6 Startup and trends of 2011

As the time goes technology and science seeks advancement day by day which lets the new trends to walk in .Here is the list of new trends and startup which is introduced to define 2011.

1. Checkin check’s in

Some say that checkin is dead but it has taken a new face. This internet based network services is re launched with refreshed ideas which is suits current technology .Foursquare which devoured in the year 2009 put up his new 3.0 version .SCAVNGR has also launched its new payment APP “LEVELUP” but it is of no use. Some of the preemptive checkin apps like imup4, crowdbeacon, ditto is helping people to tell what they are planning to do instead what they are doing.

2. Independent Group messaging Apps

Though there are rumors coming around about the acquisitions and re launches of group messaging Apps by many App making giants has subsided. Google launched its Disco which was Slide’s App but it had many flaws in it. later facebook came out with a acquirement news of Beluga followed by Skype’s Groupme.

3. Everything for Everyone says Birchbox

Birchbox is a smart streamlined way to buy high end cosmetics, now it has also included featured products from InStyle, New York Post and Mari Claire and staples. It has jus followed the footsteps of Groupon to promote its products through Daily deals. Now consumers can avail their monthly requirements even for their babies and pets from their subscriptions.

4. Local and Real time for peer to peer Marketplaces

As ebay and Amazon does a great job in peer to peer market, some small enterprises like craiglist, Zaarly, Taskrabbit has planned to implement real time location based services using mobile phones and GPS services. This improvement will help the individual to outsource their chores in the market which they don’t want to deal with.

5. New age online

The days of “love at first sight” has been changed to “love at website” a study from Match.com says 17% of the couple got married through online dating in past three years .They seem to be comfortable in moving their real life with the aid of internet. They rely on it completely before they make a move trusting that it will create a positive impact.

6. Rise of New York tech city

While twitter has already opened its first official NYC office on Madison Avenue.It is expected that the city will become as a Hub for technology based industries. The city appointed its first chief digital officer Rachel Sterne. Her Moto is to draw potential investors to build their organization in the upcoming 2.1 million square foot tech campus on Roosevelt Island where facebook will have its engineering office soon.

60 Percent of Indian Internet Users Shop Online

Online shopping is gaining popularity in India, with a report from ComScore Inc. showing that 3 of every 5 Internet users now shop online.

The report is based on online audience measurement data from ComScore Media Matrix. It states that 27.2 million, i.e. nearly 60 percent of online population in India visited retail sites in November 2011 which is an 18 percent increase from the last year.

16.5 percent of the total online population visited Deal or Coupon sites which show the increasing popularity of these sites. The increased online visibility of retailers through the marketing campaigns and the awareness of people about the sites make the people shop through web. According to Kedar Gavane, ComScore Director for India, “The online channel is playing an important role in connecting the retailers and customers. The retailers have to take advantage of this growth by addressing the needs of potential customers like convenience in ordering and attractive pricing.”

The Coupons category showed a whopping increase of 629 percent from the last year with a visit of 7.6 million customers, lead by Snapdeal.com with 5.2 million followed by mydala.com with 1.4 million and Crazeal.com with 1 million visitors.

ComScore also released the list of top online retail sites based on the number of unique visitors. Amazon leads the list with 6.8 million visitors representing a 14.7 percent of online population. Apple.com worldwide sites came second with 3.4 million followed by Samsung.com with 2.8 million and Flipkart.com with 2.7 million.

The whole time popular item Books, showed a negative growth of three percent from last year. In the user Demographics, male users dominate with 61.8 percent compared to the 38.2 percent females.

With the launch of more retail sites and promotion of existing sites, the number is expected to grow more in the future.

China Racing to Build Super-Computing Centers

With an online population of around 500 million, China is vigorously racing to complete its construction of big, efficient and abundant datacenters as well as super-computer sites, especially with the development of national computer infrastructure in its latest five year plan.

The massive construction of a supercomputing site in the Shenzhen province was noted last year at the IEEE Forum, by IBM’s vice president of deep computing- David Turek , as China's serious effort to develop itself in the field of supercomputing.

According to Steve Sams, VP of global site and facilities services (a unit of Global Technology Services), the Hebei Langfang Range Information Hub would be the centerpiece of China’s third development zone. The Hebei project is expected to be completed by 2016. Another data-center development project is underway in the province of Shanghai.

Local governments are providing their support and funding to this cause, and aim for the construction of as many as 20 data centers with time.

