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2009-03-15T08:50:00.000-07:00

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The last date for entry into this contest is 16 March 2009 and the winners will be announced on 18th of March.Wishing you luck!!!

Pirate Bay founders' trial in sweden

2009-02-17T07:56:00.000-08:00

Everyone knows about the popular online file sharing site Pirate Bay.The site is accussed for infringing various copyright laws in order to allow its users to download coprighted data/files such as movies,music and PC games.

The trial is to begin in sweden.The sites founders Gottfrid Svartholm Warg, Peter Sunde, Fredrik Neij are the main accused and may get locked up in jail if they are found guilty.

Sony Ericsson W995 Hikaru Walkman Phone

2009-02-17T06:42:00.000-08:00

Sony Ericsson has revealed a new slider walkman phone the W995.The phone is unique for its fully optimised video playback option and also supports yourube.It has a 2.6 inch TFT screen that is scratch resistant, a 8.1 Mp camera with auto focus, & smile detection with LEDflash. The phone has a memory of 118MB that can be expanded.

The phone also features a software called Media Go for easy transfer of files from the phone to any computer.It can also rip audio CD and convert videos to the format supported by the phone.The phone has also a powerful built in stereo Speakers for high end entertainment.

The other features are:

Image stabilizer
Bluetooth
FM radio
GSM/EDGE/HSPA
Google Maps
Motion gaming
Access NetFront Web browser

Sony Ericsson's 12 MP 'Idou' phone

2009-02-17T06:06:00.000-08:00

At the World Mobile congress,Barcelona Sony Ericsson has revealed its latest phone a 12MP camera phone called Idou. The idou is intended to be marketed as unlimited entertainment.This high end phone has the SE's latest technology.The phone is based on Symbian OS.The symbian S60 OS is the one created for the smart phones.

The phone has a 3.5 inch touchscreen,16:9 widescreen for rich video viewing experience..It supports 16million colors.It features a high resolution 12MP camera with auto focus & smile detection.It has also got a xenon flash.

The phone also has the connectivitiy features of HSDPA,WiFi,Bluetooth & GPS.The phones memory can be extended using microSD cards.

The phone is expected to be launched in the 2nd 2009.

Nokia 5630 Xpress Musicphone

2009-02-15T00:43:00.001-08:00

The Nokia 5630 is the latest music phone from Nokia. The phone offers great features than its earlier music phone additions. Nokia has added N Gage experience to phone to attract both music lovers and mobile gamers. The phone provides excellent audio and video features. It has got superior audio quality. The phone offers rich Multimedia support and connectivity options.

The phone runs on symbian S60 Os. The display is TFT screen (240 x 320 pixels).It has got a 3.2 MP camera with autofocus and flash. The phone comes with a 3.5mm headphone connector, FM radio and bluetooth technology to make it a good phone. It has got a 4GB of memory card that can store upto 3000 music tracks. Its memory can be expanded up to 16Gb by a microSD memory card. The phone supports all mainstream audio/video formats.

The phone has keys exclusively for music playback. It also includes say & play music option.The phone is compatible with the nokia Music store from where you can download your favourite tracks.

The Nokia XpressMusic phone will be available in the second quarter of 2009 in select countries.The price is estimated to be at 199 Euro.

Green Printer that uses coffee as ink!

2009-02-13T08:09:00.000-08:00

In times where the entire world is promoting awareness to save planet, we have to opt for other opportunities so as to make our planet, a greener planet. This has applied to all walks of life and even to printers. Here comes the all new green printer that promises to be eco friendly. This printer is said to use coffee as the ink! By just using coffee mixed with little water it serves to be our ink. Now come on lets start promoting the green printer so that we save our planet and make it more friendly to man. This was designed by Jeon Hwan Ju, a Korean

HTC Dream

2009-02-06T20:07:00.000-08:00

The HTC Dream/G1 a smartphone considered as competitor to iphone has been revealed. This phone runs on android the OS made by google.The phone is believed to be clone of T-Mobile.This phone has almost all the features that are missing in the Apple iphone but it loses in its styling factor to the iphone.The HTC Dream has a 3.2 inch TFT touchscreen with 65k colors,a slideout QWERTY keyboard.Like the iphone the touchscreen works on capacitive technology ,so the cursor moves only when you touch the screen. It has a 3.15megapixel camera with autofocus.The battery is replacebale by the user itself.

The phone has Wi-Fi,GPS and also HSDPA for fast data transfer.All google apps can be easily accessed from the phone.You can add a microSD to up the phone's memory
upto 8GB.The phone features forwarding text messages and sen a & recieve mutimedia media messages.

The phone is to be launched on 16th of this month in Australia and Asia.

Google's GDrive-Arriving On Stage

2009-01-31T22:20:00.000-08:00

How long have we been constrained by our hard disk space.Now watch put for google "The internet leader" which is planning to release G Drive, which enables the users to store data online and that too unlimited space is provided. This is seen as a major technology shift from the usual hard drive we have in the system. These days internet is becoming all the more powerful. Many are fearing that the Google's GDrive will lead to giving Google unprecented power. You could store your data on this drive and access it from anywhere in the world with a internet connection. The pros of this drive is that you need not worry about the crashed that happen in yous system because you have a copy else where ie., the Google drive.

The cons of this drive is some one who manages to hack into the google servers then you are bound to stand exposed. The google have been tight lipped about the GDrive but it may make its way into the markets soon...here you go yet another marvel by google. I just simply admire google and wonder if any would come close to google in competition on net.

Game Pad for iphone

2009-01-23T19:08:00.000-08:00

A crazy stuff for the crazy gamers.Gaming with iphone is no more a problem.Since it has been found difficult to play games with the iphone.Look out about the add on for the iphone @ icontrolpad.com in which the gaming add on is displayed.The pricing and availablity of the casing is not yet known.Watch this space for more updates.A demo video is available here

World's First WiFi Camera from Sony

2009-01-20T23:53:00.000-08:00

Sony has recently introduced cybershot G3 camera.It is one of its kind.This is the first camera to have Wi-fi.It has a integrated web browser.It is really cool to have a wi-fi for the camera.It can upload photos directly to the web without the need to transfer to PC and then upload.This is a 10 megapixel camera and comes with a 4GB internal memory.This product is really impressive and the price details are not yet known.

Logitech's Comfort Lapdesk

2009-01-19T19:24:00.000-08:00

Logitech has designed a lapdesk to facilitate the users to use their laptop comfortably.This new lapdesk is fitted to laptop in such a way that the users will feel comfortable even when they are travelling.This allows the user to operate with ease.This lapdesk is priced cheaply comparitively.The lapdesk is priced @ 39$ at Amazon

Sony's New X Series TouchScreen Player

2009-01-19T01:00:00.000-08:00

Sony has unveiled a new addition to their Walkman series of Audio and Video players. The new X Series Walkman player comes with a lot of nice features like Touchscreen, WiFi and Noise Cancellation. With these features it might well become a worthy competitor against iPod Touch.

The new music player has a 3 inch 432 X 240 pixel OLED display. It claims to provide a better color and contrast than iPod Touch. The player supports MP3, WMA, AAC, WMV, MPEG-4, and AVC for video. The music player has comes with Digital Noise Cancellation which allows the headphone to block out any ambient noise. It has a Digital Sound Enhancement Engine which provides a better sound quality. WiFi is also present so you can also use it to access the web, download youtube videos and podcasts with the inbuilt Web Browser.

It sure looks like an impressive gadget. The pricing and availability is not yet announced...

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2009-01-17T19:59:00.000-08:00

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Nokia Announces N97 Eco

2009-01-17T18:40:00.000-08:00

Recently Nokia announced their N79 Active edition and now they’ve announced another variant of the N79 called the Eco. The handset is available in Petrol Black and is sold without the charger. However the phone carries the same price as the Nokia N79 handset.The company assumes that you can use the old Nokia charger if you have or else you have to buy one.

The Eco edition will be available with 3 Express-on rear panels and Nokia has promised to donate Four Pounds, that’s about Rs. 285, to WWF (World Wildlife Fund) for each version of the handset sold.. .

Office 14 screenshots:Leaked

2009-01-16T16:44:00.000-08:00

Office 14 is the name to the successor of Office 2007.
The alpha version has been released for testers earlier this week.One of the tester from a Russian website has leaked a few screenshots of the office 14.

While he didn't screenshot the apps individually, I do now know that the list includes: Access 14, Excel 14, Groove 14, InfoPath Designer 14, InfoPath Filler 14, InterConnect 14, OneNote 14, Outlook 14, PowerPoint 14, Project 14, Publisher 14, SharePoint Designer 14, Visio 14, and Word 14. Here they are:

list of 14 applications

office 14 About page

office 14 feedback tab

word14

Excel 14

Publisher14

Acces14

Visio14

SharePoint Designer 14 obscured by Outlook 14

The beta of Office 14 will start in May, and the final version is at the end of the year. The alpha is reportedly running with good stability, all things considered. Redmond is expected to provide official release details for Office 14 next quarter.

The Samsung MBP200 pico projector

2009-01-13T17:46:00.000-08:00

Samsung’s MBP200 offers the latest entertainment features and independently supports standard Microsoft Office and PDF formats for display. With the MBP200, users can listen to music and create playlists, as well as view video, pictures or PDF, PowerPoint, Word or Excel files.

Compact and lightweight, the portable MBP200 can connect to mobile phones and laptops and by utilizing the DLP pico chip from Texas Instruments it allows users to transform their traditional two inch screen to a 50-inch viewing screen allowing others to share in the video experience. In addition, users can easily transfer files and project content independent of an attached source via the microSD card slot. The MBP200 has a simple shape and design with touchpad controls on the right side of the device for easy navigation and a 2.2-inch QVGA LCD screen which allow users to view content privately.

The Samsung pico projector delivers a superior picture from a mobile device and is powered by a miniaturized version of the same imaging technology found in DLP HDTVs, home theater projectors and large-scale cinema houses. The unit can accommodate a range of projected image sizes - from an 8 ½ x 11 standard sheet of paper to a large 50-inch screen. For added convenience, the MBP200 comes with a small screen holder with a telescoping pole hidden inside, which can instantly turn a standard sheet of paper into a screen to view movies, document files or pictures. The 3.5mm standard jack allows users to enjoy their own headphones or speakers, or the built-in external speaker allows the MBP200 to play audio directly from the device.

