get to know the technology: 2012

Sunday, December 23, 2012

LG Optimus Vu

The phablets are here to stay, and that is pretty much crystal clear. The Samsung Galaxy Note II still pretty much leads the way in terms of performance and the overall premium feel of the package. But the others are not to be ignored!

Vu is huge, and that is what you immediately notice the moment you hold it in your hand. The Galaxy Note II has a width of 80.5mm, while the Optimus Vu measures at just more than 90mm. The wide design does make it slightly uncomfortable while you hold the phone against the ear and talk. A Bluetooth should solve the problem.

The Fujitsu STYLISTIC Q702

Ever been in a situation when you had a laptop wishing you had a tablet (or vice-versa)? Ever wished for a device that can instantly switch between the two form factors? Fujitsu grants this with its STYLISTIC Q702 tablet. Dock the device into a keyboard accessory, and it transforms nicely into a laptop. This Windows 8 device is basically a tablet, because the essential computing hardware is inside the screen, and the keyboard is an accessory. But actually, the keyboard is more than an accessory because it contains additional ports and, more importantly, an additional battery.

Android 4.0 Dual-SIM Wammy Sensation

After the 5" Wammy Note phablet, WickedLeak has come up with a handset for people with normal-sized hands! The dual-SIM Wammy Sensation can handle 2G as well as 3G SIM cards. This Android-based smartphone is powered by a 1.2 GHz Cortex A9 dual-core processor and 1 GB DDR3 RAM.

Genius KB 8005 Wireless Keyboard-Mouse Combo

No matter how many tablets, and hybrid PCs enter the market, the good old "computer" doesn't seem like a dying breed. For owners of those, Genius has launched the KB 8005. The keyboard/mouse combo includes a 2.4 GHz wireless keyboard and a wireless mouse, which can be connected to a computer via a USB mini-receiver. The keyboard is powered by two AAA batteries, while the mouse needs one AA battery.

The keyboard features six hot keys for media control functions and easy access to browser functions, while the three-button mouse houses a 1200 dpi BlueEye sensor.

Facebook ‘Like’ scam

If you look, you will find countless Facebook pages that have hundreds of thousands of likes and comments. But are these real? Some of the posts invite people to write a comment to see what happens. But predictably, nothing happens and this is all part of a large-scale Facebook scam.

These ‘stories’ then appear on newsfeeds and begin to resemble spam. The most common modus operandi for such Facebook scams is to attract people by getting their sympathy. This is easily achieved with images of sick children, wounded animals or details about some charitable organization.

HTC Launches Android 4.0 Desire X With 4" Screen For Rs 20,000

After being unveiled at IFA 2012 in Germany, HTC's Desire X has finally landed in India. The handset looks a lot like a mashup of the flagship One X and Desire C's design. Moving on to its features, the Desire X runs Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) with company's iconic Sense 4.0a UI on top of it. The phone's 4" Super LCD display has 480x800 resolution. The gadget is powered by a 1 GHz dual-core CPU, and sports a 5 mp rear camera. Here's the list of its detailed specs:

Swipe Telecom is back with its first Dual-SIM 3G offering: A tablet called the Swipe Tab All in One. The Dual-SIM functionality on this one should let you use 3G SIMs for data usage, and you wouldn't have to depend on an external dongle. The SIM slots also let you make voice calls. The 7" tablet, which has a 1.5 GHz CPU, runs Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). The product page isn't up as of this writing, but here's the list of specifications from an official press release:

Qutb Minar Becomes First Indian Monument To Get E-Ticket System

The Qutb Minar is second on the list of most visited monuments in the country, just after the Taj Mahal. Considering the sheer number of daily visitors to the monument, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), which manages the UN Heritage site, has set up a trial run for an automated ticketing programme. From today up to 31st October, ticket counters at the Qutb Minar will feature the new e-ticketing system.

Intex, generally known for PC peripherals, has been in the mobile phone business for quite some time. Its lineup includes a plethora of mass market dual-SIM handsets. The latest entrant to this family is a smartphone — the Aqua 4.0. However, Intex has slotted it in the entry-level segment. Let's see how it measures up.

