Technologhy of Computer

Today the world is moving from eBooks to interactive ebooks. But there are several users who aren't fully aware of the technical terms and functions of the browsers and Web. To aide such users, Google has released an interactive online guide illustrated by Christoph Niemann and put it up for public access at http://www.20thingsilearned.com. So if don't know what TCP/IP is or what a Cookie is, you now know where to go and look for an answer. Web technologies used in everyday life while browsing the web are most of the time not visible directly to an average users. For them it's just a computing marvel. Google's Chrome Team has scripted to explain the complex concepts like Cloud Computing, IP Address and DNS, Web Apps, etc. in a simple manner. Built on HTML5, this online interactive book will certainly make you aware about the current day web browsers and what' s being used on the current generation of Web. Even though you've been reading on and using the web quit...

HP has introduced a new interactive device dubbed DreamScreen that can be used as a digital photo frame and can also fetch social network updates. New DreamScreen is an interactive digital device that has icon-based touch interface with a 10-inch touchscreen, reported ET. It will require Internet connectivity to perform several functions like fetching status updates, and also promises to offer IPTV service in India. HP DreamScreen will be available in India from November 25 in about 60 cities for an MRP of Rs. 19,999. HP DreamScreen is a several-in-one like solution that offers to work as a Digital Frame, Internet Radio, Alarm Clock, Weather Report, Facebook Updates and even a Video player. Load all your multi-media content and you can enjoy using it as your touchscreen tablet. Mind you, HP has not called it a tablet. Will the HP DreamScreen compete with iPad and Galaxy Tab? "While the iPad is a more personal device, DreamScreen is more oriented towards a shared environment and de...

Making a strong case for WiMAX as the perfect technology for speedy roll-out of mobile internet access in India, Korea-based Samsung Electronics has offered its services and expertise along with its global partners to Indian operators to boost broadband penetration. “We have successfully deployed commercial mobile WiMAX networks in over three dozen countries in Asia, Americas and Europe, covering 15-crore people, which will go up to 30-crore by the end of this year. Mobile WiMAX is suitable for India for its speedy deployment,” Samsung Electronics Vice-President (Global Sales and Marketing Team, Telecom Systems) Hung Song told The Hindu. Stating that they were already conducting WiMax-based trials for some BWA (broadband wireless access) spectrum winners, Dr. Song said: “WiMAX is a proven technology that is commercially available for the past five years.” Referring to the ongoing debate between adoption of WiMAX and LTE (long term evolution) as future technology, Dr. Song said: “LTE a...

Bangalore-based EC Media launched " Wink ", which they proclaimed is "India's first e-book reader". Well, in the beginning of this year we'd heard of an Indian-origin e-book reader already, but oh well. Then, there's always the Amazon Kindle that supports delivery to a 100 countries (India included). But custom duties have to be bourne and books have to be purchased in dollars. EC Media is trying to capture the Indian reader's grasp by selling a device that can be picked up from a local electronic store. They've partnered with Croma, a biggie Indian electronics chain, for this. They also have apparently solved another key piece of the puzzle -- the content. Their PR sheet claims to have more than 2,00,000 titles as well as newspapers, magazines and journals that you can buy in Indian rupees. Check their store to see if they have your favorites. Their repository will also have books written in Indian languages.To start with, they've populate...

New Delhi Olive Telecom announced the launch of OlivePad - VT100, India’s first 3.5G Pad. After the successful launch of many Industry firsts including the OliveFrvrOn (India’s 1st Hybrid Phone), OliveZipbook (India’s 1st 3G embedded Netbook), OliveWiz (India’s 1st Triple SIM Qwerty device), OliveGenie (India’s 1st 3G Music Modem) & OLiveNexus (India’s 1st Pocket Router) Olive brings India to the forefront of convergence technology with the OlivePad. Speaking at the launch of India’s First Pad, Arun Khanna, Chairman, Olive Telecom said, “It is the true convergence device that brings together the Computer, Mobile Phone and Entertainment on one platform. The Olive Pad is aimed at today’s technology savvy generation who want easy on the move connectivity.” The above image is designed by me. I myself designed it to clearly illustrate to my loyal readers what this mobile is. If you liked it and want me to make some more graphics like this, then you can appreciate me by leaving below a...

