10 Reasons Why You Should Be Excited For Microsoft's Surface Tablet

    The new Surface tablet from Microsoft is what everyone is talking about. The look itself is pretty impressive, but there is so much more to come from Microsoft’s first attempt in the tablet market.

The new tablet from Microsoft is due to be released in the autumn and everyone is talking about it. This is a first for Microsoft as the Surface Tablet will be their first attempt in this specific market. It is a breath of fresh air already as the look is not in keeping with the other tablets out there and to top it off, it can also be used for productive tasks! There have been plenty of hints as to what can be expected from the new device and a lot of things to be excited about...

First off, users have a choice; the new tablet will be available in two models.

• The first will be NVIDIA based for the ultimate graphic experience and will run Windows RT allowing users to use Microsoft Software such as Word.

• The second is Intel based and will run the New Windows 8 Pro for a completely up-to-date experience.

• The screen itself is 10.6 inches and 16:9 widescreen. The display is bigger that Atom based net-books and beats the current tablet market by far with full HD. It is going to be a really useful device and opens itself up to a much wider market. The screen is really sophisticated with the ability to automatically change brightness in consideration of your surroundings. This model is 13.5mm thick and weighs 903g. The Windows RT version is 9.3mm thick and weighs 676g.

• The idea behind the Intel tablet is to allow you to do everything you need and everything that your laptop would allow you to do. There are plenty of new apps that come with Windows 8 as well to make it even better.

• When buying your new Surface tablet you can also choose from one of five touch covers for the ultimate typing experience. The keyboards are really sophisticated as we know touch keyboards.

• Both versions of Surface come with a camera at the front and on the back. They are reffered to by Microsoft as ‘life cam’ giving the user the ability to video chat, skype or take photos as they please.

• They don’t support 3G connections so there are no calling options but for the best usage plan; many SIM only deals are available for different mobiles. Check them out at the SIM Only web site.

• The casing is VaporMg which gives the tablet a really sleek look as well as a nice feel! Of course, it is also designed to protect what’s on the inside! It comes ready with a stand so you can stand your tablet up when on the move instead of putting it down on surfaces that might scratch your precious new device!

• There are a number of different storage models to suit user preference. You can also use a Micro SD card if you find that you need extra room after all. Choose from 32GB, 64GB or a massive 128GB.

• Your touch cover is sophisticated and fully functional as a keyboard and a track pad. The 3mm pressure sensitive cover is revolutionary and comfortable!
  The Live Tiles which are new to Windows 8 and Surface are a really awesome feature. You can move them around as you please. They are in a formation that is kind of similar to the iPad, but have a lot to offer.

The new Microsoft Surface tablet is eagerly awaited and the reasons why speak for themselves! There is so much to love about the tablet already and so many more features that will be a surprise for sure. All you can do now is start saving up ready for its release in the near future!

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Donna is a freelance writer based in North Wales. A keen reader, and inspired by the authors of fiction, Donna is an up and coming author. When not writing professionally about how to compare naked DSL deals, you’ll usually find Donna spending time with her partner and niece, if not reading or writing her book.

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Why Windows Phones Are Playing Catch up To iPhone and Android

Windows is lagging behind in the market, but with the awaited launch of Windows Phone 8, there is still hope. Although announcements have not been made, there doesn’t seem to be anything to give Windows the edge on its counterparts; but is there?

Apple and iPhones are firing ahead with the latest technology and the impressive number of apps and features available to users. Android is fighting back and is due to release the latest OS in the next few months. What is Microsoft doing? 

There is the new Windows Phone 8 of course; this is in keeping with the times, but doesn't seem to offer much more than you can already get from an iPhone or on Android. The phone will be released later this year and there is still speculation as to whether there will actually be anything unique to Windows coming with it. The 'catch up' rumour is bought about because it seems that the new device is simply catching up with its counterparts as opposed to bringing something fresh and new to the market.

What can you expect from the Windows Phone 8? 

There will be support available for phones running dual-core processors and HD screens, but not much else has come to light as yet.

Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 will be moving forward, regardless of the negative rumours that are around. Moving forward is better than staying still after all. They are bringing competition to the table with Live Tiles - the Windows alternative to the Apple grid formation on iPad’s and the recently released Mountain Lion OS. It has taken them a while, but they are updating features in this sense and Windows users will be released to see the more modern or up-to-date features.

The downside to the new Windows 8 OS is that is won't be compatible to older devices so if you want it, you will have to buy the latest device as well. There will be an update for Windows 7 devices, but this will only give the user the ability to customise the Start screen.

It is important to note that although this is how the new Windows 8 OS is being portrayed; the actual facts have not been announced so Windows could secretly be laughing at the negative speculation and have something really cool up their sleeves! Hopefully, there will be a few features that can give Apple and Android a run for their money.

Windows phone is closing the gap between its OS and the leading players. This is going less noted because they are moving slowly, but steadily. The platform may be a bit behind the times, but they are certainly making the effort to catch up and stay in with the game. The amount of catch up they are doing is great, but there is still a long way to go. If they keep it up, they could be a threat to the dominant iPhone and Android market.

Windows is quickly catching up with Blackberry and is set to overtake them if they continue the way they are going. This would bring the Windows phone into 3rd place as far as the mobile market is concerned and a very powerful place to be. Catching up with the latest technology is imperative for Windows to get the attention of the required audiences out there so they are on the right road.

The Windows 8 Phone should, but just about the right amount of progression that they need to push them ahead of Blackberry and all they can do is wait to see. If Windows 8 has those key features that will make it a tad unique and offer something a bit different from the features of the iPhone and Android then they really could see the difference quickly.

It is a waiting game now and all users can do is be patient to see what Windows has that can make their OS better than the rest.

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Customising Firefox with Your Country Flags this Olympic 2012

I believe over a million people have their eyes focused on the London 2012 Olympic Games going on for the past one week as at the time of this post. Including you and I, this same people are among those who browse the internet everyday, using Mozilla Firefox, one of the most used web browser in the world..

This post should show you how to Customise Your Firefox with Your Country Flags this Olympics 2012, Mozilla Corporation had provided us with this patriotic look to help express web surfers this Olympics 2012.

 How To:

1. Launch Your Firefox

2. Open the Mozilla Homepage, or in the URL Bar, type the address below

about:home

Wait for the page to load as in the preview below

From Here, you find Customize Firefox with your nation's flag, see it huh?

Now click it, this should take you to where you find varieties of country flags for you to customise your Firefox with. Users from my country Nigeria and that of my favourite country Great Britain can find the Flags in Page 5, Americans can get that on page 6.

 It's our country people out there, struggling to bring home Gold medals to us, and we the fans supporting them, I thought, why not share how we can customise our Firefox browser in way to keep us in the spirit of the Olympic Season.

I currently have this add-on installed on my Firefox, and I'm loving it, you too should give it a try. Hope you'll like the new look of your Firefox, Enjoy!

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How To Mention/ Tag People On Facebook Mobile Status or Comments

Mention/ Tag Friends or people On Facebook Mobile Status in 2018 (an easy manual method Updated) -
Just like Twitter, Facebook introduced mentioning or tagging people in posts around 2010, you could actually Mention people, Groups, Pages and Events, simply by Typing the @ sign and adding name of who or what you're tagging next to it.

Benefits Or Purpose of Facebook Mentioning

• To attract the Person's attention
• When there's need to describe several cases/location where the person was present
• To Praise that person, (good examples are during birthdays)
• To praise and expose Pages/groups etc, imagine how cool it would feel when some great persons on facebook mention your Business Page to their friends on Facebook.

The slight glitch about this great "Facebook Mentions" tool was that it only worked for Computer users who use the Web version of the Social network,  leaving Mobile users behind.

With the rapid growth of mobile users who have over populated  PC users, the need to do more on Facebook from our cell phones can no longer be ignored. Mentioning On Facebook is now made Possible, and easy too.

Few related sites have shared How you can go about it, but believe me, this should be the Easiest and Comprehensive you can learn to do by yourself.

I did my test run using the most used Mobile browser, Opera Mini 4  and it worked just fine.

