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Transparent Phone

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 22:31:04 +0100

Window Phone - concept phone On one hand, clear conceptual phones already, so this is not just the first, but on the other, the so-called Window Phone has one impressive feature - its transparent housing varies depending on the weather! Thus, in the sunny days, the screen will be completely transparent, on a rainy day it will appear «virtual» drop, but it is covered with frost frost. Ie translucent screen will look like as well as present a window into a variety of weather. I do not know how it will be practical, but at least, very original! :)

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BSNL WiMax in India Soon

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 23:33:41 +0100

The BSNL WiMAX tender has been cancelled. According to telecoms.com sources, India’s state-owned fixed and mobile operator is now looking at putting in place new terms and conditions for another tender.

The original tender was dogged by controversy with BSNL facing allegations of non-transparency in the bidding process to select its WiMAX franchisee partners.

More than 20 companies made a bid earlier this year to act as a WiMAX partner to BSNL in a number of ‘circles’ (or regions) across India. Five of the companies believed to have made the BSNL shortlist, however, were said to be ‘fake’ in that they were not really individual entities at all. Each, for example, had identical corporate details, including the same date of incorporation and even the same email contact address. The five companies in question were: WiExpert Communications, SV Telecom Systems, Digitelco Communications, Spectrus Communications and Technotial Infoways.

Moreover, according to local reports, each of the five companies was floated by Sanjay Kapoor, who is said to be a ‘confidant’ of A. Raja. Raja was India’s telecoms minister prior to the country’s federal elections last month. The five companies were also believed to be staffed, in part, by relatives of Kapoor.

Kuldeep Goyal, CMD of publicly-owned BSNL, announced last month that the WiMAX franchisee tender was still under evaluation by the original designated panel. “There is therefore no question of any allocation to any franchisee yet,” he said. “The panel will examine all aspects before selecting the franchisees and if there is found to be any discrepancy it will be taken care of. We will maintain [the] highest standard of transparency.”

But Goyal’s reassurances failed to quell the controversy surrounding the tender. There is also some speculation that the abolition of the WiMAX tender would be a necessary pre-conditions if Raja were to resume his role as telecoms minister.

BSNL is already using US-headquartered Soma Networks as a Mobile WiMAX franchisee in the three lucrative circles of Gujarat, Maharashtra (including Goa) and Andhra Pradesh. Under the franchise arrangement, Soma pays for the WiMAX kit in exchange for access to BSNL infrastructure (such as tower sites and backhaul facilities) and a revenue-sharing deal on WiMAX services. Soma struck a 70-30 revenue sharing deal with BSNL in the kit-maker’s favour, although BSNL is reportedly considering a 75-25 revenue-sharing arrangement with franchisees in other circles.

In February this year, Soma and BSNL launched their WiMAX services in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, and has reportedly acquired more 1,000 customers in the enterprise segment.

Critics of the Soma award point out that BSNL did not issue a tender or EOI (expressions of interest) in the three circles Soma won its WIMAX concession. Soma, meanwhile, has put in a bid to act as WiMAX franchisee in other regions as part of the BSNL tender.

BSNL has a 20MHz chunk of pan-Indian BWA (broadband wireless access) spectrum in the 2.5GHz frequency band. Unlike privately-owned operators, state-owned BSNL (and MTNL) does not have to wait until the BWA auctions take place before launching commercial service. While the BWA spectrum auctions are not expected to take place until the end of this year at the earliest, the controversy surrounding the BSNL WIMAX tender means the state-owned operator’s time-to-market WIMAX advantage has diminished.

A total of 40MHz of spectrum in 2.5GHz and 40MHz in 2.3GHz band is to be made available for BWA deployment-frequency bands to which the WiMAX Forum, along with 3.5GHz, has developed global standards for WiMAX equipment.

Although 20MHz has already been put aside for state operators at 2.5GHz, another three private operators are allowed to bid for a total of 20MHz each in the remaining 60MHz of BWA spectrum made available. BSNL and MTNL have to match the highest winning bid of the three BWA licence holders to pay for their spectrum.

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Wed, 19 Aug 2009 20:08:05 +0100

Faster and more secure: The benefits of switching to Windows 7

Berlin - Windows 7 won't be available in stores until October 22, but Microsoft has already announced various pre-ordering options for the replacement to Vista. To lure users into making the jump, the company is promising that anyone who buys a new computer now with Windows Vista versions Home Premium, Business, or Ultimate will receive a copy of Windows 7 in the fall. The offer is valid until January 31, 2010.

Those interested in acquiring the upgrades must buy a computer during the promotion from a manufacturer participating in the upgrade program. Purchasers must register online with the PC's manufacturer to take advantage of the upgrade option. Customers must also be prepared to pay a processing fee of around 30 dollars.

Users should be aware that Windows 7, including the "upgrade" versions, cannot be installed over an existing Windows Vista system. "A complete new installation of the operating system is required," says Niels Held from Germany's Chip magazine. Microsoft requires that step to meet the legal requirements placed upon it to ship Windows 7 packages without Internet Explorer pre-installed. Users are advised to back up their data before installation.

