Google’s own OS is helping us to have a seamless experience between an Android smartphone and a Chromebook. It has already brought features like Wi-Fi Sync and Smart Lock to help make the transition even better.
Now, with the new feature called Phone Hub, there’s a built-in control centre that makes it easy to manage your Android phone right from your Chromebook. So, you won’t have to worry about what to do next as you can carry on your work from your Android smartphone to your Chromebook.
Another useful thing is if your phone is in another room, you can still receive and respond to text messages, check its battery life and cell signal, turn on its hotspot, or locate it — all from your Chromebook itself. This helps you a lot when your child is using your phone or having your phone charging or just away from you and are lazy to get it.
Phone Hub also displays recent Chrome browser tabs opened on your Android phone, so you can pick up where you left off, a useful feature you have seen with Apple devices on Mac.
The new feature that Google promises to bring soon with Phone Hub is that it will access recently taken photos from your phone. So, you can easily use any picture taken recently when you need to edit a picture or share it on social media or work; you can access it instantly on your Chromebook without having to email it to yourself.
Alphabet Inc.’s Google launched a slate of new features for its Workspace productivity suite on Tuesday, starting with new “smart chips” that connect Google Docs to other products. As part of the “smart canvas” initiative, just like you can tag people with an @ symbol, you can use it to specialize links inside docs that hook up other files or meetings, starting from Tuesday. The new initiative promises to increase the cadence of product improvements for Workspace.
Google’s ultimate aim seems to be making every single part of its Workspace suite of apps interconnected. You’ll be able to start a Meet video chat directly within Docs or vice versa, you can share your Doc directly into a Meet call with a button in the doc. All of that integration will be useful, but it will also benefit Google by persuading users not to opt for competing products like Zoom or Slack and instead use Google’s cohesive suite.
A smattering of other small updates have also been released: in addition to traditional comments, emoji reactions will also be available in Google Docs, a new timeline view in Google Sheets for improved project management. An update you’ll love to have is the new “pageless” view in Google Docs that does away with the assumption that your document is meant for an 8.5 x 11 piece of paper. It dynamically resizes the doc to the size of your web browser the way a web app ought to.
Finally, Google is adding some “assisted writing” features to Google Docs, which will range from warning you about wordiness, offensive language, or non-inclusive language.
We need to keep an eye on the smart canvas function, which is built on a new framework for Workspace apps that could accelerate development.
SMART CHIPS AND TEMPLATES
Starting with Google Docs, the smart canvas feature will make it easier to dynamically insert “chips” — smart objects — that are linked to other parts of Google’s office suite. Google is starting small, though, as the smart chips will only connect with other documents, contacts, and meetings. Hovering over one of them will pop up a box with the relevant information you can interact with.
To insert a chip, type an @ symbol into Google Docs, and it’ll pop up a menu that will list a bunch of those elements, hit enter on whichever option you want, and it will make a smart chip.
“We don’t want you to have to learn a new affordance,” says Erika Trautman, director, Google Workspace, according to The Verge. “This is something that people know how to use and millions of people use it every day.”
SMART CHIPS ARE A NEW WAY TO LIVE THE OLD OPENDOC DREAM
Creating hover boxes is not the only purpose of the smart chips, the @ symbol can bring up custom templates for things like project management tables, complete with voting and task tracking. If a meeting template is selected by you, it will auto-populate smart tags for the attendees and any files attached to the calendar invite.
You can also create task lists inside a Google Doc and then assign them to a contact.
Google says that smart chips will also come to Google Sheets “in the coming months.”
PAGELESS VIEW, TIMELINES, AND OTHER FEATURES
Many of the new smaller features announced will probably have a more immediate impact on many people’s day-to-day work.
The pageless format in Google Docs, especially considering how simple it is, was wildly overdue. According to The Verge, the pageless format “just does away with the wholly unnecessary concept of a “page break” and also makes the text flow smoothly no matter the width of the browser window. It’s arriving just in time for the 11th anniversary of Ethan Marcotte’s seminal Responsive Web Design article.”
