Running second or multiple Skype accounts on Windows 7

I have two Skype accounts, one I use for my business contact and other one I use for personal contact.

In my business skype account I need to login 24 hours for quick contact with my client. The problem is for my personal account because of my one desktop/laptop.  Now it is possible to open double or multiple skype account in your one desktop or laptop. It’s easy and simple follow the step:

Step-1: Go to start menu then find run

Step-2: Click on run and browse skype directory file in your C-drive/program files/Skype/Phone

Step-3: There is a Skype exe file in the “Phone folder” block Skype exe then click open button

Step-4: There you can find "C:\Program Files\Skype\Phone\Skype.exe" Now rewrite the path "C:\Program Files\Skype\Phone\Skype.exe"/secondary

Step-5: That’s it click ok, you can find skype new login window

PayPal Debuts "Beacon", a Bluetooth LE Enabled Device for Hands-Free Check Ins and Payments

Summary: Beacon, a new add-on hardware device for merchants that leverages bluetooth technology to enable consumers to pay at stores completely hands-free

PayPal has unveiled its latest digital payments scheme ”Beacon”,  promising what could be the holy grail of mobile wallet solutions: easier than a credit card.

What is Paypal Beacon?

PayPal Beacon is a Bluetooth Low Energy device to connect to a customer’s PayPal app when they enter a store. With one vibration or sound on your phone, you’ll know you’re checked in. And when you’re ready to make a purchase, all you have to do is say you’re paying with PayPal and the transaction is automatically completed: no cash, cards, taps, or signatures required—all hands free.

How does PayPal Beacon works?

PayPal Beacon will connect consumers to enhanced shopping experiences such as automatically ordering your favorite dish at your usual lunch spot, or getting personalized service at your favorite clothing store. In addition, you can choose to accept messages from stores that you walk into, so that you can take advantage of special offers in the produce aisle.

How can merchants take advantage of this technology?

Merchants are focused on providing easier ways for their customers to make purchases either online or in-store. As more and more consumers embrace mobile technologies to do their shopping, PayPal Beacon will allow you to connect to your customers as they enter your store. By working with our open APIs, you’ll be able to craft an experience that makes the shopping experience easier and more delightful for your customers.

What is the value for consumers?

PayPal Beacon eliminates one of the last remaining points of friction for consumers. With Beacon, you are notified with a vibration or sound that there is an enhanced shopping experience as soon as you walk in to a store. You can get notified immediately when your prescription is ready, order your usual lunch at your favorite restaurant, or simply walk to the counter with your purchases and say you’re paying with PayPal—all done hands-free. The merchant does the rest and you receive your receipt electronically.

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Source: PayPal, techcrunch

Amazing features of Acer Unveils 6-Inch Liquid S2 Smartphone

Acer has officially introduced the Liquid S2 smartphone, calling it the first 4k video-recording handset.

The Liquid S2 is much more than just a video camera disguised as a phone; it is a very impressive 6-inch phablet in its own right and one with a serious processor, 2GB of RAM in tow and a great HD display

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Amazing features of Liquid S2;

1.       Size:                      6-inch

2.       Screen:                 1920x1080 pixels

3.       OS:                        Android 4.2.2

4.       Camera:               13-megapixel camera on the back (coupled with a 2MP shooter on the front)

5.       Processor:           Quad-core 2.2GHz

6.       RAM:                     2GB

7.       Storage memory: 16GB

8.       LED ring flash

9.       4K video recording

10.   The camera can also record full HD video at 60 FPS as well as take 27-megapixel panoramas

11.   Quick first shot to take an image from the lock screen, and smart best shot for multiple images.

12.   4G support, as well as WiFi 802.11 ac,

13.   Bluetooth 4.0, and GPS.

14.   3300mAh capacity battery

Acer’s Float user interfaces, and has Acer Docs/Remote Files/HD Channel, Float Caller, Print, and Data Traffic Manager

The Acer Liquid S2 will become available in black and red "at the end of October;" exact pricing and availability are yet to be revealed.

Source: Acer Liquid S2introduced as first 4k recording smartphone

Microsoft to acquire Nokia's smartphone handset business

Microsoft late Monday announced it is buying Nokia's smartphone and cellular handset business in a deal worth $7.2 billion.

As part of the deal, Microsoft will own the company which has been a leader in creating the Lumia line of smartphones that run Microsoft's Windows Phone operating system. Microsoft is paying $5 billion to buy Nokia's Devices & Services unit and an additional $2.2 billion to license Nokia's patents for $2.2 billion.

