iPhone 5 and iOS 6: Benefits for Business

Apple unveiled a variety of new products and features at its media event this week. While a veritable rainbow of iPod Touch options, or re-engineered headphones might be exciting news for some, they're irrelevant to businesses or business users.

Fear not, though. Apple also revealed some good news for business users. There are aspects of the new iPhone 5, and features in the new iOS 6 that will make iOS devices more useful and effective as mobile productivity tools.

If you already use iOS devices for business, or you're considering deploying iOS mobile devices or implementing a BYOD policy that allows users to bring their own devices to work, here are seven benefits of the new iPhone and iOS that you should be aware of:

1. Better, faster connectivity
The iPhone 4S remains the only flagship smartphone of any of the major platforms that lacks 4G. Apple introduced 4G/LTE cellular with the new iPad back in the spring, and now the iPhone 5 is also getting bumped up to LTE.

This may not be Earth-shattering news for AT&T iPhone users. The HSPA+ cellular that iOS detects as 4G delivers reasonably fast data speeds. However, I have a Verizon 3G iPhone 4S and a Verizon 4G/LTE iPad sitting in front of me. They both have the same three bars of signal, but the SpeedTest.net app reports a download speed of only 0.83Mbps on the Verizon 3G compared to 11.04Mbps on the Verizon LTE. That means that my Verizon LTE is more than 13 times faster than the 3G--and that's just sitting in my home office. I've gotten speeds approaching 30Mbps on the iPad while out and about.

It's more than just the 4G cellular, though. The new iPhone also has vastly improved Wi-Fi technology. The iPhone 5 has dual-band 802.11n which means it can take advantage of both 2.4GHz and 5GHz wireless networks. Apple claims the iPhone 5 can deliver a theoretical top speed of 150Mbps over Wi-Fi.

2. Branded, locked down iPads
Business users may not be too excited about this one, but some businesses will love it. According to a blog post from Zenprise--a mobile device management company--Apple is introducing new enterprise features in iOS 6 that will enable IT to brand and lock down iPads.

Businesses that want to employ iPads without exposing their data or networks to undue risk can basically turn the device into a one-trick pony that only runs the app designated by IT. A business could deploy iPads as mobile sales or cash register tools, dedicated kiosk consoles, or other unique purposes where it makes sense to prevent users from downloading and playing Angry Birds. IT can also assign an image--like a company or product logo--as the background of the iPad, and lock it to prevent anyone from changing it.

3. New maps and navigation
Road warriors might appreciate the new mapping and navigation features of iOS 6. The current iOS has a Maps app already, but it doesn't provide voice-guided, turn-by-turn navigation. There are other apps available that do that--like Garmin StreetPilot--but there's no way to designate a third-party app as the default mapping or navigation app, and there's no way to integrate a third-party maps app with Siri.

On top of having cool 3D maps and a cool fly-by feature, the new Maps app will allow users to simply ask Siri to find the nearest gas station or coffee shop. Rather than pulling up navigation directions on a map that you have to actually look at and manually step through each direction, Siri will guide you there, turn-by-turn.

When Apple initially introduced iOS 6 and developers started working with the early beta release the mapping feature got mixed reviews. However, the demonstration Apple showed at the iPhone 5 unveiling seemed much more polished and impressive. We'll have to see how the new Apple maps compare in the real world when iOS 6 comes out next week.

4. FaceTime over cellular networks
FaceTime is great. Many traveling workers use it to keep in touch with spouses, or chat with the kids and tell them goodnight before they head off to bed while they're out of town. It can also be a simple and useful tool for impromptu video conference calls with other iOS or Mac OS X users.

The major downside to FaceTime has been that it only works over Wi-Fi connections, which greatly limits when and where it can actually be used. With iOS 6, users will be able to connect and chat over FaceTime anywhere they can connect with either Wi-Fi or over the cellular network.

