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  • Use this extension to edit PDFs in your browser

    Use this extension to edit PDFs in your browser

    Reading and editing PDF files are two separate things, and the latter usually requires some program to be installed. This difficulty is overcome by a great plugin that can be added to Chrome and Edge browsers.

    Anyone who has already opened a document with a PDF extension must have difficulty not typing it at least once. This usually happens when the workstation does not have the appropriate software installed. Let’s add: most users don’t use this at all, as it can be assumed that most of the documents received in an email (for example) can be opened in Word as well.

    The ease of use of PDFs makes this an existing need. Fortunately, Adobe has recognized this: the software company had previously created an extension that now allows you to edit such files at a low-cost yet a little more knowledgeable level. And since it’s a device that can be added to browsers, you don’t have to open anything separately – everything will be there in our hands.

    On the one hand, the development available for Edge and Chrome browsers allows the user to write comments or change the order of each page. The plugin also ensures that the file can be downloaded and printed as needed. These are free like the tools above.

    However, operations such as converting a PDF to another format are already in the paid category – so the plugin does not allow this. But that’s not why the program was made.

    As Adobe states in its announcement, the novelty is intended to quickly serve the most common tasks, utterly independent of the document’s content. From this point of view, it can even be used to edit marketing materials, financial statements, or business plans, for which many are likely to be grateful.

  • Google Play Store will also launch on Windows 11

    Google Play Store will also launch on Windows 11

    Windows 11 has finally got a new feature that has made it possible to run Android apps natively, albeit only in beta for now. The official app offer is minimal for the time being, but with a bit of trick, you can also help with that: the Play Store will be launched, and we can install apps for Windows from here.

    Officially, Android apps can only be installed on Windows 11 from the Amazon Appstore, and there are roughly 50 titles among the apps supported so far. It’s not too much, but you can install it from the APK files if you go a little further. You can even put up the Play Store.

    A skilled developer has created a YouTube video showing the exact installation process, and the necessary files will be there in the description. The TheVerge journalist managed based on this process, here are the results:

    The Play Store runs on Windows 11, and you can also install Android apps from here, which you can then run with Windows programs. All you have to do is wait for the Android version of the Android subsystem to be available worldwide in the stable version.

  • Here are the best memes on Facebook name change

    Here are the best memes on Facebook name change

    The founder of Facebook recently announced that they would change their company name. The company will operate under Meta, which includes various social networking sites and other products. Of course, many were inspired by the news, and many memes were made, we selected from them.

    Instead of finding a solution to your problems, Facebook is changing its name:

    Solve privacy issues? Ah, more the name change!

    Here’s how Mark Zuckerberg responds to all of Facebook’s problems:

    The name change obscures the difficulties:

    Alternative names:

    Those who have tattooed an infinite mark on themselves will now wear the new Facebook logo:

    https://twitter.com/WhyJustsaying/status/1453952749343686663

     

    The company aims for meta version construction, hence the name Meta. This means a separate, virtual, online world that will not necessarily have a positive impact on people:

    https://twitter.com/ham_karami/status/1453849582098690056

     

    Facebook evolution:

    Someone says Meta means something different (translated: Evil Than Al Qaeda):

    Another solution to the Meta report (translated: Monetize Everything Through Ads ):

    Someone thinks Meta isn’t expressive enough, so it would have been possible to name Facebook:

    Facebook is accused of spreading rumors and hate speech, considered by many to be toxic and divisive. After the name change:

  • If you look at YouTube with these glasses, you will see the world very differently

    If you look at YouTube with these glasses, you will see the world very differently

    After much criticism of the first sunglasses, we now have a promising version of Nreal in China. They claim that anyone who watches this video or opens apps can become part of a new kind of world.

    Augmented reality (AR) is not just a new kind of opportunity for the military, as devices that use this technology are now commercially available. Just think of the smart glasses with which you can get extra content by joining an app – on almost any topic.

    The regular consumer market is also targeted by a Chinese company called Nreal, which has recently come up with a novelty called Air: smart glasses that are specifically recommended for watching videos or movies, possibly games. And because it already has dark lenses, it can be used well, even in strong sunlight.

