10 Hidden Features WhatsApp Mandatory Diketahuil

Who would have thought, an instant messaging application WhatsApp turned out to have a number of features that are hidden. Although the so-called hidden, in fact this feature can be accessible to anyone if you know how.

Users can use it to facilitate a variety of things, such as maintaining the privacy, reduce data consumption, up to save conversations into text form.

Here are ten of several hidden features in WhatsApp, which are summarized KompasTekno from various sources.

1. Hiding "Last Seen"

WhatsApp allow users to see each other online last time respectively. But if this is considered intrusive, you can hide the sign "last seen" it.

How, select the Settings menu, then select Accounts and the Privacy tab. You will find a bar that read "Last Seen". Choose the tab, it will display the other options in the pop-up.

Struve Geodetic arc Generate Most Accurate Measurements of Earth

Determining the size of the Earth is one of the most difficult problems for natural philosophers since ancient times. In the 2nd century BC, the Greek astronomer and mathematician named Eratosthenes began developing methods of measurement to calculate the meridian arc and compares it with the angle of the Earth's center.

This method last up to two thousand years even though the accuracy of measurement is very low, ie approximately one percent. Eratosthenes calculates the arc length by measuring the time it takes for people to cross the desert and the angle by measuring the difference between the altitude of the sun between latitudes.

In the 16th century, discovered a new measurement technique called triangulation. This method uses the arcs within the short to measure accurately, while the distance can be determined using a triangular link chain.

Triangulation allows astronomers and cartographers to accurately measure the distance that stretch hundreds and thousands of kilometers. During the 18th century, many bows are built across Europe, but the longest is the or Struve Geodetic Arc.

Introduced GrabChat, Contacts Motorists can pass "Chatting

Communication with the driver of the vehicle which was booked through the Grab application will be done via an intermediary chat, in addition to landlines.

Motorcycle taxi service providers and the rental car online today, Monday (24/10/2016), announced the availability GrabChat, instant messaging features that are available in the mobile application Grab.

According to a written statement received KompasTekno Monday GrabChat icon will appear in the Grab application, in addition to the identity of the driver, after the booking.

Once clicked, the application will show the option to choose a template message. Users can also send their own message. Afterward service users can press the "send" button to begin chatting with the driver of the vehicle is ordered.

"This will simplify and speed up the pick-up process for passengers and drivers with their seamless communication directly from the Grab application, without the need to spend a pulse," said Co-Founder Grab Hooi Ling Tian.

Instagram Stories Can Will to Live Streaming

Instagram apparently was preparing to embed new features such as live video streaming on the Stories in mobile applications makes.

The allegations surfaced after a Russian users discover new badge reads "Live" in the row of icons Stories, on his Instagram application timeline.

As summarized KompasTekno from Mashable, Sunday (23/10/2016), when clicked, badge "Live" is going to show you a new section called "popular live bradcast" that still can not be accessed.

There are also screenshots that display a camera view stories with a button that says "Go Insta". Perhaps this is the key that will be used to broadcast live streaming.

It was not known whether the above constitutes Instagram or true experiment is testing the new feature.

Instagram and Facebook is known to frequently test the new feature among users outside their home country, the United States.

Google Rilis Android 7.1 Nougat

Google has officially introduced the Android 7.1 platform Nougat. Google briefly describes the new features in Android 7.1 for developers on Development Preview.

Reporting from Phonearena, quoted by Antaranews Wednesday (19/10), the Android version is now running on smartphones Pixel. Then it will soon be available for Pixel C, 5X Nexus and Nexus 6P, as well as other devices in the future.

Developers can utilize the application shortcut API, support for application icon is circular, and wallpaper metadata such as labels, description, author, and URL. Not only that, another feature of which image support keyboard (app can tell the keyboard type of what is acceptable to their content), and the manager of storage (apps can take the user directly to the display settings new to delete unused files and free up storage space) ,

Initially, Google will release a Developer Preview for 5X Nexus, Nexus 6P, and the Pixel C. In the final release of Android 7.1.x, which will be launched in early December, the update will be pushed to support a series of Nexus 6, 5X, 6P, 9, Player, Pixel C, Android One, as well as smartphones and Pixel Pixel XL.

Mobile phones with 10 Thousand mAh Battery Ready to Roll

After releasing K10000 which has 10 thousand mAh battery, Oukitel back will launch a mobile phone with 10 thousand mAh battery with a thinner design, K10000S. The phone is expected to slide at the end of this year.

Reporting from GSM Arena cited Antaranews Wednesday (19/10) metal plates and screws at K10000 will be replaced with a softer design with faux leather on the back K10000S.

Oukitel also tried to reduce the thickness of the K10000 (20mm), unfortunately not known the exact size for the thickness of the K1000S. K10000S will be equipped with a quad-core 1.0GHz CPU. Phones that will carry a 5.5-inch screen is expected to be armed like Helio P20 chipset.

Not yet known price will be set for the K1000S, but its predecessor priced at 250 US dollars at the launch, and is now offered at a price of 150 dollars.

