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comScore have made a report on the mobile phone usage in US using 30,000 mobile subscribers. According to this survey, most of the country use Samsung devices. Samsung became the number one mobile manufacturer while Apple was crawling to the second place. Before Apple, LG stood in the second place but this time, they have gone down.

When talking about the mobile operating systems, Android is at the top followed by iOS. RIM, Microsoft and Symbian remains in the dark pit. No idea when they can come out of it! The battle is between Google and Apple. Who is the best? You decide…

- Source : comScore

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Windows XP (Image Source : Nick Perla)

11 years ago, Microsoft released a revolutionary product named Windows XP which changed the world. It soon became the most popular Windows OS on the planet. For nearly 10 years, it stood as the most widely used operating system before taken over by Windows 7. But nearly 500 million users still use Windows XP!

Still Microsoft release updates to Windows XP. They still issue security patches which help to protect XP users from most of the big threats. Without these updates, XP users will be at a huge risk! But, Microsoft won’t continue updating this out dated OS forever. In another 500 days, they’ll stop issuing updates to XP making it a dead OS! So, if you still have Windows XP, its time to move to a new OS…

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Ubuntu have just released several new icons for the upcoming Ubuntu 13.04. Although they haven’t changed all the icons, a recent bug report have revealed more new icons which are still not released.

The Unity Dash icon and the other launcher icons have also been changed. According to the sources, Ubuntu have hired the creator of the famous Faenza icon set Matthieu James to build a new icon set. Most of us use his icon sets. I think Ubuntu made a very good decision by hiring him. So, this mean, things are going to change a lot in the next Ubuntu. What do you think? Whats next? A new theme?

- Source : WebUpd8

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These days, many apps and websites use animations when you read eBooks  The most popular animation is the page turn animation. It will make things more realistic by turning the page of the eBook like a real paper book. People used this animation for a very long time.It existed even before the iPhone. But now, only Apple have the right to use it!

Apple have submitted a patent last year regarding the page turn animation. If the US Patent Office does everything according to the rules and if they have any brains, they would have rejected the application in the first look. But these dumb idiots (Sorry I’m too furious) have approved it! Now, everyone need to get permissions from Apple if they want to use this animation! This is ridiculous! The US Patent Office had gone mad!

- Source : nytimes.com

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Skype for Linux 4.1

Microsoft have just released a new version of Skype‘s Linux version. The new Skype will now let you sign in using your Microsoft account and start a conversation with your Windows Live Messenger, Hotmail and Outlook.com contacts.

Skype 4.1 also have eliminated the need to open multiple conversation windows. Now, everything can be managed from one place. Different audio streams for alerts and dial-pad during calls (press ‘D’) have been added while improving the audio and video quality. This update also bring some stability improvements and multiarch support (One package for both 32bit and 64bit systems).

When Microsoft bought Skype, we thought the Linux version will be ignored for ever. Previously, Skype for Linux didn’t get any updates for a very long time and the package stood in the beta stage. But as soon as Microsoft acquired Skype, they updated the whole app and made it stable. Now, it’s getting constant updates and I hope they’ll keep it well updated just like the Windows version!

To Install Skype 4.1 :

• Before you do anything, if you have Skype already installed, please remove it completely by issuing the following command in the terminal :

sudo apt-get purge skype
sudo apt-get autoremove

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After several months of development, the CyanogenMod 10 (Based on Android 4.1) is finally ready to power your devices. It took nearly 4 months for the team to cook the 10 version of this rom. It’s a big improvement when compared to CM 9 which took a very long time to become stable.

The CM build system have started to compile the final stable release of CyanogenMod 10. You can get them through the official download site get.cm. Still there are lots of devices to go. If your device haven’ got the stable build yet, go back to the download site in several hours and check!

According to the team, the next version will be CyanogenMod 10.1 which will be based on Android 4.2! The nightlies for this build will start to roll out as soon as Android release the source code. So, stay in touch!