    To project the content, the glasses send the content to the internal lenses, more precisely to a smaller display located there. The product must be connected to a smartphone with a wired solution that ensures that the image from there reaches the glasses. The user must also open an application for communication to be uninterrupted.

    According to Nreal, the method is excellent for “spatial” browsing YouTube videos, as each shot gets a little closer and at eye level. The device’s wearer can control playback from the phone or load new applications.

    © Nreal

    According to Engadget, the image can be rotated 46 degrees, giving the buyer a relatively large 201-inch digital interface. The latter’s advantage is that pictures of multiple contents can be imported simultaneously in the artificial range, even at 90 Hz.

    Nreal Air is the company’s second such device after receiving a lot of criticism. Among other things, your predecessor got outward-facing cameras that could also see the items in front of the glasses. The product was also heavier: it weighed 106 grams, while the current version weighed 77.

    The company also reconsidered the pricing because there was also a problem: it was offered 600 dollars. The novelty will be a fraction of that, according to Nreal, but is planned to be marketed only in the Asian market in the first round.

  • Now that Facebook is no longer even Facebook, how can the names of other big companies evolve?

    Now that Facebook is no longer even Facebook, how can the names of other big companies evolve?

    The Verge is a strange game that began after Facebook (as a company) officially. Meta renamed himself with the other large technology company initials of new partnerships.

    The paper used the names of Apple, Amazon, Alphabet / Google, Microsoft, Netflix, and Tesla for this and came up with some fascinating ideas:

    • GAMMA
    • MAGMA
    • MAMAA
    • COUNTRY
    • MMAAGT
    • GAMAT
    • MATMAN
    • MGMT
    • MANAGMT
    • MANTA
    • A MANTA
    • ANTMAN

    A letter of the words thus indicates the initials of the companies used as an example.

  • An emergency update has been released for Chrome to install immediately

    An emergency update has been released for Chrome to install immediately

    They are actively attacking Chrome browser users. Google has made a bug fix that patches these vulnerabilities, but it is up to everyone to install them.

    Seven vulnerabilities are patched by a software update now released for Chrome on PC, two of which are actively exploited by other cybercriminals attacking users. Therefore, as this is not a theoretical but a particular threat, experts recommend that you install this update immediately.

    Like all software updates, this version does not reach everyone immediately and at once. You can check your availability or initiate an update manually by clicking the »Contact» icon in the menu that opens after pressing the three-dot icon in the upper right corner of the desktop browser.

    The new version will only be installed if the user restarts their browser as the last step in the installation.

    The latest, most secure release of Chrome is version 95.0.4638.54. Whoever sees this posted has nothing more to do.

  • Chinese students have sued Apple for failing to include a charger with the iPhone 12.

    Chinese students have sued Apple for failing to include a charger with the iPhone 12.

    Last year, Apple removed the wired EarPods from the iPhone’s package and did not provide a charger. According to Vice, five Chinese students have launched a lawsuit against Apple for selling newer iPhones without a charger.

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    Last year, Apple removed the charger and wired headset, known as EarPods, from the phone box. The decision was based on the fact that many iPhone owners own two or three of these accessories, which is equally bad for the environment.

    On the other hand, Chinese students believe that Apple’s choice has nothing to do with environmental protection. They claim that the firm is trying to save money, which may be accurate given that the manufacture of 5G iPhones is more excellent.

    The students also allege in their proposal – which was prepared as part of a legal competition – that Apple is diverting customers to newer MagSafe products by leaving the chargers behind. The business claims that it pushes customers to pay even more than the phone’s already high price.

    According to Vice, the plaintiffs are seeking only $16, or 5,000 yuan, for the costs of the litigation as well as a wall charger for one of their gadgets. This is a 12 Pro Max iPhone.

    According to the outlet, a Brazilian regulator penalized Apple $2 million in a similar case.

  • We have a new name for Facebook

    We have a new name for Facebook

    The firm that runs the social media platform, which many controversies have recently hit, will be Meta. “We’re developing connectivity technologies that will finally connect people at the core. And by working together, we can pave the road for a much larger content market,”

    At the Facebook Connect event, Mark Zuckerberg explained why he believes the company should be renamed Facebook. Explaining that the Facebook brand is currently associated with a product seems more sensible (the most important social site).

