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“The Last Dance” Episodes 3-4

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This week we got another 2 episodes of the great documentary about one of the greatest NBA players of all time – Michael Jordan.

In those 2 episodes the main discussion was about Bulls’ power forward Dennis Rodman and Michael Jordan’s rival in the end of the 80’s – the Detroit Pistons.

To this day, Jordan still holds a grudge toward the Pistons – “I hated them. And that hate carries even to this day. They made it personal. They physically beat the s–t out of us.”

James Worthy, who played with Michael in North Carolina, said about this match-up – “I don’t know how he came out of it alive”.

The Pistons had the infamous Jordan Rule –

Another memory that brought up in these episodes was Jordan’s game winner against the Cleveland Cavaliers, which according to Michael, was the defining moment for the Bulls – They turned from losers to winners –

Bulls PF during the second 3-peat, Dennis Rodman, was under the spotlights this week. Rodman said – “Nobody can say anything bad about me as a teammate,” Rodman said. “You’ve got the great Michael Jordan, the great Scottie Pippen, the great Phil Jackson … but they don’t really do what I do.”

And Rodman was right… He averaged 15.3 rebounds per game in his three seasons with the Bulls.

But it had a cost – Rodman sometime was hard to handle, and had some tough moments dealing with the pressure.

Phil Jackson did his best as a coach and gave Rodman some time off during to season in order to keep him in the right mindset – He let him go for 48 hours to Las Vegas.

Fortnite Will Be In Google Play

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Epic Games, the company that developed Fortnite, decided to go against Google and publish the famous game outside of Google’s app store. Today, about a year and a half later, Google won the case.

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After Fortnite broke into our life and had millions of users all over the globe, many thought that Epic Games will publish a version of the game to all Android users – a market with billion of potential users. But Epic Games tried to do things differently – instead of publishing the game on Google Play, the company tried to avoid paying Google fees and launched the game outside of the Google Play store. (Google takes about 30% of the apps fees)

On August 2018, Epic Games released an Android version, but in order to download in, users had to download it from the browser and allow app installation form outside sources – which exposed user’s devices to viruses and hacking attacks.

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Epic Games hoped that Google will come with a special offer (lower fee), but Google didn’t. After 18 months of quite “war”, Epic uploaded the game to Google Play. Epic Games claims that Google’s acts put apps outside Google Play at a disadvantage. For example, Google Play Protect blocks all apps outside Google Play.

Google just avoided a big hit in their revenue. If Epic would have won the fight, many app developers would have “rebel” against Google Play and avoid paying 30% fee.

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Android 11 Will Have A Build-in Call Recording Feature

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More and more signs shows that call recording will become a built in feature on Android phone.

If you look at call recording from a technological point of view, it is not something so complex, but due to some privacy issues, Google and Apple made it harder to have calls recorded on their systems. So these are some good news for all the Android users.

While for iPhone users it seems like an impossible mission, on Android it was also an issue. Since Android Pie 9 this became harder and harder. Today it requires 3rd party apps that uses different techniques like recording the speaker or performing root to the device. Because of that most recording has bad quality and other issues.

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But it about to change… Probably…

On January, this feature was installed on Google’s Pixel and in the last few days it also arrived to the Android One devices – this is an operation system that gets frequent updates from Google and installed mostly on Nokia and Xiaomi devices. Nokia users in India reported on their ability to record calls directly from the phone without using any external app.

The good news comes from the company NLL, that is responsible for one of the most successful recording apps in the world. They announced –

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“Here are our early findings about call recording feature on Android 11

  • Some features which are available in Developer previews might not make to the final version of Android. However, we are confident that call recording will be available in the final version of Android 11.
  • Call recording will only be possible with default dialer/phone app.
  • You will have to change your system default dialer/phone app with another one that supports call recording.
  • Apps that are solely designed to be call recordin apps will not work. Unfortunately ACR call recorder app will not work either.
  • Luckily were working on a dialer app since last year!

We have tested and are able to record both sides of conversation in stereo mode. Call recording works with Bluetooth headset, earphones and Wi-Fi calling!”

So apparently will just need to wait a bit to see how things develop.

New Info About The Next iPhones

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Leaked information regarding the new series of iPhones indicated that we will have 4 different models for the iPhone 12. The other products like macbooks and smart speakers will get an upgrade as well.

