Facebook Inc. (FB), owner of the world’s largest social-networking website, acquired Face.com, adding technology that enables facial recognition in photos.
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Sunday, June 24, 2012
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Google's long-rumored tablet- Is is a reality?
Google's long-rumored tablet, developed with help from Asus, is launching soon, according to a new report.
Android Authority is reporting today that it recently sat down with an "Asus representative" at Computex, who said that the co-branded Google tablet does, in fact, exist. What's more, the representative said that the Google tablet will launch at the end of June, seeming to indicate that the search giant's I/O conference could be home to the unveiling.
Rumors have been swirling for months that Google is looking to launch its own tablet at some point this summer. Some reports have suggested that the device would launch in June, while others claim July. The tablet is expected to come with a 7-inch screen, and according to a recently leaked benchmark, a 1.3GHz Nvidia Tegra 3 quad-core processor. Nvidia's ULP GeForce GPU is also expected to come bundled in the device.
According to Android Authority, the representative wouldn't divulge the Google tablet's pricing or availability. However, the person did offer some details on other Asus products launching soon, including the Padfone, which the representative says, will eventually come to the U.S. once carriers warm to it. The Asus Transformer Prime Infinity will launch at the end of the month in both Wi-Fi-only and LTE versions.
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Photoshop is a graphics editing program developed and published by Adobe Systems.
Adobe's 2003 "Creative Suite" rebranding led to Adobe Photoshop 8's renaming to Adobe Photoshop CS. Thus, Adobe Photoshop CS6 is the 13th major release of Adobe Photoshop. The CS rebranding also resulted in Adobe offering numerous software packages containing multiple Adobe programs for a reduced price.
Adobe Photoshop is released in two editions: Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe Photoshop Extended, with the Extended having extra 3D image creation, motion graphics editing, and advanced image analysis features. Adobe Photoshop Extended is included in all of Adobe's Creative Suite offerings except Design Standard, which includes the Adobe Photoshop edition.
Alongside Photoshop and Photoshop Extended, Adobe also publishes Photoshop Elements and Photoshop Lightroom, collectively called "The Adobe Photoshop Family". In 2008, Adobe released Adobe Photoshop Express, a free web-based image editing tool to edit photos directly on blogs and social networking sites; in 2011 a version was released for the Android operating system and the iOS operating system.
Sunday, June 3, 2012
Project Google Glass
Project Glass is a research and development program by Google to develop an augmented reality head-mounted display (HMD)
The intended purpose of Project Glass products would be the hands free displaying of information currently available to most smartphone users, and allowing for interaction with the Internet via natural language voice commands, in a manner similar to the iPhone application Siri. The operating system software used in the glasses will be Google's Android.
Project Glass is part of the Google X Lab at the company, which has worked on other futuristic technologies, such as a self-driving car. The project was announced on Google+ by Babak Parviz, an electrical engineer who has also worked on putting displays into contact lenses; Steve Lee, a project manager and "geolocation specialist"; and Sebastian Thrun, who developed Udacity as well as working on the self-driving car project.
Project Glass
Imagine checking the sky in the morning and seeing the weather forecast superimposed into your field of vision, as if the window was your personal life dashboard. That's the idea behind Google's Project Glass, But instead of a window, it uses (as-yet invented) high-tech glasses that move through life as you do, providing guidance at your command.
Talk-To-Texting
While drinking your morning coffee, a friend invites you via text message to "meet up today." You say, "Sure! Bookstore in 20?" and your spoken words are captured, converted to text, and sent as a reply. You're meeting at the bookstore, but there's a problem.
Real Time Alerts
You were going to take the subway, but your Glass tells you that service is suspended at the station. Below the message, you're presented with alternative modes of transport.
Walking Directions
When the subway's out, there's always hoofing it. The Glass can present walking directions or any other travel information available online. During your walk, arrows appear at each cross street to guide you along. There are apparently no limits to this fantastic system.
