Indian people like to access Facebook through mobile phones

The number of Facebook users in india who access the most famous social networking site through mobile phone is increasing day by day, said Kirthiga Reddy, Director-Online Operations and Head of Office in India, Facebook.

While most of the users of other countries use desktop or laptop to communicate with each other, the Indians are using mobile phone from the very first time, according to her.

Reddy said: “Because if you think about it in US, most of the people started on desktop and moved to mobile. It isIndiathat is causing us to rethink our model. Because many people are going to Facebook first on mobile and they might never go to desktop again,”

At present in India users can use Facebook in eight different languages. “Globally, we have 300,000 users that contributed for translation of local languages. Translate tool is open for a few other languages,” said Reddy.

She said Indian parents were helping their children, below 13, to access Facebook and other social networking site.

“Our policy is that children below 13 years of age are not allowed…We have taken that very seriously. Anytime someone is being reported being under the age of 13, we immediately look into that and take action. There is a lot of education and initiatives we engage in,” added Reddy.

around 15 million Indian people regularly use Facebook currently.

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Things to Know Before you Download Windows 8

Microsoft today unveiled the “release preview” version of Windows 8 which mostly indicates that the new Windows operating system is feature-complete. Windows 8 Release Preview is available as a free download and it is very likely that your existing system specs are good enough to run Windows 8.

The System Requirements for Windows 8

According to this Windows 8 FAQ, any machine equipped with 1 GB of RAM, 16 GB of hard disk space and 1 GHz processor should be able to handle Windows 8. The minimum RAM requirements are 2 GB in case you would like to install the 64-bit version of Windows 8.

Should you download Windows 8 Setup or the ISO Image?

As you may have noticed on the Windows 8 download page, the installation of Windows 8 can be done in two ways.

You can either take the easiest route and download the Windows 8 Setup program that’s also the default option.
Alternatively, you can download ISO Images of Windows 8.
If you are planning to install Windows 8 on your existing computer, either on a different partition (dual-boot) or just want to upgrade from an older version of Windows to Windows 8, the default Setup program is a good choice.

Please note that that your installed software programs will only be preserved if you are upgrading from Windows 7 to Windows 8. If your planning to install Windows 8 on top of Windows XP or Vista, only the files will be preserved but not the various software programs that you may have on the disk.

The Windows 8 ISO image may be more handy in other situations like:

Your computer has an x64 processor but is currently running the 32-bit version of Windows. If you want to install the 64-bit version of Windows 8, download the 64-bit ISO.
You want to install Windows 8 on your Mac (iMac or Macbook) using Boot Camp software.
You want to install Windows 8 on multiple computers. In that case, you can download the ISO once, create a bootable DVD and boot the other systems using this newly created Windows 8 disk.
You plan to run Windows 8 as a Virtual Machine inside your existing copy of Windows.
You are running Windows XP.
The universal product key for Windows 8 is TK8TP-9JN6P-7X7WW-RFFTV-B7QPF.

Will my software programs run inside Windows 8?

Before grabbing the ISO image of Windows 8, quickly run this setup utility and it will show a list of all software programs and hardware drivers on your system that are compatible with Windows 8. Alternatively, you can visit this page to see a list of all known software and hardware devices that are found to be working with Windows 8.

How should I go about installing Windows 8?

You can have Windows 8 on your computer in three ways – you can install Windows 8 side-by-side (also known as dual-boot), as a virtual machine (so that it runs inside your existing Windows just like any other software) or you can have Windows 8 as your primary OS (there’s no going back from here).

If you just want to try out Windows 8 but without modifying any of your existing set-up, the safest bet is to use a Virtual Machine. If you have a vacant disk partition or don’t mind creating one (it’s easy), go for the dual-boot option. Else, if you have a spare computer, you can consider upgrading to Windows 8 overwriting the previous installation of Windows.

