Microsoft To Release Low End Phone Priced £15

There are still people out there that have no interest in technology but still need a handset or those who want a mobile device but can’t afford one.  Microsoft has announced the release of a dual-sim mobile phone.  The best part?  It will only cost you £15.

For such a basic phone, it will be available in three different colours: red, silver and black.  It is a surprise introduction to the Nokia range.  Although it won’t be able to access wireless internet, users can use USB connection, an SD card or Bluetooth to download videos and music onto the Nokia 130.  £15 and you can still watch videos.  Amazing!

Microsoft hopes to appeal to the low end of the market with the Nokia 130

But that is not all, oh no, that is not all!  The mobile device includes a rear-mounted torch light, a 1.8 inch colour display screen as well as a FM radio.  Better yet, the Nokia 130 has a super long battery life and can last up to 36 days on standby and has 13 hours talk time.  For many areas in the world where electricity is not readily available, long-life battery is the key to the successful sale of this product.

Jo Harlow, the head of Microsoft’s mobile phone department said:  “this is a massive market segment, and there are not a lot of players in this segment for the reason that scale is really important. We have the distribution and supply chain scale to compete effectively in this market.  This is a space where smartphones today don’t reach, so there is still very strong benefits to our business.”

Although it is such a low cost phone, Microsoft expects to gain profit from the sale of this phone.  The plan is to market the device in countries like China, India, Vietnam and Pakistan.  However, if you are expecting it in the UK, you will be disappointed.

If you are looking for a cheap handset, you can purchase one for £26 from a firm called Karbonn who launched a touchscreen smartphone last month.  But you’ll have to order it online as it has only been released in India.

You can see the rest of the specs at the Nokia website.

New USB Cable Has Been Finalized

Some months ago, Techbeat (among other sources) reported that a new USB cable was being designed and would be finalized soon. Well, it turns out that that USB cable, dubbed USB Type-C, has now been finalized. It seems many people in the past had had trouble plugging in the cables and trying to figure out which way to turn them so they’d fit properly into their computer port(s).

That will no longer be a problem, as the USB Type-C cables are completely reversible, much like the current Lightning cables which Apple uses. They’ll be close to the size of current micro-USB chargers, and will transfer data at 10 gigabits a second. While this sounds like great news (and it is great news), it also comes with a pretty big problem.

While this upgrade is no doubt a step forward in the right direction, it also means that there’s a heck of a lot of devices in the world right now where the USB Type-C will not work with their current USB ports. That means either some kind of adapter will have to be made or everyone will eventually have to purchase new equipment, which I guess is inevitable anyway. Either way, while many will be excited about this change, I sense many will also be incredibly frustrated at the same time.

There’s no exact date as to when to expect the new USB cable/port to be standard, but it can’t be too far into the future.

What do you think? Is this a good or a bad idea? Let us know your thoughts regarding this story in the comments section below!

How To Scan Specific Folders For Duplicate Files Using Gemini

The one thing that I don’t like about using my Mac is the amount of duplicate files I accumulate.  I suppose the very same thing happens to me when I use my Windows machine, but because I use my Mac more often, I end up with more duplicates. And I hate having more than one version of a file for no good reason. So, it is important to know how to remove those pesky duplicate files.

Free up system space by deleting duplicate files with Gemini.

I like to use a great little program called Gemini.  The application will quickly locate and remove duplicate files from your Mac. The simple user interface will allow you to drag and drop your folders into Gemini and this is where they will be scanned for identical file traits. If any duplicates are located, a quick click on the Auto Select button is all that is needed to delete them forever.

Simply start the application and click on the + symbol.  A dropdown window will now appear; giving you the option to choose which folders you wish to scan.  This is particularly useful if you only want to scan for certain media types, such as AAC files in iTunes, for instance.  Now you need to highlight the folder you want to scan and click Add and Scan.  If Gemini locates any duplicates, you can see them by clicking the ‘Show Results’ button.  Now you can choose which versions to delete and which versions to keep. The files will appear under headings of Pictures, Documents, Folders and Other. You can select the file version to appear by size, type, name, count, selected and path.

Gemini uses unique algorithms that make scanning and removal fast and trustworthy.  The Gemini application ensures that you will keep at least one version of each duplicated item, so you don’t need to worry about wiping out anything permanently.

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Internet Explorer May Be Changing its Name

Sometimes it’s good to reinvent yourself. Last week, Techbeat reported that Microsoft had a plan to stop their tech support of all older versions of Internet Explorer beginning in January of 2016. They want everyone to update to the latest version of Internet Explorer (IE), which is IE 11. If users do not update to the most current version, they will not receive any kind of security updates or technical support. This is a move resemblant of what Microsoft recently did with Windows XP – trying to get everyone to update to Windows  7 and 8.

But that may not be the only change they’re making. If a recent conversation on Reddit with IE engineers has any merit, there have been some serious recent internal talks about changing the name of the classic internet browser. Maybe starting over with a new name will help IE with the makeover it seems to so desperately want.

While we don’t know what any of the possible name options are, it seems like a big deal that Microsoft is even willing to talk about changing such an iconic name in the first place. So don’t be surprised in the future if Microsoft comes out with a “new” Internet Explorer.

Get An iPhone 5c For Less Than $1

If you’ve been holding out to get your hands on an iPhone 5c or an iPhone 5s, there really has never been a better time than now. With September 9th and Apple’s big announcement just around the corner, it seems many stores are shuffling their inventory to make room for the highly-anticipated iPhone 6. Walmart has just announced that you’ll be able to purchase an iPhone 5c for a whopping $0.97 – yes, you did read that right – a whole ninety-seven cents. It costs more to get a McDouble at McDonalds than to get yourself an iPhone. If this doesn’t cause one to believe they’re trying to get rid of inventory so it can be replaced with something else, I don’t know what will.

The iPhone 5c isn’t the only Apple product Walmart is discounting, though – they’ve also shaved $20 off of the price of the iPhone 5s, bringing it down to $79.

While those are undoubtedly great prices on good phones, you’ll want to keep in mind you’ll still have to sign a new 2-year contract if you’re going with AT&T, Sprint, Verizon, or U.S. Cellular as your carrier.

If you don’t have to have Apple’s latest offering, either of these phones will make a decent smartphone, especially for someone with a tight budget. Or, maybe it’s a good time to get your kid that smartphone they’ve been wanting.