The MBP200 will be available later this year. For more information about the MBP200 and Samsung’s entire line of mobile phone accessories, please visit

The MBP200 was named the CES Innovations 2009 Design and Engineering Best of Innovations in the wireless handset accessories category.

Biggest Entrecard Contest Of this New Year

2009-01-10T18:21:00.000-08:00

I found this mega contest while searching for some entrecard contests being held this New year.This must be first biggest Entrecard contest held in this year.I found it at Entrecard blog.

The Contest is easy to enter.You can find out more details at the bottom of the post

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2009-01-07T14:44:00.000-08:00

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Porsche P9521

2008-12-28T16:30:00.000-08:00

The new P’9521 cell phone from Porsche Design blends purist style with the latest in communication technology from Sagem. This high quality handset brings together class leading technology and elegant design in one premuim device.

Porsche Design unveiled the new Porsche mobile phone at the Red Dot Design Museum in Essen and the buzz created is almost the same as the one for Apple iPhone

Features

Cellular / Phone Design: Clamshell
Cellular / Technology: GPRS; EDGE; Bluetooth; USB
Cellular / Band: Quad-Band
Cellular / Combined with: 3.2 MP digital camera
Display Type: OLED; 262K colours; 240 x 320 pixels
Battery: Li-Ion
Weight: 140
Length: 9.1
Width: 4.8
Height: 1.84

The P’9521 best features is a fingerprint reader, which clearly identifies the user and thus ensures secure access to personal data.

wikipedia gets mobile friendly website

2008-12-18T17:30:00.000-08:00

Wikipedia has launched the mobile version of its website mobile.wikipedia.org.Wikipedia is a well known website for knowledge sharing.There a has other wiki apps like SMS etc.This mobile version of the the website is really good.The mobile version is a simple interface and it is easy to browse through the topics which you want to search.This is a plain vanilla site with a simple search box, no images and all articles are split into multiple pages similar to Google Transcoder.

A great oppurtunity for bloggers and advertisers

2008-12-15T13:29:00.000-08:00

Here is a great oppurtunity for the newbies who have just started blogging.Recently i came across a cool website that offers to pay you for writing reviews on your blog.When i visited the site i was amazed by the layout.It was visually appeasing to the eyes.This site offers you a way to kickstart you earning online.I submitted my blog not knowing whether my blog would be approved or not.The PayingPost.com are so professional that they reviewed my site within a span of few minutes.

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Super Talent Announces Two new SSD’s

2008-12-14T08:26:00.000-08:00

The UltraDrive LE series uses SLC (Single Level Cell) technology, and will be available in capacities up to 128 GB. It offers maximum read speed of 230 Mbps and a write speed of 170Mbps. It is basically targeted towards enterprise usage.

The UltraDrive ME uses MLC (Multi Level Cell) technology, and will offer up to 256 GB of storage. The maximum read/write speed is bit slower than the LE offering 200Mbps/160Mbps respectively. The ME series is targeted for consumer usage.

Both the drives have same physical outlook as both of them are 2.5” inches SATA-II units. Super Talent commits that consumer drive or the ME series drive of 128GB will endure 50 Gigs of writing & erasing per day for over 70 years enhancing the overall life of the drive.

According to the company the drives are expected in market in the first month of 2009 but the company is not committing any price as the value of SSD’s varies very frequently. Still you can expect the UltraDrive ME of 256GB storage capacity to be available at a price tag of nearly $900 that is ~45,000 INR as per current conversion rate...

Logitech announces G13 Gaming Board

2008-12-14T08:24:00.000-08:00

Logitech has announced a new gaming accessory for PC and Mac, the G13 advanced game board. It is like a hybrid keypad and will act like a secondary keyboard while gaming. It comes with a LCD screen which provides some useful gaming info during those long gaming sessions.

The LCD screen can give you useful information such as stats for some games like World of Warcraft or it can tell you which character is speaking during voice chat. It is ergonomically designed and can be used to increase the capability if the G15 keyboard and G9 laser mouse. It has 25 programmable keys, analog stick, three game modes. You can also create game profiles and macros. It also has backlights with several color options. It even has onboard memory and comes pre configured with several popular games. You can create different profiles for use with different PCs and games.

It can server as a useful accessory during LAN parties and gaming sessions. It is going to be launched by the end of this month at a price of $80.

MOTOYUVA W396 in India

2008-12-14T08:20:00.000-08:00

Another multimedia mobile phone is going to enter into the market for this festive season. Motorola is going to add another member to its MOTOYUVA family, the MOTOYUVA W396. It is the seventh phone in the Motoyuva series and is an entry level multimedia phone. It has got some decent features at an affordable price.

It has got a slim and stylish clamshell design. It has a 1.8 inch, 128 X 160 pixels 65K display. It does not have any exterior display but contains three bright colored LED lights on external cover. The phone has a VGA camera which offers a resolution of 640 X 480 and 4X digital zoom. Music lovers are surely going to love this phone. It has a built in MP3 and FM player with dedicated MP3 and FM keys. Using the dedicated keys, you can change tracks, control volume, browse through FM channels. The MP3 player supports Mp3, AMR, Midi formats. It even comes with Motorola’s Crystal Talk technology which enables clear conversation in noisy environment. It has a 1MB internal memory which can save upto 1000 contacts and 750 SMS messages. It can support external microSD card of upto 2 GB. It has GPRS and WAP facility as well.

The phone is available in Cannon Gray, Lustrous Silver, and Mandarin Orange colors. It is available at a decent price of Rs 4,199.

Lenovo Mobile Could Run on Android Platform

2008-12-14T08:12:00.000-08:00

This is the month of announcements and rumors, and here’s one more to get you in an anticipatory mood for more Android-powered handsets. It seems like Lenovo’s new touch screen handset being called the OPhone (hmm... that sounds familiar, a touch screen handset with a vowel and ‘Phone’ attached) will probably be running on the Android platform.

Word has it that it won’t be available for quite a while at least to the US customers but there could be a possibility it’ll be available a lot sooner on our continent with neighbors. It could be China Mobile’s offering of an Android handset but there’s not too much information on the specs this handset is empowered with. But not to deviate from what I’m presuming a lot of mobile maniacs are wondering – a Lenovo mobile phone? Sound’s interesting.

GTA IV Patch Out

2008-12-14T08:08:00.000-08:00

Rockstar began working on a patch that’s released today and will automatically update the game through Games for Windows Live. Here’s what the patch brings to the table:

A fix to the crash after legal screen that some German customers were reporting.
Numerous improvements to the video editor: Smarter naming of videos, improved rendering quality, better FX during replays
Fix to bowling while using certain sensitive mice
Fix for ATI 1900 shadows
Overall savings to memory
Graphic improvements to particle systems and mirrors
Multiplayer character settings are preserved
Support for DirectInput controllers. Note: The current hack way of supporting these controllers may not work with the improved functionality. So we recommend you remove the hack before upgrading to the patch.

Issues with power management software have also been fixed (slow speed, double speed issues). Even after the patch comes out setting power management software to maximum performance is recommended. We’ve seen cases where power management software does not detect the game is running and puts the CPU in green mode.

Besides the patch we’ve also improved the way the Social Club handles data this should have greatly reduced or eliminated the MMA10 error. If you are still receiving this error after logging in and out of Social Club we would like to know as much info as you can about it.

3G Acer Aspire One

2008-12-14T08:02:00.000-08:00

RadioShack Corporation is first off the blocks in the US to offer the Acer Aspire One netbook that comes with a built-in 3G modem so that you will be able to connect to your favorite website and surf the Internet no matter where you are without having to have something ugly dangling out from the back, as long as there is a suitable signal that is. It is hoped that this special version of the Acer Aspire One will be able to fulfill people’s growing needs for mobile access to the Internet, and we’ll take a closer look at the Acer Aspire One just in case you’ve forgotten what it offers.

Among the features and specifications found on the Acer Aspire One 3G netbook include :-

Weighs 2.44 pounds
Ultra-compact size (9.8″ x 6.7″ x 1.1″)
Stylish piano-black finish
Built-in 3G capability
802.11b/g wireless (Wi-Fi) connectivity
8.9″ LCD screen
Built-in Web cam
Intel Atom processor
Windows XP Home
1GB memory
160GB hard drive
Built-in memory card readers (dedicated SD and 5-in-1)

Just how much do you think this Aspire One netbook will cost? Well, it is priced at $99.99 for those who want to tether themselves to AT&T’s two-year DataConnect mobile broadband service agreement that will feature plans that start from $60 a month. When activated, folks will be able to jump aboard the Internet bandwagon as long as they remain within range of AT&T’s wireless network. The offer is specially available in 4,400 RadioShack company-operated stores until Christmas Eve, while those outside continental US might have to settle for a different pricing structure.

Would you mind picking up the Acer Aspire One from AT&T in this way, or are you OK with a high-speed 3G modem sticking out from the back of your netbook on your travels? Sure, this is much easier to pack but you won’t be able to transfer the modem’s usefulness to other computers when you need to.

Apple triBook Concept Laptop

2008-12-14T07:59:00.000-08:00

It appears that our friends from Apple have leaked some drool-worthy information on the net with their latest concept, the triBook.

Yes, I am also quite impressed at a screen that can fold out into three. These side screens are perfectly sandwiched in between the main display and the keyboard. Every time a user wants to use the triBook, he or she will unfold it like opening a cardboard box. A user also has the option of combining all three screens for a landscape display of about 21 inches.

An unfolded triBook measures at 6.75 x 10 inches, and it is about 1 inch thick. That may not be good enough to fit into a manila envelope like the MacBook Air, but I am willing to sacrifice the skinniness for that fold-out feature.

Not much is known about the triBook’s other features, other than it comes with a “kick-ass” hard drive (that is a direct quote from my source). It also has many I/O connectors, an 8x SuperDrive, plus a MacBook Pro-caliber CPU.

