Technology Updates: July 2011

Can Imagine where there Damn technology will take us

Can Imagine where there Damn technology will take us
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Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Are you in dilemma? Google+ or Facebook or Twitter, Here you go...

Google+ has marked 20 million+ users in so short time span. Most of users are still in between the both major Social networks that is Facebook or Google+. Technology has solution for most of the problem and we are good at exploiting it. Ha-ha.

An Add-on is now available for Google Chrome. By this now user will be able to consolidate Google+, Facebook and Twitter. This add-on will be soon available for Firefox too. The name of the add-on is “Start Google+”, provided by Zane Klaes. Now this add-on works on the basis of API provided by the Facebook and Twitter. Installing this add-on just takes seconds and you are there. Additionally on User Interface of Start Google+, there is flag box which will keep you notified on receiving of emails on Gmail.

Now all the updates and tweets from the Facebook and Twitter respectively will be visible in the main page of Google+. Now as a drawback identified till now with this add-in is that the filter which a user may have kept for specific friends does not works here. So unlike Facebook if you link your accounts of Facebook and Twitter account to Google+ then you will receive all the updates and tweets without filter. Still Zane says that he is working on to give functionality like this in the add-on also. Stats depict affirmative response from the user as 100 thousand+ users have already adapted this add-on and at least 60% of them are actively using the same. Interestingly, Google+, Facebook as well as Twitter has not yet banned this add-on still so it is expected that it will be a boon to users and day today the add-on will be optimizing for better functionalities.

Saturday, July 23, 2011

Success of Angry Birds

“This success is not achieved overnight.  We built around 50 games before this”, says Peter Vesterbacka, Rovio Chief. Angry birds have marked a 300 million downloads and targeting to be the first among all the entertainment franchisee to reach up to 1 Billion Fans worldwide.



Angry Birds was made with at most care for players so that at any point of entertainment, players don’t get stuck to some level and get bored. It was prime important to keep balance between the frustration and the excitement created in the game. “Game should be addictive but not like smoking”, Peter added.  Designers were very analytical on the success expectation with this game and said to people that the success of this game, should not be associated with the luck but with the work.
Besides the games they had come up with toys which sales figures have touched to 8 million units already. Game has got a trademarked red sweatshirt with Angry Bird on it. We can expect a feature film and novel based on the “Angry Bird” game.  They are planning to launch a cook book with egg recipes also. 

Saturday, July 16, 2011

Ah!! Give Google Vocals for searching your keywords

It will not be a fiction when we brag out the keywords and search engine gives the respective results. Google is working on Speech recognition mechanisms for its search engine. Will you really be able to leave the keyboard in front of you if you get this gift from Google?
If you see the smart phones, this functionality of speech recognition is present from last three years. This is provided in Android phones much efficiently. Now when you are using Google chrome browser you will find Microphone icon built in the text box on Google Search Engine page.

People have started using this functionality via Android phones.  According to Vincent Vanhoucke the number of inputs for the search via speck recognition has increased to up to six times from last one year like every day thousands of hours of audio is inputted in the Google server. But it will be a challenging task to implement it on the Desktop and up to major extent in Laptops too. Now it is not an easy task to filter out the background sound of someone speaking, Fan rotation or others when Microphones are used for Desktops. This was easy task in Smart Phones. Laptops mostly have the Microphone but it also faces same problem as Desktops.
Google tried out with thousands of people and asking them to input their speech and test the efficiency by which the process gets trained further. People have less tolerance when you let them use something very new. People may get surprising response on take this as very positive move and they get ready to change their conventional way of using the computers and search engines. W3C, Mozilla, Microsoft, AT&T are also helping on betterment for this collaboratively.

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Big Q: Will Google+ will Minus Facebook usage?

It was surprise for most of when came to know that Innovation Leader Google has copies almost all the things of Facebook and launched a new Social Networking site when Facebook is booming like anything. Unexpectedly found replica of User Interface also overlooking the features and functionality.


But then what is the entire Crux which makes Google+ even able to stand in front of Social network giants who has already grabbed millions of users like Facebook, Twitter and all.