The past has seen China undergoing tides of growth, but none of them have been well-planned and organized said Rick Einhorn, worldwide director for HP's Critical Facilities Services group.

However, Sams said that the data centers under planning and current construction would be built according to the latest eco-friendly construction concepts.

Foreign companies and businesses such as IBM and HP along with businesses in the US will benefit greatly from this growth spurt, as emphasized by Einhorn. "We have more people in China focused on data center development and strategy than, I believe, in any country in the world," he said.

However, some analysts such as Michelle Bailey from IDC say some companies might not pick China as a center for international IT services as a result of its policies regarding “…ownership rights for data and other assets.” She said it would be interesting if China could evolve to keep in step with the market.

Other competitors in the race to build super-computing centers, as pointed out by Turek, include Europe, Japan and Russia.

'LG Prada 3.0' Arrives in India by Jan 2012

The united product of LG and Prada into the Smartphone market “LG Prada 3.0” is entering the Asian and European market in the first month of 2012. Presently the handsets have Android’s Gingerbread and LG confirms that the latest Android OS-Ice Cream Sandwich-will be available for the device in the future.

LG Prada 3.0, which is also known as LG Prada K2 has a trendy design and a high performing hardware. It is equipped with 4.3-inch wide NOVA Plus LG TFT-LCD display with a WVGA resolution of 800 x 480, a dual-core 1GHz Cortex-A9 CPU, an 8MP camera with 1080p HD video recording, a 1.3MP front-facing camera and also supports GPS, Bluetooth and WiFi. Some additional features are; 8GB internal memory with microSD card support, 1540mAh battery and has display features 800 nits of brightness.

The exact price of this Smartphone in India is not yet confirmed by LG, but YS-Tech reports states that it will cost around 42,315 ($ 778). Reports also reveals the fact that LG will not price its Prada 3.0 so high in price sensitive markets like India, therefore we can expect to see this stylish handset in an affordable price this New Year.

LG Launching World's Biggest OLED TV

LG is all set to launch world’s biggest OLED TV panel in 2012 at Customer Electronics Show in January. Earlier Sony came up with 11.1 inch SonyDrive XEL-1, the first OLED TV that cost around 69600. But still, the biggest ultra thin TV is yet to come and LG has made it possible by creating a 55-inch ultra-thin OLED TV with 100,000:1 contrast ratio.

“Our objective has always been to actively define and lead emerging display technology markets,” said Sang Beom Han, CEO and Executive Vice President of LG Display. “Although OLED technology is seen as the future of TV display, the technology has been limited to smaller display sizes and by high costs, until now. LG Display’s 55-inch OLED TV panel has overcome these barriers.”

Organic Light Emitting Diodes (OLED) are more advanced and has more advantage over existing LCDs. The OLED display transmits better image quality even in low ambient light and it is lighter and thinner compared to LCDs. As per the company, the 55-inch OLED model that is 5 millimeters thick would be the largest OLED display so far with the white OLED technology giving the best-quality images. The price and availability details are not yet disclosed.

LG’s Press release states “The panel adopts an Oxide TFT technology for backplane which is different from a Low Temperature Poly Silicon (LTPS) type generally used in existing small-sized OLED panels. Moreover, the Oxide TFT type produces identical image quality to high performance of LTPS base panels at significantly reduced investment levels”.

However, Samsung is also planning to unveil its 55-inch OLED TV at CES in 2012. So, LG will be facing a big time competition with this huge player in the TV market for this vertical too.

10 Best Doodles of the Year 2011

Larry Page and Sergey Brin’s initiative to notify the users of a server crash during the Burning Man Festival of 1998 in the Nevada desert kick started a whole new genre of doodles. Google celebrates festivals, honors legends, and allows you to play around with physics through its doodles.

Here is a list of 10 most cherished Google-Doodles of year 2011 as listed PC-Mag.com

1. Google plays guitar for Les Paul’s 96^th Birthday

Google celebrated Les Paul’s 96^th birthday by means of its guitar doodle. Les Paul was a Guitarist and inventor who built his own guitar, and electric guitar out of his passion for stringed instruments, and in his search for the perfect sounding guitar. The interactive Guitar Doodle created by Kris Hom and Joey Hurst in June 2011 using JavaScript & Flash allowed users to record their own composition when they “strummed” the strings.

