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Your smartphone comes with a new button soon

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Google Assistant dedicated button

There are a lot of changes happening in smartphone design.  We all know that Google ditched navigation buttons in the latest Android Pie builds. The company is trying to habituate gesture-based navigation to the users.

There is nothing wrong with it.  But here we lose a little functionality if we stop to use navigation buttons. Google Assistant became a central hub for all the information requirements. People used to activate it by long pressing the Home button in the navigation buttons. If there are no navigation buttons, it becomes difficult to use Google Assistant. There is an alternative for this. We can configure Google Assistant hot word such as “OK Google”  to activate it through our voice.

But using the hot word is not always preferable. There should be a dedicated button to activate the  Google assistant. So, Google has an agreement with various phone manufacturing companies to meet the issue. Xiaomi, LG and Nokia are planning to release their upcoming models with a dedicated Google Assistant button.  We can expect that other companies may follow the same trend for their newer models.

Samsung has been providing a dedicated button for it’s Bixby voice assistant for two years. There is a workaround to remap the Bixby button to  Google Assistant. The latest trend indicates the role of the voice assistants which are going to be a part of our life.

Microsoft Develops a brand new operating system for computers

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microsoft new OS

For a long time, we all know that Microsoft has been dominating the desktop operating system market with Windows OS.

As per the information we got from various sources, Microsoft is ready to release a Lite-weight operating system, which is intended for the low-end laptops and foldable devices. The OS is entirely a new one programmed from scratch. It doesn’t have any similarities with Windows 10.

It is clear that the new OS won’t pronounce as Windows 10 Lite also. That’s why Microsoft is using “Santorini” as the code name for this project. The company may name the OS when it is ready for the general public. Slowly, Google is occupying the desktop market with Chromebooks. At last Microsoft started countering Google in the low-end desktop devices by focusing on the new OS.

The new OS might be announced in the Microsoft Build 2019 conference, which is scheduled to start in between May 7 and May 9 of this year. Everything is perfect, but Microsoft needs to focus on the number of applications available on Microsoft Store. Google Chromebooks achieved popularity after they have been supporting Android Apps. Microsoft must address the gap to compete with Chromebooks. Otherwise, only a brand new operating system doesn’t do magic, and users feel helpless when there is a lack of app support. Nowadays people are expecting innovative applications to address their day to day requirements.

The Best Google Online Courses That You Should Take Immediately

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Do you have any idea that Google offers an array of online courses? There are different types of courses that cover various topics from Android app development to digital marketing. Some of them are even certified courses. Why not make the best of these Google online courses. So, here we present you to some of the really useful courses that you must check out for sure.

Google Online Courses You Must Check Out

Digital Marketing

This course teaches the learners the various concepts in digital marketing which include campaign optimization, clickthrough rates, landing page experience and return on investment. This course even gives the learners the opportunity to learn about the benefits of targeted advertising. By the end of the course the students also get a chance to become an Adwords certified professionals if they pass the Adwords certification exam.

Android Development For Beginners

This MOOC is probably one of the most desired course and is one of the best Google courses available. Through this digital course the students will be able to learn the basics of Android development. They will get to learn how to create content for the Android platform. The course is aimed at people who have no prior coding experience, so you can go for it if you think you need to learn this course for creating an app of your own.

Mobile Web Specialist

Most of the internet browsers these days are from the mobile and smart wear platforms. This is one of the brilliant Google courses where you will learn how to write code for creating offline-first experiences. Even you will be able to audit the performance of the application, debug the problem if any. You will get a Google certification at the end of the course.

These Google courses are absolutely free to pursue and they don’t even have any particular time frame and you can learn them when you have time, but make sure to be punctual and don’t neglect them just because they are free.

Some Of The Tech News Digests That You Must Give A Check

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You must very much be able to stay updated with the tech news from the world of technology through ComputerEra. But you may not be able to or interested towards learning the whole news as it may take a lot of your time, so here are some of the tech news digests that will give you a quick tech digest or podcast. Do check them out for sure.

Techmeme Ride Home

This is a news digest platform that will give you with a 15-20 minutes duration and it will have the tech news highlights that can give you an idea of the tech news of the day. If you are going to work or to home back from work, then you can catch up all the tech news that has happened in the day. This podcast can be accessed through RSS feed on any podcast applications.

Morning Reader

Morning Reader is another really useful and interestingly curated news app with a simple and clean interface. It shows you the headlines from only a single source. It presents the news by picking the best news source for you. Morning Reader has got a separate section for various important sections of technology news like the cryptocurrency and blockchain technology. You can make use of the web app or even create a shortcut in your mobile or even have the application downloaded.

Tech News Weekly

Tech News Weekly is another most essential and useful podcast for tech geeks. This team now has got a weekly tech podcast that has got a twist. It is all about taking a deep dive into the biggest tech news of the week. This will definitely be a great option for those who don’t have time to check the tech news every day.

TechBites

This is another useful one in our list of the tech news digests with a two-fold approach to the daily technological news. It curates the best news from different tech sources and creates a full homepage with the information of tech news that you may need or want to know.

So, don’t miss trying out these sources. Stay updated with technology.

This Google Game Teaches Your Kids How To Stay Safe Online

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It is scaring to know the data or the facts about the cyber threats that are happening every minute on the internet. Elderly ones are among the highly affected people. Then think of the kids these days who are getting easy access to the internet. But aren’t you afraid of your kids’ safety online? Yes, you might be but you might be just thinking of the various ways you can do it. You must be searching for articles, videos that can help them know about the issue and learn what to do, and what not to do online. But do you actually know that there is a Google game that teaches your kids how to stay safe on internet. So, let us now learn a bit about the game.

Google Game That Teaches Your Kids To Be Safe Online

Teaches kids something good and very much helpful for them through something that they love to do isn’t a big task. Yes, hatsoff to this idea of Google that lets your kids learn the various dangers that they are prone on the internet.

Be Internet Awesome is the game from Google and it is an Interland game. The fun part of this game is it takes your kids on an adventure where they need to go on battle cyberbullies, hackers, phishers, and even they will learn about how to outsmart over-sharers.

This adventure game is filled with four challenges where your kids will get a chance to learn four different things.

Mindful Mountain (Share with Care)

Tower Of Treasure (Secure your secrets)

King Kingdom (Its cool to be kind)

Reality River (Don’t fall for fake)

As said each stage of the game lets them learn the things that they should care about while they were online. So, let your kids play this Google game called Be Internet Awesome and help them stay safe on internet. 

As you are giving them access to your internet, it is your responsibility to make them aware of the issues on the internet. This game makes your responsibility simple.