One of Android's biggest strengths is its flexibility. Unlike Apple and its iPhone, Google lets users and third-party developers tweak just about every aspect of the Android interface, and the customization options are nearly endless. If you find something that you don't like about your phone, odds are good that you can change it. From the desktop wallpaper to the notification sounds to the blinking LED indicator light, Android is easy to personalize. Here's how to give Android your own personal flair.
Top 10 sites to test your broadband connection speed
Are you getting the optimal bandwidth that you paid for? Test your internet connection for speed, latency and packet loss with 10 free online tools. Follow these five steps first to get accurate broadband speed test results before you start testing:
Why do you need ten different options to test your broadband connection? Well, we’d suggest you try all ten to get and average out the results. You can then more or less confirm the kind of bandwidth that your service provider is piping to you. If you have the patience, it is suggested that you try each tests at least twice to ensure that the occasional drop in bandwidth or any communication by the background apps don’t end up giving you the wrong picture.
In the wireless internet market, two of the most popular brands are of Reliance and Tata. (reliance being pretty bad in the starting stage)
I tried both the USB modems, but, i'm only satisfied with tata's Photon+.
No doubt, Reliance's Broadband + was launched earlier than the Photon, but still Reliance is the worst. When i used the reliance, it semmed good in the beginning, but after a while, it started behaving very badly. It used to switch on from the HSIA to 1x, at any time, and then shift from 1x to HSIA, causing a lot of connection
ReadNotify is the most powerful and reliable email tracking service that exists today. In short – ReadNotify tells you when email you sent gets read / re-opened / forwarded.ReadNotify will endeavour to provide the following in your Tracking Reports : Date and time opened,Location of recipient (per their ISP city /town),Recipients IP address,Apparent email address of opening (if available),Referrer details (ie; if accessed via web mail etc),URL clicks,How long the email was read for,How many times your email was opened,If your email was forwarded,or opened on a different computer and much more.
Mobile9 is news and discussion forum.Content can be downloaded for free.Registered Members have access to ringtones, wallpapers and other downloads. Ringtones,Themes,Softwares,Games are availableo on this website for all mobile phone. Link : Mobile9
Microsoft said on Friday that it will release Office 2010 to manufacturing in April and provide businesses with copies of the latest Office suite on May 12.
Office 2010 RTM will hit MSDN on April 22, Volume License with Software Assurance on April 27, and Volume License without Software Assurance on May 1. General availability is still June 2010.
Last month Neowin revealed Microsoft's plans for the guarantee program. Customers who purchase Office 2007, or a new PC with Office 2007, and activate it between March 5, 2010 and September 30, 2010 will be offered a free upgrade to Office 2010. Copies will be available online, via download, at no additional cost. Microsoft also officially confirmed that the business launch for Office 2010 is on May 12.
HTC Corporation and Bharti Airtel, has announced an exclusive partnership to launch the HTC Smart in India in collaboration with Qualcomm Incorporated.
“HTC has always focused on setting the stage for new mobile experiences and the HTC Smart is clear differentor from touch phone and the result of customer feedback from all over the world....
Nokia is one of the largest selling phones in India and the company with their finger on the pulse of the aam aadmi.
They are now offering 12 months of extended warranty on their E-series and N-series devices. Though the announcement is tucked away on the site... you wouldn't stumble upon it unless you were looking for it... it sounds good as theextended warranty for 12 months is worth Rs. 1,414. The offer expires on.....
Yahoo email accounts of some journalists and other users whose work relates to China were compromised in an attack discovered this week, days after Google announced it would move its Chinese-language search services out of China due to censorship concerns.
Some journalists in China and Taiwan found they were unable to...
With dozens of Windows PCs available at retail, each preloaded with one of several versions of Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system, it's far too easy to buy a version of the OS that doesn't meet your needs. Maybe that bargain Acer Aspire One netbook you're eying runs Windows 7 Starter, but you'd prefer Windows 7 Home Premium, which adds the slick Aero interface, better media tools, and the ability to run more than three apps at once.
