Tips for Laptop Batteries Can Survive Long

Who does not want to have a laptop battery last long? This is an important thing that is highly regarded by laptop users.

Reporting from Digitaltrends, Sunday (29/07/2018), all laptop batteries are designed to have a strong endurance. Basically the charging cycle reaches 100%.

Ideally, if you use hibernation mode make sure the battery is not completely discharged, and during that time, you may not be allowed to use the laptop for a while.

To save battery power, do not open applications too much and close when finished. These steps help save at least battery life.

In Windows 10 it is recommended to enable Battery Saver. Battery Saver mode will automatically turn on when your laptop reaches 20% battery, which will automatically close all background applications that consume excess power such as screen brightness.

For MacBooks, it is advisable to enable Power Nap so you can make Mac sleep without worrying about missing important tasks, so you can save battery power.

Google will Net-Clean App in the Play Store

Google will screen all apps in the Play Store. The latest rules released this week in Corporate Policy indicate that Google will clear more apps that it deems unfeasible. These applications include crypto currency miners to applications that sell weapons and accessories.

Apps that aim to trick children into downloading adult content will also be removed. Similarly, applications that sell goods or services related to the occult.

Quoted from Tech Crunch, Google's similar steps that have been applied earlier by Apple in December last year. Google has been known to be more tolerant of facilitating app downloads. But now the company based in Mountain View, California is imposing stricter rules.

In the latest policy release, Google Play explains who will be affected by this rule. "Google does not permit applications that create automated equipment, templates or template-based services and are put into Google Play by operators hiding behind other services, only permitted when released by registered individual developer accounts, not service operators" the new policy.

Dubbed Helio M70, MediaTek Releases 5G Chipset Next Year

AsiaTM Director of Corporate Sales Asia and Africa MediaTek, Arthur Wang, said MediaTek plans to launch 5G chipsets next year.

"We have developed a 5G chipset ... now it is becoming more mature, so next year we will make bigger announcements," Wang told Antaranews in Jakarta, Wednesday (25/7).

AsiaTM Director of Corporate Sales Asia and Africa MediaTek, Arthur Wang, said MediaTek plans to launch 5G chipsets next year.

"We have developed a 5G chipset ... now it is becoming more mature, so next year we will make bigger announcements," Wang told Antaranews in Jakarta, Wednesday (25/7).

Wang explained that the 5G chipset is currently under development. MediaTek's research and development center is located at MediaTek's headquarters in Taiwan.

In addition, Wang said that Mediatek also has a research and development center in Europe and America. Unfortunately, in addition to Taiwan, research centers exist only in China.

Love Eyes, Here's How to Unlock Dark Mode on YouTube

Previously known, if the display of a dark screen theme or dark theme will soon be present in the latest YouTube app for Android. Because the codes in the latest version of the Android app allows users to get a black screen.

This dark mode on YouTube lets you switch from the bright white light of a standard app or website to a better black in your eyes, especially in a darkened room.

This dark mode is already available on desktop browser versions in 2017. Later, he also debuted on iOS, both iPhone and iPad in March 2018. In addition to the dark mode, the code in the new version of YouTube for desktop promises an additional ncognito mode, is on Chrome and Gboard apps.

For those who do not know how to set the dark mode of YouTube on iOS and desktop, the following tips as reported from Tech Radar, Tuesday (07/24/2018).

1. How to Use YouTube's Dark Mode on iOS

Dark mode is easy to find if you're using the YouTube app on your iPhone or iPad. Just tap your account picture in the top right corner of the app to open the Options menu, then choose Settings> Themes> Dark.

You can change mode anytime by repeating the above steps and switch back to Light. Otherwise, the YouTube app will default to Dark mode every time you open it.

This is What You Should Do When the Battery Is Unacceptable

Almost all electronic devices use batteries to work. After the battery becomes obsolete, many of us throw it into the trash when it is very dangerous.

Then, what should be done if the battery can no longer be used? Faradhiba was opening a drawer in his house when his son, Rafa Jafar, suddenly asked about the number of batteries and used cell phones in the drawer.

The woman who is familiarly called Dhiba reasoned that she was confused as to where to dispose of electronic waste. "One day he watched me open a drawer and asked, 'why many batteries? Why are so many used phones?'," Dhiba told BBC News Indonesia.

"I hope it can be fixed, but because it needs to be bought again, finally just kept in the drawer, that's what makes him ask," he said later.

