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Get Avira Antivirus Genuine License for 6 months

2011-08-29T08:21:00.000-07:00

Want a genuine licensed Antivirus here it is ! Actually it is not a hack or something like cracking . It is a legal way of obtaining a 6months license for Avira Antivirus.

Avira Antivirus as you all may know due to its renowned name that its one of the premium security suites available well there are many more but its preferred by many Geeks to protect their PC from viruses, malwares and other infections.

Now today I grabbed a promotional offer by Avira Team that they are giving genuine 6 months license for free to all its users so to enjoy that free license just follow the below steps.

Follow the below steps to get genuine 6 months license free .:

1. Download Avira Premium Security Suite 10

2. Now visit the Avira Promotional Page

3. Now you will something like below .:

4. Now simply enter all the details like I have entered in the above image and then click Request License Now.

5. As soon as you press Request License Now you will get a page saying that your license is created so click to overview it.

6. Now simply click on License Overview and you will see something showing you your license and how many days are left so simply copy that license code and paste it into your Anti-Virus to use it for 180 days or 6 months. You can also e-mail the license to yourself so that you can download it .

So that’s it guys free 6 months genuine key for your Avira Antivirus have fun and comment below if you get any problems.

I have used this trick and it is seriously working . This is the screenshot :

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Is Google + really poised to kill Facebook.... Read it out to know

2011-07-01T18:14:00.000-07:00

The first impression of Google+ is good, but for many people it looks like a Facebook with Group Video chat. At first glance, Google Plus appears to be a derivative of Twitter and Facebook. People are even claiming that, it will fail like Buzz. But I have different thoughts.

Google+ is better than Buzz and is poised to give Facebook folks the sleepless nights. Steps of Google towards a social network seems promising. Google+ comes with clean design and with some exciting features like Circles, Hangouts, Huddles, and Sparks. Circles let you share things with your desired group of people. Hangouts let you have group video chat with your friends and family members. Sparks let you search your favorite topic, and lets you add those topics in your interest list.
Google has always wanted to be a king of Social Networking, after Orkut and Buzz that failed to catch up and sustain themselves to the competition. Google has today launched the new Google + Social networking engine. In a simple attempt a black bar appears at the top of the google pages with a +you button.

One of the most notable services in the Google+ networking is the Circles. What this basically lets you do, it that it allows you to select your group of friends and assign them into groups (or circles) then when yo post updates you can select who all you want to update.

Hangouts is one of the killer features of Google+. Hangout is sort of group video chat. You click on the Hangout button and invite members of a certain group/circle, by sending them a notification. And it’s easy to use this feature. It’s directly challenging the number of video chat products like Skype. And Facebook don’t have this feature. “Sparks” button lets you to explore your interests; it’s like bookmarking your favorite pages. The +1 Google button is integrated to your Google+ profile, which can be considered as Facebook Likes.

Google has gone all out by launching the mobile app along with the service, which for one has an instant uploads folder which would upload all your images on the Google+ account in a private album and you can share those images with your status.

Google+ is still in a limited trial mode and looks like all their invites are gone, we will have more on this soon !

Facebook's database is getting sloppy and dirty

2011-07-01T17:57:00.000-07:00

While Google dealing with overwhelming signups. Facebook is throwing up Database Down messages on a bunch of accounts. This was sent in by one of my readers and we've been receiving numerous reports. Either Facebook is cranking up their powers to deal with the new Google Plus on the block, or their database has left the FB building and signed up with Google Plus, or George Hotz found their server room. Hopefully services should resume quickly, there's a lot of liking to be done. I guess Facebook is finally feeling the heat

WPF Application using Microsoft Expression Blend

2011-05-31T18:33:00.000-07:00

Samsung Galaxy Ace Android 2.3 Gingerbread Firmware Leaks

2011-04-29T05:07:00.000-07:00

Samsung is quite popular for poor software support of their Android smartphones. The company only committed to releasing the Android OS updates for the Galaxy S handsets, and never mentioned anything about other Galaxy branded handsets.
The company did release the Android 2.2 FroYo update for the Galaxy 3, but has kept mum on the Galaxy S L and the Galaxy Ace Android 2.3 Gingerbread update.

However, it looks like the Galaxy Ace will get the Gingerbread love from Samsung. The folks over at SamFirmware have managed to get their hands on a leaked Gingerbread firmware for the Ace.
Users who flashed this firmware on their handset did report some performance and stability issues. The leaked ROM has quite a few bugs as well. Other than this, the ROM features some updated items and the new goodies brought about by the Android OS update.
This leak does confirm that the Galaxy Ace will get the Gingerbread update from Samsung. Hopefully, Samsung will also release the Android 2.3 Gingerbread RM for the Galaxy S L. Nevertheless, it’s still nice to see Samsung releasing Android OS updates for a mid-range phone.
Interested Galaxy Ace owners can head over to SamFirmware.com and download the leaked Gingerbread firmware for their handset.
You wil also get a step by step update process from TECH2GET. Don't worry if you are not understanding the update process .

