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New iPad hands-on from CNET

2012-03-10T22:38:00.008-08:00

The new iPad (iPad 3) has now the upgraded screen resolution and extra visualization graphics. It is going to be considered more appropriate than the previous one.

This fresh Apple's masterpiece is unique in its tones.

iPad is a magical window where nothing comes between you and what you love. Now that experience is even more incredible with the new iPad.

The New iPad (iPad 3) Review/First Look

2012-03-10T22:01:00.006-08:00

Apple and its shiny new iPad 3 are redefining a category it created with the original iPad two years ago. This release sees Apple's best iPad yet – and you can check it out in our first look review. In it it's real name still remains a bit of a mystery (is it iPad 3 or the New iPad?) but there's no denying Apple's glorious new iPad 3 still remians the most desired and lovable rectangle on the planet.

There might not have been "one more thing", but we were told Apple is "just getting started". Makes you feel kind of impatient for the next announcement, doesn't it?

How to install the Windows 8 Consumer

2012-03-10T21:34:00.003-08:00

The next big operating system from Microsoft is almost ready and we’ve been anticipating its arrival for a while now. So, the final release is still

The next enormous Microsoft OS is almost ready to enter into the market. So, the final release is still sometime away, from release but the second major preview that was expected early this year is here. Microsoft has gone ahead and opened up the doors for users to download and try out the new OS.

So, let’s quickly look at how to download and install the operating system on your PC. We’ll start by first explaining how to install Windows 8 on a clean system and then, also how to upgrade your Windows 7 operating system.

However, before starting, we suggest you backup any important data and applications just in case.

Download Windows 8 Consumer Preview
The first step is of course, to download the operating system from a download page from where you can download a tool that will check your hardware and software to see your compatibility with Windows 8. You also have the option to download disc images and burn them on a disc and install it. There are 32-bit and 64-bit builds available on this page. You also find a serial key that can be used to install the operating system.

Burn a copy of Windows 8 on a DVD
Once you’ve downloaded the ISO file, now the next step is to use a disc burning software to burn it. If you don’t have one installed, you can always use the default Windows Disc Image Burner that’s part of Windows 7, for example. If you don’t have one, you can download a copy of CDBurnerXP for free.

Downloading Windows 8 from the Microsoft site

Microsoft recommends 16GB of free space if you’re installing the 32-bit version and 20GB if you opt for the 64-bit version.

Setup from an existing Windows installation
If you're doing a clean install of Windows 8, skip this. But assuming that you have Windows already installed, simply insert the burnt DVD and open Windows Explorer. If you have Autorun enabled, the installation setup should start automatically. If it doesn't, double click on the setup.exe in the DVD. The installation will ask you whether you'd like to update the installation before it begins. If you don't want to do this, you can click the Skip button.

Keeping existing Windows settings and data

Next, enter the product key provided by Microsoft you got from their download page. Select which items from the existing Windows installation you’d like to keep. Choose one of the following and click Next. The user has the option to save Windows settings and personal documents or just personal documents.The installation will then begin.

via [tech2.in.com]

30 iPad Cakes You Probably Haven’t Seen Yet

2011-08-14T13:03:00.000-07:00

Apple offers products that have often inspired unique creations from fans. Starting from iPhone skins, the fans of the company have now expanded the ways they pay their tributes to Apple. One of these ways has become too common – baking cakes in the shape of Apple products.

Below you will find 30 pictures we have gathered to share with you this iPad cake phenomenon that has taken over countless confectioners cum Apple fans.

via[allthatisapple.com]

How To Score More points In Fruit Ninja Zen Mode

2011-08-14T12:56:00.000-07:00

Fruit Ninja is probably the one game that kept you going for real long. You had been scoring around 250 on an average at each attempt at first but turns out that isn’t even considered good unless you scored a whooping 300!
The most important part is how you choose your moves. Here are some of the ways you can use to convert those x3 combos into x5.

Always wait for 5 fruits to pop up. Most of the people try to hit a X3 combo and later realize there are 2 more fruits to come.
Here is a video demo I found on Youtube that should help you score 300. Do note even this guy missed some combos that he could easily hit.

