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Google Chrome OS Mature's, New Chromebook & Chromebox Launched

Google Chrome OS and the initial Google Chromebook device were not able to create any significant stir, the next generation of Google Chrome OS and devices are out now to in hopes to change that.

With release of all new Google Chrome OS powered ChromeBox portable desktop computing unit, it has once again proved how desktop computing future will be all about ultra-portable devices. Google is once again trying to get back into the desktop race with the new version of there "Google Chrome OS", to get the the job done the new features are better offline application capabilities and a more desktop like interface.

Apart from the new ChromeOS upgrade, the new "talk of the town" would be the portable ChromeOS powered desktop computing unit "ChromeBox".

Google Chromebox

The new Chromebook boots in less than seven seconds and resumes instantly, to get this done Google is now using more hardware fire-power by adding Intel Core processors offering nearly three times faster speeds with hardware-accelerated graphics, multi-touch trackpad and an open-source firmware stack.

iFunBox - The easiest, free desktop manager for iPhone, iPad and iPod

ifunbox logoWhile Apple's solution to manage iOS devices, "iTunes" is a great piece of utility. Many users simply hate to use it specially with the whole "Sync" methodology, this is the reason we have quite some free iTunes alternatives out there.

If you are looking for something which offers both ease-of-use and raw power to control and command your iDevice, free Windows and MAC utility "iFunBox" is for you.

ifunbox

Equipped with features like total control of iPhone/iPad file-system, single click .IPA file installs (AppFastIn) with app backup support, ability to make use of iPhone storage as a regular removable disk for general storage, Access App sandbox without Jailbreak, picture and wallpaper manipulation with previews and ability to export music and movies from iPhone/iPod. While the 91 iPhone PC Suite does have more features, this is very simple and portable to use, just like the Cyder desktop application for Cydia application.

Simple Guide To Untethered Jailbreak of Apple iOS 5.1.1 Using Absinthe 2.0.1 For Windows, Mac and Linux

LOGOGood news for users waiting for the untethered jailbreak for Apple iOS 5.1.1, Chronic Dev-Team has now released Absinthe 2.0.1 letting users untethered jailbreak there iDevices running the latest iOS 5.1.1. Absinthe 2.0.1 is available on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux platforms and can be used for iOS 5.1.1 running on iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPad 3, iPad 2, iPad, iPod touch 4G and iPod touch 3G.

iOS 5.1.1 Jailbreak

How to remove PDF restrictions using free online service

Pirate LogoOne of the reason for popularity of Adobe PDF file-format is it's ability of granular file permission security, a PDF file author can restrict or allow printing, copying, commenting, form-filling and password protection etc. while creating the document.

However, there are ways to get around these restrictions both complex hardware based dedicated solutions to crack passwords and free online services and desktop software's.Here is yet another handy, clutter-free, easy-to-use, free, online service to crack PDF security restrictions.


PDF With Security Restrictions
PDF with security restrictions

Facebook Camera Launched

FB CamFacebook has unveiled there new mobile app for Apple iOS, the dedicated camera application "Facebook Camera" allows fast and easy sharing of photos on Facebook. The new application provides ability to post a selective group of photos at once, check friends latest photos at one place, simple image editing tasks with crops and filters, ability to tag friends and add captions.

Facebook Camera

VIA APC 8750 - Mini Android Based Computer System For $49

Be it the "Cotton Candy", ultra low-cost "Raspberry Pi" or the Intel Next Unit Of Computing (NUC) device, the concept of low-cost, portable, pluggable computers is definitely in-vogue.

The latest to join the party is APC $49 android powered mini-computer, powered by an 800MHz (VIA WonderMedia ARM 11 SoC) processor, 512MB DDR3 memory, 2GB on-board NAND Flash, support for graphic resolutions up to 720p, HDMI, VGA, 4 x USB, audio out / in, microSD and Ethernet. The computer will be featuring an custom version of Android 2.3 optimized for mouse and keyboard input, the board which is compatible with Mini-ITX and MacroATX form factors will be able to connect to any external display device via VGA/HDMI port for a fully functional desktop PC experience.

Cheap APC Via Micro Android PC

High resolution, real-life usage images and pictures of "APC 8750" in action are posted below.

Trick To Access And Book Indian Railway Tickets Faster From Official IRCTC Website

IRCTCIndian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) provides an online railway ticket booking facility but thanks to the sheer traffic to this website the service is busy and unresponsive most of the time. Despite being the world's largest rail network, getting an Indian train-ticket is something not so easy, and we have shared tips and trick to make the experience most efficient for our readers like - better alternatives to IRCTC website, Rail inquiry by SMS, Auto PNR tracking and update by SMS and trick to get your tickets faster with better chances to grab tatkal quota.

While there are commercial software's like SoftValley Tatkal Reservation to get your tickets, here is something every user can do legally and without paying anything by accessing and booking via IRCTC website but using the alternative, faster way.

How to automatically rotate Bing, Picasa or flickr featured images as Google's background

Bing's background images are simply stunning, but if you prefer Google as your search companion but would still like to use the bing wallpaper here is a neat solution for you. Free extension for Google Chrome browser - "Bing wallpaper for Google homepage" lets users automatically rotate the current bing wallpaper as Google background, apart from Bing images the extension also supports Picasa featured images, as well as RSS feeds from picasa - this is not all it also allows users to download the image as wallpaper for use on desktop.

Bing wallpaper downloaded

Download ESET Smart Security 6 and ESET NOD32 Antivirus Beta With 5 Month Genuine Serial Key

Kaspersky and ESET are my top choices when it comes to computer security, the good news is ESET Smart Security 6 and ESET NOD32 Antivirus 6 Betas are now available for download. With usual updates like improvement to the GUI, Personal Firewall, Cloud-based reputation of files and proactive heuristic detection the upgrade features Idle-state Scanning, scan while downloading files, update rollback and the best of all, exciting - Anti-theft functionality.

Eset Security

While equipped with the standard computer and internet security features like protection from internet threats, identity theft and parental controls the most exciting feature of this new release is "Computer Anti-Theft", a feature not available in any other malware protection software. The "Eset Anti-Theft" feature allows users to track there computer's location, snap webcam images with desktop screenshots in case there PC gets stolen via an online portal to collect valuable recon data to track there device and get it back. Something similar can be achieved using separate anti-theft utilities reviewed here earlier.

ESET 6

A detailed image tour of the feature is posted below.

Cool real life camera usage of Google Glass

While things can really become weird if someone manages to hack Google Glasses or it malfunctions, Project Google Glass is nothing short of an amazing concept. Google is seriously working on the project and here is an real-life pic clicked by one of it's user, all I can say is "NEAT".

Google Glass
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