Author: Ankit Gupta

  • Loading Android 4.1, codename Jelly Bean. Access granted!

    Loading Android 4.1, codename Jelly Bean. Access granted!

    The next major release of Android OS entitled Jelly Bean(v4.1) is here to treat our geeky taste buds, with its exciting new improvements and features. Google took the curtains off the promising OS yesterday at The Google Developers I/O Keynote, taking us from its crooks to crannies in a matter of a few minutes. The…

  • How Flipkart Helped India Realise its E-Commerce Dream!

    How Flipkart Helped India Realise its E-Commerce Dream!

    Flipkart, one of India’s largest online retailers today, was one of the first of its kind when it was established in 2007 by Mr. Sachin and Mr. Binny Bansal, at a time there were not much Flipkart-esque e-commerce services in India . To enquire more about their successful journey, I asked Mr. Sachin Bansal, CEO,…

  • EU delays Google’s $12.4 Billion Buy-Out of Motorola Mobility

    Google’s takeover of Motorola Mobility faces a delay after EU regulators suspended their review of the deal. The European Commission has revealed that it halted the approval process last week, and requested more information.The European Union antitrust authority used a rare “time-out” legal procedure and put on hold the current first-phase inquiry into Google’s $12.4…

  • Google Optimizes Its Search for Mobile Apps

    “Kya Aap Apps Ke Deewaane Hain?” Well, most of us are, but in this rapidly advancing technological era it can be a daunting task to find the right app for you. But don’t worry, The TechIRIS is here to help you!! Google has recently updated its search options in the sidebar with a new ‘Applications’…

  • DTU AUV hopes to kickstart India’s technological developments

    DTU AUV hopes to kickstart India’s technological developments

    DTU AUV, an innovation of students from DTU, has been making headlines ever since its conception! I interviewed their team to unravel their dreams, aspirations and goals. Me: Firstly, for our readers, explain what does AUV stand for and its basics!! Team AUV: An autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) is a robot which travels underwater without…

  • 5 Facebook Essentials You Can’t Live Without!

    5 Facebook Essentials You Can’t Live Without!

    If you are a daily surfer of  Facebook, you would be already familiar with regular stuff like add/delete friends, update statuses, walls and profile, add and explore pages & applications, etc, but in the land of facebook, there’s always scope for more……….. How to Download Facebook Photo Albums FacePAD: Facebook Photo Album Downloader allows you…

  • Tech-giant Google releases Ice Cream Sandwich source code, The Next Gen Android!

    Are you ready for this? Because this is one hell of a release! After months of life-hurting wait, Google has finally released the source code for Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. This means you will soon be able to get the latest update running on your Android devices, assuming you have the programming skills. Or…

  • Invite All Your Facebook Friends In One Go!

    Do you own a Facebook page? I surely own a number of them, including our official TheTechIris Facebook Page. You must’ve seen the “Invite Friends” option on your Facebook pages which lets you select your friends and send them invitations to like your page. Well, it’s not much of a problem if you have a…

  • Is Aakash the real deal?

    If you are one of those eyeing to grab Aakash, the so- called India’s answer to iPad? Then hold on! Come February 2012, a better and more efficient Aakash-2, the world’s cheapest tablet computer, will be available at the price of version 1 – Rs 2,276 or $49. IIT-Rajasthan has finalised improvements in the Aakash-1…

  • Add ‘Copy To Folder’ as an option in the windows context menu

    Do you want to assign a context menu entry to any file/folder? This entry is named “Copy To Folder…”, and copies the currently selected file(s) to any folder directly from the right click menu. Settings:- For any File: 1] Start > Run > regedit> hit Enter 2] Registry > My Computer > HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT > select * (1st subkey) 3] * > shellex > select…

  • Put your name in your windows taskbar

      This trick will let you display your name in place of AM/PM beside the time in the taskbar:- Step-1: Navigate to -> Start -> Control Pannel -> Regional and Language Option -> Click on Customize -> Go to TIME Tab -> Change AM symbol and PM symbol from AM and PM to your name…