Crysis 2: Action Packed Game Aspects

2011-04-13T19:48:00.000-07:00

Crytek with EA comes with a new release of Crysis. The last release was action packed game with stunning visual experience and a good storyline. Not only that, the game became the benchmark for all high-end rigs. Crysis 2 has lived up to the expectations with its stunning graphics and much better storyline.

Crysis II Story Line

The game is set in 2023 portraying new york city under the attack. Like many games it has something to do with virus being spread throughout the city causing mayhem making the city go under martial law followed by an alien invasion which makes things even worse. We play as Alcatraz a marine who gets the suit from the infected Prophet.

The suit makes you a futuristic warrior giving you the ability to jump to greater heights,a cloak that makes you invisible and a massive armor bonus that saves you from major damages. Each of these abilities drains your suit energy level to a certain extent but it’s not much of a problem as the suit gets recharged pretty soon. The suit also provides tactical options in combat to help you eliminate your enemies efficiently.
The Good:

Great campaign
Multiplayer support
Stunning graphics
Tactical option in combat.

The Bad:

No support for DirectX 11
Boring starting missions
Poor AI
Some online troubles.

Crysis 2 PC Minimum System Requirements

Windows XP, Vista with the latest Service Pack
Intel Core 2 Duo at 2Ghz, or AMD Athlon 64 x2 2Ghz, or better
2Gb
9Gb Disk space
Nvidia 8800GT with 512Mb RAM, ATI 3850HD with 512Mb RAM, or better
DirectX Compatible Sound Card
DirectX® 9.0c
Controller support Microsoft Xbox360 Controller for Windows
Multiplayer requirements Internet Connection Required

Recommended System Requirements

Windows 7
Intel Core 2 Duo at 2.66GHz / A64 X2 CPU
3GB RAM
Nvidia GTX280 / ATI HD4870, 1GB Video Memory
DirectX® 9.0c
Shader Model 3.0/4.0
30fps @ 1650 x 1080

Crysis 2 Highly Recommended System Requirements

Windows 7
Intel Core i7 at 3GHz 4GB RAM
Nvidia GTX560Ti / ATI HD4870 X2 with 1.8GB Video Memory
DirectX 10
Shader Model 3.0/4.0
30fps @ 1920 x 1200

Unlike the previous releases of the year the game does not have DirectX 11 support and rather runs on DirectX 9.0c and DirectX 10. The games stresses your hardware to its maximum and you might consider proper cooling options if you want to ensure the well being of your system. Those are pretty heavy requirements for anyone who wants to run Crysis 2 smoothly. You can find out more details on Crysis 2 official website.

All in one Android Phone Management Software for SMS, Contacts and Media

2011-04-08T20:34:00.000-07:00

I never liked Samsung Kies and used Windows Explorer for File and Media Management on Android Phone. Somehow, it is not so convenient and didn’t had option to backup Contacts and Messages. So, Dedicated Phone Management software was necessary.
Mobile Go software specially designed for Android Smartphones to manage Multimedia Files (Audio, Video and Photos), Contacts, Messages and many more!
Installation of MobileGo requires Mobile USB drivers to be already installed which if not, setup will prompt, download and install itself. Before connecting your phone to PC, USB Debugging mode should be activated as it installs MobileGo Daemon on Phone.

Interface of MobileGo is classified according to type of Files ad Content namely Contacts, SMS Messages, Music, Movies and Photos. You can add / edit / backup / restore Messages and Contacts in one click. Also, the Music and Movie management lets you organize playlists, add new songs to library or set them as ringtone.

Along with Data Management, it supports SMS / Contacts and Application Backup on demand which can be restored when needed. In my case however, it didn’t detect any Appliction installed (maybe because of Custom ROM) but SMS and Contacts backup worked fine.

Wondershare MobileGo is really a wondrous software and worth a try for complete Android Phone Management right from Windows Desktop.

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Banshee 2.0 Media Player support for Amazon MP3 and available for Windows

2011-04-08T19:32:00.000-07:00

Banshee, default media player of Ubuntu was made available for windows recently is now in it’s version 2. Banshee 2.0 brings support for Amazon MP3 which lets you buy Music within application from online store.
Another innovation is a feature called “Play After”, which allows us to create a temporary playlist to add a track after Curremt artist or album.

The interface has been updated and is simplified with the main functions more accessible and the rest available on menus that have tried to keep it simple. And they have built new extensions, as is the case of Ubuntu and SoundMenu One Music Store.
The version released today includes support for Windows and in the case of Mac OS X is expected to arrive soon.

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YouTube goes LIVE , Not Just Recorded Videos, Watch Live Streaming now

2011-04-08T19:28:00.000-07:00

If you are searching for old videos or events, YouTube is the place to look at. With the rising popularity of YouTube, the people at YouTube have decided to take it to the next level. Now, YouTube will allow selected partners to stream live video (sporting events, concerts, interviews and the like).

You can check out these live streaming videos at YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/live/. YouTube Live has just been rolled out today. In true YouTube fashion, they are also allowing you to subscribe to the live streaming channels. So the day is not far away when you might catch a live cricket match on YouTube itself !

All in one Disk Management Software with Advanced Features : DiskBoss

2011-04-08T19:26:00.000-07:00

For performing different Folder and File management operations, we use separate applications. DiskBoss is really an awesome application for windows file and disk management. Thanks to this gem, you can perform search, classification, removing duplicates, and cleaning of files.

