We have seen games like Doom and Wolfenstein 3D come to the iPhone and iPod Touch, but never thought of having actual console games on them.

id Software’s John Carmack has revealed that Doom 3 and Fallout could make their way to the iPhone 3GS. He also added that it took them around six weeks to port Doom to the iPhone.

Since Doom 3 has intense visual graphics, Carmack should be looking to focus to port this game only to the iPhone 3GS and to the third-generation iPod Touch. He also added in his notes, “I think we could do the real Xbox Doom 3 game on a 3GS. That is pushing it a bit but you could probably get that kind of visual fidelity.”

Carmack also told that Fallout could also come to the iPhone. A demo is already made, but not much is known when it will be out to the App Store.

Though I’ve played Doom 3 a lot on my PC, but having it on iPhon3GS is one exciting game I’m looking forward to play.

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Doom 3 for iPhone: Coming Soon

I have already shared a previous method on how to get Android 1.6 Donut on HTC Hero, but that was in raw files and were not fully compiled for a porper firmware update to Android 1.6.

Clean ION 1.6 is a fast and a clean ROM for HTC Hero 1.0 which provides better speed and optimized performance on your Hero.

The last firmware update it got was sometime in early September 2009, but now when Google has announced Android 2.0 and most of the upcoming devices are based on it, Hero users are expecting Android 1.6 Donut on HTC Hero update.

Clean ION 1.6 Features

• Clean ION 1.6 ROM
• Community kernel 2.6.27 by Lox (Many thanks!)
• Root
• WiFi
• The extended APNs list – With most Operators
• Speed & Performance

This ROM still has many features of Hero that aren’t supported in it i.e bluetooth, camera, accelerometer etc. But with future releases, they will be fixed.

Download Clean ION 1.6

You can download Clean ION 1.6 from here: Download Clean ION 1.6

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Clean ION 1.6 for HTC Hero v1.0

It’s finally here! Gosh, we’ll have been waiting so desperately for Blackra1n RC3 to release, and GeoHot has finally put Blackra1n RC3 up for download on his website so you can easily unlock iPhone 3.1.2 05.11.07 baseband.

This is not all, you will also be able to jailbreak iPhone 3.1.2 using Blackra1n RC3 and also unlock it using Blacks0w.

Like I said earlier, Blackra1n RC3 was suppose to hit the web at noon EST. For all those who don’t know, here’s a little introduction for both of these iPhone tools. blacksn0w is the unlock for the latest 05.11.07 baseband, and will also enable official tethering. blackra1n, a jailbreak for 3.1.2, has been updated to blackra1n RC3, with hacktivation support, 15 second speed improvement, Tiger+PPC support, and installation of the latest blackra1n.app.

GeoHot has posted some important instructions that you need to follow before you try out blackra1n RC3 or blacksn0w on your iPhone or iPod Touch. Read his latest post for details.

Download Blackra1n RC3 and Blacksn0w

You can download Blackra1n RC3 and Blacksn0w from here: Download Blackra1n RC3

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Download Blackra1n RC3 to Unlock iPhone 3.1.2

Windows Live Sync went through a rough upgrade last week for the Windows client, and today they have announced Windows Live Sync for Snow Leopard!

The Windows Live team has been working on a Mac upgrade for quite some time now and today they finally rolled it out for everyone and is now available for download.

The official Windows Live Sync blog states:

We’re happy to announce that Windows Live Sync for Mac now supports Snow Leopard! If you’re a Snow Leopard user, you can get the new Sync software for Snow Leopard here. Thanks so much for your continued interest in Sync, and for your patience while we worked out some stubborn compatibility issues we had with Snow Leopard.

Mac users who are NOT on Snow Leopard do not require to update anything.

Download Windows Live Sync for Snow Leopard

You can download the Windows Live Sync update for Snow Leopard from here: Download Windows Live Sync for Snow Leopard

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Windows Live Sync for Snow Leopard

Opera has certainly been in news for quite some time now. First with Opera 10 browser, then Opera Mini 5 and now today they have released Opera Mobile 10 beta.

Opera Mobile 10 Beta is now available for Nokia and S60 devices. Most notable changes in the new Opera Mobile 10 beta is the sleek design, which Opera first introduced to the world in the recent release of Opera Mini 5 beta.

Opera Mobile 10 New Features

Other new features in Opera Mobile 10 beta includes:

• Intuitive interface
• Faster browsing
• Speed Dial
• Tabbed-browsing

Opera Mobile 10 beta is optimized for both touchscreen and keypad-style navigation. It also includes Opera Turbo, password manager, adaptive zoom etc.

Download Opera Mobile 10 beta

You can download the latest beta version of Opera Mobile 10 from here or by pointing your phone web browser to the following URL:

http://m.opera.com/mobile

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Opera Mobile 10 Beta

So for all those eagerly waiting to upgrade to iPhone 3.1.2 and the accompanying baseband, and then unlock their iPhone – the day is almost here.

According to GeoHot, blackra1n RC3 will be available for download from NOON EST TODAY! blackra1n RC3 will also have blacksn0w to unlock iPhone 3.1.2 05.11.07 baseband.

