Just In | Google Music Event 'These Go To Eleven' To be Held On 16 November

Google is going to organize 'These Go To Eleven' Event which would be based on Android Theme at 2pm PST on 16th November 2011 in Los Angeles.

Although there has been no word on whether Google will be announcing anything new at the event, but as per our sources, the event is for the launch of 'Google Music' which seems to be up and ready to go live after a long testing in its beta version.

Google Music Event

The Event's name 'These Go To Eleven' is itself a hint towards the popular mockumentary 'This Is Spinal Tap' that the event is probably a launch day for Google Music, a cloud music service. Moreover, the invitation to the event has been sent as an e-mail from Spinal Tap's Nigel Tufnel, a lead guitarist of the rock band 'Spinal Tap', who was played by Christopher Guest in the movie 'This Is Spinal Tap'.

The Event would be streamed live on YouTube.com/Android on the day of the event at 2pm PST.
Stay Tuned!

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Tips | Top 6 Alternatives to Google Adsense

Google Adsense, as we all know, is one of the largest advertising group and currently the market leader in Online Advertising Industry. Getting Google Adsense approval is like a dream for all the bloggers. But what really disheartens one is the fact that getting this approval is quite difficult as Google follows some seriously strict guidelines which its users must abide by to activate or to continue with the Google Adsense program.


So, for all those who have been denied Approval of a Google Adsense account or has been banned due to some reasons, it's not the end of the World, Guys! Though the alternatives won't help you earn the same revenue as that from Google Adsense, but for those who are looking for an alternative to the Google Adsense, following is a list of Top 6 Alternatives to Google Adsense :


# Luminate
Luminate Inc. (previously known as Pixazza Inc.), founded in 2008, is an online advertising program and currently the market leader in making the images more interactive, offering World's first platform for image application. It currently serves more than 150 million users per month and 30 billion page views per year. This 'first-of-its-kind' platform gets operational when a user mouse-over's an image, displaying the related products and information to that user.  It takes into account the keywords that have been tagged with an image and then display the relevant ads accordingly.

The minimum payout is $10 which can be received on a PayPal account or via Standard Cheque.

 # adBrite
adBrite Inc., is an online advertising network which serves ads on 112,009 sites and is the 10th largest ad network on the Internet, according to Media Metrix. Attributor survey ranked adBrite as the 6th largest ad server in 2008 with a 2% share of the market. adBrite now reaches 300 million unique visitors per month with more than 150 million in the U.S. itself. adBrite runs many different services such as adBrite Intelligence™  and adBrite Audience Manager™.

The minimum payout is $100 which can be received via Standard Cheque.

 # Chitika
Chitika Inc., founded in 2003, is a search-targeted advertising network and research firm. The name Chitika means "in a snap" in the South Indian language of Telugu. It offers 3 different products or kinds of ads to the users :
(i) Chitika | Premium : Chitika | Premium displays ads to visitors that reach a page directly from a major search engine.
(ii) Chitika Local Ad Exchange : Chitika launched Local Ad Exchange (LAX) with the intent of bringing together search-targeting and local advertising.
(iii) Chitika Mobile :  Chitika Mobile is a feature that allows standard Chitika | Premium ads to change dynamically into mobile-designed ads based on a user's user agent.

The minimum payout is $10 which can be received on a PayPal account or via Standard Cheque.

# Kontera
Kontera Technologies Inc., founded in 2003, is an advertising network, providing in-text advertising and information services.It is a leading provider of In Text advertising for your website, delivering state of the art contextual ads. There are over 140 million monthly unique users on the Kontera network.Kontera ads are used in over 1% of the top 10,000 websites ranked by traffic.

The minimum payout is $50 which can be received on a PayPal account or via Standard Cheque.

 # Bidvertiser
Bidvertiser is a PPC based program offering fully customizable, content based advertisements. Bidvertiser offers website owners with the ability to sell their ad space, automatically, to the highest bidder. Advertisers can place ads directly on sites of their choice and pay only when a visitor clicks-through their site. Bidvertiser serves text ads in all types of standard ad units, including banners, buttons, skyscrapers and inline ads. They also offer an affiliate program which is optional, but can help you earn extra cash.

The minimum payout is $10 which can be received on a PayPal account or $25 which can be received via Standard Cheque.

# Infolinks
Infolinks Inc. is a leading provider of pay per click In-Text advertising services, working with online content publishers worldwide. It delivers highest click-through-rate in the industry, and lead the market with innovative technologies that bring the advertisers the highest ROI and the publishers the highest earnings. It provide engaged website audiences with advertisements that truly match their interests as they read. Advertisers reach global markets with local precision, via 300 million unique views across 50,000+ premium sites that work exclusively with Infolinks.

The minimum payout is $50 which can be received on a PayPal account or $400 which can be received via BankWire / ACH payments.

These are some of the best alternatives you can use to monetize your blog and to earn money. Share your opinions and reactions . We'll surely get back to ya'soon..!!

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Just In | Google Nexus And Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Unveiled

Samsung unveiled its latest smartphone - 'Google Nexus' - running on the latest version of the Google Android Operating System - Android 4 or Ice Cream Sandwich - with revamped designs and enhancement galore.

Android 4 or Ice Cream Sandwich

Samsung and Google unveiled the much-awaited 'Google Nexus' smartphone, at an event organised in Hong Kong, which is long due to be launched as it was delayed to pay tribute to the Late Steve Jobs - Apple Co-founder.

The all-new Android 4 or Ice Cream Sandwich would be a platform-friendly Operating System as it would be functional on Smartphones, Tablets and everything in between.