According to the leaked information, the new iPhone will look like a smaller version of the new iPad and the iPhone 5, which came out about 8 years ago.

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A report from Bloomberg indicated that Apple will launch 4 new iPhone models, 2 of them will be “low cost” models, a new Macbook pro and a new Apple TV streamer. All new iPhone will support 5G.

The next iPhone will have metal back, not only glass as we got used to, and the body will have straight edges, like the iPhone 5, but much more slim. It’s still unclear if all 4 models will get the new design.

2 iPhone models will be Pro versions with the camera set of the new iPhone which came out 2 weeks ago, and will include 3 cameras. The screen of the new Pro model will be about 6.5-inch.

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And other than iPhones, Apple will announce a new version of
HomePod, which should be half the size and cheaper – Apple will be able to compete with Google and Amazon in that category.

Except the Macbook Air that already got its new design, all the other products will get new features from the Macbook pro to the iMac, Apple TV and even a low cost iPad.

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These announcements should take place like every other event – in September. Its still unclear due to the coronavirus pandemic, but Apple pretty sure everything will go as planned.

It Just Looks So Good – Sony Revealed its new PS5 Controller

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3 weeks after announcing and revealing the full specs of the PS5, Sony shares new information about the controllers!

Get use to it – no more DualShock, it’s now DualSense! Besides the new name PS5 owners will get a new design and some new features.

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It seems like after 25 years of the same design for their controllers, Sony is ready to take the chance with a new design. The DualSense is design with some futuristic taste, colored with black and white and it’s unavoidable to think about the stormtroopers for Star Wars when you look at it. It has same buttons as we used to from the PS4, in the top part of the controller we will have the touch screen.

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Sony is proud to improve the vibration of the controllers (haptic feedback), and according to them, it is so sensitive now that you will be able to feel the difference when riding in the mud or on a highway.

Another upgrade is for the R2 and L2 buttons, it will allow you to feel the power of the kick or shot.

Another change is the switch from the “share” button on the left side of the remote to a “create” button. Sony claims it will help gamers to create new content easily and share it with the world. Sony didn’t share more than that and we will have to stay patient.

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If you are a multiplayer fan you would love to know the remote control has a set of microphones that will allow you to talk with your friends without headset.

The charging will be via Type C cable.

Now we need to wait for the actual look of the console…

Apple Joins The Fight

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The CEO of Apple, Tim Cook revealed a face mask that Apple invented to help medical teams cope with the coronavirus. Apple is not the first high-tech company to join this fight.

Apple’s plan is to make millions of masks and send it to medical team all around the world. As we speak, Apple already sent about 20 million masks to the US authorities.

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In a video that was posted on Twitter, Cook, Apple’s CEO, revealed that Apple used its suppliers and manufactures around the world to create protection gear which will get to different countries in need.

Moreover, Cook said that the companies employees such as designers, engineers and logistic staff members, all joined and contributed to this cause. According to Tim, the first shipment already arrived to Kaiser hospital in Santa Clara and received a positive feedback from the doctors.

The face masks have 2 parts – plastic cover and a flexible band that can be adjusted to the doctor’s head. Cook claims that due to its design, 100 masked can be packed in one box and the assemble of the masks is done by the medical staff in less than 2 minutes.

The CEO said Apple is using its manufacturing capabilities in the US and China to make about a million masks per week and transfers it to the US authorities for distribution. Apple hope to send masks outside the US as well. Cook asked everyone who watched to stay at home so we will be able to win this fight.

Google Will Turn Your Photos Into Art Pieces

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You find yourself bored in the living room too often? Good!

Google just announced a new feature that will turn your photos into art pieces of the most famous painters.

So? Are you ready to add some art to your life?

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To open the app go to Google Arts & Culture app, then select “Art Transfer”.

Then you can pick from many different styles to apply to your photo.

If you wish to customize your picture you can click the scissors and select the part of the image you want to apply the art to.

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Artificial Intelligence seems like a very powerful tool in the hands of artists and in the hand of everyday people as well. People can learn much about art with these kind of apps in a very fun and interactive way.

You can find the app here for android

If you are worried about security issues Google says the app will transform the photos on you device without using any cloud services.

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This project was made by google with the help of varies art institutions around the world like UK’s National Gallery and Japan’s MOA Museum of Art. Thanks to the app, users are now expose to art memorials of artists such as Leonardo da Vinci, van Gogh, Edvard Munch and Frida Kahlo.

