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Toilet Holds First Position For Water-Damaged Mobile Phones In UK
Do you ever dropped your phone into the toilet? Don’t worry because you are not the only one who did this! Mobiles that are damaged by water or liquid, most of the time it happens in Toilet. A recent survey released this embarrassing report. Approximate 50% mobile phones have been Victimized in the most popular Toilet Bowl(Loo Zone).
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How Facebook Smart Ads Violating Privacy [Comedy Video]
This is a new video by Travis Kurtz. Here he have shown how Facebook smart Ads could violate your privacy completely. Facebook Smart Ads tracks your internet use behavior, what you like to visit, what you search for, and it deliver ads from those information. Check out the video its real fun.
Buy Steve Jobs Biography By Walter Isaacson Directly From Amazon
Based on more than forty interviews with Jobs conducted over two years—as well as interviews with more than a hundred family members, friends, adversaries, competitors, and colleagues—Walter Isaacson has written a riveting story of the roller-coaster life and searingly intense personality of a creative entrepreneur whose passion for perfection and ferocious drive revolutionized six industries: personal computers, animated movies, music, phones, tablet computing, and digital publishing. This book is releasing on October 24, 2011. And will be available in Amazon to ship on from October 24, 2011.
Video Of Steve Jobs And Walter Isaacson Interview
CBS has posted the full 60 Minutes interview with Steve Jobs biographer Walter Isaacson, including a number of extras that weren’t included in the broadcast piece and the double-length interview promotes Jobs’ authorized biography and this biography already available on iBooks in some parts of the world. In the video clip, Isaacson also talks about Jobs agreeing to meet with Google’s Larry Page, even though Jobs believed Google’s Android ripped off Apple and the clip also gets into Jobs’ and Gates’ long and complicated relationship…………………
Wireless Bike Brake Concept
Computer scientists at the Sarland University have developed a new wireless braking system for bicycles and it is all done with a range of wireless devices. The wireless braking system for bicycles is made up of a a wireless transmitter on the hand grip and a motorized disk brake caliper. Perfected in the fact that it has a reliability of 99.999999999997%, which translates into just 3 failures during a trillion braking attempts and the brake completely does away with the need to have traditional brake cables and harnesses attached to a bicycle frame. Hermanns and his colleagues at Saarland University are now working on improving their system’s traction and are still looking for engineers to turn their concept into a commercial reality……………
Apple Stores Will Be Closed For Watch Steve Jobs’ Memorial
Apple Stores will reportedly close for one hour on October 19th so that employees can watch the Steve Jobs celebration taking place at Apple Headquarters and Apple has also invited Silicon Valley’s biggest names to a memorial for Steve Jobs on Sunday. Many Stanford students and visitors were completely unaware of the event taking place and according to the Wall Street Journal, small white lights lit up the pathway to the church and guests were served hors d’oeuvres………………..
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[Funny] What if You Ask iPhone 4S’ Siri To Install Cydia?
Its very funny. One guys tried asking Siri, the new iPhone 4S impressive assistant to install Cydia, the Jailbreak utility and got interesting response. iPhone 4S owner could check this out by yourself, and have a fun moment.
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[RIP] Dennis Ritchie Creator of C Programming Language Has Passed Away
Dennis Ritchie, best known as the creator of the C programming language and co-creator of the UNIX operating system passed away on the weekend of October 8th, battling an unspecified illness at the age of 70 and the news of his death came from past collaborator, Rob Pike in a message on Google+ which read: “I trust there are people here who will appreciate the reach of his contributions and mourn his passing appropriately. He was a quiet and mostly private man, but he was also my friend, colleague, and collaborator, and the world has lost a truly great mind.” In 1999, Mr Ritchie’s influence and accomplishments won official notice when he was awarded the US National Medal of Technology……………….
The Avengers(2012) Movie Trailer Is Out – All Marvel Super Hero Together
Giving viewers a little sneek peak of whats about to transpire next year when the movie "The Avengers" is out, The Marvels Studios on Tuesday officially released the first trailer of the much awaited movie set to hit the box office in May 2012. The following 2 minute trailer promises never seen before action, thrilling fight scenes and exuberant explosions. Check out the trailer below and prepare to get excited.
Infographic Of Steve Jobs’ Achievements
We got two new infographic of Steve Jobs achievements via iphone4jailbreak.cc and Steve Jobs accomplishments via sfgate.com, checkout below for more………..
Steve Jobs Biography To Debut October 24th
Simon & Schuster has bumped up the release of Walter Isaacson’s authorized biography of Steve Jobs to October 24th and the book had previously been scheduled to be released on November 21st. Time Magazine has cancelled its previously scheduled print run this week in order to put together a retrospective issue on Steve Jobs and the book was fully authorized by Steve Jobs and is based on over 40 interviews with Jobs and interviews with over 100 of his friends and family members. The book has seen a massive increase in demand since yesterday, registering as the #1 selling book at Amazon with a sales gain on the order of 40,000% over the past 24 hours and the book was still being updated in late August to reflect Jobs’ resignation as Apple’s CEO, will include full details on his life…………….
Steve Jobs’ Stanford University Commencement Address Video & Text
This speech is very touchy and super popular. Steve Jobs delivered the Commencement address on Stanford University on June 12, 2005. Here is the video and text version of the prepared speech. If you haven’t had the chance to watch it yet, then its a must watch for you.
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[RIP] Steve Jobs Co-Founder Of Apple Is No More
Cant believe that Steve Jobs is no more! Very hard to believe that the co-founder of Apple, has passed away. Steve Jobs, a legend who gave new meaning to the world of personal computing, music and mobile phones and various other gadgets, passed away on Wednesday October 5 at the age of 56. Steve Jobs is the favorite personality of millions of people for his extraordinary contribution in the technology. As we confirmed on Apple’s site, Mr. Jobs has died at the age of 56 after recently retired from the position of CEO and naming Tim Cook his successor.
Adidas Builds Boot With A Brain
German sports goods maker Adidas has unveiled a new soccer boot that can collect vast amounts of data during a game and the data can then be shared online and compared with friends and famous soccer players. It will originally only be available in a garish red and yellow but other colours will be rolled out after its launch in November and the boot’s sensor measure average speed, maximum speed, number of sprints, distance covered and distance at high intensity levels……………….
Nasa Satellite Falling Down On Earth In Small Pieces
Nasa satellite coming down on the earth somewhere, but no exact timing has been declare from the Nasa. Nasa is monitoring the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite which is 6-ton. They said it would re-enter Earth’s atmosphere during the US afternoon but no place is been assumed. The satellite should be somewhere between 57 degrees north and 57 degrees south, but any debris would most likely in the ocean, the space agency said.