5. Passbook
This is another feature that will appeal primarily to the travelers. Passbook is a central repository for store loyalty cards, rewards cards, movie or event tickets, airline boarding passes and more. Passbook can replace a wide variety of cards and printouts, and greatly simplify managing and finding them when you need them.

One of the coolest things about Passbook is that it's time and location aware. It would be nice enough to have your movie tickets or airline boarding passes stored in Passbook where you can easily find them, but Passbook also actually recognizes when you've arrived at the theater or airport and can automatically pop up the necessary "paperwork".

6. Improved Mail app
Business users will appreciate two new features of the iOS 6 Mail app--VIP and Flagged. Contacts can be designated as VIP, and any messages from them will be uniquely flagged in the main Inbox, as well as accessible in a separate VIP folder. The VIP feature should make it much easier to make sure you don't miss important emails from your boss, spouse, co-workers, or key customers.

The Flagged feature allows you to mark received messages as "flagged" so they're easier to find and address. Items marked as Flagged appear in a separate Flagged smart mailbox, so you can quickly and easily find them again without having to scroll through the entire Inbox.

7. Do Not Disturb and SMS replies to incoming calls
If you're in an important meeting, or trying to sleep at night you don't want your iPhone buzzing or playing annoying noises. The Do Not Disturb feature lets you block incoming calls and notifications for a designated period of time. Alerts and notifications are queued up and delivered once the Do Not Disturb period expires. There's also an option to allow calls from designated people through even when Do Not Disturb is activated, so you can eliminate frivolous calls while making sure you don't miss a call from your boss or spouse.

If you are in a meeting, and you get an incoming call, you may want to respond without answering it. iOS 6 has a new Reply with Message feature that allows you to send the call to voicemail, but also sends a text message to the caller so they at least know that you're aware they called, and that you'll contact them later. Alternately, you can tap the Remind Me Later option which will alert you an hour later or when you leave your current location to remind you to return the call.

These are just some of the interesting features of iOS 6 and/or the iPhone 5. There's also tighter Facebook integration, improvements to PhotoStream, and more. But, these are the features that businesses and business users should consider when deciding whether or not to deploy iPhones and iPads in the workplace, or if it's worthwhile to upgrade existing iPhones or other smartphones to the new iPhone 5.

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ANDROID 4.1 JELLY BEAN

ANDROID 4.1 JELLY BEAN

Android 4.1 jelly bean is the latest mobile operating system which shows desirable performance and have great improvement in features for users and developers. This latest operating system provide lowest touch latency and increases screen experience.

Android 4.1 make everything feel fast, fluid, and smooth. With buttery graphics and silky transitions, moving between home screens and switching between apps is effortless, like turning pages in a book.It has more reactive and uniform touch responses which means that you can almost feel the pixels beneath as your finger moves across the screen. Jelly Bean makes your Android device even more responsive by boosting your device’s CPU instantly when you touch the screen, and turns it down when you don’t need it to improve battery life

Few of the Notable Features of Android4.1 Jelly Bean are:

• BI-DIRECTIONAL TEXT AND LANGUAGE SUPPORT is a wonderful feature which help you to communicate with any person in the world. The bi-directional text in edit text and text view make the device user friendly. Additional languages like Kannada, Telugu, and Malayalam as well as other emotions are text features.
  • USER-INSTALLED KEYBOARD MAPS, such as for additional international keyboards and special layout type are helpful to highlight any keyword in any manner andANDROID 4.1 JELLY BEAN have 27 international keymaps.

• Ø ANDROID 4.1 JELLY BEAN is a very wonderful user interface have very attractive way to show notifications. Useful notification depending upon time as well as user are highlighted forLarger and richer notification.

It`s now even easier to personalize your home screen. As you place widgets on the screen, everything else automatically moves to make room. When they’re too big, widgets resize on their own. Interacting with your favorite apps and customizing your home screen has never been easier.

