Google Inc has Acquired VirusTotal

Since last few days or I must say few months…. i kept myself away from this microblog. But today I am posting such wonderful news about Google. Those who love Google there is quite interesting news for them.  Google has acquired a VirusTotal. Oh! You don’t VirusTotal…!!! Here is a brief description for you then.

VirusTotal is quite a big name on the internet. It is a Web based malware scanner based in Malaga, Spain.  VirusTotal is actually providing a free service to analyze suspicious files and URL’s. It facilitates the quick detection of viruses, worms, Trojans and all kinds of malicious contents. You can scan almost any file, any URL, email attachments and web downloads through VirusTotal with 40 different antiviruses programs and that is absolutely free.

VirusTotal is actually simple to use, just visit the VirusTotal.com, paste in your desired URL or select a file to scan and you done, Leave rest of the things to VirusTotal. VirusTotal also provides windows desktop application and bowser add-ons for Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and FireFox.

Google acquired VirusTotal to improve the browser security. The news is disclosed by VirusTotal in a blog post today. VirusTotal also says that it would continue to work on independently to maintain the partnership with other antivirus companies and security experts. 

Angry Birds on Facebook – AngryBirds officially launches on Facebook on this Valentine’s Day

Angry Birds on Facebook – AngryBirds officially launches on Facebook on this Valentine’s Day…

A special gift to the wildly popular pig-flying game “Angry Birds” fans this Valentine’s Day. Angry Birds officially launched on Facebook on this Valentine’s Day.

Angry Birds launched on Facebook

The popular mobile device game has new levels exclusive with Facebook. This Angry Birds Facebook app is similar to the original mobile version, with the addition of social components and brand new power ups.

Angry Birds

The added social components allow players to compete with their Facebook friends for Gold, Silver and Bronze crowns along with Virtual prizes and ability to send free mystery gifts of power-ups to their friends. Players can also brag their score on the social network.

The Facebook version of Angry Birds features four new power-ups, including “sling scope”, “king sling”, “super seeds” and “birdquake” beyond the game’s famous Mighty Eagle that lets you win difficult levels with just one click.

The social version of Facebook works just as fans of the popular game would expect and is somewhat similar to previous PC versions of Angry Birds such as the recently launched iteration on Google+. Instead of dragging your finger across a touchscreen, you use your mouse to launch your birds into those detestable green pigs.

On the left side of the game play area there is a social column where you can invite friends, receive gifts such as power-ups, and buy extra power-ups using Facebook credits that you can also send to friends. You can also play the game in full-screen mode.

And — even better — anyone who plays the game between now and Feb. 16 will receive 14 free power-ups as a special Valentine's Day gift from Angry Birds developer Rovio.

www.facebook.com/angrybirds

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Google's HUD Glasses – Google’s Android powered HUD glasses like the Terminator might wear…

Google's HUD Glasses – Google’s Android powered HUD glasses like the Terminator might wear…

If we believe on tech news from 9to5Google, the prototype of Google’s HUD (Head Up Display) glasses has been seen. The website claims that a source from 9to5Google has seen the glasses and it looks something like Oakley Thumps (Pictured.)  

In December 2012, there were rumors that Google was working on pair of Android powered HUD glasses. According the 9to5Google, the Mountain View Company was working on the pair of HUD glasses for Google. The glasses functions mirrors like Terminator trilogy.

It’s really an amazing concept. The high tech glasses known as wearable HUD (Head Up Display) that could tap into Google’s cloud based location services and detail user surroundings. The information would then appear as an augmented reality computer display.

According to the sources from 9to5Google, the glasses have front facing camera with flash to gather the information and takes photo, a head-tilting navigation system to scroll and click, I/O system capable of voice input & output, CPU (1GHz of processing power), RAM (Possibly of 256MB) and Storage Hardware of 8GB to 16GB nearly equivalent to a generation-old Android phones, WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0 and also Google’s some services like Google Map.         