Right now, the triBook is just concept, but I could easily see it becoming the standard for laptops. After all, who wouldn’t want more real estate for their laptop screen? That alone is enough to convert me to a Mac user, and I’m sure a lot of people will also be Apple converts if this ever gets mass-marketed....

Sansa Fuze from SanDisk

2008-12-14T07:57:00.000-08:00

The Sansa Fuze from SanDisk, is a cool little MP3/4 player along the same vein as the iPod Nano. We’ve recently been sent one to play with so here are our thoughts and findings (or a review so to speak).

Aesthetically the Fuze is a cute little player.The physical UI consists of a rotating front dial which also acts as the 4 navigation buttons with the center button for selection. The display crisp with a resolution of 220 x 176, large enough for watching the odd music video but you wouldn’t want to watch a feature length film on it. Sound quality was good (though as with just about any MP3 player the supplied headphones aren’t the greatest). What most impressed me about the Fuze are the extra features that you don’t find on other (note iPod) players, including:

Built in microphone
FM radio
microSD Slot, a really cheap way to expand the capacity
Easy to transfer files (drag and drop) without the need of propriety software

Though there are a few downsides:
Propriety USB connection, it obviously comes the cable but a standard mini USB connection would be much more convenient especially for charging
You bookmark videos but not audio books

The Fuze comes in 2, 4 and 8GB versions with prices starting from ~$70 at Amazon.

MTNL launches 3G sevices in India

2008-12-13T16:12:00.000-08:00

Live TV, high speed data download and video streaming on mobile phone on Thursday became a reality in India, with state owned MTNL launching the next generation 3G technology-based Telecom services in the country.

Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh inaugurated the service and Minister for Communications and IT, A. Raja presided over the function,at India Telecom 2008, in New Delhi.

The country’s first video call was enabled by Motorola’s 3G network and Motorola’s MOTORAZR2 V9 Ferrari Special Edition mobile phone.

MTNL’s customers in the metros of New Delhi and Mumbai will be the first to experience new services like high speed data transfers, video streaming
and conferencing, mobile TV, video mobile surveillance and mobile internet broadband.

MTNL has selected Motorola’s next-generation 3G network infrastructure that includes radio access network, core network elements and various services like project management, networks deployments and system integration.

BSNL will launch 3G services in Chennai next month.

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2008-12-05T21:36:00.000-08:00

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Nokia unveils N97 Mobile Computer

2008-12-03T15:19:00.000-08:00

Nokia has announced the launch of Nokia N97 calling it the world's most advanced mobile computer at Barcelona,Spain.

The N97 features a large 3.5", 640 x 360 pixel touchscreen display with a full QWERTY keypad sliding from behind the big screen.

"From the desktop to the laptop and now to your pocket, the Nokia N97 is the most powerful, multi-sensory mobile computer in existence," said Jonas Geust, Vice President, Nokia Nseries. "Together with the Ovi services announced today, the Nokia N97 mobile computer adjusts to the world around us, helping stay connected to the people and things that matter most. With the Nokia N97, Nseries leads the charge in helping to transform the Internet into your Internet".

The Nokia N97 makes it easy to update social networks & favourites automatically with real-time information, giving users the ability to update their 'status' and share their 'social location' as well as related pictures or videos.

The N97 features both physical QWERTY and virtual touch input and its 16:9 widescreen display can be fully personalized with frequently updated widgets of favorite web services and social networking sites while.

The N97 comes equipped with 32GB of built-in memory, and a microSD memory expansion slot that supports up to 16 GB of memory upgrade.It has full support for the Nokia Music Store and the battery is capable of up to 1.5 days of continuous audio playback or 4.5-hours video. The Nokia N97 also has a 5-MP camera with high-quality Carl Zeiss optics, 16:9 and DVD quality video capture, and support for services like Share on Ovi for immediate sharing over HSDPA and WLAN, WiFi, and Bluetooth.

The Nokia N97 will be available next year in Europe and the rest of the world. The price is about €550 ($693).

GTA 4-Grand Theft Auto 4

2008-12-02T23:17:00.000-08:00

MINIMUM PC REQUIREMENTS

OS:Windows Vista Service Pack 1 / Windows XP Service Pack 3

CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHz, AMD Athlon X2 64 2.4 GHz

RAM:1.0 GB (Windows XP) 1.5 GB (Windows Vista)

SPACE:16 GB of free space

GRAPHICS:256 MB Nvidia 7900 / 256 MB ATI X1900

NFS UnderCover requirements

2008-12-02T07:04:00.001-08:00

Minimum System Requirements

Windows XP or Vista with latest service pack
Intel Pentium 4 (or equivalent) CPU running at 2.8GHz or higher (3.0GHz for Windows Vista)
1GB RAM
Geforce 6500, Radeon 9500 or better DirectX compliant video card with Pixel shader 2.0 or above and a supported chipset
DirectX compatible sound card
8X or faster DVD Drive
5.5 GB of HD space

Sony Ericsson launches Xperia in India

2008-11-16T18:01:00.000-08:00

After launching the phone in UK,Sweden and Germany,SE has launched the Xperia in India on november 14th.

I expected the price to be about Rs.30,000-Rs.35,000.But it is much more than that,the MRP is Rs.44,500.

The X1 stands out with its arc-slider design, fully functional nine customisable panels, a 3-inch clear wide VGA display, a full QWERTY keyboard, 4-way key and optical joystick navigation and a 3.2 megapixel auto focus camera within a quality metal-finish body. Running on Windows Mobile the Xperia X1 has the highest data transfer rate (HSDPA/HSUPA) and WiFi support.

"The Xperia X1 is the first product under Sony Ericsson's new premium sub-brand Xperia. Designed to meet consumers' needs for a converged entertainment and mobile web communication experience, the Xperia X1 is an exceptionally stylish handset, enhanced by the striking arc-slider design, encased in real stainless steel, to provide quality and durability. It is supported by a powerful panel multimedia ecosystem. said Sudhin Mathur, General Manager, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications.

He further added, "The XperiaX1 can be personalised through its nine panel user interface to suit the user's moods and lifestyle. Users can access content quickly and directly through the touch screen, easily switching between applications by touching one of the unique customizable panels. The arc design gives a distinct and unique feel. With Windows Mobile, the highest data transfer rate (HSDPA/HSUPA) and Wi-Fi support, you can enjoy your favourite entertainment and work efficiently on the move. Xperia is our promise to think foremost of user experience and to deliver the premium experience – anytime, anywhere, anything, with anyone."

HTC's first WiMAX-enabled handset revealed: T8290, from Russia

2008-11-13T17:08:00.000-08:00

HTC were the first to launch the full touch screen handset HTC Touch HD. And now they are launching another handset, HTC Max 4G which has GSM and WiMax technology.The phone will be sold by the Russian Yota Mobile WiMax network in the country.It will be launched in other countries later.

WiMAX represents a new era of mobile computing, where large file transfers, video calls, movies on demand, online gaming, live television,and truly mobile VoIP are standard features for pocketable phones.

The phone will have a features of 3.8" 480 X 800 pixel display and WVGA resolution with touch screen,a 5 MP primary cam and a VGA secondary cam.The MAX 4G comes with a 528 MHz processor; 256MB ROM, 288MB RAM, and 8GB of flash memory; Windows Mobile 6.1 Pro with HTC's TouchFlo 3D UI; GPS It will also be able to hop between GSM and WiMax networks. It will be powered by Windows Mobile 6.1 and will have a TouchFlo 3D interface.

Microsoft Launches Live map search in India

2008-11-04T01:30:00.000-08:00

Microsoft India on Monday launched its map services – Live Search Maps – that will offer users detailed listings and street maps for nine cities, business listings across 29 cities and access to highway networks to 20,000 cities and towns.

“Live Search Maps for India will allow users to search for geographical information, places of general interest and business listings both on the PC and mobile phones.Similar services are already being offered by its rivals Google, Yahoo.

The first version of the local mapping service for India has been developed by the company’s India Development Centre (IDC) in Hyderabad. Microsoft Live Search Maps has detailed listings and street maps of the four metros along with Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune, Ahmedabad and Jaipur.

The service will also allow the user see business listings across 29 major cities like Pune, Agra, Allahabad, Amritsar, Bhubaneshwar, Chandigarh, Cochin, Coimbatore, Jaipur, Jalandhar, Kanpur, Lucknow, Ludhiana, Mangalore, Nagpur, Nasik, Patiala, Patna, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara and Vishakapatnam.

The service is available free for consumers. Microsoft will generate revenue from the ads placed along maps later. Currently, we are focusing on generating unique consumer experience to have people using the service,” said Mr.Rishi Srivastava, Head, Microsoft India Consumer and Online Marketing Operations . Microsoft India is planning to add new features such as landmark-based driving directions and satellite imagery for India.

Google Earth made avilable on iPhone

2008-10-29T19:08:00.000-07:00

Google's ground-breaking GoogleEarth application has come to the iPhone and iPod Touch.It was announced yesterday on google's official blog.

The software is now available for download in 18 languages and 22 countries via Apple's App Store.
It is similar to the PC version.The software has been altered to make maximum use of the iPhone's screen and functionality.

There is access to the eight million Panoramio images integrated into the application, geo-located photos and one-touch links to Wikipedia articles - allowing a virtual tour of the globe.Google Earth for iPhone has a small Webkit-based browser to show the specific information users click on, and includes a link to the built-in Safari browser. When you click the address of a business using the local search engine, the iPhone will intercept the command and show it in Google Maps, enabling you to get directions instantly

The iPhone's accelerometer has been integrated into the application, allowing users to tilt the device to adjust the view and see 3D terrain.

The GPS-linked My Location feature will display your current location, although tests this morning on an iPhone 3G suggested it may suffer from accuracy problems.

Google Earth for iPhone proved reasonably fast over 3G, and ran smoothly on most features.The app is free and available in all languages the iPhone currently supports, and will gradually be released for 22 countries in all.

The Samsung Innov8 features

2008-10-25T19:09:00.000-07:00

The Samsung INNOV8 is a high-end phone with a 8 megapixel, autofocus camera with dual LED flash. The phone's key features include a 2.8 inch screen, WiFi, 16GB of on board flash memory, optical sensor, integrated GPS, accelerometer sensor, and DNSe audio technology.

