Best Tech Acquisitions of all times

Youtube

Acquired by Google in 2006.

Android

Acquired by Google in 2005.

Paypal

Acquired by eBay in 2002.

Motorola

Motorola Mobility acquired by Google in 2011.

NeXT

Acquired by Apple in 1996.

Sun Microsystems

Acquired by Oracle in 2009.

Skype

Acquired by Microsoft in 2011. (Previously acquired by eBay.)

Zappos.com

Acquired by Amazon in 2009.

AdMob

Acquired by Google in 2009.

Flickr

Acquired by Yahoo in 2005.

Instagram

Acquired by Facebook in 2012.

Applied Semantics

Acquired by Google in 2003.

VeriSign

Acquired by Symantec in 2010.

The Huffington Post

Acquired by AOL in 2011.

Palm

Acquired by HP in 2010

Urchin Software

Acquired by Google in 2005.

ITA Software

Acquired by Google in 2010.

Crescendo Networks

Acquired by CISCO in 1993.

Tweet Deck

Acquired by twitter in 2011

Diapers.com

Acquired by Amazon in 2010.

Source:Ranker

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Amazon's success secret revealed (INFOGRAPHIC)

Source : Institute for Local Self-Reliance

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How to create strong and easy to remember passwords

Lots of online accounts , lots of passwords . Managing passwords have become difficult these days , some people are still using passwords like 'password' or '123456'. It is dangerous to use only one password for all your online accounts. So you must create a strong and unique password which is easy to remember and difficult to crack.

Characteristics of a Good password :

• It is not a dictionary word .
• It contains special characters and numbers . 
• It contains a mix of upper case and lower case letters .
• It has a minimum length of 8 characters .
• It is not related to your personal information like birth date , name , phone number etc .

Tips for creating strong passwords:

• Randomly replace letters with numbers , e.g. phones becomes ph0n35 .
• Pick a sentence and reduce it to first letter of each word only , e.g. "HAVING A HEALTHY DISREGARD FOR THE IMPOSSIBLE" becomes HAHDFTI .
• Take a word and reverse spell it , e.g. laptop becomes potpal .
• Don't use common substitutions , e.g. @ for 'A/a' .
• Pick a pattern on your keyboard and type it with alternate use of SHIFT key , e.gZsE4%rDxCfT6 .
• Use your own creativity in replacing letters with numbers and special characters .
• You can use your base password for each of your online accounts , e.g. H@HD4T!:)GMa for your Gmail account or H@HD4T!:)Fb for your Facebook account . 
• You can use password managers like LastPass and OpenID .

25 Worst passwords of 2011:

1. password
2. 123456
3. 12345678
4. qwerty
5. abc123
6. monkey
7. 1234567
8. letmein
9. trustno1
10. dragon
11. baseball
12. 111111
13. iloveyou
14. master 
15. sunshine
16. ashley
17. bailey
18. passw0rd
19. 123123
20. shadow
21. 654321
22. superman
23. qazwsx
24. michael
25. football

Hope you are not using any one of them.

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5 Great products launched at Google I/O 2012

Google I/O has ended and many great products were announced in an answer to Apple's launches at WWDC. Here are 5 great products launched at Google I/O :

Nexus Q:

The first social streaming media player , Nexus Q streams your favorite entertainment directly from the cloud to your living room . You can use it to stream movies , music and Youtube videos to your Android smartphone or tablet . It is priced at 299 $ .

Nexus 7:

The first tablet with Android Jelly bean , trust me this is the most classy 200 $ tablet , comes with a 7 inch HD screen and a battery life of 10 hours . This tablet is competing with Amazon's Kindle Fire and to be launched iPad Mini . 

Offline Google Docs:

While we were already able to access our docs without an internet connection , we can now also edit them on the go . Google announced that offline editing feature is coming soon to spreadsheets and presentations. 

Android 4.1 Jelly Bean:

Google's take on recent launch of iOS 6 . Android Jelly Bean includes a much smoother UI experience , offline voice dictation , offline maps and Google Now . Right now it is available only on Nexus 7 .