For all those who don’t know, here’s a little introduction for both of these iPhone tools. blacksn0w is the unlock for the latest 05.11.07 baseband, and will also enable official tethering. blackra1n, a jailbreak for 3.1.2, has been updated to blackra1n RC3, with hacktivation support, 15 second speed improvement, Tiger+PPC support, and installation of the latest blackra1n.app.

GeoHot has posted some important instructions that you need to follow before you try out blackra1n RC3 or blacksn0w on your iPhone or iPod Touch. Read his latest post for details.

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blackra1n RC3 + blacksn0w = sn0wday

Business Card Reader for iPhone is a latest iPhone app from Shape Services that makes your iPhone 3GS capable of reading cards and storing the info in your phone as a new contact.

As far as I know, the first cellphones to have an inbuilt business card reader and scanner were the Nokia E61 and Nokia E71. Their business card reader apps were later ported for other Nokia phones.

If you have a stack of business cards whose details you want to store in your iPhone, then this app would be a very useful one. It imports contact information right from the business card to iPhone contacts.

Business Card Reader works well on iPhone 3GS because of its better camera quality. If you’re using iPhone 2G or 3G, then you may need additional gadget on them. As for iPod Touch, it will only recognize business cards from stored images.

Business Card Reader for iPhone is not a free app and will cost you $5.99. You can download it from the App Store.

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Business Card Reader for iPhone

I once shared how to take screenshots on your Android phone, but the Screenshot app seems to have vanished from the Android Market and from the website too.

I see people still looking for the app and though I would share it here with you all for download and use it on your Android phone.

Android Srceenshot application is the easiest way to capture screenshots. You don’t have to fuss with the source code. It’s more like the Screenshot app for S60 phones.

Download Screenshot 1.1 App for Android

You can download this app from here: Download Screenshot

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Download Screenshot App for Android

Eagerly waiting for November 4, eh? Yep, we all are. GeoHot has been teasing us with his tweets and blog posts about blackra1n, the unlock iPhone 3.1.2 baseband 05.11.07 tool.

For all those who don’t know, Blackra1n is a tool to jailbreak your iPhone 2G, 3G and 3GS or iPod Touch 1G, 2G and 3G running on iPhone OS 3.1.2. And Blacksn0w is the tool to unlock iPhone 2G, iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS running on iPhone firmware 3.1.2 baseband 05.11.07.

Blackra1n RC3 with Blacksn0w to Unlock iPhone 3.1.2

GeoHot has been working on the next version of Blackra1n RC3, which will also have Blacksn0w in it. The screenshot below can be seen of Blackra1n running in an unlocked iPhone which will include Cydia, Rock and Blacksn0w installation packages.

Blacksn0w RC3 with Blacksn0w could be the perfect gift for my birthday, as I also have my birthday on November 4. Keep checking back as I would be posting updates about Blacksn0w with sn0w.

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Blackra1n RC3 with Blacksn0w Teaser Image

Just a couple of days ago I was talking about Android 2.0 being ported to G1/HTC Dream, but that was just videos and no developer had said anything about releasing the port from public.

barakinflorida from XDA-Developers forums as posted that he’s currently working on Motorola Sholes Android 2.0 port to G1.

He has already ported Android 2.0 from Motorola Sholes to G1, but the problem he’s facing is that the ported Android 2.0 is big for the size of G1. Once he gets over this problem, he’ll release the update file for Android 2.0 to run on G1.

The screenshot you see above is from G1 running on Android 2.0 ported from Motorola Sholes. But the big-sized UI is the problem barakinflorida is trying to fix.

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Motorola Sholes Android 2.0 Ported to G1

So the rumours about HTC Droid Eris were really true, and it got more true after the leaked documents were posted by Engadget.

HTC Droid Eris is indeed coming on November 6, and will be the most affordable Android phone which is for only $99. It will be available in the US from less than a week.

HTC Droid Eris looks like a brother of Hero, which also has the same features as of Droid Eris. The bad part comes in when you see the price. Sprint is offering Hero for $179.99, whereas Big red will offer Droid Eris for almost half the price of Hero with the same features, and a bit less appealing to the eyes.

HTC Droid Eris Features

• 528MHz Qualcomm processor
• 320 x 480 screen
• 8GB microSD card
• Android 1.5 Cupcake

Hero users will be getting an Android 2.0 update, while there is no word if Droid Eris will also get one.

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HTC Droid Eris Coming on November 6

The Nvidia Linux team released the Nvidia driver 190.42 RC a week ago, which were very stable and have now been officially released on Nvidia’s website.

The NVIDIA 190.42 driver is the first official release in the 190.xx Linux driver series. It has been in beta for months with many updates and releases.

These new Nvidia 190.42 Linux drivers now supports new hardware, support for OpenGL 3.2, support for configuring the NVIDIA GPU’s fan-speed, configuring the GPU PowerMizer mode etc, The new hardware which is now supported includes:

• GeForce GT 220
• GeForce G102M
• GeForce G210
• GeForce G210M
• GeForce GT 230M
• GeForce GT 240M
• GeForce GTS 250M
• GeForce GTS 260M

Nvidia Graphics Drivers 190.42 for Ubuntu 9.10, 9.04, 8.10, 8.04

Follow the steps below to get your latest Nvidia Drivers 1.90.42 for Ubuntu:

Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala)

Use the following command to add PPA
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nvidia-vdpau/ppa

For other users, first you need to edit /etc/apt/sources.list file and add the following lines for whatever Ubuntu version you have.

Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope)

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/nvidia-vdpau/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/nvidia-vdpau/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main

Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex)

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/nvidia-vdpau/ppa/ubuntu intrepid main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/nvidia-vdpau/ppa/ubuntu intrepid main

Ubuntu 8.04.3 LTS (Hardy Heron)

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/nvidia-vdpau/ppa/ubuntu hardy main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/nvidia-vdpau/ppa/ubuntu hardy main

Now save the file, and exit it.

Update the source list by typing in the following command:
sudo apt-get update

This should get you the latest Nvidia Drivers 1.90.42 for Ubuntu.

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Nvidia Graphics Drivers 190.42 for Ubuntu

More and more Android phone managers are popping up by developers, but there is still no word about any official Android manager from Google that will be compatible with all Android phones.

Android Manager is a an application for managing devices with Android OS. It will be complete solution for Android management with user friendly interface.

This application is still in development, but there is “First View” version already. In this version you can check out only the UI and what features the beta version will have.

Android Manager Screenshot

Android Manager First Look

Download Android Manager for Windows

You can download it from here: Download Android Manger

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Android Manager for Windows

I’ve always been in search of a such tool that would let me find my Nokia phone firmware, extra country product codes and install/uninstall ROM on my phone.

Navifirm is the ultimate all-purpose tool for downloading Nokia firmware images, obtaining lists of product codes, and finding the right product code for your phone.

It downloads all this straight from Nokia’s servers so you don’t have to wait for people to post data packages and lists of product codes.

Navifirm is useful for:

End users: Find product codes to use with NSS/NSU
Journalists: Be the first to know when new firmware hits NSU
Developers: Download ROM images for extracting files
Care Suite/Phoenix/box users: Download ROM images to flash

You can add additional NSU servers by editing Main.cs file in the source code.

Download NAVIFIRM

You an download this free Nokia tool from here: Download NAVIFIRM

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Find Nokia Firmware, Product Codes with Navifirm

Orkut has revamped their site and have now rebuilt it from ground using Google Web Toolkit (GWT) which has turned Orkut a lot faster, richer and more intuitive experience for everyone.

I have been offering invitations to everyone in my other post. If you have got the new design and are not satisfied with it, you can always go back to the old design.

How to Switch to Old Orkut Design

In the top right corner, you will see a link for “Older Version”. Click that you will get the old version back. Simple, eh?

How to Switch to New Orkut Design

Similarly, if you would like to switch to the new design now, you can always do that from the big ‘O’ next to your name in your home page in Orkut.

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How to Switch New and Old Orkut Designs

Yesterday I only wrote that we’ll soon see GeoHot coming out with Blacksn0w to unlock iPhone 3.1.2 Baseband 05.11.07 and he has finally done it today!

He had been working for a while to find an exploit to come up with Blacksn0w to unlock iPhone 3.1.2 and looks like he has finally found it.

Blacksn0w will be released along blackra1n on November 4 which will work on both the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS with 05.11.07 baseband.

Thwe video below clearly shows GeoHot running an unsupported carrier SIM on the iPhone which is on 05.11.07 baseband.

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Blacksn0w: Unlock iPhone 3.1.2 Baseband 05.11.07

Kaspersky Antivirus is one of the leading antivirus solutions available to protect your computer from viruses, spyware and other malicious threats.

Now there is a good news for all Kaspersky fans on Mac, that Kaspersky Antivirus is now also available for Mac. Earlier, Kaspersky only had their products for Window and had an antivirus for S60 devices.

Kaspersky Antivirus for Mac Features

The features for Kaspersky Antivirus for Mac are as follows:

• Real-time scanning of files, Internet downloads and mail attachments
• Includes latest Kaspersky antivirus technologies for better protection
• Fast and non-intrusive with only 1% CPU impact on your Mac performance
• Familiar Mac-style appearance and operation
• Special safeguards to prevent Kaspersky Anti-Virus from being compromised
• Automatic regular and emergency updates for always-on protection
• Prevents you passing non-Mac threats on to friends and colleagues using different types of computers

Kaspersky Antivirus for Mac Screenshot

Download Kaspersky Antivirus for Mac

You can download this Kaspersky product from here: Download Kaspersky Antivirus for Mac (Trial Version)

Kaspersky Antivirus for Mac 1 year license costs $59.95

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Kaspersky Antivirus for Mac

Orkut introduced a new design two days ago in which they have rebuilt the entire site using Google Web Toolkit (GWT) which has turned Orkut a lot faster, richer and more intuitive experience for us all.

Now this design isn’t opened for everyone to try and you need an invitation first if you would like to try out the new Orkut.

I’ve got an invitation for myself to try out the new Orkut design, thanks to @denharsh for the invite.