Design And Build Quality
The retail package has the phone, earphones, and a charger with a detachable cable. The device measures 4.5" (l) x 2.4" (w) x 0.5" (12 mm) (d), and tips the scales at 113 grammes. The handset has a decent design that won't draw any polarized reactions. The Aqua 4.0 feels good to hold, and its textured back panel provides a comfortable grip. More importantly, the phone doesn't make a creaking sound when pressed near the corners. All in all, the build quality is good.

Specifications :
Processor: Intel Core i3-2350M @ 2.3GHz; RAM: 4GB; Display: 15.6-inch, 1366 x 768 pixels; Graphics: Intel HD 3000 and AMD Radeon HD7670M; Storage: 500GB; Connectivity: 3 USB, HDMI out, Wi-Fi and Ethernet

Google Apps Users Can Now Get 24/7 Phone Support For Chrome

Google just announced that Google Apps for Business, Education and Government customers can now call and email the company with their questions about Chrome. Google, of course, has always been somewhat notorious for its lack of customer support options, but this is slowly changing. Last November, for example, the company announced that it would start offering 24/7 phone support for paying Apps for Business users. Starting today, Google Apps users can call and email Google for support with “Chrome installation, functionality, security, browser policy settings and Google Apps interoperability for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.”

Datawind's proverbial tiger — better known as the Aakash tablet — seems to have increasingly taken on the qualities of an illusion. For those keeping a check, the release date was last stated to be October, without any further details being specified. By the likes of it, the HRD ministry wants to bring out the Aakash II on the same day as the original tab's launch a year ago. While those who paid in advance to own this piece of the sky are still waiting, politicians are busy taking digs at each other over the world's cheapest tablet.

Nokia Announces Dual-SIM Asha 308 With 3" Display

Nokia has added another handset to its Series 40 based Asha lineup — the Asha 308, which comes with dual-SIM (GSM) functionality. This feature phone sports a 3" capacitive multi-touch screen protected by scratch-resistant glass. Apart from that, you get a 2 mp camera and Bluetooth 3.0. More importantly, the phone has a hot-swappable secondary SIM card slot. Here is the detailed list of features:

3" capacitive multi-touch screen with 240x400 pixels, 65k colours.
Dual-SIM, dual-band GSM (900, 1800 MHz), Supports EDGE.
2 mp fixed-focus camera with viedo records 176x134, 10 fps, No flash.
Aperture: 2.8; Focal Lenth: 3.6 mm; Camera Features: Landscape orientation, Exposure compensation, Auto and manual white balance, Still image editor, Full screen viewfinder, Self timer, Centre-weighted auto exposure.
3.5 mm jack with TV-Out, Micro-USB 2.0, Bluetooth 3.0.
128 MB internal storage, 32 GB microSD card slot.
Supported Multimedia Formats: MP3, MF, ASF, WAV, AAC, AMR, AWB, M4V, M4A, AVI, NRT, WMA, 3GP, 3G2, MIDI, WMVAMR-NB, Mobile XMF, eAAC+.
1110 mAh battery with 6 hours of talk time and 510 hours standby, 40 hours of music.
Series 40 platform.
4.3" (l) x 2.1" (w) x 0.5" (13 mm) (h), 104 grammes.
Package Contents: Nokia charger AC-11, Nokia battery BL-4U, Nokia stereo headset WH-102.

The phone comes with the Nokia Xpress browser and Maps. Additionally, the Asha 308 offers 40 free-to-download EA games including Tetris, FIFA 2012, and Need for Speed The Run. Although Nokia hasn't given a specific launch date, the handset is expected to hit the global market later this year. It will be available in black and Golden White, with a expected price tag of $100 (approx Rs 5,400).

