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Google Now is a smart, intelligent personal assistant available on Android based devices running Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and higher. Google not is not Siri's competitor as it is not a voice based search like Siri. With Siri you need to ans a question and you get an audible voice response. With Google Now you can also get an audible voice response to a search query but it is more than that. Google Now will work quietly on your phone and try to predict what information you need as you go through your day. Like when you start you day a weather card will let you know the weather outside and the shortest route to work based on traffic conditions. When you enter a restaurant it will tell you the best dish available based on popularity of the dish and the restaurant.These are known as 'Cards' and they will show up randomly to help you throughout your day. How to access Google now on my Android device. Google now is available only on devices based on Jelly Bean 4.1 or higher. To a...

Blackberry 10 which was officially launched in New York on Wednesday, Jan 30, 2013, is a mobile operation system developed by Blackberry . Also know as an OS (Operating System), this OS will be used in all the upcoming Blackberry mobile devices like SmartPhones and tablets. This is a QNX-based OS and does not contain even a single line of code from the old operating system that Blackberry used to use. Blackberry Limited is the new name of the company which was formally known as Research In Motion (RIM). There are 2 new Blackberry 10 devices that have been released the BlackBerry Z10 and the Blackberry Q10. Blackberry 10 features 1. Full Social Integration:  as expected the screen as a link to your Tiwtter, Facebook and email all the time. So whenever a new mail pops-up. You can see it in your notifications. 2. Blackberry Hub: Which will be Twitter, LinkedIn, BBM and Facebook all of this combined together. Which essentially means all of your social platforms are in the same place -- re...

The unavoidable popularity in tech gadgets has taken over and infiltrated the youth. Kids of all ages can be seen using Smartphones and Tablets, and seem to be using them at increasingly younger ages. These gadgets come along with power and access to things which may be too advanced, or a bit inappropriate. While it is important to keep with the times and the technology available to us, it is also important to remember boundaries that must be instilled. The most access kids use to have was to a computer, which in my day was a desktop in a communal family room. This gave a sense of independence, but it was also in a safe environment where some form of monitoring could occur. Now kids are given the freedom of carrying around their gadgets at all times, giving them the freedom to use and do whatever they desire with them. Photo sharing should be a positive and creative experience- allowing others to see pictures you have taken and giving them access to your adventures. The only problem is...

Vine is the latest App from Twitter that has made a splash as a mico-video tool. We have already written about Vine and how it can be used to shoot and share 6 second videos on Twitter. with Vine you have 6 seconds to shoot a video, which then plays in loop - these videos can be shared on Twitter and Facebook. People are really having fun with this new app and there are now lots of vine videos now appearing on Twitter. These videos are fun and can be quite addictive. Being shot by just everyday people gives it a personalized touch and is something people can relate to. You can find and surf all of these videos videos on Twitter -- maybe even follow some of the more creative and cleaver video makers. Vine is a free videos shooting and broadcasting tool which is growing in popularity. How to search for all Vine videos being shared on Twitter. 1. Login to Twitter 2. In the search bar type 'Vine.co' 3. All the videos being shared by Vine users will appear in real-time 4. You can no...

For all intent and purposes Reddit is the place to share stuff with the rest of the internet. Sometimes however you do make a username and post something that backfired at you. You want to now get rid of that username or Reddit account and start afresh. Reddit allows people to join the site by just choosing a username and password. It is not necessary to associate an account with an email address. This is taken advantage of by users and if a user wants to post something but stay anonymous -- it is very possible to that. But if there comes a time that you would like to rid yourself of a particular account or username this is how to do it. Deleting a username will not get rid of the associated posts. To do that you would need to signin under your username and delete each post individually. There is no way to mass delete posts. So remember to delete posts under a particular username, you would need to manually do it. Once your done, you can then get rid of the username and that particular...

Facebook Graph Search is being rolled out to all users, single men and single women can definitely take advantage of this. There are many uses for Facebook Graph Search and one of them is to find single men and women in your area, current city or hometown. If you're single and ready to mingle here are some things you need to do, in order to show up on searches. With Graph Search Facebook has opened up the possibility of finding and meeting new people close to where you live. You can find people with similar interests, people who share the same interest and passions or simply find a date. If you already have Facebook Graph Search you can search for Facebooky Terms like this - single women who live in New York and are interested in men. You can also search for Single men who live in New York who are interested in women. Before Graph Search this was not possible Facebook with Graph Search have opened up the site to become a place where you can find a date, mate and maybe even a life ...

