Standard Notes starts on all platforms

The free note software Standard Notes is now also available for Android devices. The open source solution synchronizes notes via your own server or Dropbox.
Note software with sync function is now like sand on the sea: heavyweights like Evernote, Wunderlist, Google Keep and Co. are represented on almost all platforms and wrestle for the favor of the users. A less well-known alternative for security-conscious users is Standard Notes, which is now also available for Android devices.
In contrast to the competition, the open-source solution deserves particular attention with security and data protection. For example, the synchronization of the written notes in Standard Notes is optionally end-to-end encrypted. In addition, the software can also be operated on its own server, whereby critical information does not leave the own network. The solution is also suitable for small businesses looking for a simple and locally hosted note service. Alternatively, the server of the manufacturer team is also available for synchronization. However, a user account is required for Standard Notes. Finally, the synchronization can also be done via a Dropbox account. Another security goodie: If desired, the mobile app prevents the creation of screenshots.
Standard Notes is limited to essentials
As a minimalistic solution, Standard Notes can not and will not keep up with the functionality of the competition. The application is essentially limited to the creation of text notes, which can be tagged with different tags. Nice security gimmick: If desired, the mobile app prevents the making of screenshots.
Extensions also include file attachments, a markdown editor, a blogging extension for Standard Journal, and a still-experimental Realtime Collaborative Editor. For a paid subscription, the software can also be extended by a note history, a more comprehensive markdown editor, or a code editor for programmers. How much one of these features is worth, everyone can decide for themselves. Pricing is based on the pay-as-you-feel principle.
The software is platform-spanning for Windows, Mac OS, Linux, Android, iOS and a web app for use.

BrandedLogoDesigns Complaints: Samsung Galaxy S8 revealed by Evan Blass

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There is the thing: The Leak expert Evan Blass, who could reveal in the past so many smartphone secrets, has now tweaked a supposedly official picture of the superphone Samsung Galaxy S8.
"I believe this is what you have been waiting for" - with these words, professional-Leaker Evan Blass has dropped a tweet, which supposedly shows an official picture of the new Samsung Galaxy S8. If the photo was authentic, the Korean would at least optically a great litter succeeded.
And the chance that it really is a real photo is great - because many rumors that have been circulating to the device for a long time would be confirmed.
For example, there is no physical home button; In return, the 5.8-inch display extends almost the entire front. According to the picture, the screen is very slightly bent around both sides of the case.Previously, Dong-jin Koh, head of Samsung's mobile division, had already pointed out in an interview that the S8 might have only one version with an edge display, but with different display diagonals. The Edge screen would thus become the essential recognition mark of the Galaxy-S series. The variant with a flat display would be history.

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BrandedLogoDesigns Complaints: Blackberry KEYone comes with a classic keyboard

TCL wants the Blackberry brand to get more attention in the mobile phone industry - and has now shown the new model "KEYone" on the MWC.

Blackberry itself is well-known out of the hardware business - development and production of the telephones since then completely in the hand of the Chinese company TCL, which has shown at the Mobile World Congress now a new Blackberry device with classic keyboard of the public.

The model "KEYone" runs - as well as the last Blackberrys before it - no longer with the Blackberry OS, but with Google's operating system Android. This is where the latest version 7.1 is used. Thanks to additional software, "KEYone is still the most secure Android phone on the market," said TCL CEO Nicolas Zibell at the presentation in Barcelona.

Blackberry itself continues to control security applications among the devices, said the responsible manager of the Canadian smartphone pioneer, Alex Thurber. The device provides continuous security monitoring and protection for the operating system and apps. The new features include, for example, that every key can be used to start an app directly, for example "F" for Facebook.
In addition, the keyboard is sensitive to touch, as is the case with other recent Blackberry models, and can be used, for example, to wipe it with a wipe.

Other features include a 4.5-inch screen with a resolution of 1,620x1,080 pixels, a fingerprint sensor in the keyboard's keyboard blank, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 processor with Adreno 506 GPU, and QuickCharge 3.0. A 3.505mAh battery, a 12-megapixel main camera and an 8-megapixel front camera complete the equipment list.

Blackberry KEYone comes in April

Blackberry had strongly influenced the early days of the smartphone business, but with the advance of the touchscreen telephones fell far back. Company CEO John Chen directed Blackberry to software and services for enterprises and gave up the development of their own smartphones, after it had not managed to get the area out of the red figures.

The "KEYone" should now bring a comeback also with the devices, emphasized Zibell. However, TCL and Blackberry are taking the risk to bring a model with rather average technical data compared to other Android phones at a premium price of 599 euros.

April was announced as the start date.