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Unlimited Free Books For iOS: Wattpad eBook Reader By Wattpad

2011-08-14T12:47:00.000-07:00

This is an iOS 3.0 or later compatible app that is sized at 2.6 MB. This app has 9+ rating for Infrequent/Mild Mature/Suggestive Themes, Infrequent/Mild Profanity or Crude Humour, and Infrequent/Mild Horror/Fear Themes. By using this app you get to read new stories and find out what people around the world are reading. You can also read and write in real time. You will enjoy that.

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1.8 million Free Books By Kobo Inc. For iOS

2011-08-14T12:17:00.000-07:00

This is an iOS 3.2 or later compatible app that is sized at 19.8 MB. This app has the 12+ rating for the contents in its books. By using this app you can browse millions of free and cheap eBooks. You become able to explore popular classics, stay on top of current news and trends with newspaper, magazine subscriptions and do a lot more. Try this app you will love it.

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iOS: FREE True Ghost Stories By Joe Kwon, Inc

2011-08-14T12:13:00.000-07:00

This is an iOS 4.2 or later compatible app that is sized at 16.8 MB. This app lets you enjoy for free the top 10 Weekly, Monthly, and All-Time Best True Ghost Stories from Around the World from the top-selling paid app. It also includes a free audio ghost story which is incredible.

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iOS: The Story Mouse For Children

2011-08-14T12:09:00.000-07:00

The Story Mouse is an iOS 3.2 or later compatible app that is sized at 60.1 MB. The Story Mouse is a collection of virtual books for children with audio, illustrations and text. It comes with one free story and lets you purchase more stories using your iTunes account.

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Pocket Story LITE: The Boy Giant By Wotsamaflip Free for iOS

2011-08-14T12:05:00.000-07:00

Pocket Story LITE: The Boy Giant is an iOS 3.1 or later compatible app which has the size at 74.4 MB. This app has many beautiful features, illustrations taken directly from the book, US and international English spelling, full narration, read by the author, Allan Plenderleith, interactive touch sounds through out, three read modes including autoplay for young children and bookmark saves your place when you exit. Guaranteed hit with your kids.

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iBooks By Apple® For iOS

2011-08-14T12:00:00.000-07:00

iBooks is an iOS 3.2 or later compatible app that is sized at 15.3 MB. This app has the supports of languages English, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Swedish languages. You can also download and read the latest best-selling books or your favorite classics with iBooks.

Browse your library on a beautiful bookshelf, tap a book to open it, flip through pages with a swipe or a tap, and bookmark or add notes to your favorite passages. You get to read free samples of any book on the ibookstore but if you want to read the whole of it you will have to buy the book through the app.

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Sonic Comics Free Book For iOS

2011-08-14T11:56:00.000-07:00

Sonice Comics is an iOS 3.0 app or compatible with later version which has the size at 3.8 MB. This app features 50 Sonic issues that are perfect for someone who loves sonic or someone who is a comic lover or looking to enjoy some time reading family friendly material.

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The Ultimate Radio Alarm Application for iOS Devices

2011-08-14T11:41:00.000-07:00

One of the many things we use our smartphones for is waking us up. Or we can say, our smartphones are also alarm clocks for many of us. However there are limited set of traditional features in built-in alarm clocks in phone operating systems and traditional alarm clock applications..

Radio Alarm. Sized at nearly 15 MB, it is a wonderful iOS application compatible with iPod Touch, iPhone, and iPad running iOS 4.0 or later. The app is currently being offered for free on the iTunes store. In addition to supporting multiple languages and traditional alarm clock operating of letting you play a song on a specified time, the app packs numerous other features.

The most prominent of these ‘additional features’ is the alarm clock’s support of radio. The app uses Wi-Fi to let you set a radio station from around the world as your alarm tone. You can listen to the radio without setting it as an alarm too. While the app contains its own library of stations you can enter custom URLs for stations too.

IT offers a variety of features: multiple alarms, snooze settings, sleep timer, shaking the phone to turn off the alarm, and choosing the alarm to play through phone or speakers are only a few of the multitude of features included within the application.

Together, these features make Radio Alarm the ultimate alarm application for any iOS device. Because the app is free only for a limited time you should get it from the iTunes store as soon as possible.
Get Radio Alarm from Here.

Fruit Ninja Kinect Review

2011-08-14T11:15:00.000-07:00

Fruit Ninja Kinect is a slightly more involved version of the touchscreen smart phone game Fruit Ninja which was introduced on the iPhone in 2010. The method of playing is that on the phone, you swipe your finger to “cut” fruit which pops up from the bottom of the screen.