There are many options for the kind of camera you can buy for wildlife photography. Before making a decision on which camera to buy, you will need to consider a few points. Maybe you want a SLR or DSLR or just a small cheap camera that can fit in your pocket. Large cameras can be quite a pain if your subject is on the move and you only have a minute or less to take a shot. Convince is something that needs to be on top of your agenda. Especially with animals that do not expose themselves for a long time. So if you're in the Indian jungle and you see a passing tiger with cubs -- you will not a lot of viewing time and you need a camera to quickly point and shoot. Here are a few tips to consider before zeroing in on the type of camera you need to buy. 1. Light Most often wildlife is best viewed during the early parts of the day or late evening. Which means you need a camera that is good at taking pictures in low light. Elusive cats like tigers and leopards, move around mostly before an...

You might have the need to transfer or share files from one Samsung Galaxy s III to another S3 device. There may be many reasons why you might want to do this. Maybe you got yourself a new device and want to give the other one as a gift to a friend or family member. You also did not use Google Drive or DropBox to store your files in the cloud -- therefore none of your files have been saved using cloud storage. Whatever might be the reason there is an easy way to share from one Samsung Galaxy S3 to another S3 device and this is how to do it. Samsung Galaxy S3 has something called the S Beam -- which essentially lets you share files like photos and videos from device to the other. This is how S Beam works -- To share files you will need to turn on S Beam and then all you need to do is to bring both of the devices close together and touch them together back to back. Once you open the files you want to share touch both the phones back to back and the files will be transferred from one d...

Twitter the micro-blogging network have just launched their micro-video app in the iStore. With the new Vine app from Twitter you can shoot and record videos and then share it on Twitter and Facebook. You however have one 6 seconds to get the job done. 140 characters was enough to make Twitter one of the hottest internet destinations. Since each Tweet cannot contain more that 140 characters. If that logic was good enough for words then 6 seconds is good enough for video. Currently only available on iOS devices (iPhone, iPod and iPad), it should be made available to Android users pretty soon. Vine: How does it work Once you record a video using Vine it looks more like an animated GIF rather than a video. These short videos can be attached to your Tweets and sent out to your Twitter Followers. 1. Go to the App and install it on your device 2. Once installed you will need to sign-in with your Twitter account or via email. 3. Hit the video camera button and press down on the view finder...

Facebook Graph Search is now slowly being rolled out to all users across Facebook.  Graph Search is Facebook search on steroids. You can search for just about anything and it doesn't have to be restricted to only what your friends' share. With Graph Search users can search for anything under the sun. If you've been sharing those posts and status updates in a moment or rage or anger. You know, those posts you don't want to be made available publicly. It's now time to clean out your Timeline and your posts -- get rid of all those posts that might show you in way that is really not you. especially posts that contain profanity. If you want to do this physically one-by-one. It could be a tedious task - thankfully there is a Facebook app for that. Facewash is an app that will scan all your Facebook posts and status updates and remove all those posts that contain profanity and language you should not have used. This is something that is recommended before Facebook Graph ...

Jobs are hard to come by and loosing a job can be pretty heartbreaking. There is however no point in sitting and feeling discouraged - there are things you can do about it. There have been many people who have lost their job but found a totally different career path in a different field. You can think of changing industries, redoing your résumé and a whole lot of other activities. One of the best suggestions I have come across and I have personally been helped by is this. Start developing your other latent talents that might have been lying around. Employers are always on the look out for multi-talented people. We are aware that you need to find a job that is your passion and something that you have been dreaming of. Things might not always work out like that. Sometimes your other talents and skills might actually land you the job of a lifetime, and if not at least a job to carry on with. Where to start looking? You might want to start with your hobbies and talents. There may be someth...

I sit here in New York City, typing an opinion blog on my Macbook in my newest pair of high heels. How Carrie Bradshaw of me? No, it is not a coincidence. Many times I find myself saying “What Would Carrie Do?” My desire to emulate the characters of Sex and the City and other real life celebrities is evident in my purchases, and not simply pairs of Manolo Blahniks, but also my mobile devices and the accompanying applications. How many times are pictures captured of celebrities checking out their IPhones while sitting in a coffee shop on the streets of LA or NYC? Are they simply texting? Often not. My guess is they are updating their Twitter, or uploading a picture on Instagram. I made a Twitter account in 2011 but only after my roommate twisted my arm. I followed a few friends initially but when I found that I could follow some of my favorite celebrities like Kim Kardashian and Rihanna, my use of the app skyrocketed. Now I tweet like a madwoman and cannot go a half hour without checkin...

Firefox the company known for its Mozilla Fireox browser have announced Firefox OS. An operation system for mobile phones yes the mobile phone market seems saturated with phones and smartphones, from the likes of Apple and Android phones. Not to be cowed down Mozilla plans to bring to the world their own range of SmartPhones. These phones have been officially announced by Mozilla and two models have been released to developers. It will be some time before these phones are available to the masses. In fact when it becomes available to the open market it will first be launched in Brazil. These two phones known as 'Keon' and 'Peak' have been created by a Spanish company called Geeksphone in partnership with Telefonica and Geeksphone. The Firefox OS is based on open source and aims to be much more flexible that Google's Android. The reason for releasing the developer preview is simple. Apple's iStore and Google's Play Store have all the Apps that anyone would eve...

