Online Education Technology 2011

How To Display Facebook Fan Count In Text

2011-11-02T23:33:00.000+05:30

Adding a Facebook Like Button on your website or blog is perhaps one of the easiest and most effective way to get more fans and earn more likes. If you have hundreds, thousand or perhaps tens of thousand of fans, it might be a good idea to publish a fan count. Fan count displays in numeric text total fans your Facebook page has, or rather, how many have liked your page.

The technique is simple and very similar to displaying Google feedcount in text. The only difference is – we will be using Facebook’s API. In this post, we want to show you how it can be done so you can add them into yourWordPress blog or PHP powered website. Load up your favorite code editor, here we go.

Step 1 – Get API Key, Application Secret & Page ID

These are the three mandatory information you’ll need to get things started.

API Key and Application Secret

Sign in to your Facebook and click on Developer‘s link on the site bar. (If you don’t have a Developer’s account, you will have to sign up for one first)
Click "Set Up New Application". Enter any application name, agree to the Facebook terms and click"Create Application". Note: We are not going to create a real application, but we’ll need to go through these processes to get a API Key and Application Secret.
On the next page, you should be able to see your personal API Key and Application Secret. Copy it down somewhere or leave the browser window open.

Page ID

Page ID is the ID of your Facebook Fan Page. If you don’t have a Facebook Fan page, you’ll have to first create one. To get the ID of your Fan page, click edit page, and look for your ID (numbers) at the end of the URL – http://www.facebook.com/pages/edit/?id=XXXXXXXXX

Step 2 – Get `Facebook.Php`

You’ll also need the Facebook API PHP SDK file called Facebook.php. Download it, and place it in the root of your folder. Learn more about Facebook PHP SDK.

Step 3 – Display Fancount

To show off your fancount, place the following code in your php file,

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<?php  
require_once('facebook.php');  
$facebook = new Facebook(array(  
    'appId'  => 'app_id',  
    'secret' => 'secret_key',  
    'cookie' => true,  
));  
$result = $facebook->api(array(  
    'method' => 'fql.query',  
    'query' => 'select fan_count from page where page_id = page_id;'  
));  
$fb_fans = $result[0]['fan_count'];  
?>  

And then you will want to edit the codes to change the following:

Line 4 – Replace app_id with your Facebook Application ID.
Line 5 – Replace secret_key with Secret.
Line 10 – Replace the last page_id with your Facebook Fanpage ID.

Please refer to Step 1 on how to get app_id, secret_key and page_id.

To display the fancount, insert this following code anywhere in the page:

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<?php echo $fb_fans; ?>  

That’s all. Style your fancount and make it attractive. See a working example on Psdeluxe‘s top right corner.

20 Facebook Tips

2011-11-02T23:07:00.001+05:30

How to Use Facebook Tips

If you surf Facebook on daily basis or occasionally, chances are you’re already familiar with regular stuffs like add/delete friends, update statuses, walls and profile, add and explore pages & applications, etc, but there’s more..

This week we want to cover some interesting things you can do on (or with) Facebook; inclusive of tricks that are not documented or unknown to many, as well as tips to stay connected better with your friends. Without further ado, here’s 20 Facebook Tips/Tricks You Might Not Know. If you have interesting tips/tricks related to Facebook, please feel free to share in the comment box below.

How To Place Facebook Chat On Firefox Sidebar

If you are using Firefox, you can place the Facebook Chat at the sidebar.

How To Download Facebook Photo Albums

FacePAD: Facebook Photo Album Downloader allows you to download your friends’ facebook albums, Events albums, and Group Albums, en masse, with the click of a button.

How To Share Flickr Photos To Facebook

Flickr2Facebook is an unofficial Flickr to Facebook uploader(bookmarklet) which allows you upload photos to Facebook from Flickr.

How To Update Facebook Without Using Facebook

hellotxt and Ping.fm both introduced features that let Facebook administrators update Facebook Pages.

How To Schedule Facebook Messages

Sendible lets you schedule Facebook messages ahead of time so you can send messages to your friends, customers or colleagues in the future.

How To "Friend" Someone On Facebook & Hide It From Your Status Updates

A short tutorial on Makeuseof to guide you how to hide Facebook status updates and keep that fact confined to your closer friends.

How To Create A Photo Collage Using Pictures Of Your Facebook Friends

Click on Friends tab. Proceed to More tab. From "Choose an option" dropdown, choose any of the dashes "—" . Your Facebook friends collage is right on your computer screen.

How To Know When Facebook Friends Secretly Delete Or Block You

This service has been discontinued. X-Friends is a unique tool for tracking friends that disappear from Facebook.

How To Display Selected Pictures Only On Your Facebook Profile Page

A little-known feature in Facebook that lets you decide who shows up in that Friends box. Click that "edit" pencil in your Friends box and type the names of your best friends in the box that says "Always show these friends"

How To Remove Facebook Advertisements

This Greasemonkey script – Facebook: Cleaner removes many of the annoying ads and updates that unavoidably appear on your Facebook pages.

How To Syncs Photos Of Facebook Friends With Contacts In Microsoft Outlook

OutSync is a free Windows application that syncs photos of your Facebook friends with matching contacts in Microsoft Outlook. It allows you to select which contacts are updated. So you can update all contacts at once or just a few at a time.

How To Display Facebook Statuses On WordPress Blog

The following method make use of Facebook status feed and WordPress RSS widget to display Facebook Statuses on WordPress blog.. It will also work for self-host WordPress blogs.

How To Post Your Blog Posts To Your Facebook Wall Automatically

Wordbook allows you to cross-post your blog posts to your Facebook Wall. Your Facebook “Boxes” tab will show your most recent blog posts.

How To Access Facebook Chat On Desktop

Gabtastik and digsby let you keep Facebook chat sessions open on your Windows desktop outside of your regular web browser, using minimal screen real estate and system memory.

How To Create Quiz On Facebook Easily

LOLapps provides quiz creator that can be employed to conjure up these popular personality quizzes that are so widespread in Facebook.

How To Hide Your Online Status On Facebook Chat From Select Contacts

Facebook has integrated friends list with Chat and you can also choose which of these list members get to see you online.

How To Get Facebook Updates On Email

NutshellMail consolidates your Facebook accounts through the inbox you use the most.

How To Update Facebook Status From Firefox

FireStatus is a status update utility for multiple social networks, including FaceBook.

How To Get Facebook On Your Desktop

Seesmic Desktop, Facebooker, Xobni, Facebook Sidebar Gadget, Scrapboy and Facebook AIR application are desktop applications that allows you interact with your stream just as you would on Facebook, but without the browser.

How To Delete, Cancel And Terminate Facebook Account And Profile

A simple guide to terminate, delete or cancel Facebook account, together with the Facebook profile easily.

Speed Up Windows 7

2011-11-02T23:01:00.000+05:30

10 Essential Tips To Speed Up Windows 7

The Microsoft Windows 7 operating system has been designed for delivering better

speeds than its predecessors. However, as time passes by, the laptop/PC might

tend to get slower. This is not exactly the fault of the OS. As the matter of fact, it

is a common problem faced by many operating systems.

The major reasons for this are accumulation of junk in the system or a highly stuffed

hard drive or running of too many unnecessary services and programs. Here we shared

a few essential tips that can help speed up Windows 7 performance on laptops

or computers. Hope it helps!

Visual And Sound Related

1. Using Minimal Visual Effects

Disabling certain (or all) visual effects can definitely enhance performance. To disable visual

effects, do the following:

Press Windows key and while holding it down, press Pause/Break key.
In the window that appears, click on Advanced system settings in the left side pane.
In the Advanced tab, under Performance Section, click on Settings
In the Performance Options window (refer figure) that appears, under Visual Effects
tab, disable the options that you do not need. Or simply selecting ‘Adjust for best
performance‘ will disable all options.
After disabling the option, click Apply and then OK.

Doing the above might make the screen less attractive. But, the performance will surely get a boost.

2. Using Minimal Sound Effects

For disabling sound effects, do the following:

Click Start. In the search box type mmsys.cpl and press Enter
In the Sound window (refer figure) that appears click on Sounds tab
Set the Sounds scheme to ‘No Sounds‘
You could set only the essential sounds if needed in the Program Events, by
selecting the specific event and then choosing the sound from the Sounds
drop-down menu below.
You can as well disable the "Play Windows Startup sound" option.
After the settings are done, click Apply and OK.

Software And Services Related

1. Run A Trusted Anti-Virus Program

Ensure that you have a good anti-virus software loaded on your laptop/computer.

