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Mozilla to fill the gap, reveals browser named junior for Apple iPad

Mozilla is known for its Firefox which is presently the most popular browser for Windows OS. The only closest competitors to  Firefox is Internet Explorer from Microsoft and Google Chrome. These both competitors have no plans to release their browsers for Apple IOS. But Mozilla had earlier shown some intentions on developing a browser for IOS but were they has never put that plan into real effect.

But recent reports going around the web indicated that Mozilla is developing a web browser name Junior for Apple iPad specifically. They had also said that the presently Apple iPad users only have Apple Safari as the sole web browser which does according to Mozilla does not provide a great browsing experience to end users.

The web browser name Junior will have the following features listed below:

  • Junior will not have any tabs or a URL bar.
  • The browser will display web pages on the full screen mode.
  • Just a swipe towards left on the navigation activates the Do Not Track mode.
  • Only three buttons will be there. Two buttons are for back and forward of web pages and one for accessing bookmarks etc.

These new features really looks interesting but there is no confirmation from Mozilla on when Junior will be launched actually.

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How to buy your first Laptop?

If you are in a market to purchase your first laptop than you will get immensely confused on looking at the number of companies available in the market today. Not only companies, if you go one more level deep there is also a large variety of different hardware and software to choose from. So these many options will definitely make your laptop shopping a confusing one. But here i am going to give you some tips on how to purchase laptops.

First ask yourself when and where you will be using your laptop or notebook.

This is a very important question. First decide which type of person you are from the three categories given below.

  • If you travel or go to different places than go for a laptop as it will be useful thing.
  • If you are the one who want to use computer only at home than never ever go for laptop instead go for a desktop PC which has a lower maintenance, longer life, low price and more power than the laptop of the same price range.
  • If you are an employee and want a computer for business needs than owning a laptop is more beneficial than a desktop.

Than came the question what will be the purpose of your new laptop:

Purpose can be anything. It may include the following:

  • Surfing the web: if you want to use your laptop just to surf internet than your laptop does not require any powerful hardware to help you with it. For this category even a cheap laptop will do the job.
  • General Entertainment: If you want to use your laptop for on the go movie watching than a GPU is required for smooth playing of a movie. I am not saying a high end discrete GPU. Even a simple on board or integrated GPU will also do the game.
  • HD or Blu Ray entertainment: HD content requires a more power from hardware and because of this if you want to watch HD content on your laptop without lag than you will need a laptop with a low end discrete GPU. It will slightly increase the cost of your hardware.
  • Gaming: Gaming on laptop is never a advisable thing. Gaming requires a lot raw power from your hardware to process complex graphics and physics. This comes not only at extra money but also at extra heat generation. Gaming on laptop results in the production of heat. But today dedicated gaming laptops are available with advanced features. If you want a gaming laptop the than you will be going to need a powerful or mid level GPU and 4 GB+ RAM for smoothly playing latest titles.

What is your budget?

Budget is also a very important factor. Your budget depends on the purpose of your laptop. Recommended budget list is given below:

  • If you just want to surf the web and do little editing or creation of documents than you can either go for a Netbook or a cheap laptop. Netbooks are laptops only with smaller screen (usually 10 inch). But today prices of laptops have fallen so drastically that i will never recommend any one to go for a Netbook. For a laptop in this category you will need a budget of around Rs. 20,000.
  • If you want a entertainment laptop than i will suggest you to go AMD APU based laptops. APU stands for Accelerated Processing Unit. APU contain both the processor and GPU. GPU part of an APU is powerful enough to run movies without any lag. Your budget needs to be around Rs 25,000
  • If you want a laptop for HD entertainment than you will need a laptop with discrete GPU. You budget for this category needs to be around Rs. 32,000
  • If you want to do gaming than i will suggest you to go for a laptop with a decent discrete GPU. You budget needs to be around Rs. 50,000 for this category. There are some laptops available below Rs. 50k also  but they are not capable enough to run modern games.

