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How To Download Google Chrome Standalone Offline Installer

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Google Chrome Offline Installer

Google Chrome, the lightweight browser from Google has become very good alternative for browsers like Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox and its market share is continuously increasing booting other less popular browsers.

The problem that many users raise against Google Chrome is regarding the installation of the browser. When you want to download Google Chrome, all that Google gives you is a small file called “Google Chrome Installer” which then connects to internet and downloads the installer package online and automatically installs the stable version of the Google Chrome on your computer.

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But do you guys know that Google offers a standalone offline installer which you can download and install on any computer that has no internet connection ?

Tip #1 :

If you want to download the standalone installer for the official Google Chrome stable version,

Download Google Chrome Standalone Offline Installer

Tip #2:

If you want the standalone offline installer for the latest Dev version of Google Chrome, follow these steps:

1. Find the latest dev version of the latest release from official Google Chrome Releases blog, find the latest version number mentioned there (in the screenshot, it is 5.0.375.55).

Note down the last 5 digits of the version number (xxx.xx format). In this case, it is 375.55

Chrome latest dev stable release version
2. Paste the above 5 digit number that you copied in the above step in place of “xxx.xx” in the following link:

http://dl.google.com/chrome/install/xxx.xx/chrome_installer.exe

[ In the above case, the link will be http://dl.google.com/chrome/install/375.55/chrome_installer.exe ]

3. Type the link in the address bar and press enter. You can now download the standalone offline installer of the latest Dev channel release version of Google Chrome.

Nokia E73 Mode Specifications

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Nokia E73 Mode with T-Mobile

Nokia has today officially announced the launch of Nokia E73 Mode with USA’s T-Mobile. The new S60 3rd edition phone E73 almost looks similar to the Nokia E72 and is coming with a full QWERTY keyboard, a 5 megapixel camera, 3G connectivity, video call support with dedicated front camera, WLAN, Bluetooth, A-GPS, up to 16GB microSD support etc.

Nokia E73 Mode is bundled with support for Microsoft Exchange servers and IBM Lotus Notes Traveler besides support for all major public email services. High-tech features like UMA-support for WLAN calling, built-in mobile VPN for convenient intranet access, HW accelerated data encryption and remote lock data wipe etc. make this device a perfect business Smartphone.

Nokia E73 Mode Pictures:

Nokia E73 T-Mobile

Nokia E73 Mode Full Specifications:

Dimensions 113.8 x 58.4 x 10.2 mm
Weight 127.6 g (4.5 ounces)
Display – 2.4” QVGA
– 320 x 240 pixels, 16M colors
– QWERTY keypad
– Optical trackpad
Camera – 5 Megapixels
– 2592 x 1944 pixels
– Autofocus, LED flash
– Up to 10x digital zoom
Memory – Internal: 250 MB
– External: Up tp 16GB microSD
Operating System Symbian OS 9.3, Nokia S60 v3.2
Network – 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900(2G)
– HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 2100
Connectivity – 3G (HSDPA 10.2 Mbps, HSUPA 2 Mbps)
– Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
– A-GPS
– Bluetooth 2.0
– microUSB 2.0
– 3.5 mm audio jack
Multimedia formats – MP4/H.263 (video)
– MP3/WMA/eAAC+ (audio)
Extras – Accelerometer sensor
– Ovi Maps
– Flash Lite 3.0
– Stereo FM with RDS
Battery BP-4L, 1500 mAh, Li-Po
Talk time – Up to 13 hrs (2G)
– Up to 6 hrs (3G)
Stand-by time – Up to 16 days (2G)
– Up to 22 days (3G)
Colors Titanum
Availability Expected in June 2010

Price And Availability:

Nokia E73 Mode is expected to hit the markets through T-Mobile in USA on June 16th, 2010. The price of the phone is fixed at $70 on a two year contract with T-Mobile.

Adsense New Beta Interface Invitation

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Google Adsense is set to roll out a new interface to all the Adsense publishers in the coming months. Currently Adsense new beta interface is under testing and is available to few publishers initially. While some publishers have already got the invitation from Adsense to enable new interface for their accounts, there are still a large number of publishers eagerly waiting for the invitation to arrive in their inbox.

