HTC Desire Z Now Available in India

if you are in India and have been patiently waiting to pick up the sliding QWERTY member of the Desire family, namely the HTC Desire Z smartphone, you may like to know that your wait for the Android 2.2 Froyo handset is now over.
According to an article over on Techtree, HTC has now introduced the HTC Desire Z, which has been listed on Flipkart for the last 3 months, in India and will command a price tag of some RS. 25590
For those that may have forgotten what the HTC Desire Z offers…a 3.7-inch Super Clear LCD touch screen, aluminium casing, HTC Sense user interface with HTCSense.com support, 800 MHz processor, 5 megapixel camera with 720p video, 1.5GB internal memory, WiFi, GPS, DLNA, and Bluetooth.
The HTC Desire Z features a slide out full QWERTY keyboard for ease of texting and has a 1300mAh battery that offers up to 9.8 hours of talk time.
So are any of our readers in India going to snap up the HTC Desire Z now that the Androidsmartphone has become available?

HTC Incredible S Already Available In India?Last month, HTC announced the new HTC Incredible S at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2011 in Barcelona. This handset is the successor of the popular HTC Incredible smartphone and it currently runs on the Android 2.2 (FroYo) operating system. According to our friends at Mahesh Telecom, a popular retailer in Mumbai, the HTC Incredible is already available for sale in India with HTC India warranty. Check out the complete specs, after the break.

Last month, HTC announced the new HTC Incredible S at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2011 in Barcelona. This handset is the successor of the popular HTC Incredible smartphone and it currently runs on the Android 2.2 (FroYo) operating system. According to our friends at Mahesh Telecom, a popular retailer in Mumbai, the HTC Incredible is already available for sale in India with HTC India warranty. Check out the complete specs, after the break.

HTC Incredible S Specifications:

• 4 inch touchscreen display
• 480x 800 pixels resolution
• 1 GHz processor
• Android 2.2 (FroYo) OS
• HTC Sense
• 8 megapixel camera with auto focus and dual LED flash
• HD (720p) video recording
• 1.3 megapixel front camera
• Bluetooth 2.1 with FTP/OPP
• Wi-Fi connectivity
• 3.5 mm headset jack
• micro-USB
• Internal GPS antenna
• G-Sensor
• Digital compass
• Proximity Sensor
• 1.1 GB internal storage
• 768 MB RAM
• microSD card slot
• Up to 580 mins talktime
• Up to 370 hours stand-by time
• 1450 mAh battery
• Size: 120 x 64 x 11.7 mm
• Weight: 135.5 grams

This handset currently runs on the Android 2.2 OS, but it will be soon upgraded to the Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) OS. HTC Incredible S is available in India even before its official launch. You can get this handset for just Rs.27,500.
UPDATE: HTC’s India website is also showing the Incredible S right now !

Acer Liquid Metal India Price = Rs.20500

Acer has launched a new Android handset in India in the form of the Acer Liquid Metal. The Android 2.2 phone is powered by a Snapdragon processor and boasts of HSPA 14.4 Mbps support. It has a 5 MP Camera which also records video in 720p. The battery life promised is about 8 hours of talktime.

Here are the interesting features of the Acer Liquid Metal

• Powered 800MHz Qualcomm Snapdragon Core Processor
• Android 2.2 Froyo OS (5X faster than the earlier versions)
• Display : 9.1 cm (3.6-inch) TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors,480 x 800 pixels resolution
• Fastest Connectivity Suite : HSPA 14.4 MBPS , 3G (3G + Wi-Fi), GPS, Mini USB
• Record video in HD at 720p (30fps) and watch more high-resolution videos in Xvid format (Record is possible even on low light conditions)
• Dolby Surround technology , EQ profiles and Dynamic Bass Boost
• Push Mail
• 3 Predictive Dialers (3 KB with XT 9)
• Superior Battery Life up to 8 hrs of talk time (1500 MAH Battery)
• Top LED Indicator
• Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate
• Wireless LAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, UPnP
• Bluetooth v3.0 with A2DP
• Camera : 5 mega-pixel, auto-focus, LED flash ,Geo-tagging, face and smile detection, image stabilization
• Unique Acer Interface
• Pinch to Zoom option
• 8GB Micro SD Card FREE (up to 32GB)

Nokia E7 in India @ Rs.29999

he Nokia E7 was finally launched today in New Delhi, India. The phone was launched by Bollywood Actor Shahrukh Khan and Shivakumar, MD and Vice-President of Nokia India. The price of the Symbian smartphone is Rs.29999 and is targeted at business users.Nokia E7 is the first Symbian^3 phone which comes with a full QWERTY keyboard.

The phone also features 4 inch Capacitive AMOLED CBD (Clear Black Display) Gorilla glass screen, 8 megapixel camera with Dual-LED flash and HD video recording, Wireless LAN,  Bluetooth, A-GPS, in-built 16GB memory, HDMI-Out and USB on-the-go.

