Month: April 2010

The Nokia E72 Turns White and Releases Firmware Update for all E72

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The Nokia E72 is now available in white and Nokia is releasing a new firmware update for all Nokia E72 handsets.

The E72 is a slim 10mm thick phone which includes one-touch access to calendar, contacts, and (push) email. Instant messaging options include Ovi, Google Talk and Yahoo! Messenger. The 5-megapixel Camera, integrated AGPS and a 3.5mm headphone jack are also some of the other exciting features of E72.

Nokia E72 White

The New Nokia E72 White Buzz

The new Nokia E72 White is not only a change in the color but there are few exciting accessories included inside the box like Nokia BH-216 Bluetooth headset and Nokia C-313 jeweler.  Above the change in the outer color, the phone will also be in white on the inside with an exclusive white theme and a personalized homescreen.

The Latest Firmware Update Buzz

The Firmware update includes an upgrade to latest version of Ovi Maps with free walk and drive navigation, improved social networking with the ability to share your location on Facebook with your friends and the ability to check the weather where you are and where you’re headed. There’s also general stability and performance improvements to Email, Calendar, Contacts and Browser. Plus internet radio has been bundled into the update along with free Lonely Planet and Michelin guides.

The latest available firmware release for Nokia E72 is 031.023. This new update is available to all Nokia E72 handsets through Nokia Software Updater.

Garmin Asus A10 Android Full-Touch Phone Announced

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The Garmin Asus just revealed a new Andriod full-touch phone Garmin Asus A10 which focuses on pedestrian-friendly features and navigation for Europe and Asia-Pacific.

Asus Garmin A10 runs on Android and is coming with 3.2 inch HVGA capacitive (multi-touch) touchscreen, 5MP camera,Geotagging support,  digital compass, A-GPS with Garmin navigation optimized for Pedestrian Navigation.Optionally cityXplore maps are alos supported on Garmin A 10.

Asus Garmin A 10

Garmin Asus A10 Specifications*:

Display – 3.2” TFT capacitive touchscreen
– 256K colors
-320 x 480 pixels
– Multi-touch input method
Camera – 5 Megapixel with autofocus
– 2592х1944 pixels
Memory – Expandable up to 16GB microSD
OS Android OS
Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 (2G)
Connectivity – 3G
– Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP
– USB 2.0
– A-GPS with Garmin navigation
Players – MP3/eAAC+/WAV player
– MP4/H.263/H.264 player
Extras – Digital compass
– cityXplorer maps
– Google Search, Maps, Gmail,Google Talk, YouTube
– Document viewer
Battery Li-Ion 1500 mAh
Talk time –
Standby time –

[*] Full details are awaited.

Price and Availability:

Garmin Asus A10 is expected to be available in mid 2010 in Europe and Asia-Pacific.No official word on price yet.

D-Link DWA-131 Wireless N Nano USB Adapter Launched In India

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D-Link DWA-131 Wireless N Nano USB Adapter

Networking and communications equipment manufacturer D-Link has launched its D-Link DWA-131 Wireless N Nano USB Adapter in India.The device is so small that it fits into any pocket easily (weighs 3.1 g).DWA-131 Wireless N Nano USB adapter provides better wireless signal coverage for your PC compared to the existing wireless 802.11g technology.Ideal for transferring files, browsing the Internet, and downloading music.

D-Link’s Wireless N technology extends the wireless range, still finding easy compatibility with existing 802.11 b/g wireless routers and APNs.Just plug this to your desktop PC which is lacking Wi-Fi and you are done, now you get high speed Wi-Fi with better signal strength to connect to your nearby Wi-Fi devices.

DWA-131

Dimensions 18 x 34.4 x 7.7 mm
Weight 3.1 g
Standards 802.11 n/b/g
Interface USB 2.0
Frequency Range 2.4GHz to 2.4835GHz
Antenna PIFA antenna
Security – WEP
– WPA & WPA2
– PBC/PIN
LED Link/ Activity
Certifications – FCC Classb
– IC
– Wi-Fi
– CE
– C-Tick
Operating Conditions – Temperature: 0˚ to 40˚C
– Humidity: 10 ~ 90%
Operating System Support – Windows 200, Windows XP
– Windows Vista (32/64 but)
– Windows 7 (32/64 bit)
Warranty 1 Year

Price:

D-Link DWA-131 Wireless N Nano USB Adapter is now available in India at a price of Rs.1,850 [£ 18 in UK, $55 in US]

Micromax W900 : Windows Mobile Touchscreen Phone @ Rs. 6800

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Micromax has recently launched new touchscreen phone Micromax W900 that runs on Windows Mobile 6.1.By looking at the design, can’t stop ourselves from drawing similarities with the Nokia 5800 popular design.This is the first of handsets from Micromax to run on Microsoft Windows Mobile OS.