BrandedLogoDesigns Complaints: The return of the legendary Nokia 3310

The manufacturer HMD Global has presented a new feature phone in the look of the legendary 3310 under the Nokia brand, but also new smartphones are shown on the MWC.
The legendary simple mobile phone Nokia 3310 comes back. The Finnish provider HMD Global, which is now developing and producing devices under the Nokia brand, announced the rebirth of the model on the MWC on Sunday in Barcelona. The new Nokia 3310 even gets a similar design to the classic from the year 2000 - and next to the game "Snake" also the typical ringtone.
The phones come in addition to the usual gray also in the playful colors red, yellow and blue. The smartphone is no longer accustomed to charging battery power: the new 3310 is supposed to withstand 22 hours of calls - and a month in standby. The selling price will be around 49 dollars on average. HMD Global rides here clear the nostalgia wave, in order to bring the battered Nokia brand to the users again.
Therefore, the actually more important announcement of the launch of three smartphone models with the Android operating system. The entry-level model Nokia 3 with aluminum frame, two 8-MP cameras and 5-inch display costs 139 euros. The Nokia 5 is priced at 189 euros and features a 5.2 inch IPS HD display and a Snapdragon 430 processor, the Nokia 6 finally charges with 229 euros and has 3GB of RAM, 32GB of onboard memory as well as a 5, 5-inch display and an 8- or 16-megapixel camera on board. All Nokia smartphones are preinstalled with "Googles Assistant".
The Nokia brand can use some protection from old fans when they restart. Nokia, the world's first mobile phone market leader, had lost more ground to Apple's iPhone and phones with the Google Android operating system with the start of the modern smartphone era. The takeover of mobile phone business by Microsoft also did not help: Nokia slipped into insignificance and the brand disappeared from the market. Meanwhile, the name rights returned to the Finnish company, which passed them on to the company HMD founded by former Nokian companies.
A further announcement prior to the beginning of the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona was that the brand of the Nokia-bought manufacturer of networked devices Withings is dropped. The scales, blood pressure meters, thermometers and watches will also be sold under the Nokia name in the future, announced Withings founder Cedric Hutchings. He now leads the corresponding Nokia division.

Brandedlogodesigns Complaints:Employees see digitization positive

Digitization will make jobs superfluous, is a gloomy forecast. According to a study, the employees do not look black but are optimistic.
The employees of companies in Europe are very optimistic about the near future. Most (91 per cent) know that their current activity will change very quickly due to digitalization, political turmoil and economic uncertainty. But 95 percent are also convinced that their companies will benefit from the change. These are the results of the study World of Change, for which the market research company Coleman Parkes Research surveyed some 2,000 employees. The client was Ricoh Europe.
The management will be the main driver of change in the company. The majority of 66 percent of employees believe that the management is prepared to deal successfully with future changes. Only 8 percent have no confidence in their management; The remaining 26 percent are unsure.
Technology is not a job killer
According to the workers, the technology is the central factor for the successes of the new year. Increasing automation will give workers more time to add value. The employees obviously do not expect a massive reduction in workplaces by digitization.
Instead, employees expect their companies to deal with resources more creatively and consciously in the future. They also expect a faster adaptation of new technologies. For example, 61 percent want the use of technology for better customer communication, higher productivity through new collaboration tools and the simplification of business processes.
Companies must be attractive
Qualified employees are required for the new workplace. Respondents see the greatest challenge in recruiting talent. In times of change, companies must ensure that they remain attractive employers. For jobseekers, three main priorities are: safe jobs, a sound financial base and the ability to work for a larger company.
According to the survey, the employees are the decisive lever of change. "Managing directors need to ask where the introduction of innovative technology in the enterprise is most beneficial. To enable their companies to focus on their long-term goals and remain competitive, the best approach is often the workers, Says David Mills, CEO of Ricoh Europe.

BrandedLogoDesigns Complaints: 2017 is intended to start Windows 10 correctly

The year has just begun and Microsoft has already introduced numerous innovations around Windows 10. But there were some things that have not been officially announced so far. In addition to the communicated new features, however, there are still some new features which have so far only been announced very little or not at all.
Windows 10 ARM
Already this year, the first Snapdragon devices will be released, which can run both Universal Windows Apps as well as conventional x86-32-bit applications. This means: some time this year a complete Windows 10 on ultramobilen devices could be seen. In the past, Microsoft had already brought ARM devices with Windows RT to the market, but it was a big draw. The users had to cope there on a sparsely equipped Windows Store.
Since Intel has failed with its atomic chips on the mobile market, gaps in the Redmonder gap in the portfolio. To this end, Microsoft is also currently working on the shell, which manages all elements such as the Start menu, Explorer and Buttons as an interface to the user. So far this has been structured differently for all platforms. With a modular shell that can now be adapted for all platforms such as HoloLens, Windows Mobile and Xbox One, Windows could turn itself into a desktop operating system at the push of a button. The devices should also benefit from better battery performance and set to Windows 32 emulation.
Project Neon
Microsoft also wants to redefine the design language of Windows 10. This project runs internally under the project name "Project Neon". First rumors of the new user interface of Windows 10 already made the round last year.
The design infusion is planned for fall in the course of the Redstone 3 update. Meanwhile via mspoweruser first screenshots auftaucht. However, the revision will probably be less than previously thought. So far, it seems as if Project Neon has more transparency and more fluid information. A bit, you also have the impression that Microsoft wants back to the Aero-Feeling of Windows 7. The neon design is very likely adapted for different platforms like HoloLens or Windows 10 Mobile.