The main interface of application highlights all features on top bar which includes- Search, Sync, Clean up, Duplicates and Classify. You also have the ability to create scripts, or perform advanced commands that enable you to perform automated actions in one click.
Among these features, Classify is an interesting feature which shows classification of files on Disk. You know how many files such as video, audio, programs or documents you have stored in your PC.

Another nice feature is Organize which lets you initiate command to mass files and folders like create a command to copy / delete / move / compress (and more) all files of a certain size / extension.

Commands: From this window you can use and manage a set of predetermined commands about the features most requested by users so that they can start quickly with a click.

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Mono for Android released, lets .NET developers build Android apps

2011-04-08T07:40:00.000-07:00

Novell today announced the availability of Mono for Android, the first solution for developing Microsoft .NET applications for Google's Android platform. This essentially allows .NET and C# developers to use their existing skills to easily create Android apps. Mono for Android consists of the core Mono runtime, bindings for native Android APIs, a Visual Studio 2010 plug-in, and an SDK that contains all the tools needed to build, debug, and deploy apps. Developers trained in Visual Studio can thus continue developing with their preferred IDE, while using their existing skills and .NET code, libraries, and tools, as well as C# programming knowledge. The Visual Studio 2010 plug-in lets engineers develop, debug, and deploy their apps to an Android simulator, an Android device, or the Android Market.
Mono for Android complements MonoTouch, Novell's solution for developing apps for Apple's iOS (iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch). Novell is thus pitching Mono for Android and MonoTouch to .NET developers as an option that will save them time and money because they will be able to share common code between iOS and Android on smartphones and tablets, as well as Windows Phone 7, Windows desktops, and Windows Server.
There are four tiers of Mono for Android: Student ($99), Professional ($399), Enterprise ($999), and Enterprise 5 ($3,999). You can check out the differences between them at mono-android.net/store, but we recommend that you grab the trial either way first.
"Since the introduction of MonoTouch in 2009, developers have experienced how Mono streamlines mobile application development," Miguel de Icaza, Mono project founder and vice president of Developer Platforms at Novell, said in a statement. "As a result, many asked us to build a similar tool for Android. We developed Mono for Android to give both individual developers and businesses a way of sharing their code across multiple mobile platforms, increasing efficiency and reuse of their C# and .NET expertise across the board."

TECH2GET VERDICT :
According to me its a good thing that .net developers can start developing androids apps. Atleast minimizing the learning curve . But; the only drawback that i found was that it didn't have a designer included with it. As most of the developers use a designer for usually developing the apps.

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Watch IPL 4 Live Streaming Online on Indiatimes

2011-04-07T09:34:00.000-07:00

Recently concluded World Cup was exceptional for Indian Cricket Team. The team achieved the glory of lifting the World Cup after 28 long years. Now, another big cricketing event awaits us. Yes, it’s the 4^th version of IPL, which will get started from 8^th April 2011 and will conclude on 28^th May 2011, featuring 74 matches.

The fourth edition of IPL will certainly be more entertaining than the previous versions. It will be interesting to see how the various members of Indian team plays against each other after the kind of unity shown by them in World Cup. Moreover, the addition of two new teams Pune Warriors and Kochi Tuskers Kerala and the IPL Auction brought about a change in composition of most of the teams, which again makes the contest more exciting.
The first match of the DLF IPL4 T20 will be held on 8^th April 2011 at 8PM in Chennai after a grand opening ceremony which will take place on the same day at 3:30 PM. The match will be played between IPL 3 Winner Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders.

Watch Online IPL 4 2011 Live on Internet

In case, you are not in front of the television sets, you can watch the matches online including the opening ceremony on Indiatimes- http://ipl.indiatimes.com/.
For more details regarding the IPL 4 schedule, visit here. If you are looking to watch the match live, then you can book tickets by visiting here.

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Windows 8 alike User Picture Tile in Windows 7 Taskbar

2011-04-07T09:25:00.000-07:00

With each and every release of latest versions of windows usability has become lot easier. There are many added shortcuts or redesigned interfaces that allows users to perform tasks quickly.
Upcoming Windows 8 provides many new features like one click reset. One of these is the presence of User Picture Tile in the taskbar notification area. If you are using Windows 7 then it is possible to test this feature with Taskbar User Tile.

Taskbar UserTile is a portable freeware for windows 7. It is easy to use and requires no additional settings. Just download the file and extract it on your local drive.

To use the application just click on the executable file. The user picture tile automatically appears in the notification area beside windows time. Now the question might be, how is this thing useful? Well, with this feature you can directly access User Account and Control Panel. In windows 7 this has to be done from the start menu.
Apart from accessing these locations you can also switch user, log off and lock your computer. It is a useful feature and helps to access these important locations and actions directly with a single click. Taskbar UserTile is still under development, so you may experience some bugs while using it.