    But over time, I hope we’ll be seen as a company operating a beta version,” Zuckerberg said.

    The large-scale idea to develop a “living-breathing” world in virtual reality instead of/in addition to community space was thus alluded to by Facebook’s founder, then known as Meta. For this purpose alone, the corporation hires 10,000 new staff throughout Europe.

    Facebook purchased the meta.com domain, which already points to the Zuckerberg Empire’s flagship, in the name of a name change.

    © Meta

    The timing of the rebranding could be advantageous for the corporation, which has just revealed some damaging information. A leaked internal memo revealed that Facebook was treating the far right with a gloved hand a few days ago.

    Frances Haugen, a former employee of the company, previously stated that it had done nothing, even though the social media site is aware of Instagram’s toxicity. Haugen later explained that he persuaded the social media site that money was more important than user safety.

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  • Google has announced Android 12L

    Google has announced Android 12L

    Google has also officially announced Android 12L, nothing more than an Android 12 precisely for large screens. While the interface codes will also appear on traditional smartphones, the new features won’t be available on smaller displays.

    We’re not short of tablets running the Android operating system, there are many of them on the market, but Apple iPads still dominate it. Perhaps the main reason for this may be that Google has released a bit of larger screen devices in recent years, which would have narrower functionality and be much more challenging to use if manufacturers like Samsung didn’t vibrate a bit on the surface. The search giant is finally willing to take this flaw more seriously. After working on the problem behind the scenes, the Android 12L has been officially unveiled to the general public. The package includes features that allow you to get even more out of giant screens.

    To clarify: it’s not a brand new Android system. It’s not a green robotic reflection of the iPad OS. It’s more of a new feature in Android 12. Google has only given this new feature pack a unique name to indicate its importance. The developer preview is now available through the official Android emulator, but there will soon be a version made specifically for the Lenovo P12 Pro as well. Interestingly, there will also be a developer preview for Pixel phones. Still, since most of the features will be invisible and inaccessible on smaller displays, only developers will be able to work with them.

    So it’s essentially about the Android 12L improving the system’s user experience on larger screens, and that’s through more polished surface elements and increased compatibility, among other things. For example, the drop-down notification menu is given a two-column layout if the display has a resolution of 600dp or higher.

    It also evolves a lot and will make it easier to use the split-screen feature, which allows you to run two applications side by side simultaneously. A tray or dock is also part of the interface, which appears automatically when you use a tablet or other large-screen machine.

    Android 12L also allows apps to display to fit the larger screen automatically. Presumably, tablet users have been waiting for this feature for a very long time, who often have to access it with a phone design, only in larger sizes. Despite introducing a generic quality to address this, Google staff encourages developers to boldly design their applications to look and feel good at all screen sizes.

    According to the search giant, the Android 12L will be launched early next year, just in time to arrive with a new wave of Android tablets. Is it possible that they are thinking of the upcoming Samsung tablets? We don’t know that yet, but it’s still gratifying that Google is finally rediscovering the merits of larger-screen Android devices. The only question is whether these efforts and improvements will shake Apple’s dominance in the tablet market even a little bit.

  • Upgrade to Chrome, useful little features have been added

    Upgrade to Chrome, useful little features have been added

    Widgets are also available for Chrome, although the most recent versions did not work effectively. The search engine has now corrected the inaccuracies.

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    Google has published Chrome version 95, which includes a patch for an issue in the new widgets (windows) for the browser, according to Android Police.

    Widgets are helpful add-ons to display more information on your screen. This was doable on Android using Chrome, but there was a problem with the new widgets. As a result, the function did not perform as expected. The search engine has now resolved this.

    The new widgets have a variety of functions, including one that allows you to access Google Search, incognito mode quickly, and voice search, and another that will enable you to summon a built-in dinosaur at the touch of a button.

    Of course, the app also has the old ones and the new windows. After Apple added this small thing to its system, Google pondered revamping the widgets with Chrome.

