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A little bird hacked Apple siri

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An aussie It specialist has managed to hack the new apple ios with siri  to make it do tasks  at home like switching off lights , turning it on and opening web pages on  a computer. The aussie “Marcus schappi” runs a IT company “Little Bird Company’”

Apple siri hacked Aussie Marcus schappi

Apple IOS4  S SIRI hacked

With this hack  it opens the possibilities of  creating new  functions like

• With  the help of a RFID board you could ask Siri where your keys are.

• With a temperature sensor you can ask what the temperature and humidity is.

• With a robotic vacuum cleaner you could ask Siri to clean the house

Reserve bank of India going tough on PayPal users

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With a growing number of people earning  massive incomes In INDIA  from  work generated from the internet and online  relating from  website design  to coding  and programing work  , the reserve bank of india  is cracking down on income  received via PayPal  so that it remains more accountable.  With income tax evasion considered to be a widespread issue in India Smile with tongue out, it  would not be long before  this sector would  possibly go through some drastic changes.

paypal and reserve bank of india new rules

Here are some changes  from a a FA Q

Q: Why will PayPal not allow me to receive more than US$500?
Starting 1 March, 2011, PayPal customers in India will not be allowed to receive payments for any export-related goods or services for an amount exceeding US$500 per transaction. This change is to ensure that we continue to comply with the RBI Guidelines.
Q: Why will PayPal not allow me to keep money in my PayPal balance?
Starting 1 March, 2011, PayPal customers in India will not be able to keep money in their PayPal account balance. Instead, all money received into a PayPal account must be transferred to a customer’s India bank account within 7 days from the receipt of confirmation from the buyer in respect of the good or services. This change is to ensure that we continue to comply with the RBI Guidelines.

Q: The customers on my website are not able to complete purchase or pay via PayPal. Why?
Starting 1 March, 2011, PayPal customers in India will not be allowed to receive payments for any export-related goods or services for an amount exceeding US$500 per transaction. If you are listing products greater than US$500 per transaction then you may need to seek alternative methods of payment. This change is to ensure that we continue to comply with the RBI Guidelines.

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Three great Free anti virus software for you as good as the paid ones

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These antivirus programs are free and made by legitimate software producers  and  if you are thinking why they  are giving it free, there is a reason.  Like  all strugglers you have to provide top class service  to get the top position and its no different for these Antivirus software makers. They are not strugglers  but already established  antivirus  vendors but they want more people to try their software  before they can buy the full versions  and so they are giving their software away for free. If you like it  and want a buy a premium version ( with some extra features ) you will have to pay for it otherwise it remains free.

3 Free antivirus  Software providers

These links below will take you to these free antivirus download website pages

1. AVG Antivirus

Avg antivirus free version download

2. Avira Antivirus

Avira Free antivirus download prices free version

3. Avast antivirus

Avast antivirus download free version

Some of these Antivirus  are as good as the established players in this market like Mcafee antivirus , Kapersky Anti virus and Norton antivirus  and infact offer some innovative features that they don’t as well. These free software also scans your computer for rootkits  which is awesome  and is  also considered a premium feature in some software’s.

Infact i was so impressed with  one of these free programs ( AVG antivirus ) that  i went ahead and bought  a full version AVG antivirus  for $39.99  from the internet from amazon  and is it going great. Full version of these other free software are also available on Amazon

There is also a  tool from Trend micro to do a online scan  on your computer by downloading thier software you can check out more about it here.

Wd Live firmware update

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what i really like bout the WD live box is  that the box is not broken it plays beautifully .Yet the  guys at the company are continuously evolving  patching the box with regular;ar  updates keeping up with all the current formats for video and music.Keep up the good work

If you dont know about WD live player and want a small little  box that can play pretty much any movie from a usb stick or then a  portable hard drive attached to it, you should be getting the WD LIVE PLAYER RIGHTAWAY 

New firmware update released for WD live player . Heres what it does.

