YouTube app for iOS and android gets 60fps playback support

Over the last few months, Google owned YouTube launched both 60fps video on the desktop and for live video streams. Starting today, you can also watch the service’s smooth 60fps videos in Youtube's iOS and Android apps.

Given that these video streams were already available on YouTube’s other main platforms, it was only a matter of time before Google brought this feature to mobile, too. According to a YouTube spokesperson”, 60fps YouTube is now available on the desktop, Apple TV and the PlayStation 3 and 4 consoles.

60fps video may seem like overkill — and some people definitely prefer 30 or 24fps for their video experiences, especially when it comes to movies about hobbits. Gamers, however, tend to aim for a 60fps experience and so it’s no surprise that there is already plenty of compatible game videos on YouTube today. Those games, after all, were made to be seen at a high frame rate already.

Now that a lot of consumer cameras also support high frame rate  recordings, though, there is also quite a bit of other content available in both 720p60 and 1080p60, as well as a number of commercial releases.

Earlier this year, YouTube also introduced support for 60fps 4K video. That’s probably a bit much for even the most modern of smartphones (that kind of resolution tends to push most desktops to its limit, after all), but most modern phones should be able to easily cope with these new 60fps streams.

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Google Chrome for Android to load webpages faster on 2G network

Technology giant Google today came out with a new feature of its Chrome and Android browser for smartphone users to access web pages faster, which will be available in India and Brazil in the next two weeks. 

Separately, it announced the setting up of an independent company, Sidewalk Labs, which will focus on developing new technologies to improve urban life. 

The new feature, which was launched in Indonesia last month and is available only to smartphones, is designed to make web pages faster, lighter and a less costly affair. 

Google Search product manager Hiroto Tokusei told reporters via a video conference that, "We believe everyone should have fast and easy access to information online. However, many people still have slow and costly mobile connections. In two weeks, we'll start to roll out a new feature that will help pages load a whole lot faster, while using far less data, via Chrome or Android browser from Google's search results." 

When a user logs onto Google search and clicks on a link, the landing page is optimized using this tool. 

Similarly, Sidewalk Labs, with a focus on improving city lives for residents, businesses and governments, is an attempt to develop technology combining both physical and digital worlds, Google said in a statement. 

"Sidewalk will focus on improving city life for everyone by developing and incubating urban technologies to address issues like cost of living, efficient transportation and energy usage," Google CEO Larry Page said in his blog post. 

YouTube now officially supports 8k (4320p) videos

We can all agree on the fact that 4K is last year’s news and if you aren’t watching video at a resolution at least quadruple that resolution, then you might as well be watching in standard definition. Alright but if you do feel that way, then you’ll be happy to hear that YouTube now officially supports playback of 8K video.

According to a report by 9to5Google, playback of 8K video has been available for a select few items since 2010; however, the ‘8K’ labeling was only added earlier this year. Initial reports indicate that the 4320p video plays back well in a Google Chrome, but can struggle a bit in other browsers. Add this on top of the fact that many users are already having trouble playing 4K video, and you have a very niche selection of viewers.

One of the first public 8K videos, “Ghost Towns”, was uploaded to YouTube only yesterday and showcases high-quality footage captured on a RED Epic Dragon 6K: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLprVF6d7Ug

Each shot was taken in portrait orientation and then stitched together using Adobe After Effects. As you may have noticed, the video doesn’t fulfill the requirements for true 8K video, and as such has been scaled up by 125% to meet the 7.6K cutoff that is considered 8K.

The producers can’t be blamed, as there are only a few cameras available at this time that can capture 8K video. Many notable companies including RED, won’t have their 8K recording solutions available until the end of this year.

For consumers, as of now, the highest resolution high-end monitors can support is 5K; Examples include Dell’s Ultra HD 5K Monitor and Apple’s 5K iMac. There are also only a limited number of 8K TVs in production including products by Sharp, Panasonic, LG, and Samsung.

But still, 8K monitors are unavoidably on their way, and YouTube is now ahead of the game when it comes to supporting the incredibly high resolution.

HTC One ME announced with Quad HD disply, Octa-Core processor and SD Cards support up to 2TB

Taiwan based smartphone manufacturer HTC has launched the first smartphone with Mediatek's new Helio X10 chip in China. However, the company has not provided price and availability details of the new One ME smartphone.

The dual-sim HTC One ME smartphone sports a 5.2-inch QHD (1440x2560p) display and runs on Android Lollipop 5.0 (Lollipop) with Sense UI on the top. The smartphone is powered by 64-bit Helio X10 chip clocked at 2.2GHz with octa-core processor backed by 3GB of Ram.

One ME comes with 32GB of internal storage and can support microSD cards of up to 2TB.

The phone sports a 20MP primary camera with LED flash and a 4-ultra pixel secondary camera, and packs a 2,840mAh battery. For connectivity, the dual-sim smartphone offer 3G, 4G LTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth v 4.1, NFC and micro-USB.

HTC One ME will be available in three colours - Meteor Grey, Gold Sepia, and Rose Gold.

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Google launches Smart lock password manager for Android and Chrome to make sign-in accounts easier

Google has launched a password manager for Android and Chrome called Smart Lock for Passwords. While the feature was not showcased during the Google I/O keynote session, it has been listed on Google's developer pages under Google Identity Platform. 

