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LG Optimus 2X ICS update pushed back to Q3

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LG made some waves as being one of the few manufacturers to publicly release a detailed list regarding updates to the latest Android version. This is a good idea if you want to show your customers that you're serious about future-proofing your smartphones, but is not so good if you can't stick to your schedule, which is what appears to have happened with the Optimus 2X. LG Mobile Singapore have spilled the beans on Facebook that we won't be seeing the latest Android version on the 2X until Q3 of this year. This means the 2X is joining the ranks of several other Optimus smartphones which were (and hopefully continue to be) also slated for a Q3 update. Whether this delay also affects the other LG smartphones on the update list remains to be seen. We'll be sure to let you know the moment we hear anythin

Galaxy S III has PenTile AMOLED because it lasts longer

After the Galaxy S III announcement many people, including us, were wondering why Samsung decided to use a PenTile Super AMOLED screen instead of an Super AMOLED Plus unit. Well, a Samsung spokesman has explained why. The reason turned out to be plain simple – it’s not because Samsung can’t satisfy the demand – it’s just that the PenTile will last longer. As it turns out, the RGB AMOLEDs degrade much faster than the PenTile AMOLEDs so the picture quality becomes worse faster. The blue pixels are the ones to blame – they degrade faster than the red and green pixels. The PenTile displays have less blue pixels because of the RGBG subpixel layout and that’s why they have longer life span. Samsung wants to ensure top-notch display quality even two or three years after the users get their Galaxy S III and it seems the only way is to use PenTile displays. Does that mean that the Galaxy S II users have only two years of proper service ahead? We already met the Galaxy S III

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 review: Different magic

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Introduction Samsung's impressive tablet lineup is already in its second generation, but the one that stands out is surprisingly at the lower end of both the size range and the age bracket. The ultra-thin and incredibly light Super-AMOLED-packing Galaxy Tab 7.7 may as well be the one the iPads should be afraid of. Most of the tablets on the market are powered by dual-core chipsets, and the new Galaxy Tab 7.7 will have no trouble blending in. Scratch that. Some of its peers may find it hard to keep up. Sure, it will soon be looking at some quad-core slates fast approaching in the rear view mirror, but that time is yet to come. The Exynos SoC with those twin 1.4GHz cores is more than sufficient for a 7-inch device by our books. Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 official pictures What makes the Galaxy Tab 7.7 so special is the screen and the compact form factor. This is the first and only tablet to use a Super AMOLED Plus display and - you don't have to take our wo

Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 review: Make it two

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Introduction The question this second-generation Samsung tablet is trying to answer is not "How much better can it get?" The Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 stops at how much. It feels safe pretending there's no such thing as a third-generation iPad. Under different circumstances, the second-generation Galaxy Tab 10.1 would've been a disappointment. It still is, in a way - especially if you expected a substantial upgrade of the original. This duty however falls on another member of the Samsung tablet lineup. Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 official pictures The 10-inch Note is the one with the better specs and the S Pen adds an extra dimension to the tablet experience. And it certainly needs every bit of muscle and brains to stand up to the iPad 3. The Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 has the seemingly easier job to compete with a discounted iPad 2. On a second thought, although not as much as everyone may've hoped, the actual upgrades over the original manage to m

Nokia Asha 302 review: E-serious

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Introduction The Nokia Asha 302 comes between the Asha 300 and the Asha 303 in Nokia's updated featurephone lineup, but it doesn't quite follow the numerical order. Although obviously not a smartphone, this S40 messenger is almost halfway there. It aims to bring good connectivity and more than reasonable processing power without unnecessarily complicating the interface. Touchscreen and dual-SIM support are the two extremes in the Asha lineup but the Nokia Asha 302 sticks to the middle, finding balance and confidence in robust functionality and good build quality. It's a value package with plenty to offer to many potential upgraders looking to replace their S30 or S40 phones. Nokia Asha 302 official picture The Asha 302 is compatible with any GSM network worldwide and features both 3G and Wi-Fi connectivity. It makes sure your email, Facebook and Twitter accounts are never more than just a click away. That's where the QWERTY keyboard is most

HTC Desire C spotted in the wild once again

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he HTC Desire C, previously known as Wildfire C or Golf, leaks once again in live pictures. This time it was spotted on the Orange Romania Facebook page. Someone there apparently decided to take pictures from the Marketing’s team office and post them on Facebook. The HTC Desire C can be found in two of those pictures. Enjoy! HTC Desire C The Desire C is rumored to feature a 3.5-inch HVGA screen, either a single-core 800MHz or 1GHz processor, a 5 megapixel snapper with a front-facing video-call camera, 512MB RAM, 4 gigs of storage, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0 and a microSD slot. It is going to run on the latest Android Ice Cream Sandwich. With this many leaks, we expect the announcement to happen very soon. Thank you, Spike, for sending this in!

