Month: December 2009

McDonald Offers Free Wi-Fi: A Non-Zero Sum Game

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An excellent move by the McDonald Chain which is going to offer free internet access from January 2010 at the 11,000 franchises across the United States of America, which is an excellent evolution in the marketing strategy.

Summer time two years ago my family and I took up a cross country trip. As I intended to work and take a relaxed family time I worked from my laptop while we hurtled down the highways of the U.S.A in our trusted family car. We managed to find a Wi-Fi hotspot all along the highway where I could get in touch with the world.

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Businessman From Kansas, Imprisoned For Defrauding E-Rate

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The proprietor of a trio of companies which provided computer services has been penalised to 57 months of imprisonment due to his contribution to committing a fraud violating the E – Rate program that endows the libraries and schools built for the upliftment of poor communities and also presented a falsified statement to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

The former President and owner of Serious ISP, Elephantine and Myco Technologies, Leonard Douglas LaDuron, was asked to pay the penalty of US$238,607 to the State via the District Court for the State of Kansas, as decreed by Judge Kathryn Vratil on Wednesday.

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40 Tricks And Tips On Master Google Android

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The initial impression one gets after using the Android Phone is that you are now truly connected, globally.

As the Verizon advertisements refresh our memories that the Android and the Apple’s iPhone are antipodes the former has an open source which is free of any unexplained application rejections and is completely modifiable to the user’s needs. The iPhone may be Apple’s magnum opus the Android is Google’s match to it and more. All you have to do is explore its potential.

These 40 tricks and tips will offer you ways of maximizing the usage of your Android device. These tips are applicable to the Android 2.0 yet most of these tips are applicable to any of the Android Devices. And all these tricks do not require you to try underhanded things or hack.

Here is the manual to make your the masters of your Android protocol.

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Google Goggles Visual Search: An Overview

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Here is a revolution in mobile search. On Monday Google Goggles introduced a new visual search tool for Android phones making information off the internet on the move, more accessible.

An introduction to Google’s Goggles

Google Goggles which is different from the Google Mail Goggles, the not so efficient email software helps you surf by taking photographs. If you want more information on the product, just take a picture. If you need information on some shop or business just take a snap of it and search, you will get all the information in the product and there is more.

Google Goggles supports photographic search for businesses, art, books, barcodes, contact information, DVDs, landmarks, plain texts and logos.

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Google Chrome- The Most Anticipated Web Browser For Mac Os And Linux Finally Arrived

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Finally, one of the most anticipated news in the online world was announced. Google publicized the good news about the launch of the beta version of its web browser Chrome for Linux and Mac OS X.

To avail the Mac version of the web browser, users are no more required to visit Chrome’s web site from their Windows system. Google Chrome’s web site allows easy access by including a program to auto detect any operating system currently installed in your computer and automatically shows available options for your platform.

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Windows 7: Satisfaction Status

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The introduction of Windows 7 as the newest operating system occurred more than a month now. People who availed the OS are still in the act of learning and settling in process. Presently, Windows 7 is still being improved by wiping out bugs and glitches and of course delivering compatible drivers for utmost performance. But after a month of release, users are already scrutinizing the system.

So the question is: Is Windows 7 actually better than the Vista version? Technologizer group decided to interview their community of tech fanatics about their say on the operating system. The survey about Windows 7’s experience started last November 16 for their readers and Twitter followers. It was conducted for the purpose of having realistic reviews about the new operating system to conjoin with the enthusiastic comments of Windows 7 beta users last March.

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Tech Emerges As A Tentative Hope On The Wall Street

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There are apprehension regarding the stability of global economy yet the market analysts are certain that the Information Technology Sector will lead the world of its economic slump.

IDC said on Thursday, it is expected that the Global IT budget will increase by 3.2 percent in the next fiscal year which will be close to the spending of $ 1.5 trillion, the same as the year 2008. The research company said that this is a cautious prognosis which expects the GDP growth to be 2.6 percent.

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It’s Cyber Monday: 20 Deals Not To Be Missed

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The National Retail Federation brings you the Annual Cyber Celebration, so don’t put those credit cards away. If you are avoiding the Black Friday crowd then don’t worry you will get all the best deals from your office cubicle, kitchen table or from home base.

On this day 90% retailers online will offer free shipping or other rebates as announced at the NRF event as an online shopping bonanza. The list includes some major names of retailers in the technical league.

I have searched the Internet for some of the best deal being offered on Cyber Monday this week. But before to you get engrossed there; do check out our Cyber Monday Introduction from last year’s shopping fest. This primer has a lot of handy suggestions which will help you gain the best deals. Also check out the Holiday Gift Guide published in the PC World for the best deals in technological devices this year.

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