Also note that if you are upgrading from Windows 8 Consumer Preview to the new Windows 8 Release Preview, none of your installed programs, files and account settings will be preserved though everything would be moved to the windows.old folder.
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Hindus Criticize Smite(Online Game) For "Trivializing" Their Religion

The Universal Society of Hinduism is once again up in arms over a videogame, this time Smite, a multiplayer game that pits gods from various pantheons against one another in online arena combat. The game is currently in closed beta, with five gods - Artemis, Ra, Kali, Ymir and Sun WuKong - available for free, while others may be unlocked through gameplay or microtransactions. Developer Hi-Rez Studios says it plans to continue adding new gods to the game throughout the beta period and after release.

But Rajan Zed, president of the Universal Society of Hinduism, wants Hindu gods like Kali taken out of the game. He said that their inclusion in a videogame trivializes the deities and that controlling them with a gamepad or keyboard "denigrates" them and the faith of Hindus. Hindu gods are meant to be worshiped in temples and at shrines, he said, and not reduced to mere characters in games.

But it sounds like Zed is going to be disappointed. "Smite includes deities inspired from a diverse and ever expanding set of pantheons including Greek, Chinese, Egyptian, and Norse. Hinduism, being one of the world's oldest, largest and most diverse traditions, also provides inspiration toward deities in our game," said Hi-Rez Chief Operating Officer Todd Harris. "In fact, given Hinduism's concept of a single truth with multiple physical manifestations, one could validly interpret ALL the gods within Smite to be Hindu. And all gods outside of Smite as well. Ponder that for a minute. Anyway, going forward Smite will include even more deities, not fewer."

This isn't the first time the Universal Society of Hinduism has waded into the videogame fray. Zed made similar comments in March, when he criticized Asura's Wrath for "trivializing" Hindu gods and upsetting devotees. Then, and now, Zed invited the industry to "immerse" itself in Hinduism, but only if it did so "seriously and respectfully."

So,wake up friends...!!!

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Google Builds Largest Database of Links to Pirated Media!!

By indexing all copyright takedown requests online, Google is rapidly building the world’s largest database of links to pirated content. Just last week, a record-breaking 719,415 new URLs were added to the takedown database. Copyright holders are responding to this effort with a comical display of meta-censorship, in which Google is asked to remove links to takedown requests, because these link to sites that link to copyrighted material.

Under the DMCA copyright holders have the right to demand that websites disable access to infringing content. Without doubt, one of the top recipients of these notices is Google.

To give the public insight into the scope and nature of this process, Google started to publish all takedown requests online as part of their transparency report. Since then, the number of URLs Google is being asked to remove has grown rapidly.

Last week Google received takedown requests for a record-breaking 719,415 URLs, which is double the amount that were sent in two months ago, and four times as many as in January of this year. Google’s data further reveals that Microsoft and the RIAA are the most active senders.

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Windows, Linux, Mac OS X Hit by Cross-Platform Malware Attack

An attack has been discovered that serves up malware for all three platforms and opens up a backdoor on victimized systems. Windows, Linux and Mac OS X are being...

Windows, Linux and Mac OS X are being targeted in a cross-platform malware attack, according to security experts.

Researchers at F-Secure spotted the attack on a Colombian transport site. The attack begins with a signed Java applet and a social engineering ploy in the form of a dialog box prompting the user to run an application despite its digital certificate not being verified.

“The JAR file checks if the user’s machine is running in Windows, Mac or Linux then downloads the appropriate files for the platform,” blogged Karmina Aquino, a senior analyst with F-Secure. “All three files for the three different platforms behave the same way. They all connect to 186.87.69.249 to get additional code to execute. The ports are 8080, 8081, and 8082 for OSX, Linux and Windows, respectively.”

While the functionality of the backdoor Trojan is the same regardless of which operating system it is running on, the impact on Mac machines may be limited, noted Lysa Myers, a researcher with Mac-focused security vendor Intego.

“There is one part of the OS X version that is particularly notable: It is a PPC binary only, so it will require Rosetta in order to run on an Intel machine,” she blogged. “This is likely to severely limit prevalence of the OS X version.”

Rosetta is a dynamic binary translator for Mac OS X that allows PowerPC apps to run on certain Intel-based Macs without modification. It was released by Apple in 2006 when it moved off the PowerPC platform. Mac OS X 10.6, aka “Snow Leopard,” does not include Rosetta by default but retains an option for the user to include it. Mac OS X 10.7-known as “Lion”-does not support or include Rosetta at all.

