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Twitter Music App Set To Release On Friday ?

2013-04-12T09:48:00.000+05:30

According to the latest reports from AllThingsD, the microblogging giant, Twitter is set to release their Music Service App on Friday, 12th April 2013. As per the reports, the mentioned Application will be having a section called Now Playing which will simultaneously fetch the tracks played by users and hence to set up a 'Musical' Section in Twitter.

According to the top rumors in Web, music for the Application will be provided using supporting services such as SoundCloud. As you can guess, using this app, users will be getting track suggestions based on their previously played tracks. We are also having many expectations on this App as it is from the great Twitter. Anyways, Keep your devices Ready for It!!

Google Shuts Off Adsense For Feeds, Classic Plus And More

2012-09-30T13:28:00.002+05:30

Finally it's the time for Google's cleaning procedure. As the firm used to, It's going to shut down some Google Products and Sub products as well as introducing some other quality stuff to Google Users. As they've said, all these changes are enough to boost today's Technology. The list of Google Services going to Shut Down and change is as follows.

Adsense For Feeds : Blogger will be not able include Adsense based ads on their Blog's RSS Feeds no more. From October 2nd, Google is going to slow down the feature and the feature will be shut off on December 3rd. Users can use URL's provided by Feedburner and they never need to redirect subscribers to another page.
Classic Plus : This feature allows users to upload a specific image as their Google Homepage background. But this feature won't be available from November 2012 as users can't upload photos from October 16th.
Google Storage : Hope you'll be using Google Drive, the FREE, and Superb Cloud based File Storage and File Sharing Platform by Google Inc which also provides a free storage of 5 Gigabytes. In order to increase the strength of Google Storage in Picasa and Google Drive, Users will be having 5 GB of total storage for both Picasa and Drive which means if you're purchasing an upgrade of 100 GB, the total memory will be 100 GB instead of adding the previous ones to it.
Spreadsheet Gadgets : This feature for adding special type of widgets to your Google Docs Spreadsheet documents will be moving off as most of popular widgets have been already moved to Charts In Spreadsheet. And so Spreadsheet Gadgets won't be available from the next year
Google will be stopping Google News badges and Recommendation Sections. But still, people can add custom sections to their sites.
Insight Search Is Now Google Trends : As Twitter is displaying tweeting trends, every Google user can get data gathering the famous Searches by different criteria like Region, volume etc. in a single place.
Places Directory : This is an Android Application used to find places nearby according to the interest of user. But this application won't be functioning as before.
+1 Reports in Webmaster Tools : As a part of expanding Google+ to webmasters, they'll be getting data on +1 related activities taking place in the website. And Google also added that users could expect more related to Social Media improvement since it's having a good role in Google Analytics.

In perspectives of Google, all these changes will help users to get a better Google Experience and they could have a better web experience as well. Anyhow, let's see how these things will effect Google

Make Video Calls From Mount Everest

2012-09-23T11:34:00.000+05:30

Today's Technology has finally reached up to the Mount Everest, expected to be top of our Earth. Yeah, tourists reaching Mount Everest can now make video calls directly from there. This is due to the station installed by a Chinese company at a height of 5600 Meters from the Ground.

General Manager of the Chinese company added that many tourists complained that they're not able to make calls while travelling to Everest and added that "Tourists can now make calls with their friends as well as sharing beauty of Everest's Landscape Through Pictures". As of today's data from the company, there are no plans for replacing the station to a higher attitude because the higher pressure can effect the performance.

Whatever the limitations are, this movement is showing how our Technology is extended such that it can expand up to the Great, Mount Everest. Anyhow, now Tourists are much lucky while travelling to have Mount Everest under their feet.

Listen To Google I/O 2012

2012-06-27T18:55:00.000+05:30

Check out live updates from Google I/O 2012 : To Start Soon

Hope you're familiar with Google I/O which is a developer concentrated conference by Google and it's supported services including Android. In this conference they used to launch or announce their new services, products and awesome tutorials in order to train developers and make them to use latest technology.And through the following link you can enjoy the live telecast of Google I/O 2012 and if you're not able to do so, you can also download it as you wish.

Wordpress For iOS : Version 3 is Now Available

2012-05-26T09:27:00.000+05:30

Famous and widely CMS and Blogging Platform, Wordpress has released it's third version (v3.0) of iOS Application. This update comes with a bunch of bug fixes and includes lots of new features for iOS users. Update has covered Push Notification Support, New Toolbar and Overall improved Performance (Especially For Apple iPad.)

