Acer ICONIA : World’s first 10 finger multi-touch dual-screen notebook

Taiwanese giant Acer whjich is now the world's second-largest PC vendor has made its intent to clinch the top spot from rival HP next year public .And it has been trying to be at the forefront of the technology wars lately and Acer ICONIA is one another example of this .

Acer ICONIA has a unique dual-screen layout with multi-touch functionality .You can use all the fingers of your hands to navigate ICONIA.

To improve readability of web sites or documents,the window can be spread across both screens. But the dual screen also means you can do one thing in one screen and something else entirely on the other: you can browse a website on the top screen and view the contents of your favorite folder on the bottom one or you can watch a video on the top screen and check out your multimedia library in the other.


It is powered by Intel Core i5 processor and is equipped with 3G connectivity
Both 14-inch displays have HD 1366x768 resolution
The displays are scratch and fingerprint resistant

Features :

Virtual Keyboard : Placing both palms on the bottom display activates the virtual keyboard .


Gesture Editor:It helps to customize gestures to launch specific applications.

Window Manager : It allows users to organize the various application and windows on the double touch screen.

SocialJogger : It lets you gather and check updates from Facebook, YouTube and Flickr .

Cons:

Running two 14-inch displays at once the Iconia is said to be only good for three hours of usage.
Most people are not yet used to typing on touchscreen displays and can be a major problem if you
heve to type extensively .

Specifications

Introductory price :  €1500
Operating system : Windows 7
CPU  : Intel Core i5
Storage capacity : 640-750 GB
Memory : 4 GB
Display : Two 14-inch LCDs

Nokia E10 : A Concept phone by Wang Yifei

Nokia E10 is a concept phone from Wang Yifei which is not actually just a phone but also a tablet  .

It consists of a scroll screen that can be extended  from the phone . So it not only helps you to make calls and read emails bot also to watch movies and browse web on the large screen .

The greatest advantage being you can carry your phone as well a your tablet in your pocket .

The tablet has the screen of dimensions 6.4 x 4.0 inch while the screen rolls around onto a 6mm axis .

Besides this the device is designed to consist of three solar batteries alongwith one lithium  battery .

Code : 
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iOS 4.3 rumored to be released in December

While iOS 4.2  was released by Apple on November 22, 2010 it is rumored that it might release iOS 4.3 about hte end of December . iOS 4.2 introduced various features to Apple products such as Multitasking, Folders, Unified Inbox, Game Center, AirPlay and AirPrint . Users can now  run their favorite apps and switch between them instantly .

AirPlay helps compatible devices to receive content from iPad or iPhone to that device. AirPrint utilizes Wifi and works with AirPrint compatible printers .

iOS 4.3 is romored to introduce a new subscription billing API for in-app purchasing . A popular subscription news app called The Daily from News Corp. is expected to be released with iOS4.3  that would cost readers 99¢ per week for daily news updates. Improved support for AirPlay is also expected .

Future cars are going to run applications

 The applications presently running on your iPhone might be running even in your car  in coming years .


Companies like GM ,Ford ,Nissan ,BMW are currently working on technology that will help in running applications in these cars as well as communicate with your phone .

These applications might not only help you to lock and unlock your car doors but also to park your car standing outside of your own car  .


Cars like Nissan's Electric Leaf will let iPhone users remotely check the car's electric charge and receive text messages if a charger malfunctions. It's quite amazing the way apps have intruded our world from computers , netbooks ,phones ,tablets ,and finally even to our cars . Life might be difficult without them in the near future .

Toshiba, Vizio to friend Google TV

 While Google TV alredy has partnerships with Sony and Logitech for its Google TV it seems like more companies might launch televisions enabled with Google TV at this years Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January . Vizio has been the leading maker of LCD television sets in US in the third quarter .


Google TV had faced strong opposition from leading content providers such as  CBS and NBC considering the fact that it supports piracy .Well if more television and set top boxes manufacturers continued to support Google TV soon you might rid of your TV remote and rather use the Google search box for any program you want to see on your TV .

Tools to surf blocked websites in your office or college

 Facebook or Twitter might be blocked in your office or college but there are tools to help you browse those websites even if they are blocked .

The best way to do so is to use your USB .Download portable Firefox here .

Portable Firefox helps you to run Firefox without installation from your USB .

Now download Tor here .