Or perhaps you're ready to buy a full-size HP laptop with Win 7 Home Premium, but you really need the enhanced networking and backup tools of Win 7 Professional. (In all, there are six versions of Windows 7.)
Well, Microsoft has a new promotion designed to tickle your upgrade bone at point of sale. Starting April 4, PC buyers will be able to upgrade to fancier version of Windows at a reduced price. Here's the U.S. price breakdown from the company's Windows Blog:
Windows 7 Starter to Windows 7 Home Premium: $49.99 (regular price is $79.99)
Windows 7 Home Premium to Windows 7 Professional: $79.99 (regular price is $89.99)
Since every copy of Windows 7 is really the Ultimate version (with all the bells and whistles) in disguise, the upgrade should be relatively quick and painless, Redmond says. Win 7 has a tool, Windows Anytime Upgrade, for just this purpose.
These deals are better than nothing, I suppose, but they're hardly barnburners. After all, a $10 savings isn't much of an incentive to upgrade to Win 7 Professional. And will customers who pay $250 for a cheap netbook want to shell out another $50 for Win 7 Home.
Microsoft's OS-upgrade deals are available at participating retailers for a limited time. In the U.S., the offer ends July 3.
Although Windows XP is arguably the most stable and reliable version of Windows thus far, occasionally you might hit a few digital potholes that throw XP out of alignment.To ensure a smooth ride and eliminate common XP problems just navigate to Web article.info .
This portal which solves most of the common issues encountered in to days.There you can also find hiring tips and tricks for your system and to provide providence. What happens when you force it to shut down by using the Task Manager,Sometimes files can become corrupt, in which case Windows XP prevents you from deleting them and displays an error message that says the files cannot be deleted because they are currently in use. Even if you restart your computer and try to delete the files again, usually you see the same error message,To delete videos with the file extension .avi,Restore Windows to a Healthy State,use system restore when windows won’t start,protect windows from a botched software installation,temporarily disable anti-virus or anti-spy ware software,download a newer version of software,download a patch these are the common issues with solution you can find out there.
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Microsoft's new browser, Internet Explorer 9 (IE9), will not run on Windows XP, now or when the software eventually ships, the company confirmed this week.
The move makes Microsoft the first major browser developer to drop support for XP, the world's most popular operating system, in a future release.
Although Microsoft excluded Windows XP from the list for the IE9 developer preview, it sidestepped the question about which versions of Windows the final browser would support. In an IE9 FAQ, for example, Microsoft responded, "It's too early to talk about features of the Internet Explorer 9 Beta" to the query, "Will Internet Explorer 9 run on Windows XP?"
That caused some users to demand a straight answer. "Please tell whether the final version will run on Windows XP SP3 or not," said someone identified as "eXPerience" in a comment to a blog post by Dean Hachamovich, Microsoft's general manager for the IE team. "If not, please be clear about it. Really, enough is enough of keeping users in the lurch about Windows XP support."
Others bashed Microsoft on the assumption that IE9 would never run on XP. "Dropping Windows XP support is one of the worst decisions ever taken by [the] IE team, probably even worse than disbanding the IE team back in the IE6 days," claimed an anonymous commenter.
Microsoft had offered up broad hints that IE9 was not in Windows XP's future, however. Tuesday, a company spokeswoman said the new browser needs a "modern operating system," a phrase that hasn't been paired with Window XP for years. "Internet Explorer 9 requires the modern graphics and security underpinnings that have come since 2001," she added, clearly referring to XP, which appeared that year.
Windows XP's inability to run the Platform Preview or the final browser stems from, IE9's graphics hardware acceleration, which relies on the Direct2D and DirectWrite DirectX APIs (applications programming interfaces). Support for those APIs is built into Windows 7, and was added to Vista and Windows Server 2008 last October, but cannot be extended to Windows XP.
