Thursday, April 14, 2011

Six Windows 7 Nightmares (and How to Fix Them)

1. Your PC Won't Boot

2. You Can't Access the Hard Drive

3. Blue Screens of Death Attack Your PC Regularly

4. No One Has the PC's Administrator Password

5. You Think Your PC Is Infected

6. An Important File Disappears

icrosoft reveals WinPhone 7 'Mango' details Faster, more open, less battery suckage

The next version of Windows Phone is getting faster, opening up and - Microsoft has promised - won't suck your battery dry.

iPhone 5 production starting in September?

More than any other device, the Apple iPhone attracts rumors. We recently heard from two Korean carriers that the iPhone 5 would be announced and released in late June, but that timeline sounds unrealistic at best. Now, Avian Securities has offered a more realistic estimate of the next iPhone's arrival.

To cost between Rs. 7,000 to 10,000

UK based cellphone player Fly Mobile, known mainly for its presence in the low-end phone market, is poised to go Android happy with the launch of four new Android phones.

Operation Raccoon City is set during the events of Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3: Nemesis. The game is a reinterpretation of the story of these two games, allowing players to explore it from a whole different viewpoint—that is, a whole different side. Players can choose to play the game as an officer of the Umbrella Security Service, for once fighting to protect the interest of the evil and seemingly indestructible Umbrella Corporation. You can also choose to be a member of the Special Operations team and try to expose Umbrella, but who wants to do that again? The option to take the side of the bad guys is always one that gets my attention. And you get to kill Leon S. Kennedy.

Angry Birds is one franchise that sure gives new meaning to the word cross-platform. Angry Birds Rio, the latest installment in the bird-slinging series from Rovio Mobile, is now available in Nokia's Ovi Store, ready to fly to your Symbian device. Angry Birds Rio has so far been spotted on iOS, Android, and webOS.

Despite some uniformity in specs, phones running Microsoft's mobile operating system come in a variety of designs.

Airtel Promises to Launch iPhone 4 in India

Finally, after six months of wait, Indian telecom provider Bharti Airtel has promised to bring Apple iPhone 4 officially in the country. Once again, the launch date is ambiguous as the company's press release says it will be introduced in 'coming months'. So yeah, just when it's time for Apple to introduce the iPhone 5 globally, the company plans to introduce iPhone 4 which would be a year old by then. The major concern for Apple enthusiasts and iPhone admirers of India would be the price.

Universal Pictures released this new international poster for the upcoming film “Fast Five” aka The Fast and the Furious 5 by director Justin Lin (Fast & Furious) and starring Vin Diesel, Ludacris, Tyrese Gibson and Dwayne Johnson.
Synopsis: Vin Diesel and Paul Walker lead a reunion of returning all-stars from every chapter of the explosive franchise built on speed in Fast Five. In this installment, former cop Brian O’Conner (Paul Walker) partners with ex-con Dom Toretto (Vin Diesel) on the opposite side of the law. Dwayne Johnson joins returning favorites Jordana Brewster, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Tyrese Gibson, Sung Kang, Gal Gadot, Matt Schulze, Tego Calderon and Don Omar for this ultimate high-stakes race.

Adobe plans to offer two subscription plans: annual, with monthly payments--note that you can't pay the whole thing up front--and a month-to-month plan with higher prices but no 12-month commitment and the ability to rent for discontiguous periods.

Adobe Systems is something of an industry punching bag in some circles for offering software wedded to a personal computer era we're supposedly outgrowing. It's time to update that corporate image.
As part of the debut of Creative Suite 5.5, the company today announced a collection of new software that includes three iPad applications; Flash tools better at creating content that reaches devices beyond PCs;

Yamaha has launched its most awaited and world famed Yamaha FZ 1 in India at a price tag of Rs 8,70,000 (ex-showroom, Delhi). The bike is offered in two royal colours: black and white. The iconic bike is equipped with 998cc, DOHC, 5-valve, 4 cylinder, 4 stroke engine that belts out maximum power of 150 ps at 11,000 rpm and pumps out top torque of 106 Nm at 8,0000 rpm with the help of 6 speed gearbox. The FZ 1 has got front dual Hydraulic disc brake of 320 mm and rear Single hydraulic disc brake of 245 mm. The bike uses fuel injection system and electric start.

Aprilia RSV4 Factory is all set to be displayed at Mumbai International Motor Show, 2011. The bike will be unveiled in front of media in an special event. The bike is believed to be available somewhere around Rs 18 lakh. In addition, Aprilia RSV4 R is also going to join the Factory very soon

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Sunday, April 10, 2011

Kawasaki Ninja in INDIA in JUNE 2011

Bajaj introduced Kawasaki Ninja 250 R in India with a price tag of Rs 2.69 lakh. The bike is popular around the world as a super sports bike. Bajaj sells this bike through Bajaj Probiking Showrooms in the country

Side –scrolling games appear to be the go to game mechanic of the Xbox Live Arcade. Titles like Super Meat Boy and Comic Jumper show that old school gaming can blend perfectly with quirky modern humour. Rush ‘N Attack is attempting to fuse the old with a very modern thriller.

5.The Civilization Series

4. Starcraft II

3. Crysis (the original)

2.Minecraft

1.World of Warcraft

The future. It is here. The first demonstration of Battlefield 3 absolutely BLEW MY TINY MIND. This is going to be one hell of a game about shooting things. Impressions, quotes, new shots.It’s running on a PC the size of a large Alsatian, so it’s perhaps not all that surprising that Battlefield 3 looks so much better than any other FPS I’ve ever seen – but it is still extremely impressive.

