2023-06-27 07:06:39
Watan: The CEO of the instant messaging service Telegram, Pavel Durov, announced the addition of the Stories feature to the application, and it will begin to be offered to all users in early July. Dorov said, through a post on his official channel, that Telegram initially opposed adding the Stories feature, but repeated requests from users regarding this feature made Telegram reconsider its adoption and meet user requests. The Stories feature in the Telegram app will work with the same mechanism as in popular social media apps, and users will be able to select who can view stories, either everyone, all contacts, selected contacts, or a list of close friends. The application will provide many tools for editing photos and videos, with the ability to write sentences or phrases in the text accompanying stories, in addition to links or referring to other users using their identifiers. The stories published through the application will be displayed at the top of the conversations in an expandable and collapsible space, with the ability to hide some stories when needed. Users can add photos and videos using the front and back cameras together at the same time, and they can control when stories expire, from 6 hours to 48 hours, with the option to keep them displayed permanently on the profile page, as is the case in Instagram. Channel owners will also be able to publish stories to be visible to all subscribers of the channel, and they can send content from within the channel to stories, to enhance the reach of subscribers. The Stories feature has existed in different forms and names for years in most social media applications, and it will finally become available in the Telegram application, which has more than 700 million monthly active users.
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Dubbing feature using artificial intelligence… This is what YouTube announced
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
2023-06-24 18:00:44
YouTube has announced support for the “Aloud” service, which uses artificial intelligence technology to dub videos into other languages.
YouTube revealed – during the “Vide Con” conference – that it is testing the tool with hundreds of content creators, and it currently supports a few languages: English, Spanish and Portuguese, with a plan to support more of them later.
According to the company, the tool transcribes what is said in the video into text that the user can review and edit, then the tool translates it and produces dubbing.
In addition to the AI dubbing feature, YouTube is testing a new feature called “Test and Compare”, which allows content creators to upload up to 3 thumbnails for each video and then let YouTube help choose the optimal image for the video.
YouTube said, “It is working on testing the new feature with a few hundred content creators, and plans to launch a trial version of it in the coming months for thousands of them before launching it to all users over the next year,” adding that it is working to make the sound in the translated audio tracks similar to the voice of the original content creators. .
It is noteworthy that “Ved Con” is an annual conference for creators, executives and brands via the Internet. (Al-Jazeera)
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“Windows 11 Update Ditches Print Screen Button for Microsoft’s Snipping Tool: How to Fix It”
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
2023-04-16 11:38:00
Microsoft’s Windows is ditching a classic of PC keyboards that dates back nearly two decades.
The Print Screen button on computer keyboards takes a screenshot and automatically copies it so users can paste it into another application, such as Paint.
According to Russia Today, the upcoming Windows 11 update, dubbed KB5025310, will change this so that the Print Screen button opens Microsoft’s Snipping Tool instead.
The controversial new update comes almost two years following Windows 11 was originally released — although fortunately it can be fixed.
Microsoft explained this in a blog post along with other new features set to roll out to members of its Insider program, which allows for testing before a public launch.
But that means the Print Screen button won’t automatically copy screenshots anymore — creating additional, time-consuming hurdles for Windows users.
Instead, they will have to manually take a screenshot in the Snipping Tool before copying and pasting it.
Windows 11 already allows PC users to open the Snipping Tool by pressing the Print Screen key, but the new KB5025310 update sets this as default.
To restore the traditional functionality of the Print Screen key, head to Settings on your Windows 11 computer, followed by Accessibility and Keyboard.
Then, you have the option to toggle “Use the Print Screen key to open the Snipping Tool” on or off.
Windows says, “If you modify this setting yourself previously, your preferences will be preserved.”
News of the change, first reported by The Verge, received a mixed reception on social media.
“I don’t like this at all,” said one Twitter user. “There might be things on the screen that either disappear or crash as soon as I open another app (in this case the Snipping Tool).”
Another user said: “Why don’t you take a screenshot and open it to the snipping tool for editing automatically?”. However, another user described it as a “huge improvement in quality of life”.
The Print Screen, which began appearing on PC keyboards in the 1980s, is often named with an abbreviation to match the key, such as PrtSc or PrtScn.
It may require users to hold down the Alt key first, if it shares the key with another function.
When it was first added to keyboards, Print Screen originally captured text that appeared on the screen and transmitted it to a computer’s printer port.
But a more recent use in the last 20 years is taking an instant snapshot of a user’s entire screen.
One possible problem with the Print Screen button’s current functionality is that it takes a screenshot without any acknowledgment that it did so – which can cause confusion.
But Microsoft may want to point users to its new and improved Snipping Tool, which has been redesigned under Windows 11.
Windows 11 was unveiled to great fanfare in June 2021 and became generally available four months later in October.
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A new feature from “Meta” will allow the “Quest” headset to be synchronized with “Android” applications
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
Meta has introduced some new fitness-related features for its Quest headset, which will be an incentive for more people to try this experience.
In the latest device update, the company is adding two new features. The first is Health Connect integration, enabling Android users to automatically sync their Quest exercise data. The second feature is the ability to pair heart rate monitors via Bluetooth, The Verge reports.
In turn, a spokesman for “Meta” said that the company will provide the ability to display the user’s heart rate in any game or application, along with the minutes exercised and the amount of calories burned by the user.
Right now, the only known compatible monitors are the Garmin HRM-Dual and Polar H10 chest straps, but other brands and models (even smartwatches) may be able to pair with the headset.
Meanwhile, Health Connect integration will give users the ability to automatically sync VR headset workouts to their Android devices.
The Health Connect API allows health and fitness data to be shared across devices and between apps, such as Samsung Health and MyFitnessPal. To activate integration between apps, users will need to sync their Meta Quest Move stats with the Meta Quest app. They can do this by going to the “Move” app on the headset and entering Settings, then switching to “Health Connect by Android” under the “Connected Apps” section of the Meta Quest app.
A few days ago, the company sent out emails to owners of Quest 1, the first release, telling them that their devices would no longer be getting new features. Meta will also release critical bug and security patches for the device through 2024.
As a reminder, two versions of the “Quest” headphones, which feature three-dimensional sound and noise isolation, have been released and are working on the third version, and the price of the second version is currently $500.
Perhaps it will be more exciting for fitness enthusiasts anymore, especially following Meta confirmed that the data you choose to share will be end-to-end encrypted, and not used for targeted .