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Saturday, August 8, 2015

Apple iOS 9 Update Will Alleviate Spotty WiFi - http://clapway.com/2015/08/08/ios-9-to-switch-wifi-faster-101/

If you are seriously tired of the constant iPhone wifi problem, then fret not, for Apple has heard your cries. For example, when you are on the internet via a wifi connection that your phone automatically connected to, and all of a sudden the apps that you are looking at don’t load properly, because you don’t have any internet connection. Previously, you had to exit the app to turn off the wifi on your phone and see your cellular data. The new iOS 9 update will change all of that.

THIS WILL MAKE IT EASIER TO USE YOUR iOS 9

iOS 9 beta 5 includes a new wi-fi feature that many have awaited for years. It will automatically switch to your cellular data whenever you wifi isn’t working properly. This is a new setting that you will need to look for in the Settings app. You can turn it on or off depending on the allotted data from your cellular provider. This feature is called Wi-Fi Assist and it is described officially as a tool to “automatically use cellular data when Wi-Fi connectivity is poor.”

THIS SHOULD BE USED SPARINGLY IF CELLUAR DATA IS LIMITED

This feature should definitely be used with you checking in on it periodically. Especially if your mobile service provider changes your connection after a certain data limit is reached. So if your wifi networks are more dependable than not, then you might not want to turn this setting on.

Your iPhone won’t just quietly switch over to your cellular data; it will definitely let you know when it happens. The handset will grey out the wifi signal, telling you that you are about to go into the cellular data.

THIS IS CURRENTLY ON THE IOS 9 BETA 5 VERSION

This will make your phone way more efficient. This is the first time that this feature is being implemented by Apple, although this has previously been implemented by certain Samsung devices powered by Android that could be making the switch quickly.

Currently, this function is only available on iOS 9 beta, which is only available for iOS 9 beta, which is currently for developers only. However, this is expected to be released within the next few days along with the iOS 9 update for the general public. This is among the other few new updates that come along with iOS 9.

UNTIL YOU CAN NAB THE iOS 9, PROTECT YOUR iPHONE

Apple iOS 9 Update Will Alleviate Spotty WiFi

Sunday, June 28, 2015

The future of our buttons! - http://clapway.com/2015/06/28/smart-buttons-made-in-spain-new-addition-to-the-internet-of-things-234/

Spanish Telefónica has launched a new line of ‘smart buttons’ that are fully functional without other sources of connectivity.

Apparently tapping screens is becoming too laborious for the human race, so companies are coming up with tactile buttons to make everyday activities even easier.

SMART BUTTONS USING CELLULAR NETWORKS

Telefónica has teamed up with several international companies to create new smart buttons for immediate access to their services. What’s interesting is that these smart buttons use cellular networks, not home WiFi, and thus could be placed anywhere in a city or even country.

The devices will eventually be offered on a white-label basis to allow different companies to tailor–make the smart buttons according to their specific needs.

PAST PRESENT AND FUTURE

Telefónica first introduced its smart buttons last November, when it started collaborating with Spanish restaurant chain Telepizza. The Click&Pizza service, gave customers the ability to order their favorite pizza at the push of a button.

Shipping company SEUR is now using the button to enable the automatic generation and sending of a package collection order. It will be making these available for customers that use standard services and frequent collection requests.

Similarly, the cab company Cabify will enable its customers to choose the vehicle type and receive details of the car and driver assigned to collect them just by pushing this smart button. If a global SIM is inserted, this new technology could work anywhere in the world, which is why Cabify has plans to expand the service across the Latin American countries in which it operates, including Chile, Mexico and Peru.

Telefónica recently teamed up with the Spanish R&D division of Samsung Electronics to generate innovative technologies.

THE NEW ADDITION TO THE “INTERNET OF THING”

Several other smart buttons initiatives have flooded the market in recent months following Amazon’s Dash Button, used for one-click ordering consumables such as washing powder and printer ink.

Smart buttons represent the newest product added to “The Internet of Things,” which is used to describe approaches, software architectural styles and programming patterns that connect everyday, real-world objects, to the web.

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