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  Encapsulation doesn't only means to make properties  / member variables as private but it also has some more significance Encapsulation allows you to group your application into logical parts.     In order to make the application maintainable we need to make sure that each object is just doing its own job and this is achieved by DELEGATION

Most people suffer from acidity these days but the good news is that it is a completely reversible condition. Here are a few tips to beat it! By Mdhil | Mdhil  –  Fri 23 Nov, 2012 9:00 AM IST Are your eating habits irregular? Do you eat out a lot? Do you love spicy food? And have you been experiencing burning sensations in the throat, gas formation, sour taste in your mouth and fatigue? Chances are that you are suffering from acidity. What causes acidity? Acidity is caused when the digestive juices produced in our stomach are not utilised completely. In fact the acid helps digest food we eat. However, when there isn’t enough food for digestion or if there is an over production of this acid, you will experience acidity pangs. In addition, acidity may also be due to eating a meal filled with either sugar or spices, stress, lack of exercise or long gaps between two meals. In most cases, the main trigger for acidity is the food we eat and our ...

Over the next five years, 65% of enterprises will adopt a mobile device management (MDM) solution, according to Gartner, a research firm. With the increased functionality of smartphones, and the increasing popularity of tablets, much of the network traffic and corporate data that was once the primary domain of enterprise PCs is now being shifted to mobile devices. "The era of the PC has ended. Employees are becoming more mobile and looking for ways to still be connected wherever work needs to be done," said Phil Redman, research vice president at Gartner. "The convenience and productivity gains that mobile devices bring are too tempting for most companies and their employees. Securing corporate data on mobile devices is a big challenge, but one that companies must embrace. Enterprises are struggling with how to support and secure this  dynamic  workforce." Gartner predicts that through 2017, 90% of enterprises will ha...

India is among the top three fastest growing Internet   markets in the world, a study by industry body   Assocham and ComScore   has said. "Among the Bric nations, India has been the fastest growing market adding over 18 million Internet users and growing at an annual rate of 41 per cent," the study said. The Internet user base in the country is approximately 125 million, the study added. "China added over 14 million users to reach 336 million Internet users by the end of July 2012. Russia and India show similar trends in online usage patterns along with similarities in e-commerce and payment types," it said. India is also among the top three fastest growing markets worldwide in the last 12 months, the study said. "Interestingly, about 75 per cent of online audience between the age group of 15-34 years, India is one of the youngest online demographic globally," Assocham secretary general D S Rawa...

NEW DELHI: Google has some good news for developers in the country. The company has announced Indian developers can now sell their apps on Google's Android platform, Google Play. Till now, developers from India could only offer their apps for free downloads on the Google Play marketplace. In a post on Android Developers blog, Ibrahim Elbouchikhi, product manager of the Google Play team said, "Developers in India can sell paid applications, in-app products, and subscriptions in Google Play, with monthly payouts to their local bank accounts." Another important takeaway from the post was that Indian Android users can now pay for apps in the local currency. The blog post stated: "Along with seller support, we're also adding buyer's currency support for India." On the growth of the Android platform in India, the post said, "Over the past year, Android device activations in India have jumped more than 400%. In the la...

Professionally created websites & custom domain names can cost a lot of money. However, you can also create and host as many websites as you like without spending anything, explains ET. Instant Homepages  ABOUT.ME After a quick sign-up, About.me helps you create a search engine-optimised homepage with a small biography and links to all your social networks. You can customise the background of the page (upload your own), select a font and choose your favourite colours. It takes only a few minutes and once you publish your page, visitors can email you directly from the page or leave compliments. About.me also tracks your page's statistics and keeps a log of your activity on the page — accessible via a dashboard once you sign in. FLAVORS.ME Flavors shares many features with About.me. However, it offers a few additional features — you can alter the layout of the homepage, organise content from different sources and add visual effect...

If your iPhone button is not responding and you're out of warranty, here are four things you can do to fix it. No matter how anal you are about keeping your iPhone safe and intact, there is still a chance your home button will eventually suffer the effects of normal wear and tear. The iPhone 5, which features a change to the anatomy of the home button, may solve this problem, but previous iPhone models are still susceptible to this common phenomenon. If you're still within the provided one-year warranty and your phone doesn't show signs of accidental damage, head on over to Apple. As long as you're covered by warranty, the company will replace your phone or perform any necessary repairs. Those who got hit with the home button plague after their warranty period can give the following four fixes a try. Just be warned: if you improperly perform methods 2 and 3 and damage your phone, we don't take responsibility. Method 1: Calibrate (and possibly ...

