Google Now Targets Children With New Search Engines, YouTube & Chrome Apps

Google is developing special versions of it's most popular products for children, it has revealed. The firm hopes that a child friendly version of YouTube and its chrome browser could make the internet safer for youngsters.

It says it is aiming the news products at under twelves.

• Google hopes apps will make web safer you children to use
• Has created special lab at its Googleplex HQ to study children
• Recent study said iPad has now number one brand among 6-12 year olds

"The big motivator inside the company is everyone is having kids, so there's a push to change our products to be fun and safe for children," Pavni Diwanji, the vice president of engineering charged with leading the new initiative, told USA Today.

"We expect this to be controversial, but the simple truth is kids already have the technology in schools and at home," says the mother of two daughters, ages 8 and 13.

"So the better approach is to simply see to it that the tech is used in a better way."

Google is developing the products in a secret room at its Mountain View,"Googleplex" called the Kids Studio.

The annual study, conducted by leading youth and family research firm Smarty Pants, ranks more than 250 brands each year. 

 

"iPad's number one status among kids represents the culmination of the 'tablet takeover" – a movement from shared screens and TV network dominance to curated content on personal devices,' said Wynne Tyree, president of Smarty Pants.

"Kids increasingly turn to iPad for games, TV shows, videos, books, homework help and communicating with friends and family."

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iPhone To Rotate In The Air To Prevent From Damage

Apple has been granted a patent for technology that detects that a phone is about to hit the ground and rotates it mid-air to limit damage.

The US Patent and Trademark Office has issued Apple a patent for a protection system that will consist of two parts - the detection and the rotation.

The phone will be able to detect that it is rapidly falling downwards and identify its distance and angle from the ground.

To do this, the patent said it will take advantage of the components, most of which are already present, such as the "accelerometer, gyroscopic sensor, distance or position sensors (eg, radar, ultrasonic, and the like), location sensors (eg, global position system, compass), image sensors (eg, camera), sound or audio sensors (eg, speakers, microphones) which may be used as a sonar combination."

It is likely that combination of the different sensors will be responsible for the effective ..

For the perfect landing, the force used has to be precisely calibrated, but the patent said that the phone may collect data, to produce a memory bank of sudden impacts.

Rotating iPhone App

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5 Basic Tips To Maintain Customer Relation

Creating strong customer loyalty is one of the best things you can do for your business. According to a report from the Harvard Business School, an increase in customer retention rates of just 5 percent will result in a profit increase of 25 to 95 percent.

1. Stay in Touch with Your Customers

It may sound too obvious to mention, but a surprising number of business owners don’t touch base with their customers—or they find it difficult to do so. Making regular contact with customers through email and direct mail is one of the best ways to keep your business at the forefront of their minds.

2. Encourage Bigger Initial Purchases

Generating customer loyalty means targeting your customers at all stages of the sales process. According to analytics company, SumAll, the chance of a customer coming back relates directly to the amount of money he or she spends on the first purchase.

3. Get Personal

In a world of abundant choice, customers need strong incentives to remain loyal to one company. One powerful way to ensure that your business remains at the top of the list is to affect the customer's emotions. When customers receive a more personal customer experience they can develop a hard to break emotional attachment to the business.

4. Don't Overlook the Power of Loyalty Programs

Loyalty programs have been severely overdone in recent years, and the average person now has 18 to 20 loyalty cards. However, despite the appearance that loyalty schemes don’t actually inspire loyalty, do not overlook their value.

5. Keep Things Fresh

Internet consumers expect instant gratification, and the majority of them always look for something fresh to hold their attention, albeit briefly. It's more important than ever to keep your website interesting and fresh. This is one effective and relatively simple way to keep the customer coming back.

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A New PS4 20th Anniversary 'Grey' Edition Unveiled by Sony

If you weren’t feeling old already, news that Sony’s PlayStation turns 20-years-old today might’ve gone some way towards achieving that.