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A not-so-necessary update on Docs is that Instead of leaving comments, you’ll soon have the option to just put an emoji reaction on a paragraph.
Last but not least, another squiggly underline has been added to the red for misspellings and green for grammar: purple for style. Google Docs will be able to make suggestions about different kinds of writing style issues ranging from the genuinely important (suggesting inclusive language like “delivery person” for “mailman”) to patronizing (suggesting “to” for “in order to”) to the downright Victorian (underlining swear words). It’s similar to Grammarly and Microsoft Editor.
Google officially started rolling out the public beta of its new OS version Android 12. This announcement has made on the first day of Google I/O 2021. Though a promo video of Android 12 was already leaked earlier, the official video says the same thing. That means the Android 12 will come to all of us with a major interface revamp. Besides, Google also worked on user privacy and security as well.
In Android 12, the entire UI will react to the wallpaper you choose. Based on the color, theme, etc almost everything of the OS including widgets, notification shade, volume controls will convert itself. Thanks to the “Material You” design language behind the scene. Inside the OS, the system animations and quick setting menus are also recreated. Users now can add Google Pay and Home controls to the quick settings menu. The improvements not only reflect on visuals but also in performance, security, and privacy. Google claims smartphones with Android 12 will be smoother, faster, more responsive, and can provide longer battery backup.
Coming to the security and privacy part, where Google added a new dashboard. It contains a timeline of data all the installed applications have accessed. It will help users to revoke unnecessary permissions from them. If any app is accessing your camera, or microphone, or both, the OS will indicate that on the top of the screen. Some applications also take location permissions that you don’t want to share with them. From now and onwards, Android will allow you to provide an approx location.
These features are included in the Android 12 first public beta version. It is obvious, more features are on their way. In case you don’t know which devices are eligible for the Android 12 Public Beta version, can refer to our post. The link is given below.
As we are in 2021, IoT and connected devices have surrounded us more than ever while our smartphone being at the centre of the ecosystem consisting of TVs, laptops, cars and wearables like smartwatches or fitness trackers.
Google has announced a new Fast Pair feature to help make your Android phone and all the devices connected to it work even better together. Fast Pair helps make it easier and faster to connect to Bluetooth devices around you.
Until now, Fast Pair has been used over 36 million times to connect their Android phones with Bluetooth accessories from Sony, Microsoft, JBL, Philips, Google and many other popular brands.
Google promises to bring Fast Pair to even more devices such as Beats headphones and cars from BMW and Ford. So, with a single tap, you can pair your Android phone to your favourite accessories, whether it’s earbuds, speakers, wearables or cars.
Karim Benzema has been announced as a part of the Euro 2020 squad for France, alongside Kylian Mbappe and Antoine Griezmann. This partnership is, without a doubt, the most feared one in the tournament, considering the numbers that they both have put up.
The Real Madrid striker returns to the national team after five years away. He was dismissed due to the scandal involving him blackmailing Matthieu Valbuena. While the hearing is set to be held later this year, the player’s actions away from the pitch no longer seem to make a difference in France’s selection category.
OFFICIAL: Karim Benzema is back in the French squad for the first time since 2015.
To put things into perspective, Benzema has been capped for France 81 times since making his debut in March 2007. He has scored 27 goals in all those appearances, along with participating in the 2014 World Cup.
Since the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid, Benzema has emerged as the undisputed number 1 attacker for the club. He has scored 20+ goals in the league in every season since 2018-19 and can create chances, registering more than 5 assists per season without fail.
His completeness as a forward adds an entirely different level of threat when you add a midfield of Paul Pogba and N’Golo Kante, with wide players of the likes of the France squad.
Didier Deschamps’ team are now being hailed as the favourites to become champions of Europe, following their 2018 World Cup victory in Russia.
It seems the Diablo IV is not going to release in the near future, also Blizzard has confirmed that the game is not arriving in 2021, and 2022 is not also a guarantee, but some sort of testing might happen very soon. With a filler ID of “WELOOOOVEDOGS”, a mystery game has been added to the database of PlayStation Network.
