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Thursday, May 23, 2013

Tumblr App Available for Windows Phone 8

Tumblr app is finally available for Windows Phone 8. This app comes with a lot of features. You can use your voice to create posts, because it has voice recognition feature.

The app has full GIF support. You will also know what the people you follow are doing on Tumblr.

Tumblr

The size of this app is just 1 MB.

You can easily share snapshots using the camera of your Windows Phone 8 through this app.

This is the official version on the app, using this app you can also share videos, text, images, links and other stuff.

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Sunday, May 19, 2013

What a Google Glass Can Do for You?

Google Glass is a wearable gadget. It can perform your day to day tasks easily, without moving your hands. Many people still do not know about various features of this gadget, so in this post, we will try to cover the things which you do not know.

Google Glass

1. You can take pictures and record videos with this device: Have you ever imagined that you can take pictures and record videos without touching the actual hardware device? With the help of Google Glass, you can easily do this thing without using your hands. Google Glass comes with 4GB flash memory so all your pictures and videos will be stored in it and also you can share them via social networking websites or email service.

2. Texting is easier now: With the help of Google Glass, you can easily receive text messages and emails. You can reply to your friends with voice commands, without touching the device.

3. Use live search option: Whenever you need to find the answer of any question then you need to ask it from Google Glass, and it will search this question for you from the Internet and will present the appropriate answers on a small screen in front of your eye.

4. Travelling is comfortable with Google Glass: If you are using Google Glass, then you do not need to worry about strange locations because using voice commands, Google Glass will show you the right maps in front of your eye.

5. Live video sharing is just a step away: If you want to share memorable moments of your life with your family or friends, then Google Glass can do it this task very easily for you, it allows real-time video sharing.

6. Translate other language easily: If you are travelling abroad, and you do not know the native language of the place, then Google Glass will translate the sentences from one language to another easily for you.

7. Integration of Google Now: Google Glass comes with the integration of Google Now, which is known as “Digital Voice Assistance” it will help you to keep track of your daily habits. For example: If the path of your office has the high amount of traffic, then it will show you alternative ways by which you can reach your office conveniently.

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Now See Twitter Content in Yahoo! News Steam

On May 16, 2013 Yahoo! officially announced that they are going to add Twitter content in their newsfeed.

According to blog post of CEO Marissa Mayer, they think that 140 characters of a Tweet can connect the general public with the famous personalities, publishers, debates, Etc.

It is interesting news because Google has also been integrated Twitter into their news search results. Twitter is growing very fast on this planet, and all search engines have now started to think that it is a very good source of information.

Yahoo Tweets

Yahoo! announced its partnership with Twitter to add Tweets into the Yahoo! newsfeed. This integration will also cover all desktops and mobile devices, so that people can enjoy Tweets of famous publishers, celebrities when they search recent news in Yahoo! search engine.

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Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Save TDS by Opening a Recurring Deposit Account

Many of us do not know, about TDS deduction on fixed deposits. Let me tell you, if your fixed deposit interest exceeds 10,000 INR in a financial year, then 10% TDS will be deducted from your account. This is applicable per customer per branch of the specific bank.

However, if you are operating a recurring deposit account, then no TDS will be deducted from the interest earned by this money.

So, opening a recurring account can help you a lot if you are worried about TDS.

Recurring Deposit

You can open a recurring deposit account online, with the help of Internet banking. The recurring deposit is a monthly scheme so your account will be deducted monthly from the date of opening recurring deposit account.

What is the minimum amount for opening a recurring deposit online?

The minimum account for opening a recurring deposit account online is 500 INR.

Can I redeem the interest monthly from the recurring deposit account?

No, you will get the whole interest amount at once on the maturity date of your recurring deposit account. It will be credited back in your bank account.

What is a range of tenure for the recurring deposit accounts?

A recurring deposit account can be opened for minimum 6 months. The maximum limit for this kind of account is 10 years.

What are the current interest rates for the recurring deposit accounts?

Many banks are offering 7% to 9.50% per annum interest rates for recurring deposits.

Pros of a recurring deposit account:

1. No TDS applicable.

2. You can invest money slowly like EMI.

Cons of a recurring deposit account:

1. Interest will be paid after the maturity of the recurring deposit account.

2. If you failed to deposit your installment on time, then bank will be levied the penalty.

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Sunday, May 5, 2013

Another Face of Internet

All opinions are not true on the Internet; It is a fact. Many groups are active on social networking and other kinds of websites.

For good ranking of their websites, people have started hiring of some people to get positive reviews / feedbacks about their company.

So for a common person it is not easy to judge the reputation of a company after reading reviews of the company in which he/she interested.

For example: Many companies are uploading promotion videos on YouTube and hired some people to get positive comments so in a user point of view it is very hard to judge the reality of that product.

FAKE

The internet is becoming a place of SEO war. It is not a good sign because all people are trying to beat each other in the ranking competition.

The true face of the Internet must be a place where people can get genuine views of each other. Many bots are taking place on the Internet to do artificial things.

Please share your point of views. What do you think? And what should be the face of the Internet?

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