Firefox Aurora: the Future of Firefox
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Saturday, April 28, 2012
Firefox Aurora: the Future of Firefox
Following the release of Firefox 12 earlier this week, Mozilla's latest browser build for developers shows off some new security tweaks and implements some game-centric APIs.
Firefox 14 Aurora (download for Windows, for the Mac, and for Linux) also brings native full-screen support to Macs, and the location bar can finally autocomplete URLs.
The security tweaks involve some minor interface adjustments. The Site Identity Manager, which is the block of color on the left of the location..................
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Friday, April 27, 2012
Sony cameras: Company registered a 45 % growth rate
The company registered a 45 % growth rate in the last fiscal. As against this, the industry growth rate was only 40% in the same period. Sony plans to sell 14 million units of its Cyber-shot in the current fiscal as against the 11 million units that it sold last year. Sony has launched a slew of 34 new Cyber-shot cameras (in H, W and S series) in the Indian market. Optical zoom and Steadyshot, enhanced low light performance and Fast Auto Focus are some of the new features that the company has introduced.
The company would invest Rs 50 crore this year to promote the brand. The number outlets would be increased to 3000. Last year the number of................
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3D X-ray representations window into heart health
The high-res images could help researchers better understand the conducting tissue that triggers each heartbeat.
Researchers at the University of Liverpool say they have developed a new imaging technique that will help them identify, and thus analyze, tissue fibers in the heart that control whether the muscle beats regularly.
Using a micro CT scanner, the team imaged hearts whose tissue had been highlighted using iodine. The scientists discovered that certain tissue...............
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Thursday, April 26, 2012
World's top spammer: India leads world in spam email
India claimed the unwanted crown from the U.S. in the security firm Sophos' most recent "Dirty Dozen" report of the top spamming countries between January and March. Rounding out the infamous top five are South Korea, which accounts for 8.3 percent of spam, and Indonesia and Russia, both of which distribute 5 percent of the spam clogging up inboxes.
Trailing Russia are Italy (4.9 percent ), Brazil (4.3 percent), Poland (3.9 percent), Pakistan (3.3 percent), Vietnam (3.2 percent), Taiwan (2.9.................
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Are you using weak passwords or have not updated your computer anti-virus?
Microsoft Corp released the Microsoft Security Intelligence Report volume 12 (SIRv12), which found that the Conficker worm was detected about 220 million times worldwide in the past two-and-a-half years, making it one of the biggest ongoing threats to enterprises. The study also revealed the worm continues to spread because of weak or stolen passwords and vulnerabilities for which a security update exists...........
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Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Microsoft Security Essentials available for download a new release
The 4.0 update has been available in beta form since December 2011 and Microsoft has started to write to beta testers to inform them that the testing program will end on April 26th, following the release of a final version. Although it's not appearing on Windows Update for most people just yet, a Microsoft spokesperson confirmed to ZDNet that the update will be provided automatically to existing users — it's also available on Microsoft's Download Center for manual installation on XP, Vista, and Windows 7 machines............
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Review: Sony Xperia S
That’s the big picture, but the device itself also consists of elements that have never been in a Sony smartphone, like an HD display, multicore chipset and microSIM card slot.
Most would be satisfied with so many firsts, but not Sony - it also gave the handset a very capable 12MP Exmor R sensor on the back, and hopefully started a trend by shipping it with the generous 32GB of internal memory..............
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Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Ooma Telo home phone system & Internet Home Phone
If you're ready to do likewise, we highly recommend the Ooma Telo. This sexy black box plugs into your router and provides unlimited local- and long-distance calling.
It normally sells for $199.99, but for a limited time, OfficeMax has the Ooma Telo home phone system for $109.99 shipped. That's after applying coupon code BIGDEALS (case-sensitive!) at checkout................
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Windows 8 release Preview in the first week of June
Microsoft President Steven Sinofsky made the announcement during an on-stage appearance at Japan's Windows 8 Dev Days and more broadly on the Build Windows 8 Twitter feed.
The release preview follows a beta and is the last stage before a product's final version. The beta, or consumer preview, of Windows 8, came out on February 29. A recent report suggests that the final version of Windows 8 will launch this October...............
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Saturday, April 21, 2012
HTC One X vs iPhone 4S vs Lumia 900 vs Xperia S
Help!I am in a huge "trouble".I need a good phone fast and i can't wait for SGS3 or Iphone 5.So here are two hopefully good replacements,but what I need to know is which one is better?And if you can...............