As you can in the below snapshot which is a courtesy of Adsense official blog, the new interface will present your Adsense data in a more enhanced view by showing Adsense reports in using graphs. The new interface makes it easier to change the settings of several ad units simultaneously, with enhanced and improved Ad Review Center.

Google Adsense new beta interface

Can’t wait to see this new beta interface for your account? It’s easier, follow the link below and enter your name, contact email and your Adsense Publisher ID and submit the form. You can now get the new Adsense beta interface enabled for you.

Link: New Adsense interface interest form

Adsense new interface invitation

Nokia C1-01 Specifications

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Nokia C1-01 red

Nokia has announced three new phone models under C1, viz Nokia C1-00, Nokia C1-01 & Nokia C1-02 along with Nokia C2 . Nokia C1-00 is a dual-SIM phone while C1-01 and C1-02 support only single SIM card.

Nokia C1-01 is almost similar to the Nokia C1-00 but loaded with some extra features and has been priced slightly higher than C1-00. This is a Symbian 40 (S40) series color screen display phone with GPRS, Bluetooth, MP3 player etc. Check out the full features of Nokia C1-01.

Nokia C1-01 Pictures:

Nokia C1-01 RedNokia C1-01 grey

Nokia C1-01 Full Specifications:

Dimensions 108 x 45 x 14 mm
Weight 78.8 g
Display – 1.8” TFT 65K colors
– 128 x 160 pixels
Camera – VGA camera
– 640 x 480 pixels
Memory microSD up to 32GB
Network 900 / 1800 (2G)
850 / 1900 (2G)
Connectivity – Bluetooth 2.0
– microUSB
– GPRS class 10
– 3.5 mm audio jack
Extras – Music player
– Stereo FM & FM recording
– OVI Mail & Chat
– Life Tools
– Nokia Money Applications
Battery Standard Li-Ion BL-5CB battery
Talk time Up to 10 hrs 40 mins
Stand-by time Up to 504 hours
Colors Dark Grey, Warm Grey, Red and Midnight Blue
Availability Expected release in Q4, 2010

Price And Availability:

Nokia C1-01 is announced on June 3, 2010 and expected to hit the markets in the fourth quarter(Q4) of 2010. The price of the phone in Europe is €39 (USD 48). The price of the phone in India may be around Rs. 2,300 to Rs. 2500.

Nokia C2 Dual-SIM Phone Specifications

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Nokia C2 gold

Nokia has today announced two affordable dual-SIM phones targeting the users in the developing countries like India. Nokia C1 and Nokia C2 are the new entrants in the Nokia C series after Nokia C3 and Nokia C6.

Nokia C2 supports dual-SIM mode, the two SIM cards can be used simultaneously. It features a 1.8-inch color screen display with a Symbian Series 40 (S40) UI, VGA camera, Music player and FM radio, microSD card slot support up to 32GB, Nokia OVI life Tools and Nokia Ovi Mail, Bluetooth and above all, an unique “hot-swappable” SIM card feature.

Nokia C2 Pictures:

Nokia C2 blueNokia C2 Red

Nokia C2-00 Full Specifications:

Dimensions 108 x 45 x 14.7 mm
Weight 74 g
Display – 1.8” TFT 65K colors
– 128 x 160 pixels
Camera – VGA camera
– 640 x 480 pixels
Memory Up to 32GB microSD
Network – 900 / 1800 (SIM-1)
– 900 / 1800 (SIM-2)
Connectivity – Bluetooth 2.0
– microUSB
– GPRS class 12
– 3.5 mm audio jack
Audio formats MP3 / WAV / AAC+
Features – Dual SIM
– Hot-swappable external SIM*
– Stereo FM radio with FM recording feature
Battery Standard Li-Ion battery BL-5CB
Talk time Up to 10 hrs 40 mins
Stand-by time Up to 504 hrs
Colors Dynamic Gray, Jet Black, Magenta, Dark Blue, Snow White
Availability Expected released Q4 of 2010.

