Month: April 2010

HTC Smart 3G Phone Available In India: Full Specifications

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HTC Smart, based on the Qualcomm’s BREW OS platform from the smartphone manufacturer HTC is now available in Indian market.

HTC Smart even though is priced at a affordable rate, it does feature the same HTC Sense User Interface(UI) that is found on only high-end HTC Smartphones offering weather updates, other social networking features.

The phone features a 3.2 MP camera, 3G, Bluetooth, 3.5 mm audio jack, microSD support up to 16GB.The phone however lacks Wi-Fi.Scroll down to see the full list of specifications.

HTC Smart Picture:

HTC smart

HTC Smart Specifications:

Dimensions 104 x 55 x 12.8 mm
Weight 108 g
Display 2.8-inch TFT touchscreen 256k colors
Camera – 3.15 MP with flash
– 2048×1536 pixels
Operating System Brew Mobile OS
Processor 300 MHz processor
Memory Inbuilt: 256 MB
– 256 MB RAM, 256 MB ROM
External: up to 16GB microSD
Network GSM : 850/900/1800/1900 MHz (2G)
HSDPA: 2100 MHz (3G)
Connectivity – 3G (HSDPA 3.6 Mbps)
– Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP
– microUSB 2.0
– 3.5 mm audio jack
Formats supported – Video: mp4, .3gp, .3g2, .m4v
– Audio: .aac, .amr, .qcp, .mid, .m4a, .mp3, .wma, .wav
Battery Standard Li-Ion polymer 1100mAh battery
Talk time – Up to 6 hrs 10 mins (WCDMA)
– Up to 7 hrs 30 mins (GSM)
Standby time – Up to 25 days (WCDMA)
– Up to 18 days (GSM)
Release date – Jan 2010 (global)
– April 2010 (India)

Price and Availability:

The HTC Smart has been launched globally in January 2010 and in April 2010 in India.The Smart has been priced at $205.56 and at Rs. 9,990 in India

F-Secure Internet Security 2011 Beta With 6 Months Free Subscription [Downloads]

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F-Secure has released the public preview (beta) release of their upcoming Internet Security 2011 suite along with 180 days(six months) free subscription to use and test the new version.Please keep in mind that this is a beta version and hence only use it for personal use.

The new F-Secure internet security 2011 has many performance improvements, security and feature updates compared to F Secure internet security 2010.The new user interface(UI) of the software is stunning.

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This new beta version is coming up with a brand new tools dedicated to safeguard your online browsing experience.The menu “Online Safety” is added in the 2011 version to provide the same.

Another additional feature in the new version is for managing the program update downloads through the mobile internet connection.As the users using mobile internet through UMTS(3G) or using data cards (like EVDO or 3G), this new setting allows you to set automatic downloads only when you are on the home network and disable it when you are on roaming.

Grab your own copy of F-Secure internet security 2011 with six months free license, during which period you get all the product updates as free downloads.

How to Get  Free Six Months License ?

1. Go and visit this free registration page , enter your details

F-secure six months free registration

2. You will now receive a email with your registration details and confirmation link.Once you confirm it, you will receive another email with the license key.

3.Download F-Secure Internet Security 2011 Beta Installer [Link expired]

Supported OS:

Windows XP, Windows Vista & Windows 7(32-bit and 64-bit)

BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100 Full Specifications

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BlackBerry has announced 2 new models this week.BlackBerry Bold 9650 and BlackBerry Pearl 3G.

BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100 has a semi-QWERTY keyboard, 3.2MP camera, 624MHz processor, 256MB internal memory, 3G, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, expandable memory up to 32GB

Available Features

  • 3G network support
  • Optical Trackpad and dedicated
    media keys
  • SureType® technology
  • Simultaneous voice and data
  • Email and text messaging
  • BlackBerry® Messenger
  • Instant Messaging
  • Phone
  • Browser
  • Social networking
  • Video recording
  • Wi-Fi®
  • GPS
  • Media player
  • Organizer
  • Bluetooth®
  • Expandable memory up to 32 GB
  • Tethered modem

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    BlackBerry Pearl 3G Pictures:

    BlackBerry pearl 3G 9100
    BlackBerry Pearl 3G Specifications:

    Dimensions 108 x 50 x 13.3 mm
    Weight 93 g
    Display – TFT, 256K colors
    – High resolution 360×400 pixel
    color display
    – Half-QWERTY keyboard
    – Optical trackpad
    Camera – 3.2 MP with LED flash
    – 2048×1536 pixels
    – Autofocus
    – 2.5x digital zoom
    OS BlackBerry OS
    Memory – 256 MB flash memory
    – 256 MB SDRAM
    – External: microSD up to 32GB
    Processor 624 MHz processor
    Playback formats – Video: MPEG4 Simple and
    Advance Simple Profile, H.263, H.264, WMV3
    – Audio:MP3, AMR-NB, AAC-LC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, WMV, Flac, Ogg Vorbis
    Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 (2G)
    HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 (3G)
    HSDPA 900/ 1700/ 2100 MHz
    Connectivity – 3G (max down speed: 3.6 Mbps)
    – Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n
    – Bluetooth v2.1
    – A-GPS
    – microUSB 2.0
    – 3.5 mm audio jack
    Extras – BlackBerry maps
    – Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
    – Organizer
    Battery Standard Li-Ion 1150 mAHr
    Talk time 5 hrs (GSM)
    5 hrs 30 mins (UMTS)
    Music playback time 30 hrs
    Standby time 18 days (GSM)
    13 days (UMTS)
    Colors Piano Black, Opal Pink, Royal Purple, Flash White and Red Gradient
    Release date Q3 2010

    Price and Availability:

    The price of the BlackBerry Pearl 3G is rumoured to be around $449.99 in US, which equals to more than Rs. 20,000 in India and around € 340 in UK where it is expected to be offered by T-Mobile, O2, Vodafone and Orange, not confirmed though.We’ll update the official price as soon as they announce it.The phone is expected to make official entry into the market soon, may be in Q3 2010.

    Nokia N8 Official Pictures [Gallery]

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    Nokia has officially announced the highly awaited Nokia N8 on April 27, 2010.The biggest feature of this phone is undoubtedly its 12 Megapixel Carl Zeiss camera with Xenon flash other features include HD video recording and HDMI port, Dolby Digital Plus surround sound, dedicated WebTV application, 16GB of inbuilt memory, running on Symbian^3 platform.

    Review complete specification @ Nokia N8 full specs.

    Nokia N8 Official Photos

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    Nokia N8 pic 2

    Nokia N8 official picture 4

    Nokia N8 official picture 5

    All the photos here are courtesy Nokia Conservations.Watch more videos about Nokia N8 here.

    [How To] Undo Clicking Never Save Password For This Site In Google Chrome

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    Google Chrome:

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    Google Chrome by default offers the option to save password for any webpage that requires the users to be logged in.You can see the classic “Do you want Google Chrome to save your password?” alert whenever you enter username and password for any website.

    google chrome save password

    The users will have two options they can either choose “Save password” or “Never for this site”.If the user clicks “Never for this site”, no matter desirably or accidently, Google Chrome will no longer offer the prompt to save password for that login page.

    Considering that you have clicked it accidentally and want to undo it, you can follow the steps given below to remove the site from save password prompt exception list.

    Steps:

    1. Click the Toolschrome tools menumenu.

    2. Select “Options”

    3. Click the “Personal Stuff” tab.

    4.Click on “Show saved passwords”

    chrome show saved passwords

    4. Click on the “Exceptions” tab

    5. Select the site that you want to remove from the list

    chrome remove site exceptions list

    6.Click “Remove” (or use “Remove All” to clear the list) and click “Close”.

    IDT High Definition Audio CODEC Update #Fail In Windows 7

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    Alert: IDT HD Audio Codec Windows optional update causing problems in Windows 7

    There’s a new optional Windows update showing up in Windows update from a couple of days, “IDT – Audio – IDT High Definition Audio CODEC”.But there seems to be some problems with this particular update no please do not install this update hastily.Some users who have installed this have reported there was no sound output after installing this and rebooting the system.

    Continue reading this post if you have already installed this and facing problems.

