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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YouTube is a piece of interactive Cards

Creators of YouTube videos is a new tool put in our hands, which in the long term is to replace the annotations with which videos are now often provided, for example, to draw attention to more videos. With Cards is a universal Evolution of annotations, because cards are displayed on all screens, even if the videos are called mobile. This is not the case with annotations.

Cards have a consistent look and are available in the areas of merchandise, Fundraising, video, playlist, website and fan Funding. They can be edited via the Cards tab in video editor will at any time. While the benefits of the cards are the compatibility with desktop and mobile on hand and open the target is communicated that cards will replace the annotations, this is not about to happen. Only when all cards (and more) that can be annotated, they are completely take over.

In the screenshots, the cards look much friendlier than the annotation boxes that are used today. The uniform design and the uniform positioning are very pleasant to look at, I think. However, I rarely watch videos on YouTube. Noted your comments in YouTube videos at all and it is you do not care if there are now cards or boxes?

(Source: YouTube Creators)

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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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Editing an image and text of your PDF files in the browser !

If you need to change your existing PDF files, you must export the editing of the original document to hold the original documents used to create the PDF back to PDF. This is a new PDF file is preserved in the best way since the layout and formatting of a document, or even external PDF editor like Adobe Acrobat is not required.


If you do not have access to the original document, you can still edit the PDF file in the browser using the free word applications. It mostly consists of charts and images, but for complex layout of text-based PDF or PDF file and can not handle PDF files, Word is probably for manipulating text and images from PDF files or fix a typo is a good option. See the example.

Word to edit PDF files online

The following is a step-by-step guide on how to edit the contents of a Word Web application inside a PDF file.

Go to sign in with a Microsoft account in onedrive.com When you log in, it will drag a PDF file from the desktop to upload OneDrive website.
After uploading a PDF file, double-click to open the PDF file in Word online applications. Remember that you can not see the PDF file and edit it yet.
Click the Edit button to edit PDF files in a column word. Horse permission is a PDF to Word format (the original PDF is unchanged, so it makes a copy) to convert the desired drive when prompted example.
When converting a file to PDF, convert to open and edit documents in word application, click the Edit button.
Now that you edit the PDF as a standard Word document, you can edit to your heart's content. Add your logo, change the image, edit the text or apply different formatting, such as tables, you can add. When you're finished, go to the File menu and select Save as PDF file Download name again.

In addition, the free word-line (Google Docs, etc.), you have Office 365 license is not required and you will need to install one of the Office software on users' computers to quickly edit PDF files. The only restriction is that it can be lost after the conversion may require a re-working of the layout of the place of the original paragraph, table, or the image according to the PDF.

Similar options - see the Google Docs with OCR - as well as available in Google Docs, but may not be enabled by default. Also, in my limited testing, the word has a better job of converting PDF for editing.

Open to "convert an uploaded file to a Google document editor, type" If you use Google Docs, upload a PDF move and says Google Drive is now an option to set the settings, click on the uploaded file with the right mouse button and select " The choice on the menu for your Google Documents situation ".

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To extend the life of the battery of the tip gadget !

Your phone, tablet and notebook is lost the capacity depending on the age, but a good note, the battery can last for 2-3 years longer and Lithim ion rechargeable battery. What can you do to improve the overall battery life of your gadget? Should you keep your mobile device and wait until the fall to 0% charge or charges before charging again?

: This is a summary of what I've learned here with their recommendations on how to maximize the battery life - I recently HP, Asus, Apple, Dell, and search the Web site of consumer electronics companies, including the battery College

1. Avoid the deep discharge means should not continue to use the device until the battery is exhausted down to 10% or less. Optimum charge level of the rechargeable lithium ion battery device several times a day in a short burst is offering between 40% and 70%.

As you have more than one month, if you do not use the gadget for long periods of time 2. Before imposing a 50% saving. When the device is fully charged, the half-way mark in a cool, dry place, discharge to power off the device and store.

3. The two states are fully charged or not store the device for the duration of the discharge fully extended to result in the loss of battery capacity. If you leave your mobile device to your wardrobe do not use for more than six months, to keep the battery charging status and also a 50% reduction in per-aging effect six months.

4. C on a hot afternoon in permanent long-term exposure to temperatures higher than 35 ° may impair the capacity of the battery of the mobile phone, do not place the gadget in your car.

5. It recharge your cell phone, but if it is OK to leave the mobile is plugged into a watermelon to be a problem. If heat is generated during charging and need an outlet vent is designed for mobile case does not allow it, it probably can be removed before the case was a good idea to connect the charger.

That said, these tips will help those who do not upgrade the equipment most frequently. For others like you will probably replace the phone battery before you even start to fall, so do not worry.

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