Monday 20 August 2012

Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 Review: So Close To Greatness


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Short Version

Months ago, deep in the heart of Barcelona’s Fira Montjuic exhibition center, I played with Samsung’s 10.1-inch Galaxy Note tablet for the first time. Booth attendants were quick to note that the units thousands of other geeks and I were playing with weren’t quite final, but that didn’t stop me from offering up some kind words for the tablet in training.
Now, nearly six months after that beautiful day in Spain, the Galaxy Tab 10.1 is finally ready to take the stage here in the United States. Samsung’s Galaxy Note phablet became a surprise hit shortly after it launched last year, and Samsung is clearly hoping that the Note formula will propel this new tablet into the big leagues. Thankfully, the tablet that goes on sale tomorrow isn’t exactly the same as the one that nearly every member of the tech press played with in February — it’s definitely better — and if it weren’t for a few shortcomings, the Galaxy Note 10.1 may well have been the Android tablet to beat.
Features:
  • 10.1-inch LCD display running at 1280 by 720
  • Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich with Samsung’s custom UI (Jelly Bean coming later this year)
  • 1.4GHz quad-core Samsung Exynos processor
  • 2GB of RAM
  • 16 or 32GB of internal storage, accepts microSD cards as large as 64GB
  • 5MP rear camera, 1.9MP front-facing camera
  • Wi-Fi only
  • MSRP: $499 for the 16GB model, $549 for the 32GB model, available on August 16
Pros:
  • The S-Pen is a joy to use on a big screen
  • Strong spec sheet means great performance
  • Split-screen multitasking!
Cons:
  • Build quality doesn’t inspire confidence
  • The cameras are underwhelming
  • Samsung’s UI can be a bit overbearing

Long Version

HARDWARE & DESIGN

Aesthetically speaking, Samsung wasn’t keen on taking risks when it came to the Galaxy Note 10.1 — it doesn’t stray far from some of the company’s other recent Android tablets, especially the 10.1-inch Galaxy Tab 2. The Note’s 10.1-inch PLS LCD panel is bounded by a considerable bezel, which itself is encircled by rim of metallic-looking plastic that also houses the tablet’s two speakers.
Meanwhile, the headphone jack, IR blaster, and microSD slot are all easily accessible from the top edge of the Note 10.1’s frame, and the now-standard Samsung dock connector rests along the Note’s bottom. Turning the tab over reveals a nondescript back with the same finish seen on the Galaxy S III, with a bright faux-metal strip containing the 5-megapixel camera running along the top. That the Note looks an awful lot like its predecessor isn’t much of a problem (they’re both rather handsome devices), I couldn’t help but wish that Samsung had gone a slightly more adventurous route when it came to design.
Hell, I would’ve settled for a mild switch-up. As you could probably tell by the placement of the two speakers and the front-facing camera, the Note 10.1 is a tablet that’s meant to be held horizontally. Normally, this wouldn’t be much of an issue, but using the Galaxy Note as, well, a notepad often feels more comfortable when holding the Note 10.1 vertically.
Bulid quality is typical Samsung — that is to say slim (8.89mm), light (1.31 lb.) and plasticky. When crafting the new Note tablet, Samsung was concerned about keeping its weight down so as not to make it too unwieldy when being held with one hand. They succeeded (as the usually do) on that front, but the decision isn’t without it’s drawbacks. There’s a bit of audible creaking to be heard if you apply a bit of pressure to the edges and there’s a considerable amount of give felt when pressing down on the (handsomely finished) back panel. Hardly the most confidence-inspiring construction you’ll ever come across in a tablet, but that’s just the price you’ll have to pay.
Samsung’s included S-Pen has also gone under the knife since last I saw it — gone is the capacitive “eraser” nub that used to live opposite the pen’s tip. On the upside though, Samsung finally managed to carve out a bit space in the Note 10.1’s rear end so there’s finally a place for the S-Pen to rest when not in use. It seemed like a downright damning omission six months ago, and thankfully Samsung made the right decision when it came time for a proper release.