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Install Windows 7 from a Pendrive / Create a bootable Pendrive to install Windows 7 Pendrives

Recently I was under the situation where I had to use Pen drive to install Windows 7 so I searched internet and found the following steps to make a bootable pendrive and installing a fresh copy of windows 7, which I am sharing here :

Even though Hong Kong is an important Asian city, technology entrepreneurship is still nascent. The infrastructure in place does not foster competitiveness. That is why Stephen Forte and TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2012 Hackathon winner Paul Orlando decided to create AcceleratorHK, the first accelerator program in Hong Kong.

The three-month program offers $15,000 in seed capital, mentorship and co-working space. It is now accepting applications for its first batch.

Oracle has acquired SelectMinds, a provider of cloud-based, social talent sourcing apps that allow companies to use social networks such as Facebook to recruit employees. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

It is Oracle’s year for buying companies in the human capital management market (HCM). Earlier this year it acquired Taleo for $1.92 billion. Taleo’s solutions help customers attract, motivate, and retain employees.

India allows FDI in retail, again

India opened its retail sector to foreign supermarkets on Friday, a major economic reform that has been stalled for months by political gridlock and came as part of a package of measures aimed at reviving growth.

(FDI in retail, aviation sectors allowed. Read http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/09/14/india-economy-retail-fdi-reform-idINDEE88D08M20120914)

The policy comes with provisos which, some analysts said, could hamper firms hoping to set up shop in the world's second-most populous country.

Stan Lee Teams Up With Moonshark To Create His First Mobile Game: Verticus

Moonshark, a startup backed by Qualcomm and talent agency CAA, teams up with big-name creative talent to create mobile games and apps. For its first game, it partnered with Jennifer Lopez. For its second title, it’s working with a star of a very different type — Stan Lee, the comic book writer who co-created (with artists Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko) most of Marvel’s biggest characters, including Spider-Man, and who’s now chairman and chief creative officer at POW! Entertainment.

Windows 8 slates are riding a wave of 40 Xbox titles into an October launch, and now Microsoft has laid the foundation to deliver more games with a brand new studio focused on tablet development. The currently unnamed, London-based outfit will be headed by former Rare Production Director Lee Schuneman, who has shepherded Kinect Sports titles,

Unsurprisingly, Apple left us in the dark regarding some specifics of the iPhone 5 upon its release. Thankfully, the good folks over at Anandtech have done a bit of digging into those numbers you see bordering Apple's Apple A6 SoC, definitively figuring out that Cupertino's latest phone packs in a total 1GB of Samsung-sourced memory.

With the next cricketing extravaganza just around the corner, JumpGames has joined the frenzy with the official T20 ICC Cricket WorldCup 2012 game. Currently available only for Android, the game is expected to soon debut for BlackBerry, iOS, and Symbian handsets — along with a Java version for feature phones.

While the controvercy surrounding Do Not Track (DNT) in Internet Explorer, and its handling by the Apache server is still fresh, there is some good news from Google.

Google Chrome till now has not implemented the Do Not Track option that all other browsers have implemented—even Internet Explorer—by now. Google Chrome has held out for this long, but soon it too will be adding the option.

Earlier this month, a Microsoft contest called BingItOn encouraged people to try out Bing vs Google in the same window — and decide which was better. Microsoft's claim was that the overall Bing:Google win ratio is 2:1. Our claim is that a comparison is pointless.
People quite enjoy comparing search results in an "objective" way, then pronouncing "The Best" across parameters. Less objective people simply root for their personal favourite in the same way they root for sports teams — which the folks at Bing noticed, and thought up the BingItOn contest. The event has brought in some PR for Microsoft — good and bad — and it's invited quite a bit of commentary (objective as well as just-for-fun). But here's why (IMHO) there's either no question of, or no need for, a comparison:

Nintendo sees next opportunity for Wii success in Latin America, Eastern Europe

"We will continue to sell the Wii," Nintendo America president and CEO Reggie Fils-Aime told investors today in a Q&A followup to the company's big Wii U event in New York City. "In the US, the Wii has sold about 40 million units. We believe that there continues to be an opportunity with the Wii." However, where Fils-Aime sees the most opportunity may not be where you expect. "I'm responsible for Canada, and Latin America as well," he said. "We think there's opportunity in both of those markets, especially Latin America." The Wii is currently offered by Nintendo in North America, Asia, Australia, and Europe, but not Latin America. The Wii ranges from $140 to $250, depending on what it comes with.