The folks from the PlayStation Game Size have explained that this mystery PlayStore addition was uploaded by Activision in both the PS5 and PS4 versions, having a download size of 44 GB, and has an Age Level of 17+.
🚨 Age Level : +17
— PlayStation Game Size (@PlaystationSize) May 17, 2021
Many people initially assumed that the mystery game is something regarding CoD, maybe Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Remastered. But Justinxrubin, a Twitter user did some research and downloaded a list of distribution assets, which had a Diablo IV logo.
Though seeing after all these, this doesn’t mean that Diablo IV is launching on PS4/PS5 soon. It more seems like Blizzard is planning to do some kind of console testing. Meanwhile, a full beta version is way away. Recently, Blizzard has updated their PC Diablo IV alpha/beta access FAQ, so it indicates – the testing might be done very soon.
It’s officially announced that Diablo IV will be available only for Xbox One, PS4, and PC. Also, it might come to PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. But, we still have to wait for the release date. We have seen a glimpse of the game’s updated Rogue class at his year’s BlizzCon.
With Harry Kane having asked to leave Tottenham Hotspur over the last 24 hours, it is also worth noting that he has asked for a transfer to a Premier League club. Considering that he is currently the best player in the league, Spurs won’t let him go on the cheap, and a record fee is to be expected.
Keeping that in mind, let’s go over the top five most expensive transfers within the Premier League.
5. Various players: £50 million
Fernando Torres, from Liverpool to Chelsea, is one of the most notable names to have moved for the fee. Others include Richarlison from Watford to Everton, Aaron Wan-Bissaka from Crystal Palace to Manchester United and Kyle Walker from Tottenham to Manchester City.
4. Riyad Mahrez: Leicester City to Manchester City £60 million
The Algerian moved to Pep Guardiola’s team after helping Leicester win the title during the fairytale 15/16 season for the Foxes. Mahrez has finally found his footing under the Spaniard and is now a regular on the right-wing.
3. Virgil Van Dijk: Southampton to Liverpool £75 million
Arguably the most impactful signing on this list, the Dutchman has completely transformed Liverpool with his presence at the back. Their dip in form with his absence this season is a testament to how much stability he truly brings to the team.
2. Romelu Lukaku: Everton to Manchester United £75 million
Lukaku’s spell at Manchester United is not very fondly looked back at, despite scoring 42 goals in two seasons. He is a totally different player now at Inter Milan and has over 60 goals for the Nerazzurri in two campaigns.
1. Harry Maguire: Leicester City to Manchester United £80 million
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – MARCH 08: Harry Maguire of Manchester United celebrates the 2-0 victory during the Premier League match between Manchester United and Manchester City at Old Trafford on March 8, 2020 in Manchester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt – AMA/Getty Images)
The centre-back moved from the King Power to Old Trafford for the highest fee paid within the Premier League. He currently captains Manchester United and has been a good investment for the backline as United are in the Champions League in consecutive seasons for the first time since Sir Alex Ferguson left.
Noise, India’s No.1 wearable smartwatch maker is going to launch Noise Flair, the first neckband in the Indian market having full touch control functionality. It was listed on the Amazon India page for over a couple of weeks and today, it’s ready to come on sale. The buying counters will be open at 12:00 noon via its official website and Amazon India. It costs Rs.1,799 only and coming in four color options – Black, Blue, White, and Green. You can check out the buy link given below.
The Noise Flair is equipped with 10mm big bass audio drivers to deliver a powerful audio output. Keeping in mind the work from home situation, the maker added Environmental noise cancellation tech from Qualcomm in this product. On top of that, the dual mic setup is there for a crystal clear calling experience.
It’s India’s first-ever neckband coming with the touch control functionality. Yes, you can manage tracks, take or reject calls, wake up voice assistants, and more without pressing any button.
The Noise Flair also houses fast charging technology. During the rush times, you have to just put the neckband for 8 minutes in the charger. This will give up to 8 hours of battery backup. As per the company claim, the Flair can take up to 35 hours to drain its fully charged battery.
