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Social Networking Through Numbers

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Privacy has been always the issue in social networking. A number of people still prefer not to disclose their true identity for safety purposes. However, if they’re going to use screen names, they will be having a hard time to convince their real life friends. That’s why they would end up using their true names instead. After all, that’s the purpose of social networking, to get in touch with your real friends without seeing them in person. For those who are really afraid for so much disclosure, a new social networking site has been developed wherein users are going to use numbers as identity instead of names. It’s called Social Number. It is is the…

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RIM Now Becomes BlackBerry

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For several years, people accustomed themselves to immediately point out the Research In Motion to be the makers of BlackBerry. The Canada based company was able to manufacture a very useful device that up to this time has been trying to keep up with its competitors. They were able to make the smartphone BlackBerry, and later on becomes the phone of every business person in town. With its email push features and the exclusive messaging system BlackBerry Messenger (BBM), the handset has become the favorite of quite a number of loyalists in the world. They might have outrun by tough competitors like Apple and Google in areas like the US and Europe, they are still…

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Technology’s Major Role In Disaster Management

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There has been a lot of natural disasters these past few days like storms, floods and even earthquakes. These kind of calamities caused major distractions and can take your love ones’ precious life. Good thing technology was able to evolve in such a way that dealing with these kind of problems has become easier than ever. Predicting an up coming typhoon has long been made possible with the use of the live satellite feed. It can reach all the concerned individuals with the use of different video platforms along with the best media server. With people having smartphones and data connections these days, being informed is really not an issue not unless to those places…

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Making Use Of Technology To Get Updated With The Latest Sports Events

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Not everyone can watch a live basketball championship match, Super Bowl, Hockey finals, Olympics and some other major sports events of the world. Aside from the fact that the tickets for these kind of events are too expensive, getting one would also mean getting pass through millions of people who are also doing the same. The seat sale can be offered at a particular time and gets fully booked after an hour or even after minutes. For those who really can’t make it, technology would be their best buddy. People of today are so fortunate that innovations to get updated for these sports events already exist. People can even access http://topbet.eu using their smartphones to…

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Layered Security Measures To Ensure Accurate Identity

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Membership to any online portals would always ask for personal information. In as much as you want to keep yourself private, these companies are also protecting themselves from automated registrations done by hackers and deceitful people. Their main goal is to penetrate the site and might as well retrieve some pertinent data that could in the long run compromise the entire business operations. To pacify the worries of these companies, layered security measures are being placed not just to protect the entire business but to ensure that no bots or programmed registrations could pass through. Among these measure is by asking the newly signed member to verify phone. After being asked of their active mobile…

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Intel’s New Breed Of PC’s Use Biometrics As Passes

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The inconvenience of remembering passwords made Intel create a prototype to make use of biometrics or body gestures like wave of the hands to log in to emails, online banking accounts and even social networking sites. They are developing new breed of tablets and laptops that would be equipped with this amazing technology. It would be utilizing a biometric sensor that recognizes the unique patterns of veins on a person’s palm. It was Thursday when Intel had their annual Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco and their director of security research at Intel Labs, Sridhar Iyengar made mention that the biometrics would be the solution on keeping up with the increasing number of online services….

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The Great All-In-One Package

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A person who is always on the go would most likely avail whatever’s “all-in-one” being offered. Time is very essential and as mush as possible if they can just click one button to activate everything, they would do it. Among all the “all-in-one” stuffs these days, the one being offered at MyLife.com is so far the most appealing. They are going to place all your social networking sites in one place along with your emails and instant messaging accounts. This would allow an easier way of grouping your circle and getting in touch with them at the same time. If this kind of thing exists, then it would mean a lot of convenience for a…

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Techy On-Lookers For Safety Purposes

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As much as possible, safety should be the topmost priority in a place filled with electronic gadgets. Among the most monitored things in the place is its humidity, temperature and airflow. These things should not be left unguarded because any unusual increase can cause damage or might as well cause fire. If there is a need to monitor the server room temperature every now and then to keep things going, then there is need for that awesome gadget that could just alarm for any unusual changes. With today’s advancement in technology, everything can be possible. One perfect example are the gadgets being offered at Itwatchdogs that are made to monitor everything. It comes with an…

