WikiPock: The offline copy of Wikipedia on your mobile

Written on 09:06 by Mani kumar


WikiPock is a mobile software that puts all the Wiki Encyclopedia on your mobile phone via a storage card (of size 4GB). The best part is that you don’t need an internet connection to access it.

However, it doesn’t come for free. The price starts at $9.99 if you have your own storage card. If you want WikiPock to send you the program on a 4GB storage card, it will cost $20.

Features:

  1. No internet or data connection required
  2. A simple interface and easy to use
  3. Well indexed articles (around 2.8 million in English) so, as you type your query, you get instant search results on your mobile screen
  4. Clean mobile-formatted pages
  5. The display time for the full editorial content is very quick, so there is no wastage of time
  6. Has an easy forward and backward navigation to read more articles
  7. Battery-life saver
  8. Preloaded microSDHC™ memory card available on the website
  9. Available for Windows Mobile and BlackBerry mobile phones
  10. Comes in ten languages:
    • English
    • German
    • French
    • Polish
    • Dutch
    • Italian
    • Portuguese
    • Spanish
    • Russian
    • Swedish

How to get started?

  • Install WikiPock application on your mobile so that you could access the wiki encyclopedia offline.
  • After the installation, the full content of the articles is stored in your mobile phone.
  • You could access at your convenience all the articles offline.
  • In case you change your mobile handset after purchasing WikiPock, you could simply download WikiPock application to your new mobile from the website again.

Storage space required by WikiPock

  • The English version of the WikiPock needs a minimum of 4GB storage space.
  • The other languages require less storage space.

To buy WikiPock click here.

However, I am not sure how many people would be interested in paying for a copy of Wikipedia for mobiles, when you can get the same on the Web for free. For those who don’t mind the money factor, I think this service can be a useful one.

Link: WikiPock

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People Search

Written on 00:36 by Mani kumar

Now you can find info abt any person,see what websites he is registered on,etc etc...very easily.

Just visit this site,and type the email id there....
Done!!

http://com.lullar.com/

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Which Tablet PC Better Suits Your Purpose?

Written on 10:29 by Mani kumar

Well ,you all know this is the era of Tablet PCs. Ipad sales in the first year of its release proves the same.Since the trend is changing for each and every generation, few years back it was a personal computer den , there was a laptop and now it is for Tablet and what’s next in the queue.I think next generation gonna enjoy the privilege of having monitor less computers which even saves the less space occupied by present day tablet PCs.Last Year that is 2010s statistics say that almost 38 Tablet Pcs are sold in every min, this shows how tablet PCs are deep rooted into present generation people.Now i like to compare different tablets available in the market till date.

First we start with the recently announced Tablet PC that is Apple’s New Ipad 2.

iPad 2:

Apple’s latest worst-kept secret is out – it’s released the 2nd version of its Tablet PC “iPad 2”.It was described as the thinner,lighter and faster than its previous version.Here comes its technical specs including price details.

  • Dimensions 9.50” x 7.31” x 0.34” .
  • Weighs 603 g.
  • 1GHz dual-core Apple A5 custom-designed.
  • 9.7-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit glossy widescreen Multi-Touch display with IPS technology.
  • 1024-by-768-pixel resolution at 132 pixels per inch (ppi).
  • Front and Back cameras .
  • Video formats supported: H.264 video up to 720p, 30 frames per second.
  • Has Wi-Fi ,Digital compass ,Assisted GPS ,Cellular,3G .
  • Battery life up to 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi-Fi, watching video, or listening to music.
  • Has built in speaker,3.5mm jack,memory card reader, Bluetooth 2.1 .
  • Video recording, HD (720p) up to 30 frames per second with audio; still camera with 5x digital zoom.
  • Front camera: Video recording, VGA up to 30 frames per second with audio; VGA-quality still camera .
  • Available with 16 GB ,32GB, 48 GB memory sizes.
  • Price starts from $699(with 3G) $499 (with out 3G).
  • Ships with iOS 4.3 preinstalled.
  • Had an HDMI out and HSUPA support.

A kind of bad news for all Indian users is that it is not releasing iPad 2 in India on Mar 25th.Except that things Ipad 2 is one of the best tablet which every one must use atleast once.

Motorola Xoom:


Motorola and Verizon recently announced the Motorola Xoom tablet, a 10.1-inch device with a dual-core processor and Google Android 3.0 Honeycomb.This tablet offers 1080p HD video support and is one of the splashier entrants in this year’s tablet race.