Features of the phone

8 megapixel auto focus camera with dual LED flash. Camera functions / modes include Smart Reader, Image Stabilizer, Auto-Panorama Shot, Smile Shot, Blink Shot, Wide Dynamic Range (WDR), and Face Detection. The camera can also capture video at VGA (30 frames per second) and QVGA (120 frames per second) resolutions. There's also on board software for editing images and videos (Movie Maker and Storyboard applications).

Dimensions: 106.5 x 53.9 x 17.2 mm.

2.8 inch, QVGA screen with 16 million colours.

Integrated GPS with support for A-GPS via S60.

Optical sensor, this takes the form of a touch pad (as on laptops) like control in the centre of the D-pad. It can be used to move around the UI or as for 'mouse-like' functionality in the S60 browser.The phone OS is the new Symbian OS V9.3, S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2, which means that you always have the option to download from amongst a myriad of applications available for Symbian mobiles.

16GB of internal flash memory and a microSD card slot support cards up to 16GB in size (SDHC).

Support for HSDPA at 7.2 bps (3.5G) connectivity , quad band GSM, Bluetooth 2.0 (including A2DP support), WiFi and USB 2 (Full-speed). WiFi will enable DNLA (UPnP) support for audio and video.

In video playback supported formats include DivX, H.263, H.264, WMV, and MP4. Videos will also tke advantage of DNSe where applicable.

It comes with 2 embedded games: FIFA 08 (EA) and Asphalt (Gameloft).

The phone's battery should last 24 hours easily with moderate to heavy usage.

The Samsung Innov8 is currently priced at Rs.45,999,

sony ericsson's Xperia launch on 30th September

2008-09-13T07:39:00.000-07:00

Finally Sony ericsson has decided the launch date of Xperia.The will be released on 30th september in UK, Sweden and Germany and by Q4 2008, it will be available in rest of Europe, Asia and Latin America.

The phone has got a 3-inch wide VGA touchscreen display, 3.2 megapixel camera,A2DP Bluetooth, aGPS, WiFi, and microSD -- just 400MB phone memory. Navigation is accomplished via touch, arc-sliding QWERTY, 4-way key and optical joystick. The phone works on Windows Moble 6.1. It also features a 3.2MP camera with autofocus,photolight,Fm radio.

The price of the phone is not known yet.It may be available in India by end of next year.

Sony ericcson W350i phone specifications

2008-09-03T14:20:00.000-07:00

Sony Ericsson W350i Specifications & Features

Screen:
1.9 Inch 262k TFT Colour Screen (176 x 220 Pixels)

Imaging:
1.3 Megapixel Camera
4 x Digital Zoom
Camera Settings
Camera Menus
Photo Blogging
Video Player
Video Record
Video Clip
Wallpaper Animation
Picture Wallpaper

Messaging:
SMS (Text Messaging)
MMS (Multimedia Messaging)
Long SMS Messaging
Email
Predictive Text
Sound Recorder

Sound:
Walkman® Player
FM Radio
MP3 & AAC Music Tones
Polyphonic Ringtones
TrackID™
PlayNow™
Mega Bass™
Bluetooth® Stereo (A2DP)

Entertainment:
3D Games
Java™ Games
Guitar Legend™ Games
Organiser
Phone Book
Alarm Clock
Calculator
Calendar
Notes
Stopwatch
Tasks
Timer
Flight Mode
Navigation Key

Connectivity:
EDGE
Bluetooth®
Synchronisation PC
USB

Network:
Tri Band Technology (GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800 & GSM 1900)

Internet:
Access NetFront™ Web Browser
RSS Feeds
WAP2.0 XHTML

Memory & Talk Time:
14 Mbytes Memory Plus Memory Stick Micro™ (M2™)
7 Hours Talk Time
300 Hours Standby

Weight & Size:
80 g
43 x 104 x 11 mm

Google OfficiallyLaunches its Web Browser"Google Chrome"

2008-09-02T17:01:00.000-07:00

Google on tuesday launched its opensource web browser 'Google chrome'.The new browser is available for download in many countries in about 43 languages.The news brokeout when google leaked its comic book containing the preview of its browser.Though there is no need of a browser now as Mozilla has got millions of users which google promotes.Its creators said that what they want to build is a browser which is faster,safer & easier to use.

The chrome works on windows but work is going on to make it work on other O.S. Instead of traditional tabs like those seen in Firefox, Chrome puts the tab buttons on the upper side of the window, not below the address bar.As a default homepage Chrome presents you with a kind of “speed dial” feature, similar to the one of Opera. On that page you will see your most visited webpages as 9 screenshot thumbnails. To the side, you will also see a couple of your recent searches and your recently bookmarked pages, as well as recently closed tabs. Chrome has a privacy mode; Google says you can create an “incognito” window “and nothing that occurs in that window is ever logged on your computer.”Web apps can be launched in their own browser window without address bar and toolbar. The browser prevents malware and phishing attempts, Chrome is constantly downloading lists of harmful sites.You can download the Browser page at Google chrome

Vodafone to sell iPhone with easy finance

2008-08-31T16:40:00.000-07:00

Vodafone one of the two service providers for selling iPhone in India is looking for selling the phone in installments to increase the sales.It has been in discussions with some banks like ICICI & HSBC for providing finance for six or twelve months. On the other hand the other service provider Airtel has not made any revelations about its plans.Inspite of the prices being high than expected Airtel managed to get presale bookings for about 200,000 phones.In India, the iPhone is priced at Rs. 31,000 for 8GB and Rs. 36,100 for 16GB of memory space.

Finally the wait is over for iphone in India

2008-08-22T18:26:00.000-07:00

As announced earlier Apple launched its product iphone 3G in India through Airtel & vodafone.Though there wasn't enough excitement among the mobile lovers,the price tag was pretty too high than the expected price.The 8Gb version costs Rs.31,000 and 16Gb version costs Rs.36,100.the phone was released at the stroke of midnight on 21st august.Also Apple has announced earlier the release of limited stock.Those who had wished to buy the phone had to pay Rs.10,000 in advancce to book their handset.

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2008-08-15T16:42:00.000-07:00

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Samsung TouchWIZ SGH F480

2008-08-09T15:06:00.000-07:00

The TouchWiz was launched in india coinciding with the Olympic games.

The Samsung TouchWiz SGH F480 offers a brilliant full touch navigation experience; widgets with 'Drag and Drop' technology and User Interface with Haptic Feedback which makes the experience of using the phone highly interactive and easy.

The TouchWiz has 'drag and drop' technology, which allows widgets to be selected from the left panel of the screen and dropped anywhere on the home screen. Since the Widgets comprise widely used applications like clock, calendar, alarms, music player, FM, games and profiles, this equips the user to set hotkeys on the touch menu for all these functions as they please.

The phone features a 2.8-inch TFT LCD display and has a 5.0 Megapixel camera with face detection, image stabilizer, auto focus, smile detection, autofocus, CMOS video lens and Wide Dynamic Range (WDR). The Auto Smile Shot feature - making its worldwide debut - that enables the camera to detect when a person is smiling and automatically take a picture when in the Smile shot mode.

The Samsung TouchWiz is equipped with 232MB of internal memory, which can be expanded up to 8GB through microSD memory card slot. It is compatible with GPRS, EDGE, 3G, HSDPA (7.2mbps) networks and functions on GSM 900/1800/1900, and WCDMA 2100 bands.

The Samsung TouchWiz in India costs Rs. 20,990.

Nokia 6210-Navigator phone

2008-08-08T18:22:00.000-07:00

Nokia has finally launched the 6210 Navigator, the company's first GPS-enabled mobile device with an integrated in-map compass for pedestrian guidance. It is GPS enabled quad-band GSM phone, the Nokia 6210 Navigator features built-in GPS receiver with Nokia Maps, 3.2 Megapixels camera with 8X digital zoom and video recording capability, MP3 Media player, FM stereo radio, EDGE and 3G HSDPA, Bluetooth and built-in GPS receiver.

The 6210 Navigator comes with the pre-installed maps of Delhi and NCR, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Pune, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore and Hyderabad and a 6-month navigation bundle. Maps of additional Indian cities can be added by the user.
It also features an accelerometer, measuring changes in orientation and direction as you go along.

The Nokia 6210 Navigator Slide mobile phone is also equipped with microSD memory card slot offering maximum of 8-GB expandable memory and a 512 MB microSD memory card is included in sales package.The device is ready for use out of the box, even without a SIM-card.

The device based on S60 software, also features a 3.2 megapixel camera, MP3 player and stereo FM radio.

The phone does not have features like infrared.
The 6210 Navigator will be sold in two ways - standalone and a combo pack. The standalone pack will cost Rs. 18, 219 while the combo pack will cost Rs. 20,039.

India to get iPhone on 22nd August

2008-08-07T06:16:00.000-07:00

Finally the wait for the iphone is over.Apple's iphone will be avilable to Indian mobile users through private telecom operators bharati Airtel and Vodafone Essar from August 22.iPhone is embedded with all 3G (third generation mobile telephony) features and is twice as fast as the existing mobile phones. The phone also has in-built GPS system, that facilitates as a navigation and positioning tool. Essentially iPhone could be priced somewhere around $499 or Rs 20,000.

Cuil.Is it cool??

2008-08-03T15:29:00.000-07:00

Cuil (pronounce it as "cool") is a new search engine that displays the results with relatively long entries.Cuil was founded by highly respected team of Tom Costello who has worked with IBM and former employees of Google Anna Patterson, Russell Power and Louis Monier. Tom Costello heads the company.The company raised $33 million from venture capital firms.It went live on 28th of july 2008.Its launch created widespread press coverage as its founders say they offer faster & cheaper webpage indexes than google.But on the same day Cuil nearly crashed immediately after launch owing to "overwhelming demand".The founders say it needs to be debugged to improve its results.

SAMSUNG omnia

2008-08-02T17:57:00.000-07:00

Samsung brings out its best ever phone made the omnia i900.It is a smart multimedia phone.It has got everything a mobile freak wants.The Samsung Omnia i900 offers a range of multimedia features, including a 5-megapixel camera with autofocus and face detection, as well as support for DivX, XviD, H.263, H.264 WMV and MP4 video files. The Samsung Omnia i900 will be available in 8GB and 16GB models, and a microSD slot supporting up to 16GB cards allows for further memory expansion.

