The below is an off-site archive of all tweets posted by @varunkumar ever

November 2012

@SujayKrishna Happy birthday da. Wish you the best day ever. :)

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@TechCrunch: Google Adds Key Facts About Medicines To Its Knowledge Graph Results tcrn.ch/VjFJp7 by @fredericl

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RT @IBNLiveRealtime: Former Prime Minister IK Gujral dies at the age of 92

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No VPN? No Problem. Chinese Web Users Find Another Way Around the Great Firewall - China Real Time Report - WSJ on.wsj.com/TseaEN

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Chrome for iOS and desktop are on 23 (23.0.127.91). Chrome for Android is still on 18. .

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Augmented Light Bulb Turns a Desk Into a Touch Screen techre.vu/V7sa6u (via @techreview)

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@rem Did you try HTML2Canvas(html2canvas.hertzen.com). I am using that to take client side screenshots.

via Varun's TweetPad in reply to rem

@rakesh314 I haven’t tried embedding svg directly in html. Not sure if the mail clients will be happy.

via Varun's TweetPad in reply to rakesh314

@rakesh314 nope. Haven’t automated with phantom js. Use phantom js + yslow node module for automated performance analysis n continuos build

via Twitter for Android in reply to rakesh314

@rakesh314 yes, it’s manual so far <10. I am also using a similar technique for taking page screenshots.

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@rakesh314 it’s dynamic in my case. It’s an svg chart and I have built an export feature. On export click, i render it on canvas and get URL

via Twitter for Android in reply to rakesh314

@rakesh314 yes, as data uri. Use Canvg code.google.com/p/canvg/ to render on a canvas and then get it’s URL using toDataUri. Will write a blog.

via Twitter for Android in reply to rakesh314

@rakesh314 I am embedding svg as images in email.

via Twitter for Android in reply to rakesh314

Thanks. “@daleharvey: @varunkumar Thats crazy awesome! good job”

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@daleharvey I have extended your Helicopter game to support multi-user and also built an Ardunio game controller blog.varunkumar.me/2011/11/arduin…

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@varunkumar @paul_irish @kangax @brianarn Actually, even on the Snippets tab, the live-edits are lost after pretty-print.

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@paul_irish @kangax @brianarn Why does pretty-print screw up live-edits? Any links / code to understand this?

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RT @arunkumar_n: RT @mohank: Haha! RT @Failgunner: The past and future of popular logos j.mp/V1lcBS

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@vigneshv_psg @sengineland Bing Attacks Google Shopping W/ “Scroogled” Campaign, Forgets It’s Guilty Of Same Problems selnd.com/StYzFx

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@vigneshv_psg Yes, I saw ur screenshot. Its showing different results now after changing the country to US and accessing from Hyd network.

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@vigneshv_psg I tried from my office network (NYC) only. Shopping was not showing up when I tried from Indian network.

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@vigneshv_psg I see Android tablets there and not Surface.

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@nparashuram @xp I am also planning to get one. Btw, saw this on HN today — goo.gl/ka06J Let me know your xp once you use it.

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@Theja_Chvrs Guess you have missed out the context. I was referring to Android ADK and not regular USB connectivity to laptop.

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@Theja_Chvrs No. In accessory mode, the accessory (USB device) must provide 500mA at 5v for charging. goo.gl/BmV9x

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Built an Android remote app for vbot (goo.gl/d3Jra). Blog and more videos will be uploaded soon.

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Have a question for Android folks. Can the USB accessory draw power from the Android device and not the other way around? Help: @retomeier

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Just subscribed to the DevTools commits — peter.sh/data/web-inspe…

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RT @Android: Now you can edit spreadsheets on the go with the @googledrive mobile app: goo.gl/vXHHb

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My bot (vbot — goo.gl/d3Jra) can understand JavaScript now. :) -five Next : Android.

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Amazon RedShift, new data warehousing product from Amazon — aws.amazon.com/redshift/

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Respond to change with Object.observe bit.ly/TqcImu Very useful method.

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HTML5 Contacts API working draft — w3.org/TR/contacts-ap…

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@psankar BTW, curry refers to pepper originally. But, people are using it in the context of meat. Meat = iraichi or mamisam and not curry

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@psankar you have so much of patience. Great. :-)

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@sharadhamonkey Runs on JVM. IMO, Node.js is better any day.

