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Google+ for Windows Phone could Launch during this Week!!!

2011-07-24T18:46:00.000+05:30

Your wait is over. In a post published on July 14th, Google listed fifteen changes that it said “may” be implemented this week. Number six on the list is “Google+ App for Windows Phone 7.” Google officially announced the Google+ social network on June 28th and, while it already has more than 10 million users, third party user stats have suggested 87% of the current profiles belong to men.

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Facebook Slang Codes..

2011-07-22T22:22:00.000+05:30

In dictionary isn't so you can try to talk like someone you're not. But it is a good reference for those who are seeking to understand a piece of youth culture today. No ... every kid doesn't use all of these words. But this is a comprehensive list of many of the words you'll hear, in part. Enjoy!

Slang Code	Full Form
ASAP	As Soon As Possible
ASAIC	As Soon As I Can
LOL	Laugh Out Loud
ASL	Tell me your Age,Sex and Location
TU	Thank You
GM	Good Morning
GE	Good Evening
GN	Good Night
JFY	Just For You
MTUK	More Than You Know
OSLT	Or Something Like That
ACC	Actually
ACE	Excellent or Great
AFS	Always Forever and Seriously
APP	Application
AUO	I don't know
AW	Any Way
B4	Before
BBS	Be Back Soon
BBL	Be Back Later
BBN	Be Back Never
BBT	Be Back Tomorrow
BF	Boy Friend
GF	Girl Friend
BFF	Best Friend Forever
BOT	Back On Topic
BBZ	Babes
CYL	Catch You Later
D8	Date
DAM	Don't Ask Me
DAQ	Don't Ask question
DARL	Darling
DAT	That
DDT	Don't Do That
F9	Fine
FBF	Facebook Friend
G2E	Go To Eat
G8	Great
GTH	Go To Hell
H2CUS	Hope To See You Soon
HAGL	Have A Good Life
HAGD	Have A Good Day
HAGN	Have A Good Night
HAGE	Have A Good Evening
HAND	Have A Nice Day
HBU	How About You
HDU	How Dare You
HEY	Hello, Hi
HF	Have Fun
HHOJ	Ha Ha, Only Joking
HHOK	Ha Ha, Only Kidding
HHVF	Ha Ha, Very Funny
hm...	Thinking
I<3U, ILU, ILY	I Love You!
IAS	In A Second
IB	I'm Back
IHS	I Hope So
IIL	I'm in Love
IK	I Know
J4F	Just For Fun
J4L	Just For Laugh
J4U	Just For You
JLT	Just Like That
K	Okay
KL	Cool
B4	Before
M/F	Are you Male or Female
IDK	I Don't Know
L8	Later
L8ER	Later
ME2	Me Too
N	And
N2G	Need To Go
NOPE	No
O7	Salute
OOPS	If you make a mistake, you can say
OYE	Listen up
PPL	People
PRO	Professional
PLZ	Please
PM	Private Message
Q&A	Question and Answer
RI8	Right
S2U	Same to You
SRY	Sorry
THANQ	Thank You
THANX, TNX, TX	Thanks
THN	Then
TTLY	Totally
TTUL	Talk To You Later
TTUS	Talk To You Soon
U	You
UR	Your
W/	With
W/O	Without
W/E	Whatever
W8	Wait
WC	Welcome
W^	What's up
XLNT	Excellent
X_X	Dead
Y	Why
YEAH, YH	Yes
SD	Sweet Dreams
WTF	What The F**k
BTW	By The Way
BRB	Be Right Back
JK	Just Kidding
zzz	Sleeping
JK	Just Kidding
FYI	For Your Information
FB	Facebook
WTH	What The Hell
LMK	Let Me Know
OMG	Oh! My God

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Apple to launch low-priced iPhone for $350, iPhone 4S/5 at end of summer!!!

