Info: Credit Card Numbers, what do the 16 digits mean...

Most of us have few Credit Cards from different sources that we use in our day to day lives. The Cards issued have 16 digit numbers (except American Express cards and may be few others). This blog post from Mint, which is an online Personal Finance management software explains the significance of each digit in a 16 digit credit card number. It also explains, how we can easily confirm if a given 16 digit number is valid or not. Good read...

Jan 21, 2011: News Digest

This post is a summary of technology, gadgets, electronics news and items  that I find interesting from different sources. You never know, something from this list may interest you too... Check it out...

Topics

1) Google does what developers always do, Copy and Paste...

2) Google working on improving the quality of its search

3) Google Offers comes after the failed attempt to acquire Groupon

4) India's $35 tablet delayed because of production trouble

5) Mobile Body Area Network (MBAN) technology can reach our home soon

News: Unboxing of Notion Ink

Notion Ink's Adam Tablet is one of the Android tablets that I am eagerly watching out for. The tablet has been in the news for more than a year now and is finally shipping this week for US and European customers. In the official Notion Ink blog that is constantly updated by Rohan Shravan, they have posted some pics of the tablet being packaged and loaded up for delivery.

Jan 20, 2011: News Digest

This post is a summary of technology, gadgets, electronics news and items  that I find interesting from different sources. You never know, something from this list may interest you too... Check it out...

Topics:

1) Google announces Organizational Shuffle

2) Eric Schmidt outlines Google's priorities, while he is still CEO
3) Port your number to Google Voice, for $20
4) Apple makes it hard to see the inner working of its devices

5) Want to root your Android device, then don't buy Motorola

6) Gorilla Glass has competition now, here comes Dragontrail from Asahi

Article: Bad handwriting helps you remember more!

I always wondered why I did not have a good handwriting and now the mystery is solved in a study by Princeton University. In an article titled "Fortune favors the Bold and Italicized: Effect of disfluency on Education Outcome", the university explain how different fonts affect the way in which we remember things.

Jan 19, 2011: News Digest

This post is a summary of all the technology, gadget, electronics and news that I find interesting from different sources. You never know, something from this list may interest you too... Check it out...

Topics:
- Forgot your wallet? No problem! Starbucks will accept payment from your phone
- "Phantom Data" source identified in Windows Phone 7, says Microsoft

- VUDU updates keep coming, hits multiple devices

- Nintendo 3DS will hit stores on Mar 27 in US, for $249

- Valve introduces cross-platform gaming for Portal 2

News: Adam Tablet ships today

Notion Ink has announced that it will start shipping Adam Tablet starting today. This shipment is for the pre-orders that was held back for FCC / CE approval.

News: Yahoo opens its digital doors with 3rd party authentication

In a surprising move, atleast from my perspective Yahoo has announced that starting Jan 20th, it will be possible to login for Yahoo services (except Yahoo Mail) through Google (through OpenID) or Facebook Connect.

Photography: Understanding Time Lapse with fascinating demonstration

Wikipedia reference states that Time-lapse photography is a cinematography technique whereby each film frame is captured at a rate much slower than it will be played back. When replayed at normal speed, time appears to be moving faster and thus lapsing. Processes that would normally appear subtle to the human eye, such as the motion of the sun and stars in the sky, become very pronounced. 

Gadget: Creative Ziio Tablet, wrong timing and missed opportunity

Creative announced its Ziio Tablet launch with an impressive price point of $249 for the 7 inch Android tablet. With a platform that is capable, software that needs upgrade and a screen that is lacking is it really worth it?

Apps: Microsoft OneNote comes to iOS for FREE

Microsoft wants to make it big in cloud computing. Though the announcements from Microsoft towards Cloud Computing came in late, it has pushed its weight around this initiative heavily since then. The next generation of Office 365 is all about the cloud. Some of the demonstrations from Office Live also showed the power of cloud backups, live sync and rich formatting that is still missing in Google Docs.

News: Update from Adam

Notion Ink recently confirmed that they have received FCC approval, which will allow them to start shipping the product to US. In response to this post in the official blog, there had been some comments and concerns raised by the followers of Adam, about the glass on the device.

News: Kindle Lending and the Club is open

Amazon has made the eReader market popular with its Kindle line of products and has pushed the sales of eBooks heavily. As per the recent claims from Amazon, the eBooks sales in Amazon has surpassed the sales of hard-copy version of the books.

Gadget: Nook Color hacks keep coming, over-clocked this time...

Nook Color is a great eReader from Barnes and Noble. The device has lot of things going right for it from the hardware specification, widely popular Android platform and finally the highly tempting price point.

News: Sony Ericsson finds a way to make money (or lose as legal fees)

Sony Ericsson was once fighting to be number one in mobile market share against Nokia. In the recent years with significant hardware growth, radical design changes and smartphone improvements the company has been finding it hard to maintain its market share.

News: Be smart and do not opt for Smart Key systems

Keyless car systems have been around for a while and I was first introduced to this feature, when I was checking out the Toyota Prius 2007 model. It is a convenience feature, in which you can have the key with you and when you approach the car the key can send a signal to unlock the car for you.