Worldwide Android surpasses Windows obn the Most Userd OS (Operating System)

It was just a few weeks ago when web analytics firm StatCounter predicted Android would overtake Windows as the most popular operating system online. Well, it didn’t take long. The latest numbers from StatCounter show Android with a narrow lead over Windows. After less than nine years, Google’s open source operating system is bigger than Windows

 

The numbers from last month placed Windows at 38.6% of web traffic, while Android was just behind it at 37.4%. The two might go up or down a little each month, but the overall trend was up for Android and down for Windows. That’s what happened in the last few weeks, apparently. Android is now on top with a 37.93% share of web traffic, and Windows has fallen to 37.91%. It’s a tiny lead for Android right now, but it’s likely to continue growing.

“This is a milestone in technology history and the end of an era,” according to StatCounter CEO Aodhan Cullen. Windows online usage was still over 80% as recently as 2012. That was back in the era of Windows 7 and Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Android was still in the single digits then, even lower than Apple’s iOS, which has remained steady at just shy of 10% for years. Android’s online presence was lacking not only because of lower sales, but due to the more limited nature of the platform.

Android has achieved this growth without any presence in the traditional PC form factor. Consumers simply don’t buy as many laptops, and the machines are used for longer when they do. Smartphones get much more usage, and tend to be upgraded every year or two. Android device makers already ship more units than Windows PC retailers, but now they’re actually accounting for more usage. 

If there’s a bright spot in all this for Microsoft, it’s that online activity in some regions still favors the desktop. In North America, Windows is still in the lead, with 39.5% usage and iOS in second place at 25.7%. Android is in third with 21.1%. Europe is 51.7% Windows with only 23.7% Android. It’s the rest of the world that helps Android make up the difference, including a whopping 52.2% share of web activity in Asia.

Windows usage will probably continue declining, but only to a point. As long as powerfu desktop operating systems are better for getting work done, people will use them. However,the increasing capabilities and affordability of Android should give Microsoft reason to worry about the future. Linux might win after all.

Samsung launches the Galaxy S8 AND S8+

Samsung launches the Galaxy S8 AND S8+

Samsung took the lid off its latest Galaxy S8 devices this morning, showcasing the Galaxy S8 and S8+. It’s the first flagship device Samsung has launched since the disastrous Galaxy Note 7 (refurbs coming soon to a country probably not near you), and its first opportunity to showcase its premium smartphone that’ll go up against the iPhone 8 later this year.

The Samsung GalaxyDDFThe Samsung Galaxy S8 is a 5.8-inch device with a Snapdragon 835 Platform processor and a display that covers virtually the entire phone. The top and bottom bezels are extremely small, while the screen curves over the left and right edges (Samsung is marketing this as an Infinity Display), and the feedback from sites like The Verge is positive. Samsung is also dedicated to moving past the Note 7 debacle. DJ Koh, president of Samsung’s mobile business, told the audience “The Galaxy S8 is our testament to regaining your trust by redefining what’s possible in safety.”

The Samsung Galaxy S8 is a 5.8-inch device with a Snapdragon 835 platform processor and a display that covers virtually the entire phone. The top and bottom bezels are extremely small, while the screen curves over the left and right edges (Samsung is marketing this as an Infinity Display), and the feedback from sites like The Verge is positive. Samsung is also dedicated to moving past the Note 7 debacle. DJ Koh, president of Samsung’s mobile business, told the audience “The Galaxy S8 is our testament to regaining your trust by redefining what’s possible in safety.”

The glass of both phones is Gorilla Glass 5, from Corning. We’ve grabbed a couple slides off their presentations to demonstrate how well it deals with various scratches compared to previous versions of GG, and one that shows relative strength compared to Gorilla Glass 4.

Since there’s no longer any room for a traditional home button, Samsung has switched to using software buttons and some haptic feedback, like Apple’s newer iPhones do. Unlike what earlier rumors suggested, Samsung did retain a 3.5mm headphone jack for the S8 and S8+.

Differences and similarities between the S8, S8+

The US version of both phones uses the Snapdragon 835 on 10nm with a 2.35GHz high-end clock and a 1.7GHz low-power clock (four cores in each cluster, eight cores total). The International version uses a Samsung Exynos 8895, clocked at 2.35GHz / 1.9GHz in a similar quad-core cluster configuration.

The Galaxy S8 has a 5.8-inch OLED with a resolution of 2960×1440, 570ppi. The S8+ has a 6.2-inch OLED at the same resolution, giving it a slightly lower (though still absolutely gorgeous) 529ppi. The rear camera don’t seem to have changed, but the front is now an 8MP camera with support for autofocus.

The rear is a 12MP camera with optical image stabilization. The Verge reports that the camera is much faster than the S7 Edge, despite having identical hardware specs. Picture quality may also be better thanks to software optimization.

Photoshop CS4 Complete Video Course in Hindi

Photoshop CS4 Complete Video Course in Hindi & Urdu

Photoshop’s CS versions are great to use for graphics designing. Photoshop 7.0 was a great software and ran for a long time. It was very simple and easy to use. But later on, Adobe introduced Photoshop CS version and till now CS6 is the newest version of Photoshop series. I already published complete video tutorial on Photoshop 7.0 in Urdu language. While today I am going to share a complete video course of Photoshop CS4 with you guys. This course is also in Urdu language and you can learn it by watching below playlist of video tutorials. This course is created by Javeed who makes video tutorials mostly on graphics designing software and I have also a plan to make complete video course of Photoshop CS5 or CS6 very soon.

Photoshop Tutorials in Urdu

So in this series of tutorials you’ll learn PS CS4 complete with a single playlist, this playlist contains dozens of video tutorials, you need to just watch one video tutorial and the another will be played automatically. As I already mentioned that this course is not created by me, but I’m will be publishing a complete Photoshop CS5 course just within few days, because I’ve already created that and I’ve also uploaded that to YouTube.com. There are more than 40 video tutorials in my upcoming Photoshop CS5 complete course, so I hope you’ll like that as well. But for now you can enjoy learning PS CS4.

Any help that you need can be asked by commenting below this post, and I always try to respond to every comment posted on this website, I really like your feedback and appreciation and also your questions. So I’ll be more happy to answer all of your questions here and to help you out regarding your issues.

Happy Graphics designing and take a lot of care of yourself and your family.

Any help that you need can be asked by commenting below this post, and I always try to respond to every comment posted on this website, I really like your feedback and appreciation and also your questions. So I’ll be more happy to answer all of your questions here and to help you out regarding your issues.

Happy Graphics designing and take a lot of care of yourself and your family.