Samsung Omnia is powered by Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional and comes packed with MS Office (PowerPoint, Excel, and Word). Even though the OMNIA is 100% touch screen, Samsung included an optical mouse for ease of navigation.

It operates on Quad-band GSM/EDGE and European HSDPA (7.2 Mbps) networks, but an American version may be announced later this year. Unlike most TouchWiz phones to date, the Samsung Omnia i900 comes with an integrated GPS radio, enabling GPS navigation.

The Samsung OMNIA is ultra-slim measuring 12.5mm and has a platinum look finish. Samsung added details such as elegant hairline patterns on the back of the phone to bring the “perfection in style.”

The Samsung Omnia was unveiled at CommunicAsia, Singapore from June 17 to 20 and was commercially launched in the Southeast Asian market starting from the same week. The phone is available in the European market from July.

The surprise SECRET from LG

2008-07-27T17:00:00.000-07:00

The LG Secret (LG KF750) is the successor to the LG Chocolate and LG Shine, but it comes with a high-end specification much closer to that to the LG Viewty.

Forming part of what LG called their third-generation Black Label series of devices, along with a new music phone rumoured to be announced in the next couple of months, the LG Secret is a high-end device with a price tag to match.

This is a 5 megapixel camera phone, it comes with a fairly large 2.4" 240 x 320 pixel touchscreen display, it supports HSDPA high-speed data and comes with an unusual carbon fibre casing to give it a distinctive look. At just 11.8mm thick, the KF750 Secret is possibly the slimmest 5 megapixel device on the market.

As with the KU990 Viewty, the camera is a strong point, although it lacks the KU990's advanced lens. The camera has an autofocus and LED flash, and can capture VGA resolution (640 x 480 pixel) video at 30 fps, with QVGA (320 x 240 pixel) video at up to 120 fps. There's a secondary camera for video calling too.

The Secret's touchscreen interface is reported to be derived from the KF510 and KF600 handsets. Most phone operations can be carried out with the numeric keypad safely tucked away, because the main controls are on the front and side of the KF750. Touchscreen phones are definitely in vogue, and the LG Secret will certainly have some market appeal because of this. The screen can work in either landscape or portrait modes and will rotate automatically, and there's also a light sensor that can adjust the brightness according the ambient lighting conditions.

The KF750 Secret also has a multimedia player, plus an FM radio. The internal 100MB of memory can be expanded using microSD cards up to a maximum of 4GB. Stereo Bluetooth is supported, and there's a 3.5mm headset socket too. Software includes a web browser, email client, document viewer, Google Maps and YouTube support. However, the LG KF750 Secret does not come with GPS, so its use as a navigation tool is limited.

It's a relatively heavy device at 116 grams, although that's lighter than the rival Nokia N95 8GB. Talktime is quoted as being 200 minutes with up to 11 days standby time. It's a tri-band GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 device with UMTS 2100, which effectively means that the KF750 is not suitable for North American markets.

This is an expensive device - LG say that the SIM free price of the LG KF750 Secret at launch will be around €549 (£440) which is significantly more expensive than the current price for an N95 8GB. For that sort of money, we would expect to see GPS support - but then the LG Secret does have a touchscreen, unlike the Nokia. If you view the Secret as a rival to the iPhone, then it certainly looks better on paper.

LG have stated that the KF750 Secret will arrive in Europe first, followed by Asia and then the rest of the World.

Preview of Garmin NuviPhone

2008-07-26T18:40:00.000-07:00

Garmin's nuvi ,was the possible iPhone killer.It was at display at a show in singapore.It may be released later this year.Yes it is really a sleek phone like the phone but thinner than it.It boasts of a 3.5"display,Wi-Fi,GPS,3G,HSDPA,Bluetooth,a finnese camera.

It doesn't seem to be Multitouch or a good design unlike the iPhone.

Aside from Apple, Garmin is the only company I’ve seen that understands UI design for small devices. The Nuvi is dead simple
to use. If they can translate their GPS UI chops into a phone UI, they may be on to something big. Someone is going to make
a product that is considered the official alternative to the iPhone, and Garmin is well positioned to claim that title.

Handheld PC for extreme use

2008-07-18T16:03:00.000-07:00

Algiz-8 is a handheld tablet PC for extreme environment.The company boasts of its claim of rigorous military testing like drops,vibration and condensation and handles rough temperatures ranging form 20°C to +50°C.To provide reliable communication in the field, Algiz 8 features integrated Bluetooth that connects easily to other peripheral devices. The 802.11a/b/g wireless provides access to local area network, e-mail and the Internet. GPRS, as well as high sensitivity GPS are optional.

Features:

* 1.0 GHz ULV M processor.
* 40 GB hard drive.
* 8.4-inch SVGA display.
* 1GB RAM.
* Windows XP Pro.
* 802.11a/b/g wireless, Bluetooth, and GPS.
* Hot swappable 5800mAh battery for the much needed extended life.
* 8.4” outdoor SVGA TFT resistive touch screen is sunlight viewable.

Features of RSS

2008-07-16T03:50:00.000-07:00

We can define RSS more technically as a lightweight, topical, metadata and syndication format. Let us look into each feature to get a vivid picture:

Lightweight:
This is a very important feature looked upon by many users as one of the
reasons to prefer RSS tool. RSS is very small, in the sense – it requires less
space, usually less than a hundred kilobytes of space. RSS files are XML
documents, which can be written using any text editor (Word, notepad,
emacs, vi etc) very easily.

Topical:
RSS highlights what you think is important on your page and that would be
the contents seen by the other readers. For example, if you are a news
organization, you may want to focus on the latest headlines, if you are a
businessman you may want to showcase about your products or if you are a
publisher you may want to throw light on your latest book releases.

Metadata:
Metadata is the information about your data. You can embed details about
your data in your RSS file. For example, who wrote the article you are
highlighting or how often your RSS file wil be read to see if you have added
any information.

Syndication:
As we have already seen that it is to present a snapshot, in a specified
formatted file, of what you consider most important about your site at the
moment.

Increasing fuel prices?? Cheap Transport is here...

2008-07-15T05:44:00.000-07:00

With the oil prices soaring to a new high,petrol is also becoming dearer owing to the taxes levied by the Indian government.And this eats away a major chunk of our citizens purse.The government is also suffering owing to high subsidies on fuel products.If the fuel prices go on increasing everything will come to a standstill.The prices doesnot seem to comedown for now, hence we have to try to reduce our fuel consumption by switching to renewable sources which are cheap and also easily available.One thing is that we can replace bikes that run on petrol by electric ones(that are battery operated). This seems to be an attractive one to the people who really are environment conservative.These battery operated bikes aren't priced high and also cost less than the petrol bikes. They also give better mileage & consume very less power per kilometer.It is easy to maintain and is also energy efficient with zero emission.Hence these e-bikes are going to be the next generation bikes. Hence by lesss depending on petrol we can save our money and also less the burden the government is facing due to subsidies.

Tips on How To Increase your Blog Traffic

2008-07-14T04:02:00.000-07:00

#Make a habit of posting regularly in the blog.

#Write a topic and post it in different sections and thereby create a series. This increases the curiosity of the web visitors who turn to the blog for the interesting follow-ups.
#Write on controversial topics that arouse the interests of the web visitors.

#Try to blog out breaking news first. It increases the popularity and creates an authentic image in the web community.

#Use right keywords in the body content. The placement of the keywords in accurate density proves to be search engine friendly.

#It is very important to encourage comments of web visitors in your blog. Highlight the most relevant comments on the blog. Try to build a cordial relation with the web visitors so that they visit your blog over and over again.

#Submit your blog in blog directories and the RSS feed in RSS directories respectively.

#It will be fruitful if you use the Ping-O-Matic service. Enter your blog name and its URL and select the directories according to choice. Any updates in your blog are automatically updated in the directories. The web visitors in these directories will able to access your contents.

#While designing your blog it necessary to make an email subscription button and form. This proves to be very user friendly.

#Try to comment on other blogs. This will introduce your blog in the blogger community.

#List your favorite blogs in the blog rolls. You must also try to list your blog in other blogs.

TechTreak announces A great contest

2008-07-12T05:25:00.000-07:00

TechTreak has announced a big contest this month from july 5th to 31th.to enter the contest you must subscribe their feeds via www.techtreak.com subscribe by email & thats it you have entered the contest.the important thing is that you have to subscribe till August 5th.
the prizes are
* $100 cash via paypal
* 1000 entrecard credits
* 125×125 banner(sidebar) for a month($20)
* One Text Link Ad(Featured Section) for a month($10)

and latest update is
So on request here is the points you’ll gain:
5 points for subscribing(only one entry per reader)
10 points for blogging about this contest(only one entry per blogger)
15 points for stumbling
Winners will be selected randomly, the more points you have the more chances of winning.
Like if you have 5 points then your name will be 5 times thrown in the list!
you can also win surprise EC's weekly!
For what you waiting for enter the contest.

Apple iPhone 3G Debuts

2008-07-11T19:15:00.000-07:00

The much awaited apple iphone 3G made its global debut yesterday in more than 20 countries.the new version is much faster than its predecessor.it has got new features like 3G ,wi-Fi,EDGE ,built in GPS technology. it is designed for faster internet downloads,fast email access longer talk time. The new iPhone 3G also makes it easier to multi-task with simultaneous voice and data communications, so with iPhone 3G you can browse the web, get map directions, or check your email while you are on a call.iPhone 2.0 software, which includes support for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync and runs the hundreds of third party applications already built with the recently released iPhone SDK.In the US, the new iPhone 3G is priced at a stunning $199 for the 8GB model, and just $299 for the 16GB model. The iPhone 3G will be available in more than 70 countries later this year, beginning with customer availability in 22 countries.

HTC P3470

2008-07-10T04:18:00.001-07:00

Small, stylish and practical - the new HTC P3470 PDA phone with built-in GPS technology delivers cutting edge mobile communication with a fully-functional satellite navigation experience.

