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Twitter

Submission + - Twitter Adds Photo Galleries To User Profiles (gizmocrazed.com)

Mightee writes: "Twitter has just announced that it will be rolling out user galleries for tweeted images, starting from Monday. Galleries will show the 100 most recent images tweeted or shared using all the major services supported by Twitter such as yFrog, TwitPic and Instagram, after January 1, 2010. However, galleries themselves will only be available from Twitter's website."
Android

Submission + - Top 10 Android Features That iPhone Doesn't Have (gizmocrazed.com)

Mightee writes: "Today, we are going to highlight some exciting features that are available on Android but you may miss them on an iOS powered iPhone. The purpose of this post is not to troll the iPhone but to inform you about 10 unique features and apps of Android. By reading this post you will get an idea how to get maximum utility from Android gadgets, somehow, such utilities are not obtainable in a jailbroken or non-jailbroken iPhone."
Sony

Submission + - Sony Introduces World's First Digital Binoculars (gizmocrazed.com)

Mightee writes: "Sony is going to launch a new category of digital binoculars, DEV-3 and DEV-5, capable of recording still images and hi-definition videos in 2D/3D. According to Sony, these binoculars are the world's first digital binoculars with HD video recording, zoom, autofocus and SteadyShot image stabilization.

Features of both DEV-3 and DEV-5 are pretty much the same except, DEV-5 can digitally zoom up to 20x, has a built in GPS receiver to tag photos and videos, and accessories like a carrying case, finder cap, lens cover and neck strap."

Linux

Submission + - 20 Years Of Linux [INFOGRAPHIC] (gizmocrazed.com)

Mightee writes: "Linux turned 20 years old this week, growing from a small computer app into a full-fledged Linux operating system.

Linux foundation, as part of 20th anniversary celebrations, released an infographic showing the transition that Linux has undergone over the years. Take a Look!"

Businesses

Submission + - 10 Most Expensive Google Acquisitions (gizmocrazed.com)

Mightee writes: "Over the past 10 years, Google Inc. has spent huge amount of money to overtake other companies. Yesterday, it announced the acquisition of Motorola Mobility for a staggering $12.5 billion — the most expensive acquisition by Google to-date. Curious to know about its other most expensive acquisitions??

Take a look at my Top 10 list of Most Expensive Acquisitions By Google."

Google

Submission + - Google Buys Motorola Mobility For $12.5 Billion (gizmocrazed.com)

Mightee writes: "Google Inc. has just announced that it will be acquiring Motorola Mobility for a staggering $12.5 billion. The announcement does come as a surprise, since buying a hardware company is an unusual move for Google.

In a blog post, CEO Larry Page writes that the acquisition will enable the company to supercharge the Android ecosystem. It is a move to build up the Google's patent portfolio, and will enhance competition, help in bringing a better user experience and more value to shareholders. He also mentioned the recent patent wars that Google believes to be anti-competitive."

Android

Submission + - [Cloud] VMWare View for Android Tablets (androidpolice.com)

Mightee writes: "Have you been tempted by the recent onslaught of Honeycomb tablets entering the market, but forced yourself to hold back due to the lack of virtualization options available on the platform? No, neither have I (held back, that is), but these 'pro' applications always help when using a tablet, right?

VMWare users will be no doubt be delighted to hear about the arrival of VMWare View on the Android Market, which has been designed and developed from the ground up to give Honeycomb users the best possible experience when accessing their virtual Windows desktops on the go."

Apple

Submission + - Apple Cupertino's Campus Detailed Rendering [PICS] (gizmocrazed.com)

Mightee writes: "You must have heard about Apple's new spaceship-like headquarters planned for the city Cupertino, officially called the Apple Campus 2.

The project was announced earlier in June this year, and now a more detailed look of the project has been revealed. It will include the following:

An Office, Research and Development Building comprising approximately 2.8 million square feet, A 1,000 seat Corporate Auditorium..."

Android

Submission + - Android Ice Cream Sandwich OS [Leaked PICS] (gizmocrazed.com)

Mightee writes: "Pictures of the next version of Android smartphone operating system called "Ice Cream Sandwich" were leaked to the world yesterday.
The new version contains some new features like panorama mode for its camera, a new Gmail theme and the ability for old Android devices to upgrade to the new version. In addition to that, there is a new launcher and app drawer, an improved notification bar and some colour changes."

Submission + - Toshiba Qosmio F750:Worlds 1st Glasses-Free Laptop (gizmocrazed.com)

Mightee writes: "Toshiba has revealed Qosmio F750, which is claimed to the world's first glasses-free 3D laptop. If you are a gaming/movies freak, this is the one you should buy.

Qosmio F750 comes with a 1080p 15.6-inch Full HD lenticular screen that has the ability to display 2D and 3D simultaneously (can show 3D content in one window along with 2D content in another at the same time). This laptop is powered with an Intel Core i7 2.00GHz processor(2.90 GHz with Turbo Boost), upto 2GB Nvidia Geforce GT540M graphics, 640GB SATA HDD, 6GB DDR3 RAM and Blu-rayTM XL re-recordable drive."

Apple

Submission + - Apple Becomes the World's Most Valuable Company (gizmocrazed.com) 1

Mightee writes: "The world's leading smartphone manufacturer and vendor, Apple Inc., is now the world's most valuable company as well — surpassing Exxon Mobil Corporation.

Earlier today, Apple's shares were trading at $367 which made it briefly past Exxon Mobil, with a total worth of more than $341 billion."

Facebook

Submission + - Facebook Use May Lead to Psychological Disorder In (gizmocrazed.com) 2

Mightee writes: "Too much Facebook may lead to psychological disorders such as antisocial behaviors, mania and aggressive tendencies in teenagers, according to a study carried out by Psychology Professor Larry Rosen at the California State University, Dominguez Hills.

Professor Rosen presented his research at the 119th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association which states that social media has its advantages and risks to children, and parents who try to block their children's of networking are wasting their time as it is quite easy for teenagers of today to find loopholes. The presentation was titled Poke Me: How Social Networks Can Both Help and Harm Our Kids."

Hardware

Submission + - World's Smallest Battery: Thinner Than A Bacterium (gizmocrazed.com)

Mightee writes: "Researchers at the Rice University have developed the world's smallest battery that is just 150 nanometers in width — makes it six(6) thinner than a bacterium, hundreds of times thinner than a human hair and about 60,000 times smaller than a typical AAA battery.

The nano batteries could potentially be used to run small electronic devices such as biological sensors and microscopic wireless networks. They could also enable presence of a small computer in all sorts of devices, which will eventually make them a "smart" object". How about a Smart Nail-cutter?"

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