LG Optimus 2x P990 Dual Core Price,Features and Specification

2011-04-06T06:06:00.000-07:00

The LG OPTIMUS 2X with Dual Core Processor gives you a fast, High-definition, colorful world of games, music, news, sports, entertainment, internet browsing and much more, right on your mobile phone. So go ahead to explore new possibilities with Optimus 2X. The LG Optimus 2X features an HDMI connection so you can easily play your images, videos and music content on your HD TV or projectors. All in stunning high-definition digital 1080p resolution.

Forget the lagging experience from loading multiple applications that bugged you. The world’s first dual-core smartphone, LG OPTIMUS 2X, delivers a seamless multitasking experience, now switch between numerous applications and widgets at once. The responsive 4.0 inches TFT capacitive touchscreen provides a display of vibrant 16 Million colors. Its screen includes useful sensors like Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate, Proximity sensor for auto turn-off, Gyro sensor and Touch-sensitive controls. Personalization of home screen in seven different ways with exciting variety of widgets and applications.

Included with a memory of 512 MB RAM, 8Gb internal storage & Expandable external storage of upto 32Gb, you can store unlimited music and data. Running on the Android 2.2 OS upgradable to Android 2.3 gingerbread, the all new LG Optimus 2X gives you twice of everything – fun, entertainment and usage experience at hyper speed. It’s amazing technology, go ahead and explore it.

LG-P990: LG Optimus 2X Features & Specifications:

- Camera – 8.0 Mega Pixel, Resolution 3264×2448 pixels, Video, Autofocus, LED flash

- Secondary Camera – 1.3 Mega Pixels

- Screen Display – 4.0 inches, 480×800 pixels

- Color – TFT Capacitive touchscreen with 16M color

- 1Ghz Dual-core Processor (NVIDIA Tegra 2)

- 8GB internal memory (up to 32GB via microSD)

- 1,500 mAh battery

- HDMI mirroring

- 1080p MPEG-4/H.264 playback and recording

- Music Player

- Bluetooth

- USB

- 3.5mm audio-jack

- 3G connectivity

- Wireless LAN WiFi n

- GPS with A-GPS

- Accelerometer sensor(UI auto-rotate)

- Proximity sensor(Autoturn-off)

- TV-out (720p video) via HDMI port

- Touch senstive controls

- Social networking integration

- Gyro sensor, Digital Compass

- Audio, Video Recorders & Playback

LG-P990: LG Optimus 2X Price :

LG Android SmartPhone (LG-P990) LG Optimus 2X Price is around Rs. 30000.

TECH2GET VERDICT :

A seriously very tough contender in India. If you are looking for something powerful then this is the thing for you. If you can spend around 30K for a good phone, this is what , i think you should buy. T Please leave comments here or on FB's TECH2GET page.

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How to Jailbreak iPod 4G iOS 4.3.1 using RedSn0w on Windows Full Step By Step Tutorial by TECH2GET

2011-04-06T05:55:00.000-07:00

We have already seen the tutorial of iPod 4.2.1 Jailbreak using GreenPois0n and here I share a tutorial on How to Jailbreak iPod 4G 4.3.1 iOS using RedSn0w tool on Windows.

Things needed :

iPod 4G 4.3.1 Firmware from Apple – iPod4,1_4.3.1_8G4_Restore.ipsw
Redsn0w tool for Windows

Place these downloaded file into one folder and extract redsn0w_win_0.9.6rc9.zip there itself.

This process includes upgrading firmware of iPod 4G from 4.2.1 to 4.3.1 using Restore option in iTunes. Then Jailbreaking it using Redsn0w for Windows.

Remember, Restoring will erase all data on iPod so make sure you sync Music and Apps from iPod using iTunes to your desktop.

Let’s begin with Firmware upgrade to iOS 4.3.1 using Restore.

Connect iPod to iTunes and on Summary tab, Press Shift button and click on Restore button. Browse to the folder and select iPod4_1_4.3.1_8G4_Restore.ipsw file. iTunes will now erase all data, verify integrity with Apple online and device will be restored to Factory settings.

iPod will restart and you will have to sync with the backup already stored on desktop. You are now done with iPod 4G firmware upgrade to iOS 4.3.1

Here, we start with iPod 4G 4.3.1 Jailbreak using RedSn0w.

Connect iPod via USB and Power off the device.
Open redsn0w.exe using Run As Administrator if on Windows 7.

3.Browse the same firmware file and press NEXT to prepare Jailbreak Data

4. Select Jailbreak option by checking infront of specified Feature. Make sure Cydia is selected and click the Next button to continue.

5.Enter Device into DFU mode following the instruction on window.
6.Redsn0w will detect DFU mode and Jailbreak will start.

7. Rest of the process will start on your device which will look something like this:

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Set Any Video Clips as Windows Screensaver

2011-04-06T05:28:00.000-07:00

Video Screensaver is a free portable application that allows you to set favorite video clips as screensaver. It is easy to use with minimal settings from the user.

Only thing that you have to do is add videos to the playlist. The application can be accessed from system tray. You can add as many video clips you want. Video Screensaver can only play .avi files.
These videos can be played in random order with sound enabled or disabled. It allows you to select ideal timeout after which the video is played. You can select to resume video playback from where it was left in previous play.
To add this application to windows startup, open start menu and go to startup folder in programs, open this folder by right clicking on it. Drag Video Screensaver executable file to this folder.