In Fruit Ninja Kinect, the Xbox Kinect camera tracks you motions so you have to slice with your arms to destroy fruit on the big screen. To stop the game from simply being arm flailing, there are bombs that also pop up which you are not allowed to slash.

Overall, the effect is a frantic, somewhat silly (in a good way) game where you spend two to five minutes acting like a ninja and making hand chops in the air. Great for parties and for overactive six-year-olds you’re trying to tucker out before bed. Less good if you’re looking for something that will keep you occupied for more than 10 minutes at a time.
Here's an awesome video from Halfbrick Studios, showing off Fruit Ninja Kinect.

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Top 10 SEO Tools For Your Website

2011-08-11T05:52:00.000-07:00

If you want your site to appear on top on Google, For that you need to understand the recommended strategies for optimization. Search engine optimization is a dynamic process that keeps on changing from time to time. So you can surely check out the top ten SEO tools you need to get your website on the first page of major search engines.

1. Site Map Generator
Launching a site is not enough. You need to notify the major search engines about your new site, and thus provide easy access to their crawlers. So you need to generate a map of your site by using a site map generator tool.

2. Keyword Tool

On-site optimization of a web page is very important, and for that you need to target proper keywords for the site. To attract traffic and to increase the popularity of your site, you should find an authentic keyword tool that can help you generate required keywords for the site.

3. Keyword Density Checker Tool

Targeting a set of keywords is not all. For proper optimization, you need to understand the density of each keyword. You need to use the keywords depending on their density. To maintain the required keyword density, you need to use proper keyword density tool.

4. Back Link Checker

To increase the ranking of your site, you need to acquire more back links to yours site. If you want to count the back links of your site and get it compared with the back link count of a competitor website, you need to use back link checker. So you can check out your webmaster tools.

5. Page Rank Checker

Use page rank checker tool if you want to know whether your site is properly optimized or not. Checking the ranking of the page at regular intervals will keep you aware of recent developments.

6. Traffic Estimator Tool

Whatever be the type and purpose of a website, the main aim is to draw traffic. To know whether your site is drawing enough traffic or not, you need to use a traffic estimator tool. You can check out Google and Alexa webmaster tools to find a reliable traffic estimator.

7. Meta Tag Generator

Use Meta tag generator to make the search engine crawlers familiar to the content of your website. Meta title, Meta keyword and Meta description helps the search engine crawlers to understand what the site is all about.

8. Similarity Checking Tool

Always remember, search engine do not encourage similar content in different sites. Therefore, you should use similarity checking or plagiarism checking tool to ensure your site has unique content. Similar content will de-rank your site and may also attract penalty.

9. Indexed Page Checker Tool

Writing loads of keyword enriched content and posting it on your website never assures a good page rank. To increase your page rank, you need to get each page indexed. Use indexed page checking tool to find the number of pages indexed.

10. Webmaster Tool

A complete set of webmaster tools offer you multiple features to understand how your website is performing in the search engines. With this tool, you can make necessary technical changes on the site.

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Top 10 Internet Marketing Tips

2011-08-10T11:32:00.000-07:00

Internet technology is the greatest development of the 20th and 21st century. It is because of the web, the world has become a global village. Access to internet has become quite affordable over the years. As a result, home users and small micro enterprises are leaning towards the web as a means of endorsing their products and services.

Here are top ten internet marketing tips for persons desiring to use the net as their sole marketplace.

1. Search Engine Optimization:

In order to have your website identified by search engine bots, it is vital that you have it optimized. There are numerous online services such as AddMe that you can utilize to have your site indexed by top search engine sites, i.e. Google or Yahoo or Ask. This can be achieved by making use of selective keyword when creating content for your site.

2. Website Content:

In order to remain relevant in the online business world, you need to constantly change your web content to match those of your changing customer needs. Visitors to your site can only be lured back if the site has interesting content to read home about. So update your site content at regular basis..

3. Add Links:

These are the links you need to include on your site. Before deciding on which link to add, it is important to do a research on which are the most relevant links to have. For example, Links Back SEO offers some resourceful information on adding links to your site.

4. Networking:

You need to extend your business in the market and the same needs to apply online business community. Fortunately, there are several online business networking websites which can assist you locate useful information on how to run your home based business.