Apple’s website now shows the unlocked pricing for the iPhone 5 in the U.S. Using the site’s compare tool, you can see that the 16GB model starts at $649, with the 32GB version costing $749, and the 64GB top-tier configuration running $849.

YouTube is looking to give some much-needed celebrity status to the most engaging teachers in the world. They’re conducting an Internet-wide competition of the best video lessons, which will be judged by an all-star panel of online educators, such as Sal Khan of Khan Academy. “The rise of online educational videos is giving learners access to the world’s greatest thinkers and teachers, leveling the playing field for all,” explains the YouTube blog announcement.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is expanding in Japan through the opening of a new availability zone. The move means that AWS will most likely be adding more data centers to keep up with the steady demand in service it has had since it first began offering its service in Tokyo 18 months ago.
AWS breaks its regions into availability zones. Each availability zone can encompass multiple data centers.

The T20 cricket World Cup is just around the corner — it'll start on the 18th of this month, and conclude on the 7th of October. Cricket lovers around the world can stay tuned to all the matches — via the ICC's official website for the tournament.

Apple CEO Tim Cook unveiled the next-generation iPhone 5 at a keynote address in San Francisco, marking the release of undoubtedly the most eagerly awaited smartphone of the year. As expected, it has a larger 4" screen, yet at 7.6 mm is 18% thinner than its predecessor.

The newly announced handset is powered by an A6 chipset, which is said to be twice as fast as the iPhone 4S's A5 SoC. Its 4" Retina display has pixel dimensions of 1136x640 (pixel density 326 ppi). Here's the list of specs confirmed by Apple:

Television Commercials

A television advertisement or television commercial, often just commercial, advert, ad, or ad-film (India)–is a span of television programming produced and paid for by an organization that conveys a message. Advertisement revenue provides a significant portion of the funding for most privately owned television networks. The vast majority of television advertisements today consist of brief advertising spots, ranging in length from a few seconds to several minutes (as well as program-length infomercials). Advertisements of this sort have been used to promote a wide variety of goods, services and ideas since the dawn of television. The effect of commercial advertisements upon the viewing public has been successful and pervasive.

Cyber security standards are security standards which enable organizations to practice safe security techniques to minimize the number of successful cyber security attacks. These guides provide general outlines as well as specific techniques for implementing cyber security. For certain specific standards, cyber security certification by an accredited body can be obtained. There are many advantages to obtaining certification including the ability to get cyber security insurance.

Touchscreen Mobile Phones

A touchscreen is an electronic visual display that can detect the presence and location of a touch within the display area. The term generally refers to touching the display of the device with a finger or hand. Touchscreens can also sense other passive objects, such as a stylus. The touchscreen has two main attributes. First, it enables one to interact directly with what is displayed, rather than indirectly with a cursor controlled by a mouse or touch pad. Secondly, it lets one do so without requiring any intermediate device that would need to be held in the hand. Such displays can be attached to computers, or to networks as terminals. They also play a prominent role in the design of digital appliances such as the personal digital assistant (PDA), satellite navigation devices, mobile phones, and video games.

Bike

A motorcycle (also called a motorbike, bike, or cycle) is a single-track, engine-powered, two-wheeled motor vehicle. Motorcycles vary considerably depending on the task for which they are designed, such as long distance travel, navigating congested, cruising, sport and racing, or off-road conditions.

Low Cost Airline In India

An airline provides air transport services for passengers or freight. Airlines lease or own their aircraft with which to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for mutual benefit. Generally, airline companies are recognized with an air operating certificate or license issued by a governmental aviation body. Airlines vary from those with a single aircraft carrying mail or cargo, through full-service international airlines operating hundreds of aircraft. Airline services can be categorized as being intercontinental, intra-continental, domestic, or international, and may be operated as scheduled services or charters.

