The Contingency of IPv4 Crisis, IPv6 the Solution

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July 2, 2015

The time has come. And though not improbable, but certainly it’s unexpected that the casting pool of IPv4 addresses have dried up.

What is IPv4? And, why the crisis? — IPv4 Crisis

IPv4 is a version of the unique address used to identify a computer (or any device) connected to the internet. And the fact that it is running out means it will be difficult to get to more devices connected to the internet.

ARIN (American Registry for Internet Numbers) announced on July 1 that it has to activate an “unmet requests” policy and new services who want blocks of IP addresses for their services are put on the wait-list.

This is the first time such a wait list is implemented since the internet became public.

It’s not like the situation came all of a sudden. In 2011, IPv4 which with its 32-bit length had its 4.3 billion available addresses depleted at the top level and officially ran out in United States in 2014.

IPv6 to the Rescue

Now businesses are forced to switch to latest version of internet addressing, the IPv6. Microsoft IPv4 allocations for its Azure customers had dried up quite abruptly and they were forced to migrate.

IPv6 was invented in 1998 and features much longer addresses with 128-bit length. It has an estimated pool of 340 trillion trillion addresses, and thus provides a very long term solution.

IPv6’s adoption has been very slow and it wasn’t able to reach any kind of critical mass before IPv4’s pool ran out. Now IPv6 is the only solution for IPv4’s woes. This is inevitable as there is also no other option in this matter.

The rate of adoption of IPv6 is also improving. Google tracks IPv6 across all its users and has concluded that there is 5% increase of IPv6 protocol in the past 2 years. Previously it was just 2% of all the Google users.

As the address pools of IPv4 around the world are ending the uptake of IPv6 should accelerate. The thing is that though this “IP apocalypse” was “prophesized” about a decade ago we aren’t anywhere near to a solution.

Just goes to show you: “humans have a remarkable potential to adapt and a humiliating capability to change!”

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Skype For Business Now Allows Office 365 Enterprise Users To Broadcast to 10,000 People At Once

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Nitish Singh

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July 2, 2015

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Microsoft is currently on a roll, and their latest feat is a business plan integrating Skype for business with Office 365 enterprise.

Today Microsoft announced three technical previews as a part of Skype for business. One of these previews will allow mass video calling across the internet, but currently only an Office 365 enterprise subscriber is allowed to test it.

Now it will be possible to register for access to Skype Meeting broadcast. It is a device-agnostic video conferencing tool and will allow up to 10,000 participants.

The preview currently provides the ability for feedback reception by including Yammer integration and Bing pulse sentiment tracker.

Another of the technical preview is PSTN conferencing. It will also require an Office 365 enterprise subscription.

PSTN Conferencing will allow people to dial a Skype for Business meeting in Office 365 from a landline or mobile. This option is currently only available in the US.

And the last of the new technical previews is Cloud PBX. It operates in conjunction with PSTN Conference calling. It will help people make and receive calls via Skype for Business and will include additional features like “hold”, ”resume”, ”forward” and ”transfer”.

Needless to say that since Cloud PBX works in conjugation with PSTN calling it will also be a US-only feature for now.

Currently end-users need to consult with system administrators to register for the service. It is not available through a simple sign-up.

“Microsoft is no doubt a clear market leader in the field of communication,”

said Gurdeep Pall, Corporate Vice president of Skype.

“I’m confident that no other company in the world can connect people like Microsoft can.”

All we know is that we want innovation and Microsoft gave that to us with the inception of Windows OS.

Again under the leadership of Satya Nadella it seems we are about to see Microsoft take the world by storm; no doubt it has already taken the internet by storm for the past few months running.

Samsung claims to sell 1 million units of Tizen powered Z1

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Jia Khan

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July 2, 2015

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Samsung claims that it has sold over 1 million Tizen-powered Z1 Smartphones since January 2015.

1 million is not a disturbing figure for rivals like Apple or Google, but this is indeed an encouraging start for a smartphone built on a new platform.