2. Shy man “Mercury” as a Doodle

This featured Doodle was created in remembrance of “Don’t stop me Now” Hero Queen Frontman Freddie Mercury and had a YouTube video on its Back end. Google Engineers took three long months to design the Doodle. Jim Beach who is the member of Mercury’s band has set up Mercury Phoenix Trust for the people who are affected by HIV positive.

3. Google’s Art for Art

It was Art Clokey’s 90th birthday that Google dedicated its home page to, with an interactive stop motion doodle that depicts the important characters of Gumby, (which was created by Art). The characters popped out for a moment as the cursor moved over the colored ‘clay’ figures. “This Doodle is a tribute to my father” said Clokey’s son who now owns the all new Gumby Website.

4. Google honored Charlie Chaplin

Google posted an action video depicting Charlie Chaplin’s silent film on his 122^nd birthday. It occupied 36 long hours to honor Charlie Chaplin. Chaplin, who was born in 1889, began his entertainment career at the age of 14. He started his own film company in 1917, and lived till he was 60.

5. Birthday of Muppets creator Jim Henson

Google has brought in six original characters with life crafted by Henson who is a Muppets creator .The characters were created in Jim Henson’s company for Google’s Doodle to launch as a home page for Henson’s 75^th birthday .The Muppets are from diversified family . Henson philosophy was that we should love people not for their similarities, but for their differences.

6. Google celebrates Verne’s Birthday

Author Jules Verne’s 183^rd birthday was celebrated by Google with an interactive Doodle .This Doodle allows the visitors to navigate under the sea which is the “20,000 leagues under the Sea”. This Doodle remains the most fascinated Doodle of the year says Google Doodler Jennifer . Verne’s some of the famous works are “journey to the center of the earth” And The world Famous “Around the world in 80 days”.

7. Animated Doodle Honors Martha Graham

The animation began with Graham’s signature from “lamentations” and then got morphed into a pose from “satiric festival” and then ended with “a sweep of a skirt”. She was well known for her new style of dance in early 1920’s. She performed 181 stage shows throughout her life.

8.Lucille Ball’s 100th Birthday

This logo which is in the vintage TV is from Lucille’s I love Lucy TV show in 1951, Ball’s began her profession for a Hollywood movie Studio MGM she was been acting for Hollywood movies for 20 years before getting in to small screens.

9. Children’s Author Roger Hargreaves 76th Birthday

Google put a series of pictures from Roger’s Mr.Men and Little Miss Book. Hargreaves was a well known children’s author .This was one of his biggest success which sold millions of copies. Mr. Men is being sold every 2.5 seconds around the world.

10. 92nd Birthday of Richard Scarry

Scarry who was born in Boston in 1919, was a comfortable childhood author. He is an art director, editor, and also an eminent writer .The doodle carried the characters of “Busytown” which is a fiction. He was known for anthropomorphic animals living in the fictional Busy Town.

2012: A Year of Mobile Threats

2011 witnessed convoluted malware attacks on the mobile field. The end of 2011 showed a 4 percent increase in the mobile attacks compared to the first quarter. Adding to it, the global yearly likelihood of an android user clicking on a malicious link reached to a 36 percent and the trend is not going to end as 2012 is predicted to be the year of mobile malware.

The android world keeps on evolving; so are the malwares. The malware developers took an estimated $1 million from android users this year and are planning on looting more. The smart phones are most vulnerable targets as they are rich in applications and data, are tied to the payment processing services, and usually have less security compared to the PC’s.

The expected threats will be on various levels like SMS/Fraud calls, mobile botnets, and vulnerable smart devices. The SMS malware raises primary threat as they are the easiest tie into a transaction infrastructure. Google has removed 22 applications from the android market last month as they are found to charge customers by sending and receiving messages on their behalf. Botnets include a connection of infected mobiles which have the capacity of infecting other phones. 10 families of botnets were discovered in the late 2011 and the number is expected to increase in the coming year. Also security holes in the numerous smart phones will be a driving factor.

The threats are building up as there are new ways of speeding up the process to save the time and money of a malware writer. One process is “Automated repackaging” where the repackaged, infected versions of applications are released into the third party markets. “Malvertising” is another process where a genuine looking advertisement will lead the user to a fraudulent site. The PC based attacks like fraudulent websites, e-mails are also finding their way into the android market as the number of users accessing the internet from smart devices is going to touch a whole time high.

The applications which are more likely to come up with threats are games, utility and porn. So the mobile users are warned to take extreme precautions while downloading and installing the vast applications as they may be stepping into a trap, unknowingly.