HTC Desire C first press shot and specs leak on Vodafone

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The HTC Desire C is not a stranger anymore. We've seen it star in not one , but two blurry photo sessions. However, this is the first time we get to see it in its proper attire - via a leaked press shot. Obviously, Vodafone Portugal jumped the gun on this one and included it in its May catalog even before the thing was announced. Leaked specs and photos are the bread and butter of this job, so we are more than happy to introduce you to the HTC Desire C. As you'll see below, the catalog also sheds some light on the specs of the device. Here's what we have confirmed for now: The HTC Desire C has a 3.5-inch screen with 320x480 resolution and runs on a 600MHz processor. Connectivity-wise it's 3.5G, whatever that means, but we're guessing it's HSDPA. The handset also has 4GB of internal memory and a 5MP camera. But most importantly, this low-spec'd device will run Android Ice Cream Sandwich. According to one of our tipsters, the Desire C

Best Indian News Apps For Windows Phone 7

Indian magazines readers are very well acquainted with the leading news and business magazines India Today and Business Today. But, how much time does the working professionals get these days to actually go through these magazines in the print form which just lures only some budding students and that too the readership is on a constant decline in these digital times where everyone wants almost everything on the go. So their mobile app versions had to be there sooner or later. And yes, they are actually available in the Windows Phone marketplace now. India Today App Description: The India Today application allows users to view up-to-date news articles, images, videos and live TV served through the India Today Network. The application is powered by India Today, India’s no. 1 news magazine. The app consists of latest & breaking news, sports news, political news, cricket updates, entertainment news, bollywood & Hollywood news, movie reviews, celebrity interviews, images and videos.

Aircel Pocket Internet Smart Prepaid Plans [1 May 2012]

Aircel is launching a set of new 3G Plans and we would like to share the same with you. You would recall that 3 years ago when Aircel launched Pocket Internet, it changed the way mobile internet was perceived and consumed. It truly democratised data for the consumer. With 3G we are at a similar juncture. While consumers understand the benefit of 3G and there is a desire to adopt, 3G remains out of their reach. With Aircel’s new offering of Pocket Internet Smart has Aircel is ready to revolutionize the landscape of mobile internet unlocking the true 3G potential, both for the consumer and the business. Pocket Internet Smart will offer Aircel consumers unlimited 3G at attractive prices. It will also for the first time, offer, unlimited 3G and 2G data on a single recharge and the plans will be device agnostic. These innovative features will provide consumers benefits such as freedom from data bills shocks, ease of recharge and convenience of using the same plan across devices – mobiles, t

Learn C++ computer programming basic tutorial with Microsoft C++ 2010 edition

What is C++? Unlike other programming language, C++ needs a compiler to compile and run the program. There are many C++ compilers such as Microsoft visual C++, Borland C++, Dev C++ etc. you can choose anyone you like. But I am going to recommend Microsoft Visual C++ 2010. You can download it from the internet freely. Downloading and installing compiler: You can download Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 from this link http://www.microsoft.com/express/Downloads/#2010-Visual-CPP. Then download Visual C++ and install it in your computer. You can also use Visual C++ 2008. Setting for C++ Programming: After installing Visual C++, start the Visual C++2010 from desktop shortcut or go to Start >> All Programs >> Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Express Edition A screen will pop up as Figure 1. (fig-1) Then to create a new program, go to File >> New>> Project, then a diagnose box will open as shown in Figure 2.