2011-07-18T21:55:00.000+05:30

According to source, Apple will indeed be launching a prepaid / lower cost iPhone this year. We are told the handset will retail for no more than $350 without contract. It’s entirely possible that the low-cost iPhone will in fact be the iPhone 3GS. We reported that we were able to independently confirm that the iPhone 5 featured a radical new design, however this source of ours isn’t quite sure that will be the next iPhone. Whether it’s the iPhone 4S or 5, it will be coming out or “at least announced by the end of Summer, late August.”

They theorized that we’d have seen new 3rd party cases by now if the upcoming iPhone featured a different exterior, though Apple has surely been cracking down on their case specification leaks. If this turns out to be true, it will mean there would be an iPhone 4S in addition to the prepaid iPhone 3GS available within the next month to two.

In addition to that news, we are told that Apple will continue to sell the current iPhone 4 as well, finally giving the company a full range of devices in the lower, mid, and high-end price segments. Coupled with rumored launches on Sprint and T-Mobile in the U.S. alone, Apple seems prepared to once again take charge and lead in the smartphone market.
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Apple released Mac OS X 10.6.8...

2011-06-25T21:43:00.000+05:30

Apple today released Mac OS X 10.6.8 which is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Snow Leopard and includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac, including fixes that:

• Enhance the Mac App Store to get your Mac ready to upgrade to Mac OS X Lion
• Resolve an issue that may cause Preview to unexpectedly quit
• Improve support for IPv6
• Improve VPN reliability
• Identify and remove known variants of Mac Defender.

More Information...

Apple Security Updates-http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222

About the Mac OS v10.6.8 Update- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4561

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Apple iPhone 5 to be major update after all then announcement and availability in August...

2011-06-23T21:06:00.000+05:30

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While Apple has indeed been giving some developers access to a device known as the iPhone 4S — an iPhone 4 with upgraded internals but it has independently confirmed that the next-generation iPhone will not merely be an upgraded iPhone 4 as had been previously rumored. We have been told by a reliable source to expect a radical new case design for the upcoming iPhone, though we have not been given any additional details surrounding the design of the new iPhone case.

What about a release, then? The consensus is that Apple is going to announce the next-generation iPhone at the company’s annual September event, traditionally focused on iPods, but we have heard it’s quite possible Apple will break tradition.

According to our source, Apple may hold an event in the beginning or middle of August to announce the new iPhone, with availability to follow in the last week of August. We’re not sure if that means the iPod event will be moved up slightly, or if this will be an iPhone-specific event. Thisismynext reported earlier that the upcoming iPhone 5 would feature a new teardrop-shaped case design.

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New Adobe Flash Builder lets make iOS, Android, PlayBook apps...

2011-06-21T21:40:00.000+05:30

Adobe on Monday announced the availability of Flash Builder 4.5 and Flex. 4.5, a pair of tools that let developers easily code applications for iOS, Android and the BlackBerry PlayBook. Adobe’s tools now provide developers with a single platform for building apps across each of the three popular mobile operating systems. “The reaction from developers to the new mobile capabilities in Flash Builder 4.5 and the Flex 4.5 framework has been absolutely fantastic,” said Adobe’s VP of developer tooling, Ed Rowe, said in a statement. “They are amazed by how easy it is to create great mobile apps for Android devices, BlackBerry PlayBook, iPhone and iPad.

Companies can now effectively reach their customers no matter what type of device they have.” Adobe’s new Flash Builder 4.5 Standard is available immediately for $249 and a premium version is available for $699. Flex 4.5 is a free open source framework. Both tools are also included in Adobe’s Creative Suite 5.5.

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Angry Birds download crosses more than one million times per day...

2011-06-20T22:14:00.001+05:30

During the Mobile 2.0 Europe – openIDEAS conference in Europe this week, Rovio’s Peter Vesterbacka said that the smash hit game Angry Birds is now downloaded more than one million times per day. Rovio has said that before — in October 2010 the firm proclaimed that the Android version was downloaded 2 million times in 2 days— but it’s certainly a feat for that trend to continue 8 months later.