This will ensure that no malware or spyware gets planted in your system. Without such

protection software, there are chances of third party malware and virus being installed or

stored on your system, causing harmful effects and also eating up precious space.

2. Install Only Essential Software

Ensure that you install only that software which you need. If you install any trial

software and find out that you don’t really need it, uninstall and delete it immediately.

Else, they might hog precious disk space, RAM and processor cycles. If you’ve installed

a software, which you are unable to get rid of, and which is hampering the normal functioning

of your laptop, then you might have to format your hard drive. Be aware that formatting your

hard drive might wipe out all your data. Therefore it is best you take a back-up before going

ahead with formatting.

3. Disable Or Make Unneeded Services Manual

Some processes and services, which might not really be necessary, are by default made to

start automatically once the system starts up. They will consume RAM as well as the

processor’s attention, slowing down other important tasks. It is best to disable them.

For this, do the following:

Click Start. In the search box type services.msc and press Enter
Go to Services & Applications > Services. You’ll see the Services window (refer figure).
Right-click on a service that you wish to set to manual or disable. If the service is already
started, Stop it first.
Once the service is stopped, again right-click on it and select Properties.
In the Startup type, you can either set the service to Manual, if you would be using
it later, or Disableit, if not needed.
Once done, you can close the window.

4. Disabling Unwanted Start-Up Programs To

Speed Up System Start-Up

Some programs are set to start during system start-up. These might slow down the

start-up process. Programs that are not really needed during start-up can be disabled.

For this, do the following:

Click Start. In the search box type msconfig and press Enter.
In the System Configuration window (refer figure), go to Startup.
Uncheck the box next to those processes that are not important for start-up. This will
disable them.
Once you’ve disabled the processes, click Apply and OK.

Hard Drive Related

1. Clean Up The Hard Drive

Remove unwanted files, like temp files, downloaded program files, recycle bin, etc. You

could use Disk Cleanup option to do this, as follows:

Click Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Disk Cleanup
The system will first calculate how much space can be freed up this way. In the Disk Cleanup window (refer figure) that appears, select the files in that need to be deleted under the Files to delete list.
For deleting ‘System Restore‘ and ‘Shadow copy‘ files, click "Clean up system files" and then on "More Options" tab
Finally click OK. You’ll be prompted again before the deletion. Click Yes.

2. Enable Write Caching On Device

This is an option which allows the OS to flush changed data to the hard disk when the

system is idle, so that performance is not affected when in use. For enabling this, do the following:

Press Windows key and while holding it down, press Pause/Break key.
In the window that appears, click on Device Manager in the left hand pane.
In the next window that appears, expand Disk drives.
The drop-down list will show the hard drive. Right-click on it and select Properties.
Click the Policies tab in the Device Properties window (refer figure).
Check the box next to "Enable write caching on the device"
You can as well check the box next to "Turn off Windows write-cache buffer flushing
on the device" and then click OK.

Note: However, there is one disadvantage

in enabling these options – if there is a

power

outage or a system crash, data might

be lost or corrupted. If you have a

secondary power

supply, like a UPS,

you could go ahead with checking

these options.

3. Perform Disk Defragmentation

When there is no sufficient space to store in a hard drive, the OS splits the file into parts

and stores it in different areas on the hard drive. Defragmenting allows all these parts to be

stored in contiguous memory locations. For defragmenting disk do the following:

Click Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Disk Defragmenter
In the window (refer figure) that appears, click on the drive that you want to defragment and then clickAnalyze disk.
This will estimate the time required for the process. When done click on Defragment disk.
Once done you can either View Report or click Close.

These pretty much sum up the small

things that you can do, to make a big

difference to your

Windows 7′s performance. If you have

some personal tips you’ve done

yourself to improve the

performances, we’d like to hear from you.

IPhone 4

2011-11-02T22:47:00.000+05:30

IPhone 4 Users Should Know

The following article is a mixture of a few things – mainly tips, tricks and some guides for those of you who just bought an iPhone 4. If you are skeptical about the reception and other potential problems the iPhone 4 might have – don’t worry – you are not alone. We are also going to share some hands-on experience regarding few potential iPhone 4 problems, so read on.

Please do take note that we are not going to discuss what’s new in iOS4 (operating system) as it has been pretty much covered elsewhere. This article is basically- what you can expect with the new iPhone 4.

1. Update All Your Applications

First things first, check for application updates. If you have lot of applications installed in your previous iPhone 3G or 3GS, chances are they will need to be updated again so that they can take advantages of the new iOS4 features and iPhone 4 capabilities. So before you start trying out your existing applications on iPhone 4, take a moment to check if they need to be updated.

2. Where’s Facetime?

This is probably one of the first thing you’d like to explore on new iPhone 4, but where’s the Facetime app?Facetime is actually not an application, in fact, it’s an option available (for now) only when you make a call via WiFi to another iPhone 4 user.

Facetime is turn off by default. To turn it on, go to Settings → Phone and turn Facetime on. Carrier activation might be required. Learn more about Facetime.

3. You’ll Need A New Wallpaper

With retina display, everything on iPhone 4 looks amazingly vibrant and high quality. The screen supports up to 960×640 pixels at 326ppi, approximately 4 times higher than the resolution in a iPhone 3Gs. In another words, it makes your current wallpaper looks weak and you’ll need to look for a higher resolution wallpapers :-)

4. Try IMovie For IPhone 4

iMovie for iPhone4 is a light version of iMovie for Mac and it’s awesome. It allows you to edit and share your recorded videos on the fly. And did we mention all videos recording with iPhone 4 are in high definition (HD)?

Movie for iPhone 4 cost $4.99.

5. Tap To Focus Object – Video

Even the smartest gadget can use a some human touch. While video recording, you can tap on different objects on the screen to have iPhone focus on them.

6. View Widescreen While Recording

If you swap from camera mode to video mode, you’ll notice that the objects are actually getting closer. That is because video recording is done in wide screen mode. To display in wide screen while recording – double tab the screen.

7. Search Web, Wikipedia On The Fly

By swiping right on the home screen, you’ll activate Spotlight. Type in something and scroll all the way to the bottom and you’ll noticed two additional search options have been added, respectively the "Search web" and "Search wikipedia". Both search uses Safari browser.

8. Mirror, Self-Shot

iPhone 4 comes with an additional front camera. By clicking on the camera icon on the top right, the front camera is activated instead of the back. We thought this could be useful for those who want to use their iPhone as a mirror, or perhaps, it makes taking self-shots easier too!

9. The IPhone 4 Reception Problem

This is the question most people are most concerned about. To be fair, yes signal bars do dropped when gripped – they call it the Death Grip.

However, signal drop only happens in areas where receptions are weak, so it very much depends a lot on your service provider. The problem is mild, don’t get too worried about it.

10. Yellow Splotches On The Screen

Some users are reporting that they have been noticing yellow patches on the iPhone 4 screen. According tomacintouch, this is just a small temporarily problem as these yellow splotches are nothing but some bonding agents for the glass that will evaporate as the device is exposed to the air. You can relax now.

Best Websites To Download Free EBooks

2011-11-02T01:18:00.000+05:30

http://www.freebookspot.com/ FreeBookSpot is an online source of free ebooks download with 4485 FREE E-BOOKS in 96 categorieswhich up to 71,97 GB.

You can search and download free books in categories like scientific, engineering, programming, fiction and many other books. No registration is required to download free e-books.

http://4ebooks.org/ 4eBooks has a huge collection of computer programming ebooks. Each downloadable ebook has a short review with a description. You can find over thousand of free ebooks in every computer programming field like .Net, Actionscript, Ajax, Apache and etc.

http://www.free-ebooks.net/ Free-eBooks is an online source for free ebook downloads, ebook resources and ebook authors. Besides free ebooks, you also download free magazines or submit your own ebook.

You need to become a Free-EBooks.Net member to access their library. Registration is free.

http://manybooks.net/ ManyBooks provides free ebooks for your PDA, iPod or eBook Reader. You can randomly browse for a ebook through the most popular titles, recommendations or recent reviews for visitors. There are 21,282 eBooks available here and they’re all free!

HTC Sensation XL with Beats Audio launched

2011-11-02T01:07:00.001+05:30

HTC has launched its second Android smartphone with integrated Beats Audio, HTC Sensation XL. HTC Sensation XL comes with Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS and powerful 1.5 GHz processor.

HTC Sensation XL bring a massive 4.7 inch S-LCD touchscreen with resolution of 480 x 800 pixels, 8 megapixel camera featuring dual LED Flash, af/2.2, 28 mm wide angle and 720p video recording, front camera for video calls, music player, video player and 3.5 mm audio jack.

