Monthly Archives: May 2010

Internet, Others

A caution for BitTorrent Users

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Generally its very easy to get all kind of applications,sofwares,ebooks etc from BitTorrent and its also sometimes easy to download things at free of cost.The concept behind BitTorrent is just sharing that is people who have the original version will share and many seeds may start and many users can do the download parallely.But now there happened some exception due to Hurt Locker.It sued around 5000 Bit torrent users due to copy right violation.

Hurt locker has sent them letters to settle the amount of around $1,500 failing which they need to settle around ten times of the initial penalty.Hurt Locker don’t even know about the unauthorised users but identified them using just the ip address.

Hurt locker was seemed to be leaked some 6 months back before its official release in the US.Though it has got around 6 academy awards it still faced some loss due to the copyright piracy and hence they started to identify people using ip address and are also trying to sue them.

So, bit torrent users should have to be careful in downloading contents and need to check whether it has got some copyrights so that you cannot get trapped into similar kind of troubles later

Technology

Apple iPad in Europe and Japan – Review and Price

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Apple iPad is ready for preorder as well as sales in 9 European countries.They are U.K., France, Italy, Spain, Switzerland and Germany, which will be followed in July in Austria, Belgium, Ireland, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.Earlier the date was getting postponed but now there are many APPle shops selling iPad.Many plans for iPad are introduced in UK.Following are the plans in UK
pay £7.50 a month for 1GB of data a month on Hutchison Whampoa’s 3 network
pay £25 for 10GB a month on Orange
Pay-as-you-go and daily price plans will also be available.

Price of iPad seems to be very similar to that was in US but only difference is in US it is dollars and in UK it is in Euro but the numbers are same
The tariffs are similar around Europe.
£429 for the 16GB
Wi-Fi-only model £599 for 64GB,
between £529 for the 16GB Wi-Fi/3G rising to £699.

Much awaited device in Japan is iPad and there also it got released and there were many people standing in front of Apple store in Queue.There were around 1200 peoplr standing in front of the store.Japanese people have craze over iPad mainly to read magazines and to play games.

Apple Japan is selling both the Wi-Fi only and 3G versions, starting at 48,800 yen and 61,800 yen, respectively.

Hardware, Internet, Others

Laptops for Children education – One laptop per child

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Gone are the days when kids used to carry slates(not the HP slate !),slates got replaced with notebooks and pen and now kids may carry a tablet computer with them to their education center.Marvell Technologies is struggling hard to fullfill the vision of Children using laptops and they are even trying to sell therir products at a cheap rate which could be around $75 to $100.Marvell is in partnership with OLPC foundation to create hardwares for the laptop.

Apart from the low cost feature, Marvell and OLPC are aspiring for many great features which will not even be available in the recent laptops.Following are their tentatively proposed features

low power rating of 1 watt per hour
multilingual, multitouch-screen keyboard with haptic feedback
Wi-Fi
high-quality video (1080p full-HD encode and decode)
integrated video and still cameras
high-performance 3D graphics
Flash 10 Internet
two-way teleconferencing
Andriod OS
ARM Processor
Thickness around 10.8 millimeters which is similar to iPad

So now when is this tablet getting released?
Its been scheduled for next year that is during January 2011

But this laptop will be available only in the developed countries and based on the priority company would look on to other decisions.

Mobile Reviews, Technology

Wynncom Launches Seven Dual SIM Phones Ranging Rs.1500 to 5000

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Wynn Telecom, part of SAR group has announced its launch of 7 new dual SIM handsets in India ranging from Rs.1500 to Rs.5000 that will be marketed under Wynncom. The handsets are mix of Utility, Multimedia and Qwerty phones. These devices look cool and decent.

Again the mobiles have been categorized as low end, mid range mobiles. So the Specifications and Review of the mobiles are listed below. These handsets are offered at a nominal price and also boasts the necessary features that a phone should have.