According to Google, with Smart Lock for Passwords,users will be able to sign-in and sign-up into apps on Android and sites in Chrome in a smooth way with any account. Users will get automatically signed-in across devices. 

Once users save a password to Smart Lock through an app or site on one device, they will not need to enter login credentials on all of their Chrome and Android devices for that app when signed-in with the same Google account. 

This, as per Google, will reduce the risk of forgotten user passwords. Netflix, The New York Times, Instacart and Eventbrite are some of the services that will support the feature. Unlike password managers like LastPass, the system will not work with all apps and developers will need to integrate the feature through Google's API. 

The feature is part of Google Play services 7.5 which means users will not have to wait for the release of Android M to use it.

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iOS 9 leaks and iPhone 6s Specs, Launch date, New features

Latest news from Apple campus at Cupertino that this week’s Apple Loop looks at the launch dates for the iPhone 6S and the potential feature list, what elements the camera needs, updates to the Apple Watch and MacBook Pro 15-inch, a lightning connector enabled strap for the Apple Watch aand the death of Apple TV.

Apple Loop is here to remind you of a few of the very many discussions that have happened around Apple over the last seven days.

Will the iPhone 6S Arrive Early?

The question of Will the iPhone 6s  arrives early than the Sept expected date? is answered by various reports on China’s UDN (Unreal Developer Network) with the suggestion that a late July launch could be on the cards. The China's UDN claims that the new models are set to arrive in July. This would be two months ahead of the usual September appearance for new iPhones. UDN says the reason for this is higher than expected yields of key components – something usually cited as a challenge most years. On the back of this it is alleged Apple is significantly ramping up component orders.

iOS 9 Leaks

The rumoured leaks and information around iOS 9 - expected to be announced at Apple’s WWDC later this summer. The details are wide, but let’s start with the visual look and the new font that will be used:

In the iOS9, Apple plans to change the system-wide font of iOS 8. The shift will see it ditch the skinny Helvetica Neue introduced in iOS 7 (and widely criticised for prioritising style over readability) in favour of ‘San Francisco’.

San Francisco is used on the Apple Watch and was developed by Apple “specifically for legibility”. As simple as this shift may sound, it is actually hugely complex to implement. The change in character dimensions affects every element of the UI and creates a lot of work for third party app developers. As such 9to5Mac warns that the shift may be postponed.

Phone 6S Features confirmed

KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Citi Research has backed up the leaked feature list on Apple’s iPhone 6S handset.

The company  has confirmed that 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch iPhone's will again be huge hits for Apple. These will be powered by the latest A9 processor backed by 2GB of ram.  Kuo believes 80-90m units will be shifted in 2015 alone and Citi echos this citing a 34% growth in shipments over the iPhone 6, which itself achieved 50% growth over the iPhone 5s. Ming-Chi-Kuo also hinted that the iPhone 6 will have 12MP camera and a two lens system.

Nepal Earthquake: After Google now Facebook offers Safety Check feature

The Nepal earthquake has caused an immeasurable amount of devastation this weekend. Last day Google launched a Person Finder tool helps to find the lost people and now Facebook also offers new Safety Check feature that might provide comfort if you have friends or family in the area. This new feature will tell you if contacts in the area are okay -- survivors only have to report in to ease your mind. Google, meanwhile, has revived its longstanding Person Finder to assist you in both locating loved ones and sharing news with others. You'll want to get in direct contact or reach out an embassy if you're still worried about affected locals, but these internet tools could spare you from a lot of uncertainty.

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How to install HTC One M9 launcher, keyboards, weather, gallery, music and video player on any Android smartphone

HTC's newest flagship, the One M9 is up for pre-orders in the UK and will soon be available by the end of March at stores. Here is how can you taste all of it's new features along HTC Sense 7.0.
DroidViews (android rooting site) has managed to extract the stock apps and widgets from HTC One M9 into a flahsable zip file, which can be installed on Android devices.  By flashing the zip you will be able to get below HTC One M9 goodies.

• HTC One M9 Home Launcher
• HTC BlinkFeed
• HTC Weather
• HTC Keyboard
• HTC Gallery
• HTC Music Player
• HTC Video Player
• HTC Clock
• HTC Voice recorder
• HTC File Manger
• HTC Widgets: Wi-Fi, Hotspot, GPS, Screen Timeout, Screen brightness, Background Data and Auto Rotate
• HTC Camera

Here is installation guide to install flashable zip on your android device.

You can choose either of the methods to install the apps package and your android must be rooted with a custom recovery installed on it.

Method-1: Flashing via recovery 

• Download HTC One M9 apps flashable zip file. File name: HTC One M9 apps.zip
• Copy the file to your external sd card and remember the location
• Reboot your Android device into recovery mode
• In the recovery mode create a backup
• Select install option and navigate to the folder where you have saved One M9 apps file, select it and confirm installation
• Wait until the installation is completed and then reboot

Method-2: Push apps via Root Browser

If your Android device does not have custom recovery, you can try to push the apps into System> apps & System> private-apps folder using root browser app. After copying the files into System directory you need to fix file permissions to rw-r-r (0644) for each file and reboot the device.


[Source: DroidViews]