How to Download Free E-Books

Before you start worrying about the cost of buying eBooks. it's worth remembering that there are a number of places you can download eBooks for free and its legal.

There are  a number of website sites such as Free-eBooks.net, Oboko and Project Gutenberg that offer free out-of-copyright eBooks that can be downloaded. Project Gutenberg houses 36,000 free eBooks and includes links to a total of 100,000 hosted on other sites meanwhile BooksOnBoard.com offers a selection of free Harlequin romances and a range of cut-price titles. The only snag here is they can't be downloaded directly to your device using a Wi-Fi or 3G connection. You'll have to download them to your PC and then transfer to your eReader by connecting the device to your computer via its bundled USB cable. Although Free-eBooks.net has an app for Google Android and iOS devices which means you can download the eBooks straight to your mobile phone.

Alternatively, Lovereading.co.uk lets you download digital extracts of books so you can see if you like the book before shelling out for it. It's also worth visiting specific author or publisher websites and signing up for newsletters from them, as sometimes cheap or free eBooks are offered, or even follow them on Twitter. WH Smith offers a handful off free ebooks, along with a selection of 'Bargain eBooks' which start from 99p and certainly won't break the bank. Waterstones also offers cheap eBooks

Source: pcadvisor.co.uk

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Things You Should Know About The New IPad3

On March 8, 2012, Apple introduced its "new iPad" with great expectation and fanfare. It was generally greeted with a loud "meh." And those people are missing an important insight.
For example, CNN reported "REVIEW: NEW IPAD NEITHER DUD NOR 'REVOLUTION.' On first glance, the new, never-to-be-actually-named iPad is exactly the same as its predecessor: Same size, same price, same colors."

Polishing a Great Product

with the new iPad, there isn't much more to bring to a great design other than a noticeable increase in display resolution and initially invisible increased compute power and G4 cellular network speed. And you get all of this for the same price as the last generation.
This trend was initially observed by Moore's law in 1965 - technology doubles in capability every year (plus or minus) for the same price. (For a great overview, check out Moore's Law on Wikipedia).

Most Users Miss the Value

If a tablet just replaces books, magazines, and TV screens, then advances in network speed and compute power get overlooked or ignored.
Most iPads get used as an entertainment device. These users won't think that the new iPad has much value because they don't believe that there is any advantage to them.
And that's where most people ignore and miss out on what's really happening. The reality is that higher quality video and a better resolution display demands more compute power and network bandwidth. And this offers much more capability that only a few will recognize and capitalize.

Exponential Improvements

The iPad 2 is twice as powerful as its predecessor in terms of compute power and networking speed. And the new iPad is twice as powerful again. This makes the new iPad four times more powerful then the original.
There is no reason to think that the next generation iPad won't be twice as powerful again. So in five years, the "iPad 8" will be 128 times more powerful than the original.

The Power User's Advantage

Power users will find ways to use that to their advantage. For example, if a Google search occurs in half the time, you can accomplish more. If voice commands -- three times faster than typing -- improves productivity, you become freed to do other things. If you can see more on the higher-resolution screen, then you can take in more information in a single page, speeding your tasks.
If you really want to benefit from the exponential technology curve, figure out how to use the rapidly advancing compute and network power of devices like the iPad. Get ahead of the curve with your ideas and products. In the next 24 months, you'll be able to bring to market products that 99.9% of people can't even imagine right now.

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What is Cloud Computing ?

