Handwriting Recognition Arrives On Gmail And Google Docs With Language Support

Google has extended its input tool range to handwriting recognition on Gmail and Google Docs. In the latest announcement, Gmail and Google Docs have included handwriting among the input tools, and have made it available in Google Docs for over 20 languages and in Gmail for over 50 languages, including Chinese, Japanese, Hindi and Russian. Handwriting recognition makes it easier to communicate with non-Latin characters. This support article takes you through the simple steps to enable handwriting recognition with Google Input tools. The handwriting input is represented by a pencil icon which allows you to go with the language of...

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WordPress Killer? Welcome To Ghost (and How to Install it on a Raspberry Pi)

Keep blogging simple. Ghost is a new blogging platform built upon Node.js. Unlike WordPress, which has become a real behemoth of a CMS over the years and runs on outdated PHP/MySQL technology, Ghost promises to simplify things right back to where they began: pure, unadulterated blogging. Main Features Ghost began as a Kickstarter last year – “it’s just a blogging platform”, they pitched. When £200,000 ($320,000) was raised for the open source project, they knew they were onto something. Ghost is about simplicity. It’s not a full-fledged CMS: it doesn’t even include comment functionality. It won’t transform your site into...

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How Would The World Look Like Without PowerPoint? Projeqt Gives A Clue

You have to give a second glance to a web application which is a 2013 Webby Awards Honoree. Projeqt walked the red carpet to claim not one but two nominations – Best User Experience and Web Services and Applications. So, it seems improper to just start this article and say it is a PowerPoint alternative. It would be better to describe it – as the application sees itself – as a creative storytelling tool. Now, I have nothing against PowerPoint. We have explored creative uses of PowerPoint before. And things are also moving fast in the realm of online alternatives...

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Red Alert: 10 Computer Security Blogs You Should Follow Today

Security is an absolute crucial part of computing, and whether it’s a strength of yours or not, you should strive to educate yourself and stay current — I believe anyone who uses a computer should understand and do what they can to prevent security risks. However, if security isn’t a primary interest of yours, this can be difficult to do. Thankfully, there are many experts in this field who do this for us and share their knowledge online. Dave Parrack already covered many security experts to follow on Twitter, if that’s where you prefer to get your information. If you...

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Google Introduces The uProxy Browser Extension To Help Bypass Restrictive Firewalls

For many of us, the Internet stands for freedom. For the many behind restrictive firewalls and censorship, freedom is still out of reach. uProxy is an Open Source initiative from Google that is under development and promises to show the way through these barriers. The under-development browser extension for Firefox and Chrome uses a peer-to-peer connection to clear the way through any restrictions and set up an open gateway to the Internet. uProxy is in closed testing as the developers work to make it more secure and robust. uProxy is not similar to TOR and it will not anonymize traffic....

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How To Change Your Browser’s Default Search Engine

So, what are you searching with? Bing? Google? You might know how to use any search engine you want on the Internet, but do you know how to change the default search engine for your browser? Nearly all browsers these days incorporate a search feature, and that feature is backed by a search engine. Usually this defaults to Bing or Google, and for most people, that’s exactly the way they want it. However, there are other cases where you might want to use an alternative search engine. Or you might have noticed that some odd search engine is being used...

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First Impressions: BlackBerry Z30 smartphone

BlackBerry launched its new touch-based flagship smartphone today, the Z30, a BB10.2 OS powered 5-inch device that will start selling next week onwards in India for Rs. 39,990. I’ve been using the Z30 for a couple of days now and have had the chance to form some initial opinions about the device with respect to how it performs under regular use, the overall aesthetics of it and the ecosystem that caters to it. I will follow up soon with a more detailed review that will explain in excruciat [...]

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Batman Arkham Origins launch trailer shows us what's next for the Dark Knight

Batamn Arkham Origins is all set to launch on October 26 when the game will hit the Xbox 360 and the PS3. The PC version of the game has been delayed till November 8. The launch trailer shows the Caped Crusader venturing to take down Black Mask who has put a $50 million bounty on Batman's head attracting the deadliest assassins. The game takes place on Christmas Eve. Batman Arkham Origins is a prequel to the successful Batman Arkham City and Arkham Asylum. You don the role of a younger more agg [...]

