Infosyncworld has published “Top 5 HTC Phones – Summer 2011” with a video that reviews the top HTC smartphones, including the HTC Droid Incredible 2, HTC Inspire 4G, HTC Thunderbolt, HTC Sensation 4G and HTC EVO 3D. The article is well worth a read if you are in the market for one of these phones.
Read more: http://www.infosyncworld.com/reviews/cell-phones/top-5-htc-phones—summer-2011/12149.html
Photographer’s Guide to the Canon PowerShot S95: Getting the Most from Canon’s Pocketable Digital Camera
This book, a complete guide to the operation and features of the Canon PowerShot S95, is a follow-up to the author’s earlier guides to advanced compact digital cameras, including the Leica D-Lux 4 and D-Lux 5, and the Panasonic Lumix LX3 and LX5. The new book, like the earlier ones, explains all operations, features, menus, and controls of the camera in clear language, providing guidance not only about how to accomplish things with the camera, but when and why to use certain features. The book does not assume any specialized knowledge by the reader, but adopts a patient and helpful tone in explaining topics such as autofocus, manual focus, depth of field, aperture priority, shutter priority, HDR (High Dynamic Range) photography, and RAW files.
The book’s more than 170 color photographs provide illustrations of the camera’s controls and menus, and also include examples of the various types of photographs that can be taken using the many creative settings of the camera, including the My Colors settings, which let the photographer alter the color processing of images; the Scene mode, with settings that are optimized for various subjects, including landscapes, portraits, and underwater shots; and special features such as the Smart Shutter and Miniature Effect options.
In addition, the book goes beyond the realm of everyday photography, and provides introductions to more advanced topics such as infrared photography, street photography, macro photography and creating 3D (three-dimensional) images that can be viewed with conventional red and blue 3D glasses.
The book also includes a full discussion of the video recording abilities of the PowerShot S95, which can record high-definition (HD) video with stereo sound.
In three appendices, the book provides information about accessories available for the camera, sets forth a list of useful web sites and other resources for further information, and includes a section with helpful “quick tips” that give particular insights into how to take advantage of the camera’s advanced features in the most efficient ways possible.
The book includes a detailed Table of Contents and a full Index, so the reader can quickly find needed information about any particular feature or aspect of the camera.
The book is available now in PDF format for download through http://www.whiteknightpress.com. The paperback version is expected to be available before the end of April 2011 through Amazon.com and other online sellers.
Publisher: White Knight Press, Henrico, Virginia, USA
Author: Alexander S. White
Publication Date: April 3, 2011
ISBN: 978-0-9649875-6-2
Format: Perfect bound paperback, 5.5 x 8.5 inches (140 x 216 mm)
Interior: 256 pages, 174 mostly color photographs and illustrations, full Index and Table of Contents; 3 Appendices
Retail price: $24.95 paperback (coming soon); $9.95 PDF download (available now)
Web site: http://www.whiteknightpress.com
Thomas Claburn writes InformationWeek, reports, “Google’s business customers, specifically users of Google Apps, have to wait a bit longer to try Google+. The Google Profiles service, a required component of Google+, has not been compatible with Google Apps for several months. Google engineers are working to remedy the situation but there are significant hurdles to overcome, particularly while Google+ is still working through various privacy issues.
“Right now, we’re very much focused on optimizing for the consumer experience,” said Google product manager Christian Oestlien in a video update. “But we have a great team of engineers building a similarly optimized business experience for Google+.”‘
Read full article at: http://www.informationweek.com/news/internet/google/231001176
Google has announced that it has temporarily disabled its Realtime search feature.
“We’ve temporarily disabled google.com/realtime. We’re exploring how to incorporate Google+ into this functionality, so stay tuned,”
“Since October of 2009, we have had an agreement with Twitter to include their updates in our search results through a special feed, and that agreement expired on July 2,” a Google representative told SearchEngineLand. “While we will not have access to this special feed from Twitter, information on Twitter that’s publicly available to our crawlers will still be searchable and discoverable on Google.”
When Realtime returns, it will feature content from a variety of sources, not just Google+, the company’s recently unveiled social network, Google told SearchEngineLand.
Shortmail by 410Labs is a new email service that limits all messages to 500 characters. The are no attachments, no junk mail, no folder management.
Shortmail works on iPhone, Android, or in your favorite mail app, with Shortmail on your iPhone, Android, or in your favorite mail app, with access through IMAP, POP3, and SMTP.
“Email has become overwhelming for many people, to the point of being nearly unusable,” said Shortmail CEO Dave Troy in a statement. “Shortmail is designed to make email easy and usable again.”
You sign up using your twitter login details.
Shortmail will be able to:
Read Tweets from your timeline.
See who you follow, and follow new people.
Update your profile.
Post Tweets for you.
You can revoke access to any application at any time from the Applications tab of your Settings page
Shortmail.com
Mark Sullivan writing on PCWorld has posted an interesting article “9 Reasons to Switch from Facebook to Google+” suggesting good reasons to switch from Facebook to Google+.
“The reason Google calls it the “Google+ Project” is that Google+ will become a central part of Google’s whole identity. It will reshape the company. So the real question is “can Google beat Facebook?” Put that way, the contest seems a lot more even.”
The article covers:
Integration with Google Services
Better Friend Management
Better Mobile App
Easier to Find Stuff to Share
You Can Get Your Data Back
Better Photo Tagging
Strong Group Chat Features
Safer Content Sharing
Google Is a Better Steward of Your Personal Data
Read full article article: http://www.pcworld.com/article/234825/9_reasons_to_switch_from_facebook_to_google.html?tk=rel_news
Wired has posted an interesting article “Get Started On Google+” by Terrence Russell., on how to get up and running on Google+.
The article, covers:
1 Get Invited
2 Go Public
3 Establish Your Circles
4 Check Your Settings
5 Everybody Into the Pool!
6 Gather a Huddle
7 Master the Hangout
8 Mix It Up
Read more: http://howto.wired.com/wiki/Get_Started_On_Google%2B
The Google+ project: A quick look
Google has updated the ‘look’ of Gmail’s interface. Google said ” This is part of a Google-wide effort to bring you an experience that’s more focused, elastic, and effortless across all of our products. The changes are not going to happen all at once.”
Google have started with two new themes “Preview” and “Preview (Dense)” selectable in the Themes tab in Gmail Settings.
To get the new themes, sign in to Gmail and go to Mail settings. Next, go to the “Themes” tab and you’ll see a two new themes, “Preview” and “Preview (dense).” Select one, and your inbox will be change to a cleaner, more refined look.
Google Calendar is also getting a new look in the next few days
More info: http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/preview-of-gmails-new-look.html