Facebook Instant Articles Set to Go Live

Source : Gadgets NDTV

Facebook will soon make its Instant Articles programme live, with publishers like NBC News and the New York Times already in the fray.

Other early-stage partners include the Guardian, BBC News, Spiegel Online and Bild. Facebook would host the content on its servers so that it loads faster than regular article posts on mobile phones.

Publishers are ready to ramp up content distribution on Instant Articles, with some newsrooms preparing to post a few dozen stories a day, the Wall Street Journal reported.

By publishing articles directly to Facebook through Instant Articles instead of linking back to their own websites, publishers hope to increase the exposure of their content on the social networking service, especially on mobile devices, and improve load time.

Under the new programme, publishers will get to keep 100 percent of revenue brought in from ads that they sell and 70 percent if Facebook sells the ad. Read More

Google developing a new Android-based OS Brillo for Internet of Things

Source : First Post

Looks like Google is shifting focus to those low-end power devices such as smart light bulbs or security cameras which come with as little as 64MB or 32MB worth of RAM. The company is reportedly working on a new software, under the Android brand, as the group developing the software is linked to the company’s Android unit.

According to a report by The Information, Google is developing a new OS nicknamed Brillo which will specially be for low-power devices aka Internet of Things (IoT) devices. As there has been an increase in the number of smart-household technology, this move by Google could prove beneficial. The report pointed out that this technology from Google could make it easier for the companies to manufacture smart home appliances such as smart fridges, light bulbs and more.Read More

Google to patent ‘creepy’ toys; looking to convert teddy bear into intelligent remote control

Source : First Post
Google has filed a patent for toys that pay attention to who is in a room and can interact with other media devices.

The US Patent and Trademark Office shared diagrams depicting what resembled rabbit and bear toys with microphones in their ears, cameras in their eyes, speakers in their mouths and motors in their necks.

The envisioned devices were described as being able to listen for someone, turn a head to make “eye contact,” hear what they say and respond with pre-recorded phrases.Read More

Infosys to Open First Overseas Campus in China

Source : NDTV
As India pressed China to open its markets for Indian IT firms, technology major Infosys pm Saturday announced establishing its first overseas centre outside India in China with an investment of about $120 million to tap in the burgeoning Chinese market.

An MOU in this regard was signed between Infosys and the local Chinese provincial government at the India-China Business Forum, which was addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Shanghai on Saturday. Read More

Airtel Zero, Internet.org Defeat the Concept of Net Neutrality: MTNL

Source : NDTV
State-run MTNL has said Bharti Airtel's 'zero rating plan' and RCom's 'Internet.org' scheme defeat the basic concept of net neutrality and such pacts should not be allowed as they affect economic interests of small telecom operators.

"In Airtel 'zero rating plan' and Reliance 'Internet.org' these operators have directly negotiated with the application providers. MTNL is of the view that in any case, direct negotiations between OTT players and TSPs should not be allowed," the telecom operator said in its counter comments submitted to sectoral regulator Trai. Read More

PHP 5.6.9 is available

Source : PHP
The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 5.6.9. Several bugs have been fixed. All PHP 5.6 users are encouraged to upgrade to this version.

For source downloads of PHP 5.6.9 please visit our downloads page, Windows binaries can be found on windows.php.net/download/. The list of changes is recorded in the ChangeLog.

Windows 10 to come in Home, Mobile, Pro, Enterprise, Education editions

Source : First Post
Microsoft is all set to launch Windows 10 in the next couple of months in around 190 countries in 111 languages, although no fixed date has been announced yet. There will be various editions of Windows 10 according to the use cases. The editions announced include Windows 10 Home, Mobile, Pro, Enterprise, Mobile Enterprise, Education. Let us take a look at each of these editions.

Windows 10 Home edition will be the consumer facing edition which will be seen on most desktop PCs, laptops and 2-in-1s. The Home edition will support voice-assistant Cortana, Windows Edge web browser as well as Windows Hello face recognition, iris scanner and fingerprint login for various Windows apps such as Photos, Maps, Mail, Calendar, Music and Video. Read More