Choosing a laptop company:

Choosing a laptop manufacturer is also important as some new laptop makers like Asus provide much better hardware at a given price as compared to other companies but they have a very weak support network. here i am listing the laptop manufacturers available in Indian along with their main points:

  • DELL : Dell is the one of the biggest laptop maker in the world. With its strong support network across Indian, Del in undoubtedly the best and the most trusted laptop maker in India.
  • HP: HP is also one the worlds biggest PC maker. HP also have a strong support network in India but HP laptops are more prone to over heating and other hardware  problems.
  • HCL: HCL is an Indian brand which is into multiple business. HCL laptops are cheap but not that reliable. So avoid HCL if you are getting DELL or an HP laptop.
  • Asus : Asus is definitely the world leader in the manufacturing of computer components. It definitely produce one of the best laptops at less price but they don’t have good support netwok in India.
  • Sony Vaio: Sony is know for its extended warranty benefits. Its laptops also pack some serious power but at high price tag.
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Microsoft to launch their own tablet : Rumour

As you all might know that Microsoft is going to launch Windows 8 some where near October this year. Windows 8 will be the first Windows OS that will be compatible with X86/X64 as well as ARM architecture. This will enable PC makers to use Windows 8 on their future tablets their by expanding the base of Windows OS.

The all new Metro design on Windows 8 is actually designed to be compatible with touch screen devices but the same design will be available on your PC also. This change is not welcomed by PC users at all and many discussions are going around the web that Windows 8 will get poor response from PC users. The missing start button adds to the disliking of Windows 8 by PC users.

But now as per the latest reports Microsoft is thinking about launching their own tablet to have a tighter control on both the software and hardware features of the device same as Apple. The new rumoured tablet from Microsoft is expected to come on two avatars.

  • One is the tablet with ARM based processor
  • The other one include Intel based mobile processors.

It will also be interesting to note that what will be the reaction of PC makers to this report. Microsoft is going on the path of Google. As Google controls the hardware in the form of Motorola mobility and also have Nexus series phones from Samsung.

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Opera 12 with new features and enhancements

Opera Software has recently released the 12th version of its desktop browser Opera. Opera is the direct competitors to Mozilla’s Firefox, Google’s Chrome and Microsoft’s Internet Explorer. Opera among all these has the least market share but on the other hand Opera is one of the most innovative browser out there. Even browsers like Mozilla Firefox has adapted some of the design and functionality components from Opera.

Opera has dedicated user base around the world and it is bound to grow with time because it is one of the deserving browser. Opera 12 brings hosts of features and improvements. All these improvements are listed below:

Addition of beautiful themes:

Now your browser also has this functionality like Firefox. Customizations are always part of the Opera browser but from now onwards its users will have the facility of changing the themes also and also the design of the tabs. Changing the design of the tabs is definitely one of the most cool features of Opera 12.

Inbuilt Camera access:

Opera 12 can access you webcam now. This feature does not require any plugin or software to work.

Do not track:

This feature will help on in securing their privacy on the world wide web by not disclosing their location to the websites. Also when this feature is active than websites will not be stored in your history and nor they will save any sort of web beacons.

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Cable operators demanding Police protection on 1st July 2012

You all must be aware of the advertisements running on TV screens that from 1st July onwards it will be compulsory for the local cable operators (also known as LCOs) to provide digitized connection to their customers using set top boxes. This will be implemented initially in metropolitans only that is New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata.

If it really happens than the end consumers in all these cities will get digitized TV content from 1st July onwards. But problems has already start to occur. The LCOs from Delhi had gathered around Jantar Mantar and staged a peaceful protest to Shanti Bhawan against the upcoming digitization.

There are many points in the complain written by LCOs to Information and Broadcasting Minister Mrs Ambika Soni. Following are some of the points:

  1. First and foremost point in the complaint is that majority of the homes in Delhi don’t have STBs (Set Top Boxes) at their residences.
  2. Many parts of Delhi not even get digital signal from MSO. The parts receiving digital signal are even less than 20%
  3. The STBs coming from China does not support HD content and VODS (Video On Demand Service) content.
  4. LCOs are getting many inquiries from consumer about the process of digitization and how much will cost them. But LCOs are unable to provide any sort of information to consumers as they don’t have any details about the packages and channels.

Now LCOs are afraid of the situation when consumers will be unable to get TV content from 1st July onwards due to poor arrangements by MSOs. Hence they demand police protection on 1st July.