Your Facebook Timeline has space for a cover image and with it comes the ability to upload fun and unique cover images. There are many free web apps that allow you to do this. Facebook Cover Maker is a fun app that helps you create your own unique Facebook cover . It works like this - when you access the app you get to choose your gender. Helps in creating a avatar - once created you can then choose your background. So your animated character can have a nice background or backdrop to stand against. In addition to choose male or female you can also choose Mangaboy and penguin. You can be a cute little penguin in character on your Facebook Timeline . You can then change the image of your character by adding customizations. If you choose female you can then change her hair style, lips and eyes to name a few. If you want to be a penguin you can add customizations to the penguin as well. You can choose what type of eyes it needs to have and other outer body customizations. All in all a fun ...

There comes a time where you a fed up with all the notifications and newsletters coming into inbox. There maybe a lot of Facebook notifications and other subscriptions that keep landing in your inbox. Sometimes users signup and subscribe to a whole lot of apps, news sites, blogs and Facebook notifications. Tracking all of this and making sense of it can be quite overwhelming. Also it might have been good when you first subscribed to some news service or subscription. Over time it might have lost its value and you no longer need it. This is not an unfamiliar scenario and I am sure as you read this you are in agreement. Fortunately web app Unroll.me will help you take care of all this clutter and help to keep your inbox clean. We have previously written about this service and this is a follow-up post. Since there have been a lot of changes in the service. Previously after unsubscribing from 5 subscriptions you were asked to refer a friend to the service -- this has been done away with t...

There are always stories from news sources that are being shared on Facebook and Twitter. Some of these stories go viral and start trending. Stories that start trending are the ones that receive the most likes and comments. There are those articles that your friends must be aware about and you might not have heard of the same. If you would like to know what articles are trending on Facebook and Twitter - web app NewsWhip seeks to enlighten you. Articles from the news that gains traction on Facebook and its 1 billion users become very popular, and you end up reading about it in other news outlets. You don't have to be that person who gets left out. Periodically check NewsWhip or better still install their iOS App. This way on your iPhone or iPad you get the latest trending stories from Facebook and Twitter. Stories spread fast on Facebook and Twitter and NewsWhip will help you stay updated, with the latest trending topics and news stories from Social media sites like Facebook and T...

After Kim Dotcom's website 'Megaupload' was taken down by US authorities. Kim Dotcom vowed to fight and has even launched a new website called 'Mega', which he says is bigger than anything known previously. With the new site, users' get 50GB of free space to use. With it they can upload files and shares those files with their friends and connections. The launch of the site site 'Mega' came with huge pomp and show and the stage was set at his New Zealand mansion. With dancers and singers and a reenactment of the raid on his mansion by US authorities. Once launched Kim Dotcom announced via Twitter that within the first 2 hours there were more than 250,000 registrations. https://twitter.com/KimDotcom/status/292719859924598784 Mega is not different from other cloud hosting and cloud sharing services out there. Works on the lines of DropBox, Google Drive and Microsoft's SkyDrive. Cloud computing and cloud storage allows for users to upload files to the cl...

Facebook have a new feature currently being tested with a select number of users in the US. Facebook Social Graph Search -- the ability to search for stuff from your friends and from people who are not your friends on Facebook. So you can search for people who live near you, have the same interest as you -- Mark Zuckerberg has decided that Facebook is going to find you, your next date. The folks over at Facebook must have decided that everybody has found everybody and it's now time to get strangers introduced to each other and spice things up. Facebook Graph Search could be the answer -- there have been many reports on the web on how Facebook has been loosing so many active users. So here are a few Facts about Facebook Graph Search to help you get started. 1. Will all my Facebook photos, status updates and videos be found by strangers The answer to this is 'Yes', all your posts, videos, photos and videos that you have made public will be available. If there are posts of vi...

Windows phones have always lacked one basic functionality -- the ability to take screenshots. For years Windows phone users have been asking Microsoft for this capability. With Windows 8 it is very easy to take a screenshot and very useful to. It even works on a locked screen. So now there seems to be no trouble in taking screen captures with your windows 8 phone. You can take screenshots of games, apps and even settings. Anything that appears on your screen can be captured and stored. So here is how to take a screenshot on your Windows 8 phone. HTC, Nokia or Samsung -- works just the same. How to take a screenshot on a Windows 8 phone 1. Press the start and power buttons simultaneously. 2. A small flash and a shutter noise will appear with the message -- 'saving to screenshots' 3. The picture is stored in the 'Screenshots Album', you can access this album by tapping on photos. Access your photos and find the album If you need the visuals, pls check the video below http...