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Droidfooding at FB. “@phandroid: Facebook running internal campaign for Android, urges employees to make the switch bit.ly/UULvJZ

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@TechCrunch: Apple Reportedly Fires The Manager Directly In Charge Of The iOS 6 Maps Team tcrn.ch/V4q7jA by @drizzled

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RT @ded: Just noticed twitter com does localStorage caching of tweet drafts. nice touch web team. <3

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+1 RT @mattcutts: Shift-reload on a tab is the new reboot.

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Google Now package tracking. Wow! post.ly/9rYkv

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RT @phandroid: Nexus 4 will be back on sale today at 12PM PST bit.ly/Y099KP

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Google’s digital village — creativeguidebook.appspot.com Just amazing!!

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@MrRio I can take it up myself if you can point me to docs to understand how bookmarks are stored.

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RT @arunkumar_n: RT @venkatananth: O+ platelet donor male required in bombay. Contact ramya on 9920521808. It is super urgent! Please RT.

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Module proposal to replace headers for C-based languages. I am skeptical when it comes from the makers of Obj. C — goo.gl/edjKn

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@addyosmani Does it include the features of stable build only? Does it have the upcoming features in dev builds?

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@vigneshv_psg Ufff. Fnally. Thanks a ton. I just hate looking at my phone just because of that ugly clock.

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Awesome compilation. Thanks @addyosmani: New: Chrome DevTools cheat sheet for power users anti-code.com/devtools-cheat… (blog: anti-code.com/blog/chrome-de…).

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Android 4.2 lock screen looks better after removing the face lock! post.ly/9r6nT

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Google Code-in 2012 contest starts today bit.ly/Th2nZQ

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@paul_irish Ok. Then, Edge should be extended to form circle of developers and share devices for testing.

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@paul_irish Adobe Edge (prev Shadow) does the same. Android n iOS. Doesnt follow clicks. You can take screenshots. Remove debugging as well

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@MrRio Hey, does jsPdf support bookmarks? If not, any plans to support.

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Is Github down?

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Improved Gmail search is really cool. google.com/experimental/g… Thanks Google. @google @gmail

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Improved Gmail search is really cool. Thanks Google. @google @gmail

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Android 4.2: isUserAGoat() — goo.gl/OhsGF After Monkey, they are moving on to goat. :D

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@rameshsrivats Terrible gamesmanship by Eng. Preventing us frm getting used 2 Panesar by not playing him in the first test. Most unsporting

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@cricketicc all the four matches won’t end in draw.

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@bhogleharsha: england’s spinners again outbowling indian spinners. like an english chef making a better dal tadka!”

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Something is seriously wrong with my Macbook Pro :( post.ly/9qFyq

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RT @rameshsrivats Congress says “Aam Aadmi ke Saath”. Kejriwal benefits. | Kejriwal says, “We want Swaraj”. Sushma benefits | Full confusion

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@cricarun: The “Stumped” dismissal in this match was the first time Pujara was stumped in his First-Class career.

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@arunkumar_n: AAP! RT @ndtv: Arvind Kejriwal names his political party as Aam Aadmi Party”

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@nkljeeva: B+ & B- blood required for a cancer patient in Apollo Teynampet (ICU). Patient name- Arunachalam. Contact- Girija- 9840146829”

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Why did GOOG complicate this? RT @nirmaltv: How to Enable USB Debugging & Developer Options in Android 4.2 Jelly Bean bit.ly/Uj8W15

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@jsfooindia When are you guys planning to upload the rest of the videos? Thanks.

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My credit card provider is claiming that Google Play Store, Apple App Store and Amazon are unsecured sites and declining transactions.

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@oarunshiv @vigneshv_psg so, I assume it wil be sold out soon after the second launch. Guess it will become alright before Xmas.

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@oarunshiv @vigneshv_psg actually Google servers acted like IRCTC that day. Many ppl I know were so irritated as they cudnt get thru payment

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Thanks a lot. This really helps. “@xdadevelopers: Disable Lockscreen Widgets and Camera on Android 4.2 xda-developers.com/android/disabl…

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@eric_andersen: Whoa, really? Apple patents…the page turnj.mp/QzDBbBiw”

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@satishacharya: Clarke & Ponting are playing like Bradman. @ESPNcricinfo cartoon es.pn/XIaENE

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SimpleCart(js) - Javascript Shopping Cart bit.ly/WEsbET

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@AndroidPolice: [Giveaway] Win A 16GB Nexus 10 From Android Police And Sortable andp.lc/SgUbtB

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@cricketicc: Check out this brilliant photograph of Ponting being dismissed on Thursday morning against South Africa twitpic.com/bfa65t

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@BCCI: Sachin Tendulkar is honoured by the President for his 100 international centuries. pic.twitter.com/GlBokNI4

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Battery usage is still good after Android 4.2. Have 82% after using it for six hours. WiFi and basic browsing.