5. Free Advertising:

It is possible to get free online advertising via specific websites. For example, freebizadsweb.com and adlandpro.com. The sites enable those advertising to include their contact or personal information as part of their signature on outgoing mails.

6. Paid Advertising:

In case you have some money to spare, you can invest in paid advertising as a means of increasing relevant traffic to your site. Google Adwords is one of the most popular paid online advertising sites.

7. Article Writing:

The only way to remain competitive in the ever growing online marketing is by constantly capturing the attention of your would be customers. This can easily be achieved by submitting on a regular basis resourceful articles to article sites, e.g. Ezine.

8. Newsletters:

If you are looking for an affordable means of reaching out to your online customers and potential buyers, consider using newsletters. There are a number of sites that you can use, for instance, iContact and Garp Newsletter Service.

9. Purchase Reviews:
Purchases of reviews is one of the ways through which online businesses are using to endorse their site. This entails using another website to provide reviews for your site. This comes in handy when you are just starting off and lacks the much needed customer testimonials.

10. Blog Networks:

Last but not least, blog networks can enable you endorse your products and services online. Blogs have over the years gained enough popularity as sources for news as well as entertainment.

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Top 10 Financially Powerful Countries

2011-08-10T11:06:00.000-07:00

Over the past few decades, the world economy has been influenced by so many factors, i.e. oil, wars, drought and technology amongst others. Whereas, the countries who have made significant improvement in their economies, are financially powerful thus rich, that is in respect to CIA World Factbook as well as Wikipedia which is gauged by GDP per capita. Here is a list of countries.

1. Luxembourg – $80,800
Luxembourg is a minute country,8th smallest country in the world.that has a population that does not exceed 500,000. But there are over 250 financial institutions located in that tiny country. It is the only country that has got the largest concentration of banks within the European Union and most likely the whole world. Once in high school, the main language is English, despite that fact that they speak Letzebuergesh.

2. Qatar – $75,900

Located in UAE, a purely Arabic speaking country with a population not exceeding a million individuals is Qatar. It achieved its independence in 1971 from the British colonialists. It changed itself significantly with the discovery of oil and natural gas which are the country’s major revenue earners.

3. Norway- $55,600

Norway is one of the most developed nations in Europe. Its main source of revenue is oil and natural gas. However, it has one of the highest costs of living, i.e. 30% above United States in spite of its wealth.

4. Kuwait – $55,300

At number four is Kuwait, a small country in the Middle East that is constantly faced with conflicts, located on the coast of the Persian Gulf and neighbors Saudi Arabia and Iraq.Its most of revenue is generated from oil exports.

5. United Arab Emirates – $55,200

United Arab Emirates is rich in oil and natural gas than any other country. This has enabled it to have one of the highest developed economies of the world. The country has so much money that they even lack ideas as to what to do with it. There are several artificially built Islands and the most magnificent buildings of the world

6. Singapore- $48,900
Singapore is a small country which is made up of 63 islands and a few mainland consisting of approximately 270 square miles. Despite its small size, it has one of the busiest ports in the globe and the 4th biggest foreign exchange market in the world. Unlike other countries, investors consider it as one of the friendliest economies to invest in.

7. United States- $46,000

The United States of America is distinct in the group as a result of its size. Whereas, countries listed so far in this list are smaller in size, the United States has a population that exceeds 300 million people on a 9.83 million square kilometer. Some of the world’s renowned billionaires reside in the United States. Nonetheless, the United States economy has been riddled with so many occurrences which have greatly affected its growth.

8. Ireland- $45,600

Ireland which forms part of the European Union has one of the most flourishing economies in the European region. Unknown to some, Ireland is the largest developer of computer software worldwide.

9. Equatorial Guinea- $44,100

Not so many people have heard of this country located somewhere in Central Africa. The country owes it large economic growth as a result of oil discovery in 1996.

10. Switzerland- $39,800
Switzerland is well known for its cheese making and being a neutral player in the global happenings. In fact, a majority of people residing in Europe deposited their money in the country knowing well that they will be well looked after.

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Top 10 Beautiful Forests

2011-08-10T10:53:00.000-07:00

Forests are known worldwide to be an integral part of the environment otherwise the whole world as we know it would be a desert. Conservationists all over the world are pushing governments especially in the third world and developing nations to preserve their forests as they are being destroyed at the expense of industrialization. They are a source of life. Here are the most beautiful forests in the world.

