Acer announces two new 3D LCD monitors

Acer announces two new 3D LCD monitors called Acer HN274H and Acer HS244Q

Acer is undoubtedly one of the world’s best brands when it comes to producing computer products. It has just added two new members to its range of monitors and these two models are known as Acer HN274H and Acer HS244Q.Both of these monitors come with 3D LCD display screens.

The first member Acer HN274H sports a 72 inch display which is equipped with the 3D technology and promises to bring about a whole new viewing experience for the users. This device also comes with HDMI 3D and NVIDIA 3D vision. Users are provided with NVIDIA 3D glasses to enjoy the 3D active shutter technology and it also features a built in IR emitter.

The other product Acer HS244Q boasts a 23.6 inch display and has a 12000000:1 contrast ratio. This device comes with full HD resolution of 1920×1080 pixels and 16:9 aspect ratio. This monitor too comes with built in IR emitter and also 3D glasses with advanced active shutter technology.

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Gmail gets Background Customization Feature

Google has added yet another eye-candy feature to its web-based email service - Gmail. Over two years ago, Google had added themes in Gmail which certainly impressed several users, geeks and Gmail loyalists. Today onwards, Google will let you customize your Gmail with any image or your own custom image for the background. Yes, you can customize your Gmail with Kelly Clarkson's wallpaper, Dark Knight Rises Poster, or even a photo of your own. Wonder why took Gmail so long to introduce this feature.

Do note that adding a huge image to your Gmail background might make your web browser a wee bit slower. To customize background image on Gmail, go to Themes Tabs in Settings or just click here to go there directly in Gmail.

In the Themes tab, the last option is "Create your own theme" where you must click and a pop-up window will show up. Over there, you'll get a wireframe like snapshot of your Gmail, where you can customize the different areas with the colors of your choice. Click on the small box on top left corner of that window to give you a drop-down menu about colors and an option to upload image.

Check out the image below to find the upload image option where in you can pull image from Picasa or upload directly from your computer.

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Skype for Android Suffers from Security Issues

Almost six months ago, popular Voice over Internet Protocol company Skype unveiled the Skype for Android App. Recently, Android enthusiast blog Android Police discovered a security issue with Skype for Android App that may lead to an open invite for hackers to access user data on the device. According to Android Police, the latest version of Skype for Android stores chats logs and other information on the microSD card un-encrypted.

Until the Android 2.2 Froyo update, all smartphone users had to install their apps on the internal on-board memory of their smartphones. Once the Froyo update was rolled out, users could install and store the apps on the MicroSD card. However, there lies a limitation as developers still get to choose whether the app should be allowed to be installed on the microSD card or not. In case the developer allows the app to be installed and store data on the microSD card, that data is supposed to be strongly encrypted. Else, it's like storing all your passwords and data in a text file on your desktop. It's plain stupidity and an open invite for anyone to steal data from there.

The latest version of Skype for Android lets users install stuff from microSD card and stores all user data such as chat logs and profile information on the card itself. However, the Skype for Android app doesn't apply encryption on that whatever additional information is saved on the external storage. That leaves the personal information of the user exposed to potential hackers.

Skype has confirmed about the issue and is said to be investigating it.

Take a look at the video by Android Police that shows the issue:

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