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Keeping A Clean Image Online

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Getting to know a person these days isn’t that difficult most especially when the person is a netizen or an active internet user. His/her name has already been indexed by major search engines and there were already several sites that he/she might have visited. It would be impossible these days not to have a social networking account or perhaps a person who doesn’t have any idea what Google or Yahoo is. There would really come a time that you will force yourself to be present in the internet world because this is your only access to what you’ve been looking for. Having an online image may take time to appear but by the time it…

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Laser System Projects Road Information On Your Windshield

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Technology has really gone a long way most especially in the laser technology. Who would have thought that laser could eventually show numerous awesome things. As for the latest laser innovation, it’s now being used to display useful traffic information right in front of your windshield. It’s called Head-Up Displays. It will project visual data onto the windshield and the driver’s view of the road. Isn’t it amazing? Car manufacturers are slowly adapting the technology and would definitely include it in their upcoming car models. Among them is Japan’s Pioneer Corporation. They are planning to release its first head-up display product this year and this would be the first among the rest. These head-up displays…

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The World Wide Web

Why did Facebook buy Instagram for $1 billion if they can make their own?

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Have you ever wondered why Facebook bought Instagram for $1 billion if they can easily make a similar app on their own, integrate it on Facebook, and compete with Instagram? If you’re curious enough to know why, that makes two of us. If you have a friend that is curious as well, then that makes 3 of us. I really wonder why they bought Instagram for that amount. I know that $1 billion US dollars is nothing for Facebook, but they can save it and build their own similar service from scratch. They didn’t buy Foursquare right? They made their own service that is similar – and I think – better than Foursquare. Now Facebook…

Social Networks Will Come and Go But Your Profile Data Will Live On

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It is clear that most of the social media action will belong to Facebook and Google+ for at least the next several years. But while attention is focused on these two industry giants, have you ever considered that last generation’s social networks can continue to shape the landscape now and for quite some time onwards. And it’s all because of you. Friendster is not too far in the past to forget. After its time, many have deleted their accounts in favor or MySpace. Still, many simply abandoned theirs. Since there is plenty of evidence that deleting anything on the Net does not really delete them but are simply hidden from your view, what else can…

Keep Your Friends Close; Your Enemies, Closer

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What do you think Facebook is doing while Google+ growing? A lot of things, of course. And I can tell you what they are NOT doing. They are not keeping distance. They have to be close enough to observe. How close? This close… Here’s just a partial list of Facebook employees who have profiles in Google+. It includes Mark Zuckerberg, no less! Mark Zuckerberg, founder and chief executive officer Christopher Cox, vice president of product Lori Goler, vice president of human resources and recruiting Dan Rose vice president of partnerships and platform marketing Sheryl Sandberg, chief operating officer Elliot Schrage, vice president of global communications, marketing and public policy Mike Schroepfer, vice president of engineering Bret Taylor, chief technology…

Gadgets & Geekery

Wireless Charging Now Made Possible At Some Distance

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This is yet another noble prize aspiring invention wherein one can now charge their gadgets without even plugging them to some source of electricity. Just imagine leaving your cellphone inside your bag and it charges all by itself wirelessly. This awesome technological invention was brought to you by The WiTricity Corporation in Watertown, Massachusetts. WiTricity is in fact short for Wireless Electricity. “WiTricity has signed a technology transfer and licensing agreement with MediaTek, a semiconductor company in Taiwan, to collaborate on systems for wireless charging of mobile handsets, tablet computers, game controllers and other devices,” says Eric Giler, the company’s CEO. They would first be introducing the product to equipment manufacturers who would later on…

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China’s $99 MIPS Tab Runs In Android 4.0