When expanded, Wordpress.com users can get Push Notification, Swipe to Approve Toolbar Features and 44 Bugs have been fixed through this update. The team also included that Version 3.1 is under construction and will be released on June which will add sliding panels, a slide-out iPhone/iPod Touch menu, post formats and additional iPad stats. As per the details from Wordpress For iOS blog, the main contents in update are,

Push Notifications for WordPress.com : If you have a WordPress.com blog added to the app, you’ll now be able to opt in to receive push notifications of new comments, which makes it easier than ever to keep up with your readers and moderate comments on the go.
Swipe-to-moderate Toolbar : Swipe over any comment in the Comments list to bring up a moderation toolbar – no need to use bulk moderation or go to the comment permalink. It’s right there, and it’s fast. Another nifty change is the highlighting of new comments in the Comments list when you’ve refreshed, it makes it easy to see what’s new.
Vastly improved performance : especially for iPad. Version 2.9.6 was the most stable version of WordPress for iOS ever, until now. Over 44 bugs and crashes were fixed in this release.
Translations added : for Chinese (Taiwan), Hungarian, and Polish (thanks for the translation help!)

Still the mobile offerings of this Blogging Platform Giant, Wordpress were difficult to carry and use as well. None of the versions were ready for the word 'Perfect.' But through this update and it's continuations, Wordpress is also going to satisfy mobile users too while Smartphones are to exceed in number and usage of internet through it. Wordpress blog also adds that following features will have a rush into upcoming versions of Wordpress For iOS.

Image settings in post editor to set Title, Description, Alignment, Size, and more.
Simple visual editor for text formatting options.
Support for Galleries.
Improved post/page Preview.
Simpler access to Save Draft and other publishing settings.
Quick Photo with “advanced” fields such as tags, categories.
Push notifications for self-hosted blogs through Jetpack.
Support for setting Featured Images.

Since Wordpress is an open source project, it has mentioned some developers who worked for this release of Wordpress For iOS v3.0 including koke,irbrad, aerych, daniloercoli, mrroundhill, rhc3, boctor, isaackeyet. And also pointed a question, 'Are You Next'. So wordpress for iOS is to grab new developers for their venture and if you are interested in helping WP For iOS Development, You may get into Official Blog Of Wordpress For iOS Development.

By the Way Don't For Get to

Download Wordpress For iOS

Adobe Creative Cloud Is Available For Purchase

2012-05-12T09:31:00.001+05:30

Adobe Inc. has officially announced the availability of their latest cloud based product, Creative Cloud which was announced along with Creative Suite 6. Creative Cloud which provides awesome features for creatives scattered worldwide is now available for purchase along with Adobe Creative Suite 6 Design & Web Premium, Creative Suite 6 Design Standard, Creative Suite 6 Production Premium and Creative Suite 6 Master Collection which were announced by Adobe some days before.

"We announced Creative Cloud and CS6 two weeks ago and these releases have caught the imagination of creatives everywhere," said David Wadhwani, Senior Vice President, Digital Media Business, Adobe. "Today we're shipping CS6 and look forward to the beginning of an exciting new era as we introduce Creative Cloud later this week."

Adobe Creative Cloud is a digital hub for making, sharing and delivering creative work and it is centered around the release of Adobe Creative Suite 6 software by Adobe Incorporated. Users can install any of Adobe Creative Suite CS6 Desktop Apps plus Adobe Muse™ and Adobe Edge preview software. in Creative Cloud's servers and use it for expanding your creative ideas and works. Features and Services provided by Creative Cloud are

Access to download and install all CS6 applications, new HTML5 desktop products – Adobe Muse 1.0 and Adobe Edge preview – and deep integration with Adobe Touch Apps.
Easy storage and sharing of content across desktop, mobile devices and the cloud.
Integrated website publishing and hosting.
Ongoing innovation that provides members with the most up-to-date products and services

You may get started with Adobe Creative Cloud as a free trial of 30 days but you have to pay US$49.90 per month for accessing the digital hub after one month. Adobe has added some plans and discounts for Creative Cloud as Introductory Offer and you can read those Here.

Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Apps Included

Adobe Creative Cloud is now available in 36 countries and different languages. Individuals can use Creative Cloud by paying US$49.90 per month while US$74.99 for a month-month membership. Special Educational Pricing is also available for this service. If you want to know more about Adobe Creative Cloud, and use a free trial of 30 days, Just

Head To Here

Creative Cloud will be a big milestone of Adobe since they have built an awesome online platform for the scattered creativity around the world. So through this venture, Adobe could start a united place for developers and designers rich with creativity soon. Hope this will be a great success as adobe has performed before. And it is very good that they have build up an 30 days trial for creatives. And we are gonna test it soon. So you may expect a small review on Adobe Creative Cloud.

Apple Released 5.0.1 Update For Apple TV

2012-05-11T11:27:00.002+05:30

Tech Giant, Apple has published their update for Second And Third Generation Apple TVs. For updating your Apple TV to the version 5.0.1 (9B206f) you have to simply switch on the device and initiate the updating process if the device is not asking you to do so.

As per the report of 9to5Mac, Apple has also published direct download links of 5.0.1 updates for Second and Third Generation Apple TV. And you can download those updates from following links

Second Generation

Third Generation

While describing the update in their website, Apple added that the update will bring fixes to AirPlay, Netflix, Home Sharing, and more. It also includes HD previews for movies and TV shows on the iTunes Store. But if you have jailbroken your device, you will have to stay away from this latest update.

