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Tuesday, August 27, 2019

Google will kill off Google Hire in 2020

Add another one to the Google Cemetery.

Google has disclosed that it will shut down Google Hire, the job application tracking system it launched just two years ago.

Google built Hire in an effort to simplify the hiring process, with a workflow that integrated things like searching for applicants, scheduling interviews, and providing feedback about potential hires into Google’s G Suite (Search/Gmail/Calendar/Docs etc.)

It was built mostly for small to medium sized businesses, with a price that ranged from $200 to $400 a month depending on how many G Suite licenses you needed.

Hire came into existence after Google acquired Bebop — a company started by VMWare founder Diane Greene — for a reported $380 million in 2015. Greene went on to act as the CEO of Google’s Cloud division, but left the role in early 2019.

In an email to customers, Google says:

While Hire has been successful, we’re focusing our resources on other products in the Google Cloud portfolio. We are deeply grateful to our customers, as well as the champions and advocates who have joined and supported us along the way.

On the upside: it’s not getting the axe immediately. In fact, you can keep using it for over a full year; Google says it won’t actually be shutdown until September 1st of 2020. Just don’t expect any new features to be added.

Google also notes that it intends to stop taking payment for the product in the meantime, saying that customers will see no additional charges for Google Hire after their next billing cycle.

Google says its Nest Hello video doorbell can now detect package deliveries and notify US users who are subscribed to its $5/month Nest Aware service (Jay Peters/The Verge)

Jay Peters / The Verge:
Google says its Nest Hello video doorbell can now detect package deliveries and notify US users who are subscribed to its $5/month Nest Aware service — So you can stop checking every time the camera detects passersby — Google says that, starting today, its Nest Hello video doorbell …

Monday, August 26, 2019

RRB ALP Result 2019 – Provisional Part Panel Released

Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) released provisional part panel for ALP/ Technician (02/2018).

RRB ALP/ Technician Result 2019 – Cutoff Marks & Provisional Part Panel Released

Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) released cutoff marks & provisional part panel for ALP/ Technician (02/2018).

TRB TN 2019 – Teacher Eligibility Test Paper II Score Card Released

Teachers Recruitment Board (TRB), Tamil Nadu has released score card for the post of TN Teacher Eligibility Test 2019.

TRB TN TET Result 2019 – Teacher Eligibility Test Paper II Score Card Released

Teachers Recruitment Board (TRB), Tamil Nadu has released score card for the post of TN Teacher Eligibility Test 2019.

SSC CHSL Admit Card 2019 – DV & Skill Test Call Letter Download

Staff Selection Commission (SSC) released Admit Card for CHSL 2017.

Xiaomi Mi A3 to go on sale today at 12pm: Price, offers, specs, and more

Xiaomi launched its latest Android One device, the Mi A3 last week. Now, the smartphone is all set to go on sale in India for the second time. It will be sold via Amazon.in, Mi.com, and Mi Home stores. The Xiaomi Mi A3 is the successor of the Mi A2, which was also an Android One smartphone. The latest offering from Xiaomi is going up against the likes of the Realme 5 Pro and other similarly priced smartphones, but it has the stock Android advantage.

Xiaomi Mi A3 specifications

The Xiaomi Mi A3 features a 6.08-inch HD+ (720x1560 pixels) Super AMOLED display with Gorilla Glass 5 protection. It has a 19.5:9 aspect ratio, courtesy of the waterdrop notch at the top. The smartphone is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 chipset, paired with up to 6GB RAM. It has up to 128GB of internal storage.

On the optics front, Mi A3 sports a triple rear camera setup: a 48MP Sony sensor with f/2.2 aperture lens + an 8MP ultra-wide-angle camera with a 118-degree field of view + a 2MP depth sensor. On the front lies a 32MP selfie shooter. The rear camera can record 4K video at 30fps and slow-motion Full HD video at 120fps.

Xiaomi Mi A3 packs a 4,030mAh battery that uses a USB Type-C port for charging. It also supports Quick Charge 3.0 with 18W Fast Charge. Additionally, the company has included the 3.5mm audio jack, which was missing on the Xiaomi Mi A2.

Xiaomi Mi A3 price in India, and sale timing

The Mi A3 has been priced at Rs 12,999 for the base 4GB RAM + 64GB storage variant. The other option with 6GB RAM + 128GB storage will be made available at Rs 15,999. The phone comes in three colour options, namely, Kind of Gray, More Than White, and Not Just Blue.

As mentioned above, the Mi A3 will go on sale via Amazon.in Mi.com, and Mi Home stores at 12pm today, August 27.

Xiaomi Mi A3 sale offers

The Mi A3 sale offers include Rs 750 cashback if the purchase is made using an HDFC Bank credit card, while an additional Rs. 250 will be taken off for EMI transactions. Moreover, Airtel customers can avail double data and unlimited calling benefits with the Rs. 249 prepaid recharge.

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iOS 12.4.1 Update Released, Patches Bug That Enabled iPhone Jailbreak

Apple has finally fixed an "unpatched" bug in the latest iOS update that had left its most up-to-date iPhones vulnerable to hacking risk. https://ift.tt/2ZqwZUR

Realme 5 to go on sale today at 12pm: Price, sale offers, specs, and more

The Realme 5 was launched on August 20 alongside the Realme 5 Pro. Now, the Realme 5 is all set to go on sale in India through Flipkart and Realme.com at 12pm. The smartphone is India’s first quad camera smartphone under Rs 10,000. However, it will also go on sale at a later date, which isn’t confirmed by the company yet. Moreover, the Realme 5 Pro will go on sale on September 4 through the same e-commerce platform in India.

