BlackBerry Q5: A youthful new Blackberry

BlackBerry is trying hard to get back to where it once belonged in the smartphone market.

Ten Things You Might Not Know About

Bill Gates, Co-founder and Chairman, Microsoft

SONY XPERIA TABLET Z

A SUPER-THIN TABLET, BUT TOO EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE THE NEXUS 10 IN OUR AFFECTIONS

Use your Mac more effectively with 10 top tips

Owning and using a Mac is, perhaps, one of the most gratifying experiences for any lover of technology.

Which cloud can you trust?

Sydney recently played host to CEBIT - Australia's largest annual business technology conference.

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Saturday, 10 August 2013

Which cloud can you trust?

cloud can you trust

Sydney recently played host to CEBIT - Australia's largest annual business technology conference. While each CEBIT has a large trade exhibition showcasing the upcoming technology, and provides delegates a chance to meet and play, there is also an extensive conference held throughout the three days. One of the conference streams this year was focused on the cloud and the issues companies are facing when utilising cloud computing technology.

Everyone seems to have their own definition of cloud computing; at its core, however, most people will agree that cloud computing provides IT flexibility through a series of automation and standardisation techniques of traditional IT services. This allows a faster time to market, lower cost of ownership and reduced operating cost. Cloud computing comes in a variety of flavours, from personal-use cloud services to Enterprise IT systems.



SONY XPERIA TABLET Z

SONY XPERIA TABLET Z
A SUPER-THIN TABLET, BUT TOO EXPENSIVE 
TO REPLACE THE NEXUS 10 IN OUR AFFECTIONS

Full-sized Android tablets Have Been thin on the ground of late, with manufacturers concentrating on shoving INSTEAD out cheap, compact tablets by the dozen.
As Such, the Sony Xperia Tablet Z is a breath of fresh air. It's the first we've Reviewed 10in Android tablet since the Nexus 10 - our current favorite Android tablet at this size - and it's a stunner.
The first time we picked it up, it Seemed impossibly thin and light.

 Incredibly, it's thinner than an iPhone 5, and you'll barely notice icts 495g weight When It's in your bag. Its squared-off, angled edges and flat glass panels at the rear and front ooze class, and Like icts smaller companion, the Xperia Z smartphone, the tablet Z is water-and dust-resistant, sealed with flaps covering all ports icts.



Use your Mac more effectively with 10 top tips

Use your Mac more effectively with 10 top tips


Owning and using a Mac is, perhaps, one of the most gratifying experiences for any lover of technology. For every function there is an intuitive command, often accompanied by ergonomical shortcuts, and a level of control and detail that makes any task a breeze. The OS is notoriously sleek and Apple are always tinkering with it to make things just that little bit easier for you, so it was no surprise that when Lion was released it came loaded with cool features and new shortcuts. Here, we take you through our top ten tips to help you along.

Text-to-speech

Lion comes with some allnew, high quality voices for text-to-speech.
Macs have long been able to convert text to speech, but Lion ships with a series of new, high-quality voices your computer can use to read text to you.Each new voice is between 300Mb and 1Gb in size, and indicated by a yellow triangle symbol. These are downloaded the rst time you choose them, so check the boxes of the voices you want in System Preferences > Speech, and get your Mac talking back!

Spotlight

Spotlight is a little-used, but powerful search engine on your desktop. 
Spotlight is one of the most powerful features you’ll nd in Mac OS X, having recently been improved. Use Spotlight to search for items, do a quick sum, or launch your apps. The default shortcutkey to invoke Spotlight is Cmd+Space, this will automatically focus your cursor on the search box (you can also click on the little magnifying glass at the top right of your screen). You can type the name of an app to quickly locate and launch it, a word to see de nitions, or even do simple sums (try 12,345 + 67,890 to see the answer 80,235 right beneath the search box).

Sign your documents using Preview

Sign documents without having to print, scrawl and scan them.
Write your signature on a piece of paper, making sure you use black ink. In preview, open a PDF document you’d like to sign and choose Create Signature from FaceTime Camera from the S icon on the toolbar. Hold up your piece of paper in front of your camera, and Preview will grab it, process it, and insert it into your document!

Versions

The all-new Versions function in OS X Lion lets you see the history of your documents.
Ever found yourself wanting to return to a document as it was four hours ago, before you made an edit? If you’ve saved your file, up until now this might have been impossible, but with the Versions function, in Lion it’s simple. Click on the document name in the window header, and choose ’Browse Versions’ to enter a Time Machine-like interface that lets you preview the document plotted over time. You can copy and paste from previous versions to the current document, or revert to an earlier version as suits.