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They call him “The Man Who Saved Windows“. Steven Sinofsky did a great job to save Windows after the Vista disaster. He helped Microsoft to turn the boat around. Last month he revealed two revolutionary products Windows 8 and the Surface. Then today, he left the company!

Normally, people stay in the company for several days after announcing their departure. But Steven left the company as soon as he announced his departure. Just after that, Microsoft also confirmed it by making their own announcement. Very strange…. “The Man Who Saved Windows”… The man who they thought might be a better CEO for Microsoft… Why did he left like this? We will try to solve this mystery in our next post at TechHamlet.com!

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The 14th version of Linux Mint (Named “Nadia”) has reached the first RC release. This latest build is based on Ubuntu 12.10. But it have a lot of differences when compared to its base system. Specially, Mint found a different way to deal with the new Nautilus version which removed many features. While Ubuntu stayed with the old Nautilus, Mint decided to build their own file manager name “Nemo”.

The new features seen on Mint 14 :

• MATE 1.4
• Cinnamon 1.6
• MDM
• Software Manager
• System Improvements
• Artwork Improvements
• Upstream Components

This RC have some issues with 32bit applications which can be fixed using a workaround explained in this post. In the stable release, the’ll fix it permanently so you don’t have to worry!

Download Mint 14 RC : http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=2205

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Earlier, Gabe Newell (The Co Founder of Valve) called Windows 8 a Gaming Catastrophe. He openly criticized the new design and the Windows 8 store. As a result, now the popular gaming platform Steam (Owned by Valve) is coming to Linux! According to Softpedia, other game developers have also joined Gabe…

Currently, Windows 8 allows you to install apps in the traditional way and through their store. Only the apps approved by Microsoft will make it to the store and they are all designed for a tablet. But according to Sports Interactive Studio Director Miles Jacobson, the next versions of Windows might allow non Windows app installations only on the Ultimate Edition of the OS and will also let us install traditional desktop apps only through the store. It might get even worse… In the upcoming versions, they might completely remove the desktop version!

It’ll be a catastrophe for everyone except for Linux. People will move in to Linux in large numbers. Now, premium game developers like Steam and EA Games are slowly looking towards Linux! What do you think? What will happen to Windows in the future?

- Source : Softpedia

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PAL Robotics have taken their Humanoid Robot REEM to the LinuxCon Europe 2012 which is held in Spain. The robot can help you in several ways. It can become a guide to you, it can entertain you and it can even deliver small packages for you. Wish I also had one.

According to PAL, this REEM is powered by Linux and its interface is running Ubuntu. Because Linux can be highly customized to suit any situation, there’s no other better choice to suit this robot. Don’t you agree? Thats why Linux conqure new markets like Smart Phones and Tablets. You can’t stop it now!

- Source : Softpedia

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Image Source : Pierre

Anonymous hits again and this time, the attack is very serious. This is not about just data. This time, billions of dollars might get stolen if their claims are true!

According to various Anonymous titter accounts, they have just hacked the largest online payment service PayPal and have posted details of nearly 28,000 users online. According to the sources, the passwords on the leaked data are encrypted. But currently, the data dumps are removed from Private Paste.

PayPal have already started their investigations and another source reported that PayPal’s security firm have even contacted Skype to investigate this issue. Skype have given out the private details of a suspected user to this security from without any court order. That’s illegal and a breach to our privacy. They can hand over our personal details only if the legal system ask for them.

If Anonymous is right and If some one break that encryption, they can drain your PayPal account in an instant. So, the best thing to do is, change your PayPal password as soon as possible!

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Then, another person push an iPad Mini and started to play with its own piano app. In the iPad Mini, he only had to use one finger to play the song. Very simple and gives a direct message… “Introducing iPad mini. It’s every inch an iPad”

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Apple might have won in US. But in several other countries including in UK, Apple lost against Samsung. In UK, the court ordered Apple to post a message on their website and in the local newspaper claiming that Samsung didn’t copy their products.

First Apple posted a statement in their website but the court ordered to change it immediately because it’s not visible and it mentioned that other countries have made Samsung guilty. The UK court took it as an insult to them and ordered Apple to change it within 48 hours. But Apple asked for 14 days which was immediately refused by the judge who claimed that it won’t take much time for a large company like Apple to do such a small change.