Technical specs goes like this:

  • Measuring 249.1mm x 167.8mm x 12.9mm .
  • weighs 730 g.
  • 2GHz dual-core processor
  • 10.1-inch widescreen with HD (1280×800) display
  • 4G LTE upgradeable
  • 1080p HD video support
  • HDMI output
  • Adobe Flash Player support
  • Front-facing 2-megapixel camera for video chats over Wi-Fi or 3G/4G LTE
  • Rear-facing 5-megapixel camera that captures video in 720p HD.
  • Battery life of 10 hrs if played videos continuously.
  • “Console-like gaming performance”
  • Built-in gyroscope, barometer, e-compass, accelerometer and adaptive lighting
  • Google Maps 5.0 with 3D interaction
  • Mobile hotspot capability for up to five Wi-Fi-enabled devices.
  • Has a price of $799 .

Motorola’s Xoom will launch as a 3G/Wi-Fi-enabled device in Q1 2011 with an upgrade to 4G LTE in Q2.

Samsung Galaxy Tab:


Thinking am not less Samsung also introduces its new Samsung Galaxy Tab Android tablet .The Galaxy Tab is a 7-inch slate built to compete with its tablet counterparts.

Here are the specs look like:

  • Dimensions 7.48” x 4.74” x 0.47” .
  • Weighs 599 g.
  • 1 GHz Cortex A8 Processor.
  • 7-inch (diagonal) TFT LCD widescreen display with touch enabled.
  • Has a screen resolution of 1024-by-600 –pixels .
  • 3.2 MP rear facing camera and 1.3 MP front facing camera .
  • Video formats supported: H.264 video up to 720p, 30 frames per second.
  • Has Wi-Fi: 802.11 b/g/n ,USB 2.0 ,Bluetooth Connectivity
  • Battery life up to 7 hours of video playback.
  • Has built in speaker,3.5mm jack,memory card reader, Bluetooth 2.1 .
  • 2GB (User Memory) + 16GB (Internal Memory) + Up to 32GB with optional micro SD card (External Memory).
  • Price starts from $249.99.
  • Ships with Android(Froyo) preinstalled.
  • No HDMI port.

Dell Streak :


Its size makes it appear like a smart phone rather than a tablet pc.we can say it as the product which created the maximum buzz when compared with any other dell product.We can say this a tablet for our pocket.

Specs are as follows

  • Physical dimensions 6”x 3.1” x .4”
  • Sharp 5-inch capacitive multi-touch WVGA (800×480) display for a great full-screen experience watching video or browsing the web .
  • Weighs 218 g.
  • Equipped with 1GHz Snapdragon ARM-based mobile processor from Qualcomm.
  • 5 MP autofocus camera with dual LED flash that offers easy point & shoot capability.
  • VGA front-facing camera enables video chat functionality down the road
  • Battery is rated for up to 9.8hrs talk time or 400hrs standby.
  • A 3.5mm headphone jack means many of you can use the Dell Streak as the music source (and more) in your car
  • Integrated 3G + Wi-Fi (802.11b/g) + Bluetooth 2.1 (think headsets, external keyboards, stereo headsets, etc.)
  • UMTS / GPRS / EDGE class 12 GSM radio with link speeds of HSDPA 7.2 Mbps / HSUPA
  • A user-accessible Micro SD slot expandable up to 32GB. That means you can store lots of movies, music, photos or other kinds of files.
  • No HDMI port.
  • Costs around $550.

BlackBerry PlayBook:


  • Has a dimensions of 5.1″ x 7.6″ x 0.4″ .
  • Weighs around 425g.
  • 7″ LCD display, 1024 x 600 screen resolution Multi-touch capacitive screen .
  • 1 GHz dual-core processor.
  • Full Adobe Flash 10.1 enabled and Built-in support for HTML 5.
  • 3 MP high-definition forward-facing camera and 5 MP high-definition rear-facing camera.
  • 1080p HD video; H.264, MPEG4, WMV HDMI video output.
  • Micro USB and Micro HDMI ports.
  • Reliable BlackBerry Tablet OS, powered by QNX technology.
  • Supports POSIX OS, SMP, Open GL, BlackBerry 6, Web Kit, Adobe Flash, Java and Adobe Mobile AIR .
  • 16 GB memory space to store files.
  • Costs $499.

Conclusion:

Finally I conclude that the better one among all the tablets the better tablet pc considering the price and features is Ipad 2 without 3G option which you can get by just paying $499.This is my opinion and your opinion may be different.Feel free to express it in comments.