The phone is 3G enabled, which supports live television streaming and data download speeds upto 10.2 mbps and allows users to configure upto 10 e-mail ID’s. It also comes with built-in software such as QuickOffice, Adobe PDF reader, Microsoft Communicator, Vingo, F-Secure Anti-theft.

Nokia E7 India Launch and Price

The E7 will be available in 2 colours in India initially Dark Grey & Silver White. although the Best Buy Price is Rs.29,999 some retailers are offering the handset for as much as Rs.28300.The company is also having an option to purchase the phone in 3 monthly installments

Vodafone users get free data

Nokia has tied up with Vodafone to offer 2GB data per month free for 6 months. The offer is applicable on 3G and 2G (both pre-paid and post paid). Users can insert their Vodafone SIM into the handset to activate this offer.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Play, Another Weird Commercial

I’m not too sure what Sony Ericsson is playing at when it comes to touting the firstPlayStation phone, namely the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play, but they seem to have some kind of fascination with weirdness involving the amputation of body parts.

The latest Sony Ericsson Xperia Play commercial, is just as weird as the first commercial, and this latest one comes our way courtesy of the guys over at Slash Gear and runs for just over a minute without so much as a sniff of the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play making an appearance.

According to the video a guy meets a woman and she spends the night and when he wakes he finds she has stolen his thumbs, cut to the Android robot gliding along and close up of it bending a thumb.

Does Sony Ericsson think we should all go out and cut the thumbs off people so we can user the PlayStation phone? I’ll leave you to hit that play button and check out the latest weirdness for theSony Ericsson Xperia Play.

How To Force Stop "not Responding" Programs In Windows Xp, Windows Vista And Windows

Unresponsive programs in Windows quoting the dreadful message "Not Responding" are a common if you are a Windows user. These programs simply don’t listen to your commands and even refuse to close. They irritatingly waste your time and stay on the screen until they close which normally takes a long time.

Sometimes these frozen programs force you to open the Task Manager, detect the appropriate process and then end the process manually from there as they do not close on their own. This can be a horrible experience especially if you a Windows Vista user. Thankfully, there is an easier way out to close these frozen programs! Here’s how you do it.

1) Right click on your Desktop and click New>Shortcut.

2) Copy the following location: taskkill.exe /f /fi “status eq not responding” on to the text box in the window that opens.

3) That’s it. You are now done! From now on, anytime some program displays "Not Responding", just clicking on the shortcut will automatically detect and terminate the unresponsive program.

How to Close All Windows Programs quickly?

A cool tip to minimize and maximize all your active windows programs. You can do all using your mouse, but if you want to do this with keyboard then simply press Windows key+M to minimize all active programs and later maximize it using Windows key+Shift+M.
If you want to minimize the all active windows programs one by one then use the shortcut by pressing Alt+Space+N keys and sequentially maximize the active windows programs using shortcut Alt+Space+X keys.

Your Computer - Male or Female?

To find out the gender of your computer follow these instructions


* Open Notepad.
* Type or copy-paste: CreateObject("SAPI.SpVoice").Speak"I love you"
* Save as computer_gender.vbs
* Run the file.


If you hear a male voice, you have a boy;
If you hear a female voice, you have a girl;

Mother Board Cleaning Tips

Motherboard is the main part of your computer that contains all hardware components. Your computer motherboard could fry, if you do not keep it clean on periodically basis. Dust is the main cause to heat up your system and heat link to hardware failure. You can save your computer maintenance cost if you clean your computer on the regular basis. This will improve the cooling and performance of the motherboard components.To clean your motherboard first unplugs your system power from the electrical outlet.Using the screwdriver remove the side covers of your computer case and put them to one side.Check all data and power cables connections. Inspect all motherboard PCI and AGP slots. Remove all add-on card of your motherboard for example RAM, modem, VGA, sound card and LAN card.Now blow the air around all the motherboard sides and keeping away your blower nozzle 4 to 5 inches away from main board components. You can use vacuum cleaner also for this purpose but compressed air is the better solution to clean a system.At the end assemble back all cards, cables and side covers of your system.I recommend you doing this after every three months if you want to save your system life.

Apple iPad vs iPad 2 Specs Compared

Apple recently announced the much awaited iPad 2 at an event in San Francisco. The iPad 2 comes with a front facing camera as well as a rear camera. The iPad 2 is also 33% thinner as compared to the original iPad. iPad 2 runs on the recently announced iOS 4.3 and comes with the same 9.7 inch display and 10 hours of battery life.

The iPad 2 will be available in the US from March 11th on the airwaves of AT&T and Verizon. Customers in Australia, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Spain, UK and other lucky countries will be able to purchase this amazing gadget from March 25th. Until then, you can check out the exclusive specs comparison of the original iPad and the new iPad 2.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc UK Release Date Revealed

If you are in the United Kingdom and patiently waiting to get your handset on the SonyEricsson Xperia Arc smartphone you might like to know that you may not have that much longer to wait as apparently the Android 2.3 Gingerbread handset is releasing this month.

