Google Maps Introduces A Bunch of New Voice Commands

Google Maps come up with new voice commands for your next road trip. Google MapsIntroduces A Bunch of New Voice Commands. With these commands you can get your next destination, tweak settings and avoid tolls. Not Only this, you can also get out of navigation if you just want to look at a map.

To get these new features, you should have the latest versions of the Google Maps appand Google app for Android.

Google Maps Introduces A Bunch of New Voice Commands

How to Enable the voice Command Settings:

• First of all tap the overflow menu (the button with three dots)
• Then tap “Settings”,
• Next tap ““Ok Google” detection”, you will get some more options.
• The “While driving” setting allows you to say “Ok Google” during navigation in Google Maps.
• If you’d like to do this anywhere on your device, you’ll need to enable the “Always on” setting.
• If for some reason you’d like to turn off “Ok Google” detection entirely throughout your device, you can do so by toggling the settings to the off position.

So, the next time you enter navigation mode or driving mode, you can simply say “Ok Google” followed by a voice command. Then Google Maps will show you the result of your destination.

Here are the new voice commands for Directions and travel

• “Mute.” or “Mute voice guidance.”
• “Unmute.” or “Unmute voice guidance.”
• “Show traffic.” or “Hide traffic.”
• “Show satellite.” or “Hide satellite.”
• “Navigate home.” or “Navigate to Starbucks.”
• “Show route overview.” or “Show alternate routes.”
• “What road is this?”
• “What’s my ETA?”
• “How’s traffic ahead?” or “How’s traffic to home?”
• “Avoid tolls.” or “Enable tolls.”
• “What’s my next turn?”
• “Avoid highways.” or “Enable highways.”
• “Avoid ferries.” or “Enable ferries.”
• “Exit navigation.”

Along with these commands, there are also some other commands to follow during travelling.

• “Call Mom.”
• “Find gas stations.” or “Find restaurants.”
• “Send a text to Larry.” or “Send an SMS to Sergey, I’m feeling lucky.”
• “What’s the weather like?” or “How’s the weather in Seattle?”
• “Play some jazz.” or “Play happy birthday on Google Play Music.”
• “What’s the closest hotel?”
• “When’s my next meeting?”

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Google is Officially an Adult Now-Celebrating 18th Birthday with A Doodle

Google is Officially an Adult Now-Celebrating 18th Birthday with A Doodle. The company is showing everyone a cute, celebratory doodle on 27 September to mark the company’s coming-of-age. It shows Google’s “G” blowing up a balloon to spell out the rest of its name. But blowing it up too much, and being carried off into the sky.

Google is Officially an Adult Now-Celebrating 18th Birthday with A Doodle

But there is a confusion about its birthday date. In 2004, its 6th birthday Doodle went online on September 7 and in the year before that, it was September 8. In fact, none of these dates seem to have any particular relevance.

However, Google has celebrated its birthday with a Doodle every year since its fourth birthday in 2002. Further, the first Doodle was occurred for the Burning Man festival in 1998, before the company was technically founded.

Also Read: Happy Birthday Google

Google was founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin in 1998. 18 years after it was founded at Stanford University. No doubt, Google is one of the world’s most powerful companies. Last year, the company split under a new corporate umbrella, Alphabet.

Happy Birthday Google From PhoneWorld Team.

Maxx Mobile Presents Smart Watch MW-1 in Just Rs 3250

Maxx Mobile after introducing its three Mobile Series, now launch its Smart Watch. Maxx Mobile Presents Smart Watch MW-1 in Just Rs 3250. This watch allows you to originate call, send message. You can also hear and answer the calls with just your wrist. Not only this you can also pair this watch with other device and can make and answer calls from your wrist watch. Now fit your smartphone on your wrist and enjoy its multiple specifications from your watch.

