Bit.ly Pro goes free, custom short domains and analytics for all

 Bitly has moved its Bitly Pro service out of beta and straight into its core offering, now providing domain shortening and link analytics completely free of charge.

 All that a user needs to do is change the DNS settings to point to Bit.ly’s servers and then sign up for the service in account settings.

the users will not only  get a short domain, they will be able to register for tracking statistics, allowing users to check how their content is performing on social networks including Twitter and Facebook. Any Bitly link that points to the same domain will also be tracked in the dashboard.

All of these features require an account, so if you haven’t signed up yet then sign up for a new account like twitter or any other account of your choice and setup the features.

JELLY BELLY OFFERS SWEET CASES FOR YOUR DEVICES!

Did you ever imagine that a candy company that makes jelly belly will ever make sweet scented cases for devices such as iPhone, iPod, and Blackberry---but thats true!
These cases are made of durable TPI platsic and scented with the jelly belly smell, where you can choose from five different flavours--- Strawberry, Cheesecake, Very cherry, Blueberry, Licorice and Berryblue.
These jelly belly cases for iPhone, iPods, Blackberries and headphones are available at various retailor, retailing for $14.99 a pop.

Google live streams lunar eclipse!

The great lunar eclipse of 2011 is happening right now. A phenomenon that occurs when the sun earth and moon are aligned exactly, or very closely , with the earth in the middle.

So people who are afraid that they're going to miss today's lunar eclipse, google has a solution for that. Google homepage is using it as its google doodle showing the eclipse almost in real time. The picture says "google" , updates every 2 minutes. The images were provided by Slooh, an astronomy website that did the sky images for a layer of google earth!

So dont miss it.... click here to see the latest google doodle



FB denies losing users

 

Facebook has denied that it is losing customers, saying it is “pleased” with growth.
Figures from Faceboook monitoring site Inside Facebook suggested that during May, Facebook lost six million users in the US and 100,000 in the UK. But the social network, which does not usually comment on third party statistics, questioned how it arrived at this figure. Other net measurement firms said they had seen growth over the same period. “From time to time, we see stories about Facebook losing users in some regions. Some of these reports use data extracted from our advertising tool, which provides broad estimates on the reach of Facebook ads and isn’t designed to be a source for tracking the overall growth of Facebook,” the firm said in a statement. –BBC

Light Touch projector makes any surface a touchscreen

A previously little-known company from the UK called Light Blue Optics has demoed a projector at CES which allows users to interact with the light image as if it were a touchscreen.

The Light Touch throws a 10-inch image at WVGA resolution at incredibly short distances thanks to the holographic projection technology involved. At the same time the infra-red touch sensitive system allows users to interact with social networks, multimedia sharing and any other applications that can use the Wi-Fi or Bluetooth support in the device to connect to the Internet.

It comes with 2GB of onboard flash memory, a microSD card slot for expanding the storage and the battery life will last 2 hours. Expect to hear more from this one on the OEM front as interest grows.

Australian guy builds himself a hoverbike. A hoverbike! | DVICE

Australian guy builds himself a hoverbike. A hoverbike! | DVICE]

TRANSPARENT PHONE

Here’s an official concept phone this time,  created by Aston Martin and Mobiado, the famous luxury gadget designer. It is a transparent phone running Android and these are all renders, right now. Dubbed the CTP002, this phone is a big sapphire glass surface with titanium edges.
The glass is in fact a capacitive touchscreen and Mobiado hopes to also implement a SIM card slot, a chipset and a battery on this gizmo. Mobiado CTP022 is supposed to connect to the car and its display, with the latter showing a map of local venues and friends from the Foursquare network. Turns out that the camera in your car can snap a photo and post it on Facebook letting everyone know you own an Aston Martin.

This is all daydreaming if you ask me, but the concept of the device will be shown at BaselWorld in Switzerland, so feel free to drop by, if interested.

 

iPhone 5 in Final Testing, Due in September

Right on schedule, we are now hearing from 9to5Mac that the iPhone 5 has reached the final testing stage and should be ready in time for a September launch. 

for more details : click here

How blogging gives student journalists an edge in the job market

At an event in London late last year, three young journalists discussed how blogging helped to kickstart their careers. As reported at the time by Journalism.co.uk, Guardian technology and media reporter Josh Halliday stated that “The most important thing I did at university, including my degree, was to blog and get online. That’s what got me the job.”