Held sees no good reason to wait to make the switch. "The operating system has been subjected to long and extensive testing," he says. Windows 7 also offers firm benefits over its predecessor. The system runs significantly quicker than Windows Vista. It is also much better equipped with features and security functions.

Windows 7 is also less demanding in terms of hardware than its predecessor. "The new Windows runs without problems on devices a year or two old, faster than Windows Vista no less," Held says.

Microsoft is offering owners of older systems an affordable update program, as well: starting on July 15 and running through mid August, the Windows 7 Home Premium E operating system can be ordered for about 49 dollars - as long as supplies last. Those supplies were indeed run through quickly for many online dealers.

Consumers unable to reel in a copy from online dealers can still try to find a reduced price copy of Windows 7 at a bricks-and-mortar dealer.

Microsoft has indicated that it will be offering discounted versions of its new operating system even after the promotion ends. Between October 22 and December 31, the full product will be offered at the price normally associated with upgrades.

Windows 7 Home Premium is priced at nearly 120 dollars, while the Professional version can be had from 285 dollars. The Ultimate edition costs 299 dollars. Just how much the operating system will cost after January 2010 is not yet clear.

Nokia Surge

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 23:00:02 +0100

Nokia Surge - available smartphone Nokia Surge is equipped with advanced horizontal QWERTY-keyboard, Bluetooth, FM-tuner, mp3-player, 2-MP camera and a slot for memory cards microSD. Smartphone has a predefined JuiceCaster application and HTML-browser with Adobe Flash for easy work with social networks and videohostingami (F.book, YouTube, etc.). Mobile phone Nokia Surge would work in chetyrehdiapazonnyh networks and GSM networks dvuhdiapazonnyh HSDPA (3,6 Mbit / s). Price smartphone Nokia Surge is $ 79.99, subject to conclusion of a two-year contract with AT & T.

Microsoft closes nine security holes on "Patch Tuesday"

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 22:59:20 +0100

Bonn, Germany - Microsoft released six security updates on its most recently monthly "Patch Tuesday." The patches close up nine security holes in all, indicates the German Federal Agency for Security in Information Technology (BSI).

The holes can be found in Windows, Internet Explorer, and in the desktop publishing program Publisher, among others. They are in some cases being actively exploited by cybercrooks looking to smuggle malicious software onto the computers of unsuspecting users.

Those who have not used the automatic update function in Windows can find the patches at the Microsoft Update site (http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate).

Microsoft launches Power pack 3 beta, improves Windows 7 support

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 23:21:57 +0100

Microsoft Corp. said in blog Friday that it has launched Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 Beta that would improve compatibility with Windows 7 as well as Netbooks and multimedia.

Anyone, who wants to catch the PP3 Beta, will have to join the WHS program on Microsoft Connect, using build number 2361 and download size 19.4MB.

Software giant's Power Pack 3 will be a free update for existing Home Server Owners.

Although, the release date of the Power Pack 3 is yet to be determined, yet the company expects to release the final version before 22nd of October when Windows 7 will be generally available.

Microsoft first announced the Windows Home Server in 2007 at consumer electronic show. The last update to the Windows Home Server, Power Pack 2 was released in March.

Power Pack 3 features Windows 7 compatibility enhancements, Windows 7 action center backup warning suppression, Windows 7 power settings as well as file and computer reinstallation.

Libraries will also be a part of Power Pack 3 for Windows 7 through which users will be able to find multimedia content more easily on other computers.

Power Pack 3 provides for automatic archiving of recorded TV as it shifts recordings from a Windows Media Center PC to home server.

Although, the release date of the Power Pack 3 is yet to be determined, yet the company expects to release the final version before 22nd of October when Windows 7 will be generally available.

Sony launches two svelte Cyber-shot W series cameras – DSC-W180 and DSC-W190 – in India

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 21:32:07 +0100

Spreading out its Cyber-shot line of digital cameras, Sony has launched two svelte Cyber-shot W series cameras – DSC-W180 and DSC-W190 – in the Indian market.

Sony DSC-W180 is 10.1 mega pixels camera sporting 3x optical zoom lens and 2.7-inch Clear Photo LCD. The camera features 17x smart zoom, maximum magnification for capturing fantastic close-ups and vivid detail.

Sony DSC-W190 is 12.1 megapixels camera sporting 3x optical zoom lens and 2.7-inch Clear Photo LCD. The camera features 18x smart zoom, maximum magnification for usuperb close-ups and vivid detail. Additionally, W190 has a 1/2.33-type Super HAD CCD sensor.

The 18.7mm slim new Cyber-shot W series cameras – DSC-W180 and DSC-W190 – are capable of capturing still photographs and videos. The cameras feature Face Detection, Smile Shutter and Digital SteadyShot technologies. The cameras are capable of automatically optimizing image settings for capturing excellent quality photos.

Face Detection makes cameras capable of detecting up to 8 faces in a scene and automatically adjusting focus, exposure and white balance, and creating optimal capture settings for excellent quality photos. Smile Shutter helps users in capturing smiling faces. Digital SteadyShot helps in reducing the possibilities of poor results due to effects of camera shake by capturing two images in rapid succession and then superimposing the images to eliminate effects of camera shake.