For Microsoft, and Amazon.com, and the clutch of other companies that hope to carve out a big slice of a mobile computing business currently dominated by Apple, the future depends on people like Scott Porad. As chief technology officer of Cheezburger Network, a popular publisher of humor websites, Porad has to make the tough calls on which mobile devices merit the development of special software, or apps, that will make the company's content shine. Developing apps for the hot-selling iPhonemight be a no-brainer, but that's not the case when it comes to apps for Microsoft's new Windows 8 software, or for the various versions of Google's Android mobile operating system, or for Research in Motion's BlackBerry devices. "We are a small company and we don't have unlimited resources," said Porad "We cannot afford to do it all, that's for sure." Cheezburger, an independent publisher with 85 employe...

Apple is set to unveil a smaller version of its tablet iPad --popularly being called iPad Mini -- in October, according to a report in Fortune. The article by Philip Elmer-DeWitt cites a 'major Apple investor' as its source. According to the report, press invites to the iPad Mini launch event would go out on October 10 for the event scheduled for October 17. The device is expected to go on sale on November 2. Analysts believe the time to be right for the device to make it for the Christmas sales in the US. Earlier Bloomberg reported that Apple will use screens from AU Optronics and LG Display for a smaller version of the iPad to be released in October. The device is rumoured to measure 7.85 inches diagonally. Current iPads measure 9.7 inches. Smaller iPad is expected to help Apple fend off competion from the smaller and cheaper tablets from companies like Amazon Inc. 

As long as you have the inclination, a little bit of expertise and some free time, you can earn some money on the Internet from the comfort of your own home  ET  highlights some popular ways to make that quick extra buck: Self publish books If you love writing and want to get a book published, Amazon offers a free service called Kindle Direct Publishing. The service allows anyone to self publish books on the Kindle (electronic) bookstore and earn royalties from sales. There are two plans you can choose from — the 35% royalty works across any book sold in any country) while the 70% royalty plans works if you sell in a few select countries. Indian authors can choose to set prices specifically for the Indian bookstore and receive royalty payments in Indian currency as well. Make & sell your apps With so many smartphones and tablets, app development can be a very lucrative business. You can learn about developing apps online...

The real prize in Mountain Lion is the integration of iCloud storage for documents. Photo: Apple Whatever Lion did to my MacBook Pro to turn it into a dog, Mountain Lion has undone with a feline grace. Gone are the lagging issues with software, the horror of Safari freezes and the spinning beach ball in permanent residence. Instead, it’s all nippy performance, smoother web browsing and, well, the odd appearance of the beach ball - but at least it isn’t omnipresent. Other Mountain Lion improvements include the rather nifty notifications panel and iOS-integrated apps. However, the real prize in Mountain Lion, the missing link that has bothered me and many others for some time is the integration of iCloud storage for documents. Some describe Mountain Lion as a minor upgrade to OS X but the integration of web-based storage across the Mac and iOS platform is the feature that acts as a Babel fish - or Rosetta Stone if, shame on you, you don’t know your Douglas...

Apple is beefing up its security prowess with the purchase of AuthenTec, a small security company focused on fingerprint sensors and identity management. On Friday, AuthenTec indicated in an 8-K regulatory filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, that they agreed to be acquired by Apple for $356 million. Apple’s $8-a-share offer is a 58 percent premium over the stock’s Thursday closing price of $5.07. Why would Apple want AuthenTec?  ZDNet’s Larry Dignan provided two reasons. First, Apple is increasingly focused on iPhones and iPads being adopted in the enterprise. Improving the security of their devices is seen as key to this process. Second, AuthenTec licenses its technology to several smartphone and computer manufactures, such as Samsung, Lenovo, Nokia, and Motorola. Apple may not have wanted a rival to buy the company. Image taken from U.S. Patent Publication US 2010/0321158 A1 - Digitized by Google Regardless of Apple’s...