Vesterbacka attributed the game’s runaway success to strong branding, but we also think it’s due to Rovio’s consistent game updates and continued drive to get the game on nearly every mobile platform, including iOS, Android, webOS, and soon Windows Phone.

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Top 10 favorite iOS apps...

2011-06-19T18:19:00.000+05:30

Apple, over time, has introduced different apps for different uses and some of them have stayed on top forever. Here is a list of the top 10 iOS apps:

Pocket God: The app places you as the God to a small set of worshippers in an isolated land. The game has additional mini-levels with new storylines. The graphics of the game is enhanced and has a gripping gameplay. It costs $0.99.

Angry Birds: Angry Birds is a must in any list, be it iOS or Android or Maemo. The gripping and addictive gameplay the app offers has seen enormous popularity since its launch. The graphics is simple yet enhanced with challenging levels. When the game became popular, the developers brought out plush toys and costumes. The best thing about the app is that you get regular updates of levels and additional versions. The app costs $0.99.

Movies By Flixster: This free app gives you access to local movie times and movie theatre locations and has seen great popularity with iPhone users. The app is also popular with iPad users.

AppBox Pro: One app which brings all other gadgetry app under one section for just $1.99. It has a flash light, a currency converter, calculators, alarm clock and a wide list of other useful features in one single pack which is just under 20MB.

Skype: Skype, initially, started off slow but reached popularity soon. In the beginning the app did not allow calls over 3G in the US, but still became a favorite with its web audio and video calling options. Later this free app introduced the feature over Wi-fi and 3G.

Paper Toss: One of the silliest games, but still gripping and challenging where your aim is to toss a piece of paper into a waste bin. The game was made free because in-game advertisements were introduced on the top of the screen.

Shazam: A free app for identifying songs that you liked on the radio. Shazam was one of the first few apps to introduce such a feature. It has been one of the most downloaded apps since its launch.

Tap Tap Revenge 3: The app was available for $1.99. The game integrated great tunes with rhythm tapping. The app has introduced a new top chart song every week from Coldplay, Lady Gaga or Taio Cruz. Tap Tap Revenge 4 was later introduced and made free for download.

Pandora Radio: a customized Web radio was an instant success with iPhone users. The free app made its presence felt when Apple introduced multitasking for iOS.

Facebook: One of the most popular free apps ever downloaded from the App Store. Over a 100 million use the app from their phones to stay connected and socialize. The app evolved over time with improved additions and features.

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Nokia’s Windows Phones will launch in 1st six European countries...

2011-06-19T12:26:00.000+05:30

According to AllAboutPhones, Nokia will launch its first Windows Phone handsets in six European countries this year. Oddly, Finland will not be one of them. The Finnish phone maker has said that it plans to launch the new devices by Q4 2011, and the first six countries named include France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands. If your country isn’t on that list, fear not.

Nokia has said that it plans to launch as many as a dozen Windows Phones throughout 2012, some of which will pack dual-core processors. We’re looking forward to Nokia bringing its drop-dead gorgeous hardware to U.S. store shelves, too.

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Apple Offers Free OS X Lion upgrade for all new Macs users..

2011-06-12T23:32:00.000+05:30

“Apple will provide a free upgrade to Mac OS X 10.7 to all customers who purchase a new Mac notebook or desktop before Lion ships next month,” Gregg Keizer reports.

“The Mac OS Lion Up-to-Date program will allow people who buy a new machine between June 6 and Lion’s release date to download the operating system free-of-charge, Apple said in a statement this week,” Keizer reports. “Like others who take Apple up on the Lion upgrade, the free copy will be available only through the Mac App Store, the online e-market Apple launched last January.”

Keizer reports, “On Monday, Apple announced that Lion would ship next month and cost $29.99. Users must request the free upgrade within 30 days of purchasing a new Mac; the deal closes 30 days after Lion is released.”

