Use Your Smartphone Camera to Search the Web

Do you know that you can use your smartphone camera to search the web through photos? Yes, there are many apps available that allow you to capture an image in your camera and then, make a certain type of search using that image. All you need to do is take a photo and the app will try to identify the image and search more about it.

Here are some of the most useful Image search apps

Google Goggles

This app works exactly like Google search by image. All you have to do is take a picture of an object and Google goggles will find out more information about it. It will give you results similar as you get in the actual Google search.

Download Google Goggles from Google Play and iTunes

Amazon Mobile: Best for shopping

Amazon mobile app lets you find anything in their store using your smartphone camera. Just click a picture of anything you want to buy from Amazon and then, search it using the Amazon mobile app’s “flow” search option.

Download Amazon App from Google Play and iTunes

Homesnap App: Best for house searching

Looking for a home or property to buy in your local city? If you see a property somewhere that is exactly what you want to buy, take a snap of it and let homesnap search the full property listing of the home.

Download Homesnap App from Google Play and iTunes

Chic Engine: Best for Fashion

This app is available only for iPhone users. If you are not one, use the app on the chicengine.com website. If you see a new fashion trend, but are not sure where to find it. Let Chic engine do the task for you.

Download from iTunes or go to chicengine.com

WD My Passport Ultra 1TB Portable External Hard Drive Review

I was looking for a 1TB hard disk in my budget, which was 4000-4500INR. When I searched on Google, I found this hard disk on Amazon.



I ordered it instantly as it was available on Amazon for the lowest price among all other websites. I received the product in just 2 days after order.

The packaged product was as below

 

The package included the hard disk as shown above in the image, a data cable and a soft pouch (as below image). I was glad with the product appearance.

 

Here are some of the pros and cons I found with the product:

Pros

• Fast processing speed
• Compact size
• Beautiful design
• Pocket cover
• Password security
• Easy automatic backup (both cloud and disk)
• Low priced with high specifications

Cons

There are not any mentionable cons with this product. One thing that disappointed me is that the 1TB hard disk contains only 931GB space as I was not aware of this before. Rest, all is well.

WD My Passport Ultra 1TB Portable External Hard Drive USB 3.0 with Auto and Cloud Backup - Black (WDBZFP0010BBK-BESN) buy from Amazon using the below link

WD My Passport Ultra 1TB Portable External Hard Drive

How to unlock your Smartphone without the right password or lock pattern?

There are basically two methods of locking an android smartphone, either with a password or with a lock pattern. If you have your phone locked and you forgot the password, you can retrieve it back with the following options.

Intel launches tablet, notebook for Education Industry

Following the launch of kids education tablet by Metis, Intel launches an education based clamshell notebook and a tablet.

The company has announced the new clamshell notebook and tablet for education industry and schools. Intel will not sell the tablet and the notebook directly, but will tie-up with some partners to arrange delivery to the classrooms and schools.

7 awesome Photoshop premium plugins for designers

Adobe Photoshop is number one choice for web designers, simply it’s providing a versatile, powerful platform to help us produce beautiful and unique network.

Every software has its limits and at time we need to access functionality that doesn’t exist within Photoshop. In the form of plug-in, the integrate easily and extend Photoshop capabilities. On the internet so many add on available which one is best so no need to worry here we present 7 best Photoshop premiums plugins that can improve your work performance, save times and increase efficiency.

Education startup Metis launches an Android tablet for Kids

Bangalore based educational startup Metis learning on Wednesday launched an Android powered kids tablet called Eddy.

The tablet is aimed at the kids aged between 2 to 10 years to provide education based learning content. Eddy is the first ever Android powered kids tablet in India. The tablet is released at an introductory priced of Rs. 9999 till Feb 20 and is available on the website of Amazon India and the company’s website, eddytablet.com.

Best Job Profiles for an IT Post-graduate

IT (Information Technology) is one of the most popular and the most promising career sectors in the world. If you are an IT graduate, you will definitely find a suitable career for you because there are always options for an IT graduate. The problem comes when you post-graduate (M.Tech, MCA, MSC IT) in IT.

It is not like that an IT post-graduate cannot work in the IT companies or firms, but the expectation increases with the increase in qualification. A post graduate will always look for a job profile better than what a graduate expects. Here are the best six job profiles for an IT post graduate.

7 Tips to improve your Gmail account security

If you are one of those people who use Gmail a lot, but are always worried about the security of their Gmail account and emails, then you are at the right place. Gmail is the most popular free email service and with a lot of features of Gmail, it just gets better. But, security is always being a concern when you are operating online.

Though Google has included various security measures and algorithms to make sure the highest possible security level with Gmail, but users can also take some security measures to ensure better Gmail protection. Here are some tips to improve your Gmail account security.

