Facebook is constantly bringing new changes to its design and features, so that people kind of don’t get bored with it. Today, Mark Zuckerberg revealed the new design of Facebook’s News Feed at Facebook HQ in Menlo Park. Facebook took cue from its Mobile site design to create this new News Feed. The design unifies Facebook experience across all platforms – Computer and Mobile and Tablet. It has sidebar on the left similar to its mobile news feed. The images now look bigger and the content are more visible as compared to previous design. Now you can also view Photo feeds, Music feeds and different types of feed along with the usual News Feed. The new design will be gradually rolling out to users in coming weeks. To join the waiting list visit http://www.facebook.com/about/newsfeed. As Mark said the goal of  this new design is to ”give everyone in the world the best personalized newspaper we can,”.

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BlackBerry had recently posted a teaser on their website about a new phone with BlackBerry 10 which is scheduled for January 30, 2013. Number of leaks have started emerging as the launch date closes near. tinhte.vn has leaked few pics of the device that BlackBerry is teasing. The smartphone is said to be one of the BlacBerry L-Series. The pictures reveal a good-sized touch screen with specifications like microHDMI port, NFC antenna, microSD card slot, micro SIM and 1800 mAh battery. As of now the specifications look good but we’ll have to wait and see how the BlackBerry 10 shines.

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Marissa Mayer, CEO of Yahoo introduced new improved Yahoo! Mail with email clients for iOS, Android and Windows 8. The iOS app has got new side menu, one similar to Facebook. There are push notifications, adding image from camera roll and also speedy and power efficient. Android app has been written from the ground up. The iOS and Android Yahoo! Mail app looks similar to Gmail App. Windows 8 app has got the Metro look and supports live tiles. Over the next few days, most mail users will begin to experience the new web version of Yahoo! Mail. Here is what Marissa Mayer said on the official blog spot:

“Email is the ultimate daily habit. It’s often the first thing we check in the morning and the last thing before going to bed. Why? Because it’s one of the simplest and most basic forms of communication. And since it’s such an important part of our daily lives, we’re making a few improvements to Yahoo! Mail.”

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The biggest challenge faced by any App Store is piracy. It not only hurts the revenue of Developers but also the brand image of App Store. Microsoft recently launched Windows 8 and it is doing everything to be used widely accepted by both developers and users. But this is something that will pose a problem for Microsoft. A Nokia engineer, Justin Angel has published a detail post how to edit few files and change a game from trial to full version. Well the steps are not that easy for any normal user but if you are interested in looking at Justin’s work hit the source. Also the news as gathered so much interest among people, that Justin’s website has gone offline due to heavy traffic. So for whom the website is still inaccessible we’ve also shared Google Cache link for the site. The Verge reached out to Microsoft for comment and A Microsoft spokesperson says:

“Variety of extra measures to help harden Windows 8″ against hackers. “Any successful software distribution channel faces the challenge of being targeted by people wishing to circumvent the system for ill-gotten gains and we’re committed to ongoing protection of both customer and developer interests.”

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Just few days ago, Microsoft had announced availability of Windows 8 and as a special offer Microsoft is selling Windows 8 Pro for $39.99 or Rs 1,999 till January 31, 2013. And those who bought new PC or Laptop after June 2nd with Windows pre-installed can get it for just $14.99 or Rs 699 by visiting http://www.windowsupgradeoffer.com/. Now many would be thinking that only those who bought new machines after June 2nd can avail this offer, but anyone who knows how to use internet can get new Windows 8 Pro for just  $14.99 or Rs 699. We don’t know if this is a bug or Microsoft intentionally did this so that maximum users buy Windows 8 legally. Below are the steps to avail this offer even if you are not eligible.

1. Visit http://www.windowsupgradeoffer.com/ and select your country.
2. Fill out the form with any random data, except your email address should be valid and date of purchase should be after June 2, 2012.
3. Once the form is submitted you will receive a Promo Code in your email.
4. Now visit this link. Indian users should use this link.
5. Click on download Windows 8 Pro and Windows Upgrade Assistant will be downloaded.
6. Open the downloaded file and it will check your PC for any possible errors that might occur while upgrading.
7. Once everything is good to go  you can buy Windows 8 from same program. It will show the price for Windows 8 Pro as $39.99 or Rs 1,999. But on “Confirm your order” screen you can enter the Promo Code which you received in your email and the price will come down to $14.99 or Rs 699.
8. Once payment is done, you will receive your license key in email and now you can download Windows 8. If you don’t want to download the whole file then you can add physical Windows 8 DVD before checking out but that will cost you extra.

