10 Must Download Google Add-ons for Google Chrome

Earth View from Google Earth

This extension pulls up a fascinating satellite image from Google Earth each time you open a new tab. You can choose to download the photo as a wallpaper, view it on Google Maps, or share it on social media, too. Google’s apps are still accessible from this screen, which you can find by hovering your mouse over the discrete hamburger menu in the upper lefthand corner.

LastPass: Free Password Manager

Remembering your password for multiple websites can be a hassle. Plus, it can be difficult to brainstorm passwords that are both unique and easy to remember for each new online account you create. LastPass wants to make this process simpler by generating new secure passwords each time you log into a website. After installing the Chrome extension, you can enter account credentials for websites you’d like LastPass to remember. The service will also ask you if you’d like it to remember certain login information whenever you sign in to a website in Chrome.

StayFocusd

When your job involves sitting in front of a computer screen all day, it can be easy to get distracted by Facebook, Twitter, and the countless news articles flooding the Web each day. StayFocusd is designed to help you avoid those distractions — or just enjoy them in moderation. The extension allows you to set a specific time restriction on certain websites, with 10 minutes being the default option.

Google Dictionary

Heading over to Dictionary.com or Google to find the definition of an unfamiliar word only takes seconds, but it’s even quicker with the Google Dictionary extension. Instead of opening a new tab to find the definition, simply highlight the word and click on the dictionary icon that appears next to the browser’s URL field after installing the extension. You can also click that dictionary even when a word isn’t selected to perform a dictionary search.

FlashTabs

If you’ve ever struggled with studying for a test or learning a new language while keeping up with your other responsibilities, the FlashTabs extension for Google Chrome might be helpful. The extension will show you a new flash card each time you launch a new tab in Chrome, providing an opportunity to study as you go about your other daily tasks.

Honey

No one likes it when retailers spam your email with updates and newsletters, even if they do include coupons. Honey eliminates that annoyance by pulling up discount codes with the press of a button so you no longer have to sift through promotional emails. Once the extension is installed, simply hit the Honey button during checkout and a list of codes will appear alongside your shopping cart. It works with shopping sites such as Target, Victoria’s Secret, Amazon, and Macy’s, among others.

Boomerang for Gmail

Boomerang is a helpful tool for scheduling emails and keeping track of sent messages. The extension gives you the option to send emails at a later time, with preset choices ranging from a few hours to a month. If you want to get more specific, you can set your own custom time and date as well. It’s particularly useful for remembering who you’ve emailed and when, since you can choose to have a message boomerang back to your inbox if you haven’t heard a reply.

Tab Wrangler  

Leaving too many tabs open in your browser can get disorienting and distracting, especially when you’re trying to get work done. Tab Wrangler takes care of that dilemma by automatically closing tabs after they’ve been inactive for a designated period of time. It only closes tabs that aren’t pinned, and you can choose to lock tabs that you want to keep open even when you’re not browsing in them. Closed tabs are easy to recover, too; just click the Tab Wrangler icon to see a list of closed sites.

Social Blade

Compatible with YouTube, Twitch, Instagram and Twitter, Social Blade feeds you knowledge about the videos you watch. A user's followers, estimated ad earnings and views are shown in an interface next to what you are watching, letting you check how your favourite users and rivals are performing.

HTTPS Everywhere

HTTPS is the encrypted web standard that allows websites to protect data you're entering from surveillance and being hijacked. The extension, created by digital rights group the Electronic Frontier Foundation and the Tor Project, automatically switches websites using the insecure HTTP protocol to HTTPS.

OnePlus 6T release date, specifications, features, and leaks

The OnePlus 6T is a slightly more advanced variant of the OnePlus 6. The device has face unlock and also a fingerprint sensor. Based on Android Oreo, the device features a 6.4-inch Full HD+ Optic AMOLED display. It is powered by an octa-core Snapdragon 845 SoC paired with 6GB of RAM and comes with 64GB of onboard storage space. Backed by a 3,500mAh battery, the smartphone is equipped with dual 16+20MP rear and a 16MP front-facing shooter.The latest release date the OnePlus 6T will be announced on October 17.


You can see from these that the phone has a teardrop notch housing a single-lens camera on the front, a slim bezel below the screen and a dual-lens camera on the back.

That phone has a 16MP variable aperture lens which can switch between f/1.5 and f/2.4 apertures, a 20MP f/2.6 lens and a ToF (time-of-flight) 3D stereo lens. That last one can measure depth, making it useful for both the ever-popular bokeh/portrait mode and augmented reality.

Introduction and Display

Similar to the other OnePlus smartphones, the OnePlus 6 too is followed by the OnePlus 6T. The T-variant ships with a bigger screen and a more efficient battery while everything else remains unaltered. The OnePlus 6T sports a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor which is placed below the rear camera module and has been strategically placed to ensure fuss-free access.
The screen on the OnePlus 6T is a tad bigger than what we saw on its predecessor. The 6.4-inch Optic AMOLED Full HD+ display which is paired with excellent viewing angles is ideal for watching videos or playing games. Also, the screen features a coating of Corning's Gorilla Glass 5 protection.