Please note that this post is copied word-to-word from Blogger Buzz . Earlier this year we simplified the process for monetizing your blog by   adding a “Monetize” tab   in the Blogger app. We started with AdSense, which allows you to add contextual advertising to your pages; more recently we   added AdSense for Feeds   to help you generate revenue from the distribution of your blog via RSS and Atom. Today we launched a third option: direct integration with Amazon Associates to search Amazon’s product catalog and add links to products that earn you commissions when your readers buy products you recommend. With this feature, you can search Amazon directly from the Blogger editor and add pictures and links to Amazon products right into your posts. Your readers will earn you commissions whenever they buy the products you recommend, and if you don’t already have an Amazon Associates account, you can sign up for one for free without leaving Blogger. If you’ve ever written...

Remember the Nokia N8? Yes, I am talking about Nokia’s next high-end handset that got trashed in an early review. One of the main drawbacks cited by the reviewer was that the Symbian^3 OS just didn’t cut it. Quite obviously, Nokia is keen to prove otherwise. Nokia has recorded three videos demonstrating different aspects of the user interface (UI) including messaging, internet and maps. The first of the three is embedded below. The remaining videos will be released next week. From the video, the browser looks strictly ok. The only thing worth noting is that it supports flash. The messaging aspect has definitely improved but Nokia is simply playing catch-up. Threaded SMS conversations, which has been present in iPhone, Palm and Android devices for a long time, finally makes it to Symbian. The saving grace is Ovi Maps, which is an excellent navigation app. Some eye candy has been added to Symbian^3 including more widgets, some transition effects and a refreshed task manager. N8 will feat...

Indian market is growing as days pass by and the number of new mobiles is getting increased. One of the latest releases came from Lemon Mobile , a concern of Fastrack Communications Pvt. Ltd. Lemon Mobile introduced its new Dual Sim mobile today which has been named as Lemon Duo 401. The Lemon Duo 401 has been priced at Rs. 3699 which is worth paying this GSM+GSM mobile. This mobile has been given a stylish look by using a metal body and it features a VGA camera as well. A 2.6 inch TFT Screen is present with 500 Kb internal memory. Do not worry that it is too low because it is possible to extend up to 2GB using the slot. There is no problem with the entertainment quotient as this has been provided with an MP3 Player, AVI video player, AVI player, FM radio and much more. It has 850 mAh battery which can give you with 3.5 h ours of talk time.

Symantec is known mostly for its Norton anti virus software. Symantec has marked its new Norton internet security software for Android-based smart phones. President of Symantec's Consumer Business says where non-PC devices are blowing up in numbers, which means more opportunity for cyber criminals. It’s becoming more and more critical for consumers to be protected beyond their PCs. It is being expected that the software will provide a better, faster and safer online browsing experience.  Actually Norton Connect (currently named "Norton Tiki") has already being providing its services to iPhone and Android users, access to files backed up using Norton Online Backup. The company will refresh this product and "make it more magnificent," releasing a beta in June. Also that month, Symantec will release a beta version of Norton for Android with features like scanning for bogus apps, remote wipe and lock, and caller blocking. The suite will includes backup and recovery ...

Samsung is on a roll these days, coming out with cheap and touch screen phones one after the other. But what makes its latest offering, the Samsung Star Nano, special is its 3G feature, priced at an affordable Rs. 7320 . Among its specs, it has 2.6 inches QVGA display, 35MB internal memory (expandable up to 16GB), 1.3 megapixel camera, music recognition, FM radio, video recording. The device also supports class 10 GPRS and EDGE technology along with Bluetooth feature. Compared with its previous touch screen phone that Samsung released few days ago, Samsung Champ, this device has a bigger screen display and double the memory. For those hooked on to social networking, this phone integrates instant chat messenger facilities like GTalk, AIM, and Palringo Chat. Packing in a wide range of specifications, the Star Nano 3G is a compact handset and comes with few additional features like English dictionary, mobile prayer, weather forecast and share market trends. "The launch of Star Nano 3...