    IDT – Audio – IDT High Definition Audio CODEC

    Download size: 8.9 MB

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

    Update type: Optional

    IDT Audio software update released in March, 2010

    More information:
    http://winqual.microsoft.com/support/?driverid=20347177

    Help and Support:
    http://support.microsoft.com/select/?target=hub

    IDT High definition audio codec in windows update

    Update failed: error 80070103 (see the below screen shot)

    IDT audio codec update fail

    Solutions:

    1. The easy way- All laptops :

    The easiest and the most worked solution for this is to rollback the default windows driver (“High definition audio device”) which was released in 2008 (12/12/08 or 06/27/08).This almost solves the problem.But if you are still getting the same problem, try downloading the latest update by following these steps:

    2. Specific Notebooks:

    HP Notebook users:

    HP IDI audio codec driver download

    Go to this HP support site, enter your product name and search for drivers and download the latest

    Dell Notebook Users:

    Go to Dell.com and search for “IDT High Definition Audio Codec” in the search field and look for the latest update in the drivers section, choose and download the right update for your Windows.

    Dell IDT update

    Alternatively, Dell users can first uninstall the IDT driver from the control panel and then download “SIGMATEL driver” from the Dell.com- drivers and downloads section.Let the program automatically detect your hardware and install the right audio driver for you.

    Have you faced the same problem while installing IDT HD audio codec update? If so, how did you solve it? Tell us through comments..

    Note: The solutions listed here are the probable solutions that may work based on the opinion of a small numbers of users who faced this issue.There is no guarantee that it will work 100% even after you try all the above steps.

    Dell Smoke Android SmartPhone: Features & Specifications

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    Dell Smoke will offer the consumers with Android at an inexpensive taste. Dell Smoke running Android Froyo with a 2.8-inch QVGA display promises an exciting lower price.

    Dell Smoke features a 2.8” QVGA display, Qualcomm MSM7230 processor running Android Froyo at 800MHz, 5-megapixel auto-focus camera, 14.4Mbps HSPA, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and dual-microphones for noise canceling technology.

    dell_smoke

    [Picture Courtesy: Engadget]

    You can check out the preliminary features and technical specifications below:

    Feature Description
    Processor Qualcomm MSM7230 at 800 MHz
    Operating System Google Android 2.2
    RAM 512 MB
    Camera 5 MP Auto Focus and digital zoom, LED Flash
    Keypad QWERTY keyboard
    Memory 256 MB internal Memory, External: microSD expansion to 32GB
    Display Multi-touch screen TFT 262k colors
    2.8 inch, Resolution 320 x 240
    Network GSM850, GSM900, GSM1800, GSM1900, UMTS850, UMTS1900, UMTS2100
    Data Connectivity CSD, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, USB 2.0, Bluetooth 2.1+ EDR
    Wi-Fi 802.11b, 802.11g
    GPS, AGPS, QuickGPS, Geotagging
    Battery 1170 mAh Li Ion
    Audio 3.5 mm Output, Stereo Mic, Loud Speaker
    Noise Reduction Dual-Mic noise canceling Technology

    Pricing and Availability

    Dell Smoke is scheduled to be release at January 2011. Smoke is the code name and may subject to change. The pricing is yet to be announced. It is expected that the price of this device will be affordable.

    Nokia N8 12MP Full Specifications

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    The Nokia N8, also known as Nokia N98 is being previewed ahead of its official launch.N8 the first Symbian^3 phone from Nokia.The Nokia N8-00 has a 12MP camera with HD video recording capabilities, 3.5-inch OLED touchscreen display, 680MHz processor; 12MP Carl Zeiss lens with Xenon flash, Dolby Digital Plus surround sound support for HD videos, GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth etc.The phone evening though coming with 12MP Carl Zeiss lens, still doesn’t have a lens cover.

    The Nokia N8 also sports a HDMI that makes it easier to connect the device to a bigger screens like TVs.This is a very much anticipated feature and Nokia has responded well to it.

    Discover Nokia N8 pictures, full specifications and availability details:

    Nokia N8 Pictures:

    Nokia N8 official picNokia N8 pic 2

    Check out more official pictures at Nokia N8 official pics gallery.

    Nokia N8 Full Specifications:

    Dimensions 113.5 x 59 x 12.9 mm
    Display – 3.5” AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
    – 16M colors
    Weight 135 g
    Memory Internal: 16GB

