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Behold the future of computer technology:Part 1

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In today's fast paced world, the technology is also advancing at a hefty pace.Today,smartphones,ultrabooks, tablets, cloud computing, 3G/4G etc. are already impacting a major population of the world. But who says it all ends here? This is the beginning, beginning of better technology to follow and make us behold in awe! So lets have a look at what we can expect in the near future:- 1) Smart monitors - Just like smart TVs' we'll have smart monitors or even better. Gesture or touch controlled monitors would be the norm in the years to come. Be it playing games, surfing the net, watching a movie or writing a program, operating on smart monitors would be a breeze. 2) Ink-less printers- Gone are the days of those expensive cartridges! Welcome ink-less printers! Recently Dell launched an ink-less printer for the mobile users-  Wasabi PZ310 Photo Printer .  It uses Zink zero-ink technology and supports Bluetooth.  Get clean ink less photographs, coloured pa

8 Awesome features of Outlook.com

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Do you remember Hotmail? Well, offcourse you do! Hotmail was the first free web-based email service provider owned by Microsoft. Many of us might even have made our first email account on it (I did!).But all good things come to an end and its time to bid adieu to Hotmail finally... But, Hey! This is not the end. Microsoft has come out with a new,refreshing, more clean version of Hotmail called Outlook . So lets have a look at its 11 awesome features:- 1) Metro Interface- Outlook has a pretty clean metro user interface resembling Windows 8. All the unnecessary stuff has been dropped out to bring out the simplicity. 2) Mail Sorting- Intelligent auto sorting of mails is a completely new feature that'll surely make your life easier! 3) Auto clean up- The scheduled auto clean up feature that retains the last mail from a sender is another added bonus. 4) Skype- No need to download Skype as a separate app as it is a part and parcel of Outlook. 5) Social linking- Outlook au

Top 3 Panoramic camera apps for Android

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Android is all about functionality. You can do unimaginable things with this versatile mobile OS, one of them being taking panoramic shots! Though Android ICS comes built-in with the panoramic mode in its camera app, Android Gingerbread(2.3), Froyo(2.2) and other lower-end Android versions do not come with this feature. Hence, if you want a taste of the panoramic shots on your Android, just give these apps a try:- 1) Photaf Panorama - This great app has already been downloaded 22000+ times on the Google Play Store. What sets this app apart from the others is its clean and easy to use interface. It helps you in creating beautiful 360 degree panoramic photos utilizing the camera of your Android and the orientation sensor to tell you at what angle the shot was taken. This app automatically stitches the photos to create a seamless 360 degree panoramic photo, which you can also set as your wallpaper. The pro version costs around $4. This version is free of cost and is rated

Top 2 launchers for Android ICS

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Android Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0 is spreading like fire across the world. New handsets with ICS are being released, updates are being provided to compatible phones and development on this latest version is also in full swing! But what takes the fun out of ICS is the UI that comes bundled along with this wonderful mobile OS. Taking the example of HTC and Samsung, both of them come with their own UIs i.e. Sense for HTC and Touchwiz for Samsung. But usually these UIs take the cake away from ICS in a big way. So here are the top 2  launchers for ICS that you can try out to bring back the original charm of ICS on your device or change things ,the way you want to! 1) Apex Launcher - Apex Launcher is currently the best launcher for ICS 4.0+ devices.Its swift, robust and highly customizable. It comes bundles with numerous features including customizable homescreens, fancy transition effects, multiple drawer styles etc. Though the pro version comes for around $4 on the Google Play