Built to be durable as well as pleasing to the eye and touch - the HTC P3470 is perfectly at home in your hand, pocket or on the dashboard of your car.

Boasting an ultra-sensitive integrated GPS chip for up-to-the-second optimised route data, the HTC P3470 keeps you one step ahead on your journey when used with TomTom NAVIGATOR™ or CoPilot® LIVE maps software.

Built around the latest Windows Mobile® 6 operating system, the HTC P3470 makes sending and receiving e-mail, keeping in contact with friends and colleagues and managing Microsoft® Office documents on the move completely effortless.

An impressive 2.8 inch high-resolution LCD touch-sensitive screen makes finding your way around applications simple and intuitive – while also providing a sensational internet browsing experience.

Microsoft Unveils Limited Edition Zune

2008-07-08T17:09:00.000-07:00

Microsoft has launched a limited edition of there digital media player “Zune”. It has been especially designed by Peter Saville to be made available to commemorate the DVD release of “Joy Division”, the critically acclaimed Documentary.

The limited edition Zune will contain the film and it will also be etched with an apoptation of Saville’s artwork from Joy Divisions “Unknown Pleasures” album. According to Tom Atencio, the film’s co-producer

“Partnering with Zune gives us a unique platform to tell the story of an iconic band and present something special to their fans,It also opens the door to a whole new world of possibilities regarding innovative promotion and distribution methods for independent films”

The limited edition of Zune will go on sale from June 17th at a price of $399. A total of five hundred quantities will be available on http://www.zune.net or http://www.zuneoriginals.net

Prince of Persia Releasing this Year

2008-07-06T17:14:00.000-07:00

The web is abuzz about the suspense of new Prince of Persia video game, until now its not possible to get hold of any information about the actual name of the next installment of Prince of Persia game, previously rumours surfaced that the POP game will be called as Prince of Persia: Heir Apparent but Ubisoft has finally debunked rumours that the new Prince of Persia game will be called Heir Apparent.

Ubisoft also confirmed that the new POP game will be released somewhere in the last quarter of 2008, The game will launch on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 and may be on Wii and DS too. Prince of Persia has a huge fan base and i am one of them, the graphics and adventures the game possesses has made it one of the most favorited games worldwide.

It is also said that the new POP game will be completely isolated from the previous trilogy. More details about the game will be revealed at the UbiDays event later this month.

Microsoft announces the HP TouchSmart PC

2008-07-06T07:38:00.001-07:00

In its zeal to take over your living room, Microsoft announced the HP TouchSmart PC at the Gates keynote -- a desktop machine with a touchscreen interface designed to be an easy to use entertainment hub in the home. We caught wind of this unit back at the end of November, and the thing looks raring to kick the iMac's ass. It's coming loaded with a 19-inch touchscreen, AMD Turion 64 X2 dual core TL-52 processor, 2GB SDRAM, 320GB drive, NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600, WiFi, Bluetooth, integrated 1.3 megapixel camera, integrated FM and ATSC HDTV tuners, a DVD±RW / DVD-RAM burner with LightScribe, Pocket Media Drive bay, wireless keyboard, mouse, stylus, front media reader, and more ports than the Dutch coastline. The TouchSmart will of course be running Windows Vista and be available January 30 to coincide with Vista's street date.

click to watch the video

Nokia - Morph

2008-07-06T01:22:00.000-07:00

Launched alongside The Museum of Modern Art “Design and The Elastic Mind” exhibition, the Morph concept device is a bridge between highly advanced technologies and their potential benefits to end-users. This device concept showcases some revolutionary leaps being explored by Nokia Research Center (NRC) in collaboration with the Cambridge Nanoscience Centre (United Kingdom) – nanoscale technologies that will potentially create a world of radically different devices that open up an entirely new spectrum of possibilities.

Morph concept technologies might create fantastic opportunities for mobile devices:
Newly-enabled flexible and transparent materials blend more seamlessly with the way we live
Devices become self-cleaning and self-preserving
Transparent electronics offering an entirely new aesthetic dimension
Built-in solar absorption might charge a device, whilst batteries become smaller, longer lasting and faster to charge
Integrated sensors might allow us to learn more about the environment around us, empowering us to make better choices

In addition to the advances above, the integrated electronics shown in the Morph concept could cost less and include more functionality in a much smaller space, even as interfaces are simplified and usability is enhanced. All of these new capabilities will unleash new applications and services that will allow us to communicate and interact in unprecedented ways.

Adsense referrals to be stopped from August2008!

2008-07-05T02:46:00.000-07:00

Google has finally made the official announcement about the retirement of the Google Adsense Referrals. Google acquired DoubleClick a while ago and is finally implementing its technology & had built the Google Affiliate Network (GAN). GAN will work same as Google Adsense Referrals but the difference here will be that GAN will be targeting users located in the United States.

"Bill Gates bids Adieu to Microsoft"

2008-06-30T17:04:00.000-07:00

On saturday the man who revolutionised the computers & world's richest man Bill Gates stepped down as the head of microsoft to fully dedicate his work to the "Bill Melinda Gates foundation"

SPAIN are the CHAMPIONS

2008-06-29T16:39:00.000-07:00

SPAIN BEAT GERMANY IN THE EURO 2008 FINAL.

Buy and Sell Blogging

2008-06-27T16:01:00.000-07:00

Focial.com welcomes every people to visit their website. If you are interested about doing some blog advertising for your company then you must visit this place.
Blog marketplace. You can buy advertising space here. It runs live actions in its website. Check out this website to get to know about the current bids of the listed auctions. You can register yourself at Focial. All you have to do is to enter the website and create an account. You will be accepted as a member then. There’s a good offer for you at Focial. Get an attractive remuneration of $25 once you sign up as a member in their website. What’s more you can also put your own objects on sale here once you are a registered member of Focial. Get lots of customers for your products! At Focial you can also search for a wide range of categories that have been put on sale and on auctions. Some of these include blogs, domain names, banners etc. Also find other interesting things in this website like free templates, eBooks sponsored reviews etc. Focial.com includes a good search utility. Without browsing through each and every category you can find your desired object by using the search option of this website. So, if you want to find the perfect blog marketplace then Focial.com is the best place for you. Get to know in details about the bidding processes in this website. If you have any problems or queries then you can refer to their support section for getting help. You can also contact them if you have any additional questions that require clarifications. Just post your doubts in this website and your queries will be solved soon.
So there’s no time to waste anymore. Log on today at Focial.com and start bidding for blogs.

HTC Touch Diamond Launches in India

2008-06-24T16:58:00.000-07:00

Seeking a breakthrough in size, style, connectivity and overall user experience, HTC a provider of mobile phone innovation and design, and Bharti Airtel announced a strategic alliance to introduce HTC Touch Diamond in India exclusively on the Airtel network.It has Windows Mobile 6.1 (for the moment, anyway) in India.
HTC chief Peter Chou himself was on hand for the announcement, saying that he’d like to sell 50,000 Touch Diamonds in India this year - Pricing comes in at Rs.27,500 (around $642).

Coming Soon: Motion Sensitive Gaming to Sony Ericsson Mobiles

2008-06-24T16:56:00.000-07:00

Reports have surfaced that Sony Ericsson has signed a deal with california based GestureTek company to bring their specialized software to S.E mobiles that will turn your mobile camera into a motion-controlling sensor which could then be used as a accelerometer like in iPhone. Mobile owners will be directly able to control the on screen characters by tilting the screen in a same way we play games on Nintendo Wii.

It is also said that the software will work on both the new and old handsets having a camera and it will use the mobile camera to sense movements. The games that will support motion sensitive gaming on Sony Ericsson mobiles are Crash Banicoot and Super Monkey Ball.

Its Official Now Microsoft Windows 7 to be Released in 2010

2008-06-23T05:31:00.000-07:00

Finally Microsoft officially confirmed that they will be releasing the Windows 7 operating system in 2010. Its already been a while since Windows 7 news has been floating on the internet without any confirmation from Microsoft’s side. So now Microsoft has confirmed the availability of Windows 7 in 2010 .

OperaMini 4.1 Browser for Mobiles

2008-06-21T22:36:00.000-07:00

popular OperaMini mobile browser is out of beta and is now available for download, the new release Opera Mini 4.1 features several improvement over the previous versions including tools for attaching files to Web-based email, photo uploading to your blog, downloading attachments from email for storage on your phone, and a much handy feature of saving and viewing web pages offline.

Opera claims that the latest version is 50% faster than Opera 4.0. For mobile browsing its a definite plus as Opera’s mobile software uses a remote server to pre-process Web pages before sending them to your phone. OperaMini 4.1 even lets you search for text within a Web page so you can get to the information you need even quicker than before. It also has auto completion feature which will suggest completions for you based on your Bookmarks and browsing history, making address input faster. I am already a happy fan of OperaMini and if you have not tried it yet then download and try it now, its better than any mobile browsers available on the internet.

Download OperaMini on PC http://www.operamini.com/download/pc/

This bar speaker provides SurroundSound

2008-06-21T06:45:00.000-07:00

Thinking of owning a surround sound home theater system but don’t want all those many speaker boxes lying here and there in your home then this Polk Audio’s SurroundBar50 is definitely been designed for you . The SoundBar features patented SDA(Stereo Dimensional Array) technology to simulate real surround sound like experience from single speaker.

The surroundBar is 51 inches wide and has metallic black finish which will match your Television sets smoothly and will give enriching music experience to your ears.

One other sound technology that we have discussed before is Personal Audio space which makes it possible to enjoy you favorite music while another person sleeping in the other corner of the same room would not be able to hear thus no disturbance for others while you enjoy your movies.

Opera 9.5 hits 4.7 millions downloads

2008-06-20T17:49:00.000-07:00

It has hardly been five days now for Opera 9.5 being released, the statistics reported by Opera Watch are just amazing. Opera hits more than 4.7 million downloads that’s almost a million download a day. And active opera are detected on around 20 million desktops & Opera Mini has been raised to 12 million mobiles.

Here are the key statistics provided by Opera Watch:

New usage figures are out as well, and they look just as good, with more than 20 million users running the desktop browser, and 12 million running Opera Mini. That’s twice the number of users they had when Opera 9.0 appeared two years ago.

