It's Official. Research Proves Internet Explorer Users Are Dumb

Have you been using Microsoft Internet Explorer to surf the web lately? If the answer is 'yes', then according to a report from the AptiQuant Psychometric Consulting Co., you may have a deficiency of intellectual acuity, or in simpler words, you have a low IQ! 

Of course, no one wants to be labeled 'unintelligent' for no reason, and rightly so. But here’s what the researchers down at AptiQuant did to arrive at this result: A Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (IV) test was given to 101,326 people over a period of four weeks. All the subjects were randomly chosen from English-speaking countries over Internet search engines. These subjects then had to undergo a Verbal, Performance and Full Scale IQ test. From the results that were computed, it was observed that most of the individuals who obtained a low IQ score were found to be using Microsoft Internet Explorer.

The proof

All IE (Internet Explorer, we mean) users out there, undoubtedly are up in arms after this apparent insult to their intelligence but wait; the humiliation doesn't end there. According to the same report (see graph above), the lower the version you’re using, the lesser your IQ level, with IE version 6, users being the least smartest in the lot. Clicking the upgrade button already? Talk about adding insult to injury or vice versa. Firefox, Chrome and Safari users seem to be well in a league above IE users. Those using Opera, Camino for Mac OS and plug-ins on their IE with the Chrome Frame seem to have the smartest of IQs.

Does this really mean IE users are unintelligent?!

The second analysis calculated the results in a different dimension. An assessment was made to see how the choice of browser changes, as we go from one end of the IQ scale to the other. The percentage usage of all the top ten browsers was also calculated. It was seen that at the lower end of the IQ level, the number of IE users were maximum. In contrast, barely anyone with a high IQ level used Internet Explorer. Also, Camino and Opera users started off with a relatively high IQ level, as compared to the other browsers.

A simple cross correlation between these two findings simply seemed to confirm that Internet Explorer users didn't seem to express the same amount of intelligence as those using other browsers.

The test was conducted in person and only through invites. If you're looking to prove these guys wrong, you'd either need to be invited or you could opt to pay a fee, which run into hundreds of dollars to take the tests. Whether or not this data can be taken for granted is left up to you. The tests were quite conclusive, though and the bottom line was simply: a majority of those with lower IQ tend to use some version of Internet Explorer.

Transfer Photos from Facebook to Google+ using Fotolink

So, you’ve managed to get a Google+ account, but don’t know where to start. You've managed to upload a profile picture, join a few circles and update a few streams. What's social networking without photos? However, all your photos are linked to your Facebook account. Here are a few quick steps to get your photos copied from your Facebook to your Google+ account. Fotolink, developed by Primadesk Inc allows easy integration of all your images from one account to another and has a relatively easy way to get all your Facebook images onto Google+.

• Go to the Fotolink application from your Facebook account and allow access, just like any other application.
• An integrated window will open that will display yours as well as your friends recent photos and albums. Click on the album you want to share with your Google account or select the photos to be shared and press Copy. The files will be copied to the clipboard. 
• Next, select ‘Photo Accounts’ and click on the Picasa Logo. Enter your Google username and password and press Connect. A separate window will appear that will ask you for access. Click on Allow Access.

Fotolink Access

• Your Google account is now integrated with Fotolink. Maximize the ‘My Online Accounts’ tab on the left hand side of the screen. Click on your account name that has been created. Create a separate album/ Click on an existing album and press Paste on the right hand side of the screen. Your pictures will be linked to your Google+ account.
• Log into Google+ Click on the photos tab. Next click on ‘Your albums’. Your photos will be available there. You can share it with your circles or post it on your stream. 

It’s that simple. So do try this out as I have and let me know what you think in the comments section below. Happy Google +ing!

