May 8, 2015

Google Integrates Food Ordering Into Search Results For Restaurants

Google now lets users in the U.S. order food from six companies—Seamless, Grubhub, Eat24, Delivery.com, BeyondMenu, and MyPizza.com—directly from search results.
If someone searches for a restaurant that offers delivery through one of those providers, an option for “place an order” will show up in its Google information. Users are then shown links to delivery services and complete the order directly on their sites.


Google redirects users to its main search site, and is therefore able to see not only what kind of food and restaurants they are interested in, but also which delivery services they prefer—information that may come in handy as the tech giant builds its other verticals, including e-commerce.

May 4, 2015

Four Simple Tips to Increase the Life of Your Phone's Battery

Properly charging your smartphone is essential for maintaining the health of your battery, and ensuring better battery life and increased safety in the long run.








1. Don't let your phone overheat
Heat is perhaps the worst enemy of lithium-ion batteries, the kind most smartphones use. "You should take basic precautions like not keeping your phone on the dash board of the car where it will get a lot of direct sunlight,". You should also avoid charging your phone while playing graphically intensive games, because that will also raise the temperature of the phone and harm the battery.
The ideal charging temperature is between 20-30 degrees Celsius.
2. Don't use your phone while charging
Avoid using the phone while it is charging. This is called parasitic charging and this kind of usage can apparently be quite damaging. "Small amounts of usage load stop the battery from entering a full charging cycle, damaging the battery,".
3. Don't use a fake charger
Use only the company's own chargers - this is particularly important if your phone supports quick charging. High capacity chargers can quickly charge the phone up to 70 percent capacity, but can also damage it in the process, if not properly optimised.
4. Don't leave the phone on the charger all night
While charging your phone overnight will probably not damage it, there is a chance that it is hurting your battery life.