HTC Sensation XL features a 768MB RAM, 16 GB internal memory in which 12.64GB is available for user and expandable memory card support. Connectivity features of the HTC Sensation XL include 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0, DLNA and GPS. At just 9.9 mm thickness the HTC Sensation XL is powered by 1600 mAh battery.

HTC Sensation XL will be available in the Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific from early November.

India’s cheapest Android tablet

2011-11-02T01:06:00.003+05:30

Akash Ubislate, India’s cheapest Android tablet launched

The much anticipated $35 tablet has been officially launched by Union Ministry for Human Resource Development. The tablet is called Akash Ubislate and will be available to students at the subsidized price of $35 (approx Rs. 1720).

Weighing 350 grams, Akash tablet features a 7 inch resistive touchscreen diaplay, has 256 MB RAM, 2 GB internal storage, 32 GB expandable memory slot, two USB ports, Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11 b/g connectivity and 3.5 mm audio jack.

Akash Ubislate is powered by Android 2.2 OS and 366 Mhz. Connexant with Graphics accelerator and HD Video processor. Premium version of this tablet will also have inbuilt cellular modem (GSM/3G) and SIM card slot.

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Blackberry Curve 9360

2011-11-02T01:05:00.001+05:30

Blackberry Curve 9360 smartphone launched in India

Research In Motion (RIM) has officially launched the Blackberry Curve 9360 smartphone in India in alliance with Airtel. Blackberry Curve 9360 is powered by BlackBerry 7 OS and 800 Mhz processor.

BlackBerry Curve 9360 smartphone packed a 2.44 inch display, QWERTY keypad along with optical trackpad, 512MB RAM, 512MB ROM, 4 GB internal memory and up to 32GB of expandable memory. Weighing at 99 just grams, it comes with a 5 megapixel camera with flash, and supports VGA video recording.

The BlackBerry Curve 9360 is 3G enabled device, and comes with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, NFC and Wikitude World Browser.

Blackberry Curve 9360 is priced at Rs. 19,990.

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Future Information Technology 2012

2011-11-02T01:04:00.001+05:30

The 7th FTRA International Conference on
Future Information Technology (FutureTech 2012)

Future technology information technology would stand for all of continuously evolving and converging information technologies, including digital convergence, multimedia convergence, intelligent applications, embedded systems, mobile and wireless communications, bio-inspired computing, grid and cloud computing, semantic web, user experience and HCI, secuity and trust computing and so on, for satisfying our ever-changing needs.

In past twenty five years or so, Information Technology (IT) influenced and changed every aspect of our lives and our cultures. Without various IT-based applications, we would find it difficult to keep information stored securely, to process information efficiently, and to communicate information conveniently. In the future world, IT will play a very important role n convergence of computing, communication, and all other computational sciences and application and IT also will influence the future world's various areas, including science, engineering, industry, business, law, politics, culture, medicine, and so on.
Our conference is intended to foster the dissemination of state-of-the-art research in all future IT areas, including their models, services, and novel applications associated with their utilization.

FutureTech 2012 is the next edition of FutureTech 2011(Loutraki, Greece), FutureTech 2010 (Busan, Korea, May 2010) which was the next event in a series of highly successful the International Symposium on Ubiquitous Applications & Security Services (UASS-09, USA, Jan. 2009), previously held as UASS-08 (Okinawa, Japan,Mar. 2008), UASS-07 (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, August, 2007), and UASS-06 (Glasgow, Scotland, UK, May, 2006).

Papers presented in the FutureTech-12 will be published by Springer Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering(Indexed by EI & SCOPUS), ISSN: 1876-1100.

Important Dates
Workshop Proposal:	October 1, 2011
Submission Deadline:	December 15, 2011
Authors Notification:	February 15, 2012
Carmera-ready Due:	March 15, 2012
Registration Due:	March 15, 2012
Conference:	June 26-28, 2012

All papers accepted and presented in FutureTech 2012, after further revisions, will be published in the special issues of the following international journals: (Pending)

The Journal of Supercomputing (JoS) - Springer (SCI) (Pending)
Interacting with Computers - Elsevier (SCI) (Pending)
International Journal of Computer Mathematics - TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD(SCIE) (Pending)
Wireless Personal Communications - Springer (SCIE) (Pending)
Journal of Personal and Ubiquitous Computing - Springer (SCIE) (Pending)
Journal of Internet Technology - Taiwan-NATIONAL DONG HWA UNIV. (SCIE) (Pending)
Multimedia Tools and Applications - Springer (SCIE) (Pending)
Peer-to-Peer Networking and Applications - Springer (SCIE) (Pending)
Cluster Computing - Springer (SCIE) (Pending)
International Journal of Ad Hoc and Ubiquitous Computing - Inderscience (SCIE) (Pending)
Human-Centric and Information Sciences (HCIS) - Springer
International Journal of Information Technology, Communications and Convergence (IJITCC) - Inderscience
Journal of Convergence (JoC) - FTRA

Top 10 Mobile Applications of 2012

2011-11-02T01:01:00.003+05:30

For many of the categories on this list, there are a number of mobile apps that are already available today. But what Gartner makes clear is that we're just getting started when it comes to their use.

For example, location-based services (LBS) - there still isn't one single app which everyone uses to find their friends out in the real world via their mobile phones. Instead, we have a number of similar but competing applications all vying to be the Facebook of location-based apps.

Another example is money payments - this type of service is having more of an impact in the developing world right now where access to banks is more difficult than here in the Western world where people just want the convenience of paying through their mobiles. When was the last time you paid someone or paid at checkout through your mobile phone? Never? That sounds about right.

The List

The full list is as follows:Continue

Money Transfer: This refers to people sending money via SMS messages. Like mobile payments, this service has more appeal in developing markets for now. However, there may come a time when even using your debit card seems passé, while paying for something with actual cash seems downright ancient.
Location-Based Services: As mentioned above, there are still far too many services to choose from when it comes to location-based social networking, fragmenting the market. Your friends on Loopt are often different than those on Brightkite and that list is different than those on Foursquare. But LBS extends to more than social networks - it includes any application that taps into your phone's GPS capabilities to offer up location-based services of any kind, whether that's local business reviews or directions to the nearest Starbucks. Gartner says this will be one of the most disruptive technologies in the future, with a user base growing from 96 million in 2009 to 526 million in 2012.
Mobile Search: No, mobile search isn't new, but on the mobile platform, it may get shaken up a bit. Gartner predicts that consumers won't necessarily be sticking with the search services they know and use on the Web (think Google, Bing, Yahoo) and instead experiment with using a few different search providers that have "unique technologies" for mobile search. While that statement is a little vague, it sounds like good news for services like Taptu who have entered this field with search offerings designed from the ground-up for mobile devices.
Mobile Browsing: Saying that mobile browsing technologies will be heavily used in the future sounds a little bit like stating the obvious. But as Gartner notes, mobile browsing capabilities currently exist only on 60%+ of handsets today. By 2013, that number will climb to 80%, meaning that those who are still using the app-less,more basic feature phones will still be joining the mobile web in mass numbers over the coming years. That's also good news for web developers who can build mobile web applications to cater to this bunch as opposed to focusing all their efforts into building apps for the numerous mobile platforms like the iPhone, Android, RIM, and others.
Mobile Health Monitoring: Another technology whose impact will be felt more heavily in developing markets, mobile health monitoring is still at an early stage of maturity and implementation says Gartner. Project rollouts have been limited to pilot projects for now, but in the coming years the industry will begin to monetize these efforts by offering mobile healthcare monitoring products, services, and solutions to various care delivery organizations.
Mobile Payments: Like mobile transfers, mobile payments are more common in developing markets at the moment, but that is quickly changing. Yet even as this type of service grows, Gartner admits there will be challenges. Mobile payments will be a "highly fragmented market" where there will not be "standard practices of deployment," notes the report. That makes it sound like this is one technology that will still need some work, even when 2012 rolls around.
Near Field Communications (NFC): More popular in some European and Asian markets than in the U.S., NFC still isn't a standard feature on many of today's phones. That may be about to change, too. In late 2010, Gartner says that NFC-enabled phones will begin to ship in volume, with Asia leading deployments, followed by Europe and North America.
Mobile Advertising: Also not new but growing fast, mobile advertising is one of the most important ways to monetize mobile content. Total spending on mobile advertising in 2008 was $530.2 million and it will grow to $7.5 billion in 2012. And mobile advertising will also be used by companies alongside their other campaigns including TV, radio, print, and outdoors.
Mobile Instant Messaging: Gartner says that latent user demand and market conditions are conductive to mobile IM's future adoption. It will appeal to developing markets where mobile phones are often the only connectivity device a user owns. But will it be a major app by 2012? It seems that SMS is still the service to beat, especially in the developing world. We'll have to wait and see on this one.
Mobile Music: Sure, you have the iPhone, but what about your other options? What about mobile music services - especially those for non-iPhone devices? We're still waiting on Spotifyin the U.S., for example, and their competition too. Gartner says that we're beginning to see new innovative models in this area that will include both device (think "Comes with Music") and service bundles.