Micromax W900 comes with lots of features like Wi-Fi, 2MP camera, 460 MHz processor, 128 MB RAM, GPS with local maps for Indian cities courtesy MapmyIndia.

micromax w900

Micromax W900 Specifications:

Form Factor Bar Style
Dimensions 112 x 55 x 14.2 mm
Weight 113 g
Display 3.2” WQVGA touchscreen
256k colors
Camera – 2 megapixel
– 1600 x 1200 Pixels
– Digital Zoom with Flash
OS Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
Memory Internal: 256 MB ROM, 128 MB RAM
External: up to 16GB microSD
Processor K3 Hi3611 460MHz Processor
Network GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
Connectivity – Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
– GPS with Maps from Map My India
– USB port
– 3.5mm Audio Jack
Playback Formats – Video: WMV/ WMA/ Mp4/ H.263/AVI
– Audio: MP3 / AMR / MIDI / WMA
Battery Li-Ion 1500mAh
Talk time Up to 5 hrs
Standby time Up to 20 days

Micormax W900 Price & Availability In India:

The mobile handset has been already launched in India and is available in market at a price of Rs. 6800 INR.

Our Take:

The phone would have been a great buy at Rs. 6800 had it included 3G also.Still with Wi-Fi, Windows Mobile 6.1, GPS make this 3.2 inch touchscreen Micromax W900 worth buying device.

Download KB975496 Update For Windows 7

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Windows 7 LogoBitLocker Drive Encryption

Microsoft has released the new KB975496 update addressing the issue while using BitLocker for system drives.If your Windows 7 PC stops responding during shutdown if BitLocker is enabled on the system drive.

Initially this update was released for Lenovo ThinkPad W510 where the issue was first noticed.Now Microsoft has decided to release this update as “recommended” update type to all x86 Windows 7 users in April 2010.

KB975496 details:

Update for Windows 7 (KB975496)

Download size: 121 KB

File name: Windows6.1-KB975496-v2-x86.msu

published: April 26, 2010

You may need to restart your computer for this update to take effect.

Update type: Recommended

More information:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/975496

Download Link (Validation required)

Direct Download Link: KB975496-v2-x86.msu (Without validation)

Fix Frequent Windows Explorer Crashes With KB980408

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“Windows Explorer has stopped working.

Windows is searching for a solutions

Windows Explorer is restarting “

windows explorer stopped working

The most annoying errors that keep popping up in Windows 7 too many times (I already had enough of them).Normally this error could occur possibly due to missing/corrupt files in windows explorer window.Windows 7 team has had a serious look into this mess and they have decided to release April 2010 stability and reliability update KB980408 exclusively to fix these frequent windows explorer crashes in Windows 7 and Windows 2008 R2.According the release the update KB980408 fixes the following issues:

  • Windows Explorer crashes and restarts while accessing a third-party Control Panel item.
  • Issue that affects the connectivity with an instance of SQL Server Analysis Services from any application in Windows 7 or Windows 2008 R2
  • Windows Explorer stops responding for 30 seconds whenever a file or directory is created or renamed after installing some programs
  • Welcome screen hanging for 30 seconds while logging into the computer, if you had set the desktop background to a solid color.
  • You don’t get any warning when you try to delete more than 1000 files and all the files gets deleted permanently without moving to the Recycle bin.

    If you have experienced any of the above issues in your Windows 7 machine, you must download the update KB980408 from the download links below.

    Download Links:

    The April 2010 stability and reliability update for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2- Update for Windows 7 (KB980408)

    Download size: 5.3 MB

    Update type: Important

    Released: April 26, 2010

    With validation:

    Windows 7 (x86)

    Windows 7 (x64)

    Windows Server 2008 R2 (x64)

    Without validation:

    Direct download link KB980408-x86.msu for x86 Windows 7

    Direct download link KB980408-x64.msu for x64 Windows 7

    • Link for KB980408 support

    Enable Pin To Start Menu For Folders In Windows

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    Windows-logo pin_folder_start_menu[7]

    Pinning items to the start menu is one great way for accessing them more quickly.By default Windows allows only programs to be pinned to the start menu.If you want to add folder to the start menu, follow this simple tutorial which will add “Pin to start menu” context menu option for folders.You can also pin any library to the start menu using this method.