How To Mention, Tag Friends on Facebook Mobile Using Browsers like Opera mini (The Best Manual method)

1. Get the Profile ID of who you want to mention, this could be a person, page, group etc. 

(i) If the person doesn't have a Username: Simply go to the person's profile, open the URL bar and copy the ID number

 e.g   www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=0000987654321

(ii) If the person has a Username: go to graph.facebook.com/*the Username* 

This would provide you with the User ID and other unique details, whether it's a Page, group or whatever.

Like my ID can be found here graph.facebook.com/ifediri

So all you need do is copy the ID in the first line, and proceed to the second step.

2.  Get the Person's Full Name, copy out the name of the person you want to mention exactly the way it is written in their profile (include space where necessary). 
Now use the format below, type without space
@[Profile ID:Name of the Person]

  
For example:  @[0000987654321:Edi The Tweakster]

N.B: careful when doing this, omitting something when spelling can cause error, hence mentioning may not work.

Below are few screenshots of how I mentioned myself in my own status

 Before Updating the status

Result After updating

You can have some fun trying it out yourself, if it worked for you, don't forget to say thanks by Sharing with friends.

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Top 10 Android Smartphones with the Strongest & Best Battery Life Above 3000mAh - Page2

2. ThL 5000 - 5000mAh

As the Model name sounds, "ThL 5000" which comes with a 5000mAh battery is Another cool MediaTek device with a long lasting Battery. Its benchmark competes the high-end Android devices like the Samsung S3, LG-G2 amongst others,  yet it really fulfills the needs of its users with its 5000mAh Battery.

Other Quick Specs:
Battery Capacity - 5000mAH
Display: 5 Inches,
Memory: 2GB RAM, 16GB ROM
Processor: 2.0 GHz, Octa-core
Camera: 13MP (rear) & 5MP (front camera)
OS - Android OS, v4.4.2 (Kitkat)  ====> READ MORE OR BUY IT NOW

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Ways On How Web Hosting Affects SEO

       Businesses who knew better than to simply put up a website, have it planned by skilled web designers, and put as much interesting and valuable content as possible know that SEO is essential in reaching out to as many potential online customers as possible. While SEO are done in different forms, one factor that can affect a website’s searchability in search engines is their web host

   Finding a good and reliable web host can increase one’s exposure in Google and other search engines. Their influence on the website’s SEO can be direct or indirect and it is important for website owners to know these factors in order to be aware if their web host is still doing them good by improving their SEO or otherwise.

Here are the ways that a web host can improve the website’s SEO:
● Having a dedicated IP Address – For a website to be search engine optimized, it has to have at least one dedicated IP address. Having this will let the search engines know that the website is noteworthy and it is serious about handling huge traffic and answering to the public’s inquiries. Although getting dedicated IP addresses are more expensive than availing of shared web hosting services, the former can certainly provide better advantages when it comes to SEO.


● Having continuous hosting uptime – A website may be successful in driving traffic but if internet users are always clicking on the website that is always down, Google and other search engines will deem that website as unreliable and will be given the lower spots in their search results.

● Having better server speed – Search engines also recognizes a reliable website worthy of a good spot in their search results through the number of seconds that takes the web pages to load. Also, websites having pages that takes a lot of time to load will only drive away visitors which will decrease traffic and eventually, be deemed by search engines as unpopular. A reliable web host can increase the loading time of a website significantly.


● Being served by a reputable web provider - If a business wants to make the most out of their web host, they should choose one that has a good reputation since this will increase their searchability in search engines. Google and other search engines do not just look at the website alone in ranking them. They also check out who they are affiliated with and one of these is the website’s provider.


● Having a provider that has the same location as the target audience – One way of getting a website higher click-through rate and good SEO is by getting a provider that has the same physical location as the target audience.


Conclusion

Deciding to get a reliable and reputable web host for your website and email addresses is a good move not just to have an efficient website that will be able to accommodate huge traffic to the website but also, to have a good ranking in search engines’ results. Availing the services of the leading web hosts in the market can be more expensive but the return should be more profits on the part of the website’s owner, brought by having a good SEO.

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HTML5 Past, Present and Future [Infographics]

HTML 5 aims to improve upon its predecessors by enhancing the language and support while still being compatible and understandable by current media devices and web browsers. The infographic explains the compatibility with the various, existing web browsers.