The growing list of student bloggers who have found their way into good ‘pro’ jobs also includesHannah Waldram, who founded the Bournville Village blog, ended up taking to professional local blogging as the Cardiff ‘beatblogger‘ for The Guardian’s now mothballed Local project before becoming a community coordinator for the same newspaper, and Dave Lee, who founded The Linc newspaper and website in his university town of Lincoln before moving on to a varied career that currently sees him covering technology news for the BBC.

So, is blogging the perfect way for student journalists to get a foot on the ladder? Paul Bradshaw, leader of the MA Journalism course at Birmingham City University and Visiting Professor at City University London in the UK, believes so. “It’s definitely something I’ve been encouraging my students to do for a few years now,” he says.

“I think students entering the marketplace who have never run their own news website are at an increasing disadvantage,” explains Bradshaw. “Pretty much every employer I talk to says that they would ask serious questions about why an applicant was not already doing their journalism on some sort of online platform. There’s also a new opportunity for students to build assets – a URL, a network, a reputation – that employers will be looking for.”

The ability for anyone to set up a blog in minutes, at no cost, makes it a no-brainer that someone wanting to find paid work as a journalist would want to cut their teeth with some form of news blogging.

read more : original article

Nomura: Samsung to become world’s largest smartphone maker this quarter

Samsung will become the world’s largest smartphone vendor in the third quarter of 2011, replacing beleaguered mobile manufacturer Nokia, which has held top position for the past fourteen years,according to Nomura

“In 1996 Nokia launched the Communicator and the smartphone market that it has led in unit terms ever since. After about 14 years at the top, Nokia looks set to relinquish its smartphone crown,” Nomura analysts said in a research note.

Nokia has lost initiative in the smartphone market to Apple’s iPhone and Google Inc’s Android devices, and at the lower end, to more nimble Asian rivals.

Overall, Nokia still makes more cellphones than Samsung due to its strong position in basic cellphones and its wider distribution network in emerging countries.

The company is switching to Microsoft Corp’s software from its own Symbian platform as part of an overhaul of its phone business set out in February by new Chief Executive Stephen Elop.

On May 31 Nokia abandoned hope of meeting key targets just weeks after setting them, raising questions over whether its new boss can deliver on the turnaround he promised.

White House to announce IT-powered smart grid on Monday

image source: zdnet.com

On Monday, the Obama administration is preparing announce the next steps that the US will take to build its 21st century electric grid, and IT is expected to play a big part in the plans.

The White House is hosting a 90-minute media event called “Building the 21st Century Electric Grid” and is releasing a new report on what it will take for lawmakers and the private sector to come together to solve this aspect of the energy challenge.


source: zdnet.com

Homemade Iron Man Mark I Suit is Most Realistic Ever

A 25-year-old ZTE employee named Wang XiaoKang -- a Chinese telecommunications equipment maker -- created an ultra realistic Iron Man Mark I suit from scratch in just 3-months, and on a $460USD budget.

Twitter.com Now Automatically Shortens Links

This is something Twitter users have wanted for a long time.  Now all you have to do is “just paste a link of any length into the Tweet box on Twitter.com” and Twitter will shorten it for you automatically by itself! :D

JAILBREAKME 3.0 TO JAILBREAK IPAD2 ON IOS4.3-COMING SOON?

Comex tweeted about the new Jailbreak of Ipad 2. comex-is the creator of the JailbreakMe exploit, which allows users
to Jailbreak from Mobile Safari. Today Jailbreak updated an image showing a sign sayin "PDF". In iOS 4. Actually, 
JailbreakMe 2.0 worked by using a PDF exploit, and that loop was fixed quickly by Apple.


Below is a picture showing the imaged updated by comex.

Hoping that this JailbreakMe 3.0 to Jailbreak IPad 2 on iOS 4.3!
we will keep you updated about this to give you futher information on JailbreakMe 3.0 iPad Jailbreak on iOS 4.3.x.

Social Media Reunites Missing Parrot With Owner

The powers of Facebook reunited a lost parrot with its owner on June 9.

read full story on: http://barrington-il.patch.com/articles/social-media-reunites-missing-parrot-with-owner

Apple: "Amazon's store is 'inferior' !"