Use it as a plugin to your browser . Tor connects to various proxy computers on the web and helps you to browse the web anonymously .

Top 4 mobile instant messaging applications

Meebo

Meebo  supports multiple IM services, including Yahoo! Messenger, Windows Live Messenger ,AIM, ICQ, MySpaceIM, Facebook Chat,Google Talk and others .

Meebo bar allows users to connect with their friends and share content on hundreds of content sites across the web including TV Guide, Slate, TMZ, CafeMom, Entertainment Weekly and others.

Meebo reaches over 190 million unique users globally .

The "meebo me" widget gives bloggers and webmasters a way to add chat using meebo to their sites.
Meebo group chat rooms allow group chat as well as the ability to post media like pictures, video, and audio.


Trillian

Trillian is a proprietary multiprotocol instant messaging application for Windows, Mac OS X,
iPhone OS, BlackBerry, Android, and the Web, created by Cerulean Studios.

It can connect to multiple IM services, such as AIM, ICQ, Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger, IRC, Novell GroupWise Messenger, Bonjour, XMPP, and Skype networks as well as Social Networks, such as Facebook, Twitter and MySpace; and email services, such as POP3, IMAP, Gmail, Hotmail and Yahoo! Mail .

Trillian will automatically shorten URLs in your tweets, and handle direct messages, re-tweets, and replies.

There's support for drag-and-drop file transferring .

You can preview a Web site when you hover the cursor over a URL in the conversation window


BeeJive


BeeJive is an extremely popular Instant Messenger app for the iPhone .

It’s a premium app that combines gorgeous visuals with an intuitive user interface .

BeeJive IM supports multiple IM services, including AIM, Google Chat, Facebook chat and many others.

It lists your chat sessions in a column on the right side of the screen.




Rather than require a friend to accept a file transfer, BeeJive sends multimedia in the form of a URL for the recipient to view on a webpage.

Cost:$9.99



BlackBerry Messenger

 
BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) is a proprietary Instant Messaging application included on BlackBerry devices.

It was developed by Research In Motion (RIM) .

Messages sent via Blackberry Messenger are sent over the BlackBerry PIN system , thus, communication is only possible between two BlackBerry devices.
With the release of BlackBerry Messenger 5.0, BlackBerry allows users to use a QR Code barcode to add each other to their respective friends lists rather than using only numeric PIN identification

Samsung Introduces Galaxy Tab

Samsung Galaxy Tab is  a new 7-inch display tablet introduced by Samsung .

Features :

• Two built-in cameras with a 3-megapixel rear camera and a front-facing 1.3-megapixel camera that permits video chat

•  It can play Adobe Flash videos

• Runs on the latest version of Google's Android mobile operating system

• 2 GB of onboard memory

•  16 GB microSD memory card

• Integrated GPS

•  Price : $600

Power problems with Nokia N8

Nokia N8 is Nokia's latest smartphone in the market with 12-megapixel digital camera , Carl Zeiss optics and a 3.5-inch display. It runs on the latest Symbian 3 platform of Nokia .Nokia N8 was launched in the market to compete with the iPhone but it is currently facing power problems with some handsets not turning on after recharging.Though according to company officials fault is limited to "a small number of handsets" and will be fixed in line with Nokia warranty rules .

Nokia N8 has almost similar specifications to iPhone4 at almost half the price of it .

Top 2 E-Readers

Amazon Kindle

Features:

• large library of hundreds of thousands of e-books, newspapers, magazines, and blogs

• built-in free 3G wireless

• Wi-Fi

• built-in keyboard for notes

• 4GB internal memory

• Price:$189.00

Nook Color

Features:

• A 7-inch color touchscreen Android tablet

• Facebook and Twitter integration.

• Built-in WiFi

• 8GB of storage

• Price : $249

• "VividView," 16 million color, 1024 x 600 IPS display

• 0.48-inch thick body and a 15.6 ounce overall weight

Though it doesn't have 3G available it  is presently the only colored E-Reader in the market .

Future Gadgets : Touch Friendly flexible Displays

Last year Flexible Display Center demonstrated first prototypes of displays so thin and light that they can be rolled  up and stuffed into your Levis or North Face backpack.

The U.S. Army established the Flexible Display Center at ASU in February 2004 to spearhead the next revolution in information displays. FDC collaborates with academia, industry and government on rapid technology development, innovation and integration to create a new generation of innovative displays that are flexible, lightweight, low power and rugged.

