Couch Surfing Gives New Dimension For Social Networking.

       Can you imagine having an interesting friend wherever you go to cater for your needs while you are on a journey - whether that’s 2,000 miles away, or right in your hometown. Couch Surfing makes it all possible. The only thing you should do is to create an account in couch surfing and provide your profile information and a testimonial. When you join CouchSurfing you are welcoming people worldwide to accept your help. You can share your hospitality and experience your city through new eyes by offering travelers a place to stay on their journey. You can bypass the typical hotel experience by staying at the home of a local and learning about their culture. You can join cool and interesting people for anything from a bike ride to a party using CouchSurfing Activities. And you can meet up with new people, whether at home or while traveling, for inspiring experiences and new friendships. The social network help its users to experience a trouble free journey by helping each other. If we are planning to go to South Africa, we can search for a couch surfer there and make a request for help. If he accepts it the rest is safe. You will get free accomodation, food etc. You not even need a guide there.If you are a member of couch surfing you can find a friend near your door steps too. But no body will reach without your permission.
     With millions of members in over 230 countries and territories around the world, CouchSurfing is blazing the trail towards a better, friendlier world where people who are different from one another can find their similarities. The idea behind couch surfing is that all types of people can share fun, trust, and friendship.Couch surfing is a big help for those who travel much.

       By just joining the site don't think than you can travel around the world from tommorow onwards. The are strict terms and conditions for the verification of your account.The number of couch surfers you get will depend on the positive comments in your testimonial.Your credit card details can be added to your account while you sign up. Dating is strictly prohibited in Couch Surfing.

         Couch Surfing has a Facebook Connect option also.By connecting to Facebook, you’ll be able to see if any of the people in the city you’re visiting have a friend in common with you.A friend on CS is like a friend in real life—it's a person you've shared time with and have respect for. By listing someone as your friend, you're telling the community that you have some level of trust in that person. Be wary of adding acquaintances, former friends, or online friends. Never add a friend that you don't know at all. 

        Unlike facebook  and other social networks Couch Surfing is a real world social network where you can meet your friends offline. The eight year old social network has by now millions of users and has no doubt of increasing its popularity.

          Feeling excited to join Couch Surfing! Click here to sign up.

GALAXY TAB 2 310 7” - $250 (Rs.19000)

    
       Samsung has come up again with a new 7” tablet for medium range customers. It comes with 1 GHz processor and 1 GB RAM and also has android 4.10 icecream sandwich as its OS. It is mostly made of plastic but it has a premium feel and back portion is finger print resistant. Its main rival is the Amazon Kindle Fire which currently rules the 7” segment and also priced much lower. Samsung has really tried to add many features to the new tab and considering the price tag you will not get any good tablet than this with android ics. It has also got sim slot which is rarely seen in tablets. If there is any downside to it then it is the poor quality of camera. However with all the new nice features and the updates OS tab 2 310 is definitely an awesome tablet.

SPECIFICATIONS:

GALAXY TAB 2 310 [Image source: www.samsung.com]

*  Android 4.0 icecream sandwich OS
*  1 GHz dual core processor
*  1 GB RAM
*  7” PLS TFT display
*  1024 x 600 screen resolution
*  Memory: 16 GB internal and expandable upto 32 GB
*  Camera: 3 MP rear and 0.3 MP front
*  4000 mAh battery
*  Wi-Fi, 3G, Bluetooth 3.0, USB, GPS

PROS:
*  Comes with android 4.0 ics
*  Good performance
*  Nice design and look
*  Can be used as universal remote
*  Good battery life
*Has sim card slot

CONS:
*  Camera quality is not good
*  No USB charging

       
       At the given price range Galaxy tab 2 310 is one pf the best. It provides a good performance and is reliable. But many users will find Amazon’s Kindle Fire better than this tablet with a lower price tag. But if you are looking for a 3G tablet which is portable and having android ics then this is definitely your buy.

Leap Motion Sensors Makes a Breakthrough.

[Image Source :  leapmotion.com ]

Leap motion, a motion sensing gadget for gaming consoles and personal computers has been launched. It is a rival for Microsoft Kinetic. Kinetic was mainly aimed for PC's running on windows and X-box 360. The main advantage of leap motion is that it can be controlled by gestures. The gadget looks similar to an USB pendrive and has the plug and play feature also like any other USB peripheral devices. Leap motion is certainly more effective than a mouse,trackpad or a touch screen. It is said to be 200 times accurate than the currently available motion sensing gadgets. After installing the leap motion drivers we can use the USB port to connect it with your PC. You can contol your gaming console or a PC using your hand in Leap Motion. While playing games you can even contol it with your fingers. The gestures can be preset in Leap for your convenience. Leap Motion works in almost all operating systems.Though Leap doesn't support Linux at present the Leap Motion team has it on their agenda. Leap is only available for pre-booking at present. The price tag of this wonderful gadget is around 70$.

