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Social Media Crackdown in UK Could Inflict our Privacy

12 Aug, 2011 by
News, Social Media

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We hear about it everywhere, yet we are not quite sure how all of this has started: the riots in United Kingdom. There are daily news coverages where we see young guys, hooligans with hoods or masks destroying buildings and spreading violence across the entire country. It seems that the gangs have an unusual friend and partner in their doings - technology and social media. I am sure that the events from this summer in Great Britain will represent the start of an ongoing debate over social media and services such as Twitter, Facebook and even communication tools like BlackBerry Messenger. We are all acquainted with the fact that during the Egyptian riots, where we can say that they had a "sane reason" to protest, social media has helped them communicate and even when the government tried to cut down Internet connections, giants as Google came in to give a hand to the protesters. Also, there was the so-called Twitter revolution in Moldova, two years ago which had resounding effects all over the world. social-media-uk Now, it seems...
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How to Detect and Avoid Trojans Infecting Your Android Smartphone or Tablet

11 Aug, 2011 by
Android
Just a week ago, reports were talking about an Android Trojan that was capable of recording phone conversations, storing the recordings on the device’s SD card. The malware also included a configuration file with information on a remote server and settings used by the Trojan. Apparently, malware targeting Android devices is getting bigger every day. A recent report from Lookout mobile security specialists reveals that Android users’ risk of encountering malware has doubled in the past six months. The reason? The fact that Android is a little bit too accessible, allowing developers to upload apps in Android market. This open nature may be good for attracting developers, but it seems to also attract malware creators. Android Trojans don’t just come out of nowhere, they infect your device after you’ve downloaded and installed an app. But one could hardly tell which app is trustworthy and which one brings along malware. With some inputs from PCMag, we have listed some important tips for you to tell the difference between the two and avoid getting your Android infected:

1. Find accurate information about the developer

When the first ‘bad guy’ appeared on the Android...
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Watch Samsung Galaxy Tab 750 Launch Live Webcast Online

10 Aug, 2011 by
Online Tv

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 aka Samsung Galaxy Tab 750 will be launched today i.e 10th August 2011 here in India. The launch event will happen in New Delhi and will be live streamed all over the world. You can also watch the live webcast right here (check below). Galaxy Tab 750 will run on the latest Android 3.1 Honeycomb OS and will sport the gorgeous 10.1-inch display with 1280 x 800 resolution. It is powered by an nVIDIA Tegra 2 processor clocked at 1GHz and 1GB of RAM. There are 3 variants - 16GB, 32GB and 64GB just like the iPad 2. Other features include WiFi, 3G, Bluetooth and dual cameras (3 MP on the rear and 2.0 MP on the front). Samsung has run into controversy after Apple sued them for infringing their patents and got a temporary injunction in Australia and Europe. It will be interesting to see what Samsung will do next. The Indian launch though should happen as scheduled.

Watch Samsung Galaxy Tab 750 Launch Webcast Live Online

As I mentioned before, you can watch the live webcast of the launch event happening in Delhi right here on Technically personal. The event starts at...
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Apple vs Samsung Patent War: Future of Galaxy Tab 10.1 Hangs in Balance [Updated]

09 Aug, 2011 by
Gadgets, News

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The patent war is getting dirtier by the day. Just a week after winning a similar case in Australia, Apple has now won a preliminary injunction against Samsung which would stop the sale of Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 in the whole of European Union except for the Netherlands. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 went on sale in U.K last week and was seen to be the fastest selling tablet after iPad. Now, Samsung must take them off the shelves for at-least a month, till the German court restart the hearing. The preliminary injunction was granted by the Regional court of Dusseldorf in Germany where the judge backed Apple's claims that the Samsung's Android tablet infringes the patented design of the Apple's iPad 2. Samsung will be allowed to appeal against the judgement, but any appeal would be heard only in around four weeks. Till that time, Samsung will not be able to sell the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Europe, except in Netherlands, where Apple has filed a separate lawsuit.