There has been a dispute between the two competitors, Apple and Amazon over the phrase "app store". apple is has currently sued Amazon for opening the Android-only App store on its site. There has been recent court filings over this issue and in the latest one Apple argued that Amazon's use of the phrase for its Android "app store" will confuse its costumers that amazon is offering its own storefront for the Apple App store. However, Amazon claimed that the phrase is generic. Apple further argued that the Amazon's services are inferior and that their "inferior services" will damage the Apple's brand image for their consumers.Apple is also afraid that Amazon might also confuse its consumers further by offering its own "App store" for Apple iOS devices.

Further issues that Apple is having with Amazon is that it is offering softwares for Android devices that are "rooted"---the Android equivalent of "Jail-broken" Apple device.

Moreover, Amazon has also intended to target Apple's costumers by launching a new service that would allow the consumers to download softwares for MAC personal computers from Amazon.

so what do you think.... will Android users pick Amazon's app store over Apple's. Why? leave your comments below!

The Chinese Twitter Clone!

Twitter: Here's How Your Chinese Rival Plans To Make More Money Than You:


It seems unlikely that there can be a competitor to Twitter, at least not in the English speaking world. However, in China, Social Media is taking off with competitors to Twitter (and Facebook) who are grabbing market share nearly as fast as the bird itself did it its early days. And, it may open up a great opporutnity for 3rd party developers who heavily contributed to Twitter's rapid growth.
Sina Weibo, the biggest Twitter clone in China, has had to deal with the same problem as Twitter: huge growth, not enough revenue.

It has a plan to fix all that, however, and it might be worth for Twitter to take a look. 

Sina Weibo is a Chinese microblogging site, is a social media site similar to a hybrid of Twitter and Facebook,  launched by SINA Corporation, China's biggest web portal, in August 2009. According to Sina, the Weibo microblogging has more than 140 million users and millions of posts per day, and is adding 20 million new users per month. According to iResearch, Weibo has 56.5% of the microblogging market based on active users and 86.6% based on browsing time over competitors such as Tencent and Baidu. Sina has said it has more than 60,000 verified accounts, consisting of celebrities, sports stars and other VIPs. The top 100 users now have over 180 million followers combined. Furthermore, Sina said that more than 5,000 companies and 2,700 media organizations in China are currently using Weibo. The site is maintained by a growing microblogging department of 200 employees responsible for technology, design, operations, and marketing.  The site is currently available in both simplified and traditional Chinese characters.

According to Kathrin Hille of the Financial Times, "Sina Corp, Weibo’s parent, has developed features to make it more suitable than Twitter for commercial use. Pictures and videos can be easily posted and re-posted. Re-posted messages form a long thread in which pictures remain visible, and such a conversation makes it much easier for a commercial product or service to go viral."

Perhaps the most interesting thing Weibo has done is immediately make it more commercialized. Something Twitter has always had a love-hate relationship with 3rd party apps over.

The Helix-IR concept.

The Helix-IR concept is designed by Jean HONG & Dassault Systèmes DesignStudio team. It’s a wireless headphone that looks like mechanical wizardry with all the moving parts. The central part is made from sheet aluminum, laser cut and stamped. This configuration provides a lightweight, flexible structure complimented with high end finishing. It surrounds the head like an exo-skeleton. We don’t have much information on the specs but told the performance is top-tier for the hardcore audiophile.

Twitter to launch automated ad solution as Google exec claims display ads impressions to drop 25% by 2015

Social networking giant Twitter has said it may launch an advertising initiative for small businesses later this year that will automate ad buying in an attempt to drive up revenue and expand its advertising clout to SMEs.

But the report comes as Google vice president of display advertising Neal Mohan said during a presentation at the Interactive Advertising Bureau that the number of display ad impressions will fall by 25% per person by 2015, but ads will become much more tailored to personal profiles.

Mohan made a number of bets during the conference, saying that people will begin to connect and respond to display advertisements in different ways. Not only will the number of display ad impressions drop by 25%, but engagement rates across all display ads will increase by 50%.

"As ads become less cluttered, more relevant, more engaging and more attractive, we'll see the rate at which people interact with display ads (such as watching videos or playing games) increase dramatically."

"I believe the trend will be for people to ultimately see fewer, but better ads," he said.

Mohan also predicts businesses will start producing much more interactive advertisements, saying they will have a direct say in one quarter of all the ads they see online, whether they be in video ads or other types of displays.

