Whatever the type of business you are running—a small to medium-sized business or a large corporation—you cannot discount the fact that technology has an important role in making the conduct of your operations a breeze. Technologies that range from office-based ones such as Desktop PCs and RingCentral small business phone to the mobile ones such as Tablets, VoIP and smartphones are integral especially to business communication. Without these technologies, your company will not attain the progress that it desires to have.

When it comes to mobile devices that provide you the much-needed portability and power during these fast-paced times, nothing can excel the smartphone in this concern. Small enough to fit in our pocket yet powerful enough to allow you to perform advanced computing tasks, the smartphone has secured an irreplaceable spot in the world of business.

Samsung Galaxy S3 vs S4 Comparison

There are a lot of smartphone brands that you can choose from, and these include the high-end ones such as the iPhone, HTC, Sony, and Samsung, among others. One of the most favored smartphones by consumer across the globe is the Samsung Galaxy S series, with the Samsung Galaxy S3 bagging the distinction as the bestselling smartphone of 2012. The Korean company Samsung Electronics is set to release its newest flagship smartphone—the Samsung Galaxy S4— anytime soon.

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While we already know by common sense that the Samsung Galaxy S4 is poised to be a better smartphone than its predecessor, there is a need to go into the nitty-gritty of the specifications in order to be fully aware of the differences between the two. We offer you an overview of comparisons between the Galaxy S4 and S3 below:

• Samsung’s intention is not to create the most beautiful smartphone in the world, aesthetically-speaking. The Samsung Galaxy S4 is a testament to that statement. Altering only a little the design of the S3, the Galaxy S4 retains the pebble-like feel of the former. It is still made predominantly from plastic and the look seems uninspired. The Galaxy S4 is thinner and lighter than the Galaxy S3, however, with a thinness of a mere 7.9mm and a weight of 130g compared with the S3’s 8.6mm and 133g.
• The Galaxy S4 boasts of a larger 5” screen as opposed to that of S3’s 4.8” screen. it also comes with higher display resolution (1080 x 1920 pixels) and pixel density (441ppi) than the S3 (720 x 1280 pixels and 306ppi, respectively). The S4 is also capable of recording videos in Full HD with 1080p resolution.
• The Samsung Galaxy S4’s performance also gets a boost with an Exynos 5 Octa processor as opposed to S3’s 1.4GHz quad-core chip. The S4 also has a larger RAM—2GB—up 1GB from the S3.
• The Samsung Galaxy S4 also boasts of a better camera than the Galaxy S3. With a 13MP front-facing camera and a 2.1MP rear-facing camera both capable of recording in Full HD 1080p resolution, the S4 allows for a better image and video experience. The S3, by comparison, sports only an 8MP rear-facing and 1.9MP front-facing cameras.
• The Samsung Galaxy S4 runs with Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean software, which is more updated than the 4.1.2 version that can be found currently in the S3.
• Owing to the fact that the S4 has a larger screen resolution, there is a need for a larger battery (2600mAh) that the one the Samsung Galaxy S3 has (2100mAh).

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New Gesture additions let you Grab and take control of applications installed on your Xbox One. Now you can use your hands to maximize the video currently playing on the television and simply reduce the screen size in the same way. Attend a Skype video call or group call in the same screen. Improved voice commands system will let you attend and end skype calls and all you have to do is, just say it. Skype group calling will let you do a web conferencing call in your television.

Microsoft XBox One Availability

Microsoft has said that XBox One will hit stores by the end of this 2013 with 15 game titles and 8 of them are totally fresh and new additions. EA Games will bring Fifa exclusively for XBox One and Activision to bring Call of Duty with Character Customization and improved Graphics overall to make the characters look so real.

XBox One Kinect Improved Kinect Sensor

Now XBox One can detect your presence much better with its new and improved kinect sensor.

Kinect is the core of XBox that adds more fun and gives its users best gaming experience, and it is really good to see this new technology advancements that Kinect has got with upcoming XBox One.

New XBox One Controller

Have a look at the all new improved and well designed XBox One Controller that comes with the gaming console.

This all new design by gamers for gamers as microsoft says will give rich look and feel when you hold this in your hand.

Microsoft want to make your television better and we can see that clearly with their feature additions in this all new XBox One. They want XBox in every home and thats the reason they connected the gaming console so well with your television this time. You dont need a remote or have to move from your couch to switch between television and game screen. Just say “Xbox TV” to switch from Xbox screen. It will be really fun and a lot better to take control of your gaming console by giving voice commands.

The Apps and new gaming titles will make the XBox One much better in coming days. When Sony is yet to reveal their Device, they did explored the Gaming Titles and technologies in place to become your favorite gaming console for the next few years. This game machine war is quite interesting and it is upto you now to choose the one you want at your television desk.