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While everyone’s still reading about how awesome this latest Android 4.0 is, and still wondering which gadget manufacturer could place it first, China is already selling that much anticipated gadget like breads. This Novo 7 runs in Android 4.0 a.k.a Ice Cream Sandwich and powered by 1GHz single core MIPS-based XBurst CPU with Vivante GC860 GPU core at $99. “Low cost, high performance tablets are a big win for mobile consumers and a strong illustration of how Android’s openness drives innovation and competition for the benefit of consumers around the world,” says Andy Rubin, senior vice president of mobile at Google. It comes in 7-inch capacitive multitouch screen and connectivity options include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and…

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Androidland Now Opens In Melbourne

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This is claimed to be first and the biggest Android dedicated store in the world by the Australian telecommunications and media company, Telstra. It occupies the 154sqm space of the company’s Bourke Street Melbourne outlet fully designed according to the Android’s apple-green-theme ambiance. It is basically the ‘Disneyland’ of Android gadgets with on-site ‘experts’ who were trained by Google to attend to all of the customers’ questions and queries about the software and the hardware. It is a huge place wherein you would be able to experience Google-related apps like Google Earth or perhaps playing your Angry Birds in a humongous screen. It will not only display the latest Android phones or tablets but would…

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The Vinci, a Tablet for Babies

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Just when I thought that tablets have become ubiquitous, something comes along to prove I am wrong. It seems there is a segment in our society that is considered an untapped market for this gadget — babies. That’s right, folks, they’re making tablets for babies now. While there is no shortage of electronic devices that are made for babies, I wonder what area a tablet would satisfy. It turns out, nothing new. Generally, it’s still all about stimulating babies’ minds and senses. That’s not to say that something is wrong with that; the intention is good. You get a tablet that’s limited to that focus and nothing else. The Vinci Touchpad is one such device….

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How Green Is The HP TouchPad?

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Just recently, I noticed this tablet that HP is promoting as a green option to ultra portable computing. It is called the HP TouchPad. Now, be reminded that the rise of netbooks and tablets started on the premise that most activities users do on a computer do not require the processing power of regular laptops and desktops. By doing away with these “excess” resources we are able to build lower-cost devices without sacrificing user requirements. That is an improved approach and I agree that it is rather green. The ultra-portable market is generally marketed as green but HP’s TouchPad is the first specific device to bill itself with the label. What did HP do to…

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4th Quarter Will See The Coming Of iPad 3 and iPhone 5

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There is a reason companies are very secretive about new product launch dates. It is a common strategy to prevent from undercutting themselves. Imagine, if people knew that a new model would be coming out soon many of them will hold off purchasing the current release and simply wait. That would significantly impact sales of the current line. Besides, you want to capture as much of the market as you can. Not that Apple is struggling with sales. On the contrary, it is now the most popular consumer brand. Even so, it is all about maximizing profits. Apple is mum about when it would release the next line of its popular tablet and smartphone but…

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MultiAccout: 2 Accounts in One Card

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How many plastics do you have? I mean, in your wallet. You know, debit and credit cards and stuff? If you have more than a few, do you like it that way or would you prefer a more compact option? I used to carry seven (I know others with twice as many) and it was surely annoying. It made my card holder uncomfortably thick. I eventually had to evaluate their benefits and how much of it I can consolidate with fewer providers. Overtime, I streamlined my plastic-related routines that I’m now I’m down to just three cards. Still, I wondered if I can get away with just one card. But there was this one time…

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Quicker Note-Taking? Use a Bamboo

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Has this ever happened to you: You’re somewhere and suddenly you need to take note of something important or interesting – and idea, someone’s words or a visual gone too soon. You take out your tablet and you tap away on the onscreen QWERTY keyboard (at times with just one hand). The slow pace distracts you from the idea; you couldn’t ask that someone to repeat what he just said; can’t take a picture as it’s already gone. In all, you failed to adequately capture whatever it was you wanted. Sounds familiar? It happens more than enough to me that’s why I gotta have a Bamboo – Wacom’s Bamboo stylus, that is. Conventional pen and…

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