Now, the Center is saying it is ready with a touchscreen version. The touchscreen capability has been enabled by integrating a low-power display from E Ink and Epson . E ink’s technology also powers Amazon’s Kindle and Sony’s e-book reader.


"The low-power displays are rugged, sunlight-readable, light weight and allow users to enter, store and transmit real-time data . " Nick Colaneri, Director of the Flexible Display Center .

The Center housed at Arizona State University has been working with the U.S. Army to create these displays that  could be available in limited field trials in about two to three years.

The flexible touchscreen display supports user input either by stylus pen or by touch. It consumes power
only when the electronic paper is activated. Once sketched on the display, information can be stored or sent
wirelessly before erasing.

Companies such as LG and Boeing are already working in collaboration with FDC on these future gadgets .

Boeing is a Technology User Member with special interest in OLED displays and printed electronics technology. Boeing designs and manufactures rotorcraft, electronic and defense systems, missiles, satellites,
launch vehicles and advanced information and communication systems.

LG Display Co. is an Associate Member with two primary objectives for membership:
technology development collaboration and engagement with the FDC’s technology integrator partners
in technology demonstration projects. LG Display is a leading manufacturer and supplier of
thin-film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) panels, OLEDs and flexible displays.
They are the first major display manufacturer to join the FDC.

Test your internet speed with speedtest

 Speedtest is a website that helps you check your current internet speed for free . Many times your internet speed might be awfully slow and you might not be able to infer the exact cause of it . Many times Internet Service Providers are unable to service a good bandwidth and may be the reason for your slow internet .Other times you might have to optimize your PC or browser  .

Spedtest uses various parameters to check your internet speed .
Ping : Time taken by your system to connect to the nearest server .
Upload speed(in Megabit/s) - This is your upload speed .
Download Speed(in Megabit/s)- This is your download speed .


 If these figures are alien to you then it also gives you the estimate of time it will take to download a MP3 File (5MB) , Video Clip (35 MB) ,and a Movie (800 MB) .

SEO for beginners

 With majority of people publishing their blogs and websites daily web is getting a pretty crowded place day after day . Which means it's going to be much harder in the future to rank your website high or to ditinguish in your niche in the future. Though their are many people publishing their articles on the web still their are many who are not aware of how to rank their blogs or websites well in search engines .

Search Engine Optimization or SEO is not about deceiving Google or other search engines to become a millionaire overnight but to help them better understand your website and rank it accordingly . Their are various things that you must optimize in your existing blogs to make it more search friendly . 

Unique Page Titles

You  might have great content on your website but if your title of the post is very general or not in sync with what people are searching on Google you might not get the traffic you deserve . Have a brainsorming session before writing your post and clearly outline what your post is about and what is your target audience .You'll also have to simulate how people might be searching through Google the stuff you have to offer them .

Do some research . Use queries in google to find out the competition for your post and determine how your material is going to be different from others offering similar services Now try to find a relevent but more unique title for your post that is not used by other competitors . But , make sure your title is not too long . You can also use various keyword research tools to find out how people are searching about your niche in search engines .

It is your title that is displayed on Google at the top in bold when a user encounters the search result displaying your page in google search results . So , your title should be catchy and should make the visitor believe that your page is what he's looking for .Ensure that you donot repeat your title for different pages . Provide unique title to each page .Place the description of your web page near the title of the page .

Use meta tags to describe your post 

<meta> tags are used to provide brief description of your web page as well as to provide keywords that describe your blog .The meta description might be chosen by Google crawler as the description that is given below the title of your post when  your page is displayed in Google search results .Hence , use it to explain the basic idea of your post in a way that it appeals to maximum number of users .

<meta> keywords are used to provide the category and topics within which your page comes . Use them properly so that Google can know about your page's key content .

Optimize your URLs


URLs are importatnt with SEO point of view . Google emphasizes on keeping your URLs short and informative . Use of keywords relevant to your page is highly recommended .If you are publishing a blog then choose your title appropriately as this will also determine your URL .Use of sessions and Id's in your URLs is not recommended .

Optimize your anchor text


Text you provide to link to pages within your own website or some other website play a crucial role in letting search engines know about the context of your link . Choose them wisely . The text you select to link to other pages must contain words that describe that page appropriately . Such text needs to be short and descriptive .


