Windows8 Charms

The Windows Charms is a new feature that was introduced with Windows 8 that gives you access to Search, Share, Start, Devices, and Settings. This menu appears when you move you mouse on the right-hand side of the screen or press the Windows key + C on the keyboard. The black bar along the right-hand side of the below picture is an example of what the Windows Charms looks like when open.

Description of each of the Windows 8 Charms

• Search (shortcut: Windows key + F) - Find and open any program or file.
• Share (shortcut: Windows key + H) - Share and send links, photos, and more to your friends and social networks in the app currently open.
• Start (shortcut: Windows key) - Open the Windows 8 Start Menu.
• Devices (shortcut: Windows key + K) - List available devices, for example a second screen.
• Settings (shortcut: Windows key + I) - View Start Settings, view settings such as battery monitor, volume, brightness, notifications, and the power (to shutdown computer). In Settings you'll also find More PC Settings at the bottom of the menu, which will give you all available settings that can be adjusted.

Microsoft Recycling Outlook, Live, and Hotmail Accounts

If you've got a long-dormant Hotmail, Live, or Outlook.com account, you might consider checking in every so often. Microsoft is recycling old and unused accounts and if you've let yours languish for a while, you might have lost yours too. 

According to reports , Microsoft has been enacting a policy they've had in place for years. In fact, the Microsoft Services Agreement itself mentions that you should log in at a minimum of every 270 days, to "keep the Microsoft branded services portion of the services active," or else your data may be deleted, with your access revoked. 

The agreement does not mention the recycling of usernames, but the company has said that this is actually part of their policy. After your account goes inactive, it's set up for deletion. Then, after 360 days, it's made available again. This is causing some alarm amongst users concerned for breaches of their privacy, which is of course understandable -- but it appears the practice is just now being brought to life. 

It's in stark contrast to companies like Google, who upon deletion of email addresses will not allow that username to be put into circulation once more. Are you an Outlook, Hotmail, or Live user? What do you think about these practices?

Use Your Mobile Phone Camera As Web Camera

Yes you Can Use Your Mobile Phone Camera As Web Camera For Facebook,Yahoo,Skype Or Any other Video Chatting Supported Sites. 

Requirements to make mobile phone camera as USB Webcam:

1. A Cell Phone with camera. 
2. A Data Cable Or Bluetooth Dongle To Create Connectivity Between Computer And Your Cell Phone
3. And Computer.

You can use this trick with any kind of mobile phone such as, Nokia, iPhone, Blackberry, Windows Mobile Phones, Symbian S60, Android. 

This Trick For Nokia Java, Symbian S60, iPhone, Blackberry, Windows Mobile Phones : 

1. Go To This Link http://mobiola.com/mobiola-web-camera And Click On Download And Select Your Mobile Phone To Start Downloading The App.
2. Those Who Are Using Java Phones Like Samsung,Sony Ericsson, Nokia 5300,3500 etc. Download That Application From This Link http://mobiola-webcam.en.softonic.com/java 
3. Mobiola Consists Two parts..One Is Client Part And Other One Is Server Part 
4. Install Server Part On Your PC (.exe File) And Install Client Part On Your Mobile Phone (ie. .jar,.sis e.t.c). 
5. Run Mobiola Webcam On Your Computer. 
6. Run Mobiola Webcam On Your Phone. 
7. Connect Your Mobile Phone With Your Pc By Using USB data Cable Or Bluetooth Dongle. 
8. Now In Your Cell Phone Go To Mobiole Then Go To Options Then Connect. 
9. After That Select Bluetooth Or USB (Whatever Is Connected Between Your Phone And PC) To Create A Connection.. 
10. After Authentication all work done

If You Are Using An Android Phone Then Follow These Steps To Turn Your Mobile Phone As A Webcam : 

1. Go To Android Market Or Google Play By Your Android Phone And Search For A Application Named "Usb Webcam".
2. Download And Install That Application On Your Android Phone and Turn on USB debugging By Going (Settings->Application->Development->USB Debugging).. 
3. If You Are Using Windows On Your Computer Then Download Server For USB webcam From Here http://www.placaware.com/?page_id=6 
4. If You Are Using Linux On Your Computer Then Download Server From Herehttp://www.placaware.com/?page_id=116 
5. Install Server On Your Computer. 
6. Connect Your Cell Phone Via USB cable To Your Computer. 
7. After That Double Click To Open Server From Your PC, And Open Client app From Your Cell Phone And Create A Connection. 