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Micromax launches the Canvas Turbo smartphone for Rs. 19,990

Micromax has finally launched the anticipated Canvas Turbo smartphone. It is priced at Rs. 19,990 and will be available to consumers starting October 26. Coming to the specifications of the Micromax Canvas Turbo, the device has a 5-inch Full HD CGS (Continuous Grain Silicon) display. A 1.5Ghz quad-core MediaTek MT6589T chipset along with 2GB of RAM powers the device. The rear of the device houses a 13MP camera and the front has a 5MP camera. The camera app on the smartphone showcases a host of [...]

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DICE reveals over 15 FrostBite games in development

DICE has officially confirmed that there are over 15 Frostbite games in development. According to Johan Andersson, technical director of DICE's FrostBite team, revealed on Twitter while responding to a fan's question about 'Mantle', an Application Programming Language tailor made for AMD graphics hardware. It appears that EA has long term investment plans for FrostBite, as it's developing almost all of its next-gen titles using the Mantle technology. Apart from Battlefield 4, titles such as NFS [...]

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Sony unveils new PS4 commercial, 24 exclusive games confirmed

Sony has unveiled a new commercial for the PlayStation 4, making some rather remarkable claims about what to expect for the next-gen console's library of games. To begin with, the ad states that 24 exclusives games for the PS4 have been confirmed so far, including the likes of KillZone: Shadow Fall, Infamous: Second Son and The Order: 1886. With a few a major setbacks this past week over launch delays and rumours suggesting that PS4 launch lineup is getting soft in the wake of these delays, t [...]

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Sony unveils new PS4 commercial, 24 exclusives confirmed

Sony has unveiled a new commercial for the PlayStation 4, making some rather remarkable claims about what to expect for the next-gen console's library of games. To begin with, the ad states that 24 exclusives games for the PS4 have been confirmed so far, including the likes KillZone: Shadow Fall, Infamous: Second Son and The Order: 1886. With a few a major setbacks this past week over launch delays and rumours suggesting that PS4 launch lineup is getting soft in the wake of these delays, this [...]

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Yahoo acquires start-up LookFlow for Flickr integration

Yahoo buys startup LookFlow, a startup that develops image recognition technology. Yahoo will work on integrating the company's image technology into Flickr. The financial details of the deal have not been revealed yet. LookFlow, based in Mountain View, Calif., announced the acquisition on its website, adding that the team would be joining Yahoo to work on the Flickr team. The company will be working on a new deep learning group for which they are already recruiting. "Flickr is the larges [...]

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Saavn launches Remote music streaming widget

Saavn.com has launched a new music streaming widget for web publishers- called the Saavn Remote. The widget allows popular websites and self-serve publishers to place it directly on a web page giving web surfers access to Saavn’s music streaming service with just one click. Saavn Remote is being used by major Hindi newspapers like Jagran and Dainik Bhaskar that have a combined reach of over 4.5 million monthly unique visitors. The newspapers are offering Saavn's vast library of music as a [...]

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Nimbuzz launches international calling at 1p per second

Nimbuzz has introduced cheap international calling for domestic users. The company has launched an international calling service that will allow users to make phone calls over the Internet to landline or mobile numbers starting at just one paisa per second. Nimbuzz has 25 million registered users in India and has partnered with Spectranet hello ip to male international calling affordable. To make international calls Nimbuzz users will have to buy credit similar to Skype. International calls wil [...]

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How to Use Google AdSense Ads on your Responsive Websites – A Better Approach

Learn how to make your Google AdSense ads responsive with JavaScript. The code detects the size of the visitor's browser and serves appropriate AdSense ads that fit in the available space.

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BlackBerry Z30 launched in India

BlackBerry today launched the Z30 smartphone in India at a launch event in New Delhi. The Z30 is the largest phone ever launched by BlackBerry and sports a 5-inch display which almost puts it into the burgeoning 'phablet' category. The Z30 will be available in India early next week for Rs. 39,990 (a surprisingly competitive price). The BlackBerry Z30 comes with the BB10.2 OS, the latest version of the new touch focused OS launched earlier this year. As a result, the Z30 offers the Priority Hub, [...]

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GSMA releases Mobile Economy India 2013 report

Groupe Speciale Mobile Association (GSMA) in collaboration with the Boston Consulting Group has released an India-specific report “Mobile Economy India 2013”, which highlights the potential of the country's mobile phone industry. The report says the phone sector could contribute up to Rs. 216 lakh crore to India's GDP and create up to 4.1 million jobs by 2020. India's mobile ecosystem contributed about 5.3 percent of India's GDP, supporting 730,000 jobs as well as additional two mil [...]

