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Plants vs Zombies Top-Selling Game for iPhone

February 27, 2010 by dennis

Plants vs. Zombies have created record in sales during the introductory period. It has been reported that in 9 Days $1 Million revenue has been collected from this game in Sales. Apple’s App Store have not sold any application as many as the Plants vs. Zombies Game for iPhone.

The game is published by PopCam Games. And according the publisher, the $2.99 mobile zombie-zapper is selling over 300,000 copies in just nine days. This is a new record for the App Store.

plants vs zombies

Plants vs. Zombies is the latest major franchise of PopCam to make the jump to iPhone and iPhone has a great adaptation of the game. It is said that this popular computer game is even more fun on the smaller touch screen.

With the increasing popularity of the game, there also increases the piracy. If you search for free download for Plants vs. Zombies Games for iPhone in the internet, you can see many sites offering free download. And we have verified that most of the sites are fake and spam sites. So, please keep in this mind and go to the official site for Buying the game. This game cost you only $2.99.

To buy and download the game Click here.

Reopen or Recover Recently Closed Tabs in Google Chrome

February 25, 2010 by dennis

Google Chrome is a very fast and light browser.

chrome logo

It has many advantages. But it lacks one of the most basic feature. That is, if you accidentally click the close button with multiple tabs open, Google Chrome will not prompt you to verify your action. But other browsers like Mozilla and Internet explorer asks once more as shown below.

mozilla confirmation

Now, in order to compensate this feature, Google Chrome allows you to open the last closed tab or Window once again easily.

So if you accidentally or unintentionally close your tab or the whole Chrome browser, you can simply reopen what you want easily.

This can be done in three ways:

1 Choose what you want to open:

Open Google Chrome. You can see the recently closed tabs section below the most visited pages thumbnail. Choose the one you want to open.

2 If you have closed the whole window and you want to reopen all the tabs at once then open Chrome, right click on the window and select Reopen Closed Tab(s) or Reopen Closed Window(s) as shown below:

3. By Using the shortcut key (For lazy people like us):

Open Chrome And press

Ctrl + Shift + T

That’s it, you don’t need to worry about your closed tabs anymore and use Chrome as freely as you want with no worries.

Samsung Jet 2 Mobile Phone Specification

February 25, 2010 by dennis

Samsung Electronics has announced Jet series in India with the launch of Samsung Jet 2. It’s the same as original Jet but apparently with an “easy-to-use user interface of a conventional mobile phone” and provides consumers the benefits of advanced features of a smart phone.

The Jet 2 feature set remains the same with 800MHz applications processor, 3.1-inch AMOLED touchscreen display (WVGA), Dolfin browser, DLNA compatibility, Media browser, one-finger zoom, FM Radio, SNS widgets and Smart Unlock. The phone runs on TouchWiz UI 2.0 but also features Motion UI and Media Gate 3D.

The full specifications and features has been described below.

Feature	Description
Network	2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
Display	AMOLED resistive touchscreen, 16M colors Size 3.1 inches, TouchWiz v2.0 UI, Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate and Motion UI, Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
Memory	Internal 2GB / 8GB External microSD, up to 16GB
Connectivity	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP microUSB 2.0
Camera	5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash Geo-tagging, face, smile and blink detection, wide dynamic range Video 720×48 30fps, QVGA
Processor	Qualcomm MSM6246, 800Mhz processor
Music	MP3/WMA/eAAC+/WAV player, Stereo FM radio with RDS, FM recording
Battery	Li-Ion 1100 mAh Stand-by Up to 422 h (2G) / Up to 406 h (3G) Talk time Up 8 h 20 min (2G) / Up to 5 h (3G)
Browser	WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML
GPS	A-GPS support, Route 66
Messaging	SMS, MMS, Email, IM, Push Email
Colors Available	Black, Mystic Purple

It has some more Smartphone features like Multi-tasking Manager, Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync®, Continuous Shot, Panorama Shot, Mosaic Shot, Frame Shot, Fast 3D Touch and Motion-Response Interface.

The price in India will be Rs 19500 (INR) according to Samsung Retailer.

Restore Previous Versions of Files in Windows 7 Using System Restore

February 22, 2010 by dennis

One of the exciting features in Windows 7 is that we can restore deleted files using the Windows System Restore. If you ever delete an important file or a document unintentionally then this feature of Windows 7 is going to help you in every ways.

Windows 7 copies the image of your files everyday or when a restore point creation is triggered. This service is known as the volume shadow copy service. The Previous Version feature is available in all editions of Windows 7.