That's all. Now you can use your mobile phone camera as USB Webcam.

Some 2.9 million accounts compromised in Adobe Creative Cloud hack

Cyber attackers have breached Adobe’s new Creative Cloud customer subscription model, and have gained access to some 2.9 million user accounts.

This includes customer names, encrypted credit card numbers, expiration dates, as well as information related to customer orders.

Adobe has released the following statement:

POSTED BY BRAD ARKIN, CHIEF SECURITY OFFICER ON OCTOBER 3, 2013 8:08 AM IN EXECUTIVE PERSPECTIVES

Cyber attacks are one of the unfortunate realities of doing business today. Given the profile and widespread use of many of our products, Adobe has attracted increasing attention from cyber attackers. Very recently, Adobe’s security team discovered sophisticated attacks on our network, involving the illegal access of customer information as well as source code for numerous Adobe products. We believe these attacks may be related.

Our investigation currently indicates that the attackers accessed Adobe customer IDs and encrypted passwords on our systems. We also believe the attackers removed from our systems certain information relating to 2.9 million Adobe customers, including customer names, encrypted credit or debit card numbers, expiration dates, and other information relating to customer orders. At this time, we do not believe the attackers removed decrypted credit or debit card numbers from our systems. We deeply regret that this incident occurred. We’re working diligently internally, as well as with external partners and law enforcement, to address the incident. We’re taking the following steps:

• As a precaution, we are resetting relevant customer passwords to help prevent unauthorized access to Adobe ID accounts. If your user ID and password were involved, you will receive an email notification from us with information on how to change your password. We also recommend that you change your passwords on any website where you may have used the same user ID and password.
• We are in the process of notifying customers whose credit or debit card information we believe to be involved in the incident. If your information was involved, you will receive a notification letter from us with additional information on steps you can take to help protect yourself against potential misuse of personal information about you. Adobe is also offering customers, whose credit or debit card information was involved, the option of enrolling in a one-year complimentary credit monitoring membership where available.
• We have notified the banks processing customer payments for Adobe, so that they can work with the payment card companies and card-issuing banks to help protect customers’ accounts.
• We have contacted federal law enforcement and are assisting in their investigation.


We are also investigating the illegal access to source code of numerous Adobe products. Based on our findings to date, we are not aware of any specific increased risk to customers as a result of this incident. For more information, please see the blog post here.
We value the trust of our customers. We will work aggressively to prevent these types of events from occurring in the future. Again, we deeply regret any inconvenience this may cause you. If you would like additional information, please refer to Adobe’s Customer Support page.
Brad Arkin
Chief Security Officer

Adobe is taking proactive steps to ensure the fallout of this hack doesn’t result in widespread cases of identity theft and other cyber-crimes. If you’re an Adobe Creative Cloud customer be sure to check your email, or this customer support page.

How to Use USB Pen drive as RAM of Computer

Here I am sharing you a trick to increase your RAM without any extra investment. This trick will surely improve the performance of your computer and increase operational speed. Here you have to use a USB pen drive or flashdrive, which can be used as RAM of your computer. Before trying this trick, make sure this can damage pen drive so be careful. To make it true we have to make some modifications. Just follow given steps carefully



How to use USB pen drive as RAM in Windows XP -:

1. First connect your pen drive to computer. Note that pen drive should be at least of 1GB.
2. Now right click on the my computer and then click properties.
3. Click on Advanced Tab and then Performance.
4. Now click on Advanced and then click on Virtual Memory.
5. Select your pen drive icon and click Custom size.
6. Now view the memory available in your pen drive and note it down then click on OK.
7. Restart your computer and enjoy your fast system.

