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Windows 8 wasn’t much success because users were not ready for the Metro UI yet, and they still wanted the desktop mode with the infamous Start button on their machines. Well, Microsoft has released a preview for their latest Windows 8.1, bringing a lot of demanded features back. The preview is now available for free…
You may be going through more paper than you think. Each year the U.S. uses 4 million tons of copy paper. Most of this is used in offices, where the average office worker goes through 10,000 sheets of copy paper annually. Obviously the vision of the paperless office is still a long way off. However,…
Android has undoubtedly become the most used operating system on the planet. It has overshadowed its counterparts in the mobile market arena because of its ability to activate a high number of devices. But more importantly, Android is on a growing spree because of its attractive environment to developers. Several aspects give Android an upper…
Ever wondered how a DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attack would look like? Here’s a visual interpretation – created by developed Ludovic Fauvet. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNjdBSoIa8k] VideoLAN, the team that makes our beloved VLC player, had its site attacked by an equally beloved method of attack – DDoS, last month. The converging pulses represents traffic,…
All of our handsets allow us to lock our device with a system-wide password. In the case of Android, there’s slightly more customizability – we get patterns and even facial recognition. But a common problem across all platforms is that we can’t lock specific apps on our device. Many times, the purpose of a lock-code…
Get Facebook Home via Google Play Finally, Facebook has released its not-so-anticipated Facebook Home launcher and it is available for download via Google Play store. You can download it right now from Play store, however there is a catch, it’s only available for U.S. residents at the moment. So, if you’re not living in the…
Finally, the completely redesigned version of Google Play store 4.0 is out and it’s available for download. You can get it for your device without having to wait for Google to send an update. We had already seen a few leaked screenshots of the Google Play store 4.0, but yesterday Google made it official. The…
Facebook Home will make its way to Google Play store on April 12. But a pre-release version of the interactive Home launcher has already been leaked for those who want to try it out a couple of days before it officially comes out. MoDaCo has reported that the leaked Facebook Home launcher comes from a…
Recently Facebook and HTC finally launched their joint venture with another try at the Facebook Phone, however this time around it’s really a full-fledged Facebook phone than their previous failed attempts. So far, we have seen positive reviews for both the phone and Facebook’s Home launcher.But, we’re still waiting for the official release to see…
Our daily lives have become dependent on programs. Whether we realize it or not, every time we use an electronic device, some program or app is running to enable what we are doing. Some of these programs are ones that we intentionally download to our device to give us access to more content while others…
Mobile computing has become something that our world takes for granted in this age. Whether it be a laptop computer, net book, or one of the increasingly popular tablet PC’s, almost everyone relies on some form of mobile computing power. While smaller options like tablets and even smartphones have started to let us leave the…
App Development: The future “There’s an app for that” – that’s something we hear a lot in our day to day life. Whenever we have an idea or we ask about something, somebody comes forward and tells us that there’s already an app for it. Apps are the future and the present as well. But,…
There is a very valid reason why this blog idea popped into my head on a very sunny Sunday in March, and it’s because it’s an issue that occasionally needs to be addressed. While to some it may seem silly and repetitive – there is a need to take a moment to reflect on some…
Is there anything worse than a tangled bunch of electric wires? Probably, but if you have a bunch of twisted wires shoved under a table, mashed against the baseboard, or hanging from a home entertainment center, you need help! Solutions await you and some may even surprise you. 1. Wall Mounted Flat Screen TV Wires…
Android Push Notification Lag! Anyone who spends a lot of time online, on their PC and mobile will tell you that the timing of Facebook, Twitter or any other service’s notification received on a PC; varies from the time it takes the same notification to be pushed onto a mobile device. These notifications take nearly…