--Lowcost Airline In India--

Heel Care Product is antiseptic cream is a herbal product and most of the ingredients are nature based. Heel Care Product helps to revive cracked, dry, rough heels and soles of your feet. The special formula moistens and softens the skin, giving your feet a revived, fresh feeling. The perfect solution after a hard day on your feet, just sit back and relax with this Heel Therapy Cream. Heel Repair cream works to effectively repair dry, cracked, callused heels while soothing, moisturizing, softening and protecting skin.

--Most Common Symptoms of Cracked Heels are--

1. Hard growth of skin on the outer edge of the heel.

2. Yellow or dark skin on the heel.

3. Pain while walking.

4. Increased pain in thin soles or open back shoes.

5. Red or flaky patches on the heel of the foot

6. Peeling and cracked skin

7. Itchy skin

Retail Stores

Retail consists of the sale of goods or merchandise from a fixed location, such as a department store, boutique or kiosk, or by mail, in small or individual lots for direct consumption by the purchaser. Retailing may include subordinated services, such as delivery. Purchasers may be individuals or businesses. In commerce, a "retailer" buys goods or products in large quantities from manufacturers or importers, either directly or through a wholesaler, and then sells smaller quantities to the end-user. Retail establishments are often called shops or stores. Retailers are at the end of the supply chain. Manufacturing marketers see the process of retailing as a necessary part of their overall distribution strategy. The term "retailer" is also applied where a service provider services the needs of a large number of individuals, such as a public utility, like electric power.

Online Daily Deals Websites

One deal a day is a web-based business model in which a single type of product is offered for sale for a period of 24 hours. Certain sites sell items uniquely by this method. Other established retailers, such as Amazon.com and Buy.com feature a "deal a day" item in addition to more conventional sales methods.

::Daily deal website offer a variety of product and services::

There has been a huge increase in the use of online shopping by people all over the world. That is because it caters to people from all different age groups and all kinds of tastes. Buying stuff over the internet is amazingly convenient and all you have to do is click on the mouse a few times. Shopping on the internet is extremely fast too. In a matter of minutes you can get exactly what you need. You will always find what you need on the internet because if one website doesn’t have the supply, another one will for sure.

Non Stick Cookware

This cookware is specially treated or coated to prevent foods from sticking. The special finishes permit the elimination of the fat usually required to lubricate cooking surfaces, and generally can be easily cleaned without scrubbing. The processes used to create the nonstick finish vary; some finishes can flake or scratch over time or if used with metal utensils. (Although some manufacturers claim that their cookware is completely scratch-resistant.) In general nonstick finishes should not be subjected to the high heat of broilers; manufacturers generally recommend a maximum temperature. Most nonstick cookware is dishwasher safe, but read the manufacturers’ use instructions before cooking with and washing any nonstick cookware.

Cookware refers to the specially designed cooking containers used on the stove top or range. In general, it is distinguished from bake ware, which is containers used for baking, like cookie sheets and pie plates. But containers for foods that goes in the oven, but do not have flour as an important ingredient, such as a roasting pan, Dutch oven, or grain dish, may be considered cookware, rather than bake ware. Also, cookware does not include the tools and utensils used in food preparation.

Online Ads

Online advertising is a form of promotion that uses the Internet and World Wide Web for the expressed purpose of delivering marketing messages to attract customers. Examples of online advertising include contextual ads on search engine results pages, banner ads, Rich Media Ads, Social network advertising, interstitial ads, online classified advertising, advertising networks and e-mail marketing, including e-mail spam.

Online advertising is simply advertising that is done over the Internet. For those interested in such a strategy, there are a number of options and some have found a way to advertise online through things that do not appear to be traditional advertising mediums. While the effects of online advertising are still being studied, it is a rapidly-growing segment of the advertising dollar.

Pain Relieving Cream

Pain relieving cream is a topical analgesic cream that is intended to relieve muscle and joint pain associated with arthritis, backaches, knee pain, shoulder pain, tendinitis, strains, sprains, and bruises. Initially created for professional athletes to enhance performance, it is promoted as a daily topical pain relief cream. Its producers also claim that the product can be used as a pre-activity cream that loosens muscles and joints, and a post-activity cream that alleviates body aches. Flex-power's characteristics include a non-offensive medicinal smell, gradual heating sensation and its use of nanotechnology.

