…but horrific corporate management has it in a place where it may be forced into a patent firesale. Interesting article on Nokia in the Wall Street Journal last night. It starts with: Hardware is a key element, but, as we saw with Apple’s 2002 iPad, software, marketing, ecosystem and maybe most of all timing also play important roles when determining the success of a product line. When the time was right and the opportunities presented themselves, however, Nokia failed to execute....

No matter your business size, building and managing your social media presence is critical for reaching your customers. With over 1 billion active users, Instagram has become a serious player in the world of social media platforms. Getting exposure on Instagram means finding followers and getting them engaged in your brand through likes, comments and hopefully, follows. So how do you safely find influencers and get genuine users engaged? Combin is a tool for building and managing your Instagram presence....

Earlier today, we shared the first official images of the 2018 iPhone, as well as the Apple Watch Series 4. We also confirmed that this year’s iPhone will be referred to as the ‘iPhone XS.’ While the branding of an ’S’ year typically indicates an evolutionary update rather than revolutionary, this year is a bit different as the iPhone X lineup is expanding to include a new 6.5-inch model… As we’ve rehashed several times before, Apple this year is expected to unveil three new iPhone models: the 5....

Smartphones have enlightened a lot of things in our life that were under the darkness. Probably it is true and there are so many proofs we all have to support this statement. With respect to the days passing, we have a brand new some of the very well known and in fact stylish smartphones to buy. Well, thanks to the workforce who work hard to make it possible for us all to have the best gadgets available with us in the lowest possible price....

With the rise in demand of smartphones all over the world, the manufacturers are becoming more and more conscious. They aim to understand the exact needs of the present-day users and fulfill them without challenges. However, the needs of several users in the present scenario are not stable and vary continuously. For this reason, almost every smartphone manufacturer has geared the production and has launched a large number of models so that everyone can be attracted towards their products....

Troubles are a part of our life and sometimes dealing with them is highly difficult. This is because in most cases we have no idea how to put the right efforts. It’s true that some of the most complex problems can be solved easily with the right efforts. This is applicable to common problems that are present in smartphones also. Well, these issues are quite dominating and largely affect the task we perform on smartphones....

Less, than a decade ago, Xiaomi started its operations and launched the first smartphone globally. The best part about their gadgets that enabled them attained success overnight is they were not overpriced like all other smartphones available to buy. With the rise in demand, Xiaomi started expanding its operations and it happened quickly for them to be a global leader in making smartphones. Well, this was the turning point when some of the established manufacturers last losing grip on sales and Xiaomi forced them to cut the price on all their models as something similar was available for the users at a much lesser price....

So the true competitor of Apple’s iPhone X is finally with us. If you think its Samsung Galaxy S9, probably you are right. Well, the fact is there were a lot of rumors of this smartphone and Samsung has finally announced this Sunday officially about its release. As expected, it’s going to be one of the finest smartphones ever launched by any manufacturer. The fact couldn’t be denied that Samsung has worked very hard in shaping this gadget in its present form....

Apple already has a dark mode on Mac and a split-screen feature for iPads, but this latest concept from iHelpBR imagines what it might look like if the company brought those two features over to iPhone users in iOS 10. It’s not the first concept to suggest Apple should bring a dark theme to iOS to give the UI a color palette that’s a little easier on the eyes than the current, mostly bright white design....

It can be hard to believe we still live in a world where stand-up comedians can get a TV show playing a fictionalized version of themselves as stand-up comedians. From Seinfeld to Louie to Mulaney and, to a less specifically autobiographical extent, Showtime’s upcoming I’m Dying Up Here and more, television has had an ongoing fixation with stand-up comedians for decades. The obsession makes sense; these are the people whose job it is to make us laugh....

And the company allows you to add your own customized gamerpic to be shown next to your Gamertag on Xbox Live. This means you can put up a picture you shot yourself, or an image you have saved to your local device. Here is a look at how to do it via the Xbox app on Windows 10. Add Custom Gamerpic to Xbox Live via Windows 10 Xbox App To get started, launch the Xbox app – now called “Xbox Console Companion” on your Windows 10 PC and click your Profile in the upper left corner....