Previous rumour had it that the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc could come out to play inApril; however according to an article over on Pocket-lint, they have heard from the guys at Mobiles.co.uk that the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc will become available as of the “week commencing 21March.”
Spec wise the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc offers according to GSMarena, a 4.2-inch capacitive LED backlit touch screen, 8 megapixel auto-focus camera with LED flash and 720p video, Sony Mobile Bravia engine, 1GHz Scorpion processor, AGPS, WiFi, Bluetooth, HDMI port, 320MB storage, microSD expansion up to 32GB and a 3.5mm jack.

As for which carrier the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc will be on, well apparently all carriers will offer the Android device, with Mobiles.co.uk listing O2, Vodafone, T-Mobile, Three and Orange, with apparently the best offering being £25 a month based on a 2-year term with the handset costing $30.

Intel releases Core vPro business processors

When Intel released its new consumer-oriented second-generation Core (AKA "Sandy Bridge") CPUs in January, it seemed likely that the "professional" version would be just around the bend. Today Intel has introduced just that, with its new second-generation Core vPro family of processors.

 

Though based on the same microarchitecture as the consumer chips, and utilizing technologies such improved media handling, Advanced Vector Extensions, Quick Sync Video for energizing media manipulation, and the enhanced Turbo Boost for increasing performance when not all processing cores are being utilized, vPro processors also include a number of extras that are geared specifically towards business users.

 

These include a new Host-Based Configuration feature that automates the process of setting up vPro functions on new PCs. According to Intel, "thousands of computers can be configured simultaneously in a couple of minutes." Also present is a new Keyboard-Video-Mouse Remote Control feature that lets a remote technician assist a user—now in higher definitions than ever before, compensating for jobs requiring use of HD video and larger screen sizes.

 

For users who rely on laptops to be their system at and away from the office, Intel has introduced Anti-Theft Technology Version 3.0, which introduces three new ways to protect systems. It lets authorized IT or service technicians completely disable a lost or stolen computer and prevent access to its valuable data, and then reactivate it later, all by using an encrypted and authenticated SMS message. The new Locator Beacon function helps authorities determine the precise location of a missing laptop using GPS technology on select 3G modems. And standby protection can require an encrypted login, so that if a laptop goes missing while it's in standby, it's still guarded by an extra layer of security.

 

Some vPro processors will also incorporate Identity Protection Technology, which reduces phishing attacks and instances of unlawful access by generating a six-digit numerical password every 30 seconds that only the proper target knows.

 

Intel claims that a new Core vPro i5 CPU can speed business applications by 60 percent, multitasking by 100 percent, and data encryption by 300 percent. Among the first new processor families to take advantage of these updates is the Xeon E3-1200, which Intel is calling the first entry-level workstation platform that integrates "professional-level graphics onto the processor."

Nokia announces X1-00 low-cost music phone, expected to arrive in April

Nokia has announced its latest budget feature phone, the Nokia X1-00, which is being branded as a music phone. Not featuring the Nokia XpressMusic branding, the Series 30 based Nokia X1-00 has most of the signature features of a music phone, from dedicated music keys, a super powerful loudspeaker, storage expandability via microSD card, FM radio, 3.5 mm audio jack, microUSB connectivity for easy media transfer, to what it calls a single-key playlist creator.

The phone also has a large 1320 mAh battery, rated to deliver 61 days of standby time, and up to 38 hours of continuous music play. The only thing missing from the Nokia X1-00’s music portfolio is wide support for lossless audio formats – all it offers is MP3, WAV (CD quality is probably good enough though), WMA and eAAC+. The phone supports microSD expandability up to 16GB, and comes bundled with a 2GB card onboard, as well as a stereo-headset.

The loudspeaker is apparently rated deliver an output of 106 phon (a unit of perceived loudness), and according to Nokia, it has been calibrated so that no distortion is heard even at maximum volume. The phone also has a dedicated torch, apart from five separate phone books – meaning it is a device that Nokia envisions will be used by more than one person.

The phone is one of Nokia’s most inexpensive devices, and will be priced at less than €35 or Rs. 2,100. It will be available in ‘Orange, Ocean Blue and Dark Grey’ when it launches in select markets starting in April.

Check out the Nokia X1-00's specifications below:

2G Network	GSM 900 / 1800 or 850 / 1900
Dimensions	112.2 x 47.3 x 16 mm
Weight	91.1 g
Display	128 x 160 pixels, TFT, 56K colors
Camera	No
Storage	microSD expandability up to 16GB, 2GB included
GPRS	Yes
EDGE	No
3G	No
Connectivity	Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP, microUSB 2.0
GPS	No
Java	Yes, MIDP 2.1
Audio support	3.5mm jack, MP3/WAV/WMA/AAC formats, stereo FM radio
Video support	MP4/H.264/H.263/WMV formats
Colours	Orange, Ocean Blue, Dark Grey
Battery	Standard battery, Li-Ion 1320 mAh
Stand-by	Up to 1440 h
Talk time	Up to 13 h
Music play	Up to 38 h