·         First and foremost, Human tendency of expecting a change and explore new things take the users to all new Facebook renamed as Google+ (Disclaimer: Almost J). People are always fond of new things and especially when it is part of their daily routine.
·         Secondary, people start using Google+ just because their friends insist to use it. So they can’t resist and can’t be on old social networking site so, that make user to at least reach up to Google+ sign up.
·         Google+ has given an opportunity to the Facebook-Weary people to move on new platform which is like “Reset to Facebook”. Some user who may don’t want old friend to be connected with and can’t even De-Friend them, then this is the way to come over it.
·         It has come up with 10 person Video chat feature called as Hangouts.  This will gradually support Google to attract user towards G+ then FB.
·         Google+ is much better in terms of security and privacy worries.
·         Twist in traditional way of going for Friend request and acceptance. Google has come up with concept of “Circle”. One can create its own Circle and add people into it who shares same interest. Here one Privacy feature is if you don’t add that person to your circles they will not get any notification unlike to Facebook it can be an offense by not confirming the request.
·         Google might come up with filter options for the post between different groups of people, which Facebook already have, before Google+ end its Trial period with limited people. But as of now Google+ lags behind on that.
·         It is still Ads-Free where Facebook’s has 30% of it wall is occupied by Advertisements. Moreover Facebook has viral apps that keep spamming your wall like “Hadrique has taken test” and “Sagar’s horoscope for week”.
·         Unlike Facebook, user doesn't need to approve 776 friend requests and moreover user won’t be like feel rude when others block their updates.



Anyways but Google has challenged a King of Social Networking “Facebook”. The Facebook is not going to take it lightly and nor The Google. Let see the interesting rivalry that have started.

Sunday, July 10, 2011

Tablets at the Corporate, CISCO will bang tablet market

Now Tablets for your Office desk also. Cisco Revolution If you think that tablets are for casual use only then Cisco has given better answer by developing a Tablet which will replace your desktops on your office desk. Tablet world's market is going to face one tougher competitor when Cisco will introduce its CIUS in the market.

What is good about it? Why should Apple, Samsung and other Tablet producers fear CIUS? Here is the answer,
• CIUS runs on Google's Android.
• Cisco has selected open source OS i.e., Android, so rather going into developing its own OS it has extended Android and customized it from low level to make it better in terms of Corporate Use. The CIUS have featured a Radical Reworking of Android.
• CIUS can be integrated with Cisco's voice and Video phone system which corporates or offices might be using. It connects to the desktop computer, keyboard, and mouse and importantly to the Cisco desk extension phones.
• This will allow user to receive the Desk Phone calls remotely on their tablets and this is an exceptional facility from CISCO.
• CIUS has HD quality cameras on both sides which will help for Video calling.
CIUS can easily switch between Wi-Fi and cellular Network Connection (used for private calling).
• As Android is an open source platform, CIUS will get an advantage of getting the devices customized for the big corporates and will be greater attraction for corporates to go for CIUS?
• CIUS has powerful processing capacity as it uses ATOM 1.6 GHz processor designed by Intel.
• Cisco has foresight. Cisco will have its own Malware-free application store so that manager do not have to visit other stores and can protect their network from malicious apps.
• On security level Cisco under Google's mentoring will make use of Dedicated chip for encrypt all its data.

CIUS, Wi-Fi version will cost you only $750 or around Rs. 35000 in India. This could be even Rs. 5000 less on limited services. AT & T and Verizon may offer 4G network to it. Vice president and Analyst says, "Cisco has likely delivered something that none of the 200 or so other tablets launching this year can match". Cisco has added value to enterprise need which is unique combination of phone, tablet and video-conferencing device.


Features having a negative impact on "The CIUS" are,
• 2 inches smaller screen compared to it Cut throat competitor IPad-2.
• Uses older Version of Android name “FroYo”, made for mobile use.
• Still the first version may not be good at security compared to other tablets.

Cisco has also clarified that it will aggressively support iPads and iPhone application they are providing under collaboration with the same and if it seems not working out they will put extra efforts to support the most popular tablet that is iPads.