To mark today’s special occasion, Sony has announced a new 20th anniversary edition of its flagship PS4 console. It’s pretty much exactly like the PS4 you already know, except it sports the same grey look as the original incarnation launched back in 1994.

Sony was already enjoying a sales extravaganza with its latest PS4 console, which passed 10 million sales globally just nine months on the market. That put it ahead of its rivals, including the Xbox One and Wii U, which shifted around 6 million units each in roughly the same timescale. Therefore, it’s perhaps safe to say everyone who really wanted a PS4 already has one, so this latest launch could be one for the collectors and super-fans only.

To get your hands on one of the special edition consoles, you will have to be pretty quick (and perhaps pretty lucky). Pre-orders kick-off in the US and Canada on Saturday, December 6, and will be in “very limited supply.”

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Galaxy Note 4: The Best Among It's Predecessor

Four years on from the original Galaxy Note phablet, the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 is finally here. The device brings together big power, a big screen and big productivity.

Galaxy Note 4 Out-casts Other Competing Devices

Thanks to the enhanced sensitivity – of the S-Pen, it feels just like a normal pen on paper while you take notes. No need to copy and paste the texts or images one at a time; handle them all at once.

Another unique feature is the camera, The Front-facing camera has a wide angle – an improvement of 77 degrees (predecessor) to 90 degrees – to fit more into the photo composition.

As smartphones and data become more affordable we will see a decline in feature phones as more consumers embrace a “connected lifestyle”.

Touch has become the de facto standard … for those that still prefer a keyboard there is the option of a “virtual version” or a physical accessory. 

  

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Top & Popular Android Apps of November 2014

Nexercise

This app is featured on CBS, and its among the best fitness apps that doctors suggest to use for weight loss programs. Simply lose your weight and gain reward points for every pound you loose. It's a perfect health and training app for your smartphone or tablet.

Download from Google Play

Also See: Audi's New Electric Family Car Covers 450 km Range

Viber

Using Viber, it's easy to connect with anyone in the world. You can send unlimited text messages and viber-to-viber free HD quality video calls. Using Viber out, you can call on non Viber phones and even on landline phones at very low rates.

Download from Google Play

Also See: "iPad Air Plus" – Leaked Information of Mega Tab by Apple

Gummies Playground

Gummies Playground - a teacher-approved, preschool curriculum-based collection of 9 great educational games for your preschooler (ages 2 - 5). With three levels of difficulty you can set the game to match your child's abilities.

Download from Google Play

Duolingo

This app is a very handy app in learning several languages like Spanish, German, French, Portuguese, Italien, English, Irish, Danish and Dutch. Among the several language learning apps, it's very hard to beat Duolingo. According to Wall Street Journal, "Far and away the best free language-learning app."

Download from Google Play

Also See: Microsoft to Announce Windows 10 for Consumers

RescueTime

It's an ultimate time tracking mobile app, it can report your voice call time, it can check your time spent on website. It can also keep a check on all your historical data to see your progress.

Download from Google Play

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Audi's New Electric Family Car Covers 450 km Range

German auto giant Audi has revealed that it is currently developing an all-electric family car with a range of 450-km to rival the Tesla Model S. The upcoming electric vehicle will be built on an all-new platform and is expected to arrive in 2017.

According to AutoExpress, Audi Technical development boss, Prof. Dr. Ulrich Hackenberg, revealed that the car will borrow technology from the company's awesome R8 e-tron project. However, it isn't clear if it will join any of Audi's existing model ranges (A3, A5, A7, etc) or will be badged as a completely new model.

"Such a car is under development," said Hackenberg. "I was able to re-engineer the R8 e-tron project and technology with the team and we are on the way to a range of 450km.” He added that the R8 e-tron project was a trailer for another long-range electric car, however the upcoming model will not be a sports car.

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The company did not reveal any further details, but experts suggest that the Audi's upcoming all-electric car will adopt a saloon body. The large size will make the car more practical and also allow the company to package the large battery pack under the large floor, without encroaching upon boot and passenger space.

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