55,000 Twitter Accounts Acquired By Hackers

2012-05-09T05:52:00.000+05:30

50,000 Twitter Accounts Including Of Celebrities Has Hacked Or they have compromised with Hackers's skills. A Twitter Insider commented about this incident that : 'The micro blogging platform is aware of this hack and was taking necessary actions to save those people’s account from malicious activity',

The number of hacked twitter accounts is very huge in amount and thats why Anonymous hackers selected 5 Pastebin pages to leak this list of twitter usernames and passwords. And since some celebrities has faced problems due to this hack, some of them including Ireland soccer player James McClean has deleted their twitter accounts.

Unbelievable part of this incident comes while twitter is not taking necessary actions against this truly insecure incident and of course it is a warning for each and every twitter accounts. If you think that your twitter account is hacked along with those of celebrities, you can go through this 5 Pastebin pages and edit your twitter password again. ( page 1 | page 2 | page 3 | page 4 |page 5 )

Let us hope that twitter will not allow such an idiotic incident to stay in their history by finding another way for users to escape from hackers. So what we, users can do is keeping a long password filled with letters, numbers, special characters, and both uppercase and lowercase characters. Again saying please be careful... even accounts of celebrities has hacked, why the next shouldn't be yours ?

LG Launches "LG Cloud Beta"

2012-04-30T22:15:00.000+05:30

Electronic Giant, LG is making their steps to Cloud Computing. Recently they have Launched Beta Version Of LG Cloud. This cloud service will let LG Device users to access their files online from any LG phone, tablet, or Internet-connected TV.

This service is currently available in United States and Korea with providing each user a Free File Storage Space Of 5 GB. If you are with a LG Smartphone or Smart TV, you will get 50 GB File Storage Space. LG Users can access LG Cloud through LG Cloud App that can be downloaded from Google Play Or LG Smartworld Or lgecloud.com . Even if you are updating your cloud from various devices, it will Synchronize files in all devices. Users may upload files with a size of 2GB in one time.

LG Cloud will work on Android phones running Android 2.2 and higher, though Android 2.3 is recommended, PCs running Windows XP and Windows 7 32-bit, and LG Smart TVs with Netcast 2.0 and higher (3.0 recommended).

"The difference is in LG's Real-time Streaming Transcoding technology. The conversion happens on the server in realtime, not on the device," LG said in a statement. "There is no need to worry about installing codecs or converters, everything happens seamlessly and in the background with no involvement from the user."

If you are a LG Device user who is interested in this Cloud Service, You may gather more info on LG Cloud from LG Cloud Official Website. LG has even created a new division to handle its new cloud offering, dubbed Smart Business Center. So we could expect even bigger from LG Cloud more than exposed above. Of course it will be a nice wayout for who you are not enough happy with other cloud services and for who are happy to have their Brand Oriented Service ahead.

50 Million Downloads For Angry Birds Space In 35 Days

2012-04-30T21:33:00.000+05:30

We are tired with writing Rovio's Or specially Angry Birds's victorious journey through the Technology world with also being the hot discussing topic. About 7 weeks ago, Rovio team has launched their latest game for Smartphones and Tablet PCs, Angry Birds Space. The new version of the popular game, Angry Birds has it's download harvest of 10 million downloads in a time of less 3 Days and also 20 Million downloads in it's first week after launch.

After all these records of the software, Today Rovio has announced that Angry Birds Space Has Hit 50 Million Downloads In 35 Days. And as they have said in their tweet, the famous firm is enough happy, proud and of course thrilled to announce this record of their newest game for Mobile Device Users.

Rovio has also launched the PC And Mac version of Angry Birds Space among with the variants for Android and iOS. Rovio remembers to check out the versions if you haven't yet in their Blog Post. It seems that Rovio is preparing something bigger and awesome in their backstage. In the mentioned Blog Post, Rovio officially says that “There’s only one conclusion to draw: something even bigger is on its way. Stay tuned and keep flinging those Birds!”

Whatever they are preparing in backstage, it is sure that it will be awesome in Tech world. So let us expect even bigger venture from Rovio soon.

Attitude Daksha - Another Rival To Akash Tablet

2012-04-29T09:46:00.002+05:30

The next rival for India's low priced Tablet PC, "Attitude Daksha" has been announced by an Kerala based company, Telmoco. This Android Powered 7 inch tablet PC is priced at Rs. 5,399 with features and specifications which makes it the lowest priced Tablet PC of India.

As mentioned before, it is a tight rival for Aakash Tablet because of it's fresh and good features when compared to Datawind's. Technical Specifications of Attitude Daksha will let us to ignore the difference in price between Akash and Daksha. Features and Specifications are as follows.