How to use USB pen drive as RAM in Windows Vista and Windows 7 -:

1. Insert your pen drive and format it.
2. Right click on your pen drive and click on properties.
3. Now click on Ready boost tab and then Use this device.
4. Choose maximum space to reserve system speed then click on OK and Apply.
You've done! use your pen drive as RAM.

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How to open adf.ly links in India

Hi friends, A bad news for adf.ly user in India.. Adf.ly Not Working in India. I have also shortened my download links with adf.ly. So Indian User my face problems in opening those links. But don't don't Worry, just put https:// before the links or just put v1.before adf.ly and you're done, adf.ly links will open properly.

Example

Link :http://adf.ly/ORAi0

How to open :https://adf.ly/ORAi0 (or) http://v1.adf.ly/ORAi0 

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BlackBerry pauses global roll-out for BBM on iPhone and Android

So after a long time BlackBerry finally decided to release BlackBerry Messenger, or BBM, on the iPhone and Android. The dates were set; September 21 for the Android version and September 22 for the iPhone version. And when the time finally arrived, they dropped the ball.

The first comedy arrived in the form of September 21 coming and going with no sign of the Android version. Thankfully, the company kept their word and released the iPhone version on September 22 but the Android version was still not available despite the fact that it had a one day headstart. And then finally, the company pulled even the iPhone version from the App Store.

According to their blog, an unreleased version of BBM for Android was leaked online, which saw over 1.1 million people using it in the first 8 hours. This version seemingly had issues, so BlackBerry had to halt the launch of the legit versions for whatever reasons so that they could sort the issues with the leaked version, which doesn’t really make much sense.

Anyhow, BlackBerry is still working on releasing both versions of the app once again but hasn’t given any dates this time. Those who downloaded the iPhone version can seemingly use it again after a brief period of the service being down. We’ll let you know when the app hits the respective stores properly again. Until then, try and stay away from all the fakes that are floating around, especially on the Play Store.

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EA Sports FIFA 14 is now available for Android and iOS

EA Sports FIFA 14 got a grand release in NZ App Store a couple of days ago and the latest action blockbuster game is now available for both Android and iOS platforms across the globe.

FIFA 14 is up for grabs on App Store and Play Store for free of cost, but the game requires you to make in-app purchases to unlock its premium features.

The latest addition from EA Sports comes with 33 leagues and has over 600 licensed teams to enjoy the game. Furthermore, you can be one among the 16,000 players and be a part of world fixtures from the top leagues. And, for the first time in the series you get commentaries in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish.

You can download EA Sports FIFA 14 for your Android and iOS devices from the source link below.

Android | iOS

Android Device Manager now features remote locking option

Google was expected to update its own tracking service, known as Android Device Manager with the remote locking feature. The newest security option is now available on the ADM dashboard and you can remotely lock your smartphone from the web interface.

The newest feature allows you to lock your smartphone with a new password that changes any previous screen unlock setting. Of course, you can reset the password once you find your lost or stolen Android device.

The update will be added automatically to the Google Settings app and you need to enable the “allow remote lock and factory reset” option to be able to use it from the web interface.

AT&T will be the exclusive US carrier to offer the Pebble Smartwatch

AT&T announced that it will be the exclusive wireless carrier to offer the popular Pebble Smartwatch in the United States. The gadget will be available online and in over 500 AT&T stores this Friday, on September 27.

AT&T will be charging $150 for the Pebble Smartwatch. The device is currently in the record books as the most successful KickStarter campaign to date. It works with both iOS and Android devices.

You can check out AT&T’s promo video for the Pebble Smartwatch below.

Hackers claim to have cracked the Touch ID fingerprint scanner of the iPhone 5s

According to a claim by the hackers of the Chaos Computer Club, the Touch ID fingerprint scanner of theiPhone 5s has been successfully cracked. The biometric security system has been broken by “using easy everyday means.”

