As it’s the beginning of a new year, this is the right time when one can make resolutions. The resolutions can either be to change something within ourselves or achieving the goal targeted by us.

A recent survey conducted, unveiled the following facts:

• 40% of Americans promise to make 2013 better than 2012
• Young Americans (51%) are more likely to promise to change than other residents
• 17% of people opted for “Losing weight” as their New Year’s Resolution

To further know more about New Year’s Resolution, here’s a small video by Dr. Mike Evans which describes some interesting facts about New Year’s Resolutions.

New Year Resolutions (Video)

As the above video says: The resolutions taken during the New Year’s time is 10 times more likely to be successful than any other time. And if you’re planning to lose weight, quit smoking, be a better person, spend less or exercise more in 2013, then you are among the 40% of people who promise to make a change and alter their lifestyle.

Below is an Infographic which visualizes the 2013′s top 5 New Year’s resolutions:

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Click here to access the complete list of New Year’s Resolutions

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Canonical have been actively updating the Ubuntu OS from many years, which turned them to be the most widely used Linux Distributor in the world. They started with Desktop OS and then came Unbuntu TV as well as Ubuntu for Android Devices. This year they have taken another bigger step by coming up with Unbuntu For Mobile Devices.

Yes, you guys heard it right; Canonical – The World’s largest Linux OS creator have entered the Mobile OS market. It took everyone by surprise as they added a countdown timer to their homepage in the beginning of 2013.

There are already so many OS in the market like iOS, Android, Windows Phone, Blackberry and many other java based operating systems. Many upcoming OS like Firefox OS and Jolla Sailfish are also promising to bring a lot of features for the end-users. But the latest addition to the list by Unbuntu OS, seems to be most promising OS when compared to all the new entrant.

Ubuntu for phones – Industry proposition

It’s a clear note by Industry Experts and Evangelists that, they are looking for a new OS to exhibit something different from other mobile operating systems. Most of the Device Manufacturers are also ready to bring new devices on this platform.

So What’s new in Ubuntu For Phones? Well on the basis of the above video they have many features, which works in just finger tips of Smartphone user. Below are the 10 reasons to love “Ubuntu For Mobile Phones”:

1. Ubuntu on Mobile Phones


The word Ubuntu brings lot many things to our mind. A simplified OS, virus free and many more. Having all these on your Smartphone can make the life easier!

2. Simplified Homescreen


Homescreen of Ubuntu give access to lot many thing which we use it with any phone. We have an access to recent contacts, frequently used apps, recently added music, search bar etc. Best part is, user can customize this screen.

3. Elegant UI


This OS brings an all-new gesture-based interface to market. The color combinations, animations add a quite attractive and intelligent interface.

4. Ease of Access


As said before the gesture plays a key role in the success of this new entrant. Ubuntu makes use of all four sides of the screen very prominently. Swiping from left to brings the recently used apps, from top brings up the notification bar and from below brings the controls inside any app. Also there is no lock screen concept in this OS. Users can just swipe in from the edges to get access to their content any time, and not having to get past a gatekeeper sort of screen before accessing their apps.

We can even change the system setting from notification bar without even leaving the app! Isn’t it different from all others?

5. Preference to Content than Controls


Yes, this OS provides full screen for all the apps. It automatically hides the notification bar on top. On touching the screen brings back hidden bar. Swiping from below shows the controls available for the opened application.

6. PC in Pocket


Ubuntu has been a one of the big players in the PC world. There are many desktop apps like image editing are inbuilt inside your Smartphone!

7. Inbuilt Ubuntu One Cloud Connect


This OS comes with Ubuntu one as integrated cloud connect app. All your files will be backed up automatically and will be accessible on any Ubuntu device. You can even share your web content in one single tap!

8. HTML5 as an Application Development Language


On one side we have HTML5 app development can give a wide range of apps using web standards and on the other side, native apps can give you the best experience. So on Ubuntu phone we can have both these apps running flawlessly. Any HTML5 app can send notifications and use system features. They are also targeting standard cross-platform web app development frameworks like PhoneGap to make Ubuntu ‘just work’ for apps that use them.

9. Android Phone can run Ubuntu OS


Any device which is running on Android can run Ubuntu for phones. That says it all. This new entrant is open for most of the Smartphone makers in the world and can be easily adoptable!

10. Both for Enterprise and Consumer Market


This OS can combine phone and desktop into one highly secured device. It has kernel level control to all the apps that gets installed. We can manage the phone using the same tools which on an Ubuntu server, desktop and cloud.

For the consumer market, canonical provides huge support to OEM makers by modifying the OS according to their design, inbuilt apps and lots more!

So these were some of the most promising features which the new entrant Ubuntu OS provides to us now. Meanwhile you can watch the Ubuntu Phone Hands-on demo video by The Verge:

Ubuntu Phone Hands-on Video

Canonical team will be there at CES to showcase the OS and at MWC with the first device running on this beautiful OS!
Watch out for this space. We will keep you posted with all the updates!

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Facebook, Twitter and Google Plus – The 3 most important pillars of Social Media. It becomes little tedious to manage all the 3 social profiles, but we still are efficiently using them and moreover scheduling all the posts

Here are some of the best new year covers for your Facebook, Twitter and Google Plus profile. Yes, this is a triple treat from our side to you so that you need not spend more time in searching different covers for each social media profile .