ARM Cortex A8 1.2 GHz Processor
Android 4.0 - Ice Cream Sandwich
512 MB DDR 3 RAM
4 GB Internal Memory (Expandable Upto 32 GB - MicroSD)
HDMI Port ; Micro USB Port
WVGA LCD 7 inch screen (800*480)
Multi touch Capacitive Touch Screen
WiFi IEEE 802.11 b/g/n
3.7 V 3800 Mah Battery
6 Hours Battery Backup With Wi-Fi On
External 3G , RJ 45 Ethernet via OTG cable
0.3 MP Front Facing VGA Camera

You can book the tablet online from telmoco.com from 15th May onwards. But still they are using a simple contact form. As said before, Attitude Daksha is a nice android device with a low price of INR 5400. And this increasing in price can be surely covered by the device's software and hardware features to go ahead.

Trustworthy Internet Movement : For A Secure Internet

2012-04-25T22:01:00.002+05:30

Internet is growing second by second. A number of technologies and ventures are flashing in human brain in each second but a small number is only hitting the success point. and equal Number of security threats are also forming in Web World. To wipe out insecure websites such to provide a safe and clean internet, Trustworthy Internet Movement (TIM) has started their works. The inability to classify good and bad websites is the main problem faced by most of internet users. And thats what aimed by Trustworthy Internet Movement.

Trustworthy Internet Movement is to publish a regularly updated list of Good And Bad Website in internet.A survey carried out to launch the group found that more than 52% of sites tested were using versions of security protocols known to be compromised. While the survey was enough to show that the security systems of internet are on slow improvement, security experts and entrepreneurs were forced to start such an Non Profit Organization for secure internet and related services. "We want to stimulate some initiatives and get something done," said TIM's founder Philippe Courtot, serial entrepreneur and chief executive of security firm Qualys. He has bankrolled the group with his own money.

The activities of Trustworthy Internet Movement will be initially based on Security Socket Layer Certificates(SSL.) As their survey shown, use of low quality and compromised SSL Certificates are the reason for low security systems. Many websites use SSL to encrypt communications between them and their users. It is used to protect credit card numbers and other valuable data as it travels across the web as you may have noticed while browsing. "SSL is one of the fundamental parts of the internet," said Mr Courtot. So TIM will evaluate how each websites have used their SSL Certificates and how safe they are.

Of course the survey is showing the security threats of Internet even we have added those costly SSL Certificates to our website. Let us hope that TIM can bring a safer internet to us.

Google Drive Is Now Live ; Have A Look

2012-04-25T14:57:00.001+05:30

After breaking the suspense that has been kept by Google, Google's Cloud File Storage And Sharing Service, Google Drive Is Now Live. As a Googler describes in their Official Blog Post, Google Drive is your place for where you can create, share, collaborate, and keep all of your stuff. Through this launch, Google has put their foots to the pathway of cloud computing and related services to go ahead.

We don't need to hear a description of Google Drive's features and services since most of us are using cloud computing in internet whether knowing ourselves or not. As other cloud services offer, You can upload and access all of your files, including videos, photos, Google Docs, PDFs and beyond. As the description shows, Google Drive is still not being a stand alone service rather than an upgrade from existing Google Docs.

Of course, before going to access Google Drive,You have to know some essential facts about Google Drive before jumping into drive.google.com since you are stepping up to the cloud computing services by Google.

Google Drive is Live Now And it offers 5 GB Of Free Cloud Storage to get started with it. If the storage space is not enough for you, Google Also Offers Upgrades of 25GB for $2.49/month, 100GB for $4.99/month or even 1TB for $49.99/month

Drive will allow 30+ file types to open natively in the browser, including Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and HD video
Desktop Applications for Windows And Mac OS X Are Available Today among with Android Apps but iOS Users should wait a few weeks to get integrated with Google Drive
Once you have used Google Drive, you can't get back to Google Docs because you will be redirected to Google Drive. Of course the redirection is in the way of total re-branding.

And after keeping all this facts in mind, you can directly jump into the world of Google Drive. Google Drive team has given an complete list of activities that can be done through Google Drive and the special features differs Google Drive from Other Cloud Storage Services. Read Those Facts As Follows

Create and collaborate. Google Docs is built right into Google Drive, so you can work with others in real time on documents, spreadsheets and presentations. Once you choose to share content with others, you can add and reply to comments on anything (PDF, image, video file, etc.) and receive notifications when other people comment on shared items.
Store everything safely and access it anywhere (especially while on the go). All your stuff is just... there. You can access your stuff from anywhere—on the web, in your home, at the office, while running errands and from all of your devices. You can install Drive on your Mac or PC and can download the Drive app to your Android phone or tablet. We’re also working hard on a Drive app for your iOS devices. And regardless of platform, blind users can access Drive with a screen reader.
Search everything. Search by keyword and filter by file type, owner and more. Drive can even recognize text in scanned documents using Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology. Let’s say you upload a scanned image of an old newspaper clipping. You can search for a word from the text of the actual article. We also use image recognition so that if you drag and drop photos from your Grand Canyon trip into Drive, you can later search for [grand canyon] and photos of its gorges should pop up. This technology is still in its early stages, and we expect it to get better over time.