Orkut New Design Invitations Giveaway

Now I’m offering all Sizzled Core readers to try out the new Orkut design for free. I have 10 invitations to send. Like all the past giveaways, all you have to do is drop a comment below with your email address and I will invite you myself to try the new Orkut design.

You MUST be in my list before I can invite you. So please add me.

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Orkut New Design Invitations Giveaway

I once started started storing birthdays of all my friends in a digital memo, but since me and my friends have got on Facebook, I never bothered to even look for that memo and follow all the events/birthdays on Facebook.

But now I use Google Calendar more to organize and manage events, meetings etc. In this post, I’d like to share a method how to add Facebook birthdays and events to Google Calendar.

fbCal is a free tool to get your events and friend’s birthdays in Apple iCal, Mozilla Sunbird, Google Calendar, Microsoft Outlook or in your RSS reader.

This is a very easy-to-use tool that anyone can use and transfer Facebook birthdays and events to Google Calendar. You just have to allow fbCal for your Facebook accoun and get the import file for Google Calendar. Once you get it, upload it to Google Calendar and you will have all your Facebook birthdays and events in GCalendar.

Import Facebook Birthdays with fbCal

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Add Facebook Birthdays To Google Calendar

Firefox 3.6 Beta 1 is now available for download! This was suppose to be available a couple of days earlier, but due to some issues it wasn’t released. But now Firefox 3.6 Beta 1 is available for download.

This beta version of Firefox 3.6 is built on the Gecko 1.9.2 web rendering engine. It contains many improvements for web developers, add-on developers and for the users.

Firefox 3.6 Beta 1 Features

Some of the new features introduced in Firefox 3.6 Beta 1 are:

• Users can now change their browser’s appearance with a single click, with built in support for Personas.
• Firefox 3.6 will alert users about out of date plugins to keep them safe.
• Open, native video can now be displayed full screen, and supports poster frames.
• Support for the WOFF font format.
• Improved JavaScript performance, overall browser responsiveness and startup time.
• Support for new CSS, DOM and HTML5 web technologies.

Download Firefox 3.6 Beta 1

You an download this latest Firefox 3.6 beta version from here: Download Firefox 3.6 Beta 1

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Firefox 3.6 Beta 1

Just a couple of hours ago, I shared how you can install/addd new themes to your HTC Hero without rooting your phone, running on with Sense UI.

While browsing through XDA-Developers, I found this cool theme called Black Sense which gives a complete black interface to your grey and black Sense UI. You can see its screenshots below.

Black Sense Theme Screenshots

How to Install Themes in HTC Hero

If you want to know how to install or add new themes to your HTC Hero, read this: How to Install Themes in HTC Hero

Download Black Sense Theme

You can download this HTC Hero theme from here: Download Black Sense Theme

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Black Sense Theme for HTC Hero

Almost every web host and domain registrars have special coupon codes and offers every month which can be availed to get discounts on their usual packages.

Here I have a GoDaddy coupon code which let’s you register a domain for only $1.99. Otherwise a domain costs $9.99.

GoDaddy $1.99 Domain Coupon Code

The coupon code for GoDaddy $1.99 domain is geo199.

To use this coupon, there are some limitations that you have to keep in mind:

• You can only buy one domain using this coupon
• This coupon will be effective only when you pay via Credit Card.
• Coupon is valid till November 1, 2009.

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GoDaddy $1.99 Domain Coupon Code

It’s just two days since Android 2.0 SDK was officially released and announced by Google, and guess what? Android 2.0 has already been ported to G1 and HTC Dream.

Performance wise, Android 2.0 on G1 and HTC dream is quite slow, but the developer community at XDA-Developers will definitely do something about it and will actually make it usable.

I wonder if HTC Hero developers had this mind, but since Android 2.0 for HTC Hero is officially announced, no one would waste their time on that.

But seriously, if Android 2.0 gets ironed for G1 and HCT Dream specifications, now that would be big!

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Android 2.0 on G1 and HTC Dream

I’m back with another HTC Hero tip. The last ones I shared were how to use HTC Hero as USB modem and how you can get Android 1.6 on Hero.

To install themes in HCT Hero, you don’t need t root your phone. THe method I’m going to tell works without any rooting required.

How to Install Themes in HTC Hero

Follow the simple steps below to install new themes in your HCT HEro with Sense UI.

1. Download the theme and store it in your PC.

2. Now move the theme file in root of your SD card. It should be update.zip

3. Reboot your HTC Hero in Recovery Mode

4. Choose “apply sdcard:update.zip” and press the trackball (the second option).

5. Theme should be installed now.

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How to Install Themes in HTC Hero

How often do you check your hard drive for any possible errors or problems? What if your drive becomes slow and finally goes dead? Not good, right?

CrystalDiskMark is a free utility to benchmark your disk and can be used to check the performance of your disk.

It’s features include:

• Sequential reads/writes
• Random 4KB/512KB reads/writes
• Text copy
• Change dialog design

CrystalDiskMark Screenshot

Download CrystalDiskMark

You can download this free app from here: Download CrystalDiskMark

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Benchmark Drives with Crystal Disk Mark

A couple of days ago, GeoHot released blackra1n RC2 to jailbreak iPhone OS 3.1.2 and now he will soon be releasing Blacksn0w to unlock iPhone 3.1.2 baseband 05.11.07.