  • Several killed in a Laboratory explosion in China

    Several killed in a Laboratory explosion in China

    The Chinese press reported an explosion in a laboratory at China’s leading aerospace university, killing two people and injuring nine more on Monday. Located in Jiangsu Province, East China, Nanjing University of Aerospace is a leader among Chinese defense technology research institutes renowned for cutting-edge space technology development.

    Pictures of the accident on Sunday afternoon local time in Chinese social media show dense smoke rising from the university campus. According to an official statement from the university, the explosion occurred in one of the Department of Materials Science and Technology buildings, where a fire broke out afterward. The cause of the blast is still being investigated.

    The college in question has five provincial-level laboratories dealing with materials for nuclear equipment, energy conversion, electrochemical storage, and testing for materials to protect against harsh environmental impacts. The laboratory in which the explosion occurred was not disclosed in the reports.

    Explosion burst out in Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and cause 2 student’s life nine injuries. pic.twitter.com/f3d22nG3pO — yebinase (@13768370874) October 24, 2021

    According to the near-government Chinese newspaper Global Times, Chinese chemists have called for improved laboratory safety following previous accidents, blaming systemic negligence for the misfortunes.

    In late March, an explosion in a laboratory at the Institute of Chemistry of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing caused the death of a student. In September 2016, an explosion occurred in a laboratory at the Department of Chemistry at Tunghua University in Shanghai, seriously injuring two students.

    According to a court decision made at the end of September this year, the university had to pay 1.62 million yuan (nearly 254,000 dollars) to compensate one injured. Almost three years ago, in December 2018, three students died in an explosion in the environmental engineering laboratory at Peking University of Transportation. Twelve university officials were fined for the accident. Following the incident, the Chinese authorities requested amendments regarding the production, sale, transport, and storage of dangerous chemicals,

  • Google introduces endless scrolling in the mobile search

    Google introduces endless scrolling in the mobile search

    Google is constantly working to improve its search engine, and not only is the algorithm being honed, but the interface is also changing frequently. The mobile appearance of search results has just changed, and now the company has announced another change.

    Over the years, users have become accustomed to organizing their results into Google search pages, typically displaying ten organic results at a time (+ ads). If we can’t find the right one among them, we can move on to the next page. On mobile, it has been a little different for a while now, and there is a “More” button at the bottom of the hit list that you can click to load the next ten hits. And now an improvement has been announced by Google, called “endless scrolling,” which means that when you get to the bottom of the page, more search results automatically appear so that you can browse many more results at once.

    Otherwise, social networking sites work; similarly, this Facebook or Instagram feed never ends, forcing users to spend more time browsing posts.

    Google argues that this endless scrolling in the search engine will be good because it will give users more ideas and inspiration, and is not a side issue so that they can place more ads in the results.

  • Facebook is planning on changing it’s name

    Facebook is planning on changing it’s name

    The Verge, based on an anonymous source familiar with Facebook affairs, writes that Facebook may continue to operate under a different name in the future.

    Facebook plans to change the company’s name next week to focus more on the upcoming meta version in the future, writes The Verge, citing a source requesting anonymity. The paper knows Mark Zuckerberg will talk about this plan at the company’s annual Connect conference on October 28th.

    According to the paper, changing the company’s name indicates an ambition that the company wants to be more than a social media platform. The meta version would be another big throw for the company, covering a virtual world that VR devices can enter. In the digital space, users could live a second online life.

    The Verge writes that the label’s future as a Facebook application is one of the many products and would fall under a parent company, supervised by the departments, such as Instagram, WhatsApp, or Oculus. A Facebook spokesman has not yet commented on the information.

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    Facebook currently has more than 10,000 employees to build products such as augmented reality goggles. These, according to Zuckerberg, will eventually be as present in our lives as smartphones. The company would expand its team by an additional 10,000 people in Europe to build the metaverse.

    According to The Verge, the name change could also mean the company wants to separate current jobs as much as possible from Facebook’s recent attacks and future investigations. As is known, a former employee, Frances Haugen, stirred the stagnant water around Facebook more than ever by leaking sensitive information about the company’s operations.

    By the way, Google has already taken a similar step. The technology giant created an umbrella company called Alphabet in 2015, under which it then also classified Google.