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[ALERT] Vodafone Mobile Balance Transfer Trick

Written on 07:37 by Mani kumar

If you have a pre-paid account there is a very good chance that you will be familiar with this situation where you need just Rs.20 more of balance to make or continue that one important call. icon smile [ALERT] Vodafone Mobile Balance Transfer Trick

Vodafone has a feature which allows people to transfer Balance from one phone to another.

I came across this tip, where I could easily transfer balance between two Vodafone prepaid accounts.

Using Phone Number:

Just dial the following number. “” is the the number to which you want to send balance to. Also *20 is the amount of balance transfered.

*131*20*#

If you want to request someone to transfer to you some balance, you can initiate that by dialling the following number.

*132*20*#

Here the phone number inserted will be that of the person who you are requesting the transfer from. This will send the person a message about the balance transfer.

I think more than a trick this is a new feature for Vodafone mobile users. Also be aware of balance transfer charges which are Re 1.00 per transfer.

Note: This works only when both the numbers are Vodafone pre-paid account holders.

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New CEO at GOOGLE by April 2011

Written on 07:28 by Mani kumar


Google logo New CEO at Google by April 2011! Today in a post the current CEO of Google, Eric Schmidt announced that he will step down from his position in April. He will be replaced by Google co-founder Larry Page.

Schmidt has been CEO for over a decade at Google and he has been the managerial face of Google behind the innovative genius of Larry Page and Sergey Brin.

Schmidt was interviewed by Page and Brin who founded Google as CEO in 2001. Schmidt is 20 years older than both Brin and Page. He had held many technical positions before he became CEO of Google.

What will happen to Eric Schmidt?

Nothing, he will stay on in Google as its Executive Chairman. This will mean he will be concentrating on company deals and acquisitions. I guess we can expect a lot more acquisitions over the next year or so.

Why make a change?

Google recently has posted growth of revenues by 26%. This is good news for Google fans but we all have seen that Google has come out with some muddled projects in the past couple of years. With trying to create a social layer or with flops like Google Wave and Nexus, many might be wondering if Google is now a follower instead of a leader when it comes to innovation.

I guess this led Google to make changes over the next few months so they can get back to making geek look cool all over again. icon smile New CEO at Google by April 2011!

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Buying a Computer: Laptop vs. Desktop

Written on 07:11 by Mani kumar

know it’s necessarily not about being confused, but it is about the right choice. Even in general life, we need opinion and suggestions for certain tasks, similarly what people even ask before buying a new Computer, a Laptop or a Desktop?

A Laptop is the right choice if

  • you possess high levels of mobility and keep moving to different parts of your house, city or the country.
  • you don’t want your PC to be shared among your pals.
  • you live in a house small enough to hold you and the Desktop at the same time.
  • you have that hatred for wires, this and that!
  • you are happy with the ‘extra’ price you paid for the same features.

A Desktop is instead better if

  • you want to see a special area with your computer placed and all stuff around it with no movement.
  • you are cool enough to share your PC with friends, relatives and whosoever.
  • you love to constantly ‘upgrade’ your PC with new and techy parts.
  • you are not cool enough with the idea of paying ‘extra’ bucks just for mobility sake.
  • you think your UPS battery is enough in case of power-cuts.

I guess the above points clearly (some tricky points too icon razz Buying a Computer: Laptop vs. Desktop ) explains how I think would make a difference in choice. What do you think what will matter in making the right choice? Comment, suggest and drop in some points too, I feel so alone writing all the time! icon wink Buying a Computer: Laptop vs. Desktop

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Mobile phone Hacks for Nokia Phone

