloud is constantly innovating. We’re getting down to running on bare metal now. When I worked in an IT department, the systems people used were often two versions behind the market. In the cloud era, customers can get new features every 30 days.”

Wednesday, August 20, 2014

Window Smartphone HTC One M8 is Cheaper


 
The new smartphone HTC has been shown by its maker, according to Digital Marketing Agency reported.
By this way this phone runs a Windows Phone operating system, but it is sold at about the half price of other that has been running Google’s Android and this is first the time for company that released a Window smartphone.
One analyst said the new device was "almost certainly financially supported" by Microsoft, in an attempt to gain a foothold in the US market.
"Consumers love the HTC One M8 and today's introduction extends that enthusiasm to new audiences hungry for choice in their mobile experience," said Jason Mackenzie, president of HTC Americas.
He added: "Microsoft shares our vision, and that's why we committed to bringing the Windows Phone platform to the HTC One M8."

The First Google Self-Driving Car


 
There is a new self-driving car has been presented by Google, leading to Digital Marketing Agency reported. 
In addition, it is the first self-driving car of Google, but it has not been given the green light yet.
One more thing this autonomous vehicle has been testing for years by the Company and finds out that, it can be enjoyable.
Moreover, you don’t need to look for parking; you just let them drop you off to run a quick journey.
A mother who took a test ride said in the video that “having the car would allow me more time to catch up with my son.”
 Therefore these cars allow who can drive the chance to enjoy mobility, even they drunk. The cars have logged more than half a million miles, according to Google.