Research firm Gartner has just put out a list of the top ten mobile applications of the future. Well, not the distant future, but the far off year of 2012. Nothing on the list is all that surprising or, in many cases, even all that new. Instead, the list includes the sorts of technologies that are just now coming into their own and haven't yet seen widespread adoption as well as the already common technologies that are still experiencing growth.

What's Missing?

A glaring omission from this report is that of Augmented Reality. Gartner had even placed this technology on their "Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies, 2009" report earlier this year. Do they not think that AR will have a major impact by 2012? Considering that's only a little over a year away, it could just be too soon for AR to see the widespread adoption that we hoped it would have by then. Or it's possible that - as some have suspected - AR is simply a "cool" way to see and interact with the world around you, but hasn't produced any "must-have," highly useful applications just yet. For example, seeing AR views of local businesses and user recommendations is fun, but is it a markedly better experience than using a service like Yelp? For many, that answer today is "no." AR needs to grow out of being a technology you use "because you can" to one you use "because you have to." Until it's the best option to perform a particular task, it may not make Gartner's next list, either.

World’s Cheapest Indian Tablet PC at 50$

2011-11-02T01:00:00.003+05:30

World’s Cheapest Indian Tablet PC at 50$

Aakash is the new name of India’s aspiration to produce an Indian computing device. Announced by the Minister for Human Resource Development (MHRD) on July 22, 2010 as “Sakshaat”, it was launched in New Delhi on Oct 5, 2011.

India’s aspiration to create a “made in India” computer was first reflected in a prototype “”Simputer”" that never went into industrial production. Later, the Ministry of Science & Technology launched an India designed laptop named Mobilis and that was launched by Kapil Sibal. Mobilis did not take off and the Govt of Brazil cancelled the order and blacklisted the Indian supplier.

Four years later Kapil Sibal, this time as Minister for Human Resource Development MHRD, the name India gives its Education Minister, announced a new low-cost computing and access device that was supposed to compete with One Laptop per Child, OLPC, a low-cost laptop cum tablet designed at MIT’s Media Lab and led by Professor Nicholas Negroponte with a difference. While OLPC is designed for the underprivileged younger school going children in places that lack both physical and teaching infrastructure, Kapil Sibal’s low cost computer was targeted at urban, college going students.

The device was supposed to be designed by the students of India’s famed IITs that while being known for producing capable undergraduates have yet to distinguish themselves globally in research, development and product creation. When MHRD announced the low cost computer what he showed was purchased off the shelf. None of India’s electronic components and PC and laptop manufacturers were ready to bite the bullet and the project languished for about a year.

Then a year after the announcement MHRD announced that the low cost computer will be launched in 6 weeks and 9 weeks later MHRD showcased a tablet named “Aaakash” that was not a shadow of what was initially promised for $35 and was going to cost $60 instead. Arguably its greatest champion, India’s TV channel “NDTV” argued that the new low cost tablet was not a patch that was shown as a prototype and was going to cost about twice as much.

“Aakash” is an Android-based tablet computer claimed to be designed and developed by a UK based company DataWind primarily as a platform for audio-visual media including books, periodicals, movies, music, games, and web content. It is planned to be manufactured in India as a low cost device for urban, college students in order to attempt to bridge the digital divide. The commercial version of the tablet will be retailed under the brand name UbiSlate 7.

The original prototype was unveiled in 2010, purported as a “$35 laptop”. The device was formally launched on 5 October 2011 asAakash, made by the London-based manufacturing company DataWind.Aakash will be assembled at DataWind’s new production centre in the southern city of Hyderabad. Initially, the device will be sold to the Government of India at $50.It is expected to be sold for $60 in the retail stores.

The device has been developed as part of the National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology that aims to link 25,000 colleges and 400 universities on the subcontinent in an e-learning program via an existing Sakshat portal.

Since the unveiling of “Aakash” by India’s Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), there have been various observations showing that the tablet is not ready for the market yet and it got thumbs down by CNN and BBC .

Satish Jha of OLPC, that created the first low-cost laptop for educating the underprivileged believes that MHRD got the question wrong. He was quoted to say that it was not about a cheap laptop. The burning question is about how do we educate the underprivileged children who have enormous potential to learn and create and make the world a better place. His was a sharply critical observation positioning OLPC as a tested, quality, gold standard of education and any effort to develop just a cheap laptop to a price point losing the focus on education. He also found the MHRD’s cheap tablet not ready to be considered at alpha stage of product creation and observed that in a highly competitive market Government need not have intervened and instead focused on education for the children who have been denied quality education for generations.

Design

Minimum functionality

As per the Invitation to Innovate published by MHRD,Government of India, the specifications and minimum functionalities of such devices are stated as:

“Support for video web conferencing facility; multimedia content viewer for example .pdf, .docx, .ods, .adp, .doc, .xls, .txt, .jpeg, .gif, .bmp, .odt, .zip, AVI, AC3, etc.; searchable PDF reader; unzip tool to unzip zip files; possibility to install suitable firmware upgrades; computing abilities such as Open Office, SciLab, cups (for printing support); media player able to play streamed and stored media files; Internet browsing, JavaScript, PDF plug-in Java; wireless communication for audio/video I/O; cloud computing option; remote device management ability; rendering YouTube and other online video services (open source Flash players, e.g., gnash or swfdec).”

Other preferable

Playback: AVCHD
Multimedia I/O interfaces: DTV, IPTv, DTH
Internet browsing: Flash player (Adobe)

Specifications

Hardware:

Processor: 366MHz – Connexant with Graphics accelerator and HD Video processor
Memory (RAM): 256MB RAM / Storage (Internal): 2GB Flash
Storage (External): 2GB to 32GB Supported
Peripherals (USB2.0 ports, number): 2 Standard USB port
Audio out: 3.5mm jack / Audio in: 3.5mm jack
Display and Resolution: 7” display with 800×480 pixel resolution
Input Devices: Resistive touch screen
Local Networking: WiFi IEEE 802.11 a/b/g
Internet Connectivity(UbiSlate 7 only): GPRS (1G) sim
Power: AC adapter 200-240 volt range.
Battery: Up to 3 hours (180 minutes) on battery, comes with solar charging option

Software:

OS: Android 2.2

Document Rendering

Supported Document formats: DOC, DOCX, PPT, PPTX, XLS, XLSX, ODT, ODP
PDF viewer, Text editor

Multimedia and Image Display

Image viewer supported formats: PNG, JPG, BMP and GIF
Supported audio formats: MP3, AAC, AC3, WAV, WMA
Supported video formats: MPEG2, MPEG4, AVI, FLV

Communication and Internet

Web browser – Standards Compliance: xHTML 1.1 compliant, JavaScript 1.8 compliant
Separate application for online YouTube video

Safety and other standards compliance

CE certification / RoHS certification

Other:

Additional Web Browser: UbiSurfer-Browser with compression/acceleration and IE8 rendering.

Other preferable

HDMI port

Hardware

7-inch 800×480 resistive touchscreen
Rugged casing with a rubberized feel
Wi-Fi enabled (802.11 a/b/g WiFi)
Mini and full USB
miniSD card slot
Subscriber Identity Module (SIM card) slot (UbiSlate 7 only)
Video out
Headphone jack
256MB of RAM
2 GB of storage memory. 32 GB Expandable Micro sd.
2 Watts of power consumption with solar charging option
366 MHz + HD video co-processor
HDMI port.
Audio out: 3.5mm jack / Audio in: 3.5mm jack
Display and Resolution: 7” display with 800×480 pixel resolution

Software

Android froyo 2.2 operating system
Document Rendering
Supported Document formats: DOC, DOCX, PPT, PPTX, XLS, XLSX, ODT, ODP
Educational software developed at Indian Institute of Technology
Web browsing, video conferencing and word processing software
PDF viewer, Text editor
Multimedia and Image Display
Image viewer supported formats: PNG, JPG, BMP and GIF
Supported audio formats: MP3, AAC, AC3, WAV, WMA
Supported video formats: MPEG2, MPEG4, AVI, FLV
Communication and Internet
Web browser – Standards Compliance: xHTML 1.1 compliant, JavaScript 1.8 compliant
Separate application for online YouTube video
Safety and other standards compliance
CE certification / RoHS certification
150000+ applications

How To BUY

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Free GPRS settings For your Mobile Phone

2011-11-02T00:59:00.003+05:30

Free GPRS settings For Any Operator Network in World on your Mobile Phone

Get free GPRS settings for any operator/mobile in world on Your Mobile Phone. If you feeling problem to setup gprs settings manually (given below or any other), or after calling many times to customer care they unable to solve your problem, then I have another solution for you. We’ll send free gprs setting right on your mobile phones.

