US federal government seized their domain names, undertaking $50 million in assets, and at the same time New Zealand police arrested four of the site’s key employees, including Megaupload’s founder Kim Dotcom. In a 72-page mega piracy indictment unsealed in a Virginia federal court, prosecutors charged that the site has earned more than $175 million since 2005, most of it is based on copyright infringement.

The indictment goes after six individuals, who between them owned 14 Mercedes-Benz automobiles with name plates such as POLICE, MAFIA, STONED, CEO, HACKER, GOOD, EVIL, and GUILTY. The group also had a 2010 Maserati, a 2008 Rolls-Royce, and a 1989 Lamborghini. They had not one but three Samsung 83″ TVs, and two Sharp 108″ TVs.  Motor bikes, jet skis, artwork, and even 60 Dell servers could all be forfeit to the government if it can prove its case against the members of the “Mega Conspiracy.”

Remember Megaupload recently released a viral video on Youtube with $3 million budget, where they represented various stats and also users saying how much they love Megaupload?

The indictment also charges Megaupload “on or about November 10, 2011, a member of the Mega Conspiracy made a transfer of $185,000 to further an advertising campaign for Megaupload.com involved a musical recording and a video.” Do you really think that is a valid reason to seize?

I don’t remember the exact time, but back in my mind I remember Viacom made many of the same charges against YouTube, but never heard that US federal government knocked the Eric Schmidt’s or Chad Hurley’s door anytime. Let me know if you remember something on those lines..

In addition to these charges on Megaupload, the government contends that everything about the site has been doctored to make it look more legitimate than it is. The “Top 100” download list does not “actually portray the most popular downloads,” say prosecutors, and they claim that Megaupload purposely offers no site-wide search engine as a way of concealing what people are storing and sharing through the site.

This article Why Megaupload shutdown? was originally published on Techonzo

Before introducing you to those services let me first tell you one more thing which will be very helpful to you. While sending a Fax online you must be thinking whether the fax will reach or not? whether it will reach with same texture or not? whether it will have some advertisements on it or not? So for all these questions I have got one solution for you. Have you ever came across a website called Fax Toy, it is a free service where you can send your fax and see it online that how it looks like. All you have to do is send a fax to their toll free numbers 1-888-877-1655 or 1-503-200-1300 as given on their website. Isn’t it cool? Another similar service for receiving Fax online is K7 unified messaging. Now lets have a look to what all services allow you to send a fax online.

Here we go-

SuperFax

Superfax is a new generation Internet Based Online Fax Solution that provides you the flexibility to send and receive faxes directly through email. We give you a phone number, which is mapped to your email id. The number when called gives a fax tone. An SMS is sent to you after the fax is received. Fax is available in your mailbox as a PDF attachment. Replying to the email with an attachment can send a Fax to the sender. Its free for 3 days – 10 outgoing and 10 incoming faxes. After that you have to pay.

Myfax

MyFax Free lets you send a fax for free to over 40 countries. This free faxing service is provided by Protus IP Solutions.

GotfreeFax

This service is free upto 2 Faxes per day each having 3 pages. For more usage you have to take their premium services.

FreePopFax

This service is offered by Popfax.com and sponsored by advertising. You will have some advertisements on the fax you will send.

Drop.io

Certainly my experience with this tool was bad, I don’t recommend this but if nothing works out good for you, do check this also.

PamFax

This service only allows you to send 3 pages once you Signup and after that they charge on per page basis. So no monthly rentals or other charges just pay as you use.

Like me if you want to use these services very rare, it doesn’t really matter which one you are selecting but if you want it for a daily basis go for a paid one.