Snapdragon 653 and 626 Released, Claimed 10 Percent More Toned

Semiconductor manufacturers from the United States, Qualcomm chipset officially announced the two newest mobile middle class, namely the Snapdragon 653 and 626.

The second announcement for the latest Snapdragon chipset was done at the sidelines of the 4G / 5G Summit 2016 in Hong Kong, Monday (17/10/2016), which was attended by journalists Kompas Tekno, Laksono Today Wiwoho.

Kedar Kondap, Senior Director of Product Management Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. said that the Snapdragon 653 is the successor of the 652 variants.

(See also Prepare Successor Qualcomm Snapdragon 652?)

Both are carrying the processor with eight processing cores (octa-core) 64-bit. The difference, Snapdragon 653 has a speed of central processing unit (CPU) 10 percent faster than its predecessor, which has a clock speed of 1.8 GHz.

Tale Slim, Bluetooth Machine Hunter Lost Objects

Tile, a tool utilizing buletooth technology now comes in a thinner version. Quoted from page techspot.com, the shape is not only thin, but also smaller.

Maybe gadget enthusiasts are still not familiar with such small objects. However Tile functionality has been proven to locate lost objects. In particular the non-technology items.

Tile very simple concept. If you have something that is often forgotten or left behind quite easy, plug Tile on the object. For example, a wallet or small purse. Using the mobile application in the phone, Tile can set a snapping noise when owners find these objects. Search tool missing objects is guaranteed to find objects that are still affordable bluetooth cell phone signal.

Tile function not only find objects that are installed such tools, but the reverse applies. For example, a user Tile put it in your wallet and connected to the phone. But suddenly his cell phone users actually lose or forget to put it somewhere.

Tile can help users find the cell phone while it is affordable bluetooth. Simply press the button on the Tile, then it will make a sound as a notification on your phone.

7 Powerful Steps to Overcome Slow Start Android phone

Android phones often feels increasingly slow and easy to crash. Obviously, this is disappointing, especially when purchased is a sophisticated mobile phone with the price almost reached tens of millions of rupiah.

When first purchased a new Android phone works with tracks and smoothly. After a few months of use then feel diminished performance.

The slow performance is not necessarily permanent. There just happens for a reason and can be cured by taking a certain way.

Try to do seven powerful ways, which are summarized KompasTekno from various sources, to restore the performance of the phone back like a new purchase.

1. Update OS

Make sure you use an Android phone has been updated to the latest version of the operating system. How, go to Settings> About device> Software update and tap Check for updates button.

When it finds an update, immediately download and install it to your phone. Typically, in addition to improving performance, this update also contains a variety of new features.

Android 7.1 Could Attempted Month

Android 7.0 Nougat may already release since last August. But Google did not stop there.

The company has even attempted to Android version 7.1. The latest version is already in the phone Pixel owned by Google, and available in beta later this month. Launched by Thenextweb.com, such reforms can be enjoyed through several features. One of them through Daydream VR platform that can feel larger.

Android 7.1 is known to be one of the areas that are behind the Android platform iOS. One was to support the image features on the keyboard letters phone.

This indicates, the user can copy the image to GIF file type. Copy images are no longer in the form of a link but it is appropriate to share it in the form of photographs. Google tries to make Android a bit more uniform. One of them with the official launch icons via phone Pixel.

In version 7.1 there have been Shortcut App API with basic 3D touch. Users do not need to tune touch screen wall to operate. For developers, they could add at least five shortcut on the 'home' or the front screen.

Smart Vest It Might Deaf 'Hear' Through Skin

Experts from Stanford neuroscientist David Eagleman develop smart vest that could make the deaf hear. Instead of going through the senses of hearing, deaf possible to 'hear' through the skin.

In other words, do not try to replace the senses Eagleman missing but pointed to other senses. Using the same principle, he adds another channel for sensory perception and reality expanding the sense of hearing.

"The brain does not know and does not care where he got the data. Your ears may be a microphone, digital camera of your eyes, and the brain interprets these signals will remain," he said.

Audio sensory substitution and that he developed in a joint project Novich Scott graduate students and students of Rice University. Project aka vest vest was named VEST, an acronym of Versatile Extra-Sensory Transducer.

How it works, the sound will be captured by a microphone embedded in devices such as a tablet or smart phone. The sound was then compressed through the application of computing into the data transmitted to the vest via bluetooth.

7 Powerful Steps to Overcome Slow Start Android phone

Android phones often feels increasingly slow and easy to crash. Obviously, this is disappointing, especially when purchased is a sophisticated mobile phone with the price almost reached tens of millions of rupiah.

When first purchased a new Android phone works with tracks and smoothly. After a few months of use then feel diminished performance.

The slow performance is not necessarily permanent. There just happens for a reason and can be cured by taking a certain way.

Try to do seven powerful ways, which are summarized KompasTekno from various sources, to restore the performance of the phone back like a new purchase.

1. Update OS

Make sure you use an Android phone has been updated to the latest version of the operating system. How, go to Settings> About device> Software update and tap Check for updates button.

When it finds an update, immediately download and install it to your phone. Typically, in addition to improving performance, this update also contains a variety of new features.