Mozilla Streamlines Passwords, Rolls out BrowserID

In an attempt of the make the user’s online experience of trying out new websites and new services that the Internet offers; Mozilla has launched BrowserID, as per the company's official blog post. The newest technology to have come out of the Mozilla camp allows users to maintain just one password for their several online accounts, and most importantly keep the task of confirming their sign-ins at bay. All that you need? Operating on the Verified Email Protocol, BrowserID basically gives the user of a particular address the authority to prove that particular email belongs to him. The system of BrowserID, completely negates the need of having to enter one’s user name and password for each login, but instead shifts the reliability completely on email ids to do the same. To begin with, users just need to pick the site they want to log into using BrowserID. BrowserID then gives you an option of the email address you choose to sign-in with. While all this is being done, the users’ identity is being verified and taken down to assist BrowserID for the user’s further sign-ins. For beginners who wish to set up BrowserID on their system, a set of email addresses and passwords need to be provided to BrowserID, so that the latter has it stored on its database. After a quick verification, the user is informed via mail that he needs to verify his email address by clicking a link provided in the mail. Once the user verifies his email, he’s good to go. After this process, whenever the user attempts to log-in the registered site using BrowserID, all he’s got to do is decide which email id he chooses to log in with. Mozilla adds, that the best part about BrowserID is that it doesn’t leak back data to even its own servers, let alone to anyone else. However, for now, only the prototype has been readied. But, Mozilla-iites are one optimistic bunch. Others, you could give BrowserID a try here. You could alternately view the video below, and know what BrowserID is all about.

Google Encourages Reading News With Google Badges

If you’re an avid follower of news, irrespective of the beat, and spend a considerable chunk of your online time rummaging through articles, then this might interest you. Search giant, Google has come up with a unique offering.

A basketball fan's badge collection

Beginning solely for U.S.-based customers, at least for now, Google plans to reward avid news readers based on the number of articles they manage to read over a period of time on Google News. The more articles of a particular beat one reads, the higher are his chances of earning a Google News Badge. An average, regular reader will find himself worthy of the bronze badge, and then as he increases the number of his news pieces read, he’ll find himself earning Silver, Gold, and Platinum. The best of the lot, will win themselves the Ultimate badge – the highest level.

According to an official blogpost, Google currently has a collection of over 500 badges on itself. So users can choose to enhance their proficiency in any level and begin earning badges. Additionally, Google also lets users share their badge collection with their friends, share their expertise, or stay private about it.

In order to avail the services, users will have to visit the Google News service after they sign-in to their Google account, with their web history enabled. Once there, users can visit the Help Centre page for further instructions.

Adobe Flashes Flash 11 Beta

Adobe Flash is used across all platforms on the desktop, as well as mobiles. Adobe has released a new version of the runtime - 11 (Beta 1 11.0.1.60). The latest release is still in the Beta phase. There are a few additions to the new version. One of the key features is called Stage3D Accelerated Graphics Rendering, which basically uses hardware acceleration to render and power the graphics that you typically see in Flash applications. Technically, this should be possible on everything from mobile phones to desktops to smart TVs with compatible hardware. There’s also H.264/AVC video encoding, so video streams from cameras can be encoded in real time using the modern standard. Fighting the HTML5 assault Inefficiency has also been addressed in the new build. Better compression techniques and support for newer JPEG standards (JPEG-XR) are present. 64-bit support is also integrated in the new release. Adobe is claiming that Flash element files can be compressed upto 40 per cent of their original size. Resolution of images used in Flash are no longer limited to 16 megapixel resolutions either. Some of these improvements should also spill over into the new Adobe Air 3 release. Flash 11 builds for Windows, Mac OS and Linux can be downloaded here. 64-bit downloads are also available.

Facebook App for Every Phone

With social networking fast becoming a core part of the lives of millions, it only makes sense to keep oneself connected 24/7. What better way than to have it on one’s phone? Keeping this sentiment in mind, Facebook has rolled out an app, which it claims functions on over 2,500 Java-enabled mobile phones. Called the Every Phone app, it comes with the popular social networking site’s most popular features – News Feed, Inbox, and Photos. Additionally, users can also upload their pictures, and also search for their phonebook contacts on Facebook.

One for all..

What’s enticing is that, Facebook has roped in several mobile service providers, including four from India, namely – Aircel, Airtel, Idea and Reliance and 16 others to offer free data access to users for a 90-day period. The site has also been optimized for different mobile platforms, so as to ensure that the data consumption is minimal compared to other apps. 

Those willing to give this a try can download and install the same by logging onto - http://d.facebook.com/install from their mobile browsers. The app has been made available with GetJar, Appia, and Mobile Weaver.

Firefox Leaps Ahead with Versions 6, 7, and 8

Mozilla may have caused a small uproar over its lack of a strategy for businesses when it releasedFirefox 5, but there's no denying that the browser is making leaps and bounds as it marches onward with subsequent versions.

Firefox 6, for example, reached the beta stage on Friday with versions ready for testing on Linux, Windows, Mac, and Android.

Among the new additions to the desktop version are the capability to check that plug-ins are up-to-date directly from the Add-ons Manager, as well as improved Panorama Groups, allowing users to reduce browser startup time by loading only saved tab groups when they use Panorama. An improved address bar, meanwhile, highlights the domain name of the website you're visiting to make it easier to identify where you are online.