Quickly look up any word in the dictionary

Lion has a gesture that will look up any word you choose in a pop-up dictionary.
One of the nicest features in Lion for wordsmiths is the addition of a dedicated gesture to look up words in the system dictionary. The good news is that you don’t have to launch the dictionary app to get access to de nitions – simply double-tap with three ngers on a word, and the de nition pops right up!

Use natural language to create iCal events

iCal understands what you mean by “Tomorrow at 7pm” .
You can create a new event inside iCal by using natural language rather than having to input according to strict rules. Open up iCal, and click on the ’+’ button near the top-left of the app window. Type in ’Swimming at 3pm on Tuesday’, and iCal will automatically interpret your input, creating an event to match!

Create folders

OS X Lion makes it quicker to organise your files.
If you’ve ever had to organise your desktop, reducing the clutter, you’ll appreciate this. Lion allows you to select a group of files and automatically create a folder to store them in. Simply highlight the files you wish to, er, le away, right-click, and choose ’New Folder’. Lion will grab the files, create a folder, and stick all the files inside, saving valuable seconds!

Jukebox screensaver

Your screensaver is a fully interactive jukebox connected to iTunes.
Set your screensaver to use ’iTunes Artwork’ through System Preferences > Desktop & Screen Saver, and you’ll be able to preview and play music by clicking on any album cover as it’s displayed on the screen. This is a great way to allow guests to play your music without letting them loose on your computer, and might also help you rediscover a forgotten album!

Automatically recover from system crashes

Your Mac is intelligent to know when it’s had a crash
There’s nothing more infuriating than experiencing a system freeze, but your Mac can help you overcome these by automatically restarting itself when this happens. To set this up, open the Energy Saver pane in System Preferences, and tick the ’Restart Automatically if the Computer Freezes’ checkbox.

Gestures

App Exposé is now easily accessed using a swipe of three fingers
If you run multiple windows from a single app, it can be a real nuisance trying to get to the window you need, especially if they’re overlapping each other. That’s why Apple created App Exposé, and in Lion you can access this function by simply swiping down your trackpad with three fingers – easy!






Friday, 9 August 2013

How to Increase iPhone Battery Life? Tips

iPhone Battery Life

My phones are the first choice of the people today because these handsets have accomplished the requirements of the people. These handsets look modern and beautiful; some people only use these cell phones for showing off in front of the people. People who are using these cell phones for showing off apart from those mostly people who are working in a big organization and in big companies or marketers and businessmen are also using these services.
Industrious
People who are related to the business needed small device which can help them to do their work anywhere and anytime. They required the internet, so that they should be able to access all the information anywhere they want. In this condition they all prefer I phone.With the help of my phone they can access internet anywhere; they can check their email account. Most of the time they don't get time, so in that case they want to do online shopping with their cell, all these requirements are fulfilled with the help of this handset.

Battery of I phone
Battery of any device is the most important thing because it stores power and due to this power only that the device works. We can understand the importance of the life of our handset battery. If we get some way to buy that we could increase the life our battery so nothing will be better than this thing.
To increase the battery life of your cell, we are giving some tips here; we hope it will help you to sun your cell phone up to long time.
Turn on the auto brightness of your handset
Turn on auto brightness
Turn your cell phone's blue tooth off
Keep your WI-FI off
Turn off location services
Turn on the auto brightness of your handset
I phone contains an ambient light sensor that adjusts the brightness of your cell. When you reduce the brightness cell phone consumes less power and battery can save the power up for the long time, it will help you to increase your battery life.
Turn on auto brightness
Similar like above concept, you need to reduce your screen's brightness.I think we don't have any problem to use our cell if, we reduce the brightness of our cell. You should turn on auto brightness button.
Turn your cell phone's blue tooth off
Blue tooth of your cell phone consumes more power, so try to keep it turned off. Blue tooth is a service which we don't use generally means until we want we don't use it, so in this situation we should turn it off. We can save power by this way. It will help us to increase the life of the battery.
Keep your WI-FI off
If you are using WI-FI in your cell, so you need to on it when you need to use it, apart from that time you should keep it turned off. You can save your power by this way too.
Turn off location services
Location services you will have to off too. These services you will have to use temporarily. Don't use it permanently.



Thursday, 8 August 2013

Mobile 3D Game Development and the Mobile Gaming Experience

Mobile 3D Game Development and the Mobile Gaming Experience
Mobile 3D game development is a lucrative portion of the app industry, since it comprises almost 70% of all mobile applications. This growth has been accelerated with the arrival of smartphones and tablets in the world market. Reputed companies that develop such software taking gaming to a new level in this domain through a variety of platforms and with the usage of latest technology.
Market intelligence company Juniper Research explains that as per its recent report, smartphones and tablets would be major devices through which apps will be purchased in the future. As per the company, 64.1 billion smart device game app downloads would take place during 2017, which is much higher than the 21 billion figure that was achieved in 2012. This clearly shows that the mobile sectos is expected to continue growing at a frenetic pace.