The front facing camera is extremely small and likely only a few megapixels. The heads up display is only for the one eye and on the side. It means the HUD is developed in one lens and the screen is not transparent. Previous speculations on the glasses included HUD on both eye sides, but according to the 9to5Google sources, the display is only on one eye and on the side.  The display does not have dual 3D configurations as previously believed.

According to the 9to5Google, the development of Google’s HUD glass is nearby finished but Google is unsure about the mass market appeal of these amazing specs. So, Google is considering launching it as beta-pilot program to people outside of the company.

The wearable technology is on the rise. Google is not the only company working on such sort of products. Apple, Recon Instruments and Motorola are few companies that are also jumped into the wearable technology.

Facebook – Plans to raise $5 Billion through the IPO and Facebook hopes to go public in stock offering…

Facebook – Plans to raise $5 Billion through the IPO and Facebook hopes to go public in stock offering…

Facebook the most popular Internet Social Network filed for its Initial Public Offering (IPO) with the Securities And Exchange Commission (SEC) in Washington DC and according to the filling, Facebook plans to raise $5 billion through the IPO.

Facebook

Today, Facebook filed an S-1 form with SEC and declares its intention to go public. Google was the last major IPO tech that raised $1.9 billion in 2004. The CEO Mark Zuckerberg started the service at Harvard eight years ago and now finally the service is going in public offering that could value it at up to $100 billion.

Within three or four month’s or probably around the time Mark Zuckerberg celebrates his 28^th Birthday in May 2012, The Facebook will probably make a debut in stock market as one of the World’s most valuable companies. According to the document, Facebook has not shared its market value yet but it could be $100 billion. Also Facebook has not shared what percentage of its shares it plans to sell.

Highlights of Facebook IPO filling - 

• According to the filling, Facebook earned $668 million on revenue of $3.7 billion last year and both the figures nearly doubled from 2010.
• A Facebook visitor in U.S. spends an average of 7 hours per month on the website. In 2008 the ratio was 3 hours per month. (comScore Research).
• On any given day, more than half of the users logs on to the website. There are 845 Million active users on Facebook till date.
• 250 million Photos are posted alone in Facebook every day.
• For every dollar that “FarmVille” maker Zynga gets for virtual cows and crops, Facebook gets 30 cents.
• Facebook got about $3.2 billion in ads revenue, the 85% of it’s total.
• Zynga alone accounted for 12% of Facebook’s revenue in 2011. 
• Mark Zuckerberg’s compensation in 2011 was $1.49 Million. He holds stock with total voting power before IPO of 56.9% and his annual salary may fall to one $1 starting 01 Jan 2013. 
• Read more highlights here.

Mark Zuckerberg

Mark Zuckerberg wrote in his IPO fillling, “Facebook aspires to build the services that give people the power to share and help them once again transform many of our core institutions and industries…”

Android 4.0 (Ice-Cream-Sandwich)

Android 4.0(Ice-cream-sandwich)… Coming Soon..

Guys!!! Good news for the Android Lovers… Android 4.0 coming…

The latest version is very simple, more beautiful and of course very very smart Mobile OS… Most of the Mobile OS market already captured by the Android phones, But Android 4.0 is going to sue all other Mobile OS. Everything is re-defined and re-engineered in latest Android 4.0 such as easy multitasking, resizable widgets, rich notifications, lock-screen, customizable home screens and much more… 

The key strength of Android is Multitasking, Android 4.0 has made it more easier and more visual. The Apps button in System Bar lets you jump from one task to another easily. Thumbnail view of recently used apps, tapping a thumbnail switches to the App.  Easy navigating to Back, Home and Recent Apps through Virtual buttons in System Bar.

Mobile devices always make extensive use of Network data for ex streaming content, videos, downloading the Apps. Android 4.0 has added new controls for managing such type of network data usage. The colorful chart shows the total data usage on each network (WiFi or GPRS or 3G).

Please visit http://www.android.com/about/ice-cream-sandwich/ for detailed information. All information is taken from this site.

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