Cricket has produced some exciting talent throughout history. Some batsmen have become the legend of this game for their consistent performance throughout their career.
Here are the top 10 highest ever rated ODI batsmen in the history:
10. Hashim Amla [South Africa, 901]
The South African batsman was one of the most mechanically skilled batsmen in history. He is in the 10th position in the list with 901 points. Amla has played 181 ODI matches for his country and scored 8113 runs.
9. AB De Villiers [South Africa, 902]
Another South African batsman on the list. AB De Villiers is one of the bests in the game. De Villiers has played 228 matches for South Africa and scored 9577 runs. He is in 9th in the list with 902 points.
8. Brian Lara [West Indies, 908]
Former West Indies skipper, Brian Lara is 8th on the list with 908 points. Lara has played 299 matches for West Indies and scored 10,405 runs for his country. Lara is one of those players who has crossed 10,000 runs in the ODI history
7. Javed Miandad [Pakistan, 910]
Former Pakistani batsman Javed Miandad has made it to the list as well. He is the 7th on the list with 910 points. Javed Miandad has played 233 matches and scored 7381 runs.
6. Virat Kohli [India, 911]
Only active player on the list. Virat Kohli is 6th on the list with 911 points. The Indian skipper has already played 254 ODI matches for his country and scored 12,169 runs.
5. Dean Jones [Australia, 918]
Dean Jones has played 164 matches in ODI for his country and scored 6,068 runs. Dean has retired from international cricket in 1994. He is 5th on the list with 918 points.
4. David Gower [England, 919]
Former English batsman has made his place on the list with 919 points. He is the 4th on the list. David has played 114 matches for his country and scored 3170 runs.
3. Greg Chappel [Australia, 921]
Another Australian on the list. Greg Chappel has appeared in just 74 ODI matches for his country and scored 2331 runs. He is 3rd on this list with 921 points.
2. Zaheer Abbas [Pakistan, 931]
Former Pakistani legend Zaheer Abbas is the second-best player on the list with 931 points. He has played just 62 ODI matches for his country and scored 2572 runs.
1. Viv Richards [West Indies, 935]
Viv Richard is topping the list with 935 points. The West Indian legend has made 187 ODI appearances for his country. He has scored 6,721 runs in his ODI career.
In a hearing on Tuesday, the Delhi Court rejected two-time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar’s anticipatory bail application. Kumar had filed a motion in court, alleging that the investigation into his case was skewed and that there was a plot to damage his reputation. The court, however, rejected his appeal, which means that the non-bailable warrant issued against him in connection with the murder of 23-year-old Sagar Rana at Chhatrasal stadium remains in effect.
The Delhi police declared a Rs 1 lakh reward for information leading to the arrest of Sushil Kumar and nine others in connection with the murder of Sagar Rana, a 23-year-old former junior national wrestling champion. His associate Ajay Kumar, a physics instructor, was also given a cash reward of Rs 50,000.
Sonu and Amit Kumar were among the people who endured injuries when Sushil Kumar, along with other wrestlers, allegedly attacked them. Wrestler Sagar Rana could not survive on the night of May 4th at the Chhatrasal stadium.
Kumar’s bail plea was scheduled to be heard by Additional Sessions, Judge Jagdish Kumar. During the hearing, Public Prosecutor Atul Shrivastava, who was representing Delhi Police, said that Kumar’s passport had not been confiscated. He stated in the court, “We had kept the passport as we feared that he might fly away from the country.”
Sidharth Luthra, a senior lawyer, represented Kumar. Kumar stated in his application that the entire inquiry was conducted with a “pre-determined and biased mindset.” He was also declared “innocent of all wrongdoings,” according to the statement. The alleged victims in the case “have criminal antecedents,” according to what the court was informed. When he demanded them to evacuate a property owned by his wife, Savi Kumar, they “tried to falsely implicate” him.
The application read, “That unfounded, baseless, scurrilous and preposterous allegations have been made against the applicant maliciously with the only motive to humiliate and injure the reputation of the applicant. He should not be compelled to face harassment, ignominy and disgrace at the instance of baseless and unfounded allegations.”
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