Open your Wings with Opera 10


Opera one of the popular browser has finally released the Beta version of its upcoming browser.. Opera renowned as the fastest browser has yet again set a benchmark by providing the leading edge innovation and hassle free browsing experience to the end user.. With development in full swing, Opera 10 Beta strives to seek and evoke community response to deliver a more user friendly and faster browsing experience..



With Firefox 3.5 development on peek, it was time for Opera developers to hit the nail with some bold release..So lets see how this new beta release perform when we lay our hands on it..
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Nokia 5800 : XpressMusic Review



The Bundle
Neat bundle package set. Phone + 3.5mm Headphones + Multimedia Controller 3.5mm jack + Strap + Stand + TV Out Cables + Extra Stylus + Manuals + Warranty Card + Battery + Adapter + Mini CD + 8GB MicroSD Card.
Thumbs up: Neat bundle.
Thumbs down:The default scratch guard on the phone has a design all over it. Nokia should have either left it completely blank or bundled a fully plain scratch guard along in the bundle.

The Startup
So I popped the battery in and started the device. The device bootup time was less than a minute up and running completely. The usual Nokia logo at the startup ( which can be replaced by Text as usual as in older models as well )
I loaded about 2-3 gig of data and even with it , the bootups finishes under 30 seconds currently.

Dell Studio 15 (1555) Review


Configuration :
Here are the details(as)I configured it on Dell's site :
1. Color- Jet Black with Black U-Trim.
Now the thing is though it is of matte finish but still it gets easily smudged and attracts all sorts of prints. Overall looks like a plain Jane and good.
2. Processor- T6400@2GHz 800MHz FSB 2MB Cache. It has TDP of 35W and runs OK but after working on E8400 on my desktop, it sometimes feels a bit slow.
3.OS- This is where the ship sank! The OS was Vista Home Premium SP1 32-bit. I reformatted the HDD and reinstalled Vista Ultimate SP1 64-bit. After that I wanted XP too but whenever I tried to install XP I was greeted with a BSOD.

No matter which XP I tried, 32-bit or 64-bit, SP2 or SP3(I've numerous *ahem* copies), I got BSOD. The code was 0X0000007B(0XF78DA524, 0XC0000034, 0X00000000, 0X00000000). Then I installed Ubuntu 8.10 on it and it worked like a charm. Afterwards due to my project reasons I had to revert to R.H.E.L 5 and here everything went south. None of the device, Ethernet,Audio,Wireless,Bluetooth or Graphics, was detected leaving me with no option but to revert back to Ubuntu.
4.Screen- Its the default 15.6inch 1366x768 2.0MP integrated webcam WLED screen. On it, the very first time of use I noticed a dead pixel at the bottom of the screen.
5.RAM- 2x2GB 800MHz DDR2 RAM. Dell is offering upto 8GB of RAM on this model but it costs 31K!
6.HDD- 320GB WD hard disk.
7.Optical Drive- Slot Load 8X DVD+/-RW Drive with DVD+R double layer write capability. Things got no Eject button!
8.GPU- 512MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4570
9.Battery- 9-cell battery. Gives the run time of 9Hrs and 30minutes!
10.Speakers- Built-in speakers are of decent quality and if you want to watch a movie they can easily get the job done.
Ports on the laptop-
1x FireWire
2x USB
1x e-SATA+USB
1x Ethernet
1x VGA
1x HDMI
1x Line-In(Mic)
2x Line Out(Headphones)
Rest everything was default, nothing much changed.
Although in the final delivery I got Creative EP-630 earphones and a Dell Laser mouse with changeable DPI settings and programmable keys on the side.
Now I'll let the benches and screenies do the talking for me and you.


Most known Problem and fixed

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Dell Inspiron Releases 14R-N4010 Laptop

Adobe's Flash to ship on first Android Phone


Marking a departure from the world of iPhone, HTC's new Android-based Hero phone will also come with the ability to handle Flash elements that adorn many Web sites and power YouTube video.

Adobe Systems announced on Wednesday that its Flash Player will be built into the HTC phone, an important step in the company's efforts to spread Flash to mobile phones. The phone, one of several from HTC to use Google's open-source operating system, is scheduled to ship in Europe starting in July and in Asia and North America later in the year.


However, the initial version won't match Flash Player 10, the current version for PCs, which can run programs written with ActionScript 3. Instead, the Android version will handle ActionScript 2 applications written for Flash Player 9 chores, Adobe said. HTC is participating in the Open Screen Project to bring Flash Player 10 to mobile phones through over-the-air updates, though, so Adobe expects fuller Flash support eventually.