Google Drive has acquired a deep integration with Google's Social Networking Service, Google Plus. As a part of this integration, A dedicated button has been added to the existing photo upload menu bar, which shares photos images with users’ circles with just a few clicks. Google also confirms that users will be able attach stuff from Google Drive to their Gmail Mails. Google's Denis Ho has given a list of steps to add photos in Google+ directly from Google Drive.

First activate your Google Drive (at drive.google.com) and add some photos. Next:
- Click in the Google+ sharebox to create a new post
- Click the camera icon, then select From Google Drive
- Choose photos from either My Drive or Shared with me (see screenshots)
Once you’ve selected your favorite shots, just pick the circles you want to share with, and you’re done!

However, Since Google drive is offering no more services rather than a sharing feature, its only an upgrade to Google Docs actually. And of course other cloud file storage services like Dropbox are safe until Google is adding new and exciting( They do always except April Fool) services into Google Drive.

Even there is no more to excite users, its a nice service for buissness and individuals to keep their data from safe and access it from variety of devices with help of Google's powerful Servers.

Facebook for Windows Phone Brings New Features Through Update

2012-04-24T15:10:00.002+05:30

Facebook Application for Windows Phone Platform has received an update today. The update is bringing lots of new features to the application. The application was having some problems till this update and of course these problems has been solved by Talented Programmers.

The update has acquired some features including the following which can increase the popularity and usage of application. Still the windows application hasn't acquired such big position in the list of Mobile Devices Platforms such as iOS And Android. May be the low number of developers the reason.

* Threaded messaging

Full Facebook threaded messaging including group messaging, all in a beautiful Metro style design.

* Tagging

Now you can tag friends and locations in your posts in the ‘with’ and ‘at’ format.

* Delete posts and comments

Use the tap and hold context menu to delete posts and comments from your wall.

* Active links in posts

Tap on links in posts to go directly to the content.

* Updates to the photo comments and likes page

The photo comments and likes page has been updated to match the posts comments and likes page. You can see a hint of the image at the top of the page, pull down and you can see the whole thing.

The facility to like the comments in the application has been specially mentioned by the Windows Phone Team. The Facebook Windows Phone team says that the app is “going through our final rounds of testing and sign off, then we’ll be able to share it with the world.” So let us expect more when the update is going live.

Wordpress v3.3.2 Released As Security Update

2012-04-21T09:08:00.000+05:30

Latest version of Wordpress Blogging Platform, Wordpress Version 3.3.2 Has Released. This is a Security Update moreover an major update. And so this Update Has Resolved A Number Of Vulnerabilities That Found In The Previous Releases.

As per the announcement of Wordpress, three external libraries that wordpress consists received security updates: Plupload, SWFUpload and SWFObject. Those fixed vulnerabilities were discovered by Neal Poole, Nathan Partlan and Szymon Gruszecki. This update also deals with fixing bugs that found by Organization's Core Security Team. Five more bugs are fixed among with the following fixes (You can read more Here.)

Limited privilege escalation where a site administrator could deactivate network-wide plugins when running a WordPress network under particular circumstances, disclosed by Jon Cave of our WordPress core security team, and Adam Backstrom.
Cross-site scripting vulnerability when making URLs clickable, by Jon Cave.
Cross-site scripting vulnerabilities in redirects after posting comments in older browsers, and when filtering URLs. Thanks to Mauro Gentile for responsibly disclosing these issues to the security team.

Wordpress v3.4 Beta 3 is also released among with this update. You can now Download Wordpress 3.4 Beta 3. or use the WordPress Beta Tester plugin. But for this version, Plugins, and theme developers are still in developing condition. And so please do not use this beta version in productive websites rather than for theme developing or plugin development.

You Can Download Wordpress 3.3.2 From Here Or update now from the Dashboard → Updates menu in your site’s admin area.

Samsung Galaxy S III Specs : Leaked Video

2012-04-21T07:10:00.001+05:30

Samsung's most discussed trump card in the world of mobile devices has lost. Before letting the device to be unveiling officially on 3rd May at London, Tinhte, a Vietnamese website that has previous records to leak unannounced devices Has Published A Video Which Caught Samsung Galaxy S3 In A Terrible Moment.

There is needless to describe Samsung Galaxy S3 now because it has become famous in Tech world through it's rumorful time after saying that such a device is coming. Here comes the list of Specifications and Features which has been gathered from mentioned video.

1.4 GHz Quad Core Processor
8 Megapixel Camera
NFC Support
16 GB Inbuilt Memory
720*1184 Screen Resolution With 320 dpi
2050 mAh Battery
Android v4.0.3 - Ice Cream Sandwich
1GB of RAM

And of course images of Samsung Galaxy S3 has been published with this video. According to the data gained by this leaked video, Samsung Galaxy S3 hasn't acquired much more details than Galaxy S2. Hope Samsung will add more polishing touches when the device is ready to launch officially (Now the official launch will be not much surprising since the specs and images are here.) Images And Videos Of Samsung Galaxy S3 Is Shown Below.

