700 million monthly active users and 70 % Active each and every day : WhatsApp ...!!

WhatsApp hits 1 billion installs on Android, the second non-Google app to do so

While many questioned whether Facebook had paid too much to acquire WhatsApp last year, the mobile messaging app’s already formidable numbers continue to impress more than 12 months on.

Indeed, WhatsApp for Android has now notched up a staggering one billion downloads on Android alone, making it only the second non Google app to achieve this milestone. We know this because Google Play publishes installation ranges for each app, and in WhatsApp’s case this now shows as being between 1 billion and 5 billion downloads.

Of course, this doesn’t mean that one billion people on Android are actively using the app back in January, WhatsApp revealed it has 700 million monthly active users (MAU) across iOS and Android, 70 percent of whom are active each and every day. Two months on, that MAU figure will no doubt have increased, but it’s hard to say exactly how many of the 1 billion-plus Android installs are active users.

Also, it’s worth noting here that while Google calculates app downloads on a per account basis rather than per device, it doesn’t consider those who have uninstalled the app. So this doesn’t mean there are 1 billion people or devices out there with WhatsApp currently installed.

Nonetheless, very few apps have achieved such a high number of downloads Gmail, Google Maps, and YouTube have managed it, while Facebook became the first non Google service to meet that magic milestone last year. Now with WhatsApp, Facebook has two applications with at least one billion Android installations each.

While the $22 billion price tag may still seem a little hefty, Facebook knew what it was buying into when it took on the mobile messaging app last year it was future-proofing itself and ensuring it remained relevant as a company, at a time when there are so many different means of communication at our disposal.

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குறள் பால்/Section/Paal: அறத்துப்பால்/Virtue/Araththuppaal 1. 

குறள் இயல்/ChapterGroup/Iyal: பாயிரவியல்/Prologue/Paayiraviyal 1. 

அதிகாரம்/ Chapter/Adhigaram: வான்சிறப்பு/The Blessing of Rain/Vaansirappu 2

குறள் வரிசை/Number: 5

கெடுப்பதூஉம் கெட்டார்க்குச் சார்வாய்மற் றாங்கே

எடுப்பதூஉம் எல்லாம் மழை.

ஒலிபெயர்ப்பு/Transliteration

Ketuppadhooum Kettaarkkuch Chaarvaaimar Raange

Etuppadhooum Ellaam Mazhai 

உரை(விளக்கம்)/ Explanation: பரிமேலழகர்

கெடுப்பதூஉம் - பூமியின்கண் வாழ்வாரைப் பெய்யாது நின்று கெடுப்பதூஉம்; கெட்டார்க்குச்சார்வாய் மற்று ஆங்கேஎடுப்பதூஉம்-அவ்வாறு கெட்டார்க்குத் துணையாய்ப் பெய்து முன் கெடுத்தாற் போல எடுப்பதூஉம்; எல்லாம் மழை - இவை எல்லாம் வல்லது மழை. ('மற்று' வினை மாற்றின்கண் வந்தது, ஆங்குஎன்பது மறுதலைத் தொழிலுவமத்தின்கண் வந்த உவமச்சொல். கேடும் ஆக்கமும் எய்துதற்கு உரியார் மக்கள் ஆதலின், 'கெட்டார்க்கு என்றார்'. 'எல்லாம்' என்றது, அம்மக்கள் முயற்சி வேறுபாடுகளால் கெடுத்தல் எடுத்தல்கள் தாம் பலவாதல் நோக்கி. 'வல்லது' என்பது அவாய் நிலையான் வந்தது. மழையினது ஆற்றல் கூறியவாறு.).

'Tis rain works all: it ruin spreads, then timely aid supplies;

As, in the happy days before, it bids the ruined rise 

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Arc Welder: Android app run's every machine Windows, Mac and Linux. !!!

Android apps to run on Windows, Macs and Linux

Google has released a tool that lets Android apps run on any machine that can run its Chrome browser. Called Arc Welder, the tool acts as a wrapper around Android apps so they can run on Windows, OSX and Linux machines.

The software expands the places that Android apps can run and might make it easier for developers to get code working on different machines. But one developer said it was better to write apps that run "natively" rather than via separate software.

Native code

Arc the App Runtime for Chrome was first released in late 2014 as a way for Android apps to run on machines running Google's Chrome operating system. The OS is used on many netbooks and other small machines made by Google and some of its hardware partners.

