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Mozilla finally shows it operating system for mobile Boot 2 Gecko recently at Mobile World Congress 2012. The Boot 2 Gecko has its interface built with HTML5 and CSS web standards, making it extremely customizable. The Boot 2 Gecko OS is built upon a Linux kernel, and Mozilla has developed various APIs for functions such as the phone dialer, camera, and 3D graphics. Boot to Gecko therefore has the ability to function like a mobile device. Make calls, sms, capture photos, USB and wireless devices can be connected are main technical features users can expect from this OS. Mozillawiki says B2G is not based on Android but uses some of the same low-level building blocks used in Android (Linux kernel,libusb, etc) in order to reduce the burden on ODMs/OEMs to bring up B2G on new hardware. However, B2G is not based on Android, and will not be compatible with the Android stack (in particular B2G will not run Android applications).

{by Nishadha Silva } Collaboration means a group of people working together to create something. In general most software engineers do this in there day to day life. However the advances in technology and the increasing number of people working from distributed locations lead to more advanced online collaboration tools. Below are some online collaboration tools that are well suited for software engineers. Confluence Confluence is software to manage wiki’s . Wiki’s became very popular after the success of community driven websites like Wikipedia . Business started noticing this and adopted this to manage their business knowledge. People can share their articles and his peers can give feedback instantly. A great tool for manage business knowledge in a collaborative way. Creately Creately is an online diagramming tool , specifically built for software teams. Even as a standalone diagramming tool it compares well and can be considered as an alternative to Microsoft Visio. But when it c

Nokia has launched a new application/initiative called the 'Union Bank Money powered by Nokia' across India for its all upcoming Nokia devices, merging with various retailers, merchants and institutions like Obopay , Union Bank of India and Yes Bank . This app will be integrated in Symbian smartphones- Nokia's series 30 and series 40.  The service will let users to use their mobile phones as a wallet that can be used to make Bill payments, Money Transfer, Prepaid SIM top-up and Cash withdrawals from ATMs . The new app will allow users to manage their account and provide a convenient options for money transaction via mobile phones and keep a track of balance information. As of now, Bharti airtel offers "airtel money" service, allowing users to pay for bills through their mobile phones. To activate this service, users can visit their nearest Nokia retailer to set up the service on their device, users will have to make a cash payment to the dealer and the deale

Sports Tracker is a Premium app for fitness free on Windows phone and is  available free at the Marketplace  for Nokia Lumia 800 and 710.The free app is also available for Android , iPhone and Nokia Symbian devices.  Sports Tracker is an application which will Analyze and Keep a track of your exercise and performance, and sharing your workout and photos via the Sports Tracker community, Facebook and Twitter taking it to a whole new level. Features Tracking Distance Duration SpeedAverage speed and pace Max speedEnergy spent (kCal) Training Diary for workout data analysis Diary sync to sports-tracker.com service for further analysis Sharing of workouts to Facebook, Twitter and the Sports Tracker community (source -windowsphone.com ) >> download Sports Tracker for Windows

Consumer Electronics & IT Products giants-Sony, has launched its latest tablet to S and P in India , competing with the Apple I pad and the recently launched ultra low cost Akash tablet. The Tablets are expected to hit the Indian market by Mid-January 2012, available across 500 stores in India.The new Sony Tablet S & P is equipped with the latest Andrid  3.2 O S and is tagged at Rs 33,990/- and Rs 36,990/- respectively. Sony has collaborated with local developers to develop and design unique applications for the  Indian consumers to deliver a high quality and excellent entertainment. Sony Tablet S and P would be the first Tablet ever to have a PlayStation certification. Apart from other Tablets in the market Sony Tablets have an exceptional asymmetrical design with a wedge shape , similar to a magazine that can be folded over making it unique. The tablets with dual screen, will provide amazing entertainment experience and portability. Another amazing feature of Sony Tablets i

         Astro File Manager Astro File Manager helps you to organize and manage your pictures, music, videos and other files. ASTRO is in top ten Android App list and is one of the easiest app to update and manage files. Its features include file management, file backup, image and text viewers, downloader, thumbnails, search files, application manager and many more c lick here to download .................................................................................................................................................                                                    Ringdroid Ringdroid is an app for recording and editing sounds, one can create ringtones directly on the handset. It access all sound files on the phone to edit and create ringtone. You can play it anywhere just by tapping on the screen . Save clipped audios as a new audio file and mark it as music, ringtone, alarm or notification. It supports MP3, AAC/MP4, WAV, AMR formats. click here to download  .

Conversations Nokia has reported that software update for Nokia Lumia 800 will be available online in all country where there are Lumia 800 users. Nokia has released Lumia 800 only couple of weeks ago with MS Windows Phone 7.5 Mango OS. As per the update list it shows comparable increase in  performance and usability. ° Improved charging ° Voicemail notification improvement ° Replying to mail improved for Microsoft Exchange 2003 users ° Improved display in switching in bright light ° Improved audio quality Not everyone will get the update at once – the number of simultaneous downloads has to be limited – but it should be delivered in all the initial launch countries over the course of the next two weeks. The software will be downloaded through Microsoft Zune. source