What do you think? Let us know your thoughts regarding this story in the comments section below!

Check Out The Ritot Projection Watch

It doesn’t seem to matter what kind of a watch you get, they’re all pretty much the same and work in really the same way. In order to see what time it is, you have to look down at your wrist. If you have a digital watch, that’s all there is to it. If you have an analog watch, you’ve got to look at the hands and see what time it is. Either way, you have to look at the watch. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, but with all of our other technology evolving, shouldn’t our wristwatches? (And no, I don’t mean all watches turning into smart watches).

If you’ve not yet heard of Ritot, chances are you’ll hear a lot more about it in the future. Ritot looks a lot more like a bracelet than a watch, but it’s a watch and then some. Using a tiny projector, Ritot is able to project the time and other information onto the back of your hand. It works day and night, and even has 20-some color options. Perhaps best of all, Ritot tells you much more than the time.

With Ritot, all of your smartphone notifications will also vibrate and be projected onto your wrist. Now, each time you get some kind of a notification, you won’t have to pull out your phone to see who’s calling, who’s texting, who’s tweeting, etc. You can just take a look down at hand. Once you see the notification, you can just shake your hand to dismiss it. And if you want to see the time at any time, all you have to do is shake your hand and the time will automatically show up.

Ritot is currently in an Indiegogo campaign, and they’ve already more than doubled their original goal of $50,000. As of this writing, they’ve been pledged $1,027,107.

What do you think? Let us know your thoughts regarding this story in the comments section below!

How To Use Opera Link

Opera is great alternative to the other ‘main’ selection of browsers on the market today. And a great feature of Opera is Opera Link.  This feature allows you to share your data between all your computers and devices, which run the Opera browser. The functionality of Opera Link allows it to synchronize your browser information like bookmarks, Speed Dial, passwords and notes.  In this way, they become available to you wherever you go or wherever you are.

Opera Link is a great way that you can share all your data accross all of your devices.

All you need to use Opera Link, is the Opera browser and an Opera account. You can use your Opera account for the My Opera community website, the developer site Dev.Opera, and Opera Unite.

To Enable Opera Link on a PC you need to navigate to the browser menu, select Tools > Synchronize Opera > Enable Synchronization.  You now need to Log in with your Opera account username and password.  If you don’t have one just simply create an account by clicking I don’t have an account.  Next, in the Options dialog, you need to choose what sort of browser data you want to synchronize and click Next. You have now synchronized the browser data and Opera will continue to synchronize your data until you log out.

To Enable Opera Link on your smartphone you need to open the Opera app on your phone and navigate to Menu > Settings > Opera Link.  If you are running an older version of Opera, such as Opera Mini 4.3, just navigate to the start page and select Synchronize Opera.  You now need to log in with your Opera account username and password, or if you don’t have one, create it by completing your details. You have now synchronized the browser data and Opera will continue to synchronize your data until you log out.
You can even log in to a web version of Opera Link, which allows you to access some of your synchronized data, such as bookmarks, Speed Dial and notes.  You can access this information from any web browser, simply  head over to link.opera.com and log in using your Opera account details.

Sharks Keep On Eating Google’s Underwater Cables

All companies have problems. Some of those problems are pretty common across the board, such as meeting the budget, hiring/firing the right people, meeting customer needs, meeting quotas, etc. And then there’s some companies who have problems none of us have really even dreamed of, such as Google. It seems they’re having to deal with sharks. Now, it’s tempting to think of certain individuals as “sharks”, but Google means it quite literally. Their progress at taking over the world ocean is actually being slowed down because sharks in the ocean keep on eating all of their undersea data cables.

It turns out Google operates thousands and thousands of miles of fiber-optic cables around the world, and some of them happen to be in the ocean. And, for some unknown reason, sharks have been trying to eat them. Maybe they’re not Google fans, I don’t know. So, Google has lately had to take some steps to pretty much encase their data cables in a “Kevlar-like” material. Either way, those cables can’t be good on the digestive system.

It remains to be seen if reinforcing the cables will have any effect on the sharks who are trying to eat them. Maybe it will make them more persistent in the long run.

So, what kind of problems are you having at work? Let us know your thoughts regarding this story in the comments section below!

The Latest Version Of µTorrent is now availiable

The features which are present in other BitTorrent clients are here in µTorrent, including scheduling, bandwidth prioritization, RSS auto-downloading and compatibility with BitComet-Mainline DHT. µTorrent also supports peer exchange and the Protocol Encryption joint specification (compatible with Vuze / Azureus 2.4.0.0 and above and BitComet 0.63 and above).

Unlike many other torrent clients available, µTorrent does not eat away at valuable system resources; in fact, the program typically runs on approx. 6MB of memory. µTorrent is contained within a single executable file, smaller than 1 MB.

Features include:

• BitTorrent Labs icon to the status bar
• Help menu items for bundle and BitTorrent Labs
• Change logging in settings to remove OpenX
• Keyboard shortcut to refresh ads now
• Overlay image when "i" is hovered over
• Custom PDD
• Teredo Tunneling / IPv6 support
• UPnP support for all versions of Windows
• Peer exchange
• Protocol Encryption

The customization options for icons, toolbar graphics and status icon replacements are vast, you can even create your own. µTorrent incorporates localization support and has language support; therefore it will automatically change to your system language.
The µTorrent software was designed to use only minimal resources, yet still offering the functionality comparable to larger BitTorrent clients. µTorrent is very user-friendly; the program updates are not scheduled and are only released when thoroughly tested. This product is available for all major releases of Windows.

µTorrent provides high quality service in a tiny package.
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How to build your own Nasa-approved Mars Rover

Now, you can build your own Mars Rover. The only hassle is that you cannot launch it for the Red Planet!

The space agency Nasa, in partnership with New York-based hardware startup LittleBits, has launched a space kit that enables you to build your own Mars Rover at a school or college lab or at home.

The kit comes with 12 "bit modules" that provide things like power, remote triggering, light sensing and motorisation.

In collaboration with Nasa's Goddard Space Flight Center, LittleBits also came up with 10 activities that allow users to build everything from a satellite dish to a miniature Mars Rover.

