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About Sibi Antony

Bootstrap and Android LOVER. I've been creating things for the web for over 10 years, from the period of flash and table based layout web sites till mobile and tab friendly web sites.

Flipkart sells 1 million Motorola phones in 5 months

Motorola has sold a whopping million plus smartphone handsets in the five months since it started selling in India again. And all of that through the one exclusive distribution network that it chose – India’s e-commerce poster boy Flipkart. “We


Microsoft to end support for Windows 7 on January 13, 2015

Microsoft is warning customers that the end is soon coming for Windows 7 in much the same way it came for Windows XP earlier this year. Microsoft will end free mainstream support for Windows 7 on January 13, 2015. That


Airtel launches Wi-Fi enabled 3G dongles

Bharti Airtel has launched its 3G Wi-Fi dongles offering download speeds of up to 21.3 mbps speed on 3G. Powered by HSPA+ technology, Airtel’s 3G Wi-Fi dongles will be available in telecom circles such as Mumbai and Andhra Pradesh in


Line Selfie Sticker App to Convert Selfies into Stickers

Line has come out with a new app that is designed to convert selfies into stickers. This latest app is called Line Selfie Sticker and this app is available for iPhone users as well as Android device owners to download


IBM Proposes To Build First Carbon Computer By 2020

IBM Proposes To Build First Carbon Computer By 2020. People often compare computers with our brains, but there are important differences between them. One difference, which the wider public seldom thinks about, is that computer brains are made of silicon


Samsung calls iPhone users ‘wall huggers’

Samsung today released a new attack ad focusing on shortcomings in the iPhone’s battery life. The commercial takes on a humorous, if not whimsical, tone as it shows us a few scenes — which all take place in an airport


Twitter Now Supports Animated GIFs

Twitter has finally announced an awesome change to its social network. Now it supports animated GOF images. This new change is now live on website, Android and iPhone app. Twitter has announced this new update via a tweet containing the


Facebook Chat app for iPad

Facebook’s dedicated chat app, has finally arrived for the iPad. It has already been available for Android, iOS and even Windows Phone smartphones. There is no word on support for Android tablets yet though. Facebook Messenger for iPad can be


Google wants to sell domain names

Google already is a major player in search, online mapping, social networking and other key functions of the Web. Now it wants to sell domain names, too. The Internet giant on Monday announced the launch of an invite-only service, Google


Google buys music streaming service Songza

Google Inc has acquired streaming music service Songza, the Internet search company’s latest move to play a bigger role in the fast-growing online music business. Google said on Tuesday it would explore ways to incorporate aspects of Songza into its