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Will Nokia Lumia be a success?

Nokia last year announced that it will ditch its rusting Symbian OS and embrace Windows Phone 7 on their next generation phones. After nearly an year Nokia revealed Lumia range of phones featuring Windows Phone Mango. The result is a mixed bag one side you have possibly the most fluid OS on the phone ever with no lags, no frame skipping etc... The animations and transitions are very smooth, pinch to zoom, rotation are really smooth. The home screen is really attractive and very different, overall the whole OS is very minimal and has almost no chrome. The build quality of Nokia Lumia 800 and 900 are top notch, clear Black AMOLED screen is vey bright. While on the other hand it is just like Apple a walled garden by Microsoft. You cannot change much look or feel of the OS like Android, Bluetooth file transfer is prohibited(really??? Whats the use of of putting a Bluetooth inside), the apps are too far too few, official apps like Twitter, Facebook, YouTube are missing. The device does n

Debate: Kindle Fire vs iPad Which one will you choose?

First of all Kindle Fire exceeded everyone’s expectations. The Fire is a tablet for all; its form factor makes the iPad seem a bit odd in comparison –- and you can even get two Kindle Fires for the price of one iPad. Also, Amazon Prime customers can watch streaming movies and TV shows for free, the app marketplace isn’t censored the way that Apple’s is, and it’s also terrific for kids. The Fire is more sturdy and durable than the iPad, it can easily survive being dropped off a table and is scratch resistant. Contrary, customers will want a Fire in addition to their iPad, but opposite won't be true. It’s the best bang for bucks. The Fire is a Kindle with benefits. Amazon’s App store is also far more friendly to developers than Apple’s, so the Fire is only going to get more exciting from here on out. On the other hand The iPad is the current king of the hill over the tablet market for the past two years, despite a steady stream of challengers trying to knock it off its perch

A new Facebook scam threatens to delete user accounts

After a massive spam attacks hit Facebook, a new phishing scam has reportedly hit the social networking site. Security firm Sophos Naked Security in its blog claims that the Facebook users are receiving phishing mails, threatening to delete users' account unless they submit valid account details within 24 hours. They further add that the phishing messages accuse the users of breaching Facebook's policy guidelines by irking other Facebook users. The messages then seek personal and financial information including credit card numbers from the users of the social networking site. The phishing e-mails read like this: “LAST WARNING : Your account is reported to have violated the policies that are considered annoying or insulting Facebook users. Until we system will disable your account within 24 hours if you do not do the reconfirmation. Please confirm your account below: [Link Removed] Thanks. The Facebook Team Copyright facebook © 2011 Inc. All rights reserved.” The