LG Smartphone 'Fantasy' with Windows Mango

LG’s only contribution to the Smartphone market till now is its Jil Sander Mobile. However it seems like LG is coming up with a new Smartphone with Window Phone 7.5 (Mango) OS named as ‘Fantasy’ (for the time being). The information about this new device is leaked from a XDA forum member who bought a prototype of this device in Romania. This new LG gadget seems to have 4" IPS screen, Microsoft’s latest mobile OS, an 8 megapixel camera along with a single-core Snapdragon chip. Mystery still prevails about its internal storage and other customer applications.

Nothing is quite certain about this new device and its specifications. The Romanian tester who possesses this device states that it is expected to lunch in the first quarter of 2012. As this is a prototype there are chances that we will never see this device in the market.

The best places were LG will be showcasing this new entrant into the Smartphone world would be CES (Consumer Electronics Show) in January or MWC (Mobile World Congress) in February. If this LG ‘Fantasy’ comes alive there will be a big time competition with other handsets running on Window Phone 7.5 (Mango) like HTC ‘Titan’, Samsung ‘Omnia W’ and Nokia ‘Lumia 800’.

Samsung Galaxy S and Tab, No Ice Cream Sandwich for You!

The latest version of Google’s Mobile Operating System - Ice Cream Sandwich or Android 4.0- will not be available for Galaxy S and the 7-inch Galaxy Tab. In late November Samsung promised an up-gradation of OS for both Galaxy S and Tab, which now seems to be broken. The reason behind this omission of up-gradation is due to the additional software features in these devices like TouchWiz, widgets, video calling and carrier software pack-ins. TouchWiz is given the major blame due to which these devices doest have enough RAM or ROM to contain all Samsung-designed accoutrements without affecting the quality of use.

The confusing fact is that Galaxy S is very much similar to the recently launched Galaxy Nexus which runs on Android 4.0. Samsung explains that “Nexus runs solely on Android without the addition of Samsung’s TouchWiz UI. Hence, the Galaxy S would probably not be able to cope with the implementation of ICS (Ice Cream Sandwich), along with TouchWiz”. As there is no problem with Galaxy S’s 1-GHz Cortex A8 processor or RAM, which are perfectly capable to run the Android 4.0, its Samsung’s UI that obstructs Galaxy S from having the ICS update. This point out the fact that if TouchWiz is removed from Galaxy S, the device might be capable of running the vanilla version of Ice Cream Sandwich without much trouble even though the experience will not that perfect.

There is going to be a vex in the minds of Samsung Smartphone and Tablet users due the barring of Ice Cream Sandwich for Galaxy S and Tab. Users are expecting a third party developer to come up with some new techniques to make these devices portable with the new OS. Other players like Motorola and HTC will be coming up with their ICS updates for their Smartphone and Tablets in another three to six months.

HTC Explorer: Android Supporting Hindi and Tamil

HTC Explorer, HTC’s most affordable Smartphone, will be the first Android device to offer full support for text input and display of Hindi and Tamil languages. HTC Explorer users will be able to view and compose content in Hindi and Tamil on any compatible Android application and they will have exclusive access to high quality fonts and some of the best designed virtual keyboards for Hindi and Tamil.

"Language is the basic medium in which people communicate and people communicate most effectively and smoothly in a language which they grew up and are familiar with. That's why HTC has made Indian language support a key priority as part of our commitment to India." said Lennard Hoornik, president of South Asia, HTC Corporation.

As the first Android Smartphone to offer full Hindi and Tamil language support, HTC Explorer users will be able to view Hindi and Tamil websites, making it easy to view online content. In addition, HTC Explorer users will be able to send and receive text messages and emails in Hindi and Tamil, making it simple, intuitive and easy for Indian consumers to communicate and interact with each other.

HTC will be working to expand support for other Indian languages on HTC Explorer in 2012. This native language input and display support will also be integrated into future HTC smartphones launched in India, potentially enabling one billion people to carry on billions of conversations in their own languages.

“India is one of the fastest growing global Smartphone markets with a rich culture and language diversity, which makes it imperative for clear and effortless communications,” said Lennard Hoornik, president of South Asia, HTC Corporation. “By being the first to offer Indian language input and display capabilities, HTC is making it easy for Indian consumers to communicate and understand each other, which is testament to our continued focus on delivering the best possible Smartphone user experience for our customers.”

FUJIFILM Launches Latest X10 Cameras

FUJIFILM India launches the latest X10. The cameras have a combination of Fujinon lens and a bright viewfinder which gives an amazing shooting experience with this camera.