Chromebooks:

The Chromebook is an ultraportable notebook running ChromeOS . Earlier this was available only online but now Google is selling it at brick and mortar stores . It's fast , portable and comes with a full built in cloud support . Chromebooks start at 299 $ .

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Google reveals Nexus Q : Social Streaming Media Player

This clip was discovered minutes before Google's Annual Developer Conference . This video of Nexus Q shows a device that can stream music and multimedia from cloud to your home . All you need is an Android phone or tablet and a wi-fi connection . It can also stream Youtube videos and movies .

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Top 7 Google Chrome applications

There is Apple app store , Google play store and for the desktop or laptop users , there is Google Chrome Web Store . Google Chrome being the number one web browser , here are 7 useful applications for your Google Chrome:

Pixlr-o-matic

This applications turn your photos into cool looking retro snaps , you will get instagram like effects direct in your browser . Generate high quality results without any photo editing knowledge .

Free Online PDF Tools

This app converts any format file to PDF , it can merge or split any PDF files . It can also unlock restricted PDF files . A must have app for PDF users .

Tweet Deck

Integrates facebook , twitter and your inbox into one browser tab , stay in touch with whats happening now.

GifPal

Make GIF animations online using your webcam and images . Draw , paint , type and add effects.

My Chrome Theme

Add a personal touch to your browser. Create and share your own Google Chrome custom themes , you can any photo as your Google Chrome theme or you can create a new theme .

Read Later Fast

Save your interesting pages to read later , just right click on that page and choose "Read Later" , it will be saved in your application .

Kindle Cloud Reader

Kindle Cloud Reader is a web app from Amazon that lets you read your Kindle books instantly . You can also read some free ebooks using this app .

There are many more interesting applications at the Google Chrome webstore , just keep browsing and if you find something interesting , share them with us in comments .

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This ya That ? Get the best bet

How often it has happened that you thought you had got the best deal for a book on a website , only to realise there was an even better deal out there ? Not anymore . A new website www.thisyathat.com gives you the opportunity to compare prices of books across various online and offline stores . This website compare prices of books on Flipkart , Infibeam , Crossword , uRead , IndiaPlaza , Landmark and more .

This site is launched by two Wharton undergrads who started it after they ordered a book from a popular bookstore only to find out that it was available for much cheaper on another website . This website also tells which book portal offers COD(Cash on Delivery) and their delivery time . The bestseller books can be browsed on their home page . 

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How to get more likes on your Facebook page

Facebook pages are used to connect a brand with its audience and drive traffic to a business . The more the likes on a Facebook page , the more traffic it will drive to your business . You can build your online presence through Facebook pages . Now , how to get people like your page :

1. Make your page beautiful , the first thing the people will see when they visit your page is your Cover Photo , choose a unique photo which defines your page .

2. Write a short About statement which clearly describes your page and if you have a website put that on your page .

3. Engage with your audience , build a creative and active community around your Facebook page . Add updates , photos , videos so people always see fresh content on your page .

4. Ask your facebook friends to like your page by sending invites to them.

5. Make your trusted friends admin of the page and ask them to send invites to their friends , asking them to like your page ( only admins can send invites )

6. Tag your friends in the photos you post on your page and ask them to tag their friends too . This will multiply your audience .

7. Add a like button to your website . You can get the code here : Like Plugin Code.

8. Run Facebook ads and sponsored stories with a proper advertisement campaign .

Great content drives more likes , post something interesting , related to the topic and post frequently.

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First look at WP 7.8 running on Lumia 900

Source:WMPoweruser

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How to get free e-books from Amazon ?

There are many free e-books available on Amazon's webstore which can be read on any Kindle device and a PC . Kindle users can download them directly and PC users can read them in Amazon's Cloud Reader . You just have to make a free Amazon account at www.amazon.com and download their official app from read.amazon.com.

Now where to get those free e-books ?

Well there is a website for that , www.hundredzeros.com . This website has a large listing of e-books which are available for free on Amazon's webstore . You can browse e-books by subjects like Business books , Computers and Internet , Romance etc.

Happy Reading ! Enjoy .

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