Note: I’ve tried this offer and got my licence key but still downloading Windows 8. Will keep you updated with the progress.

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Google was about to unveil its flagship Nexus 4 at tomorrow’s event, but that won’t be happening. Hurricane Sandy has made Google postpone the event to some day in future. Google don’t want to take any chances as Hurricane Sandy’s path is very close to New York where the event was scheduled. Here is the official statement from Google:

“We are canceling our Monday morning event in New York due to Hurricane Sandy. We will let you know our plans as soon as we know more.”

Last year Galaxy Nexus event was also postponed to pay respect to late Steve Jobs. So the playground is closed for now.

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After long wait Microsoft has officially launched Windows 8. Users can download Windows 8 Pro for $39.99 or Rs 1,999 for digital download and if you want a physical installation disk then it will cost you $69.99. Now this pricing is only available till January 31, 2013 as a special offer from Microsoft. Those people who just brought new PC or Laptop after June 2 and are disappointed because they should have waited to get Windows 8 instead of Windows 7 pre-installed, well Microsoft has some pretty update offer for you guys as well. Users who have purchased new machines after June 2 running Windows 7 will be eligible for an update to Windows 8 for just $14.99 or Rs 699. Just visit http://www.windowsupgradeoffer.com/ to avail this offer. Start downloading Windows 8 Pro from here.

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iPhone 5 was long back available in US and lots of other countries, but as always Indian shores are always late in receiving the iPhone goodness. Well iPhone 5 is about to launch soon in India, so soon that online shopping stores like Infibeam and Saholic are taking pre-orders. Ingram Micro, Apple’s partner for distributing iPhone 5 in India have officially stated that iPhone 5 will be available in leading stores on 2nd November. They have not declared any price but as per the Saholic price list 16GB iPhone 5 will be available for Rs 45,500. 32GB and 64GB will be up for pre-order withing few days and will be priced for Rs 52,500 and Rs 59,500 respectively. Apple have recently started giving importance to India (iPhone 5 will be launched in India before Apple announces iPhone 6) and also from today prices for Apps in AppStore have started appearing in Indian rupees. So India get ready Apple might even surprise us with their very on Apple Stores in India. So whose pre-ordering iPhone 5?

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Not a long time ago Apple had unveiled its 3rd generation resolutionary iPad with retina display. It might be too early but Apple has announced a new iPad same as iPad 3 but with different internal components and they are even calling it 4th generation iPad. It packs a new A6X processor, dual-band 802.11 a/b/g/n WiFi, new Lightning port that we saw in iPhone 5 and iPod Touch and FaceTime HD camera. The new processor provides double graphics and CPU performance which is as good as iPhone 5. Pricing is same has the old iPad with a 16GB WiFi version costing you $499 and $130 for cellular support.

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After lots of rumors and hypes, Apple has finally unveiled the new iPad mini at today’s event to take on Amazon’s Kindle and Google’s Nexus 7. As expected the iPad mini looks like bigger version of iPod Touch. It has 7.9-inch display with resolution of 1024 x 768 same as iPad 2. It’s just 7.2mm thin and weighs not more than .68 pounds. It has same anodized back as iPhone 5 and has 35 percent more display space than Google’s Nexus 7. iPad mini runs Apple’s old A5 processor which was present in iPhone 4S but has new Lighting dock connector. It supports LTE but still promises 10 hours of battery life. A 5MP iSight Camera seats at back with Facetime HD camera at front. Now pricing, 16GB Wi-Fi only model will cost you $329 and similarly $429 for 32GB, $529 for 64GB with extra $130 for LTE support for every model. Apple has also made those lovely Smart Cover for iPad mini. Pre-orders will start after two days on 26th October, Wi-Fi models will start shipping from 2nd November whereas LTE models will start shipping two weeks later. As Apple puts it - ”The iPad mini is every inch an iPad”. What do you think?

Specifications of iPad mini

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