"Flash Player 10 for mobile platforms that include Android is expected to be available in the first half of 2010. We are working on delivering a beta of Flash Player 10 in the fourth quarter of 2009," the company said in a statement.

The Flash support will be built into the phone and not available as a download for other Android phone users, Adobe said.

Just having a check mark in a feature list isn't enough to outflank a competitor, but Flash is a significant feature on the Web. It powers many games, streaming videos, and dynamic stock charts, and other elaborate features on Web pages. And Flash is also used for many more dynamic advertisements.

Adobe demonstrated Flash on Android in an online video Wednesday, showing off the technology for watching a trailer at Yahoo Movies, playing the Penguin Swing game, and selecting a region on travel site Expedia. Double-clicking on the Flash element on the Web page runs it full screen.
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Samsung Star S5230 Review





















Samsung Star S5230

The india's larger manufacturer Samsung has launched their Star S5230 recently.

Specifications: 3 inch touchscreen bar phone, 3.2 MP camera w/o flash, 262K Color TFT Screen, GPRS, EDGE, Bluetooth, Music player, FM, 100 MB internal memory, Memory card slot for upto 8gb cards, JAVA™ MIDP 2.0, Document viewer (Doc, Ppt, Xls, Pdf), Mobile Tracker, 1000mAh battery, 92g weight and the rest of the usual features like SMS, MMS, calculator etc.

Accessories: Headset, charger, USB cable, Stylus, Samsung New PC Studio CD, one normal rear cover and one plastic/leather rear cover with front flaps.

Main Review from our sources here :

The phone is a a good looking device featuring a generous 3 inch body with touchscreen for user input. There are only six physical buttons namely Call, End Call/Operation, volume up and down, camera, and lock/unlock phone. The main display is bright and features the basic details like battery level, time, connection strength and also the much hyped about but generally useless widgets.

- The touch interface is itself quite easy to use. It is smooth and and does its job quite well. Scrolling up and down is although much easier with the volume keys than with the touch interface.
- Call quality is good and even when...

signal strength drops the call is not cut off and voice clarity remains.
- There are default wallpapers each of which contain 3 pictures and this can be scrolled left or right to change into any one of the 3 pictures. This works well with the default wallpapers of Samsung but when you see your own wallpapers showing only 1/3rd in the screen you'll realize its a foolish design decision on the part of the developers.
-The camera is pretty good and night shot come out rather well.
-The music initially sounded a little hollow but somehow after a few days it sounds better. The headset is pretty good and volume levels are acceptable.
-FM was iffy. Maybe the phone's positioning wasn't great.
- Connection on the USB to the PC is very fast and although the bluetooth is also 2.1 version you'll find yourself using the USB cable only to transfer files.
- On the security front you have Mobile Tracker technology and you can password protect various parts of the phone like Messaging, phonebook, your files, SIM card etc.
- Messaging is a dream. You can use the standard keypad or you can tilt the phone horizontally and use the QWERTY keypad. You can also use the stylus to write your own message but handwriting recognition is very poor. I tried writing "8" 10-15 times and then only its managed to recognize it.
- A smart unlock feature lets you make a symbol on the phone's screen (even if phone is locked) and if that symbol is a assigned to a person the person is called, if the symbol is assigned to an application then that application opens.
- Browing on the net is definitely fast. It loaded the PC version of sites vey fast with the default browser also. Moving around the websites using the touch interface is very fast, unlike document viewing.
- There are a few preloaded games which are pretty fun to play.
- Document viewing is a letdown. You move around the document with your fingers but its very slow and you'd be barely using the useful stylus because of another bad design decision; the stylus is not fitted into the phone's body.
-Battery wise I was not convinced by the 13 hour advertised battery talktime and in the first few days I used it so heavily that I was charging the phone everyday. But from the fourth day onwards I am using it moderately and seems like it will go on for 3-4 days on a single charge.
-Video player is good. The Samsung New PC Studio software converted some video files and transferred them to the phone. The files played smoothly and were of high video and sound quality. 700 MB files when converted to 500 Mb mp4's played with good video quality on the phone. Video details are: 320x240 resolution, 1200 Bits/sec, 15 fps, MP4
-Photo gallery is so awesome!!!!! Besides, it opens up 2-3 MB photos with ease.
-File management could be much better. If you put 500 wallpapers in one folder then god help you if you want to see the wallpaper whose filename starts with "Z".