Cucumber Framework In this Cucumber framework tutorial, you will learn: How BDD works in Cucumber Automation? Advantages of Cucumber Software Cucumber vs Selenium vs ALM How BDD works in Cucumber Automation? Consider you are assigned to create Funds Transfer module in a Net Banking application. There are multiple ways to test it in Cucumber Testing framework Fund Transfer should take place if there is enough balance in source account Fund Transfer should take place if the destination a/c details are correct Fund Transfer should take place if transaction password / rsa code / security authentication for the transaction entered by user is correct Fund Transfer should take place even if it’s a Bank Holiday Fund Transfer should take place on a future date as set by the account holder The Test Scenario become more elaborate and complex as we consider additional features like transfer amount X for an interval Y days/months , stop schedule transfer when the total amount reaches Z , and so on The general tendency of developers is to develop features and write test code later....

Daniel Gross, a Director at Apple, is leaving the company to join venture capital firm Y Combinator as a partner, according to TechCrunch. Gross first joined Apple three years ago when Cue, an artificial intelligence startup he co-founded, was bought up by Apple. Gross’s Cue app included an AI-driven personal assistant service that presented information like upcoming calendar appointments with context like location and contacts. Apple was believed to have paid around $40 million for the company back in 2013....

But, what does this mean for cybersecurity? Many of those individuals quitting their jobs were from the tech sector, including security. An already widening skills gap in tech is now a massive canyon. Before the pandemic, diversity was already on the agenda to help fill the security skills gap. Diversity is now imperative in the security industry to ensure that a company has enough resources to build a pool of talent and that this pool reflects the variety of needs of the business of security....

Hosting one of the most integrated and complex information and communications technology (ICT) systems, and with increasing inter-connectivity, the aviation industry faces threats on multiple fronts from adversaries working in anonymity. Cyber threat actors conduct attacks focused on theft of personal data, malicious intent, financial gain, hacktivist national and political motivations, and physical damage. Therefore, adopting a risk-informed cybersecurity roadmap derived via threat analysis to strengthen the aviation industry’s resilience against cyber threats is of utmost importance....

#1 Ransomware attacks on the rise In the past months we have observed an unprecedented surge of ransomware attacks that hit major businesses and organizations across the world. The number of attacks will continue to increase in 2021, threat actors will use prominent botnets like Trickbot to deliver their ransomware. Security experts will also observe a dramatic increase in the human-operated attacks that see threat actors exploiting known vulnerabilities in targeted systems in order to gain access to the target networks....

Filmmaker David Lynch interrogates the Friends monkey in Netflix’s What Did Jack Do? The latest short film from one of cinema’s most enduring and bizarre talents has only just arrived on Netflix, despite having been shot back in 2016. For some, the name David Lynch may not conjure up much recognition, but for others, the 74-year-old is known primarily for his work on the cult-hit TV series Twin Peaks, which came to an end in 1991 and was rejuvenated in 2017....

Video game developer Daybreak Games has announced a restructuring of its development team into three distinct branches. Daybreak Games was founded as a subsidiary of Sony Computer Entertainment but broke from them in 2015. It has since made a name for itself with massively multiplayer online titles like DC Universe Online, on top of Z1 Battle Royale, and the PlanetSide franchise. The studio also acquired the publishing rights to Dungeons and Dragons Online, which it has been maintaining with new content since....

Dean DeBlois has been the guiding force on some of cinema’s best loved animations. He was co-head of story on Disney’s Mulan, the director and co-writer on Lilo & Stitch, and the director on all of the How to Train Your Dragon movies. DeBlois brings the franchise to a close with How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World. Screen Rant: You did it. You brought a tear to my eye in a press screening....

The Dell Alienware M17 is a high-end gaming laptop with features designed to give you the best gaming experience possible. However, most users have been facing sound problems after updating the latest Windows on their Dell Alienware M17 laptop. If you’ve been using your Dell Alienware M17 and suddenly find yourself without any sound, there are a few things you can do to try and fix the issue. Also Read...