Apple to Launch Entry Level MacBook in September; to Be Priced at $1,200: Reports

 Apple has so far remained tight-lipped about a MacBook Air family refresh, but speculations surrounding the upcoming lineup continue to pour in from all corners. The Cupertino giant has long been rumoured to be planning to unveil a cheaper MacBook Air, and new reports suggest that the launch may not be far. According to the latest information, Apple may reveal an 'entry-level' MacBook lineup in September, coinciding with both the 2018 iPhone launch event and the end of Q3. Also, the new laptop is expected to be priced at $1,200 (roughly Rs. 84,300). A report also contains details about the AirPower charger, and upcoming iPads.

The release of a new MacBook Air with a lower price tag was initially expected during the second quarter of 2018, possibly at the Worldwide Developers Conference 2018, but reports had claimed that the production was delayed to the second half of 2018. As per a Digitimes report, Apple has scheduled the launch of the new MacBook series featuring Intel's 14nm Kaby Lake processor for next month. Citing industry sources, the report claims that the new model could be priced at $1,200. This report corroborates another report by market research firm TrendForce that says Apple "will release a new MacBook Air at the end of the quarter."

The Digitimes report says that the 13-inch "inexpensive" MacBook was originally set to be released in the fourth quarter of 2017, but was delayed due to Intel's issues with its 10nm manufacturing process. Apple has apparently revised the product design to adopt 14nm Kaby Lake chips. The model is estimated to have a shipment volume of around eight million units in 2018 itself.

To recall, MacBook Air, launched by then Apple CEO Steve Jobs at the MacWorld Expo in San Francisco in 2008, has not been updated since 2015 as Apple has shifted focus towards the 12-inch MacBook and MacBook Pro.

Interestingly, the Digitimes report adds that Apple may also announce the launch schedule for its AirPower wireless charger for new iPhone models during the launch event. The price point is said to be around $161 (roughly Rs. 11,300) to $193 (roughly Rs. 13,500). Additionally, the report claims that the company will also launch two new iPad Pro models - 12.9-inch and 11-inch. The two new iPad Pros will reportedly feature a newly-designed 18W power adapter with a USB-C interface for a faster charging experience.

7 tips to shoot best photos

Use DSLR camera or a phone, but follow these 7 tips to shoot best photos

Want to shoot like a pro and capture images that have something extra in them? Well, use these 7 tricks that professional photographers use while clicking images. 

Less is more

Try to simplify your compositions. Normally capturing too many subjects in single frame messes up the image and hence area of main interest is lost. The best way to compose is to keep looking through the viewfinder. First observe all four corners and then look at the main subject area.  Beginners often ignore the whole frame and concentrate just on the centre of the composition.

Come out of Fools Mode

For me, Green Mode (or auto mode) is Fools Mode where a user loses control over his camera and shoots inconsistent pictures. Accuracy in this mode is unpredictable. One should master manual mode where you set 3 major parameters such as shutter speed, aperture and ISO yourself according to the change in light or situation. To start with, photo enthusiast can try using program, shutter priority and aperture priority where they can freeze partial settings and the rest is taken care by the camera.

Just wear your camera

Photography is all about capturing moments which can only be possible when you are ready with your camera. Beginners carry cameras and lenses packed in various covers inside their fancy camera bags. They miss magic moments while struggling with their cameras. I wear my camera like denims and wrist watch when I leave home.

Chase the light

Understanding light is very important. After all photography is all about writing with light, word photo is light and graphy is writing. Three important things to look for are direction of light, nature of light & colour temperature of light. Best time to capture image are 2 hours after sunrise and 2 hours before sunset. 

Candid is the call

While shooting street and travel pictures one should look for natural and spontaneous moments where subjects in the frame are unaware of your camera. Be quick to compose, grab and leave from the scene. Posing on streets looks too boring and artificial unless you are shooting portraits where eye contact is important or required.

Focus right

Even in digital era where cameras are sophisticated, people are shooting out-of-focus pictures with their autofocus cameras. Come out of default camera's wide focus area where camera itself selects where to focus and photographer loses control. Always select AF points where main subject is in the frame. For capturing people just select focus point on the eye, which is closer to the lens. Critical focus on the main subject or elements is very vital.

Be original

Be inspired but never try to copy somebody's work. Look for unique vantage points, you can't shoot all the pictures from your eye view point. Such as for shooting kids one needs to go down to their head level to capture their true emotions and expressions. Don't hesitate to try options in terms of different focal lengths. Also, experiment with diverse light.

COURTSY : Dheeraj Paul and INDIA TODAY

Facebook Trusted Contacts: What is it, how it helps and how to use it

Numbers, alphabets, special characters and likewise: there is so much mathematics you do while creating a new password. And talk about the number of passwords we have these days! A single person on an average has almost six to seven passwords like one for Facebook, one for Twitter, salary banking password, personal banking password and more. With so many passwords to remember, even people with the best memory can lose one or two when they don't use a password for a few weeks.

Solution? Different web services and apps offer different ways to help you in case you forget your password. Facebook, apart from offering a few regular ways (reset your password etc) also offers one more way: Trusted Contacts.

How to add Trusted contacts?

Log in to your Facebook account and go to Settings. Now select Security and login and you will see a recommendation from Facebook to choose your Trusted contacts.

"Your trusted contacts are friends who you chose who can securely help if you ever have trouble accessing your account," the description reads.