Y10
This handset is the most basic handset that has the features of

  • Dual SIM(GSM+GSM)
  • Audio Player
  • FM with Recording
  • Video Player
  • Memory upto 4 GB
  • Torchlight
  • 500 contacts(phonebook memory)
  • Mobile tracker
  • Blacklist
  • Call reject SMS service
  • Sound recording


Y11

This phone is slightly a upgraded version of Y10. The features of this handset is

  • Dual SIM (GSM+GSM)
  • 1800mAh long lasting battery
  • 4.6cm (1.8)
  • 262k TFT color screen
  • Torchlight
  • MP3 player
  • Video player (128×160 pixels)
  • FM with schedule recording
  • Expandable memory upto 4GB
  • English/Hindi-language support
  • Mobile tracker
  • GPRS enabled
  • Application protection
  • Blacklist software

Y21

This handset is little bit higher in cost compared to Y11 also it boasts camera.  This handset  features a telescopic antenna for FM radio with schedule recording. The features of this handset is

  • Dual SIM
  • MP3 player
  • 4.6cm (1.8) 262k TFT color screen
  • Digital camera (VGA)
  • Video player
  • 1200mAh battery
  • Torchlight
  • English/Hindi-language support
  • Expandable memory upto 4GB

Now lets take a look at a mid range mobiles

Y20

Y20 is a mid range handset that boasts VGA Camera with Dual SIM. The phone is offered with Voice recording and Play back support. 800mAh Battery seems sufficient to power the handset for a decent amount of time. The other features  of this handset includes

  • 4.6cm (1.8) 262k TFT color screen
  • MP3 player
  • FM with recording
  • 3.5mm music jack
  • English/Hindi-language support
  • Expandable memory upto 4GB
  • Bluetooth enabled
  • 1000 contact phonebook
  • Dual LED torch
  • Mobile tracker and file protection

Y22
This handset is a upgrade over Y20. This is a candy bar mobile that boasts few other features when compared to Y20. It has a Dual SIM (GSM+GSM) with Telescopic antenna-FM radio, MP3 player and
Motion sensor. It has a 5.1cm (2) 262k TFT color screen, VGA camera with video recording & playback.

  • Bluetooth
  • GPRS/WAP/MMS
  • 1150mAh battery
  • Torchlight with currency checker
  • English/Hindi/Bengali/Tamil-language support
  • Export/Import phonebook to memory card
  • Expandable memory upto 4GB
  • Remote messaging service
  • VIP number
  • Mobile tracker
  • Blacklist software

Y30
This a Handset that is offered with a 2 MP Camera, Video recording and playback, Webcam and 5.6cm (2.2) 262k TFT color screen. Other features of this handset are listed below,

  • MP3 player
  • FM radio with schedule recording
  • Expandable memory up to 8GB
  • 1000mAh battery
  • Bluetooth with A2DP Profile
  • Hindi language support
  • Dual speaker
  • Dual LED torch
  • PC synchronization
  • Mobile tracker
  • Blacklist
  • Magic Voice with changeable sound
  • GPRS/MMS/WAP
  • Shared phonebook

Y50
This is a handset that would attract the youngsters.  This mobile has a wide screen with QWERTY keypad and a BlackBerry-sque track ball for navigation. It has a 2 MP Camera with flash that supports video recording and playback. The other features of this mobile phone are

  • Dual SIM (GSM+GSM)
  • 6.1cm (2.4) 262k TFT color screen
  • MP3 player with audio equalizer
  • FM radio with schedule recording
  • 3.5mm music jack
  • Motion sensor
  • 1000mAh battery
  • Bluetooth with A2DP Profile
  • EDGE
  • JAVA enabled
  • Nimbuzz Messenger and Snaptu (Social Networking applications)
  • Expandable memory up to 8GB
  • Mobile tracker software
  • PC Sync

Mobile Reviews, Technology

Spice S-7000 – Review and Price

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Spice has added another touchphone to its list of smartphones. This smartphone boasts exclusive features such as 3.2 inch Full touchscreen, 3.2 MP Camera, WAP GPRS and the specialty of this mobile is Spice S-7000 offered with preloaded exclusive Disney content that features some Disney content in the form of movies, wallpapers and ringtones. This mobile will be available only in white color.  Spice S-7000 features are very latest and up to date with exotic features which will give you the pride owning the phone .

You can use your S-7000 mobile phone as a webcam to stay in touch in with your dear ones to bring near. The loud speaker with clear audio output will impress music lovers. Spice S -7000 can be connected to your PC with USB data cable and Bluetooth. It supports an external memory up to 16 GB expandable.