Written on 06:34 by Mani kumar





1. Imagine ur cell battery is very low, u r expecting an important call and u don’t have a charger.
Nokia instrument comes with a reserve battery. To activate, key is “*3370#”
Ur cell will restart with this reserve and ur instrument will show a 50% incerase in battery.
This reserve will get charged when u charge ur cell next time.
*3370# Activate Enhanced Full Rate Codec (EFR)-Your phone uses the best sound quality but talk time is reduced by approx. 5%
#3370# Deactivate Enhanced Full Rate Codec( EFR)
*#4720# Activate Half Rate Codec – Your phone uses a lower quality sound
but you should gain approx 30% more Talk Time
*#4720# Deactivate Half Rate Codec
2 *#0000# Displays your phones software version,
1st Line :S oftware Version,
2nd Line : Software Release Date,
3rd Line : Compression Type
3 *#9999# Phones software v ersion if *#0000# does not work
4 *#06# For checking the International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI Number)
5 #pw+1234567890+1# Provider Lock Status. (use the “*” button to obtain the “p,w” and “+” symbols)
6 #pw+1234567890+2# Network Lock Status. (use the “*” button to obtain the “p,w” and “+” symbols)
7 #pw+1234567890+3# Country Lock Status. (use the “*” button to obtain the “p,w” and “+” symbols)
8 #pw+1234567890+4# SIM Card Lock Status.(use the “*” button to obtain the “p,w” and “+” symbols)
9 *#147# (vodafone) this lets you know who called you last *#1471# Last call (Only vodofone)
10 *#21# Allows you to check the number that “All Calls” are diverted To
11 *#2640# Displays security code in use
12 *#30# Lets you see the private number
13 *#43# Allows you to check the “Call Waiting” status of your phone.
14 *#61# Allows you to check the number that “On No Reply” calls are diverted to
15 *#62# Allows you to check the number that “Divert If Unrea chable(no service)” calls are diverted to
16 *#67# Allows you to check the number that “On Busy Calls” are diverted to
17 *#67705646# Removes operator logo on 3310 & 3330
18 *#73# Reset phone timers and game scores
19 *#746025625# Displays the SIM Clock status, if your phone supports this power saving feature “SIM Clock Stop Allowed”, it
means you will get the best standby time possible
20 *#7760# Manufactures code
21 *#7780# Restore factory settings
22 *#8110# Software version for the nokia 8110
23 *#92702689# (to rember *#WAR0ANTY#)
Displays -
1.Serial Number,
2.Date Made
3.Purchase Date,
4.Date of last repair (0000 for no repairs),
5.Transfer User Data.
To exit this mode -you need to switch your phone off then on again
24 *#94870345123456789# Deactivate the PWM-Mem
25 **21*number# Turn on “All Calls” diverting to the phone number entered
26 **61*number# Turn on “No Reply” diverting to the phone number entered
27 **67*number# Turn on “On Busy” diverting to the phone number entered
Each command is prefixed with either one or two * or # characters as follows:
** Register and Activate
* Activate
## De-Register (and Deactivate)
# Deactivate
*# Check Status
© Call button
Once each command has been entered, if it is a network command (as opposed to a local handset command) it must be transmitted to the network by pressing the YES (receiver) key which acts as an enter key – this is represented here with the © character. Always enter numbers in full international format +CountryAreaNumber ( e.g. +447712345678).
Command Description Command String
Security
Change call barring code **03*OldCode*NewCode*NewCode#©
Change call barring code **03*330*OldCode*NewCode*NewCode#©
Change PIN code **04*OldPIN*NewPIN*NewPIN#©
Change PIN2 code **042*OldPIN2*NewPIN2*NewPIN2#©
Unlock PIN code (when PIN is entered wrong 3 times) **05*PUK*NewPIN*NewPIN#©
Unlock PIN2 code (when PIN2 is entered wrong 3 times) **052*PUK2*NewPIN2*NewPIN2#©
Display IMEI *#06#
Call Forwarding (Diversions)
De-register all call diversions ##002#©
Set all configured call diversions to number and activate **004*number#©
De-register all configured call diversions (no answer, not reachable, busy) ##004#©
Unconditionally divert all calls to number and activate **21*number#©
Activate unconditionally divert all calls *21#©
De-register unconditionally divert all calls ##21#©
Deactivate unconditionally divert all calls #21#©
Check status of unconditionally divert all calls *#21#©
Divert on no answer to number and activate **61*number#©
Activate divert on no answer *61#©
De-register divert on no answer ##61#©
Deactivate divert on no answer #61#©
Check status of divert on no answer *#61#©
Divert on not reachable to number and activate **62*number#©
Activate divert on not reachable *62#©
De-register divert on not reachable ##62#©
Deactivate divert on not reachable #62#©
Check status of divert on not reachable *#62#©
Divert on busy to number and activate /td> **67*number#©<>Call barring
Activate barr all outgoing calls (see Security to set code) **33*code#©
Deactivate barr all outgoing calls #33*code#©
Check status of barr all outgoing calls *#33#©
Activate barr all calls **330*code#©
Deactivate barr all calls #330*code#©
Check status of barr all calls /td> *#330*code#©<>Call waiting
Activate call waiting *43*#©
Deactivate call waiting #43##©
Check status of call waiting *#43#©
Calling Line Identification
The following only works if CLIP and CLIR are enabled (ask your service provider)
CLIP: Presentation of the number of the incoming call
Activate CLIP **30#©
Deactivate CLIP ##30#©
Check status of CLIP *#30#©
CLIR: Presentation of one’s own number to the to the called party
Activate CLIR **31#©
Activate CLIR for the actual call *31#number©
Deactivate CLIR ##31#©
Deactivate CLIR for the actual call #31#number©
Check status of CLIR *#31#©
COLP: Presentation of the actual number reached (if number called was diverted to another number Activate COLP *76#©
Deactivate COLP #76#©
Check status of COLP *#76#©
COLR: Presentation of the original number called by the calling party (if the call was diverted to this cellphone)
Activate COLR *77#©
Deactivate COLR #77#©
Check status of COLR *#77#©