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Android 4.2: I am not impressed! post.ly/9ovcj

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Upgraded to Android 4.2! post.ly/9ot5f

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@paul_irish how does that work? Any pointers to that?

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jramanathan Samsung overtakes Nokia for top spot in overall unit sales of mobile phones and overtakes Google in income from mobile. asymco.com/2012/11/14/goo…

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@vvijaybharath Google maps also shows transit directions right. At least for the cities and major towns.

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@kalyansimhan Where are you sharing these images from??

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@psankar Didn’t you have a separate Computer Graphics paper?

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@psankar u mean ECC? We had relevant topics only.

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RT @rameshsrivats: So, Cheteshwar Pujara entered the field 6 minutes after lunch on the first day, n then hung around till the end. Toomach.

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Build smoother web apps with Chrome Developer Tools bit.ly/S2Qb12

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Upgraded to 20 Mbps connection \m/ post.ly/9nt21

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@jsgoodies: Gangnam WebGL style; eeeeeeeh- sexy laaady, wop, wop wop, wop wop: js.gd/2x0

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+1 “@jackerhack: No Android 4.2 on my Galaxy Nexus (yakju build) even today. Who else is left out?”

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RT @IBNLiveRealtime: Petrol price cut by Rs 0.95/litre with effect from midnight

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Search for emails by size and more in Gmail bit.ly/XG4CLX

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@cricketicc: Virender Sehwag, Adam Gilchrist and Chris Gayle have all scored more than 3 Test centuries at more than a run a ball”

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@sanjaymanjrekar: English commentary on star sports and star cricket HD. Hindi commentary on star cricket.”

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@cricarun: Tests since last century: Sachin - 13, Sehwag - 16, Gambhir - 22, Dhoni - 6, Yuvraj Singh - 17.

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@ESPNcricinfo: Sachin will begin his 191st Test today in Ahmedabad; he began his 1st Test on this day as well, in 1989 es.pn/9xJTEF

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@AndroidPolice: Breaking: Android 4.2 Being Released To AOSP andp.lc/X3WQfX

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@AndroidPolice: All Nexuses are live in U.S. GOGOGOGO!”

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@newsycombinator: Google Nexus 4 Review - Google’s new Flagship j.mp/UEAxGu

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Android 4.2 update rolling out to Takju Galaxy Nexus — androidpolice.com/2012/11/12/and…

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Wish you and your family a very happy and colorful Deepavali.

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@Jack_Franklin please share if you find something. Know of anything which exports HTML as pdf images at least?

via Twitter for Android in reply to Jack_Franklin

Apple Pays Swiss Federal Railways $21 Million For Clock Icon on.mash.to/SPiRZg

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Celebrate the Festival of Lights with , bit.ly/W2Lpiv

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RT @mashabletech: One Dock Works With and Gadgets [VIDEO] flpbd.it/bs0ED

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RT @slashgear: Google apparently back online in China after brief suspension flpbd.it/hydBq

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@vigneshv_psg: Chinese government blocks Google.com, Gmail, Google+, Maps, Docs and more thenextweb.com/google/2012/11…

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RT @labnol_BLOG: labnol.org/?p=26669 The undocumented “size” search operator in Gmail locates all space-hogging email fb.me/LiSljlnU

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@harsha_twts Oops, meant to ping a friend of mine.

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@harsha_twts dude, can you please bring those videos today. Thanks.

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Happy birthday @BrettLee_58 . Wish you the best day ever. :-)

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@ChromiumDev: DevTools: the new console.clear() n styled console logs make for a powerful combo along w/ console.group pic.twitter.com/M9jDvx9q

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RT @IBNLiveRealtime: 7.5 magnitude quake hits off Guatemala coast

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“Modern life is a constant search… for a power outlet”

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Google doodle for “US Elections day 2012” post.ly/9iySN

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Google adds a nice little indicator to show that the execution is paused in debugger. Thanks. post.ly/9ixMJ

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@sudarmuthu I have Arduino boards. Need to get servos and some sensors.

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RT @TechCrunch: Mobile First, Web Second: Instagram Finally Lets Users Have Functional Web Profiles tcrn.ch/YwWjkD by

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@sudarmuthu Know of any places in Chennai to get cheap Arduino / other electronic stuffs??

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@paul_irish Its not there either. Inspected chrome://devtools/devtools.html but couldn’t find it there.