“It’s also interesting to note that the components of this threat are created with readily available hack-tools, namely TrustedSec Social Engineering Toolkit and MetaSploit,” Myers said. “This is not something that was cleverly handcrafted, but something that was generated with tools made by other people. And given that the OS X component is not intended for current hardware, it’s likely that the person who planted this threat was not especially technically savvy.”

Both the command-and-control server and the hacked Colombian site have been reported, F-Secure’s Acquino added.

Because of its ubiquity, Java has become a favorite target of attackers. For example, just recently, the notorious Blackhole exploit kit added an exploit for CVE-2012-1723, which was patched by Oracle in June, to its arsenal of weapons.

While most malware still targets Windows, if malicious hackers want to maximize their chances of snaring a victim, it makes sense for them to develop a multi-platform attack, said Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at Sophos.

“This isn’t, of course, the first cross-platform malware that we have seen,” blogged Cluley. “For instance, in 2010 we saw the Boonana malware which similarly used a malicious Java applet to deliver a cross-platform attack that attempts to download further malware on Windows, Unix and Mac OS X.”

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70,000 drivers for Windows 2000, XP, Vista Free Download

Now there is no need to waste time searching for drivers on the Internet. Just record the image (ISO) on the CD, and if necessary insert the disk into the drive and Windows itself detects and installs the driver. Especially be useful to those who often sets the OS on different machines.




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Facebook Groups Start Showing Exactly Who Saw Each Post :New feature gonna add soon

No need to wonder if your family saw that reminder about dinner or if co-workers noticed you uploaded a PowerPoint, as Facebook Groups will soon display a count and a list of names of who saw each post. For example: “Seen by 2″, and when hovered “Josh Constine | Eric Eldon”. The feature is rolling out to English-language groups starting now.
These “read receipts” is a feature Facebook recently added to Messages and Chat, and that has historically been found in some private email and SMS services. Bringing them to more public social feeds is a bold step.
They’ll certainly simplify coordination in Groups and remove the need for “did you see that?” messages. But will read receipts come to the news feed? Some users might find that very creepy.

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Windows 8 Adoption: 10 Issues That Could Hamper Sales

Windows 8 will soon start showing up on store shelves; it will be pre-installed on new PCs and available for download by PC owners who want to upgrade to the new version. But its prospects for rapid deployment across the PC world might be derailed by a variety of factors that are out of Microsoft's control.


Windows 8 is slowly but surely making its way to store shelves. The operating system is scheduled to be released in the fall, and when it's made available, Microsoft will hope to usher in an entirely new era of computing. From tablets to Ultrabooks to desktops, Windows 8 will be the latest operating system that can run on wide range of PC models from desktops, notebooks to tablets and as Microsoft hopes appeal to a wide array of customers.

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What Developers Can Expect Besides Android 'Jelly Bean'

When Google talks, people listen, and there will likely be a lot of listening all over the world, starting June 27 as the fifth annual Google I/O '12 Developers Conference kicks off at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. While Google is expected to focus a lot on Android for smartphones and tablets, there's much more to expect this year.


Much of what will unfold in the next few days will detail all kinds of rumors that have been circulating as the conference approaches, including talk about the pending release of the next Android operating system update, 4.1, or "Jelly Bean."


Other rumors involve talk about ways Google will continue to battle Apple in the marketplace, now that the two companies have taken on a more adversarial tone since Google developed Android and Apple announced in May that it's dumping Google Maps on its hardware and replacing it with its own mapping applications.


In addition, Google is expected to roll out a specially branded Android 4.0 tablet by Asus, as well as new Chrome OS devices and a new version of Google TV, according to a June 26 report by Global Equities Research. On the software development side, Google is expected to show off a software development kit (SDK) for Google Drive and new APIs for Google Wallet and Google Places.


But it's not just what will be happening inside Moscone that should catch developers' attention. Yes, about 5,500 paid attendees will pack the place following an online ticket sell-out that happened in just 20 minutes this past March, but another 30,000 people around the world are also expected to gather in their own small groups to view the proceedings through live video streams that will cover most major events at the conference. Developers and other Google enthusiasts can join that crowd in person by searching for a free local meeting through the Google I/O Extended Webpage.


