Is Google + really poised to kill Facebook.... Read it out to know

The first impression of Google+ is good, but for many people it looks like a Facebook with Group Video chat. At first glance, Google Plus appears to be a derivative of Twitter and Facebook. People are even claiming that, it will fail like Buzz. But I have different thoughts.

           Google+ is better than Buzz and is poised to give Facebook folks the sleepless nights. Steps of Google towards a social network seems promising. Google+ comes with clean design and with some exciting features like Circles, Hangouts, Huddles, and Sparks. Circles let you share things with your desired group of people. Hangouts let you have group video chat with your friends and family members. Sparks let you search your favorite topic, and lets you add those topics in your interest list.
     Google has always wanted to be a king of Social Networking, after Orkut and Buzz that failed to catch up and sustain themselves to the competition. Google has today launched the new Google + Social networking engine. In a simple attempt a black bar appears at the top of the google pages with a +you button.

One of the most notable services in the Google+ networking is the Circles. What this basically lets you do, it that it allows you to select your group of friends and assign them into groups (or circles) then when yo post updates you can select who all you want to update.

                        Hangouts is one of the killer features of Google+. Hangout is sort of group video chat. You click on the Hangout button and invite members of a certain group/circle, by sending them a notification. And it’s easy to use this feature. It’s directly challenging the number of video chat products like Skype. And Facebook don’t have this feature. “Sparks” button lets you to explore your interests; it’s like bookmarking your favorite pages. The +1 Google button is integrated to your Google+ profile, which can be considered as Facebook Likes.

Google has gone all out by launching the mobile app along with the service, which for one has an instant uploads folder which would upload all your images on the Google+ account in a private album and you can share those images with your status.

Google+ is still in a limited trial mode and looks like all their invites are gone, we will have more on this soon !

How to Jailbreak iPod 4G iOS 4.3.1 using RedSn0w on Windows Full Step By Step Tutorial by TECH2GET

We have already seen the tutorial of iPod 4.2.1 Jailbreak using GreenPois0n and here I share a tutorial on How to Jailbreak iPod 4G 4.3.1 iOS using RedSn0w tool on Windows.

Things needed :

1. iPod 4G 4.3.1 Firmware from Apple – iPod4,1_4.3.1_8G4_Restore.ipsw
2. Redsn0w tool for Windows

Place these downloaded file into one folder and extract redsn0w_win_0.9.6rc9.zip there itself.

This process includes upgrading firmware of iPod 4G from 4.2.1 to 4.3.1 using Restore option in iTunes. Then Jailbreaking it using Redsn0w for Windows.

Remember, Restoring will erase all data on iPod so make sure you sync Music and Apps from iPod using iTunes to your desktop.

Let’s begin with Firmware upgrade to iOS 4.3.1 using Restore.

Connect iPod to iTunes and on Summary tab, Press Shift button and click on Restore button. Browse to the folder and select iPod4_1_4.3.1_8G4_Restore.ipsw file. iTunes will now erase all data, verify integrity with Apple online and device will be restored to Factory settings.

 

 iPod will restart and you will have to sync with the backup already stored on desktop. You are now done with iPod 4G firmware upgrade to iOS 4.3.1

Here, we start with iPod 4G 4.3.1 Jailbreak using RedSn0w.

1. Connect iPod via USB and Power off the device.
2. Open redsn0w.exe using Run As Administrator if on Windows 7.

   3.Browse the same firmware file and press NEXT to prepare Jailbreak Data

   4. Select Jailbreak option by checking infront of specified Feature. Make sure Cydia is selected and click the Next button to continue.

   5.Enter Device into DFU mode following the instruction on window.
   6.Redsn0w will detect DFU mode and Jailbreak will start.

     7. Rest of the process will start on your device which will look something like this:

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Free Video Calls on iPod, iPhone,Android and Symbian with Front / Rear Camera Support

Mobile Video Calling is still not so affordable and many a times not utilized to full potential owing to restrictions and hurdles. Thanks to Apps, Smartphones today, allows free video calling over 3G / 4G / WiFi or simply any data connection.
Here I list some cross platform Applications for Mobile Devices which lets free voice calls and Live Video calls over any Data Connection.

