Nokia 803 to feature 4-inch display, extra-large camera sensor

The Nokia N803, expected to be the company’s last Symbian device and the successor to the N8, is supposed to be revealed at MWC. The latest rumours however, have dubbed the device the Nokia 803, and given it higher-end specifications than previously expected.

The Nokia 803 will reportedly feature a 4-inch AMOLED display, and not the 3.5-inch display that wasrumoured earlier. It will also come with what is being called the “largest camera sensor ever seen on a mobile phone.”

Expected to run on Nokia Belle, the Nokia 803 will also feature an HDMI-out port, microSIM card support and NFC connectivity, according to the latest rumours. Previous leaks claimed a 1GHz processor, 512MB of RAM, and DLNA connectivity as well.

The Nokia 803 will probably be shown off at the end of the month at MWC, and should hit shelves by May.

Google working on heads-up display glasses

Google is apparently working on more hardware, and is said to be developing heads-up display (HUD) spectacles at Google X Lab. The spectacles will be able to provide augmented reality functions, as they reportedly also feature a front-facing camera.

Other recent reports indicated that Google is alsoworking on a wireless entertainment device for the home. 9to5Google quoted a source who said the heads-up display glasses looked like Oakley Thumps, seen above, presumably also featuring earphones.

The Google HUD glasses will apparently have processing hardware at par with last generation Android devices, and will also function as a smartphone.

UI navigation will be handled by the user, rotating and tilting his head. Contrary to ascribed the heads up display functionality, the report goes on to say the display will not be transparent, forcing the user to “stop walking around” - rather pointless for wearable tech.

The Pirate Bay to stop using torrents from Feb 29

The Pirate Bay, still one of the most popular torrent sites on the web, has announced it will stop serving BitTorrent trackers by February 29, after which date, it will only serve magnet links.

The news was announced on The Pirate Bay site, with Mr Magneto, presumably the site’s admin, posting the following:

"In following with our decision to skip .torrent-files in the nearby future one of the biggest steps will come on the 29th of February. We will stop serving .torrent-files for all torrents that has more than 10 peers from this date... End of communication."

The magnet links will allow BitTorrent users to download the torrent file directly from peers' computers. The plain-text format will also help keep the site’s archive in manageable sizes - most users will also appreciate the archive, if the previously legally-troubled site ever goes the MegaUpload way.

Making Use of the Windows Key in Windows 7

Now that I know to use the Windows key to lock my screen, I thought I should poke around and see what else it can do. The answer turns out to be “lots!”

Win – all by itself – brings up the “Start” menu.

How to Cascade Windows in Windows 7

You used to right click an application in the tray and cascade all the open windows in an application. Very useful if you’re like me and end up with 20 or so messages open and want to move through them quickly. Along came Windows 7 and …whaaaattt??? No cascade??? Seriously???

What you’ve been seeing are these cute little thumbnails you can click on:

Hovering over the Outlook icon brings up a thumbnail view of every open window

 Those are great fun until you have to start panning across the screen to about the 5th window. 30 open messages=zero fun.

Enter Shift + Ctrl + Right Click. Shift + Ctrl + Right Click on the program icon (in this case, Outlook) and you’ll see a window with the old options:

You can still cascade, stack, show windows side by side, minimize, restore or close all windows

Say yea.