1. Daintree, Australia:

Daintree is also commonly referred to as the rainforest that encounters the reef. The forest is located somewhere in Northern Queensland and comprises of some of the world’s exceptional species of flora and fauna. Numerous types of butterfly can be found in Daintree. Experts estimate that the forest is approximately 135 million years old.

2. Equador’s Cloud Forest:
Equador’s cloud forests offer a magnificent view for visitors it. The forest can be seen extending on either side of the Andes. It is well famed for its bio diversity and is mainly made up of birds and other rare species. This forest is the abundant collection of flowers, orchids and an assortment of birds.

3. The Amazon Rainforest:

Amazingly, the Amazon stretches across nine countries. However, a big chunk of the forest lies in Brazil. As the largest rainforest of the world, the Amazon rainforest boasts of one of the wealthiest bio diversity. Various types of animals, birds, plants and fish can be found within the Amazon than any other forest in the world.

4. Alaska Rainforest:

The Alaska rainforest boasts of being the biggest temperature forest in the globe. One can choose different locations to visit such as Chilkoot inlet.

5. Sapo National Park, Liberia:

The forest has been described by many as a virgin rainforest at its peak. However, the harsh temperatures and high humidity makes the forest a little hard to reach compared to other forests in the world. Sapo is a wonderful place to visit as it offers you a magnificent view of the entire rainforest despite the numerous rubber trees that are grown in most rural areas of Liberia.

6. The Mount Kinabalu National Park, Malaysia:

Some of the most uncommon species of animals and plants can be located in Mount Kinabalu rainforest. There are several types of pitcher plants, assortments of orchids and largest flowers. The tress are so tall that you can see the sky coming into contact with the trees.

7. The Monteverde Forest, Costa Rica:

The Monteverde is also known as a cloud forest because of the mist which then leaves dew on the leaves of the various plants therein. In addition, there are countless species of birds, plants and insects found in the forest. The forest is a habitat to jaguars, snakes and quetzal amongst other animal species.

8. Montecristo Cloud Forest, El Salvador:

The forest includes several types of animal and plant species, for example, orchids, spider monkeys, toucans, ferns and pumas.

9. Sinharaja Forest, Srilanka:

The forest is located conveniently to the South of the Central Mountains. Whereas, the forest attracts a drove of animal and plant lovers, it is polluted with leeches.

10. Emas National Park and Chapada Dos Veadeiros, Brazil:

The forests are known world over for being rich in not only vast green vegetation but also for its diversity in wildlife. It is one of the forests that is well protected given that it is a habitat to numerous species of plants and animals.

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Top 10 Most Dangerous Animals

2011-08-10T10:39:00.000-07:00

The forests are a home to some of the most dangerous animals in the world. There have been cases where lives have been lost when the animals felt threatened by the human presence. Here are some of the most dangerous animals in the world.
1. Green Anaconda:

The green anaconda can easily be located within the South American rainforests. A fully grown green anaconda can weigh 550lbs plus and measure up to 2 feet. Its diet comprises of birds, wild pigs, turtles, deer, caimans as well as capybara. Once in a while, the snake feeds on jaguars. For the green anaconda to consume its prey, it has to make sure that it is dead. It achieves this by coiling round the prey and then asphyxiating it.

2. Jaguar:
Fortunately, the Jaguar is not found in all the forests in the world. It is mainly located in the Central and South American rainforests. It finishes its prey crushing the skull with its bite. A Jaguar’s diet mainly comprises of snakes, deer, crocodiles, monkeys, peccary, turtles, eggs, fish, sloths and frogs. In addition, if it spots anything that it can kill then it also forms part of its diet.

3. Bengal Tiger:

The Bengal tiger is mainly located in rainforest found in Asia, for instance, Southeast Asian Rainforest. It is the main kind of Tiger that is found in the World. Apparently, the Bengal tiger only attacks human beings when it feels threatened.

4. Poison Arrow Frog:

Poison Arrow Frog is the most deadly of all kinds of frogs in the world. It is mainly found in rainforests located in Central and South America. The frog measures 2 inches long. The most toxic of all is the golden poison arrow. The venom from the frog is enough to kill ten men.