Chrome and Safari possess a higher compatibility rating than that of Opera and Internet Explorer – which both have a fairly low rating based on the analysis and research data. Research also indicates that HTML5’s trajectory will continue to grow to incredible heights in the very near future.

Research indicates that by 2016, HTML5 usage with mobile browsers will surge to 2.1 billion. And by this year alone, the use of HTML5 development has increased to 78%.

Infographic created by Dot Com Infoway

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Guest Post by Alfred Winston of Dot Com Infoway
Dot Com Infoway (DCI) is a premier IT company found in India which provides offshore IT outsourcing solutions to businesses across the globe.

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Hide Your Recent Activities From Facebook Timeline

If you're a Facebook Power User, the active type who's always Liking and Commenting on Statuses, photos, Walls, Notes, and Links and so many other stuffs. Every of these activities you perform are being Recorded on your Profile.
Seriously, you and I wouldn't be having problems with that, if not for the fact that there are facebook stalkers, they get to track your every single move on facebook, this is very easy for them to know immediately they open your Profile, sounds quite annoying especially if they begin to know too much about you from your activities.
Maybe you've already noticed, then start Deleting the recent stuffs one by one, that can get boring, or even discourage you from engaging in anymore activities.

Facebook lets us have Control over these things, so you can have full control of your Profile, get some Privacy, and handle what people see about you,

here's How you can Hide your Recent Activities on Facebook.

1. Open your Facebook Profile

2. You see a bunch of Recent activities you performed, depends on the Activity performed, i.e Comment or Like activity.
 
3. Move your mouse to the right side where you find a pointer as in the screenshot below, Click it.

You get options to Hide that particular action, click Hide all recent activity from Profile



We are DONE!
Now you are free to perform countless activities on facebook without it being recorded on your facebook profile for anyone else to see.

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Etisalat Android Smartphone, Still Don't Have your Own?

Well-well, I believe Etisalat,one of the top leading Mobile Operating network in my country Nigeria with its awesome 3G service had this particular phone roaming around ending of last year, not everyone one knew about this, though some that did get the gist, didn't give it much attention, so the whole thing must have slipped out of mind by now, that's what I will be sharing in this post, I will give us just a reminder of what you might be missing out from the exclusive package Etisalat had bundled for you and me, in its Android Smartphone.
According to their Website, they say it's the Four Great Reasons to go Gaga.

The ETISALAT Gaga Andriod smartphone

FEATURES & SPECIFICATIONS 

• The Smartphone runs under Andriod OS 2.2, a very cool operating system that can stand out amongst the others.
•  It comes quite big and handy with a 2.8 inch full capacity touch screen
•  A Camera with 3.2 Megapixels, for clear photo-snaps and video shoots, anywhere, anytime
• FM Radio
• Bluetooth functionality, should I even mention this?  All phones have bluetooth but not GPS Tracker, this phone has full GPS funcionalities with Satellite and Google maps so you can't get lost anywhere in the world ;)
• And most fun part of the smartphone, if you're the type that wants to surf the web at Ultra Speed, this phone is for you, it's been powered with high 3G functions.
• Wi-FI enabled and Wi-Fi Hotspot available too, so you can share and provide connection with other devices.
• fast internet downloading with a speed of about 7.2 Mbps, plus network accelerometer, just to see how well your internet speed is doing.
• More so, the features that makes phones Smarter, the Gaga Android comes with Documents viewer for Word, Pdf files, and an Adobe flash player.
• You also send, receive and read your mails on the Go, apart from all these, downloading and running various games & Apps is also done in the android smartphone.

Having said much, I still want to conclude with the Best Part of the Package, like I said earlier Etisalat had bundled the whole thing for us, so they put some juicy freebies along with the Smartphone, as you buy it, you get:

1. 20k/sec to all networks at NO access fees
2. 4 months free data and 
3. You get the whole Exclusive package for  N18,999 Only!

If you want the Best Android and want to enjoy it to the fullest at a very affordable price, don't hesitate to take this chance, the Offer is still Up for Grabs.
Got questions or few words to add? The comment box is Open, or  else, you can at least hit the Share buttons below to help your friends that love Android get the information.

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