Now Google has produced a new tool, called Arc Welder, which converts Android apps into versions that can be used with the Chrome browser, not just the OS. With Welder it has also added support for many Google Play services so when apps are converted they do not lose access to payment systems, maps and other functions they expect.

In its developer documentation, Google said the underlying technology for Arc Welder meant converted apps should run almost as quickly as they did on a phone or tablet. With Arc Welder Google, it is seeking a way to help developers get their creations onto as many machines as possible, but one developer was not sure it would accomplish that aim.

"The best way to make apps by far is to make them natively using the tools that they give us," said Sam Furr, director and co-founder of development studio The App Developers. He said that moving away from those well-known development systems can mean losing some behaviours, such as touch combinations, that people expect. He also wondered if a converted app running via a browser sitting in a separate operating system would be as fast as one developed natively.

Running a phone app on a desktop would inevitably mean losing some functions, he said, because bigger computers lack some of the extras, such as accelerometers and GPS receivers, that are now standard on smartphones. Mr Furr said the ability to reach lots of different operating systems with just one app was potentially attractive.

"When building an app you want to get it to as many people as possible but you have to ask how long it will take to get it on other platforms," he said. "There's no shortage of cross-platform frameworks and some of them are very good," he said, "but in our experience you do not get the same end product as you would when you build it natively."

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குறள் பால்/Section/Paal: அறத்துப்பால்/Virtue/Araththuppaal 1.

குறள் இயல்/ChapterGroup/Iyal: பாயிரவியல்/Prologue/Paayiraviyal 1.

அதிகாரம்/ Chapter/Adhigaram: வான்சிறப்பு/The Blessing of Rain/Vaansirappu 2..

குறள் வரிசை/Number: 3

விண்இன்று பொய்ப்பின் விரிநீர் வியனுலகத்து

உள்நின்று உடற்றும் பசி.

ஒலிபெயர்ப்பு/Transliteration

Vinindru Poippin Virineer Viyanulakaththu

Ulnindru Utatrum Pasi

உரை(விளக்கம்)/ Explanation: பரிமேலழகர்

விண் இன்று பொய்ப்பின் - மழை வேண்டுங்காலத்துப் பெய்யாது பொய்க்கும் ஆயின்; விரி நீர் வியன் உலகத்துள் - கடலால் சூழப்பட்ட அகன்ற உலகத்தின்கண்; நின்று உடற்றும் பசி - நிலை பெற்று உயிர்களை வருத்தும் பசி. (கடலுடைத்தாயினும் அதனால் பயன் இல்லை யென்பார், 'விரி நீர் வியன் உலகத்து' என்றார். உணவு இன்மையின் பசியான் உயிர்கள் இறக்கும் என்பதாம்.).

If clouds, that promised rain, deceive, and in the sky remain,

Famine, sore torment, stalks o'er earth's vast ocean-girdled plain 

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Do you know 5G speed ? Don't make another worng answer in your account... 1Tbps

5G researchers manage record connection speed

Researchers at the University of Surrey's 5G Innovation Centre (5GIC) managed one terabit per second (Tbps) many thousands of times faster than current data connections.

The head of the 5GIC said he hoped to demonstrate the technology to the public in 2018. Ofcom has said 5G could be available in Britain by 2020.

At 1Tbps, it would be theoretically possible to download a file 100 times the size of a feature film in about three seconds. The speed is more than 65,000 times faster than average 4G download speeds.

It is also far in excess of the previous best achieved in tests: Samsung's 7.5 gigabits per second (Gbps), which is less than 1% of the Surrey team's speed.

It remains to be seen whether it will be possible to replicate the speeds in real-world conditions. Prof Tafazolli said he wanted to carry out more tests around the university's campus before going public.

According to news website V3, 5GIC director Prof Rahim Tafazolli said: "We have developed 10 more breakthrough technologies and one of them means we can exceed 1Tbps wirelessly. This is the same capacity as fibreoptics but we are doing it wirelessly. We want to be the first in the world to show such high speeds"

The regulator Ofcom has been supportive of efforts to get 5G to the public and, last month, it called for input from the industry on how to go about it.

It has said that 5G would be able to use very high-frequency spectrum above 6 GHz to run a range of services from holographic projections to financial trading. The regulator said it expected 5G mobile to be capable of delivering between 10 and 50Gbps, compared with the 4G average download speed of 15Megabits per second (Mbps).

Speaking as Ofcom launched its consultation in January this year, its acting chief executive Steve Unger said: "5G must deliver a further step change in the capacity of wireless networks, over and above that currently being delivered by 4G."