So let's say, you are starting out and want to make it as a wildlife photographer. it does not matter what you want to accomplish as a goal. The love for it should easily get you there. Maybe even be featured as an award winning photographer on National Geographic. Wildlife Photography can be either an exciting hobby or can be turned into a lucrative career. To transition from a good photographer into a professional wildlife photographer requires more than anything else patience and a love for the wild. You must be a person who loves the outdoors and who adores wildlife and nature. Since wildlife and nature photography can demand a lot of patience and dedication. So here's how to get started. 1. Get yourself a camera -- if you do not have a lot of money to start off with there are many good 8 megapixel cameras (minimum pixel recommendation)available in the market at a reasonable price. Do not bother if you don't have money for a telephoto and other accessories like a trip...

Facebook have released a new update to their Facebook Messenger for iOS and Android -- the ability to send voice messages. Sending a voice message is now fairly simple to record and send via Facebook's standalone 'Facebook Messenger" for iOS and Android. These messages can be sent in lieu of text or picture messages. Messages can be recorded for a length or 60 seconds 1 minute only. Once recorded, release the record button to send or slide the button to delete. Bringing with it a walkie-talkie feel. Definitely something to try and have fun with, before the novelty fades off. How to send a Voice Message using Facebook Messenger 1. Open the App on your phone or tablet 2. Tap the '+' button beside the text input box. 3. The emoticon and photo attachment menu shows up with a new 'Microphone Icon'. 4. Tap it to start recording 5. A timer appears with the countdown to a minute. 6. Release record button to send or slid off to delete and start again. Facebook Mess...

Snapchat is all in the news these days and with good reason. The App which has made a big splash on iPhones, iPads and on Android phones and tablets. Lets users take a picture of themselves and send it to their pals. These picture self-destruct in 10 seconds which has been a big hit among sexting teens. Sexting is the term used when people take naked, semi-naked and embarrassing photos of themselves and send it to other people. The Android App and the iPhone app which can be downloaded for free and used, has become so popular that the Snapchat team have announced that 50 million photos are being shared everyday. Once the App is downloaded on a phone or tablet all one needs to do is to tap the button to take photo or hold the button down to take a video. Select the list of friends to send to. The photo or video gets sent and the self destructs in 10 seconds. Following the success of Snapchat, Facebook launched their own applications called the ' Facebook Poke App '. Which works ...

The Next Web has begun reporting serious evidence that the iPhone might have a new version the iPhone 6 and the iOS might even get a new upgrade called iOS 7. How far this is true is left to be seen. Here are the reasons however that TNW use to prove it could actually be legitimate. Many app developers have started reporting that a new iPhone Identifier 'iPhone6,1 which runs on iOS 7. These developer logs which show among other things an IP address from Apple's Cupertino Campus for App requests. Which means the next iPhone and new iOS is in the works and could actually be ready for compatibility testing. Even though OS and device data can be faked, the presence of the unique IP address says something else. Just because the IP address points back to Cupertino does not mean it's for real. Apple have been known to constantly push out new models of the iPhone and to keep upgrading the iOS. If however they are indeed testing a new iPhone - will it be called iPhone 6 or iPhone 5S...

Men and Women in a relationship tend to tell lies. Men have their own version of what lies women tell and women have the same. Each of the genders in a relationship tend to hear the same kind of lies told to them every now and them. Some are quiet cliched and something most people identify with. #MaleLies and #FemaleLies is now treeing on Twitter . There are many funny Tweets being sent and no wonder these topics are now trending on the top of the Worldwide topics trend list. These trends are nice to follow, especially if you have a a relationship, the relationship brings out the best in people. So if you want to read lies women tell or lies men tell these are two topics to check out on Twitter today. There are many reasons when men lie to women and why women lie to men. In hind sight it can be quite funny and provide a lot of entertainment. Just like these two trending topics on twitter are doing right now. Top Tweet for Male Lies https://twitter.com/damnitstrue/status/286319961050337...

Windows 8 Modern UI has been released and if anything, it needs a little bit of getting used to. As with any Windows OS there is always a list of Shortcut keys. These help you to perform a list of actions that makes life on Windows 8 easier. To get started the Windows key is one of the most important and pressing or tapping the Windows key along with a combination of other key will help you navigate Windows 8 faster. So if you're using a keyboard along with your Windows 8 device here are some important shortcuts to help you navigate. Here are a few hotkeys to help you get started Find the complete list here at eightforums.com , there is also an extensive list available at Redmondpie.com and Windows 8 official list of Keyboard Shortcuts . Please find below a few more shortcuts with explanations as provided by Cnet .