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RT @sanjaymanjrekar: Yuvi comes back deservedly on performance. Ishant & Bhajji lucky to be back. Must use the lucky break well now.

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RT @venkatananth: Harbhajan won’t play. But sending all the wrong messages. Disappointing, that’s all.

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@jishnu7: My commit to @CyanogenMod has been merged. Now you can type Indian rupee symbol directly from keyboard. pic.twitter.com/zY792bw2

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@jaskirat @kvijesh had a question regarding the pricing. Got it clarified by a friend. Thanks.

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Happy birthday @imVkohli . Wish you the best day ever. Control your emotions and conquer the world. :-)

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@vigneshv_psg jQuery has a cool solution named as Deferreds. Node.js jas Async.

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@rameshsrivats Congress didnt bring computers.Congress *is* a computer.Sonia is the CPU, KapilSibal, the monitor.Of course,MMS is the mouse

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:P “@ComedyTruth: When you’re at someone’s house? Normal people: “What a lovely house!” Me: “What’s your WIFI password?”“

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@vasanthG @shankargan sister is using it. I use Galaxy Nexus

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@vasanthG @shankargan If I can get a good deal for my Galaxy Nexus.

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@shankargan Photosphere is different from Panorama. Panoroma can be taken in a single direction only. This is more like street view image.

via Varun's TweetPad in reply to _shankarganesh

@vasanthG @shankargan Did u see the Photosphere — goo.gl/nmr9k

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This has to be the best flight safety video ever — youtube.com/watch?feature=…

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/me likes the new smart labels on Gmail (Promotions n Social Updates.

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Ha ha. Apple. :D RT @newsycombinator: Apple script resizes iPad banner and pushes Samsung verdict out of view j.mp/QdAiGn

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Amazon and Google are undermining mobile pricing, and that may hurt everyone engt.co/Ry0gmF

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Introducing TCP Listen, a new API for Chrome packaged apps bit.ly/SDqZOD

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@paul_irish Where are the snippets (in Chrome dev tools) stored? I thought it would be in FileSystem of that page but couldn’t find them.

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@InfinityO_O Hmm. Know of any fast way to get RPi??

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@InfinityO_O Yeah, sort of. But, I have been doing these stuff before itself — blog.varunkumar.me/search/label/A…

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Thinking of moving a VPS to EC2. Need some advise on that. Pls ping me if you have been using it for sometime. Thanks.

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My bot took its first baby step today. Yay! post.ly/9i1VG

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@SujayKrishna: A nice new take on Sorting!! RT @koush: Incredible sorting algorithm, sleep sort: plus.google.com/u/0/1035839393…

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Getting ready for some hardware fun this weekend. post.ly/9hioW

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@venkatananth: Sachin took only 7 balls to reach from 74 to 100. 4-4-6-6-1-4-1.”

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RT @SujayKrishna: Amazon Game Studio releases Air Patriots, their first Android game bit.ly/X5iWNY

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@chicagovps Some of my services are down bcoz of the brute force attack which happened earlier today. Any updates? ETA?

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@suhel: An early & very creative use of the .xxx domain names - zomato.xxx (via @arjunkolady )”

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@arunkumar_n: Bradman Awards honour for Dravid, McGrath | wisdenindia.com/cricket-articl…

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@jjude I have a Galaxy Nexus and iPod touch.

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@vigneshv_psg I mean even when the apps getting updated are not opened currently.

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Noticing slowness on Galaxy Nexus whenever Play Store apps are getting updated. This is happening for the past 3-4 days only. Anyone else?

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Google Voice Search on iOS and Google Now on Android!! \m/ post.ly/9hPg7

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Upgraded to iOS 6.0.1 post.ly/9hPXZ

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Ohh…wait. I was using English (US) on Google Now for Android. Google Now and Google voice search for iOS are equally good.

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Google Voice Search on iOS is just amazing. It can even recognize some of the locations (Punjagutta) in Hyderabad. Hats off Google!

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Just started iOS 6.0.1 download - 840 MB. I am pretty sure there will not be anything useful.

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TinCr - Chrome extension to allow editing and fast reloading of local files from Chrome developer tools — goo.gl/swAHt

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RT @shobs_ak: RT @FunnyOrTruth: “Success” all depends on the second letter.

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@hardwarefun @sudarmuthu You are selling those Arduinos??

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Wow, Amazing!! RT @googlenexus: Check out this Photo Sphere taken in Times Square, NYC with the new : goo.gl/uEDus

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