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5 Geeky Things to Lookout for in 2011

31 Dec, 2010 by
Featured, Tech
2011-gadgets A fantastic year is about to end, and we joyously embrace a new dawn. I wish all our readers a very Happy New Year! Though this year may end, it was an year full of innovation, ideas coming to life and technology taking new strides. But the coming year is expected to be full of surprises. There are a few things that you should keep an eye on in 2011.
  1. Notion Ink - Adam One of the strongest contenders to float in limelight in coming year is Adam. Apparently the device was open for pre-order and now its sold out. Though only the test device was available for review, it still was capable to draw a lot of attention this year. Its really something to look out for in 2011.
  2. LG Optimus 2X This beauty was unveiled a few days ago and is not yet available for a hands on review. But, looking at the specifications I believe that this device is certainly going to be the talk of the town in coming year. It is packed with Nvidia Tegra 2 chipset with a dual core processor. It has 4 inch screen and supports full HD...
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Ultimate List of Android Security Apps

30 Dec, 2010 by
Android, Featured

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Google's Android OS is growing at a rapid pace and is expected to be the most widely used smartphone OS in 2011. Being an open source software has its advantages as well as disadvantages. The main disadvantage being susceptible to hackers and other dangerous stuffs. You have every reason to secure your Android device and we tell you how.

Android Security

According to M86 Security research, in 2011, smartphones will be a bigger cyber security target, with loads of vulnerabilities like malware-as-a-service and more sophisticated Trojans. Now that there are more and more android tablets pouring in, the security aspect has gained even more ground than before. Luckily, with Android 2.2 (Froyo), the security apps can run in the background continuously while you work on other apps. We are listing out some of the best android security apps which includes anti-virus apps, wipe or recovery apps, automated backups and password management apps. Be it a Droid or Nexus or Galaxy or Evo, these apps will help you keep your device safe and secure. Note that the apps are not ranked in any order as such, but just listed down randomly. Related Read: Use Permissions to Secure...
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Top 5 Gadgets of 2010

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Featured, Gadgets
It appears to be that almost daily a new gadget comes along, and the one you possess is then almost outdated already, even if it was a recent purchase. However, really cool gadgets with cutting edge design and technology are rare. Nevertheless, gadgets are the quintessence of cool and so here are our top 5 picks of 2010 - ipad Ipad - The best way to experience the web, email, photos and videos is hands down the ipad. All of the built in iPad apps were premeditated from the ground up, to take benefit of the large Multi-Touch screen and advanced capabilities of iPad. They work in any orientation allowing to the pages to be viewed in portrait or landscape on the large Multi-Touch screen, by letting one’s finger to do the surfing. The split-screen view and expansive on-screen keyboard, allows to see and touch the email in ways like never before. Some of the main features of iPad comprises of Safari, Mail, Photos, Video, App Store, iBooks, Maps, Calendar, Notes, Home, Screen, Contacts, Spotlight Search, Accessibility, iWork for presentations, etc. The list just seems to be never ending. asus-nx90 Asus NX90 - A perfect...
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Facebook Relationship Status Options

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Dear Mark, The options you have provided to set our relationship statuses are incomplete and confusing. With your new profile, I am pestered and forced to choose one. Please help me. Thanking you, Tiger --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Tiger, May be this is what you were looking for.

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Google’s Educational Edition for Schools

29 Dec, 2010 by
News, Tech

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Google is in discussion with architects of educational software. This will facilitate the construction of a marketplace for online learning programs, a business whose worth may draw near $5 billion. Google Apps Education Edition is an expansive IT elucidation that schools can apply to get communication and collaboration apparatus to the entire educational society, free of cost. Google administers all the technology niceties, so focus, time, energy and budgets can be spent on teaching kids. Google Apps Education Edition permits tech managers provide email, shared online calendars, instant messaging tools and even a devoted website to students, teachers and staff which is complimentary. By having admission to the same influential communication and sharing tools, students and teachers will be able to contribute to ideas more speedily enabling them to get things done more effectively. Everything is distributed through a standard web browser at anytime from anywhere, because of which there no need for any software installation or maintenance. These are the following google services for the entire school can combine and use - 1. Gmail - It presents faculty and students with 2 gigabytes of storage for each account, search tools...
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Samsung Galaxy Player Coming in 2011

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Android, Gadgets, News
samsung-galaxy-player Samsung might be late into the party. But they are determined to take on Apple nevertheless. After taking on the Apple iPad through their Galaxy Tab phone, Samsung will be coming out with Android based Galaxy Player to take on Apple iPod Touch! Samsung will be unveiling their media player in January at CES 2011 in Las Vegas. According to Apple Insider, the iPod touch-like handheld “will be based on the company’s popular Galaxy S smartphone, without its mobile phone capabilities, and will run Google’s Android OS 2.2 Froyo.” Galaxy S is without a doubt the best Android phone in terms of sales and most successful when it comes to competition with iPhone 4. Galaxy Tab though has been a let down of sorts as it has considerably failed to take on Apple's iPad. Now it appears that the Galaxy Player will take on Apple’s market domination with the iPod touch, complete with a handheld device that includes a front-facing VGA camera, a rear 3.2 megapixel camera and storage capacities of 8GB, 16GB and 32GB. I personally feel that Samsung is almost a year late to enter the portable media player market as Apple has strengthened the...
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The Cloud Revolution – All About it !!

28 Dec, 2010 by
Tech

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To wonder why cloud computing revolution is occurring today, is something of circumlocution. A comprehensive definition of cloud computing, fundamentally gets associated with a broad swath of the major advances happening, in how IT is functioned and distributed at present. Internet- based computing where servers provide resources, software and data to computers and other devices on demand is known as cloud computing. It’s an expected evolution of the extensive embracing of virtualization, service oriented architecture and utility computing. Fast application and service provisioning, flexible reaction to load changes, low-touch management, network-centric access, and the capacity to move workloads from one site to another are all features of cloud computing. To sum it up, cloud computing is more of a cuneiform for the important things happening in IT, than it is a precise technology. The name "Cloud Computing" comes from the utilization of a cloud image to symbolize the internet. The dependency on this ‘cloud’ for dependably sending and receiving of data is very profound. At first there were data pipes, routers and servers; but now there are services. Cloud computing comprises the total continuum of delivering hosted services over...
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