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Polar Unite: The new assistant smartwatch for a healthier life

Polar Unite: The new assistant smartwatch for a healthier life The new Polar watch has just been launched to the market, it comes costing $149 with several resources for those who want to maintain a healthier life. Polar is a pioneer in the wearable segment in the sports world, with the coronavirus pandemic, the manufacturer found itself in the need to serve the public with a product that could contribute to daily physical activities even at home, and the idea was to bring an intuitive product, that everyone could use and understand the numbers. Polar Unite combined with Polar's own FitSpark app helps build a training routine, eliminating guesswork and creating personalized training guidelines. With the daily and constant use of Unite, Polar is able to really help to set up a training schedule, since it knows your sleep condition, how long you haven't been training, what were the last training sessions and thus set up a legal schedule.  Thus, in addition to the training routine and structure, it also provides animated and detailed instructions for strength, cardiovascular and support workouts, while stopwatches, instructions, and vibrating alerts guide the user in real-time during training, keeping him on the right track. Polar Unite The new assistant smartwatch for a healthier life "Polar is dedicated to making fitness, at all levels, make sense. Read the full article

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Quantum Computing: Understand the future of computers and their main applications

Quantum Computing: Understand the future of computers and their main applications Quantum computers already exist, but their applications are restricted to business, scientific and medical environments. Understand what these supermachines are and how they work: We live in the age of technology, but there is still much to come. In recent years, large companies have taken small - but important steps - ahead in quantum computing, which seems to revolutionize the world as we know it. The following selection of potential applications will affect everything from mobility to healthcare. In a binary world composed of ones and zeros, quantum computers would be like Albert Einstein of computing, with extraordinary electronic brains capable of completing tasks that would be almost impossible for ordinary computers. The multinational IBM will be the first to commercialize this wonderful technology with the Q System One, a 3 x 3 meter glass cube with 20 qubits presented in 2019 that will be made available to companies and researchers. WHAT IS QUANTUM COMPUTING? This branch of computer science is based on the principles of matter superposition and quantum entanglement and uses a different computation method than the traditional one. In theory, it would be able to store many more states per unit of information and operate with much more efficient algorithms at the numerical level, such as Shor or quantum annealing. Read the full article

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Xiaomi May Have Accidentally Revealed The Car That It Is Alleged To Introduce Tomorrow

Xiaomi May Have Accidentally Revealed The Car That It Is Alleged To Introduce Tomorrow The claims that the Chinese technology giant Xiaomi will produce "cars will be made" many years ago may come up with all the reality of tomorrow. The company shared a picture reminiscent of their own cars on the official Weibo account and made a special note. Chinese technology giant Xiaomi has come up with a technological product that touches every point of our lives until today. However, the company has not yet come up with a car, despite the allegations that it will produce Xiaomi cars a few years ago . Yesterday, a sharing and erased by Xiaomi surprised everyone. The share from the official Weibo account of Xiaomi included a new product of the company, which was a car as can be seen in the image . Moreover, this car would be introduced tomorrow by Xiaomi . Even though the sharing made by Xiaomi was deleted in a short time, the images spread quickly on the Internet. Sharing from Xiaomi's official account: Xiaomi May Have Accidentally Revealed The Car That It Is Alleged To Introduce Tomorrow Based on the images, we can say that Xiaomi plans to enter the automobile industry with an SUV . The vehicle, which is only visible in the image, is very similar to Mercedes' G-class and Suzuki's Jimny model. So will Xiaomi really introduce cars tomorrow? According to some views, Xiaomi may have made a ' joke ' with this sharing . However, Read the full article

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YouTube tests new video functionality in 15 seconds, as in TikTok

YouTube tests new video functionality in 15 seconds, as in TikTok Check out the new functionality that is being tested by the YouTube video platform, the recording of 15-second shorts, just like TikTok. YouTube recently made it clear that it wants to compete directly with the short video app TikTok. This week the company began testing a feature for its mobile application that allows the user to record 15-second videos. This time determined by the Google platform is the same pattern followed by TikTok and Reels (Scenes), from Instagram. Users who have access to the new YouTube tool will see an option to "create a video" in the upload options on the smartphone app. After selecting the option, just press the record button and hold for as long as you want to record. It is possible to touch more than once to capture several moments of a scene, to make it easier to separate only the main ones. YouTube tests new video functionality in 15 seconds, as in TikTok The new feature brings with it a weak point for those who wish to record longer videos from smartphones. As there will only be the option to create 15-second videos, the user will have to record the longest video through the phone's camera app, select the file and then upload instead of using the YouTube app to do everything. YouTube did not give details about how the new tool works to find out if there are filters, effects, music, AR (augmented reality) or buttons to change the speed of the video. All Read the full article

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Apple CarKey - See a list of devices that can open cars remotely