5. Gaboon Viper:

The gaboon viper is a snake that is mainly found in rainforests located in Eastern, Western and Central Arica. It mainly feeds on birds, tiny mammals and amphibians. Its fangs contain a deadly toxin that can destroy humans in minutes. The snake measures approximately two inches long.

6. Crocodiles:
Crocodiles can be found in almost all the forests in the world that have rivers running through them, They are the most deadly animals when it comes to catching its prey. All they have to do is lie still in water without any movement. When it launches to catch its prey, it does at the speed of a missile. Once it has its prey firmly on its grip, it then pulls it to the deeper parts of the water where it cannot fight for its life. Approximately, 800 human lives are lost worldwide due to crocodile attacks.

7. Mosquito:

Whereas one may laugh at the thought of a mosquito being one of the most deadly animals in the rainforest, Malaria which is common in tropical regions account for up to 3 million deaths annually. From this number, one can comfortably say that mosquitoes are the most dangerous animals in the world.

8. Emerald Tree Boa:

The emerald tree boa is found in a number of forests in South America, e.g. Amazon and Guyana. A fully grown emerald boar can measure up to 7.25 feet. It can mainly be found in the swampy and marshy areas of the rainforest. It kills its prey by coiling itself around it and suffocating it. Its food mainly comprises of birds and rodents.

9. Alligators:

Alligators can also be found in marshy or swampy areas of the forest. Just as crocodiles, alligators are dangerous and kill on sight.

10. Bats:

Not considered by many as dangerous, but, when bitten by a bat, chances are that you can develop certain diseases that could be fatal to you in the long run.

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Top 10 Most Powerful Countries

2011-08-10T10:19:00.000-07:00

A number of surveys depicted that the following countries are the most powerful today:

1. The United States of America

This country is the largest economy today and has the strongest army as well as a very powerful democracy. It is called a superpower and its media is very influential as well. It has built itself and its power ever since it gained independence and is only getting more powerful. The country controls international relations and it is also a part of a number of influential bodies.

2. Russian Federation

The Russian Federation has the second most powerful army and controls a number of states in the Central Asian area. It has a very large population and immense world area. These factors allow it to stay independent and prevent external forces from interfering in the political, economic and financial issues of the country. Because of its size, Russia has the resources to become a superpower.

3. Peoples Republic of China

Peoples Republic of China is said to have the 4^th largest GNP in the world. It has gained supremacy only recently over Britain and France. It has a large army and immense potential to become the most powerful country in the world. Its economy is making progress by leaps and bounds.

4. France

France is a part of the UN Security Council and is said to be the fifth most powerful country in the world. It is a great nuclear power and influences many African nations. The French have a large army which helps in maintaining law and order. It is a G7 economy and part of the European Union.

5. Britain

Britain is also a part of the UN Security Council as well. It has powerful nuclear system and the democracy is considered to be the most stable as well. As a G7 economy and as a leading country in areas like music, films and media, the country has immense influence when it comes to world politics. It is a part of the European Union as well.

6. Japan

Japan has an extremely large economy and is a leading democratic power. The population of the country is large but since the competition is intense, it features below USA, China, France and Britain.

7. Republic of India

India is very populous and has a well-known democracy which gains its power from the detailed Constitution of India. The economy is growing at a staggering rate and the nuclear weapons are becoming more and more powerful.

8. Federal Republic of Germany

Germany has the third largest economy in the world and features in the list of the most powerful European Union members. However, it was greatly affected during the two World Wars which hampered its influence over the world.

9. Islamic Republic of Pakistan

Pakistan has a very large Muslim population and powerful nuclear weapons. It is a united country but since it spends a hefty sum on military dictatorship, it has not become truly powerful. In addition to that, even though it has good resources, the battles with India have made the country very weak in these terms as well. Therefore, if it can replenish these resources and find a way to balance its political standing, it will be able to become more powerful. Pakistan is the first Islamic country to become a nuclear power.

10. Republic of Brazil

The Republic of Brazil is very large and is part of Latin America. It is said to hold the largest Portuguese speaking population in the world. In addition to that, the media of the country is quite stable and its relations with the rest of the world are quite secure.

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Top 10 Fastest Cars for 2010 – 2011

2011-08-10T10:01:00.000-07:00

It is not easy to find the world’s fastest cars. So here we will look at the 10 street legal fastest cars in the world in terms of maximum speed achieved.

1. Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport

267 mph, 0-60 in 2.2 seconds – This is a lightweight super car powered by 8.0-liter W16 engine having1200 horsepower. Its price is $2,400,000, easily the highest priced car in the top 10 list.

2. SSC Ultimate Aero

257 mph, 0-60 in 2.7 seconds – This car was acknowledged by Guinness world records as the fastest car in March 2007. It is powered by a twin-turbo engine that has an astounding 1183 horsepower. Only 24 cars were produced from 2006-2007 at a price of US $485,000.

3. Koenigsegg CCX

250 mph+, 0-60 in 3.2 seconds – This fast car was made in Sweden which packs 806 power from its 90 degree V8 engine. The CCX was first released on February 28, 2006 at the 2006 Geneva Motor Show although its existence was announced earlier. It is available at a price of $1,820,000 and $2,050,000 for top of the line model with guarantee.

4. Saleen S7 Twin-Turbo

248 mph, 0-60 in 3.2 seconds – This super fast car is powered by an 100% aluminum V8 engine packing with 750 horsepower. This twin-turbocharged monster was sold for $585,296 USD in 2005 , replacing standard non turbo S7 production.

5. McLaren F1

240 mph, 0-60 in 3.2 seconds – It is power driven by powerhouse V12 engine that packs 62y horsepower. It is popular with its trademark doors that resemble bat wings. Up until 1998, they had a price tag of around 970 000 USD. Today the cars can sell for up to nearly twice that of the original price.

6. Gumpert Apollo

220 mph, 0-60 in 2.7 seconds – This super car is produced by a German automaker in Altenburg. It is a mid-engined, rear wheel drive two-seater constructed on a tubular chromoly frame, with fiberglass or optional carbon fiber body panels. There are 3 engine types available with the race version rated at 789.06 bhp. Its starting price was $400,000 USD.

7. Ascari A10

220 mph, 0-60 in 2.8 seconds – It is engineered and hand built in Banbury, England featuring a modified 5.0 L BMW V8 engine producing 625 bhp at a price of approximately $650,000 USD. Only 50 A10s lucky owners will have a chance to own one.

8. Ferrari Enzo

217 mph, 0-60 in 3.2 seconds – It is driven by a F140 V12 workhorse with 660 horsepower. It is currently one of the most powerful naturally aspirated production cars in the world. There are only 399 of these cars worldwide and the price of a unit shoots up every time someone crashes one. This Ferrari typically trades above $1,000,000 at auction.

9. Jaguar XJ 220

217 mph, 0-60 in 4.0 seconds – This fast car is driven bya V6 engine that packs 542 horsepower. This is one of the oldest as being released in 1992 but still got what it takes to remain the round of ten of hot wheels. Total of 281 cars were made and by 1997, few of these remained available for sale new at £150,000.

10. Pagani Zonda F

215 mph, 0-60 in 3.5 seconds – It’s no mistake that Pagani chose to use the “F” badging to represent the first step up in performance for the Zonda above the stock Zonda S. This fast car is driven by Mercedes Benz V12 engine packing 650 horsepower. Base price for this dream car is $694,000.

via[top-10-list.org]

Top 5 Cycling Apps for iPhone

2011-08-09T10:49:00.000-07:00

These cycling apps can be used to turn your iPhone into a GPS tool for tracking your time, distance, and speed — and they’re a heck of a lot cheaper than a dedicated cycling computer. These Cycling apps also include helpful features like iPod support, Facebook and Twitter integration, and reporting graphs. Keep in mind that these apps will only work on GPS-enabled iPhones, including the iPhone 3G, 3GS and 4.

1. iMapMyRide+

With the iMapMyRide+ app (US$4.99), you can track all your vital cycling data, including time, speed, distance, and elevation. The app will also track heart-rate data via a dongle that must be purchased separately. You can view cycling routes on a map and sync your workout data to an online account at MapMyRide.com. Other features include Twitterintegration, iPod support, and photo uploads.

Purchase at iTunes

2. Cyclemeter GPS

Cyclemeter GPS ($4.99) is different from many iPhone cycling apps in that it includes a ton of tracking and reporting features right in the app. Unlike its competitors, which normally require you to transfer your data online to view graphs, reports, and other data, Cyclemeter keeps it all within the app. It tracks speed, distance, elevation, and time; the app also integrates with Google maps so you can easily share your cycling routes via Facebook or Twitter. Voice announcements, email alerts, and iPod integration are just some of Cyclemeter’s many additional features.

