Technology

Buying the right student laptop is not as easier as it seems. That is because there are many things you ought to consider. In fact, choosing the best one can be a bit confusing. Therefore, it is advisable to know what you are looking for in a laptop that can help you achieve your goals. You can check the biggest back to school HONOR promotion and get discounts. The following are the things you should consider when choosing a laptop.

Laptop Operating System

The common operating systems used in laptops include Chrome, Mac, Ubuntu, or Windows. In this case, you should consider sticking to what you are used to. Ideally, Windows is quite common and provides you a wide range of laptops you can choose. MAC OS is limited to Apple laptops, and it is quite easy to use. There is not much variety as far as Chrome or Chrome laptops are concerned.

Student Laptop Screen Size

The ideal screen is dependent on what you use your laptop for. You can choose a screen size ranging from 13-inches to 15 inches. The size of the screen is also dependent on the budget. There are also mini laptops that are relatively cheap and light. Therefore, they are an ideal choice if you love traveling a lot, and you need a budget laptop.

It is advisable to consider screen resolution. If your classwork involves graphic design or you need to enjoy games and movies, you should get a full HD screen or 1920 x 1080p.

Performance

The major things to consider are RAM, graphics card, and RAM. You need to be keen on the graphics card if you like gaming or running intensive workstation apps. High-end laptops and mid-range laptops have Intel Core i5 or i7 processor. Remember that the higher the process, the better performance you will get. Unless you do a lot of video editing or photo editing, you should get a laptop that can serve your needs.

Another thing that determines the performance of the laptop is the RAM and storage. Ideally, a student laptop should have a RAM of at least 4 GB. For video editing and gaming, you should get RAM of at least 8GB.

When it comes to storage, you have two options: SSD and HDD. It is advisable to purchase a laptop with SSD storage as it is more durable, power-efficient, and faster. However, this type of laptop is more expensive than one with HDD.

Battery Life

You need to consider how long the battery can last. Consider a laptop with at least 5 hours of battery life. Remember that the rated battery life is tested at low screen brightness and resolution and without tasks running. Therefore, you will not get the battery life quoted by the manufacturer. The battery life is affected by different things, such as the type of processor and the applications you can run.

Budget

When buying a student laptop, you also need to take into account your budget. Ensure you determine the amount of money you spend on a laptop. It does not always mean an expensive laptop offers better performance. You can also use coupons to reduce the overall cost.

People all over the world love comfort. They love products or services that give them the best comfort possible and eliminates all forms of stress. This is what the Huawei  Account Kit does.

For those of who wondering what an account kit is all about, the concept is that it allows you to register and log into different apps by storing your email address and their respective passwords. Now, the Huawei account kit helps developers carry out simple, protected, authorization, and fast sign-in functions.

With the Huawei account kit, all users have to do is click on the “Sign in with Huawei ID” button, and they’ve quickly signed into the app.

Now, you may also be wondering, “Why do I need to use the Huawei account kit?”

Here are some reasons that you’ll give you a positive view

Reasons Why You need to use the Huawei Account Kit

Quicker SMS verification

As a developer, there is nothing better than working with tools that makes your work (and ultimately, your life) easier, and this is what the Huawei account kit is all about. Even if you’re not a developer, you can benefit from the goodness that this account kit brings.

How?

Glad you asked.

By registering on the Huawei Account Kit and getting the ID, you can easily insert verification codes from SMS messages. You don’t have to stress yourself by cramming the digits, writing it down somewhere, or even copying and pasting. It’s all done for you.

Plus, be assured that it’s highly protected, secure, and safe.

One-tap sign-in

Most developers underestimate the importance of one-tap sign-ins. Well, not just developers, but people generally. You’d appreciate it more when you’re rushing to get your credentials. It’s as convenient as having all your apps integrated into one space.

So, why don’t a lot of apps have this amazing feature? The reasons are simple. It takes time and effort to develop an app that uses this feature, and most importantly, maintain the security and privacy of its users. Furthermore, some designers feel that SSO isn’t desirable.

But the truth is that if you want to create a great user experience, one-click sign-ins are the way to go. It helps to eliminate the friction out of their journey, increase the conversion rates and retention numbers.

You can activate new users in less than no time, it helps you get early return rates, and it gives you more access to personal data so that it’s easier to create personalized experiences.

Do you see why the Huawei Account Kit is super amazing now?

Talking about access to personal data…

Easier and faster user authorization

Every developer understands the importance of getting authorization from users fast. Authorization is very important if you must provide the best user experiences. Once a user grants authorization to certain features, it allows the app to perform at its maximum potential as long as it doesn’t breach security rules.

