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Eddy Tablet : A tablet for Kids?

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The market today is full of high-tech tablets but, this one is just for the kids. Specifications :- Display             - 7 inch RAM                - 1 GB Internal Storage - 8 GB OS                    - Android 4.2 Processor          - 1.6 Ghz Dual-core Camera             - 2 MP rear                            0.3 MP front Price :- Rs. 9,999.00 Metis Learning solution has been targeting the tech savvy kids market ever since landing in this business. And their latest Eddy Tablet is one good breakthrough although, with some drawbacks. This whole Eddy tablet works on an 'Eddy' mode which works the same as any android mode would, with the slight variation Eddy store and their trademark apps. There are two users that need to be created. One, the parent and the other, the child himself. So, it's good for parents who want to keep a tab on everything their children do. Also, 'Eddy' mode can be switched to 'Android' mode to use Google Play Store

Google set to launch Android SDK for wearable

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A Google Smartwatch on way? Oh Yes! As Google digs deeper into Android market with new creative ideas, Sundar Pichai, Senior Vice President of Google announced at the SXSW conference that they would be releasing an Android SDK(Software Development Kit) for wearable developers by the end of the month. Pichai also said that the SDK may be applied to bring out different wearable as well.    Sundar Pichai at SXSW conference While the Android SDK will mainly be aimed at other wearable makers only, Google itself is also thought to be working on building wearable hardware with the Mountain View Smartwatch project rumored for months. Currently, after the successful collaboration in building Nexus Smartphones with LG, it is believed that the Smartwatch project has also been handed over to LG for wearable. The expected outlook of the Smartwatch . While Samsung has already landed in this business with it's Galaxy Gear 2, Google may have the upper hand. This is becaus

Facebook buys WhatsApp : Pros and Cons

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Okay, this has been the hottest topic since the last week and so, an article on the $19 bn acquisition of Whatsapp by Facebook was definitely a must write. In a quest to conquer all the instant messaging market, Facebook leaves no competitors hanging around. While this may be good for Mr. Mark Zuckerberg, let's see what we have in store for ourselves. Pros :   Facebook clearly says that Whatsapp will remain separated and will never be turned into an extension of Facebook messaging. I think we can trust them with that since they only acquired, but never reformed the famous 'Instagram'.           While Whatsapp was an incredibly famous Instant messaging tool throughout the world, it lacked some monetary resources to expand freely. Facebook can provide this and we can expect better service from Whatsapp soon.(The recent outage is mentioned later)  Facebook CEO Mark Zukerberg has made it absolutely clear that Whatapp will become Ads free service since has be

How the term 'Search' changed to 'Google'

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' Hi, could you please  search  the meaning of impromptu '. ' Hi, could you please  google  the meaning of impromptu '. Two different lines, but just as easily comprehended. This has been the effect of Google in the modern era. And this is not something that has happened like a fairy tale. No. It has been a journey of ups and downs. The video above mostly points out to the fact that Google may get itself into some trouble if they try to expand too much but, my thoughts - ' Risk and success are two faces of the same coin. ' Google was founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were at Stanford University. The initial design of the Google web page was very basic since neither of them were experienced in designing web pages. As their web page started to get famous, they changed the whole game with a new design of searching which yielded unexpectedly sweet fruit. Now, Google is a $120 bn corporation with a staggering 47,756 employees