Intel Developed 5.GHz Core for Laptops

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Intel announced on its 10-gen processors, which for the first time will cross the 5.0GHz. AMD is not far behind with its Ryzen 4000.

The coronavirus influenced on the laptop market due to the fact that most employees need to work from home and gamers has more time to play.

So it seems like a good time for Intel to announce on their new processors – Comet Lake Series, the strongest laptop processors in the market.

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These processors as mentioned before are part of the Comet Lake series which based on the 14 nano meter architecture.

Core i9-10980K is the strongest processor of the new H series. It comes with 8 cores and 16 threads with a speed that starts in 2.4GHz and can reach to 5.3Ghz.

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Besides this insane processor, Intel offers 5 new processors, all based on the Core i5 – 10300H.

Intel also revealed a new feature called Thermal Velocity Boost – when the CPU’s temperature will go down from 65 Celsius degrees, the speed will go up by 200Mhz.

Companies like Asus, MSI and Gigabyte already announced that their new laptops will include this new processor.

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Telegram 6.0

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The new version of Telegram added more features that makes Whatsapp look obsolete.

There’s a list of whats new in this version –

Tabs

One of the best features for this version is tabs, or “folders” as Telegram calls it. With all the groups and open chats the app can feel a bit uncomfortable to navigate. Now you can open folders per interest like work, friends, family, school and so on. This feature can help you avoid mistakes and make the app feel organized.

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Tabs on Destktop

The tab feature will automatically sync with your desktop app and because of the bigger screen you will have an icon next to each folder for better navigation

Swipe to Archive

Instead of deleting old chats or group chats you can swipe it to the left and sent it to the archive. If you get a new message, the chat will come back to life and move to the main screen. If you used the tab option, you will have to press the chat and then choose to move it to the archive.

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Random Cube

Need to settle an argument? If you send the cube emoji it will turn into an animated video that will choose a number randomly.

Statistics

If you have many subscribers on your Telegram channel you can get statistics on the its growth –
New members
Best hours to publish a post
Stats on interactions
Sources of the new members
Members’ language
Highest ranking posts
and much more

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Animated emojies

Telegram added new animated emojies to their app… Even a covid-19 emoji!

The New Huawei P40

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Huawei just held an online event were they presented the new P40 to the market which includes some improvement in performance but the most unique part is its 5 cameras. The biggest concern for this device is – can the customers enjoy it without Google play and Google’s apps?

Performences

The P40 will come with Kirin 990 processor – the most advanced processor of Hi-Silicon and it should be 23% faster than the last model. The GPU will be 39% faster than the last model.

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Slick Design –

This device has round screen from each side. If you like the effect of the screen sliding down to the sides, now you will experience it on the top and bottom of the device as well.

The P40 will have 6.1-inch screen, while the P40 Pro and P40 Pro Plus will have 6.58-inch screen.

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The Cameras –

The new device contains 5 cameras – 4 cameras and a sensor for depth and 3D effects

  1. 40MP
  2. 50MP
  3. 8MP
  4. 8MP

The P40 will have 100 times zoom, which is a nice additions since the S20 has the same feature.

There is another new feature – Best Movement – it will allow you to take multiple pictures and an AI algorithm will pick the best one for you.

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Battery

The Pro and the Pro Plus models has a battery of 4,200 mAh while the regular model has 3,800 mAh.

Finger-print reader –

The finger print reader is 30% bigger and according to Huawei, it is also 30% faster. But this is not the only authentication mechanism in this new device – you will be able to open the device with an infra-red camera which will allow you to open your phone in total darkness.

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No Google? No Problems

Huawie tries to show that everything is normal and that they can handle the fact that due to Trump’s sanctions, all of their mobile devices will lack Google’s support – that means no Google play, no gmail, no google maps and more.

Huawei developed its own app store which has more than 1.3 million developers and 400 million users every month in over 170 countries.

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Price and Availabilty

The Huawei P40 collection should arrive to Europe on April 7th, but it can delay due to the Coronavirus.

The prices are pretty similar to those of the iPhone 11 –

Huawei P40 will cost 800 euros, the P40 pro will cost 1,000 euro and the P40 pro plus will cost 1,400 euros.

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