Microsoft's Skype overshadows Messenger.

Say Goodbye to Messenger as Skype surface itself this new year. 
We've heard plenty of rumors about Microsoft's plans for Skype. Finally the company is laying its cards on the table. After working diligently to bridge the gap between Messenger and its VoIP purchase, its aging IM platform will indeed be retired and users migrated to the more video-focused property. Redmond hopes to complete the move during the first quarter of 2013, after which Messenger will be retired everywhere except in mainland China. Users of both services will be able to merge their accounts and combine their contacts, while those with only a Microsoft account will have to transition to a Skype one. Though, rest assured, your Messenger buddy list will automatically be transferred. With the imminent death of this MSN descendant, it's clear that Microsoft is positioning Skype not just as a VoIP client, but as an all-in-one messaging solution meant to take on the likes of Google Talk, with its Voice and Hangouts features.

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Motorola's New Atrix HD Developer Edition, with unlockable bootloader

Digging the idea of picking up an Atrix HD, but bummed about that whole "locked bootloader" situation? Problem solved. Motorola has just introduced the Atrix HD Developer Edition, which offers up the exact same specifications as the original, but allows near infinite customizations thanks to an unlockable bootloader.
For more info on  unlockable bootloader.  please visit XDA forums.
For the laypeople in attendance, that allows tinkerers to install custom ROMs on the phone without any additional hackeration, thus giving them to power to overhaul Android's look and feel in a major way. As of now, Moto's not talking pricing or release, but you can follow the source link to sign up for updates.
Stay tuned for the more latest updates on Atrix

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ACEVPN- One of the Best VPN on Net

In this wide wild web (www) :) if u want to protect your identity online the best thing is to use the vpn.
VPN ( Virtual private Networks) act as a wall between u and the web.
The VPNS are very costly and have very basic service but one VPN service which stands out of all others is ACEVPN.
ACEVPN is a VPN service providers which provide premium service at a very low price as compared to other vpn providers.
They have vast versatile service providing servers from over 13 countries.
They also have a cross platform service for MAC, PC, LINUX
So what are you waiting for go  and grab this golden oppurtuniy.
Website acevpn.com

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Meher Malik's Amazing Belly Dance Must Watch

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Windows 8 Upgrades and Downgrades Part of Windows Intune 2012

One easy way for customers to make sure that they’ll be able to make the jump seamlessly to Windows 8 in 2012 without paying a single cent to license the operating system is to subscribe to Windows Intune.

Windows Intune is Microsoft’s Cloud-based PC management and security offering, which offers upgrade benefits as part of a comprehensive collection of services for just $11 per computer per month.

The first version of Intune went live earlier this year, and Microsoft is cooking the second release, which is in Beta development state at this point in time.

The upcoming iteration of Windows Intune will be made available to customers by the end of 2011, and will also cost $11 per PC per month, despite the evolution from the first version.

Windows 7 Enterprise upgrade rights are an inherent benefit of a Windows Intune subscription today.

“All of your managed PCs covered by Windows Intune may be upgraded to Windows 7 Enterprise as long as the qualifying OS is one of the following business editions of Windows: Business, Professional, Ultimate, or Enterprise,” the Redmond company notes.

One of my Microsoft contacts confirmed to me that Windows 8 upgrade benefits will inherently be included into Windows Intune 2012.

At the same time, the software giant also mentions downgrade rights as a part of the Windows Intune subscription.

Windows downgrades, as some Softpedia readers might know, allow customers to run an older version of Windows and then upgrade to the latest release through the same license agreement, and without paying anything extra. Companies can get two versions of Windows at the price of one, so to speak.

“In addition to Windows 7 upgrade rights, Windows Intune customers will have rights to upgrade to future versions of Windows, as well as downgrade rights to older versions. As long as your subscription is active, you will have access to the best version of Windows for your business to standardize on—making your PC environment easier to manage,” Microsoft notes.

The thing to remember is that with Windows Intune 2012, the Windows 7 Enterprise upgrade benefits will become Windows 8 upgrade benefits.

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SecurID Data Breach Cost RSA $66 Million

A data breach that resulted in the theft of information related to its SecurID authentication product cost RSA Security and its parent company EMC $66 million so far.

According to the Washington Post, the sum was revealed in an earnings call on Tuesday. "We incurred an accrued cost associated with investigating the attack, hardening our systems and working with customers to implement our remediation programs," EMC’s executive vice president David Goluden said.

The costs included expenses associated with monitoring the networks of customers who expressed concerns over the integrity of the product after the breach.

The intrusion occurred in March and was the result of a spear phishing attack against RSA employees which exploited a zero-day Flash Player vulnerability.

The company was very vague following the breach saying only that information regarding its SecurID product was targeted, but that its customers are not at risk.

SecurID is a two-factor authentication solution consisting of a hardware token that generates unique one-time use codes. It is estimated that there are over 40 million SecurID tokens in existence, the product being used by thousands of companies, organizations and government agencies around the world.

RSA was criticized by the information security community for its lack of transparency regarding this incident and in May it was reported that a cyber attack against Lockheed Martin involved cloned SecurID devices.


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HTC Sensation in India

Now this is the race of Dual core processor smart phones . After the release of Samsung Galaxy S II and LG Optimus 2X whch both are Dual core processor smart phones its the turn of HTC. HTC announced it is launching the new Dual core processor smart phone named HTC Sensation.

Some of features of HTC Sensation are:

1. 4.3-inch qHD (960 x 540) screen
2. 1.2 Ghz dual-core processor
3. 8 mega pixel rear camera with dual-LED flash
4. 1 GB internal storage and 768 MB RAM
5. Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)

It is currently priced at Rs 32700 which is slightly less than it competitor Samsung Galaxy S II.
During the Launch in New Delhi HTC told that HTC will give a superior multimedia experiance .

How much better is Sensation that its ancestor Desire we will come to know later. We can only hope that Sensation will make Sensation in the mobile Market.

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Google Audio Search

As you must have noted by now that there is a Audio Search Option in Google Search.
This is the new experimental program from google like many others.

For Audio Searching you just have click on the small mic icon in the search bar and start speaking . It is quite a powerful as it is alomost 99% accurate. The accuracy of the search can also vary from accent to accent. I tried with different voices and it provided a quite good result.

I am wondering what can be the use of it. Many would prefer typing instead of speaking for search query. As this is the new initiative from google we can see more advanced feature and application of this technology.

I think it load only sometimes, it is working in Google Chrome and that is only for few searches . The reason may be that it is still in the beta stage and they are just testing it.
Although Google Launched Audio Search about few weeks back( 1 or 2) but that it was not so much accurate but now it work like magic.

So go ahead and search yourself and expose to the nextgen technology.

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Star Plus Hottest Pair Award

Which do you think was the hottest pair of 2010?

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