Technology Review - Near Field Communication (NFC)

Tired of carrying lots of bank cards, money, id cards etc in your wallet ?
Want a futuristic mobile phone which can replace all these ?

Google got the same idea and implemented it. The result is Google Wallet.


You can use a mobile phone installed with Google Wallet and make transactions at shops, restaurants, taxis etc. It replaces the need of carrying money or credit card. The application has all your bank data including credit card numbers etc. Everything you need to do in order to complete a transaction is to just wave your phone near the NFC enabled sensor or just touch your phone to the NFC enabled sensor.


YES, you got me right. NFC. Near Field Communication. It is the next generation technology which can transfer huge amounts of data between multiple NFC enabled devices when placed at very short range.
In order to use NFC, your device must be pre-installed with NFC chip in its hardware.
NFC is like bluetooth. But a lot of differences and pros and cons. Bluetooth works even at larger distances like 5mts but NFC works only at short distances. Bluetooth can transfer speeds upto Mbps only while NFc can make it upto Kbps.
NFC replaces both BlueTooth and WiFi. Tap an NFC enabled device with NFC enabled router to start using the router's WiFi.
Sad thing is that NFC doesn't support security. But guys this is just the beginning.


Just look at the sample below to know what exactly NFC can do.

7:30 - Eric gets on a train to go to his office, using his NFC-enabled phone to tap a reader and easily open the turnstile. 
7:32 - He sees a poster announcing a free concert that evening. He touches his NFC-enabled phone to the N-Mark on the poster, which transfers the detailed information onto his phone. He reserves seats for the concert with his mobile phone, using mobile communications (e.g., SMS, internet, packet-based connections), and the complimentary tickets are sent to his mobile phone. He sends a text message to his wife to invite her to the concert and dinner.
8:15 - When he arrives at his office, Eric touches his NFC-enabled phone to the office gate to unlock the security mechanism. 
Noon - At lunch time, he pays for his meal using one of the credit cards stored in his phone.
13:00 - After lunch, Eric visits the office of his new business partner for a meeting. Those attending the meeting exchange electronic business cards, stored in their NFC-enabled phones, by touching their phones together. 
18:00 - Eric meets his wife and they go to the concert venue. He touches his NFC-enabled phone to a turnstile at the entrance to the venue, their reservations are confirmed, and they are admitted. 
20:00 - After the concert, they visit a shopping center, where they make a few purchases and have dinner, using their NFC-enabled phones to pay for everything.
22:00 - When they arrive home, Eric realizes that he left his NFC-enabled phone on the train. He immediately calls the mobile network operator and makes a request to disable all active NFC services in the phone. If his phone is later found and returned to him, he will be able to reactivate these services.


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Must Have Apps After Rooting Android

So you are done with rooting your Android safely. Next is the most important step. Because what's the use of rooting your Android if not installing awesome apps.

I'll give you a list of apps which every Rooted Android user must have.
The list goes like this.

1. Titanium Backup : Backs up every app, appdata, system data on your SD card. You can restore all the data if something wrong happens to your device data. Must have App.
2. ROM Manager : This app lets you install any custom ROM onto your device very easily. ROMs may vary from app packages, custom ROMs, kernel etc. 
3. Juice Defender : This apps defends the juice flowing out of our battery. Chill guys. This is a battery conserving app. Must have as Android phone's battery wont last long. 
4. Root Explorer : This app is like a file manager but it enters into the creepiest corners of your Android device using the root permissions. 
5. Wireless Tether : This apps helps in creating a wifi or PAN from your device so that other devices can use your phones Internet connection as WIFI to access internet. Must have for hardcore networkers. 
6. AdFree Android : The name itself explains the app. It blocks almost every ad while using Android whether it be while browsing or app ads. 
7. CacheMate : This app helps in clearing the cache data on your device. Thus it helps in freeing up some memroy. 
8. SetCPU : This app helps in setting custom clocking rate of your CPU. Recommended for advanced users.

These are the most important apps a rooted Android must have. Any changes will be updated. 

Check this space for updates. 

Happy Androiding.

WANT TO ROOT YOUR ANDROID PHONE ?

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Google AdSense - The Benefits

Google AdSense is a marketing strategy, which allows the publisher to earn when someone clicks on the ads placed on their websites. This helps even publishers to utilize the adspace in their webpages to earn some bucks. AdSense helps Advertisers(people who buy adspace) in reaching their traffic through the advertisements placed in different websites.

Benefits of AdSense :

1. Simple, Easy & Quick :

Google AdSense provides a simple and easy method to place ads on websites. It is suitable for wide range of people ranging from people looking for some residual income to proffesionals who want to sell their webspace.
One needs just a Internet connected computer to use and access Google AdSense.  It just takes minutes to get yourself registered into AdSense.
AdSense team reviews details submitted by you and accepts you into AdSense program depending upon various policies. Once you are into it, you can start adding ads to your websites and as soon as you get clicks, you earn money. It is as easy as that.

2. Advertisement :

Google AdSense provides an inexpensive technique for advertising products, where advertisements can reach millions of people who access the internet.
It also enables to divert the traffic flow of customers to that particular site for increasing the revenue. One can easily access other sites to enhance personal knowledge of online advertising.

3. Controlling The Site:

With Google AdSense, one can easily control the contents and ads that may appear in a web site. It blocks certain ads from appearing in the web pages, depending on the owner's requirement. The owner may ask AdSense to block certain competitor ads and select certain ads to be displayed as default on the web pages.

4. Payout System:

Google AdSense offers greater percentage of payment to the publisher than any other web site. It follows an easy and reliable payment system. There are no checks or money orders in this process, and the mode of payment is ETF (Electronic Fund Transfer) to the host's bank account. For this, a site owner requires to have a legal mailing address and URL that is acceptable by AdSense.

5. Huge Network of Advertisers:

Google has a huge network of advertisers, who are keen in investing in a site that suits their product and service types. Thus, site owners looking for ads that match their site content and purpose, have an easy access to desired advertisements through AdSense. Thus, a larger network of advertisers proves beneficial for both, advertisers and site owners.

6. Google Search Box Technology:

Google search box facility in the web site is to attract more public and to enable web site visitors to stay at that site for longer duration. Whenever a visitor types a term in the search box, that site displays the search results below the search tool. Every result probably has related ad links and thus, this increases the chances of a customer clicking on an ad and increasing the host's income.

The increasing popularity of AdSense lies in its easy and fast accessibility and inexpensive usage.
Hail Google AdSense. 

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