Purchase at iTunes

To read the rest of this list, visit about.com.

via [appconsumer.com]

Top 10 BEST Android Apps must have v5

2011-08-09T10:40:00.000-07:00

This interactive full android tutorial provides a comprehensive walk through of the most common features such as messaging and texting with your phone and how to hack and root your device in order to maximize its potential. You can also find tutorial videos on how to import video clips of different formats on your mobile android device. Whatever your concern is, here you’ll find the best free tutorial that answers your question as our complete phone tutorials archive provides the best solutions whether you want to hack and root your android device or just learn more about it.

Seven Java projects that revolutionized the world

2011-08-07T03:08:00.000-07:00

Over the last decade, several projects have traveled beyond mere adoption and had effects dominating the Java world, into software development in general, and some even further into the daily lives of users.

JUnit

Ported to Java by Kent Beck and Erich Gamma from Beck's work in unit testing in Smalltalk, JUnit has been largely responsible for popularizing test-driven development over the last decade. Many implementations have been created, in .NET, C, Python, Perl and just about every language in popular use.

Eclipse

As Java and its APIs matured in the early 2000s, the Eclipse IDE provided a way for programmers to be productive and negotiate the growing Java ecosystem. Eclipse was also the first major project to use the SWT UI toolkit, providing important competition to Sun's Swing and showing that Java programs can provide a rich native interface.

Spring

The Spring Framework has played an important role in enabling Java developers to be productive, managing a balance between simplicity and features. Spring gives Java developers a set of services providing commonly used application functionality such as data access and transaction management. As a competitor to Sun's Enterprise Java Beans system, Spring enabled an alternative and simpler path for Java applications.

Solr

The Solr server, and the Lucene search engine it encapsulates, has been for many years a simple and practical solution to providing search capabilities to web and enterprise applications. Solr's genius is in providing HTTP access to the powerful and fast Lucene search library, enabling it to become a part of any system, regardless of whether it is implemented in Java or not.

Hudson and Jenkins

Originally developed as Hudson, and now also as Jenkins, this continuous integration tool is a key part of a Java development setup. Jenkins provides automated build and testing of a software project, continuing in the footsteps of JUnit in enabling agile development on the Java platform. While both Hudson and Jenkins persist for now as forks of each other, it doesn't detract from the work of Kohsuke Kawaguchi in creating a world-class continuous integration platform and so enhancing the quality of much Java development.

Hadoop

This Java implementation of the famous MapReduce model is the powerhouse that has enabled most "big data" systems. By lowering the cost of extracting value from large data sets, Hadoop has made practical the personalization and advertising businesses of Facebook and Yahoo, and many other companies.Hadoop enables large-scale distributed computing by handling failure at the software level.

Android

Android programs undergo a further step to convert JVM bytecode to Dalvik bytecode — Dalvik being a virtual machine optimized for mobile devices. Google has been able to leverage Eclipse to provide software developers with a mature development environment for creating Android applications.
Oracle and Google are currently engaged in a lawsuit over a claim that Android infringes on multiple patents held by Oracle.

via [radar.oreilly.com]

Java Programming Tutorial - 6 - Getting User Input

2011-08-07T02:54:00.000-07:00

The package that needs to be imported to accept user input is java.io. The java.io package contains classes and interfaces used for input and output.

The setup:

import java.io.*;

class GetUserInput{ }

User input classes

To get user input, use the BufferedReader and InputStreamReader classes.

The InputStreamReader class - reads the user's input.
The BufferedReader class - buffers the user's input to make it work more efficiently.

package com.tctalk.myapp.java.src;
import java.io.BufferedReader;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStreamReader;
/**
* ReaduserInput.java - [This code reads the user input data from command prompt]
*
* @author TechCuBeTalk.com
* @version 1.0
*/
public class ReaduserInput {
public static void main(String[] args) {
// Ask the user to enter their name
System.out.print("Please enter your name: ");
// To read user input create a reader object
BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
String userName = null;
// read the user input from command prompt by readLine() method
try {
userName = br.readLine();
} catch (IOException ioExcption) {
System.out.println("IO exception occurred!");
System.exit(1);
}
System.out.println("Welcome " + userName + "!! Have a Good day!!");
}
}

For more practice, here's a demo:

via[techcubetalk.com]