Apple vs Samsung

Apple claims that Samsung has blatantly copied the design, look and feel of devices like iPhone and iPad, thereby infringing upon many of Apple's patents. Even in...
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Firefox 7 – Leaner, Faster and More Stable

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Though it's been less than a month since Firefox 5 was released, we have started getting information about how Mozilla's Firefox 7 will be much faster than Firefox 6, will use much lesser memory and it will be less likely to crash. Its memory remains steady if you leave it running and as you close tabs, memory is freed up. The way in which Mozilla Firefox has used memory has changed over the years, improving from one version to another. Firefox 3, 3.5 and 3.6 were considerable enhancement over Firefox 2. But when Mozilla released Firefox 4, it kind of regressed, instead of improving, mainly due to a large number of new features and to Java script. As to overcome the shortcomings, Mozilla aimed to improve Firefox’s speed and stability by reducing memory usage and released MemShrink. Soon, step by step progresses have been made and Firefox 7 is the first to benefit from MemShrink’s success. Memory usage significantly depends on how the browser acts. Still, there is no specific way to determine or measure the memory usage, with only several different metrics that could be used in order to estimate it. Of course,...
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Reliance 3G Tab: Value for Money Android Tablet for India

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Gadgets, News
Reliance Communications, the struggling telecom provider from India has hopped on to the tablet space by launching an Android tablet, aptly named Reliance 3G Tab! The tablet has been manufactured by the Chinese company, ZTE Corp, but will be sold under Reliance's brand name.

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Reliance 3G Tab - Specs

The Reliance 3G tablet comes with a 7-inch capacitive touch screen and will be powered by Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS (and no Honeycomb!). The device has 512 MB RAM and a micro SD external storage which can support up to 32 GB data storage card. It also comes with a sub-standard 2 MegaPixel camera and a VGA front camera for video calling. Other features include Mobile TV, voice calling, GPS and video recording. Reliance will ship these 3G tablets with some in-built apps aimed towards both business & casual users.

Reliance 3G Tab - Price

Reliance communications had recently launched their 3G service in various parts of India and the launch of this tablet is aimed at promoting their 3G service. The Reliance 3G Tab is priced at INR 12999 which is approximately USD 290. The tab comes with two Reliance Super Value combo offer and also monthly 3G value plans....
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7 Books for Every Tech Lover

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Featured, TimePass
From time to time, I take one or two hours per week just go wander in the social media world. I "escape" on Facebook and watch what others are doing, what movies do they watch, what are their description. I do the same thing on Twitter and, more recently, on Google+. Many people have in their profile description "tech lover", "tech enthusiast" or "tech evangelist", so I have to wonder - being obsessed about iPhone, iPad, Android, computers and all other things is really what a "tech lover" should be? After all, we're talking mainly about consumer electronics here, not necessarily about technological breakthroughs. That's why I thought about a list of books that every geek should read so that he could proudly call himself a tech lover, not only because he loves gadgets and recent technology but because he believes in science, he believes in the power of technology and its philosophy.

7. The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology, by Ray Kurzweil

Thought provoking book, written by the well-known futuristic author Ray Kurzweil where he speaks about technological singularity as being the blind point in human evolution,...
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10 Classical Android Arcade Games

08 Aug, 2011 by
Android
Long gone are the days of the arcade. The big, shiny, colorful machines are slowly becoming nothing more than a part of collective memory. How many of you remember the pixellated screen, the big plastic buttons, the small cold levers and the repetitive 16-bit music? Even more, I would ask how many of you feel your hair stand on end when you remember those times? Are there still splenetic amid you who miss those days? You say that arcade times are long gone and now is the time of Android and iOS? I say true, but only partly. Presenting, in no particular order, 10 classic arcade games remade specially to run on Android OS:

1. Pac-Man

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Courtesy of Namco, the hungry, little yellow head is back, ladies and gentlemen, and ready to chomp on the ever well known dots and fruits! Just remember to watch out for those annoying ghosts though! The transition to Android was made brilliantly, but some reviewers say that controls are a bit tricky to handle.

2. Brick Breaker

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A moving paddle, a ball and tons of...
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