RIM's has announced the launch of its latest BlackBerry, the 9700 Bold in India. Targetted at the upwardly mobile executives of today, the phone is a decent addition to the existing line up of BlackBerry devices. The Bold 9700 features the new BlackBerry Trackball and an optical trackpad and also comes with a faster 624MHz processor that should enable zippier performance. As for the features, here is what the latest Bold from BlackBerry has in store for you. It has a large 2.1-inch screen capable of a high 480x360 pixel resolution, at the front and 256MB of onboard memory - expandable with the addition of a microSD card. At the rear is the decent 3.2 megapixel camera that should be able to take decent images. The camera is also capable of recording videos. To help you in low light conditions, there is an LED flash too at the rear. It has a 1500 mAh battery that is rated to power the phone for 6 hours if you talk continuously. The phone runs BlackBerry OS 5 and will set you back by...

Dell has launched its latest desktop offering Studio XPS 7100 which is powered by AMD six core processor. The desktop is touted as the cheapest six core processor based desktop available in the market and is packed with a range of powerful features too. A powerful PC, it has unmatched graphics and multimedia features. For people who have been looking for a powerful PC to easily perform their multi thread tasks simultaneously, the PC is a perfect option to go with. This powerful PC has powerful multimedia features making the social networking experience for user a treat. Some of the primary features of the device are AMD Phenon II X6 processor which is powered with AMD Turbo Core Technology and ATi Radeon HD graphics card. With the PC, buyers get 3D browser experience using AMD Fusion Media Explorer . Other prime specialties of this latest desktop include Dual channel DDR3 and 3TB hard disk. All these features make the PC a perfect gaming PC which is enamored with some superb multim...

Dell has opened its box of announcements for the introduction of Smartphones intothe market. This announcement was made by Steve Felice, President of Dell’s consumer that Smartphones will hit the Indian market later this year. This was stated in a post-earnings press conference called by the company with Asian journalists on Friday. The conference also revealed that Dell will be introducing more smartphone models in China as well adding more to the list initiated earlier this year. According to some figures gathered by research firm IDC India, the country has witnessed far more mobile phone purchase as compared to the PC. The sales of mobile phones surpassed the personal computers as the rate was 80 new mobile phones against one PC. There is a probability that with the launch of commercial third-generation bandwidth services by September, the usage of data services on smartphones will also rise. Smartphone is a familiar thing crowned with being the world’s fastest growing and secon...

Responding to complaints, the social networking site plans to make it easier for users to opt out of some, though not all, data-sharing features. Facing growing protests over its handling of users' personal information, Facebook plans to make changes to the privacy settings available on the world's largest social networking website. But the steps, to be unveiled as early as next week, may not go as far as critics would like. Lawmakers, regulators, privacy watchdogs and some Facebook users have unleashed a storm of criticism of the Internet company since it launched a program that shares user data with three third-party websites. A number of U.S. senators have called on Facebook to allow users to opt out of that program, which Facebook calls instant personalization. The 6-year-old private company also has been assailed for technical glitches and loopholes that have exposed some personal data to third parties. Facebook said Friday that it would simplify its privacy choices in res...

Telecom service provider, Aircel has partnered ibibo. com to offer social gaming on mobile phonesfor the first time in the country. The popular game " Great Indian Parking wars " from Ibibo will now be offered on the Aircel Pocket Internet. India's fifth largest GSM mobile service provider plans to add many more games to the offering soon. The users will either require an ibibo. com ID or can access the games through facebook connect. The users can only access the game through WAP-enabled handsets. The offering also brings the micro-transactions to the mobile phones where users can purchase virtual items in the games and pay through theservice provider. Mr. Gurdeep Singh, COO, Aircel said, "With first Social Gaming on your Mobile Phones the intent is to drive innovation at the convergence of Games and Social Platforms while you are on the move. It is our endeavor to offer our consumers exciting and engaging opportunities such as gaming and staying socially connected ...