X10 is the latest offering in the X series digital cameras with a F2.0-2.8, 28-112mm-equivalent lens offered by Fujifilm. The X10 features a large 2/3" 12 megapixel EXR-CMOS sensor and a high-definition F2.0 wide-angle and F2.8 telephoto Fujinon 4x manual zoom lens (28-112mm), characterized by its brightness and superb picture quality right up to the edge of an image. In order to maintain the FUJIFILM X10's compact shell whilst ensuring high image quality, Fujinon has adopted lenses made of glass with superior optical characteristics for all elements in the 9-groups/11-elements configuration. The design incorporates an arrangement of aspheric lenses, ED lenses and high-refractive index lenses, and is treated with Fujinon's originally developed Super EBC.

The new EXR AUTO with new Motion Detection instantly recognizes 54 scene types, automatically optimizes every setting from exposure to white balance, and even switches to the ideal sensor mode: HR High Resolution for well-lit conditions, SN High Sensitivity/Low Noise mode for low light, and DR Dynamic Range mode for high-contrast scenes. Latest X1 costs MRP is 44,999/ - Special Price is 39999/-

Mr. K. Tanaka, MD, Fujifilm India, said, “Fujifilm is proud to announce the addition of a new premium compact camera to its digital camera line up for autumn 2011. The X10 is a highly advanced compact camera with specifications that follow in the footsteps of the multi award-winning Fujifilm FinePix X100 that was released in March 2011; the ultimate in refined design, components, functions and specification. Featuring a bright optical zoom viewfinder with a wide viewing angle, the X10 allows users to enjoy the pleasure of photography via a traditional viewfinder, providing all the benefits and ease of composition that this brings.”

Reliance Plans to Unveil 6 K Tablet

Renowned owner of reliance industries Mukesh Ambani is likely to join hands with younger brother Anil Ambani's Reliance Communication (RCom) in a bid to unveil a cheaper tablet for 6,000.This is a major collaboration between the Ambani brothers after their separation in 2005.Reliance industries may use RCom's towers and fiber optic cables to offer high-speed data services. However, this deal will not involve any equity investment by Reliance in RCom.

Reliance industries will also use RCom's transmission facilities like domestic and global long distance networks to carry its data traffic. This partnership will also permit Reliance to access around 50,000 towers of Reliance Communications from 1,500 cities in the country.

Reliance is also aiming to source GSM-based voice services from Reliance Communications in order to provide them through bundled deals to its data customers.

In May 2010, the Ambani siblings had terminated an incomplete agreement which had been in place for five years, permitting Reliance Industries to mark a re-entry into telecom. Subsequently, across the nation, reliance became the only company to acquire licenses for wireless broadband services at 13,000 crore. On the BSE the shares of Reliance Communication were up 2.26 percent at 79.15.

Yahoo Launches Apps for Tablets and Smartphones

In an attempt to strengthen its mobile and social networking offerings, Yahoo has launched a new array of applications for personal computers, tablets and smartphones. The company that fired its own CEO, Carol Bartz, is now trying hard to capture the attention of publishers and advertisers to a new Apple iPad- based media service.

Blake Irving, the product chief addressed the repoters at Yahoo's Sunnyvale, California headquarters and said, "Innovation in this space is happening on mobile devices first, and it's closest to users and that's where the fastest-growth markets are."

A multimedia newsstand for tablets dubbed Livestand is a weather application for Android mobile devices and a new version of IntoNow is a social application related to television for iPad are among the new products unveiled by Yahoo.

Yahoo has been criticized for its lack of ample strategies to engage the web users who are slowly shifting away from PCs and spending more time on smartphones and tablets. Since Carol's expulsion, the company is undergoing strategic review of its business.

When questioned about how the company will focus on the development of its new product, Irving answered that the staff is dedicated to develop innovative products and the focus on their mission has not changed. He said, "I'm personally more bullish on Yahoo today, than I was two weeks ago, eight weeks ago, and a year ago. We have dreams about what this company can be, and that's what we're building."

Nokia to Target Youth with Asha

Nokia launching phones Asha 200 and Asha 201 aimed primarily at the Indian youth. Asha 200 is a dual SIM handset, while Asha 201 is a single SIM device. The price of Asha 200 is 4, 150 whereas Asha 201 runs upto 4, 200.

