World's Fastest Mobile Texters are from South Korea

South Koreans took the crown of the world's fastest texters in the 'LG Mobile World Cup World Champions' held in New York. Yeong-Ho Bae 18 & Mok-Min Ha 17 had to compete against 12 nations. There were different rounds each team had to go through which including playing games also. There were two mobiles used in the competition LG BL20 (numb pad) & LG GW520 (QWERTY keypad).


Below you can see both the mobiles used in the championship

Yeong-Ho Bae after the win said:

Every moment of every round was incredibly intense. I'm thankful for this win but also for the opportunity to meet new friends from different countries in one of the most exciting cities in the world.

Check out this short video of the championship:




via [prnewswire]

Facebook Getting Secure with McAfee

Facebook, the world's largest social website has finally teamed up with McAfee to secure its users from the malicious scam and ensure a safe run. Earlier Facebook has been reported of getting scam links in the user notifications which on click lead to a unwanted website and ultimately the user loses valuable information or sometimes has to give up the account.


McAfee would be free to users for the entire first 6months of the use. However, the users would have to subscribe for this service if they tend to use it any further. The subscriptions would be handled via a credit card or by using Paypal Id.

via [technorati]

Canon Powershot Digital Cameras A490 & A495

Canon has always been a brand which assures you quality and performance. Now they have came up with  Powershot A495 & A490 cameras. In the side pic you can see the two cameras (silver one is A490 and the Blue one is A495) . Both of these cameras are 10Mega Pixel and the price has been kept in reach of normal buyers. Check out the features below.


Features:

The A495 Digital camera offers wide range of new and usefull modes such as Low-Light, Super Vivid and Poster Effect mode. It also has the Smart FE and the ability to upload videos to YouTube. A495 comes up with two-tone colors such as red, blue and silver.

The PowerShot A490 Digital camera comes equipped with scene modes such as Low-Light Mode, Smart FE and the ability to upload video to YouTube. Its available in a metallic two-toned silver and black color.

The Canon PowerShot A495 and A490 Digital Cameras are scheduled to be available later his February (2010) for an estimated price of $129.99 and $109.99 respectively.