The Information World
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Android Powers 48% of Smartphones Globally
Google Android has been a great success since its launch. Since passing Nokia’s Symbian, Android has sat in the top spot for mobile operating systems worldwide. But how wide and largely Android is used? This is the question on which we can debate. On Tuesday, the research firm, Canalys, published the detailed study that estimated Android’s worldwide…
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Google+ Attracts 25 Millions Users in Less than a Month
According to research firm ComScore, Google+, a Social Network from Google, has attracted up to 25 Million users around the globe in less than a month. Relatively faster than Facebook in its early days. ComScore also reports that Google+ had more than 6 million visitors from the United States, followed by India with more than 3 million…
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Skype for iPad Now Available to Download
After months of waiting, Skype for iPad finally went live on App Store today. But soon after it went live, Skype removed its app from App Store for unknown reason. Thankfully, Skype for iPad has now returned to App Store and you can download it. Skype’s head of Consumer Product Manager, Rick Osterloh, describes Skype…
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Skype for iPad Finally Arrived on App Store – then Removed
Long-awaited Skype for iPad finally hit App Store today after months of expectations. The new app takes advantage of the tablet’s larger screen real estate, making for crisp and clear video chat over Wi-Fi, and often less crisp chat over 3G. However, after sometime, Skype pulled it out from the App Store maybe to make…
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iPhone 5 launching in October, not September [Rumor]
iPhone 5 mockup by Razoredge Design As it was rumored that iPhone 5 will be launching this September, AllthingsD claims that iPhone 5 will be launching in October, not in September. The blog post at AllThingsD reads: So those rumors claiming the iPhone 5 will debut in late September? They’re wrong. Instead, it’s going to be an October surprise — the month in…
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Facebook Offers $500 Bounty for Reporting Bugs
World’s most used Social Network with over 700 Million users, Facebook, is offering $500 for reporting bugs on Facebook. This news came from the ‘Security Bug Bounty‘ page on Facebook that says: “To show our appreciation for our security researchers, we offer a monetary bounty for certain qualifying security bugs,” To qualify for a bounty,…
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Use iPhone/iPod Touch as Wireless Keyboard for iPad
Here’s new and innovative app ‘External Keyboard’ that lets users use their iPhone/iPod Touch as a Wireless Keyboard for iPad. Ofcourse you need to have both iPad and iPhone or iPod Touch to make a connection between the two. You might be wondering how this app works? Well, External Keyboard app builds a connection between…
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Bill Gates is Now Richer than US Federal Government
US’s cash balance had gotten so bad that it was less than some companies like Apple. Now it’s so bad that it’s less than some people. Co-founder of Microsoft Corporation, Bill Gates, is now richer than Federal Government of United States. Business Insider reports that the Federal Government of US now has only $54 Billion in the…
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Recover Deleted Text Messages Using UndeleteSMS on iPhone
Doesn’t matter if your’ an iPhone user or Nokia or Samsung or whatever, you sometimes accidentally delete your important text message that you wished to keep and curse yourself for this act. Thanks to iPhone apps developers as now iPhone users can actually recover their deleted SMS using Undelete SMS. UndeleteSMS is available on Cydia…
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Shift Gears on Toyota’s Bike With Your Mind
Here comes the new Technology that changes the way people pedal along the open road on a bike. It’s Toyota’s mind-controlled bike that is made in conjunction with Saatchi LA, Parlee Cycles and Deeplocal. It comes with a built-in smartphone dock, a carbon-fiber frame and a helmet that reads electrical brain activity. According to Toyota’s…
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