Download : Video Screensaver

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Top 5 Phones Under Rs. 5000 in 2011

2011-04-03T09:34:00.000-07:00

We all love to use and read about high-end smartphones. But the truth is that a majority of India's population still buys phones that are priced below Rs. 5,000. This little fact went down rather well with all the Indian cell phone manufacturers, who were more than willing to flood the market with their cheap, Chinese toys. Of course, those who value quality even at this price range know better than to stay away from such phones. But then what options are they left with? Luckily for them, some of the more established players in the mobile phone segment still have some good phones to offer in this price range and so today, we will be listing them out for you, so you won't ever have to think about going for a Micromax, Maxx Mobile, Karbonn, Lava, Zen, BlackCherry, Lemon, Orange, Pineapple and so on.
The top 5 tech2get picks are as follows :

1: Nokia 5030 - Rs. 1,556

Just want a basic phone for making calls and messages and occasionally to listen to the radio? Then the Nokia 5030 is just for you. It looks fairly attractive for a phone in this price range and best of all has a built-in FM radio that does not even require you to plug in the headset. It also has a sizable 1.8-inch 128 x 160 resolution display, built-in flashlight and a 1020mAh battery that is rated to give up to 10 hours of talk time on a single charge.

2. Samsung E2370 - Rs. 2,689

The Samsung E2370 is for those who want a tough phone. It is IP54 certified and is splash, shock and dust proof. You can drop it from the height of several feet or submerge the phone in water and it will still work fine. It also has a handy flashlight built-in, 128 x 160 resolution display, microSD card slot with MP3 playback, stereo FM radio with recording, VGA camera with video recording and a massive 2000mAh battery, which can give up to 22 hours of talk time.

3. Samsung Champ C3303 - Rs. 3,799

If you thought it would be impossible to get a decent touchscreen phone in this price range then you were wrong. The Samsung Champ is a cute and trendy touchscreen phones that comes with a lot of features for its price. For starters, it has a 2.4-inch 320 x 240 resistive touchscreen display. It also has a 1.3 megapixel VGA resolution camera with video recording, microSD card slot, 3.5mm headphone jack, stereo loudspeakers and Bluetooth connectivity. It also comes with all your social networking applications built-in. The phone is available in four color options: black, white, pink and wine red.

4. Sony Ericsson Cedar - Rs. 4,852

Now that 3G has finally arrived on our shores, it makes sense to invest in a 3G enabled handset if you are someone who browses a lot on their phone. And it's not just your run-of-the-mill UMTS support that phones in this price range usually come with. The Cedar supports HSDPA up to speeds of 7.2Mbps and HSUPA up to speed of 2Mbps, which is pretty darn good for a phone in this price range. The phone also comes with a good built-in web browser and you can even connect it to your computer and use it as a 3G modem. The phone also has a nice compact form-factor with an attractive design and solid build, a good display, comfortable keypad and a 3.5mm headphone jack for listening to music with your own headphones.

5. Motorola EX115 - Rs. 4,749

A little known phone from Motorola, the EX115 is the one to get if you want a phone with a QWERTY keypad in this price range. For starters, it is a dual SIM phone, has a large 2.3-inch QVGA display and a 3 megapixel camera. It has a microSD card slot and a 3.5mm headphone jack. It's a Motorola phone, so you can expect great build and call quality. When compared with the likes of the Samsung Chat 322 and the Nokia X2-01, the EX115 comes out on top as it has a better display than the Chat 322 and a better camera than both of them.

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Free Video Calls on iPod, iPhone,Android and Symbian with Front / Rear Camera Support

2011-04-03T09:18:00.000-07:00

Mobile Video Calling is still not so affordable and many a times not utilized to full potential owing to restrictions and hurdles. Thanks to Apps, Smartphones today, allows free video calling over 3G / 4G / WiFi or simply any data connection.
Here I list some cross platform Applications for Mobile Devices which lets free voice calls and Live Video calls over any Data Connection.

Tango

Tango is quite new application and my favorite just because of its simplicity. You don’t need to make a profile either; you just install Tango, start it up and you’re ready to make video calls. Tango scans your Contacts and find friends who are already using Tango or you can also invite some from Address Book.
Tango works over both Wi-Fi and 3G and connects iOS (iPhone and iPod Touch) and Android devices. It’s easy to turn video on and off during a Tango call. Also, you can switch between Front Facing and Rear Facing Camera during calls. Visit Tango
I tried it on Airtel EDGE, Video Calling works but continuous streaming is problem, you get Still image many a times so 3G or WiFi is recommended.

Fring

Fring is another popular application which is also available for Nokia / Symbian Devices. Fring enables video calls between iOS and Android devices and works over 3G, but it requires you to create a profile and is a little more complex than Tango. Visit Fring

Qik

Qik allows you to connect over 3G and WiFi and works for both Android and iOS devices. As of now, Video Chat feature is limited to few Mobile Devices. Along with Video Calling, it supports Video Sharing called as Video Mail which are uploaded to your Qik Account. Visit Qik.
Data Charges apply as per your plan but still I would say it is far cheaper than Video Call rates implemented by Mobile Networks.