[*] The 1st SIM card slot is placed beneath the batter, while the second SIM card is ‘”hot-swappable”, which means that the second SIM card can be removed and inserted keeping the phone is switched on.

Price And Availability:

The price of the Nokia C2 dual-SIM phone in Europe is estimated at EUR €45 sans the VAT charges. The price of Nokia C2 in India can be expected around Rs. 2700 to Rs. 3000 INR. The phone will be available only in the fourth quarter of 2010 (Q4).

Sanyo Xacti DMX-CA 100 World’s First Waterproof HD Camcorder

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Sanyo DMX CA100 waterproof

Sanyo has released the world’s first waterproof full HD camcorder Sanyo Xacti DMX-CA100. The camcorder can be used underwater up to a depth of 3 meters for filming a full HD video (1920 x 1080 pixels) up to 60 mins length for capturing still photos with its 14 Megapixels camera.

The camera is coming with High-Speed Sequential Shooting (HSS) feature

Features:

– Captures high resolution 14 mega-pixel photos

– The “High-Speed Sequential Shooting (HSS)” feature can enable capturing up to 22 photos at 7 frames per second.

– Sanyo’s exclusive “Double Range Zoom” to capture distant objects easily using 12x Telephoto

– Digital Image STabilizer and Face Chaser Function

– Mini HDMI terminal

– Eye-Fi card compatibility

Sanyo DMX-CA100 Pictures:

Sanyo DMX CA100

Sanyo DMX-CA100 Specifications:

Dimensions 92 x 40.8 x 123 mm
Weight 242 g
Effective Pixel – 14.30 Megapixels (Photo)
– 11.90 Megapixels (in Full HD or HD mode)
– 14.30 Megapixels (in SD mode)
Image Sensor 1/2.33 inch CMOS sensor, Approx. 14.40 MP
Video format MPEG-4 AVC/H.264
Digital Zoom Approx 10x while shooting
Memory – Internal: 50 MB
– SDHC memory card up to 32GB*
– SDXC memory card up to 64GB
LCD display 2.7” TFT color widescreen LCD display
Interface Video: Mini HDMI/Composite video (NTSC/PAL)
USB 2.0
Battery Standard Li-Ion battery, 700 mAh
Battery Life – 60 mins (continuous Full-HD mode)
– 210 mins (continuous playback)
– 210 shots in case of photos
Colors Yellow, Pink & Black

[*] With a 32GB SD memory card, you can record a Full HD video up to 4 hrs, and can take still photographs of 8,800 at 10M or 45,200 at 2M resolution.

Price And Availability:

The price of Sanyo Xacti DMX-CA100 hasn’t been announced officially. The camera is expected to hit the markets at the end of June 2010.

Motorola FLIPOUT Full Specifications

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Motorola has announced new Motorola FLIPOUT with MOTOBLUR, a new social networking Android phone with design similar to the Kin One from Microsoft.

The phone features a QWERTY keyboard (hidden behind the screen), 2.8-inch TFT touchscreen, 3 MP camera with digital zoom, 512 MB internal memory with a bundled 2GB microSD card, 3G connectivity, A-GPS, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi etc. with an added feature called MOTOBLUR.

MOTOBLUR synchronises all your friends, emails, messages, Facebook / MySpace / Twitter feeds with continuous updates via message widgets.

Motorola Flipout Pictures:

Motorola FLIPOUT with front open

Motorola Flipout with L part open

Motorola FLIPOUT Full Specifications:

Dimensions 67 x 67 x 17 mm
Weight 120 g
Display – 2.8” QVGA TFT touchscreen
– 320 x 240 pixels
– Rotator QWERTY keyboard
Camera – 3.15 Megapixels, 256K colors
– 2048 x 1536 pixels
– Digital zoom
Memory – Internal: 256 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM
– External: Up to 32GB microSD card
Operating System Android 2.1 (Eclair)
Processor 700 MHz TI OMAP3410 processor
Network – 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 (2G)
– HSDPA 900 / 2100 (3G)
Connectivity – 3G (HSDPA 7.2 Mbps, HSUPA 2 Mbps)
– Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
– Bluetooth 2.1
– microUSB 2.0
– A-GPS
– 3.5 mm audio jack
Audio & Video formats – AAC,  AAC+,  AAC+ Enhanced,  AMR NB,  MP3,  WMA v9
– Capture/Playback/Streaming, H.264,  MPEG4,  WMV v9
Extras – Facebook, MySpace, Twitter apps
– Accelerometer sensor
– MOTOBLUR UI v1.5
Battery Standard Li-Ion 1170 mAh battery
Talk and Standby Time – Up to 4 hrs 35 mins (3G)  / Up to 6 hrs (2G)
– Up to 377 hrs (3G) / Up to 365 hrs (2G)
Colors White, Fairway Green, Poppy Red, Raspberry Crush, Brilliant Blue, Licorice, Saffron
Availability Expected release in June 2010

Price And Availability:

Motorola FLIPOUT will be rolled out into the mobile markets in this month itself. Motorola hasn’t yet announced the price of the phone. Price details will be updated after the official word on pricing.

ATI Catalyst 10.5 WHQL Display Driver [Downloads]

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AMD has recently released monthly release of ATI catalyst for the month of May 2010. ATI Catalyst provides drivers and other essential system software for ATI products such as ATI Radeon graphics processors, AMD chipsets, and other multimedia products.

The new version (Windows® Hardware Quality Labs, WHQL-signed) 10.5 hosts many feature enhancements, along with routine important bug fixes.

New In ATI Catalyst 10.5 Versions:

1. Added support for 120 Hz displays for the ATI Radeon HD 4000 Series and ATI Radeon HD 3000 Series.

2. Enhancement to ATI Overdrive: Overdrive now offers full support for over-clocking functionality on ATI Radeon HD graphics accelerators connected to multiple display configurations.

Resolved Issues for Windows OS:

1. “Battlefield 2: Bad Company” maps will no longer take longer times to load
2. Fixed text and on-screen menu corruption if hardware shaders is enabled while loading missions in “IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946” game.
3.Fixed the warning message “Catalyst Control Center is not supported…” that arises when you try to re-login to a system after a Remote Desktop connection.
4. HDTV resolutions are now being reported properly by the tooltip.

Official Download Page Link:

Download ATI Catalyst 10.5 WHQL Radeon display drivers for Windows 7 , Windows Vista & Windows XP (32-bit & 64-bit) from the following link.

ATI Catalyst 10.5 WHQL Display Driver

Realtek High Definition Audio Driver R2.48

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Realtek audio driver logo

Realtek has released update to the High Definition Audio Driver, the new version of driver package is R2.48.

Realtek HD audio codec contains ALC882 series 7.1+2 Channel HD audio codec with UAA and DACs for ensuring high performance.

Additional Features In  Driver R2.48:

1. HDMI device WHQL Support: ATI HDMI devices

2. Operating Systems supported: Microsoft Windows XP / 2000 / Windows Server 2003 / Vista / Windows Server 2008 / Windows 7 (x86 & x64)

3. Package coming with Microsoft High Definition Audio UAAV1.0a(5013)

Download

File Size:

Windows 7/ Vista (32 or 64 bits) ZIP file – 60.33 MB

Windows 2000/ XP/ 2003 (32 or 64 bits) ZIP file – 30.08 MB

Download Realtek HD Audio Driver R2.48

Microsoft Download Manager [Downloads]

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There are enough number of download managers available already. But I have a reason to checkout this one, it is that this one is coming from Microsoft. Microsoft Download Manager does what it’s supposed to do: download files, managing multiple downloads etc.

This download manager has been specifically built to manage file downloads from Microsoft websites in a more reliable way.

You need to add the URL of the file to start the download:

Add a download in Microsoft Download ManagerMicrosoft Download manager completed download

Sometimes you may get errors like these while downloading files from non-Microsoft websites:

Microsoft Download Manager error

Overall, you may just use it if you are one of those who download a lot from Microsoft websites.Also note that download man

Download Microsoft Download Manager (MSDownloadManager.msi, 1.1 MB, direct link)