Maxx Mobile Presents Smart Watch MW-1 in Just Rs 3250

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Maxx MW-1 has 1.54″ capacitive touch screen for clear display and convenient to touch. The watch also has inbuilt pedometer, which will measure every calorie you shed with  every step you take. You can also connect MAXX MW-1 watch via Bluetooth earphones and groove to your favourite tracks

Features and Specifications:

• MW-1 is available only in Rs. 3250/-
• 1.54″ capacitive touch screen
• Smart battery for a continuous 3 hour talk time
• Smart camera
• Music and video player
• WhatsApp/Facebook notifications
• G-Sensor
• Browser
• Sound recorder
• Multiple Clock style
• Dialpad, Contacts, SMS sync, Alarm clock, Calculator, Stop watch, Remote notifications, Anti lost and many other features
• Available in sparkling metal colors

Huawei Unveils Next Generation Kirin 960 Processor

Earlier this year, Huawei was Reportedly Working on its Own Operating System Kirin.Now Huawei, the Chinese Manufacturer, has official announced the new next generation chip at a press conference in Shanghia, China. Huawei Unveils Next Generation Kirin 960 Processor. The upcoming Huawei phone will feature this chip. The Kirin 960processor uses four of ARM’s new, high-performance Cortex-A73 cores. It also uses four low-powered A53 cores, produced using a 16nm manufacturing process. Kirin 960is the first processor which uses ARM’s Mali-G71 MP8 GPU for improved graphics and gaming performance.

Huawei Unveils Next Generation Kirin 960 Processor

In the event, Huawei also compared a Kirin 960 test device with iPhone 7 Plus andSamsung Galaxy Note 7. The test has done on 14 most common apps in China. Out of these 14 apps, 13 apps launched very quickly using Kirin 960.

Also Read: Huawei Reportedly Working on its Own Operating System Kirin

Moreover, Kirin 960‘s new Mali-G71 GPU is 180% faster than the previous generation Mali-T880. However, Mali-G71 is also expected to appear in Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S8 in early 2017.

The new chip also supports four component carriers (4CC) for LTE. The chip also has improved radio performance in specific, challenging situations, like using data on a high-speed train. Kirin 960 has over 1000 “anti-hacking sensors,” along with a 3-tier security system.

Huawei does not officially announce any phone that will have this chip now. But most probably upcoming Mate 9 will feature Kirin 960. However, Mate 9 will launch on November 3 this year.

For More Information Please Read: Huawei will Officially Announce its Next Flagship on November 3

Pixel and Pixel XL are Now Officially On Sale

Google’s new launched phones Pixel and Pixel XL are Now Officially On Sale. If you were waiting for pixel phones, then wait is over. You don’t need to pre-order for your device as Pixel phones are officially launched. You can buy the phone directly from Google or from other online stores.

Both phones have extraordinary features and price is more than Nexus Phones. Both phones have almost same qualities, the only two differences are of size and battery. Both Phones have  12.3 MP camera with large 1.55-micron pixels and an f/2.0 aperture.

Also Check: Pixel’s Best Features Aren’t Making Way to Android’s Latest Version

Both Pixel phones are available in 2 variants with 32GB and 128GB ROM. However, the other features are same.

The Pixel is a 5″ device, while Pixel XL is 5.5″ long. Both have AMOLED screens, with 1080p resolution for the small one (441ppi) and QHD for the big one (534ppi). Battery capacity is also different, 2,770mAh and 3,450mAh.

Google Pixel of the 32 GB of storage is available in $649 and $749 for 128 GB. However, Pixel XL costs $769 for 32 GB, or $869 for 128 GB

Also Read: Google Officially Unveils Pixel and Pixel XL with 4 GB RAM

Two-wheel drive: China tech giants bet on 'Uber for bikes' in hunt for next unicorn

China's tech industry giants are sloughing hundreds of millions of dollars into what they're betting will be the country's next big internet craze - 'Uber for bikes'.

A symbol of China's cities long before a boom in cars, snarling traffic and smog, the humble bicycle is making a comeback. Start-ups equipped with smartphone apps, GPS and scannable codes are selling cheap bike-sharing to city-dwellers as the way to beat jams on China's most clogged streets.

The rush to invest in car ride-hailing apps in China peaked with Didi Chuxing's acquisition of Uber's China arm in August, creating a $35 billion giant. Now Shanghai's MoBike and Beijing-based ofo - both use customised Anglicised branding - have raised big money in the past month alone from bullish investors on the hunt for China's next tech 'unicorn'.

