Google Inbox introduces new Snooze feature defaults

Google responds to the needs of its Inbox app users with its latest update. The new snooze options introduced into the alternative email app include being able to make emails appear later in the week or weekend or snoozing the email until an appointed time. You can opt to get the message later in the day or the following week or even at an unspecified time (which can be useful for things you might want to revisit but aren’t a priority, like articles sent to you). A new snooze settings are available also so you can choose what date and time to receive those messages on the weekend.

Source: Google | Via: PCWorld

mophie introduces new wireless charging cases for the Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge

mophie unveils its first wireless charging case for the new Galaxy devices. It can charge both the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge with its 3,300mAh battery. It brings 11 extra talk time hours, four extra hours if you’re browsing the web, seven extra hours if you’re watching videos, and 28 more hours if you’re just playing music on the Galaxy S7. For the S7 edge, it brings 13 hours of extra talk time, five hours of browsing, 11 hours of video, and 40 hours of music.

Aside from that, the case also protects the phones from damage caused by modest drops with its Impact-Isolation System. It has a pass through for quick charging and syncing the handsets and access to using the buttons. It’ll come in Rose Gold and Black for US$99.95 (around $135).

Source: SlashGear

Microsoft to end support for SQL Server 2005

If your business has been running SQL Server 2005, it’s time to make the switch. Microsoft is reminding its users that they’ll be ending support for this version of SQL Server by April 12^th.  SQL Server is said to be the largest primary database in the country with up to 30 percent of Canadian businesses still using SQL Server 2005. Past the end of support data this version will no longer get security updates, so it’ll put a lot of customer data at risk and it might also cause trouble with compliance with various industry requirements. Microsoft is encouraging its users to upgrade to SQL 2014, which is said to offer a “significant performance improvement” as well as new product capabilities.

Apple gets support from likes of Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Facebook against FBI in court

A legal alliance has emerged in Silicon Valley following the ongoing battle between Apple and the FBI. Microsoft will be filing a “friend of the court” brief next week to support Apple’s challenge to the Justice Department. Some of the other companies who will be doing the same include Amazon, Twitter, and Facebook and reportedly Google as well as Box. Other groups and companies who are also considering backing Apple include the Internet Association trade group as well as Slack. The deadline to file the brief is on March 3. And Apple executives are expecting a lot of support from the tech companies and privacy groups who have taken immense interest in the outcome of this case.

Source: BuzzFeed News