Facebook comes with new tools to tighten security

Facebook has become so addictive to the user that day by day its popularity and usage is achieving new heights. There are 800 million active user of on single social networking according to company. Saying with this they also showed concerned over the security issue faced by these active users.

As a Security Enhancement, facebook has come up two new security features.

First is “App password”. This will be an additional layer in the facebook password security. At time of login a text message will be sent to your mobile and by providing unique code one will be able to complete the login procedure. This is two-factor authentication. This can stop hackers who have stolen the passwords but if someone opt for this facility this would be an additional overhead always.

Second is “Trusted Friends”. In case of recovering the password, if user is not able retrieve the password via Email then facebook will keep some preselected group of people from the friend list who can pass on the codes to you.

This is security statistics populated by the facebook. Facebook report says that 4% of shared links are spam. Adding to this they say that only one in two hundred user face the spam in a day. They convey that facebook is too much secured social networking and they are too smartly handling facebook security.

Aakash, “I-Pad” (Indian Pad) tablet at INR 1750, India’s changing

India had set an example in front of world by launching INR 1 lakh car, Nano by Tata, in 2009 of being most competitive manufacturing in automobiles. This times its Computer Hardware industry for setting up a benchmark of launching world’s Cheapest Tablet computer. This is better answer to the countries who thought India was lacking the innovation sense and lags behind for producing cheap and quality product compared to other Asian leading manufacturers. 

Aakash name is coined for this tablet which means “Sky” in English. A Canadian company DataWind got the bid for the manufacturing of this device which was developed by IIT-Rajasthan, India. This is seen as a revolutionary change in the Information and communication being the government of India have plan to float 10 million devices for the student, who will be able to access their online study material and other necessary data. For students, it will be just INR 1750 a unit. Now you might be eager to know about the configuration and utility of this product and believe me you will have thought to purchase one after reading the following.

These are the features available in the device available in the market at price of INR 2999 as UBI-Slate.

• 7 Inch tablet with weight of 350 grams only which is very handy in nature.
• Android 2.2 Froyo OS, a very light OS used for smart phones.
• 366 MHz processor, with high definition video co-processor and graphic accelerator.
• 256 MB of RAM which is good enough to do necessary operation on the device.
• Wi-Fi support for the connectivity and ability to connect to 3G and GPRS services.
• Dual USB port and 2GB inbuilt Micro SD memory card. Extendable up to 32 GB.
• USB port which can connect to Web camera.
• UBI surfer, a light browser which is ten times faster than other mobile browser.
• Support to document like .doc, .docx, .ppt .pptx, .pdf with 3.5 mm Headphone Jack.
• Normal Battery backup of up to 3 hours and leather cover.
• SIM slot and Access to Android marketplace for downloading Android apps.

Don’t you think to buy one? If yes then also you can wait for much more in near future. Suneet, CEO of DataWind added in the speech about the future enhancements in the same. We can expect 600 MHz and may be 1.2 GHz processor in near future. Company is trying to tie-up with 2 Mobile service provider for providing GPRS service as cheap as like INR 99/month. Suneet said, “We don’t want to compare this product with the tablets by Apple and Samsung because Aakash is designed for each and every Indian who wishes to use tablet at affordable price without compromising quality.” Except this, company is coming with new 5 inches touch screen Android smart mobile phone and 9 and 10 inches tablet at price of around INR 5000 only, Suneet added in conversation.