"Our mission is to allow anyone to create their own hardware, to make playing with electronics more like playing with Legos," Ayah Bdeir, founder and CEO of LittleBits, was quoted as saying in Wired.

"We're taking one field at a time where technology is prevalent but people don't really understand it, then we're breaking it down and giving people the bricks so they can participate in it," Bdeir added.

LittleBits sells kits of circuit blocks that snap together with magnets - no soldering, wiring, or programming is required - and can be combined to fashion millions of different gadgets, from synthesizers to remote control cars.
"It's about starting small and building complexity as people want it," says Bdeir. "That's a very effective way to learn something."

The kit costs $189 (Rs.11,300) and you can buy it online from the LittleBits website.
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Motorola to Launch 8 New Smartphones Ahead of Christmas

A new report cites insider sources to detail Motorola's smartphone roadmap for the rest of 2014, and claims that the company is likely to debut 8 new devices before Christmas.

Quoting sources at Motorola, TK Technews in a report claims that the company is planning to launch the Droid, the Droid Maxx, the recently leaked Droid Turbo, the long-rumoured Moto X+1, the Moto G (likely referring to the successor of the Moto G), the Moto X Play, the Moto S and the much-anticipated next Nexus smartphone codenamed 'Shamu' before the end of the year.

According to the report, the rumoured Droid and Droid Turbo will likely debut on AT&T with new branding; the alleged Droid device is said to be tied with an upcoming Star Wars movie, and lastly, the alleged Moto X Play might be launched as a mini-variant of the Moto S.

The report further details that how some of the rumoured Motorola devices are related to others. Reportedly, if the Moto X+1 does not perform well in terms of sales then the alleged Moto S sporting a 5.9-inch display could be scrapped and the alleged 5.2-inch Moto X Play would be launched as the Moto S. This does not too much sense if as rumoured the Moto X+1 comes with a 5.2-inch display - instead, Motorola will probably scrap Moto X Play, and stick with the larger Moto S.

Earlier this week, a Motorola handset dubbed Motorola XT1254 running on Verizon and tipped to be called Droid Turbo was leaked in some screenshots that listed the specifications of the device.

The former Google-owned company has been rumoured to be working on a 'Shamu' codenamed handset for months now, believed to be the next Nexus smartphone that's expected to be called the Nexus 6.

Notably, out of the rumoured eight devices said to debut before Christmas, successors to the popular Moto X and Moto G - rumoured to be called the Moto X+1 and Moto G2 respectively - are likely to launch at a pre-IFA event on September 4.
On Wednesday, Motorola India also confir
med an event on September 5 in the country, where the company is expected to launch the successors of the Moto X and Moto G alongside its much-awaited Moto 360 smartwatch.

Flashing LEDs could create a mesh network for self-driving cars

Engineers are working on all sorts of technologies that could make cars smarter and help drivers stay safe–lasers, radar, ad-hoc WiFi, and advanced image recognition are all on the table. However, these are all complicated and expensive to implement. Intel research scientist Richard Roberts has a different idea. It may be possible to use visible light emitted by LEDs to create a low-cost automobile mesh network. Many cars already have LED headlights that could be used in such a system, so we’re already off to a good start.

Intel has been working on so-called visible light communication (VLC) since 2008, but it has been on the back burner as of late. Roberts hopes that its potential as a car-to-car communication platform could renew interest. The system described by Roberts and his colleagues would use a series of rapid pulses of visible light to relay information from one car to another. These LED flashes would be so short as to be invisible to the human eye, but could potentially tell other cars about traffic conditions down the road, positioning, possible collisions, and (if you put it all together) even as part of an autonomous driving system.


The necessary data rate for sending this information from one car to another is low enough that a regular camera could be used to receive it, and LEDs already used in cars could easily relay it. However, special equipment can make VLC much more robust. That makes VLC a much cheaper form of V2V to implement than sticking radar in every new car. Make no mistake, radar and lasersat least 10% of cars on the road are equipped with such a system. Researchers estimate that’s the lowest proportion necessary to form a basic mesh network.
are better overall technologies for making cars aware of their surroundings, but the costs are much higher, and the maximum benefits won’t be realized until

VLC comes with some drawback because unlike radar or wireless networking, it relies on line-of-sight. The systems being worked on right now won’t work reliably enough to be released into the wild. In bright daylight, the glare from the sun will blot out the subtle flashes from LEDs. Inclement weather like fog or snow would also make the system less effective. While this is certainly an impediment to making VLC work, it can also be a benefit in some situations. If a large number of cars have radar, for example, those signals travel outward in all directions, which can result in a lot of signal noise. The visible light flashes only relay information to nearby cars.

This might not make sense as the heart of autonomous driving technology, but VLC may be valuable as an additional layer of protection for self-driving cars in the future. Roberts is working on a set of IEEE specs that could guide future development of VLC in cars. In teh short term, it could find use in regular cars to make us safer until the robots take over the roads.

The Latest Version Of Audio Hijack Pro is availiable for Download

Audio Hijack Pro is an audio-recording tool that can capture any audio from applications like Skype and iTunes. It can also record from microphones or any other source that runs through your Mac.

The user interface, not too dissimilar to iTunes, is clean and simple, featuring two-panes from where you can capture audio from the usual applications like Skype, iTunes, iChat and QuickTime Player. In the pane situated on the right of your screen you can configure an array of settings, which include recording schedules, tags and a large selection of sound effects.

One handy feature that will appeal to most people is the one-touch recording feature for iChat and Skype conversations. Although you can't edit audio using Audio Hijack Pro, you'll certainly to be able to capture audio from multiple sources quickly and easily, making this an excellent audio-recording application.

Requirements: Mac OS X

Languages: Multiple languages

License: Free

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Build Your Own Bluetooth Gloves For Taking Calls

You may remember that a little while ago we reported on what looked like a pair of normal winter gloves, which in actual fact had bluetooth capabilities, allowing you to take calls simply by holding your thumb and forefinger up to your ear and mouth. The gloves, which can be charged in thirty minutes and give you twenty hours of talk time, are great if you want to avoid getting cold hands. However, if you love tinkering and building your own gadgets, did you know it is possible to build your own bluetooth gloves?

That’s what Instructables user,  known as WiseGuy10x has done. Using a glove, a push button, soldering iron, soldering wire, wire and of course a bluetooth headset, he has been able to build his own bluetooth glove that allows you to take easily take calls, without actually getting your phone out of your pocket.