The term 'Cloud Computing' was born in the middle of 2007. The word 'Cloud' is a metaphor to describe the Internet. So it can be explained simply as computing (applications, storage, services etc.) residing on the Internet which the users connect to.
For example, if you are using web applications from big firms such as Google or Microsoft, it means that you are using Cloud Computing. The web applications such as Gmail, Google Calendar, Hotmail, Salesforce, Dropbox and Google Docs are all Cloud Computing services because when connecting to those services, the users will access to massive integrated server groups on the Internet.
Why using Cloud Computing:
Generally, large corporations install certain applications on servers to provide lower costs (shared storage, management, architecture etc.) and distributed connectivity (e.g. global access). With Cloud Computing, resources are shared, so a single email server may serve 500 companies instead of 500 companies needing to buy their own internal email server for example. Therefore, it reduces the cost arising from individual companies hosting their own services locally. As saying above, the word 'Cloud' refers to the Internet.
Currently, many companies have posted their applications to the Internet and have integrated features through a web browser allowing connectivity from different computing platforms (Windows, Mac, Linux etc.)
What does Cloud Computing have to do for your business:
Easier: If usually run their applications on their own servers that are placed in their offices, it requires local effort for maintenance, the cost and the time to keep things running continuously and upgrading. If they use it, they will still use the same applications but the applications will be implemented on an Internet facing server. In many cases, the maintenance, upgrading and running of the server is handles by a data center or application provider. Further, they can also let their users or associates use the applications without having to install anything to their computers.
More efficient: Have you ever thought that your company will use Office 360 or Google Docs instead of Microsoft Office or Open Office? From cloud services, the company doesn't have to spend large amounts of money on licensing fees, maintenance, updating etc. It's all carried out without them needing to be too concerned.
The drawback of office application based cloud computing is that it is completely dependent on a reliable internet service. Also a slow internet connection can make the experience unpleasant if there are long delays between doing different function.
Much cheaper: There are no capital expenditures upfront (no need to buy servers etc.) and most services grow as your needs grow so you only pay for what you need. The cost is also easier to bear for the small companies.
Flexible: A global solution designed to suit your needs. It is quickly adaptable if your needs change. You might add or remove users and set up regular or spike access time.
Secure: More sophisticated security system but interdependent with the company operating the servers and may not be suitable for confidential data.

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Best Android Apps 2012

Best Android Weather Apps:

• The  Weather Channel : free

The Weather Channel provides the most accurate and relevant weather information whenever weather matters to you.

• Animated Weather Widget :

 Animated Weather forecast: realistic video effects, detailed world data. Free!
Digital Clock widget 4x2 with Weather forecast application and live wallpapers. The exquisitely realistic video effects of cloudiness, rain and snow provide the vivid sensation of current or future weather conditions for more than 50000 locations over the world.

• Go Weather:

 GO Weather is an amazing weather app. Cool UI, 3D Videos.

Best Android Utilities Apps: 

• Evernote: 

This Application makes your notes searchable , you can capture photos and record voices.

•  Dropbox:

This app Allows you to access your files from any Browser as well as your mobile device . This makes your content more secure.

• Alarm Clock Plus :

This app contain A math feature that makes you solve a simple question to dismiss it . This way you know when its really time to get out of bed.


Best Android Entertainment Apps

                              

•  Google  Music :

Google Music allows you to access your library from mobile or desktop browser across platforms . Its free and offer free songs to download.

• Cardio Trainer : 

Mobile weight loss and cardio trainer that allows you to map out a run , track your distance over time or log in your weight loss goals.

TweetDeck :

Tweet deck is a good option because it integrates twitter , facebook and foursquare .

Life Is Better With Google Play

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Google Creates Hub for Buying Apps, Entertainment in One Place

Image via CrunchBaseGoogle Inc. (GOOG), stepping up competition with Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) in digital media, unveiled a site called Google Play that lets users get Android applications, music, books and movies in one place.
The new service brings together Google’s various online stores that feature downloadable products, said Jamie Rosenberg, the company’s director of digital content. Mountain View, California-based Google begins to roll out the service today on mobile devices that run its Android operating system and will release a Web browser-based version for personal computers.

