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Super Fast Wi-Fi

asadali — Fri, 18 May 2012 13:25:51 +0000

Wi-Fi connectivity facilitated people to use internet anywhere in the home, building or shopping mall. Its the super fast wireless way to connect to the World. But there is an issue with Wi-Fi – lack of speed. But speed problem isn’t there anymore because researchers from Japan has introduced a 20 times fast wireless data transmission speed technology called Terahertz Wi-Fi.

The new super fast Wi-Fi connectivity is using the unregulated terahertz band of the electromagnetic spectrum to transmit data. Researchers achieved 3GB real-world wireless speed but Terahertz technology is capable of 100GB/s. The latest super fast technology is smaller and cheaper.

How to Hide Pinterest Activity on Facebook

asadali — Thu, 10 May 2012 10:08:50 +0000

Pinterest has provided a very fast platform for sharing. Pinterest’s social media integration is also a very acceptable and important feature. But, no one wants to share every pinterest activity on social media like on Facebook or Twitter etc. If you want to hide your Pinterest activities on Facebook then here is the guide for you.

Step 1:

Start by editing settings on your Pinterest account. If you are using Facebook auto-post feature for pinterest activity then change your Pinterest account settings. Just move to your Pinterest account and go to the top-right of the screen. Click on your name’s tab and then select “Settings” from the scrolled down menu.

Step 2:

Its time to change your Facebook timeline settings. Scroll down until you find Facebook settings section. Select “Off” where it says “Add Pinterest to Facebook Timeline”. It will turn off auto-post feature.

Step 3:

Now you can change Pinterest Facebook app settings to show your Pinterest activities to some specific group of friends. Move to top-right of your Facebook homepage and click on drop-down menu. Select “Account Settings” and then select “Apps”. Now select Pinterest App, you will be able to see “Posts on your behalf”. Move little down side and you will see a box saying “Friends” select it then click on “Custom”.

Step 4:

By selecting “Custom” you will see another screen saying “Custom Piracy”. Now enter the names of the friends with whom you want to share your Pinterest activities. You can select a group as well. More, You can also write the names of the people with whom you don’t want to share.

Step 5:

If you want to share some specific Pinterest activity you can do it by ticking the “Facebook” box as you use he Pinterest bookmarklet tool.

Step 6:

You can also share on Facebook manually by selecting “Pin It”" and then “Share to Facebook”. This feature gives you additional features too.

Download Viber’s Beta Version For BlackBerry and Windows Phone 7

asadali — Wed, 09 May 2012 13:50:19 +0000

BlackBerry and Windows Phone 7 users can also now enjoy free messaging and voice calling application Viber (Beta version) on their smartphones. The free messaging and voice calling application is introduced here on Tuesday for BBM and Windows Phone. Previously, only iPhone and Android phone users can use Viber.

Viber’s latest beta version for BlackBery and Windows Phone 7 doesn’t support voice calls however you may send texts including sending photos, messages and exchanging location information etc.

Viber has 69 million global users who use to send over 1 billion mesages per month via Viber. BlackBerry users can avail the service from BlackBerry App World while Windows Phone 7 users can download the Viber from Windows Phone Marketplace.

Samsung Unveiled Galaxy S III [Pictures]

asadali — Sat, 05 May 2012 19:07:18 +0000

Samsung has unveiled Galaxy S III- a Galaxy line of smartphone, here at an event in London on Tuesday. Galaxy S III is the most anticipated Android handset of the year and with its launch Samsung powered its smartphones industry.

Galaxy S III is equipped with many arousing features. It has a 4.8-inch HD Super AMOLED touchscreen display. You can capture photos and videos instantly with 8-megapixel rear-facing and 1.9-megapixel forward-facing camera. The camera uses zero shutter lag technology. In burst mode the camera has the tendency to capture 20 photos at once and with Best Photo feature the camera will pick the best photo out of the whole lot. The Galaxy S III supports the latest Android version.

Galaxy S II is powered by a 1.4GHz Samsung Exynos 4 Quad processor. The new Galaxy phone is many other features including Smart Stay, Direct Call, S Voice, Buddy Photo Share, S Beam and AllShare Cast.

How Much Apple Worths [Inphographic]

asadali — Fri, 04 May 2012 10:09:16 +0000

Undoubtedly Apple is the giant in the world of communication technology. With millions of iDevices in the hands of the people Apple isn’t only leading the communication market but also earning heaps of cash. Apple is the largest publicly traded company on the U.S. stock market. In 2011, Apple earned $128 billion. With $508 billion market capitalization Apple is largest company in the world. More than 695 iPads are sold every minute. Here is an Inphographic by Best Computer Science Degrees about Apple’s cash worth.