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Google launches/introduces +1 to rival Facebook's Like button

2011-04-02T21:34:00.000-07:00

Google has introduced the most significant social feature to its search service yet, adding a one-click button to allow users to recommend sites and share those recommendations with their friends.

Plus One will initially only be accessible to 2% of Google's English-language users in the US, but it will be seen as a rival to Facebook's increasingly ubiquitous 'Like' tool which appears on hundreds of thousands of third-party sites.
Appearing as a small icon next to each search result and text ad, logged-in users can share their recommendations with contacts through their Gmail address book, Google Reader and Buzz contacts and, eventually, Twitter contacts. Google would not comment on whether Facebook contacts could eventually be integrated.
Google is characterising Plus One as a different function to Facebook's Like, saying that recommendations are only shared within the context of relevant searches, rather than spamming all contacts. Social is widely seen as the next generation of web services, but Plus One will also begin to influence the ranking of sites within search results listings. Users will be able to choose for recommended sites to be more visible in search results.
Google is also planning to extend the service to news publishers so that they can integrate Plus One on story pages. Lets see what happens ! Google is trying hard to gets it brand status back from FB...

HTC Incredible S

2011-04-02T21:24:00.000-07:00

Key Features

High Resolution 8MP Camera With HD Camcorder
4 Inch Super LCD Cinematic Display
Immersive Sound Experience With Surround SRS WOW Acoustics
Enhanced HTC Sense With Full DLNA Support

The HTC Incredible S is a full touch smartphone which runs on Android OS 2.2 - Froyo. Powered by 1 GHz Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon processor, this HTC smartphone has Adreno 205 GPU, and 768 MB RAM. This 3G phone uses HTC Sense v3.0 UI, which has unique features such as flip to silence, weather and clock, customizable home screen, zero wait map and many more. The Incredible S has a stunning 8 megapixel camera at the back with auto focus and dual LED flash and 1.3 megapixel camera in the front. The phone camera is also capable of shooting 720p HD video at 30 fps. Additional camera features include geo-tagging, touch-focus, and image stabilization.
Design This HTC mobile phone weighs 135.5 g with battery and has dimension of 120 x 64 x 11.7 mm. The 4-inch S-LCD capacitive touchscreen has 16 M colors and has resolution of 480 x 800. The display screen supports various sensors such as accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate, proximity sensor for auto turn-off, digital compass and ambient light sensor. This mobile phone also has multi-touch input method and touch-sensitive controls with rotating icons. User can view HD video on this handset and experience virtual surround sound via SRS WOW HD on the headset.
Storage and Battery This Android phone has 1.1 GB of internal memory, which can be further extended up to 32 GB through external microSD memory card. In terms of battery, this full touchscreen smartphone comes with 1450 mAh rechargeable Lithium-ion battery. On 3G network the phone gives a talk time of 380 minutes, while on 2G network user can get a talk time of 580 minutes. Connectivity and Features A user can connect to Internet on this phone through 3G, GPRS, EDGE and IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi. The smartphone supports Bluetooth 2.1 and also has a micro USB port. This HTC mobile has Internal GPS antenna and user can also use Google maps. The HTC Incredible S supports HD games and many additional features such as inbuilt library of books and social networking services integration.

According to Tech2get a very good mobile which is priced at around Rs.26749

WP7 Predicted To Outgrow Android, WebOS MIA

2011-03-31T18:21:00.000-07:00

Market researchers from IDC expect Google’s Android to capture more than twice the smartphone platform market share of Apple’s iOS this year. However, it’s growth will slow down and the opportunity will transition to Windows Phone 7 (WP7), which will become a more popular smartphone OS than Apple’s iOS.

IDC believes that Android will hold 39.5% of the smartphone market by the end of the year, which is predicted to be ahead of 20.9% of Nokia’s Symbian, Apple’s iOS with 15.7% and RIM’s 14.9% of Blackberry. Windows Phone 7 and Windows Mobile are waiting at the back of the field with a share of 5.5%.
However, IDC expects Microsoft to come roaring back and grow WP7 shipments by an average of 67.1% every year, which would give Microsoft the spot behind Android in 2015. IDC expects Android’s growth to slow to 23.8% per year, the iOS compound annual growth rate to 18.8% and Blackberry’s growth to an average of 17.1%. The result for 2015? Android holds 45.4% of the market, followed by WP7 with 20.9%, iOS with 15.3% and Blackberry with 13.7%. Is it just me or is HP’s WebOS missing in this list? Perhaps it is part of “others”, which account for 4.6% of the market, which would mean that HP’s $1.2 billion investment in acquiring Palm won’t be paying off. There was no information how much market share WebOS may hit, but at less than 5%, it would be a fish dead in the water.
IDC’s predictions are largely based on the fact that WP7 will soon be running on Nokia phones (2012), but there is some general doubt whether this alliance will pay off as Nokia and Microsoft expect it to. Nokia recently laid out substantial risks in the adoption of the platform, there are risks of Microsoft alienating its other partners through the Nokia relationship and WP7 is a largely unproven platform with challenges as far as the platform creation, including the Windows Marketplace, is concerned. The stars have to align for Microsoft in order to be able to come close to IDC’s prediction. We would take this forecast with a grain of salt and wait until we are seeing a stronger move toward WP7 and improved shipment numbers.
“Android is poised to take over as the leading smartphone operating system in 2011 after racing into the number 2 position in 2010,” said Ramon Llamas, senior research analyst with IDC’s Mobile Devices Technology and Trends team. “For the vendors who made Android the cornerstone of their smartphone strategies, 2010 was the coming-out party. This year will see a coronation party as these same vendors broaden and deepen their portfolios to reach more customers, particularly first-time smartphone users.”