Ø SMARTER KEYBOARD

Android’s dictionaries are now more accurate, more relevant. The language model in Jelly Bean adapts over time, and the keyboard even guesses what the next word will be before you’ve started typing it. With improved text-to-speech capabilities, voice typing on Android is even better; it works even when you don’t have a data connection, so you can type with your voice everywhere you go.

Ø SEAMLESSLY TAKE AND SHARE PHOTO

Jelly Bean made snapping and viewing photos super fast . Just swipe over from camera to filmstrip view to instantly view the photos you just took, and quickly swipe away the ones you don’t like. Now sharing — and bragging — are a breeze.

• Android 4.1 retrieve contact information along with contact photo at 72by720 pixels making contact more proper and attractive.

CAPABILITIES

Android 4.1 is very much clever that it can detect any type of new input in device and for the operation of new input it is to be registered first. for ex., input devices like USB, Bluetooth etc.. Android 4.1 supports APIs for all apps by which user can take advantage of games and other features completely .The Device Manager look after about the new capabilities. Vibration controlon apps can be easily done on apps.

ANDROID BEAM on Jelly Bean a very famous and useful technology based on NFC, for instant sharing of data just by touching two NFC devices. By enabling BLUETOOTH images,videos and any data can be share. The Android beam is just a boom feature for instant users.

MEDIA CAPABILITIES: ANDROID 4.1 supports Media codec access, USB audio, Audio recording triggering, Multichannel audio, audio preprocessing, Audio chaining and media router for MEDIA

SMARTER KEYBOARD

Android’s dictionaries are now more accurate, more relevant. The language model in Jelly Bean adapts over time, and the keyboard even guesses what the next word will be before you’ve started typing it. With improved text-to-speech capabilities, voice typing on Android is even better; it works even when you don’t have a data connection, so you can type with your voice everywhere you go.

OTHER FEATURES

Other features like Android browsing, Cloud messaging, app Encryption, Automatic smart App update, and Google play services are inbuilt in JELLY BEAN.

Overall it is a wonderful packet having all vital as well as required properties for a good device.

Android 4.1, Jelly Bean, is the fastest and smoothest version of Android yet. Jelly Bean improves on the simplicity and beauty of Android 4.0,

Google is just amazing in mobile operating system.

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Facebook Confirms Fake Accounts

Facebook Confirms 83 Million Fake Accounts

Through company filings, Facebook Inc has revealed that it can peg a number of 83 million, or more with regard to fake users registered on the website. This number represents close to 8.7 percent of the 955 million active Facebook users.

Facebook’s latest figures showing growth in global users also suggest as many as 83 million may come from dubious sources — duplicate accounts, pages for pets and those designed to send spam.

Facebook members grew to 955 million at the end of the second quarter, but some 8.7 percent may be dodgy, the company said in its quarterly filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

Facebook Inc went on to classify the fake users under three broad groups, the majority falling under the duplicate group.The other two categories were ‘user misclassified’ and ‘undesirable accounts’

It said duplicate accounts — when a same user maintains more than one account — may represent some 4.8 percent of active users.

Another 2.4 percent may be for a business, group or “non-human entity such as a pet” and 1.5 percent are likely “undesirable” accounts that use the accounts for spam or other malicious activity.

“We believe the percentage of accounts that are duplicate or false is meaningfully lower in developed markets such as the United States or Australia and higher in developing markets such as Indonesia and Turkey,” Facebook said in its filing.

“We are continually seeking to improve our ability to identify duplicate or false accounts and estimate the total number of such accounts, and such estimates may be affected by improvements or changes in our methodology.”

The number of real users is critical for Facebook as it seeks to secure advertising revenues from the world’s biggest social network. Some analysts have expressed doubts that the company can boost revenues.

Graham Cluley of the British security firm Sophos said fake accounts are a fact of life but could affect Facebook’s bottom line.

