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[Video] - Internet Explorer 9 Commercial - The Honest version

Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 has been a huge improvement to it's ancestors, it's faster, sleeker, feature rich and good looking. Microsoft advertised IE9 as a faster and future technology proof application with smooth animations and HTML5 magic. Now, here is a funny parody take on that commercial labelled "Internet Explorer 9 Commercial - The Honest version".

IE9 Commercial

How to activate a PWNED DFU mode on your Apple iDevice

The DFU (Device Firmware Update) mode is needed to update/upgrade/restore an Apple iDevice, however if you want to flash a custom .IPSW file you must enter a Pwned DFU mode i.e. a special DFU mode which had exploited limera1n jailbroken core to allow operations not permitted by the normal Apple DFU core.

Apple Pwned DFU

Here is a simple to follow, visual tutorial on how to enter the Pwned DFU mode on an Apple device using ever handy redsn0w jailbreaking tool.

[Reuters Video] - The Amazing Maps Race Between Google And Apple

There is no doubt that iOS 6 Apple Maps failed miserably, and now Apple has even admitted that. To test the impact in an real world usage scenario, Reuters pitted Apple Maps with Google Maps and the resulting video is as follows.

Zorro Macsk - Turns Your iMac Into A Huge Touchscreen

Touch interactive user-interfaces are the latest trend across today's gadget and gizmos landscape, however if you are not willing to shell out premium money for these expensive touchscreens here is something of your interest.

TMDtouch is an China based company which is offering an innovative solution to enable full touch ability and gesture support to existing screens without installing anything on the host operating-system, the "Zorro Macsk" system works by mounting an magnetic aluminum frame on top of your screen and plugging in the USB cable to get everything working. The sensors built into the frame interacts with OS native multi-touch gestures converting your screen to a huge touchscreen display.


Zorro Macsk

Must watch, exciting video demonstration of "Zorro Macsk" with iMac running Mac OS X and an huge screen running Windows 8 posted ahead.

BananaTag - Free and simple email tracking

Ever wanted to see when you email was opened, at what location and which links were clicked ? There are quite a few services which offer this as blogged earlier, there also exist specialized software utilities to track email headers letting users trace geographic origin of an email. While the service is mainly targeted at mass email marketers, they also provide a free account with 5 emails/day tracking limitation which can be used by individuals.

BananaTag would be the fastest and simplest service to offer email tracking service with advanced features. The service lets users track when their emails are opened, links clicked, and from what location and device. BananaTag also provides easy-to-consume in-depth metrics, allowing users to better interact with their email contacts.

The service works with any email client or service, with exclusive extensions for Gmail and an add-in for Outlook. Once activated the service will auto-notify the user as actions takes place on sent emails.

LovePalz - The motion sensing technology defines next generation of virtual sex

This is something you might have not thought using your iPhone for - a Virtual Sex messenger. Well it's possible now, thanks to LovePalz Sex Toyz - a two-way self-pleasure gadget which allows users to simulate sex from anywhere in the world via an WiFi connection. The LovePalz system features ‘Hera’ for ladies and ‘Zues’ device for men, which connects to each other over internet via iPhone apps to share pleasure in realtime.

LovePalz

Technology details, introductory video and links below.

Getting Rid of "StoreCertificate - ClassNotFoundException" error in Java

Online eFiling facility of Indian IncomeTax Department utilizes Java to enable core functionality of the website, including upload and signing of eReturns using digital signatures. Unfortunately, due to lack of update to support the most current Java 7 version, a user is shown the error as below when trying to digitally-sign and upload there XML return files. Things get even more mysterious when proper reason for the error is not available, although not without some work the error can be bypassed as instructed next.

StoreCertificate Error
ClassNotFoundException error

Free Online, Windows and Mac Game Angry Indians HD

Here is another chance for computer users to vent out there anger on Indian Government, as after Angry Anna we have yet another "Angry Birds" clone.

Be it the corruption allegations, the internet censorship intentions or the inflation - Indian government had came under a lot of heat last few months. Taking into account the recent scuffle between Congress party and cartoonist "Assem Trivedi" over his creations, where he was charged sedition by the government inspired the game "Angry Indian HD" which allows users to throw "Assem Trivedi's" head on Indian Prime Minister Mr. Manmohan Singh.

The game is available as a free to play online version, as well as can be downloaded on Windows and Mac platforms.

New, simple to use mobile payment solution will change the eCommerce scene

The biggest hurdle in growth of eCommerce is availability of online payment methods like credit/debit-cards and Internet banking with end-users, this is particularly true in-case of developing countries where these payment methods are not available with the majority of masses.

A perfect solution to this would be payments via mobile phones which almost everybody has, the great news is we already have such mobile payment solution. Check out the screenshot below and you will notice an "Pay using your mobile" option with the usual payment options, in the example below facebook is using the mobile payment service "Zong" from Paypal to target there users en masse - whether they have an online payment facility available or not.

The solution not only targets users without any online payment facility, but also provides an dead simple to use, new-user friendly payment facility. A user simply needs to send a text-message within a given time after initiating the checkout to complete the payment, once completed the user is charged by their cellphone service provider and the carrier settles this with merchant.

Mobile payment
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