Google preparing to launch app-based taxi service

Bengaluru: Google is preparing to offer its own ride-hailing service, putting it in direct competition with Uber, Bloomberg News reported, citing a person close to Uber's board.

HP introduces Touch Pad tablet

HP TouchPad Tablet Lands in Stores on July 1 2011.

Discover the HP TouchPad tablet – Works the way you do, so you get more done.

HP is finally ready to unleash its response to the iPad.

HP’s TouchPad tablet will go on sale in the United States on July 1 this year, and will cost $500 for the 16-GB model and $600 for 32GB. In India It will reach around 21000 to 23000 Rs.

Password Security Info - How to create secured Passwords

Tips on how to create and remember your passwords

Use the first letters of a sentence that you will remember,e.g. "I have 3 cats: Kitty, Pinky and Faggy" gives: Ih3c:KP&F, or Bouncing tigers have every right to ice-cream becomes: Bther2I-C.

Take the name of the website and then add your personal twist, like your height or your friends home address (e.g. AmazonOceanRd). Avoid using your own contact details like your phone number or house number.

Remove the vowels from a word or phrase e.g. "I like eating peanuts becomes: Ilktngpnts.

Change your passwords at least every 60 days, cycling the numeric values up or down makes the new password easy to remember.

Try copying and pasting at least some of the characters in your password that way key loggers wont be able to track your keystrokes.

Use a phrase from your favourite book and then add the page, paragraph or chapter number.

Mix letters, numbers and symbols, and use case sensitivity (upper and lower case letters)

The longer the better. Use passwords that are longer than 6 characters.

Dont do this

Dont use words or phrases or numbers that have personal significance. It is very easy for someone to guess or identify your personal details like date of birth,phone numbers,any card numbers.

Dont use the same password for several logins, especially if they involve sensitive financial or other personal information.
(for example using same PIN for different ATM cards)

Dont tell anybody your password.

Avoid writing your password down, use a reputable password manager software to manage all your passwords.( Example : keepass , mypasswordmanager )

When registering on websites that ask for your email address, never use the same password as your email account. Tweet

Apple sues Amazon over 'Appstore' name

Apple is suing Amazon in a bid to stop the online retail giant from using the name Appstore.

The California-based firm, which makes iPhones and iPads, claims that the name is deliberately similar to its own App Store.

"It will confuse and mislead customers," said Apple spokeswoman Kristin Huguet.

Amazon's Appstore will offer downloadable applications for Google's Android operating system.

The lawsuit states: "Amazon has begun improperly using Apple's App Store mark in connection with Amazon's mobile software developer program.

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Amazon offers Android Application through AppStore

Online retail giant Amazon is attempting to grab a slice of the fast-growing market for apps by opening its own online store.

It will initially offer programs that run on Google's Android mobile operating system.

Developers can now submit their apps for approval and they should be available later this year.

Amazon's move comes as the competition to become the go-to destination for mobile apps intensifies.

App stores are supposed to provide software developers with a simple process for marketing their products, while simultaneously allowing consumers to easily find the ones they want.

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India Launches Full Nationwide Mobile Number Portability

Mobile Number Portability (MNP) has finally, after many delays, been launched across India today. The launch of the nationwide service was staged by Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh making an inaugural call to Shri Kapil Sibal, the Union Minister of Communications & IT from a ported number.

Speaking on the occasion, Shri Kapil Sibal said that though India has introduced Mobile Number Portability relatively late compared other developed countries but at the same time it has done so by adopting latest technologies and methodology. He further stated that seeing the size of the country, number of subscribers & their growth rate and the number of operators per Licensed Service Area, there will be hardly any country with a network of so much complexity where MNP has been implemented.

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