This article How to Send a Fax online for free was originally published on Techonzo

This offer proposes-

• Free, easy-to-build, professional website
• Free .in domain name and hosting for one year
• Free email addresses
• Free 365 days support

So what do Indian businesses get:

• Free: It’s free to set up your website. The domain is free for 1 year, and it’s free to maintain your website for 12 months.
• Quick: The website tool takes 15 minutes from sitting down to being found online
• Easy: You don’t need to be a tech whiz to get started. All you need to start is your address, phone number, TAN/CIN or PAN to verify you as a business
• The website is simple because customers are looking for simple information online
• Gives you your own .in domain
• Other features include photos/logos, integration with social media platforms
• You get a Google Apps account – free personalised email ids
• If you want to make your website work harder, you’ll have access to steady stream of free tips and tools from the Getting Indian Business Online team and a free coupon of worth Rs. 2500 INR advertising trial from Google AdWords to help promote your site.
• After the first year, SMBs can choose to pay a monthly pay-as-you-go to maintain their website using hostgator.
• At the end of the first year, they’ll have to pay a nominal charge if they wish to renew their domain name. They can cancel their website at any time.

This article Get a free .in domain right now was originally published on Techonzo

How to download Ice Cream Sandwich font Roboto

• If you have a rooted android phone then you simply download the font link given below and install it.
• But if your phone is not rooted, then also you can install this font. All you need to do is install a app called Font changer first and then install Roboto.

Font Changer App | Roboto Font

This article Get Ice Cream Sandwich font on your Android device was originally published on Techonzo

After the release of Firefox 5 last month, Firefox 6 is now available a bit early, for those not willing to wait. Firefox 6 is supposed to be 20 percent faster than Firefox 5. Firefox has not created a dedicated page for Firefox 6, but you can still download directly through FTP. Download links here-

Download Firefox 6 for Windows | Mac | Linux.

What’s new in Firefox 6

Here are few of the major changes in Firefox 6 over Firefox 5.

• The address bar now highlights the domain of the website you’re visiting
• Streamlined the look of the site identity block
• Added support for the latest draft version of WebSockets with a prefixed API
• Added support for EventSource / server-sent events
• Added support for window.matchMedia
• Added Scratchpad, an interactive JavaScript prototyping environment
• Added a new Web Developer menu item and moved development-related items into it
• Improved usability of the Web Console
• Improved the discoverability of Firefox Sync
• Reduced browser startup time when using Panorama

This article Firefox 6 is now available to download was originally published on Techonzo

Now you can make calls directly from your iPad 3G, all you need is a ear phone and app called ‘PhoneITiPad‘. This app has been developed by iPhoneIslam, which enables an iPad to make phone calls and send SMS.

The app requires no additional hardware but as I said you should have a jailbroken iPad 3G. That also means if you have jailbroken your iPad 2, you can use this app there too. You don’t believe me? Check out the video down here-

But the bad news is this app is not yet released, sources says Its gonna be released on Cydia Store very soon.

Do share if you know any other way to make calls from iPad, sharing is caring!!

This article How to make Phone calls from iPad? was originally published on Techonzo

Mr.Jaideep Chopra, vice president, G’Five, says, “We are ready with the product; we are just waiting for the right time to introduce the device. The pricing will be competitive with what is available in the market.”

These tablets will have

• 7 inches and 10 inches Android based tablet PC
• 10 inches tablet based on Windows platform
• A processor in the range of 600-800 MHz (much less than iPad 2 as 1GHz)
• Capacitive Touchscreen

And why I said India will be flooded by these tablets is based on this below statement-

“We will be launching 500 Mobispot stores across the country. We will focus not just on tier two and tier three but also metro cities with 20 stores in Delhi alone, said Mr.Chopra.

To get more details on such tablet PCs stay tuned with us..

This article India to get Rs 10000 Tablet by this June was originally published on Techonzo

Android has proven itself as a very competitive and dynamic platform so far. When we talk about comparing smartphones, tablets or other devices, options based on Android always comes in top lists. Android has emerged in a very outstanding way in last few months. Developers love to work on this platform and has created some of very prominent apps for Android. We have here shortlisted some best apps for most of the devices available today.

Check them out

Remote Web Desktop

Description : Remote Web Desktop is a brilliant app for your phone that allows you to log in and control your handset from a PC via a web desktop interface over either a USB or Wi-Fi or 3G connection. Once you have logged in to your phone you can use the web desktop to carry out a whole load of neat tasks. For example, you can manage files on you phone’s SD card and transfer them between your phone and your computer.