Some users worried that by halting browser development for Windows XP, Microsoft would repeat a current problem, getting customers to ditch IE6 for a newer version. "Those who choose to stay with XP will be forced to [then] stay forever on IE8, which will become the new IE6," said a user named Danny Gibbons in a comment on Hachamovich's blog.
Tough, said Sheri McLeish, Forrester Research's browser analyst. "This is the stick to get off XP," she said. Windows XP users will solve the browser problem themselves when they upgrade, as most eventually will, to Windows 7. "What are they going to do, go to Linux or run XP forever?" she asked.
Still, IE9's inability to run on Windows XP will prevent it from becoming widespread until the nearly-nine-year-old OS loses significant share to Windows 7. According to Web metrics company NetApplications' most recent data, if IE9 was released today, it would be able to run on just over a quarter -- 27% -- of all Windows machines.
No other major browser maker has announced plans to stop supporting Windows XP, but several have dropped other operating systems or platforms. Last month, for instance, Mozilla said it would not support Apple's Mac OS X 10.4, known as "Tiger," in future upgrades to Firefox. Google's Chrome for the Mac, meanwhile, only runs on Intel-based Macs, not on the older PowerPC-based machines that were discontinued in 2006.
The IE9 Platform Preview can be downloaded from Microsoft's site. It requires Windows 7, Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 or Windows 2008 R2.
Nokia has unveiled the Nokia C5 , a smartphone optimized for social networking and sharing. The device includes access to Nokia’s range of mobile services, such as free navigation, in one affordable package, with an estimated retail price of EUR 135 , before taxes and subsidies.
With direct access to favorite contacts on the device homescreen and Facebook status updates visible from the phonebook, the Nokia C5 keeps people connected. Accessing social networking sites, such as Facebook and MySpace, is easy, while instant messaging and email accounts from Ovi Mail and other email providers are available through Nokia Messaging. The C5 comes loaded with a 3.2 megapixel camera, a 2 GB memory
card that comes in-box and high speed data connection. It offers the latest version of Ovi Maps with free walk and drive navigation, including location sharing with Facebook friends. The Nokia C5 also provides fast web browsing, allowing easy access to favorite Internet sites, Ovi Music and a range of applications through the Ovi Store. The Nokia C5 is expected to begin shipping in select markets during the second quarter of 2010.
Videocon Industries Ltd has placed a bid for third- generation (3G) mobile spectrum in India, coming up in April for auction, a top official said on Friday. "We have already placed a bid for 3G spectrum, except Mumbai and Delhi...," Chairman Venugopal N Dhoot told Reuters over the phone. The company, which already has second- generation (2G) radio wave licences, is also looking at roping in foreign partners for its 3G fray, he said. The firm is in talks with European and U.S. companies for partnering its 3G operations in the country. Dhoot, however, declined to name the companies. It intends to roll out the services through Videocon Industries.
Telecoms firms including Bharti Airtel, Vodafone
and Etisalat DB India Telecom, a unit of UAE-
based Emirates Telecommunication Corporation
will vie for third-generation (3G), as they clamour
for capacity for new services.
It’s official and now you can download the new version of the Mozilla browser: Firefox 3.6.
The new version of Firefox introduced new features, boasts a 20% faster than Firefox 3.5, improved the boot time and opening tabs and include improvements in the browser’s internal architecture to improve performance of tasks everyday, such as using email, social networks, etc..
Also implements new features like Personas (a customization of the browser through topics), the detection of outdated plugins, a faster version of JavaScript, and improvements in the management of bookmarks and address bar that now shows results much faster, the company said. > Download Firefox 3.6 – Link
Firefox 3.6: New Features
Personas(Watch video) can transform the appearance of Firefox to easily select new topics. Also, no need to restart the browser to apply themes. There are currently over 35,000 items available. Detection outdated Plugins: Firefox plugins that automatically sense to update outdated, preventing potential security risks and vulnerabilities. Stability improvements: Firefox 3.6 significantly reduces the unexpected closure of the browser produced by third party applications (without sacrificing the system extensions). Complete forms: Similar to the smart location bar, but designed for forms. Now to complete an online form, we propose Firefox data for each field, based on the responses used in similar fields in other forms.