Whats New In BlackBerry 10

asadali — Wed, 02 May 2012 07:10:12 +0000

President and CEO of Research In Motion, Thorsten Heins has unveiled many arousing features about the upcoming BlackBerry 10 at BlackBerry World in Orlando on Tuesday. BlackBerry 10 will be launched this fall commercially. Thorsten Heins seems very excited about BB 10, he said, “I’m so excited to have this in my hand.”

The upcoming BlackBerry 10 is equipped with a very smooth interaction between applications as you don’t need to to return to home screen or completely switch apps etc. The technology behind is Glancing Back. Thorsten Heins said, “No one has time to pop in and out of applications every time they want to change an application. We want to use a paradigm that is easy and fast. It’s all about the flow.”

One very different feature in BlackBerry 10 is an onscreen keyboard unlike RIM’s physical keyboards. You simply type and BlackBerry predicts. There is an option if you want to delete any word or statement.

BlackBerry 10 is enriched with a Time-Shifting Camera. The camera has the tendency to capture imagery before and after you shot a picture. This camera feature enable users to go back in time.

Multimedia-Oriented LG-Cloud Service

asadali — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 17:54:05 +0000

LG’s multimedia-oriented cloud service brings real-time streaming access to the digital content across many of the current android based electronic devices. The access service is called LG Cloud. The service isn’t an online storage only, it enables users to manage and view digital content across many electronic devices such as Android smartphones, PCs and smart TVs.

Users can avail the cloud service with an appropriate and compatible cloud app. Android users can download the app from Google Play or LG SmartWorld app stores while Smart TV users can download the app from LG SmartWorld store and PC owners can find the app from LG Cloud website.

LG’s cloud app will synchronize digital data automatically that will allow users to access videos and photos on their Android smartphones, PCs and smart TVs from anywhere. You can play saved multimedia files on TV with TV app. Users can easily upload and download digital files via Cloud app. Even if smartphones, laptops, computers or TVs fail still your data is secure.

Face Recognition On iOS [Video]

asadali — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 19:54:07 +0000

Facial recognition is modern and very safe technology to unlock computing and communication systems. Many of the laptops, android-smartphones have the facial recognition feature but iOS wasn’t. However, FaceVault is an iOS facial recognition app designed by Robert Neagu. The App is compatible with Apple devices having iOS 5.0 or later.

FaceVautl works similar to android face unlock system but there is key difference between both. The app is developed based on a very modern face recognition algorithm called Eigenface algorithm. The app uses front facing camera of the iDevices to unlock the screen. If the FaceVault fails you will be directed to another screen automatically where you can unlock with pattern-based code. The addition of limit of login attempts makes it more secure.

The app’s creator Robert Neagu said, “The algorithm can ignore the fact that you’re wearing glasses or a new makeup look, and still unlock the app.”

Download Skype App For Phones

asadali — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 08:47:23 +0000

Windows phones holders can now enjoy Skype communication with friends via their phones as Skype officially launched “Skype for Windows Phone app” here on Monday. The Windows App simply adds 200 million people to the Skype World.

Windows App supports smartphones running on iOS, Android and Symbian. The App works on 4G, 3G and WiFi networks. Users now can connect with their friends and family instantly and can create and hold one-to-one and group chats. You can update your profile information, change account information and other exciting features. More importantly, Windows App is available in 18 different languages including English, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese etc.

The Skype App for Windows only work on smartphones running on Windows Phone 7.5 (“Mango”) or above. You can download it from Windows Market Place.

Best Place To Get iPhone News

asadali — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 11:28:41 +0000

Apple, the makers of the iconic iPod and iPad family of smartphones and tablets – as well as the iconic Apple iPhone 4S- is today one of the most successful companies in the world. The repeated success of its products and vast array of apps owes much, of course, to the late Steve Jobs. It is well known that Jobs fostered Apple’s on-going push through the boundaries of new technologies to develop ever better user-friendly, intuitive products with features that consumers worldwide wanted and enjoy using. The result is that the company now has around $98 billion (£61.9bn) in cash and securities in its corporate coffers.

You can follow the latest news about Apple’s iPhone on dial a phone.

Top shareholders have for a while been grumbling about when they will reap the rewards of their investment. There has been increased Wall Street speculation that 2012 will be the year that Apple returns cash to shareholders following Chief Executive Tim Cook’s revelation that discussions on the issue have been taking place. He commented that they have been thinking ‘very deeply’ about the concerns of shareholders with regard to issuing a dividend of some kind. Apple admits that they have more money now than they need to run the company, which indicates that they are satisfied that they have the funds to continue the future developments needed to continue to maintain and grow their already large market share.

The result of financial industry chatter discussing the possibility that Apple would buy back its shares from shareholders sent Apple shares up to a record value of over $600 (£378) a share in March this year. Whichever method Apple’s top management choose, the seemingly endless success of the company’s ethos and product combination will ensure that they remain an attractive prospect to investors. This in turn will ensure that consumers will continue to see exciting new developments in the iPhone and tablet families for a long time to come.