Lampung Immediately Grow Cassava As Electrical Energy

Lampung Provincial Government plans to develop cassava as electrical energy generation as one of the solutions to overcome the electricity crisis in this area. Unknown Lampung cassava production reached 10 million tons per year.

"There is a tapioca factory in Lampung that have developed cassava into electrical energy generation and we will mencontohnya," said Advisor to the Governor for Development Lampung Province Fahrizal Darminto, the seminar new and renewable energy as a solution to the energy crisis of Sumatra, in the Campus Institute of Technology Sumatra (Itera ), South Lampung, recently quoted Antaranews.

He said the technology applied by one of the tapioca factories in Lampung by making use of cassava into biomass power plants. According to him, the plant was able to produce electricity for 1 Mega Watt with 10 tons of cassava. Moreover, with the expected power plants cassava prices also increased.

"Two results obtained from the production of cassava, the cassava energy demand and price increases," he said.

8 Features Make It Different from Android Pixel Ordinary

Google finally officially released the Pixel and Pixel XL. Mobile successor to the Nexus is equipped with a number of special features that make it different from other Android smartphones on the market.

Pixel and Pixel XL uses the Android 7.1 operating system with features modified Nougat special. Most of these modifications concerning the user interface, but there also have interesting functions.

Here are some of the features so the duo Pixel advantages compared to Android smartphones in general, as well as information which is summarized KompasTekno of the live broadcast launch in San Francisco, USA, on Wednesday (05/10/2016) early this morning.

1. Google Assistant

The personal assistant application may be regarded as Google's answer to the challenges from Apple and Siri artificial Alexa Amazon.

Google Assistant appearance similar to Google Now, but with higher capabilities. For example, you can use a personal assistant to rule the smartphone open the application WhatsApp or OpenTable.

2. Daydream VR

Pixel Duo is the first phone to support the platform of virtual reality (VR) Daydream made by Google. Users need a headset Daydream worth 79 US dollars, or about $ 1 million to taste.

Sharp Use Ultrasonic To Remove Stains Clothes

Japanese electronics company, Sharp, utilizes ultrasonic technology to remove stains on clothes quickly. Sharp has announced Ultrasonic Washer in Japan since last month, and has been marketed in the country last week.

GM Brand Strategy Group PT Sharp Electronics Indonesia (SEID) Haruhiko Sano, in Jakarta, said it is now SEID as electronics manufacturers and marketers in Indonesia to market the product in Indonesia by targeting younger consumers fashionable of the upper middle class. "Product (Ultrasonic Washer) is very suitable for women who are very fond of their wardrobe and actually keep the quality," Sano said at the launch of the portable clothes washers Antaranews quoted on Tuesday (4/10) ..

Ultrasonic Washer has a width dimension and a width of 40 mm and height of 168 mm, and weighs only 230 grams. In addition, the electronic device is also equipped with a rechargeable battery that resists wear for 30 minutes.

Manager of the Department of AC, Air Purification and Washing Machine, SEID, Darma Effendi, said that with ultrasonic technology, cleaning tools such blemishes able to remove dirt on clothes or fiber media more over 38 thousand vibrations per second, which produces air bubbles to help break down the stain so the clothes clean back.

Ultrasonic Washer these, he acknowledges, is more suitable for fashion designers, those who were attending an important meeting, or at weddings, where people in need of cleaning stains that work quickly so the clothes still look clean, although the new stains, such as lipstick, coffee , soy sauce, and ink.

Facebook releases the "Marketplace" for Purchase Online

Facebook launched a new feature called the Marketplace at its mobile applications. Appropriate the name, this is an online marketplace which contain various trading activities of its users.

Director of Product Management Facebook, Mary Ku, saying that the Marketplace was made because of the trading activity in the social network. It began trading activity in Facebook Groups, and so far recorded more than 450 million people who do per month.

"So that people could benefit more from the connections, today we introduce the Marketplace, a container to sell or buy certain goods from different people in your community," said Mary.

As reported by KompasTekno of Newsroom Facebook, Tuesday (10/03/2016), Facebook put the Marketplace in its mobile applications on iOS and Android. The shape of the store icon located at the bottom of the application.

When opening the Marketplace, users will be greeted with a series of photographs of merchandise are located closest. When you want to buy the item, the user can enter the chat column to talk first with the seller.

Here's How to Differentiate "Software" Genuine and pirated

Pirated software is still installed on many computers in Indonesia. However, according to Microsoft's Software Asset Management Sudimin Mina, not all users really happen to use illegal software. There is also a user inadvertently, whether because deceived or other reasons.

Sudimin also stressed the importance of recognizing the physical characteristics of pirated software is packaged in the form of a hard disk, so that the prospective buyer was duped, especially for cardboard Microsoft software such as Windows OS and Office.

"First, cover. If you've only cover photocopying, which may be the original software? "He said when speaking at the press conference socialization of the dangers of using pirated software in Jakarta, Friday (30/09/2016).

One characteristic of the original software package, according Sudimin, is a distributor stickers include the software in question. Then in the box there should be manual contains user guide.

Disc (DVD or CD) containing the software should co-labeled with a special hologram stickers and markers shaped arrows to indicate authenticity.