About Author: Xavier Lur

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http://TechXav.com
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Xavier is from Singapore. Having a passion in blogging and social media, he reviews Web 2.0 apps/start-ups and writes news related to social media & technology.

Posts by Xavier Lur

  • A Singaporean guy known only as Eddy Sun has apparently misplaced his Garmin-ASUS nuvifone M10 mobile phone while shopping at Borders, Orchard Road, Singapore. And to most of our dismay,...

    Singapore guy loses mobile phone, offers $10,000 reward!

    Posted on July 1, 2010 | No Comments
    A Singaporean guy known only as Eddy Sun has apparently misplaced his Garmin-ASUS nuvifone M10 mobile phone while shopping at Borders, Orchard Road, Singapore. And to most of our dismay,...

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  • Do not always think that gaming consoles such as Sony's Playstation 3, Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii are for gaming. These popular gaming consoles can actually do more than just for entertainment purposes. For example, the United States Air Force and Stanford University researchers harness these gaming consoles as a supercomputer for research purposes. Federal investigators use them to catch real life while for most PS3 users, the criminals they catch and the victims they save are just pixilated simulations on a TV screen. United Kingdom's NHS (National Health Service) promotes the use of Nintendo Wii to keep fit.

    What Can A PS3, Xbox 360 Or Wii Do Other Than Entertainment

    Posted on May 16, 2010 | No Comments
    Do not always think that gaming consoles such as Sony's Playstation 3, Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii are for gaming. These popular gaming consoles can actually do more than just for entertainment purposes. For example, the United States Air Force and Stanford University researchers harness these gaming consoles as a supercomputer for research purposes. Federal investigators use them to catch real life while for most PS3 users, the criminals they catch and the victims they save are just pixilated simulations on a TV screen. United Kingdom's NHS (National Health Service) promotes the use of Nintendo Wii to keep fit.

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  • If you <a href=follow me on Twitter, you'd have noticed that I've been posting a couple of funny abbreviations such as (CNN = Constantly Negative News) and (MICROSOFT = Most Intelligent Customers Realize Our Software Only Fools Teenagers). However, I didn't really have the time to compile all of these funny abbreviations into one solid list because of the crucial exams. Now that it's finally over, I'm back to share with you guys what I've stumbled across on Abbreviations.com during the past two weeks. Enjoy!" title="70+ Funny Abbreviations For Technology" />

    70+ Funny Abbreviations For Technology

    Posted on May 13, 2010 | No Comments
    If you follow me on Twitter, you'd have noticed that I've been posting a couple of funny abbreviations such as (CNN = Constantly Negative News) and (MICROSOFT = Most Intelligent Customers Realize Our Software Only Fools Teenagers). However, I didn't really have the time to compile all of these funny abbreviations into one solid list because of the crucial exams. Now that it's finally over, I'm back to share with you guys what I've stumbled across on Abbreviations.com during the past two weeks. Enjoy!

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  • Sometimes getting something for free is not always as good as it seems. Sadly, free stuffs are usually associated with the term “less quality”. And this goes the same with the free hosting packages that you can get with some web hosting providers. Most of them fail to provide reliable and good hosting services with their free hosting plans. And even worse, some hosting providers even try to charge you with hidden fees. But, if you’re attentive enough on details and take a closer look at things, you might actually get to stumble upon a really good deal.

    Free Web Hosting: Is It Reliable Enough?

    Posted on April 28, 2010 | No Comments
    Sometimes getting something for free is not always as good as it seems. Sadly, free stuffs are usually associated with the term “less quality”. And this goes the same with the free hosting packages that you can get with some web hosting providers. Most of them fail to provide reliable and good hosting services with their free hosting plans. And even worse, some hosting providers even try to charge you with hidden fees. But, if you’re attentive enough on details and take a closer look at things, you might actually get to stumble upon a really good deal.