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BBC News for Android is Now Available for all Users...

2011-06-12T10:13:00.000+05:30

In May BBC launched its official BBC News Android application, but unfortunately it was only available in the UK after its debut. Now Android users worldwide can download and install the application from the Android Market. We typically used to install third-party BBC News apps, but the official one blows those out of the water. Top stories are side-scrollable with beautiful headline thumbnails, and you can easily quickly listen to the World News Bulletin, the Live BBC World Service, or view a quick 1-minute global news summary — all from the home screen. There’s also an option to be notified of breaking news stories. If you’re a news find, this app is a must have.

Rumor:Apple next to release fifth-gen, SIM-less iPhone with 8MP camera by early August..

2011-05-31T21:46:00.000+05:30

A new rumor that a late July to early August release timeframe for Apple's anticipated fifth-generation iPhone, said to include an 8-megapixel camera and a SIM-less design that will not be a major departure from the current iPhone 4 design.

A Source reported on Monday that the next iPhone will have the same form factor as the iPhone 4, and will use an ARM Cortex-A9 processor. The report said it is "not confirmed" whether the new processor will have a single CPU or is dual-core.

And also the handset will have an 8-megapixel camera, and a SIM-less design along with 3-4 internal antennas that will allow the device to serve as a "world phone" compatible with both GSM and CDMA networks. That would allow the same hardware to run on both AT&T and Verizon networks in the U.S.

The report claims that the device, which will include a Qualcomm chipset, will be released at the end of July or in early August.

Google announced Google Wallet & Offers for mobile payments..

2011-05-27T00:00:00.000+05:30

A Press conference in New York City today, Google officially took the wraps off of its Google Wallet and Google Offers mobile payment services. Google confirmed that it is working with banks, retailers, and other partners to allow users to make mobile payments with their cell phones. “Your phone will be your wallet,”

Google’s VP of Commerce, Stephanie Tilenius, said. “Just tap, pay and save.” Initial partners include Citi, MasterCard, Macy’s, Subway, Walgreens, and Sprint, and trials will begin today with a full launch expected this summer. The search giant said that more than 300,000 merchant locations in the United States will work with Google’s NFC(Near-Field Communications)-based mobile payment services, and Google Wallet will automatically apply discounts, loyalty rewards, or coupons at the point of sale. Users can charge up the wallet using a credit card or a prepaid Google card.

The firm expects that, by 2014, 150 million smartphones with be enabled with near-field communications (NFC). The Google Offers product will provide offers based on a user’s location and preferences, and that trial will first occur in Portland and New York.

Apple iPhone 4 Release on May 27 in India..

2011-05-25T22:04:00.000+05:30

Apple reseller said iPhone 4 will be available for sale only from May 28. "We are expecting the while iPhone 4 to be available for sale", he added that pricing is likely to be Rs. 34,500 for the 16GB model and Rs. 40,900 for the 32GB in India.

iPhone 4 will be available in India only on the networks of Airtel and Aircel. The operators are offering new pricing model that allows customers to recover the upfront cost of their iPhone on select plans over the course of 24 months.
Apples iPhone 4 is entering the India market at a stage when rival headset manufacturers have brought smartphone models capable of competing with iPhone 4.

Apple iPhone 4 Features :

3.5-inch touchscreen highest-resolution display
Retina Display
IPS Technology for supereb color and view angle
Stainless Steel Band
Apple A4 processor
3 axis Gyro + Accelerometer
5 megapixel camera with LED flash
HD video recording and editing