1. Imagine ur cell battery is very low, u r expecting an important call and u don’t have a charger.
Nokia instrument comes with a reserve battery. To activate, key is “*3370#”
Ur cell will restart with this reserve and ur instrument will show a 50% incerase in battery.
This reserve will get charged when u charge ur cell next time.
*3370# Activate Enhanced Full Rate Codec (EFR)-Your phone uses the best sound quality but talk time is reduced by approx. 5%#3370# Deactivate Enhanced Full Rate Codec( EFR)

*#4720# Activate Half Rate Codec – Your phone uses a lower quality soundbut you should gain approx 30% more Talk Time*#4720# Deactivate Half Rate Codec
2 *#0000# Displays your phones software version,
1st Line :S oftware Version,2nd Line : Software Release Date,3rd Line : Compression Type3 *#9999# Phones software v ersion if *#0000# does not work
4 *#06# For checking the International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI Number)
5 #pw+1234567890+1# Provider Lock Status. (use the “*” button to obtain the “p,w” and “+” symbols)
6 #pw+1234567890+2# Network Lock Status. (use the “*” button to obtain the “p,w” and “+” symbols)
7 #pw+1234567890+3# Country Lock Status. (use the “*” button to obtain the “p,w” and “+” symbols)
8 #pw+1234567890+4# SIM Card Lock Status.(use the “*” button to obtain the “p,w” and “+” symbols)
9 *#147# (vodafone) this lets you know who called you last *#1471# Last call (Only vodofone)
10 *#21# Allows you to check the number that “All Calls” are diverted To
11 *#2640# Displays security code in use

12 *#30# Lets you see the private number
13 *#43# Allows you to check the “Call Waiting” status of your phone.
14 *#61# Allows you to check the number that “On No Reply” calls are diverted to
15 *#62# Allows you to check the number that “Divert If Unrea chable(no service)” calls are diverted to
16 *#67# Allows you to check the number that “On Busy Calls” are diverted to
17 *#67705646# Removes operator logo on 3310 & 3330
18 *#73# Reset phone timers and game scores
19 *#746025625# Displays the SIM Clock status, if your phone supports this power saving feature “SIM Clock Stop Allowed”, itmeans you will get the best standby time possible
20 *#7760# Manufactures code
21 *#7780# Restore factory settings
22 *#8110# Software version for the nokia 8110
23 *#92702689# (to rember *#WAR0ANTY#)
Displays -1.Serial Number,2.Date Made3.Purchase Date,4.Date of last repair (0000 for no repairs),5.Transfer User Data.To exit this mode -you need to switch your phone off then on again
24 *#94870345123456789# Deactivate the PWM-Mem
25 **21*number# Turn on “All Calls” diverting to the phone number entered
26 **61*number# Turn on “No Reply” diverting to the phone number entered
27 **67*number# Turn on “On Busy” diverting to the phone number entered
Each command is prefixed with either one or two * or # characters as follows:** Register and Activate* Activate## De-Register (and Deactivate)# Deactivate*# Check Status© Call button

