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Google Announces Google+ Social Network to Compete with Facebook

Finally, Google has introduced Google+ social network as an answer to Facebook to take it down and to be the new king of social networks. Although Google have tried before with Buzz and Wave, however, both have failed to attract users to use them because of the limitation they got. Now, Google+ seems to be provide the ultimate social network  experience we have been looking and waiting for. Google+ offer several unique features that we always wished to be available in Facebook, such as group chat, video chat and categorizing your friends into groups so we can share different thoughts to each set of groups....

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How to Transform Windows 7 to Windows 8 UI with Zetro Theme

If you fed up from your Windows 7 interface and can't wait to test the new windows 8 Metro UI, then, the Zetro theme will get the job done for you....

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How to Create an Android App for a Website in Two Minutes

If you are a webmaster or just a normal person who want to build an Android app for his favorite websites without having to code, then, you should read this article.&nbs...

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3rd Cloud Computing World Forum Review

I had the pleasure of attending the 3rd Cloud Computing World Forum which is taking place on the 21st - 22nd June 2011 at Olympia, London....

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5 Cool Features Facebook Should Introduce

With more than 700 millions users, our favorite social network is bringing us new features every often, we may like them, we may not. However, there are some cool feature we would love Facebook to introduce. Let's see if you agree with my suggestio...

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Best 5 Google Chrome Extensions

Once Google Chrome added Extension support to its browser, it attracted a huge number of developers, and now, Chrome web store, is becoming extremely huge with hundred of thousand of useful extensions. From all theses extensions, I have picked up 5 of the most interesting extension for everyday surfin...

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Top 5 Android Features iPhone Doesn't Have

Android and iOS are the dominant smartphone players in the market. Each of which offers valuable features to their costumer...

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5 Coolest Android Apps

With more than 200,000 apps, Android Market become on of the largest App Market on the planet. Among these apps, there are some good apps, some bad and some are just awesome that will blow your mind. Here is a list of 5 of the coolest apps you would ever come across. Friday Not everyone has a photographic memory, and that's why Friday here to help. Although we get frustrated if we knew that someone is recording our movement, however, being able to monitor ourselves is really nice to have option. Friday, is an Android app that works in the background recording every and each event that...

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Run Android on Windows using Vmware

As many people prefer to use Android OS before they buy an Android Tablet, I have made a short video tutorial showing in step-by-step how to run Android on Windows using Vmware. These steps can be used to run Android on Linux using VirtualBox. You can also refer to this post for more option on how to run Android on Windows. Also, some companies start rolling out their dual-boot tablet which can run Android and Windows such as ViewSonic ViewPad 10 Pro. ...

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Best 5 Free Online Storage Services

Wouldn't be nice to have an Internet hard drive and be able to access your files on the move, anywhere and from any computer. Fortunately cloud storage services are there to address this issue. Nowadays, there are many online storage providers around and most of them are free (or cheap) and easy to use. Furthermore, most of them provide sharing features, online editing and viewing and most importantly, backup functionality. Among the vast number of these providers and the services they provide, it's hard to judge which one is the best to rely on, but here's a review of the most favorite free cloud storage services. DropBox On of the most favourite online...

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Run Android on Windows with BlueStacks

Have you been struggling to decide between Android or Windows!! well, with BlueStacks, you can have them both. The idea behind BlueStacks is to have applications developed for different operating systems to run simultaneously side-by-side on the same computer. BlueStacks run Android OS and its Apps on Windows-based PC by virtualizing Android using lightweight and optimized Hypervisor. Users can choose between installing Android app directly to their Windows desktop or alternatively, having the full-blown Android environment where they can instantly switch to Windows environment with one click, which eliminate the...

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Send Handwritten Notes to Internet using Livescribe Smartpen

Have you ever dreamed that you could write or draw in piece of paper and send those handwritten notes straight to the Net without having to scan, convert and upload them to Google Docs or whatever cloud service you use. Now, this dream came ture using Livescribe SmartPen. What is Livescribe Smartpen? Livescribe Smartpen is like any other normal pen, but it has got a micro computer in it that record everything you write. Not only this, it also record surrounding sounds which would be very useful if you listening to your tutor while drawing some relative diagrams.    Later, if you want to revise your notes, all you  have to...

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ESET Mobile Security for Android Beta is Now Available

It seems that the Android's security flaw which has been discovered last week, motivated security companies to launch their mobile security software to the leading Smartphone OS platfo...

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Firefox Beta 5.0 for Android is Now Available for Download

It looks like there is a sturdy battle between mobile browsers developers nowadays, just after recent updates announcement from Dolphin Browser and Skyfire Browser developers, now it is Mozilla time to introduce their Firefox 5.0 beta for Android. Earlier version of Firefox was so poor, bloated, extremely slow in addition to the huge file size. Subsequently it did not attract many users, however, this new update tend to fix all mentioned problem. The beta Firefox 5.0 is available in Android Market as a stand-alone app, so if you install it, it will not affect or jeopardize the main Firefox 4.0 (if...

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Skyfire 4.0.3 for Android is Now Available to Download

Folks, Skyfire 4.0.3 is There If you are not familiar with Skyfire, it is basically the best smartphone browser  as it the only one that support Flash contents to be played while surfing. A thrilling news for all Skyfire Browser fans, Skyfire 4.0.3 is now available for download in Android Market. With over 5 millions downloads, Skyfire become one of the world's most popular browsers beside being the world's most sociable browser, with a unique features  such as the configurable and scrollable bottom Skybar that enable user to easily access fourteen different  features (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, etc) . The new update...

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Dolphin Browser HD 5.0 BETA 2 is Now Available to Download

Dolphin browser is one the best browsers in Android Market. Generally, it has replaced the built-in Android browser as the majority of Android users are using it. Dolphin fans who are waiting for the next update, it is now available on public for download. The new version come with new features such as the new interface (which looks like Chrome Browser), brand new design of Bookmark side bar with the support of folders and of course fix bugs accrued in beta 1. This version tend to be more stable, fast and more user-friendly. Dolphin 5 BETA is not available yet in Android Market, however, you can download it from here or from the...

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Gtalk and AIM Integration is Now "unofficially" Live.

Google and Aol seems to silently rolling out their integration for Gtalk and AIM. It has not been officially announced, however, if you check your Gmail chat or AIM chat, you will notice that you can add your contacts from either services to the other. The the integration have started just after the announcement a while ago, yet at some points it did not work. Now, we can gain access to this service, making life easier for us to stay better connected as you can chat to all your contacts without having to sign in and out. Check  out the short video which clarify the steps required to integrate gtalk with AIM....

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