Apple iPhone 4 Speicificaitons
Display : 3.5-inch widescren Multi-Touch display
Retina Display
Resolution : 960 x 640 pixels
800: 1 contrast ratio
Fingerprint-resistant olephobic coating front and back
IPS technology
stainless steel body for strength
Dimensions : 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
Weight : 137 g
OS : Apple iOS opreating system
Processor : Apple A4 Processor
Camera : 5 megapixel camera with LED flash
Video recording, HD (720p) up to 30 fps
Tap to focus video or still images
Photo and video geotagging
Memory : 16 GB and 32 GB
Audio Playback formats : AAC, HE-AAC, mp3, Mp3 VBR, AAX and AAX+, AIFF and wav
Video Playback formats : H.264, MPEG-4, mp4, mov
Connectivity :
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth 2.1 +EDR wireless technology
USB 2.0 port
HDMI port
Digital Compass
Assisted GPS
Sensors :
3-axis gyro
Accelerometer
Proximity sensor
Ambient light sensor
Battery : rechargeable lithium-ion battery
Talk time :
2G : up to 14 hours
3G : up to 7 hours
Standby time : up to 300 hours
Video Playback : up to 10 hours
Audio playback : up to 40 hours.

"Lovelock" Fedora 15 Released "Download Available"..

2011-05-25T17:37:00.000+05:30

The Fedora Project released 15 with codename "Lovelock" was made available for download yesterday. Fedora releases are always awaited with significant anticipation, and this one has been no exception. The biggest news about this release, is that they have changed to a Gnome 3 desktop. As far as I am aware, they are the first "major" distribution to use Gnome 3 as their default desktop. Because of that, and the obvious comparisons to Ubuntu's recent release of their Unity desktop, this will be the primary focus.

The distribution is available from the Fedora Downloads web page. You can copy the ISO image to a USB stick by using their LiveUSB Creator utility, or you can simply "dd" the image to the USB device. Boot the Live image, and you are ready to install. Installation is fast and fairly simple.

Rumor: Apple iPhone 5 have first curved-glass Multi-Touch Retina display..

2011-05-24T00:46:00.000+05:30

“Apple Industries is going to adopt a curved cover glass for its next generation model, according to Industry sources,” Yenting Chen and Steve Shen report for DigiTimes.

"The glass slicing machines are currently being stored at associated assembly plants and will be brought online once yield rates for the production of curved glass reaches a satisfactory level," Monday's report said.

“In order to push forward the production of curved glass, Apple reportedly has purchased 200-300 glass cutting machines to be used by glass makers, said the sources,” Chen and Shen report. “The glass slicing machines are currently being stored at associated assembly plants and will be brought online once yield rates for the production of curved glass reaches a satisfactory level, the sources revealed.”

Chen and Shen report, “There has been no time table yet for the volume production of iPhone 5."

Other reports have suggested that Apple is looking to slightly enlarge the display of the next iPhone, utilizing an edge-to-edge Retina Display while retaining the same form factor as the current iPhone 4. However, Monday's report is the first indication of a supposed curved screen for the next-generation iPhone.

Top 10 Useful Firefox Plugins For Twitter Lovers..

2011-05-23T20:02:00.000+05:30

Our favorite 10 Firefox Twitter addons which you could use to tweet, reply tweets, show people what you are currently viewing, send direct messages, and much more features! Have a look at all this plugins and enjoy the freedom of using Twitter in your Firefox browser.

1. Echofon

Echofon, which is previously known as TwitterFox, is a great Firefox plug-in to be used. It adds a minute status bar icon that has notification when your buddies post tweets. Echofon allows you to access your Twitter account in just a single click and it displays the number of unread messages on the status bar. You will be able to manage multiple Twitter accounts and other trouble-free Twitter functions such as posting your own tweets, direct message and retweet.

2. Twitbin

Twitbin is a petite Firefox plug-in which appears as a sidebar. It allows you to be up to date with all of your Twitter discussions right from the sidebar of your browser. You will be able use this extension to send and receive messages to and from your buddies, view conversations, share links of website you like, and more.

