YouTube Go : Watch YouTube Videos Without Using Internet

In Brief : Google has launched a new app called YouTube Go on which lets users watch videos without using the internet. Made specifically for slow network connections, users can preview, select desired video resolution and choose on which storage media to download. YouTube Go was designed with insights from India in order to bring the power of video to mobile users,keeping data and connectivity in mind.     

About 4 days ago YouTube launched its new app,another version of YouTube called "YouTube Go" in India for slow network connections.The project is part of company’s ‘Next Billion’ program through which it aims to connect India’s next billion people to the internet.

YouTube Go app enables users to save the videos offline and watch them later on the go.The application is still in its beta phase and testing is carried out with hundred of users in 15 cities across India. It's coded and designed straight from the scratch to work with little-to-no connectivity,use fewer data and suggest recommendations and social experiences.

  

  

“YouTube Go is a brand new app to help the next generation of users share and enjoy videos,” YouTube product management VP Johanna Wright says in a statement. “YouTube Go was designed and built from the ground up with insights from India, in order to bring the power of video to mobile users in a way that is more conscious of their data and connectivity, while still being locally relevant and social.”

YouTube Go features video previews in form of slideshows for each clip. The user can choose either to stream  or save video offline. It also provides the video file size depending on the quality of the video chosen and also displays the memory left on your device. The saved files can be stored on phones' local memory or on an SD card.

The interesting features about YouTube Go :

• Find and discover Related videos right on the home screen : Like the common YouTube app, YouTube Go home screen features trending and popular videos in your area,so the user will watch new videos that a particular state or community cares about.
• Preview Videos before you save or watch : When a user taps on the video thumbnail, it triggers a small preview of the video or displays a slideshow of the entire video that you want to save.
• Displays Resolution and Video information :  Users can choose the quality, resolution, and file size of the video which they want to watch later.
• Share videos easily : Share Videos with friends and family nearby without using any data at all.Send and receive videos instantly and offline with others using the YouTube Go app.

YouTube will be released to more users in coming months before it's wide release in 2017.You can sign up on Youtube Go page as soon as it's available near you.

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Nobody Will Be Able To Buy A New Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 PCs After This Month

In Brief : Microsoft is ending the sales of PCs which come preinstalled with Windows 7 & and 8.1.This change will come into effect in November 2016. The security support for these files will be continued and Redmond will continue to provide security fixes for these versions.

Microsoft has been aggressively pushing Windows 10 by partnering with different OEMs,some customers still prefer buying new PCs powered by the older version of Windows. If you're planning to buy one,then hurry up!!
Microsoft has officially declared that Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 PCs won't be available in the market from November 2016. In simple words,these operating systems are officially expired for Microsoft.

Microsoft support page mentions that Windows 7 Professional whose sales have ended on October 31,2013,won't be sold separately or preinstalled on a PC.Same applies for Windows 8.1.This change will be implemented by Microsoft's royalty OEMs like Dell, Lenovo, Acer, and HP. They'll now only sell PCs powered by versions of Windows 10.

So,What about existing installations of Windows 7 And 8.1?


The older versions of Windows aren't dead completely. Microsoft will continue to roll out security updates via Windows Update. Windows 7 will receive updates until January 14,2020 and Windows 8.1 will be supported until January 2016.

Also, this new step is inspired by the fact that all the latest Processors from Intel and AMD will only support Windows 10.The signature edition on Windows 10 laptops provided by different OEMs are locked onto boot SSD so that there's no option of installing any other OS. The SSDs are code locked and are unlocked by the manufacturers only.These laptops are made to experience every tiny functionality of Windows 10 such as the Windows Hello for logging in using IR sensors in the laptops.

           

There is still an option to install Windows 7 and 8.1 on newer devices. But, be ready to move on to Windows 10 in future as Microsoft and OEMs will not provide a long-time support.

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