Google India places candle for Delhi Braveheart

While the Delhi people are Candle marching for Damini, the brave girl from Delhi who have passed away. Google India also participates in the event by placing a candle on Google India Homepage. An effort played by Google India to actively participate in the event. Though this is a virtual candle but the value is priceless. ...

Best QWERTY Keypad Phones of 2012

With the touchscreen ruling the roost, other phones seem to have taken the backseat. The touch-screen smartphone is stylish and though it takes some getting used to it, most users don’t mind the effort. The initial frustration of pinpointing the right alphabet on a capacitive screen doesn’t last long. You usually get used to it, but some don’t. For those individuals, a QWERTY keypad is as far as they would go in the tech revolution. That’s why companies manufacturing phones with QWERTY keypads witness steady sales all through the year....

Get super shots with Nikon Dslr D3200

We have been known for keeping things for posterity. Be it jewels, books and many other similar things we want our offspring to look at them and understand their value. If you are thinking of going for something similar for your kids and family then offering them excellent photographs is another way to express your gratitude. You need an excellent camera for the same and owing to the technological revolution there is certainly no dearth of the...

Black dot as facebook profile pic for the girl who was raped in delhi

A 23 year old girl was gang raped in Delhi, India. Her nude body was thrown on road, her body was lying there for an hour and no one took a step forward to help her. Public didn't even thought of putting a cloth on her body. As a protest, Facebook users are putting a Black Dot as their Facebook profile pic. To join the protest, you can also place this Black Dot as your profile pic. Just right click on the image and use Save As butto...

Facebook adds privacy shortcut

Facebook has added a new shortcut to help you with customization of your privacy setting easily. In the taskbar of Facebook, at right side just adjacent to 'Home' button or 'Settings' button. It shows three main options, as-Who can see my Stuff? Who can contact me? How do I stop someone from bothering me? All of these three are dropdown menu. Who can see my Stuff?Public visibility of your posts, Activity Log and 'View as' (it will help you...

Now, mention Google+ users and pages

Mention feature took a start from twitter and then moved to Facebook. How can Google remain behind? But the approach is way to much different as this time Google uses Blogger platform to use this mention feature. Mentioning is simple, just put a plus sign and start typing whatever or whoever you want to include, a list will pop showing the appropriate result. Upon selection a link to Google+ profile or page will get added. For example, +Sector Techno. To...

Yahoo Unveils 'Revamped Mail Service'

Yahoo, on Tuesday, unveiled a newer version of its email service that’s slated to be faster, sleeker and easier to use. The latest version is said to be a user-friendly interface designed with an intention of giving users easy and quicker access to their emails. News about the revamp was announced by Marissa Mayer on Yahoo’s corporate blog. Apart from being available on the Web, this latest version is slated to be available on all other major platforms, such as smartphones and tablets. Tablets include Google’s Android devices, Apple’s iOS devices...

Report and Block users with inappropriate profile pic

Facebook is full of users that make fake profiles with inappropriate content. These users generally, become friends with other such users thus, forming an inappropriate users network. Facebook staff is working hard to keep the users safe from these unwanted profiles, especially the under age users. If by any case one user gets added to your profile or maybe your friend's profile then the entire network keeps on showing in the "People You May Know"...

Facebook Renames 'Subscribe' Option as 'Follow'

Facebook is one of the most popular social networking sites. It has over 1 billion active users and is one the most visited websites of all time. Facebook can be used by individuals and businesses. You can create a Facebook profile for personal use, a Page for a business, a band or a fictional character and a Group for special interests.  When you create a profile on Facebook, you can add friends to your contact list and when they update...

Wedding photographers to follow on twitter

Wedding photography is passion and profession to some great people who turn this into art. Here is a list of some wedding photographers to follow on twitter. Jeff Newsom @jeffnewsom Max Wanger @maxwanger Marcus Bell @mbellphoto Angelica Glass @angelica_glass Ron Antonelli @ronantonelli Yervant Zanazanian @yervantz Sergio Lopez @sergiolopez Susan Stripling @susanstripling As a freelancer or a practitioner, every photographer must follow...

Poke on Facebook will make you unsecure

There is one feature on Facebook "Poke". A very common feature and maximum users do know that it exists. But I can assure you that maximum users who are familiar with the existence of this "Poke" feature don't exactly know what it does.General definition of Poke is-A “poke” is basically someone trying to get your attention. It’s one of the meaningless features that are used just to annoy someone. Next Big things But that’s...