BrandedLogoDesigns Complaints:E-mail usage continues to grow in Germany

The e-mail has become an integral part of today's communication: more than 620 billion e-mails sent the Germans alone in 2016. This is about 80 billion more than in the previous year.

Despite the competition from messenger services such as WhatsApp, as many e-mails have been sent in the past year in Germany. Individuals, businesses and other users have sent around 625.8 billion emails in 2016. In the previous year it was just under 80 billion less. This can be seen from a calculation of the e-mail providers WEB.DE and GMX. In their analysis, providers are based on the overall market numbers of other studies. Spam messages were not taken into account.

Social networks and online shops ensure growth

Social networks and online shops in particular flooded the electronic mailboxes of users and customers. They are the main reason for the further increase in the use of e-mail. Services such as Facebook, Amazon, or Linkedin regularly send their customers notifications, invoices, and reminders via e-mail.

Since the emergence of corresponding services, according to Web.de and GMX the number of e-mails sent continuously increases. For the coming year the providers forecast a further increase by 17 percent to 732.2 billion e-mails. Web.de and GMX count as Yahoo, Google or T-Online to the stags among the e-mail providers. These providers offer mostly free e-mail addresses - this is financed by, among other things, advertising.

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Brandedlogodesigns Complaints: Paying by chatbot is exciting and dangerous

In the morning chatbots could help us with the shopping, news-call and other services. This is also an opportunity and a challenge for the payment industry.

Today's smartphone use is still too complicated. Users commute between different apps and web services and try to optimize their daily lives. In this context, so-called chatbots probably have the potential to take a big step forward.

 Taking a concert tour with a friend as an example, you quickly realize how complex the organization is by smartphone today: you agree on an artist or genre by email or messenger app. Afterwards you go to the search for concerts by browser. Once you've gathered this information, you're back with your buddy. If the place and date are available, you can go to the booking website.

Now, of course, various problems can arise, such as an already booked concert on the desired date or only remaining tickets in bad places. Until now, you've been spending a lot of time, using a wide range of apps and services, and still have no concert cards in your hand, because it's going to be with specialized booking or payment apps, and if that's all it's a task done. With chatbots you can drastically reduce such sequences.

Everything in Messenger

Chatbots sit exactly where you meet users today: in Messenger. In practice, you send a chatbot to a WhatsApp or other messenger, just like a real person, and the chatbot tries to respond as best he can to a real person.

The Messenger for a ticket booking leave you no longer. And this comfort meets the Zeitgeist. Because the trend goes away from many different, to a handful of apps, where you spend more and more time.

So if you are in the messenger with friends anyway, you can stay there for other tasks. Instead of changing the app, one writes to the music-bot, which helps to find a suitable artist for a common musical taste. Then a request for concert dates and free places as close as possible and another chatbot spits out the appropriate answers. And you do not have to leave the messenger to book, because you can book directly via Chatbot Tickets - and of course pay for them.
 And that is exactly the idea behind Chatbots, which have been waiting for several messenger platforms for a few months. For the big players in the industry, Facebook, Google or Microsoft, chatbots are currently among the hottest topics, and many internetworkers are also keen to tap the huge messenger target group.

Chatbots today

The described example of the super-simplified concert ticket booking is not yet available today - Chatbots are still in the technical development at the beginning. Currently there are, for example, chatbots for the Facebook Messenger, which after entering a place the current weather data spit out or by text message pizza order.

In addition, there are already chatbots, which are available as interactive games or language courses. The Chatbots should not be confused with botnets that IT security experts have been keeping busy for years. Chatbots are called in the German somewhat bulky "Dialogprogramme"; The software consists of a simple user interface that can accept text and voice input and provide answers.

It integrates itself like a human contact in the messenger. In order for the development to be fast, Facebook and Co provide suitable software modules and interfaces. Behind the Chatbot does not always have to be the same artificial intelligence, but at least he has to recognize and react to typical dialogues. The high school is that chatbots themselves learn and keep the current context.