Spice S-7000 features and specifications

  • 3.2 inch full touch QVGA screen
  • 3.2 MP camera with video recording option
  • Extendable memory up to 16 GB (T Flash)
  • WAP/GPRS/EDGE
  • Games
  • Email
  • GSM
  • Java
  • MP3 Player
  • Voice Recording
  • Video Player
  • USB Port
  • Bluetooth
  • Special  preloaded content from Disney India
  • Works as internet modem and webcam

Price
This handset is tagged with a price of Rs.7499/-(app)

Mobile Reviews, Technology

G-Fone 571 – Launch, Review, Price and Specifications

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G-Fone has launched G-Fone 571 in India. This handset is offered in two colors Black and White that has QWERTY keypad. This mobile has the pre-installed application of Snaptu and Nimbuzz which are the social and life style applications whereas Nimbuzz allows you to call, chat, message and swap files on the go.

The handset assures you a completely new level of mobile movie viewing experience.It is equipped with a 208 Mhz processor, which can flawlessly playback MP4 videos on its 2.2-inch, 64k colors QVGA Display. It also boasts the other features such as FM Radio Playback, FM recording, 1.3 MP Camera, Video recording, MP3 Playback and audio recording.

Physical Features and Specifications

  • 64000 Colors QVGA Display
  • Screen Size – 2.2”
  • Phone Book – 3000 X 8 Fields
  • SMS – 2000
  • Mp3 Ringtones
  • FM Radio
  • Mp3 Music Player
  • 1.3 Mp Camera with Flash Light
  • Unlimited Video Recording
  • Video playback – Full Mp4 Support
  • Expandable Memory up to 8GB
  • Mobile Tracker
  • Long Distance Control
  • Stereo Bluetooth
  • USB
  • Web Cam
  • Built In Modem
  • EDGE Connection
  • Nimbuzz
  • Snaptu
  • Torch Light
  • Blacklist Calls & SMS
  • Email
  • Java Enabled
  • Motion Sensor

Price

G-Fone 571 can be yours if you spend just Rs.3999/-

Mobile Reviews, Technology

Zen S10 Dual SIM Handset – Review, Price and Specifications

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Zen mobiles have launched their first multimedia slider phone named Zen S10. This handset is a blend of exotic features at a nominal price. The handset has a excellent shiny metallic surface finish body that looks sleek and stylish. The handset appears to be stylish as well as worthier. Zen S10 has a high end loudspeaker feature which enables you to listen to music that puts you into the music world.

Physical Specifications

  • 2.2 inch TFT QVGA screen
  • 2 MP Camera with flash and video recording
  • Image Viewer/Organiser
  • Dual SIM
  • Slider design
  • MP3 and MP4 Player
  • Voice Recording
  • Bluetooth
  • WAP
  • GPRS
  • USB Port
  • Games
  • Clock
  • Alarm
  • FM Radio
  • In-built 2 GB memory(expandable upto 4 GB)

Price
This handset is offered for just Rs.4999/-(approximately)

Hardware, IT Industry, Technology

Ultra thin low voltage chips from Intel

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Intel has launched new ultra thin new notebook processors which would consume very less voltage and this is going to make a new era in the processor family.Intel has variety of Ultra thin low voltage chips for notebooks as well as for Mobiles.Number of new designs available for ultra thin chips is around 40 and there are even chips with less than 1 inch thickness,weight between two and five pounds and hence the notebooks or the laptops is going to be small in size an weight.Laptops are also going to be lightweight with its new chip and hence it is assumed to be energy efficient and in turn there is going to be a good battery life.

Intel’s new ultra-low voltage consumer laptop CPUs include the following

Core i7-660UM (dual-core, 1.33GHz, 18W, 4MB cache) Core i5-540UM (dual-core, 1.20GHz, 18W, 3MB cache)
Core i5-430UM (dual-core, 1.20GHz, 18W, 3MB cache) Core i3-330UM (dual-core, 1.20GHz, 18W, 3MB cache) Pentium U5400 (dual-core, 1.20GHz, 18W, 3MB cache) and Celeron U3400 (dual-core, 1.06GHz, 18W, 2MB cache).

Intel also provides new chips for Mobile 5 series with many supporting features as follows

Expanded support for video and audio
Built-in data protection and anti-theft technology
Full ultra-thin platform

Internet, IT Industry

Nokia and Yahoo – A great new partnership

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With all Apple’s product like iPhone,Android mobiles available in market this new partnership sounds Amazing and they are here to attract customers with different new features.Nokia and Yahoo are going to have equal gains due to each other.Yahoo mail and Yahoo messenger will be pre-installed in Nokia mobiles and hence people are sure get attracted with this inbuilt feature.And with Yahoo its going to have power maps and navigation services from Nokia.Its something like both the organisations compliment each other in their features

Nokia is seeing some downfall in the recent days as it was not able to compete as good with its products with Apple’s iPhone and even with Droid Phones.But now it will be able to compete with its new features atleast in the American region

Again Yahoo can updates its email services with the navigation services as it also lags behind from Google in all these features.After a long time we could see some interesting things happening in both Nokia and Yahoo.

