If you’ve been using Google Translate on Windows or Android application or have difficulties in typing in your language on the Latin/English keyboard, Google is here to help you. The Search giant recently released what I would say, the biggest move towards localisation and native language support. The Google Input Tools. 

Finally Apple has rolled out the much-focused-on two-step verification for Apple ID (iTunes, iCloud, App Store, etc). Two-step verification is one of the very essential initiatives to make it lot more difficult for someone with malicious intents to get access of your ID. This additional security layer has been one of the key selling point for Gmail for quite a time now along with Facebook, Dropbox

One year ago the popular file sharing site, Megaupload was shut down by the US government for illegal file sharing. Following the site’s closure, founder Kim Dotcom, while in various legal battles, was working on his latest project — Mega.

Mega is a cloud storage service for users to store their files securely on the Web. The site boasts 50GB of free storage space and features a simple drag and drop upload system quite like Google Drive and Dropbox. Mega also offers Pro subscriptions where you can pay from €9.99 to €29.99 and attain up to 4TB of storage space and 8TB of bandwidth.

While Mega doesn’t have any exciting features that make it stand out from other file sharing sites, Kim Dotcom promises to add “MegaMovie” – a section which allows you to view movies, television shows, and music. The site appears to have the ability to add friends and exchange recommendations. He posted this on Twitter taunting the Motion Picture Association of America.

When on the Google Play Store, we very often get this No Connection – Retry error message simply at times when we least expect it. This error usually comes up when Google Play Store app cannot connect to the Internet on your Android phone or the tablet.

Normally you can see that this network problem seem to be stuck with Google Play Store app only since everything else is well connected and working. Many a times we replace, reinstall it but to no avail. So here are a few tips and how-to solutions on how you can get rid of this fretting problem.

Without a doubt Facebook is the largest social network on the planet. Facebook for iPhone app is perhaps one of the most used apps and today it has received a new super fast update. This new update shows that Facebook has been hard at work and they have released one hell of an application. This new update brings the version number up to 5.3 and is available for all compatible iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices.

Apple made a number of changes in iOS 6. One of these changes was the discontinuation of the native YouTube app. Come to think of it though, most people did not use the native YouTube app because it just wasn’t good. So Google went ahead and created a standalone YouTube app for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.

Earlier today the YouTube app for iPhone 5 and iPad was updated with a host of new features. The new features are amazing to say the least and this particular update has been long awaited by iPhone 5 owners who can now download YouTube app for iPhone 5 in all its glory.

Apple and Google are not only rivals in the mobile platform industry, they have also become rivals in the mapping industry as well. Google is the mapping maestro, as its Google Maps and Google Earth services have become a household name around the world. Apple recently stepped up its game and replaced Google Maps with its own in-house mapping solution for the upcoming iOS 6 firmware. Apple’s offering features 3D maps, but its public release is not yet known. The internet search giant today released Google Earth v7.0 which brings 3D maps to the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.

Islamabad, 05 July 2012: Qtel Group today announced the appointment of Wasim Ahmad as the new CEO for wi-tribe Pakistan. Mr. Ahmad takes over from the outgoing CEO, Mustafa Peracha who has led wi-tribe from a startup operation to a solid number two broadband provider in Pakistan and the largest WiMax operator.

Its a case of better late than never for Microsoft. According to a trusted tipster of the blog BGR, Microsoft have inevitably decided to release their productivity suit i.e the Microsoft Office to the tablet and smartphone domain. The release date is scheduled to be somewhere in November this year, which coincides with the launch of Windows 8. Another reason coming up for the late release is that Microsoft would not want to undercut Windows tablets before they are made available in the market, so holding off on a release until the fall is a good strategic call.  The launch is planned to occur simultaneously for both iOS as well as Android although Android releases are nearly always a significant period of time behind that of iOS.

Social Media, in my opinion, is not just a passing fad any more. Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, Tumblr, Instagram and many more such socially interactive services are now being used by millions of people. And it has gone well beyond being just about people and big brands. Increasingly there is a whole cottage industry of home-based businesses which uses Social Media as primary means of interacting with, and securing, more customers.