Wednesday, June 26, 2013

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Intel's New Era 4th Generation Processors (Codenamed - Haswell) - Huge boost to Graphics

After the huge success of Intel's i-core processors, they launched the first batch of Haswell processors, which deliver a symbolic boost towards graphics performance in recent PC's and tablets.
Haswell - officially it is known as 4th Generation Intel Core - is the successor to Ivy Bridge (3rd Generation Core processor). Haswell is a new architecture that's built on the same 22nm process as Ivy Bridge. When it comes to graphics processing, Haswell has achieved great success in processing batch graphics. Haswell desktop processor is also known as Core i7-4770K.
Graphics performance is set to improve further still with the forthcoming i7-4770R model, which will include the Iris Pro GPU, which contains more graphics execution units and 128MB of embedded dynamic RAM inside the CPU package, capable of serving as an extension to the CPU cache – or as a high-speed video buffer.
I must say that Haswell will be the greatest invention for many gamers. As it improves the graphics quality up to a lot extent that they don't have to pay huge amount for graphics card. 

Intel revealed something about Mobile CPU's -These include the first two chips in its new Y-range, aimed at tablets and lightweight convertibles: the Core i5-4200Y has a maximum Turbo speed of 1.9GHz, while the Core i3-4010Y is fixed at 1.3GHz. Both offer a low 11.5W TDP, and benefit from Intel’s "one-chip" design, which moves the chipset into the CPU package to reduce power wastage and increase battery life.

Intel Corp. is doing a great job and I wish them huge success in near future ..... When it's "Intel Inside" then performance guaranteed !

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Thursday, June 20, 2013

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Canon EOS 70D "dramatically improved video friendly focusing" - Sept 2013 release.

As compared with older DSLRs now a days there have been a tremendous change emerged in DSLRs. DSLRs can shoot amazing quality videos up to 1080p. But their autofocus feature is primarily designed for shooting stills and can result in stuttering/blurred movie footage, which is why most of the filmmakers do not use it.

However, Canon came up with an innovative thinking that this could change with the launch of magnificent EOS 70D. Canon embedded new AF (auto focus) system in the Wi-Fi-toting 20.2-megapixel DSLR, which is said to offer much faster focusing during Live View. 
In simple words they made Auto Focusing more dynamic in nature that we can use this as a camcorder.



EOS 70D is a new mid-range DSLR which follows on the aging 60D. While the CMOS sensor has received a modest upgrade of 20.2MP, and the camera has gained the wireless connectivity capability from 60D. Apart from these normal changes AF system is the biggest change in 70D. This newly improved Dual Pixel CMOS AF is said to vastly improve Live View focus speed and subject tracking. 70D features a 3-inch vari-angle touchscreen LCD with 1040K dots, like the same on 700D. Canon 70D is subject to release in coming September and for a body only price claimed by Canon, USA is $1200. I will be bundled with EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS lens for $1350. Canon, India yet to reveal the price.
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Sunday, June 16, 2013

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BruteFroce attacks | Critical infrastructures be Aware !

Whenever you go to shop and purchase any kind of networking device it comes with factory-default settings. Well these settings come as a preliminary security measure, these settings are standardized by the manufacturer and they expect their customers to change them accordingly. But sometimes as a naive user or anything else customers just forget to do this ! And there comes the chance of eavesdropping, anybody can easily break into your network and listen to traffic. How important to change these settings ? If you don't have an critical information to protect that doesn't mean you are safe without changing these settings, an eavesdropper can hack your personal information. DHS's Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team (ICS-CERT) issued a warning that attacks against critical infrastructure are growing day by day, with more than 200 brute-force cyber attack incidents reported between last October and May, surpassing the 198 total attacks in all of fiscal year 2012.

There are lots of government institutions and other sort of critical infrastructures witnessed these attacks in the past few years. Again, it's a bit confusing why such warnings are not taken much more seriously. In 2008, a group showed how to remotely hack a pacemaker and deliver a lethal shock to an implantable cardiac defibrillator. A 2011 Black Hat presentation explained how an attacker with a powerful antenna could be up to a half mile away from a victim yet launch a wireless hack to remotely control an insulin pump and potentially kill the victim. In 2012, a pacemaker hacker said a worm could possibly 'commit mass murder.' Being killed by code was an idea kicked around since 2010. Also in 2012, the feds were pressed to protect wireless medical devices from hackers.

Let's hope all these vital systems and medical devices will soon be truly secure, so we don't awaken one day to discover our critical infrastructure is down, that people with embedded medical devices are being killed by cyber-assassins, or that people depending upon medical device services are being taken out by malware.
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Wednesday, June 12, 2013

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Facebook finally launched #hashtags

Hashtags are coming to Facebook to help users better surface conversations.


Support for the all-but-ubiquitous topic organization system was rumored in March and will roll out to a small percentage of users Wednesday. Facebook will roll out hashtags to more users in the coming weeks.
The social network wants to make it easier for users to find content already on Facebook, and functional hashtags are the first step. According to Facebook, many users already post hashtags anyway, so why not make them work? Hashtags will be both clickable and searchable, so, for example, topics like #NSALeaks or #NBAFinals will now exist.

Hashtags from other services, such as Instagram, are clickable as well. Users will also be able to compose posts directly from a hashtag feed and search results. That could make adding real-time content to specific streams easier than before.

Twitter user Chris Messina created in 2007 the hashtag as we know it today. Twitter eventually adopted the system of organizing tweets around a certain subject into its API and its broader ecosystem. Since then, the hashtag has been adopted by other services, including Flickr, Tumblr, Google+ and even Facebook-owned Instagram.

