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Tech gift ideas for your mom


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“Hundreds if dewdrops to greet the dawn,
Hundreds of bees in the purple clover,
Hundreds of butterflies on the lawn,
But only one mother the wide world over.”
~George Cooper


In celebration of Mothers’ day, we took it upon ourselves to give you a roundup of the best tech-related gifts that will surly brighten her day.




1. A tablet : A few years ago, a tablet may have merely meant a medicinal formulation made of a compressed powdered substance containing an active drug and excipients, i.e a pill. Yet, in this fast paced world of ours it has a different meaning, which most of us know as a kind of mobile computers, usually having a touchscreen or pen-enabled interface. Consider getting one of the many options out there ( Sony Tablet P, Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9, Amazon Kindle Fire and the iPad of course) and we’re pretty sure you’re mom will appreciate the much easier approach to watching videos/ playing games with the kids, manage calendars and discover new recipes. Add a beautiful bag to the purchase and you’re good to go. Here a review of the tablets by Cnet.

2. Belkin Chef Stand + Stylus: If your mom is already tech savvy and owns a tablet, this can come in handy, especially if she enjoys cooking and browsing for new recipes. The problem with this modern “recipe book” is that one might be too worried to ruin it by having it in the kitchen with all the mess and fuss. This is where Belkin Chef comes in handy; your mom can just adjust her tablet for easy viewing and navigate the page without getting messy fingerprints on the screen. The stylus is rubberized and designed to get messy and wiped clean again.

3. Fitbit Ultra activity tracker: We are all obsessed nowadays with our fitness level and daily walking/ running routines, hence the popularity of the pedometers. However, they are soon to be become obsolete with Fitbit Ultra since it takes a step further by tracking sleep patterns as well as the number of steps you climb each and every day. To make it a complete present, get the scale that goes with it; it will sync via Wi-Fi with the Fitbit Ultra.

4. The latest smartphone : Walking without a smartphone in this day and hour is like going to the beach without sun block, okay maybe not that drastic but still everyone seems to be obsessed to have their hands on the latest bit of mobile technology. We’ve conducted a comprehensive comparison chart earlier in April, which may help you choose the best one for your dear mom.

5. Clarisonic PLUS with Body Brush Head: Last but not least, our personal favorite is
The Clarisonic Skin Cleansing System; we all know how women enjoy their Spa experiences, and how rejuvenated they feel after each one. Well, treat your mom to a spa experience everyday with the oscillating brush.

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The Top 20 April pranks of 2012

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Don’t be a fool this April! After reading and checking out all the latest web pranks of 2012 that are circulating around, we’ve decided you have to have hands on exposure on the top 20 most hilarious ones!




Google’s collection of Fibs:

Hats off to Google this year, yet again they have out done themselves and entertained us with numerous April pranks. Here are 8 that cracked us up:
Chrome Multi Tasking Mode (Link)
Google Fiber (Link)
Teleport me (Link)
Google Nigeria (Link)
The whole of youtube on DVD (Link)
Gmail tap (Link)
Google maps goes 8 bit (Link)
Really Advanced Search (Link)

Tech/ Geeky Fibs:

Are you a tech savvy? Here are the top 7 pranks that will surely have you laughing your socks off:
Conan O’brian takes over Mashable (Link)
Reddit (Link)
Android 5.0 Jelly Bean build leaked for the Galaxy Nexus (Link)
imgur’s new mascot the imguraffe! (Link)
thinkgeek.com (Link)
Sony World’s Smallest Ultrabook™: The VAIO® Q(Link)
Toshiba introduces tablets that come in different shapes (Link)

Sports Fibs:

Even Arsenal fans can have a kick this April with this new fragrance ad

Arsenal launch new fragrance that smells of Emirates Stadium(Link)

Car lovers’ Fibs:

Car lovers are definitely not neglected this April with a collection of videos and ads.  Here are our favorite two:

BMW invents car that follows you as you run (Link)
Peugeot; Paint changes colour with your mood (Link)

Miscellaneous Fibs:

From dreams to being a secret agent to flying to the moon, here are some pranks that will surly make your day:
Secret service agent for a week (Link)
Virgin Holidays and Sir Richard Branson launch new currency (Link)
Cheap flights to the moon (Link)

Well, we couldn’t resist but to stretch the list to fit 20 pranks, but apparently everyone’s playing along this April, so don’t miss out on the fun, play along and fool someone today and make sure to share with us some of your own pranks.



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Siri Cracked! Now can be used on any Android or iPad

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Since the iPhone 4s has been released, the guys over at Applidium have been trying to find out the inner workings of it. Today, they have managed to crack open Siri’s protocol, making it possible for anyone to write an Android application that can use Siri’s Voice recognition technology or port it to an Ipad.

The team explains how Siri works and provides examples and code on how to make use of it. We will be expecting lots of Siri Android apps really soon.

Learn More at: http://applidium.com/en/news/cracking_siri/

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Genie Timeline 2.1 Now Supports iPhone/iPad/iPod and BlackBerry Backups

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Genie Timeline 2.1 has been enhanced to continue to solve all of your backup needs, which now includes supporting the backups of iPhones/iPads/iPods and BlackBerry phones. Not only does it protect your entire computer, it also protects your portable devices all in one easy to use package.

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Genie Timeline 2.1 works on your machine without the need of any user intervention. It seamlessly backs up a wide variety of data types while running in the background; files can be retrieved easily with a simple right click. Developed with intelligent Continuous Data Protection (CDP), Genie Timeline shows frequent backups for the past 4 hours, hourly backups for the past week and weekly backups onwards.

Its support of iPhone/iPad/iPod and BlackBerry products allows you to keep versions of backups which are automatically updated after each sync of your device. This provides the option of going back in time and restoring your device from older backups. You are also able to transfer these backups to other machines and new devices. For example, if your iPhone gets lost and you purchase a new one, you can easily pick a version you would like to restore from without having to worry about losing anything.

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