The Apple fingerprint sensor has a higher resolution compared to the ones used so far. It was hacked using a high-resolution photo of the user’s fingerprint from a glass surface, printed on a latex sheet which is used as a fake.

You can see the whole trick in the video below.

While the Touch ID method undoubtedly works as advertised, we reckon that most users will still be safe with Touch ID activated on their iPhone 5s. Most iPhone thieves out there are simply not very likely to walk around with a high-resolution fingerprint photo of the person whose handset they are about to steal.
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Before Buying Used Phones

There are so many good phones available in the market, the features of which are mesmerising. The only thing that really matters is the capacity of your pocket. When we have the option of “used” mobiles, that problem is also solved.

But, buying used mobile phones can cause you grave loss and even dangers, if you are not alert. Here are some tips, with which you can excel the field.

1. The very first step in this procedure is to decide which brand and which model phone do you want. From basic mobile phones to smartphones and phablets are available now. Popular brands as well as clones are also available. If you are a brand conscious, feature conscious customer, you should not hesitate to buy such a phone. You should ignore the sub quality handsets offered by cheap manufacturers.

2. The second important step is to study about your dream phone, which you are gonna buy. Read as much reviews as possible and be thorough with the pros and cons of the phone. Also read the users' comments about the phones. Memorise the price offered by the company. Take down the list of accessories that come along with the phone.

3. Now, you have finalised your phone and you know anything and everything about the product. Well and good. The next step is to find out a seller. The main focus is to be given here. The sellers you meet in the sites might not be virtues personified. You don't want to be put behind the iron bars due to your recently bought second hand cell phone, do you? If not, you should be very very careful in this point. Most of the stealers might be trying to sell the stolen phone as second hand phones. You can easily differentiate between a real seller and a fraud. There are some tips you can bye-heart to escape from being a victim. They are:

• Ask for the original bill and warranty card of the phone. You should insist on them even if the warranty period is over.

• Ask for all the accessories that the seller got when he bought the phone. Demand for it, even if he says that the accessories are damaged. If he presents a brand new accessory, inquire about the old one until you are convinced. Thieves won't steal accessories along with the phone, do they? They will be presenting new, cheap accessories.

• Ask for the charger. Check whether it is company made. Also confirm whether it is as old as the phone. If not, that means the seller had bought another charger. In that case, ask for the original charger.

No genuine seller is gonna sell you the mobile at a very low price. So, if the rate fixed by the seller is too cheap, beware.



4. Don't blindly trust everyone for what they say. Take the mobile in your hand and inspect it thoroughly. Never bother about what impression it might create in them. You are the one who is spending the money. You have the privilege to analyse it.

• Check for visible scratches on the body

• Check for scratches on the display screen

• Check the Headphone jack, Charging port and also USB port, if the phone has any. Check whether these have coverings flaps.

• Check all the buttons.

• Check the rear side of the phone for camera lens scratches. Open the rear panel and examine the battery. The White label on it would have turned Red, if it has been damaged by water.

• Check the IMEI number that is written under the battery. Cross check it by simply typing *#06# on the screen.

• Check out the SIM slot and Memory card slot.

5. Insert your SIM card right in front of the seller. Check whether the phone gives you enough signal in the locale.

6. Try asking for a 2-4 days return policy, so that you can cancel the deal if the phone has more damages than the seller said. It will be an added advantage if he agrees it. But not all sellers are likely to agree as it will be risky for them to trust you, who is a total stranger for them.

7. Make sure it is an unlocked phone. A locked phone means, it will be locked by a particular service provider in a way that only their sim could be used in it for a particular period of time.

8. Ask the seller the reason of selling the phone. If the answer is not a genuine one, there could be something wrong with the phone. Check whether the problem pointed out by the seller is the only one.

9. Check the year of launch of the phone. Check if the phone looks over used. If so, it might not give you the performance as expected.

