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I’m sure you would have heard about SOPA by now, but if not, it stands for Stop Online Piracy Act, and is a recent bill tabled in the US House of Representatives on October 26th, 2011.  Although SOPA at the surface seems to be for a good cause, in that its objective is to fight content piracy, yet if you look closer, it is a dangerous piece of legislation that if passed, will have a lot of potential to disrupt the Web as a whole. Read the rest of this entry »

In many cases today, the need to sync and connect a mobile device that has information like calendar, contacts, etc to a PC has become a necessity, and you can actually do it quite easily if you know how. Let’s take a quick look at this feature now. Read the rest of this entry »

Android operating system for mobile phones has made phones better and more comfortable to use, but a very large part of that is down to the apps. If you visit the Android market, you can grasp how many varieties of applications are available.

You too, can create an application if you know how to do it. To create your own application, you will need to install Android Software Development Kit (SDK) which works in combination with Eclipse. Don’t think you need the Android SDK? Think again. You would need to use and get familiar with the SDK, if you want to jailbreak/root your Android phone at some point, for example. Read the rest of this entry »

Windows 8 is the upcoming version of Microsoft Windows and is a wonderful operating system designed to be used on a wide variety of platforms like tablet PCs, netbooks, laptops, business desktops and servers. Microsoft has changed its traditional Windows user interface completely, and now it is best suited for the touchscreen interface. However, it includes the traditional keyboard, mouse and pen input too.

Windows 8 includes many new and high tech features but the hardware requirements are almost similar to those with Windows 7. Along with the other basic requisites, a multi touch screen is also required if you want to get the advantage of the touch input. A resolution of 1024×768 or more is a must to get the Metro application. Read the rest of this entry »

User Account Control (UAC) is a utility incorporated within Windows which improves security by allowing running an application only when approved by the administrator. This prevents any unwanted applications running in the background and harming the system. It was first implemented in Windows Vista, and its improved form is being used in Windows 7 now. Read the rest of this entry »

Guest post by Simon Drew. Simon writes on behalf of Best Mobile Contracts, the UK’s leading mobile phone comparison website.

Five was the number everyone was talking about in the build-up to the launch of the new iPhone 4S.  In the end, it transpired that Apple’s latest handset wouldn’t be acquiring a five in its nomenclature – though it did have one appended to its new operating system, the iOS 5.

The operating system that will grace the 4S has helped impart some of the most significant changes to the new phone.  Most of the benefits brought about by the iOS 5 pertain to social and entertainment functions; deft touches that should make the phone a pleasure to use. Read the rest of this entry »