"Personally, to me it's fascinating that that many people, in the middle of the night around much of the world, would want to get together in a room to participate wherever they are," said Mike Pegg, the producer of Google's I/O event. "There are groups of developers who will watch that entire video streaming for the entire day. It's a really interesting thing, a sign of the times, about how developers get together and build today."


What's also changed, Pegg said, is that in the first years of the event, and of the similar developer's events that preceded it, the crowd was filled mostly with "a lot of hackers and hobbyists and weekend developers and the occasional businessperson here or there."


Today, that mix has matured, said Pegg, with far more business people in attendance who are seeking new technologies to incorporate into their business operations.


This year's conference will also feature a free Android app that can be downloaded from the Google Play Store to smartphones and other devices to get the latest content and happenings at the event, said Pegg.


For those who are watching online, each daily keynote will be streamed live, as well as sessions on Android, Google+ and more, said Pegg.


There's a complete list of the technical sessions that will featured at the conference, covering Google projects from Android to Chrome, Cloud, APIs, Maps and much more.


On the conference floor this year, there will be a host of changes, Pegg said, including easier ways to find a Google expert for one-on-one discussions about the latest technologies at Google. The so-called "Developer Sandbox" will be right in the midst of the conference and attendees will be able to step right up to the booth to talk with an expert, without scheduling appointments and being in a nearby location as in the past, he said.


"This year, you'll be able to walk up to that product area and ask a question, which is why being at Google I/O live is so important," said Pegg. "We want to share this event with everyone. Nothing we are talking about is a secret."


Video of the other happenings at the conference that are not live-streamed will be posted on Google's own YouTube.com site 24 hours after they occur live, he said.


The live streamed events are expected to focus on some of the things that the company has been talking about a lot recently, he said, including Google Maps, Google Drive, Cloud, Chrome, Android, and other topics of key interest to developers and businesses.


The evolution of the Google I/O event has been moving "from people kicking tires and building apps" to more of a focus on how this all relates to businesses and the work they have to accomplish, said Pegg.


"This year it will be about businesses that are here and what they will do to build their next businesses," said Pegg."I just can't emphasize enough that aspect of it. It's just a way that people can make a real business out of this technology."

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DNS Changer Malware Could Lock Unwary Users Out of the Internet on July9

While the chances of any of your computers having an active DNS Changer malware infection are remote, you should still check to make sure your system is clean and confirm that somewhere along the line your DNS settings didn't get changed.


The DNS Changer malware has been all over the news during the last couple of days, and with good reason. If you haven't checked that your computers are malware-free and fixed an apparent DNS Changer infection, you won't be able to use the Internet very easily come Monday, July 9.

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How to check balance in all mobile networks in india

Airtel

Balance Enquiry-  *123#

OFFER of the day,Hello tunes,Do not distrub -  *121#

STD Balance Enquiry-  *123*6#

2G Balance ENQUIRY-  *123*23#

For Internet Activation dial  *567#  then select the plan

Customer care (free) dial- 198

TATA Docomo

Main balance  *111#

Sms  balance *111*1#

Gprs balance  *111*1#

International  booster balance *111*2#

Special balance *111*1#

Customer care(free) dial-  198

Vodafone

Main balance  *141# or SMS BAL to 140 (free)

Aircel

Main balance  *125# 

BSNL

Balance- *123#Data balance- *123*6#

IDEA

Main Balance-  *111# or sms *167*1#

RELIANCE

Reliance  GSM

Main balance- *367

msg balance =  *111*5#

secret balance = *111*6# 

CDMA

To find your balance for Reliance CDMA mobiles, 

send an SMS with the content BAL to the number 53670 or call 369. 

You can also call 225 which send you back an SMS containing the details of your account.

Dail *225(you will receive a msg)
By SMS Ball t0 53670
By Call *369

VIRGIN MOBILE

Dial 125555 and then press 2

send sms BA 58576

MTS

Check your balance dial 177 (toll free) 

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