On Tuesday night Microsoft’s (MSFT) Outlook Twitter account proudly declared that its new Outlook.com email application had already reached more than 1 million users less than a day after first becoming available. Microsoft is using to phase out its Hotmail system with this new email system. This new email system features greater social networking integration with Facebook (FB), Twitter and LinkedIn, and gives users access to Microsoft’s suite of productivity tools including Microsoft Word, Excel, SkyDrive and PowerPoint right from their inboxes. In the near future Microsoft is also promising Skype integration for the new email protocol.

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A hugely popular chat and VOIP client, Nimbuzz that supports multiple IM services, declared that it has crossed 100 million users.Windows Messenger, Yahoo!, Google Talk, Facebook, and Twitter are the multiple services that software supports in a single client. It permits users to chat with each other for free across different platforms. Users can call each other over the internet, chat, and share multimedia content.
Chat rooms are available in the Nimbuzz that allow users to meet new people around the world. Voice calling over VOIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) is offered through NimbuzzOut, which is similar to Skype. With help of Nimbuzz subscribers can call other Nimbuzz users for free, and dial telephone numbers around the world for cheaper as compared to international phone-to-phone calling rates.
The software is compatible with multiple mobile platforms such as iOS, Android, Windows Phone, BlackBerry, and even J2ME for feature phones. Users can also download the PC client or use the browser-based version.
Nimbuzz claim to be the first "Indian" internet company to achieve such a success must be taken with bagfuls of salt. Originally firm was founded in the Netherlands in 2006 and two months ago they shifted its company headquarters to Gurgaon. In the contact us page of this website HQ's address conatins Netherlands. In such circumstances, the company's claim of being "Indian" seems merely to be a cheap and unnecessary publicity stunt.

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The company known for its floppy disks, Amkette has unveiled a high quality keyboard compatible with iOS, Android and Windows tablets. The Qwerty keyboard known SmartBoard is a Bluetooth enabled and is compatible with PCs, Laptops, Tablets and Smartphone’s running on the iOS, Mac, Android, and Windows platforms. The price of this keyboard is Rs 2,695. If you are planning to use this keyboard with low cost tablet, read your tablets' specifications carefully, as most of them do not provide Bluetooth connectivity. One click function keys for home, search (for iPad and Android), and menu are available in the keyboard. Multimedia function keys including play/pause, next, previous and volume up/down are also available on the keyboard. The keyboard also acts as a tablet stand and supports all tablet sizes in portrait or landscape. As stated by director, Amkette "SmartBoard is the only device compatible with four operating systems, and can be synced with all personal technology devices.” By going into multilevel power saving modes Amkette SmartBoard automatically manage its power. On/off switch at the back is available to enable power saving To prevent the accidental damage keyboard also comes with silicon protective lining. Its keys are quiet and soft-touch, with a thin form factor. For safe and easy storage and better portability, carrying case is also included.

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Dropbox, popular cloud storage service provider has acknowledged that the security of some of its user’s accounts was compromised. Some of the users were receiving spam emails from hackers who managed to get their hands on the account details of users of these compromised accounts. The matter was taken into consideration when some of the Dropbox users started receiving spam mails on their email accounts associated with their Dropbox account. The cloud storage service provider tried to investigate the case and took some time to find out the root cause of the issue. They tried to fix it by helping the users improve their accounts' security.
Through their official blog Dropbox has apologized to the users about the security breach. They stted on their blog that our investigation found that usernames and passwords recently stolen from other websites were used to sign in to a small number of Dropbox accounts. We've contacted these users and have helped them protect their accounts. They further added that the reason for the breach in security is not due to the lack of security in the Dropbox software but at the company's end. A stolen password was also used to access an employee's Dropbox account containing a project document with users' email addresses. They believed that this improper access is what led to the spam. They have put additional controls in place to help make sure it doesn't happen again.
New measures will be employed by the Dropbox to ensure that nothing of this sort happens to the users in future. In the coming weeks Dropbox will be using a two-factor authentication process. Two proofs of identity such as their password and a temporary code sent to their phone when signing in will be required by users. This feature is optional for the users. Another feature has been added that allow users to examine all active logins to your account, thereby informing them about any suspicious activity happening with their account with help of new page.

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Nokia Maps for Windows Phone running Nokia Lumia smartphones has updated to v2.5. New features has been included in the app like includes Groupon addition, pinning a route to start screen, and more.Also added in this update are various needed bug fixes and performance improvements.

Complete changelog is as below:
• Plan and edit routes
• Every three minutes Live traffic is updated (select areas)
• Groupon Now! deal offers on restaurants, coffee shops, spas and more. Find nearby deals, buy them with a few taps and then plan your route using Nokia Maps’ advance route planning. Find the best way to get there by car, on foot or with public transit. (US only)
• You can pin a route to your Nokia Lumia start screen or share the route with your friends on Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn.
• Sync your routes across your Lumia smartphone and the web (maps.nokia.com). Your favorite destinations are always close by no matter where you sign in.
• Explore Nearby feature in which with one tap top 25 places are around you (based on user reviews, trusted guides and local providers).

You can download this update from Windows Marketplace and download the update for your Smartphone’s.

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