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Update: Yesterday too, The Vietnamese website had turned the video to private and it was no longer available. and so we had added here the video that has been saved and published by own Engadget. But apparently Engadget has received a legal request to remove the video from their site. Tim Stevens, Engadget's Editor-in-Chief tweeted;

"So we just got a legal request to pull the video from our GSIII post... That might just tell you something"

It is still not clear that the device featured in the video is Samsung Galaxy S3 or just a fake device. But these legal movements are showing the presence of Samsung Galaxy S3 in that video. Whatever we want to know about Samsung Galaxy S3, we must wait till coming May 3rd.

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(Courtesy ; Video: Engadget, Images: droidmatters)

The article was expected to be published yesterday evening. But some technical problems caused this delay. Sorry for the inconvenience

Microsoft's Details For Windows 8 Enterprise

2012-04-20T00:04:00.000+05:30

Recently, just after announcing the Three different versions of Windows 8 Microsoft has Announced The Fourth Version Of Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise. Microsoft Announced the feature set for Windows 8 Enterprise, essentially explaining what volume and InTune customers will be able to buy, and how it keeps a difference from the consumer SKUs. And the essential explanation including the difference from Consumer versions of windows 8 and Windows 8 Enterprise is as follows.

Windows To Go is a fully manageable corporate Windows 8 desktop on a bootable external USB stick. This will allow IT organizations to support the “Bring Your Own PC” trend and businesses can give contingent staff access to the corporate environment without compromising security.

DirectAccess allows remote users to seamlessly access resources inside a corporate network without having to launch a separate VPN and helps IT administrators keep remote users’ PCs in compliance by applying the latest policies, software updates, is easier to deploy, and it can be implemented with the existing IPv4 infrastructure.

BranchCache allows users’ PCs to cache files, websites, and other content from central servers, so content is not repeatedly downloaded across the wide area network (WAN). When used with Windows Server 2012, Windows 8 brings several improvements to BranchCache to streamline the deployment process, optimize bandwidth over WAN connections and ensure better security and scalabilty.

AppLocker can help mitigate issues by restricting the files and apps that users or groups are allowed to run.

VDI enhancements: Enhancements in Microsoft RemoteFX and Windows Server 2012, provide users with a rich desktop experience with the ability to play 3D graphics, use USB peripherals and use touch-enabled devices across any type of network (LAN or WAN) for VDI scenarios.

New Windows 8 App Deployment: Domain joined PCs and tablets running Windows 8 Enterprise will automatically be enabled to side-load internal, Windows 8 Metro style apps.

Number of SKUs of Windows 8 is increasing now and it was four including Windows 8, Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8 RT, And a Build For Chinese. But actually a consumer only gets a choice of two since the Windows 8 RT is designed for Specific Hardware. So a consumer can only select Windows 8 Pro / Windows 8. Still, the Pro/not distinction is a good one.

Lava Launches Intel Powered Smartphone : Xolo X9000

2012-04-19T23:06:00.000+05:30

The wait is finally over. Global Chip Maker, Intel in partnership with Indian Mobile Device Manufacturer, Lava has announced their smartphone 'Xolo X900.' And Xolo X900 is the the first smartphone in India, Powered by Intel's Atom Z2460, which is the fastest (mobile phone) processor available in the market: Said Lava Co-Founder and Director Vishal Sehgal

Xolo X900 will be available in Indian Mobile Phone Market from 23 April for a best buy price or 22,000 Rupees. The phone is powered by a 1.6GHz Atom processor with Hyper Threading Technology that, according to the companies, brings speed and multi-tasking performance. The phone features a 4.03-inch High Resolution LCD display and an 8 Megapixel Camera. The Xolo X900 runs Android 2.3, and you can upgrade it to Android Ice Cream Sandwich. The device comes with a 400 MHz Graphical Processing Unit (GPU) which can click up to 10 pictures in less than one Second.

Sehgal added that the company is also working on "value smart phones", which would be launched soon in the sub Rs 15,000 price range. But he didn't reveal more about those devices. The partnership between Lava and Intel was announced at Mobile World Congress held in Barcelona. Lava has also partnered with Croma as preferred retail partner for promotion and sale of the product.

The smartphone market in India is around 20 million, and as Sehgal said, its a tremendous place for both Lava and Intel to grow up their Mobile World with such affordable and useful Smartphone Devices. Of course Intel is starting their journey cum expansion to the world of mobile devices through Launch of This Amazing smartphone with awesome power of Intel's processors. And so let us expect a large and sudden growth of Intel in India after going to dominate the mobile device side as well.

Fake Instagram Apps Spreading Malicious Content In Android Devices

2012-04-19T20:01:00.000+05:30

Sophos's Naked Security Blog is always covering the internet security field and also giving us useful advises and tips for exploring the big cum sometimes dangerous world of Internet. And the team has also shared a warning for Smartphone Internet Users. Hope you all have known that Instagram is now of Facebook. At the time, Fake Instagram Apps Are Spreading All Over Android Devices With Malware.