And this is not where it ends! Samsung aims to release its Gold Edition device in the near future to place Google on the downside.

“Samsung Z1 possesses a cool and easy-to-use UI that provides a fast and efficient interface for the smartphones. We are glad with the enhanced sale of this phone and we would be more focused towards Tizen- powered phones in the coming future”

Said Asim Warsi, the Vice-President Marketing, Mobile & IT, India.

Surprisingly the claim originates from Samsung India where the sales exceeded 1 million units. Samsung was to launch its phones in Japan and Russia as well but the launch remains on hold.

Samsung Z1 costs Rupees 4,990 i.e. nearly $79 and remarkably runs on a homemade operating system. Z1 features a 4-inch HD screen with 480×800 pixels and 233ppi display.

It boasts of a 1.2GHz dual core Speedtrum SC7727S processor and 768MB of RAM that makes it quite efficient.

Samsung Z1 also bears 4GB of internal storage capacity. It’s an easy-to-carry phone that weighs only 112 grams, equipped with modest resolution 3.1 megapixels rear camera and 1,500 mAh battery.

One of the most amazing features of the Samsung Z1 is ‘Ultra Power Saving Mode‘ that provides power saving besides keeping you connected socially.

The software development of the Tizen platform has been carried out at Samsung’s Bengaluru R&D lab, while the phones are officially manufactured at Noida factory.

Samsung expects more encouraging sale of Z1 after its launch in Japan and Russia. if the trend of the Indian market is anything to go by, Samsung should expect huge returns on its new device.

Microsoft hands over map-generating technology to Uber, display ad business to AOL

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Jia Khan

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July 2, 2015

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In an attempt to rid itself of the less productive online applications, Microsoft announced a handover of its display ad business to AOL, while the company will be selling some of its map-generating technology to Uber.

After the sale of the display ad business to AOL, the company has reassured hundreds of its employees that the sale does not imply any layoffs; rather the workers will have the opportunity to relocate to AOL.

The news does not entirely come as a shock as the company has lost over ten billion dollars in those online operations in the last half of the decade.

The CEO of Microsoft has maintained that the moves will allow the company to focus on its strengths and boasts that Bing will return some profit in the next year.

Thus in future, one should expect better quality of search as well as search advertisement and enhanced content and consumer services from Microsoft.

The agreement between the two companies ensures that AOL will make Bing its default search engine on its web properties while the display ads on MSN and some other major apps like Skype will be sold by AOL.

As a part of its deal with Uber, Microsoft has handed over the image acquisition and processing of map data units to Uber which will retain nearly one hundred of the company employees.

These deals will allow Microsoft to develop the search ad commerce using its search engine Bing as the basic platform.

The maps on Microsoft’s Windows devices will not be generated by the company themselves but rather displayed from Uber and probably from other sources like Nokia’s Here.

Users of Apple Music having a Nickname Crisis

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Nitish Singh

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July 2, 2015

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It hasn’t been even 24 hours since Apple launched its Apple Music service and already users are finding that the nicknames they want to use are already taken.

Choose Your NickName before It is Taken by someone else

In Apple Music, Nicknames will be of use when commenting and sharing playlists, and if you don’t have one you can’t do those things.

Now if you want something simple and unique with which you want others to associate you, then better hurry up before someone else grabs it.

If that happens only option would be to have an alpha-numero gibberish nickname. And really who wants that?

Now the quickest way to secure your nickname would be heading to the music app on your iOS device and tap the profile button which is at the top left corner.

Your account details will show up. Then tap on the top right-hand corner and just enter a 32- character nickname.

Now if you are using iTunes via desktop to access Apple Music, just fire up the latest update of the app and go to the name on top. Click on your details from there and then enter your name as before.

There is an option to be able to change your nickname anytime you want though it is currently unclear if you can still be addressed by your old nickname if anyone wishes to.

Hence the question: can others get my old nickname after I have changed it and I’m using a new one?

