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Apple to make Smartphones, Smarter!

It seems we would keep getting awed at how faster the technology is getting smarter. There is a war of wits going on among the smartphone rivals and Apple seems to be taking the lead with its awe-inspiring innovative ideas. Here’s what Apple has in mind for us: Phone Getting Smarter than the Users! We [...]

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Why Wouldn’t Your Kids Respond to Your Calls?

My colleagues complaint that I speak too loud- nearly scream. I always respond that I can’t simply help it- I have two sons and a daughter who wouldn’t listen to me in a normal human pitch.  And if you have kids especially in their teenage, too, we possibly share a similar story and an uncharacteristically [...]

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A day in the Life of a Tech-Savvy Parent!

Let’s lose control on our imagination and let’s take a dip into a world where there are super humans- sharp, intelligent and extremely comfortable with technology. Not the world with robots or ‘Back to the Future’ fantasy-a world just like ours only having people with a more developed digital wisdom than us. Let’s picture a [...]

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Parental Espionage: Taking iMessage into Account

As you excitedly ordered for the new iPhone 5, do you plan to hand-down your iPhone 4 to your son? If so, has it crossed you that it might not be suitable for him at this age? It has? Ah, you probably have satisfied your conscience by getting your son a post-paid phone connection- smart [...]

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Is it Our Last Day Alive? What If It Isn’t?

I have a habit of playing safe. And just in case, as everyone is saying, the world is going to end today, I did some winding up. Tendered all due apologies and forgave all those who caused me harm (that was easy to forgive) and I revisited my secret vault of memories- pleasant and distasteful. [...]

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Liar Liar

We all loved the movie, Liar Liar in which a lawyer can’t lie for 24 hours because his son wishes so as he cuts his birthday cake. While the scenarios that ensue that birthday wish was downright hilarious, we all wished somehow, we could wish the same- and it gets fulfilled while the habitual liars, [...]

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You Know Your Conventional Parenting Isn’t Enough When…

Ask any parent and you’d get a very long response about how they raise their kids and what their parenting principles are. Ask them if those techniques and principles were successful, you’d never get a no for an answer. But really, there is no absolute success formula to raise kids- had it been so, we [...]

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And You Thought Genies Didn’t Exist!

Grew up listening to the enticing and enchanting tales of Aladdin and his genie? If only it were possible to hit upon a lamp with a genie who would carry out all our orders. What would you want your genie to do? Let’s guess that out: if you’re a parent, you might want to know [...]

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Identity Theft- Have You Heard of It?

Thugs and robbers have never run out of ideas to rob you off your personal stuff. And it appears that with the innovation in technology, they have fast adapted to the new modes of doing what they know the best. Now identity theft is rapidly emerging as a new menace that needs to be dealt [...]

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Child Protection 101 – A Dummies Guide to Child Protection

I don’t need to tell you that it’s a dangerous world out that, just turn on FOX news and listen to Glen Beck for an hour and you will find it out for yourself. We Americans are quite big on protection, after all God knows how many people we have wacked since our rise to [...]

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