GeoHot has been working for a while to find an exploit to come up with Blacksn0w to unlock iPhone 3.1.2 and looks like he has finally found it.

Saw the screenshot above? Yep, this shows that we’ll soon be getting Blacksn0w for download to unlock iPhone 3.1.2 firmware.

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Blacksn0w Coming to Unlock iPhone 3.1.2

A while ago, I shared My Android Manager that helps you manage your Android phone from your computer and here’s another one I’ve found now.

Droid Explorer is a tool to manage your rooted Android device with the simplicity of Windows Explorer.

Droid Explorer Screenshot

Droid Explorer Features

Some of its features are:

• Multiple Device Support
• Copy and auto-apply update.zip
• Copy local files to device
• Auto detection of connected/disconnected device
• APK file icon and extended information
• Device command shell window
• Reboot device
• Reboot device in to recovery mode
• Open files for viewing / execution locally with the default file type executable
• Drag & Drop file copy from Explorer
• Flash Recovery Image
• Package Manager (Install & Uninstall)
• … And a lot more!

It also contains some extra plugins and tools like debug console, screenshot app, APK backup, task explorer etc.

Download Droid Explorer 0.7.10.0 Beta

You can download this application for here: Download Droid Explorer 0.7.10.0 Beta<

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Droid Explorer – Android Phone Manager

Since you already know about how to get Twitter desktop gadget on Windows 7, I suppose we should also have something for Facebook fans.

Facebook could get pretty addictive at times and soon you will find yourself checking it again and again for new updates, photos, videos etc. It’s better to have  a Facebook desktop gadgets in windows 7, isn’t it?

Fb Explorer is an excellent desktop gadget for Windows 7/Vista to help you keep up with Facebook updates and messages right from your desktop.

Fb Explorer Features

• Easy to use interface
• Set or clear status messages from the sidebar
• Check how many incoming messages you have
• View friend activities

Download Fb Explorer for Windows 7

You can download Fb Explorer from here: Download Fb Explorer

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Facebook Desktop Gadget for Windows 7

As time goes by, more and more Android related applications are popping up. iPhone converters are no new to iPhone users. There are tons of them available. Similarly, here’s an Android video converter too.

Videora Android Converter is a free Android video converter that converts video files, YouTube videos, movies and DVD’s so you can play them on your Android phone.

The software can convert all types of video files (avi, divx, xvid, flv, x264, vob, mpeg, DVD’s, YouTube, etc.) into the proper video formats (MPEG-4, H.264) that play on the Android phone.

Screenshot

It is available for Windows and Mac.

Download Videora Android Converter

You can download this Android video converter from here: Download Videora Android Converter

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Android Video Converter

Just yesterday Google introduced Gogole Maps Navigation for Android which poses a direct threat to other GPS navigation applications like CoPilot, Garmin etc.

CoPilot Live is full voice-guided GPS navigation on your phone which includes turn-by-turn directions, 2D and 3D views, live weather and location sharing etc.

CoPilot Maps Direct Download Links

Here are some maps of countries of Europe and America that you can download for CoPilot using these direct download links.

Europe Maps

France: Download (371.93 MB)

Belgium, Netherlands and Luxemborg: Download (96.32 MB)

Italy, San Marino, Vatican City: Download (167.85 MB)

Germany, Austria and Switzerland: Download (340.46 MB)

Scandinavia: Download (225.07 MB)

UK and Ireland: Download (187.87 MB)

Spain, Portugal, Gibraltar: Download (200.27 MB)

American Maps

North America: Download (1100.63 MB)

Canada: Download (108.72 MB)

Mexico: Download (13.35 MB)

United States: Download (953.67 MB)

If you’re on Android, all you have to do is copy these .PDS map files to /sdcard/copilot/save and on next CoPilot start, the maps will be extracted automatically.

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CoPilot Maps Download Links

Yesterday only I wrote about an Android management software for HTC phones, and today I’ve another similar Android PC software to manage your Android phone.

My Android Manager is an application meant to automate all of your phone management needs through the use of ADB.

If you are are more comfortable with typing out every command and don’t need a easier and quicker way to accomplish it, you dont need this app. It’s basically a visual ADB commander.

My Android Manager Features

Features in My Android Manager includes:

• ADB Detection
• ADB Installation
• Phone Detection
• Flash files with ease
• Advanced file manager
• Drag and Drop Files

Unlike HTC Phone Portal, this is a proper application and doesn’t require wifi or a browser to run.

My Android Manager Screenshots

Download My Android Manager 0.5.2 BETA

You can download My Android Manager from here: Download My Android Manager 0.5.2 BETA

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My Android Manager

You all have seen the new Facebook homepage by now and have heard mixed reactions from everyone. It’s kind of weird that every time we get used to one Facebook design, they change it again then.

Many of you really hate the new Facebook design and find it very annoying as you don’t get to keep up with the happenings in your friends profiles. If that’s the case, I’d suggest you go for Facebook Lite as default.

How to Use Facebook Lite as Default

Follow the steps below to get a clean Facebook user interface using Facebook Lite as default.