7 Awesome things your can do with your Gmail ID

Most of internet user has email account and everyone has Google account.  Mainly users use to access emails. Some of these also use YouTube and Google+ with Google account. Now days some of also access Google drive with same account. But you never know that its single ID can be used for other amazing purposes.

Here are the 7 awesome things that you can do with your Gmail account.

7 Gmail features that you may not already know

Almost everyone who uses the internet has a Gmail or a Google account. Most of us use our Gmail account for email conversations, for Google+, for other sign ups and for accessing Google drive and other common Google services.

Even if you are using Gmail Id for a very long time, there are some features and benefits of Gmail that you are not probably aware of. Here, we are going to discuss some of the Gmail features that are very beneficial, but not known to everyone.

Top 7 low budget Android Smartphones in India

India is one of the fastest growing smartphone markets with the largest number of smartphone users in the world. The country is big in population and so, the demand of technology gadgets is higher than many other developing countries.

There are people in India who like to and can buy expensive smartphones, but there are also people who live simple life and can do it with a simple budget smartphone. Keeping in mind the later type, we are going to discuss here the top 7 budget Android smartphones in India.

7 Best LinkedIn Groups for Job Seekers

LinkedIn is one of the biggest social media cum professional websites. Thousands of companies and professionals have their profiles on LinkedIn. The main idea behind the social media site is providing a common platform for professionals.

Since LinkedIn is such a great website for professional, it is also a great platform for job seekers. With the presence of thousands of companies on this website, a candidate can easily interact with the professionals and companies to get a job. LinkedIn groups also help jobseekers in getting a job through the website. Here we are with a list of 7 best LinkedIn groups for job seekers.

Top 7 low budget Tablets in India

If you think that your mobile phone is too small and your laptop is too big for general purpose, a tablet is the best smart device for you. With the features of both a mobile and a computer, a tablet is the best portable smart device today.

Since a tablet comes with all the features of a personal computer with comparatively smaller screen, the price is relatively higher. But that doesn’t mean that you cannot find low budget cheap tablets. There are many low price tablets available for Indian users. Here is a list of the top 7 low budget tablets in India available under Rs.5000.

6 Outstanding Innovations from Google

Google has almost completed 15 years with its outstanding innovations and ideas. Google always shows its passion to achieve quality innovations in various fields from the ultra modern Google Glass to Auto driven cars. Here is a list of the top 6 remarkable innovations from Google.

How to increase the speed and performance of your Android device

Android is the most commonly used mobile operating system today. Not only mobile phones, but also Android based tablets and PCs are available in the market. With this revolutionary operating system, also come many problems and issues.

Android users often face issues like slow performance, low battery life, and other issues. In this post, we will discuss some tips to improve the performance of Android devices and to overcome the common performance issues.

How To Reinstall Windows and Your Programs in 20 Minutes

Did your PC or laptop run faster when you bought it? An often over-looked fact is that by simply re-installing Microsoft MSFT -1.44% Windows, your system run just like new again – snappy and responsive.

If your system has been on the go for a year or more, it’s almost certainly running slower than those first few sessions, even if you haven’t installed more demanding programs or games.

How to Use a Picture as a Password in Windows 8.1

Microsoft’s Windows 8.1 introduces a lot of new features that are designed to make the computing experience of an average user easier. While it misses the mark in a few cases, being able to use a PIN number or a picture as a password replacement is one of the places where Microsoft’s latest operating system excels. Of those two options, picture password is the most useful for users with a Windows-powered tablet or laptop with a touchscreen.

Here’s how to use a picture as a password in Windows 8.1

Go the Start Screen by pressing the Windows key.

eBooks that feel and smell like real books

Scientists of china are in the process of developing a metal ink- made of small sheets of copper which realize to eBook that feel small like real book. For those who love soaking smell of books paper while reading favorite books them can enjoy in eBooks also.

Metal ink used to write a functioning, flexible electric circuit on regular printer paper. The conductive ink could be pave the way for wide range of new electronic gadgets. Books that look feeling and smell link traditional paperbacks – said in study that appears in the journal ACS Applied material and interface.

Read more >>

Google Plus users can now send an Email to anyone

Google has added a new feature to Gmail that will allow a Google+ user to send anyone an email with or without an email address.

In the simple terms, if you have a Google Plus account, you can send an email to anyone on Google+ even if you do not know their actual webmail address. Once Google rolls out the feature, users will start seeing names from their Google+ circles as suggestions when they start typing in the “To” field of compose email.

Read more >>

LG Introduces HomeChat service at CES

LG has introduced its smart HomeChat smart home platform at CES 2014 that will work with all LG home appliances.

LG, CTO Scott Ahn unveiled HomeChat, a smart virtual service that will allow users to command, communicate and control various LG home appliances via text messages. User will also be able to receive updates from LG appliances via text messages.

Read more >>