SOFTWARE

As usual, Samsung has gone to great lengths to cover up any semblance of stock Android 4.0.4 with its own custom UI. Longtime readers may know that I’m an avowed lover of untouched Android, but I’ve played around with enough Samsung devices that I’ve grown accustomed to its many quirks.
Seasoned Android users won’t have much trouble figuring out where all the usual bits and pieces are, but the Note 10.1’s UI has plenty of little touches that can be easily missed. Tapping the clock in the bottom right corner opens a window full of radio toggles, with brightness controls and notifications nestled neatly under them. Touching that little white arrow smack in the middle of Android’s black navigation bar will display a slew of oft-used apps, and long-pressing the homescreen lets users add widgets without having to fire up the app launcher first.
Most of this isn’t particularly new but the Note has a few even neater tricks up its metaphorical sleeve. Some of them are pretty minor — removing the S-Pen from its holster brings up a customizable list of apps for quick access, and Galaxy S III’s picture-in-picture video viewer make an appearance — but one feature in particular stands above the rest. Samsung has been adamant about playing up the Note 10.1’s productivity angle, so the Korean company implemented one of the best features I’ve ever seen in any tablet: split-screen multitasking.
When you find yourself poking around inside of the few supported apps (in this case, S Note, Polaris Office, and the stock web browser, gallery, email, and video player apps), a “Multiscreen option” appears in the top right corner of the screen. Tap on that to select a secondary app to fire up, andvoila — each app takes up half of the screen, allowing users to get even more work done (or get distracted much faster) in one sitting. Even better, users can drag and drop content from within one pane to another as needed. This, in short, is damned awesome.
Since this version of the Galaxy Note doesn’t play well with 3G or 4G networks, there’s no carrier bloatware to be found here — just Samsung’s suite of preloaded apps and services. The pen-optimized S Note (with its formula match and shape match features in tow) comes along for the ride, as is Samsung’s S Suggest recommendation service, which highlights apps that Samsung has confirmed will play nice with the hardware in question. Productivity buffs will be happy to know Polaris Office returns to the fold as well and who could forget about ChatON, Samsung’s mobile messaging service? (I almost did.)
The Note 10.1 also ships with a handful of third party apps meant to give the hardware a chance to shine. The Peel remote control app is also back to put that integrated IR blaster to good use, while apps like Photoshop Touch, Kno Textbooks and Crayon Physics all sport S-Pen support for when the urge to doodle or take notes suddenly strikes.

PERFORMANCE AND THE S-PEN

Let’s get a few things out of the way first — the Galaxy Note 10.1 is a real heavy-hitter, thanks mainly to its 1.4GHz quad-core Exynos processor and 2GB of RAM. To put a numerical point on things, the Note 10.1’s average of five Quadrant scores breaks down to 5251, while its predecessor the Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 usually managed scores between 2600 and 2800.
Even with all that horsepower, there’s a noticeable bit of visual lag when swiping back and forth through different homescreens because of all the widgets Samsung has crammed into them by default. That’s easily remedied by deleting all those widgets and exercising sound judgment when it comes to adding new ones, but it’s mildly irritating that you have to worry about it at all. That said, the Note 10.1 handled my usual test games (Grand Theft Auto III, Minecraft Pocket Edition) and test videos with hardly any trouble at all.
But let’s be honest — that’s not exactly the sort of performance you want to hear about. Well fine friends, let’s talk about the S-Pen for a bit.
First things first, it definitely works as advertised and it seems much more accurate than in its last big outing. Thanks to the integrated Wacom digitizer (plus the additional tips that come in the box) I was able to exercise precision control while sketching and writing, as well as use the S-Pen to effectively mouse-over elements on a webpage by holding it over the screen. I’ll admit I didn’t spend too much time with original Galaxy Note, but using an S-Pen on a larger screen just seems so much more natural on a larger display. I spent a few solid hours this past weekend just drawing faces and robots like in S Note like I did when I was a kid — there’s something sort of magical about this pen/display size combination.
One major improvement came about because of the Note 10.1’s larger screen — it hard to avoid resting one’s wrist on that sizable display while writing or doodling, and thankfully the tab’s palm detection functionality works like a charm… most of the time. It’s the sort of issue that depends on the app being used at that particular moment, and some of them just aren’t are smart as others. Samsung’s own pen-friendly apps (S Memo) never seems to struggle with ignoring a user’s hand, but apps like the pre-loaded Photoshop Touch often left me wondering why my sketches weren’t taking shape until I physically lifted my hand off the screen. Thankfully, incidents like that were few and far between.
There are, of course, a few issues to be aware of. Take app compatibility for instance — avid mobile sketchers with preferred apps will probably find that full S-Pen support is tough to come by. Make no mistake, using the S-Pen with apps like Autodesk Sketchbook is still a far cry from using a dumb capacitive stylus, but it lacks the oomph that makes sketching in Photoshop Touch and S Note such a treat. Samsung has said that it’s working with developers to broaden the S-Pen’s abilities, but there’s no telling how long it’ll be before the next solid S-Pen apps see the light of day.
Text input via handwriting is another mixed bag. It’s generally very solid if you’ve got clear, distinct, easy to parse handwriting for the Note to recognize, but your mileage is going to vary if your penmanship skews toward the sloppy end of things. The temptation to try and go all-in with the S-Pen can be awfully strong, but the standard on-screen keyboard has some distinct advantages, not least of which is sheer speed.