Source : CNN
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Thursday, May 9, 2013

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Bitdefender Internet Security 2013 Review


Bitdefender Internet Security is a complete package for your internet security needs. It has a user-friendly interface which is appealing to both regular and advanced users. It also has antitheft feature for mobile devices.

Bitdefender managed to detect and eradicate 100% of infections in our system clean up test. The installer sets up a Linux-based rescue environment on your hard disk, so you can scan for malware from outside of Windows, without messing around with boot CDs. In tests, the software restored compromised systems to their pre-infection state with a 94% success rate.
Bitdefender’s UI is nice-looking and attractive, with a great flag that shows security status of your system and fragmented modules for specific areas of protection. It’s kids play to manage things on the main screen: A single settings option button takes you to a complete list of settings, to a notifications area, and to fragmented modules that allow you to quickly access and configure these features.
Bitdefender positively marks every option on the feature box, from anti-spamming to parental controls.

Firewall in Internet security 2013 lets you create customized constraints by application or type of network,
and the interference detection system flags attempts to install rogue drivers, tamper with Windows, or
change system settings.

Bitdefender also places repute indicators next to search results in Bing, Google and Yahoo, and you can have your Facebook wall and Twitter stream scanned for dangerous apps and links to keep you safe from social networking scams.

Here is a look at the features of Internet security 2013:-

Backup - Bitdefender Internet security 2013 allows you to secure 2 GB of your critical data in the backup storage. If you suffer from system crashing, you can still gain access to your information from that storage.

Antivirus Protection – Protects all your devices from viruses and malware with precise detections.

Mobile Security – Provides web security and protection from viruses to your android and ios devices.

 Rescue Mode - Scan and sanitize all hard drive partitions outside of your operating system, which then undergo cleanup and reinstatement.

Virtualized Browser - The browser is isolated from the OS in a Bitdefender-provided environment to reduce internet-based dangers.

Scanner –Analyses and updates old and outdated security systems.

Anti-spam – Blocks spam mails from reaching your inbox.

Firewall Protection –Double firewall system for protecting both ingoing and outgoing data in addition to access to customization of firewall.

Parental Control – Protect your devices from inappropriate content on the web by blocking them.

Social Network Protection – Protects your social network accounts from suspicious links and phishing pages and restricts facebook apps on your wall.

Antiphising - Anti-Phishing prevents web from stealing your banking details, and prevents your personal information from leaking in IM or the emails.

Safepay – A secure browser dedicated to provide you safe E-commerce operations.

USB Immunizer – Flash drives and memory cards are immunized by the bit defender so that you don’t need to worry any more for viruses infecting friends or your systems.

BitDefender Support –Bitdefender provides 24 hour support to the internet security pack owners.
Overall, Bitdefender’s 2013 Internet security suite is an excellent, user-friendly program developed by the international company Bitdefender Antivirus. It does have some mild scanning-speed issues, but otherwise it’s an easy-to-use suite that gives you several nice extra services. It costs $70 for one year subscription for three PCs and subscription for a single PC is worth $50 for one year.
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Monday, April 22, 2013

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Five Good and Free Alternatives to Microsoft PowerPoint


Microsoft PowerPoint is the most widely used software for creating visual presentations for school, home and work. Although it is the most common software, it can be quite expensive and it may have more capabilities than is often needed. There are a number of free alternatives to Microsoft PowerPoint for creating presentations. What’s more, they often have unique features that are not available in Microsoft PowerPoint. This article focuses on the five best free alternatives to Microsoft PowerPoint. These are as follows.

Powtoon

Powtoon probably ranks as the best alternative for Microsoft PowerPoint in terms of creating and presenting presentations. The best feature of Powtoon is that it provides the user with an unbelievable range of category of presentations. It has made the concept and use of templates, bullet points, slides and files completely obsolete. Powtoon allows the user to create animated stories and explainer videos for presentations. The slides that you will have to prepare are only to manage the content so that, when you view the presentation on screen, it becomes easier to grasp the narrative. It also provides great voice-overs. It will be of unimaginable help when you have parts of your presentation that will play on screen with your previously recorded voice over.

Google Drive

Google applications are also a very good option when you want to find a suitable, alternative to Microsoft PowerPoint. If you are already familiar with these Google applications, you may have heard of Google Drive as well. It is software that allows the user to create presentations quickly. It is much less complicated than PowerPoint although the aesthetics are lacking and the templates are too elementary. That said, it is well built and easy to do collaborative work.

280 Slides

280 Slides is the presentation software which has many users, yet is probably most unknown. Once you create a presentation in 280 Slides, you may not notice much difference between it and PowerPoint. But you will instantly appreciate is quite easy to use and creates beautiful slides.

Slide Rocket

Although the full extended version of Slide Rocket is also quite expensive, it does provide a free version with limited features that is sufficient. The slide transitions and animations are unique and look great in a presentation. They tend to more closely resemble Flash rather than PowerPoint. Once nice feature is the ability to integrate the software with Flickr and YouTube.

Prezi

Prezi is the newest software that that provides a real alternative to Microsoft PowerPoint presentation slides. In fact, until now, Prezi is the best known software for creating non linear presentations.

Author Bio : Gautham is a timeline designer and he blogs at Gantt Charts
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Wednesday, April 17, 2013

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How Skill Gap affects Indian employers ~ Info-graphic


Source : Careerbuilder

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