How to Unlock (and Play) Hidden Chess Game Inside Facebook Messenger

What can you do with Facebook Messenger?

• Chat with your friends
• Send GIFs, stickers, and photos
• Make video calls
• Send people money in Messenger

Have you ever wondered to Play a game while you chat with friends?

Yes, it is possible.

Facebook had made it to the reality by building a hidden built-in functionality in Facebook Messenger that lets you play Chess with your friends without having to install a third-party app.

It just takes one simple step to unlock this hidden game.

All you need to do is type "@fbchess play" and hit Enter, during a conversation, and a small square box would appear in the chat box.

Here's how to play :

 The person who initiated the game would be assigned "White" side, to make the first movement.

Although there is some standard algebraic notation like:-

• B for “Bishop”
• R for “Rook”
• Q for “Queen”
• K for “King”
• N for “Knight”
• P for “Pawn”

Pawns could be moved by issuing the simple commands with numbers (along with the vertical axes).

For, e.g. If your first play would take the second pawn from the left and move it up one block, you would write: ‘@fbchess Pb3,’ or simply ‘@fbchess b3.'

You could refer to the help section by issuing the command "@fbchess help" for the possible commands to assist you throughout the game.

It turns out that the commands are case sensitive. The board will update and notify you whether it is your turn to play.

You can undo a move with "@fbchess undo" command or by clicking the "undo" button — but your opponent has to accept the request to undo.

The game would also allow you to have a conversation during the game with your friend, resumes the game by issuing the game commands.

FB Chess is currently available for both mobile and web platforms, eliminating the need to download it separately.

This new Productive Time Killer Game is initiated to entertain its users by sharpening brain while having a chat with your mate equally.

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New Long-Range Wi-Fi Standard Offers Double Range to Home Devices

It is a common problem: Home Wireless Router's reach is terrible that the WiFi network even does not extend past the front door of the room.

My house also has all kinds of Wi-Fi dead zones, but can we fix it?

The answer is: YES. The problem will improve with a future, longer range version of Wi-Fi that uses low power consumption than current wireless technology and specifically targets at the internet of things (IoTs).

Global certification network the WiFi Alliance has finally approved a new wireless technology standard called 802.11ah, nicknamed "HaLow."

HaLow: Long Range WiFi

Wi-Fi HaLow has twice the range of conventional Wi-Fi and has the ability to penetrate walls that usually create blackspots in our homes.

The Wi-Fi Alliance unveiled this latest WiFi technology at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.

Although currently used 802.11 Wi-Fi standards commonly operate in frequency bandwidths between 2.4GHz and 5GHz, the new WiFi HaLow was specially designed to work in lower bands, offering lower power consumption while boosting connectivity.

Wi-Fi HaLow can activate in the lower 900 MHz band, providing better propagation across longer distances while also coping with large numbers of devices connecting to a network.

WiFi HaLow: Designed now for IoTs

The HaLow standard is seen as an essential for the internet of things (IoTs) and connected home appliances. As more and more appliances in our homes are connecting to the Internet, it is quite harder for our home Wi-Fi wireless routers to reach every device.

"Wi-Fi HaLow is well suited to meet the unique needs of the Smart Home, Smart City, and industrial markets because of its ability to operate using very low power, penetrate through walls, and operate at significantly longer ranges than Wi-Fi today," said Edgar Figueroea, president of the Wi-Fi Alliance.

Several sensor-enabled and internet connected devices in our homes, like door sensors and connected bulbs, require enough power to send data to remote hubs or routers at long distances, but the current Wi-Fi standard does not lend itself to long battery life and transmission distances.

However, HaLow standard will likely offer slower throughput speeds than conventional WiFi that considers the smaller data demands of internet connected devices as opposed to those designed for web browsing.

HaLow Expected to be Useful For Devices From Connected Cars to SmartPhones

HaLow standard is expected to be especially useful in connected cars as well as battery-operated devices around the home like smart thermostats, smart locks, connected bulbs as well as mobile devices.

"Wi-Fi HaLow expands the unmatched versatility of Wi-Fi to enable applications from small, battery-operated wearable devices to large-scale industrial facility deployments - and everything in between," Figueroea said.

The WiFi Alliance is expected to begin certifying first products bearing a Wi-Fi HaLow certification in 2018, after which the technology requires to make its way into your home router, then into your wearable.

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How to Turn Any Non-Touch Screen PC Into a Touch Screen

Want to buy a touch-screen laptop but couldn't afford it?

But what if I told you that you can turn your existing non-touch-screen laptop into a Touch Screen laptop?

Yes, it's possible. You can now convert your laptop or PC into a touch screen with the help of a new device called AirBar.

Touch screen has become a popular feature on laptops these days, and many laptops are moving toward having touch screens, but not every laptop or desktop model comes with the feature.

Swedish company Neonode has brought to you a new device, AirBar, that would bring the touch technology to virtually any computer from your non-touch laptops to notebooks.

What is AirBar and How does it Work?

AirBar is a small plug-and-touch bar that attaches magnetically to the bottom of your machine's display.

When connected to your laptop via an available USB port, AirBar starts emitting a beam of invisible light across your screen that is used to track touchscreen movements and gestures.

The movements and gestures are then translated into corresponding inputs, making you able to use all the gestures including poking, pinching, swiping, zooming and scrolling around with your hand, in the same way, like on a touchscreen PC.

Video Demonstration 

AirBar turns any laptop, computer, or notebook into a touchscreen machine, without making any changes to its hardware.

You can watch the video below to know how really AirBar works.

And What's Great about AirBar is that…

…it even works if you have worn gloves, and with any other object.

AirBar works well with any device running Windows 8 or Windows 10 or even with a Chromebook, but it still needs to have proper OS X support.

The AirBar is going to retail for $49 next month with its public launch in January 2016 at the CES event in Las Vegas. 15.6-inch screens size at present. Currently, the only size that AirBar accommodates is 15.6-inch screens.

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