To put these numbers in perspective:
# Nearly one-fourth of Opera users downloaded the new release within the first five days.
# Opera Mini has more than half as many users as Opera Desktop.
# More people use Opera Desktop each month than live in the state of New York.
# More people use Opera Mini each month than live in Greece

Yahoo offers new ymail & rocket mail

2008-06-20T17:20:00.000-07:00

After the launch of Gmail from Google, Yahoo faced a diverted crowd to it. Since then both these major competitors in e-mail market have been offering various services like free IMAP & POP, tons of free storage, etc to beat each other. And this fight comes to domains. Yahoo brings two new domains ymail.com & rocketmail.com to beat the market.
Rocketmail.com was acquired by Yahoo in 1997 along with his owner. Currently both ymail.com & rocketmail.com point to Yahoo Mail. At 12 PDT today you will be able to create email address with these domains.

You can grab your favourite username’s as all of them will be available but hurry as everyone will try capturing as soon as it comes out.

Some time back, Windows Live Mail attached a lot of domains to their service but this multi-domain trick didn’t worked. Now lets see how yahoo distracts users mind by repeating this domain feature.

Withdraw Paypal Money Directly To Indian Bank Account

2008-06-17T16:18:00.000-07:00

Paypal has added a new feature for the Indian paypal users through which all Indians can withdraw their paypal money to their bank account and there is no minimum withdrawal limit. However there is nominal fees of Rs 50/- if you requesting less than Rs 7000/- while there’s no fees for withdrawal of more than Rs 7000/-
Until now the Indian paypal users either have to wait for their cheque or have to give 9.99$ fees to Xoom to get their paypal money. This is really a breather for the Indian users and this move from paypal is welcomed by everyone.
Requirements:
Indian Bank Account( with same name as your paypal account will be preferred)
Indian Financial Service Code(IFSC no.)
Call your bank or check your cheque book for this code
Login to your paypal, add your bank and withdraw thats it
It may take 5-7 business days or more depending on your bank.

New Firefox to Release on 17th june

2008-06-15T16:23:00.000-07:00

Firefox users have reasons to enjoy, a new version Firefox will be released on Tuesday which will have improvements in security, design and speed. It will have many enhancements related to “Bookmarks”. Now users will be able to sort the bookmarks according to the keywords and tags.
There will be a new feature called “Places” which will allow surfers to quickly access any website that they recently tagged or websites which they visit frequently and haven’t tagged or bookmarked. A Star button is present which allows you to quickly add websites to your bookmarks. The ability to resume downloads is also included. In terms of security, it will bock access to any websites which engages in “phishing”. It will also add protection from sites which distributes viruses and other malwares. The list of the sites will come from Google and StopBadware.org.
It will also feature some speed and design improvements. And Mozilla are also planning to set a new world record for most software downloads in a 24 hour period. The browser battle will resume as Microsoft will also launch IE 8 soon and Opera recently launched Opera 9.5 .

Increase Speed Dials in Opera 9.5

2008-06-15T16:12:00.000-07:00

While the recently released Opera 9.5 had gained a lot of popularity, hacks start appearing on net. One of the cool feature of Opera 9.5 is Speed Dials. By default its value is set to 9 (3 columns & 3 rows). You can increase this number by following the below trick.
Set atleast one speed dial before following further steps.
Type about:opera in address bar.
Locate ‘Preferences folder’
Close the Opera (very important).
Now go to that (Preference) folder & open speeddial.ini
Add the below lines to the top:
[Size] Rows=3 Columns=5
Save & close speeddial.ini
Done! Open Opera 9.5 & enjoy!
Note: You can adjust the number of rows & columns to fit your screen size.
Source: CybernetNews.

Create a shortcut to shutdown and restart

2008-06-14T18:54:00.000-07:00

If you feel bored to follow all the steps to shutdown the computer,than here is a tip for you.You can shutdown the computer using custom made shortcut.This shortcut can be place whereever you want.
Lets us start
Create a file “shutdown.bat” on your desktop
Right click -edit
Add this lines to it
cd\
shutdown -s
Save it
Replace -s with -r if you want to restart the computer
You can add timmer by using -t.Here timer is set to 60 seconds
shutdown -s -t 60
You can also display a messegae when the timer starts.
shutdown -s -t 120 -c "Please save your work."
Creating abort shutdown shortcut button
It will come in handy if you accidentally clicked the shutdown button.
Create a file” abortshutdown.bat”
Edit and add this lines
cd\
shutdown -a
This shortcuts are very useful for task scheduling.You can even compile them to .exe program using Batch file compiler and give them nice decent icons.

2008-06-08T15:22:00.000-07:00

If you’ve been in the gaming circuit long enough, chances are there’s at least one iteration of the Need for Speed franchise that hit the sweet spot for you. For me it was NFS 2 and Most Wanted that worked the magic. I loved the fact that they were built on simple but fundamentally strong mechanics – for instance, NFS 2 had its scenic street racing and strong racing dynamics (at least for its time) while Most Wanted used the Black list and those awesome cop chases as a pivot.

It has got Grip races,drag,drift,speed challenge.The speed challenge will really thrill you.

Acer introduces Aspire One

2008-06-08T14:15:00.000-07:00

Acer has introduced the Aspire One, a new Mobile Internet Device or MID. The company is offering a full software application suite and a battery of up to six hours.

The new product also comes with 802.11b/g Wi-Fi built-in. In its hardware specifications the Acer Aspire One has an 8.9-inch CrystalBrite LED backlit display with a resolution of 1024x600 pixels, an integrated webcam, is powered by an Intel Atom processor, Linux or Windows XP Home and will sport either 512MB or 1GB of RAM. Storage options include an 8 GB SSD or a 80 GB HDD.

About

2008-05-05T14:48:00.000-07:00

About Techstarz

Techstarz is a blog offering reviews of mobiles,games,computers,laptops,reviews and much more.

About me

Full Name : I.Dinesh Kumar
Location : Chennai,India

I am a 19year old pursuing Undergraduation in Electrical & Electronic engg in chennai,India. I have been blogging since May 2008.My main interests are in Mobiles,gadgets and technology.I am also a contest freak.

Beginners Guide to Blogging

2008-05-04T14:11:00.000-07:00

A blog is basically an online journal wherein you can digitally pen down your thoughts, ideas, opinions and practically anything that you want people to read. Blogs come in different styles, formats, and settings, depending on the preference of the user. Many blogging sites, offer built in features such as hyperlink, straight texts, pictures etc. Some blogging sites, even allow you to put video and mp3’s on your blogs.

Instead of writing texts, some bloggers choose to make their blogs more audio friendly, by using spoken word entries. This is called audio blogging.

Basically a blog contains these features:

title- which allows you to label your post
body- this is the content of your post
trackback- other sites can be linked back to your blog

permanent link- every article that you write has a URL
comments- this allow readers to post comments on your blog.

One of the advantages of blogging, is that it is made of only a few templates. Unlike, other websites that is made up of numerous individual pages. This make it easier for blog users to create new pages, because it already has a fix setting that include: slots for title, body of the post, category, etc.

This is especially useful for first time users, since they can start blogging right away. They can chose from a number of templates that blogging websites provide.

Anyone who wants to start a blog can do so by becoming a member of a blogging website of their choice. Once they’ve become members, they automatically become a part of that particular blogging community. They can browse through other bloggers pages, and link them back to their own blogs. They can also make comments on other members’ blogs.

Yahoo asks MyBloglog to release " New with Me"

2008-05-02T17:13:00.000-07:00

Every web blogger knows the potential of MyBloglog in the internet. It is so powerful that even Techcrunch keeps this widget in their website. You can use this widget to track the recent visitors of your blog or website who are members of this community (of course only if they sign in and visit your blog, their visit is recorded).

After the acquisition of this community by Yahoo, there were no major updates in this community but the number of registered users have increased to three fold(roughly). Now, Yahoo is struggling for its existence against Microsoft's deal and Google's offer. It has focused on increasing its reputation in internet from its child sites like mybloglog, flickr, yahoo buzz,... And here we will tell about Mybloglog's latest updates that are going to be released in 2 weeks, its name is "New with me" and here are its details.

In short, it is a feature through which all the activities that you did in some selected sites (like bebo, flickr,...) are visible in your profile with your permission. With the given user name, they crawl the rss feeds of selected sites and put that data in your profile.

The presently selected site are

- Bebo
- Deli.cio.us
- Digg
- Flickr
- Jumpcut
- Last.FM
- MyBlogLog
- Netflix
- Stumbleupon
- Twitter
- Yahoo Answers
- Yelp
- YouTube
- Upcoming

Privacy : You no need to worry about your privacy, because Yahoo take cares of your privacy for example, the images that are tagged as private in flickr, will not appear in your mybloglog profile [:)]If you are uncomfortable with any of your updates being aggregated by New with Me, simply go to the Services tab of your Profile and remove your screen name.

There is a small grey box [x] that will allow you to clear an item for your New with Me page. It will also remove this item from appearing anywhere on MyBlogLog.com. Thus, you can remove any item from your new with me page.

I think this is a good feature as it will allow your users to know more about you and you can also show your other interests other than just blogging; it will help you to get more friends and of course users also to your site/blog.

2008-05-02T16:12:00.000-07:00

LCD : 2.0" (115K Pixels TFT LCD Screen)
Viewfinder : N/A
Lens Construction : 6 Elements in 5 Groups
Microphone/Speaker : Yes/Mono
General
Recording Media : 24MB internal Flash Memory, optional Memory
Memory Stick : Memory Stick DUO PRO™ Media
Imaging Device : 1/2.5" Super HAD™ CCD
Megapixel : 7.2 MP
Optics/Lens
Total Zoom : 6X
Optical Zoom : 3X
Digital Zoom : 0-2.0X (Precision)
Smart Zoom® Technology Up to 3.6X (5MP), 4.5X (3MP), 5.6X
Weight : 4.6 oz (130 g)

Google phone launching in 2008!

2008-04-30T16:28:00.000-07:00

Google Inc has invested hundreds of millions of dollars in its cell phone project and is courting U.S. and European mobile operators launch in Q1 2008. The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. Google is working with HTC Corp on this mobile. Google is choosed HTC because its has developed a large number of Microsoft Windows powered devices over the years, and their great speced hardware.