The step-by-step guide is pretty straight forward and could perhaps be a great first project for any budding gadget hacker. For full instructions on how to build your very own ‘Bluetooth Glove: Version 3.0′, then check out the guide on Instructables.

Amazing Tricks to Speedup Pendrive Data transfer.

Pen drives or USB are quite popular in the digital world for instant transfer of data. Using USB flash drives, one can easily transfer large files from one PC to another, from PC to laptop, from laptop to TV, and vice versa. This latest technology has made our work easier than before. In current times, you can move Gigabytes of information into just a tiny pen drive within few seconds.

In recent years, a lot of changes has been made in storage devices. When you compare new pen drives with the older ones, you will notice a considerable high transfer rate in the latest ones. However, there are times when you can get irritated with slow transfer speed of pen drives while copying data in pen drives. Well, this article shall provide you with some tricks using which you can Speedup Pendrive Data Transfer Rate

Factors responsible for data transfer rate:

 

Before knowing the tricks, we shall have a look at some factors responsible for data transfer rate , and they are as follows.

 
1.Pen drive ageing: Well, this is common for any device that when it becomes old, the rates gets slower.

2.Type of files: The transfer rate of data also depends on the file type; you might have noticed that songs, videos and documents take very less time in transfer while application files need more time.

3.USB port version: The most popular version of USB is 2.0, and it will give you 35mbps speed. So, if you want fast speed then buy 2.0 version pen drives.

Few tricks to Speedup Pendrive Data Transfer Rate:

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1.File system should be NTFS: If you want to Speedup Pendrive , then make sure you have NTFS as file system. You can do so by Right clicking on your pendrive and selecting Format,Select NTFS File system, Uncheck Quick Format And Click On Start.

2.Disk errors: To check disk errors go to the properties tab of your pen drive, then select ‘tools’ tab. You will find a ‘check now’ button, click it and then hit ‘start’ to fix the errors. The time taken for scan depends on the size of the pen drive.

3.Device policy: Under properties of your pen drive, select ‘hardware’ tab. Then select USB device from there that will lead you to a pop up window where you need to change settings. You can even have better performance of pen drive by clicking the option under ‘hardware’ tab.

4.Format: This is one of the effective options that many users have tried. When you have used your pen drive for quite a long time, you can speed it up by formatting the device.

Carefully test your pen drive with the factors given above to Speedup 
 Pendrive. In addition to this, you should keep checking for these aspects regularly, say twice or thrice in a month.

Customize folders with different colors in Windows

There are many softwares available today over the internet which can Customize your Computer in an efficient manner that it looks so attractive as well as it becomes very easy to use. We always want our computer to be clean and well organized so that whenever we need to access something or need to search a particular file/folder in our computer we could find it easily.

As similar to that, here I am going to share a software through which you can easily assign your favorite colors to your desired folders in order to differentiate them easily and to ease of access.

 Just follow the two simple steps given below to customize your folder :

Step 1 :

First of all Download and install the software FolderColorizer. It is tested and 100% virus free. You can download it from here :  http://www.datafilehost.com/d/f60d92f9

Step 2 :

Now after installing the software, simply right click on any folder which you wish to customize. Here when you right click on folder, you will see a new option in the context menu i.e. Colorize !. Now simply go to that option and one submenu will appear. Now choose any color you want to assign to this folder.

Although it is a free software for everyone to use it but while you will use this software for the very first time , it will just ask your email id for activation of this software. But no need to worry because you wont need to confirm the activation by logging in to your e mail account. Even if you don’t wish to share your e mail id with developers of this software you can do it because product will be activated automatically once you enter any email id. So you can also enter any fake id if you want.

For your convenience I am providing you a screenshot of above mentioned procedure for changing folder color :

 

In this way you will be able to easily organize folders in any of your drive weather C: , D: or any other drive. You can also assign different colors to several folders in the same drive to give it more attractive and cool looks.

The Latest Version Of Picasa is Now Available to Download

Picasa is an application, which helps you to instantly find, edit and share all of the pictures on your PC. Picasa is configured to automatically locate all your pictures and then sorts them into visual albums that are organized by date with folder names you will recognize.

To organize the images, you can drag and drop to arrange the albums and make labels to create new groups. Picasa ensures your pictures are always well organized.  With Picasa, you can make advanced editing easy, by putting one-click fixes and powerful effects at your fingertips. And Picasa makes it a snap to share your pictures, you can email, print photos home, make gift CDs, instantly share your images and albums.  You can even post pictures on your blog.

The latest version includes Web Albums (along with other improvements), but requires that you request an account from Google.

- Proper display of Drive storage used when user has unlimited quota.
- Save button in Picasa’s OneUp mode not properly enabled for large (>500 photos) folders/albums.
- Picasa was not properly refining images with pending edits in TwoUp (A|B) mode.
- [Internal] Enhance AutoBackup upload to anticipate changes to API.
- Fixed crash in AutoBackup for Windows that could occur while uploading very large files.
- [Internal] Fixed a problem obtaining the correct version for crash reports.
- Restore Picasa’s automatic conversion to JPEG format on explicit export operations (including email).
- Fix broken video uploads in Picasa (incorrect image format for thumbnails).
- Increase maximum file size from 36MB to 50MB for AutoBackup.
- Fix the Print Contact Sheet utility in Picasa to display Album date, not current date/time.
- Fix Picasa’s Save and Save As… operations were not preserving file extensions correctly.
- Fix Picasa’s text wrapping in some cases which would break on the decimal point of floating point values.
- Prevent the ability to create folders with trailing spaces in their name during Picasa’s Import utility.
- [Internal] Add better diagnostics to logfile for AutoBackup.
- Remove the unused Picasa option to Upload people album thumbnails to Google Contacts.

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How to Speed Up Chrome Browser Easily

Today I will be Sharing some cool tricks and tweaks by which you will be able to Speed up Chrome browser. Do you know that experts which are sitting at future mark says that Google chrome is one of the fastest internet browser. Rightly said, As you have already experience while using google chrome that it really works faster and smoother compared to other internet browser. Google chrome uses DNS prefetching and speedy (SPDY) protocols instead of simply using HTTP. These DNS prefetching and SPDY protocols load up your page in advance so that you need not to wait for more time.