How to make animation with Pivot Stick animator - create your own stickman animation

Hello :) Do you like cartoon? .Most of you are familiar with stick man.Cartoons . I am going to show you how to make stick-man animation easily. As you can see at the left side , I have created a a stickman who is dancing. Is he? ;) You can also create better animation. First of all you will need to download pivot stick animator. To down load Click here then click download now. Install the software and you are ready to start. It is very easy to make animation by this software. At the beginning I will tell how to make .gif animation first. Later you will learn how to make .avi videos and cartoon of stickman. You can add sound , voice , extra animated accessories to make a real cartoon. But before that , lets learn the basic first. Animation: A simple animation of game :) I have recorded a quick tutorial to help you learn how to use the software - check the video ;)

How to customize your windows by rocketDock application use your windows like mac

Are your bored of running your old windows PC ? Obviously it doesn't feel good to stick with the old same boring thing. Many people likes to use Mac but doesn't have enough money to buy one. I can give you a solution to solve this problem . You can use Rocket Doc (smoothly animated, alpha blended application launcher) . With the help of this application you can access shortcuts in a easy way. It has many facilities like Real time windows preview in vista, Simple drag and drop interface , Multi monitor support, customizable etc etc. The most important thing is RocketDock is completely free but you can give some donation if you want . Follow the video from their official you tube channel To download RocketDoc Click here

Funny Facebook prank tricks to have fun with your friends

Hello, In this Post I will tell you how to make fun with your Facebook friends. Well this prank is very old and common. Once upon a time I was a victim of this prank. So now I have decided to share it with you. Prank 1: The prank is very simple. Just post a status using this link , - http://facebook.com/profile.php?=638383373 This link looks like a link of original Facebook profile. But actually this link is not valid. The code is given randomly and whenever some one clicks the link,will be redirected to their own profile. Now you can make a prank by posting status like " Everybody Please report against this stupid profile - http://facebook.com/profile.php?=638383373" Obviously your friends are going to check who's profile is that. They will be very shock to see their own profile. Most Probably they will get upset and may ask you why you are doing this.? why? :P Prank 2: The second pranks is all about insulting. So don't make this prank with someone who is very sensit

How to edit webpage by Google chrome inspect element and have fun

Today i am going to show you how to edit a webpage easily by your Google chrome we browser. The editing won't be permanent rather it will be just for a while. After editing if you press the refresh button all the data will come back to normal. Then what is the purpose? The purpose is just for fun. You can take a Screen shot of your edited webpage and share it with your friends for fun. The process is very easy. I am not going to write the steps here again as i have already written an article on this in another site. The reason why i am not posting again it's because posting same type of article in 2 different places is not ideal for search engine optimization . Click here to read the article. In the article i have shown you how i have edited my google adsense revenue of 0 dollar to 10,000 dollars just for fun. Now you can also edit whatever you want . I hope the article will help you. I will share you my other article as well. Keep visiting my blog. Thank you for your support

How to create a folder without any name

How to create a folder without any name: At first select a folder or create a new folder. Now remove the name by rename option. Or Simply click F2 and then press backspace to remove the name. (Hold on that position and look if your Numlock in On. If it is off make it on because you have to type a code only by Numpad. In many laptop there is no numpad, the numpad is mixed with the keyboard so e careful about it. ) Now in that position press ALT button and type a code 0160 by the help of your number pad and press Enter. you will see there is no name on it. Hope you will love it :D

How to increase windows startup speed by windows registry configuration.

When we start our computer it delays for a while to make your computer ready for action. You can reduce this delaying time completely by editing a simple thing in the registry setting. It will not harm your computer. Note: This will boost in starting the windows. This will not increase the overall performance of your computer. The performance speed depends on the processor of your computer and the load it is taking on. The process: Step 1: Click Run and then type Regedit. Step 2: Now you will notice a box will pop up. From there Select HKEY_CURRENT_USER. Then Select control Panel , then Desktop Folder. Step 3: Now in the right hand side you will see lots of settings. From there select "Menu Show Delay". Double click on it and changed the default value "400" to "0". Now you are done. You will notice a slight increase in the loading time when you start your computer. If you increase the value to "1000" then it will take longer time to show the Menu

How to check the temperature of your laptop or PC Hardware - Download Speedfan

Hey guys!! This is another Blog where I am going to give a short review on a free software to check you computer/ Laptops temperature. Speed fan is a useful software to check the temperature of you laptop. The software is very simple and the most important thing is that , it is Free! I recommend the software to those who are using their laptop or PC for a long period of time. When you run speedfan software , it will first scan your computer to and then show you the result. As you can see in the picture below. If all the temperature is too high then you should give some rest to your laptop or PC. It will also detect if any Error occurs to your Laptop/PC Fan.