Enhanced for Large-Screen Tablets

Also included in the beta version of Firefox 6 are a streamlined site identity block feature, support for Web Sockets with a prefixed API, a new Web developer-specific menu, support for server-sent events, and the capability to quickly build and test JavaScript snippets in the browser.

On the Android side, Firefox 6 starts faster and uses less memory, and it also offers higher-quality image scaling, with less pixelation. The Firefox experience has been enhanced for large-screen tablets, and touch events offer better interaction with Web pages, Mozilla says.

IndexedDB allows Web pages to store data offline for faster access, and there's also an improved form helper, a "fresh visual style" on Gingerbread, and automatic text hyphenation.

Improved Memory Management

Then, of course, there's Firefox 7, which on Thursday entered the Aurora channel.

Particularly notable about this release are that it's "focused on delivering performance enhancements and optimizing memory utilization," in Mozilla's own words, and also that it includes new Web and server technology and tools so developers can build performance tests directly into the browser and boost Firefox's speed further.

Firefox 7 offers a faster startup time on Windows, Linux and Mac, Mozilla says, as well as enhanced font rendering and enabling bookmarks and passwords to sync instantly.

Improved memory management in Firefox 7, meanwhile, results in memory usage reductions of 30 percent or more along with enhanced responsiveness, Mozilla says. Also new is that the JavaScript garbage collector runs frequently to free more memory when Firefox is idle.

20 Percent Faster

As for Firefox 8, it just appeared in Mozilla's Nightly channel, but already reports are suggesting that it's as much as 20 percent faster than Firefox 5 on pretty much every metric, putting it on par with Chrome 14.

In fact, on startup, session restore, JavaScript execution, 2D canvas and 3D WebGL rendering as well as first paint--including not just how long it takes Firefox to appear after its icon is clicked but also how long it takes to re-open previous tabs--Firefox 8 outshines Firefox 5 by a significant margin, according to a Monday report on ExtremeTech.

"This isn't merely an under-the-hood, synthetic-benchmark, on-paper thing either: the difference between FF5 and FF8 is very, very noticeable," ExtremeTech's Sebastian Anthony wrote.

Ongoing Momentum

Overall, Mozilla may have taken a blow in the corporate world by initially disregarding enterprise users with its new, Chrome-style rapid-release schedule. It's now working on that, though, in addition to these exciting new Firefox releases.

I'm betting the result will maintain or even surpass the momentum we saw with Firefox 4.

Google’s Cosmic Panda is an Updated YouTube UI Preview

Google’s video service YouTube sees a few updates every now and then. The aim is to try and enhance viewing experience. There have been plugins and scripts for browsers that try and make it better by darkening the screen and hiding all the text content on it. Google has launched a new viewing mode codenamed Cosmic Panda that's available on youtube.com/cosmicpanda. It’s free to everyone and can be viewed by clicking on the Try it Out button on that page. The mode changes the interface of the flash player component itself with completely new buttons.

A fresh new interface

Comments can be seen listed below the video. Clicking on the Suggested buttons slides open a large listing of related videos. A neat new feature is the ability to change the quality of the video on the player itself and then choose a different viewing area. Typically, YouTube changes the image quality everytime you open a larger version of it. Real time comments are also available. It’s not just the video viewing page, but also the profile pages. Featured videos on profiles are shown as large, wide thumbnails instead of the tiny versions on the default interface. Having used it for a while, it’s easy to say that the Cosmic Panda interface is a good step up from the existing interface and we’re hoping Google switches to it, full time.

Now Even Ads are Interactive on the Microsoft Xbox Kinect

At the Cannes International Advertising Festival, 2011, Microsoft’s advertising GM Mark Kroese introduced a new advertising format that integrates the use of Kinect for Xbox 360’s voice-and-gesture controls to its advantage. Called NUads, this new advertising concept intends to make advertisements ‘irresistibly interactive’, as also bring the consumer and content on a single platform. Now, advertise, too Although the product won’t be available before next year, Kroese gave out much more at the event, than just fleeting details. He demonstrated as much as five voice commands on Xbox Live to help advertisers decide for themselves. The voice commands included: Xbox tweet – A command, which would tweet something about a particular brand, almost immediately. Xbox More – A command to allow users to make a request for additional information, or have a coupon emailed to them. Xbox Near Me – A command that will bring forth a Bing map tracing the nearest retailer, as also sends a message to the user with the location. Xbox Schedule – A command to remind users about an upcoming show. Also, using the wave gesture users can give in their feedback in the end, when asked to vote. Catch Microsoft's advertising GM Mark Kroese speak about the newbie at the event, right  below:

Bing Updates iPad App with Interesting Lasso Feature!