People use these topical pain relief creams for many different conditions. Muscle aches, muscle pain, arthritic joint pain, sports injuries such as sprains and strains, chronic conditions like carpal tunnel, TMJ, back pain, neck pain and so forth.

Debit Card

A debit card is a plastic card issued by banks to customers. The card allows instant purchase, removing the correct balance from the user’s attached bank account. Debit cards are distinct from credit cards in that they allow purchase based on available funds in the account to be deducted immediately, instead of by using a line of credit that can be repaid at a later time.

Most debit cards have two features: the ability to purchase items at stores that have automated debit or credit card machines, and the ability to withdraw cash from your bank account at an automatic transaction machine (ATM). They are available in most countries of the world, and have nearly supplanted the use of checks in the United States. However, the cards possess many dangers to the user, both in terms of possible identity theft and unexpected bank fees. Most forms of debit card require a personal identification number (PIN) as a security feature. When removing money from an ATM or using an automatic purchasing machine at a store, the user will have to enter their PIN for verification. In online purchases, the PIN is usually not required, but users will often need to enter the three or four digit security code listed on the back of the card. Additional safety measures common for debit cards include a photograph of the card’s owner on the front, or an electronically reproduced customer signature imprinted on the card.

Microwave Oven

A microwave oven, or simply a microwave, is a kitchen appliance that cooks or heats food by dielectric heating. This is accomplished by using microwave radiation to heat polarized molecules within the food. This excitation is fairly uniform, leading to food being more evenly heated throughout (except in dense objects) than generally occurs in other cooking techniques.

Basic microwave ovens heat foods quickly and efficiently, but do not brown or bake food in the way conventional ovens do. This makes them unsuitable for cooking certain foods, or to achieve certain culinary effects. Additional kinds of heat sources can be added to microwave packaging, or into combination microwave ovens, to add these additional effects.

Mobile Phone

A mobile phone, cell phone or hand phone is an electronic device used to make mobile telephone calls across a wide geographic area, served by many public cells, allowing the user to be mobile. By contrast, a cordless telephone is used only within the range of a single, private base station, for example within a home or an office. A mobile phone can make and receive telephone calls to and from the public telephone network which includes other mobiles and fixed-line phones across the world. It does this by connecting to a cellular network provided by a mobile network operator. In addition to telephony, modern mobile phones also support a wide variety of other services such as text messaging, MMS, e-mail, Internet access, short-range wireless communications (infrared, Bluetooth), business applications, gaming and photography. Mobile phones that offer these more general computing capabilities are referred to as smart phones. The first handheld mobile phone was demonstrated by Dr. Martin Cooper of Motorola in 1973, using a handset weighing 2 kg. In 1983, the DynaTAC 8000x was the first to be commercially available. In the twenty years from 1990 to 2010, worldwide mobile phone subscriptions grew from 12.4 million to over 4.6 billion, penetrating the developing economies and reaching the bottom of the economic pyramid. The WHO released a report on 31 May 2011 classifying cell phone radiation as a "carcinogenic hazard."

Internet Services

Correct use of sockets is only part of network communicating programs. Once you have a way for two programs to talk, you still need a protocol for communication. This protocol lets each party know when to talk, and it precisely defines who is responsible for which part of the service. Even something as relatively simple as connecting to a remote computer requires intricate negotiations between client and server and has numerous dynamically configurable options. If you had to write the Perl code to implement these protocols each time you wanted to use a network service, you'd probably end up writing a lot of buggy programs, try to get demoted into a management position, or both. Fortunately, CPAN has modules for these protocols. Most modules implement the client side of the protocol rather than the server side. This means your program can use these modules to send mail, but not to be a mail server that other clients connect to; to read and post news, but not be a news server that other clients connect to; to transfer files to and from an FTP server, but not to be an FTP server that other clients connect to; and so on.

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