DISPLAY, CAMERA, & BATTERY

There’s nothing outright wrong with the Galaxy Note’s 10.1-inch display, but there’s not a whole lot worth writing home about either. The panel (like most of the ones you’ll see pop up in Android tabs) runs at 1280 by 800, which works out to a pixel density of 149.45 ppi — respectable for a tablet of this size, but it’s rather unsatisfying after laying eyes on the Apple’s newest iPad. Even companies like Acer are going big with their tablet displays, so it’s sort of a bummer to see Samsung stay conservative here.
That groaning aside, colors were bright and vivid (there’s a setting to switch between viewing modes, in case you’re feeling picky) even as I spun the Note around looking for bum viewing angles (there weren’t any).
This really shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone, but both Galaxy Note 10.1’s 5-megapixel rear camera and 1.9-megapixel front-facer leave quite a bit to be desired. It’s possible to get coax some generally decent shots out of the Note’s camera, but the results are all too often grainy and washed out.
Then again, you really shouldn’t be using this thing to take photos in the first place when there’s a strong chance that your phone could do a much better job at it. That said, the fact that the camera sucks still sort of stings — it’s awfully fun to take pictures of people and Photoshop their eyes out, but you’d be hard-pressed to create a stunning finishing product when the source image is iffy.
Feel free to record video too, so long as your expectations are properly tempered. The rear camera is capable of recording 720p video, but the resulting footage is similarly unsatisfying. The cameras will certainly do in a pinch, but nine times out of ten you’re better off reaching for something else to snap shots with.
When it came time to perform our standard battery stress test (for the uninitiated: screen brightness is set to 50%, and when not directly being used, the device runs through an endless series of Google image searches), the tab managed to hang in there for just under nine hours and 20 minutes. Not too shabby at all, especially considering how slim the darned thing is.
It’s hard to translate that number into days of actual use since most people won’t be sitting around glued to a tablet nonstop, in my experience that equates to nearly three days of on-again-off-again use before the battery finally went belly up. As always, your mileage is going to vary, but I suspect you won’t need to run to a power outlet too often.

Conclusion

And now we come to the most important question of all: is it worth buying one of these things? I’d wager very few people would consider buying a niche device like the Galaxy Note 10.1 solely because its got a nifty processor, or because it’s slim and light. In the end, the deciding factor is going to be the S-Pen. If you’re a fan of the gimmick (or just a general Android fan), then the Galaxy Note 10.1 is definitely worth your consideration.
That said, devices like this don’t exist in a vacuum. Its $499 base price tag puts it right alongside the new 16GB iPad, which is sure to be a contender for any potential tablet customer. Considering the iPad’s strong developer support and truly excellent display, it still seems like the more worthwhile purchase right now. I wish that weren’t the case (I’m head-over-heels when it comes to this S-Pen business) but it’s a sad truth — since Samsung is trying something different with the Note 10.1, there just aren’t many apps that really take full advantage of the S-Pen yet.
If we consider strictly Android tablets, there are any number of tweaks that would make the Galaxy Note 10.1 the device to own — a higher resolution screen, more S-Pen-compatible apps, and sturdier construction all come to mind. If Samsung took any two of those issues and addressed them, the Note 10.1 would be a must-buy. As it stands though, the Galaxy Note is a very good Android tablet that just barely missed crossing the threshold into greatness.
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Samsung’s Black Galaxy S III Said To Launch In October With 64GB Of Storage