YouTube for Android and iOS now Supports 60 FPS Playback

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Nitish Singh

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July 2, 2015

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It has been rumored since last month that YouTube will be rolling out playback support for videos of 60 frames per second (fps) for its android app.

Though it wasn’t confirmed then, yesterday Google announced YouTube for Android and iOS now supports 60fps video playback without the necessity of any app update.

What’s Youtube Is Up To?

Google’s YouTube ecosystem received systematic uploads of HFR (high frame rate) videos- that’s 60 frames per seconds -for the last couple of months now.

HFR had hit Standard videos last October. Initially, it was for desktop users and was supported by Google Chrome browsers and apple’s Safari browsers.

YouTube announced live streamlining service with HTML5 to support 60 frames per second 720p and 1080p videos during the month of May.

Announcing the news was YouTube’s creators in a Google+ post:

“High frame rate playback is available on the YouTube App for both Android and iOS.”

He said.

Android and iOS users can try out the 60fps video playback right now. Just open the YouTube app and select any video that has been uploaded at 60fps. Now navigate to the 720p (HD) or 1080p (full-HD) Quality option.

With this roll out any live stream on YouTube at 60fps is being transcoded into a stream of 720p60 and 1080p60. This will show very smooth playback even for very fast paced videos.

Many YouTube videos are by gamers and live streams on slower frame rates like 30 fps to suffer lags which can be frustrating for the audience.

Playback at 60 fps had been previously limited to desktop PC, but now the features is coming to mobile devices running Android and iOS.

So with this new feature added to the app, you can follow “Call of Duty” walkthroughs on a mobile device while on the bus, returning home.

Neither entertainment nor productivity gets compromised. And the playback will be very smooth as that we expect from desktops or televisions.

Amazon Online Store has arrived in Mexico

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Nitish Singh

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July 2, 2015

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It has been about two years since Amazon had started selling Kindle eBooks in Mexico. Now Amazon has opened a Spanish language online store for all the physical products that are available in the country.

Why Amazon, delayed their visit?

The growth of online shopping has been quite slow in Mexico due to its unreliable postal service and almost non-availability of credit.

And given that Amazon for most parts has been mainly busy battling it out in distant markets like India, Japan, Germany, France and China that it’s quite it is interesting it is taking this long for Amazon to serve a neighboring country.

Amazon is fully aware of challenges in Mexico and has said that they have a solution. In Mexico, customers will be given the option of picking up their purchase from hundreds of location across the country.

It will also provide several payment methods and shortly, monthly payment plans will be initiated.

The URL to the store is amazon.com.mx. It currently has numerous categories and millions of products, which the highest volume of products offered by Amazon to any international market during launch.

“The expansion of Amazon.com.mx represents Amazon’s biggest international launch ever,”

said Juan Carlos García, Amazon’s Country Manager for Amazon Mexico.

“With convenient and secure payment options and fast delivery, our goal is to deliver a world-class shopping experience for customers in Mexico.”

The website currently has categories like consumer electronics, video games, sports and outdoors, kitchen and home, health and personal care, music movies, TV series, and books.

All these will include a wide range of offers from Amazon and multitude of local businesses.

Mexico is also getting Amazon’s Kindle e-reader which the company will launch, with the original starting at $95 (that in Mexican is MXN 1499). Amazons Kindle Paperwhite and Kindle voyage will also be introduced.

Orders on the website that are above $38 (MXN 599) and fulfilled by Amazon will be given benefits of free shipping.

Lumia 940 XL: GFXBench Confirms Snapdragon 810

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Nitish Singh

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June 30, 2015

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As the release of Windows 10 draws near, anticipations rise for the launch of flagship mobile devices from Microsoft. Lumia 940 XL, the phablet flagship device expected to replace the Lumia 1520.

There are many rumored specs for the device, but now it has been confirmed by GFXBench that Lumia 940 XL will be powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 810 and might just sport a 5.7-inch display.

This spotting reconfirms the hardware details which had been roaming around for a while.

