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Google’s Vic Gundotra has announced some new updates to the company’s Google+ social network. Google has released v4.01 with updated notification features along with other changes that will make it easier for users to delete photos and view +1′s, comments and shares. Starting today, when you read a notification on one device, that notification will be marked as read on your other devices. This means you won’t get that nagging notification on all of your devices, if you’ve read it on any one device. You can dismiss a notification with a swipe or a click and that notification will be marked as read everywhere. Apart from that much needed notification feature, Google has added a new bell icon in the Google bar and in the mobile app that lets you know about the notifications. The updated notification also separates unread from previously-read items. The Google+ for Android is also receiving a few tweaks – you can now delete your photos from the Photos view, tapping into a post shows more details like the number of +1′s, comments and re-shares and lastly, the left menu is designed to be more consistent with other Google apps. Google says that the company is
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As we’ve reported earlier, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) has quietly made an entry into the Indian ecommerce market with Amazon.in. Today, Amazon took yet another bold step and began listing its Kindle tablets and e-readers at Amazon.in. The original 6″ Kindle device is available for order right now but other models like the Kindle Fire HD and Kindle Paperwhite will be available starting on June 27th. Those who’re interested can sign up for an alert from the site so that they can be alerted when the device goes up for sale. When Amazon.in was initially launched, the site only had books and DVD content, but now the ecommerce giant has added Kindle devices to its inventory. Indian Consumers Will Be Able To Purchase Amazon’s Kindle Indian consumers will be able to purchase the 6″ Kindle device for INR 5,999, Kindle Fire HD for INR 15,999 and the Kindle Fire HD 8.9″ for INR 21,999. The Kindle Paperwhite and Paperwhite 3G is also available for INR 10,999 and INR 13,999 respectively. The company previously launched Junglee, a price comparison site in India in February 2012. With this site, perhaps Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) wanted to learn about India’s growing ecommerce space. Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) has
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At the Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday, Apple introduced a completely revamped version of iOS with many new eye candies and features. Some of the new features that are coming with iOS 7 are the new app icons, improved notification center, all new multitasking screen, lock screen notifications, iTunes Radio and quick access to some of the important settings. However, the talk of the town is that it is said that Apple has borrowed many of these features from other mobile OS’s like Windows Phone and Android. Well, we’ll not delve into this epic discussion about who copied whom, but one of the features that stood out in iOS 7 is the new motion response interface, where the device responds to any movements and creates a 3D effect in the background. This is something similar to Android’s Live wallpaper, and there are plenty of such apps on Play Store. One app that stood out is the 3D Image Live Wallpaper that creates 3D effect just from any wallpaper. The developer says that your Android device needs to have a Gyro sensor for this to work, and in most cases, you would have this sensor in your device. Download the app
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Sometimes we might need to refresh a web page often. Let’s agree that there are websites that automatically update, but not every website has this feature. Let’s say you’re eagerly waiting for your results to appear on a college website, or you want to see an updated score without manually hitting the F5 or refresh button—in this case you can use a Chrome extension named as Auto Refresh Plus. Auto Refresh Plus is a Google Chrome extension that automatically refreshes the page at a pre-defined interval that you can set in the extension’s option. Once you set the interval, you can sit back and relax while this extension will do the hard work of refreshing the page at that particular interval. Apart from refreshing the page, Auto Refresh Plus also supports content detection. This feature is very useful if you want to find some content in a dynamic webpage. How to Auto Refresh in Chrome Install the Auto Refresh Plus extension from Chrome Web Store. Once the installation is complete, you can see a new button in the toolbar. Now, open the web page that you want to reload automatically and then click on the extension button from the toolbar.