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Security mechanism Developing unique to India: Huawei
Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei today said it is proactively co-operating with the Indian government to evolve a security paradigm uniquely suited to India's needs.
"We are not only fully compliant with laws and regulations but are also actively involved in evolving a...............
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Friday, April 20, 2012
Next iPhone Body Made of 'Liquidmetal'
According to the Korean site ETNews:
In the meantime, iPhone5 is likely to take liquid metal, an alloy of zirconium, titanium, nickel, copper and so forth having an outer surface smooth like liquid. The new iPhone is expected to make its debut at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in San Francisco in June............
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Next iPhone Body Made of 'Liquidmetal'
According to the Korean site ETNews:
In the meantime, iPhone5 is likely to take liquid metal, an alloy of zirconium, titanium, nickel, copper and so forth having an outer surface smooth like liquid. The new iPhone is expected to make its debut at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in San Francisco in June.............
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New iPad online wait time drops to just one week
Apple said last month that it sold three million iPad units between March 16 and March 19.
Availability of Apple’s new iPad has begun to improve, with new orders of both the WiFi and 4G versions of the third-gen tablet now shipping sooner from Apple’s online store. Having been stuck at a 1-2 week delay before delivery since shortly after launch, the new iPad is now listed with..................
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HTC One X Gets Software Update !
Some other users also complained about a screen glitch issue. HTC seems to have acknowledged this problem as they’ve now rolled outan update for the One X that upgrades the build from 1.26 or 1.27 to 1.28. The new ROM brings with it speed improvements and better battery life..............
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Thursday, April 19, 2012
Six-Legged Baby Born in Pakistan Fighting for His Life
The unnamed week-old lad, who has six legs, was born with a parasitic twin attached to his abdomen.
The case is similar to that of Indian toddler Lakshmi Tatma, who was also born with eight limbs and worshipped as a deity in her home state of Bihar back in 2005.
Little Lakshmi made headlines around the world when she was successfully operated upon in 2007 – and then started school walking like any.............
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Zona Wireless Surround Speaker System
Zona’s tricks don’t end there, though - you can also use the Zona speakers as wireless surrounds for your home theater, or to create a simple stand-alone stereo system for your office, bedroom or den. With its unmatched versatility and simplicity, the Zona System solves all of your listening needs..............
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Technology News: Nokia sees strong Lumia sales in U.S.
Nokia has announced 4 new Lumia smartphones in a marketplace given October. Stephen Elop, Nokia’s CEO, remarkable that a devices, that have been expelled brazen of schedule, have perceived high commend from reviewers and consumers, yet sales have been churned via opposite regions of a world.
For example, initial sales of a company’s Lumia 710 during T-Mobile and a newly launched Lumia 900 on ATT have been strong. The association............
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Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Wall Street Journal says,Apple shares down over last few days
Apple's shares plunged 4.1% on Monday, extending their slide to a fifth consecutive day and sparking worries about whether the maker of iPads and iPhones may be headed for a bigger descent. Apple is now down 9.9% from its intraday peak of $644 hit on April 10, just shy of the 10% level that market watchers call a "correction." On Monday, Apple fell $25.10, to $580.13, in 4 p.m. Nasdaq Stock Market composite trading.
The past five days' decline has seen more than $50 billion shaved off Apple's market capitalization. That is more than Hewlett-Packard Co.'s entire market cap of about $48 billion.............
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Nine things to know about Apple's new iPad & New iPad Mini rumor
The third iteration of the best-selling device is priced between Rs 30,500 and Rs 50,900 in the Indian market depending on the variant. networks is priced at Rs 30,500, while the one that can operate on both wi-fi as well as fourth-generation (4G) mobile networks costs Rs 38,900.
The new iPad is, however, not compatible with the 4G LTE network currently available in India and customers will have to make do with the 3G.................
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Monday, April 16, 2012
Man finds long-lost mother using Google Earth
The youngster couldn’t find his way back as he could not read or write, and did not know the name of his home town.
He took to begging on the streets, and was later adopted by a family in Tasmania, Australia.
Saroo assumed he would never see his birth family again. But by navigating through the towns of central India on the satellite imaging service, he started to recognise landmarks from his early childhood and found his way back “home” - from his computer 6,000 miles away................
