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Possible Features of Apple iPad 2

2012-04-11T03:52:00.003-07:00

Possible Features of Apple iPad 2

March 2 will be a big day for Apple, as the company is going to introduce its second-generation tablet device. The new Apple device will pose a challenge to the Motorola Xoom that has just hit store shelves.

The Xoom as well as other Android tablets aim to break the headlock of iPad in the consumer tablet market. The Motorola’s tablet is based on Android Honeycomb, which is optimized for tablets. It comes with a 10.1-inch screen. The tablet boasts of rear- and front-facing cameras. It is offered with 32MB of memory and packs in the Tegra 2 dual-core processor of Nvidia. It looks like Xoom is targeted at the market segments, which is now occupied by the iPad.

It would be right to say that Apple is not considered to be a company that takes challenges lightly. According to reports, the iPad 2 will feature a range of features that will help the tablet be on top of the market.

According to numerous rumors, Apple is going to integrate rear- and front-facing cameras into the iPad 2. This move will help Apple blunt competition form other tablet devices that feature a dual-camera setup. iPad users will be able to use the FaceTime video-conferencing application that is already integrated into the iPhone Touch and iPhone.

Apple also likes thin things. All Apple devices are light and sleek. The next iPad will not be an exception, it will be available in a thinner body as well as retooled bezels.

Nowadays many tablets are becoming more powerful due to upgraded processors. It is expected that Apple will offer a new tablet with an upgraded processor. Moreover, it has been speculated that the iPad 2 will come without the home button. It means that users will have to use new multi-touch gestures in order to navigate the home screen. The company is focused on a minimalistic design. It is a concept that can be put in the realm of possibility.

Behind the Scenes of the Microsoft-Nokia Partnership

2012-04-09T04:39:00.002-07:00

Behind the Scenes of the Microsoft-Nokia Partnership

Just look at the recently announced Nokia-Microsoft partnership. It turned out that it used to be a triangle, with Google in the mix.
Nokia first contemplated on inking a deal with Google before it announced its partnership with Nokia. Nokia CEO Stephen Elop was in talks with both Google and Microsoft when he finally decided to go with the latter, which was his former employee.
Microsoft agreed to pay billions of dollars to Nokia for marketing and developing Windows Phone 7 handsets. But the deal almost didn’t push through because Nokia executives thought that Microsoft is treating them like any other potential phone partner, while Nokia was looking for an exclusive software partner.
Then Microsoft CEO Ballmer was reminded that if Nokia inks a deal with Google, Microsoft will have no way to get its share in the smartphone market.
Because of that Microsoft went ahead and sent their proposal with Nokia, which the latter agreed with and they signed the contract before Nokia’s investor conference. It was during the conference when Elop announced the deal.
But before the partnership was made public, Vic Gundotra, Google vice president, posted a Twitter message that said two turkeys don’t make an eagle. This jab surprised Nokia executives when the conversations between companies had to be confidential.
Three days after the two turkeys announced their union. It looks like the Google executive’s prediction was right. After the announcement, both Nokia and Microsoft stocks went down. Nokia was down by more than 15 percent while Microsoft shares were down 2 percent. It looks like the investors didn’t see an eagle with the deal as well.

Video game sales slump Video game sales slump

2012-04-09T04:38:00.002-07:00

Video game sales slump Video game sales slump

It would seem the new year has not brought good tidings for the games industry. Their biggest market, the US saw a slump in its sales this month.

The NPD group say that stores sold $1.14bn worth of games over the first month of 2012, a 34% slump from the previous year. Hardware sales are also down by 38%. It comes as no surprise. Whether you play Party Pokeron a PC or Just Dance on the Wii, post-Christmas will always be a difficult sales period.

However the sales slump does not normally include the games industry. Consumer data suggests that the drop is due to a complete lack of major new releases in this month. However Liam Callaham of NPD pointed out, that games released in the last three months of 2011 did not perform well in sales either.

Other analysts are keen to remind us that the economy is fresh on consumer minds. Therefore this might have been a contributing factor, that could very well impact the launch of Sony’s brand new console, PlayStation Vita.

The drop isn’t just in the US though. IGN has stated a similar sales drop has occurred in the UK too. Japan and Europe have also seen a figure drop.

It isn’t all bad though. Microsoft’s Xbox 360 held the title for top selling hardware platform. The console has been at the top for 6 months now. Meanwhile Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 was the best selling game title this month, followed closely by Just Dance 3, NBA 2K12 and Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

So it looks as though Sony will have its work cut out with the launch of PlayStation Vita. The console goes on sale across Europe, America and Australia on 22 February.