Facetime
Later, you receive a call from another friend. You accept her call and realize she's sitting at a webcam. How lucky, because you just walked up to the roof of your building
Shared View
Sharing this beautiful sunset. These scenes came from a simulation video of Google Glass in action from the perspective of the person wearing the glasses. It's great to fantasize about things like this, but in reality, all the technology shown in the video could actually be done today if the software existed to implement it. That's what Google's Project Glass is all about—collecting ideas and resources for implementing this particular pie in the sky.
Friday, June 1, 2012
Magnetic Hill (India)
Magnetic Hill in Ladakh, India.
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A sign near the Magnetic Hill in Ladakh, India
Magnetic Hill is a gravity hill located near Leh in Ladakh, India. The hill is alleged to have magnetic properties strong enough to pull cars uphill and force passing aircraft to increase their altitude in order to escape magnetic interference. In reality, the effect is an optical illusion and there is no magnetic disturbance in the area at all.
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Adobe Dreamweaver
Adobe Dreamweaver (formerly Macromedia Dreamweaver) is a proprietary web development application originally created by Macromedia. It is now developed by Adobe Systems, which acquired Macromedia in 2005.
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
First BlackBerry device
Flashback! What was the first BlackBerry device you ever owned? Here's OUR first BlackBerry…
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Google doodle depicts Faberge eggs
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The first Faberge egg was commissioned by the Tsar Alexander III of Russia in 1885 as a gift for his wife the Empress Maria. Faberge made one egg every year for the Tsar for the next 10 years. The next Tsar, Nicholas II, ordered two eggs each year, one for his mother and one for his own wife, Alexandra. The tradition continued until the October Revolution.
The Imperial eggs enjoyed great fame, and Faberge made some other large eggs for a few select private clients. A Faberge egg were also featured in the 1983 James Bond movie Octopussy, where it is the object of a bidding war between James Bond and Kamal Khan. Ultimately, Bond replaces the real egg with a dummy egg that contains a recording device.
The Google doodle features six Faberge eggs, one for each letter in the Google logo.
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Fuel cell to charge Phones
Midday phone death is a hassle for anyone, but it gets even worse if you’re out and about. A new product can help you avoid that frantic search for an outlet the next time your phone’s battery tanks.
Lilliputian Systems has created a butane-powered fuel cell, which acts as a “plug in your pocket,” according to the company.
The device, which connects to a phone via a USB port, holds enough energy to charge a cellphone battery about a dozen times. After that, the butane cartridge can be replaced and the charger used again. It will soon be available at gadget retailer Brookstone.
Ads- Quiz Phobia
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Work While You Travel -Tthe new mantra of Microsoft.
Ads 
Microsoft has planned to start a special bus service for employees at
Bangalore. Employees can now start their work right away once they
board the bus and the office hours would count from the time they
board the bus.Traffic congestions in Bangalore is quite normal and
company do not want to waste the time of the employees on roads.
It is said that the idea was proposed by an employee through their
suggestion scheme and was readily accepted by the Management.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
9 Million Pre-Orders for the Samsung Galaxy S3
Samsung has received 9 million pre-orders from more than 100 international carriers for its upcoming flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S3, Korea Economic Daily reports.
Samsung’s smartphone factory in South Korea is running at full capacity, which is 5 million units per month, according to the same report.
This is more good news for Samsung, which became the world’s biggest phone maker in Q1 2012. The company is also the undisputed king of the Android market: Its smartphone sales represent about 40% of all Android-based smartphone sales worldwide.
Samsung Galaxy S3 hits Europe on May 29, followed by a US launch in June.
It sports a 4.8-inch touchscreen, a 8-megapixel rear-facing and 1.9-megapixel forward-facing camera, and comes with the latest version of Android — Ice Cream Sandwich.
Google doodle- Robert Arthur
Robert Arthur "Bob" Moog (May 23, 1934 – August 21, 2005), founder of Moog Music, was an American pioneer of electronic music, best known as the inventor of the Moog synthesizer.
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Google’s Self-Driving Car Gets a License in Nevada
The state of Nevada has issued a first license for one of Google’s self-driving cars — provided there are two people inside the car at all times, the Associated Press reports.
Nevada’s DMV has issued the license after conducting demonstrations that the car is safe for testing on public streets.