10. Check the camera by taking pictures and Videos. Try zooming, different settings, flash light and also editing.

11. Check the speakers by playing some songs. Examine the clarity, volume controls, head sets etc.

12. Make a test call, check the voice clarity and loud speakers.

13. Send test SMS and check the graphics, fonts, colours and smilies supported by the phone.

14. Check the brightness of the screen, try out all the options of display settings.

15. Check Bluetooth and Infrared. Check if those are good in the prescribed circle. 

16.Do not forget to check the vibration of the phone.

17. If the seller agrees for a return policy, check the battery life. Check its talk time both with and without multi tasking.

Once convinced in all these aspects, You can buy the phone. Of course, a little bit of negotiation will not harm you. Take a friend of yours with you. He might find out more details of the phone, whether positive or negative. Take with you some one, who is good at decent negotiation.

18. Once you have bought the phone, delete all the data of the previous owner from the phone. Format the memory card (if any). Delete the pictures, contacts and all data, saved by the previous owner.

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BBM arriving on Android and iOS this weekend

Good news for those who have been waiting for BBM on iOS and Android (yes, all four of you). BlackBerry has finally announced the dates when you will be able to download the app for your iOS or Android device.

Android users will be getting their hands on BBM first on September 21. iPhone users, meanwhile, will have to contain their enthusiasm for a day longer, and can download the app on September 22. Both apps will be available for free from their respective stores.

For those wondering, BlackBerry Messenger or BBM works pretty much like any other messaging service out there today (or should I say the others work pretty much like BBM). You can chat with a single or multiple people at the same time and share images and voice notes with them. The one unique thing with BBM is that it does not use your mobile number but rather a unique PIN that users have to share in order to add each other to their BBM contact list. This way you can share your BBM ID without giving away your mobile number.

Jokes and sarcasm aside, it’s hard to look at this and not think it’s too little too late. BBM was a way for BlackBerry users to communicate with each other but with the advent of a dozen other IM services, even BlackBerry users these days prefer to use services such as WhatsApp. To think Android or iOS users would like to install BBM just to talk to their friends using BlackBerry phones when they could just use the existing service is a bit laughable.

How to Reset Memory Card Password

How to reset memory card password? this question always arise in mind when your memory card is locked. As many mobile users protect their personal data by adding password to memory card, But it gets difficult to reset forgotten memory card password, in this situation many users gets frustrated  and they fear to loss their personal data from it. So just follow simple steps to reset your memory card password. You can also reset Nokia s40 mobile memory card password, but you need to have Symbian mobile to do so.

This is most common issues that locked mobile phone memory card due to password lock. In most cases such SD cards will be be unusable without unlocking the card. To prevent your card from this issue, do not place password protection for memory card unnecessarily. As we know most of card readers will not show the card detected on PC because of this password lock. If you have very important data in the MMC card. 

So don't worry you can easily reset password of your memory card password. First of all to do this you need Android or Symbian mobile phone and X-Plore application.

How to Reset Memory Card Password:

1. First download X-Plore and install in your Symbian or Android mobile phone.
2. Open your X-Plore apps and press 0(Zero) and check which you have marked the "Show the system files"
3. Then go to the following path C:/Sys/Data/Mmcstore
4. Once you reached at C:/Sys/Data/Mmcstore you need to press "3" under option to set it in the Hex-viewer
5. In the third column you will able to see a line of code TMSD02G (c??"?x???6?2?6?2?6). 
6. Just check the character between the "?" it is your password i.e.: in TMSD02G (c??"?x???6?2?6?2?6) password is 62626

So your password is 62626, Now reset memory card password by entering this password.

Samsung Galaxy Gear vs. Qualcomm Toq vs. Sony Smartwatch 2: Put your finger on it

Smartwatches are the talk of the street right now and for a very good reason. They are cool, capable and understated. At the IFA 2013 expo, both Samsung and Qualcomm announced their smartwatch representatives: the Galaxy Gear and Toq. Naturally, we had to compare them to the Sony Smartwatch 2, which was announced a couple of months ago.

You may be thinking that smartwatches aren’t really our scope, but remember that while we are professional phone reviewers, we are also geeks. This puts the smartwatch product category right in our alley.