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Micromax Canvas Magnus with 12MP camera available for Rs.14,999

Micromax has expanded its Canvas smartphone range, revealing the mid-range device Canvas Magnus A117. The quad-core smartphone is available on ecommerce site Snapdeal for Rs 14,999. The Canvas Magnus has a 5-inch IPS display with 720x1280 pixels resolution. It has a 1.5 GHz quad-core processor and runs Android 4.2 Jelly Bean OS. The smartphone has 1 GB of RAM and 4GB in-built storage expandable up to 32GB via microSD card. It supports dual-SIM (GSM+GSM) with dual-standby. The Canvas Magnus has [...]

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Intex Aqua N2 dual-core Android smartphone launched for Rs. 6,990

Intex Technologies has added another mobile to its Aqua series, the Intex Aqua N2. The budget device is priced at Rs. 6,990 and will be available on leading e-commerce portals and retail stores in India. The Aqua N2 has a 4.0-inch capacitive touch screen display with 800 ×480 pixels display resolution. It has a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor with 512MB of RAM and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). The smartphone features a 5MP auto focus rear camera and 1.3MP front camera for video calling. [...]

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8

Samsung had a very successful product in the Galaxy Tab 2 P3100 last year. The successor, the Tab 3 211, hasn’t seen a significant upgrade when it comes to the specifications, but it is a good performing product nonetheless. At the launch of the Tab 3 211, we also saw the launch of the Tab 3 311, an 8-inch variant of the device. The Tab 3 311 brings with it an 8-inch display and a slew of features that we have seen on other Samsung devices such as the Note 510, S4, and more. The devic [...]

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Sony to unveil Xperia Z1S and Xperia Taichi on November 12

If information circulating the Internet is to be believed, then Sony is holding an event on November 12 where it is expected to showcase two new devices – the Xperia Z1S and the Xperia Taichi. The event will be held in Shanghai. The Xperia Z1S is expected to have a 4.3-inch 720p display and will be powered by the Snapdragon 800 chipset with quad-core CPU. The device will have a 20MP G-Lens camera. Sony has launched the Z1f in Japan and it isn’t clear whether the Z1S is the internati [...]

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India emerges as the ransomware capital of Asia Pacific: 2013 Norton Report

India has emerged as the ransomware capital of Asia Pacific with 11 percent of cybervictims falling to this form of virtual extortion, while average cost per victim has increased by 8 percent from last year. According to Symantec's 2013 Norton Report, India is among top five countries for the highest number of incidences of cybercrime such as ransomware (11 percent), identity theft (11 percent) and phishing (9 percent). “At first glance of the India findings, we were happy to see a signi [...]

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Pitch Us Your MakeUseOf Story Ideas! [We Ask You]

MakeUseOf is many things to many people, as we previously discovered when we asked you all to tell us how you would describe MakeUseOf to a friend. We are, at the core, a group of writers passionate about technology, and in particular technology that you can make use of, even if only for entertainment purposes. We publish dozens of stories each week, some of which are extremely well received, others which disappear off the radar with barely a glance. Which is where you come in. Who better to suggest ideas for what we, the MakeUseOf collective, should be writing about...

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Google Launches Project Shield To Freely Protect Sites From DDoS Attacks

In a move to protect freedom of expression on the internet, Google is launching a new tool to help websites protect themselves from attacks by hacker groups and other elements. Project Shield leverages Google’s infrastructure to ward off DDoS attacks. A Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack is one of the favoured tools of hacker and activist groups. What’s a DDoS attack? Basically, several computers across the world start pinging one website incessantly, until its servers can no longer handle the load and the site crashes or is unavailable for viewing. It’s a crude attack, but effective and used often...

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Google Launches Project Shield To Freely Protect Sites From DDoS Attacks

In a move to protect freedom of expression on the internet, Google is launching a new tool to help websites protect themselves from attacks by hacker groups and other elements. Project Shield leverages Google’s infrastructure to ward off DDoS attacks. A Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack is one of the favoured tools of hacker and activist groups. What’s a DDoS attack? Basically, several computers across the world start pinging one website incessantly, until its servers can no longer handle the load and the site crashes or is unavailable for viewing. It’s a crude attack, but effective and used often...

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8 Super Websites For Soccer Fans

Former Liverpool manager Bill Shankly once said, “Some people believe football is a matter of life and death … I can assure you it is much, much more important than that.” While that was clearly said with tongue firmly lodged in cheek, football, or soccer as it’s known in some parts of the world, is a sport that incites passion in people. Soccer fans the world over will follow a team and not deviate from supporting a football club for their whole life. Wins are celebrated with wild abandon, losses are mourned with real sadness. Such an obsession can only...

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