Windows 7 logo

Now to restore your files or to explore this feature, just follow the easy steps below.

Step 1: Find out the Previous Versions of the files available. In order to do this, right click on the folder where your files are present and select Restore previous versions. All available versions of the folder is shown where the content of the folder will be Yesterday’s or Last week’s and so on.

Step 2: Select which operation you need: Open, Copy or Restore. You can see three buttons Open, Copy, and Restore.

Open: Select the folder on the particular day or date which you want to open and click on Open. It will show you the files present in that folder on that day. You can simply copy the particular file you want.

Copy: Copy lets you copy the whole folder on the particular day to a different location. This will be useful if you do not want to disturb the current files present in the folder. Select the destination of the files to be copied.

Restore: This option will restore the files to the day which you have selected. It will be useful if you want to restore the folder exactly same as on the selected day. This can be used for restoring source files of an installed software which you had changed erroneously.

Now you have learnt how to restore deleted files and folders in Windows 7. I hope it was an easy one.

Note:

1. This feature is available in all versions of Windows 7.

2. If you want to have restore points of the files and folders for longer duration, you have to increase the size of the Disk Usage Space for System Restore in System Restore Properties. Follow:

My Computer—> System properties—>System protection—>Configure…—>Max usage

3. Restore Previous Versions feature will not support for Disk Drives, libraries and external drives(including the folders present in the external drives).

Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-TX7 Slim Touchscreen Digital Camera

February 23, 2010February 21, 2010 by dennis

DSC-TX7 is an ultra-slim touch screen Digital Camera with an impressive Carl Zeiss® Vario-Tessar® 25mm 4x zoom lens, TransferJet™ technology and a large 3.5” Display. An advanced “Exmor R” CMOS sensor provides stunning low-light images and sweeping panoramic photos with iSweep Panorama mode. Moreover, you can enjoy AVCHD Movie Mode video recording and playback.

By using the AVCHD format, you can transfer full 1080i clarity motion video to movie DVDs and Blue-Ray discs limited to 29 Minutes each video.

DSCTX7

A large 3.5” LCD™ touch screen display makes it easy for viewing and sharing images with simple and easy touch screen operation. With its Ultra AR film coating, which reduces reflections and increases contrast and brightness, viewing images on the LCD even in bright light is possible.

Some of the exciting features are given below:

Feature	Description
Pixels	Gross Pixels Approx. 10.6 Mega Pixels Effective Pixels Approx. 10.2 Mega Pixels
Zoom	Optical Zoom 4x Precision Digital Zoom Approx. 8x
Lens	Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar
LCD Display	3.5 (8.9 cm) (921K pixels), Xtra Fine TruBlack, Touch Screen
Battery	Life 230 shots / 115mins Lithium ION Battery
Auto Focus	Yes
Connectivity	USB 2.0, HDMI, Audio/Video (AV)
Video	AVCHD: 1920 x 1080 (59.94i, Interlace) (Approx.17Mbps) / 1440 x 1080 (59.94i, Interlace) (Approx.9Mbps) MP4: 1440 x 1080 (29.97fps, Progressive) (Approx.12Mbps) / 1280 x 720 (29.97fps, Progressive) (Approx.6Mbps) / VGA (640 x 480) (29.97fps, Progressive) (Approx.3Mbps)
Red-Eye Reduction	Yes
Design	Dimensions (W x H x D) 97.8 x 59.5 x 17.5mm , Weight: 149g (With Accessories), Metal Body
Colors Available	Red, Silver, Dark Blue

The DSC-TX7 is priced at 400 USD. In India, the price is slightly higher. It is Rs 22990 (INR) according to the Sony official site.

Pros and Cons of DSC-TX7 is listed below (taken from User Reviews):

Pros:

Fast Shutter speed, sleek design, Full HD movie recording, Smart Configuration, intelligent, excellent image quality, Good LCD Display

Cons:

High Price, User Interface slightly complicated, Long battery charging time, Short Battery life

Meebo IM App For iPhone Now Available

February 20, 2010 by dennis

Instant Messaging or IM apps are now targeting mobile devices. For those who want the convenience of instant messaging from any computer equipped with a Web browser, there’s Meebo. Now, Meebo can be installed in an iPhone or iPod touch increasing the mobility of the app and providing more convenience to the lazy users like us.

Meebo supports AIM, Yahoo, Windows Live Messenger, Google Talk, Facebook, MySpace and 100 other networks. It can be installed in iPhone OS 3.0 or later, iPod Touch and iPad.