Full Disk Encryption Vs File-Level Encryption

Full Disk Encryption Vs File-Level Encryption
Most modern operating systems offer file-level encryption, allowing users to choose which files to encrypt as needed. While file-level encryption has its place, investing in server security software that enables full disk encryption may be warranted. Here's a look at the two types of encryption so you can make a more informed choice.
What is Encryption?
Encryption sounds mysterious - almost like something out of a James Bond movie - doesn't it? Imagine if James Bond had a highly secretive file that absolutely could not fall into enemy hands. What might he do to ensure the integrity of that file? While the possibilities from 007's perspective may include booby traps or a high speed chase, for the rest of us, encryption will do just fine. Encryption is a method used to convert an ordinary text-based message into encoded text using a formula or key. In order to decipher the encoded message, you must have the "key."



Android Application Development: The Necessity Of The Altering World

Android Application Development

By Ronda Twyman


Android devices sell such as the proverbial hotcakes, and youthful folks wouldn't consider heading out using their houses with no Android phone.

The job of Android Applications Development has changed the main focus of many IT firms. Under about ten years ago, software development was the only real supply of earnings for many companies nonetheless, the recognition and development of wise phones, combined with greater quantity of folks using wise phones to see the internet and appearance there mails has changed the real way it companies work.

With 1000's and 1000's of clients and large levels of downloads, Android Programs Development area is whizzing with action. Many people enjoy various programs it matches their amusement, business, utility together with other needs.



Wednesday, 7 August 2013

Don't Get Hacked!

Don't Get Hacked
Never has the old adage, "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" been so true as in the protection of your identity, privacy and assets. If your computer or account password is "hacked" (discovered and used by another) you may be in for a great deal of unnecessary grief and humiliation, as well as loss of time and money.
So, the wise course of action is simply to take a moment of preparation now to avoid these unpleasant consequences later. The good news is that it is easy and will literally only take a minute or two of your valuable time!



6 Reasons Women Over 60 Love Tablet Computers

Women Over 60 Love Tablet Computers
Tablet PCs like the iPad, Kindle Fire and other flat, portable computers are becoming the most popular and fastest-selling digital devices of all time. In fact, according to recent statistics, traditional PCs (personal computers) will be outsold by tablets by 2015. The popularity of tablets with seniors is a large part of this story. Here are a few reasons why women over 60 love tablet PCs:
They're Portable
They are ideal mobile digital devices - they're light weight and easy to carry, and fit easily into most purses or knapsacks.



Beware: All IOS Apps Aren’T Magical

IOS Apps


by Rick Brown

You might have a dream of buying iPhone to feel its magic. Desirously, you will also be saving money to buy an iPhone or an interesting application to feel the joy of using world's most advance gadget. But, your dreams can be shattered just by selecting a wrong app.
Though, Apple takes care of its application store maniacally. Well, you will love to know about some apps, which have earned the demon's crown in App Store history. There is a long list of such apps these five apps has earned worldwide fame for their unusable nature. These apps can cause you headache or make you throw your iPhone on the wall so beware. These apps are really demons in the beautiful world of iOS.



Amazing and Incredible Features of Windows Phone 8 to Get Apps


Windows Phone 8


by  Cruz Werner

Windows Phone 8 is the second generation of the Windows Mobile operating system That HAS various cool and exclusive features for users. Over the last couples of months, the OS HAS much Gained popularity in the market and it secured icts place in various devices like Nokia Lumia Series, HTC and more. Being one of the MOST powerful mobile operating systems, the OS HAS All Those That Functionalities and features are essential to Develop Master-Piece any application. It has features like the interface That aussi known as Metro or Modern UI. WP8 is a great OS of today's generation was emperor new features bring you closer to the people, places and things That you care about.



Tuesday, 6 August 2013

Top iPhone Apps for Plant Lovers

Top iPhone Apps for Plant Lovers
People have various hobbies and each completely different from the other. There are so many things one can have access to by simply using their iPhone right and one of them is honing one's hobbies. If you have the tendency to pick up a pair of pruning scissors and go snip-snip on the plants in your balcony, lawn or garden and find it therapeutic, then you would be amazed at the number of iPhone apps out there that will help you indulge your green thumb.



IT SECRETS REVEALED: Monitor the Monitor

IT SECRETS REVEALED
Alright, you've got your managed service plan in place, don't you? Month to month, one-two-three year, it doesn't matter, what matters is someone is taking responsibility for your vital network, the core of your business. And you got the full meal deal, with unlimited support, remote monitoring, help desk, the works.
Isn't that a comfort knowing that somewhere in an air-conditioned facility a highly skilled technical person is watching that screen for evidence of a problem somewhere in your system? Whew! Glad someone's on duty, protecting you against computer slowdowns, malware, viruses, software issues and the myriad of other issues that can arise. Right? Well, let's take a peek into that room and see what's really going on.