Tango

Tango is quite new application and my favorite just because of its simplicity. You don’t need to make a profile either; you just install Tango, start it up and you’re ready to make video calls. Tango scans your Contacts and find friends who are already using Tango or you can also invite some from Address Book.
Tango works over both Wi-Fi and 3G and connects iOS (iPhone and iPod Touch) and Android devices. It’s easy to turn video on and off during a Tango call. Also, you can switch between Front Facing and Rear Facing Camera during calls. Visit Tango
I tried it on Airtel EDGE, Video Calling works but continuous streaming is problem, you get Still image many a times so 3G or WiFi is recommended.

Fring

Fring is another popular application which is also available for Nokia / Symbian Devices. Fring enables video calls between iOS and Android devices and works over 3G, but it requires you to create a profile and is a little more complex than Tango. Visit Fring

Qik

Qik allows you to connect over 3G and WiFi and works for both Android and iOS devices. As of now, Video Chat feature is limited to few Mobile Devices. Along with Video Calling, it supports Video Sharing called as Video Mail which are uploaded to your Qik Account. Visit Qik.
Data Charges apply as per your plan but still I would say it is far cheaper than Video Call rates implemented by Mobile Networks.

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WP7 Predicted To Outgrow Android, WebOS MIA

Market researchers from IDC expect Google’s Android to capture more than twice the smartphone platform market share of Apple’s iOS this year. However, it’s growth will slow down and the opportunity will transition to Windows Phone 7 (WP7), which will become a more popular smartphone OS than Apple’s iOS.

IDC believes that Android will hold 39.5% of the smartphone market by the end of the year, which is predicted to be ahead of 20.9% of Nokia’s Symbian, Apple’s iOS with 15.7% and RIM’s 14.9% of Blackberry. Windows Phone 7 and Windows Mobile are waiting at the back of the field with a share of 5.5%.
However, IDC expects Microsoft to come roaring back and grow WP7 shipments by an average of 67.1% every year, which would give Microsoft the spot behind Android in 2015. IDC expects Android’s growth to slow to 23.8% per year, the iOS compound annual growth rate to 18.8% and Blackberry’s growth to an average of 17.1%. The result for 2015? Android holds 45.4% of the market, followed by WP7 with 20.9%, iOS with 15.3% and Blackberry with 13.7%. Is it just me or is HP’s WebOS missing in this list? Perhaps it is part of “others”, which account for 4.6% of the market, which would mean that HP’s $1.2 billion investment in acquiring Palm won’t be paying off. There was no information how much market share WebOS may hit, but at less than 5%, it would be a fish dead in the water.
IDC’s predictions are largely based on the fact that WP7 will soon be running on Nokia phones (2012), but there is some general doubt whether this alliance will pay off as Nokia and Microsoft expect it to. Nokia recently laid out substantial risks in the adoption of the platform, there are risks of Microsoft alienating its other partners through the Nokia relationship and WP7 is a largely unproven platform with challenges as far as the platform creation, including the Windows Marketplace, is concerned. The stars have to align for Microsoft in order to be able to come close to IDC’s prediction. We would take this forecast with a grain of salt and wait until we are seeing a stronger move toward WP7 and improved shipment numbers.
“Android is poised to take over as the leading smartphone operating system in 2011 after racing into the number 2 position in 2010,” said Ramon Llamas, senior research analyst with IDC’s Mobile Devices Technology and Trends team. “For the vendors who made Android the cornerstone of their smartphone strategies, 2010 was the coming-out party. This year will see a coronation party as these same vendors broaden and deepen their portfolios to reach more customers, particularly first-time smartphone users.”

Nokia Vs. Apple Patent Battle: It’s All Or Nothing

Nokia has taken off the gloves and now accuses that all Apple products violate Nokia products in one way or the other. It’s surely attention getting move, but will it help Nokia to survive?