Start with the Basics: How to Design an Attractive Website

These web design tips can be used by newbies and advanced web designers alike. Sometimes it pays to go back to the basics and build a website based off of principles that really work to attract visitors to visit again and again. 1. Use a cohesive color scheme. If your business has specific colors or a set company logo, this is a good place to begin. If you are starting from scratch, choose several colors and stick with them throughout the design of your website. If you’re not sure what color scheme to choose, check out a few of your favorite websites and see what looks best. You can use these websites to model your website color scheme off of. 2. Start with a template. If you are new to web design, a template is a great place to begin. Many templates come with web design software or can be downloaded for free. Additionally, templates are often customized to specific niche markets, like health and beauty, business, or blogging. 3. Make your website user-friendly. Many web desig

Top 10 funny interesting troll websites to have fun in your boring time

Hey!! In this Post I am going to write about the top 10 funny interesting sites where you could have fun in your boring time. While you work on your computer you might get bored and want something interesting to get rid of the boringness. Check the list of top 10 troll Websites Below ;) : 1) 9GAG: This is currently the most popular troll website to have ultimate lough and fun. Many users publishing extremely funny content everyday. Sometimes I get very surprised to see the creativity and humor of the 9Gag users. 2) Break: This is another great site for watching interesting funny photos and videos. You will find lots of funny pictures and videos to get rid of the Boringness. 3) Failblog: You must have heard about Failblog. This is one of the most popular website for watching real EPIC fail videos and photos. 4) Membase : Membase is the Source of Internet Troll. You can create a troll comic by using Membase and upload it. Users can vote the uploaded comics to rank them up. 5) VideoBash:

How To Watch 18+ Adult Videos on YouTube Without Logging In

Youtube is the most popular video streaming website. YouTube has thousands of streaming videos on nearly every topic. Which are free to watch.Certain videos that contain nudity, explicit, or violence content are put under 18+ category and you can’t watch these videos on YouTube unless you are logged into your YouTube / Google account.In this post I will show you a simple hack on how to see those videos ;) The following message appears while you try to watch 18+ Video, “This content may contain material flagged by YouTube’s user community that may be inappropriate for some users.” “To view this video or group, please verify you are 18 or older by signing in or signing up. If you would instead prefer to avoid potentially inappropriate content, consider activating YouTube’s Safety Mode.” Watch 18+ Videos Without Youtube Account or Loggin in Here is a simple hack for seeing those videos, Just replace “watch” in the YouTube URL with “watch_popup” and the 18+ video will play on your screen

Simple Trick to Lock Your Computer Using Mouse

Today lets see a simple trick on how to lock your PC using mouse click.We normally use Alt+Ctrl+Del or Windows+L to lock our PCs.Instead of trying those windows keyboard shortcut keys to lock Pc, lets now tryout something new ;) .Some might have already know this trick already… 1. Just Right click on the desktop, point to New and click Shortcut. 2. In the Create Shortcut dialog box, copy the following into the ‘Type the location’ of the item text box: “rundll32 user32.dll,LockWorkStation” remove quotes while typing. 3. Click Next. 4. In “Type a name for this shortcut”, type LOCK MY PC and Click Finish 5. Now just double click on the icon, your desktop will be locked.

Simple Trick to Display Windows Version on Desktop

Most of you might have noticed Windows version on the desktop in the lower right-hand corner during beta releases of windows.Lets now see a quick trick on doing this in your windows platform.I tested this registry hack in Windows Xp, Vista and Windows 7 and its working fine :) Steps to show windows version on Desktop 1. Goto Start –> Run (Windows Key + R) 2. Type Regedit and hit Enter. 3. In Registry editor, navigate to this key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop 4. Select “Desktop” in left pane and search for “PaintDesktopVersion” in right pane and double-click it. Show windows version on Desktop 5. A dialog will pop-up, change the “Value Data” field from 0 to 1. Show windows version on Desktop - Registry Hack 6. Restart the Windows you will find Windows version printed on the desktop. Trick to Display Windows Version on Desktop - Windows 7 Check Windows version on the desktop in the lower right-hand corner

How to block sites on computer without using Software

In this tutorial, you will learn how to block sites on computer. There are thousands of softwares are available on internet to block sites but, in this tutorial, you are gonna learn how to block sites on computer without using any software. Block Websites in Windows Without using Software It is very easy to block sites on computer without any software. This trick will work on Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7. I have tried this trick on all windows and it really works. Follow the steps below to learn how to block sites on computer. * Go to Run(Windows Key + R) * Type C:/windows/system32/drivers/etc/hosts * Hit enter * Open the file as Notepad * Type 127.0.0.1 www.yoursitedomain.com below 127.0.0.1 local host * Save it. * Done!