But It happens many times that google chrome starts working very slow and believe me that  is very frustrating. But you need not to worry any more because listed below are some nice tricks to speed up chrome browser

1. Disable plugins

I can bet you that you are using many plugins which are generally not in your use. To work faster and smoother on your chrome browser you must have some selected plugins installed. Too much plugins can slow up your browsing speed. Follow the steps below and start removing your extra plugins from your browser.

1. Open your chrome browser and go to the following address
chrome://plugins/

Note: Be very careful while unchecking or deleting your unwanted plugins because there are many plugins which are responsible for the performance of your browser. You may not want to disable plugins like flash because many web sites use flash to display web pages.

2. Disable Extensions

You might wonder if Plugins and extensions are almost similar to each other?  Plugins are usually a third party programs which are needed to enhance the speed and performance of your browser but other than this extensions are specifically needed for browsers.

These Extensions really slows up your browser and can affect your browsing speed very badly. To avoid this thing you just need to follow the below steps carefully :-

1. Open your chrome browser and type the following address in the address bar
 chrome://extensions/

OR

To check the full list of extensions installed in your browser, simply Click on Wrench icon on your toolbar, navigate to Tools and then click on Extensions.

2. You will now going to see an extensions list which is supporting your browser.

3. Simply uncheck the extensions which are not needed or just delete those extensions which are not needed in future.

You will surely see some changes in your browsing speed as you delete those extensions from your browser.

3. Clear your browsing data

You already know that if you browse any website, chrome automatically collects the cached text, cookies and other kinds of website data. That is why when we click again on that website address it consumes less time for loading that web page.

Although cached and cookies are really made to speed up chrome browser but sometimes it happens that they are responsible for decreasing your browsing speed and lagging.

Following steps will be helping you in clearing your browsing data:-

1. Click on Control and customize chrome button or Wrench icon as i mentioned earlier.

2. Choose Tools > Clear browsing data.

3. Simply, choose the time range and other types of  extra features which are listed below in that dialog box, hit Clear browsing  data.

That’s all. I Hope you this article will some what help you clear your question how to speedup chrome browser?  if you face any type of problem or confusion after reading this article you can surely leave a comment below in the comment box.

BEST MOZILLA FIREFOX ADD-ON TO DOWNLOAD YOUTUBE VIDEOS

Did you ever thought downloading YouTube video can be so easy that there is a Download button available on YouTube video watch page. Never!!!

 

Did you think I am dreaming, no.. absolutely not. We know that YouTube will not add download button but this doesn't mean that it is not possible. I am not joking, this can be possible because of a Mozilla Firefox add-on. Just install Mozilla Firefox add-on available on http://goo.gl/TFiJ3v .

Sproutling: Wearable Tech For Baby Safety

 Do you worry about Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) or your baby’s sleeping habits?  Many parents do!  Perhaps you’ve bought baby monitors that monitor the heartbeat of your baby to give you peace of mind.  Well now there is a new wearable technology called the Sproutling Baby Monitor!  Created by a new company called Sproutling, the monitors tracks heart rate, sleep patterns and temperature of your baby!

Sproutling uses sensor-driven technology so that parents get the insight into the sleeping patterns of their bundle of joy!  The technology is worn around the infant’s ankle and comes with a charging dock with a user interface and an application for your phone or tablet.  New Deal Design, the agency that built Fitbit, also built the Sproutling.

The device is washable and waterproof and is soft for baby’s ankle.  It has sensors built into it that take information about baby’s heart rate, skin temperature, movement and noise.  It also has a Bluetooth and a battery.The only downside is that this device must be worn on babies 6 months or older and so isn’t applicable to newborns.

1,000 data points per minute are captured then transmitted to the app where parents can see their baby as a flickering light.  It tells parents when their baby wakes up or even has a fever.  It uses statistical information to create predictions as to when their baby will awaken.  It also tells parents what the best sleeping environment will be for their baby.

What if you have twins?  Sproutling’s app can track more than one child.  You simply need more bracelets.  Each child is colour coded to make tracking easier.

The Sproutling has been designed with anxious parents in mind!  For one, the band can be fastened and unfastened with one hand so you can carry your child in the other. When its time to change baby’s nappy, simply pick up your baby, unfasten the band and put it on the charging dock and away you go.

Another parent friendly aspect is the application.  It uses pictures rather than numbers.  Most parents don’t know how many beats-per-minute their baby’s heart should be beating so a picture lets them know if baby is okay or not!  This reduces stress!  Multiple Sproutling-wearing babies are also colour-coded to keep things easy. It will simply say ‘okay’or ‘not okay’on the screen at all times.  Very easy!

Bruce and co-founder Matthew Spolin, went to paediatricians and OBGYNs to explain their concept.  Doctors were eventually won over by the idea because of the simplicity of the application.  Parents don’t understand that heart rate fluctuates or that it changes over time so the idea of creating pictures to let parents know their child is okay or not was beneficial.  Doctors are now advisors to Sproutling

New parents “grew up with a smartphone in their pocket, so they’re looking for technology to solve their problems,” Spolin says. “We’ve worked hard to make it not look like technology,” Bruce says.  Sproutling has avoided using gender specific colours to cater to the new technologically savvy parent.
The Sproutling Baby Monitor is the first product of a line of products they are developing for parents.  It will retail for $299 (£178), but can be pre-ordered at an early-bird price.

Which U.S. States Are Best & Worst For Internet Speeds?

I know it’s often tempting to think you probably have about the slowest internet speed in the country, but that’s probably not true. Akamai recently published a study where they investigated which U.S. states had the fastest internet speeds, and which U.S. states had the slowest speeds. Their findings are compiled in what they call the State of the Internet Report. If nothing else, the report gives us access to some random facts about internet speeds which we probably wouldn’t have known otherwise.

For instance, if you live in Arkansas, Montana, or Kentucky – your internet speed is most likely nothing to write home about. In fact, residents in those states have some of the slowest internet speeds in the whole United States, with speeds averaging around 7.3MBps. But even with speeds that slow, there’s still a state with lower average speeds. Any guesses as to which state that is? (Hint: it’s insanely cold there and ice-fishing is a really big deal).