Social media at London Olympics

[Image Source:  facebook.com/nbcolympics]

With just few days to go for the opening ceremony of the London Olympics social medias like Facebook and Twitter are getting active with the updates about the events. The official television partner of the London Olympics is National Broadcasting Corporation. They have already started their facebook (facebook.com/nbcolympics) and twitter (twitter.com/nbcolympics) pages. Even video updates will be available in the page. The official facebook page of NBC has crossed 161k likes. NBC has made agreements with facebook to promote the events of the London Olympics. NBC is organizing a 'Face Talk Meet' via their facebook page. In 2008 Olympics also social media was used for online promotions but limitations of social medias affected it . Now thats not the case. Social medias are very much interactive and user friendly nowadays.With 900 million active users in facebook the decision by NBC for online promotion is not going to be a bad one.

GOOGLE NEXUS 7 - $200(Rs.11000) – 8 GB, $250 (Rs.13750) – 16 GB

       Finally Google decided to step out to the market directly to challenge all its rivals with the introduction of Nexus 7. The much awaited Tablet PC is manufactured by Asus. It is a low cost tablet with the features which are way ahead of its price. Nexus 7 is also the first device to come out with android 4.1 Jellybean. It has a 1 GHz Tegra 3 processor and 1 GB RAM. It is mostly made of plastic but it feels like a premium product in our hands. 8 GB and 16 GB models are available, but an expansion slot is not provided. Some users will find this irritating. Unlike Amazon Google has created an awesome low cost tablet without sacrificing many features. Anyway with the arrival of Nexus 7 Google has definitely made a good stand in the market.

Google Nexus 7 [Image Source:  www.google.com/nexus]

SPECIFICATIONS
*  Android 4.1 Jellybean OS
*  1 GHz Tegra 3 quad core processor
*  1 GB RAM
*  7” Backlit IPS HD display
*  1280 x 800 screen resolution
*  8 GB or 16 GB internal memory available
*  Camera: 1.2 MP front and no rear
*  4325 mAh battery
*  Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, micro USB. NFC, GPS
*  Sensors: Accelerometer, Magnetometer, Gyroscope

PROS:
*  First device with android 4.1 Jellybean
*  Premium design and feel
*  Quad core Tegra 3 processor
*  Beautiful, crisp and responsive screen
*  Low price
*  NFC support
*  Very good performance

CONS:
*  Storage option limited
*  No HDMI out
*  No 3G

     Google Nexus 7 is really a game changer in the 7” tablet segment. Nexus is a rival mainly to Amazon Kindle Fire. But many high priced tablets are also challenged by thus tablet. The only disadvantage that bothers the users is the limitation of storage space. But if you consider the price at which it is offered you will not mind it at all. Without any doubt we can easily say that Nexus 7 is the best 7 incher available in the tablet at present. So if you want a 7” tablet you can definitely choose Nexus 7 without any further concerns.

LENOVO THINKPAD - starts at $430 (Rs.29500)

          ThinkPad was introduced by Lenovo after the ideapad. It is a tablet which offers many features to IT based business people and has a stylus also. It’s a bit bulky and its dimensions are larger than the other similar tablets. It’s very much improved from the previous tablet ideapad but its performance is not good when compared to other tablets in the same price range. The main attraction is the pen which can be used to input data into the tablet. But the handwriting recognition is not so optimized for regular use. It has a 1 GHz dual core processor with 1 GB RAM and works with Android 3.2 honeycomb OS. Anyway Lenovo tries to impress the business class with the introduction of thinkpad.

LENOVO THINKPAD [Image Source: www.lenovo.com]

SPECIFICATIONS:
*  Android 3.2 honeycomb (upgrade to android 4.0 ics coming soon)
*  1 GHz dual core processor
*  1 GB RAM
*  10.1” display
*  1280 x 800 screen resolution
*  Memory: 16 GB internal, expansion slot present
*  Camera: 5 MP rear and 2 MP front
*  3250 mAh battery
*  Sensors: Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Gyro sensor
*  Wi-Fi, USB, mini HDMI, Bluetooth 2.0

PROS:
*  Many business features for IT employees
*  Pen input is present
*  Can play 1080p videos

CONS:
*  Screen is not so responsive
*  Occasional sluggish performance
*  Bulky design
*  Handwriting recognition is not so good
*  Hardware buttons are hard to press
*  Highly priced

        Lenovo’s thinkpad was introduced to attract the business class but it seems that it will not meet the required expectations. Thinkpad is advanced when compared to its first tablet but it cannot compete with other good tablets in the market. So if you want a tablet that has got pen input then thinkpad is definitely your buy because there are not many tablets with that feature out there. But if u want a tablet with good performance and awesome looks then you may not want to spend your money on this one.

Now your can edit your comments in Facebook

Facebook now allows its users to edit the comments they have posted.  You can edit the comment by clicking on the pencil button and on edit in the drop down menu. Earlier it was only possible to delete the comment and re-type it when we makes a mistake. The editing ability was established a few days ago and will soon be open to all the users. Although the comments can be edited, the history of the conversation can be accessed by the commenters or likers.