MoBike, backed by Chinese internet giant Tencent Holdings among others, closed a $100 million funding round this month, two sources told Reuters. Ofo raised $130 million this month from investors including Didi, smartphone maker Xiaomi and U.S. hedge fund Coatue, which has backed Facebook and Google.

"We did not expect there to be so many investors and we did not expect this field to get so hot," ofo co-founder Zhang Siding, 26, told Reuters in an interview. Zhang was one of five Beijing students who launched the firm in 2015, now charging 1 yuan ($0.15) per hour to rent.

MoBike, also founded in 2015, and ofo say several hundred thousand residents of Chinese cities use the services every day, though tech sector watchers estimate neither yet makes a profit. Neither discloses earnings details.

Each claims to be the first of its kind in the world, raising the question for the firms and their investors of whether the model could be replicated in other countries.

In the meantime, the custom-made 'smart bikes' stand out in a country estimated to have close to 400 million bicycles: MoBikes have orange-red inner wheels with fewer spokes and airless tyres to reduce maintenance; ofo's yellow bikes have a lower-tech, retro look.

MOBIKE: BRINGING 'SEXY' BACK?

Riders use smartphone apps to unlock and pay the cost of hire, and they are free to leave the bikes wherever their journey ends, a feature ofo and MoBike say is a major plus over traditional rental services, which require bikes to be returned to a parking station. MoBike's app also allows users to see nearby vacant bikes using a GPS tracking system.

"I find it very convenient, because road traffic is so bad, especially during rush hour," said Yu Xiaoxia, 29, a teacher in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou who pays 1 yuan per half-hour to use MoBike.

The ride is worth it for Yu but isn't all smooth. "The bikes are heavy to pedal, and it is also harder to find a vacant bike now that it (MoBike) is gaining more users," she said.

The two firms are growing fast - as is their rivalry.

Ofo, which says it has more than 300 employees, claims some 85,000 of its bikes are providing 500,000 rides daily. At MoBike, which declined to disclose how many people it employs, Chief Executive Wang Xiaofeng said his firm has more than 100,000 daily active users.

"We want to make bicycles sexy again by making a fashionable, high-tech bike," Wang, 43, told Reuters in an interview. Wang is a MoBike co-founder who was previously the Shanghai head of Uber.

Zhang said if each of his firm's bikes were used four times a day, the company would recoup the bike's cost in two to three months.

How to track your vehicle on the cheap, using your smartphone?

New tracking method adapted to all budgets.

Lost your car and can’t remember where you parked? It happens to the best of us: wandering aimlessly through parking lots, clicking the panic button on your key chain to get your headlights to illuminate.

You don’t need some spendy radio transponder to keep tabs on your car. Uplinking your wheels to the great eye in the sky without breaking the bank is easier than you think.

Standalone GPS and radio triangulation units can cost hundreds. And that’s not counting the installation and (frequently hefty) activation and monthly fees associated with whatever service you do choose. For most of us, it’s overkill. The good news is thatsome of life’s biggest problems seem to be disappearing because of new technology. If you frequently forget where you parked your car, there is a tiny gadget and app that could be what you’re looking for.

What is it about?

It’s about Trackr, A small and discreet device the size of a coin that is revolutionizing the market.

But… How does it work?

Very easy! It will take less than five minutes to put it to work. You simply have to pair it with your smartphone and download the free application which will allow you to locate it anytime.

Once this is done, you simply have to put it on your key chain, in your wallet or inany object you want to locate always. In this case you just have to hide it in your car.

Now just have to open the application on your mobile and you can see on the map the position of your device. If you get to lose your car, simply select “find device” and you’ll get the coordinates of the new location.

With Trackr you’ll be able to locate your car at any time

In the following video you’ll be able to see it in action:

https://youtu.be/eUq04dPpE_w

How much is it going to cost me?

You’re probably thinking that this device will be very expensive…. nope. This is the best part, you can acquire one for so little, the price is about $29. Not bad considering it gives peace of mind.

How to buy it?

That’s easy, you can buy it From the website..