Samsung’s Galaxy S III is a pretty lust-worthy gadget to begin with, but the Korean electronics giant just won’t leave well enough alone. First they put together a model that managed to combine both an LTE radio and an Exynos quad-core chipset, a combination that unfortunately hasn’t trickled out of the country yet.
Now it seems that U.K. phone retailer Clove has the skinny on yet another hardware revision. The folks atPhandroid spotted a landing page for Clove created for that handsome new black GSIII that’s been spotted in the wild that mentions it will ship with 64GB of internal memory in October.
Better late than never, I suppose. Galaxy fanatics may remember that Samsung promised a 64GB Galaxy S III at the company’s ostentatious London launch event, but the device failed to appear in due course. Naturally, many assumed that particular model got the axe at some point, a notion that Samsung eventually denied — according to them, the 64GB version was instead slated for a launch during the “second half” of 2012.
It shouldn’t come as much surprise that there isn’t much information on what the mildly-tweaked handset will cost, or when we can expect to see it embark on a world tour. In fact, Samsung hasn’t even officially confirmed the device’s existence, but that’s all right — third-party retailers and carriers (including T-Mobile USA, which is a bit of an eyebrow-raiser) are apparently more than happy to spread the word anyway.
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How to Block Useless Websites from your Google Search Results

Do you see spam or useless websites in your Google search results? Here are some tips to help you permanently block such websites from showing up in your Google results.


Google has been getting better at identifying and removing spam websites from their search results pages but sometimes not-so-useful sites do manage to slip through the Google filters. What can you do to prevent such sites from appearing in your Google results?
Approach #1: Block Sites at the Browser Level 
Google offers an easy-to-use Chrome add-on called Personal Blocklist that lets you block entire web domains from showing up in your Google search results. If you spot any irrelevant website in search results pages, just click the block link (screenshot below) and all pages from that website will be hidden from your Google results forever.
Block Websites from Google Results
Block Websites from appearing in your Google Search Results
The Chrome add-on implements client-side filtering – the blocked websites are still getting served in Google search results as before and the add-on simply hides them on your screen using CSS.
A limitation with this approach is that it works only inside Google Chrome. That is, if you are searching Google inside Firefox or maybe on your mobile phone, the site filters that you have created in Chrome won’t be available to you.
Approach #2: Block Sites per Google Account 
Google also offers a web dashboard for manually blocking spam websites, one URL at a time. You can add up to 500 different websites to your blocked list and Google won’t show pages from any of the included sites provided you are signed in with your Google account. That’s the promise but unfortunately, this solution doesn’t seem to work anymore.
Approach #3: Google Search with a Global Filter
If you would like to create a “global  filter”  for your Google search results that works inside all browsers including mobile devices, you can make use of Google’s Custom Search (CSE).
CSE, if you are new, is Google except that it is meant for searching a smaller set of websites and not the entire Internet. Now here’s a little trick. You can do a reverse configuration such that Google CSE searches the entire Internet except the websites that you think are useless. Here’s how you can set it up in 2 minutes.
Step #1 (optional): Assuming that you have been blocking websites using the Personal Blocklist add-on in Chrome, click the BlockList icon in your Google Chrome toolbar and choose “Export” to download the list of all sites that you have blocked so far.
Step #2Click here to create a Custom Search Engine. Give it a name, description and in the “Sites to Search” section, enter all the popular TLDs (like *.com, *.org, etc) one per line.
Google Site Search
Whitelist all the popular top-level domains like .com, .org, etc.
Step #3: Click Next to save the changes. You’ll have an option to test your CSE. Click Next again and on this screen, click the link that says “Include more sites.” This is where you’ll enter the list of “bad” websites the should be blocked in Google Search Results.
Choose Exclude Sites -> Exclude Sites in Bulk and enter all the domains that should be removed from your Google search results. You can even copy-paste your Chrome Block list here. Save the changes and your “clean” Google search engine is ready.
[*] If you would like your Google search engine to search all known TLDs and not just the popular ones, go to the Manage Search Engine page inside Google CSE and change the “How to search included sites” option from “Search only included sites” to “Search the entire web but emphasize included sites.”
Exclude Websites from Google
Filter the less-useful websites from your Google Results
Google CSE results are as relevant as the main Google web search engine and the layout looks good on mobiles and tablets as well. The only manual work you will have to do going forward is to keep the Chrome block list and the CSE exclude list in sync with each other.
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A Useful Site for Train Travellers in Delhi

A little-known Indian Railways website provides the platform numbers of various trains travelling to or out of Delhi stations in real time.


