Google Cut People Off From Gmail for Reselling the Pixel Phone

Ever since Google started selling its flagship Pixel devices a number of shady resellers has emerged who are offering the device above its marked price. Most of the people don’t gives much thought to the terms & conditions or policies which govern the sale and usage of any service of product. Similarly the people who indulged in violating the Google’s policies of ‘no-resale’ are facing the burnt in the soundest fashion. Google is teaching the over-smart users with hash lesson through cutting them off from the Gmail account along with all its other associated vital digital services.

A number of people who indulged in buying Pixel devices from a shady New Hampshire dealer are bring cut off from their Gmail account as a punishment for violating the purchase conditions. Google was able to detect user’s online purchase and thereby successfully judged that the purchase has made a distinct violation of its terms of service.

A lesson to be learnt

All those people who had indulged in reselling their Pixel device to reap benefits from it has learnt their lesson. Some of the people from bought as Pixel devices from the Google’s online store and later on had it delivered to a reseller in New Hampshire for resale purpose and in return they just made $5 profit. Since Sunday they had lost their access to the Google accounts which ultimately caused a great loss for them.

Google has stated that that the resale scheme crafted by the particular dealer from the New Hampshire is a clear violation of its terms of use and polices thereby the violators are being locked out of their Google account. Google isn’t the only company which users from buying phones exclusively for resale purpose. Apple does have the same policy with its iPhone, iPad and other devices which has to be bought only for personal usage and is restricted for resale. If any person violates such policy then that user is liable to lose the access to the services effectively.

Google handles digital death sentence to the violators

One of the violators or to be effectively called reseller of the Pixel device named Shmuel Super from Brooklyn New York was left shattered when Google revoked the access to his Gmail account and its associated services. Google has revoked access to the Gmail to as many as 200 people after analyzing the Pixel buying spree popularized by the New Hampshire dealer. Though it has come as a rude shock for majority of the Google users but it happens to a learning curve for the users on global level who actively makes use of variety of social media apps and tech services from tech giants.

Continuous reliance on the technology and enjoyment of the services offered by these channels has made your digital life much more in the hand of the companies and if users failed to play by the rules set by them will certainly means losing a major chunk of their digital life.

How To Move And Delete Apps On An iPhone 7 With 3D Touch

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With over a million products already sold by the tech-giant Apple, it is time for them to unleash the new beast. Say hello to the new iPhone 7 and the iPhone 7 Plus! We live in a time where we are heavily dependent on technology. Compare to what we used to have a few years back and we can feel the difference.

Both the Apple iPhone 7 and the 7 Plus are one of the most technologically advanced phones in the market right now. It comes with the Apple A10 processor, which makes it 30% more efficient than its predecessor. A new dual configuration camera has been a significant improvement over the last year’s 12MP shooter. What makes it even cooler that it is now officially water resistant! Apple has removed the headphone jack which some may consider as an unwise decision.

The Techie Metamorphosis: 

One of the most interesting features of the new iPhone is the 3D touch that allows the users to do a lot more with their device. First introduced in the 6S, it did not turn out to be a huge success. Well now, you can access shortcuts a lot easier depending on how much pressure you apply on the screen. With the new ios 10, 3D touch becomes useful in so many ways but one should better have some tricks up their sleeves to make the most out of their devices.

How it works: 

Using a series of electrodes, pressure is detected and is sent to the “Taptic Engine.” After processing the information, a haptic feedback relays information back to the user. Apple’s ios was always user friendly but in order to stay organized, the user had to do touch and hold the app icon to move or delete the app. With the new 3D touch in offering, here’s how you can delete or move applications in the new iPhone 7 and the 7 Plus.

Touch and hold now reveals a small pop-up displaying the supported shortcuts of the app. For example, long-pressing the twitter app icon now pops up the options search, new tweet, new message and share via twitter. So now what? How to delete or move an app? Use the similar “touch and hold” feature but do not apply any pressure on the screen. Just hold on the app with the lightest touch possible and the familiar “jiggling apps” will appear on the Home Screen. You can now move or delete apps at your will.

Is it a Boon or a bane? 

Well, was it necessary? With all the additional hardware and software, it doesn’t come cheap. We know Apple for their brilliant engineering and amazing devices over the years and they have never failed to surprise us. This was a major addition to the new iPhone this year and yes, we love it. It takes kind of getting used to it but once familiar with this piece of technology, it’s a breeze. Organizing your apps was never so convenient and the 3D touch aids to it.

iOS 10: The Best Hidden Features

Apple has released the latest version of its mobile operating system titled ‘iOS 10’ for its iPad and iPhone devices just a few months ago. iOS 10 brought a wide number of changes and tweaks to Apple’s apps along with the overall feel and look of the OS as a whole. Some of the major changes were brought to the Music app and as well contextual predictions related to the auto correct features. Here are top 10 best-hidden features in iOS 10.

