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According to LinkedIn’s year-end findings, more than 4 in 5 (85%) HR and recruiting professionals in India believe that skills-first hiring will be a pivotal trend in 2021. And this is no longer about perfecting one or two skills and capitalizing on them throughout the career till you retire. Here we are talking about upskilling and reskilling your workforce. Though upskilling or reskilling has always been crucial for career growth and considered to be an employer’s job to train their employees for new skills, 2020 has changed the rules. When the pandemic struck, overnight layoffs and job uncertainty taught professionals around the world that they need to take personal responsibility for their own upskilling and reskilling plan if they want to improve their performance as well as job prospects. To support the fact, LinkedIn data states that the average number of monthly learning hours on LinkedIn Learning app increased 3X from April to December 2020, compared to pre-Covid months of January and February. Well, check out this month’s Cover Story to know our top favourite apps for learning new skills online, at a pace that suits you.

In the pages to follow, there’s a whole bunch of recently-launched Apple Arcade games waiting to be explored. And, there’s good news for loyal fans of Nokia that it has launched “Nokia PureBook X14” on Flipkart, marking the brand entry into the “laptop” segment. Tech Specifications inside.

And yes, before bidding adieu to 2020, do not forget to check out the “Best Apps and Games of 2020,” all because, more than ever, apps and games helped the world work, connect, and stay healthy in new and innovative ways, especially when we were not allowed to step outside our homes to curb the spread of COVID-19.

IN 2021 RESKILLING & UPSKILLING SHOULD BE YOUR FOCUS TO ACCELERATE CAREER GROWTH

IN 2021 RESKILLING & UPSKILLING SHOULD BE YOUR FOCUS TO ACCELERATE CAREER GROWTH

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THE PATHLESS

As the last hunter surviving, you are supposed to explore forests and tundras with your eagle companion to uncover puzzles and hunt down corrupt spirits.

2 mins

SOUTH OF THE CIRCLE

Set in 1964, South of the Circle tells the story of Peter, a Cambridge academic whose aircraft gets crashed somewhere in Antarctica. As he explores Antarctica, in search of help—fighting the cold— to save himself and his pilot, he flashes back to his life at the university and his relationship with a fellow lecturer, Clara.

1 min

FACEBOOK LAUNCHED ITS MUSIC-MAKING APP “Collab” IN THE U.S.

Facebook has publicly launched Collab, an experimental music-making app that first launched as an invite-only beta back in May. Available on the App Store as a free download for iPhone (iOS 13.0 or above) users in the U.S., Collab basically allows you to create short-form music videos by combining up to three independent videos. Whether you’re a professional musician, shower-singer, or just like tapping your feet to the beat, there’s a spot on Collab for you.

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IS THIS THE RENAISSANCE OF THE PC?

Around the year 2000, the term “tablet PC” was coined. Ten years later, in 2010, we saw the first headline – “The PC Officially Died Today”1 – and a near decade long debate began, with most tech pundits convinced that the PC would be extinct by 2020.

6 mins

5 Key Security Tech Trends That Must Be At The Heart Of Every Organization's Security Strategy In 2021

2020 witnessed the threat landscape in India changing and evolving quickly, data breaches, ransomware attacks, privacy failures, and other cybersecurity challenges are now on everyone’s radar screen more than ever. Yet most businesses still struggled with effectively preparing for them.

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Apps Unveiled Magazine Description:

Apps Unveiled is India’s first and only monthly magazine on mobile applications. It is owned by AppCrazy Media Private Limited, new print media start-up based in New Delhi, India.
Nowadays, the facilities offered by Smartphones through numerous mobile applications are becoming increasingly synonymous with our daily activities, both at home and at work. Undoubtedly, the presence of mobile applications is changing the way we work, live and interact with people. From paying bills to booking cabs, locating blood donor to managing diet plans , mobile banking to networking; mobile applications offers almost everything just at our fingertips, helping us to cope up with our hectic routines.
But as per our study, Smartphone users always stay confused which app to download or not to download. Moreover, they don’t have enough time to browse through the app market to gain firsthand experience. On the other side, there is a challenge for app developers or promoters to instigate the user to download their apps, given the burgeoning number of similar apps available across multiple operating platforms.
Keeping all these points into consideration, AppCrazy Media has launched a magazine “Apps Unveiled” with dedicated content on mobile applications (or apps). Our team will unveil selected mobile apps across different categories such as entertainment, games, lifestyle, utility, safety, security, health, productivity, travel etc. available on different operating platforms namely, Android, iOS, BlackBerry, Windows, Java and Symbian after thorough ground work and research.
Our readers would get a chance to explore a whole new world of mobile apps apart from few commonly known apps. Also, they will understand how they can use their Smartphone’s more smartly by effectively using the mobile apps to meet their day to day need on the go.
For app developers or promoters, it’s more than a magazine, an opportunity to reach mass Smartphone user base in India and to inform them about in-depth functionality of their mobile applications. Advertise with us to reach the right audience in a smarter way.
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