Instagram adds Tilt-Shift Feature To Android Application

Instagram has added a critical feature to its Android version application, called Tilt-Shift.This tool adds depth in field of view of the image as well as creates a realistic blur, that can be used to emphasize certain parts of the picture while the other parts are blurred.

Instagram has come out with the Instagram Android 1.1.0 update, which you can get directly from your phone through the Google Play Store.The update makes the Android version of Instagram that much similar to the iOS version of it, much to the delight of Android users across the world.

Here are the three things that have been added in the update-

• Added Tilt-Shift effect for supported devices – gives your photos depth of field and realistic blur
• Look for the droplet icon when editing your photo
• Filter screen fix for GT-S5830C devices

Instagram, shared the following in a Blog Post-

Tilt-shift within mobile photography applications is often the process of selective focus in order to simulate a miniature scene, also known as miniature faking.Selective focus can also be used to give the appearance of a shallow depth of field (DoF), or placing the focus on a subject in the background while blurring out the foreground and vice versa.

 Instagram was recently bought by Facebook for 1 Billion Dollars and has been one of the all time favorite apps, now with added features on Android, surely the popularity and user base is only going to improve.

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Apple iOS 5.1.1 Updated for iPhone, iPad, iTouch

Apple iOS 5.1.1 has been Released for iPhone, iPad, iTouch and the update was around 750MB in space when we downloaded for an iPhone 4S.This new update has fixed quite a few bugs and issues with the old iOS  in iPhone, iPad and iTouch.

Here are a list of the new updates and bug fixes we can find in the Apple iOS 5.1.1 -

• Improves reliability of using HDR option for photos taken using the Lock Screen shortcut
• There were some bugs that prevented the new iPad from switching between 2G and 3G networks, this has been fixed.
• I am sure you had noticed that there were some problems with the AirPlay video playback, this has been fixed.
• Improved reliability for syncing Safari bookmarks and Reading List
• Sometimes a message would read  'Unable to purchase' even after the purchase was made successfully, this bug has been fixed.

The older version of iOS was released in March, when the new Ipad 3 had come out.This is an update to that software.

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Removing Passwords from PDF Files - How To?

Some PDF files will be free to open, while others are password protected.You may know the password for these PDF Files, but it is a very cumbersome task to enter the password each and every time you want to open these PDF files, especially when the files are hosted on your computer which only you have access to.

Not to worry, there is a very simple tool that will help you remove the passwords of your PDF files.This tool is called BeCyPDFMetaEdit, it can help remove the passwords of protected PDF files, but it works only on Windows.

• Execute the above given program and it will ask you to select the PDF file.
• Before Selecting, change the mode to "Complete Rewrite".
• Move to the Security Tab and set the option of "Security System" to "No Encryption"
• Click Save, You will no longer need a password for that particular PDF File.

It is as simple as that!

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Embed Online Videos in PowerPoint Presentations

Looking to make your presentation stand out from the rest? Why not add videos to support your PowerPoint presentations?Here is How you can do it.

First of all you will need to have the Microsoft Office 2010, with this you can easily embed videos that are hosted on sites such as Facebook, YouTube, Flickr, Myspace, Photobucket etc.Go to the Insert Tab and then choose the Video option.Here you will be asked to provide an embed code for whatever video you want to embed.It is just like how you would embed YouTube Videos on a Blog or a Website.

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This feature not only supports Video embeds, but also supports slide-shows, MP3 Songs etc.Now you can truly make your PowerPoint Presentations a multimedia experience.

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Most Downloaded Software Ever List - 2012

Ever wondered which free software has been downloaded the most number of times in the last 1.5 decades?
Well, now you can know which software have been most popular for internet users since 1996.

download.com which is a part of CNET, has released a list of the most downloaded software ever.That is this Info-graphic contains the details of the most downloaded software since the operation of the biggest free and official download site began.

It is definitely not a surprise that the top ten have been dominated by Anti-Virus and Anti-Spyware or Anti-Malware software, also we can see many windows applications such as Winzip and WinRAR.

The Info-graphic also shows some interesting stuff such as the Processing and memory advancements of the computer in 2011 when compared to it in 1996.Check out another Info-graphic.

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