Now, they have also published the apology in a local newspaper. Will Apple learn a lesson at least now about using patents to crush the competition without building something better? I didn’t think so!

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Recently the US Government took down the famous file sharing platform Mega Upload and arrested its creator Kim Dotcom. But they had a hard time proving Kim is guilty. Kim is confident about his innocence and about his creation. So, he’s going to continue his work…

Kim Dotcom promised to release a new file sharing platform which will be better than the old one. The new site is named Mega and already they have started working on the project. According to the site, it will be released on the 20th of January!

The new service will make things easy to encrypt and transfer confidential data. Only we will have the key and the Mega won’t have any access to our data. The cool part is, we can encrypt it simply by using their website and don’t have to install any third-party software.

According to the sources, the new service will be better than the old one. What do you think? Will the US Government allow him to do this?

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According to Steve Ballmer Microsoft have sold nearly 4 million copies of Windows 8 this weekend! Can we buy that? Several days ago, reports showed that many people didn’t knew about Windows 8 and more than half of those who know it doesn’t want to buy it! Those reports also questioned about the missing sales reports from Microsoft. Just after that, Steve say they sold 4 million copies!

Can we buy this? If those reports are true, Microsoft is lying. Some people even want more information about Microsoft’s reports. Where did they come from? What are their sources? It’s still a big mystery!

- Source : Softpedia

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Image Source : Gen Kanai

The official launch event of Windows 8 is scheduled for the 26th of October. But, Microsoft decided to make China the lucky country to get Windows 8 first. They have already unveiled the new OS in China. The Chinese people got a glimpse on whats coming next.

But still, Windows 8 won’t go on sale until the 26th of October. The whole world will get it on that day. But China just saw it first. Some say that its done to reduce the piracy issue in China. Many people still use a huge amount of pirated copies of Windows. The main reason is the big price tag. But Windows 8 is a lot cheaper than its predecessors. So, it surely have the power to greatly reduce piracy. But due to its big change, it also have a power to send user away from it to Linux. But lets see what happens before jumping into any conclusions!

- Source : Softpedia

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Image Source : Nobuyuki Hayashi

I think the world war III is going to start. Samsung have filed a case in Japan stating that the iPhone is infringing their patents. According to them the “air plane mode” and the technology used to download apps in the iPhone are the bad guys. This is not the first time…

But the Tokyo court have rejected the case. Samsung and Apple keep fighting in many countries. In some Samsung wins. In some, Apple wins. Its pure madness. Without producing a product which can beat its competitor, these companies try to crush the other by patents! If they go like this, they’ll surely ruin the future of technology! What do you think?

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With the release of Ubuntu 12.10, the Ubuntu Tweak’s creator announced that he is going to stop developing the software! It was a big surprise for everyone. Initially, we thought he is angry about Canonical’s decision because of his statement “If making free software is not free any more, why still doing this?”. But one word can have several meanings…

Tualatrix Chou meant about his own freedom. According to his latest blog post, I think he had a similar issue to the one which Im facing at the moment. He developed his software alone and now he have to manage his software, his server, his other projects and his personal life all together. He simply didn’t have much time. I also face a similar issue. But by diving deeper into the issue, I discovered that it’s not the lack of time, it’s the lack of organization and a lot of time-wasting. If we can change the way we work, things will start to work in our favor.

I think Tualatrix understood how big and important his baby is after announcing he want to stop it. I also discovered the real value of my blogs after I put Tech Hamlet on sale last year. But quickly cancelled the auction after realizing how stupid I’m.

With this good news, Ubuntu Tweak got a small update. So, UT won’t die today. It will live…

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Currently out of 2 high speed frequency bands available in UAE 2.5 GHz and 1.8 GHz, Apple iPhone 5 supporting 1.8 GHz frequency, but still it requires few minute changes in the OS of the devices. The problems with the frequency compatibility came into light late the previous year after the launch of Apple’s New iPad. Somehow the Apple iPhone 5 is available in Grey Market at UAE and is expected to hit the market official in couple of months and the details of Broadband and Phone Packages will be announced soon.

