Chrome and Hangouts for iOS receive little update!

Google Apps has both Chrome and Hangouts for iOS provided with an update. The changes are already lean, according to the changelog, it is even closer, if you then look for these features in the apps. With Hangouts, there is now the possibility to insert pictures from the clipboard into chats, a thoroughly practical. Chrome attempts to come up with the same two innovations, but at least I can understand only one of the two. In Search in Chrome browser may search suggestions now appear that deliver immediate results. For example, if you search for the weather or certain shares. This works well so far and is also more likely to be assigned to the practical changes.


Another change is the "simple opening links that have been copied from other apps." What Google thinks herewith, is beyond me. I copy a link from another app, I must wager and active open this still in the address bar or search box. If you watch something else, feel free to leave a comment. Both apps also received the usual stability improvements and bug fixes. Chrome for iOS can be found here, Hangouts, click here.

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Google wants to persuade Firefox users in the US again to change the default search engine !

In November 2014 Mozilla changed after 10 years with Google the default search engine of Firefox browser on Yahoo. It was not long that tried Google users move to change the default search engine. Apparently not very successful, Firefox users in the US are now happy namely directly in the search results with a "display", but that Google can make Firefox the default. That's a very prominent placement for such a display, the user should move to the changeover.

Yahoo was able to record more queries since the change in Firefox. According to StatCounter search queries from Yahoo rose from 8.6 percent in November to 10.9 percent in January. comScore has determined, however, that Yahoo's market share in the US rose to 11.8 percent in December from 10.2 percent in November. What appears as a percentage for small displacements, are actually millions of search queries and thus potential sources of revenue for the search engines. As such, one would even probably also try to reach users on every imaginable way, so that one is used again.

(Source: Search Engine Land)

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Android 5.1 roundup: what's new ?

Earlier this week Google released the Android 5.1 Lollipop more than overdue update that has now hopefully squashed all bugs that have soured in recent versions of the joy of the system. But what Android 5.1 brings all things to himself, had not been planned in detail. The guys at Android Authority have taken apart the version and demonstrates all the new features.

Quick Settings

Thus, the already retreaded Android 5.0, Quick Settings again a little extended. Now you can watch directly from the Quick Settings panel from connecting to a Wi-Fi or Bluetooth device of your choice without having to change the settings. In addition to the symbols for WLAN and Bluetooth, a small arrow that indicates you by typing what devices are available now appears. Rather trivial, but nice to look at: The animation for the rotation lock was replaced.

Screen pinning

With Android 5.0 Google introduced the function screen pinning. This feature was already on iOS and causes your app is an open with a lock so that only this one app can be used. This is advantageous when children want to play as games on your smartphone, but to see anything on the device or further adjusted. Screen pinning can be found in the security settings and the word choice of settings has now changed more or clarified. If you've pinned an app that shows you Android 5.1 now available, the keyboard shortcut need you to press to exit the screen pinning mode again can.

Contacts

The contacts app is also slightly improved. The perceived by many to be annoying color filter through the contact pictures has now been removed. Even in my eyes very annoying feature was removed, namely the forced Google+ profile pictures. These have been described yet every time you sync the contacts selected as the default profile picture for a contact, instead of your own choosing.

Volume control and Profiles

For some unknown reason Google has so far killed with the launch of Android 5.0 to silent mode. Android 5.1 also brings no silent mode back, this one has the opportunity now easily access the volume control for alerts. The icons for the priority and not disturb mode will now appear on the selection in the status bar at the top. You also now get in do not disturb mode also alerts and notification LED (if any) lights. Unfortunately, the alarm clock in do not disturb mode will not still out, so you have to create a Priority mode as a workaround, are allowed at the alarm clock. If your media is playing, you've now also possible when activating the volume button to tap on the device to a device appearing on the screen bell icon and adjust the system volume. In addition, the priority mode will now be better managed.

Heads-Up Notifications

Google has also improved the heads-up notifications. If you receive a notification, you can now wipe this up and they stay you get on the notification list. Previously this had the effect that the notification disappeared completely. In addition, Google introduces Android 5.1 "Device Protection" before, so that your device is associated even after a complete wipe with your Google account and can be configured only after you enter your data. Unfortunately, this feature is currently only users of a Nexus or Nexus 6 9 reserved.


Was already known in advance that Android 5.1 now supports HD Voice calls - if the device and the wireless service providers support the function. In addition, the dual SIM support now baked into the operating system. Overall, Google has done with Android 5.1 over 14,000 changes we understandably can not be listed. If you want to see the entire changelog, this can >> do here.

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Microsoft OneNote for iPhone and Mac available in new versions !