The new Cyber-shot W series cameras offer seven scene selection modes – High Sensitivity, Twilight, Twilight Portrait, Landscape, Soft Snap, Snow, and Beach. The high sensitivity mode of up to ISO 3200 helps eliminating blurring while shooting dim light conditions or while capturing fast-moving subjects. The selection modes help optimizing camera settings automatically for different environments for capturing beautiful photographs.

The new Cyber-shot W series cameras feature drag-and-drop style for easy transferring of images and videos onto computers through USB. The two new cameras are loaded with Picture Motion Browser ver. 4.2.01 software for easy photo and video management.

The new camers come with new and unique feature eDeco that adds mood-enhancing elements photos and videos, including matching photo frames, background music, text and sound effects. The cameras also come with Movie Tracer for constructing panoramic images using a combination of movie frames.

The new Cyber-shot W series cameras – Sony DSC-W180 and Sony DSC-W190 – are available in metallic red, black, and silver colours. Sony DSC-W180 is priced at Rs. 8,990, and Sony DSC-W190 is priced at Rs. 9,990.

Lenovo Pocket Yoga

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:05:43 +0100

Lenovo Pocket Yoga Recently, the Internet has created photo Lenovo Pocket Yoga. It turns out that netbuk resembling Sony VAIO P, is only a concept two years ago.

Simmtronics launches Intel G-41 chipset based motherboards for desktops & notebooks in India

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:23:17 +0100

The leading manufacturer and distributor of motherboards – Simmtronics has launched Intel G-41 chipset based motherboards for desktop as well as notebook computers, in India.

Simmtronics G41T-M motherboards offer maximum 8GB scalability. The G41T-M motherboards come integrated with 2 DIMM DDR2 800 slots, which help amplifying the performance of system. The motherboards also deliver up to 12.8GB/s bandwidth system memory.
Compatible with LGA775 Intel processors featuring HT technology, the G41T-M motherboards come with 6-channel HD Audio CODEC that facilitates producing home theater-quality sound.

Qualified for Windows Vista operating system, the motherboards based on Intel G-41 chipset come with Core 2 Duo processor, USB 2.0 and 10/100 LAN. The core Duo processor is power efficient processor running up to 1333MHz front-side bus and consuming lesser power against the Intel chips launched earlier.

The motherboards include Atheros AR8112 10/100 Mbps LAN and for that users are not required to purchase an extra LAN card. The USB 2.0 connectivity allows data transferring at the rate of maximum 480Mb/s.

Supporting SATA HDD, CD-ROM and other advanced devices, along with NCQ function support, the G41T-M motherboards come with integrated SATA II offering a running speed of up to 3.0Gb/s

The G41T-M motherboards come equipped with Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X4500, LGA775 socket for latest Intel Core 2 Quad /Core 2 Duo / Pentium Dual-core /Celeron processors, dual-channel DDR2 memory architecture, and two 240-pin DDR2 DIMM socket with maximum 8 GB support. The motherboards also support DDR2 667/800 MHz memory.

The G41T-M motherboards come with rear panel featuring PS/2 keyboard & PS/2 mouse connectors, four USB ports, VGA port, COM port, RJ45 LAN connector and audio port. Additionally, internal I/O connectors and headers include of 24-pin ATX Power Supply Connector, 4-pin 12V Connector, four Serial ATA connectors, LPT header, Clear CMOS header, etc.

The G41T-M motherboards also feature come with Micro-ATX Size, 244mm x 204mm form factor along with AMI BIOS, with 8Mb SPI ROM supports plug and play 1.0A, APM 1.2, Multi Boot, DMI and ACPI revision 1.0 specification.

The Simmtronics G41T-M motherboards for notebook and desktop computers are available for Rs. 4,200 through Simmtronics Semiconductors in India.

Soon, eco-friendly washing machines that use just 1 cup of water

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:44:21 +0100

London, June 22 : Water conservation usually takes a backseat while doing laundry, but not anymore, for now a new environmentally friendly washing machine, which uses use only one cup of water and leaves clothes virtually dry, is all set to hit showrooms next year.

Developed at the University of Leeds, the technologyaims save up to 90 per cent of water used by conventional machines, use 30 per cent less energy, and thus can have the environmental impact of taking two million cars off the road.

The washing machine works by replacing most of the water with thousands of tiny, reusable nylon polymer beads, which attract and absorb dirt under humid conditions.

Only a small amount of water and detergent is needed to dampen the clothes, loosen stains and create the water vapour that allows the beads to work.

And after the cycle is finished, the beads fall through a mesh in the machine's drum, and can be re-used up to a hundred times.

The company behind the technology, Xeros, is initially aiming at the commercial washing market, including hotels and dry cleaners.

Bill Westwater, Xeros chief executive, said that growing pressure on companies and consumers to cut water usage and carbon emissions might boost demand for the system.

"We've got an eye on the consumer but it will take time and we hope commercial success could act as a springboard to move into the consumer market," Times Online quoted Westwater as saying.

Stephen Burkinshaw from Leeds developed the technology over the past 30 years. (ANI)