YouTube ends its Premium paywall experiment for 4K videos

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YouTube ends its Premium paywall experiment for 4K videos

YouTube has ended a test that required a Premium subscription for 4K resolution videos.

In the experiment, the Google-owned streaming platform asked some users to pay for a Premium account in order to view videos in 4K resolution.

Because of users’ outrage, it has now stopped this test, reports TechCrunch.

“We have fully turned off this experiment. Viewers should now be able to access 4K quality resolutions without Premium membership,” YouTube said in a tweet.

The streaming platform conducted the experiment to know how users would respond if a certain function was moved to the Premium tier.

“It is a part of our experiment to know better the feature preferences of Premium and non-Premium viewers,” it had said in a now-deleted tweet.

The company claims to have more than 50 million paid subscribers of YouTube Music and Premium offerings globally.

The Premium subscription includes features like ad-free viewing, video downloads for offline consumption, and background play, the report said.

Recently, the company introduced handles, a way for people to easily find and engage with creators and each other on the streaming platform.

Handles will appear on channel pages and Shorts so that they will be instantly and consistently recognizable.

It will soon be simpler and faster to mention each other in comments, community posts, video descriptions, and more.

Netflix rolls out ‘Profile Transfer’ to prevent password-sharing

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Netflix rolls out ‘Profile Transfer’ to prevent password-sharing

The new future, called “Profile Transfer” to prevent password sharing that is figured out to all members worldwide, has been released by the great video streaming platform Netflix.

When the user begins their own membership on the new account, the new future is allowing to the user for transferring the view history, My list and saved videos, other files also.

The account holders of the platform may get a notification if the ‘Profile Transfer’ becomes accessed on their account.

To give change for users in the ads on the platform, the firm had told that the “Basic With Ads” streaming plan will be introduced on November 3 in several countries.

“The new plan will give you a very impressive chance to promotional persons and to reach many audiences, even for younger viewers who are not following TV, in the premier places in the platform they get a great experience,” said, Greg Peters, Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Product Officer.

Ads will be playing 15 or 30 seconds short length and those ads shall be displayed before the running shows and films and programs on the platform. advertisers can able to manage or stop and continue their ads from the display content which may not affect their brand,” the firm said.

Nokia, Ericsson ink multi-year deal with Jio to deploy 5G in India

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Nokia, Ericsson ink multi-year deal with Jio to deploy 5G in India

Handset makers Nokia and Ericsson on Monday announced that they have inked a deal with Reliance Jio to build one of the largest 5G networks in India.

Nokia said that it has been selected as a major supplier by Reliance Jio to supply 5G Radio Access Network (RAN) equipment from its comprehensive AirScale portfolio countrywide in a multi-year deal. Meanwhile, Ericsson said it has entered into a long-term strategic 5G contract with Jio to roll out 5G Standalone (SA) in India.

“We are pleased to be working with Nokia for our 5G SA deployment in India. Jio is committed to continuously investing in the latest network technologies to enhance the experience of all its customers. We are confident that our partnership with Nokia will deliver one of the most advanced 5G networks globally,” Akash Ambani, Chairman, Chairman Reliance Jio, said in a statement.

Under the contract, Nokia will supply equipment from its AirScale portfolio, including base stations, high-capacity 5G Massive MIMO antennas, and Remote Radio Heads (RRH) to support different spectrum bands and self-organizing network software.

Reliance Jio plans to deploy a 5G standalone network which will interwork with its 4G network. The network will enable Reliance Jio to deliver advanced 5G services such as massive machine-to-machine communications, network slicing, and ultra-low latency.

“This is a significant win for Nokia in an important market and a new customer with one of the largest RAN footprints in the world. This ambitious project will introduce millions of people across India to premium 5G services, enabled by our industry-leading AirScale portfolio,” said Pekka Lundmark, President, and CEO at Nokia.

Ericsson’s energy-efficient 5G Radio Access Network (RAN) products and solutions from Ericsson Radio System and E-band microwave mobile transport solution will be deployed in the 5G network for Jio. All products and solutions are deployed on new-build 5G SA networks, designed to maximise the benefits of 5G to CSPs and their customers — whether individual subscribers or enterprise and industry customers.

“India is building the world-class digital infrastructure that will drive innovation, job creation, and entrepreneurship across the country,” said Borje Ekholm, President, and CEO, of Ericsson.