Nokia ASHA 200 comes packed with 2.4 inches LCD screen that supports bright colors and 320x240 pixels resolution. The phone has its own 10 MB internal memory and the external microSD card slot has the expansion by up to 32 GB. Connectivity options of gadget include EDGE/GPRS, Bluetooth with EDR, USB connector, HTML browser and social networking that access to multiple sites like facebook, orkut and many more.


For entertainment and other multimedia features FM radio with recording, multi format audio/video player, games and 2 mega pixels of camera option that will able to capture a good quality images. The 1430 mAh battery is packed with it.

Nokia 201 measure about 115.4x61.1x14.0 mm and weigh 105 gram. The phone is running on Symbian S40 operating system and has 2.4 inches of LCD display that support the 320x240 pixels of resolutions. It has a 2 MP camera that comes along with digital zoom for capturing a decent quality images and videos.

The GPRS is available for connecting to internet and user will access the social networking like Facebook, Orkut, Yahoo & Windows live messenger, Google talk. It has 10 MB internal memory and also expands up to 32 GB through external memory card slot. Other options are Bluetooth, USB port, FM radio with recording and multi format support audio player.

With the Asha phones, Nokia is hoping to capture the next generation of a billion young users, who would like to use their mobiles to connect with the net. Though both phones are feature devices rather than smart phones they can still download Java applications in addition to the ones built into the handsets. Pre-installed software includes a web browser, a music player, and networking support.

Maxx Launches Full Touchscreen Handset

Maxx Mobiles unveils a vibrant, touchscreen phone called Maxx Zippy (MT105) for just 2,599.

Ajjay Agarwal, Chairman and MD, Maxx Group said, "Maxx Zippy is designed to be a fun mobile phone not only it is colorful and compact but also packed with multimedia features, with a full touch experience."

Maxx MT105 is available in black with blue, metallic red and orange color, with 2.4 inch full touch screen, also has a digital camera with LED flash. It is powered with 1000 mAh battery, offers a talk-time of up to 4.5 hours and a stand-by time of up to 35 hours. It is packed with audio player supported in MP3, AAC and WAV formats as well as video player supported by MP4, 3GP, AVI formats.

The interesting feature of this phone is, it comes with wire free FM radio which allows you to listen to your favorite program as well as record it without plugging in the earphones. The handset also comes with a complimentary 4 GB memory card that is pre-loaded with multimedia content including music and videos. The phone comes with an expandable memory up to 8 GB. The handset comes with easy connectivity options like Bluetooth and USB mass storage.

New Innovative Aakash-2 to be Launched in Feb

Coming February will see a better Aakash-2 being launched at a price of 2,276 ($49). IIT-Rajasthan has added innovations to the Aakash-1 released in October, as the new version of the world's cheapest tablet computer will be more efficient and faster.

"The new version of Aakash will be launched early next year," revealed HRD minister Kapil Sibal.

The new Aakash will feature a microprocessor of 800 megahertz which will quicken the download of online videos. The RAM of Aakash -2 will be increased to 1 GB, compared to the 256 MB of the previous version, and will enable multi tasking. Adding to the attraction, the new device will have an in built camera on the front for online chatting, and an enhanced touchscreen.

Aakash-2 is slated to be ready by February 2012, but the production requirement to provide the tablet to two million students will remain a challenge. The government expects that as in the case of Aakash-1, when three companies including India based Quad and London based Datawind came together, Aakash-2 will see a similar collaboration.

Top 10 Anti Virus Softwares of 2011

The user's visits to social networks like facebook, twitter and others frequently are increasing which gives way for viruses to do possible damage for the system. As most of the antivirus softwares are costly here are free antivirus softwares which will be helpful for the system to protect them from virus which is compulsory.

There were few softwares before due to lack of technology, as technology developed and the need for more softwares to safeguard the system, made new entries of software produced by companies to completely stop the attacks of viruses that had the ability to spoil the system or its working condition.

Check out the Best free antivirus software of 2011. These listed Top 10 antivirus ensures to protect your computer from virus threats and other types of malware. It keeps your system safe and maintains its efficiency in providing the best services to the users.

Kaspersky

Kaspersky Labs continues to gain popularity in the security software industry as this antivirus has all the right features and tools, packed in an interface that is advanced. All necessity features like real-time protection against viruses, spyware, trojans, worms, rootkits, and botnets are available.

Addition to this there is robust anti-spam protection, small hourly signature updates, two-way firewall to block hacker attack. Overall, Kaspersky antivirus 2011 is delivering high protection and security to its users as one of the best antivirus software.