Bangalore, May 18 (PTI): Leading PC maker Dell today unveiled Studio XPS 7100 desktop which it said is designed for busy multi-taskers who demand their technology keeps pace with their up- tempo lives. The desktop PC, priced at Rs 49,900, is powered by Advanced Micro Devices' new six-core processor and it delivers a seamless intersection of social networking, entertainment and multimedia creation, the company said in a statement. "The Studio XPS 7100 desktop with AMD Vision technology are feature-packed, yet budget-friendly. They're perfect for listening to music, streaming video and gaming, while connecting with friends and family via social networking sites and blogs," said Sriram Gopalaswamy, Marketing Manager, Consumer, Dell India.

Nokia has joined the battle with telecom service providers for a share of the online music pie. Nokia, the world's largest mobile phone maker, on Thursday said its customers in India will be able to download unlimited music on their handsets or personal computers.   The catch is that only those customers who buy a smartphone where this facility is enabled will get 12 months of unlimited free music downloads. "The 5-series and X-series of handsets will offer 12 months of unlimited music downloads," Nokia’s Vice President & Managing Director for India D Shivakumar said. The price range of these handsets range from Rs 6,000—Rs 18,000, he added.  But, existing customers of Nokia who already use handsets from these series cannot avail this facility. "You have to buy a new mobile phone to get unlimited music downloads," Mr Shivkumar said. He added that going forward, Nokia would make this service available on other handset series too.  Nokia customers can download...

The Shanghai World Expo formally opened its door to the highly avid public Saturday morning after years of planning and preparation. Visitors, from home and abroad, have thronged to the gates of the Expo park, receiving security checks in long queues. More than 350,000 tickets have been sold or distributed for the opening day, organizers said. Ge Ning, an executive of a sci-tech company in neighboring Jiangsu Province, was among the first to enter the park. "I'm here to see new inventions concerning science, technology, environmental protection, and energy," he said. The United States Pavilion and the exotic pavilions of African countries are also on his list. "I might only be able to visit five pavilions today," he said, wowing the crowds around him. Top Chinese political advisor Jia Qinglin and International Exhibitions Bureau President Jean-Pierre Lafon activated the opening device together at a commencement ceremony. The Expo, carrying a theme of "Bette...

Mahru the robot can dance and wave and do just about anything you can do, while you're doing it. The latest version of this humanoid-looking robot developed by Korea Institute of Science and Technology's ( KISK ) Cognitive Robotics Centre can mimic a person's movement in real-time, reports the sci-tech website IEEE Spectrum. Dubbed Mahru, the robot's movements are fluid and clean. And how it performs them is evolving every day. Previously, the robot had to learn how to perform new tasks via video. Now, a motion-capture suit allows the wearer's movements to be transferred directly to Mahru. The motions can be recorded for later use, too. The KISK Cognitive Robotics Center research focuses on designing robots that do chores for people, and they have made headlines before, as newer models become capable of ever more complex tasks. Past versions of Mahru have performed chores like grocery shopping, or bringing food to tables. "Attention is turning to the benefi...

In the second stage of a two-part rollout,Apple Inc on Friday began selling the pricier, high-speed wireless version of the iPad in the United States, following the successful launch of the short-range Wi-Fi tablet earlier this month. Although the event certainly lacked the buildup and excitement of the April 3 debut -- with the heartiest waiting in line overnight -- some Apple retail stores in big cities still saw decent-sized crowds ahead of the 5 p.m. launch. At a store in downtown San Francisco, roughly 75 people stood in line 90 minutes before the 3G iPad went on sale. Several people said they had waited for the more expensive version of Apple's tablet because they saw it as a potential replacement for their laptops, at least in certain situations. "I'm going to take it everywhere with me, I already take my laptop everywhere, and it'll definitely replace my laptop in a lot of cases," said Long Nguyen, 22, who works in IT repair and was first in line. The 3G m...