Camera

The OnePlus 6T comes with a 16-megapixel front-facing camera which is bundled with features like HDR, Screen Flash, Smile Capture, and Face Beauty. You can also capture Portrait shots. At the back, the dual 16+20-megapixel shooters come with OIS and EIS support, and along with a dual LED flash it can be used to shoot detailed images and videos even in the most demanding conditions. One can also shoot 4K resolution videos at 30/60 fps.

Power and Performance

The OnePlus 6T is armed with an octa-core Snapdragon 845 chipset which is coupled with 6GB of RAM that promises a smooth and seamless experience even while you work on multiple apps at the same time or play games for an extensive period.
On the software front, the smartphone runs the bloatware-free proprietary Oxygen OS wrapped under Android Oreo.


Headphone jack and Battery

OnePlus has confirmed the 6T will not have a headphone jack
It will include a 3.5mm jack adapter in the box
It won't have one. OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei has exclusively confirmed  that its next handset will drop the headphone jack.

For power, the OnePlus 6T is fuelled by a non-removable Li-Ion 3,700mAh battery which can easily last for an entire day even with heavy usage. For users with extreme usage pattern, there is fast charging (5V 4A) support too.


Storage and Connectivity

The OnePlus 6T ships with all the options that were seen on the OnePlus 6 concerning connectivity. The options include 4G with VoLTE support, dual SIM slots, GPS, Bluetooth 5.0, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, NFC, and a USB Type-C port.
The handset is loaded with 64GB of non-expandable internal storage space.

5G Network

What is 5G Network?

 5G is the fifth generation of cellular mobile communications. It succeeds the 4G LTE, 3G  and 2G      systems. 5G performance targets include high data rate, reduced latency, energy saving, cost reduction,  higher system capacity and massive device connectivity. 5G network will hit the market by 2020.

What is the difference between 4G / LTE and 5G?

The next (5th) generation wireless network will address the evolution beyond mobile internet to massive Internet of Things for the horizon 2019/2020. The main evolution compared with today’s 4G and 4.5G (LTE advanced) is that beyond data speed improvements.

Unlike current Internet of Things services that make performance trade-offs to get the best from current wireless technologies (3G, 4G, WiFi, Bluetooth, Zigbee, etc…), 5G networks will be designed to bring the level of performance needed for massive Internet of Things.

5G technology is driven by 8 specification requirements

• Up to 10Gbps data rate  - > 10 to 100x improvement over 4G and 4.5G networks 
• 1-millisecond latency
• 1000x bandwidth per unit area
• Up to 100x number of connected devices per unit area (compared with 4G LTE)
• 99.999% availability 
• 100% coverage 
• 90% reduction in network energy usage 
• Up to 10-year battery life for low power IoT devices 

5G Cellular systems overview

As the different generations of cellular telecommunications have evolved, each one has brought its own improvements. The same will be true of 5G technology.

• First generation, 1G:   These phones were analogue and were the first mobile or cellular phones to be used. Although revolutionary in their time they offered very low levels of spectrum efficiency and security.
• Second generation, 2G:   These were based around digital technology and offered much better spectrum efficiency, security and new features such as text messages and low data rate communications.

• Third generation, 3G:   The aim of this technology was to provide high speed data. The original technology was enhanced to allow data up to 14 Mbps and more.
• Fourth generation, 4G:   This was an all-IP based technology capable of providing data rates up to 1 Gbps.

Any new 5th generation, 5G cellular technology needs to provide significant gains over previous systems to provide an adequate business case for mobile operators to invest in any new system.

Facilities that might be seen with 5G technology include far better levels of connectivity and coverage. The term World Wide Wireless Web, or WWWW is being coined for this.

For 5G technology to be able to achieve this, new methods of connecting will be required as one of the main drawbacks with previous generations is lack of coverage, dropped calls and low performance at cell edges. 5G technology will need to address this.

How 5G Works?

In their most basic form, cell phones are basically two-way radios. When you call someone, your phone converts your voice into an electrical signal. It transmits that electrical signal to the nearest cell tower using radio wave. The cell tower bounces the radio wave through a network of cell towers and eventually to your friend’s phone. The same thing is happening when you send other forms of data (like photos and video) across the network.

Typically when a new mobile wireless technology comes along (like 5G), it’s assigned a higher radio frequency. For instance, 4G occupied the frequency bands up to 20 MHz. In the case of 5G, it will likely sit on the frequency band up to 6GHz. The reason new wireless technologies occupy higher frequencies is because they typically aren’t in use and move information at a much faster speed. The problem is that higher frequency signals don’t travel as far as lower frequencies, so multiple input and output antennas  will probably be used to boost signals anywhere 5G is offered.