The deal will be finalized in early 2014, when about 32,000 Nokia employees will transfer to Microsoft.

Source: Microsoft to buy Nokia phones unit

Apple launched trade-in program "iPhone Reuse and Recycle"

Summary: Apple Inc. said Friday that it has launched an iPhone trade-in program at its U.S. retail locations. The program will allow consumers to trade in older devices for credit on new products.

If you're worried you won't have enough cash saved up before the imminent release of the iPhone 5S, you're in luck. Apple is reportedly introducing a trade-in program ahead of the next iPhone's release, which would get your old iPhone off your hands and take a few bucks off the new one.

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Values can range depending on a variety of factors, including device color, physical damage and liquid damage. Though the prices could very well be tweaked before the program goes wide, the range is said to be around $120-200 for 16GB iPhone 4 and 4S models. A 16GB iPhone 5 in good condition could go for around $250

Maximum trade-in values

*Company offers gift card, not cash

Once the paperwork is done, the value is added to a gift card. The balance is applied to a new device, and the customer keeps the gift card if there’s money left over. The store keeps the old phone. The trade-in program is only applicable if you’re in the store to get a new phone, so you can’t just trade it for a gift card.

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Source: techcrunch, cnbc, huffingtonpost, apple recycling program

China's Xiaomi Hires Google Executive Hugo Barra

Vice president of Android product management Mr. Hugo Barra has announced he’s joining Android smartphone maker Xiaomi as vice president of its global team to expand the device-maker’s product portfolio and worldwide reach.

The news, which was first reported by AllThingsD, followed closely reports about a split between Google co-founder Sergey Brin and his wife Anne Wojcicki. The reports suggest that Brin is now seeing another Google employee who was previously seeing Barra. The third Google employee has not been named. Barra tendered his resignation before the drama involving Brin unfolded.

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Xiaomi is one of a number of Chinese smartphone makers that have been gaining market share in China against foreign rivals like Apple and Nokia. Until recently, these Chinese companies seemed happy with their rising sales in China, the biggest smartphone market, but now companies like Xiaomi, Lenovo and Huawei seem intent on expanding internationally.

Mr. Barra said in a statement posted on a Google social networking service that he intended to help Xiaomi “expand their incredible product portfolio and business globally.”

“I’m really looking forward to this new challenge, and am particularly excited about the opportunity to continue to help drive the Android ecosystem,” he wrote.

“We wish Hugo Barra the best,” Google said in a statement. “We’ll miss him at Google and we’re excited that he is staying within the Android ecosystem.”

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Source: Android’s Hugo Barra Departs Google for China’s Xiaomi

Twitter’s new update conversation Apps for iPhone and Android

Twitter has taken note and a new update to the website, iOS and Android apps available today makes engaging in conversations on Twitter a much more intuitive process. Using this App user can make it easier to discover and follow conversations in their home timeline.

When browsing your Twitter stream, some tweets will now be connected with a blue line, letting you know they're part of a conversation. If you want to view the rest of the associated tweets, just tap on "more replies" and you'll launch the conversation view.

All users will now be able to flag tweets as inappropriate or spammy directly from the app or web interface (iOS users have had this ability for a while) — a change made partially in response to a popular petition with over 100,000 signatures calling for the feature.

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Source: Keep up with conversations on Twitter

Apple snaps up AlgoTrim, a data compression startup

Summary: Apple acquires Swedish codec and compression algorithm maker AlgoTrim.

According to a new report by Swedish emerging industry news service Rapidus, Apple has acquired AlgoTrim, a Swedish company specialising in compression technologies to optimise memory handling in mobile devices. AlgoTrim develops advanced solutions for mobile devices within the fields of data compression, mobile imaging and video, and computer graphics.

AlgoTrim was founded in 2005 by Anders Berglund, Anders Holtsberg and Martin Lindberg, and according to the report, Holstberg recently moved to California, near Apple's headquarters. While confirming to Rapidus he now works for Apple, Holstberg declined to comment on the acquisition to the publication.

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According to AlgoTrim's website, its imaging codecs are used in Google's Gallery app while other compression technology is used to compress firmware updates in some Android devices.

It also has several image codecs to for JPEG, PNG, GIF and BMP files in addition to other imaging solutions for "modern computational photography". The company's products are based on a patented lossless compression method that is used for compressing processor instructions.