Of course this incident is showing the massive presence of Malicious Android App Developers who developed such Application in a time of a few weeks. The Instagram App was launched just a few weeks ago and hit 1 Million Downloads in 24 Hours. Malware authors are distributing malware disguised as the popular app and there are a few pretty convincing fakes around that might trick the unsuspecting app shopper. The Malicious application is found on separate websites rather than Google Play.

Sophos adds the following after downloading and testing the Fake Instagram Apps among with saying that if you download anything for your Android device that is not from the official Google Play store and you don’t know what you’re doing, then you run the risk of all sorts of nasty happening to your phone or tablet.

In our tests, the app didn’t do a very good job of emulating the genuine Instagram app, but that may be because it failed to find the correct network operator. Because this is a malicious app that seems to be relying in the sending of background SMS messages to earn its creators revenue.

Curiously, contained inside the .APK file is a random number of identical photos a man.
Maybe the reason why his picture is included multiple times is to change the fingerprint of the .APK in the hope that rudimentary anti-virus scanners might be fooled into not recognising the malicious package.We have no idea who the man is or whether there is a reason why his picture has been chosen to include in the download.

Nowadays, the spreading of malicious Android Apps are increasing day by day since android is being a popular mobile device platform among the tech world. Sophos's Security Team had also noted that a fake version of Angry Birds game was also being spread throughout the internet and making android devices Malicious.

Malware creators are certainly savvy and know what we will be looking for when it comes to the latest and most fashionable apps. Take care to check where your applications are coming from whether they are free or paid, what they access from your mobile device, and also do some research on those apps to find out the real aim behind the Application. Again saying beware of Internet while also being addicted of it.

Google Launches Affiliate Ads For Blogger

2012-04-18T23:14:00.001+05:30

Happy News for Blogger who blogs with 'Blogger', Blogging platform from Google. For those who want to monetize their blog posts, Google has Launched a New program that helps Blogger users monetize their blogs through Affiliate Ads. Through this feature, Bloggers do not have to add advertisements inside posts but can now insert text or image links to products and earn a commission on sales through those links.

Even Blogger was allowing users to add Adsense advertisements in blog homepage, this new service will allow them to get more revenue through ads and affiliate links because those ads are linking the correct phrase of word. For example, if you are writing about a pair of famous sunglasses, you can offer a link to buy that Sunglasses and you will earn a kickback. The program is similar to the affiliate program that is already in place through other resellers like Amazon, but it ties into an AdSense account.

When you post about a brand or product from a featured advertiser, the Google Affiliate Ads for Blogged widget will help you to display an affiliate ad in your blog, which can be a text link, a product image, or a banner. You may earn commissions when someone clicks on your ads and makes a purchase on the advertiser’s site, going beyond “payment per click” to “payment per action” and extending the influential relationship you have with your audience.

Anyway its a nice and useful features for Blogger based Bloggers where adding Adsense inside posts are a little difficult. But At this time, only US blogs that are linked to a valid AdSense account and match available ad categories will be eligible for this program. Signing up for an AdSense account does not guarantee that you'll be selected to participate in Google Affiliate Ads for Blogger.

All Windows Phones To Get Windows 8 Update Soon

2012-04-18T11:10:00.000+05:30

Are you a Windows Phone user ? Then, what about getting Windows 8 for working in your Smartphone ? No more question marks anymore. Microsoft Spokerman has said That All Windows Phone Users Will Get Windows 8 Update (Appolo Update) Soon whatever your device is. Which means all Windows Phone users will have to run Appolo Update very soon.

The Information had come out by an Microsoft spokesperson, at an Event in Portugal. Here’s the transcript,WMPowerUser. The conversation is like as follows,

Q: In terms of devices, who today have one is it expectable that…

A: What Microsoft said/stated and what I’m allowed to tell you is that all actual devices will get upgrade to the next major version of Windows Phone (we´re talking about Apollo)

Q: When you say actual devices. Are all that came out to market?

A: Are all that came out. Since the first generation that were bought. The LGs and SAMSUNGs.. OMNIA 7 which were the first devices with Windows Phone reaching the market.

There is no other reason for this update except Microsoft want to satisfy their customers when considering the features of device that they are using. Because when new Windows Phone devices will get the power of Windows 8, Old devices may go backward in case of Features. But i have a small doubt will Windows 8 run on all devices through this Appolo Update ? Anyway let us wait.

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Update : Now The Verge has claimed that the news mentioned above is absolutely false and they added that:

Now, a trusted source close to Microsoft tells us that is absolutely not the case, that instead there will be no upgrade path from Mango to Apollo.

One thing is clear for sure, all the 100,000 apps that will be in Windows Phone Marketplace when Windows Phone 8 launches will be able to run on the platform without any modifications.

Now we are not able to take a constant decision in this case. Because no one in Windows Phone Team of Microsoft has shown their comments on this issue. So wait for their comments or the real involvement of Microsoft.