    Steps:

    1. Open run command by pressing Windows button + R.Type regedit in the filed and click ok.

    regedit run command

    2. In the Registry editor (regedit), go to the following key:

    pin folder registry key

    HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers

    3. Right on the right pane and select New> Key (refer to the screenshot below)

    pin folder to start menu add new key in regedit

    4. Copy and paste {a2a9545d-a0c2-42b4-9708-a0b2badd77c8} as the new key name like we did it in the following screenshot.

    pin folder to start menu new key in regedit

    5. You are done with the tweak now.Press “SHIFT” key and right-click on any folder, you’ll see a new context menu option “Pin to Start Menu”

    Pin to start menu option

    if you want to rollback and undo this new change just delete the key that you have just added {a2a9545d-a0c2-42b4-9708-a0b2badd77c8}, which will remove the Pin to Start Menu context menu option from the folders.

    If you want to automate the above whole process, just download the following reg entry file (.reg), and double click it, the corresponding registry entry will be automatically added.

    Download

    Note:

    1. You can drag any folder to the start menu, hold it until you see “Pin to start menu” and then drop it.This will automatically pin that particular folder to the start menu.

    2. The folders pinned to the start menu by this method will not expand if you hover the mouse over it.You need to pin them to the taskbar instead to see the expansion of the folders.

    Kingmax PD-02 USB Flash Drive Launched

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    Kingmax PD-02 USB Flash Drive (Pen drive) :

    Kingmax PD-02 USB Flash Drive

    Kingmax has launched new variant of PD series USB flash drives Kingmax PD-02, the advanced version of their earlier Kingmax PD-07.Kingmax has added the slide USB connector ensuring that you don’t need to worry about forgetting the cap somewhere and regretting about it later Smileanother improvement is the addition of scratch-resistant surface.Supports READYBOOST technology in Windows 7 or Vista (read how to use READYBOOST).

    The device only has USB 2.0 connectivity, should have been making use of USB 3.0, a little disappointment there Sad.However it’s still worth a buy at Rs. 1.7k for 16GB USB stick.

    Kingmax PD-02 Specifications:

    Dimensions 59.5 x 18 x 9.6 mm
    Capacity 2GB/ 4GB/ 8GB/ 16GB
    Transfer Speed USB 2.0 standard
    Support Supports READYBOOST technology in Windows 7/ Vista
    Warranty Five years
    Extras Slide USB connector (no cap)
    Scratch-resistant
    Light weight
    True plug and play
    Colors Black & White

    Price: Kingmax PD-02 16GB – Rs. 1700 in India (almost $38)

    HP Swing Motion Controller Debuts In India

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    Hewlett-Packard (HP), the world’s largest personal computer maker, has just announced the launch of their new HP Swing motion sensor gaming controller in India.Swing will allow uses to play action games on their PC by detecting the player’s body movements much like Nintendo Wii.The player needs to move as per the game instead of the usual way of just pressing the buttons.

    HP Swing can be used to play lifelike action sports games like tennis, pool and bowling.

    Hp swing console
    HP Swing will only be bundled with HP Pavilion desktop PCs.The device is coming together with seven games.The device has inbuilt CUDA technology which offers enhanced viewing experience for the users.

    HP Swing is only available with HP Pavilion Desktop PCs stating from Rs.29,900.

    Gaming market in India is almost confined to PCs.Not too many would have heard about the likes of PlayStations or Xbox.Never the less, this is a good move by HP, we have to wait and see how it will be received by the PC game lovers in India..

    Opera 10.52 For Mac [Downloads]

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    Opera has released its latest version 10.52 for Mac.Opera claims this version of the browser to be the world’s fastest browser available for Mac, the newer version being 10 times faster compared to the previous version 10.10.

    The new version for Mac boasts of improved UI, Cocoa integration, multi-touch trackpad gestures and Growl support.Combined with new JavaScript engines, Carakan and Vega, provides a rich browsing experience.Opera 10.52 supports the latest Web standards like SVG support and HTML5 video support.

    opera 10.52 sleek design

    Features:

    # Top speed: 10 times faster than the previous Opera Mac version.

    # Mac-ified UI: New more responsive UI for Mac, and design overhaul.

    # Finger navigation: Better support for multi-touch trackpad gestures.Pinch to zoom or use your two fingers to scroll, three fingers to navigate back and forth directly from the trackpad.

    # Turbo-charged browsing: Opera Turbo helps you to save your time by loading pages loading faster in case slow and congested networks.It is tested and proved that Opera Turbo provides about 65% faster browsing speed on Edge networks and around 50% faster on 3G networks.

    Download:

    Download Opera 10.52 for Mac [23.49 MB]