You just have to provide this information :
Mobile No: +country code then your no, exp: +91-9999999999 ,
Phone Model: any in the world, exp: Nokia N95 or SE W910i or China.
Operator: your mobile operator (GSM only) name, exp: vodafone or O2
Country/region: name of country and region where form your no, exp: India-Delhi. All this information should be in given format, you can write on comments below this article or send sms on the mobile No: +91-********** (Sorry no. has been removed due to some guys using it for call spams, will be added soon) and as soon as possible I’ll send you free gprs settings. We are support gprs setting for mostly available handset like Nokia, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, Motorola, LG, windows mobile, smart phones and we are also support gprs settings for Chinese Mobile.
So now onward don’t waist your time in calling customer care of Vodafone, MTN, AT & T, Orange, Virgin, T-mobile, Virgin, idea, Airtel, bsnl, aircel, reliance smart gsm, O2, or any operator in the world. They ask many question but never satisfied a customer.

For better response and correct gprs settings plz provide all details. For exp you can give some extra details like: Postpaid or Prepaid, wap or web, for mobile surfing or for PC surfing, this make to delivered you to right gprs settings.
BSNL users plz specify zone, i.e. east,west, north or south zone.
Plz put your comments and ideas if you satisfied or not with the service. Some operators/handsets may not supports third party service, so if you unable to receive settings or received an unsupported format, it may your operator/handset issue.
Due to high volume of requests, it may take some time to receive gprs settings. Plz be relax, you definitely got. If not received in 24 hrs plz resend your request.
Free manual GPRS settings :
Most of people have face problems regarding gprs settings on their mobile phones. I have been getting lots of public reviews about how to configure and where to get gprs setting, So I publish here most of gprs settings for most of mobile service operator (India) to enter in your phone mannulay. Here you have manual gprs settings for vodafone, hutch, idea, airtel, bsnl, airtel live, airtel mobile you can enter in your phone and configure mannually.

Manual TATA DOCOMO GPRS Settings:

Under the ‘TATA DOCOMO INTERNET’ WAP profile in Settings:
Connection Name TATA DOCOMO INTERNET
Data Bearer GPRS
Access Point Name TATA.DOCOMO.INTERNET
Username Blank
Password Blank
Homepage any
Connection Security Off
Session Mode Permanent

If you do not have a Nokia and Sony Ericsson phone, you’ll need to set your phone manually with these details.Setting Name TATA DOCOMO Internet

Home page any
Session mode Permanent
Connection Security Off
Data Bearer GPRS
GPRS Access point TATA.DOCOMO.INTERNET
IP address
Authentication type Normal
Login type
User name Blank
Password Blank

Manual Reliance Smart GPRS Settings:

Settings for SMARTWAP:

* Account name : SMARTWAP
* Access point name: SMARTWAP
* Home page: http://wap.rworld.co.in/gsm/index.wml
* Wapgateway proxy IP address: 97.253.29.199
* Port: 8080

Settings for SMATRNET:

* Account name: SMARTNET
* Access point name: SMARTNET
* Home page: http://www.google.co.in
* Wapgateway proxy IP address: 97.253.29.199
* Port: 8080

Manual Idea gprs Settings:

Account Name – idea_GPRS
Username – leave Blank
Password – leave Blank
Homepage – http://wap.ideafresh.com
Proxy and Server Port – 8080
Proxy and Server adress – 010.004.042.045
Databearer – GPRS / Packetdata
Acces Point Name – imis
Proxy – Enabled/yes
Authentication Type – Normal

Manual Hutch or Vodafone Essar gprs Settings:

Account Name – Vodafone Live
User Name – leave Blank
Password – leave Blank
Proxy – Enabled/yes
Access Point Name – portalnmms
Proxy – Enabled/yes.
Proxy and Server address – 010.010.001.100
Proxy and Server Port – 9401 or 8080
Homepage – http://live.vodafone.in
Authentication Type – Normal

Manual Airtel gprs Settings:

Account Name – Airtel_gprs
User Name – leave Blank
Password – leave Blank
Homepage – http://live.airtelworld.com
Proxy – Enabled/yes.
Proxy and Server Adress – 202.56.231.117
Proxy and Server Port – 8080
Data bearer – GPRS or Packet Data.
Access Point Name – airtelgprs.com
Authentication Type – Normal
Use preferred access point – No

Manual Airtel live settings:

Account Name – Airtel_live
Homepage – http://live.airtelworld.com
Username – leave Blank
Password – leave Blank
Proxy – Enabled/yes
Proxy and Server Adress – 100.001.200.099
Accespoint Name – airtelfun.com
Proxy and Server Port – 8080
Data bearer – GPRS/ Packet Data
Authentication Type – Normal

Manual BPL gprs Settings:

Account Name – BPL WAP
Username – leave blank
Password – leave blank
Proxy – Enabled/yes
Homepage – http://wap.mizone.bplmobile.com
Proxy and Server address – 10.0.0.10
Proxy and Server Port – 8080
Acces Point Name – mizone
Data bearer – GPRS/ Packetdata
Authentication Type – Normal

Manual BSNL gprs Settings:

Account Name – bsnlwap
Username – leave blank
Password – leave blank
Proxy – Enabled/yes
Homepage – http://wap1.cellone.in
Proxy and Server address – 010.220.067.131 (000.000.000.000 for pc browsing)
Proxy and Server Port – 8080
Acces Point Name – bsnlwap (bsnlnet for pc browsing)
Data bearer – GPRS/ Packetdata
Authentication Type – Normal

Logitech Tablet Bluetooth Keyboard for Android 3.0+

2011-11-02T00:58:00.001+05:30

Logitech Tablet Keyboard for Android 3.0+

Logitech's Tablet Keyboard for Android 3.0+ packs in plenty of bang for your buck. In addition to a superb keyboard, the product comes with a protective case that doubles as a stand for your tablet, allowing you to position the device vertically while you type. This all-in-one functionality adds a lot of value to the Logitech unit.

Logitech Tablet Keyboard for Android

Of course, the most important thing is the keyboard itself -- and Logitech's creation is no slouch in that regard. The keys are nicely spaced out and very responsive; I found it comfortable to perform even the fastest of typing. The unit lies more or less flat when placed on a table, with an ever-so-slight upward slant.

The Logitech Tablet Keyboard has five rows; the number keys at the top double as Android function keys when used in conjunction with a function (Fn) button. Those Android keys allow you to open your tablet's browser, music player, calendar, or Gmail app, as well as remotely control music playback and volume on the tablet. These are handy, but I would have liked it better if they had been dedicated rather than combination keys. The keyboard does have dedicated Search, Back, Home and Menu keys.

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Though all of the keyboards I tested offer Delete keys, the Logitech keyboard is the only one on which the key actually functions as you would expect: It deletes the letter that comes immediately after the cursor. For some reason, every other keyboard's Delete key either did nothing or served as a second Backspace key, deleting letters before the cursor instead of after it.

In terms of accuracy, the Logitech keyboard's performance was outstanding, and I encountered few errors in prolonged use. When typing extremely fast, I did experience some sporadic issues in which certain letters would appear multiple times, or certain letters would be omitted even though I'd pressed them. This occurred rarely, however, and seems to be a common occurrence among Bluetooth keyboards.

Logitech Tablet Keyboard for Android 3.0+ from Logitech

Price: $69.99 (direct); $54 - $92 (retail)

Dimensions: 5.6 x 1.2 x 12.3 in.

Weight: 1.6 lb.

Powered by: 4 AAA batteries

Pros: Spacious and responsive typing surface; integrated Android command keys; includes protective case and tablet stand

Cons: Most Android command keys aren't dedicated; occasional errors when typing quickly

Intel releases SSD Toolbox 3.0 to optimize drive performance

2011-11-02T00:57:00.001+05:30

Intel releases SSD Toolbox 3.0 to optimize drive performance

Toolbox 3.0 provides offers secure erase to ensure data is permanently deleted

Computerworld - Intel on Thursday released the third generation of its solid-state drive monitoring and management firmware SSD Toolbox 3.0, which offers many of the same tools as previous versions but with a simpler interface.

