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Diamond Lavish Reynolds the girlfriend of Philando Castile immediately live streamed the moments on Facebook just after the shootout. According to Diamond Lavish Reynolds, she said “He killed my boyfriend” “He let the officer know that he had a firearm, and he was reaching for his wallet, and the officer just shot him in his arm.” However, Facebook was quick enough to remove the video as soon as the video started going viral....

Despite all the advantages that the platform owned by the tech giant Google makes available to us, at the same time it hosts a series of internal rules that directly affect the aforementioned creators, something that is not always liked by everyone. As for an example, this week, several YouTube channels were blocked all over the world, means that all their videos were no longer available to the millions of visitors of the portal....

Meet The Qualcomm’s First Gaming Processor Qualcomm recently announced three new chips for premium mid-range smartphones, the well-known giant chip manufacturer. The Snapdragon 730 only offers features in the 8 series, such as Wi-Fi 6, 4G modem 800 Mb/sec, and video capture in 4K HDR with blur background. There will also be a specific version for gamers, the Snapdragon 730G, and a less powerful model that comes in place of the Snapdragon 660....

And did not mention China or the Chinese even once in a very brief launch. One that barely spanned half an hour. In fact, at the very outset, Rahul Sharma, one of the founders (and for many the face) of Micromax, said: “Product ka jawaab sirf product se hi diya jaa sakta hai…” (“Only a product can counter a product…”) Cheeni? Cheeni kum? Heck, NO Cheeni at all! It was a surprisingly low-key presentation from a brand that has never fought shy of engaging with its competitors – heck, it even poked fun at the mighty iPhone....

I don’t like little red circles on my iPhone and I never leave an unread email in my Hotmail inbox. Lately, though, more and more strange things have been appearing. Junky, phishy, evil-minded emails trying to bait me into submission. This led me to pay extra attention to my junk mail – largely because, ironically, legitimate emails sometimes end up there. But let’s focus on the phishy and the evil-minded that appear in both my junk mail and my inbox....

Azure Sphere: Microsoft’s IoT environment Its name is Azure Sphere, and it is a solution that has three components to guarantee the security and protection of your IoT devices. The first of these are certified microcontrollers for Azure Sphere, the second is a cloud-based security service called Azure Sphere Security, and finally, we have the Azure Sphere operating system based on the Linux kernel. This is particularly interesting because although the tech giant Microsoft has its own operating system (Windows 10 IoT), it has preferred to create another one that is also based on Linux....

The Surface Laptop 3 looks pretty similar to the previous generation model on the outside but does have a few subtle changes on the inside. For starters, the Laptop 3 comes in two sizes: 13.5-inch and 15-inch with a machined aluminum finish, instead of its signature Alcantara fabric design. The 13.5-inch model comes with a quad-core 10th-gen Intel Core (i5 and i7) processor, that according to the company, is ‘2x faster than the Laptop 2 and 3x faster than the MacBook Air....

Teams for the web includes custom background effects, Communication Access Real-time Translation (CART) captioning, and Live Captions and Live Transcript, Microsoft announced in a blogpost. These updates follow Microsoft adding Firefox to its list of supported browsers in Teams last month, in addition to Chrome and Edge. SEE: Six ways to stay productive when working remote Microsoft added custom backgrounds to the Teams desktop app for Mac and Windows in June 2020: prior to that Teams had only blurred backgrounds to give users a bit more privacy while conducting online meetings from the home....

As ZDNet’s Mary Jo Foley reported from Microsoft’s Inspire conference this week, Office Excel is gaining the Excel Live feature for real-time collaboration on Excel content within a Teams meeting. Excel Live joins PowerPoint Live for Teams and there should be more live collaboration capabilities coming to other Microsoft software, according to Microsoft. Microsoft also said it was bringing a Video Clip feature to Teams Chat for users to record and share short clips....