"Whether by choosing to watch – or not watch – video ads, updating their ads preferences to customise the ads they see or actively subscribing to or choosing to receive particular ads, users will be more in control of when and how they see ads online."

Mohan also predicts 35% of campaigns will begin using metrics that are not just "clicks and conversions", saying marketers will start measuring their ads with tools such as engagement, and their subsequent impact on offline behaviour.

"We see a longer-term future where these become the primary metrics used to measure the success of a campaign, meaning marketers will be able to deliver the ads that potential customers say they like the most."

Forrester Research senior analyst Steven Noble says there is definitely a trend towards measuring the customer, rather than the channel through which they view ads.

"That's definitely the trend, and once you focus your measurement on the customer, then inherently you are collecting data that goes through channels. But so far organisations are struggling do this, and they face many barriers in getting there."

Nevertheless, Mohan continues making predictions, saying more people will start thinking of display ads as their favourite content, as companies start making more interesting ads that can be customised and individualised.

"We see a longer-term future where these become the primary metrics used to measure the success of a campaign, meaning marketers will be able to deliver the ads that potential customers say they like the most."

Meanwhile, Twitter president of global revenue Adam Bain has told Forbes that the company will be looking at releasing its turnkey ad solution "later this year".

Twitter has been struggling to gain revenue several years after launching, and has been attempting to boost its ad business – but the wide array of third-party clients, through which ads are diluted, make it hard for the company to earn money.

However, it has been controlling more of its ecosystem lately. The company recently acquired TweetDeck, a popular third-party client. Streaming SME ads through such networks could see a substantial increase in revenue.

Motorola announces dual-screen Motorola Wilder

Motorola has finally unveiled its leaked dual displayphone, it would be called the Motorola Wilder. TheMotorola Wilder would be a dust proof and water resistant phone (similar to the Motorola Defy) and will feature a secondary OLED display. 

The Wilder sports a 2.8-inch QVGA TFT resistive touchscreen display and the 0.7-inch 1-line OLED secondary display, the latter would be use for notifications. It comes as an inexpensive phone, although the pricing is not yet revealed. 

It seems that the device would be targeted towards social network enthusiast as it includes Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and YouTube integration. It also includes a 2-megapixel fixed focus camera, music player, FM radio and comes with several pre-loaded games. It will support microSD cards up to 32 GB and we are quite sure this device runs Qualcomm's Brew OS. 

While the Motorola Wilder is currently available in the UK markets, there is no confirmation about its availability in other regions. However, considering that the Wilder would be an affordable ruggedized device, it could make a dent in India's price-sensitive market. 

Analyst says future Apple, Android tablets to sell for around $300

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 video mocks Apple's iPad 2

Samsung has released a new advertising video for its reshaped Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, which mocks the Apple iPad 2's inability to play Flash content.

Picking a fight with its market-dominating competitor, Samsung’s latest video for the Galaxy Tab 10.1, available below,shows the slim-line tablet touting all of its impressive credentials with its Flash integration used to mock a user of Apple’s second-gen tablet, a device that famously lacks the ability to play Flash content.

Amnesia Connect - Technology that Allows Sharing Files between Smartphones and Tablets

Amnesia Razorfish is the developer of a technology called Amnesia Connect, which makes it possible to share data between smartphones and tablets by simply swiping the files with pictures and other visual information.

When users place their devices on the surface equipped with this technology, the Amnesia Connect instantly detects the files stored on them and offers a preview. Afterwards, in just a few seconds users can share different visual data.

So far, according to the inventors, the technology iscompatible with Microsoft Surface and recently it became possible to use the technology on iOS platform, which would allow using such devices as iPhone 4, iPad and even the anticipated iPad 2, informs FastCoDesign.

However, there are two major drawbacks: one is that the device will not be compatible with Blackberry Playbook and gadgets running Android OS. The other refers to the fact that Amnesia Connect currentlyworks only with visually inclined files.

Coming soon this fall : Apple icloud!

Apple has always been innovative in their products.... so here comes another one!

yes, its the apple icloud coming soon this fall. icloud stores your music, photos, apps, calenders, documents and more and then wireslessly tranfers them to your devices.it provides you instant access to all your contents, and no syncing or management is required.... the icloud does it all for you! it has a huge amount of storage capacity that is , 5GB  for storing your dozens of photographs, mails, conatcts, documents, music and many more!