“We are happy to partner with Jio in those ambitions through Ericsson 5G Standalone connectivity, which will be a major catalyst in meeting those digital transformation goals across society, enterprise and industry,” Ekholm added.

YouTube rolls out iPhone widgets to open subscriptions search

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YouTube rolls out iPhone widgets to open subscriptions search

YouTube has introduced iPhone home screen widgets to immediately open home, shorts, and subscription searches.

‘Quick Actions’ is a tool to search and browse the application, reports 9To5Google.

The ‘Search YouTube’ section at the top instantly opens the UI (user interface) with the active keyboard while the microphone icon brings voice search.

Another widget called ‘Search’ allows for short text entering, the report said.

Recently, the application introduced handles, a new way for people to easily find and engage with creators and each other on the Google-owned streaming platform.

Handles appear on channel pages and Shorts so that they will be instantly and consistently recognizable. It is simpler and faster to mention each other in comments, community posts, video descriptions, and more.

“For example, creators can be shouted out in a mention in comments or tagged in the title of a recent collab, helping them increase visibility and reach with new audiences,” the company said in a blog post.

“Handles join channel names as another way to identify a YouTube channel, but unlike channel names, handles are truly unique to each channel so creators can further establish their distinct presence and brand on YouTube,” it added.

Apple may launch macOS Ventura this month

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Apple may launch macOS Ventura this month

Apple might launch macOS Ventura in the last week of this month with support for the upcoming 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models.

According to Bloomberg’s tech reporter Mark Gurman, the only significant changes to the new MacBook Pro models will be the availability of M2 Pro and M2 Max chip options, reports MacRumors.

The new iPad Pro models with the M2 processor will be unveiled in “a matter of days”, said Gurman.

The new MacBook Pros are “on track to launch in the near future”, he added.

It is unclear whether the new MacBook Pros will debut along with the newest iPad Pro.

Like the initial 16-inch MacBook Pro in 2019 and the first Macs with the M1 chip in 2020, the company frequently introduces new Macs in November, the report said.

The company is working on an updated Mac mini with an M2 chip.

“The company has ushered in its late fall iPad and Mac updates, but this year’s rollout will be more subdued. The company will launch the products on its website without the kind of gathering we saw in September with the iPhone 14’s debut,” Gurman added.

International conclave to focus on entrepreneurship in space industry

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International conclave to focus on entrepreneurship in space industry

A three-day international space conclave titled ‘Space Technology: The Next Business Frontier’ will focus on entrepreneurship and networking in the space industry.

The space conclave organized by the US Consulate General, Chennai, and hosted by the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT- Madras), and the Indian Space Association (ISpA) will explore the ways to optimize business opportunities and collaboration across the Indo-Pacific region and beyond.

The three-day conclave from October 15-17 has 80 participants drawn from several Indo-Pacific nations, including India, the US, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Germany, the UK, the Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia.

In the inaugural session of the conclave, Drew Schufletowski, Minister Counselor for Economic, Environment, Science and Technology Affairs, US Embassy, New Delhi, said, “The greatest growth potential in our space relationship, and those of other Indo-Pacific partners, involve the private sector. India’s space sector is undergoing a transformation with private companies taking on a more influential role in both design and production of launch vehicles, satellites, ground stations, and other elements at the heart of space exploration and applications.”

Schufletowski added, “Indian firms are now building their own satellite constellations for earth observation and designing small launch vehicles to place them into low-Earth orbit. This is where space companies in the United States and across the Indo-Pacific can enhance this commercial sector momentum, through partnerships in trade, investment, and technological collaboration.”

The three-day conclave will discuss the core themes of space policy, scientific research and development, and space entrepreneurship. The conclave aims to establish the Association of Space Entrepreneurs in the Indo-Pacific (ASEIP), a networking and lobbying platform focused on innovation and entrepreneurship in the space sector.

The stakeholders will recommend a future roadmap to promote international aerospace business and scientific space collaborations.

Satya Chakravarthy, professor of aerospace engineering and director of the National Centre for Combustion Research and Development (NCCRD) at IIT-Madras, delivered the inaugural address.

‘Space sector moving towards constellation of satellites’

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‘Space sector moving towards constellation of satellites’

The global space sector is moving away from geo-satellite and towards the constellation of small satellites in low earth orbit, a senior official of the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) said on Saturday.

