Google+ Crosses 20 Million Users Mark in Three Weeks

Google’s latest social platform i.e. Google+ has finally hit the 20 million users mark in just three weeks. Its hard to believe such a rapid growth. This astonishing growth rate surely makes Google+ the fastest growing social platform.

“It is definitely the fastest ascent to 20 million visitors that I can think of,” Andrew Lipsman, ComScore’s vice president of industry analysis, told the Los Angeles Times.

According to a ComScore, a research firm, Google has had 20 million unique visitors since its release last month 5 million of which are from United States. Google+ reached this milestone just one week after reaching 10 million members. According to the Google’s CEO   more than 1 billion different items have shared on Google+. These figures show that still being a new social platform Google+ has already made its mark in the world of social platforms.

After many of the failed attempts with the previous social platforms it looks like Google+  is expanding righteously like a beast unleashed in social. This surely is stunning but, in comparison to 750 million users of Facebook these 20 millions still seem very low.

How To Get Rid Of New Facebook Chat

Facebook, now and then introduces new features to comfort its users but, this time unfortunately Facebook has disappointed most of its users by introducing an awful update to the chat feature. Most of the user including me are really pissed. This new Facebook chat takes all of the space on your screen by showing all of your friends. You all might be interested in knowing how to get rid of this screen scraper and get back to the old chat.

Some of you might think that this will hide the side bar, it is to inform you that this will NOT hide the side bar. It will fix your chat back to original one.  We are here to deliver you a simple way to do that. Follow the simple steps below and get rid of new Facebook chat.

Mozilla Firefox users:
1. First install this add-on. To install click on the button as highlighted in the image below.


2. Then install this script . To install click on the button as highlighted in the image below.

3. Now just restart your browser to get back your old Facebook chat.

Having Problems ?

Some Users with Firefox 5 have experienced issues while installing the add on. If you are facing any problem trying to install the ‘add on’ then scroll this add on page to the bottom and click on “add to Firefox” button as shown in the image below after that follow the second step mentioned above.

Chrome users:
1. Just install this script and restart your browser to view changes.

As for the Internet Explorer user, we will soon post the way for you too, so stay tuned.

Google Plus To Launch Verified Celebrity Accounts

According to the news from CNN Google+ is now working on some “Celebrity Acquisition Plan”. This plan will basically verify the celebrity accounts on Google+. Stars like Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga who have more than 10 million fans on twitter can be a valuable traffic attracting sources, Google clearly identified the importance of introducing verified celebrity accounts on Google+.

The plan is still unconfirmed by Google, moreover the company recently told brands and businesses not to create Google+ profiles just yet, as it works on a better experience for them.

The main issue which celebrities face while adapting to the environment of social platforms is impersonating. Any one can make an account impersonating a celebrity on a social platform so, there is surely a need for some way to identify and verify the legitimate accounts. Brett Schulte, a Hollywood consultant and social media organizer, explaining the current work of Google+ said:

As part of this initiative, Google is beginning to devise a system that would verify the identities of public figures who sign up for the service. They seemed to be very interested in having celebrities.

There are several ways in which Google could verify the celebrity accounts on Google+. They could either attain a copy of celebrity’s drivers license, or establish a line of communication with top talent consultants, as well as agencies, and allow them to file requests for celebrity verifications themselves.

What else this Celebrity Acquisition plan will encompass, its difficult to say anything at the moment but, it is possible that Google may split some ad revenue with Celebrities as to encourage them to engage with their fans. However the time will tell how the things unfold.

Blah, blah, blah … something about IPv6

The efforts to convert corporations to the next generation Internet addressing scheme are falling on deaf ears, according to research from Ovum. The analyst firm reports that a mere 3 percent of web traffic is IPv6 enabled and enterprises either aren’t convinced of the need to switch, or think they already have. The mentality seems to be “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” and so far nothing seems broken. However we’re already seeing some notable signs that the IPv4 pool is shrinking, including a $7.5 million deal by Microsoft to buy up some unused IPv4 addresses. For consumers, the lack of IPv4 addresses may add a little latency to web requests but it’s not like they won’t be able to visit their favorite web sites unless their ISP (like mine) doesn’t get its act together. Check here for your readiness