Advantages
-Display quality
-Call quality
-Good touch interface
-Battery
-Music and video player does its job
-Camera quite good
-Web browsing (even if its w/o 3G or WiFi)
-8GB memory card support (though I am not even able to fill my 2GB one)
-Messaging a pleasure
-Games are fun
-Samsung New PC Studio s/w works well with the phone

Disadvantages
-Cannot view SMS's while on a phone call. Can only write SMS's and emails during calls
-Document viewing is a pain
-Stylus cannot be attached to the phone's body
-File Manager can be much better
-Have to buy a separate screen guard as default one already is on its way out when you're buying the phone
-Handwriting recognition
-Design decision related to wallpapers in topmost screen

Useless
-Photo Contacts
-Widgets
-Smart Unlock

Price of phone: Rs. 9500 (w/o memory card)

Photo Key
1. Indoor Picture

Samsung launches solar-powered phone



India's largest mobile
handset manufacturer Samsung launched a low-cost solar-powered mobile phone, and said it was planning to introduce about 20 more models by year-end.
The new handset, launched under its low-cost line of products -- "Guru" -- at a price of Rs 2,799, has a solar panel on the back, which can be used to charge the battery anywhere the sun is shining.

"We have developed this phone keeping in minds the needs of the consumers, especially for people in areas where the electric supply is unstable," said J S Shin, president and chief executive of Samsung, Southwest Asia.

The phone, christened the "Guru E1107", can provide around 5-10 minutes of talk-time with one-hour of solar charging when the handset is turned off and sunlight has adequate intensity.

"Solar charging can give you enough time to make few important calls when there is no electricity or you are not close to a plug point," said Sunil Dutt, country head of Samsung India. The battery will attain full power with about 40 hours of solar charging.

"But that is really not the intention behind the launch of this phone. It is to enable customers to make a call when there is no electricity," said Dutt.


Sources : Indiatimes [Read more]

NEC CRV43 The Rounder TV coming




It will be with us next July, the TV special of NEC, the CRV43 presented at CES, which is characterized by a curved screen 43 inches, with a resolution 2880 × 900 (double WXGA +). Futuristic design and then to 68.7 billion colors, brightness 200 cd / m², aspect ratio 32:10, with guaranteed connectivity through all’USB 2.0 connector and

DVI-D to HDMI. The NEC CRV43 weighs 20.7 kilograms and will cost $ 7999 well.

Too? And its design is not the least cumbersome? Surely however is that the NEC CRV43 creates a very strong aesthetic impact and could be a good view of content: someone spend all that money.

Toshiba NB205 mini, arrives in the U.S. NB200



Japan was the NB200. States in the NB205 will be, with some slight difference. The Netbook Toshiba 10.1-inch debuted in the U.S. with a standard equipment, but in several stylish colors. The NB205 has Impact Sensor..

Hard Drive, USB port with Sleep-and-Charge (to recharge devices by non-operating), Intel Atom N280 processor, 1GB of DDR2, Wireless 802.11b / g, 160 GB Hard Disk and Bluetooth V2.1 + EDR, full Qwerty keyboard and Windows XP.

The real novelty are the metallic colors: Fusion Finish, the black version, Posh Pink, Indigo Blue, sand, white ice. The design promising were it not for the battery so ensure that unsightly but 9 hours of life. The base price is $ 350.

Mivvy’s New Dual SIM Phones



Dual SIM cell phones
aren’t exactly the rage unless you’re an extremely busy person who prefers to tote two numbers on a single handset, but Czech-based Mivvy is up to the task with three new..

dual SIM handsets -the Dual TV touch, Dual Nio and Dual Slide. All of them will support tri-band GSM/GPRS connectivity (900/1800/1900 MHz) while using a secondary SIM card on the 900/1800 MHz GSM frequencies. Features of individual handsets are available in the extended post. The Mivvy Dual TV Touch, Mivvy Dual Slide and Mivvy Dual Nio will retail for €160, €150 and €120, respectively.

Samsung S8300 Ultra [AMOLED] Touch


Samsung Next Is What?




The India's largest brand Samsung just launched the big AMOLED touchscreen with 8 megapixel camera for their fans.


Expert Rating :: 4 1/2 out of 5

Yes Design and build, superb display, camera quality, comfortable keypad, multitasking for certain apps, DivX playback
No 3.5mm headphone jack, memory card not hot swappable, inadequate flash, no Wi-Fi, no TV out


And finally Samsung ultra touch back to the Ring...It offers slim and stylish look with a sliding form factor which hides a regular alphanumeric keypad below. Then there is the large and stunning AMOLED touch screen display and the 8 Megapixel camera. This phone can be seen as the sliding version of the Pixon.

Bundle
  • Samsung Ultra Touch
  • Battery
  • Charger
  • Headset
  • USB Data Cable
  • 1 GB microSD Card
  • Software CD
  • User Manual

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