1. Login to Facebook Lite and go to Settings (wrench tool beside search box).

2. From the Settings page, go to Default Site.

3. Choose Facebook Lite from the two options and click Save.

You should now see Facebook Lite as your default Facebook.com page.

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How to Use Facebook Lite as Default

WordPress 2 for iPhone is now available for download in the App Store. You can now grab it from the App Store and experience blogging in WordPress with lots of new features in WordPress 2.

This app is a completely new app and the previous WordPress for iPhone won’t upgrade to WordPress 2.

When you launch the new app, you’ll immediately see “Version 2.0? at the bottom of the screen. When you’re no longer using it, you can safely remove the previous version from your device.

WordPress 2 for iPhone New Features

• A new, more efficient user interface that makes it faster to switch between comments, posts, and pages.
• Various user interface refinements and bug fixes
• New Comments interface, with Gravatars and the author URL shown in the comment list
• Passwords are now stored in the keychain
• Posts are now automatically saved and restored if network connection is lost during publishing
• Added persistence, so the app re-opens in the blog you last used
• Added an interface for manually entering the XMLRPC endpoint for non-standard setups
• Fixed rotation-related visual glitches
• Fixed errors where malformed XML prevented access to XMLRPC endpoint
• Fixed edge case where local drafts were sometimes not saved
• Fixed the order of photos so that they’re displayed in the order they’re uploaded

WordPress 2 for iPhone Screenshots

Download WordPress 2 for iPhone

You can download WordPress 2 for iPhone from here: Download WordPress 2 for iPhone

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WordPress 2 for iPhone now Available

Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala has just released today and is now available for download, though it doesn’t yet show on the website.

I have already written about when the order page was updated and you could pre-order Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala CDs.

If you’re already running the beta or a release candidate release, you must have been notified about the latest update.

Ubuntu 9.10 Features

• Upstart
• Boot Experience
• Software Center
• GNOME 2.28
• Application development with Quickly
• Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud Images
• Ubuntu One file sharing
• Linux kernel 2.6.31

Download Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala

You can get the download and torrent links from here: Download Ubuntu 9.10 Final

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Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala Released

I just wrote about the new Orkut design that has been released today. Unlike Facebook and other social networks, Orkut has decided to give this new design on invitation-basis,a tleast for now.

The new design looks tempting and being a geek, I’d love to try it even if I hate Orkut a lot and stopped using it two years ago. May be, I would start using it again if I find improvements.

How to Get Orkut New Design Invitations

To get invitations for the new Orkut design, the Orkut blog has given some tips/instructions to follow that will get you an invitation.

1. Join Poppy and Shashi on the official community (www.orkut.co.in/neworkut) for insights into the new version of orkut and participate in one of the many activities that will be taking place there. Be sure to check back often as the owners will be regularly announcing new ways to get access.
2. Find a friend who’s already using the new version of orkut and ask for an invite. You can see who’s already gotten access via your activity stream or by this icon that will appear on your friends’ profile pages, next to their names.

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Orkut New Design Invitations

Orkut, the social network that is almost dead, has been redesigned today with cool new features and it’s a lot faster now.

The brand new Orkut has been rebuilt using Google Web Toolkit (GWT) which has turned Orkut a lot faster, richer and more intuitive experience for us all.

The key aspects of this new Orkut design are:

• Fewer pages, faster browsing
• A clean and simple interface
• Greater personalization
• and a lot more.

To try out the new Orkut design, you need to get an invitation. I’m yet waiting for mine, so I’m not been able to add screenshots.

Orkut thinks this new design as the beginning of a new evolution for Orkut. But that would only work if they do something to reduce the amount of spam it gets.

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Orkut Redesigned: New Features and Faster

The most-awaited release of Verizon’s Motorola Droid is just around the corner and will be the first phone to run Android 2.0.

So far, HTC Hero is the most powerful Android phone, but soon Motorola Droid will take that place, although HTC Hero will also be upgraded to Android 2.0 soon.

Motorola has released official photos, feature list and fact sheet for Droid. Check it out below:

Motorola Droid Fact Sheet

The fact sheet and features list for Motorola Droid can be found here.

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Motorola Droid Features, Specs, Photos

A week ago, I shared an Adobe AIR app that let’s you have Google Wave on your desktop.

Here’s another app that I have found to bring Google Wave to your desktop, but unlike Waver, this one is only for Mac OS X users.

Waveboard is a Mac OS X app that brings Google Wave to your desktop and you can access it without having to open Wave in your browser.

Waveboard features include:

• Support for native Mac keyboard shortcuts
• Print single waves
• Copy Wave ID
• System menu status
• Notifications

This app is also available for iPhone and the app is currently in review by Apple. You will soon see it in the App Store.

Download Waveboard

You can download Waveboard for Mac OS X 10.5+ from here: Download Waveboard

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Google Wave Desktop Client for Mac OS X

I’ve already told before about Live Android that let’s you run Android OS on your computer from a bootable CD. You don’t need a phone to experience Android on your PC.

Live Android 0.3 is now available for download with lots of new features and apps like Super Mario, virtualization support, mouse-wheel etc.