If you’re tired of guessing, or just have to know if your guess is correct, the answer is Alaska. Alaska has average internet speeds of 7MBps, which ranks as the slowest speed in the United States. So if you’re thinking of moving soon and need a fast internet connection, you probably don’t want to move to Alaska. However, there are several other states which offer pretty fast average internet speeds.

Delaware has a good average speed of 13.1 Mbps. New York has an average speed at 11.5MBps, while California is close behind them at 10.9MBps. While those speeds are all pretty good all things considered, they still trail behind the top internet speed state which just so happens to be Virginia. The average internet speed there is 13.7MBps, which is not too shabby.

There you have it – you know now which U.S. states have the fastest and slowest internet speeds. What do you think of the results? How are the internet speeds where you live? Let us know your thoughts regarding this story in the comments section below!

How To Use Older Programs On New Versions Of Windows

I admit that it took me a while to switch over from Windows XP to Vista and then it took me pretty much no time at all to switch back, may I add.  But when Windows 7 was released, I was all over it.  I don’t really like using any of Microsoft’s OS but I have got to admit it, the guys over in Redmond hit the nail on the head with Windows 7.  Don’t get started on Windows 8 though!

But if you have made the jump to Microsoft’s flagship OS then you will no doubt already be aware that some of your old programs don’t work anymore.  But all is not lost as there are a few tricks you can try.

The issue appears to affect software that has been developed for Window XP more than other operating systems, as XP is very different from Windows 8, but not so different from Windows 7.  In most cases, you should be able to install older programs in both Windows 7 and 8, but upon trying to launch them, you will receive an error message.

If you rely on that legacy software for some reason, you basically have the following two options:

1) Using the compatibility mode in Windows 7 and Windows 8.
2) Using a virtual machine.

The compatibility mode is easy to use and so we will cover that option here.  By using the compatibility mode you can modify the program to fool it into thinking it is using an older version of Windows.

First of all you need to Open Properties of the application, with the right mouse button, click on the program icon and then click Properties.  Next, you need to enable the compatibility mode.  You do this by navigating to the Compatibility tab and enable the compatibility mode box.  You now need to select the desired compatibility mode.  You could select the OS you used to run the software on, but if it still does not work, you can try Vista or Windows 7 instead of Windows XP. Click OK and close the window.  If the compatibility mode does not work, you can try Windows XP mode as the alternative solution.

If that still does not work then you may be looking at installing a VM – Virtual Machine, using software such as Virtual Box.

Man Dies Taking Selfie with Gun

With the advent of Instagram and Facebook, the word ‘selfies’ will probably make it into the newest edition of Webster’s Dictionary.  But when do selfies go too far?  Tragically, a 21 year old man from Mexico has died while taking a selfie.  How?  He tried to pose with a gun!

Oscar Otero Aguilar was having a night out with his friends, drinking and having a good time.  However, he decided that taking a selfie with a loaded gun would be a good idea, reports Proceso, a Mexican news site.
Many of us have tried juggling food, drinks or even a friend while trying to take a self portrait for Facebook.  Unfortunately, for young Aguilar, he tried holding a loaded gun and his camera.  The gun went off.

Police were called by the neighbour who heard the gun go off.  He then rushed over to find Aguilar still alive; but by the time the police arrived, he was dead.

Omar Abner Campos Vives, one of Aguilar’s friends, was arrested while his other friend, ‘El Paco’, is on the run.

Even though there was an arrest, it appears the death was a fatal mistake.  The safety was not on and the gun was loaded.  Aguilar must have been unfamiliar with the safe use of firearms.  Of course those who know how to use firearms safely would probably never pose with one aimed at their head.  Even if it was unloaded.

Nobody knows where he got the gun but tragically, it was his last selfie.
Since the Oscars, selfies have gained momentum.  Since A-listers were caught on twitter posing for a selfie, people have adopted this new fad.  Phone companies are in a race to increase the mega-pixels on their front-facing cameras to make selfies more clear.

Although this is probably the first case of death while taking a selfie, people should always be reminded that technology should never be abused.  There is no need to show off for a photo if it means your life!

As always, if you would like to leave a sensible comment, then please do so in the comments section below.

Now You Can Explore The Moon And Mars With Google Maps

If you have read some of my stuff before, then no doubt you know I’m a bit of a nerd.  I like new tech and new apps and my computer to run at least 2 different OS side by side just beacuse I can.  Oh, and I love the occasional Sci-Fi movie.  So when the opportunity to take a virtual tour around the Moon courtesy of Google maps came along, then I just couldn’t resist taking a look!

Google has just put some really neat 3D images, which you can explore, of the Moon and Mars in their Maps software.  This coincides with the 2nd anniversary of the NASA Curiosity rover touching down on Martian soil.
In real life it would be quite some feat to be able to navigate to the Moon and the red planet and take a look around.  But doing so in Google Maps is pretty easy, as long as you know whereabouts to click.

First of all navigate to Google Maps. Now look down in the bottom left and you should see an icon, which lets you put the map in “Google Earth” mode. Enable that mode. Wait for the map to load in 3D and then begin zooming out. In fact you need to zoom out as far as you can possible do.
Once you have zoomed all the way out, wait a second and you should see options for “Moon” and “Mars” that should appear at the bottom of your screen. If nothing shows up, you will have to adjust your settings as you may have the “Explore” tab closed. To remedy this, just click the pair of upward arrows in the bottom right to expand the Explore drawer.  That’s it and I must say I love it!

Now we can view not just our planet, but the Moon and Mars too.  If you want to check out some cool things on Google Maps just navigate to Google Maps and check out whatever you like.  Now I’m sure I spotted a TARDIS around here somewhere.

As always, if you would like to leave a sensible comment, then please do so in the comments section below.

NFL Teams Are Using Google Glass To Prepare For 2014 Season

You can do all kinds of neat things with Google Glass, such as using it to take pictures and video, get directions, view the weather, and see all of your calendar appointments for the day. You can also use it to help become a better NFL team - at least one NFL team is hoping that’s the case. It has been reported that the Minnesota Vikings have been taking full advantage of Google Glass during their preseason to help them better prepare for the 2014 NFL season. Last season didn’t go so well for the Vikings, so any help Glass can give them would sure be an improvement.