Western Digital WD TV Live Plus 1080p HD Media Player

Version 1.06.15_V:  
Resolved Issues:
• Supports Czech language in the user interface.
• Resolved Media Library issue where playing an ISO and DVD (.VOB) is not added in recent list.
• Resolved video quick menu not showing selection correctly. 
• Resolved black screen when playing dat or ts video file.(mpeg format)
• Resolved PlayTo issue where menu icon in video option do not move when navigating during playback
• Resolved poor menu performance due to background task running.
• Resolved audio Track display always shows as file name.
• Resolved music info missing when opening photo info from option in slideshow.
• Resolved thumbnail blurring while browsing music.
• Resolved scrolling issue where artifacts would show if scrolling too fast.
• Resolved issue where the FF/RW icon would display in preview mode for folder.
• Resolved issue unable to connect to Wi-Fi when SSID is not broadcast.
• Resolved Tunein issue where removing a preset doesn’t take effect until preset section is reopened.
• Resolved issue where some PGS subtitles would not display in MKV container.
• Resolved issue where screen display “Unsupported subtitle” message on option bar.
• Resolved issue where default subtitle stream flags are ignored.
• Resolved issue where 4:3 aspect ratio setting resets to widescreen after power cycle.
• Resolved issue where all audio above 48KHz is being downsampled to 48KHz.
• Resolved Flingo issue where FF and Play will black out screen for 10 or more sections.
• Resolved Facebook security encryption issue when selecting shortcut key www. in password page.
• Resolved Facebook issue of not being able to upload to Facebook if photo is in full screen view.
• Resolved Facebook issue where no error message shows up when network cable is disconnected.
• Resolved .ISO and .VOB issue where the info bar stays on the screen during playback.
• Resolved file management issue where certain files are corrupted on a GUID or APM HFS+J format drives.
• Resolved issue where firmware upgrade did not work for certain USB

Resolved Deezer issue where the options icon disappears on the radio playlist.
• Resolved issue where Deezer will not play any music tracks or songs from any radio stations
• Resolved DVD (ISO or VOB) issue where playback will not resume after unit power cycle. 
• Resolved issue where certain MKVs videos do not play sound.
• Resolved AVI issue where pressing skip twice causes video to jump back to start.
• Resolved several general user interface alignment issues.
• Resolved issue where MPEG2 video lags or freezes.
• Resolved issue with 2TB hard drive not mounting.
• Resolved issue with system becoming unresponsive after hot unplugging the hard drive.
• Resolved video playback issue with certain .MOV, MPEG4, PCM 2ch videos resulting in incoherent audio.

you can get it from Amazon here

Tokyo train passengers become star trek light sabre fighters

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20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Japan is celebrating the latest Star Wars release with some exciting  promotion of thier trainusers

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The compete saga on Blu-ray Disc  has been promoted with a funky campaign on Tokyo’s train network, turning the handrails on trains into lightsabres.

Startrek complete saga DVD blu ray disc set.

 

 

Starwars the Complete saga ( blu ray disc)

Tokyo commuters have been entertained with glowing handrails instead of the normal boring handrails that they normally get to hold on thier busy crammed trains.

Star Wars: The Complete Saga (Episodes I-VI) [Blu-ray]

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Aussie Expired Domain sale Sets record $125,000 sale price

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Updated on  03/12/2015. An expired Australian domain( investmentproperty.com.au ) that went on to the auction market at netfleet.com.au  went on to reach a record breaking price  at$125,000. Normal  Australian domain prices range anywhere from $12 AUD to $20 AUD from a domain seller.

Amazingly, this domain was allowed to expire by the previous registrar and so the new buyer snapped up this bargain. in 2013 Only , the domain names – sydney.com.au, melbourne.com.au, brisbane.com.au, adelaide.com.au and auction.com.au – were touted for sale with a projected retail price somewhere in the order of $1 million as a total package.

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The previous high earner for this company was the sale of Electricity.com.au for 30K

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Net fleet still has some domain bargains available that are surprisingly low priced like megabyte.com.au for $50, futurestrading.com.au for just $940 , securityalert.com.au for $10.

What is .au?

.au represents the Top Level Domain for Australia and is the preferred Domain Name for all Australians.  Japan (.jp) and Germany (.de) are other examples of Top Level Domains.

com.au For commercial purposes. Includes commercial entities, currently registered and trading in Australia, as well as commercial products and services.

Five Best Australian Domain Name Registrars

( in no random order)

  1. https://au.godaddy.com/
  2. https://www.cheaperdomains.com.au/
  3. http://www.smartyhost.com.au/
  4. https://www.melbourneit.com.au/
  5. https://www.rebel.com

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