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Source: Apple acquires Swedish software start-up

New York Times Website Hacked by Syrian Electronic Army

Second time in this month The New York Times Web site was unavailable to readers on Tuesday afternoon after an online attack on the company’s domain name registrar. A hacker group calling itself the "Syrian Electronic Army" claimed responsibility.

Within minutes of the attack, the New York Times quickly set up alternative websites, posting stories about chemical attacks in Syria. "Not Easy to Hide a Chemical Attack, Experts Say," was the headline of one. The service was restored early Wednesday.

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Source: Times Site Is Disrupted in Attack by Hackers

Facebook Global Government Requests Report for user data

Every year, Facebook gets thousands of requests from governments for access to its users’ data. According to a new company report, the tech giant has an easier time fending off requests from foreign governments than from U.S. law enforcement agencies

Image from facebook

Facebook's Global Government Requests Report, released on Tuesday for the first time, offered details on official requests from 74 countries.

Facebook said "We are pleased to release our first Global Government Requests Report"

The report details the following:

·         Which countries requested information from Facebook about our users

·         The number of requests received from each of those countries

·         The number of users/user accounts specified in those requests

·         The percentage of these requests in which we were required by law to disclose at least some data

The US made by far the most requests, asking for information on between 20,000 and 21,000 users. UK authorities requested Facebook hand over data on 2,337 users.

Report made to Facebook click

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Source: Global Government Requests Report

Microsoft eyes Xbox One launching November-8

A leaked email supposedly originating from a Walmart marketing firm marks the Xbox One with a Friday, November 8 launch date.

The company has yet to announce when the Xbox One will be available, but Microsoft may decide to launch the high-powered console on November 8, gaming site Kotaku reported on Monday, citing a person who has knowledge of Microsoft's plans.

Source: The Xbox One Might Be Out On November 8

Computer backup make it free, find free online storage websites for individual or business purpose

Summary: Online storage is now popular for its easy maintenance, save and secure uploading and downloading files from everywhere you want. Find popular free cloud storage websites.

What is cloud/online storage?

Cloud storage is a model of networked enterprise storage where data is stored in the webhost which are generally hosted by third parties. User requires their data to be hosted free, buy or lease storage capacity from online storage providers.

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There are many online backup service providers; here some free well-liked cloud storage websites;

1.       Google Drive

2.       SkyDrive

3.       Mega

4.       Dropbox

5.       iCloud

6.       IDrive

7.       Just Cloud

8.       Box2

9.       Bitcasa

10.   Evernote

11.   Humyo

12.   Binfire

13.   More cloud storage providers are at the tail of the page

How does it work?

Online Backup involves downloading a company’s software application which will be installed on your computer or laptop. The application will run in the background backing up your files to their secure storage servers. Most companies use 256 bit SSL encryption which is classed as “Bank Grade Security” Most companies provide and online control panel so you can search your files online and download, or share these files. The purpose of the software is to allow you to easily restore your computer if at any point it crashes from hard drive failure, you accidently delete a file or if your laptop is stolen. Restoring files should be easy with just a few clicks but will take some time to download all your files depending on your internet connection speed

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Why cloud storage?

What happen if your hard drive crash, theft, fire, accidental deletion or hardware failure? All these can contribute to lost files. That means our valuable documents are always in risk. Online backup is now a must have for all computer users, as we now live in a digital age where our whole digital life is store online.

Is cloud storage secure?

All online storage providers use 256 bit SSL encryption which is sometimes referred to as “Bank Grade” security. Encryption is the process where data is scrambled into a long series of characters and a key is then needed to unscramble the information again. Encryption is one of the major reasons why online backup is the preferred choice for computer storage. Encryption prevents malicious parties from attempting to access, change or damage files by storing them in a why which is inaccessible without the key. In this aspect its save and secure.

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Other online storage websites;

Zip Cloud, MyPC Backup, SOS, SugarSync, Mozy, BackupGenie, Crash Plan, Carbonite, IBackup, BackBlaze, Backupify, Jungledisk, LiveDrive, keepit, Elephant Drive, ADrive, OpenDrive, Vault Logix, Druva, PennyBackup, Concentsus, Genie Backup, Yousendit.com, CloudBerry, Egnyte Backup, Yotta Vault, MiMedia, Kinetic D, Amazon Online Backup, NovaBackup, SafeCopyBackup ,Backupandshare, 4Shared, Sharefile Backup, Fileswap, Mediafire