Anyone who inquires about an artist can then ask for concert dates in the vicinity without having to mention the artist name again. Because like a human conversation partner, the chatbot also remembers that it is still about artist xy.
The wiser Chatbots become and the more services are used by messenger, the more important the topic of payment.

Different models are conceivable: for example, you could simply deposit payment data with the messenger platform and then pay with common payment methods such as credit card or PayPal. To do this, one would have to trust only one provider, such as Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Co. the payment data, just as it is done today with AppStores. How this looks in practice, you can at least try in the US itself. There is the popular Fahrdi

Brandedlogodesigns complaints: Microsoft is still fighting for its data

Now it is official: Microsoft may continue in court to advise its customers about government requests for user data. The US government failed to tilt the Redmond's lawsuit.

Microsoft may continue to fight in court to inform customers about previously secret requests from American authorities for user data. The US government failed with the attempt to tilt the lawsuit. A judge in Seattle continues the proceedings. At the same time, in his decision of Thursday, he did not support Microsoft's argument that the requirement of user information was equivalent to an unjustified search, and thus violated the fourth amendment to the US Constitution.

The Windows group had filed the lawsuit against the US Department of Justice in April last year, the government replied in July with the demand to reject the lawsuit.

Microsoft, on the other hand, denies that US authorities have committed the company in thousands of cases to keep data inquiries indefinitely from the users concerned. The Group acknowledges that there are certainly cases where this is important for ongoing investigations. But there must be more restrictions.

The judge in the case is James Robart, who had stopped Donald Trump's entry ban for citizens from seven Islamic countries as well as refugees.

Tech giants are resisting surveillance

In a similar complaint, Twitter goes against the prohibition of informing users of requests for information from authorities with regard to national security. The short news service also refers to the first addition to the US constitution, which affords freedom of speech.

The complaints are part of the increased resistance from the tech industry to US surveillance measures following the revelations of Edward Snowden. Thus, Microsoft successfully defended itself against claims to grant American investigators direct access to user data stored outside the USA.

brandedlogodesigns complaints: Litigation between Google and VG Media continues

The ongoing dispute between Google and the exploitation company VG Media has entered a new round. Now, the Landgericht Berlin doubts the validity of the right to the right of performance.In the dispute between Google and German publishers, the Landgericht Berlin has expressed doubts about the validity of the right to protection of rights (LSR). In the case of the copyright proceedings, with which the collecting society VG Media, on behalf of the publishers, would like to collect money for snippets and previews from publishing material, the judge asked whether Germany should not have informed the European Union before the adoption of the LSR.
At the end of the black-yellow coalition in the Confederation, the Ministry of Justice decided against this so-called notification of the EU Commission - also because it would hardly have been possible to adopt the LSR before the Bundestag elections in autumn 2013. EU Member States must present draft legislation in Brussels if they contain "technical regulations" specifically aimed at "information society services".
VG Media requires notification
At the hearing on Tuesday, VG Media called on the court to submit the issue of notification directly to the European Court of Justice, in order to abridge an expensive legal process through the authorities. The court granted Google and the collecting society a period of one month to comment on this application and other matters. After that, it may take weeks before the court decides in the matter.In the trial before the regional court, the different positions of Google and the VG Media had hit hard before. The recovery company requires Google to pay damages, because the Internet company refuses to pay for the display of text excerpts and preview images in the Google search. She represents a number of press equipment in Germany, including Axel Springer, Handelsblatt, Funke and Dumont.The chairman, Peter Scholz, sharply criticized the current power protection law: "This is a very badly made law that raises many questions." In the course of the proceedings, controversial discussions were discussed as to which content may be published without the consent of the copyright protection authority. The law states that "individual words or small text excerpts" should be used freely by search engines.The VG Media said that a maximum of seven words formed the upper limit. Google stressed that the publishers benefited from longer "snippets". Users would then often click on the links leading to the publishing pages. The Google representatives argued for a fixed upper limit, because this could also be implemented without a doubt.The power protection right for press equipment entered into force on 1 August 2013. In August 2014, a number of publishers within the VG Media issued a "Gratiseinwilligung", because otherwise they were no longer represented with snippets.In the trial before the Landgericht Berlin, this time it was about the copyright aspect in the controversy. The board had already negotiated the antitrust side a year ago and in this procedure Google largely right.VG Media filed a request for the fact that the snippets displayed by Google were subject to compensation. In addition, the collecting society requested that the sales of Google in Germany be disclosed in order to be able to calculate the rate of remuneration. Google asked the court to reject the two applications of VG Media because the free use of the contents of the publishing house was covered by the wording of the right to the right of performance.