Find YouTube Videos that Were Shot Near Your Location using Videos Near Me

YouTube.com, being one of the most popular video sharing websites on the net, features content of all types. I consider YouTube to be educational, fun, entertaining, ridiculous and even stupid. I also consider the wide multitude of people on YouTube to be educated, fun, entertaining, ridiculous, stupid and just plain dumb as well. It has been reported that the widely used video website has nearly 500 million users. In today’s post, we will review how you can filter YouTube based on location and geography. YouTube Videos Near Me Amit Agarwal, technology blogger for Wall Street Journal India and founder of the website Digital Inspiration has recently published a web based application that can find YouTube videos based on geo location. Digital Inspiration Screenshot Dubbed “Videos Near Me,” Amit has modified the Google Maps API, Google Feeds API and YouTube API to fetch YouTube Videos that have been geo-tagged based on location. To get started, simply jump to the Videos Near Me page and d

Increase Your Iphone Battery Life With These Easy to Use Tips

Increase Your Iphone Battery Life With These Easy to Use Tips If you are an iPhone users then you must be aware of the less point of Apple’s iPhone is its Battery. With every usage of it the %age of battery decreases. Iphone offers its users whole new world of features, apps, games which cannot be resisted from exploring. But the main concern for the user will be saving the battery throughout the day. Maximum iPhone battery is 100% and it rapidly decreases according to the usage. But every problem has a fix to it and Apple has done that for the battery issue. So let’s explore these few simple and few little tricky ones to get that extra bit of battery. When Not in Use Turn off Your iPhone All Wireless Applications All the latest phones, being specific Smartphone come with inbuilt wireless applications like Bluetooth and wifi access. So it is advised to switch off such features when they are not in use. As these features tends to deplete your iPhone battery fast. So turning them off can

15 Most Interesting Linux Facts

Linux is one of the world’s most powerful and popular operating system. Linux operating system was developed by Linus Benedict Torvalds at the age of 21. At present there are more than 300 flavors of Linux available and one can choose between any of them depending on the kind of applications they want. If you are new to Linux read, Top 5 Advantages of Using Linux Os Linux is a freeware and generally speaking its free from Virus and other malware infections. In this post I will share few Linux facts which may or may not be know for many of us. 15 Most Interesting Linux Facts 1. Only 2% of the current Linux kernel written by Linus Torvalds. 2. The Linux kernel version is written in the programming language C. 3. The first commercial distribution GNU / Linux was Yggdrasil was launched Lice-CD format in 1992. Red Hat was one of the first distributions to settle within companies and data centers in 1999. 4. A guy named William Della Croce Jr. registered the name Linux and deman

Keep Track of your Employees Through A Blackberry Spy

You want to keep track on your employee, spouse, child, you can trust a Blackberry Spy to help you. You must be wondering whether this actually happens. Yes it does and works very well. What is this Spy Application? * It records the phone activities without letting the other person know you are monitoring it .It keeps the record. This software might be compatible with other phones like the iPhone and the smart phones and the android. * You can spy on the call logs, text messages, location of where the device is and the email details. * You can see the data anytime and anywhere in the world. How to get the software? * You need a net connection on your mobile or your computer. * Find the Blackberry Spyware which has good reviews. * From that download the Blackberry tracking software program on your computer or your phone directly. * Configure it. * It will start recording and you can see the records online on your computer. * Switch off the mobile and

Dynamically Link an Excel Spreadsheet into a Word 2010 Document

There are times when you’re working in both Word and Excel where you’d like the data that you’re using in Excel to appear in your word document as a table, but you’d also like any changes you make to the Excel sheet to be automatically updated in your Word document. This is possible using dynamic links with OLE objects. To see how this works, first open and create a simple Excel spreadsheet, in this example, we’ll use this simple example sheet: Beginning Data Sheet Next, open a blank Word document and type in a heading for your table, then press the Enter to make room for it, such as we’ve done here: Empty Word Doc Next, go back to Excel and highlight, then copy the whole table minus the heading. Highlighted Data Then, move back to Word again, and click below where you wrote your heading; then, click on the Paste down arrow on the main Word ribbon: Past Special Main Menu Choose Paste Special, you should get something that looks like this: Paste Special Choices Select Microsoft Excel Wo