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  • There are more female than male users despite the fact that bloggers or Internet marketers who tend to be males dominate Twitter. Females make up 55 per cent of the entire Twitterverse whereas males 45 per cent, according to statistics from <a href="http://quantcast.com">Quantcast</a>. Again grabbing statistics from Quantcast, Twitter attracts a more affluent audience, of which 30% of them have a household income of $100k+.

    10 Things You May Not Know About Twitter

    Posted on April 26, 2010 | No Comments
    There are more female than male users despite the fact that bloggers or Internet marketers who tend to be males dominate Twitter. Females make up 55 per cent of the entire Twitterverse whereas males 45 per cent, according to statistics from Quantcast. Again grabbing statistics from Quantcast, Twitter attracts a more affluent audience, of which 30% of them have a household income of $100k+.

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  • My class consists of 36 students. How many of them have a Facebook account? The answer is 33. How many of them has a Twitter account? The answer is 4. Apparently, teens spend a lot of their leisure time on Facebook interacting with their friends and playing web-based games by Zynga, but only a small percentage of them use Twitter. Most have heard about the word "Twitter" but know nuts about what the micro-blogging service actually does. Below are a couple of reasons why teens don't use Twitter.

    Why Teens Don’t Use Twitter

    Posted on April 23, 2010 | No Comments
    My class consists of 36 students. How many of them have a Facebook account? The answer is 33. How many of them has a Twitter account? The answer is 4. Apparently, teens spend a lot of their leisure time on Facebook interacting with their friends and playing web-based games by Zynga, but only a small percentage of them use Twitter. Most have heard about the word "Twitter" but know nuts about what the micro-blogging service actually does. Below are a couple of reasons why teens don't use Twitter.

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  • Apple is known as the most secretive consumer company in Silicon Valley, and leaks are rare. But the iPhone prototype was left in a bar in the Silicon Valley town in Redwood city. Photos of the device began surfacing on technology blogs, sparking a frenzy of hype among the Apple-obsessed. This embarrassing leak has caused the California-based tech juggernaut a huge impact economically. At the point of writing, potential iPhone 3GS customers are abandoning their plans to purchase the widely-popular smartphone, which sold 8.75 million units for the quarter ended March 27. People prefer to wait for the newer and faster iPhone 4G, which is rumored to be announced on June 22 and available in stores in September.

    Why The Lost iPhone Prototype Might Not Become iPhone 4G After All

    Posted on April 21, 2010 | No Comments
    Apple is known as the most secretive consumer company in Silicon Valley, and leaks are rare. But the iPhone prototype was left in a bar in the Silicon Valley town in Redwood city. Photos of the device began surfacing on technology blogs, sparking a frenzy of hype among the Apple-obsessed. This embarrassing leak has caused the California-based tech juggernaut a huge impact economically. At the point of writing, potential iPhone 3GS customers are abandoning their plans to purchase the widely-popular smartphone, which sold 8.75 million units for the quarter ended March 27. People prefer to wait for the newer and faster iPhone 4G, which is rumored to be announced on June 22 and available in stores in September.

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  • Forget about all of those ubiquitous police surveillance cameras in your city: the new sheriff in town is that shifty Google Street View camera wheeling through your neighborhood. Even though Google Maps, has been garnering criticisms for its alleged privacy invasions, but it is actually a pretty good crime-solving tool, and it is being embraced by police all over the world. Of course besides acting a handy tool for the police, Google Maps, Google Street View and Google Earth can also be used for a plethora of things too.

    5 Examples of How Google Maps Has Helped Solve Crimes

    Posted on April 20, 2010 | No Comments
    Forget about all of those ubiquitous police surveillance cameras in your city: the new sheriff in town is that shifty Google Street View camera wheeling through your neighborhood. Even though Google Maps, has been garnering criticisms for its alleged privacy invasions, but it is actually a pretty good crime-solving tool, and it is being embraced by police all over the world. Of course besides acting a handy tool for the police, Google Maps, Google Street View and Google Earth can also be used for a plethora of things too.

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