In his address at the conference ‘Space Technology: The Next Business Frontier’, Prof. Rajeev Jyoti, Distinguished Scientist, Director (Technical), IN-SPACe, said the space sector, in the next 10 years, is shifting from geo-satellites to the constellation of satellites.

He said there are estimates that 10,000 satellites are likely to be launched in the near future.

Jyoti said the space sector must be taken forward by entrepreneurs and space businesses instead of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) being the only integrator of the entire space ecosystem.

“According to a newly-announced policy, if a space object is not functionally working, it has to be removed within five years in order to avoid space debris in place of the earlier 25 years. We have to develop technologies for active space debris removal,” he said.

The conference is organized by the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras), the US Consulate General Chennai, and the Indian Space Association.

Drew Schufletowski, Minister Counselor for Economic, Environment, Science and Technology Affairs, US Embassy, New Delhi, said, India and the US are natural partners in the space sector and there are immense opportunities for expanding bilateral and multilateral collaboration in the space sector.

Back in 1963, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and ISRO worked together to launch the first Indian-sounding rocket.

Since then, the two space agencies have collaborated on numerous projects including moon exploration, Schufletowski said.

“Currently, NASA and ISRO are collaborating on one of NASA’s biggest projects – the NASA-ISRO SAR Mission (NISAR), a joint Earth-observing mission, he said.

On September 30, 2014, NASA and the ISRO signed a partnership to collaborate on and launch NISAR. The mission is targeted to launch in early 2023.

Dr. Mylswamy Annadurai, Vice President, of Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology and former senior official of the ISRO said: “This conclave is a focused project with the outcome being a white paper that will lead to the establishment of ‘Association of Space Entrepreneurs in the Indo-Pacific’ (ASEIP).

Meta’s virtual legs update not on Horizon Worlds VR yet

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Meta’s virtual legs update not on Horizon Worlds VR yet

Meta has announced the addition of legs to its virtual avatars which are not yet on its VR platform Horizon Worlds yet and might not arrive until next year.

Users of Horizon Worlds have legless torsos as virtual avatars as of now.

The fact that their bodies are just floating in the virtual world without any legs confuses many people, reports TechCrunch.

The avatars of Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of the company, and another executive, Aigerim Shorman, were seen bouncing and kicking during the ‘Meta Connect’ conference demo.

The problem with the leg demonstration was that it used motion capture technology, instead of VR-based tracking.

“To enable this preview of what’s to come, the segment featured animations created from motion capture,” said the company.

The legs in the virtual world might not be as good as genuine legs for a while. “Seriously, legs are hard”, said Zuckerberg.

Recently, Microsoft and Meta partnered to deliver immersive experiences in VR. The collaboration brings Teams and Microsoft’s other productive tools to VR headsets, and Meta gets a partner in its grand metaverse plan.

The company claimed to provide Windows 365 on Meta Quest devices in the future, which will help to stream a Windows Cloud PC.

In order to enable gamers to stream high-quality Xbox games to smartphones, tablets, PCs, some smart TVs, and the Meta Quest platform, Microsoft and Meta are looking into ways to bring Xbox Cloud Gaming to the store

iPhone 14 Plus stumps rivals in bigger screen, longer battery game

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iPhone 14 Plus stumps rivals in bigger screen, longer battery game

Yet to make up your mind on which iPhone to buy this Diwali? The 6.7 inches iPhone 14 Plus is now here which brings a larger display and the best battery life with the A15 Bionic chip, along with deep integration of hardware and software.

With the 6.7-inch display, you can see more content like text and images when browsing the web, without having to scroll as much.

In messaging apps, you can see more text and larger text, which is great for accessibility and you have more workspace available for editing content in the Photos app.

It also enables a more immersive experience when watching your favorite show on Apple TV+ or playing your favorite game.

Can it be your next iPhone? Let us find out.

The custom-designed OLED high-resolution displays have 800 nits peak brightness, amazing contrast for true blacks, and an incredible HDR experience for photos and videos.

When viewing HDR photos or videos, the display can push the brightness up to 1200 nits for a true-to-life viewing experience.