Performance: Improved performance of JavaScript in the overall response of both open browser tabs as reducing the boot time. Video and audio in an open format: Improved implementation in support HTML 5 video and audio (Vorbis and Theora) and now can show videos in full screen.
There is a Great News for Orkut Lovers. They have rolled out a new interface for orkut. According to the reviews, it seems that they have focused primarily on a clean simple interface, fewer pages, faster browsing and greater personalization.
A Look at the New Interface of Orkut
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Features on the New Orkut Interface Look
Better "What are you up to ?" : If you are eating pancakes or watching tv, you can let all your friend know about it.
Fewer pages, faster browsing : Making the homepage a one-stop-shop for nearly everything that you’d like to do.
A clean, simple interface : Reorganized the most important activities on orkut so that they are easy to find and even easier to use.
Greater personalization : Make your orkut profile and homepage truly your own by choosing the color that best fits your style.
Video chat : In case if you are bored with text based chatting, video chat is now possible without any software.
Excited about the new version of the site? Then you’ll also be excited to know that they’re returning to orkut’s roots and granting access to it via invitations.
Video Ad of The New Orkut Experience
How to Get Invites for the New Orkut Interface ?
Starting today, there are 3 ways to get invites:
Join Poppy and Shashi on the official community (www.orkut.co.in/neworkut) for insights into the new version of orkut and participate in one of the many activities that will be taking place there. Be sure to check back often as the owners will be regularly announcing new ways to get access.
Find a friend who’s already using the new version of orkut and ask for an invite. You can see who’s already gotten access via your activity stream or by this icon that will appear on your friends’ profile pages, next to their names.
Gaurav Dua of OrkutPlus will be giving away 10 Invites (Check Here).
I’d like to think of this as the beginning of a new evolution for orkut though the updates make it look just like facebook. I like the older orkut though… what do you think ?
If there are two releases planned for 2010 that all users should look more closely, are the Microsoft Office 2010 and Google Chrome OS. No resemblance, but both will keep you busy looking over pictures and demos. But because there are many good news about these two projects, some video and image material enough to share why these are the most wanted in 2010.
# MICROSOFT OFFICE 2010
After the changes the company made the jump from the 2003 version to the new Office 2007 suite experienced many improvements compared to the older Word and Excel we all knew when we were kids and learned computers using them.
Screen Post Installation of Office 2010
One of the things that most liked in this beta of Office 2010 is the speed that has the booting and simplicity of its structure, beyond that Office 2003 was extremely minimal.
The fact of using toolboxes for each of the options and alternatives with different tabs that are above, makes the new Office takes up less space to use more options and greater maneuverability for the common user.
Following the same point in the top right corner is an option to use these panels in a more minimalist yet. What makes the little arrow beside the question mark is getting all the panels at a time, so we only choose what to redeploy from the tabs.
If the date is hard to find, two clicks also will. That is, each of the options within the tabs (Insert, Reference, Mail, among others) are able to fold or unfold once we double click over them.
File menu in Microsoft Office 2010
In addition, the File menu is much more graphic than in older versions of the suite. Inside we find several options, among which the Recent submenu to see the latest opened files, the permissions section to protect the document when you save and the information screen provided to us before saving a Word file.
Microsoft Office 2010, Word in particular, we will also make a bridge between various blog editors. Among the list includes some known as Wordpress, Blogger and Windows Live Spaces.
To download the beta of the new office suite Microsoft go to this link and click the "Get Now" at the top right corner, green button.