The SSD Toolbox, which is available on Intel's website, has a simpler graphical user interface (GUI) for Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART) technology. SMART can perform diagnostic scans of SSDs, providing drive information such as the amount of free capacity and the estimated life remaining. It also has a health scale, illustrating whether the drive is functioning optimally.

In 2009, Intel's first SSD Toolbox release was focused on optimizing the performance of its X25-M consumer-class solid state disk (SSD) drive with theWindows 7 operating system.

Intel's SSD Toolbox 3.0 interface

Toolbox 3.0 allows firmware updates to SSDs under Microsoft Windows instead of using DOS with previous versions. The new firmware also uses a simpler GUI and offers a "System Information" icon to help guide users to tech-support troubleshooting.

Toolbox 3.0 can also perform secure erase of a secondary Intel SSD, ensuring all data is cleaned from the drive before it is installed in a secondary system. The utility also allows users to set up automatic TRIM function, which cleans up all data already marked for deletion, putting the capacity back into play.

As with previous versions of the Intel Solid-State Drive Toolbox, the free utility provides a system tuner that makes system configuration recommendations for the user's PC for optimal SSD performance. It will detect whether SuperFetch/Prefetch should be disabled and whether ready/boost, defragmenter or Intel's Device Initiated Power Management (DIPM) should be turned off. Since SSDs do not behave like hard disk drives, some of these services, such as disk defragmentation, are designed to make an HDD faster but they aren't needed and can even impede the performance of an SSD.

The Intel Solid-State Drive Toolbox also now comes in 11 languages besides English.

Lucas Mearian covers storage, disaster recovery and business continuity, financial services infrastructure and health care IT for Computerworld. Follow Lucas on Twitter at @lucasmearian or subscribe to Lucas's RSS feed . His e-mail address is lmearian@computerworld.com.

Read more about Storage in Computerworld's Storage Topic Center.

Amazon.com Associates Central - Links & Banners

2011-10-27T17:51:00.001+05:30

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Click Meeting

2011-09-30T15:24:00.000+05:30

Webinars – What, When and How Long? With today’s multitasking work styles and short attention spans, it’s essential to plan meetings and presentations so you grab and hold your audience’s attention. You need to allow enough time for each section, as well as for the entire event. This is especially important to avoid those “drop outs” who become bored quickly. It’s your job to make your event interesting and interactive, with enough breaks to keep the energy high. Before we give you some proven ClickMeeting tips and tricks, let’s check out… What the Experts Say. We asked Marta Eichstaedt, webinar expert, business coach/consultant, and certified online trainer, how she determined the proper length. This is what she advised us: “The length of a webinar depends on the goal we want to achieve. There are, however, some rules and techniques that apply. In general, when used as marketing tools, webinars should last between 30 and 60 minutes. This length should take into account time for interaction with your audience. Training events can last longer. For example, I organize online workshops for trainers who want to run their own online training series. These workshops take 90 minutes and the whole course includes 7 meetings. The attendee group is really small (maximum 6 people) and there is a lot of interaction and activities performed by the attendees themselves.
However, even with highly interactive workshops, I wouldn’t recommend exceeding two hours per session. Another example is an extended conference like the Social Media Success Summit which comprises 4 weeks of training in weekly or biweekly webinars, each lasting about 45 minutes. They hold three webinars a day, with 20-minute breaks. The whole event is about 20 different webinars altogether and this format turns out to work best for this topic and audience.” After hearing from the experts and, based on our own experience, we can conclude that webinars typically last around 60 minutes – about the length of an installment of your favorite TV series. This also makes it easy to fit in most of your attendees’ calendars. What should a webinar include The crucial thing is to plan your content so that it’s interesting and allows enough time to cover the essential topics and activities. And practice! Here are some tips to consider: Polling. This tool provides both feedback and interaction. And the best thing is you can continue speaking while your attendees answer the questions, then quickly sum up and present the results with an animated chart. Alternate tabs. Use tabs to quickly switch between content (just make sure to upload the documents etc. before the webinar). This will keep your audience entertained without wasting your time (and there’s nothing worse than making your attendees wait until your PowerPoint uploads). Pace yourself. Don’t rush, making it difficult for the attendees to follow you. Try to find that perfect balance whereby you cover all the material, capture feedback, and make some decisions. Now this may take some practice. But it’ll be worth it. Hold a Q&A session at the end. Wrap up at least 15 minutes early to let people ask questions. Don’t forget to put this in the meeting agenda as this is a popular item with attendees. Then they’ll be sure to stick around till the end. When to schedule a webinar? There are as many date/time preferences as there are people, so it’s best to use your own judgment and follow a few common-sense rules. And always think about your audience first. Think of when you like to attend webinars – Monday is usually when people are busiest after the weekend and a lot of unexpected projects pop up. The same can be said about Fridays, plus you have the “TGIF” factor. So sometime around the middle of the week is probably best but, as I said, this is not a strict rule. As for time of day, one factor to keep in mind is that if your audience is international, you obviously need to pick a time when the greatest number will be able to attend, regardless of time zone. Of course this, again, depends on your audience so the best thing to do is place yourself in their shoes. If you run a series of webinars, you can always poll your attendees or prepare an online survey and ask your audience what days and times they prefer. This is likely to be true for other people who might join your webinar, too.

Expanding your mobile world with Windows Phone 7

2011-09-29T18:42:00.000+05:30

Would you like to have the latest technology when it comes to smartphones? Windows Phone 7 is turning a lot of heads as its new software has been 2 years in the making and hasn't failed to disappoint.

Right now smartphones make up about 23% of the mobile phone market but this is continuing to grow are the costs are starting to drop and more people want to have internet access, email, facebook, and other apps right in their pocket.

The new software will make it's debut with AT&T on November 9 and then it will become available for the rest of the wireless provides in 2011. The first phones to have the new technology will run about $200 each and so far there are about 3 phones that will be sold with more expected to come soon as 6 additional phones have already been announced. The phones are designed to offer variety based on the users preferences. Some of the phones will be touchscreen while other smartphones will feature keyboards.

Windows Phone 7 is designed to be in competition with every other smartphone out there, notebaly the phones making a big impact like the Blackberry and iPhone. Microsoft has failed to impress mobile users as most of their designs have failed or been pulled off the market. Earlier in 2010 Microsoft sent the Kin to the stores but after dismal sales and embarrassment, it was pulled within a few weeks.

Microsoft is recovering from the embarrassment by placing more attention on the Windows Phone 7, which has seen its ups and downs as the iPhone was launched and caused some serious setbacks for Microsoft. The Windows Phone 7 is designed to be user friendly and made to satisfy the user in every possible way, giving the user full control over the look and feel of the phone. It allows for automatic updates to go on without taking away from the users other applications as they are using the phone.

The smartphone that will see the biggest competition from the windows Phone 7 is the Andriod. So what can you expect when you get the Windows Phone 7 in your hands? When you first turn it on you will see several icons that you can choose from that include music files, pictures, contacts, etc. Touch on the icon you want or you can choose to scroll from top to bottom to view the different apps that are available.

When you click on a program you will be directed to it but a top heading will stay at the top of each screen, telling you where you are at. This sub-menu is really unique and very clever and sure to wow a lot of people.

Like the Blackberry and Andriod it will collect the information provided by your friends on social networking sites. This allows you to gather information from facebook and twitter so you can continue fueling your social media addiction. With multitouch web-browsing and a smooth touch-screen, it is very easy to get around online and it was designed for the web.

The apps work differently on Windows Phone 7 as they are integrated right into the operating system. This makes it so they aren't like having separate programs as you see with so many other smartphones. The screen is also much larger from other smartphones, making it very easy to read and you do have the option of using a keyboard that locks behind the phone if you aren't a fan of touchscreen.

Windows Phone 7 doesn't sport the HotSpot technology like Andriod and other phones on the market but it is very impressive with other programs like Zune along with video content. There is even talk of video games that can be played on the Windows Phone 7 and integrated with your Xbox 360.

Cisco is going to change the internet forever

2011-09-29T18:31:00.000+05:30

Cisco has been claiming they will "change the internet forever" and their impact on individuals, governments, and businesses will be revolutionary. While Cisco is making these claims, what exactly are they doing that is so monumental that it will change the internet and the way in which we browse online?

Cisco announced a new networking router that is going to be top-of-the-line and transform the internet. This revolutionary product is known as the Cisco CRS-3 Routing System. This new router is setting the standard for all future growth of the internet, especially for video growth to occur. It has about 12 times more traffic capacity from other systems. It transfers about 322 terabits per second, which is absolutely amazing compared to other systems.