Linux Server Hardening

Linux Server Hardening
For today's computing platforms, ease of access and openness is essential for web based communications and for lean resourced IT Management teams.
This is directly at odds for the increased necessity for comprehensive security measures in a world full of malware, hacking threats and would-be data thieves.
Most organizations will adopt a layered security strategy, providing as many protective measures for their IT infrastructure as are available - firewalls, sandboxes, IPS and IDS, anti-virus - but the most secure computing environments are those with a 'ground up' security posture.



An Overview on Ethical Hacking

Does the word hacking scare you? Ironically it is hacking but legal hacking that is doing us good. If this is your first article on hacking then surely you will get some potential insight on hacking after reading this. My article gives a simple overview on ethical hackers.
The term ethical hacker came into surface in the late 1970s when the government of United States of America hired groups of experts called 'red teams' to hack its own hardware and software system. Hackers are cyber criminals or online computer criminals that practice illegal hacking. They penetrate into the security system of a computer network to fetch or extract information.



Monday, 5 August 2013

Integrating Rubber Keypads in Driverless Vehicle Design

Driverless Vehicle
With driverless cars predicted to be the vehicles of the future, the interior controls are something for today's engineers and product designers to contemplate. The use of silicone rubber keypads is one of the likely components in the new vehicles due to their versatility, durability and customization. A change in placement will be necessary, but possible. While there are several designs in play with half a dozen auto manufacturers and technology companies, automotive industry experts predict driverless vehicles will reach the consumer market between 2020 and 2028. Some vehicles will have a partially automated control in place by 2015. Now is the time for designers of these futuristic cars to start planning out the use of silicone rubber keypad design.



Does Bluetooth Marketing Pay Off?

Bluetooth
Technological advances, particularly those revolving around the use of mobile phones for advertising purposes, have opened up many new platforms for reaching consumers. There is a lot of buzz about Bluetooth marketing, but does it actually pay off by reaching the intended audience and generating a positive consumer response?
While Bluetooth marketing certainly shows potential, it may be too soon to tell if it will be an advertising route that actually shows significant profitable return. There are several reasons for this, but one of the most significant is that there are still many people who have not made the switch from basic handsets to smartphones and tablets, and thus, don't have this capability.



How Do You Know When It's Time to Upgrade to Adobe Creative Suite 6?

Adobe Creative Suite 6
As Adobe programs keep upgrading on such a continuous basis, some are left wondering whether it is time to make the upgrade. The previous program seems to have just come out a few months ago, and the question of adobe training with a new set of requirements leaves some wondering if the old way is just as good.
One of the features of the new Adobe Creative Suite 6 that initially has some people upset is the new feature of a subscription for updates. The new "Adobe Cloud" offers a new way of doing business, but it comes with a price tag.



Sunday, 4 August 2013

How to Select Best iPhone Accessories and Cases to Protect From Daily Bumps

iPhone Accessories and Cases


by Eric Thomas

iPhone is becoming more wonderful and sophisticated with its new releases. The iPhone has its own charm and beauty that attract everyone. If we talk about the latest version of the iPhone has so many cool features that attract the young generation. However there is one important aspect that many people don't take into consideration after buying such costly devices. And the thing is to take care of your important device from daily bumps.



Wholesale Computer Components

Wholesale Computer Components


By Stephen Sulaski

The majority branded PCs today are highly not affordable including their parts.Consider getting wholesale computer parts considering that prices involving good PCs have remained more or less constant together with offering the same kind of services.

Wholesale elements are an effective way to origin out and build ones own computer. Many people are of that opinion these parts are in some way inferior to the ones accessible in branded computing devices. As to do I always assumed that dealers within these elements used this as a technique for low-cost and dis functional computer companies to offload their own low-grade commodity on auspicious consumers.



Six Justifications To Download Free Youtube To Mp3 Converter

Free Youtube To Mp3 Converter


By Cathy Mercer

People love watching videos online from time to time. However, there are restrictions of chores and other responsibilities that do not allow for continued enjoyment of such. This more reason to download free YouTube to mp3 converter in order to have them in a format that is transferable to portable players. This way, there is no limit on when to stay in touch with the favorites.

By beginning from its name, the most common detail that is clear is that from the word free. As is popular with most online fabrications, the process of acquiring any product has to cost something to look genuine. Well, that is not normally the case with this application. The host website makes it possible to watch the videos free, so it should not be surprising that such affiliates as this are so.