Optimize your images for SEO

Google crawler cannot access the content within your images . So any text within an image is not useful with SEO point of view .But you can use alt tag to successfully describe the context of your image to search engines . When your images are unable to load this alt text is shown to the user . This plays a huge role in Google Image Search listings as Google uses your alt text to determine the context of your image . This can be very helpful as it might be very difficult to reach top of the web search but is easier in case of image search .

Optimize the use of heading tag

There are 6 levels of headings that you can use in your page . After the title tag it is the heading tags that are valued most with SEO point of view .So , divide your post into different sub-categories and use heading tags to uniquely and descriptively describe your post .


Choose domain name wisely

It is important to choose a domain name that is related to the content of your website and contains some of the keywords related to the contextof your website .Your name must not be too long or descriptive , should be easy to remember and catchy . Since , all  sub-topics on your website will be related to your domain name  and will determine your overall URL for each and every page it is wise to choose  a central theme of your website as your domain name . Your domain name alongwith related URLs of your website should cover major keywords related to your topic .


Optimize your internal navigation

Besides the layout of your web page that allows users to view different categories on your website and helps him navigate your website you must also provide links internally i.e.within your pages where you publish your content . Use alt tag to provide such a description to your internal links that they contain keywords that explain the topic of your web page . These links are more efficiently crawled by search engines and help them identify pages that are related to each other as well as to the central theme of your web site . Links are very important and are given greater preference over the content  . Meanwhile ,also take into account the number of times you link to a particular page . Provide greater number of internal links to the pages that are more important and have richer content . This will provide them greater rank among all your pages .

Optimize  your outbound links

Not only inbound links i.e. links to pages within your site but also outbound links i.e. links to other sites from your pages determine the quality of your pages . Try to link to pages or websites that have a similar niche to you and are  highly ranked by google . You can also provide links to lesser known but providing unique content pages from external websites .This improves user experience as he gets more exhaustive knowledge about your topic as well as makes your website more dynamic in the web . After all it's all about linking and getting linked .

 How to check your website links on search engines 

site:www.xyz.com  -  Type this in Google or Yahoo to see all the links of your website that are currently being indexed by them . You can know exactly how your web pages are currently shown to the users on search engines .(Replace www.xyz.com with your site's URL)

linkdomain:www.xyz.com- Use this on yahoo to check all the backlinks ( i.e. sites linking to your blog) . More the number of quality(sites having good page rank) backlinks higher your site will be displayed in the search results .

cache:www.xyz.com- Google stores a cache of your website or blog the last time it indexes it . You can use this to know the last time Google crawled your website and to know how Google interprets your blog .

Google Instant for SEO

Google Instant is a great help to search for what you want on the web .But it is not only a help for those who are searching on the web but also for those who want to attract people to their websites using various Search engine Optimization techniques .

If you are writing an article just go to the Google search engine and type a few keywords . Google automatically recommends various keywords related to the topic which are being used by the people to search for what they want on the web . Just click on different available options and the number of search results just tell you the amount of competition you will have to face for that particular keyword combination .

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An Introduction to Google Hotpot

If you are a travel freak and like to visit places regularly around different parts of the globe or if you are visiting a completely new place and don't know which are the best places to visit there or best restaurants there Google Hotpot can really help you a lot .

Google Hotpot lists all popular places in a particular region and stores the ratings and reviews of different people who have already visited that place . You can view the overall ratings of all people or only your friends . This can help you find good hotels , restaurants and other such places in an unfamiliar place at the click of a button  .
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Google introduces instant search

After Microsoft introduced its new search engine Bing it seems Google too has been under immense pressure to introduce similar features in its search engine . And Google hasn't taken long to bring them to the market .

What is Google Instant ?

recently you might have noticed that as you type any keyword to search for something on Google you are guided by Google through different keywords that people are already using to search for things . This happens on the fly and most of the time you don't need to type the whole term in the search box . This helps you in many ways as many times you don't know exact keywords to search for what you want .

According to Google this saves 2-5 seconds per search and also improves the efficiency of the search results .

Google Instant Preview

Besides instant results you can also get a preview of the website you want to go to before actually visiting it . Google Instant Preview helps you in doing so . To get the preview you will see a lens after the each snippet representing a search result . Click on the lens and you will get the preview .