BlackBerry App World hits one billion downloads, finally

Discovered a world of possibilities lately? Someone has, as the BlackBerry App World has just soared past the one billion download mark. It took a smidge over two years for the company to claim the milestone, if you count both smartphone and PlayBook tablet purchases. Android Market took about the same amount of time to reach the mark, but has soared to greater heights since, while Apple has averaged nearly a billion downloads per month in each of the last six months. A number of factors have likely led to the relative snail's pace in the BB storefront, including the outfit's rocky relationship with developers. In what can be seen as a morale booster, the company has begun a video series that allows seasoned RIM aficionados to offer their rationale for working with the mobile OS. Perhaps this will, in theory, help expedite the milestone conquering -- only time will tell.

iPhone 4 Gets Jailbroken at 20,000 Feet with JailbreakMe

It looks like there aint any chill pill for Jail-breaking enthusiasts as they continue to strive in various directions to show their love for jailbreaking. The news of  people jailbreaking on-display iPod touches and iPads at Apple Stores (using the PDF document based exploit) wasn’t enough for YouTuber TheVexenon who uploaded a video of himself jailbreaking his iPhone 4 at a whooping altitude of 20,000 feet.
He used the in-flight WiFi of the aircraft to access JailbreakMe.com to jailbreak his iPhone 4 as JailbreakMe allows users to jailbreak their iDevices literally anywhere.
There are various other jailbreaking utilities such as Redsn0w, Sn0wbreeze and Pwnagetool but the latest JailbreakMe 3.0 has unmatched simplicity as it just takes seconds to jailbreak.

Top 10 Best Touch-Screen Phones

The touchscreen is fast becoming the control interface of choice for many manufacturers. These days, high-quality touch-screen-based interfaces have made their way into PCs, tablets,  phones, PMPs, digital cameras, and a host of other devices.
The introduction of the original iPhone back in 2007 sparked a touch-screen revolution in the smartphone space. With its gorgeous 3.5-inch Multi-Touch screen with support for pinch and zoom, well-designed, finger-friendly interface, and top-notch mobile Web experience, the iPhone served as a prime example of the potential of the keyboard-free phone.
So, we’ve put together the list of Top 10 best touch-screen phones of all the time.
1- Apple iphone 4
Apple’s iPhone 4 adds a gorgeous screen, a terrific camera, and a faster processor to add to the already-awesome iPhone app experience, but voice calling still isn’t this phone’s priority.
2- Samsung Galaxy S II

The top-of-the heap unlocked Samsung Galaxy S II delivers in almost every way. Thing is, it’s so expensive, it almost prices itself out of the market.
3- Motorola Droid X
Motorola Droid X takes the crown for the most powerful Android smartphone away from the HTC Droid Incredible. The huge 4.3-inch, 854-by-480 screen makes maneuvering the phone’s excellent interface with your finger a breeze.
4- T-Mobile G2x With Google
The loaded T-Mobile G2x with Google is the fastest, smoothest Android smartphone available today.
5- HTC Inspire 4G
The HTC Inspire 4G, AT&T’s premiere Android phone (at least for now) can hold its own against the iPhone 4 and other top smartphones.
6- Motorola Atrix 4G
Motorola’s Atrix 4G, the unique bleeding-edge superphone that can transform itself into a PC, shows how we’ll likely be using our mobile devices in the year 2020. But to get a taste of the future, you’ll have to pay, and deal with some bugs along the way.
7- HTC EVO 4G
If you live online, the EVO offers a big, beautiful, and powerful window to the world. The first WiMAX phone in the U.S. is a terrific platform for streaming media and Web browsing, and it gets your laptop online with Sprint’s 4G network.
8- HTC Sensation 4G
The touch-screen, Android-based HTC Sensation is T-Mobile’s biggest and best smartphone yet.
9- HTC Thunderbolt
The HTC Thunderbolt, the first 4G LTE smartphone for Verizon Wireless, has the fastest Web speeds we’ve ever seen, but be prepared to carry an extra battery.
10- Samsung Droid Charge
The Samsung Droid Charge skips the HTC Thunderbolt’s Sense UI layer in favor of lighter weight and a better camera; both are killer handsets, as long as you don’t need great battery life.