19 Mar 2013
[How-To] Disable Guest Session Account in Ubuntu 12.x
Your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS or 12.x has a new 'Guest Session' feature. While it does not pose a security threat, this could let anyone use your computer. If you prefer not to allow guest users, these quick steps will be of help.
02 Nov 2012
[How-To] Fix Blurry Contact Pictures on Android
Your ROM may support full-screen contact pictures, but due to the limitation of Google, your contact pictures are synced at a ridiculously lower resolution. As a result, your phone ends up displaying a pixelated/blurry/smudged contact image. Here's how you can solve it.
08 Dec 2011
Download Free eBooks for your eReaders & Smartphones
Got a Kindle or nook, or looking to read eBooks on your Android/iPhone? Here are few resources to download free eBooks for your device.
29 Nov 2011
WordPress.com allows you to Monetize your Blog
The Automattic venture, WordPress.com, that allows you to have your own blog similar to Blogger/Blogspot, is now allowing its bloggers to monetize their Blog. Called WordAds, this service helps WordPress.com bloggers to allow advertisements on their blog and earn money. WordPress has partnered with Federated Media to provide advertising representation to their Bloggers. While WordPress.com
28 Nov 2011
WolframAlpha can help you solve Boolean Algebra
Logic Gates, Truth Table, Boolean Algebra – If you’re a student doing Engineering, Computer Science or Mathematics, you’re sure to have known about these, and the terms used in it – viz. AND, OR, NOT, NOR, etc. Well..WolframAlpha knows it too. If you’re looking to solve a Boolean Algebra problem, you can take the help
20 Nov 2011
Make your Android phone look like iPhone
If you’re an iPhone fan owning an Android and you want your Android phone to look like an iPhone with the home-screen and icons typically as that of iOS, or you would want to trick your friend that you’re using an iPhone, here’s a tiny app that does the job for you. Called Fake iPhone
19 Nov 2011
Unofficial ICS for Nexus One [AOSP]
There’s was a bit of a disappointment from Google, but the people at XDA have started Ice-Cream Sandwich (ICS) AOSP development for the HTC Google Nexus One, taking the device to the next level. As of writing this article, only the alpha version of ICS for Nexus One is available for download. While you may
19 Nov 2011
Google disappoints its Nexus One owners
Hearing a lot of good news lately regarding Ice-Cream Sandwich being made available across multiple Android-based devices, there’s a bit of a bad news that awaits a particular group – the Nexus One owners, while Nexus S users sure have a good news – pretty obvious. Google has confirmed that it will update the Nexus
19 Nov 2011
HTC & Sony Ericsson: The early Android 4.0 Adopters
While the new Galaxy Nexus comes with Android 4.0 Ice-cream Sandwich (ICS) out of the box, there are only a handful of manufacturers that are interested in upgrading their existing devices to the new Android 4.0 Ice-cream Sandwich. HTC recently announced the devices that it has planned to upgrade some of its existing range of
08 Nov 2011
HTC confirms phones that would taste Android 4.0
HTC, known for its series of Android devices lately, has now come up with surprising its Android phone users. The manufacturer has announced the first wave of devices that will taste the new Android version 4.0 – Ice Cream Sandwich. The phones that are expected to get the new update are : HTC Vivid, HTC
29 Oct 2011
Google Chrome: Confirm when Closing Multiple Tabs
Unlike Firefox, Chrome does not ask you for a confirmation when you close multiple tabs at once. You might, therefore, end up losing work when you accidentally hit the close button. Chrome Toolbox, developed by Google themselves, might come handy in this situation. After installing, you’ll find a tiny blue icon near the regular wrench
29 Oct 2011
Android Mobile Device Updates [Infographic]
While iPhone is manufactured, developed and fully supported by Apple Inc., the situation is not the same with Android. With Android Operating System being available under free and open-source license, it is not a big task for manufacturers to incorporate Android on their smartphones. And lately, Android Smartphones have grown by leaps and bounds with
26 Oct 2011
Backup/Sync your Office Documents with Google Docs
Have you ever felt the need to have your local Word/Spreadsheet/Presentation files (in your computer) synchronized to your Google Docs account? Or the vice versa? If you prefer to have a backup on your computer or you’d prefer to edit your local copy instead of visiting the Google Docs page, you might find this article
22 Aug 2011
Android-based Yahoo! Phone Announced in Japan
The title of the post might sound weird for two reasons – 1. A phone from Yahoo? 2. Based on its archrival Google’s Android? Well, its true. SoftBank, Japan’s 3rd biggest mobile operator, announced the Yahoo! Phone manufactured by Sharp, which is actually a rebranded version of the SoftBank 009SH (again, Sharp-made)
21 Aug 2011
Avira gives away Premium Security Suite
One of the pretty famous Anti-Virus developer, Avira, is now running a promotion on its Premium Security Suite that would entitle you for a free 180-day license. Avira Premium Security Suite is a complete pack containing the regular features of AntiVir Premium with Firewall and Anti-Spam on top of it. To get your hands on
08 Aug 2011
Create a bootable USB Installer for Windows 7
When you’re left out with no optical drive, or you’re on a netbook and are looking to do a fresh installation of Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008, a USB Installer might come handy. This quick article will help you create a self-bootable USB drive installer for Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows Server