Bing had announced its iPad app, in April and in the first three months it had more than 5000 ratings and an average rating of 4.7 out of 5. Bing has announced an update to the app and in the latest release they have made some improvements that users asked for and introduced a new feature called Lasso. The new feature is designed for touch friendly devices and Lasso is a new way to search with the touch of a finger.

The interesting Lasso feature!

According to a post on Bing Community, the company says, “It can be somewhat painful to search on a tablet when you’re engaged in reading something; just copying and pasting pieces of text from a webpage to a search box can take up to nine steps on the iPad. With Lasso, you can circle and search in just two steps. Lasso moves Bing beyond the search box.” In addition to Lasso, the update will also include a better movie experience that allows users to view multiple showtime days and theatres and ability to swipe through the last six Bing homepage images. With the update, Bing also claims that there are hundreds of quality and performance improvements.

The Bing update is available from today through the App Store in iTunes and alternatively one can click here to download it. The company says that as of right now there is just an iPad version available; however, they are thinking of taking the Lasso feature even further.

Baidu To Now Develop its Own Mobile OS

Popular Chinese search engine, Baidu is all set to make its foray into the booming mobile operating system market, by developing its own mobile OS market. Reports are also stating that in doing so, for developing the system, Baidu may seek assistance from Google’s open source Android platform.

Now into mobile too

The Chinese search engine has been actively looking at broadening its horizon, by spreading itself into different media streams. However, search advertising still forms a major portion of its revenue pie.

Facebook Introduces ‘Video Calling’ Feature

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is all smiles right now, as he introduced the world to Facebook’s brand new feature – Video Calling. Despite the slight delay, Zuckerberg finally pulled the wraps off this new addition. What seems to be the next logical step for the social networking giant, Video Calling lets you video chat with any of your friends on Facebook, but only a one-on-one chat and that too, through your desktop browser only, mobile devices will have to wait a bit. Facebook’s Video Calling will go on to compete with existing services like Google + Hangout and Apple’s FaceTime.

The next logical step

At the announcement yesterday, Skype CEO Tony Bates shed some more light on the new feature. Skype worked alongside Facebook six months ago to make this feature possible. Right now, users cannot video chat between Facebook and Skype or vice versa, this feature may come out sometime in the future. At the moment, Skype’s video calling service seems more feature packed as it gives you the flexibility of connecting to anyone using Skype, whether it’s on the desktop or mobile phone. Given that Facebook’s Video Calling feature is built by Skype themselves, it’s only a matter of time till both are interconnected. So, if you are a heavy Facebook user and use it as the primary source of chatting with your friends, then you owe it to yourself to try out this out. Head over to this link to get started.

Google+ Reportedly Open to Everyone

According to an unofficial Twitter account of Google+ enthusiasts (it's unofficial because it's not Google managed), Google+ is open and without need of invitations. The account managers tweeted that Google+ is now open to anyone who has a Google account. However, not too long after, they also tweeted that people were complaining of over capacity messages from Google, which meant that despite opening up, the social network still was limiting sign ups due to space issues. They're keeping a spreadsheet of users who would like Google+ invites and are trying to send them out as quick as possible. They've also set up, sort of a Craigslist for invites where users who have invites can also tweet in and "spread the love".

Google+ opened up!

The service is clearly still in hot demand as just this one unofficial account was racking up 100 requests a minute. Enough to tweet that they're 800 requests met, 5000 to go. People still want a bite of this "Facebook killer", so to say. To read our first impressions on Google+ click here. If you're already on and need a survival guide, click here.

Internet Explorer Chugs Along: Second Preview of Version 10 Released

Microsoft hasn’t given up hope with their effort on the web browser front. The browser war has been heating up with everyone - Google, Mozilla and Opera releasing one version after the another. The latest one was Opera 11.50 and a while back, Firefox 5 was launched. Microsoft has launched the second preview version of the Internet Explorer 10 browser. The new version has upgraded specifications and includes a whole bunch of new features. Some of the interesting ones are drag and drop support in HTML5 and HTML5 forms. Unlike the last Internet Explorer 9, where preview builds were released in quick succession, Microsoft is going to release preview builds to the public every few months. The last one was launched in early April, 2011. Lack of extensions Microsoft’s Internet Explorer Test Drive site has a bunch of demos for developers and users to play around with the new browser. While the development is a move in the right direction, Microsoft has to do much more to be able to take on the might of Google Chrome and Firefox. There always seems to be some interest in the browser, but there are very few who migrate totally to Internet Explorer. While the stability and security of the browser might have improved to a major extent, the lack of customizability and extensions for the browser might be the missing link.