Once each command has been entered, if it is a network command (as opposed to a local handset command) it must be transmitted to the network by pressing the YES (receiver) key which acts as an enter key – this is represented here with the © character. Always enter numbers in full international format +CountryAreaNumber ( e.g. +447712345678).
Command Description Command String Security Change call barring code **03*OldCode*NewCode*NewCode#©
Change call barring code **03*330*OldCode*NewCode*NewCode#©
Change PIN code **04*OldPIN*NewPIN*NewPIN#©
Change PIN2 code **042*OldPIN2*NewPIN2*NewPIN2#©
Unlock PIN code (when PIN is entered wrong 3 times) **05*PUK*NewPIN*NewPIN#©
Unlock PIN2 code (when PIN2 is entered wrong 3 times) **052*PUK2*NewPIN2*NewPIN2#©
Display IMEI *#06#
Call Forwarding (Diversions)
De-register all call diversions ##002#©
Set all configured call diversions to number and activate **004*number#©De-register all configured call diversions (no answer, not reachable, busy) ##004#©
Unconditionally divert all calls to number and activate **21*number#©
Activate unconditionally divert all calls *21#©
De-register unconditionally divert all calls ##21#©
Deactivate unconditionally divert all calls #21#©
Check status of unconditionally divert all calls *#21#©
Divert on no answer to number and activate **61*number#©
Activate divert on no answer *61#©
De-register divert on no answer ##61#©
Deactivate divert on no answer #61#©
Check status of divert on no answer *#61#©
Divert on not reachable to number and activate **62*number#©
Activate divert on not reachable *62#©
De-register divert on not reachable ##62#©
Deactivate divert on not reachable #62#©
Check status of divert on not reachable *#62#©
Divert on busy to number and activate /td> **67*number#©<>Call barring Activate barr all outgoing calls (see Security to set code) **33*code#©
Deactivate barr all outgoing calls #33*code#©
Check status of barr all outgoing calls *#33#©
Activate barr all calls **330*code#©
Deactivate barr all calls #330*code#©
Check status of barr all calls /td> *#330*code#©<>Call waiting Activate call waiting *43*#©
Deactivate call waiting #43##©
Check status of call waiting *#43#©
Calling Line Identification The following only works if CLIP and CLIR are enabled (ask your service provider)CLIP: Presentation of the number of the incoming call
Activate CLIP **30#©
Deactivate CLIP ##30#©
Check status of CLIP *#30#©
CLIR: Presentation of one’s own number to the to the called party Activate CLIR **31#©
Activate CLIR for the actual call *31#number©
Deactivate CLIR ##31#©
Deactivate CLIR for the actual call #31#number©
Check status of CLIR *#31#©

COLP: Presentation of the actual number reached (if number called was diverted to another number Activate COLP *76#©
Deactivate COLP #76#©
Check status of COLP *#76#©
COLR: Presentation of the original number called by the calling party (if the call was diverted to this cellphone) Activate COLR *77#©
Deactivate COLR #77#©
Check status of COLR *#77#©

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Google demos Android 3.0 honeycomb features

Written on 10:50 by Mani kumar




Google’s android operating system recently had version 2.3 gingerbread exclusive with new features,Now Google has shown a demo on its next version android 3.0 codenamed Honeycomb is exclusive for tablet PCs.

Here is the video demo of Android 3.0 HoneyComb



Android 3.0[Honeycomb] is dedicated for tablet PCs hence the design change primarily focuses in tablet optimization with updated UI.

Honeycomb is the next version of the Android platform, designed from the ground up for devices with larger screen sizes, particularly tablets. We’ve spent a lot of time refining the user experience in Honeycomb, and we’ve developed a brand new, truly virtual and holographic user interface. Many of Android’s existing features will really shine on Honeycomb: refined multi-tasking, elegant notifications, access to over 100,000 apps on Android Market, home screen customization with a new 3D experience and redesigned widgets that are richer and more interactive. We’ve also made some powerful upgrades to the web browser, including tabbed browsing, form auto-fill, syncing with your Google Chrome bookmarks, and incognito mode for private browsing.

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Introduction to Android Operating system

Written on 10:48 by Mani kumar

Android is a mobile operating system which is becoming a major competitor to iPhone OS in terms of openness.I am beginning the android series which will be helpful for developers who wish to develop android apps.

android-logo

Android-logo

Dictionary definition

android - an automaton in the form of a human being.

Android is a software stack for mobile devices that includes an operating system, middleware and key applications. Android has the modified version of Linux kernel .

Android was initially developed by Android Inc. Later acquired by Google to form open Headset alliance [ a group of 65 hardware, software, and telecom companies ].Applications for android devices are written in Java language.

Android versions

v1.5 cupcake

android v1.5-cupcake

android v1.5-cupcake Based on Linux Kernel 2.6.27

v1.6 donut

android v1.6_donut

android v1.6-donut ,Based on Linux Kernel 2.6.29


v2.0/2.1 Eclair

android v2.0-ecliar

android v2.0-ecliar,Based on Linux Kernel 2.6.29

V2.2 Froyo

Android-2.2-Froyo

Android-2.2-Froyo,Based on Linux Kernel 2.6.32


c2.5 ginger bread

This version is yet to release.Web M video playback will be a major update expected in this version.

android gingerbread

android gingerbread,Based on Linux Kernel 2.6.33

Advantage of Android over other Mobile operating systems:

Android OS is completely open source .Developers can use the core OS functions to develop applications Unlike Iphone OS which is a closed system.