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As we know, PlayStation 4 ships with a 500GB hard drive, but the good news for those who want to make their hard drive ‘bigger’ is that one can easily replace the hard drive in the PS4. Gamers Can Swap Out The Hard Drive In The New PS4: Sony Sony Corporation (NYSE:SNE) (TYO:6758) told Polygon that gamers can swap out the hard drive in the new PS4, just as they could on a PS3. For good, Sony is going to continue with this trend with the upcoming gaming console. Sony Will Allow Gamers To Store All Their Digital Content The PlayStation 4 will sport a 2.5-inch hard drive, the same drives that current generation laptops normally use. This will enable the user to easily find a new hard drive of larger capacity and swap it with their current hard drive. By allowing users to replace their hard drive, Sony Corporation (NYSE:SNE) (TYO:6758) will allow gamers to store all their digital content in their gaming consoles. A user can easily store many Full HD videos, games, and other files with larger capacity drives like 1TB. Gamers can also swap their old hard drives with new solid state drives (SSD’s) for much faster
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Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has unveiled the company’s new mobile operating system – the iOS 7 at the WWDC. The new OS is given a redesign by Apple and according to the company, this is the most significant update since the release of the original iPhone. As a user, we can immediately notice these changes in the new home screen icons, and just for the sake of comparison, a Twitter user @pawsupforu has put together a detailed comparison of iOS 6 vs. iOS 7′s icons. Talking from design’s perspective, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has done a good job in giving those icons a completely new look. Every icon represents a new look and feel, which is ideal to get users started with the new operating system. As we can see from the below image, each and every icon from iOS 6 has been placed alongside the corresponding icon from the iOS 7. The new image is much brighter and gives a new look to the OS. We can also see the lack of skeuomorphism in these icons to some extent, and rightly done so. Comparison Of iOS 6 vs. iOS 7 Now what remains to be seen is how the new OS actually
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Sometimes it might happen that you share a post on Facebook and then later realize that you made a mistake in sharing that post publicly, or with a wrong audience. Well, there’s no problem with making mistakes, but sometimes some silly mistakes like these that can cost us a big price (like losing the job, or upsetting someone). So if you’re using Facebook for Android, then you must be well aware of that people icon that allows you to control who can see a post—Public, Friends, Only, or Custom. In the new version of Facebook for Android, this icon is not visible, but don’t worry, there’s a way to get things done even without logging in to the desktop version of the social network. Like always, we would advise you to use the latest version of any app. Make sure that you’re using the latest version of Facebook for Android, and if you’re not sure then go to the Application Manager from Settings > Apps and tap on Facebook from the list. Check the version number which should be 3.3. If you have this version then you’re good to go and proceed with the instructions but if you don’t have
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Now that both the Xbox One and PS4 are officially announced at their respective launch events and press conferences at the E3, we’ve got more details about each of them which means it’s the perfect time to compare both the next generation gaming consoles. Let’s delve deeper and compare the specs, services and features of the Xbox one and PlayStation 4. Pre-owned Games Pre owned games will work on the PS4 just as they do on the PS2 and the PS3. You can lend a game to your friend by simply handing him the disc – no more complications. This way, you and your friend can share the game and enjoy more titles. However, Microsoft is allowing developers to set their own rules regarding games to be re-sold. Things are not that simple with Xbox One, as compared to Sony’s PS4 in this regard. “Xbox One is designed so game publishers can enable you to give your disc-based games to your friends. There are no fees charged as part of these transfers.” says Microsoft on the Xbox site. “There are two requirements: you can only give them to people who have been on your friends list for at least 30
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Dolphin is one of the most featured browsers on Android. If you’re still stuck with an older Android version (like Gingerbread) and its default browser, then you should really check out the Dolphin browser. If you’re on Android 4.0 and above, then Chrome comes as the default browser but still with so many features in Dolphin like gestures, sonar, sharing and most notably – addons – it surely deserves a try. Switching to the Desktop version of any website in Chrome is a piece of cake. You just need to tap on “Request desktop site” button from Options. But what if you’re on Dolphin browser for Android and want to switch between desktop and mobile version of any site? Well, there are two ways of doing this. Let’s take a look at both methods. Method 1: Launch the Dolphin browser, go to Menu > More > Settings > User Agent and then select the user agent of your choice. If you want to switch to the desktop version of any site, then select “Desktop.” You can also select between iPhone, iPad, or custom. However, note that these settings will apply to all the sites, and that’s why you’ll need to
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Skype is a superb solution as an all-in-one communication tool via text, voice and video calls. Many users always stay logged-in to Skype when they’re working on their computers. However, since you’re online, your friends might disturb you when you are busy in some important work. But don’t worry, there’s a solution to this problem that automatically changes Skype’s status to “Do not disturb” mode. Skype Status Changer Enter Skype Status Changer, an application for Windows users that links to Skype and prevents your friends from disturbing you by changing the mode to “Do not disturb”. Once you install the program, you simply need to select the program that you’re using from the list, let’s say Google Chrome and then click on the Save button. Now, as soon as you open Google Chrome browser, this program automatically sets your online status to “Do not disturb” mode. But that’s not all – this program also intelligently reverts back to online status once you close Chrome. Smart, isn’t it! The program remembers the application once you click on the Save button and then minimizes to the system tray so that it doesn’t interfere in between. This is especially useful if you’re doing
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Dropbox is soon coming up with a new version that comes with some exciting new features. The current version is on 2.1.x, but if you update to the new experimental build, then you can get some new features like the ability to capture screenshots, faster upload/download for large files and more. However, note that experimental builds are not for everyone, but if you’re an enthusiast, then this is for you. To try out the new experimental build version of Dropbox (currently 2.3.12), head over to the official Dropbox forums and download Dropbox as per your respective OS. The new version is available for Windows, Mac and Linux. Once you finish installing the updated version, you can start using its new features. For example; to take a screenshot, simply press the Print Screen key in Windows while Mac users can press Command-Shift-3 or 4. For now, you cannot define a custom key from options. Three other new features of Dropbox are: Move to Dropbox: This is a context menu item that will show up for most files or folders outside of your Dropbox. Import from iPhoto: This option is only supported on Mac with iPhoto 7.0 or higher. It will show
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