The features like landscape mode and the ability to add Away messages make using Meebo on the iPhone are convenient and joyful.

Some of the notable features are:

Multiprotocol support, including AIM, Google Talk, Facebook, Yahoo, Windows Live, MySpace, and many more.
Push notifications, which automatically activates when you close the app without signing out.
Conversation logging on Meebo’s servers and it is associated with your Meebo account.
Notifications, away messages, message copying, landscape mode, swiping between chat etc.

You can download this Meebo application from your iTunes. For more information please visit:

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/meebo/id351727311

Puma Launches Eco Friendly Phone With Live Sports Feed

February 18, 2010 by dennis

PUMA and Sagem Wireless has unveiled the PUMA Phone at the ongoing Mobile World Congress 2010 (MWC). This is an eco-friendly phone that can be charged from the energy of the Sun. Above this, another exciting feature is that it will deliver Live Sports feed through the LIVE SPORT NEWS service from Agence France Presse (AFP) .

Some of the attractive features include GPS bike speedometer and run tracker, a pedometer, an analogue stopwatch and a yachting compass, along with the back solar panel for Earth-friendly battery charging.

The back side is a Solar Panel For eco friendly charging

This 3G phone has featured new stuffs which are kind of sporty and attractive. Some of the exciting features are given below:

Feature	Description
Eco-Friendly	Integrated solar cell with charge indicator in the back of the phone
Sporty Features	– Analogue stopwatch – GPS run tracker – GPS bike speedo – Pedometer – Yachting compass – Location on map – Geotagging – AGPS
Display	2.8” full touch screen tablet, Resolution 240 x 320 TFT Screen, wide viewing angle
Battery	Li-Ion 880 mAh, Standby time 350 hours Talk time: 3G mode: 4 hours 2G mode: 5 hours
Camera	Dual Camera. Main: 3.2 megapixel camera with LED flash Video chat with front camera
Music	Music player which supports wide range of formats, FM radio
Connectivity	W-CDMA/EDGE/GPRS/GSM connectivity, Bluetooth 2.1 and USB 2.0, 3.5 mm audio jack, HSUPA Cat. 4 (up to 2.9 Mbps) HSDPA Cat. 8 (up to 7.2 Mbps)
Memory card	microSD
Accessories	Eco friendly Box with which the phone and its accessories can be carried

The LIVE SPORT NEWS content from AFP will be available through the PUMA WORLD portal from May 2010. The PUMA PHONE will be available through mobile network operators across greater Europe and on PUMA online store from April 2010, following the international markets like India, Japan, China, USA, Canada.

If you want to see the detailed features of the phone, please see the document from the official website pumaphone.com given below:

Click Here PUMA PHONE TECH SHEET.PDF

The price of this phone has not been announced yet. Once the price is announced, we will update it as soon as possible.

Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini and X10 Mini Pro Announced

April 17, 2011February 17, 2010 by dennis

Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini and X10 Mini Pro has been announced. Both are smart phones with 5-megapixel Autofocus Camera, full touchscreen and a lot more. Both of the smart phones runs on a 600 MHz Qualcomm MSM7227 processor and Android 1.6 operating system. The Pro Version comes with full Qwerty keypad.

XPERIA X10 Mini and X10 Mini Pro

Both of the sister models are almost of same specification and design. let us see the specification and features of the phones.

XPERIA X10 Mini Pro XPERIA X10 Mini

Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini and X10 Mini Pro Features:

Features	Description
Camera	5 megapixel,Flash, Auto focus, Geo tagging, Video recording
Connectivity	3.5 mm audio jack, aGPS, Bluetooth™ Technology, Synchronisation, USB mass storage, WiFi™
Design	Touchscreen, Auto rotate, QWERTY keyboard(in Pro Only)
Messaging	Conversations, Email, Exchange ActiveSync®, Instant messaging, Predictive text input, Text messaging (SMS), Picture messaging (MMS)
Memory	Phone memory Up to128MB, SanDisk microSD™ (up to 16GB)
Entertainment	Radio – FM radio with RDS, 3D games, Facebook™ application, Walk Mate, Video streaming, YouTube™
Music	MP3, AAC, Album art, PlayNow™, Bluetooth™ stereo (A2DP)
Processor	600 MHz Qualcomm MSM7227 processor
Operating System	Google Android 1.6™
Screen	16,777,216 color TFT touchscreen, 2.55 inches, 240 x 320 pixels (QVGA), Scratch-resistant
Available Colors	Xperia™ X10 Mini: Black, Pearl White, Lime, Pink, Red, Silver Xperia™ X10 mini pro: Black, Red
Battery	Talk time GSM/GPRS: Up to 4 hours Standby time: GSM/GPRS: Up to 285hrs

This phone will be available in almost all continents. It will be released early in certain countries like USA, Canada, UK, France, India, China, Japan etc. due to high demand of the model.