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For this event, Microsoft is planning to get nearly 2,000 developers to one single tent. So, now they have started constructing a huge tent on the grounds of Microsoft Campus. A tent which will be nearly an acre in size!

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The developer of popular Ubuntu customization app Ubuntu Tweak made a very shocking announcement in his blog. He simply said he is going to stop developing Ubuntu Tweak!

UT is one of the main reasons I choose Ubuntu as my favorite OS. It have millions of users around the world. After a very slow development cycle, recently, things started to speed-up. Ubuntu Tweak got several new updates in the past few months and the latest release added a brand new feature called the App Center to make it easier to install third-party apps which are not in the official repositories.

But suddenly, when things seems to be working really well, the developer announced that he is going to stop developing the app!

You may ask why I made this decision to stop the development of Ubuntu Tweak, I may write 10,000 words to describe how I start this project, how I feel happy from this project, how I feel bad from this project…But I just want to say: If making free software is not free any more, why still doing this?

Why did he mention about free software? Did he also misunderstood Mark’s announcement about Ubuntu 13.04 and thought its going to be less open? The real truth is, Ubuntu is getting more open. Have he done a big mistake? We need to find out!

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With the release of Ubuntu 12.10, Mark Shuttleworth made an important announcement about the development of Ubuntu 13.04. In short, he said Canonical is going to invite trusted community members to work on highly secret projects which were earlier developed by only Canonical employees before the official announcements.

Mapping out the road to 13.04, there are a few items with high “tada!” value that would be great candidates for folk who want to work on something that will get attention when unveiled. While we won’t talk about them until we think they are ready to celebrate, we’re happy to engage with contributing community members that have established credibility (membership, or close to it) in Ubuntu, who want to be part of the action.

But unfortunately, most of the people got a different message… People thought that Canonical is going to work on Ubuntu secretively harming the openness of the OS. So, with another post, Mark cleared out the doubts…

Nothing in yesterday’s post about inviting members of the community into some of the projects we work on in confidence implied that the Ubuntu development process is becoming less open.

According to what I understood Ubuntu have developed special features secretively using only Canonical employees before releasing them. After released, anyone can get involved with the development. Many people do this. If you got a stupid idea, it’s better to work on it in secret before telling everybody and ruining the surprise. Only then it will become a great idea. Canonical and many others want to make sure that their idea will work before announcing it. That’s why a company need to develop it before announcing.

People like Apple and Microsoft do everything behind closed doors. But what Ubuntu does is, they develop the idea behind the closed doors and when they think its ready, they’ll release it to the development community so everyone else can jump in. According to Mark, people like Fedora also does this. But Canonical want to become more open. So they decided to invite highly ranked community members to work on these secret projects. The truth is they are not going to become less open.. They are going to become more open!

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In the past few weeks, we heard about 2 new Nexus devices. One is a smart phone from LG (Nexus 4). The other is a Tablet from Samsung (Nexus 10). According to the latest rumors, Google is going to introduce these devices on the Android event scheduled for the 29th of October.

Normally, Google introduce a Nexus device with a new Android version. They released the latest update Android 4.1 very recently and now they are getting for another release? Android 4.2?

But, there’s a small problem… Normally, Google introduce one device at a time. They never took two devices to the stage on the same day. But according the rumors, two lucky devices might go live in one day. Can it happen? You do the thinking… We’ll do the reporting!

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As I reviewed earlier, the new Advanced System Care 6 comes with a brand new interface and a lot more improvements and features. A cool and a simple UI which is very easy to learn even for the new comers. Now both export and novice users have their own interfaces. A new web surfing protection module have been added to the app. This is a reminder that ASC 6 is not a simple system tune-up software, it also thinks about our security! Improved internet boosting and improved defragmenting make things even more interesting.