16 Coolest New Features In Mac_OS_X_10_5

2008-04-16T16:50:00.001-07:00

1. OpenDocument and Word 2007 Formats Take advantage of TextEdit support for the Word 2007 and OpenDocument formats for reading and writing.
2. Workspaces Save the configuration of all your open windows as a workspace. The location, window settings, and shell configurations of multiple windows can then be recalled instantly.
3. .Mac Sync for System Preferences Get yourself a .Mac account and your System Preferences can stay in sync across all your Macs. No matter what Mac you use, you’ll feel right at home.
4. Guest Log-In Accounts Allow anyone to surf the web and check email as a guest on your Mac. When they log out of the guest account, Mac OS X purges the account, removing any trace of their activity. So each time someone logs in as a guest, he or she gets a fresh, unused account.
5. Grammar Check Let your grammar set a shining example. A built-in English language grammar checker helps ensure that you don’t make errors in grammar.
6. Scroll Non-Active Windows Scroll any open window, even if it’s not active. Simply position your mouse over the target window and scroll.
7. Printer Drivers via Software Update Make sure you always have the latest printer drivers. Download directly to your system using the familiar capabilities of Software Update.
8. PDF Manipulation in Preview Re-create your PDF as you like. Move individual pages around, or remove pages altogether. You can even combine PDFs with a simple drag and drop.
9. Self-Tuning TCP Let Leopard adjust TCP buffer size automatically. Get optimum application performance, especially in high-bandwidth/high-latency environments.
10. Archive Mailbox Create an archive of your mailbox to back up important messages or to transfer your mail to another computer.
11. SMS Forwarding Register for AOL’s Mobile Forwarding service and receive instant messages on your phone when you’re away from your computer.
12. Event Dropbox Share the information you need for a successful meeting. Simply drag photos, video, or any kind of document into an event. Send email invitations to attendees and your attachments go along for the ride.
13. Font Auto-Activation Automatically activate fonts as you need them. When an application requests an installed font that’s currently disabled, Leopard activates that font and keeps it active until the requesting application quits.
14. Instant Screen Sharing from the Finder Start an interactive screen sharing session with other Macs on your network. Just select the Mac from your sidebar and (if authorized) you can see and control the Mac as if you were right in front of it. Change a system preference, publish an iPhoto library, or add a new playlist to iTunes.
15. Wikipedia in Dictionary Harness the power of Wikipedia when you’re connected to the Internet — built right into it’s Dictionary. You get a great Mac OS X user interface with super-fast searching and beautifully laid out-results.
16. Synchronize with Yahoo! Synchronize Address Book on your Mac with your Yahoo! address book. Just enter your Yahoo! account information in Address Book preferences to get started.

1. OpenDocument and Word 2007 Formats Take advantage of TextEdit support for the Word 2007 and OpenDocument formats for reading and writing.
2. Workspaces Save the configuration of all your open windows as a workspace. The location, window settings, and shell configurations of multiple windows can then be recalled instantly.
3. .Mac Sync for System Preferences Get yourself a .Mac account and your System Preferences can stay in sync across all your Macs. No matter what Mac you use, you’ll feel right at home.
4. Guest Log-In Accounts Allow anyone to surf the web and check email as a guest on your Mac. When they log out of the guest account, Mac OS X purges the account, removing any trace of their activity. So each time someone logs in as a guest, he or she gets a fresh, unused account.
5. Grammar Check Let your grammar set a shining example. A built-in English language grammar checker helps ensure that you don’t make errors in grammar.
6. Scroll Non-Active Windows Scroll any open window, even if it’s not active. Simply position your mouse over the target window and scroll.
7. Printer Drivers via Software Update Make sure you always have the latest printer drivers. Download directly to your system using the familiar capabilities of Software Update.
8. PDF Manipulation in Preview Re-create your PDF as you like. Move individual pages around, or remove pages altogether. You can even combine PDFs with a simple drag and drop.
9. Self-Tuning TCP Let Leopard adjust TCP buffer size automatically. Get optimum application performance, especially in high-bandwidth/high-latency environments.
10. Archive Mailbox Create an archive of your mailbox to back up important messages or to transfer your mail to another computer.
11. SMS Forwarding Register for AOL’s Mobile Forwarding service and receive instant messages on your phone when you’re away from your computer.
12. Event Dropbox Share the information you need for a successful meeting. Simply drag photos, video, or any kind of document into an event. Send email invitations to attendees and your attachments go along for the ride.
13. Font Auto-Activation Automatically activate fonts as you need them. When an application requests an installed font that’s currently disabled, Leopard activates that font and keeps it active until the requesting application quits.
14. Instant Screen Sharing from the Finder Start an interactive screen sharing session with other Macs on your network. Just select the Mac from your sidebar and (if authorized) you can see and control the Mac as if you were right in front of it. Change a system preference, publish an iPhoto library, or add a new playlist to iTunes.
15. Wikipedia in Dictionary Harness the power of Wikipedia when you’re connected to the Internet — built right into it’s Dictionary. You get a great Mac OS X user interface with super-fast searching and beautifully laid out-results.
16. Synchronize with Yahoo! Synchronize Address Book on your Mac with your Yahoo! address book. Just enter your Yahoo! account information in Address Book preferences to get started.

W960i Touch'n'play Walkman phone

2008-04-12T16:50:00.000-07:00

W960i Touch'n'play Walkman phone

Latest Sony Ericsson touch’n'play Walkman phone comes with an impressive 8GB of internal memory touch screen which supports 262,000 colours. Highly capable W960i 3G comes in a super stylish vinyl black coloured casing measure 109 x 55 x 16 mm this touch’n'play Walkman phone highest quality music features and you can store eight thousand songs in handset.

Sony Ericsson W960i screen is measuring 2.6 Inches & provides a screen resolution of 240 x 320 pixels, displays colours up to 262k. You enjoy listening to their favourite radio station with built in FM radio. The phone supports MP3, polyphonic & AAC ringtones which provides the user with a wide choice of sound on their handset. The user can use the Mega Bass™ feature allows the user to enjoy high quality bass frequencies through the phones speakers or when using the headphones.We get TV quality video playback with Sony Ericsson W960i.

Sony Ericsson W960i 3.2 megapixel is a 3 x digital zoom camera we can capture photos or video footage.

Sony Ericsson W960i is fully 3g phone you can enjoy face to face 3G video call with any 3G video calling compatible, Bluetooth technology, WLAN & USB which provides the user with a selection of connectivity options on their phone and download file with wireless connection and a USB cable.

Sony Ericsson W960i is Tri Band work on GSM 900/1800/1900) UMTS 2100 network coverage. When you are away from their PC you can send mail by Sony Ericsson W960i and do chat online. The flight mode feature allows the user to access a selection of non transmitted features whilst on a plane or in other restricted areas.

Sony Ericsson W960i Specifications & Features

Screen 2.6 Inch 262k Touch Screen (240 x 320 Pixels)
Imaging 3.2 Megapixel Camera, 3 x Digital Zoom, Camera Settings, Video Player, Video Record, Video Clip
Messaging SMS, MMS, Email, Sound Recorder

Sound Walkman Music Player, Album Art, FM Radio RDS, MP3 & AAC Tones, Mega Bass, Bluetooth Stereo

Entertainment Java™ Games, 3D Games, Embedded Games
Organiser Phone Book, Alarm Clock, Flight Mode, Speakerphone, Handwriting Recognition
Connectivity 3G, Bluetooth, USB,WLAN
Network Tri Band Technology (GSM 900/1800/1900) UMTS 2100

Memory & Talk Time 8 Gbytes Memory, 9 Hours Talk Time 370 Hours Standby
Weight & Size 119 g, 109 x 55 x 16 mm

Latest Sony Ericsson touch’n'play Walkman phone comes with an impressive 8GB of internal memory touch screen which supports 262,000 colours. Highly capable W960i 3G comes in a super stylish vinyl black coloured casing measure 109 x 55 x 16 mm this touch’n'play Walkman phone highest quality music features and you can store eight thousand songs in handset.

Sony Ericsson W960i screen is measuring 2.6 Inches & provides a screen resolution of 240 x 320 pixels, displays colours up to 262k. You enjoy listening to their favourite radio station with built in FM radio. The phone supports MP3, polyphonic & AAC ringtones which provides the user with a wide choice of sound on their handset. The user can use the Mega Bass™ feature allows the user to enjoy high quality bass frequencies through the phones speakers or when using the headphones.We get TV quality video playback with Sony Ericsson W960i.

Sony Ericsson W960i 3.2 megapixel is a 3 x digital zoom camera we can capture photos or video footage.

Sony Ericsson W960i is fully 3g phone you can enjoy face to face 3G video call with any 3G video calling compatible, Bluetooth technology, WLAN & USB which provides the user with a selection of connectivity options on their phone and download file with wireless connection and a USB cable.

Sony Ericsson W960i is Tri Band work on GSM 900/1800/1900) UMTS 2100 network coverage. When you are away from their PC you can send mail by Sony Ericsson W960i and do chat online. The flight mode feature allows the user to access a selection of non transmitted features whilst on a plane or in other restricted areas.

Sony Ericsson W960i Specifications & Features

Screen 2.6 Inch 262k Touch Screen (240 x 320 Pixels)
Imaging 3.2 Megapixel Camera, 3 x Digital Zoom, Camera Settings, Video Player, Video Record, Video Clip
Messaging SMS, MMS, Email, Sound Recorder

Sound Walkman Music Player, Album Art, FM Radio RDS, MP3 & AAC Tones, Mega Bass, Bluetooth Stereo

Entertainment Java™ Games, 3D Games, Embedded Games
Organiser Phone Book, Alarm Clock, Flight Mode, Speakerphone, Handwriting Recognition
Connectivity 3G, Bluetooth, USB,WLAN
Network Tri Band Technology (GSM 900/1800/1900) UMTS 2100

Memory & Talk Time 8 Gbytes Memory, 9 Hours Talk Time 370 Hours Standby
Weight & Size 119 g, 109 x 55 x 16 mm