Live Android 0.3 Features

• OpenDNS added
• Audio support
  • VirtualBox – Intel 8×0 AC97
• SD card support (512M)
• Ethernet (DHCP)
• Mouse wheel support
• High-resolution support (800*600, 1024*768)
• Apps added
  • Software Directory
  • AndroidVNC
  • PilotLines, Craigs Races, Super Mario
• More net card drivers added
  • Amd PCNET32 PCI
  • Broadcom 440x/47xx
  • CS89×0
  • Intel PRO/100+
  • NE2000/NE1000
  • Realtek RTL-8129/8130/8139

Live Android 0.3 has been tested on virtualization platforms like VirtualBox and VMware.

Download Live Android 0.3

You can download the official builds of Live Android 0.3 from here:

ISO Direct Links:

Download both the parts given below and refer to How to Run Live Android on PC for instructions.

• liveandroidv0.3.iso.001
• liveandroidv0.3.iso.002

Torrent Link:

You can grab the torrent link for Live Android 0.3 from here.

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Download Live Android 0.3

The rumours were already there that HTC Hero users might get an Android 2.0 Eclair update, and it has just been confirmed by HTC on Twitter that the rumours are true!

They are working on the neat Sense UI for Android 2.0 and will soon release the update. No dates have been mentioned. Just yesterday, I wrote about how to get Android 1.6 Donut on Hero, but looks like it won’t be needed any more.

Here’s the tweet by HTC:

@htc: The rumors are true! Hero will be getting an Eclair update. We ask for your patience as we update Sense for the fancy new Android OS.

Now all HTC Hero users, keep your fingers crossed and wait patiently for the update to get released.

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Android 2.0 Eclair for HTC Hero Confirmed

The only complain that Android OS users do is that there is no proper PC Suite or PC Software for Android phones. HTC Sync is available for HTC Android phones, but all it does is transfer .APK files or sync contacts.

HTC Phone Portal is a cool little phone manager app that works really well with HTC Hero and G1. It’s an app that runs a web server from your phone that you can access over Wifi from any browser on the same network.

From the developers:

Recently some of the system dumps from the upcoming Motorola Sholes/Tao/Droid hit the Developer community, and they have been trying to piece the puzzle together of what the Motorola Sholes/Tao/Droid is all about. We got our hands on a new app which looks like it will be front and center when the device finally hits the shelves, Motorola Phone Portal.

Motorola Phone Portal has been tweaked to work with HTC Hero and G1 which provides all the functionality of an Android PC Suite. Since it works from within a web browser, means this application can run from any OS.

This app allows you to:

• view/add media on your phone
• view your call log
• read and send sms from the browser
• and a lot more!

It is really very easy to use and the screenshots you see throughout this article already show how straightforward this web-based Android Manager is. The only steps required on your phone is to press the Connect button and note the URL for your browser. Screenshots below.

Most of the Motorola branding has been removed for HTC fan boys to have a better experience.

Download HTC Phone Portal

You can download this Android app from here: Download HTC Phone Portal [Mirror]

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HTC PC Suite for G1 and Hero

I have already shared how you can get AdSense stats and Windows Live Calendar on your desktop as Windows Gadgets, now here’s a simple gadget for Twitter too.

TweetZ is a Windows 7 gadget which is intended for a casual Twitter user. It provides the right amount of functionality without overwhelming or annoying you while working.

This desktop gadget works much like other Twitter clients. You can tweet and reply as expected. Click on the “What are you doing” button and the editing window pops up. It also supports mentions and direct messages.

It even has a URL shortener that automatically shorten long links.

Download TweetZ for Windows 7 Gadgets

You can download this free Twitter client from here: Download Tweetz Gadget

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Tweetz: Twitter Gadget for Windows 7

Who came out with the first Android phone? HTC. And who was the second one? HTC. Third? HTC again. But guess what, HTC won’t be the first one to launch Android 2.0 phones, as Motorola is launching Droid in a week.

We weren’t sure if HTC would be really interested in launching Android 2.0 phones, and it was good to know that yes, HTC Android 2.0 phones are on their way!

HTC has confirmed that they are working on Android 2.0 phones, from quite before the Android 2.0 SDK was officially available.

There are no confirmations on if the previous devices i.e G1, HTC Magic, HTC Hero that are already on Android 1.5 Cupcake would be able to run Android 2.0 or not. Neither they have mentioned or revealed any of their Android 2.0 phones.

Only time will tell what HTC has in store for us.

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HTC Android 2.0 Phones

The only thing that lacked in Google was a proper navigation app, otherwise it had everything  needed for a perfect navigation app.

Google Maps Navigation (Beta) has just been announced today for Android 2.0 devices.

It is the next step in Google Maps that will be featured in Android 2.0 devices, and the first phone to get this will be the upcoming Motorola Droid, which will be making its way to Verizon on November 6. I still wonder what other to-be-yet-announced features Droid and Android 2.0 have.

This new feature comes with everything you’d expect to find in a GPS navigation system, like 3D views, turn-by-turn voice guidance and automatic rerouting. But unlike most navigation systems, Google Maps Navigation was built from the ground up to take advantage of your phone’s Internet connection.