Facebook Blocks Extension to Export Contacts Onto Google+

We’re truly living amidst competitive times. Google, the popular search giant launched its fresh attempt at social networking with Google+. Even as the covers were being lifted, it was already being touted as an able contender to Facebook, the social networking giant. It didn’t take really long for users to join the Google+ bandwagon, just like they did when Facebook began in 2004.

Annoyed..

Users since then have been trying to bridge the gap between Google+ and Facebook, on their own personal levels i.e. getting their Facebook contacts onto Google+. Thanks to a software engineer, Mohamed Mansour who readied a Chrome extension, using which it was possible to export one’s Facebook contacts onto Google+. Was, did I say? Well, sadly yes! Facebook has now cut off all access to this extension, and Google+ users now stand at the either sides of the hedge.

The new extension allowed Google+ users to store the names, email addresses, birthdays, phone numbers, and other information into a text file, and/or have them imported directly onto Gmail. After Facebook allegedly blocked the extension, as per a CNET report, Google+ users were only able to get the names and Facebook page addresses and not the email address.

An annoyed Mansour stated that the move from Facebook has strengthened his resolve. And that he would come up with a backdoor to this, as well.

Facebook's Bringing Video Chat Via Skype

Facebook was going to make this announcement this next week, but their plans were foiled. They're planning on launching a video chat platform which will be powered by Skype. Facebook's Seattle team is behind this venture. Skype and Facebook already have a pretty strong relationship. The social networking giant had already come to Skype with social data integration and now it seems that Skype is coming to Facebook. Rumours of this service were already in motion last year but were never to be seen materialized. The event at which Facebook was going to announce this This, of course, is interesting timing with Google's Google+ release which has a group video chat service of its own called Hangouts. Hangouts has been gaining traction and integrating a group video chat service into a social network does seem to hold relevance. Whether Facebook's chat service will be group or not remains to be seen but if it does support group video, it outdoes the novelty of Google+ Hangouts. While neither Facebook, nor Skype have commented on the matter, the service is confirmed to launch next week.

Google+: THE NEXT SOCIAL NETWORK

Waiting for a Google+ invite is currently what all the cool kids are doing. Google's latest answer to the social networks, Google+ opened up for a small group of testers, a few days ago. Invites spread like wildfire and Google had to shut down the invite button. Google+ is supposed to be Google's Facebook takedown device, but here's the problem with that; Facebook's already established itself and its format. Using Facebook's basic layout and adding a few more features upon it really doesn't give Google+ an edge. Users saw the futility of Google Wave, and Buzz didn't seemingly catch on. Will Google+ be an answer to Google's social scramble? Probably not. But there still is some fun to be had.

Layout
When you look at Google+, of course the first thing that jumps to your head is, "Oh hello, Flash free version of Facebook".The home news feed is laid out like Facebook's, as is the individual profile page. On the LHS of the homepage, you can choose whose updates you want to stream, and below that is your GTalk window. Up top you have your navigation bar which will take you from your homepage to a photos page, your profile page or your circles page.

Features
Google+ wants to pride itself on its features, some of which, I'll admit, are worth the 15 seconds of interest that Google+ will hold. For one, managing your contacts in groups of circles and dividing them by friends, family, acqaintances, colleagues, etc. is an interesting concept. It helps when you want to share information, because you can choose which circle you want to share what with. The other feature that Google's priding itself on with Google+ is Hangout. Hangout allows you to set up a group video chat session with entire circles of contacts or individual contacts whose email addresses you add. The obvious problem with this, just like any other chat program, is not everyone in your circle of choice will be online at the same time. However, Hangout is a more intuitive way of video calling just because it works off your Google contacts. However, now that Skype and Facebook are getting along better, we'll see what they retaliate with.

Circles on Google Plus

There's also an easy to miss feature in there, called Sparks. Sparks allows you to view content online divided into categories of interest like Cycling, Fashion, Soccer, Comics etc. These categories are content aggregators, and you can make more of your own categories, as well. Here, it really feels like Google's trying to take Zite and put it into a social network.