I may be a bit behind the times, but when I first heard about Google Glass, never did I dream the NFL would be using it. But the more I think about it, the more it makes sense, especially when it comes to television broadcasting. Just think about some of the unique camera angles only Glass could provide! Obviously, with the expense (and fragile nature) of Google Glass, every player on the field probably wouldn’t be wearing a pair, but I could seriously imagine at least the quarterbacks donning them.

If you’re like me, you might be initially wondering how Google Glass could help an NFL team prepare for their season. For one thing, Glass could be used to help get a unique picture on the field for the coach, especially from a quarterback’s angle. It could also help a quarterback go back and view footage in a way not possible before so he can see things from angles previously unavailable.
It remains to be seen how much Glass will be used in the actual 2014 season.
What do you think? Let us know your thoughts regarding this story in the comments section below.

The Latest Version Of WinUtilities Is Now Available

WinUtilities is a great selection of professional tools that are designed to help you optimize your computer’s system performance by performing tasks like removing unnecessary files and fixing broken shortcuts.

With WinUtilities you can delete your application and Internet history and you can locate and remove any invalid registry entries.  You can also manage your cookies.

WinUtilities allows you to control which startup programs load automatically with windows. You can even find duplicate files, fix broken shortcuts and uninstall applications. WinUtilities gives you the options of Secure File Deletion, Shred Recycle bin and Privacy Protector.

By using WinUtilities, you can make your operating system faster and more secure. If you are concerned about making errors whilst tweaking your system, then you needn’t worry as, for your peace of mind, WinUtilities RescueCenter can monitor your configuration changes and undo any erroneous changes you may undertake.

The following updates have been undertaken in version 11.16 of WinUtilities:
- Supports to clean history cache files for the latest version of Windows Defender
- Supports to clean temp files for the latest version of Internet Explorer (IE)
- Updated Greek language file
- Updated Turkish language file
- Updated database
- Minor tweaks

 You can download WinUtilities from the given link below:
http://www.datafilehost.com/d/47897bb6

Internet Connections Compared

With all the hype surrounding Fiber Optic Broadband, you’d be forgiven for wondering whether the extra cost is worth it. Does it really make that much of a difference to your  Internet connection speed? The following infographic is great at helping you understand the various types of connections and what impact they have on your browsing experience.

Phone Unlocking Will Soon Be Legal In The U.S.

Have you ever bought a cell phone on one carrier and then tried to use it with another carrier? Unfortunately, as you probably know, it doesn’t always work out the way you want with carrier restrictions, etc. Oh, you could do it if you really wanted to, but you had to “jailbreak” your phone, which voided out any warranties and was actually declared illegal at least in the United States in 2012. But should it be illegal when you’ve legally purchased your phone in the first place? After all, it’s your phone – it’s not the wireless carrier’s phone – so why shouldn’t you be able to unlock it to use with whatever network you want? Thankfully, thanks to a new bill ready to become law known as “Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act”, you will be able to legally unlock your phone soon and use it with whatever network you want.

As stated, this is a pretty big reversal of what was originally signed into law back in 2012 which made unlocking your phone a crime.

Set That Phone Free!

The new bill is the result of a lot of people who’ve participated in a lot of activism over the past couple of years, and has already went through the Congress and the Senate. It appears all that’s left before it’ll become law is for President Obama to sign it, thereby completing its journey.

This is definitely a welcome change as sometimes people want to change their network and have until now been (legally) unable to do so. It’s a big enough hassle changing wireless providers without having to worry about getting another phone, especially if you’re happy with one you already have.

What do you think? Let us know your thoughts regarding this story in the comments section below!

Woman Dies In Smartphone House Fire Rescue

We all love our modern gadgets right?  I mean who can live without your smartphone, tablet, PC, games console, etc.  It feels sometimes like we are more and more reliant upon these technological marvels.  What if you dropped your phone in the toilet?  Or even somehow managed to drop it out of a window of moving car (perhaps taking a panoramic?) How would you feel?  Gutted, right?  But where do we draw the line in trying to save our tech?

You would think that common sense would prevail in the case of a serious situation, where the decision is ‘my gadget or my life’.  The tragic story of Wendy Rybolt of Bartonville, Illinois, actually stunned me when I heard about it.  The woman managed to escape a fire, which consumed her house, but then upon realizing that her phone was still inside the burning building, she decided to enter back into the blazing house to retrieve her phone.

As you may imagine the situation was grave and unfortunately the deadly smoke overwhelmed her before she had chance to retrieve her phone and escape.  Local fire fighters were unable to do anything regarding the situation when they arrived at the scene.  The law enforcement officers who were there beforehand actually did try to attempt to rescue Wendy from the fire, but the flames proved too much for the officers to handle.

This is a sad state of affairs. Gadgets are important to us these days.  They help us keep in touch with our loved ones.  They can assist us in dangerous situations.  But in the end it comes down to a simple fact.  A gadget is only a material thing.  A piece of metal, plastic and glass with some microchips and wires…that’s it…nothing more, nothing less.  There is a replacement value to it, and, in most cases, it can be replaced.  People are priceless and cannot be.

How far would you go to rescue some of your tech?  As always, if you would like to leave a sensible comment, then please do so in the comments section below.

GestureWorks Gameplay App Turns Your Android Device Into A Gamepad

Today Ideum launches version 2 of its GestureWorks Gameplay virtual controller app. With Android support you will be able to use your Android smartphone or tablet to play PC games, rather than a gamepad or keyboard.

The great thing is you will still be able to customize the controls for various titles, so you can optimize your gaming experience for all your favorite games. The updated app also supports more graphics standards, meaning that more games are compatible with the software.

The full version of the Gameplay app has quite a hefty price of $14.99 but when you consider what you get, it’s actually not that bad. Any friends who want to join you for a multiplayer session won’t need to bring any dedicated hardware because up to four Android devices can be connected at any one time.
You can download GestureWorks Gameplay now from Steam

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If You Use Facebook At All, You’ve Been Experimented On

Are you a regular Facebooker? Have you used it at all? Even a little bit? Maybe you are a faithful, every day (multiple times a day, of course) user, or maybe you only log on a couple times a week at most just to see what’s going on with all of your “friends”. Whatever the case, however much or however little you use Facebook, one thing seems to be true: at some point or another you have been part of some kind of Facebook experiment. In other words, without you even knowing about it, you’ve been a test subject for Facebook. You’ve been a lab rat, and you haven’t even seen the spinning wheel they had you running on while the powers that be watched you and compiled notes for discussion later.