The Huawei account kit allows developers to easily get authorization from users. No hassles involved.

Singaporeans have built one of the most competitive economies in the world. But right now, the country’s workers are facing a challenging outlook. There are fewer jobs available, while the jobs that are available require different skills. COVID-19 means more people are working from home, more roles are reliant on technology, and more small businesses are adopting digital tools—trends that we know will continue beyond the pandemic.

Today, in partnership with several government agencies, we’re launching Skills Ignition SG: a Grow with Google program that will help 3,000 Singaporeans and permanent residents get the skills they need for changing technology and a shifting job market.

Learning skills, building experience

Skills Ignition SG has two elements. One is a six-month vocational course for mid-career job seekers, designed to teach them skills in digital marketing and cloud technology and give them the chance to earn professional certificates recognised around the world.

The second element is a ‘place and train’ program, where participants will do three months of online training before moving on to six months of work experience with employers.

To kick off the placement program, we’ll be offering 100 Singaporeans work experience with Google, across a range of different roles. The remaining 500  placements will be offered in batches by our agency partners, including Dentsu Aegis Network, Publicis and Omnicom Media Group, and we’ve also secured commitments from Sephora, financial technology company FNZ, travel companies RedDoorz and Trip.com, and local furniture retailer Castlery. We’ll continue to open up new opportunities, and we’re asking more companies to join the program and create job placements in their own workforce.

For Google, Skills Ignition SG is the next step in our long-standing commitment to Singapore, a commitment we’re deepening in response to the pandemic.

Empowering Singaporeans today, for tomorrow

In January, we renewed our Code in the Community program with the Infocomm Media Development Authority, bringing free coding classes to 6,700 students aged eight to 16, and in April, together with UOB, we expanded our SME Leadership Academy to help 4,000 small businesses from the retail, tourism and food and beverage sectors. We’re also working with nonprofits to support SMEs, seniors, migrant workers and the most disadvantaged in society. Over the past few months, we’ve given about US$760,000 in Google.org and data center grants to local charities and NGOs, as well as providing $1.6M in ads credits to small businesses and government agencies.

Looking ahead, we feel a responsibility not just to help Singaporeans get through COVID-19, but to empower them for the longer term—so that when the job market recovers and opportunities are available, they have the ability to transition into new kinds of jobs.

Singapore was the first office we opened in Southeast Asia, back in 2007. Today, it’s our headquarters in Asia Pacific, and a community we love being part of. We’re going to do all we can to help Singaporeans rebuild and emerge stronger from this crisis.

Technology has been a lifeline to help many small businesses during the COVID-19 crisis. And online tools can help people get new skills and find good-paying jobs. Nearly two-thirds of all new jobs created since 2010 require either high-level or medium-level digital skills. This presents a challenge for many job seekers, as well as to America’s long-term economic security. People need good jobs, and the broader economy needs their energy and skills to support our future growth.

College degrees are out of reach for many Americans, and you shouldn’t need a college diploma to have economic security. We need new, accessible job-training solutions—from enhanced vocational programs to online education—to help America recover and rebuild.

Our Grow with Google initiative helps people get the skills they need to get a job or grow their business.  Today we’re announcing a new suite of Google Career Certificates that will help Americans get qualifications in high-paying high-growth job fields—no college degree required. We will fund 100,000 need-based scholarships and at Google we will consider our new career certificates as the equivalent of a four-year degree for related roles.  We’re also committing $10 million in job training Google.org grants for communities across America, working with partners like YWCA, NPower and JFF.

Here are more details on today’s announcements:

• Three new Google Career Certificates in the high-paying, high-growth career fields of Data Analytics, Project Management, and User Experience (UX) Design. Like our IT Support and Automation in Python Certificates, these new career programs are designed and taught by Google employees who work in these fields. The programs equip participants with the essential skills they need to get a job. No degree or prior experience is required to take the courses.
• 100,000 need-based scholarships, funded by Google, to complete any of these career certificates.
• An expansion of our IT Certificate Employer Consortium, which currently includes over 50 employers like Walmart, Hulu, Sprint and of course Google.
• Hundreds of apprenticeship opportunities at Google for people completing these career certificate programs to provide real on-the-job training.
• The Google Career Certificates in Career and Technical Education high schools throughout America, starting with our IT Support Certificate this Fall. These certificates build on our established partnership with more than 100 community colleges.
• $10 million in Google.org grants to the YWCA, NPower and JFF to help workforce boards and nonprofits improve their job training programs and increase access to digital skills for women, veterans, and underserved Americans. As part of our Future of Work initiative, since 2017 Google.org has provided over $200 million in grants to nonprofits working to promote economic opportunity.