SwiftKey Keyboard Free

Description : In the series of keyboard replacement softwares, Swiftkey is a great app for android. It scans your messages to get a feel for how you type and then predicts words in your future inputs.

Evernote

Description : Evernote allows you to jot down notes, clip articles, take snapshots and save recordings for later. Everything you save gets synchronized with your account on your PC. Evernote turns your Android phone into an extension of your brain.

Dropbox

Description : Dropbox lets you bring all your photos, docs, and videos anywhere. Dropbox is a free service that lets you bring all your photos, docs, and videos anywhere. After you install Dropbox on your computer, any file you save to your Dropbox will automatically save to all your computers, your Android device, and even the Dropbox website!

Skyfire

Description : The USP of the Skyfire browser is that it supports Flash content, popping up a little window when it detects an embedded YouTube video or something similar. The actual Flash business is handled by Skyfire’s server, which does all the computery stuff, then sends the file to your handset. A bit clunky on slower Android phones, but it works like a dream on models with faster processors.

ASTRO File Manager

Description : Best app on adroid for File Manager, Backup, Image and text viewers, Networking, SMB, Bluetooth, SFTP, Zip Tar, downloader, thumbnails, search files, application manager, task manager, attachments.

AndroZip File Manager

Description : A must have app to save space on your android phone. Works as file manager, archive manager (ZIP, encrypted ZIP, RAR, TAR, GZIP, BZIP2, 7ZIP), app backup, Task manager, search files, app installer, send files, app installer. Has multiple/batch move, copy, delete, create ZIP.

OpenHome

Description : Is the best and the most popular home replacement on the android market. Hundreds of free skins, Hundreds of icon packs, SenseUI like preview (pinch screen), Widget resizing, Custom shortcut icon, Theme music/setting/weather widgets, Quick Actions (Long press desktop element), Works with all android phones, Fonts and color customization, Hide apps from home screen, Full screen mode.

AntiDroid Theft

Description : Anti theft, protect against lost or stolen phones. Track your phone with GPS. Add extra to security to your phone if it is lost or stolen. Track its location and take pictures on the internet through the Anti Droid Theft

Advanced Task Killer

Description : ATK is often used to kill apps and clean memory. One of the realities of having a multitasking mobile OS in Android is that you have to manage your apps so that they don’t hurt performance or battery life. Advanced Task Killer (or ATK) is my favorite. It even comes with a widget that you can tap once to kill all open apps.

FxCamera

Description : If you play around with clicking pics and images, here is a friend for you. FxCamera enables you to take a picture with various effects like ToyCam, Polandroid, Fisheye, SymmetriCam, Warhol. etc

Adobe Photoshop Express

Description : Edit and share photos virtually anywhere. Edit and share photos virtually anywhere. Touch to crop, rotate, adjust color, and add artistic effects. Access all your photos and videos directly from your free Photoshop.com account. Quickly share with family and friends.

Barcode Scanner

Description : Scan barcodes on products then look up prices and reviews. You can also scan Data Matrix and QR Codes containing URLs, contact info, etc. Also share your contacts, apps, and bookmarks via QR Code with permissions.

McAfee WaveSecure

Description : McAfee WaveSecure secures your mobile device and personal data in the event of loss or theft by allowing you to locate/track your device, helps prevent device misuse, and remotely locks your device and wipes your data. It enables you to back up and restore your data from the device or via an easy-to-use web portal.

If you also have your favorite apps, you can share them here and help others.

This article Best apps for Android was originally published on Techonzo

Facebook on Thursday introduced a program that offers users a financial incentive to watch ads. In other words Facebook will now reward users who watch certain ads. These rewards will be in form of Facebook Credits, which can be redeemed to purchase goods on Facebook Deals. The reward initially is not very high, an average ad will yield one credit, which is the equal of 10 cents.

The ads will mostly be in games like CrowdStar, Digital Chocolate and Zynga etc. Facebook might be getting more publishers soon.

This is in fact a good step taken to promote Facebook Deals. We hope they will be coming with more  and higher rewards very soon.

This article Get paid while watching Facebook Ads was originally published on Techonzo