“Now all of your media experiences with Google live in one place,” Rosenberg said in an interview. “It can really tie it all together for consumers.”
Google is trying to capitalize on its leadership in Internet search and smartphone software to grab a bigger piece of the digital-entertainment market, which is dominated by Apple. Apple has built its iTunes music store into a source of movies, TV shows and other content. Amazon, meanwhile, is the biggest seller of electronic books.
Google Play will give recommendations based on what users previously purchased, Rosenberg said. It also will make it easier for the developers and media companies to sell their apps and content.
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HTC One X for AT&T pictures, video, and hands-on preview

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HTC's new flagship is here: the HTC One X is in the vanguard of not just the new "One" lineup, but of HTC's mini-revival for 2012. Based on our brief time with it, we think the phone will manage to pull off both of those heavy tasks, though whether it will be enough to fend off Samsung's rumored Galaxy S III is sadly going to be an open question until later this year. For now, the HTC One X impresses on its own terms and specs, and what great specs they are.

The first and most important thing about the One X is its screen: a 4.7-inch 720p "Super LCD 2" panel that is simply better than anything we've seen on the market. It's bright and crisp, of course, but as we turned and twisted the phone we were literally unable to come up with a viewing angle that contained any distortion or discoloration.
4.7 inches is most definitely on the high-end of what we'd consider acceptable for a phone's size, but HTC has managed to craft a device that doesn't feel completely unwieldy in the hand. Part of that is due to the 9.7mm thickness, but most of it comes from the polycarbonate shell that's both grippable and attractive. We'd say that the plastic on the HTC One X is second only to the Lumia 800 (and 900) in terms of material quality, appearance, and overall feel. The rear of the phone is necessarily a wide expanse of the plastic, interrupted mainly by the 8-megapixel lens that juts out just a bit.
HTC chose to keep permanent, capacitive buttons in lieu of the on-screen button of the Galaxy Nexus. In practice it's not problematic, but it is a curious design choice given Google's push to remove the need for physical buttons in ICS. One thing that could be grating to those with small (or even normal) hands is that the power button it located on the top of the device, requiring quite a long reach if you are using the phone with one hand.
The camera takes pictures as quickly as HTC's claimed 0.7-seconds in our testing so far, thanks no doubt to the "HTC Image Chip" that handles much of the image processing work. The f/2.0 aperture makes macro shots easy and better than most anything we've used barring the iPhone 4S. HTC also included a large set of Instagram-like effects that can be applied in real-time as you're composing your shot, but unfortunately it did not include a dedicated physical camera button. HTC also chose to go with a single LED flash instead of two, but told us that it is backed by significantly smarter software that will only light it up as brightly as the situation requires instead of just flashing a blinding ray every time.

HTC's One X also leads the company's Android 4.0 and Sense 4.0 charge, and on both fronts we're pleased with the implementation. Sense in particular is a different beast compared to the previous generations, it's lighter and more sensible than previous efforts and on the whole it's frankly less intrusive. When Sense first debuted on Android, it was common to call it the best of the Android skins and with 4.0 HTC has a chance to take that dubious crown again: there are no more pesters to merge contacts, the dock is customizable and no longer permanently set to annoying defaults, and it matches stock Android's horizontal scrolling on the app launcher.
Multitasking, however, is not quite the stock Ice Cream Sandwich experience. Instead of presenting a vertical list of swipe-able apps, Send 4.0 takes you to an entirely new screen that shows your most recently used apps in a horizontal list that's reminiscent of Windows Phone 7. Each app is angled at around 45 degrees and can be swiped up to quit. Sense 4.0 also uses Dropbox as your cloud-storage solution, which help alleviate the fact that it only contains 16 gigs of onboard storage (32GB in non-US version), but even in today's well-connected world that could be a problem for some. Maybe our favorite feature in the new sense is an upgraded Car experience that pretty much does everything you'd want a car app to do: you can quickly swipe between contacts, Google navigation, and music in a "fat-finger" interface that's simple and intuitive.
Most importantly for the skin and the overall feel of the phone, the Tegra 3 processor has no problems whatsoever driving the phone. Whereas before Sense constantly gave you the feeling that the phone was struggling to keep up with your taps and swipes, with the One X we found little to complain about in terms of lag. We'll have to see if the AT&T LTE variant with it dual-core Qualcomm S4 chip presents the same experience, but early benchmarks for the S4 lead us to be hopeful. The One X has 1GB of RAM and in our brief time with the phone it handled multiple apps without issue.

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