3. Power Twitter

The Power Twitter offers extra functionalities to the Twitter web interface which includes an inline of all sorts of playable and viewable media, photo uploading, link expansion and shrinking, link translation to page titles, status history peeks, custom settings, and daily questions. All this could be done right on your Twitter web interface. As an added advantage, you will be able to view your Facebook status updates via this plug-in.

4. Twitkit

Twitkit functions as a Twitter sidebar for your Firefox browser. It has a 6-segment interface, which uses tabs to separate its contents. Using this Twitkit extension, you will be able to view your user timeline, the Twitter public timeline, your buddies list and latest tweets, your followers list and their latest tweets, status regarding your account, and @replies made to you.

5. TwitterBar

The TwitterBar extension allows you to tweet your message to the Twitter web interface directly from your Firefox’s address bar. A small Twitter icon would be noticeable at the side of the address bar, and clicking on it posts your tweets. You can also check the number of characters left as you are only allowed to post up to 140 characters long in Twitter. You could also tweet a URL of your currently viewing page by just clicking on the icon. With this TwitterBar version of 2.9, you can now add new accounts and post multiple Twitter accounts.

6. Twitzer

You can now post longer messages with more than just 140 characters on your Twitter web interface by using this Twitzer plug-in for your Firefox browser. Besides, it expands TinyURL links to ensure that you click on safe links.

7. Instant Tweets

Instant Tweets is almost similar to the TweetBar extension. You can tweet from your Firefox address bar and share links of the page that is currently being viewed. Just click on the bird icon that sits on the side of your address bar to share or tweet the particular link. It also automatically displays the number of character left as you type and shortens long URLs. All you have to do is right click on images to tweet it on Twitter instantly. Additionally, the bird icon will be noticeable in blue colour if someone is following you and turns red if no one is.

8. TwittyTunes

A music lover will definitely want to share their favourite songs and tracks that they are listening to with their buddies and other followers. This could be done by using the TwittyTunes extension for Firefox. It posts websites that you often visit and videos you stream to your Twitter. You could submit any songs you specify with just one click by assigning TwittyTunes to your Firefox browser.

9. Friendbar

Friendbar is a useful application for not only Twitter but also Facebook. This Friendbar application allows you to manage both popular social networking web interfaces from one place. You can now keep in touch with your buddies from both networks with this single plug-in. It continually streams updates from both your Twitter and Facebook accounts right on the toolbar. Tweet, retweet, direct message, @message, and more from the Friendbar toolbar. It automatically generates a TinyURL of the website that you are viewing so that you could easily share the links on both the social networks.

10. Yoono

Yoono is another sidebar plug-in for Firefox. It allows you to stay connected with your buddies across a variety of instant messengers and social networking websites from one place. The Yoono sidebar supports services like Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, MySpace, Yahoo IM, AIM and more. Yoono simplifies your way of sharing stuffs you like with all your social networks simultaneously. You will be able to discover more cool stuffs with the discovery widget that displays the related websites, videos, images, and more as you surf the internet.

Rumors: Apple's iPad 3 Release Date & Features..

2011-05-22T20:04:00.000+05:30

Apple’s iPad is holding over 80% market share of US tablet market. Not only in US but across the world, people have gone crazy to have New iPad 2. Although being best tablet ever Apple’s followers are still looking for even great iPad 3 and eagerly exploring the internet for iPad 3 Release Date. Nowadays there are numerous rumors about iPad 3 have been spread the market; of course it is about iPad 3 Release date and Features.

Various source are predicting that iPad 3 Release date would be somewhere in September 2011. The Apple employee said, “They had a number of problems along the way, and the third-generation iPad is the one to make a song and dance about.”

John Gruber, Apple watcher is supporting the statement by adding that the iPad 3 release date will be in September. He also stated in his blog, “Summer feels like a long time away. If my theory is right, they’re not only going to be months behind the iPad 2, but if they slip until late summer, they might bump up against the release of the iPad 3. And not only did they announce this with a distant ship date, they did it with no word on pricing.” On other hand Apple’s CEO, Steve Jobs Says 2011 is Year Of The iPad 2.