Like other apps, including Paint, Notepad, and Clock, Microsoft has updated the new Sound Recorder app. The app features an all-new design and features. There are some precise changes to the user experience. While playing back a recording, the new users will see a visualization of audio levels. It is easier to find a specific point in the recording. New Sound Recorder App in Windows 11 The new Sound Recorder app has a new markers feature....

Last year during the holiday season, Motorola surprised everyone by updating the boot animation on the Moto X with a holiday theme. This time to celebrate April Fool’s Day, the company has once again updated the boot animation on the device. The updated boot animation has a sci-fi based theme with some alien looking animals and a UFO. Interestingly, the updated boot animation also shows “Powered by Android” at the bottom, just like on the Galaxy S5 and HTC One (M8)....

We know the major carriers are gearing up for the Moto X, but they may not be the only ones planning a big launch in the coming weeks. According to Phandroid, Cricket may be prepping its own Moto X launch party, too. A trusted source sent Phandroid a shot of a dummy Moto X phone that arrived at a Cricket store. The phone was part of a larger box that contained many other XFON PP1310 dummy units....

A Motorola spokesperson has confirmed to Droid-Life that the Android 7.0 Nougat update for the Moto Z family and the Moto G4 will start rolling out in the beginning of Q4 this year. Motorola has always been among the first OEMs in the market to roll out the latest version of Android to its flagship devices within a month or so of the final release of the OS from Google....

Even though the full manual of the Verizon Droid Turbo made its way to the Internet last week, not much is known about the device. That chances today as the full specs and key features of the device has been revealed by the folks over at Android Central. As pointed out by the rumors, the Droid Turbo will feature a 5.2-inch Quad HD display, a Snapdragon 805 processor, 3GB RAM, and a 21MP camera....

But while there are plenty of streaming services to choose from, you may not know which one works best for you. There are tons of different options, from Netflix to Hulu and even lesser-known services that recently rolled out. Want to save even more money? Tap or click here for money-saving streaming pro tips. Netflix is one of the most popular streaming services around, and it just got an upgrade on Android....

The Cyanogen team has just started rolling out a new version of Cyanogen OS 12 for the OnePlus One that brings with it a fix for the much-dreaded touchscreen issues of the handset. The Cyanogen team had included a new touchscreen firmware for the OnePlus One in the CM12/CM12.1 nightlies last month. As reported by thousands of OnePlus One owner, the updated firmware fixed all the issues with the touch screen and greatly improved its performance as well....

To overcome this, WhatsApp has today announced the roll-out of a new option that would allow users to prevent other people from adding them into groups. With the new update, starting to roll-out today for some, users will get three options: ‘Everyone’ – allows anyone to add you to groups, ‘My contacts’ – only the contacts present on your device can add you to groups, and ‘Nobody’ – as soon as someone adds you to groups, you will have the option to approve or decline the request, under the ‘Groups’ settings....

Earlier today, Google started rolling out the Android 4.4.1 KitKat update for the Nexus 5 and other Nexus devices. The update is mainly aimed at dramatically improving the camera performance of the Nexus 5, along with fixing a few minor bugs. As with any OTA update from Google, the update notification can take up to a couple of weeks to pop up on your phone. Since the download link of the Android 4....

Meet The Most Powerful Android Smartphone The well-known Chinese smartphone manufacturer, of course, I am talking about none other than Lenovo is basically well-known for its mid-range smartphones like the Lenovo Z5 that was launched last June. However, now the well-known Chinese smartphone manufacturer, of course, Lenovo has decided to go a step further and bet for more. Hence, recently, the well-known Chinese smartphone manufacturer, of course, Lenovo has presented the most powerful Android smartphone available on the market, of course, I am talking about the all-new Lenovo Z5 Pro GT....

Microsoft today announced that it will be brining its productive Office suite for Android tablets in early 2015. It is also allowing interested customers to sign up for testing the preview build of Office for Android tablets. To be eligible for the preview, you will need to have an Android tablet running KitKat with a screen size of anywhere between 7 to 10.1-inch screen. The sign up form clearly states that the company is not looking for tablets running Android 5....