Microsoft already bored this week on the OneNote Web Clipper, now are the apps for iPhone and Mac's turn. See the changelog of the Mac app will also point to the new Web Clipper, which you still need to install additional (here). New directly in the Mac app is the improved parts. Use the integrated contact other selection can now invite directly from OneNote, also you can see immediately who has access to a notebook.

The iOS app has also received an update with new features. During the two separate iPhone and iPad apps, although both were brought to version 2.10, shows only the changelog of the new iPhone version tions, while the iPad version contains only bug fixes. iPhone users can use the new page view offers a new design for the preview of content in page listings. This new surface must be activated by the user, so that he gets to see them. Another innovation is that it is possible journals now rearrange. This is done on the renewed navigation bar.

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Save YouTube videos to Google Drive!

You have uploaded a video of all time on YouTube website but are now looking to explore additional channels. Maybe you can Meo to reach a lot more members or posted on other video hosting websites such as Facebook pages. You people can download it for offline viewing comes with iTunes Podcast and YouTube video files.

Importantly, how can you get the original video files from YouTube to upload another website? If you save a backup of the hard work of all video files you've ever uploaded to YouTube, there are two other "official" option, go read this.

If you head to the Creator dashboard to the YouTube website, you can download one of your web site with a simple click (Reading the way). Options only drawback is that downsizes to 480p HD videos from YouTube.

See store web files on Google Drive

You save the file directly to Google Drive as well as download YouTube videos in original resolution there are other options you can use Google Takeout inside as well. Therefore, you can start the download process, and the Google Drive in the background, large and small stores all files. Once the files on the drive, they can later be uploaded automatically to other video sites, you can synchronize your desktop.

To begin with, this, go to the Customize link and click the Next button, and select Add drive a delivery method. That's it. All you have is a YouTube video from a compressed folder is added to the take-out and a few hours drive. The whole video is larger than 2GB, you create multiple files for each 2GB.

The original movie, as well as the files are compressed in the take will include all playlists in JSON format, as well as a description of the video.

Download YouTube videos to Google Drive

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Google has just three days after its bloggers backpedals ban porn !

Days after announcing it would begin its crackdown on pornography blogger platform, Google has opposed the decision.

To prohibit public access to sexually explicit blog changes, and was expected to enter into force next month. However, policy changes will create a significant backlash. The main criticism is pointed out that some users posted out in non-commercial pornographic content; Any movement was much too broad.

Also, Google is trying to pressure the Multi-porn bury a woman such as:

Google has posted on its product forum on Friday:

Hello everyone,
This week, we announced a change to Blogger’s porn policy. We’ve had a ton of feedback, in particular about the introduction of a retroactive change (some people have had accounts for 10+ years), but also about the negative impact on individuals who post sexually explicit content to express their identities. So rather than implement this change, we’ve decided to step up enforcement around our existing policy prohibiting commercial porn.
Blog owners should continue to mark any blogs containing sexually explicit content as “adult” so that they can be placed behind an “adult content” warning page.
Bloggers whose content is consistent with this and other policies do not need to make any changes to their blogs.
Thank you for your continued feedback.
The Blogger Team

Google spokesman bloggers policy "be stuck in line" with other Google products such as YouTube and Google had said shovel is updated every earlier this week. Technically, it has not been removed, not porn shielded from the public eye. Bloggers will be necessary to send a separate invitation to people to review the information.

"You can not remove our content is actually a cruel consolation when you kill Add our entire userbase!" Blogger wrote a protest for change. "We probably will not be invited to one of the hundreds of thousands of people."

Google said it would need to be placed behind the case, "adult content" is still alert.

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Facebook opens a fire hose of data for eventually selected advertisers !

Facebook so far has boundaries and the doling out big data to advertisers. It is with enormous profit company - it is a practice to use a long Twitter.


Nowadays, social media giant finally subject data, DataSift, Fire Hose of a select group with a new analysis tool developed with the analysis of the company enabled.

Now only available on the topic of data in the United States and the United Kingdom "in the DataSift limited number of partners." Facebook is going to be approved by all of the partners.

Facebook is a completely privacy-friendly, of course, be emphasized. It is also used to target ads, not a general insight.

"We personally reveal our partner and marketing, do not include identifying information to anyone," reads a blog post announcing the tool. "Then, the results are passed to analysis and marketing information, and the analysis of the actual subject data."

According to data DataSift, an anonymous aggregate. All traces of user ID is removed from the analysis, they will only be used if you want to include the results of 100 Facebook users data.

So far, there is no opt-out (opt-out) method - but it means collecting a status update for Facebook to disseminate information on the scan and brands.

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