That moment then inspired Rafa Jafar, familiarly called RJ, to conduct experiments that focus on the issue of excessive use of electronic devices.

And a few years later, initiated the electronic waste caring movement.

So, what makes RJ interested in raising awareness of the dangers of battery waste? The reason, obviously RJ, is because almost all electronic devices used daily use batteries to function.

Google Tactics Compete with the 'DuckDuckGo' Search Engine

The search engine or search engine 'duckduckgo' may not be as popular as Google.com. However, Google seems accused of using strange tactics to dominate its rivals.

Reported by the Independent, Saturday (07/21/2018), Google dominates almost all aspects of the user's online life. About 85 percent of smartphone users use Google's Android operating system.

Thus, users will inevitably end up using Google services or applications on their mobile devices. To the extent, Google was recently reportedly fined Rp. 72 trillion for monopolizing the Android OS.

In order to win its dominance in the digital era today, Google is also accused of using tactics to fight their competitors. DuckDuckGo, an internet privacy company whose products include search engines and browsers, reveals how Google has acted to assert its search dominance.

Examples include preventing the DuckCuckGo search engine from being added to Chrome on Android, while displaying the Chrome widget prominently on most Android versions.

Jabra Earphone Can Now Order Siri and Google Now

Jabra released the Elite 65t type as a wireless hearing device. This type is a third generation for users who want to get the best sound and music experience. The Elite 65t is a wireless earphone series with key access to enable voice instructions, such as Siri and Google Now. Elite 65t has a battery life of up to 15 hours with a special charging case.

Below below Elite 65t, Jabra created the Active 65t Elite. This type is effective for users who like to exercise. Grips on the earbuds are given a special layer, plus accelerometers for the tracker feature. The Elite Active 65t already has sweat, water, and dust IP56 certification. However, this type can only survive five hours after the battery is fully charged.

Managing Director of Jabra for ASEAN Ben Samman said the elite series this time deliberately designed to provide voice instructions. "The device can give commands to voice assistants like Siri and Google Now," Ben explained in the launch of Jabra Elite Franchise Indonesia in Jakarta, some time ago. Specially designed devices are compatible with voice assistant services for ease of use.

In the third generation era, the device is also designed more dynamically. Headphone style and wireless earphones, and neckband become more attractive. Jabra's elite product also features a microphone that specifically can hear clear sound when receiving a call. Not only that, the sound also sounds clear even when talking inside or outside the room.

Dark Web More Danger than Social Media

Cyber ​​security expert Dokter Pratama Persadha said the existence of dark web or dark sites is more dangerous than Twitter, Facebook and other social media. That is because the apparatus is very difficult to enter and anticipate.

"In the dark web more freely, one of them because of anonymous identity that makes it difficult to be tracked," said Primary when answering questions Antara in Semarang on Wednesday, related to the statement of TNI Commander Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto.

Previously, the TNI Commander in Jakarta, Tuesday (17/7) said that there has emerged a new group called "Cyber ​​Narcoterorism" which uses the virtual world as a vehicle to distribute and abuse narcotics, then the result to finance terrorism activities.

According to the TNI Commander, the "Cyber ​​Narcoterrorism" group uses a variety of leading websites, such as YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook for the purpose of seizing market share, spreading thoughts, encouragement, recruitment, and information.

Answering about the circulation of drugs by utilizing social media, according to Pratama, should the authorities investigate further related to the alleged existence of drug trafficking and acts of terrorism.

Facebook Trial Messenger Feature to Know Suspicious Accounts

Facebook is testing a feature in Messenger that will provide information about direct messages, direct messanges, from accounts not on your contact list or friends.

"We tested how to give users to know people who have not been in touch with them before," said one of Messenger's Facebook team, Dalya Browne, quoted from the motherboard page.

A multimedia expert named Erin Gallagher, gives a picture of the page in the form of a warning from Messenger, in the form of information that the person who sent the message using the Russian number, the new account is created and that the user is different from the name of a Facebook friend who has a similar name.

This new feature will help Facebook users to recognize accounts that interact with their original or fake because it is able to detect the number used.

The new ability of Facebook Messenger is also able to see if hackers use different numbers with country of origin and use old accounts to cover their tracks.