The Super Retina XDR display (2778 x 1284 pixels) on the larger 6.7-inch size of iPhone 14 Plus offers a super experience with a beautiful design with aerospace-grade aluminum, Ceramic Shield front which is still tougher than any smartphone glass, and water and dust resistance.

On the battery front, the iPhone 14 Plus lasts longer throughout the day with the best battery life ever in an iPhone. It has incredible power efficiency and supports fast charging and MagSafe wireless charging.

In the camera department, the device has a better photo and video capture across the entire range of lighting.

iPhone 14 Plus have a new camera system that combines advanced sensors and lenses with intelligent computational photography powered by A15 Bionic.

The new front camera improves every selfie, with a faster aperture and autofocus for the first time.

Selfies and group shots can focus from multiple distances, low-light performance gets better, and you can get close-up detail for the perfect social media shot.

The Cinematic mode now supports up to 4K resolution and 30 fps and records in Dolby Vision HDR.

Smoother zoom in video Video mode features smoother zoom ramping between cameras when pinching to zoom and using the zoom wheel. You can see the transitions after you shoot the video.

A new TrueDepth front camera supports autofocus for the first time.

This will allow sharp focus at multiple distances. Group shots from farther away will stay in focus even with subjects at varying distances throughout the shot.

Up-close shots can show off great detail with this device. It has a faster f/1.9 aperture for a 38 percent increase in lowlight for photos and videos.

Combined with TrueDepth capabilities, it can focus faster even in low light.

It takes great-looking, detailed photos and videos across all lighting and brings a big improvement to low-light photos, up to 2x, thanks to the Photonic Engine.

The new TrueDepth camera offers the most secure facial authentication in a smartphone, says the company. Face ID gets better, now supporting unlocking in landscape orientation.

For more creative control, the focus can be changed both during and after capture.

Smart HDR 4 renders each person in a group shot individually, bringing beautiful color, contrast, and lighting for each subject, making images more true to life.

The True Tone flash is up to 10 percent brighter and has better light uniformity for more consistent lighting.

Customers in India can purchase iPhone 14 in colors like midnight, blue, starlight, purple, and (PRODUCT) RED in 128GB, 256GB, and 512GB storage starting from Rs 89,900.

In India, people can get Rs 5,000 cashback on HDFC Bank cards and no-cost EMI for a six-month period on HDFC Bank cards. For trade-in, customers can get up to a Rs 3,000 exchange bonus.

Conclusion: iPhone 14 Plus brings the larger 6.7-inch display and the best battery life ever on an iPhone to more people.

The device is great for those who want a much larger screen in a light and durable aluminum design with big enhancements to all cameras, excellent performance, essential safety capabilities, and 5G (coming to India via a software update in December).

New walking robot design may revolutionise large construction projects in space

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New walking robot design may revolutionise large construction projects in space

A team of researchers, including one of Indian origin, has designed a state-of-the-art walking robot to revolutionize large construction projects in space.

In a study, published in the journal Frontiers in Robotics and AI, the research team said they tested the feasibility of the robot for the in-space assembly of a 25m Large Aperture Space Telescope.

“We need to introduce sustainable, futuristic technology to support the current and growing orbital ecosystem,” said co-author Manu Nair from the University of Lincoln.

“As the scale of space missions grows, there is a need for more extensive infrastructures in orbit. Assembly missions in space would hold one of the key responsibilities in meeting the increasing demand,” Nair added.

In this study, the team introduced an innovative, dexterous walking robotic system that can be used in orbit assembly missions. As a use case, the researchers tested the robot to assemble a 25m Large Aperture Space Telescope (LAST).

The researchers proposed a seven degrees-of-freedom fully dexterous end-over-end walking robot (a limbed robotic system that can move along a surface to different locations to perform tasks with seven degrees of motion capabilities), or, in short, an E-Walker.

They conducted an in-depth design engineering exercise to test the robot’s ability to efficiently assemble a 25m LAST in orbit.

The robot was compared to the existing Canadarm2 and the European Robotic Arm on the International Space Station. Additionally, a scaled-down prototype for Earth-analog testing was developed and another design engineering exercise was performed.

“Our analysis shows that the proposed innovative E-Walker design proves to be versatile and an ideal candidate for future in-orbit missions. The E-Walker would be able to extend the life cycle of a mission by carrying out routine maintenance and servicing missions post assembly in space,” Nair said.

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