A minor status update- Facebook

Facebook has done a very minor update. But an update in an update. Previously status update frame showed a message asking you "Whats on your mind?".  Now it says, "What's up, |Username|?" This one is a direct question to the user. Not only that, the question that appears in the update status field is time specific, in evening it will say "How was your day, |username|?" Now, it is a question what difference does that make,...

Facebook's New Content Control Features Get Big Approval

Even though we have all has our personal (and public) quarrels with Facebook this year in regards to privacy, they have gone on to prove that they aren't all that bad. Just today (12/12/12), the social network rolled out a new set of privacy and security features that should make it easier for users to manage their content. As we have all grown increasingly worried into how much people get tap into our information, especially with this week's arrests of ten individuals who were running money stealing malware, we may have new reasons to feel...

15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display - Review

It seems that Apple needs to do very less in order to have a huge fanfare for each of its products. This is owing to its whooping success in the past. The MacBook Pro lineup of MacBook seems to fall under this category. The gadget seems to have done no harm to Apple’s reputation with its elegant design complemented by powerful hardware. New Updates The 15 incher features a new i7 core processor from Intel. The new Apple machine also features a USB 3.0. However, the highlight of the updates is the Retina Display without compromising on any...

Wordpress 3.5 - Expected Features

December 5th is going to witness the launch of the WordPress 3.5 version. WordPress has an undefined rule of releasing new versions every six months and based on that the time has arrived for the release of a new version. WordPress is the best Content Management System in the whole world and a majority of the sites online have adopted WordPress. The previous version 3.4 created a great impact and 3.5 is expected to have some exciting features. ...

How social networking might change the world

Here is a few ways in which social media may change the world as we know it. They include small changes to our every day routine, to large changes such as removing dictator governments.  One day people may use social media as a way of avoiding people by pretending they are not in.  People do not answer their landline if they want to pretend they are not in, but now people have mobile phones, which (due to their mobile nature) are...

YouTube and Mashable got a makeover

The world's most popular video portal is live with it's new look. Like blogger YouTube now features Send Feedback button at the right bottom. You can send a brief description and highlight and blackout any area of the screen while sending the screenshot with the feedback.  YouTube has also added Upload button just next to search bar. Upload can be done via standard file selection dialog box or just by drag and drop operation. Instead of uploading users...

Adsense new strategy for better CTR

Internet is growing at a high frequency. Now, we know well that maximum revenue collected to run these internet services comes from advertisements networks. Internet users are intelligent enough to distinguish a text ad from the rest of the content. Thus, ignoring them. This results in a lower CTR (Click Through Ratio). Lower CTR means lower revenue collection. Google Adsense has put an effort to have higher CTR. For that, as you can see...

Hands On With Lenovo IdeaTab S2110A

Looking for a tablet that combines productivity and entertainment? Well, your search is over then. Lenovo has dubbed the new IdeaTab S2110A as a premium entertainment tablet. Let’s take a closer look at the features of it to examine why this is so. Design At first glance, the IdeaTab S2110A looks very much like any other Android tablet. It is however, small and light, weighing only 580g. It is 8.7mm thick. Slip it into a bag and you’re set to go anywhere you want. The 10.1 inch display is enclosed by a 1 inch black bezel. There is a black...

Social Media Marketing Risks that You should be Aware of

Social media is a powerful tool to promote your business. Even small business owners are on social sites to market their products and to get in touch with their customers. Opening an account with a social networking site and updating your business status and making announcements about offers and business improvements seem to be so simple that every employee wants to do the task. However, it is not as simple as it seems. Going social is like opening Pandora’s Box; you don’t know what will come out of it. However, it can’t always bring favorable...

Best Twitter Application for Ubuntu 12.04

Twitter is a micro blogging platform. With twitter you can connect to a number of people. It is not necessary that you know the individual that you are connecting with. This feature makes twitter a great platform for small as well as big companies, celebrities, blogger, etc. Ubuntu is a free, world'd third most popular operating system. I won't say that ever user must switch to this platform, because of its great features, and blazing...

Social Networking Advantages for Businesses

Whether you’re a small local business or an MNC, social networking is something that you need to take notice of. A major chunk of your customer base is socially active on various networks, and this becomes a great way to get in touch with them.  Gone are the days when advertising was the only way you could connect with your customers. With the explosion of popular sites like Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and many more, companies have jumped onto the social media bandwagon.  The small business and social media  While MNCs were...