    External: up to 48 GB microSD
    – 256MB RAM
    – 512MB ROM
    – microSD up to 32GB
    Processor 680 MHz processor
    Operating System Symbian ^3 OS
    Camera – 12 megapixel with autofocus
    – 4000×3000 pixels
    – Carl Zeiss optics
    – Xenon flash
    – 20x digital zoom
    – Video rec: 720p @ 30 fps
    Playback Formats Video: MP4/H.264/H.263/WMV
    Audio: MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+
    Network – GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 (2G)
    – HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
    Connectivity – 3G (max down speed:7.2 Mbps, max. up speed: 5.76 Mbps)
    – Wi-Fi
    – Bluetooth 3.0 with A2DP
    – microUSB 2.0
    – A-GPS
    – 3.5 mm audio jack
    – HDMI port
    Extras – Digital compass
    – Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
    – Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
    – Scratch-resistant surface
    -Nokia Maps
    Battery Standard BL-4D Li-Po 1200 mAh
    Talk time – Up to 600 hrs(3G)
    – Up to 720 hrs(2G)
    Standby time – Up to 7 hrs 40 mins (2G)
    – Up to 5 hrs 20 mins (3G)

    Price And Availability:

    The Nokia N8 is set to be released in Q3 2010.The price details of Nokia N8 are awaited.

    Update 04/27/2010: The official price of the phone is €370.May be around $500 in US and above Rs. 22,000 in India.More to follow..

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    Dell Looking Glass At A Glance: Preliminary Specifications & Release Date

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    Dell’s new Looking Glass is a seven-inch tablet which will run on Android and will be powered by a Tegra 2 processor.

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    [Picture: via Engadget]

    Running Android 2.1 on a Tegra 2 processor will feature an optional TV tuner and a 1.3 megapixel camera. The RAM size is 4GB, with another 4GB of flash for storage and an SDHC slot supporting up to 32GB of expansion.

    A detailed pre-release specification can be seen below:

    Feature Description
    Operating System Google Anroid 2.1
    Processor nVIDIA Tegra 2 250
    Random Access Memory (RAM) 4 GB
    Display TFT 162K Colors
    7 ” Diagonal
    800 x 480 Resolution
    Dimensions 130 x 198 x 12.75 mm
    Weight 500 grams
    Memory Internal: 4GB
    External: SDHC up to 32 GB supported
    Audio External Stereo Speakers
    3.5 mm jack output
    Wireless (Wi-Fi) 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n
    USB USB 2.0 with 480Mbit/s speed
    Bluetooth Bluetooth 3.0
    GPS-Services Assisted GPS, QuickGPS, Satellite-Navigation
    Camera 1.3 MP with 1x digital zoom
    Battery 2100mAh

    Release date and Pricing:

    There will be some delay in the release of the Dell Looking Glass as Dell is planning to add some exciting gaming features to utilize the nVIDIA processor and compete Apple’s iPad. However it is expected to be release in November 2010.

    The pricing details are also not available as of now. We may expect it at the time of official launch of Dell Looking Glass.

    Blackberry Bold 9650 Full QWERTY Mobile Phone Specifications [Leaked]

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    The BlackBerry Bold 9650 is coming with a full QWERTY keyboard, optical Trackpad, 3.2MP camera, A-GPS, Wi-Fi, 3.2 mm audio jack, Bluetooth, 3G, 1xEVDO (800/1900 MHz) etc.Scroll down to see the full specifications table.

    Blackberry Bold 9650 pictures:

    blackberry bold 9650

    Blackberry Bold 9650 Full Specifications:

    As per the leaked image showing the specifications of BlackBerry Bold 9650:

    blackberry bold 9650 leaked specifications

    Display 2.4” TFT LCD display (65k colors)
    480 x 360 pixels
    – QWERTY keyboard
    – Optical trackpad
    OS BlackBerry OS 5.0
    Camera – 3.15 megapixel with LED flash
    – 2048×1536 pixels
    – auto-focus
    Memory microSD up to 16GB
    Playback formats Video: DivX/WMV/XviD/3gp
    Audio: MP3/WMA/AAC+
    Network GSM Quad Band 850/9001800/1900 mHz
    3G: HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
    Connectivity – 3G (max. down speed: 3.6 Mbps)
    – Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
    – Bluetooth v2.1
    – microUSB 2.0
    – 3.5 mm audio jack
    – A-GPS
    Extras – BlackBerry maps
    – Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
    – Organizer
    – Voice memo/dial
    Battery Standard Li-Ion 1500 mAh
    Release Date May 27, 2010 (expected)

    Price and Availability:

    The price of the BlackBerry Bold 9650 would be available when the expected official release on May 27, 2010 happens.

    Update: The off-contract price of the BlackBerry Bold 9650 will be $449.99 (US) which is equivalent to  more than Rs. 20,000 in India.

    blackberry bold 9650 price