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RelativeWave Gets Acquired By Google: visually-inclined tool-makers

RelativeWave, creators of an $80 “interaction design and prototyping” Mac app called Form, has been acquired by Google. As a result, Form is now free. In case you’ve never used it, Form is a visual editor meant to help designers/developers


Facebook launches FB Techwire to help journalists tech news page

Facebook has today launched its own page, called FB Techwire, that will surface breaking tech news, debates and other events to users of the social network in real-time. “The goal of FB Techwire is to aid in the discovery of


Google’s Chrome Beta coming with new Bookmark Manager

Google introducing a new Bookmark Manager feature with its beta version of Chrome. As per the sources, the new feature will be rolled out in the coming weeks. With the new feature, you’ll be able to select an image and


Chinese developers can now sell paid apps in the Google Play Store

A few hours back, Google announced that, they will now allow developers from China to release paid apps for Android users via Google Play store. The update covers 130 international markets. This is a great news for the global Android


Microsoft to replace Nokia Store with Opera Mobile Store

Opera Mobile Store will replace Nokia Store as the default app store for Nokia feature phones, Symbian and Nokia X smartphones, following an agreement between Opera Software and Microsoft. Beginning in the first quarter of 2015, people who access Nokia


WordPress Author Profile not showing a link to older posts

Have you ever noticed that, there is no link to view older posts of author from author profile page http://blog.hostonnet.com/author/sibichan Copy pasted the below line from index.php to author.php and now its showing links to older Posts


How to find Latitude/Longitude using Address with Google Map

Today i tried to add google maps in contact page using Google Maps JavaScript API v3. To add map first we need to create API key by login to Google Account at https://code.google.com/apis/console 1. Click the Services link from the


Facebook games may actually do some good in your family life

Do not fret if your child is playing Farmville on Facebook with his/her siblings or cousins. This will only cement the bond between them in the long run. New research shows that beyond being a fun distraction, social network games


Yahoo Replaces Google As Default Search Provider in Mozilla Firefox

Yahoo and Mozilla just announced a “strategic five-year partnership that makes Yahoo the default search experience for Firefox in the United States on mobile and desktop.” The companies said they will explore other potential “future product integrations and distribution opportunities


Khap wants ban on WhatsApp, Facebook for youngsters

A khap panchayat herehas opposed access to WhatsApp messenger service and social networking sites like Facebook for youngsters below 18 years and demanded a ban on use of mobile phones by them. Khap leader Naresh Tikait said that technology was