Google’s self-driving cars use a laser radar on the roof of the vehicle to detect obstacles, pedestrians and other cars. With the help of GPS and a bit of artificial intelligence, the car can drive itself with very little or no intervention from the human sitting inside.
That said, Nevada’s regulations require two people in the test cars: one in the driver’s seat, and other monitoring a computer screen that shows the car’s planned route as well as traffic lights and other potential hazards on the road.
As soon as the “driver” touches the brake or the wheel, he takes control of the vehicle.
We had a chance to test out one of Google’s self-driving cars in March 2011, and the results were good: no glitches, no unwanted close encounters with walls or other obstacles.
In August 2011, one of Google’s cars caused an accident on the road. However, a Google representative told that the car was in manual mode at the time.
What are your thoughts on self-driving cars? Are they the future of transportation or an accident waiting to happen?
Friday, May 11, 2012
MasterCard announced PayPass Wallet
MasterCard announced PayPass Wallet Services , a new global offering that makes it easier and faster for customers to make purchases in stores and online, by allowing those purchases to be made with a single click or tap.
PayPass Wallet Services has three components: PayPass Acceptance Network, PayPass Wallet and PayPass API which together are designed to streamline your shopping experience no matter how you shop.
PayPass Acceptance Network: The PayPass acceptance network includes both online and contactless payments, and gives merchants a consistent way to accept electronics payments across multiple channels. NFC payments can be made in-store by tapping your mobile phone, and a new PayPass online element lets you check out at a retailer by clicking a PayPass button — automatically providing your shipping and payment information to a retailer without having to fill that information out each time you pay.
PayPass Wallet: PayPass wallet enables banks, merchants and partners to white label their own wallets. Consumers can store payment and shipping information in one secure place including American Express, Discover, Visa and other branded credit, debit and prepaid cards.
PayPass API: The PayPass API allows partners to connect their own wallets into the PayPass network, and lets those partners user MasterCard’s check-out, fraud detection and authentication services to allow their customers to make purchases wherever PayPass is accepted.
MasterCard will make PayPass Wallet Services available to partners in the third quarter of 2012, initially in the U.S., Canada, U.K. and Australia later including other countries.
MasterCard’s first partners for the project include big names like American Airlines and Barnes & Noble. American will be integrating the PayPass Wallet into its mobile application, and Barnes & Noble will be including the PayPass online checkout button on its website.
What do you think about MasterCard’s new PayPass Wallet services?
Google+
Google+, a social network operated by Google, Inc., launched on June 28th, 2011 with integration across a number of Google products, including Buzz and Profiles.
One key element of Google+ is a focus on targeted sharing within subsets of your social group, which are what Google calls Circles. Circles are simply small groups of people that you can share to, each with names like friends, family, classmates and co-workers.
Also within Google+, Google has created a section specifically for viewing, managing and editing multimedia. The photo tab takes a user to all of the photos he or she has shared, as well as the ones he or she is tagged in. It’s not just photo tagging, though: Google+ includes an image editor (complete with Instagram-like photo effects), privacy options and sharing features.
Another feature that's widely discussed is “Hangouts,” Google’s new group chat feature. Instead of directly asking a friend to join a group chat, users instead click “start a hangout” and they’re instantly in a video chatroom alone. At the same time, a message goes out to their social circles, letting them know that their friend is “hanging out.” Friends can then join the hangout as long as they have been placed in a circle that was invited by the person who created the Hangout.
Thursday, May 10, 2012
What Android Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) Does That iOS (Apple OS)Doesn’t
1. Take Tour Internet With You
If you use Chrome or Firefox, you’ll be thrilled to know that both of those browsers are available on Ice Cream Sandwich.
Signing in on either browser on your phone or tablet willsync up your bookmarks, search history and even your user names and passwords. You’ll feel right at home with everything you just had on your desktop. The mobile browsers even let you view the tabs you have open on your computer. If you start reading an article and have to step away from your machine, you can pick up right where you left off, without having to add it to any special reading list.