Android supported by various hardware manufacturers (OHA) hence there is no mobile career dependency.check the list of devices supported by android.

android statistics

android statistics

Multi platform support- SDK can be installed on windows,Linux and Mac OS .

Zero developmental cost – Tools for application development are downloaded for free.

Also the applications created by developers can be published in Android market place for users to download.

android architecture

android architecture

Android’s founders now working in Google Andy Rubin , Rich Miner, Nick Sears , and Chris White.

SDK

The Android SDK includes a comprehensive set of development tools.These include a debugger, libraries, a handset emulator. Software written in Java can be compiled to be executed in the Dalvik virtual machine, which is a specialized VM implementation designed for mobile device use.Facebook released a new SDK for android which supposed to be superior than the SDK for iphone.


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How to : Secure facebook account

Written on 10:47 by Mani kumar



These days many users facebook account can be compromised through social engineering techniques such as phishing schemes or malicious scripts and programs guised as being legitimate, and lose their usernames and passwords. Here is a simple guide to keep your facebook account secure:

Steps to Secure facebook account :

Step 1: Go to www.facebook.com .

Step 2: Navigate through

Account->Settings->Account Security.




Step 3: Click both the options in order to secure your browsing .It does the following:

  • Hereafter,you will login facebook on a secure connection (Https).
  • Whenever a new computer or mobile device logs into this account, you will receive an email.

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Facebook Launches Suicide Alert system

Written on 10:46 by Mani kumar


*Facebook is set to launch a new system that would allow users to report friends who they think may be contemplating suicide. The feature is being run in collaboration with Samaritans, which said several people had used it during a test phase. Anyone worried about a friend can fill out a form, detailing their concerns, which is passed to the site’s moderators. It follows reports of several cases where Facebook users announced their intention to commit suicide online.

*The reporting page asks for the address (URL) of the Facebook page where the messages are posted, the full name of the user and details of any networks they are members of.

*Suicide-related alerts will be escalated to the highest level, for attention by Facebook’s user operations team.

*”When a report is made, they then assess whether they need to call the police immediately or forward it on to us,” the BBC quoted Samaritans’ Nicola Peckett, as saying.

*For the last three months, the system had been operating in a trial mode without publicity, during which it received several genuine reports and no hoaxes, said Samaritans.

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3 Amazing Firefox Hacks

Written on 10:38 by Mani kumar

What good is a browser unless you can tweak it, hack it and bend it to your will? No good at all. The more you can hack it, the better it is. And that means that Firefox must be a great browser as when ever you feel that you know everything about it you come across a bunch of hidden (and some not-so-secret) tips and tricks available that will crank Firefox up and pimp your browser. Make it faster, cooler, more efficient. So today I have come up with 3 amazing firefox tricks you might not be aware of.

1. Save Session For All Tabs Opened In Multiple Firefox Windows

If you are an ardent user of Firefox then you may be aware that when more than one firefox windows are opened up, in that case when you close a firefox window, it does ask me the option to save the session and exit, rather it ask to close all the tabs in that firefox window, but it wont save the tabs in other windows. So this way you could not save the session for multiple tabs opened in multiple firefox windows.


In such a case, there is only one option left to save the session for all the tabs opened in separate firefox windows by terminating firefox through task manager, here is how you do it.
Press Ctrl+Shift+Esc to quickly launch task manager, click the process tab and locate firefox.exe and right click selecting the exe and click End Process Tree.

Next time when you will open firefox it will open all the tabs in all the windows that were previously open.

2. Open & Log In to Multiple Accounts Gmail, Facebook, or Twitter Accounts In FireFox

Firefox extension CookiePie manages Firefox’s cookies—small bits of text stored on your computer that tell a site you’re logged in, for example—in such a way that you can log into the same site multiple times.
How to use it?
Just follow the steps given below:
  • Install CookiePie Firefox Extension.
  • Create a new tab or use an existing one.
  • Open the context menu of the tab (i.e: Press the right mouse button over the tab) and select “Toggle On/Off CookiePie”.
  • A cookiepie icon will appear over the tab.
  • Go to a site (e.g.: http://www.gmail.com) and login into your account.
  • Create another tab.
  • Enable CookiePie on that tab too.
  • Log in with another account on the same site.