This device has appeared under the model name RM-1100 and is the same device that AdDuplex had recently dug out codenamed CityMan.

What’s Powering the Lumia 940 XL?

There is also a mention of a 5.7-inch display boasting a quad HD resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels. The processor will be octa-core which will bundle an Adreno 430 graphics unit.

From the benchmark, we also come to know of a 5 megapixels front camera and a 17 megapixels rear camera. It will have a 14 GB mass storage and 1.5 GB RAM.

Since the benchmark appear to underrate these values we can hope for a 20 megapixels back camera with an onboard storage of 16GB and 2 gigs of RAM.

In addition, since the Windows 10 Mobile platform is very light, the RAM will be more than capable.

Microsoft’s USB Type-C port along with wireless charging will be there and Iris Scanning capabilities might also be available on the Lumia 940 XL.

Now obviously there is going to be much room for improvement and the aforementioned specs are just of an early stage prototype.

Hence, it is quite reasonable to consider that the final deal will more likely have better specs than is given in the GFXBench Benchmark. The Lumia 940 XL has already gone through countless changes.

It is not yet confirmed when the handset will be available. Most likely it will be launched with the official release of windows 10 for mobiles. Still we can hope that “City Man” will be available for us city-men by the end of the year.

OnePlus Two Fingerprint Sensor Better Than Touch ID

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Nitish Singh

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June 30, 2015

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We recently covered OnePlus 2 reviewing of the confirmed and speculated features of the much anticipated smartphone. However, there seems not to be an end in sight as far as revelations about the OnePlus Two, the latest being a fingerprint sensor faster than Apple’s Touch ID.

As the Release of OnePlus Two draws near, the teasers are coming in like its a movie. And the “movie” appears to be quite promising.

The latest revelation by OnePlus is that the OnePlus 2 will come with a fingerprint sensor, and they claim it to be better than the likes of Apple’s “TouchID”.

Further users can store up to five fingerprint profiles on the Smartphone.

The Company has written in their forum:

“With the OnePlus 2, the fingerprint sensor is done right. It’s refined and lightning quick, unlocking your device faster than Touch ID. The average person checks their phone over 200 times per day. If you spend just three seconds inputting a PIN number or pattern, that’s over an hour of your time gone each week,”

There are rumours that the OnePlus Two will sport a 5.7-inch display, but a 5.5-inch is probably more likely. The device will be powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 810 processor. And will sport a USB Type-C port.

Currently, it is rumored to be buffed by 3 Gigs of RAM, 16-MP rear camera, and a 5-MP front camera. Being an Android flagship (budget flagship though!) device, it is no wonder that will be powered by Android Lollipop 5.1 on the software side.

It will run Oxygen OS in India and Hydrogen OS in China. Pricing will be around or slightly above $322. It is going to launched via virtual reality on July 27 Pacific Time.

With so wild specs, it will undoubtedly be one of the best phablet, the mobile lovers are waiting for. The removal of Cyanogen is also seen as a new era in the OnePlus phones.

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Facebook Ads Manager has arrived for Android

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Nitish Singh

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June 30, 2015

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Facebook had earlier launched its Ads Manager app for iOS, and now it has arrived for Android. The Facebook Ads Manager will help marketers for easier creation and tracking of campaigns on the go. Download here

Facebook Ads Manager is a tool marketers use to set up new ads with text and images. It also enables editing of existing ads, tweaking audience settings, budgets and scheduling.

All these features are available on the Facebook Ads manager for Android. In addition to this it will also help users by notifying them if they reach their spending limit, or the ads are about to end.

The Android app for Facebook’s ads Manager follows its iOS counterpart including the update it got few weeks ago. Both apps are on par when functionality is concerned. Hence, users can manage their ads on either platform.

Facebook is a great platform for social media campaigns and if you like checking in on your campaigns while on the move, you can now use the Android App as a companion.

Ad Campaigns always bring the right audience for your product or service.

The Android App released have lots of features and you can visit the official play store web page for more information.

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