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Short Bytes: Intel has finally launched its first processors from 8th Generation Core family. Named Kaby Lake Refresh, these 4 new CPUs come with 40% performance improvement, four cores, and eight threads. The first machines powered by these CPUs will hit the market in September. It should be noted that, later, 8th generation will also offer CPUs based on upcoming 14++ (Coffee Lake) and 10nm (Cannon Lake) architectures.  J ust like Google’s Android O announcement, Intel has aligned its next-generation processor launch with today’s solar eclipse. For the first time, Intel has announced the processors from its 8th Gen Core CPU family. This new release comes in the form of four 15W U-series mobile processors with max clock speed of 4.2GHz. Compared to the 7th generation’s two cores and four threads, new chips have four cores and eight threads. Intel has also claimed that the new Kaby Lake refresh chips will deliver 40 percent performance boost over their 7t...

Image: PxHere G oogle tries to turn up the curiosity levels for every Android release, mostly, the naming part. For Android O, people have their assumptions about what name it might carry. Many of them think the official name for Android O would be Oreo. But there are other possibilities as well, including Ontbijtkoek, Oliebol, Oatmeal Cookie, etc. According to a file (now deleted) spotted by Android Police , Android O’s name may have been revealed accidentally. The video file named “GoogleOreo_Teaser_0817_noDroids (1).mp4” is an eclipse-themed Android O teaser. Image: Android Police The Android-maker shared the file in a post made through their Google+ account. It can also be the case that Google was trying to drop a hint. Google later replaced the post with another video called “Octopus Teaser.mp4”. Image: Android Police We can only hope that it’s a random name, not another hint. Indeed, Oreo would be a better choice than Octopus when picking ...

Images: Solus Short Bytes:  The Solus Project team has released Solus 3 Linux distro. It’s the third edition after Solus adopted a rolling release model last year. Solus 3 is powered by Linux kernel 4.12.7, which promises improvements to AMD, NVIDIA, and Intel hardware. A notable change in Solus 3 comes in the form of support for Snaps package management system. I n late 2015, Solus Linux distro witnessed its first stable release. From then, it has gathered a loyal following, thanks to its beautiful looks, impressive out-of-the-box experience, and  beginner-friendly  nature. In 2016, Solus project announced that it’s turning Solus Linux distro into a  rolling release . Now, Solus developers have announced the release of Solus 3, which is the third iteration of Solus since their adoption of the rolling release model. It should be noted that unlike the previous iterations, Solus 3 is a release and not a snapshot. What does this mean? It means  that there ...

Oreo is now a part of the Android family of mobile operating systems. Just like every subsequent Android version, Google has brought a load of features to Android O. Regarding look and feel, over the last few releases, the stock version of Android packs enough graphics and animations that most users might not feel the need for a third party theme. Still, in addition to introducing new Android O features and system level changes, Google makes improvements to the GUI which is based on Material Design. Here are some of the new changes and features that have been added to the latest version, Android O. You might be already aware of many of them as they have been mentioned in the past. 17 Awesome Android O Features You Should Know 1. Faster Android, less background clutter One of the first things everyone expects from a new Android version is improvements in performance. According to the tests conducted on Google Pixel, Android O is almost two times faster...

Nokia 3310 with Snake game! :D   Short Bytes:   At MWC 2017, Nokia launched the new Nokia 3310 feature phone with a fresh (but familiar) look. This iconic S30 operating system-based smartphone comes with 22-hours talk time and snake game. You can use this dual-SIM feature phone and get 51-hours of MP3 playback. A t its event at Mobile World Congress 2017, Nokia parent HMD Global launched the new Nokia 3310 feature phone. Here’s a brief list of features of new Nokia 3310 — New Nokia 3310 features 22-hours talk time 1-month standby time Snake game Nokia ringtone Multiple colors 2MP Camera with LED flash Weight: 79.6 g (with battery) Display: 2.4’’ QVGA (240*320) Dual-SIM LED torchlight Nokia Series 30+ operating system MicroSD card support (up to 32 GB) microUSB, 3.5mm connector, Bluetooth 3.0 The original Nokia 3310 was first released in the year 2000 and it became Nokia’s one of the most successful feature phones. You’ve got your...

Short Bytes:  Windows 10 Insider Build 15014 brings a handy disk cleanup feature which would be a part of the Creator’s update. Windows 10 can automatically delete recycle bin files after waiting for 30 days an d unused temp files.  If the users want, they can disable this feature anytime. M icrosoft yesterday announced  Build 15014  as the latest upgrade for the Windows Insider Program. The new update has marked the debut of Microsoft’s e-books store on Windows 10 along with other updates and features.                  One notable update given to Windows 10 is the ability to automatically delete files from the system and free up disk space. According to Microsoft, the autodelete feature currently deletes unused temporary files and the recycle bin files older than 30 days. There are a couple of customizations available for this feature which can be found in Settings>System>Storage Settings. Users have t...

  Short Bytes: IPv6 is the replacement for the IPv4 which is going to run out of its address space soon. In this article, I have tried to elaborate the differences between the two protocols. IPv6 is better in many aspects but it is not backward compatible with the IPv4 which can be considered as its drawback. T he internet is a gigantic network of computers across the globe. Billions of devices communicate with each other on daily basis to send and receive data. For instance, when you access a website, you’re communicating with the server computer hosting the website. You send a request for the website and the server sends the relevant data to you.You just don’t bump into a random server and start requesting for website data. You type the website’s name in your web browser, which, then asks the DNS server to resolve the IP address of the server where the website is hosted. Then a connection is established with the server and a request for website data is ...