Avast

Avast antivirus provides great protection against viruses and spyware. Avast free version, is an A-list freeware antivirus software, provides the same secure and fast protection of well-known, pricier antivirus programs. Avast is remarkable for its effectiveness.

The antivirus, antispyware, and heuristics engines form a security core that also includes multiple real-time shields. Avast has best in class strong self-protection built in, that carries on protecting your valuable data and programs. And moreover avast comes compatible with both 32 bit and 64 bit operating systems.

Norton

Norton 2011 stepped in recently, making this the latest Norton antivirus .Symantec Norton Internet Security 2011 handles unsafe Facebook links and scareware.The new facebook Scan checks links on your facebook wall and news feed to see whether they link to malware or to sites known to harbour malware.

This must surely be a user's choice as many virus come in your systems through social networking sites whether you are using Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 or even a Macintosh.

Microsoft Security Essentials

Microsoft Security Essentials provides extreme real-time protection for your system that protects your system against viruses, spyware, and other malicious software. Microsoft Security Essentials runs quietly and efficiently in the background so that the users are free to use their Windows based PC the way they want without interruptions or long computer wait times.

Microsoft Security Essentials are top rated for malware removal, and they hold best ranking in their performance as well. This is a Microsoft product and thus it is a reliable tool as well.

AVG

It is a competent antivirus software with identity theft protection from Identity Guard. AVG has made its name in the antivirus market, and just like the most important security solution developers on the market, also released an Internet Security suite.

The latest version of the suite brings a total of 13 different components, all working for the safety of your computer and your personal data implicitly. The virus signature database is dynamically improved, and regularly updated with the newest signatures. Antivirus free edition includes core protection and surfing, searching and social network security.

Comodo

Comodo antivirus keeps your PC free of all malware, spyware, viruses and trojans breakthrough, patent-pending technology prevents all infections. The Firewall keeps personal information private blocks unauthorized access, unknown threats, even hacker attacks.

The biggest advantage of this antivirus is Trustconnect wi-fi data encryption for defense against wireless information theft. Installation of Comodo Antivirus is relatively helpful and your system requires a reboot to finish the installation process.

McAfee

McAfee is one of the best that has gained its names in security software, and their desktop antivirus program, there are some outstanding qualities that make McAfee antivirus a compelling security solution. Scheduling scans is made easy for most users. McAfee antivirus plus 2011 is an efficient antivirus that comes with built-in firewall and web protection to save your system from spyware and other threats.

The main interface provides simple navigation. All elements of the software are easily accessible from the main console.

Trend Micro

Trend Micro is another good antivirus and antispyware combo package with IM and inbound/outbound email scanning. It is compatible with Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista (32/64 bits). This antivirus comes up with all necessary features that cover basic threat detection to a behavior-based prevention system and security for Symbian and Windows Mobile devices.

Trend Micro's antivirus and antispyware is the best option for users. The level of protection is highly done for PC's.

Avira AntiVir

Avira AntiVir should also be a choice of users in their list of softwares. Avira's detection capability is increasing and has provided best service so far. Avira AntiVir personal protects your system from viruses, trojans, worms, spyware, adware, and various other kinds of malware, making it the best tool and certainly one of the best free antivirus programs.

Avira AntiVir Personal is compatible with Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP and Windows 2000. Avira also makes a version of AntiVir Personal for Unix. This is an advantage that it works in Unix as well.

BitDefender

BitDefender has the most comprehensive feature set and is completely flexible. The software is a little heavy on the resources used but plays its role like others. One special tool that is worth mentioning is the secure gamer mode. Whether if a user is playing a video game or in full-screen mode for a presentation or video, the gamer mode turns off any interruptions, but does not give up security.

The software is very easy to use and provides virus scanning and removal, scheduled scanning, immediate scanning of your files and folders.

Sony to Launch Its Most Awaited Tablets

Sony set to launch its much awaited tablets S1 and S2, in India by the end of this month. S1 will be branded as Sony S and the S2 will be branded as Sony P. There is no detail about the prices but it's expected to be priced around Rs 34,000.

Sony S has a 9.4 inch display 1280x800 pixel resolution, powered by dual-core Nvidia Tegra 2 mobile processor, 1 GB RAM and runs Android 3.2 Honeycomb. It offers 16 GB and 32 GB of storage versions.