Nokia and Microsoft: 2 Losers = 1 Winner ?

2011-03-31T18:19:00.000-07:00

Analysis - The combination of assets between Microsoft and Nokia is a fascinating alliance that has been born out of desperation of two giants that aim to score a portion of the global smartphone goldmine. As powerful as Microsoft and Nokia have been in the past and as many resources and experience they can throw at developing a smartphone, the partnership is merely an opportunity and not a guarantee for success. Nokia will have to learn to swim in hostile waters that are just waiting to eat it alive. And even if it succeeds, it will lose in the end.

Stephen Elop has taken Nokia by the hand and made the jump. Symbian is burning to ashes, MeeGo has been taken along like the unwanted stepchild, but may be left to drown. Steve Ballmer’s Titanic is saving Elop and Nokia from Google’s and Apple’s sharks for now, but Microsoft has been unable to fix the leaks in its own Windows Phone 7 hull and hopes that Nokia may deliver a miracle. If you think about it, the alliance between Nokia and Microsoft was really the only possibility for both companies to keep the hopes for a brighter future alive.

Nokia: Rise and Fall
Nokia was the Apple of the cellphone industry in the past. The company dominated cellphone sales with a market lead since 1998 and drove the industry through phenomenal growth above 1 billion sold units every year. It was the driving force to make text messaging popular and it was a key player behind the adoption of data services, which included, for example, downloadable ringtones and simple games. We should not forget that the smartphone can be traced back to Nokia (if we forget for a moment that Handspring was the company that actually shaped the modern smartphone with the Treo in 2001): Remember the bulky Communicator 9000 from 1996?

In the fourth quarter of 2010, Nokia sold about 124 million phones. However, only 28.3 million of those were smartphones and only 2.6 million were sold in the U.S. Nokia’s smartphone sales climbed by 36% year over year, while the entire market climbed by 72% and the stars of the industry increased their sales by almost 100% (Apple) and almost 900% (Google), according to Gartner. Apple now controls the high-end segment of the smartphone market and Google aims for the mid-range with RIM (which is also growing below the market average), while there are only scraps left for Nokia, Microsoft and HP (Palm).
Nokia’s market share has been declining at an accelerating pace – and has just surrendered its leadership position in smartphones to Android. Having waited for too long already, the company needed to act. Nokia always described Android as a rival and not as a potential partner and Elop’s recent burning platform memo continued on that path. Microsoft was the only option. Elop has detailed knowledge of Microsoft and there may be some unusual synergies that could make the alliance work in a much better way than with two companies whose executives do not speak the same (business) language.

Leaving Symbian Behind, Cutting MeeGo
Symbian is the obvious casualty of this alliance. There are more questions that actually surround MeeGo, a platform Nokia birthed in cooperation with Intel. However, the development has been too slow and we now know that only one device will make it to market in 2011.
Seriously? Why bother?
MeeGo cannot succeed without a platform and an ecosystem. Nokia already said that it plans to pitch Windows Phone 7/Nokia as the “third ecosystem”, which would indicate that MeeGo will not be a (significant) platform.
The netbook UI development has already been abandoned and it appears that Nokia is simply polite and has not told Intel yet that it has no interest in MeeGo anymore. Would you buy a MeeGo phone, if its future is uncertain? In today’s world, probably not. As devices are more connected to an ecosystem of other types of electronics it will be even more unlikely that you buy such a device – even as a backup device or your young children as an emergency communication device.
Let’s be realistic. MeeGo is dead. But Nokia is taking thing slowly as for India Nokia WP7 will be launched after atleast 15 months. So, their is enough time to test out MeeGo.