Facebook is far from perfect--but here are the ten most significant blunders that the company has made in its short history

Mobile apps are becoming increasingly influential, as they have the potential to spread to millions of tablets and smartphones. Here are 15 that we think will make a difference in 2011.

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ESPN has released their free WatchESPN app for the iPhone and iPod Touch, which allows you to watch live broadcasts from ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, and ESPNU from your iOS device.

M86 Security labs reported the latest link hoax, which spreads quickly via Facebook Chat. It starts with a message from a friend that reads, "hey, I just made a photoshop of you, check it out :p" with a link attached. Clicking the link brings up a prompt, which asks you to install a Facebook app that requests access to Chat. Of course, it then immediately begins spamming your friends with the same message.

At this point, it’s anyone’s guess as to how well the Motorola XOOM is selling, but knowing that it sports a hefty cost of ownership, some just might be naturally turned away by it – even if it’s the sole Android 3.0 Honeycomb tablet in the US right now.

Spammers have invited over 10 million Facebook users to fake events in yet another attempt to generate income from online survey scams according to a report by the IT security and data protection firm Sophos. Even as we file this report, the scam is in progress and several thousand unwitting Facebook users are falling prey to it.

The world's most prolific mobile browser Opera Mini has found home in 100 million mobile devices according to Opera's statistics recorded in March

While a sequel to Sylvester Stallone’s The Expendables has been in the works for a while, there’ve been quite a few rumors surrounding the project. Last month, it was reported that although Stallone would be returning in The Expendables 2 as an actor, he would not be directing the flick this time around.

Fujifilm Launches 12 Digital Cameras in India

Fujifilm has flooded the Indian markets with 12 camera models spread across diverse ranges of price and performance. The models introduced are AV200 and AX300 (A series), JV200, JX300 (J series), FinePix X100, T200, F500 EXR, HS20, S2950, S3300, S4000 and Z900. All these models feature the capability to shoot movies in HD (720p).

Their upcoming Cinema 3D TVs may just be what the doctor ordered?

What's the main reason current 3DTV's haven't really caught on? The high price, expensive glasses that need to be charged and of course the very annoying flicker that's inherently present despite televisions having really high refresh rates.

Honda May Make Motorcycle Safety Belts A Reality

Going by the safety measures incorporated by the four-wheelers, two-wheelers may also be seen with safety belts and an airbag soon. This is the first of its unique idea implemented by the auto major. For someone who loves the risky high speed drives, it may sound really weird. However, Honda is damn serious in their business as they have even gone ahead to file a patent for this innovative idea.

In 2011 – Bajaj-KTM Street Bikes To Be Launched In India Soon!

A long wait is approaching to end as Bajaj-KTM is looking to launch new bike in India in upcoming year.

There have been many rumors regarding the collaborative product but recent official talk about the bikes is that the price-tag of the motorcycle will be over one lakh. The range of street bikes will feature engines of capacity 125cc and more.

Maruti Suzuki Swift 2011

Expected in April 2011

Estimated price: Rs 4.5-6.5lakh

Suzuki has recently launched the new Swift in the European market and production has begun in their Hungarian plant. Seeing the rate at which Swift’s are selling in India, the new Swift won’t enter the Indian car market April 2011.

Mahindra Mini-Xylo Coming in Mid-2011

Mahindra Mini-Xylo

Expected in Mid-2011

Estimated price: Rs 4-5 lakhs

Mahindra had launched its Xylo in January 2009 and now the company plans to launch a Mini-Xylo. The Mini-Xylo will be less than four metres in length and will have a diesel engine. This could be a 1.5-litre diesel engine and as the Mini-Xylo is less than four metres, it will avail the 12 percent duty cut as well.

Honda Brio

Expected in Mid 2011

Estimated price: Rs 4-5 lakh

In country like India, the automobile market is dominated by hatchbacks. Here most of the auto giants who wish to set a firm base in India, are focusing on small car market.

Researchers around the world have been studying whether interactive video games can improve motor skills since, well, the advent of video games. (For instance, this study on the effects of video games on hand-eye coordination in the elderly was published in 1985.

Details in Google's source code reveal that company programmers have begun building a tablet version of Chrome OS, its browser-based operating system.

The work isn't a surprise, given that Google created mock-ups of a Chrome OS tablet more than a year ago. But it does indicate that a tablet incarnation of Google's Web-app operating system is a near-term priority, not just an idea.

PALO ALTO, Calif.--Finding that industry standard servers weren't meeting their needs, Facebook began designing its own servers and the data centers they sit in starting a year ago. Today the company shared the specifications for others who want to build their own servers like Facebook as part of an open-source effort they're calling the Open Compute Project.

I typically avoid racing games for the simple reason that they often do not have enough variety to suit my personal tastes. Let’s be honest, how often can racing around various streets and tracks and occasionally upgrading your vehicles stay engaging? There have, of course, been exceptions to my rule, including the Need for Speed and Driver series.

GNOME 3, after more than two years of development, has been released into the wild . GNOME 3 is not merely the logical successor of GNOME 2: it is an entirely new project, started from scratch, to create a "completely new, modern desktop designed for today's users and technologies."

Mad props and huge thanks to Roman Ribaric, CEO of Croteam, for being awesome enough to take time and answer some of the questions we had about Serious Sam 3: BFE. And sending us these spiffy images as well.

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