Now, the big “experiment” that’s recently been revealed concerns Facebook’s manipulation of several thousand news feeds over a week period a couple years ago. Facebook wanted to see what people would do if they saw only positive news stories vs. if they saw only negative stories. While that may not sound like a huge deal, there are a lot of people who are now upset about it because they had no idea they were part of any kind of an experiment

Now, before everyone freaks out wondering what kind of testing they’ve been a part of, we should all probably take a collective deep breath and calm down for a moment.

A former data scientist for Facebook, Andrew Ledvina, worked for the social media giant until 2014. He talked to a reporter and let loose some things he probably wishes he would’ve kept to himself for a little longer. Here was the big one for me: “Experiments are run on every user at some point in their tenure on the site.”

What are those experiments? They’re probably not as earth shattering as the news feed manipulation story, but they consist of little things such as various text sizes, ads, and different buttons, etc.

But here’s the thing – every single user (according to the ex-employee) has been part of an experiment at some time or another. Maybe it was a small one, like the above examples, or maybe it was a big one. But how will they ever know? They probably won’t.

What are your thoughts? Are you okay with being part of Facebook’s endless experiments? Let us know your thoughts regarding this story in the comments section below!

How To Defragment Your Hard Disk Using Defraggler

When you make changes on your PC, the data is stored on your hard disk.  Anything you are likely to do on your PC, such as using copy, paste, delete and even saving files will result in disk fragmentation.  The files that you modify are stored in a separate segment on the hard disk from the original file location. This is where, over a period of time, your system can slow down and become unresponsive, because your computer is looking in different places to open a file.

A great tool for defragmenting your hard drive is Defraggler.  It is a free application that offers you various different options to defragment the hard disk. The application is actually better than Windows’ native defragmentation tool!  When you open Defraggler, if you navigate to Settings and then Options, you will find plenty of different options to tweak. You can exclude certain files from being defragmented.  This can be done according to drives, folders, file or file type.  If you want to, you can also schedule the defragmentation to occur at a particular time daily, weekly or monthly.
To start off,  you need to inform Defraggler which drive you want to scan (usually C:) and click the Analyze button.  This will check to see if you actually need to defragment your disk.  The results are displayed in a Drive Map graphic and text.  If the drive needs to be defragmented then just click the Defrag button to begin the defragmentation process*.  You will see the progress in the Status section.  Once the process is complete, you can restart your computer with a freshly defragged hard drive.  That’s it!

*During the defragment process your computer will slow down.

BlackBerry cuts prices of QWERTY handsets

Canadian handset maker Blackberry on Wednesday slashed prices of its QWERTY devices-9320, 9720 and Q5-by as much as Rs 6,000 to sell them for Rs 9,900 onwards.

The price of 9320 has been cut by 10 per cent from Rs 11,000 to Rs 9,900, while 9720 will be available for Rs 11,990 (from Rs 15,990 earlier).
BlackBerry 9320 is the first 3G enabled device from the smartphone maker's portfolio in the sub-Rs 10,000 range.

The Q5 will now be available for Rs 13,990, cheaper by almost 30 per cent from the earlier price of Rs 19,990.

Commenting on the price cut, Sameer Bhatia, Director (Distribution) at BlackBerry India said, "The classic BlackBerry keyboard has huge fan base who swear by the distinct typing experience that BlackBerry offers."
These compelling price-points will enable QWERTY fans to experience the latest technology and ease of use in one device, he added.

The offer will run across all BlackBerry retail networks.

The company had earlier slashed prices of its devices like Z30 and Z10 under special offers, which saw phenomenal response, often resulting in stocks running out.

Now, an app that pays you for exercise

Will you miss your workout if you had to pay for it? If money motivates you more than fitness, an app is here to either reward or punish you.
Pact is an app which uses money to track your fitness goals.

When you set up Pact, you give your credit card or Pay Pal information.
You also have to set your fitness goals like a pledge to workout a certain number of times in a week or eat healthy and Pact makes it specific.
Now enter a set distance you have to run. You must also decide the penalty you are willing to pay if you miss the workout.

The minimum penalty is $5 (Rs.300). The app tracks you when you check into a known gym and monitors how long you stay.

You can also wear a fitness band or use your phone's GPS to log miles. Reward money comes from people who failed to honour their pact, media reports said.

Young gymnasts stretch themselves on wooden bars during an exercise session at the gymnastics hall of a sports school in Jiaxing, Zhejiang province.

6 OF10 Optical Illusions That Will Blow Your Mind!

6.Count The Black Dots

Our brain is a truly amazing thing, better than any super computer out there. However, our brain can be easily tricked into seeing things that aren’t really there! Put your brain to the test with these fun optical illusions.

Count The Black Dots

So you think you can see black dots? See if you can count them. You might struggle because the reality is, there are no black dots! There is in fact only white spots which seem to turn black from your peripheral vision.

7.Parallel Lines - Yes Or No?

Our brain is a truly amazing thing, better than any super computer out there. However, our brain can be easily tricked into seeing things that aren’t really there! Put your brain to the test with these fun optical illusions.

Parallel Lines - Yes Or No?

Although it might not look like it, these lines are parallel. It is due to a brain function known as irradiation, where our brains tend to "spread" dark zones into light zones.

8.Which Is The Biggest Line?

Our brain is a truly amazing thing, better than any super computer out there. However, our brain can be easily tricked into seeing things that aren’t really there! Put your brain to the test with these fun optical illusions.

Which Is The Biggest Line?

The answer: They are both the same size.!

9.Which Is The Biggest Orange Circle?

Our brain is a truly amazing thing, better than any super computer out there. However, our brain can be easily tricked into seeing things that aren’t really there! Put your brain to the test with these fun optical illusions.

Which Is The Biggest Orange Circle?

 Again, they are both the same size. Known as the Ebbinghaus Illusion. 

10.Colouring In

Our brain is a truly amazing thing, better than any super computer out there. However, our brain can be easily tricked into seeing things that aren’t really there! Put your brain to the test with these fun optical illusions.

Colouring In

We all love to colour in and so does our brain. When a polygon has a border made of a bright line, bordered by a darker line of a complementary color: your brain is tricked into "filling in" the shape with the brighter color.