The Delhi division of Indian Railways maintains a one-page website that offers the current status of trains arriving or departing from the Old Delhi, New Delhi and Hazrat Nizamuddin railways stations.
Train Platform Information - Indian Railways
The charts update automatically and is an attempt to bring the live on-station charts online.

What is my Train’s Platform Number?

This nameless website, hosted at 122.252.248.147, is slow and not pretty but it offers one bit of information that you can otherwise get only after calling the railway station – it tells you the exact platform number on which your train will arrive (or depart from).
You know the kind of panic and chaos that happens when the platform number of a train is changed at the last moment (not an infrequent phenomenon) and the live information available on this little website will hopefully help you plan a little better.
Unfortunately, the site only has information for trains arriving in or out of Delhi.
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Tips for Buying Domains through Google Apps

You can buy Internet domains through Google Apps but some TLDs like .org or country codes like .in are not available in the free edition of Google Apps.


When you buy a web domain through Google Docs, you get personalized email addresses (like me@mydomain.com instead of me@gmail.com) plus you can setup a quick website on Google Sites without having to pay for web hosting. The domains are registered privately meaning others cannot see your contact information in the public WHOIS database.
Google Apps comes in two flavors – the free edition (where you just pay for the domain name) and the business edition (where you pay for the domain and the number of users).

Tip #1: How to Sign-up for Google Apps Free Edition

For business reasons, the Google Apps homepage includes no mention of the free edition but you can use this secret link to  go straight to the sign-up form. The link  is otherwise hidden under the “Pricing” section of the Google Apps website.

Tip #2: Buy Country-Specific Domains in Google Apps

You can now buy country-specific domains (like .in, .org.in and even .cc) through Google Apps. The following chart shows the current domain registration prices for various TLDs that are available through Google Apps.
The global TLDs are registered through GoDaddy.com or eNom.com while Google haspicked DomainDiscount24.com as the registrar for handling international domains. Some domain extension in the chart are marked red - read the next tip to know why?
Worldwide DomainsCountry Specific Domains
TLDDomain Price ($/year)TLDDomain Price ($/year)
.biz$12.be, .es, .pl$8
.com$12.cc$15
.info$12.co$25
.mobi$12.cz, .nl, .com.es,$10
.name$10.co.in$10
.net$10.in, .net.in, .org.in$8
.org$12.ch.com.mx,.com.co$12
.tv$8.mx$30

Tip #3: Buy Unsupported Domains through Google Apps

Google has made one important change recently. They no longer offer global TLDs like .org or .net for purchase with the free edition of Google Apps. You can buy a .com domain as before but for a .org or .co web address, you have to sign-up for the Google Apps business edition.
Going back to the above chart, the domain extensions highlighted in red are only available for purchase with the business edition of Google Apps.
Google Apps - Domain Not Supported
Google Apps (free) does not support purchase of .org or .net domains?
Here’s a simple workaround though. When you are signing up for the free version of Google Apps but need a domain name that is only available in the business edition of Google Apps, take this approach – sign-up for the business edition of Google Apps (sign-up link) and once the domain is registered, just cancel your subscription.
Google won’t charge your credit for 30 days and if you cancel during this period, your Business edition will simply be downgraded to the Free edition of Google Apps.
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Friday 17 August 2012

YouTube Offers a Choice – Watch One Long Ad or Multiple Short Ads

YouTube offers advertisers an option to display video ads (they call them Instream Ads) in the beginning of a video (pre-roll), after the video (post-roll) or even during the video (mid-roll). The longer videos, like the full-length movies on YouTube, can have multiple instream ads embedded in one video.

YouTube Commercial Breaks


YouTube is also testing a slightly different style of advertising where the viewer has the option to choose the type of invideo advertising.
The viewer can either opt for one long commercial (pre-roll) and watch the entire video uninterrupted or he can opt for multiple short commercials that will pop-up at different times in the video (mid-roll). Here’s a quick video demo.
Also, if you opt for a single long commercial break, you still get the skip option but only after you have watched the first two minutes of the commercial.
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Wednesday 15 August 2012

