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Interesting Titbits About 8 Founder CEOs of Big Tech Companies

31 Aug, 2011 by
Featured, Tech
Steve Jobs' sudden leave took the entire tech world by surprise. Even if he had previous absences on medical basis, we didn't expect that Jobs will give away the helm. Jobs' leave made me remember Bill Gates and his wonderful philanthropy activity. Then, I realized Jerry Yang from Yahoo! has stepped down as CEO, this time because he didn't please the investors. That's how I came up with a list of 8 founder CEO's that stepped down for various reasons: from health issues to the feeling that their companies have reached the peak.

1. Bill Gates, Microsoft

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For many of us, Bill Gates symbolizes the very beginning of the modern computer. He is and will remain a role model for everybody that wants to build their start-up. Looking through his biography, you'll see that Mr.Gates has done pretty much everything one could desire in his life: he was for many years the richest person in the world, he has a great family and currently, he's a philanthropist, trying to help the poor and those in need. From June, 2006, Bill Gates announced that he will be shifting from daily...
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The Future of Mobile App Development

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Tech
Technology is always on a forward march. There are many developments in progress, in almost all the varied fields of technology. Mobiles are the new generation's staple device, and mobile apps are the newest technological advancement in this field. Mobile app development depends mostly on user demands and popularity. However, there are hardly any aspects of life left, which has not been the inspiration for the development of some genius mobile app. This poplar surge of demand for mobile apps compels techies to strategize the future of mobile app development.

Future of Mobile App Development

GigaOm, in collaboration with the Netherlands based Distimo, conducted a widespread survey of over 350 mobile apps all over Europe and the US. Distimo is an esteemed app analytics enterprise. A look at this detailed survey reveals many recent trends and future possibilities in the field of mobile apps development. Quite predictably, the trends lean towards iPhone, Android and related OS development. The survey also brought in to light some other potential facts. There will be a significant decrease in mobile Flash development. The future endeavors for development to the Blackberry OS do not have any higher intensity than the progress...
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Firefox for Tablets – Aye Honeycomb, Nay iPad

30 Aug, 2011 by
Android

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Mozilla released Firefox Mobile Browser for Android last year and they had made it clear that they have no plans to release Firefox Mobile for iPhone. Now, Mozilla has started working on a full-fledged version for Android (Honeycomb) based tablets and yet again, iPad users will be left out. Over the past few months we had seen some mockups of Firefox for Tablets, but now the Mozilla team has finalized the UI design for Android tablets. The UI looks slick and awesome. It has evolved from the phone based version of Firefox with some important tweaks to make use of the larger screen size of tablets. Firefox will be deriving the minimalistic design of Android Honeycomb, while retaining some of the distinctive design elements of its web version, like the big back button and curvy tabs. Speaking about the tabs, we will see elements like refresh and bookmark at the top in the portrait mode, while in the landscape mode, tabs will exist in a persistent left bar, allowing for quicker browsing. Awesomebar feature lets you quickly access the bookmarks, history, and...
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Oh Dear! Is MySpace Still Alive?

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Social Media

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Remember MySpace? For many, it is a hazy memory today, but one wouldn’t get surprised with the fact that it once rocked the social media circle. Facebook and Twitter have surpassed MySpace since 2006, that it almost has gone to oblivion. MySpace was founded in August 2003 by Mr.Anderson and Mr.DeWolfe, and it went on to become the most popular site. In the recent past, suddenly we see MySpace falling apart. Rupert Murdoch, the CEO of the News Corporation bought it for $580m in 2005. Critics later quoted it as a corporate mishap in the history of Social Media Industry. Its' revenues grew rapidly in mid-2006. Later, they signed a deal with Google for $900m to provide search and advertising directly on the site. It became popular in a major way when it arrived, giving a great platform for the musicians to portray and promote their work and build up a huge audience which they never imagined to have reached out. MySpace also has blogging on-board, helping users to create profiles which are more personalized and hence earning more traffic to the site. But, an interesting fact is that it earned maximum traffic...
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13 Solar Powered Gadgets That You Must Have