“Clearly all Facebook users are interested in the site becoming a safer place, and the level of spam and malicious links being minimized,” Cluley said in a blog post.

“But more than that, companies who are considering advertising on the social network want to be sure that any ‘likes’ they receive are from genuine users, not bogus accounts.”

Facebook shares closed down more than four percent at $20.04, a sharp 47 percent decrease from May’s offering price of $38.

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Data Card (Dc) Unlocker

“Data Card”, is basically a PCMCIA or expresscard broadband modem that uses a mobile broadband telecommunication system to link a notebook (but also a personal computer, using a specific adapter, or some special routers) to the internet.
DC unlocker is a program specialized for data card unlocking. It is the first universal data card unlocking product worldwide.
It is fast (takes 5 – 60 seconds to unlock), handily to use and functional program with clear interface.
It doesn`t need any cables or adapters for unlocking. The data card can be simply unlocked in a same notebook where a PCMCIA or Express socket exist’s.

DC-Unlocker lets you unlock your 3G modem/dongle instantly so you can use it with any service provider SIM card. It supports all the major modems and also gives you the ability to upgrade the firmware and dashboard software of your dongle too.

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Changing ANY user password without having to know the existing password

This tweak gives a user the opportunity to use it for good or bad. It enables the user to re-password any account

without having to know the existing password and also shows you every account that exists on the machine

(even the ones that are hidden). This is a good tool to use if you forgot a password to say your administrator account

and you needed to be logged into the admin account for any reason.

To view all of the user accounts:

1) While logged onto the computer, click on Start>Run>and type in CMD.

2) From the command prompt window, type in net users. This will show you every account that is made onto the computer

whether it is hidden or not.

To change an account password:

1) While logged onto the computer to an account that has administrative rights, click on Start>Run>and type in CMD.

2) Type in net user then the name of the account then * and press enter. heres an example: net user administrator * or

net user “Joe Smith” * . Put the name in quotes if it contains spaces.

3) From there it should ask for a new password. Type in your new password (type very carefully – the command window won’t

display what you type) and once more to confirm it. If you get the message that the command succeeded successfully you’re all set!!

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What is Web Crawler?

A Web crawler is a computer program that browses the World Wide Web in a methodical, automated manner or in an orderly fashion.

Other terms for Web crawlers are ants, automatic indexers, bots,Web spiders,Web robots, or—especially in the FOAF community—Web scutters.This process is called Web crawling or spidering. Many sites, in particular search engines, use spidering as a means of providing up-to-date data. Web crawlers are mainly used to create a copy of all the visited pages for later processing by a search engine that will index the downloaded pages to provide fast searches. Crawlers can also be used for automating maintenance tasks on a Web site, such as checking links or validating HTML code. Also, crawlers can be used to gather specific types of information from Web pages, such as harvesting e-mail addresses (usually for sending spam).

A Web crawler is one type of bot, or software agent. In general, it starts with a list of URLs to visit, called the seeds. As the crawler visits these URLs, it identifies all the hyperlinks in the page and adds them to the list of URLs to visit, called the crawl frontier. URLs from the frontier are recursively visited according to a set of policies.

The large volume implies that the crawler can only download a limited number of the Web pages within a given time, so it needs to prioritize its downloads. The high rate of change implies that the pages might have already been updated or even deleted.

The number of possible crawlable URLs being generated by server-side software has also made it difficult for web crawlers to avoid retrieving duplicate content. Endless combinations of HTTP GET (URL-based) parameters exist, of which only a small selection will actually return unique content. For example, a simple online photo gallery may offer three options to users, as specified through HTTP GET parameters in the URL. If there exist four ways to sort images, three choices of thumbnail size, two file formats, and an option to disable user-provided content, then the same set of content can be accessed with 48 different URLs, all of which may be linked on the site. This mathematical combination creates a problem for crawlers, as they must sort through endless combinations of relatively minor scripted changes in order to retrieve unique content.

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