The Apple iPad 2 got such a huge response that Apple is unable to meet its demand. Let us assume that iPad 3 will release in September 2011 in US however UK buyer will get chance to see iPad 3 after a month or two.

iPad 3 Features Expectation:

Retina Display: People were expecting Retina Display with iPad 2; but new iPad made them disappoint with the same display of previous iPad. Now followers are waiting for iPad 3 with Retina Display. There is a rumor that iPad 3 may offers resolution of 2048X1536.
SD card slot: People are expecting revolution in Apple iPad 3 with SD card slot. Hopefully Apple may introduce SD card slot with iPad 3
Improved HDMI: Yes iPad 2 also supports HDMI playback but you need to have Apple Digital AV Adapter, and that is too at additional cost of $39. So it is much expected from iPad 3 to have HDMI port that eliminates additional requirement of HDMI cable.
Camera flash: Camera with the Flash is long awaited feature of iPad, people were expecting iPad 2 to have Camera flash, now we would be wonder if iPad 3 will not have Camera with Flash.
Thunderbolt: The iPad 3 may have Thunderbolt port. That will offer power, Video and data connectivity using the same connector at lightning speed.
Wireless Synchronize: People are expecting iPad 3 to offer wireless sync of content rather than traditional wired connectivity.

Apple iOS crosses over 5 million game downloads per day..

2011-05-21T19:45:00.000+05:30

Apple’s iOS App Store sees more than 5 million games downloaded per day as iPhone and iPad users look to fill their devices with gaming goodies, new figures have revealed.

Having recently received an award from the Guinness Book of World Records for having the ‘largest downloadable video game store’ in history, Apple is now reported to be totting up more than 5 million gaming app downloads per day across the US and EU market.

Compiled by Distimo and Newzoo, the new figures have revealed that of the 5 million daily downloads, 88 per cent of these gaming apps are in the form of free-to-download content with just 12 per cent being paid for.

Further revelations from the compiled data showed that 90 per cent of the gaming downloads are made by iPhone touting iOS users, 9 per cent coming from iPad owners and a single per cent in the form of Mac App downloads.

Google Launches Android at HOME..

2011-05-21T15:00:00.001+05:30

Google announced on Tuesday a new feature of the Android operating system called Android @ Home.
Google I/O 2011 is going to be right now and Google has lots of new Information about Android. One of those hot things with Android is home automation with a brand new top framework.

So if you have an Android's Mobile you might be interested in ways to have your phone

interact with things at your house. That’s exactly what Google is working on with you. This is an idea of having everything as an accessory for Android's Mobile. The framework is called Android @ Home automation. With this new standard you can do all kinds of things with your Android Mobile. You can turn your lights on and off depending on your calendar status.

So the possibilities with this are nearly impossible. You could probably setup your computer to open applications, lock, and even shut down automatically.Also set your car to start automatically and warm up or cool down. Or really any of this stuff. It’s all up to what the developers can develop for Android. Hopefully we will see this actually be used for neat things. And hopefully it would not turn out bad. Chances are these standards are not very secure, or at-least secure enough to control all this kind of stuff.

Wordpress released a new IOS 2.8 update..

2011-05-21T13:17:00.001+05:30

Content Management System (CMS) WordPress has released an IOS 2.8 update.Not that Apple doesn't already have enough consumer apps for its Things but Wordpress' IOS 2.8 update is one of the best, and it's open source to boot.

The WordPress IOS 2.8 update has a quick photo button, a statististical metrics breakdown feature and the app has been translated in to ten languages including Spanish, French, Portuguese, and Japanese.

WordPress calls its quick photo button "action-centric", by which it means fanbois will find it easier to use. Instead of selecting the blog first, punters choose a task in the app, which then puts out the blog entry afterwards.