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Everything you need to know about the Galaxy S3 & release date
Very little is known about Samsung’s next Galaxy smartphone. The previous iterations, the Galaxy S and S II sold a cumulated 30 million, so the pressure is on for Samsung to deliver a killer device that would rival the sales of Apple’s iPhone, which is also due a refresh, probably some time this summer.
The typical online speculation on what the Galaxy S III will bring points to a larger screen, possibly 4.6-inch, bigger than the S II’s but still below......
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Saturday, April 14, 2012
Update your Nokia Lumia 900 device; Fix made available to users
Customers have an option now to either download the fix available on the dedicated Nokia pageor exchange their hiccupping Lumia 900 for a fresh Lumia 900 at any AT&T store before April 21................
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Sony SmartWatch now available in the US for $150
SmartWatch gets online by connecting wirelessly to a wearer's Android smartphone using Bluetooth technology, according to Sony...........
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Wednesday, April 11, 2012
8.7 quake hits Indonesia, tsunami alert in India
An 8.6-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia’s Aceh province, the U.S. Geological Survey said today, prompting residents to flee to higher ground as India, Thailand and Sri Lanka issued tsunami warnings.
The quake struck 431 kilometers (268 miles) off the coast of Aceh, one of Indonesia’s poorest provinces where 170,000 people died or went missing in a Indian Ocean 2004 tsunami. India’s tsunami center warned of possible six-meter waves in the Andaman islands and the Malaysian............
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Sony Xperia S launched in India for Rs 32,549
First showcased at Consumer Electronics Show earlier this year, Sony Xperia S runs on Android 2.3 and features 1.5GHz dual core processor. It also comes with 4.3 inch 720p display and 12.1MP rear camera. Xperia S is now available in the market for Rs. 32,549.
According to the company, it plans to upgrade Xperia S to Ice Cream Sandwich sometime this quarter...............
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HTC one v
You didn't think that after reviewing the HTC One X and HTC One S, we will disregard their little brother – the HTC One V, did you? Well, here it is, folks! We have taken this little munchkin for a spin and we cannot wait to share our experience with you.
But before we begin, a little background: the HTC One V comes with a 3.7-inch display, single-core processor clocked at 1GHz, 5-megapixel camera, and Beats Audio enhancements, all of that locked within a metal unibody of under 10 millimeters. And that seems pretty good for a mid-range smartphone that will set you back only about $370 off-contract. Okay, enough talking. Now let us tell you how the HTC One V....................
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Saturday, April 7, 2012
HTC One X at Rs. 36,000
The US release, however, will find itself with a new dual-core S4 processor from Qualcomm which is better suited for carriers that use an LTE network. The Qualcomm S4 processor has been benchmarked to beat out the quad-core Tegra 3 in some tests.
The HTC One X is now available in India at an MRP of Rs.42999 ouch and you can grab one at a store for much lesser at around Rs.37000....................
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HTC Headphones: No More Beats Bundled With Future Handsets
Cnet quoted HTC product executive Martin Fichter as saying, “An accessory like the headphone doesn’t factor in when someone is buying a smartphone. If they want a Beats headphone, they’ll buy it directly.” It may even sound a bit obvious, but HTC was originally thinking that would be a huge differentiating factor in the increasingly competitive smartphone market. It’s even a factor as to why the company decided to buy a majority stake in the Beats brand...........
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Web tool: Mac is Flashback-free, remove the Flashback malware from OS X.
More than half of the Macs infected are in the United States (57 percent), while another 20 percent are in Canada, Dr. Web said. The malware was initially found in September 2011 masquerading as a fake Adobe Flash Player plug-in installer, but in the past few months it has evolved to exploiting Java vulnerabilities to target Mac systems. A new variant that surfaced over the weekend appears to be taking advantage of Java vulnerability for which Apple released a patch Tuesday..............
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Friday, April 6, 2012
Unexpected things that can help you lose weight
Oats
Wait a minute -- aren't oats a carb? Yes and no. Oats are a whole grain, and they're high on what nutritionists call the "satiety index," meaning oats have tremendous power to make you feel full. Not only that, they're also high in soluble fiber, so they cut cholesterol and blood fat. Oats..............
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Terrafugia flying car costs $279000, already has 100 pre-orders
Called the Transition, the fold-up vehicle will fly 100 miles per hour and has a range of nearly 500 miles. On the road it gets 35 miles per gallon using premium unleaded gasoline. It’s not quite the flying car of Jetsons fame, but it’s the closest thing on the market so far.