# GOOGLE CHROME OS
Google’s operating system had been developed earlier this year, information that flooded the Internet for several days and fulfilled the expectations of many of us who use services from Google every day, such as GTalk, Gmail and GMaps. I guess everyone almost…
Chrome boot OS (7 seconds)
A few days back news of the launch scheduled for next year and also the novelty of the event organized by Google to give some details about gOS, demos and let us show some new images.
It was found that Chrome OS starts in about 7 seconds because the PC does not need to start with processes, one behind the other, as with Windows machines that must endure.
Furthermore, gOS will be completely free, with updates throughout the system and the opportunity to unlock the system by ensuring that all the data stored will be stored online. In addition, we have a range of applications gDocs style, Youtube or gTalk integrated with our browser, Chrome.
GOS Applications Menu
Another positive point is that Chrome OS is a system that does not rely on any application that we have pre-installed, so for safety not to trust anyone and thus maintain our stability as possible.
The bad news is that gOS is an operating system that is downloaded like any other and installed. Quite contrary, at the time of its release, gOS will run on laptops that are manufactured exclusively for it. Most people will get discouraged, but I am sure that the Laptops or netbooks will cost much less than with Windows 7.
This video which explains a little more what is Chrome OS, comparisons with the browser and boot other operating systems. gOS will have its official launch in late 2010.
I think the whole world is waiting for this Launch … what say ??
After the boom of the apocalyptic movie 2012, breaking all expectations and lockers, I think many are wondering if when that time comes we will all live and survive the supposed end of humanity. Though I didn’t like the movie much…
But for those who are not as pessimistic and prefer to keep watching the progress of technology, I must tell you that there are some rumors and dates that match for a possible upgrade of Windows Server will also be accompanied with the new Windows 8.
Too soon ? Maybe … but given the huge amount of people who have laid eyes on Seven and have been fully satisfied, to launch a new operating system in 2 years is not such a bad idea.
As discussed in Cnet, Microsoft in recent times has attempted to release versions of Windows Server almost on a par with the desktop. So in this 2009, accompanied by the launch of the new Windows Server 2008 R2, we could also consider further improvements to Windows Seven.
Given this coincidence, considering that in 2012 Microsoft is planning another new update to the version of Windows for servers, it is likely that the group of developers begins to chart a common timeline to amaze us with the MSWindows 8 .
As for now the said thing about windows 8, are only rumors and coincidences, but I’m sure more than one likes the idea of having a new ad within 2 years to further improve the already very good Windows Seven of this year.
Microsoft has announced a version of Windows that runs over the Internet from inside Microsoft’s own data centers. The new OS is named as Windows Azure. The Azure Platform (Azure) is an internet-scale cloud services platform hosted in Microsoft data centers and this can be used to build new applications in the cloud or use interoperable services that run on Microsoft infrastructure to extend and enhance your existing applications.
You can use Windows Azure platform for :
Add Web service capabilities to existing packaged applications.
Build, modify, and distribute applications to the Web with minimal on-premises resources.
Perform services (large-volume storage, batch processing, intense or large-volume computations, etc.) off premises.
Create, test, debug, and distribute Web services quickly and inexpensively.
Reduce costs of building and extending on-premises resources.
Reduce the effort and costs of IT management.
The Azure Services Platform offers a range of businesses flexibility, control, and an affordable solution for running Web-scale applications. You can check out more details on Azure, different versions and pricing in Official Azure Website.
One of Android's biggest strengths is its flexibility. Unlike Apple and its iPhone, Google lets users and third-party developers tweak just about every aspect of the Android interface, and the customization options are nearly endless. If you find something that you don't like about your phone, odds are good that you can change it. From the desktop wallpaper to the notification sounds to the blinking LED indicator light, Android is easy to personalize. Here's how to give Android your own personal flair.
If there are two releases planned for 2010 that all users should look more closely, are the 
After the boom of the apocalyptic movie 
Microsoft has announced a version of Windows that runs over 