How fast is it really? Well according to Cisco you can download the entire Library of Congress in about a second. Pretty impressive right? The internet is going to keep growing and advancing and users are demanding faster service, better download capabilities, and better online browsing. It looks as though Cisco is listening to these demands and they are trying to meet the expectations of customers.

Cisco is focusing more on the overall design of the internet, versus more about web surfers and the internet. By fixing some of the problems customers are seeing with the actual "pipeline" of the internet the normal internet browser will see improvement.

Video and other communications are the future of the internet. This is why Cisco is so focused on making the internet as advanced as possible because dealing with slow video chat connections and other things can cause a lot of problems for a number of customers.

AT&T is working with the CRS-3 routing system to test it out and see if it is worth all the hype Cisco is talking about. Cisco is focused on the improvement of the internet now, but they are building products that are focused more on future generations as they will thrive on video communication and other communication devices to stay in touch with one another.

Which companies have the best potential for growth and development with Cisco? Right now it looks as though health care industries are going to benefit greatly because they can get in touch with doctors and researchers all over the world to provide the best care to patients battling a number of conditions. Other companies that are going to benefit include government organizations and educational institutions. Having the online video sharing tools they need allow you all to get in touch with each other faster and it offers better and faster service for everyone.

Cisco is being seen as the "core of the internet" by a number of other companies as they are creating a stronger backbone for the internet to offer better service for everyone. If this is what Cisco is doing now future generations are only going to benefit more with the new technologies that are coming out to make video conferencing and download times faster and better.

While Cisco isn't really all that impressive to the standard user, it is pretty amazing to designers and others that see more in the core design of the internet. The consumer-level customers may notice a difference in their internet speeds and download times but the experience everyone will experience online will be noticeable, even if it doesn't initially "wow" you and turn your head towards Cisco. However Cisco is drawing a lot of attention from a variety of users and designers that see where Cisco is taking the internet and the new technologies they are creating that will make your life much easier and better.

Study at London School of Business & Finance

2011-09-28T17:47:00.000+05:30

Overview of Programmes

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As the destination of choice for a world-class education in business, finance and marketing, we specialise in delivering innovative, industry-focused degree programmes that reflect the modern global economy. Our MBA and specialised Master’s degrees in Finance, Marketing and International Business develop highly marketable skill sets that raise your profile with employers, helping you to meet your career objectives.

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Professional Qualifications

LSBF offers a comprehensive portfolio of professional qualification programmes in Accountancy (ACCA and CIMA), Finance (CFA®) and Marketing (CIM). Professional qualifications are universally recognised industry standards that help to set you apart in the job market. You’ll develop professional skills that translate easily into the workplace, giving you the experience that modern employers are looking for and helping to fast-track your career progress.

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Dual Programmes

We’re committed to helping our students to stay ahead of the field, and our pioneering Dual Programmes combine academic excellence with real-world practical skills for that vital competitive edge. Studying your MBA or Master’s programme in conjunction with any of our professional qualifications saves time, increases your career opportunities and and gives you the skills and knowledge you need to stand out from the crowd.

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Online Study

Our ground-breaking online study platform InterActive redefines distance learning offering complete flexibility without compromising on quality. InterActive gives you the same syllabus, the same lecturers, and the same top-quality educational experience wherever you are. With real-time interactive classrooms, forums and a library of studio-quality recorded lectures, you can manage your own time and workload and take control of your studies.

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A launch pad for your career, our undergraduate programmes offer more than just an education, giving you all the benefits of a leading business school with great networking opportunities and valuable contacts. Our Bachelor in International Business (BIB) develops a solid foundation of business concepts increasing your experience and helping you to speak the same language as major players in the global economy.

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Make Free Calls Anywhere in the World

2011-09-27T12:16:00.000+05:30

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2011-09-24T13:07:00.000+05:30

Sony Z1000 Android media player announced in Japan
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Creative Zen X-Fi3 unveiled
Cowon iAudio 10 cryptically announced/teased

Microsoft changes the Zune Music Pass in Europe, video remains unaffected

Microsoft has announced that it is decreasing the number of licensed Zune Music Pass devices for customers Europe. The announcement was made in an email to European subscribers on Tuesday, informing them of the change.

The current Zune Music Pass offering allows customers to license up to three PCs and three mobile devices–be it Zune or Windows Phone–for all-you-can-eat music streaming. But starting September 13, 2011, subscribers will only be allowed to license one PC and a combination of any three PCs or devices.

Microsoft has yet to provide an official reason for this change, but we suspect that it’s due to deals with music labels. The Zune Music Pass has been around for almost five years in the US, but it is less than a year old in Europe. Music deals vary from country to country, so it’s possible that the European publishers have demanded that Microsoft decrease the number of licensed devices.

This move is certainly more limiting, but the Zune Music Pass was originally intended for a single user or, unofficially, a family. Restricting the streaming collection to a single PC (or more, if you feel like sacrificing some of your devices) should help keep the subscription for users in the same household.

Corel MotionStudio 3D

2011-09-24T12:52:00.000+05:30

Meet MotionStudio 3D, Corel's inaugural entry into the animation and motion graphics software category. Geared more toward novices and prosumers than professionals, this capable newcomer lets you create 3D text and titles, lathe objects, and a variety of animations with relative ease.

MotionStudio's interface is intuitive, which should be comforting to motion graphics novices. The Edit Window displays your project as you work, and can

reflect changes in near real-time--with virtually no

waiting for rendering. Also, you can drag objects directly within the Edit Window for a more tactile way to customize basic aspects like position, rotation, and size.

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The Timeline Window spans the bottom of the interface, and is relatively simple to navigate. Here is where you set the key frames that guide your animation. And with each property having its own independent timeline, it's easy to choreograph several different animated elements to work in concert.

The EasyPalette contains all of the preset effects available, and can be supplemented by plug-in effects. Here you'll find 3D Models, Text Objects, Lathe Objects, Shapes, and even simple extrusion effects. MotionStudio makes it simple to click around, experiment with these effects, and undo when necessary.

On top of its basic 3D titling and text animation capabilities, MotionStudio also includes a realistic particle effects tool that recreates the appearance and movement of elements like bubbles, fire, smoke, and snow. The tool even lets you make minor adjustments to the particles' properties such as texture, density, color, rotation, and more. Powerful, yet simple features like this are sure to attract casual users who aren't necessarily motion graphics wizards. The program also includes tons of animation presets, and lets you manipulate light sources, mimic motion blur, and adjust depth of field among other aspects.

And for the prosumers out there, MotionStudio 3D also boasts some rather powerful import and export capabilities. It can handle vector and raster graphics, and lets you easily work with files from other 3D applications. Meanwhile, it can output to a wide variety of video and still image formats including GIF and Flash (SWF) for the Web. And as expected, MotionStudio lets you easily output projects as 3D anaglyphs viewable with 3D glasses, or as side-by-side images playable on compatible 3D TVs--all with a single click.

Overall, we think Corel MotionStudio 3D provides a nice, affordable entry into the world of motion graphics. With its array of presets, powerful, yet simple features, and intuitive interface, it's a fantastic choice for newcomers and experienced motion graphics artists alike. But, if you're looking to get extremely granular in your animations, and you need a more professional level of control, then MotionStudio 3D might not be what you're looking for. If that's the case, then be prepared to spend a lot more money on your software.

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Current and Upcoming Tablets ipod

2011-09-24T12:44:00.000+05:30

Current and Upcoming Tablets ipod

The tablet market is like that kid in school who, at first, no one really noticed. Then, a year later he starts the school year a foot taller, with a new wardrobe, and suddenly everyone wants to be his friend. But, does he deserve his newfound popularity?

I really don't know. Personally, I've yet to purchase a tablet, and I've still not seen a compelling reason to do so. Still, millions feel differently and have already dived full on into the tablet sector.

Yet, every day there seems to be a new announcement of another manufacturer's plans to release a tablet. Today is no different, with the announcement of the iPad 2. It's getting confusing and a little crazy out there, and we at CNET wanted to provide you with a snapshot of not only the current tablet landscape, but a look into the near future and how it's evolving.

We've compiled a list of all the major current tablets interwoven with all the tablets yet to be released. This list will focus on non-Windows tablets only for now. Enjoy, and if there's any other information you'd like to see on this list, let us know in the comments or via e-mail.

Look for this post to be updated and evolve throughout the coming months.