What it takes to be a Facebook India Ambassador


Convince your friends and family members to use Facebook on their mobile phones and you could be promoted as an Ambassador of Facebook India.
Facebook India Ambassador
Facebook has introduced a new Ambassador program in India to promote the usage of Facebook on mobile phones in the country.
The requirements are simple and everyone can participate. You are supposed to convince your friends to install the Facebook app on their mobile phones. Once the app is installed, your friend will also have to associate his or her mobile phone number with Facebook.
You can then pass on this list of phone numbers to Facebook India and users who bring the maximum number of conversions will be rewarded with the Facebook Ambassador status.
There’s no compensation involved and going forward, you may be required to promote Facebook in your school as stated in the TOS document.
If instructed by Facebook, you will engage in activities to promote Facebook.
Such activities may include working with your school administration to setup the authentic page for your school on Facebook, creating you college Yearbook on Facebook, uploading pictures of each class and tagged students in the pictures, organizing a Facebook Day on Campus that focuses on educating the audience about using Facebook on mobile devices, etc.

Dictation – Speech Recognition in the Browser


You can use Google Chrome as a free voice recognition software to write longer emails and documents without even installing anything on your Windows or Mac computer.
Dictation for Google Chrome
Ever noticed that microphone icon on some web pages?
The newer versions of Google Chrome include an impressive speech recognition engine that even works offline but with one limitation – the feature is only available to text input fields (like the Google search box) and you can’t use Chrome’s speech recognition to write longer pieces of text (say a message inside Gmail).
Meet Dictation, a speech recognition app powered by Chrome itself but one that is not limited to text boxes. Here’s a quick getting started guide:
  1. Use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Shift + . (period) or click the big microphone icon to activate dictation mode and talk.
  2. If you make a mistake, or if Chrome makes an error in transcription, simple click the incorrect word and edit it inline.
  3. You can say “new line” to insert a new line or “delete everything” to make a fresh start.
Dictation requires the Google Chrome browser. The full source code is available atctrlq.org and what follows is a brief video demo.

Thursday 9 August 2012

Desktop Wallpaper Website Syncs with Dropbox

A new website offers beautiful wallpapers for your Windows or Mac desktop and you can also sync your favorite backgrounds with Dropbox.


Bored of your desktop wallpaper? Check out Desktoppr, an online gallery of high quality backgrounds for your widescreen desktop. The site has an extensive collection of wallpapers and registered users can even upload their own images to the public gallery.
sync wallpapers with dropbox

Save Wallpapers Directly to Dropbox

While you may confuse Desktoppr as just another online repository of wallpapers, it does offer one unique feature – the site is Dropbox ready.
You can link the wallpaper site to your Dropbox account and you will then be able to send any of the wallpapers from the site to your Dropbox with a click. The synchronization is quick and saved wallpapers will appear in your local Dropbox folder almost instantly.
And it’s a two-way sync. If you add any of your own images to the app-specific wallpaper folder inside Dropbox, the images show up on the Desktoppr website for public consumption (make sure you have the necessary rights).
You will have to set your Dropbox wallpaper folder as the default “Picture Location” (under Control Panel – > Appearance – > Personalization) for Windows to pick up these new backgrounds (see the next screenshot).
dropbox_wallpapers
The idea is simple but clever and I wish more web apps – especially the ones around documents and photo sharing – could offer this sort of one-click integration with Dropbox.
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Outlook Imports Email Addresses from Facebook, Offers No Takeout

You can easily import Facebook email addresses, birthdays and phone numbers into the your Outlook address book but there’s no takeout option.

import facebook email address


The new Outlook.com web mail service from Microsoft makes it super easy for you to import contact details from Facebook and LinkedIn into your address book. It imports birthdays, addresses, phone numbers (from LinkedIn) and also the email addresses of your Facebook friends.
If you haven’t had a chance to try this yet, go to outlook.com and switch to the People tab. Now choose “Add People” from the “Manage” menu and choose Facebook from the list of available options.
Outlook will now import your Facebook friends details into your address but this data won’t include their email addresses. Open the “Add People” menu again and now you will see an option to import Facebook email addresses.
Outlook is a one-way street
This is useful because you can export your Outlook address book as a CSV file and import it into other systems like Gmail but there’s one big limitation.
Outlook will not let you export any data that was auto-imported from a social network network like Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn. You can see the imported email addresses, phone numbers and birthdays of contacts inside Outlook.com but you can’t take this data out to another service at least yet. If you add any custom data to an auto-imported contact, that data will however be included into the CSV file.
Fortunately, there’s Yahoo! Mail that does allow quick export of Facebook email addresses.

Video – Import Email Addresses from Facebook





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