Nokia said that it has filed a second patent complaint with the ITC, following the first case in which the ITC determined that Apple did not infringe on Nokia’s patents. With this new filing, Nokia now claims that Apple illegally takes advantage of 46 Nokia patents and has cases pending in The U.S., Germany, U.K., and in the Netherlands.
According to Nokia, Apple infringes patents ”in virtually all of its mobile phones, portable music players, tablets and computers.” Those patents relate to “the areas of multi-tasking operating systems, data synchronization, positioning, call quality and the use of Bluetooth accessories.”
“Nokia is a leading innovator in technologies needed to build great mobile products and Apple must stop building its products using Nokia’s proprietary innovation,” said Paul Melin, Vice President, Intellectual Property at Nokia. Nokia said that it has invested almost $61 billion in research and has about 10,000 patent families. While the company has every right to defend its innovations, there is not enough detail publicly available to determine whether Nokia has a case against Apple or not, or whether Nokia simply uses a stalling strategy against Apple.
This new lawsuit as well as Nokia’s decision to move to the Windows 7 platform could also suggest that other phone manufacturers are a potential target as well. However, such industry-wide lawsuits rarely work and tend to isolate the suing party from the industry and possibly the market as well. Rambus, for example, has experience in that.
Can a lawsuit save Nokia? Probably not, as – even if Nokia has an opportunity to win – it can dragged out by Apple long enough to potentially bring Nokia down to its knees and awarded damages could be used to pay out Nokia investors. Given the current state of the phone industry and Nokia’s “burning platform”, one could also suggest that those $61 billion were not invested in the right areas of research.  Stephen Elop’s letter to Nokia’s employees indicates that the company’s situation is very much based on its own inability to innovate and recognize shifting consumer interests. Only new devices that are more than just copies of Apple’s iPhone and iPad will give Nokia a future.
However, that isn’t just Nokia’s problem. That is a problem the entire phone and PC industry has.

Download iPhone Simulator for Windows Desktop

Anytime thought of using and feeling the rich iphone interface without actually buying it. Now, you can do it to some extent.
Do you like the iPhone interface? If you are not owning a iPhone but have plans to get one, it will be better to have a look at its interface before hand right on your windows desktop.

iPhoneBT is a handy and light weight iPhone simulator for this purpose. It is a windows portable application that allows you to simulate the iPhone interface.
Some features of iPhoneBT simulator are:

• All widgets from main menu are fully functional.
• A fully functional iPhone Calculator.
• A fully functional Photo Gallery.
• Full Phone Interface: Contacts, Usable Keypad, Calling Screens etc.
• iPod Widget Interface: Playlist Browsing, Now Playing Screen.

One thing that must be noted is that this is a simulator for viewing the iPhone interface only. You cannot perform tasks or install applications.
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How to order Apple iPad 2 Online in India

iPad 1 was made officially available in India when iPad 2 was about to launch in US. Apple didn’t launch iPad 2 officially in Indian Market and frankly speaking i don't think that apple has any plans to launch it soon in India.But with power of web, its all possible to make it yours here in India.

You can order Apple iPad 2 online in India via ShopYourWorld.
ShopYourWorld is a well known global shopping platform from where you can order products from Buy.com and Amazon which is not possible directly. Same is the case with Apple iPad 2, which can be pre-ordered from SYW now in India.

ShopYourWorld, at the moment has only Wi-Fi versions of iPad 2 for pre order with expected shipping in 6-8 weeks. There is no news about 3G + WiFi models but we will update you as soon as it comes for sale.

• iPad 2 16GB (Wi-Fi) – Rs 36,500.00
• iPad 2 32GB (Wi-Fi) – Rs 42,900.00
• iPad 2 64GB (Wi-Fi) – Rs 49,500.00

Like all other products on SYW, the prices stated above includes Shipping, Custom Duty and other taxes. Moreover, the product gets delivered at your doorstep.

How to make Payments for ordering iPad 2 in India
ShopYourWorld supports all major Credit Cards and Debit Cards from India.

Buy Apple iPad 2 in India from ShopYourWorld

Jailbreak Apple iPod Touch 4.2.1 with GreenPois0n on Windows

Recently, I got iPod Touch and like any other Apple Device owner wanted to jailbreak it to remove restrictions and install unsigned / cracked apps. So, I selected GreenPois0n to jailbreak my iPod touch 4G with iOS 4.2.1 and here we go with the procedure.
1. Download GreenPois0n – RC 6 is latest at the moment.
2. Power Off iPod and connect it via USB.
3. Launch the GreenPois0n.exe and to put your device into DFU mode, follow procedure with timings.
* Press and hold the sleep button for 2 seconds
* While holding Sleep button, press and hold Home button for 10 seconds
* Release the Sleep button but continue holding Home button for 15 second

 4. Press on Jailbreak as soon as it detects your device in DFU Mode when it is ready to Jailbreak.

 5. GreenPois0n will start jailbreaking your device and Soon, your device will show something like Boot Screen. Wait till the Tool says Jailbreak Completed.

 iPod will restart itself and you’ll notice that boot logo is no more the apple logo. It means Jailbreak successful.

