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Samsung Galaxy S7, Galaxy S7 Edge to Receive Android 7.1.1 Nougat Update in January

Samsung last month rolled out its Galaxy Beta Program for Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge users to test Android 7.0 Nougat on their devices. The Korean giant has now announced that the final build of Android 7.1.1 Nougat will begin rolling out for its flagship devices

Windows 10 Will Not Be Free For Enterprise?

Microsoft’s free upgrade offer for Windows 10 expired on July 29. Windows 10 Home currently costs $120, Windows 10 Pro costs $200 and upgrading from Windows 10 Home to Pro costs $100. Enterprise customers pay by volume pricing. Back in January of 2015, Microsoft’s Terry Myerson revealed

5 Ways to Boost Shares of Your Social Media Content

If you’ve played the “follow game” on social media, you probably have a lot of followers but few social shares. People may easily follow you back, but they won’t so readily retweet your tweets, re-post your content on their social feeds, or like your posts. In order to

Designing effective web surveys

Web surveys are important tools that websites and businesses can use to gauge important feedback from their site visitors and customers. Web surveys are also somewhat unsung elements of a site because their role is primarily to collect data instead of being a main feature. In e-commerce,

Ericsson demonstrates IoT solutions in Andhra village

Swedish communication technology firm Ericsson on Thursday demonstrated at Mori village of Andhra Pradesh its Internet of Things (IoT) solutions for creating smart and sustainable villages in the state. Both projects — Connected Aquaponics and Smart Water Grid Management — were demonstrated in the presence of Andhra

Amazon Echo Is Finally Contextually Aware Like Google Home, Users Report

Amazon’s Alexa-powered Echo smart home speakers have reportedly received the ability to have contextual conversations, with the latest update to the Alexa virtual assistant, seemingly on the lines of its rival Google Home speakers. Even though some users have said that the contextual conversation with Amazon’s voice-activated

Windows 10 Insiders Get Green Screen of Death

Blue is so last build of Windows 10 Insider Preview. As part of build 14997, Insiders will now get a green screen of death. The change in color will reportedly roll out to all users next year. The change may be for Microsoft techs, more than just for

Snapchat vs Instagram – Which Platform is Better for Your Brand?

Snapchat vs. Instagram: A rivalry as old as time. Well, almost. There have been a lot of discussion this year about who’ll eventually win the battle between the two social media giants, and while out of the gate it looked like Snapchat would eventually be declared the victor,

The simple way to get better at design

Design, by its very nature, is there to be judged. We do it every day—whether it’s our own creation, or that of someone else. When we see something, we’re looking at it and forming an opinion (positive or negative). So, those of us who do this type

New EU rules decree free, public 100Mbps Wi-Fi in every town in Europe

According to the president of the EU’s executive body, Jean-Claude Juncker, the EU is in trouble. Between the refugees and the terrorists and the finances, Juncker says, the EU is facing an “existential crisis,” and what Europe really needs right now is… more internet. Wait. More internet?