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HTC working on Windows RT Tablets.

HTC is working on two tablets that will run Windows RT a. 12 -inch tablet b. 7- inch tablet  Its speculated that both the tablets will have the capability of making phone calls.  This means that we have another contender on board after Nokia which is investing in Windows 8 Based tablet solutions. Lets see how Microsoft performs in the market with products like Surface RT/Pro, Nokia and HTC tablet.

Invoking Web Service written in ASP.NET through jQuery which returns data in JSON Format

This post explains how we can make an Ajax Call in jQuery and invoke a Web Service that has been written in ASP.NET. Also the Web Service is going to return data in JSON Format i.e. Javascript Object Notation which is nothing but an implementation of DataDictionary concept. By default the web service written in ASP.NET will return data in XML Format. But JSON provides a faster way to get and parse data through jQuery. In this example, we will invoke a method written in Web Service by jQuery. The following steps are to be performed: Step 1: Host the Web Service written in ASP.NET We have to host the web service that has been written in ASP.NET. The following code shows a typical web service written in ASP.NET using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Linq; using System.Web; using System.Web.Services; using System.Data.SqlClient; using System.Web.Script.Services; using System.Web.Services.Protocols; /// /// Summary description for

iPhone Sales in China

Despite of news on the various websites about the lack luster response to iPhone 5 in China, Apple has announced that it has sold over 2 million iPhones in  just three days after its launch on December 14.   In a statement by Tim Cook, Apple's CEO, “Customer response to iPhone 5 in China has been incredible, setting a new record with the best first weekend sales ever in China,” Let's ses how iPhone 5 performs in the Q1 of 2013 when the Christmas season is over.