Sony S2 is clamshell designed with dual 5.5 inch touchscreen displays with 1024x480 pixel resolution, powered by dual-core Nvidia Tegra 2 mobile processor, and other features as S1. This tablet has a 5 megapixel camera at the back and 0.3 megapixel camera in the front.

Both the tablets will feature the PlayStation Store support that will help them to download PlayStation Certified games and access other features. Sony may upgrade both the tablets with the new Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update.

Top 10 Reasons Why Tablets Will Overtake Laptops

The laptop has been around for quite some time, but it will more than likely be replaced as the tool for computing. The successor of it will be the tablet which is commonly used. Tablets have been incredibly helpful that is technologically developed at present, reports Jack Wallen of Tech Public.

As tablets have more features than that of laptops, it is afforded by businessmen and others in the society as it helps to finish work in a lot more comfortable manner. Here are some reasons why tablets will replace the laptops as the mobile device of choice.

Power consumption

The tablet blows away the laptop with regard to power consumption. With a single charge, it can be used at least for a day. Regarding laptops, this is completely different and losing power is just another obstacle that interferes with work. With a tablet this can be solved as it would be a rare occasion that you would burn through your power before getting access to a means of recharging.





Viruses

It's pretty safe to have tablets that will never suffer from the same deluge of viruses that plagues a Windows laptop. A tablet can safely work on without concern for viruses and malware. Having antivirus software in the Android Market, which is pointless, cannot be trusted. Anyone in the world wants to work with a portable device that is not vulnerable to the masses of viruses and malware out in the present world which is moving with competitiveness.

Portability

It is not easy to carry a 4 to 12 pound laptop, but a 5 pound tablet is easily portable. It is helpful while travelling to places like airports, taxis, hotels, conferences, meetings etc. The choice of the users will be the tablet every time. But it is not just because of weight. The ability to work with a tablet in confined spaces totally overshadows the laptop. You can't beat the tablet for portability which is the selection of all masses in the society.

Cost effectiveness

A really good tablet will cost about the same as a low to mid range laptop. So a user is getting more for his money at the outset. On the other hand, when it is figured about the price of an extra battery and software for the laptop and quickly the cost will add up and gradually rises which makes users pay more unnecessarily. Tablets are fast becoming one of the most cost effective office tools which are increasing in the market concentrating on users as to what exactly they need.

Online Connection

By paying the extra fee, a user can get the tablet with a 4G connection, and don't have to worry about finding a Wi-Fi connection to access whatever cloud or service they need. Most models can be purchased with a constant network connection (to the tune of 3G or 4G), which makes the tablet a step ahead of most laptops. Though a user can purchase aircards for laptops, but that's just another piece of hardware to worry about and has to be paid for it also.

Available applications

There are thousands of applications now available for tablets. So many in number and variety are these applications, it almost makes going back to a laptop a real pain. A good portion of those apps are worthless, but not all of them. And a good portion of the solid, useful apps are free. Best of all, those apps can be installed from anywhere without installation media. If there is a network connection, a user can install software. By these apps a user can make use of it in his work in the ways it supports.

User friendliness

Tablet interfaces are probably some of the single most user-friendly desktops that a user will come across. They are simple, elegant, and don't get in the way of work. The applications were also designed with amazing user friendliness in mind. Simple to use, very little clutter to the interface and singular in purpose.

So a user might have more apps installed than he would have on a laptop, but because of the ease of installation/removal, this doesn't emerge as a problem.

Bluetooth connectivity

Headphones, headsets, keyboards, can be easily connected to it within no time and tablets make the connection between these devices a breeze. Connecting those same devices to a laptop is not an easy task. Even with a built in card, the connection process is not nearly as easy as it is when done from a tablet. Laptops when considered of doing these jobs lags behind because of the lack of getting connectivity as faster than compared to the pace of a tablet.

Efficiency

Getting a laptop and a tablet and checking its competence in efficiency will bring neck to neck competition which finally ends tablet in winning for its fast working. Tablets are as close to an instant on tool that has been in the industry and when on the go, nothing beats instant on. Need to write a note or send off a fast email, you will be able to complete it much more quickly when doing it from a tablet rather than laptop.

Social integration

According to some, social networking is not ideal for business use. But in the real context, it's different. Even when anyone moves out for work, they need to remain in contact with co-workers, family, and friends. It can be done with the ease of nearly seamless integration by forgetting having to use a browser for everything. Instead, one can use an Android tablet that can quickly have you Facebooking, Tweeting, and others. And remember that many small businesses depend upon social networking tools for free marketing.