Okay, what makes a smartwatch tick and what is its purpose in life? It may sound a bit philosophical, but without a purpose this product niche doesn’t make any sense. Happily, those little fellas are really smart, hence their name. They are very well connected — the Sony Smartwatch 2 even boasts NFC connectivity — and all of them can connect to your mobile phone via Bluetooth.

And here’s where their wizardry kicks in. The Samsung Galaxy Gear for example can make calls on its own thanks to its built-in microphone, while its 1.9MP camera can snap 10-second 720p videos and make photos that get automatically uploaded to its accompanying Samsung Galaxy smartphone or tablet.

We admit that the Qualcomm Toq announcement was a surprise – you don’t get to see a chipset manufacturer dip its toe into a niche that’s outside its main reach. This means that the smartwatch market is a lucrative one, and that’s hardly a surprise considering their coolness factor at the moment.

Anyway, we’ve prepared a comparison table including the Samsung Galaxy Gear, Qualcomm Toq and Sony Smartwatch 2. Mind you, not all of specifications are available at the moment, so you have to bear with us as we hunt them down.

	Samsung Galaxy Gear	Qualcomm Toq	Sony Smartwatch 2
Display	1.63" Super AMOLED	1.55" Mirasol color display	1.6" Transreflexive LCD
Resolution	320 x 320 (277 ppi)	288 x 192 (223 ppi)	220 x 176 (176 ppi)
Weight	73.8 grams	90.7 grams	122.5 grams
Processor	800 MHz Exynos chipset	200MHz ARM Cortex M3	200MHz ARM Cortex M3
RAM	512MB	N/A	N/A
Water resistant	No	No	Yes, IP57 certified
Scratch resistant	No	Yes	Yes
Camera	1.9MP, up to 10 seconds HD video recording	No	No
Battery	315mAh	N/A	N/A
Estimated battery life	1 day	3 days	3 days
Wi-Fi	No	No	No
Bluetooth	Yes, v4.0 LE	Yes, v4.0	Yes, v3.0
NFC	No	No	Yes
Speakers	Yes	No	No
Compatability	Samsung Galaxy devices running Android 4.3	Android 4.0.3 and up (any device)	Android 4.0 and up (any device)
Availability	September	October	September

It all sounds very futuristic, doesn’t it? Being able to use your watch for a lot more than just checking the time and date. All of those three have made an appearance at IFA 2013 and all promise to be readily available at your disposal for call making, music controlling, weather checking, social network updating and what else not. Heck, the Samsung Galaxy Gear can even take pictures.

And you know what? None of this matters and here’s why. Not any of these three smartwatches can enter in a beauty contest against an old-fashioned, regular wrist watch. Yes, they are smarter and have more functionality, but their displays can’t match the mechanical, precision work of a regular watch. Not to mention their overall design. They just look juvenile, especially the Toq and Smartwatch 2. Kudos to Samsung for trying to make their Galaxy Gear look a bit more stylish with its metal face.

Then there’s the battery life. The Sony Smartwach 2 and processor, Toq can go from 3 to 5 days of low usage with their screen constantly on, but the Galaxy Gear would last even less at just 1 day. That’s the compromise needed for the fast prHow annoying is having to take your watch off every single night just to charge it up? That’s neither practical, nor intuitive unless they come up with some wireless charging solution which can sit by your bed and double as an alarm clock. We’ve accepted the need for charging our smartphones frequently, but who pampers their wrist watch.

Smartwatches may just have their evolution kickstarted by the potential they hold. Running apps and doing the aforementioned features is cool and useful, but the battery life and display quality just hasn’t caught up yet. Not to mention their performance, which sometimes can get you out of your skin.

As in everything, this is a matter of which aspects you are willing to trade off. If you value rich connectivity features and running apps on your watch more than having a stylish, durable and enduring accessory on your hand, then get either one of those three. You’ll look equally ridiculous in the street (Google Glass, I am seriously looking at you, too).