Google X reveals "Project Glass", an augmented reality visor

2012-04-08T03:15:00.000-07:00

We've all seen what happens when technology becomes portable and connected to everything around us -- we get fatally bad driving and people walking into water fountains -- but what if your smartphone could be a visor, glasses or even a pair of contact lenses? This is what Google has been researching and no, it's definitely not an April Fool's joke.

"Project Glass" is a blue-sky project by Google's mysterious research and development arm, Google X. The project aims to augment your everyday experiences by superimposing a layer of visual indicators directly onto your field of vision. The HUD-like apparatus would keep you connected to your friends, provide data about your surroundings and potentially do anything your smartphone can do, but merely at a glance. This visual layer would be fed to your eyes through some device like a visor or contact lenses, giving you translucent alerts, messages, maps and more.

These types of projects tend to be hush-hush, top-secret stuff, but Google claims it wants the public's input on what they would like to see with such technology.

We think technology should work for you -- to be there when you need it and get out of your way when you don’t.

A group of us from Google[x] started Project Glass to build this kind of technology, one that helps you explore and share your world, putting you back in the moment. We’re sharing this information now because we want to start a conversation and learn from your valuable input. So we took a few design photos to show what this technology could look like and created a video to demonstrate what it might enable you to do.

Please follow along as we share some of our ideas and stories. We’d love to hear yours, too. What would you like to see from Project Glass?

Source: Project Glass, Google+

Eerily reminiscent of Caprica's "holoband" emitter, Google's concept of what the final design may look like shows a visor-like device hovering over the brow-lines of people more symmetrical than most. It sounds like science fiction, but there's no reason it has to be a visor though -- and you probably won't have to be a model to wear it. In fact, Project Glass team member Barbak Parviz, has been working on contact lenses which may be able to accomplish the same thing.

Facebook Messenger for Windows Now Official

2012-04-08T01:29:00.003-07:00

Facebook Messenger for Windows Now Officia

After Facebook came out with Messenger for iPhone,Android and Blackberry,Now it’s for Windows PC’s !

Yes,Facebook has officially launched “Facebook Messenger for Windows”.As the name says, You can chat with your Facebook friends in a simple tabbed interface,check News Feed and it also delivers Notifications to your Desktop.

Now if you want to download hit up this link :

http://www.facebook.com/about/messenger

After viewing that Page,Just click Install Now

Run the File.
Your Done !

How to add Memes/Troll Faces in Facebook Chat

2012-04-07T03:56:00.003-07:00

Ever since Rage Faces or Memes became popular on sites like 9GAG, People wanted to add these faces in Facebook Chat.People are tired adding the same old Smileys.

The above photo displays the common Smileys that are used in Facebook Chat. Now it’s time to change ! Now you can add Memes in Facebook Chat.Yes ! It’s possible !

Just copy and paste in the code in Facebook Chat.That’s all. You’ve to put a space before and after the code for it to work if you’re using it in the middle of a sentence. I repeat people these days are Pro Trollers

So here you go. The code list for adding Memes in Facebook chat :

Meme	Code
Trollface	[[171108522930776]]
Me Gusta	[[164413893600463]]
Yao Ming	[[218595638164996]]
Are you serious?	[[150789678325119]]
Poker face	[[129627277060203]]
Forever Alone	[[227644903931785]]
OKAY	[[100002752520227]]
F**k Yeah	[[105387672833401]]
Challenge Accepted	[[100002727365206]]
Are you fucking kidding me?	[[143220739082110]]
Feel like a Sir.	[[168040846586189]]
Not Bad	[[169919399735055]] or [[NotBaad]]
Mother of God	[[142670085793927]]
Cereal Guy	[[170815706323196]]
NO	[[167359756658519]]
Derp	[[224812970902314]]
Derpina	[[192644604154319]]
LOL Face:	[[168456309878025]]
Watch out, we have a badass over here:	[[147534638688365]]
FUUUU	[[FUUUOFFICIAL]] or [[145768898802324]]
Forever alone christmas:	[[125038607580286]]
Nothing To Do Here:	[[214457085240151]]
Y U NO:	[[106043532814443]]
All The Things:	[[243036739054185]]
Fap:	[[FapFapFapFap.B]]
Schlick:	[[133361803408320]]
Chuck Norris:	[[46637413257]]

Ha ! That’s it ! Just copy and paste the code that you want to use !

Happy trolling

How to Make your Facebook Timeline as a Movie

2012-04-07T02:58:00.003-07:00

With Facebook Timeline, now you have a home for all the great stories you’ve already shared.

Timeline is wider than your old profile, and it’s a lot more visual. The first thing you’ll notice is the big photo right at the top. This is your Facebook cover, and it’s completely up to you which of your photos you put in here.

