January 16 AcceSS FacebOOk on aNy MoBile WitHout tHe InteRnet :)

Do you have an old mobile phone, like the Nokia 1100, that has no browser and can do little more than make phone calls? Or are you stuck in some remote place where there’s no Internet or no other form of data (EGDE/GPRS/3G) connectivity is available?                        Not a problem. You can still use your Facebook account in India by dialing *325# (or *fbk#) from your mobile phone...

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November 6 Get YouR Free .in DoMain aNd HoSting fRom GooGle :)

Google India, in partnership with ICICI Bank and HostGator (the web hosting company), has launched a new program called India Get Online where they make it easy for you to setup a website for your business for free. As part of the deal, you get a free .in web domain (provided it is available) and free web hosting for one year. The .in domain will registered to you while Hostgator will manage the website hosting* though you can move the site...

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November 6 HTC ReZouNd firSt impRessioNs: MuSic tO my eARs :)

 To absolutely nobody's surprise, HTC today announced the HTC Rezound for Verizon, the first U.S. smartphone to use HTC-owned Beats Audio. HTC CEO Peter Chou shows off the HTC Rezound. Originally known as the Vigor, the Rezound is HTC's stateside answer to Europe and Asia's HTC Sensation XL with Beats Audio, which CNET got a chance to see in early October at CTIA. The Rezound, which features the same integration with the Beats headphones...

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October 13 BooSt uR Wi-Fi SigNaL witH aN EmPty CaN of CoKe :)

A piece of Aluminum foil is probably the easiest and cheapest way to boost your Wi-Fi signal. You just need to position the foil behind the antenna of your wireless router and the curved foil will then direct the Wi-Fi signals in your preferred direction thus boosting the overall signal strength. Other than using an Aluminum foil, as Kim Komando explains in the following video, you may also make your own Wi-Fi extender at home using an...

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September 24 10 ThiNgs u ShouLd KNow AbOut FaCebooK TiMeLiNe

On 22 sept 2011, Facebook CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg unveiled Facebook Timeline, a new feature that's coming to users of the social network very soon. Due to Facebook's history of not being so forthcoming with users regarding new features and privacy concerns about those features, I put my hands on the new Timeline to learn as much as I could about it. Here's a summary of what I learned, and you can take a tour of Timeline in the slideshow...

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September 17 An eaRly, fiRSt lOOk at WiNdoWs 8 (hands-on)

                 Not unlike an artfully created but tiny-portioned appetizer leading into a flavorful and filling main course that remains stuck in the kitchen, my first hands-on experience with Windows 8 left me eager for what was coming but disappointed with what was set in front of me.            Microsoft lent out...

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