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How to Safely Clean Your Laptop

Posted on October 29, 2014 by ramesh xavier

Like everything else in your home (or pockets), gadgets tend to get dirty. An unnaturally large number of people are not too particular about cleaning their gadgets and that is the reason we end up with layers of dust on

Mozilla Thunderbird exceeded maximum number of connections

Posted on October 29, 2014 by Annie

Mozilla Thunderbird has default limit of 5 simultaneous connections. However, some mail servers allow only a lower number of simultaneous connections. When the limit set by the server is reached, the above, or similar, error message might be encountered. In

Idea Cellular working on launching of 4G service, Kerala may get it first

Posted on October 29, 2014 by sherly

Telecom operator Idea Cellular is apparently busy working to set up its 4G services in India, according to its Deputy Managing Director, Ambrish Jain. No specific details have been volunteered apart from the fact that the company’s contribution to the

Microsoft Launches Nokia 130 for Rs.1649 In India

Posted on October 29, 2014 by sherly

Microsoft Devices launched entry level dual-sim mobile phone ‘Nokia 130’, having built-in music player with up to 46 hours continuous playback on a single charge, and priced it at Rs 1,649 in India. “The Nokia 130 is a perfect device

Amazon shopping, Jet Airways booking With RuPay

Posted on October 29, 2014 by sherly

National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)’s domestic card payment scheme RuPay is getting more adoption from online merchants: It has tied-up with Amazon and Jet Airways, enabling RuPay debit card holders to make online transactions on the respective sites. RuPay

YouTube plans to offer an ad-free subscription package

Posted on October 28, 2014 by Vineesh Mohan

As we knows, the preroll ads on YouTube videos really annoys everyone, there’s some good news – the Google-owned service could one day let you pay to switch them off. At an event held in California yesterday, YouTube CEO Susan

Samsung launches Galaxy Mega 2 at Rs 20,900

Posted on October 28, 2014 by Mini Soji

Samsung has launched its Galaxy Mega 2 phablet in India. Priced at Rs. 20,900, the Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 supports dual-SIM, runs Android 4.4 KitKat and is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor along with 1.5GB of RAM. The

Govt launches Tripgators App for tourists

Posted on October 28, 2014 by Sibi Antony

To boost tourism, the government today launched a mobile application to offer tourists various travel related information including availability and charges of hotels, air fares, and local attractions of any particular place in the country. Instead of using 10 to

Trapster mobile app Alerts You to Speed Traps

Posted on October 28, 2014 by Sibi Antony

Trapster is a California-based startup that was acquired by Nokia’s Navteq and has an app that “alerts you to police speed traps and other roadway hazards.” It’s available on iOS, Android, Blackberry, and a few other phones. Advantages of Trapster

Skype wants to make it easy to call from your browser

Posted on October 28, 2014 by Vineesh Mohan

Today Skype announced that it has begun work with the W3C (World Wide Web Consortium) and the IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force) to let you call from within a browser more easily. The company believes its ORTC API for WebRTC