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About Vineesh Mohan

A Technical Support specialist with strong customer service and good communication skills. I live in the city of Cochin, which known as the Queen of Arabian Sea.

Skype gets chat notifications only on the device currently you are logged in

Skype announced a new feature called active endpoint which ensures you only receive chat notifications on the device that currently you are logged in. The company says the new functionality is rolling out “over the next few weeks,” and all you


Facebook Tests Stickers in Comments

A few Facebook users are now able to add stickers when posting comments on the social network. When contacted Facebook, they confirmed it is currently testing the new feature. “We are running a test which allows you to add a


Google buys social travel app Jetpac

Google has bought social travel app firm Jetpac in what looks like a move to boost googles location search services. San Francisco-based JetPac has created a mobile application that uses pictures from various social networking sites to create city guides.


Imo Messenger – free video calls and chat for PC and Android

imo free video calls and chat for PC is a very good app to get in touch with your loved ones. The best feature on this app is that, no matter what device is being used, you can make free


Terminal Commans to find out which ports are listening / open on your Linux Server

You may use netstat command, which print network connections, routing tables, interface statistics, masquerade connections, and multicast memberships etc. Another (and suggested) option is to use lsof command, which list open files, and ports on Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris and other


Amazon Launches their Own Credit Card Reader

Amazon.com newly introduces Amazon Local Register, a secure card reader and mobile app that provides local businesses with the tools they need to quickly and easily accept credit and debit cards from a smartphone or tablet and keep track of


For Windows Phone, Facebook Messenger gets option to record voice messages, emoticons, and data savings

The Social Media, Facebook updated its Facebook Messenger app for Windows Phone with two new features. Now you will be able to download the new version directly from the Windows Phone Store. First, the app now lets you record voice


PayPal announces PayPal Here app to get on-the-go Sale Reports

Merchants that uses PayPal can now leave the house and still get critical information about their sales. The PayPal Here app has the information you need in your pocket. PayPal announced ‘PayPal Here app’ will get on the go Sales


Gmail now rejects emails with potentially misleading combinations of Unicode characters

Google yesterday announced that it is implementing a new effort to prevent spammers and scammers. The open standard known as Unicode Consortium’s “Highly Restricted” specification. ie, Gmail now rejects mails from all domains which uses what the Unicode community has


Twitter introduced Promoted Video ads in beta

Twitter, the social media has introduced Promoted Video ads in beta version. The company is offering advertisers a new Cost Per View (CPV) ad buying model, which means they only get charged when a user starts playing the video ad