You can nominate 3 to 5 friends by clicking on Edit option. Facebook says that these contacts will now help you login in case you are locked out of the account. The list can be changed anytime you want.

There are few important things you need to keep in mind while selecting your trusted contacts. When the need arises, Facebook will send codes to these contacts which you will need to log in to your account so choose contacts who you can call upon anytime. He/she you choose needs to log in to the account to get the code so make sure that person is in town most of the time.

How it works when you are locked out of Facebook?

At the time of need, go to 'Forgotten your password?' link that appears on the main login page. Facebook will show you ways like email your password, text a code to reset password but you need to select  'No longer have access to these' option in case you wish to use your Trusted contacts. You will now need to provide another email address or contact number that Facebook can use to send you the recovery details. Also, you need to enter the full name of contact to reveal your Trusted Contacts List. Now call up your trusted contacts and ask them to visit https://www.facebook.com/recover where they will receive a PIN.

Your contacts will see a message asking them to help you login into your account. Your friends will be asked to make sure that they know you and you have exchanged words over the same. Once done, they will receive a code that needs to be communicated to you. When you receive codes from all you trusted contacts, enter them in the boxes you see below and click continue. If all the codes given by you are correct, Facebook will give you a chance to reset your new password and access your account.

Why it's tricky to use Facebook's Trusted Contacts?

Though Facebook's Trusted Contacts sounds interesting it makes no sense. It's like complicating a simple thing. I would prefer the email or phone text over Trusted Contacts. Reason? First I do not want to bother my friends, family or relative (contacts) for my bad memory.

Secondly what if one of my contacts is not in town. I obviously can't ask him/her to stay in town always since I've chosen him/her as my Trusted contact.

Life is uncertain. What if one of my Trusted Contact dies? Though Facebook says that you will need to report the issue to the site and select a new contact but the whole process looks a little cumbersome to me.

Download Math Tricks Education App

Math Tricks

This program is designed for those who want to learn interesting mathematical tricks to speed up the calculating. These tricks will help solve part of the mathematical problems and tasks much faster than classical. Will also be helpful to those who want to hone basics such as the multiplication table. 

When you learn these mathematical tricks, you'll be able to show off your skills to friends and prove to them that you have a talent for mathematics. New skills you can use in the store, at school, at college, at work - wherever thanks to quick calculation skills can save a lot of precious time.

Fun Math Tricks:

1. Addition
2. Subtraction
3. Multiplication table
4. Division
5. Multiply two digit number by 11
6. Square numbers ending in 5
7. Multiply by 5
8. Multiply by 9
9. Multiply by 4
10. Dividing by 5
11. Subtracting from 1000 
12. Tough multiplication 
13. Power of two
14. Adding numbers close to hundreds
15. Subtracting numbers close to hundreds
16. Multiply numbers between 11 and 19
17. Square numbers between 11 and 99
18. Multiply two digit numbers having same tens digit and ones digits add up to ten
19. Square numbers between 50 and 59
20. Square numbers between 40 and 49
21. Multiply two digit numbers editing in 1
22. Percent
23. Square numbers between 100 and 109
...
84. n^9

Training mode: 

- 15 levels for every trick
- timer 15 seconds
Rating stars:
- score > 000 - ★☆☆
- score > 350 - ★★☆ 
- score > 650 - ★★★

This free version of Math Tricks contains third party advertisements.

The app uses the following APIs and libraries:
* MPAndroidChart - created by Philipp Jahoda
* ColorPIcker - created by Piotr Adamus

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Too many WhatsApp images, videos making your phone slow and full? Here is a fix

Too many WhatsApp images, videos making your phone slow and full? Here is a fix

WhatsApp has over 1 billion daily active users today. The increasing popularity of the chat app has made it synonymous to the messaging. SMS sounds old and obsolete now. These days SMS box is opened only to view OTPs, telecom's promotional messages and your bank transaction det
ails. WhatsApp has become an indispensible part of our lives. The app has made it fast and easier to stay connected with our friends.

However, it can be little annoying at times when the chat app automatically download all those stupid memes, audio files, videos and photos. This not just makes the phone's gallery look like a complete mess, it also eats up you mobile data. Here is a fix to this to this problem.

For Android phones:

If you are an Android user, open your WhatsApp, go to Settings>Data and storage usage>Media auto download. Now uncheck all the three boxes under the Media auto download- when using mobile data, when connected on Wifi and when roaming.

For iPhones:

iPhone users can also de-clutter their phone from annoying audio file, videos and photos.  Open WhatsApp>Settings>Data and storage usage.

Now check the Never box for photos, videos, audio and documents.

Low data usage for WhatsApp calls

WhatsApp also has an option to lower the amount of data it uses during WhatsApp voice calls. Open WhatsApp>Settings>Data and storage usage> Low data usage.

Few quick points to  save mobile data and phone storage when using the WhatsApp:

-- Stop auto-download of heavy files. Videos are entertaining but hog a lot of space on your phone. You can always set the auto-download for such videos when on WiFi.

-- Allow chat back up but only on WiFi. WhatsApp stores all your text chats and images. While this is an important feature as it allows you to retrieve your photos later from Cloud, backing up on mobile data can eat up your mobile data. So try doing it only on WiFi.

-- WhatsApp has an option where you can view your contacts and how much space each is taking. Go to WhatsApp> Storage and data usage>Storage usage.

Now you will see all your recent chats along with the space each is consuming on your phone. Select the chat>Manage messages>Clear messages.