19Mar 2014 by Startbit Solutions Pvt. Ltd. 1 Comment

Skype database viewer and merger

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Skyperious is a Skype database viewer and merger, written in Python. You can open local Skype SQLite databases and look at their contents: search across all messages and contacts browse chat history and export as HTML, see chat statistics import contacts from a CSV file to your Skype contacts view any database table and and export their data change, add or delete data in any table execute direct SQL queries and synchronize messages in two Skype databases: keep chat history up-to-date on different computers, or restore missing messages from older files into the current one Additionally, Skyperious doubles as a useful database browser for any SQLite file. Also, a command line interface is available with key functions like exporting, searching, and merging. Making a backup of the database file is…
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13Feb 2014 by Startbit Solutions Pvt. Ltd. No Comments

Skype multiple Instance in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

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You can install Skype 4.x from skype.com and download the linux version and install. You can aslo install it from Ubuntu Software Center as well.Now you need to create new copies of Skype. Open terminal and run these commands: cp -r ~/.Skype ~/.Skype.one cp -r ~/.Skype ~/.Skype.two Now you have two installed instances of Skype. Now create a launcher for these two different Skypes.Now create a folder in your home directory to put these launchers in. I have created a folder "allskype", but you can name  it as yours whatever you want. Open a terminal  and run these commands: mkdir allskype gnome-desktop-item-edit ~/allskype/ - -create-new A new launcher box will pop up. Enter Name and pick an icon what you want . Now fill this in command field with command: skype --dbpath=~/.Skype.one And lets…
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15Jan 2014 by Startbit Solutions Pvt. Ltd. No Comments

Snapchat hacked, 4.6 million usernames and linked phone numbers published

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[caption id="attachment_742" align="alignnone" width="585"] Snapchat hacked[/caption] Details of 4.6 million users of the popular mobile photo-sharing service Snapchat have been leaked, if a new website called SnapchatDB! is to be believed. A new website called SnapchatDB! is now live with tagline, "Bringing 4.6 million users' information to your fingertips..." The site is said to be made by a team of hackers who have posted downloadable 4.6 million usernames and phone numbers of Snapchat users. As of now, the leaked database on the SnapchatDB! site has listed downloadable phone numbers with the last two digits obfuscated. However, the site by the anonymous hackers clearly said that, "For now, we have censored the last two digits of the phone numbers in order to minimize spam and abuse. Feel free to contact us…
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15Jan 2014 by Startbit Solutions Pvt. Ltd. No Comments

Growth of mobile banking in India has been below expectations: RBI

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The Reserve Bank has expressed its disappointment over the lower-than-expected spread of mobile banking in the country, saying the awareness levels of this tool has been wanting. "Though mobile banking channel has the potential to be one of the key tools for achieving financial inclusion, the growth and acceptance of mobile banking as a channel of accessing banking service has been below expectations," the central bank said in its half-yearly financial stability report released earlier this week. The report listed a slew of reasons for the poor show, such as low levels of awareness and acceptance, inability of banks to seed the mobile number with the account number, incompatible handsets, absence of collaboration and revenue sharing models between banks and mobile operators, and absence of USSD channels for mobile banking…
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15Jan 2014 by Startbit Solutions Pvt. Ltd. No Comments

Twitter co-founder unveils social answers app, Jelly for Android and iOS

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Twitter co-founder Biz Stone on Tuesday took the wraps off a smartphone application that invites people to tap into their online social networks for answers about things they see. Jelly, available free for Apple gadgets or mobile devices powered by Google-backed Android software, let people reach out virtually to friends, or friends of friends, when interested in finding out more about where one is or what is happening around them at a given moment. "Say you're walking along and you spot something unusual," said a blog post at the Jelly website. "You want to know what it is so you launch Jelly, take a picture, circle it with your finger, and type 'What's this?' " Jelly queries are submitted to friends who also have the application, and notifications pop-up when…
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15Jan 2014 by Startbit Solutions Pvt. Ltd. No Comments

Bangalore-based Little Eye Labs is Facebook’s first Indian acquisition

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[caption id="attachment_733" align="alignnone" width="585"] Bangalore-based Little Eye Labs[/caption] Facebook's acquisition of Little Eye Labs, a Bangalore-based start-up has been rumoured for a while. The startup, which builds mobile app analysis tools for app developers and testers, announced on Wednesday that the acquisition had been completed. According to the post titled 'transition' on the website of Little Eye Labs, after the acquisition, the Little Eye Labs team will work closely with Facebook to improve their mobile development and take it to a new level. The startup also jubilantly declared: "This is Facebook's first acquisition of an Indian company, and we are happy to become part of such an incredible team." Interestingly, the entire Little Eye Labs team will move to Facebook's headquarters in Menlo Park, from where they can "leverage Facebook's…
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15Jan 2014 by Startbit Solutions Pvt. Ltd. No Comments

Vodafone India opens its billing and messaging APIs to third-party developers

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[caption id="attachment_730" align="alignnone" width="585"] Vodafone India opens its billing and messaging APIs[/caption] Vodafone India has launched the Vodafone Developer Platform that will allow third-party developers to tap its billing and message APIs, amongst other resources. Opening up of the billing API means that developers will be able to offer in-app purchases that can be billed to a Vodafone India customer's monthly bill or account balance for postpaid and prepaid customers respectively. Speaking about the initiative, Vivek Mathur, Chief Operating Officer, Vodafone India said, "With the growth of smartphones and mobile internet, people are increasingly showing more interest in mobile apps and content services. To strengthen the ecosystem for app developers & content service providers and partner with them, we have launched the Vodafone Developer Platform. We expect the developer community…
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15Jan 2014 by Startbit Solutions Pvt. Ltd. No Comments

Google Play Services updated, adds turn-based multiplayer, new Drive API, more

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Google has updated its Play Services to version 4.1, bringing new features and updates like turn-based multiplayer support for games, a new Google Drive API, improved battery life for users with Google Location Reporting enabled, improved location-based ads and Google+ enhancements. Users can download the update from the Google Play store. Google announced the update via its Android Developers blog and said, "Once the rollout has completed, users will be able to download the SDK using the Android SDK manager and get started with the new APIs." The new turn-based multiplayer allows developers to build asynchronous games to play with friends and auto-matched players. Further, the turn-based multiplayer feature supports up to 8 players per game. The blog post notes, "When players take turns, their turn data is uploaded to…
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15Jan 2014 by Startbit Solutions Pvt. Ltd. No Comments

UC Browser 9.5 launched; improves speeds, adds Web Application Centre and more

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[caption id="attachment_725" align="alignnone" width="585"] UC Browser 9.5 launched[/caption] UC Web, a popular mobile internet software and services provider, has released its new UC Browser 9.5 for Android OS. The new UC Browser 9.5 claims to deliver the fastest download speed of any mobile browser on the market, and adds support for more number of languages and fonts, along with a Web Application Centre, UC Homescreen Widget, and an Image Viewer feature. The new version supposedly enables the user to download 15 percent faster on 3G and Wi-Fi compared with the previous version of the UC Browser. 2G performance has been also revamped for a smoother browsing experience, according to UC Web. The Web Application Centre built into the UC Browser 9.5 allows users to easily install and run HTML5 and…
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