The breakthrough by the 5GIC team brings that one step closer. But Prof Tafazolli said there were hurdles to overcome before 5G would be ready

"An important aspect of 5G is how it will support applications in the future. We don't know what applications will be in use by 2020, or 2030 or 2040 for that matter, but we know they will be highly sensitive to latency.

"We need to bring end-to-end latency down to below one millisecond so that it can enable new technologies and applications that would just not be possible with 4G," he told V3.

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குறள் பால்/Section/Paal: அறத்துப்பால்/Virtue/Araththuppaal 1.

குறள் இயல்/ChapterGroup/Iyal: பாயிரவியல்/Prologue/Paayiraviyal 1.

அதிகாரம்/ Chapter/Adhigaram: வான்சிறப்பு/The Blessing of Rain/Vaansirappu 2.

குறள் வரிசை/Number: 1

வான்நின்று உலகம் வழங்கி வருதலால்

தான்அமிழ்தம் என்றுணரற் பாற்று.

ஒலிபெயர்ப்பு/Transliteration

Vaannindru Ulakam Vazhangi Varudhalaal

Thaanamizhdham Endrunarar Paatru 

உரை(விளக்கம்)/ Explanation: சாலமன் பாப்பையா

உரிய காலத்தில் இடைவிடாது மழை பெய்வதால்தான் உலகம் நிலைபெற்று வருகிறது; அதனால் மழையே அமிழ்தம் எனலாம்.

The world its course maintains through life that rain unfailing gives;

Thus rain is known the true ambrosial food of all that lives 

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Know who can access your Facebook account without password

Do you know that certain people can access Facebook accounts without the need for passwords? Some Facebook employees have direct access to your account.

But Facebook has explained that this is part of a tiered and strictly-managed customer support set-up, with employees abusing this trust getting fired, VentureBeat reported.

"Access is tiered and limited by job function, and designated employees may only access the amount of information that's necessary to carry out their job responsibilities, such as responding to bug reports or account support inquiries."

"Two separate systems are in place to detect suspicious patterns of behaviour, and these systems produce reports once per week, which are reviewed by two independent security teams," VentureBeat quoted a Facebook spokesperson as saying.

"We have a zero tolerance approach to abuse, and improper behaviour results in termination," the spokesperson added. The VentureBeat report said Facebook's explanation stemmed from the experience of Paavo Siljamaki, director at the record label Anjunabeats.

Siljamaki narrated about a visit to Facebook offices in LA, with nice people there giving advice on how to use Facebook better. He said he was asked if it was okay for them to look at his profile, and he agreed. He then said a Facebook engineer logged in directly without entering the password.

"Just made me wonder how many of Facebook's staff have this kind of 'master' access to anyone's account? What are the rules on who and when they can access our private content and how would we know if someone did," he wondered.

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குறள் பால்/Section/Paal: அறத்துப்பால்/Virtue/Araththuppaal 1.

குறள் இயல்/ChapterGroup/Iyal: பாயிரவியல்/Prologue/Paayiraviyal 1.

அதிகாரம்/ Chapter/Adhigaram: கடவுள் வாழ்த்து/The Praise of God/Katavul Vaazhththu 1.

குறள் வரிசை/Number: 10

பிறவிப் பெருங்கடல் நீந்துவர் நீந்தார்

இறைவன் அடிசேரா தார்.

ஒலிபெயர்ப்பு/Transliteration

Piravip Perungatal Neendhuvar Neendhaar

Iraivan Atiseraa Thaar

உரை(விளக்கம்)/ Explanation:

இறைவன் அடி (சேர்ந்தார்) பிறவிப் பெருங்கடல் நீந்துவர் - இறைவன் அடி என்னும் புணையைச் சேர்ந்தார் பிறவி ஆகிய பெரிய கடலை நீந்துவர்; சேராதார் நீந்தார் - அதனைச் சேராதார் நீந்தமாட்டாராய் அதனுள் அழுந்துவர். (காரண காரியத் தொடர்ச்சியாய் கரை இன்றி வருதலின், 'பிறவிப் பெருங்கடல்' என்றார். சேர்ந்தார் என்பது சொல்லெச்சம். உலகியல்பை நினையாது இறைவன் அடியையே நினைப்பார்க்குப் பிறவி அறுதலும், அவ்வாறன்றி மாறி நினைப்பார்க்குப் அஃது அறாமையும் ஆகிய இரண்டும் இதனான் நியமிக்கப்பட்டன.).

They swim the sea of births, the 'Monarch's' foot who gain;

None others reach the shore of being's mighty main

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