This new feature comes with everything you’d expect to find in a GPS navigation system, like 3D views, turn-by-turn voice guidance and automatic rerouting. But unlike most navigation systems, Google Maps Navigation was built from the ground up to take advantage of your phone’s Internet connection.

Google Maps Navigation Features

Here are the seven features because of which Google Maps Navigation is connected to the Internet:

• The most recent map and business data
• Search in plain English
• Search by voice
• Traffic view
• Search along route
• Satellite view
• Street view

Google Maps Navigation Video

Google Maps Navigation will be completely free to use and will be initially available in the Unites States. For more information, visit the Google Maps Navigation page.

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Google Maps Navigation on Android 2.0

This is what we have all been waiting for! A release of Chrome OS is finally out! Not officially by Google, but atleast we have something to try out.

Chrome OS 0.4.223 Beta is Linux based OS that aims to provide the best web-browsing experience. It is a free operating system built around the revolutionary Google Chrome browser.

Chrome OS 0.4.223 Beta Screenshot

According to the official website:

Featured software in Chrome OS:
GNOME 2.24 desktop environment
Google Chrome 4.0.223 web browser
Google Picasa 2.7 photo manager New!
OpenOffice.org 3.0 office suite
GIMP 2.6 image editor
Flash Player 10.0 plugin
and much more!

System requirements of Chrome OS:
Processor: Intel Pentium, Xeon or newer; AMD Duron, Athlon, Sempron, Opteron or newer
RAM: min. 256 MB
Hard disk: min. 1 GB
Graphics card: supports most modern graphics cards

Download Chrome OS 0.4.223 Beta

You can download this OS from here: Download Chrome OS 0.4.223 Beta

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Chrome OS 0.4.223 Beta

Yesterday, a Firefox update was released and uploaded on the Mozilla FTP and as well on the website.

Mozilla Firefox 3.5.4 is now available for download. Many of you must have aleady got notifications of the update from automatic update.

This latest Firefox release brings in security and stability updates to your browser which makes it important for everyone to update. According to the release notes, the total changes list include 124 items with seven marked as critical and 13 as major.

Download Firefox 3.5.4

You can download the latest Firefox from here: Download Firefox 3.5.4

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Firefox 3.5.4 Released

It’s best to keep changing your passwords after every few days. And since hackers, spammers target the most used services like Windows Live Hotmail and Windows Live Messenger.

Since, both the services use the same Windows Live ID, you can change the password for both of these services from your Windows Live Profile.

How to Change Windows Live Password

You can change your Windows Live password by following the steps given below:

• Visit the Windows Live change password page from here.
• You might need to login in with your Windows Live ID to get to that page. Ignore this setup if you already signed in.
• Once redirected to the change password page, type your current password and then your new password in their respective text fields.
• Click Save, when you’re done entering your passwords.

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How to Change Windows Live Password

How many of you visit YouTube daily just to download music videos? I’m sure 50% of YouTube visitors visit it just for music videos. No wonder, they have the highest number of views on a video.

On a video page, you can now add a lyrics box below the description box using a Greasemonkey script.

YouTube Lyrics script adds a lyrics box to the YouTube sidebar under the video informations box. It searches in eleven different lyrics websites and the show all the results in a drop down list.

Download YouTube Lyrics script

You can download this free userscript from here: Download YouTube Lyrics

How to Install Userscripts

The following articles may help you if you need to know how to run userscripts in your browser.

• How to install userscripts in Firefox
• How to install userscripts in Google Chrome
• How to install userscripts in Opera
• How to install userscripts in Mac OS X

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Add Lyrics Box in YouTube Video Pages

There has been a sudden increase in the number of Android devices that we’ll see in the Q4 2010 and the Android devices releasing in November.

Motorola Droid, along with a few other Android phones and firmware updates to previous ones are expected in November which makes it an important month for Android users.

Meanwhile, Ubergizmo spotted an Android phone by OEM Foxconn which doesn’t have a name yet, but resembles a lot to HTC Magic, thanks to the special chin.

The features of this Android phone includes:

• 3.2″ HVGA touchscreen display (480 x 320 resolution)
• 256MB RAM and 512MB ROM
• Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity
• 5-megapixel camera
• GPS navigation
• 3.5mm headphone jack

No other details have been out, not even the cellphone’s name! Hopefully, this device will also be released in November or most probably in December.

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Unnamed Android Phone from Foxconn

Currently, HTC Hero is, no doubt, the most powerful and high-end Android device available in the market.

The last firmware update it got was sometime in early September 2009, but now when Google has announced Android 2.0 and most of the upcoming devices are based on it, Hero users are expecting Android 1.6 Donut on HTC Hero update.

Several users from UK and USA have contacted HTC Support to inquire about the next firmware update being available for HTC Hero, but they all got the same reply that Google is the one who releases new ROMs and we could expect a Hero Android 1.6 update by the end of October 2009 (which is already here?!).

How to Get Android 1.6 Donut for HTC Hero

Not sure if HTC is really interested in releasing an upgrade for Hero, you can still upgrading your Hero to Android 1.6 Donut using the source files provided by loxK.

You can download the Android 1.6 update for HTC Hero from here.

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Get Android 1.6 on HTC Hero