“This is what we can do today with existing technology inside the existing regulatory structure that we have and the physical infrastructure with airports and air space,” Terrafugia CEO Carl Dietrich says. “It’s something that actually works.”
US company Terrafugia has variously labeled its Transition model as a “roadable aircraft” and a “street-legal airplane”, perhaps in a quest to............
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Mercury launches mTab Neo 2 tablet for Rs 14999
The Mercury mTab Neo 2 Tablet runs on Android 2.3 Gingerbread. The company behind the tablet, Kobian, says that the tablet would fully support Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich once it is out within just four weeks from now.
The price for mTab Neo2 is relatively high when compared to other tablets launched in the past few weeks. Many tablets including Mercury............
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Thursday, April 5, 2012
Anonymous hacks Chinese sites, predicts downfall of regime
The group apparently began its campaign in the region with the launch of its AnonymousChina Twitter account, which seems to have begun tweeting on 30 March.
In a list posted to Pastebin, the group claimed to have defaced over 480 sites, including several belonging to regional Chinese government organisations in areas such as Chengdu and Dalian.............
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Sprint announces HTC EVO 4G LTE, coming in Q2 2012 for $199.99
We got some hands-on time with the HTC EVO 4G LTE at the unveiling event in New York tonight, and we thought we’d share some of the pictures we got and a quick video overview. The design of the phone is quite different than the other HTC One series, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. HTC is still using its uni-body aluminum design which wraps around the front and back of the handset.........
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Micromax has made its name in the country by bringing out feature rich phones and other devices at a very low cost. Recently with the addition of Funbook, its entry in the tablet market is giving a tough time for other manufacturers with its competitive pricing of Rs. 6,499...............
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Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Huawei Honor coming to India priced at Rs 19,990
Powered by a 1.4 GHz Qualcomm Scorpion processor with an Adreno 205 GPU, the phone is expected to get an Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update.
Featuring a 4-inch FWVGA capacitive touchscreen with a 480 x 854 pixel resolution, Huawei Honor sports a 8 megapixel rear camera with LED flash, 720p video recording, 0.3 megapixel front facing camera, 1GB internal storage and up to 32GB expandable storage via microSD card..............
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Micromax Launches 'FunBook' Android 4.0 ICS Tablet For Rs.6499
Donning a 7-inch capacitive display the Micromax Funbook packs in a 1.2GHz Cortex A8 processor with a Mali GPU. Besides this, the device comes with 4GB of onboard memory and 512MB of RAM and also packs in 2800 mAh battery which is a sliver shorter than that of the HCL ME U1’s 3600 mAh battery. Apart from this, the device sports 3G dongle support via a USB and features 0.3 megapixel front facing camera....................
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INTERNET: Web privacy rules turn poachers into gamekeepers
perhaps a dozen or more companies are squirrelling away data on your tastes, your habits, whether you're male or female, old or young, gay or straight...............
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Monday, April 2, 2012
HTC One X Review, at Price 38,000
HTC One X features a polycarbonate unibody that is said to have the ruggedness of metal but is super lightweight.
This is the first time that HTC has experimented with a polycarbonate body design and it has come out in flying colours with the One X. Its polycarbonate body is really tough; during the event I accidentally dropped the handset from a height of six feet on a temporary staircase and the smartphone didn't show any sign of damage..........
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Upgraded Aakash to be unveiled in May
"The second version of Aakash will be launched some time in May," Sibal said on the sidelines of an ICC organised higher education conclave.
Human Resource Development (HRD) minister Kapil Sibal Monday said the upgraded version of tablet PC ''Aakash'' will be unveiled in May.
"The upgraded Aakash will be fabulous. The processor will be 700 mega watts, the live battery would be of three hours uninterrupted, you will.....................
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HCL launches ME U1 and MyEdu tablets; price begin at R 7999
The U1 tablet is powered with the latest Android Ice Cream Sandwich Operating Software (OS). HCL claims that the tablet is equipped with 17 local ready to use applications. It has a 7 inch 800X480 pixel screen and a 1Ghz processor.
According to GSMA, mEducation is likely to generate $70 billion revenue opportunity for mobile operators by 2020. GSMA said mEducation products and services will represent a $38 billion market, around 90 percent of which will be generated via content such as educational e-books,..............
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