29 Aug, 2011 by
Gadgets
The sun could be our greatest partner when we try to take technology to new heights. Imagine a world where your car could be fueled by solar power, you could walk out with your laptop not carrying a charging cord with you and using your smartphone for an unlimited period of time, letting the Sun feed it need for energy. We are not too far away from that future, to be honest. If you look around, there are already so many solar powered gadgets that you can use in your daily activity, be it for work, fun or for the comfort of your house. Presenting, in no particular order, 13 gadgets that you should check out!

1. Logitech Wireless Keyboard K750

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"If you've got light, you've got power" is the motto for this wonderful gadget. Start the solar revolution by replacing one of the most used devices in our tech lives - the keyboard. It has no batteries and even no wires, making your typing experience a fun thing to do. You don't have to go outside to recharge your keyboard as it can easily recharge indoors as well....
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Four Amazing Freeware Tools for Windows

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Downloads, Windows 7
Freeware are basically software applications which are used to enhance your work on your computer, saving you a lot of time and energy. With the advent of computer age and networking, works in digital media can be modified, copied and distributed instantaneously. Freeware creators usually retain the copyrights or the license of the work in contrast to Open source software. It means that one cannot modify the source code. But the good news is that the freeware is allowed to be distributed and can be used for free of charge or at an optional fee by whoever wishes to use it for an unlimited period of time. Thus, it gives the maximum benefit to the end user.

Freeware Tools

Once you determine that a particular freeware is safe and is from a trusted company, it can do wonders to your work. Today, there are thousands of freeware available that people no longer prefer buying software. Freeware junkies are as many as the number of freeware softwares available. Here I would want to throw light on some of the most useful and maybe, less-known freeware to make your Windows experience even more worthwhile. 1. Mozilla Thunderbird - Thunderbird has come...
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Hand in Hand – Patent Wars & Tech Companies

26 Aug, 2011 by
News, Tech
The recent news of Google planning to buy Motorola Mobility, has relived the issues of patent wars. In this 21st century, the issue of patent wars has been a recurring phenomenon, particularly in the sphere of mobile phones, internet, software and electronics. However, we must first be clear about the concept of a patent - A patent is a series of rights, granted to an individual or company, for the exclusive use of a particular invention. It's term lasts for a specific period and before its termination, if any other individual or company wishes to use that invention, he must acquire a license to use it. This legal system was primarily introduced to encourage invention and innovation, and to protect the rights of the inventor.

Patent Wars among Technology Companies

However, this noble issue is often violated and abused by companies to suit their own interests and demands. Google's recent wars with Apple, Microsoft, Oracle and other companies, has raised many eyebrows. Patents were made to encourage innovation, but here, in this case, it is discernible that they are being used to thwart it. This...
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Google+ DoFollow Links can be Disastrous for Google

25 Aug, 2011 by
Blogging, Social Media
Update: I just noticed that the plus.google.com updates indexed on Google are actually Google Buzz posts. It seems that Google is still not indexing the Google+ Public updates. If at all they start indexing the public posts, the below analysis will hold good. Bill Hartzer has some more info about Google stopping the indexing of Google+ posts. The links shared on Google Plus are DoFollow by default. I wonder why none of the major SEO blogs have written about this. May be they are busy advising their clients how to cash in before everyone else gets to know about it. As a disclaimer, I'm not an expert (not even close) when it comes to SEO and stuff, but I do understand the basics of Page Rank flow. For the uninitiated, dofollow links refer to those links on the webpage which passes the PageRank juice to the page which has been linked, while nofollow links refer to those which doesn't pass the PageRank juice. Popular community websites like Wikipedia, Flickr, Wordpress etc have deliberately made sure that all the links on their webpages are nofollow. This is basically aimed at avoiding link-spams from the community.

All Shared Links on Google+ are...
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