As you scroll down past your cover, you’ll see your posts, photos and life events as they happened in time.You can also view your previous status updates. You choose what’s featured on your timeline. You can star your posts which double’s it’s sizes.You can also tag people in Timeline.Facebook Timeline is a pretty good feature actually.

Now this article tells you how to make your Facebook Timeline as a Movie.

Step 1: If you haven’t already activated Facebook Timeline, activate here

http://www.facebook.com/about/timeline

Note: Facebook Timeline doesn’t work on Internet Explorer 7. Please update your browsers.

Step2:

Now go to http://www.timelinemoviemaker.com/

You’ll view this page

Step 3 : Now click on “Make Your Movie” button.

Step 4:You’ll be asked to Grant Access to the App. Click “Use App”.

Step 5 : Now click “Allow“.

Step 6 : After you click “Allow”,

Step 7 : It’ll collect all photos,videos and stuff you’ve uploaded and will make it as a movie.

Step 8 : You’ll view your Facebook Timeline Movie.And you can add Soundtracks.You can also Share your Facebook Timeline Movie too.

Please Share this Article.Let your friends know this too !

Windows 8 Consumer Preview Download

2012-04-07T02:40:00.001-07:00

We have the Windows 7 successor. It’s the Windows 8 Consumer Preview.Want to get a taste of Redmond’s OS ? Well read the post fully.

The file sizes range from

2.5GB – 32-Bit

3.3GB-64 Bit

The download links are given too !

Requirements :

While a 1GHz processor and DirectX9 or later are a must, the rest of the requirement depends on which version of the OS you would like to run. If you’re a 32-bit type, you’ll only need 1GB of RAM and 16GB of disk space, while those of you who want to taste 64-bit need at least 2GB of RAM and 20GB available on their hard drives.

Have a look at the picture of Windows 8 Consumer Preview taken at MWC 2012.

Want to know where to download Windows 8 Consumer Preview ?

Have a look at this link:

Link for Download: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/iso

Choose your version 32/64 bit and start your download !

The files are in ISO Format.

Happy downloading.

A brief video of Windows 8 is shown below :

Windows 8 Consumer Preview

Share this video ! Let everyone know that Windows 8 Consumers Preview is out and ready for download !

Send and Receive Files via Bluetooth on an iOS Device

2012-04-07T02:26:00.004-07:00

Well well ! Gone are the days when iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad Owners say “Sorry I can’t send the file because this is an iOS device and can be shared between two iOS devices only”. Now you can transfer files between an iOS Device and an ordinary phone which has a bluetooth.

Requirements :

Jailbroken iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad

Must have Cydia Installed

After you’ve a Jailbreak your iOS device :

Open Cydia app from your Springboard and search for ‘AirBlue Sharing’.

Tap the ‘Install’ button and reboot your iOS device. You are now good to go.

Alternatively download AirBlue Sharing .deb file and install it via iFile or SHSH.

Airblue Sharing is one of the best Cydia tweaks for file sharing where you can send or receive multiple files to or from multiple devices, without having to wait for long time.

It even enables the exchange of files with your Windows PC, Linux and Mac and you can send files via bluetooth at a Speed of 170KB/s. You can also use WiFi connectivity to send or recieve files between iPhone, iPad or iPod touch.

AirBlueSharing Cydia Tweak Compatibility List :

iOS 4.2 to iOS 5.x (iOS 5.0 / iOS 5.0.1)

Mac OS X, Windows (XP/Vista/7) and Linux

Nokia,Blackberry,Samsung,Motorola, Android other OBEX Bluetooth enabled phones.

Happy File Transferring !!

Installing UnrealIRCD

2012-04-07T02:04:00.004-07:00

Download Unrealircd Source

 wget http://www.unrealircd.com/downloads/Unreal3.2.8.1.tar.gz

tar -zxvf Unreal3.2.8.1.tar.gz

cd Unreal3.2

Installation

We are now ready to install UnrealIRCd. Switch back to the account that you will be installing UnrealIRCd on, and navigate to the Unreal3.2folder. Type:

 ./Config

Read the information it gives you. At the end, press enter again and you will be brought to the first question. The first question is:

 Do you want to enable the server anti-spoof protection?

It is a good idea to enable this, just in case. The default answer is No, but just type "Yes" and press Enter.

 What directory are all the server configuration files in?

Keep the default answer for this question.

 What is the path to the ircd binary including the name of the binary?

Keep the default answer for this question.

 Would you like to compile as a hub or as a leaf?

If you are planning on linking to a network, type in Leaf and press Enter. If your server is going to be standalone or will be the hub for other servers to link to, just press Enter.