On Homescreen, there will be an icon named Loader from where you can install Cydia.
After installing Cydia, you can opt for adding Sources to get Installous that allows to install cracked apps.

please note .. try this at your your own risk(but this seriously works)

Adobe Wallaby Converts Flash Animations FLA to HTML5 to tackle iOS Ban

Apple recently dropped support for Flash and instead adopted HTML5 so, in response- Adobe released a tool called Wallaby to convert artworks and animations contained in Flash Files [ FLA ] into HTML5 content.

With this conversion tool, developers can easily drag content into Flash, then, will be automatically converted into HTML5 encoded content. The new code can be edited using Adobe Dreamweaver, or manually by editing the text editing software. Moreover, the output can be directly can be seen on browser and any iOS device.

I believe Adobe Wallaby will have a lot of the market, developers can easily convert Flash into a Web page and Web HTML5 encoding, so that they get an alternative as more devices do not support the use of Flash, such as Apple’s iPhone, iPod touch and the iPad.

At present, the tool is still at an experimental stage of development, but Adobe has provided a download address for general Public

http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/wallaby/

APPLE IPAD 2 specifications

The iPad 2 has finally been unveiled with a release date pegged for March 11. Expect a review of the iPad 2 on this space once the real deal is released. For now, the relevant specs are listed below. For a comparison between its other tablet rivals, make sure you also check out our Tablet Feature Comparison Chart.

    * Price: Wi-Fi-only models are $499-$699; Wi-Fi+3G models are $629-$829
    * Colors: Black and white
    * Dimensions: 9.5 inches by 7.31 inches by 0.34 inches
    * Weight: 1.33 pounds

• Processor: 1 GHz Apple A5 custom dual-core processor

•  Storage: 16GB, 32GB and 64GB

• Connectivity: Wi-Fi and Bluetooth; 3G HSDPA/HSUPA (AT&T) and CDMA (Verizon) optional

• Display: 9.7-inch LED backlit touchscreen with multi-touch and IPS

•  Cameras: Back camera with up to 720p 30-frames-per-second video recording and 5x digital zoom for still photos; front camera for VGA video recording up to 30 frames per second and VGA quality still camera; capable of photo and video tagging over Wi-Fi

•  Battery life: Up to 10 hours of Web surfing, video and music use

•  Inputs and outputs: 30-pin dock connector, 3.5mm headphone jack and microphone; Wi-Fi+3G model comes with Micro-SIM card tray

•  Sensors: Three-axis gyro, ambient light sensor and accelerometer

•  Audio formats: Take a deep breath... HE-AAC (V1 and V2), AAC (8 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), MP3 (8 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, and 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX, and AAX+), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV

• Video: Up to 1080p output with optional Apple cables. Formats supported include H.264, MPEG-4 AND M-JPEG

 

IPad 2 Smart Cover Details

Available in multicolors in polyurethane or leather variants according to your choice this iPad 2 cover is definitely what you should be looking to buy. Its likely simply do-everything-with-your-ipad kind of thing. Smart cover is magnetically attached to your iPad and it aligns perfectly.

When you close the cover it turns off and when you open it, it turns back on again. There is no need of a button it does all the work, and they even pack a microfiber lining that cleans your screen each time you flip it open, how cool is that!

Steve Jobs himself said that ” its not a case… its a cover”. This smart cover is “one device” according to Apple as it has been designed to work with the iPad or the other way around.

Well what do you think about this smart cover? Reply in th comment section

Apple Mobiles Price List February 2011

Apple iPhone 3G (16GB)     Rs.33972
Apple iPhone 3GS (32GB)     Rs 39,903
Apple iPhone 4 (32GB)     Rs 45000

** All mobile prices are updated from Poorvika.com. A Cheap mobile seller in India