Spark wants to bring you Zite on the web

No social network would be complete without the ability to share photos and videos, of course. You can add pictures by dragging and dropping or choosing from your computer, or more intuitively, directly from your Android phone without the need of wires. The catch is, when you add any photo, or an album, in order to get published, it must be shared with either your circles or individual contacts (hint: you can share with circles that don't have any contacts just so the picture/s get published). This is where Google seems to have taken Facebook's 'share' philosophy and put it on steroids.

The one feature that currently seems a little pointless is how +1s work. +1 is Google's sharing service where if you like an article or a video you found, you hit +1. If you hit +1 on a link that a contact posts in Google+ itself, it goes into your +1 section of your profile. If, however, you hit +1 for an article on an external site, it doesn't automatically show up in your Google+ profile. There's also a Buzz section which seems to be Google's little, "let's revive this feature" technique. Or in a way, it's taking their version of Twitter and mashing it into their version of Facebook. However, the last time I buzzed was exactly a year ago and to me the addition of Buzz seems pointless.

Conclusion
If you're already on Facebook and all of your stuff is on Facebook, it's very unlikely that you're going to come over to Google+ to start Facebook over, from scratch. Hangout and Circles really aren't big enough features to pull Google+, in fact, they're better suited for GTalk itself. Google really didn't bring a new format of social networking to the table, instead it seems as if the folk who worked on this product sat in meeting room after meeting room asking questions like, "What does Facebook do? How can we Googlify it," and "What's Facebook not offering that Google can". In other words, Google+ seems derivative, and unless Google gives it a major overhaul, interest in it is going to die out.

Tumblr for iOS Gets Huge Update

Tumblr for iOS devices got a huge update. It is now at version 2.0, and has a completely new interface making it a lot easier to blog from multiple accounts. The new UI also helps you easier browse the blogs you follow, create new blogposts and manage multiple blog accounts. In the previous version of Tumblr, there were two navigation options, Post and Dashboard, from which you had to click multiple times to get to where you wanted to go. However now, almost everything is presented at the surface. It's formatted a lot like Instagram with the navigation bar at the bottom of the screen.

Note the Instagram like layout and importing phone contacts

Also, previously, to manage multiple blogs, you had to go to Advanced Options within a post to choose which blog you wanted to publish to. You also had to choose Advanced Options to save as draft. Now, when you hit post, you'll be presented with a list of your blogs and you tap on whichever one you want. And you swipe now, to save as draft.

Version 2.0 also allows new Tumblr users to sign up from within the app. Users can read and reply to messages, as well as find users via their phone's address book. The Tumblr app for iOS is free and is available from the iOS App Store

Opera Mini/Mobile Updated with Auto-Suggest Feature

Who doesn’t love Opera on their mobile? The Norwegian company has just released new versions of their famed browsers, Opera Mini 6.1 and Opera Mobile 11.1, with a new auto-suggest feature for the search box.

Faster searching!

With the help of Google and Yandex, the built-in search field now shows up suggestions as you type and even remembers your queries and adapts to your surfing habits. This is a really big step forward, as it will undoubtedly shave off precious seconds when you need to search for something quickly.

The update will be available on both the browsers across all platforms like Symbian, Android, iOS and MeeGo devices. Opera Mini is designed mostly for slow connections or even lower end phones that only support Java. The difference between the two browsers is that when you use Mini, the webpage is actually compressed to about 90 per cent on Opera’s servers and then sent to your phone. This means, pages appear faster with lower data usage. The Mobile version on the other hand gives you a full desktop like viewing experience complete with Flash video support.

99labels Launches First Store on Facebook

Private online sales events brand, 99labels has announced its store on Facebook. Launched this week, the store (https://www.facebook.com/99labels) aims to provide an opportunity for Facebook-ers to go shopping with their friends. Social shopper... The store, as per the sales events brand has integrated the shopping experience right into the heart of social networking, which means users will not have to leave their page to or go through the hassle of a separate login. Users can use the popular ‘like’ and ‘share’ feature on Facebook to recommend a certain product to their friends, or could also ask their friends for a word on the product that has caught their fancy. 99labels claims to offer up to 90 per cent off on all its premier lifestyle, and fashion brands; making it an offer, the users wouldn’t want to refuse. In addition to it, users will be able to update themselves constantly on the various discounts, deals and offers that keep surfacing on the site, time and again. 99labels would also offer celebrity gossip, trivia quizzes and contests, which 99labels claims would add to the interest quotient of its users.