 

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Google publishes “20 Things I Learned about Browsers and the Web.”

Google's Chrome team has recently published a book “20 Things I Learned about Browsers and the Web.” The book is like a Dummies Guide to the browsers , web and the internet . You can know the basics of cloud computing , web browsers , HTML5 , Javascript etc. and how they work in a simple and interesting way . Chrome has created the open book using HTML 5 and you can turn the pages and read the complete book being offline .If you don't know much about technology jargon but still are inquisitive about how your browser and internet works “20 Things I Learned about Browsers and the Web.” is a must for you .
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Android 2.2 Fro

Google recently introduced an update to its Android 2.1 as Android 2.2 Fro . Android 2.2 has many remarkable features over 2.1 and is much better in performance .Let' s look and various advantages this new version has to offer :

• You can now  install apps directly onto the SD memory card of the phone rather than the internal memory.

• Apps can update themselves automatically.

• The new android is 2 to 5 times faster than the older versions thanks to the just-in-time compiler .

• Mobile Wi-Fi Hotspot : You can now use your Android 2.2 enabled device to tether to a laptop, ipod touch, etc. and share the phones internet connection.

• Android 2.2 is more responsive and leads to a less draggy experience .

• Thanks to the V8 engine  and 2x faster JavaScript rendering speeds browsing in the new version is much faster experience .

• Supports Adobe Flash

Though despite of thee advantages Android has a long way to go to overcome it's competitors . There are still some issues with Android . Android has one of the most confusing interfaces as a result of which managing music on the phone is much more difficult than its counterparts .

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E-Book Readers for iPhone

iPhone is an expensive gadget and if you are thinking about buying a Kindle for reading e-books you must think again because your iPhone itself has some very good options to read e-books . Some of them are :


    * Amazon's Kindle App for iPhone

Amazon's Kindle app for iPhone is free but you will have to pay for the e-books.

Stanza

Stanza is another popular e-book reader for iPhone .You can search and download large number of books using Stanza .
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Organize Your Bookmarks in Firefox

We bookmark hundreds and thousands of pages as we keep finding more and more information over the web . But with time it gets tiresome to scan through all your bookmarks to go to the page you want .


In order to make your experience with bookmarks more comfortable Firefox offers you  the feature of Organize Bookmarks . Go to the top part of your browser and click on browsers . Scroll down and go to Organize Bookmarks .

This opens a new window . Select  Bookmark menu at the left side of the window .This shows all your bookmarks . Then go to Organize at the top of the menu and create a new folder . Name this folder appropriately according to the type of bookmarks you are going to add the folder . Once you folder is created add bookmarked links to them by simple drag and drop .

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Google Wave : The future of Web 2.0

Seems like google also is understanding the importance of social networking in the future web and Google Wave is a new example of it .


What is google wave ?


    * Google Wave is an online communication and collaboration tool that makes real-time interactions more seamless

    * It helps  in online real-time collaborative editing and is written in Java using OpenJDK .

Features



    * Google Wave is designed to merge key features of media like e-mail, instant messaging, wikis, and social networking .

    * People can communicate and work together with richly formatted text, photos, videos, maps, and more.

    * A wave is shared.Participants can reply any time and anywhere within a wave, and they can edit content and add more participants as a wave develops.

    * Playback lets anyone rewind the wave to see who said what and when.

    * A wave is live. With live transmission as you type, participants on a wave can have faster conversations, see edits and interact with extensions in real-time.

    * It's also possible to rewind waves with the playback functionality, to see what happened, and when.

    * Chatting, contacts, and editing can be integrated in all of your favorite applications.

    * You can "Wave This" to anything you like on google wave and share it with your friends .




Google Wave can help you get your work done .



    * Google wave is a great tool for people who want to share information on a common topic and work collaboratively .

    * Wave is a great place to get work done, in particular for teams working together on projects that involve lots of discussion and close coordination .


Learn to use google wave .


    * If you have google account you can use it to login to google wave . Google wave screen is divided into three sections .

    * The leftmost section is the navigational menu .The middle section remembers all your actions in chronological order .

    * The rightmost section is the place where you create a wave .


There are six types of waves you can create


    * Blank wave

    * Discussion

    * Task tracking

    * Meeting

    * Document

    * Brainstorm


    * Once you create a new wave you can see your avatar at the top of your wave section . Use the add button to the right of your avatar to add new people you want to share your wave with .