Microsoft Proposals Issue Special Rules Face Scanner System

Security technology that relies on face scanner system or facial recognition is growing rapidly. Seeing this condition, Microsoft President Brad Smith proposed that the United States government (US) make regulations that regulate the use of facial scanner system.

Citing Microsoft's official blog this weekend, Brad Smith hopes the regulatory release will prevent misuse of the face scanner system. CNN quoting the blog cited the need for a special rule limiting the use of technology.

"The face scanner raises the critical question, what role do we want from this technology in everyday life in society?" Smith wrote.

He revealed the company has responsibility for each innovation. Companies should be able to control how the technology is disseminated and ensure its use in accordance with the values ​​prevailing in the wider community.

"It may not be common for companies to ask governments to set rules for their products, but there are many markets where mature policies contribute to creating dynamic and healthy consumers and favored by producers," he said.

5 Tips on WhatsApp Is Like Inactive to Protect Privacy

WhatsApp can be used to communicate with friends or family. Sometimes, this app is also used by people you do not know to get in touch with you.

When he contacts you, he may see a profile picture or other information, so your privacy is annoyed by it. By hiding some information, including your profile or profile photo, at least the user has attempted to prevent an unknown person from seeing a description of you.

This is considered essential to prevent potential criminal acts that may occur to users. Here Okezone describes tips for WhatsApp seems inactive to protect your privacy.

Hide Status

The status in WhatsApp shows the message you are conveying to other WhatsApp users. Status text can be viewed when someone accesses a profile and views the 'About' part of the user.

Take advantage of Tomatoes, This Student Make Eco-Friendly Battery

Three students of the Department of Chemistry Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology (ITS) Surabaya, namely Febrilia Agar Pramesti, Abduh Muharram Chairacita, and Princess Augista Nur Azizah created a gel battery utilizing tomato juice as a substitute for harmful chemicals in the battery.

The director of the work of innovation, Randy Yusuf Kurniawan in Surabaya, said in the composition, the battery has electrolytes (chemicals) are harmful to the environment, such as lithium and lead. Moreover, if the substance reacts will cause explosion and poisoning in the body.

"The tomato-acidic fruit is measured in its acidity through vitamin C levels and produces 10-40 milligrams of vitamin C per 100 grams of tomato, which is raw tomatoes until cooked by taking the tomato juice first by juicing and then tested," he said.

He explained, acid as a source of protons, when it reacts with electrodes to produce electrons that flow into the outer circuit so that the flow of electricity occurs.

"However, the tomato juice is still a liquid, in which the liquid electrolyte produces a small electrical voltage," he said.

Consequently before assembled into a battery, tomato extract is added biopolymer in the form of agarose to become gel-shaped electrolyte. The addition of agarose is capable of increasing the density or electrolyte density.

WhatsApp Reveal False News Tips

WhatsApp issued a full-page ad in Indian newspaper on Tuesday (10/7) offering "easy tips" to recognize facts or fiction after a series of murder-induced murmuring that was shared on its platform.

Facebook's messaging service is under intense pressure to control the spread of false information in India after the killing of more than 20 people accused of kidnapping children in the past two months.

The latest mass besieged and killed five men in the state of Maharashtra accused of kidnapping children, an adverse rumor that led to similar killings in at least 11 Indian states.

WhatsApp said they felt "horrified" by the violence and promised quick action, but Indian authorities accused the social media giant of acting irresponsibly in its biggest market.

The clever advertisement in the English and Indian newspapers, entitled "together we can combat false information," explains 10 tips for users who want to distinguish the truth from rumors.

"Do not pay attention to the number of times you receive messages. Just because a message is shared many times does not mean it's true, "said one of the suggestions.

WhatsApp Suspicious Link Detection Feature Test to Reduce "Spam"

The phenomenon of spam messages in WhatsApp is inevitable. Users are often sent a link chain by a friend, then when opened was not in accordance with the title. Usually users are redirected to fake sites, or even sites that contain harmful viruses.

This problem has been going on for years, but it's only now WhatsApp is working on the solution. The short messaging service is currently testing a feature called "Suspicious Link Detection". As the name implies, the feature helps users detect suspicious links. When a user receives a message containing a link, WhatsApp will analyze it for later clarification as a normal link or suspicious link.

If the link is considered suspicious, the message will be marked with a red label labeled "suspicious link". Of course the decision ends up in the user, whether to keep the link open or ignore it.

