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Android

Submission + - Differences Between A Nexus 7 And A Kindle Fire HD (freshinfos.com)

nrjperera writes: As you may already know, Google came to the tablet business with a big bang, showing-off their new Nexus 7 tablet that runs on the latest Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. But their glory didn’t last too long until Amazon came-up with their next-gen Kindle Fire HD tablet. Both companies claims they have the best tablet, but this article will show you which one is truly better.

Head over to the website and find it out wih full specs and feature comparison.

Education

Submission + - Bill Gates Says Tablets Aren't Much Help in Education (chronicle.com)

An anonymous reader writes: In a detailed interview on the future of education, Bill Gates was surprisingly down on tablets in education — considering that Microsoft just released Surface. He said low-cost PCs are the thing for students. And he dismissed the idea that giving gadgets to students will bring change, saying that approach has "a really horrible track record."
Iphone

Submission + - Apple Developing Wireless Charging Dock for iPhone and iPad (ibtimes.co.uk)

AlistairCharlton writes: Apple has won a patent for an inductive charging dock that could see the next iPhone feature wireless charging, adding further speculation that the 30-pin dock connector is to soon be scrapped.

The patent was originally filed back in the first quarter of 2008 and was published by the US Patent and Trademark Office on 26 June.

Facebook

Submission + - How Hackers Can Take Over Your Facebook Account (freshinfos.com)

nrjperera writes: "There are several common ways that hackers use to hack into Facebook accounts. Mostly to steal private information, personal data and to scam other people on the network.

Stealing login information -: It’s by far the easiest way to access another Facebook profile because most people uses very weak and obvious passwords for their accounts and even share’s their passwords with friends.

Using the malware -: This is very popular, specially on Facebook because these hackers easily fool anyone to click and visit a website by scamming them with attractive pictures and false information.

Hacking into Email -: By hacking into someone’s email account, they can reset the Facebook password easily without any trouble.

Unknown apps -: There are thousands of apps on Facebook that easily access users profiles, and provides false information like “check to see how many people view your profile”. There is no possible way to see people who view your profile. Even Facebook security team says it’s impossible. Hackers and scammers use these methods to fool people into giving them what they want through these apps.

Read the full article through the link below"

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