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Top 10 Facts About London Olympics Games 2012
The much awaited 2012 London Olympics are going to start soon and the buzz has already begun. The work at all the major venues is almost complete and London-ers are ready to host one of the biggest sporting extravaganza. The city will be hosting Olympics for the third time in the history (1908 and 1948), this time faster a gap of almost 64 years.
The 2012 summer olympic games will be held from 27 July...
Confusion With Android Updates Hurting App Development?
There were times when we saw fans in the whole world divided into two communities, one side loved the final frontier themed Star trek, while others thought of them as the dark side, and loved those awesome Jedi moves in Star wars. We witnessed fans of both sides going to any extent proving their choice was better no matter what, I guess same is the case with iOS and Android.
Tech gurus and geeks are...
Top 10 Online Scams For The Past Year [INFOGRAPHIC]
From it’s start, Internet scams were pretty much there to take advantage of innocent internet users who had no idea that they could be exploited and tricked into a scam — tempting unaware users into clicking bogus links and ad bars on sites such as Test your I.Q, You Won a Lottery, Make money on the internet etc.
Not even the most knowledgeable and tech savvy users are spared by these malicious...
Google To Introduce Its Very Own ‘Assistant’ To Rival Apple’s Siri
Last October when Apple launched Siri as an accompaniment to it’s iPhone 4S, the tech world has been on its feet, amazed by the practicality and quality of this amazing utility. Since then Android fans have been reporting of such a system being under development at Google for its Android operated smartphones.
Although its not confirmed officially by the search giant, a tip from an unnamed insider...
A 7-Inch iPad Mini To Be Released In Q3 2012 [REPORT]
Rumours about iPad 3 that is going to be launched on Wednesday March 7 in a special launch event by Apple are gradually disappearing and seems like rumor mills have found another victim to quench their thirst of speculation. This time a rumored 7-inch iPad has become the center of attention and we can expect rumors and leaked news about it for the next few months.
The concept was first purported by...
New Nanotechnology ‘Power Felt’ Can Convert Body Heat Into Power For Charging iPhones/iPods
Seems like the battery version of the humans seen in Matrix, generating electricity for the machines isn’t that far fetched. PhD student Corey Hewit from Center of Nanotechnology and Molecular Materials, Wake Forest University has devised an easy way of harnessing human body heat and converting it into electrical energy to charge our devices on the go.
The new thermoelectric material called...
Apple Made 8.7% Of All Mobile Phone Market & 75% Of Profits In Last Quarter
It’s the time of the year when companies release their quarterly earnings. Today, 1st quarterly reports of one of the most speculated companies of all (read Apple) was released. The earnings are pretty handsome looking for Apple with new record being set in terms of quarterly profit in last quarter churning in total sum of $46.33 billion where $13.06 billion was profit made by the company which...
Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg Make It To The List Of Greatest Innovators Of All Time
Here’s some great news for Apple and Facebook lovers. Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg have both been named among the greatest innovators of all time, according to the 2012 Lemelson-MIT Invention Index.
The survey was conducted in America where 1,010 Americans between the age range of 16 to 25 years were surveyed to identify the greatest innovator of all time according to them. While Thomas Edison...
“If I Die” App Allows You To Post Message On Facebook After You Die
Do you want to let your Facebook friends know that you are dead? There is an app for that.
If I Die is a handy little app developed by Willook, an Israel-based firm, that allow Facebook users to post a message/video on their profiles after there deaths.
Your life story, a secret you haven’t shared before or even a will.
How To Setup?
Just install the app on your Facebook account and record...
U.S. Military Is Using Dolphins To Detect Mines
The U.S Military has invested billions of dollars to buy modern equipment, but have you ever wondered what do they use to detect mines underwater? The answer is Dolphins!! Yes you read that right! They use dolphins to detect mines for them.
So, instead of spending money on valuable machinery, they are now using these innocent dolphins to do the mine-detecting from them.
This is how it works:
The...