The Live XBox One Reveal event suddenly ended after a trailer and it was quite disappointing. They also mentioned that the rest of the reveal will happen during E3. No information given about Pricing.

What do you think about Microsoft XBox One ? Will you go for one ? share your views in the comments below. Thanks for reading and have a wonderful day.

The only way to do more with Google Glass is to build more apps. Its not just about any app, its about quality apps that can use the full potential of the Glass by letting its users to do more in terms of Productivity, Entertainment and so on. Here we have a video where Robert Scoble Demonstrates Google Glass in TNW Conference.

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In June 2012, Project Glass Team stunned the Google I/O participants and world audience with their demonstration. Sergey Brin has demonstrated the Google Glass with Athletes, Sky Diving and Mountain Biking professionals. He also shared his experience from the Glass view, and they all connected using Google Hangout. You can check out the video here.

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Lets talk about Creating Apps for Google Glass, the guides, references and other resources that we currently have and like to suggest to you to start with the development. I will also make sure to update this article whenever i come across some new and useful resources relevant to this article.

Facebook, Twitter App for Google Glass

Third party app developers have recently launched two social networking apps for google glass users. Currently the developers who own Google Glass can only experiment this two social networking apps.

Glass to Facebook: It is now possible to post status update and pictures to facebook straight from Google Glass using this simple App. All you have to do is visit the linked page and allow access from your Google Account and then Allow Permission with the facebook app “Glass to Facebook“. You will then be able to share updates and photos taken on Google Glass straight to your Facebook account.

GlassTweet: Now this glass app allows you to post your status updates and photos directly to Twitter. The default limitation of posting your photos to Google Plus is not there anymore. You can update your twitter profile from your Google Glass. Techcrunch article about GlassTweet can show you how quick and easy it is now.

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— drew olanoff (@drew) April 27, 2013

Google Mirror API: Guidelines

This is a must watch video to understand about Google Glass Apps to make it User Friendly and Successful. Google Glass Overview and how people interact with google glass available in the Developers section will give you better idea with your development.

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Google Mirror API lets you build web based services called Glassware, that interact with Google Glass. Glassware provides full functionality over a cloud based API which means, it is not present in the Glass and need to access it only through online. In google mirror api overview, you will see 5 important points and they are,

1. Managing Timeline Cards

2. Interacting with Menu Items

3. Subscribing to Timeline Notifications

4. Sharing to Contacts

5. Working with User Location

Google Glass Developer Guide for specific points mentioned above will help you understand it much better to get ready with your app development. Each part also includes the required Reference Documentation and UI Guidelines which are very essential as well. In order to build a successful google glass app, it is very important to read all those guides and understand how this glass app development is entirely different than others. Idea behind the glass is very simple and the target is also to keep things simple and clear.

Google Glass Developer Guides

Google currently has no plans to allow Glass App developers to monetize their Apps. Researches do believe that Google may allow this in future as it will give good chance for more developers to jump in and focus on bringing quality apps to change the google glass user experience way better than now. That is what google also wanted and there are also chances that google may let developers make money through its own advertisement monetizing programs.

As we know that Google Glass App Development is different from regular mobile app development, here are the Developer Guides and Glassware Quick start Guide to get you started with the glass app development.

• Learn What Google Glass is About
• Understand How the API Works
• Ensure the Best User experience

The Glass References can also help you to understand better about Timeline, Cards, Attachments, Subscriptions, Locations and Contacts. Finally we have the Google Glass Developer Playground to let you experiment with how content is displayed on Glass. Google has also setup a community to discuss about development and ideas to best use the Google Mirror API. Bug Tracking and Problem solving can be done through this support communities. Stackoverflow, Github are the two communities and google glass issue tracker also setup to easily search and identify the status of issues already created.

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You can compare and move files quickly with its Dual window mode. No more duplicate files left in the process of copying from one folder to the other. Total Finder Preferences tab allows you to customize this app to make the finder even better than what you get by default in your Macbook or iMac. Now you can keep the folders in top to organizes the files and folders better in finder.

TotalFinder Review

Total Finder is one small app that can modify and add some cool new essential features to your existing Finder in Mac OS X. I also tried a simple video demonstration to show the features of Total Finder App.

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Cut and Paste

Now you can use Keyboard shortcuts to cut and paste any files or folders on your mac. Move files without any duplicate files and waste of storage problems. This will help you to do the file handling faster than ever before.

Tabbed Browsing

Now you can add Tabs into Finder windows that looks so similar to Google Chrome web browser. This can help you to copy or move files between different folders easily. Dual Window mode in TotalFinder app allows you to access the finder from any application. You can compare and move files quickly with this wonderful feature. This can eliminate duplicate files problem left in the copy process.