If you look at the inside, ASC 6 comes with a lot of new features and improvements. The number one system utility suit just got even better! IObit have stepped up their work and we’ll see more new updates and more cool apps from them very soon!

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Ubuntu 12.10 is almost here. The final stable version will be release on the 18th of October (Next Month). The development team have already started to wrap things up and new beta versions have been released.

The new Beta 2 have a lot of new changes including a brand new Unity, Dash preview, the controversial Amazon integrations (with the shopping lens), remote login in light dm, social lens, photo lens, changes in default applications, etc. You’ll also notice that the CD version is dropped. They still call it the desktop CD but that image is too big for a CD. You need a DVD for Ubuntu 12.10.

Just now, they have also released the beta version of Ubuntu Gnome Remix. A new flavor of Ubuntu which will have Gnome Shell instead of Unity! If you want, try them now in a virtual machine. Or, wait for the final release.

Download :

• Ubuntu 12.10 Beta 2
• Ubuntu 12.10 Gnome Remix Beta

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Until now, you worked day and night trying to help the Angry Birds to get their stolen eggs back from those Bad Piggies! But today, your task will change! Now, you are going to help those Pigs to steal more eggs!

This is the 3rd game released by Rovio. After Angry Birds, they released a new game this year named Amazing Alex. Its something totally different when compared to Angry Birds. But its a bit hard to play.

This time, they release another new game named Bad Piggies. It’s a bit related to Angry Birds but the game is different. Your purpose is to build a vehicle (going on the ground and flying) for the Pigs. I just played several levels and it seems to be really interesting. Both the iOS and Android versions are released and you can get the Android versions for free (They say the price is $0.99 but I got it for free). The iOS app have a price tag of $0.99. So, enjoy!

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Earlier, if you right-click the Dropbox icon on your notification area, you’ll get a small menu. It’s a normal system menu. But they are experimenting on replacing the default OS menu with their own customized version!

Check the above screenshot… The new popup menu will have more features (like the recent files) and will be more user-friendly. In the future, interacting with Dropbox service is going to be much more interesting and easy. This is still an experimental feature. You can test it by using the test build which you can find from their forum. But do not use it if you don’t know what you are doing!

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Currently, iPhone 5 got launched in few major countries like US, UK, Australia, Japan, Canada, etc., but after 28th of this month it will hit other 22 countries across the globe. Not to forget, Apple broke it’s own record of selling 2 million devices on the first day of it’s pre–order sales. By the end of the Q4, it is expected to hit 100 more countries. If you are interested in reading more mobile phone reviews and their comparisons, stay tuned for the updates.

So, lets wait and see, how Apple iPhone 5 is going to be received by the audience in the second phase. I wish, the sales of iPhone 5 is definitely going to be record creators. You can also read my article on Tablet vs Laptop comparison.

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Recently, we saw a lot of leaked OTA Jelly Bean ROMs for the Galaxy S III. Samsung have been testing this update recently. Now all the tests are finalized and the final build is ready! Now Samsung have slowly started to send this update to your phone.The first country to get the update is Poland!

Because of Samsung’s heavy customization of the UI, you won’t feel much difference in the look and feel. But you’ll feel the performance improvement. Jelly Beans come with a big performance boost because of the project butter. Other changes you’ll get with this update are :

- Reorganized settings menu
- 2 Homescreen modes
- New Notifications bar
- Google Now
- Resizable Pop-up play screen

- Source : sammobile.com

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Chameleon is the most innovative and well-organized Android launcher I have ever seen. Its main purpose is to give you a differently customized home screen for the right time. It can change the default home according to the time you set, according to your GPS location and even according to the WiFi network you are connected to! So, you’ll always get the right screen for the right job.

Another cool feature of this launcher is its integrated widgets. They are well designed and match really well. The whole UI is clean and well designed.

When compared to other launchers, this launcher have a special purpose. Its unique and really elegant. According  to the developers, the launcher is designed with HTML 5 and you can easily build your own widgets for it.

Everything is good except for one thing… The price! The price of the launcher is really big. $10! So, the question is, are you ready to spend $10 for this launcher?

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