Following is an insight of these latest launches from Google and Samsung :

Google Nexus

Google Nexus

Finally, its here! Google announced its new flagship Android device - The Samsung made 'Google Nexus' - which comes loaded with Android 4 or Ice Cream Sandwich.

Listed below are the eye-popping features of this new smartphone :

• The Google Nexus features a whooping 4.65inch HD Super AMOLED display with a resolution of 1280 x 720 with a amazing contrast ratio of 100000:1
• 1.2GHz dual-core processor with 1GB of RAM.
• A 5MP rear camera and 1.3MP front camera with video recording capability of 1080p @ 30fps.
• Internal memory options of 16 and 32GB.
• EDGE/GPRS/HSPA+ connectivity and 4G LTE compatibility.

In terms of dimensions, the phone is quite similar to its predecessor - the Samsung Nexus S - weighing at 135g and is 8.94mm thick. The back of the phone is made up of 'Hyper skin' - a soft gripping texture - which features in Samsung Galaxy S II as well. 

Google Nexus

The camera captures videos at a whooping 1080p with a 5MP rear camera and comes with a panorama mode and NO shutter lag. The NFC technology remains on-board with loads of connectivity options like Bluetooth 3.0, Wi-Fi and HSPA+. The phone also features a proximity sensor and a Barometer.

The phone features a Android Beam feature, a technology which allowing super-quick photo,video,contact and maps sharing with just tapping 2 phones together.

The device is expected to hit the shelves in November in UK this year with a release date still unknown to us.

Android 4 or Ice Cream Sandwich

The Android 4 or Ice Cream Sandwich is now official!

Google unveiled the latest version of Android Operating System - Android 4 or Ice Cream Sandwich - at an event organised in Hong Kong. With a revamped design and a whole lot of new features embedded into this version of Android, Google surely has a winner up its sleeves as it comes loaded with some amazing features like NFC-enabled feature known as 'Android Beam', a next-gen unlocking method called 'Face Unlock' and many more.

Listed below are the eye-popping features of this new Operating System :

• The 5MP camera is really fast as it comes with a zero shutter lag and features like time lapse setting and zoom while recording.
• A browser with improved functionality decreasing the bugs it used to face along with a save-page option for offline reading. The browser allows upto 16 tabs and automatic Google Chrome Bookmark Sync.
• Face Unlock feature which allows only the authorized person to unlock the phone with the help of face scanning.

• Android Beam feature which is a NFC enabled feature allowing exchange of photo,videos,maps and contacts by simply tapping the two phones together.

• Pinch to zoom feature in Calender and drag-and-drop Folder creation method, similar to iOS.
• Integrated feature that allows user to capture the screenshot of the phone's screen by just holding the power and volume buttons,

• Shut down the apps which are not in use and are wasting data in the background to make up the processing and functionality even more smoother.

 Take a look at this Google Nexus Video!

With a whole lot of new feature embedded into this Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) along with revamped design and enhancement galore, Ice Cream Sandwich is surely a big improvement over Gingerbread and Honeycomb and would be loved deeply by the true Android fans!

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Just In | Android 'Jelly Beans' to follow 'Ice Cream Sandwich'

With Android 'Ice Cream Sandwich' still waiting in the wings to be released, rumors have it that the next Android version would be called 'Jelly Beans'.

Although, there was a very little we knew about the Android 'Ice Cream Sandwich', rumors have it that the next version of the Android would be called as Android 'Jelly Beans'

If sources are to be believed, the Jelly Beans version of Android would serve as an improvement over the Ice Cream Sandwich, which itself served as an OS for both tablets and smartphones.

Android ICS made its first appearance at the Google I/O Conference back in May this year when it was officially announced to be launched. Later, Google's Eric Schmidt came up with a statement stating that the Android ICS would release inside 2011, in October or November, to be specific.

Nothing yet is known about the release of Android Jelly Beans but, surely, it would be quite a way off. With Android 'Ice Cream Sandwich' still waiting in the wings to be released, Android next version 'Jelly Beans' has already been lined up and surely Google has 2 'game-changers' on its hand that would surely take its Android Market to new levels of success.

So, after an I for 'Ice Cream Sandwich' followed by a J for 'Jelly Beans', is Google planning for a 'K'-for name for the next version of Android? Who knows!

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Tips | The "Google+" World - 6 Simple Tips for the Beginners

Just landed up on the "Google+" and wondering where to start from!
Here are 6 tips for you to get going :

1. The "Mute this post" Option : Liking a friend's post for fun and suddenly it becomes so popular that notifications get flooded into your account leaving you annoyed and wondering what to do.? Just click on "Mute this post" option and you'll stop receiving further notifications related to that post.
2. The all-new "Keyboard Shortcuts" : With a whole lot of keyboard shortcuts included in Google+, it was never so easy to write your posts or comments.
3. "Limited Sharing" with ease : Sharing your party pictures with a certain group but rather reluctant to make them available to some specific people in that? Fear not. Just click on the "limited" link on the top and see exactly with all those people are you sharing that post.
4. "Tagging" people in your post : While Facebook used "@" symbol followed by the name of the person you want to tag in your post, Google+ uses a "+" symbol followed by the name of the specific person or just the initials with Google+ 'auto complete' option doing rest of the work for you. 
5. The "Drag & Drop" Option : To add your pictures or videos browsing through your computer to attach a file is a thing of past. With Google+ just drag your pictures or videos directly into the share box and you're done.
6. Keep you "Circles" Private : Remember hiding your friend list from your friends on your Facebook account. Similarly, in Google + choose whether you want others to know who all you have in your circles keeping your friends and their information absolutely 'sealed' with you.

Surely, with a new platform and a much more interactive userface, Google+ is going to offer stiff resistance to the most-used social networking site -Facebook.

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