28Apr 2014 by Startbit Solutions Pvt. Ltd. No Comments

Vic Gundotra quits from Google+

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Vic Gundotra had been at Google since 2007, and was the company's vice-president for social media.While boasting a large number of users, Google+ is still considered to be very much in the shadow of other networks - particularly Facebook and Twitter.Chief executive Larry Page thanked Mr Gundotra for "all his hard work and passion" at the company.Mr Gundotra, who previously worked at Microsoft, will be replaced by David Besbris, who is currently vice-president of engineering on the network.Google+ was launched in June 2011, and the latest figures released by the firm suggest it has 540 million users.
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19Apr 2014 by Startbit Solutions Pvt. Ltd. No Comments

Future smartphones may be made from sea deposits

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Scientists from Germany have developed a new method to efficiently extract rare earth metals such as Yttrium, Praseodymium and Dysprosium from deep-sea rocks that can be used in smartphones and other electronic gadgets. Scientists have unearthed an untapped source of rare earth elements widely used in cell phones in deep sea deposits that lie under the sea. So, now there is a possibility that your future smartphone may be made out from deep-sea rocks! With millions of smartphones and other gadgets using rare earth metals, supplies of these high-tech materials may become scarce. The potential deep-sea sources of rare earth elements are actually nodules of iron and manganese that are abundantly found on the ocean floor. German researchers have successfully developed a method to efficiently extract these rare earth metals…
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17Apr 2014 by Startbit Solutions Pvt. Ltd. No Comments

IIT-Delhi open`s its doors for Public on “Saturday”

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Ever wondered what the insides of a laboratory at the Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi looks like? How about wanting to see a robotics show or perhaps witness a mini quadcopter take to the skies? You’re in luck, for IIT-Delhi’s traditional “Open House”, where it throws open its doors to the good citizens of the city, is happening this Saturday. “Almost all our laboratories, departments and research will be open to the public on this day. Along with over 500 projects that showcase innovations in engineering and technology, science and humanities, design and management,” said Prof. Joby Joseph, who is the “Open House” chairperson this year. “This time, we have given special attention to design, and socially relevant and commercially viable projects,” he added. “A lot of students have already confirmed…
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10Apr 2014 by Startbit Solutions Pvt. Ltd. No Comments

Heartbleed bug security alert

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There's nothing users can do until the web services have made their sites secure. The best advice for web users to wait for few days and then change the passwords on the web services you use. For websites, the fix-it involves installing software patches on computers in their data-centres, then swapping out the confidential software key used to secure messages and transactions. Users will largely need to depend on individual sites to notify them about whether the flaw has been addressed. Many major web services, like Yahoo, have already released such notices. It's a good time to review your passwords in general and any kind of formula that can help you to be protected from these types of bugs. The Heartbleed scare, even if it doesn't turn out to hurt…
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08Apr 2014 by Startbit Solutions Pvt. Ltd. No Comments

Windows XP operating system’s Support ends Today

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Support for the venerable Windows XP operating system ends this Tuesday. It means that there will be no more official security updates and bug fixes for the operating system from Microsoft. Some governments have negotiated extended support contracts for the OS in a bid to keep users protected. Security firms said anyone else using the 13-year-old software would be at increased risk of infection and compromise by cyber-thieves. Statistics suggest 20-25% of all users have stuck with XP despite the fact that there have been three major releases of Windows since its debut in 2001. Some of those existing XP users have struck deals to get security fixes from Microsoft while they complete their migration away from the ageing code. Anyone currently running Windows XP already faced a disproportionate risk…
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07Apr 2014 by Startbit Solutions Pvt. Ltd. No Comments

NASA would develop a ‘GitHub for astronauts’

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If you have studied rocket science, NASA would enable you to make your own space craft! From April 10, the US space agency is set to reveal its enormous database highlighting where to find software for more than 1,000 of its projects. "NASA would offer a searchable database of projects," Daniel Lockney, technology transfer program executive at NASA, was quoted as saying in a Daily Mail report. We have collected a large amount of software projects, everything from design tools to robotic control systems, Lockney added. NASA would develop a 'GitHub for astronauts' by hosting the actual software code in its own online repository, which will be found at technology.nasa.gov. The data can be accessed free of copyright, but special clearance would be needed for anyone who wants to access…
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05Apr 2014 by Startbit Solutions Pvt. Ltd. No Comments

Virtual Currency Sales is now allowed on eBay

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To promote a trustworthy marketplace and ensure compliance with applicable regulations, eBay updated its Currency Policy in February. The updated policy clarifies that listings for Bitcoin and other similar virtual currencies must be listed in the Virtual Currency Category in the Classified Ad format. In terms of mining gear and mining contracts, those can be listed as auction or Buy It Now.   eBay, & PayPal, has added a new Virtual Currency  to their sales site, allowing users to sell virtual currency like bitcoin, as well as miners, and mining contracts. The category is sparsely populated right now and the listings are all classified ads, suggesting that eBay wants buyer and seller to hash out their sale outside of the company’s jurisdiction, thereby reducing risk of become liable for scams and fake sales. The company…
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05Apr 2014 by Startbit Solutions Pvt. Ltd. No Comments

WordPress Plugins are released now

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Our first set of Wordpress plugins for Twitter Feeds, FaceBook Fanbox, Google Analytics, and QR code is now released and uploaded to our Wordress Plugin Respository here These plugins are developed for social need of any Wordpress Powered blog, so use can use them to increase traffic to their website or blogs. These are free and easy to setup, you can try them and send us your valuable feedback to improve or add new features. We are also doing customization to Wordrpess, Joomla, Magento based E-commerce website and developing Responsive Themes for Wordpress, Joomla, Magento and other popular CMS. Our Themes & Templates are Bootstrap based Responsive and mobile friendly. We make sure that we know every little thing about the company to make sure that we incorporate the image…
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05Apr 2014 by Startbit Solutions Pvt. Ltd. No Comments

Is Firefox’s future under threat?

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The survival of her company, which pledges to make the web a better place, is at the mercy of one of its main competitors, Google. If you haven't heard of Mozilla, you almost certainly know - and perhaps use - its most famous product: the Firefox browser. Since 2002, it has been steadily gaining market share against Internet Explorer (IE), Microsoft's pre-loaded, oft-criticised equivalent. It now has about half a billion users, a huge number of which are evangelists for the software. Many even help create it - it is one of the largest open-source projects on the net. Google likes this. So much so, they pay Mozilla millions of pounds every year to secure a piece of prime real-estate on Firefox's default homepage encouraging users to perform a Google…
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