3. Bypass Download Waiting Time On Rapidshare, Megaupload, zShare, Mediafire etc

SkipScreen is a really useful firefox addon for lot of users who download various types of files from the popular file and media sharing sites like Rapidshare, Megaupload, zShare, Mediafire, and more.
Most of these file sharing web sites have a annoying waiting time limit before a free user can start downloading the requested file. So, SkipScreen can be really useful in saving your time wasted seeing the download waiting time as it removes the screen of download waiting time from these media sharing sites.
SkipScreen monitors the pages where you see the download time and will get the content you want before the download waiting time completes.


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10 Youtube URL Tricks You Should Know About

Written on 10:26 by Mani kumar

10 Youtube URL Tricks You Should Know About



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Youtube – You know that site with videos and all. Yeah! It turns out that its quite popular and you happen to visit and use it quite often. Instead of just searching and playing here are some top Youtube URL tricks that you should know about:.








1. View high quality videos
Youtube gives you the option to switch to high quality videos for some of the videos, however you can check if a video is available in high quality format by appending ‘&fmt=18′(stereo, 480 x 270 resolution) or ‘&fmt=22′(stereo, 1280 x 720 resolution) for even higher quality.

2. Embed Higher Quality Videos
While the above trick works for playback, if however you want to embed hig quality videos you need to append “&ap=%2526fmt%3D18″ and “&ap=%2526fmt%3D22″ to the embed url.

3. Cut the chase and link to the interesting part
Linking to a video where the real action starts at 3 minutes 22 seconds, wondered if you could make it start at 03:22? You are in luck. All you have to do is add #t=03m22s (#t=XXmYYs for XX mins and YY seconds) to the end of the URL.

4. Hide the search box
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The search box appears when you hover over an embedded video. To hide the search box add ‘&showsearch=0′ to the embed url.
5. Embed only a part of video
Just append ‘&start=30′ to skip first 30s of the video. In general you can modify the value after start= to the number of seconds you want to skip the video for.
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6. Autoplay an embedded video
Normally when you embed a Youtube video and load the page, the player is loaded and it sits there waiting for you to hit the play button. You can make the video play automatically by adding ‘&autoplay=1′ to the url part of the embed code.


7. Loop an embedded video
Append ‘&loop=1′ to make the video start again without user intervention after it reaches the end.


8. Disable Related Videos


Publishing your content in the form of Youtube video? Don’t want people to see other people’s content that may be related but may as well be in competition to you? Just add ‘&rel=0′ to the end of the url part of the embed code and you just turned off the related video suggestions!

9. Bypass Youtube Regional Filtering
Some videos are only available in certain parts of the world. Your IP Address is used to determine your location and then allow or deny access to the video. Change the url from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= to http://www.youtube.com/v/


10. Download Video
Although not inherently a youtube trick but useful all the same for downloading videos. Just change youtube to kickyoutube in the url of the video and it will take you to kickyoutube.com with all the options for downloading the video you were watching.

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Manually Hide any file in JPEG

Written on 06:50 by Mani kumar

Hello Friends, today i will explain you how to hide any file behind the JPEG image manually that is without any software. Its a very easy trick and also very useful if you want to send information secretly to your friend. Also its different from stenography as it does hides text behind images or text behind mp3 files. Its universal, you can hide any file, virus or Trojan or anything behind image using this trick.


Things that you will need for this trick:
1. Winrar installed on your system.
2. Little knowledge of command prompt.




Steps to Hide any File behind JPEG image Manually
1. Create an folder into C drive (recommendation is that use this C:\Hidden).
2. Now gather all files that you want to hide in this folder.
3. Now add these all files to compressed .rar file using winrar
(example myhiddenfiles.rar ).
Note: This rar file should be in the same directory (i.e. C:\Hidden)

4. Now Select the JPEG file that you want to use to hide the above content
(say myimage.jpg). Put this image file also in the same folder that is in C:\Hidden

5. Now, open Command Prompt (Go to Run and type ‘cmd‘). Make your working directory C:\hidden.
(When you open CMD you will get like C:\Documents and settings\username (something like this)
Now type cd.. and press enter and then again type cd.. and press enter. Now you have something like this in cmd C:\ . Now in front of that type cd "Hidden" and press enter. )

6. Now type: “COPY /b myimage.jpg + myhiddenfiles.rar outputimage.jpg” (without quotes) - Now, myimage.jpg is the picture you want to show, myhiddenfiles.rar is the file to be hidden, and outputimage.jpg is the file which contains both....

7. Now, after you have done this, you will see a file output.jpg in C:\hidden. Open it (double-click) and it will show the picture you wanted to show. Now try opening the same file with WinRAR, it will show the hidden archive...

This hack will help us to hide things behind the JPG file without any software. i hope you all have liked it. For more such hacks keep visiting.

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