1.  Delete the Default apps- Apple has finally brought the feature to delete the cumbersome default apps on the iOS devices. Users are simply required to go to the Remove Stocks option and it will help in remove the default apps, which are not of much use to you. This will not just delete the default apps but it will also help in saving freeing up the internal space for other usage. 
2.  Third party apps through voice recognition- Now you can enjoy third-party apps with voice recognition support from Siri on the iOS platform. This will allow you to book an Uber, transfer money through apps like Square Cash and send message on WhatsApp. 
3.  Smart Maps- Apple Maps has gone through a redesign and come with new advanced capabilities. Now users will be able to look up location even from other apps. 
4.  Apple News- Apple New now features top stories picked up by human editors. It will also display the ending articles and users will be able to set news alerts from any number of publications of their choice. 
5.  Smart Photos app- iOS 10 brings an intelligent Photos app. Now users will get a dedicated Places album, which can be viewed, like a library in a map grid style. Users will get much freedom in organizing the photos on their phone with latest update to the Photos app. 
6.  Advanced facial recognition software- Apple has brought in advanced facial recognition software in iOS 10, which has the capability to scan the photos and create profile. Profile creation is based upon the people present in the user’s camera roll. At this moment this feature is not fine-tuned but with further updates users will get to see a much better system in place.
7.  View widgets in style- From now on simply swiping to the left of the home screen will allow users to view their widgets. Users can even set this feature to appear right on their lock screen. Apple has even made some of the widgets interactive in order to offer better user experience, which includes apps such as weather, headlines and battery status. 
8.  Twice the fun- Now users can use both iMessage and WhatsApp on their device. 
9.  More to choose from- Apple brings one of the widest range of emojis to use in the messages from the Apple devices. 
10.  Send texts with ease- iMessage bring a wide range of options to send texts from this platform.

Dongle Dilemma Provokes Apple Price Cut

Apple has started a war against the connectivity ports a long time ago. This was first seen with the removal of headphone jack from the iPhone 7 but it has been going a grander scale along its range of devices. Apple is now gearing towards removing not just SD card port but also the full size USB port and HDMI port form its computer devices it order manufacture more sleeker and slimmer devices. All the users will have to make use of legacy connector in upcoming future as Apple will bring a new smaller USB-C port into the play. Apple has stated that a large number of users which basically comprises of the professionals rely on the legacy connectors for day-to-day activities.

Apple aims towards helping the consumers move towards latest technology and gadget which can help in improving the efficiency of the device as well as user. Apple will help users in getting access to these great legacy dongles and adapter through dropping the price until the end of this year.

Apple offers huge discounts of Dongles

The most popular adapter at the moment is the USB to USB-C adapter which comes at a price of $19 but it will be offered at a price of just $9. All the users will latest or older version of the iPhone will need to buy the lightening to USB dongle at price of $19 or they will have to use an old Lightning to USB cable with the above mentioned adapter. It does sound like a night mare for the consumers but eventually it will be helpful for the users in the end.

Competitors are closing in on Apple

In the last decade we had seen a trend has emerged in which other follows the lead of Apple. Whatever Apple does and brings to its devices is simply followed by its competitors. Apple has done away with the Ethernet ports as well as DVD DRIVE on its MacBook and this decision was criticized both by the critics and the fans. But with time people changed their habit and it didn’t matter anymore. In similar fashion we are looking at the gradual eradication of the USB 2.0 ports from the Smartphone. Now majority device across the product segments comes with USB Type-C and there is no question we will be living a dongle-less time in upcoming years.

It is worth noting that in past few years there are no new products from the Apple. Apple is reaping benefits by releasing upgraded version of its popular range of devices across the products segments. This has left a number of wondering whether Apple will be bringing any new device or not. Unser the Tim Cook tenure Apple has invested hugely in furthering the research and development but there have been no reports on what Apple is actually working upon. This has even caused anxiety among the investor which were subdued by the Cook through stating that Apple has a number of products in the pipeline which will help in turning the fortune in near future.

Apple Drops Iconic Mac Start Up Sound from New MacBook Pro

Apple’s New MacBook Pro – No Power Button

Since 1998 Apple computers have been instantly recognized and unchanged though with the release of the new MacBook Pro recently, which has no power button and tends to turn on automatically when it is opened, possibly making the start-up sound old-fashioned. It does not seem to be the traditional USB port and Apple had done away with the iconic sound which the laptops tend to make when it starts up.

The chime which is a fading F sharp chord has been utilised on all Mac since the iMac G3. An FAQ page with details of Mac computers portrays troubleshooting instructions for the latest MacBooks, without any mention of the start-up sound.The new laptops of Apple feature a new touchscreen - `Touch Bar’ which is above the keyboard and Touch ID fingerprint recognition.

The same is said to be released somewhere in mid-November. Though the exclusion of the start-up chime will be approved by some who tend to open their laptops loudly during meetings and classrooms, it seems to mark the end of a computing tradition. Since 1984, Macs had been having a start-up sound which was envisioned to be a reassuring sign that the computer has been operating normally.

Start-up on Opening/Plugged in

The present chime tends to be the same since 1998 though is a modified version of the sound that had been utilised since the Quadra 840AV of 1993. The sound is said to be the creation of an engineer at the company who had played it on a Korg synthesizer. The original chord that Reeks mentioned had been inspired by the final chord in The Beatles - `A Day In The Life’ which had been raised in 1998, from C Major for the iMac G3. Besides the ports which did not make the cut, Apple has taken away from its new MacBook Pro family, the start-up chime, which has been consigned to history.

The new MacBook would now not be blaring out when it is opened up in public places or between meetings. As per Apple, the automatic start-up kicks in when one tends to start-up the MacBook Pro on opening it or plugging it in, on connecting it to power when the lid is open and also when it is closed, if it is connected to the machine to an external display.

Most Iconic Thing Taken Away

Pingie observing the change in the support notes of Apple informed that it brings the MacBook series in line with the rest of the Apple product family and there is no start-up noise on iPhone, iPad or the Apple Watch. With the release of the new MacBook, it appears that the noise which had arrived with the iMac G3 during the late 90s is now on its way out.

The new computer does not make any sound when it has been turned on and this probably makes some sense that it tends to turn on each time it is opened. This also means that it has taken away one of the most iconic things regarding Macs.

The start-up sound could be one of the oldest things which is eliminated from the new computer. The company has also done away with its popular MagSafe charging technology together with the other ports and has included new features such as the touchscreen in the keyboard.