Once upon a time, security was easy - or at least, relatively so. Windows might have a lot of vulnerabilities, but it’s “the devil we know.” And we knew what to do to protect it: Keep it patched, run anti-virus/anti-malware, use a firewall, follow some best practices. You could even reduce the odds of getting hacked, if only through security by obscurity, by using a non-Windows operating system. In the words of a best-selling novelist, the world moved on. Today we do our computing in a multi-device, multi-platform world. Linux-based operating systems such as Android are proving to have plenty of vulnerabilities of their own. And as Mat Honan’s recent experience with being “hacked hard” shows, using iPhones, iPads and MacBooks no longer protects you from having your accounts taken over and your devices wiped by an attacker. What can you do to avoid being victimized? The first step is a change in attitude: You have to stop thinking of security as a Windows problem or an...

Summary: I carry two phones in my shorts all summer and some recent reports have me a bit freaked out and thinking I may be harming my body with this practice. The GAO requested that the FCC reassess cell phone energy limits, but that will likely take years to get valid results. Do you take precautions to limit smartphone exposure?     A couple of reports came across my desk that frankly have me a bit freaked out about carrying my multiple mobile phones, I usually carry two phones from different carriers, in my pants and shorts pockets. My wife showed me an article she was sent from the Internet, discussed on this Mercola.com website , about a woman who reportedly developed cancer in the shape of her cellphone in an area where she regularly carried it (in her bra). The GAO also just issued a report today stating that exposure and testing requirements for mobile phones should be reassessed. We have seen conflicting studies over the years ...

Web design with CSS, HTML, and JavaScript has evolved to the point where web application interfaces often rival their desktop counterparts. However, there are still caveats and workarounds that can make creating a design from the ground up a daunting task. Getting your design to work in every operating system and browser combination is time consuming and, quite frankly, a pain. This has all been done before, so why reinvent the wheel with every design? CSS frameworks like YAML (Yet Another Multicolumn Layout) provide a base so you can worry about overall site design instead of the many quirks of web design. Building blocks The YAML site describes it as “A modular framework for truly flexible, accessible and responsive websites.” As the documentation states, YAML provides a cross-browser compatible, functional, modular skeleton layout, which contains all of the most often used page elements. It utilizes column-based and grid-based CSS layouts. This allows you to qu...

I’ve been a part of the IT industry (in one capacity or another) for nearly 20 years now. During those years, I’ve seen all sorts of trends, thoughts, and events come and go like the wind. I’ve experienced people with a vast range of skills and interests, and I’ve seen and heard dog and pony shows from more companies than I care to remember. While I’ve held my post(s) within the IT industry, I’ve learned a few random things about the industry itself that I wanted to share with all the good readers of TechRepublic. So hold onto your seat, it’s gonna be a bumpy ride. 1: Companies always promise more than they can deliver This is almost across the board. A company will promise you the moon, telling you that their product will solve every problem your company has. But sales pitches should never be believed. If you want to know the truth about a product, you find forums (like TechRepublic) where end users and other IT pros chat about products. The company I work for recentl...

Apple’s next generation iPhone and its so-called “iPad mini” will debut at two separate events this fall, rather than a single one as has been widely speculated, according to several sources. First comes the latest iteration of the tech giant’s hugely popular smartphone, which will be unveiled at an as yet unannounced event on September 12. Only after the next-generation iPhone is out the door and on sale will Apple announce the smaller iPad it’s been working on. That device, which is expected to have a display of less than eight inches, will be uncrated at a second special event, which sources said is currently scheduled for October. Some have already speculated that Apple would likely separate these two iOS device announcements, particularly since both are likely to be blockbuster events. Daring Fireball’s John Gruber recently posited that reports suggesting Apple would debut the new iPhone and iPad mini at a single event were off-base. His theory: The...

The D-day in the patent war between Apple and Samsung has finally arrived. The trial which brought out some of the biggest secrets of both the companies comes to close today after they were not able to come to a settlement. The jury in the federal court of San Jose, California has allotted each party two hours to present closing arguments. If you have missed out of the 3 week long battle, then here are 20 things you must read. 20. Apple Files First It all started back in April 2011, when Apple sued Samsung saying that the Korean electronics maker “made a deliberate decision to copy Apple’s iPhone and iPad…The intellectual property that Apple has asserted against Samsung goes to the heart of the extraordinary success of the iPhone and the iPad.” 19. Apple’s Design, Utility Patents Apple’s claim is that Samsung infringed four industrial design patents which cover the look and feel of the devices. Also three utility pa...