Chrome For Android Update : Brings More Languages And Better Bookmarks

2012-04-18T00:26:00.000+05:30

Google has released a new version of Chrome For Android Beta which brings 31 More Languages and Easier Viewing Of Desktop Versions of sites as well as the ability to add bookmarks and shortcuts to the home screen as icons.

The new version allows users to request desktop version of website for their browser where just a mobile version is enough for your needs. This is a nice improvement as a browser-wide toggle is the best way to handle this. Sadly, some web developers don’t give you a toggle to the desktop version in the design of the site.

In this new version, you can add your bookmarks and shortcuts to websites directly to your home-screen, so to jump to your favourit content through just a tap. Of course its a nice feature for frequent mobile internet users. Chrome for Android now also uses the system proxy built into Android. A few additional changes have been made as well. And other new features included in this update are,

Allow for download of files to the device
Complex Text Layout (CTL) and Right to Left (RTL) text support in rendered pages
Enable old-style YouTube embed content to be played via native YouTube app
Support for country-specific suggested search engines.
You can now use Chrome with the system proxy configured in Android settings.

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Windows Server 8 Is Now Windows Server 2012

2012-04-17T23:53:00.002+05:30

Finally Microsoft has renamed it!. As expected earlier, Microsoft has added that Windows Server 8 Will Be Called Windows Server 2012 from Now. The Tech Giant used it's blog post to also add that the Software Will Be Released later this year.

Microsoft calls it a ‘Cloud-Optimized OS.’ Beta version of this product was unveiled in last March. ~~Windows Server 8~~ Windows Server 2012 contains a new version of Hyper-V, which supports multi-tenant capabilities for cloud computing.

Microsoft also touted the product’s “tremendous amount of new capabilities for multi-machine management and automation.” Windows Server 2012 also includes Resilient File System, or ReFS, which will grant new power to manage huge amounts of data, protecting it from corruption and other deleterious fates. Additionally, Windows Server 2012 provides a Powerful Server Application Platform that enables you to develop and host the most demanding of application workloads.

If you are interested in being aware of Windows Server 2012 through it's beta, You can Head To Here. Hope Microsoft will hit goal in this version of Cloud Computing too.

Google Confirms Problems With Gmail

2012-04-17T23:22:00.003+05:30

It has been reported that Gmail, Google's Approach to Email is giving users some problems and many of them are not able to access their Gmail Accounts (But i am facing no problem yet). In the Google Mail Status Page you can see that the issue has been verified and is being worked on currently. The status is like following.

4/17/12 9:42 AMWe’re investigating reports of an issue with Google Mail. We will provide more information shortly.

You may have seen or will have to see a webpage like following while stepping up to your Gmail Inbox. These problems are being reported to twitter and some of Gmail users are making this an opportunity for shifting to another Email services like Hotmail, And Yahoo.

Of course its a huge loss for both Google and users as well since it is spoiling their reputation and money respectively. Google has provided more information now and you will be glad to hear that from following. And this issue has surely given companies a lost on productivity. Such Google have to cure this problem completely and as soon as possible or how could still be a customer loving service provider ?

4/17/12 10:18 AM Our team is continuing to investigate this issue. We will provide an update by 4/17/12 11:18 AM with more information about this problem. Thank you for your patience.

This issue is affecting less than 2% of the Google Mail user base. The affected users are unable to access Google Mail.

Take a breath and check your Gmail Inbox. Come back here or Google Dashboard if you are also facing the problem. Keep Checking For Updates.

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Update : Gmail team has fixed this issue completely. As Mark Striebeck, Engineering Director at Google commented on our post,

"We fixed the problem. Gmail should work for everybody again.Check Here for updates."

In that link Google Also adds that: The problem with Google Mail should be resolved. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience and continued support. Please rest assured that system reliability is a top priority at Google, and we are making continuous improvements to make our systems better.
Assuming he and Google are right, Wishing all of you happy emailing and building up your buissness or relationships.

Google Drive Launching Next Week With 5 GB Free Storage

2012-04-17T06:20:00.001+05:30

Most expected Google Venture, Google Drive is now expected to be Launched in Next Week for Mac, Windows, Android and iOS offering a Free File Storage Space Of 5 Gigabytes. The Next Web reports, citing "a draft release from a partner" of the service. Files will be accessible through any web browser, of course.

The service has been rumored many times. First time, it was rumored to be offer 1 GB Of Cloud File Storage Space and was considered as a reserved flop. Because other File Storage Services including Dropbox, Box, And Skydrive offers 2 GB, 5 GB And 25 GB free file storage respectively. It’s been long-thought that Windows integration will come easy, but that getting the Google Drive icon into the Mac a la Dropbox would be a bit harder.

TechCrunch has experienced Google Drive App such earlier and posted something about it. Google Drive is expected to launch in the middle of next week. Google Drive is expected to be launched in Tuesday, but Wednesday is also a popular day for Google updates. Let us wait till next week for most expected Google Drive offering free cloud storage for Google Account Owners