Realme 5 specifications

The Realme 5 features a 6.5-inch HD+ (720x1600 pixels) display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3+ for protection. It is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 chipset, paired with up to 4GB RAM. The smartphone has 32GB, 64GB, and 128GB inbuilt storage options, expandable via microSD card (up to 256GB). It runs Color OS 6.0, based on Android 9 Pie.

On the optics front, the Realme 5 sports a quad camera setup: a 12MP primary camera (PDAF and an f/1.8 aperture) + an 8MP sensor (f/2.25 aperture and a 119-degree wide-angle lens), a 2MP macro lens (f/2.4 aperture and a 4cm focus distance), and a 2MP portrait lens (f/2.4 aperture). On the front lies a 13MP selfie shooter. You can check our camera samples here.

The connectivity options on the Realme 5 include 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth v5.0, a GPS/ A-GPS, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and a Micro-USB port. It packs a 5,000mAh battery as well.

Realme 5 price in India, and sale timing

The Realme 5, in India, starts at Rs 9,999 for the 3GB RAM + 32GB storage variant. It costs Rs 10,499 for the 4GB RAM + 64GB storage model, and Rs 11,999 for the 4GB RAM + 128GB storage variant.

The Realme 5 sale starts at 12pm. It will be sold through Flipkart and Realme.com. The smartphone will be made available in Crystal Blue and Crystal Purple colour variants.

Realme 5 launch offers

Launch offers include complete mobile protection at Rs. 99, no-cost EMI options, 5 percent cashback on Flipkart Axis Bank credit card, and 5 percent extra off on Axis Bank Buzz credit cards on Flipkart.

Moreover, Realme.com will offer exclusive benefits worth Rs. 7,000 for Jio subscribers, up to Rs. 2,000 cashback if paid via Paytm UPI, and 10 percent SuperCash up to Rs. 1,500 via MobiKwik.

The Realme 5 Pro will not be on sale today. It will go on sale in India on September 4. The smartphone costs Rs 13,999 for the 4GB RAM + 64GB storage variant, and Rs 14,999 for the 6GB RAM + 64GB storage model. The 8GB RAM + 128GB storage variant is priced at Rs 16,999.

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The Best Power Banks With USB Type-C Output You Can Buy in India

Type C USB power banks you can buy in India. We put them through our review process to figure out the best Type C powerbank in India. https://ift.tt/2KX4dDh

Realme 5 to Go on Sale for the First Time in India Today

Realme 5 first sale will begin at 12pm (noon) IST on Flipkart and Realme.com. Realme 5 price in India starts at Rs. 9,999 and goes up to Rs. 11,999. https://ift.tt/2ZfcWcS

YouTube begins to label videos by publishers with government or public funding

Days after Google said YouTube was used in a coordinated effort to spread misinformation about protesters in Hong Kong, the platform has begun labeling videos uploaded by media organizations that receive government or public funding. While YouTube says the new feature, which is now live in 10 regions, including Hong Kong, is intended to provide more context about publishers, it is being criticized for not drawing a clear distinction between media that receives government funding, but are editorially independent, and ones that serve as government mouthpieces, like Xinhua News Agency or the China Global Television Network.

Organizations like BBC, DW and NPR are completely independent from the government despite being state-funded. The idea of public media in democratic countries should never be equated to propoganda machine like CGTN and RT.

— William Yang (@WilliamYang120) August 27, 2019

The feature was first spotted by app researcher Jane Manchun Wong. A YouTube policy update states that “if a channel is owned by a news publisher, that is funded by a government, or publicly funded, an information panel providing publisher context may be displayed on the watch page of the videos on its channel.”

The panels includes brief statements about how the publisher is funded and links to a Wikipedia entry about the publisher. They have been rolled out in the United States, United Kingdom, Ireland, India, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Poland and Hong Kong. (On YouTube’s U.S. site, they can be seen on videos uploaded by publishers including the Voice of America, BBC, Xinhua and National Public Radio.)

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The new policy also adds that “this information panel providing publisher context is meant to give you additional information to help you better understand the sources of news content that you watch on YouTube. Inclusion of the information panel providing publisher context is based on information about the news publisher made available by Wikipedia and other independent third-party sources. It is not a comment by YouTube on the publisher’s or video’s editorial direction, or on a government’s editorial influence.”

The panels will not be displayed in YouTube search results or affect the video’s features or eligibility for monetization.

Last week, Google disabled 210 YouTube accounts that it said were used to spread misinformation about the pro-democracy demonstrations in Hong Kong. Facebook and Twitter took action against accounts that they said were part of a propaganda campaign.

Twitter also banned state-run media outlets from buying advertising on its platform after users spotted Xinhua News Agency using sponsored tweets to portray the demonstrations in Hong Kong, which have been mostly peaceful, as violent. Twitter said its new policy distinguishes between state-funded media organizations that don’t operate independently of the governments that fund them and ones that have editorial autonomy like the British Broadcasting Corporation or the Public Broadcasting Service.

TechCrunch has contacted Google for comment.