 What is the hostname of the server running your IRCd?

Keep the default answer for this question.

 What should the default permissions for your configuration files be?

Keep the default answer for this question.

 Do you want to support SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) connections?

If you elected to install the SSL libraries above, type Yes and press Enter. Otherwise, keep the default value and press Enter.

If the answer to the above question was Yes, this question will pop up:

 If you know the path to OpenSSL on your system, enter it here. If not leave this blank

Press Enter.

 Do you want to enable IPv6 support?

If you want BNCs that are using IPv6 to connect to your server, type Yes and press enter. Otherwise, keep the default value and press Enter.

 Do you want to enable ziplinks support?

If you want ziplinks support, type Yes and press Enter. Otherwise, keep the default value and press Enter.

If the answer to the above question was Yes, this question will pop up:

 If you know the path to zlib on your system, enter it here. If not leave this blank.

Leave it blank and press Enter.

 Do you want to enable remote includes?

If you are planning on using remote includes, type Yes and press Enter. Otherwise, keep the default value and press Enter.

If the answer to the above question was Yes, this question will pop up:

 Specify the directory you installed libcurl to

You cannot skip this question. Type /usr then press Enter.

 Do you want to enable prefixes for chanadmin and chanowner?

This usually boils down to personal preference. Either keep Yes or type No and press Enter.

 What listen() backlog value do you wish to use?

Just press Enter.

 How far back do you want to keep the nickname history?

Just press Enter.

 What is the maximum sendq length you wish to have?

Just press Enter.

 How many buffer pools would you like?

Just press Enter.

 How many file descriptors (or sockets) can the IRCd use?

Just press Enter.

 Would you like any more parameters to configure?

Just press Enter.

After the series of questions above, UnrealIRCd will be configured.

Download here A sample Configuration and Edit IT.

 Click here.

Running UnrealIRCd

After confirming that unrealircd.conf is in the main Unreal3.2 directory, run UnrealIRCd by navigating to the Unreal3.2 folder (Example: If yourUnreal3.2 folder is in the home folder for a user named unrealserver, you could type cd /home/unrealserver/Unreal3.2) then typing:

 ./unreal start

Installing psyBNC

2012-04-07T01:16:00.000-07:00

Downloading psyBNC:

wget http://www.psybnc.at/download/beta/psyBNC-2.3.2-9.tar.gz
tar -zxvf psyBNC-2.3.2-9.tar.gz

Compiling psyBNC:

• make

(when finish) > • make install

Configure psyBNC:

•nano psybnc.conf

PSYBNC.HOSTALLOWS.ENTRY0=*;*
PSYBNC.SYSTEM.ME=[bouncer name] (bnc01, mybouncer, psybnc1, etc..)
PSYBNC.SYSTEM.HOST1=[your shell IP address] (Sent to you via email)
PSYBNC.SYSTEM.PORT1=[the port psyBNC will listen on] (Valid range: 1000-65535. Avoid port 31337.)

Staring psyBNC:

• ./psybnc

Connect mIRC:

•: /server ip:port (ur desired passwd)

Installing Psotnics

2012-04-07T01:09:00.004-07:00

Let’s make a psotnic bot and start with the cfg file on a notepad:"nick user

nickappend _-^`|
realname -= la prova del ipv6 =-
myipv4 insert servermainIP here
vhost************** choose vhost from ur company
Port here you put the port number you want

Owner password

server ***********

keepnick 1

Slave config file

nickuser
nickappend _-^`|
realname -= la prova del ipv6 =-
myipv4 insert servermainIP here
vhost************
choose vhost from ur company

hub ip port pass (of the hub) (del hub)

*************

put the portnumber you want

keepnick 1

Leaf config file

"nick user
nickappend _-^`|
realname -= la prova del ipv6 =-
myipv4 insert servermainIP here
vhost************
choose from: http://www.santrex.net/domainsvhosts.php

hub ip port pass
alt ip port
alt you can put as many slaves as you have

server *************
keepnick 1"

configure:

1. mkdir bot

2. cd bot

3. mkdir source

4. cd source

5. wget http://monki.us/~esio/knb.t0tal.in/mirrors/friends.polibuda.info/
~grusin/src/psotnic-current.tar.gz

6. tar xvzf psotnic-current.tar.gz

7. mv psotnic-current psotnic

8. cd psotnic

9. ./configure

10. make dynamic

11. cd bin

12. pwd

13. /home/username/login/bot/source/psotnic

14. cp psotnic /home/username/login/bot

15. cd /home/username/login/bot

16. rm -rf source

17. pico

allowing it to startup:

./psotnic –c conf.nick

rm conf.nick.dec

./psotnic conf.nick