2. Just Plug and Play
It’s easy to get files on and off an Android device. You don’t need any special software; just plug in to a computer, and you’re good to go. You can easily grab all of your pictures and videos or even back up your apps. Add videos easily without converting them to a special format — just copy them on and play.
3. Skip the Security Passwords
Why remember another password or special gesture when you can have your phone remember and recognize you instead? With Face Unlock, your Android Ice Cream Sandwich device’s front-facing camera will recognize you and unlock itself. Machines are supposed to make our lives easier, so shouldn’t we let them do the work for us?
4. Customize to Your Heart’s Content
With Android, you can add widgets to your home screen allowing you to control your music and check your email, calendar or the weather at a glance. Using Ice Cream Sandwich, as with Android 3.0 Honeycomb, you can resize those widgets, so you can decide whether you want to see more information or to save space.
Your home screen is easy to customize — no need to keep each and every app you’ve downloaded on it. Keep them nice and tidy in the app drawer, or arrange them in folders. If you want to, you can replace the entire home screen by using anew launcher. Even your lock screen gives you options — you can check all of your notifications without unlocking your device.
5. Say What You Want With Just a Swipe
Typing on the go can be much easier with customized keyboards. When you’re standing in line and holding your phone in one hand, SwiftKey X Keyboard (download Swiftkey X Keyboard) guesses what you’re trying to type and suggests the next word for you. With Swype, you don’t even have to type — just slide from one letter to the next. There are plenty of other keyboards, so you can find the one that’s just right for you. And it’s not all fancy keyboard tricks, either. If you prefer arrow keys or easier access to punctuation, you can find a keyboard that does that.
6. Navigate the Streets With Ease
The Google Maps app for Android includes Navigation — voice-guided, real-time, turn-by-turn directions based on your current location. With the Google Maps app on your Android device, you no longer need a separate GPS unit for your car — a potential savings of up to hundreds of dollars. A few taps, and your phone will lead you right where you need to go.
7. Tap to Share Information With NFC
With NFC, a chip that lets you send information with a tap, you can share contacts, videos, or web pages between phones via a feature called Android Beam. If you sign up for Google Wallet, you can even leave your credit cards behind and pay for groceries with a swipe of your phone. While it’s not available everywhere yet, NFC is primed to be one of the next big things.
From the way your phone looks to the way your phone looks at you, Android offers a wealth of options. What’s your favorite Android feature?
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Google Drive- Share and access your file any where.
Always up to date
Make changes to a file in one place and it automatically updates everywhere.
All your files – everywhere
Put files in Google Drive and you can access them on your desktop, mobile phone or tablet, and drive.google.com.
5 GB of free space
You get 5 GB from the start, and you can upgrade to get more space at any time.
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Mysterious Google Maps Sights.
Mysterious mouse cursors in India
Southern part of India Mysterious mouse cursors formation.
Exact location-Domlur
The Badlands Guardian
This natural formation in Alberta, Canada is known as the Badlands Guardian and looks strikingly similar to a native American wearing a headdress. If you look close enough, it looks like he's wearing a pair of earphones, but that section is actually a man-made road and oil well.
Firefox Crop Circle
The Firefox crop circle in Oregon was created by the Oregon State University Linux Users group in 2006 to mark the web browser's 50 millionth download.
The Rainbow Plane
This plane flying above Rock Hill, S.C. evokes a rainbow of colors as it soars through the air.
Area 52 Formation
This mysterious crop circle is located near the Tonopah Test Range in Nevada, also known as Area 52. The area is owned by the United States Department of Energy and is a restricted military installation.
Shipwreck
This shipwreck in the Red Sea is captured on Google Maps
Mysterious Russian Site
We're not entirely sure why this location in Russia has been blurred out, especially since it's in the Siberian tundra. The closest city is Egvekinot, Russia, which is a neighbor to Alaska across the Bering Strait.
Mexican Drug Cartel Symbol
The letter "Z" is etched into the desert in Coahuila, México. It represents the "Los Zetas," one of the most powerful groups in the Mexican drug cartel, according to
The letter "Z" is etched into the desert in Coahuila, México. It represents the "Los Zetas," one of the most powerful groups in the Mexican drug cartel, according to
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