WhatsApp will remind you to the user when they decide to open suspicious links. "This link contains unusual characters. Perhaps this link is trying to appear as a different site, "as it was the last warning message from WhatsApp.

Tips to Strengthen Cell Phone Signals that People Do Not Know

When going home or on the go, it could be difficult for you to get a cell phone signal. This also applies when you are in a strange territory or area that you have never visited before.

In order to communicate activities can continue to run, then what is required is a strong phone signal. There are several things you might be able to do to strengthen the cell phone signal, taken from multiple sources.

Enable Airplane Mode

To be able to strengthen the phone signal, then the user can try to activate the airplane mode. Enabling this feature for a few seconds is believed to be able to refresh the phone signal.

When the phone signal deteriorates, switch airplane mode for example 3 seconds. Then, turn off airplane mode then try your phone for a call or communicate.

Network or Signal Lock

You can specify to lock the phone signal, either 2G only (GSM), 3G only (WCDMA) or 4G only (LTE) in the settings menu. This step is expected to make mobile phone signals can be more stable and also believed to save battery life.

Overcome Terror and Hoax, WhatsApp ALaunches New Features

Messages that go to the WhatsApp conversation application number can vary. There are messages coming from people who are known and vice versa, unknown and even tend to be messages of terror, hoax and misinformation.

More than 30 people have been killed in the past year after rumors of child adoption were triggered by a message in WhatsApp, according to a Bloomberg report. Reported by Hindustan Times on Wednesday (4/7), WhatsApp which has more than 200 million active users in India began to take a new step.

"WhatsApp is launching new features to combat information misuse and platform abuse," the Hindustan Times report said. WhatsApp also reacts to the increasing cases of innocent people disappearing because of the large number of messages with irresponsible rumors and provocations.

India's Ministry of Information Technology has asked WhatsApp to take immediate action and ensure this popular platform is not used for criminal activities. "We believe this is a challenge that requires governments, civil society and technology companies to work together," WhatsApp said in a letter sent to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).

WhatsApp's new feature can serve as an important signal for message recipients to think twice before forwarding messages because it lets users know whether the content they receive is written by people they know or just rumors.

Not Only Cars, Mobile Phone Also Have Airbag Feature

Security features such as airbags are generally pinned inside a four-wheeled vehicle to prevent serious injury to the rider. The same concept is also intended for mobile devices.

However, instead of protecting users from injury, but the feature of mobile airbag is used to prevent a violent collision resulting in damage to the phone. Launched Mashable, Tuesday (3/7/2018), mobile airbag technology initiated by Philip Frenzel, a German engineering student.

The special case was created using the foot like a spider when the phone started to fall. The legs look softer to reduce the impact of the fall and minimize the possibility of your smartphone in contact with hard surfaces.

From videos uploaded to YouTube, the airbags on this smartphone appear to appear before the device touches the surface. In every corner of the phone, an arch object appears that prevents loud hitting on the phone.

That said, the idea of ​​making mobile phone case with mobile airbag feature is based on the personal experience of the maker. One day, iPhone Frenzel slipped out of his jacket pocket and fell to the floor. The screen is destroyed and the phone can no longer work, even when the screen has been fixed.

Here's How to Silence Members Group WhatsApp

WhatsApp group chat is often widened, now begin to be controlled. The reason, WhatsApp group admin can limit the conversation that is stuffing the chat window through WhatsApp Anyar feature. The trick is through a new option named "Only Admins" in the "Send Message" menu in the application settings. By enabling this option, only registered members as administrators can send messages to a group.

The presence of new features to "silence" the group members' chatter is expected to smooth the use of groups for specific purposes, such as giving one-way, important announcements. Because only admins are allowed to write messages, the announcement does not sink behind the chat of the members. "One of the group use scenarios is to receive important information, including for parents and teachers in schools, community centers, and non-profit organizations.

We're introducing new settings to make it easier for administrators in such cases, "writes WhatsApp in a blog posting of announcements.

How to mute WhatsApp group members
Updates related to this group chat are already available in WhatsApp iOS version 2.18.70 and Android version 2.18.201. To set up, group admins can open "Group Info" (group info) and select "Group Settings" and select the "Send Message" option. Admin can choose between two available options that are "All Participant" (all group members) or "Only Admins" (admin only). If the "admin only" option is selected, a notification indicates that the admin has overridden the group's settings to allow only admins to send messages.