    * You can add colored text with colored background .

    * Clicking at the rightmost part of the toolbar takes you to "More Actions "

More Actions helps you add has more options :                                                                        

    * Link
    * Add Attachments
    * Google Search Results
    * Add Gadgets


    * To add videos go to link and add the URL . Click on the bulb next to your URL to embed the video .

    * You can reply anywhere in google wave .

    * Attachments help you to share you files with your peers .

    * Add attachment along the top, and select the file you'd like to share

    * You can reply anywhere in google wave .

    * Double-click the section where you'd like your comment to appear, and click Reply in the window that appears.

    * You can always play back the wave if you need to see what's changed since the beginning.

    * Add attachment along the top, and select the file you'd like to share

    * In your leftmost navigational menu bar you can go to extensions and add a new gadget to your wave .



For more info visit Google Wave Blog .


Similar Tools:


EtherPad



    * EtherPad is another web-based word processor that allows people to work together in really real-time.

    * When multiple people edit the same document simultaneously, any changes are instantly reflected on everyone's screen.

    * Edits highlighted in author's colors Quickly know who contributed what to the document.

    * Etherpad is open source . You can host your own Etherpad by downloading the source code or try Etherpad for free on one of the Public Sites.

    * This pad text is synchronized as you type, so that everyone viewing this page sees the same text.  This allows you to collaborate seamlessly on documents .


For more info visit EtherPad


"So happy google waving!"

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Modern messaging system : Facebook introduces a new “social inbox”

Google vs Facebook : The Next Big Battle

A few days back when I visited youtube I was surprised to see a "like" button at the bottom of every video . There is no doubt that social networking is the future of the web and if Google is the daddy of "search engines" then Facebook is the daddy of "social networking " .


Just like Google is trying new Web 2.0 products to invade the Facebook's market if Facebook also launches a search engine that prioritizes results around the known preferences of a user's circle, then the commercial potential of social networking would be extended.

Facebook launches "Project Titan " .

Facebook today announced it's long awaited "Project Titan"  which is also known unofficially as “Gmail killer”. Project Titan is what Zuckerberg refers to as "Modern messaging system" .The project took 15 months effort to develop Messages and has been the biggest engineering project that Facebook has undertaken, involving 15 engineers .

    * The central thesis of "Modern messaging system" is that messaging should be simple and unified, which is why it integrates IM, chat, SMS and e-mail into one inbox.

    * Facebook which has currently 500-million users will provide "@facebook.com" email address to all its users.

    * Though it is still in Beta phase and may take a few months to provide this facility to its 500 million users .

    * The "Modern messaging system " has been referred as evolutionary than revolutionary.

    * Facebook rebuilt their entire messaging system from the ground up.

Potential :


    * There is no doubt that the project has a huge potential as 350 million members out of over 500 million members are already using Facebook’s messaging system .


    * More than 4 billion messages are sent every day on Facebook .



So what is it exactly about ?

Seamless Messaging


    * This means that it's you who decides how you want to talk to your friends: via SMS, chat, email or Messages.

    * You just have to choose the name of the person you want to talk to and type a message.


    * Most of the facebook users are either teens or youngsters . As this generation uses e-mail rarely Facebook will try to tap the huge potential this group offers by bringing them to messaging forefront .


Conversation History


    * You won't have to search your inbox to find your messages to one of your friends .


    * All of your messages with someone will be together in one place, whether they are sent over chat, email or SMS.


    * You can see everything you've discussed with each friend as a single conversation.


The Social Inbox


    * Inbox will only contain messages from your friends and their friends.


    * All other messages will go into an Other folder where you can look at them separately.


    * If someone you know isn't on Facebook, that person's email will initially go into the Other folder.


    * You can easily move that conversation into the Inbox, and all the future conversations with that friend will show up there.


    * You can also change your account settings to be even more limited and bounce any emails that aren't exclusively from friends.


    * This kind of message control is pretty unprecedented and people have been wanting to do this with email (and phone calls) for a long time .


    * Instead of having to worry about your email address getting out, you're now in control of who can actually reach you.




Cons:


    * Privacy : Privacy has been the biggest concern with everything related to facebook and this project is no exception .

    * It currently doesn't have IMAP support i.e. you cannot sync it with other email systems .


Know more about project Titan at Official Facebook blog .

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