The new Google Career Certificates build on our existing programs to create pathways into IT Support careers for people without college degrees. Launched in 2018, the Google IT Certificate program has become the single most popular certificate on Coursera, and thousands of people have found new jobs and increased their earnings after completing the course. Take Yves Cooper, who enrolled in the program through our Grow with Google Partner, Merit America, while working as a van driver. Within five days of completing the program, he was offered a role as an IT helpdesk technician at a nonprofit in his hometown of Washington, D.C. We’re especially proud that the Google IT Certificate provides a pathway to jobs for groups that are underrepresented in the tech industry: 58 percent of IT Certificate learners identify as Black, Latino, female or veteran.

As America rebuilds our local communities, it’s important to start with the people that give them life. Since 2017, we’ve helped 5 million Americans learn digital skills through Grow with Google and we promise to do our part to help even more people prepare for jobs, creating economic opportunity for everyone.

With sleep, the quality is just as important as the quantity. Right now, those of us who no longer commute and are staying close to home may be able to sleep in, but how well and how much we’re sleeping can still be a struggle. In fact, there’s been a rise in sleep-related searches like “insomnia” and “can’t sleep,” which reached all-time highs in April and May. At Google, we believe that technology should improve life, not distract from it–including your sleep. Today we’re sharing a few tips and new bedtime tools to help you get better and more restful sleep.

Turn on Bedtime mode to limit interruptions

A dark, quiet environment can help with falling and staying asleep. With Bedtime mode, formerly known as Wind Down in the Digital Wellbeing settings, your Android phone can stay dark and quiet while you sleep. While Bedtime mode is on, it uses Do Not Disturb to silence calls, texts and other notifications that might disturb your sleep. Grayscale fades the colors on your phone to black and white to reduce the draw from enticing colors that keep you up.

We’ve now made it easier to customize how and when you turn on Bedtime mode. Based on your bedtime schedule, you can choose to have it turn on automatically or after your phone is plugged in to charge. You can also add Bedtime mode to your phone’s Quick Settings panel to instantly turn it on or off with a single tap. And if you need a few more minutes, you can pause Bedtime mode without needing to adjust your schedule. Bedtime mode is available on all devices with Digital Wellbeing and parental controls settings.

Get more consistent sleep with Clock

A regular bedtime and wake-up schedule (including on your off days) helps your body establish a strong circadian rhythm and can improve the quality of your sleep. With the new Bedtime tab in the Clock app, you can set daily sleep and wake times to maintain a consistent sleep schedule.

While sticking to a schedule is something to strive for, real life often requires flexibility. It’s helpful to start with a wake-up time and work backwards when you set your bedtime schedule. In Clock, you’ll see a preview of tomorrow’s calendar and a tally of the total hours of sleep you’d get, and you can adjust your bedtime if needed.

To help you get to bed and fall asleep, you’ll receive a reminder before bedtime and an option to play calming sounds from Calm, Spotify, YouTube Music and more. For those with Digital Wellbeing installed, you can pair with Bedtime mode to limit interruptions while you sleep. And if you happen to stay on your phone later than planned, you can see how much time you’re spending and which apps you’ve used after your set bedtime.

Being woken up by an alarm can be jarring. To avoid interrupting deep sleep and wake up more gently, the Sunrise Alarm gives a visual cue that your wake up time is approaching, 15 minutes prior to your audio alarm. Make it an even more pleasant experience by adding your favorite song or sounds.

The new bedtime experience is rolling out to Pixel devices starting today and will be available in the Clock app on other Android devices later this summer.

Set a bedtime reminder in YouTube

We also made it easier to manage how much time you spend watching on YouTube on your phone after bedtime.You can now get a reminder that it’s time for bed in the YouTube app. You can choose to see the reminder at bedtime or after your video completes. And if you need a bit more time, you can snooze to continue watching and be reminded again in 10 minutes.

Keep devices locked at bedtime with Family Link

Family Link helps you set digital ground rules for your children, including managing their screen time activity, app downloads, in-app purchases and even bedtime for their device. You can create a daily bedtime schedule, adjusting it on certain days or weekends as needed. Once bedtime rolls around, your child’s device will lock, but will still allow calls in case your child needs to reach you.

We hope these bedtime tools can help you and your family unplug and get the consistent, restful sleep you need.