Folders on Top

When you view a drive or a directory, folders should be on top which can let you navigate and organize the files better. Once you installed TotalFinder App on Mac, it automatically displays folders on top without any additional modification. Perfect for List view mode to navigate and access the files and folders.

Show System Files

No need to install additional app or access command line tool to view the system files anymore. Total Finder brings that feature built in, and you can access all the system files and hidden files if needed. Usually system files are hidden for security purposes, where accidental deletion may affect the performance of your Mac and other Apps.

TotalFinder Visor

Its a shortcut to Finder from any app to make your copy, move task absolutely easy.

TotalFinder App for Mac OS X is one must have utility and you should have understood that by now. Wait no more, buy total finder for just 18$ and this software is very well compatible on Mac OS X Lion and Mountain Lion. Worth for the money, this utility will make you to never return to the old finder once you have used all these features it offers. We did listed some best and productivity mac apps in our blog before, you can use the search feature at the top right corner to find more interesting mac apps.

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There are hundreds and thousands of facebook accounts compromised or hacked ever day. Also many people unable to access their facebook account due to password forgot reasons and when they approach facebook support team for help, there will be no response in maximum case. For security reasons, it is not possible for facebook to address every password forgot accounts requests.

How to use Facebook Trusted Contacts ?

To make this simple and effective, facebook has introduced some better security feature in the name of Trusted Contacts. But beware, that if your friends whom you have added in the Trusted Contacts list want to play a prank with you, then no doubt, you will go crazy and it may lead to unwanted issues as well. So choose your Facebook Trusted Contacts carefully.

In order to setup facebook trusted contacts, you have to choose minimum 3 friends and maximum of 5 friends from your facebook contacts. Once done, you can use any three of the contacts to reset facebook account password if you have forgotten your login password or some one hacked your account, you can ask your friends to generate a security code from “http://facebook.com/recover” page. Once three of them sent you the security code generated by facebook recover page, you can proceed with password reset page and get your account back successfully.

In the official facebook announcement about this new security feature, they did mention about the important points you should remember before enabling this feature.

• Choose people you trust, like friends you’d give a spare key to your house.
• Choose people you can reach without using Facebook, ideally over the phone or in person, since you’ll need to contact them when you can’t log in.
• Choose more people to help you. The more friends you choose, the more people who can help you when you need it.

This feature is like, giving the complete control of your facebook account password managing task to you and the people whom you trust. So make sure you have a real trusted contacts in place to help you out when you are unable to access your fb account and not some prank loving friend or friends in the list.

There is no doubt that facebook trusted contacts in one good security addition by facebook. Do share your views in the comment box below. Thanks for reading and have a wonderful day.

To get Android 4.1.2 on your Nexus 7, your device requires no rooting. You can get this update immediately no matter you are using stock or custom recovery. To get this update right now just follow these instructions and you’ll be running Android 4.1.2 on your Nexus 7 immediately.

Note : Your Nexus 7 must be running Android 4.1.1 – build JRO03D

For updating to Android 4.1.2, you should have the latest SDK files to connect your Nexus 7 to your computer with any hassle. You can get the latest SDK files at Android SDK. Make sure to download that and install first.

For Custom Recovery Users

If you have custom recovery and want to get Android 4.1.2, just download the update package from Google, copy it to your device, reboot to recovery and flash it to get Android 4.1.2. The same update package is for the stock recovery users too. Download this package and have safely in a directory on your PC or Mac or Linux. The download package is sized at 31.3 MB.

For Stock Recovery Users

If you have stock recovery and want to get Android 4.1.2 on your Nexus 7, you should follow these instructions.

Step 1: Reboot your device and press the Volume Down button while it’s rebooting.

Step 2: Once you see fastboot menu and the word Start, press Volume Up button few times till you see the recovery option. Now click Power button to enter recovery.

Step 3: You will now see an Android with red exclamation mark. Press the Volume Up and Power button together. Now you’ll see a menu.

Step 4: Click the second option in the menu named apply update from adb.

Step 5: Connect your Nexus 7 to your computer.

Step 6: Navigate to the folder where you downloaded the update package and open a command prompt in the same directory. Once the command prompt opens up, type in the following command : adb sideload 03a4eaf95f73.signed-nakasi-JZO54K-from-JRO03D.03a4eaf9.zip

Step 7: The process begins and you should see sending: ‘sideload’ 100% at the end. Once it is over, you can reboot your Nexus 7.

That’s it. You now have Android 4.1.2 on your Nexus 7. It’s time to experience some good bug fixes and also enjoy the landscape mode on your Nexus 7, thanks to the Android 4.1.2 version. Here is a video showing a nexus 7 tablet running android 4.1.2 os.

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If you loved this update, make sure to share this guide with all your friends who own a Nexus 7. They too would love to have the fun, right ? And also, don’t forget to drop in a comment in the comments section below.