How to Remove, Crack, or Break a Forgotten Excel XLS Password

Have you forgotten your Excel password for a workbook or sheet? Or has someone left your office and they forgot to unlock an Excel workbook with a password set on it? If you’re stuck with an XLS file with a password that you need to break or crack, you can try out a small little utility that just might be able to get you back into your Excel file. Remove Excel Passwords Excel Password Remover 2007 is a freeware program that you can use to remove/crack/break/unlock a password on an Excel workbook or sheet. However, you still have to be able to open the file itself. If the file is protected in that you cannot even open the file without typing a password, I’ll mention another program that you can use to crack that Excel password. However, for most Excel password protection, it’s usually on the workbook or sheet so that someone can view the file, but not make structural changes to the file or changes to the cells. If this is your case, download the add-in and double-click on it. Excel will

10 Corporate Tech Blogs to Follow

Technology blogging is arguably the most popular niche. There are a wide variety of great tech blogs on the web, and we’ve previously recommended sites like How-To Geek, Digital Inspiration, MakeUseOf, Lifehacker and Addictive Tips. While sites like these ultimately excel at all that is technology, sometimes it’s also good to jump straight to the source. In today’s post, we will review 10 of the best corporate technology blogs to follow. 1. The Official Google Blog The official Google Blog, powered by Google’s very own Blogger.com, is a great blog to follow in order to stay up-to-date with all that is Google. This is not only a blog to follow if you are a webmaster who uses services like Google Analytics, but a great blog for anyone to follow. At the Google Blog, you will find anything from news releases about Google as a company to the latest on YouTube. With the countless services that Google now offers, the Official Google Blog is a great resource for anyone that uses their products

How to Read and Open .DAT Files in Windows

So you just received an email with an attachment that someone sent you, but the extension on the file is .DAT. What exactly is a .DAT file and how to you open .DAT files? Those are two questions I’m going to try to answer as this is an issue that I’ve seen many times in my IT career! The first thing to understand about .DAT files is that it indicates a file that has arbitrary data. That means it’s not associated with any one particular program or application. When you see a file with a .XLS extension, you know it’s referring to an Excel file, and so on. But with .DAT files, you have to figure out how to open it yourself and it may not be the same program each time. file types Image Source:http://www.hannonhill.com The best way to open a .DAT file is to use the program that created it. However, if you’re not sure, you can always try Notepad. Now when you open it in Notepad, you may be able to recognize some of the data, but the rest will most likely be junk spewed out by the program tha

Burn an ISO File using Mac OS X the Easy Way

One common misconception about burning CDs and DVDs is that you need to download additional software to burn certain formats. Some additional software does add some nice features and utilities. However, you can burn just about anything by taking advantage of Mac OS X’s built in capabilities. os x screen shot ISO files are a common format that you run into when messing around with operating systems and virtual machines. For example, the popular operating system Linux is distributed via ISO file. So, if you wanted to have a backup disk of the Linux operating system, you would need to burn the ISO to a DVD. The process of burning a CD or DVD in ISO format is different from just creating a data disc. An ISO must be burned as an ISO so that it has the capability to boot and auto-run. ubuntu iso To get started burning your ISO file with OS X, you need to launch the Disk Utility. The Disk Utility can be found at Finder > Applications > Utilities > Disk Utility. You also need to make

6 Free Blu-ray Disc Burning Software Apps

Looking for a way to burn Blu Ray discs? After Blu-ray won the battle with HD DVD, more and more people are starting to buy computers with Blu-ray burners built-in or buying them separately. Either way, as Blu-ray becomes more common like CDs and DVDs, the time is going to come when you are going to burn your first Blu-ray disc! You can also purchase software like Nero or Sonic Record Now to burn Blu-ray discs or you can use free open source Blue-ray burning software. That’s why I’ve come up with a list of free apps you can download to burn Blu-ray discs. I’m sure there will be a lot more freeware apps soon, but here’s what I could find so far: 1. BurnAware burnaware BurnAware is a very simple and easy to use CD/DVD/Blu-ray disc burning app. You can use it to create data backups, audio CDs and to create or burn ISO image files. The free version does not support disc copying or bootable discs. 2. CDBurnerXP cdburnerxp Another good freeware app to burn CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray discs. Like