1. 2013


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5. 2013 Christmas Style


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The year 2012 was called the year of the Dragons (thankfully we survived the dragons and their fury of fire). The approaching year 2013 is called “The Year of the Snakes”. According to the Chinese zodiac the snake is described as analytic, graceful and have a penchant for the finer things in life. That’s too philosophical. Isn’t it?

Anyways let’s do a recap on what all occurred in the year that we are leaving behind, so that we don’t repeat the same mistakes (if any):

Zeitgeist 2012: Year In Review

While all of us have decided to decorate our homes and offices to welcome the new year, let’s not forget our computers (which now, have become an inevitable part of our lives).

Here at Tech18 we have collected some gorgeous wallpapers for you. But before that, Team Tech18 wishes you and your family a very prosperous year ahead. May this year bring a lot of happiness in your life!

1.  New Year 2013 Wallpaper With psd



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2. 2013 Wallpaper



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3. 2013 Adaptable Wallpaper



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4. 2013 Molecule Structure



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6. Futuristic 2013 Wallpaper



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7. 2013 Steel Effect



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Christmas Festive has already begun, but it’s never late to celebrate it socially. And if you have a Facebook account (which everyone has if on internet ) , then you would love to do few things for Christmas :

• Add Santa Hat to your Facebook Profile Picture
• Change your Facebook Timeline Cover
• Wishing “Merry Christmas” to each and every friend of yours (pretty time consuming )
• Upload few Christmas Wallpapers and Tag your friends to those (Tag Spammer )

From the above checklist, I feel changing Facebook timeline cover won’t take much time . Here are some of the best free Facebook Timeline covers for Christmas. The best part about these covers are that they don’t have any watermarks on them.

1. Christmas Fairy



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]]> Though Sandy has put a hold on the US Presidential election campaign, it doesn’t stop us from analyzing some facts about the present Commander-in-chief. Yes, we’re talking about Barack Obama.

While a few may talk about how Mitt Romney twists Barack Obama’s administration campaign’s slogan from “forward” to “forewarned”, legitimating his point that the masses (specifically 23 millions) struggling for a good job won’t want to see another four years like the last four years.

We at Tech18 have chosen to take the Obama V/S Romney a little easy way . Below we have listed some interesting facts about Obama, who’s fighting on his way to become the commander-in-chief of the US once again. Hopeful, that these simple but interesting facts may ease your decision on whom to elect as your President for the next four years.

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Mother’s Day – An auspicious day which we shall never forget. Although everyday seems to be an unofficial Mother’s day , this weekend let us officially show some love for our beloved mothers.

Post Idea Generator: It so happened that one of my Facebook friend asked me, how am I celebrating my Mother’s Day?? I quickly replied him telling that I might plan for a sweet dinner and spend some more quality time with my mother. Something that I do everyday, so this made me to think something more special, which I could do for my mom.

Here are some of the best Mother’s Day Facebook Timeline covers, to show some more love to our beloved moms through Facebook :

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]]> Social media has become more vast today than ever. So every individual is trying to build an online identity and increase their online influence.

There are many social media influencers like @2morrowKnight, @AnnTran_ and others, who are clear about their thoughts and keep a friendly atmosphere around them. One thing which is common within all these inspiring persons is “Transparency“.

Suggested → 10 Ways To Increase Your Influence On Social Media (by @PodJamTV)

Another such Twitter power user → @RuhaniRabin says “Being Professional Personal” is the key to his highly influential identity. This means all you need to do is be yourself and connect with others personally not professionally.

Now let us try to know how we can build an online identity. The video below describes 7 easy steps to build an online identity.

7 Steps To Building Your Online Identity (Video)

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After building an online identity, we always think of increasing our online influence. So here is an infographic by @ReformDesigns, which visualizes 5 basic tips on increasing your online influence.

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]]> More than 400k Android apps are available in the official Android Market, aka Google Play Store. These apps are being developed by Android developers of various countries and cities.

These developers not only work hard, but also work intelligently to give users the ease to understand it. But have you ever tried to know about their hobbies, likes, and how they lead their life? Well I have a few friends who are Android developers, they are very dedicated and workaholic while doing the assigned work.

 

Here are some of the amazing facts you may like to know about Android developers (derived from the below infographic):

• Most of the Android developers are from US (19%) and India(13%)
• 53% of developers own Samsung Mobile devices
• 66% of them opt for Amazon App store other than the official Google Play Store
• 41% of developers love to watch action movies

Below is an infographic by Startapp, which visualizes all about Android developers like their favorite types of movies, musics and other hobbies:

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]]> Google+ is one of the fastest growing social media and networking site. We have come across many tools to schedule Facebook status updates and Twitter tweets.

But today we would like to discuss about a small chrome extension which can help us in scheduling Google+ status updates and more.

Even though the major clients like Tweetdeck, HootSuite, Buffer app etc, are yet to provide Google+ sharing and scheduling features, there are few small players emerging out with their own application.

Do Share – Chrome Extention



Here we found a very good chrome extension called Do Share which allows users to write posts and schedule them for later to be published on Google Plus.

Below are some of the features of Do Share Extension:

1. Free Rich Text Editor

   

2. Save as drafts and edit later to post

   

3. Share with specific Circles

   

UI looks simple and better. It displays a drafted and scheduled updates right below the editor in a single page. But still it doesn’t support direct uploading of image or video.

Since Google Plus does not have a full API yet, user will have to leave Chrome open and logged in to Google Plus for this to work. This is a major drawback, but when these API’s are ready, we can see things better.

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Let us know if you have any other scheduling methods or tricks. Share your thoughts.

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