Hardware, IT Industry

HP recalls battery for models since 2007

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Most of the HP laptop users will have the complaint of the system getting overheated and there is no better way to reduce the overheat of the system.Many recall systems were earlier announced for batteries by HP.But this the first time in the history HP is conducting the recall program for a large number of batteries

Recall was made earlier this Friday and this recall is in continuation with the latest earlier recall which was for around 70,000 batteries.Recall program would be valid for batteries sold Since August 2007 till 2008.

But its always happens with all laptop manufactures like Sony,HP to call for recall program to replace batteries as it gets overheat.Its actually a risky one for the users to use the over heating batteries.Why not the laptop manufacturers produce good batteries at the initial launch instead of making the users difficult and riskier in using these kind of batteries.

IT Industry, Others, Technology

Beta version of Encrypted search in Google

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Try browsing google with just https instead of http and now you can see the beta version of Google search through SSL.This is the full link that leads you to the encrypted versions
https:\\www.google.com

You could wonder how this encrypted version would be of great help.It helps a lot of users from blocking the search contents visible to other websites or even to other hackers.But still the search content will be visible to Google as it will be available in their database.Its obvious that Google will be having complete details on search but there is some good amount of trust on Google as the contents will not be shared and it will be kept secure.IT administrators can have good benefit through Google search since the search traffic is kept private between you and Google

There are also some more benefits for the business users.First and foremost benefit is that the Google search traffic cannot be intercepted.Searches that are done through google are not archived in the browser history.Autofill option is also disabled if the search is tried using SSL in Google

There are many features available in Internet Explorer version 8 which acts as a support to the encrypted version of Google.IE secure features are available inside the InPrivate browser mode.If you are into the InPrivate browser mode then many contents like Web history, cookies, temporary Internet files, or other data will not be traced and will not be available inside the browser.
But the only drawback is that it cannot protect the data crossing the Internet

Only drawback of Google’s encrypted search is that the contents URL will be available inside browser History and other one is that the encrypted version is available only for contents but not for the images,maps etc.So to get the full benefit of security its better to use InPrivate mode of Internet Explorer 8 along with Encrypted version of Google

Mobile Reviews

Another Green heart mobile from Sony Ericsson – Hazel

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Sony Ericsson has many new models to release this year and its turn of Hazel getting released which is falling under the category of Green heart.So as the name its denotes that mobile is going to be eco friendly but with enormous features and some could also be a new one when compared with its other models or even with other mobiles.You need to compromise on cost but sure not on the features.Though mobile is going to be eco friendly but its not going to be weather proof.
One simple information which denotes the eco friendly feature is there is not going to be a User Guide as everything will be available inside the phone memory.But not sure how this feature is going to convince novice users.

Hazel is made of recycled plastics and uses waterborne paint.It also has a power efficient charger which would in turn minimize electric consumption.Hazel even concentrates on eco friendly option with its display screen as it is designed with 2.6” mineral glass but covered with scratch-resistant display outer to it.

Price of Hazel is around $340 and in India it is around rs 12000

Features of Hazel

Less Noice More Voice.So with Hazel even if you are surrounded with noise Hazel would filter out the unnecessary noices around you

Screen Resolution

240 x 320 pixels (QVGA)
16,777,216 color TFT

Available Colors

Black
Passionate Rouge

Available Browsers

WAP 2.0/xHTML
HTML (NetFront)
RSS reader

Sizes
102.0 x 49.5 x 16.0 mm
4.0 x 1.9 x 0.6 inches

Weight
120.0 gr
4.2 oz

Memory
Internal Memory Up to 280 MB
External MicroSD™ support (up to 16 GB)

Battery

Standard battery, Li-Po 1000 mAh (BST-43)
Stand-by time – 430 h (2G) / Up to 450 h (3G)
Talk time – 10 h (2G) / Up to 4 h (3G)

Others
Noice Cancellation
Splash resistant
Support for Wi-Fi,GPRS,Bluetooth
3G Support