How to Convert Powerpoint to DVD Video, Flash and PDF

I’ve been asked how to convert a Powerpoint to DVD, Flash, and PDF so many times by my co-workers that I am finally going to just write a tutorial on how to do it! Powerpoint presentations are great, but they are a lot more useful sometimes when you don’t have to use Powerpoint at all! Converting a Powerpoint presentation to DVD is great because it is much easier to distribute to others. Also it’s playable on any DVD player in the world, whether it be a laptop, desktop, stand-alone DVD player. Converting Powerpoint to PDF is good for those who want to send the presentation slides electronically, but don’t want people to be able to edit or modify the slides. Finally, converting Powerpoint to Flash is useful for those who want to embed the presentation on a web site. Converting a Powerpoint presentation to video is also a nice because you can then upload those videos to YouTube or MySpace for sharing. Converting to MP4 format will allow you to enjoy Powerpoint presentations on your iPod

3 Best Online Document Sharing Sites

Looking for a place to share your documents online? Previously, I’ve written about services like Show Document, a free online document collaboration tool. However, I’ve not yet gone into detail about document sharing websites. Firstly, there are a bunch of them! If you simply want to upload a file and share it with your friends, family, book club, college organization, company team, etc, it’s a piece of cake nowadays. However, online document sharing sites are also really useful for those who want to read original works created by millions of people. Thinking Wikipedia? Basically, these sites are mini versions of Wikipedia, but are sometimes better because they contain book excerpts, slideshows, recipes, puzzles, magazines, sheet music and a lot more. Here is my list of the top 3 sites for sharing and finding documents online: Scribd scribd[5] Scribd is the titan in the document sharing business. They have over 60 million readers a month and almost 50,000 documents uploaded every day!

Use Your Smartphone as a Photo or Document Scanner

Smartphones are quickly becoming an all-in-one replacement solution for many of the other technology based devices that we own. In another post, we reviewed how you can use your smartphone to control your television, Blu-ray player, etc… In today’s post, we will review how you can use an iPhone or Android phone as a replacement for a basic computer scanner. Basic Scanner iPhone The iPhone AppStore offers a variety of different options for scanner apps, but one of the best reviewed and most popular is an app titled Genius Scan. With a near perfect AppStore rating, Genius Scan serves as a basic replacement for a desktop scanner, but it also offers some additional features too. Genius Scan For example, with this app you can convert any scanned document into a PDF or JPEG file directly from within the app. Why is this useful? If you have several printed documents, such as recipes, that you would like to digitize and backup to your computer, you can simply scan them as PDFs. Of course, this

Google Voice Actions/Assistant is Siri for Android

Looking for a quality Siri application for Android? Google Voice Actions is an Android 2.2 (Froyo) and higher compatible voice command service that uses Google’s many services to answer questions and control various functions on Android based smartphones. Google Voice Actions for Android The Siri personal assistant app by Apple works fairly nicely with the iPhone 4S. However, Apple has placed stricter limitations on Siri. They won’t allow iPhone 4 or 3GS owners to run Siri without hacking their phones, and do not offer Siri as an AppStore download. So, if you don’t have a 4S, no Siri for you.

California judge throws out Proview's U.S. iPad lawsuit

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HTC One X vs Samsung Galaxy Note

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The Samsung Galaxy Note bully is not just the record holder in screen size among high-end phones, it also comes with a baseball bat to crush the competition, in the form of a stylus. This actually puts it in a category of its own, but for the sake of the comparison with another giant - the HTC One X - we’ll pretend that size doesn’t matter. Once you go big, you might never look back - valid as much for banks as for smartphones now. If you’d told us just two years ago that we will be comparing a phone with a 4.7” display to one with a 5.3-incher as if it’s no big deal, we’d be recommending a full mental checkup. Yet here we are, comparing HTC’s high-end for the year - the One X - with the phone Samsung took a big risk with and won - the 5.3” Galaxy Note. We say won, since it has sold millions to date , backed by a lofty marketing campaign , whereas the HTC One X has only been around for a few weeks, but the Taiwanese already pledged that its One series trio will rec