Apple CarKey - See a list of devices that can open cars remotely The new feature arrived with iOS14, but is not compatible with all devices with update Last Monday, June 22, WWDC 2020, Apple's annual conference, took place, and the company detailed the updates of the new iOS14. A lot of information was released warming the hearts of Apple lovers, one of the points that came along with iOS14 is CarKey. The new feature allows you to lock and unlock your car, and you can even start it. Apple CarKey works by means of NFC communication, communication by proximity field, in this way it is enough to approach the iPhone close to the reader to start executing its actions. In addition, it will also be possible to share and manage the keys , being able to give and withdraw access temporarily, the user can also select the "access levels" that other users may have. According to Apple's website, Carkey works up to 5 hours after the iPhone is completely downloaded . Apple CarKey - See list of devices that can open cars remotely The first car to have support for the new feature is the BMW 5 Series 2021, Carkey will be available on the Apple Wallet.  The functionality will also be available for users who remain on iOS13, however  not all devices with the new version of the operating system will be compatible with the feature, watchOS 7 will also not be compatible.  To Read the full article

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iOS 14 will notify the use of camera and microphone in apps with colored lights

iOS 14 will notify the use of camera and microphone in apps with colored lights Measure reinforces the company's commitment to user safety and privacy Apple recently introduced its updated operating system iOS 14 which is also bringing a new privacy feature for users. Now, everyone who has an iPhone running iOS 14 will know when an app is using their device's microphone or camera through orange and green signals. The feature will detect the use of the camera and/or microphone and alert the user using the colored light notification system in the upper right corner of the device. The feature promises to increase privacy transparency in iOS 14, an issue related to user security that has always been prioritized by the company. The orange indicator represents when the microphone is being used. The green dot tells you when the front or rear camera is being used. This will make it easier to know if apps like Instagram or Facebook are spying on your conversations or accessing your camera without you knowing it. Often, applications ask for access to the user's camera and microphone and remain active even when the extension is closed. iOS 14 will notify the use of camera and microphone in apps with colored lights Applications like Facebook use the information obtained by the microphone and the camera of the cell phone to optimize their advertisements and publications. In Read the full article

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The First Laptop with Intel 11th Generation Processor and Xe GPU: Acer Swift 5

The First Laptop with Intel 11th Generation Processor and Xe GPU: Acer Swift 5 While Acer hasn't mentioned the name of new processors, we'll see next-generation Willow Cove cores and Xe GPU architecture on Swift 5 laptops. Acer refreshes the Swift 5 series with Intel's Tiger Lake processors and integrated Xe graphics. The new laptops will be on the shelves at $ 999 starting from October. The company did not use the name Tiger Lake in its announcement. However, Acer referred to the Tiger Lake family, saying, "New Intel processors with powerful integrated graphics based on Intel's Xe architecture." The First Laptop with Intel 11th Generation Processor and Xe GPU - Acer Swift 5 Since the Tiger Lake family has not yet been introduced, we do not yet know the processor models. The models that we know of until now are Core i3-1135G7, Core i5-1155G7, Core i7-1165G7, and Core i7-11857 ​​CPUs. We have seen the successful performance level of CPUs with Xe graphics architecture in past news. For this reason, GeForce MX350 external graphics cards are offered as an option. The First Laptop with Intel 11th Generation Processor and Xe GPU - Acer Swift 5 Swift 5 models will offer up to 16 GB of LPDDR4X-4266 memory and 1 TB of PCIe SSD storage options. On the other hand, the 14-inch screen with 1080p resolution will have a 90% screen-to-body ratio with its thin bezels. Finally, let's mention that the touch screen is covered with Antimicrobial Corning Gorilla Glass. Read the full article

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18 TB Capacity HDD from Western Digital

18 TB Capacity HDD from Western Digital Western Digital is preparing to add 16 and 18 TB capacity HDDs to its corporate product portfolio. WD Gold 18 TB (WD181KRYZ) is currently the highest capacity HDD on the market. This hard drive has not yet been released, but was listed by a retailer. However, another 16TB model stands out. The 18 TB capacity disk from Western Digital belongs to the company's Gold family and comes in a 3.5-inch form factor, like traditional SATA 3 hard drives. In addition, let us remind you that these HDDs are specially designed to operate 24/7 in the harshest conditions. 18 TB Capacity HDD from Western Digital Unlike some other WD drives using Shingled magnetic recording (SMR) technology, Gold drives take advantage of traditional magnetic recording (CMR). For this reason, users do not have to worry about problems that will occur during continuous workloads. Similar to other Gold variants, WD Gold 18 TB runs at 7,200 RPM. However, the exact features of the driver are unknown. Western Digital has not updated its product page with 18 and 16 TB models yet. The current 14 TB capacity model offered a data transfer rate of up to 267 MBps and 512 MB of cache. We will see the features of the new 16 and 18 TB models soon. Read the full article