Name	OS	Price	Release date	Screen size	4G support confirmed?	Wifi-only version confirmed?
Acer Iconia Tab A100	Honeycomb	$330-$350	Available now	7-inch	No	Yes
Acer Iconia Tab A500	Honeycomb	$400	Available now	10-inch	No	Yes
Amazon Tablet 10-inch	Unknown	Unknown	2011	10-inch	No	No
Amazon Tablet 7-inch	Unknown	Unknown	2011	7-inch	No	No
Apple iPad	iOS	$430-$530	Available now	9.7-inch	No	Yes
Apple iPad 2	iOS	$500-$830	Available now	9.7-inch	No	Yes
Archos 70	Android 2.2	$310	Available now	7-inch	No	Yes
Archos 101	Android 2.2	$260	Available now	10.1-inch	No	Yes
Archos G9 80	Honeycomb	$300-$370	September 2011	8-inch	No	Yes
Archos G9 101	Honeycomb	$370-$470	September 2011	10.1-inch	No	Yes
Asus Slider	Honeycomb	$500-$800	September	10.1-inch	Unannounced	Yes
Asus Transformer	Honeycomb	$400	Available now	10.1-inch	No	Yes
Asus Transformer 2	Honeycomb	n/a	Q4 2011	10.1-inch	No	No
Asus MeMO	Honeycomb	$500-$700	2012	7-inch	Unannounced	No
Coby Kyros	Android 2.2	$200	Available now	8-inch	No	Yes
Dell Streak 5	Android 2.2	$550	Available now	5-inch	No	No
Dell Streak 7	Android 2.2	$200-$450	Available now	7-inch	Yes	No
HP TouchPad	WebOS 3.0	$600	Available now	9.7-inch	Yes	Yes
HTC Evo View 4G (Sprint)	Android 2.3	$400	Available now	7-inch	No	Yes
HTC Flyer	Android 2.3	$500	Available now (at Best Buy only)	7-inch	No	Yes
HTC Jetstream	Honeycomb	$700-$800	September 4, 2011	10.1-inch	Yes	No
Lenovo IdeaPad A1	Android 2.3	$250	Unannounced	7-inch	No	Yes
Lenovo IdeaPad K1	Honeycomb	$500	Available now	10.1-inch	No	Yes
Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet	Honeycomb	$500-$670	Available now	10.1-inch	No	Yes
Maylong Universe M-150	Android 2.2	$100	Available now	7-inch	No	Yes
Motorola Xoom	Honeycomb	$600-$800	Available now	10.1-inch	Yes	Yes
RIM Blackberry Playbook	BlackBerry Tablet OS	$600	Available now	7-inch	No	Yes
Samsung Galaxy Note	Android 2.3	Unannounced	Unannounced	5.3-inch	No	No
Samsung Galaxy Tab	Android 2.2	$150-$550	Available now	7-inch	No	No
Samsung Galaxy Tab Wi-Fi	Android 2.2	$350	Available now	7-inch	No	Yes
Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7	Honeycomb	Unannounced	Unannounced	7.7-inch	No	No
Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9	Honeycomb	Unannounced	August	8.9-inch	Yes	Yes
Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1	Honeycomb	$500	Available now	10.1-inch	No	Yes
Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 4G LTE (Verizon)	Honeycomb	$530-$630	Available now	10.1-inch	Yes	No
Sony S	Honeycomb	$500-$600	Fall 2011	9.4-inch	No	Yes
Sony P	Honeycomb	n/a	Fall 2011	5.5-inch (dual-screen)	Yes	No
T-Mobile G-Slate	Honeycomb	$800	Available now	8.9-inch	Yes	No
Toshiba AT200	Honeycomb	Unannounced	2011	10.1-inch	Unannounced	Yes
Toshiba Thrive	Honeycomb	$380-520	Available now	10.1-inch	Unannounced	Yes
Velocity Micro Cruz Tablet	Android 2.2	$200	Available now	7-inch	No	Yes
Viewsonic Viewpad 7	Android 2.2	$415-470	Available now	7-inch	No	Yes
Viewsonic ViewPad G Tablet	Android 2.2	$370	Available now	10.1-inch	No	Yes
ViewPad 10pro	Android 2.3 (and Windows 7)	$600-$700	August	10.1-inch	No	Yes
Vizio Tablet VTAB1008	Android 2.3	$359	Available now	8-inch	Unannounced	No

Apple targeted by Samsung, S3 in new suits

2011-09-24T12:33:00.000+05:30

Apple this week is once again the target of new lawsuits from companies with which it's already entangled in separate legal battles.

The first salvo comes from Samsung. Bloomberg reports that Samsung filed four suits against the company this week, with the first related hearing in the cases to kick off early next week.

A court representative did not tell the news outlet what the Netherlands suits were about, though Samsung has taken aim at Apple in the U.S., Europe, and other countries for allegedly infringing on its patents, with lawsuits targeting the tech giant's portable devices.

Separately, S3 Graphics filed a suit yesterday against Apple for allegedly infringing on two of its patents covering 3D rendering and VGA controller circuitry. Both patents were issued in the 1990s. The suit, filed in the U.S. District Court in Delaware, takes aim specifically at Apple's iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch, along with Apple's desktop and notebook computers, as infringing.

The new S3 suit is of special note given that the two companies had previously been engaged in a legal spat with the U.S. International Trade Commission. That led to the government group issuing a partial ruling against Apple, saying that Mac OS X was violating S3's patents. HTC, which sued Apple in separate suits earlier this month and last month, announced plans to buy S3 from Via Technologies in July.

How to run Windows 8 in VirtualBox

2011-09-24T01:43:00.000+05:30

The Windows 8 Developer Preview is out and, let’s face it, you want to give it a shot. Windows 8 marks a major departure from any other version of the OS and it behooves any geek to get out on the front lines of such an introduction. Even so, you might not have an extra computer lying around to install the young operating system on. Virtualization to the rescue.

Before getting started, we should keep in mind that virtualization isn’t exactly the optimum solution for testing. It’ll get the job done, but in all likelihood you won’t get a feel for the full speed or smoothness of Windows 8. Your virtualized machine probably won’t have a touchscreen either, so you’ll be missing out there as well. That said, it’s a free operation that isn’t too difficult to set up, so it’s worth the time if you are at all curious about Win8.

For this tutorial we’ll be using VirtualBox, Oracle’s free virtualization software. It’s quite accessible given how complicated the work it’s doing actually is, and it’s easier to work with than VMWare Player. Plus, reports from around the web indicate that VirtualBox plays more nicely with Windows 8 than VMware Player 3.x. VMware Workstation 8 does seem to getting along with Windows 8 well enough, but you’ll have to shell out some cash for that — and VMware Player 4 does seem to be capable of running Win8 but you need Workstation 8 to get that. So back to VirtualBox…

Follow these steps and you should have your computer running Windows 8 in no time:
Download Windows 8 and VirtualBox
Go into your computer’s BIOS and make sure virtualization is enabled. (Note, if you can’t find it look in the security settings.)
In VirtualBox create a new virtual machine, choose Windows / Windows 7 as the type.
During the initial installation process choose to create a virtual disk. You’ll need at least 20GB to get the job done. It’ll take a few minutes to create the disk. If you have an SSD you’ll want this file to live there to speed things up and better match the dev hardware’s performance.

With the virtual OS created, go into Settings. It’s time to start tinkering. (See the image below for a summary.)
Within System > Motherboard enable IO APIC. Also make sure the memory is at a reasonable amount, say 1500MB or more. Change the chipset to ICH9.
System > Processors enable PAE/NX.
System > Acceleration enable VT-x/AMD-V and Nested Paging.
Display > Video move the video memory to 128MB (the max) and then enable both 3D and 2D acceleration.

Under Storage go to your virtual hard drive (.vdi) under the SATA controller. Make sure to click host I/O cache. Also make sure to mount your Windows 8 Developer Preview .ISO file. If you are using IDE make sure to move over to the ICH6 IDE controller.
Run the virtual machine and follow the standard Windows installation instructions. At this point it’s just like installing any other version of Windows.

Two quick notes: If you see a weird blinking error message saying something about “0xFFFFFFE6″ before Windows 8 starts to install, check step 2. You probably need to enable virtualization. Secondly, remember that these aren’t the only settings that will work; they are the ones that worked on my Intel Core 2 Quad/P45 desktop. Different settings could certainly work, depending on your situation. I do know this to be a stable environment though.

That’s all there is to it. At this point you should have a fully functional Windows 8 dev preview running within VirtualBox. Everything should work well (you’ll see this if it doesn’t), and be relatively quick, though that will depend on your computer and the settings you chose for the virtual machine.

Now, if you’ve had your apetite whetted and want to take Microsoft’s latest-and-greatest operating system for a real spin, read our guide on how to make a Windows 8 tablet!

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