The apps you use every day are ready for iCloud.

when you update your iphone, ipad or ipod touch to iOS5, your favourite apple apps become inegrated with iCloud, so all your content is available and up to date automatically, no matter which device you're using.


Im curious to see how iCloud handles high-res pictures from the computer and downloaded to the iPhone, but no doubt we'll find out soon enough. What do you guys think? Excited for iCloud? :)

Apple unveils iCloud, shows off features of Lion, iOS 5

According to a recent report, iOS users are likely to get automatic application updates as the company prepares to launch the upgraded version of the operating system platform at the World Wide Developers Conference. The report first surfaced on the

Just a day or two ago, we got wind that Twitter might be more deeply integrated with the new iOS 5. Well, the Apple 

WWDC 2011 keynote is unfolding and indeed iOS 5 will be getting deep Twitter integration as well as some updates to Safari along with a

The service will be made available with iOS 5 this fall. But Apple didn't discuss only iCloud. Jobs turned the stage over to Phil Schiller, Apple's senior vice president for worldwide product marketing, who discussed the company's upcoming desktop

According to a recent report, iOS users are likely to get automatic application updates as the company prepares to launch the upgraded version of the operating system platform at the World Wide Developers Conference. The report first surfaced on the

The service will be made available with iOS 5 this fall. But Apple didn't discuss only iCloud. Jobs turned the stage over to Phil Schiller, Apple's senior vice president for worldwide product marketing, who discussed the company's upcoming desktop

Motorola Photon 4G

Vowing to work more closely together to bring new devices to market, Sprint and Motorola introduced the Photon 4G at a special event in New York today. Sprint says the Android 2.3 Gingerbread smartphone addresses the need for more corporate-friendly devices and includes extra security features and global capabilities. The Photon will be available this summer but a release date and pricing were not announced at the event.

CHECK OUT THE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY!

Looking for a truly physical joystick to provide the ultimate gaming experience on your tablet computer?  Then, the JOYSTICK-IT is for you!

All you do is press it onto your Apple tablet screen and it is ready to go.  When necessary, you can easily move it to another location with no damage to your tablet’s glass display and, once again, you are ready for gaming action.

With the latest technology inventions of “wireless”,  the JOYSTICK-IT requires no wires or batteries and it works with more games than you can imagine. Literally thousands of touchscreen based games are now available with more exciting precision. If you have an on screen control pad game of any kind, you will find this perfect for your gaming entertainment as it is one of the coolest gadget released by Apple.

The JOYSTICK-IT iPad arcade stick is constructed with a lightweight (only 8 ounces), solid aluminum design to create an enhanced response time and faster playability with accelerated movement. When gaming fun is finished, simply remove it by gently pulling it upwards.

This gaming stick reminds many of the good ‘ole days, when we could actually hold a joystick to master a game.  The ability to manipulate the JOYSTICK-IT makes it one of the coolest gadgets for the true Gamer.

Kindle Reading Device 6″ display Free 3G + Wi-Fi, 3G Works Globally

The Kindle Dx with its 9.7″ display has also received the latest technologies available to an ebook reader. It has ALL of the extensive features that are offered in the 6″ screen display model and  more!  The biggest additions are its large display screen and its 3G wireless coverage and global wireless coverage.

All of these feature upgrades continue to make the Amazon Kindle  one of the latest technology inventions.

 
Another popular gadget that has experienced rapid updates and improvements is the Apple iPad Tablet.  Its latest technologies are the introduction to iBooks, clearly in a bid to capture some of the ebook market. With its ability to now run almost 200,000 apps on it, it is still on the list of my latest technology inventions.  The Apple Tablet is available in 16GB, 32GB and 64GB Models.

New Kindle Wi-Fi

Are you Looking for the Latest Technology Inventions?

If you are looking for new technology, the  latest inventions, or the most recent upgrades and updates for the coolest gadgets you own, you have come to the right place!

Scientific research moves quickly in our fast-pasted world of new technologies.  Everyday you will find a Newer, Bigger, Better or more Advanced design or application available.  The goal of the Latest Technology Inventions is to bring the Best and Most Recent information to you!

A perfect example of this is the Kindle Wireless Reading Device.  At just over 2 years old, it has been updated maybe as often as every couple of months.

With the release of a New Kindle sporting a price tag of ONLY $114.00, the Amazon Kindle Store is the place to shop for an ebook reader.

This new Kindle is the best ebook reading device available today at the best price.