The statistics feature gives users a breakdown of analytics in real time. It's not comprehensive, though the Wordpress IOS 2.8 update does offer weekly, daily and monthly charts. Fanbois can also swipe over the charts and get a breakdown of daily views by date and view top posts by referrers and search terms.

WordPress said the statistics feature runs natively for all WordPress blogs. However, if fanbois self--host their blogs, Wordpress recommends downloading Jetpack or a standalone statistics plug-in and said it will add more app functionality in the near future.

Yahoo! Messenger now lets iPad 2 owners for video chat with PCs or Whatever..

2011-05-20T23:07:00.009+05:30

Yahoo just announced that the newest version of its free Yahoo Messenger app will be optimized for iPad 2 video chatting, and it allows users chat with others using Macs, PCs, or whatever.

As long as you have the newest version of Yahoo Messenger, you’ll be able to video chat cross-platform to other video-enabled devices.

Yahoo Messenger has a wide install base and you will be able to make video calls to any device with a camera and a compatible version of the messaging app. Besides video calling, Yahoo Messenger will also send SMS messages for free.

Fring brought this same kind if cross-platform video chatting to iOS a little while ago, but there aren’t nearly as many people on Fring as there are on Yahoo Messenger.

The new Yahoo app also includes free texting capabilities, but the texts won’t come from your phone number.

Apple Retail Stores planning huge hit 10th anniversary..

2011-05-20T21:08:00.000+05:30

“It started with one store at Tysons Corner Center in Virginia, just outside of Washington,” Doug Gross reports for CNN. “Ten years and more than 300 stores later, it’s become a retailing venture unique in the world of consumer electronics. The Apple retail store, the stylized and shiny public face of the Cupertino, California-based gadget giant.

“As the 2000s were just dawning, it was far from a sure thing. ‘Around the time Apple started to roll out, Gateway’s products were going the other way,’ said Adam Hanft, CEO of marketing and branding firm Hanft Projects, referring to the PC makers (they of the cowhide-designed boxes) who eventually gave up on their own retail-store model in 2004,” Gross reports. “‘If you go back and look at what all the pundits said, they all thought Apple was crazy to get into the retailing business.’”

iPhone 4, App Store set world records for gaming..

2011-05-17T22:40:00.000+05:30

Apple Industries success with the Apple iPhone 4 and the App Store has earned the company several impressive records in the year of 2011 Gamers Edition of the Guinness Book of Records.

The Estimates crosses over 1.5 million Apple iPhone 4 units sold on launch day itself, Apple has earned the title of "Fastest-Selling Portable Gaming System" for its popular smartphone, as certified by Guinness World Records, LA Times reports.

By the comparison of other products, Sony's PlayStation Portable sold just 200,000 units on its launch date in the year 2005, while the Nintendo DS sold 500,000 units in its first week of availability in November 2004.

Apple's App Store has also been awarded records for being the "Most Popular Application Marketplace" and the "Largest Downloadable Video Game Store". Using numbers from the month September 2010, Guinnes World Records noted in a statement that Apple had received over 6.5 billion downloads since the launch of the Application Store and hosted 259,740 applications, including 61 flatulence simulators.

Apple also set the record for the "Largest Launch Line-up of Any Gaming System" with the over 500 available on the first day of business for the App Store.

iOS developers also took home several world records for their work. Rovio's popular "Angry Birds" game was noted as the "Top Paid-For App Store Game in Most Countries". As of month October 2010, the game had been recognized as the top paid-for game in the App Store in a record 67 territories worldwide.

Blackberry Playbook Official OS 1.0.3.1868 now available..

2011-05-14T15:13:00.000+05:30

Blackberry officially announced, that BlackBerry playbook new OS 1.0.3.1868 shows as update available. This version adds video chat, BBM, editing documents and the home screen bookmarks. This is probably the best upgrade we’ve seen so far in terms of functionality, if you drive with a book of games then check whether the update if you do not see now. We will not fail to report more when we’re running.