The official price of both the models has not been announced. We will update the price as soon as it is known.

But Wall Street Journal Reported on NOVEMBER 18, 2009 that it may cost $879 or 6,000 Swedish kronor or around Rs 40000 INR . But it may cost lesser than this expected price.

Update on Price: Sony Ericcson Xperia X10 Mini is available in India @ Rs. 15,000 INR.

Windows Activation Technologies Update To Detect Pirated Copies Of Windows 7

February 17, 2010February 16, 2010 by dennis

Windows Activation Technologies(WAT) is set to release a new Update for Windows 7 which will detect Pirated Windows 7 copies activated using the different Cracks and Activators available. This update (KB971033) is said to be released today at www.microsoft.com/genuine and from 17th Feb it will be available at Microsoft Download Center.

windows 7 logo

Windows Activation Technologies formerly known as Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) will run this anti-piracy program using this Windows Update. This update will reach Windows 7 Home, Premium,Professional, Ultimate, and Enterprise users.

According to the Genuine Windows Blog, this update will be voluntary which means, users can choose whether to install this update or not when it appears in the update list.

After installing this update, it will check for the validity of the certificates and keys in your Windows 7 installation. If found to be non-genuine, the notifications built into Windows 7 will inform the user that Windows is not genuine by displaying dialog boxes with options for the user to either get more information, or acquire genuine Windows. The desktop wallpaper will be switched to a plain desktop.

But this time Microsoft has assured that the customer will see no reduced functionality in their copy of Windows which is fount to be non-genuine. The Update will run periodic validations (initially every 90 days).

Install Windows 7 using Microsoft USB/DVD Download Tool

March 18, 2011February 13, 2010 by dennis

We have already discussed the Installation of Windows 7 from a USB Device without using any external software. The technique we used was easy, but now a days people want automation. Just install a program, let the program handle everything. No headache, no worries. As this is the current trend, we are sharing this fully automated method of making a bootable USB device for installing Windows 7 using the Microsoft Windows 7 USB/DVD Download tool.

But we need to download a software from Microsoft store for this method. In case, if you don’t want to download any software, you can use this technique:

Install Windows 7 or Vista Using Bootable USB Disk Drive

Now to start, check the requirements and then follow the steps below.

Requirements:

1. A USB Drive of minimum 4GB space

2. Windows 7 installation ISO file

Step 1: Download Windows 7 USB/DVD Download tool from the Microsoft store

Link: Click here to download Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool

Password: techrena.net

Size: 2.6 MB

Step 2: Install the tool in your computer.

Step 3: Connect your USB Flash Drive or Pendrive. Open the program. Click on Browse to select the ISO file.

Step 4: Select the proper Windows 7 ISO file and click Open. Then Click Next.

Step 5: Now Click On USB device. If you want to burn the ISO to a DVD, you can select the DVD mode.

Step 6: Select the correct USB device from the drop down menu. If your Device is not seen in the menu, connect it properly and then press the refresh button which is present right next to the menu. After selection, Click on Begin copying. Note that, this will process format your USB Device. All unsaved data will be lost.

Step 7: Now the tool will make your USB disk drive Bootable and then copy the files to it. After completion of the process, you can use the USB device for installing Windows 7.

Note:

1. To start the installation you need to boot from your USB device. In order to boot from your flash drive, you have to change the boot menu. Many computers have DELETE, F10, F2, F12, ESC keys as Boot menu key (the boot menu key information is usually displayed during Start Up). In the boot menu Select USB Diskette on Key and boot it from the USB.

Now the Windows 7 installation will boot, follow the instructions to install.

2. If you do not have the ISO file or if you have only the DVD or the installation files in your hard drive, then you cannot use this tool, you need to follow the technique given here: Install Windows 7 or Vista Using Bootable USB Disk Drive

3. Windows 7 USB/DVD Download tool is a property of Microsoft. It is intended to be used according to the terms and conditions provided by Microsoft Corporation. Techrena is not responsible for any kind of misuse of this product.