Microsoft’s Big Advantage and Nokia’s Problem
Nokia must have been extremely desperate, much more than what we have seen in public. In this alliance, Microsoft is taking the lion’s share of the cooperation’s benefit. As much as Microsoft said that it was happy with 2 million Windows Phone 7 units sold in Q4 2010, we know that Windows Mobile 6 still outsold the new platform. You can’t sugarcoat the Windows Phone 7 performance so far: It has been a failure. We have grown tired of Steve Ballmer telling us that user feedback has been fantastic and that the devices just need to get into customer’s hands to see better sales. Sounds a bit like a Saab commercial: “People who testdrive a Saab usually buy one.” How many people do you know who have bought a Saab? And wasn’t Saab nearly shut down not too long ago?
Ballmer can talk about user feedback all day long: The problem is that Windows Phone 7 is not selling. Why? Windows Phone 7 is marketed wrong. It’s a nice-to-have product without a positive lifestyle factor attached. It is not a must-have product. No one would complain if Windows Phone 7 was discontinued today.
With Nokia on board, Microsoft has an opportunity to get about 30 million Windows smartphones out into the world, every quarter. However, it is an opportunity that will need a lot of TLC to grow and make sense for both Nokia and Microsoft. The two companies have laid out a massive ecosystem approach that can work, but Microsoft will have to dramatically change its view of the smartphone market to have a shot at growth. And we will need to see more than just bold words in a presentation.
Microsoft’s problem – and now Nokia’s problem – is Microsoft’s flawed marketing that has created a catastrophic perception of Windows Phone 7. Microsoft tried to be different by telling people that they don’t have to really use their Windows Phone 7 devices and that is just a bad idea to be glued to their phones. The company completely missed the fact that consumers actually like to spend time with their phones. The impression of a device that will not encourage interaction is probably not a great sales driver. We at CTech believe that Microsoft’s marketing has buried the market opportunity of the current generation of Windows Phone 7. The platform needs a complete relaunch.
Microsoft’s opportunity has always been the Xbox 360 in mobile devices. So far, Xbox Live mobile has only been a sideshow. Dear Microsoft, smartphones are entertainment devices. Have you guys ever thought about making Xbox Live content (and not just shared game data) seamlessly available to smartphones? You could get some ideas from Sony and Android Market.

Microsoft’s Problem: Nokia’s Legacy
Nokia is essentially stuck with a smartphone platform that isn’t exactly catering to what smartphone users want today. However, Microsoft’s commitment to Nokia could easily alienate other handset manufacturers that are seeing much more success with Android anyway. Why would they deal with Microsoft and measly sales every quarter? They wouldn’t.
Nokia may be Microsoft’s only hope, but it’s not a done deal as Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 will need amazing hardware to attract attention. Competitive hardware isn’t enough and one more sensor or more pixels on the screen won’t be enough either. There are enough handset manufacturers that are copying the iPhone. Nokia needs to rethink the smartphone in a similar way Apple did in 2006/2007. If you are a frequent CTech reader, the pitch may be getting old already, but I cannot reiterate enough that a next-generation smartphone cannot be anything less than the Seabird concept phone that was shown on Mozilla’s Labs pages.

Nokia and Microsoft have to be realistic and admit that, given the resources the two companies have available, what has been shown so far is embarrassing. There is an opportunity for both to show the innovative power and creativity that has made the companies great. We haven’t seen it yet and now is the time to leverage this potential.
It’s make or break time for both. However, even if the alliance will be successful for both companies, it is already clear that there can only be one winner. Nokia has lost the platform play and will simply be a handset manufacturer with a few additional assets. Microsoft will be the true winner as it has an opportunity to keep Windows relevant in a world that is more and more mobile – and right now does not even recognize Windows as a mobile platform.

Nokia Vs. Apple Patent Battle: It’s All Or Nothing

2011-03-31T18:09:00.000-07:00

Nokia has taken off the gloves and now accuses that all Apple products violate Nokia products in one way or the other. It’s surely attention getting move, but will it help Nokia to survive?

Nokia said that it has filed a second patent complaint with the ITC, following the first case in which the ITC determined that Apple did not infringe on Nokia’s patents. With this new filing, Nokia now claims that Apple illegally takes advantage of 46 Nokia patents and has cases pending in The U.S., Germany, U.K., and in the Netherlands.
According to Nokia, Apple infringes patents ”in virtually all of its mobile phones, portable music players, tablets and computers.” Those patents relate to “the areas of multi-tasking operating systems, data synchronization, positioning, call quality and the use of Bluetooth accessories.”
“Nokia is a leading innovator in technologies needed to build great mobile products and Apple must stop building its products using Nokia’s proprietary innovation,” said Paul Melin, Vice President, Intellectual Property at Nokia. Nokia said that it has invested almost $61 billion in research and has about 10,000 patent families. While the company has every right to defend its innovations, there is not enough detail publicly available to determine whether Nokia has a case against Apple or not, or whether Nokia simply uses a stalling strategy against Apple.
This new lawsuit as well as Nokia’s decision to move to the Windows 7 platform could also suggest that other phone manufacturers are a potential target as well. However, such industry-wide lawsuits rarely work and tend to isolate the suing party from the industry and possibly the market as well. Rambus, for example, has experience in that.
Can a lawsuit save Nokia? Probably not, as – even if Nokia has an opportunity to win – it can dragged out by Apple long enough to potentially bring Nokia down to its knees and awarded damages could be used to pay out Nokia investors. Given the current state of the phone industry and Nokia’s “burning platform”, one could also suggest that those $61 billion were not invested in the right areas of research. Stephen Elop’s letter to Nokia’s employees indicates that the company’s situation is very much based on its own inability to innovate and recognize shifting consumer interests. Only new devices that are more than just copies of Apple’s iPhone and iPad will give Nokia a future.
However, that isn’t just Nokia’s problem. That is a problem the entire phone and PC industry has.

Firefox Mobile 6 To Get Hardware Acceleration in Q2

2011-03-31T18:06:00.000-07:00

Mozilla published the first outline of features for the upcoming versions of Firefox 6 and 7.

Firefox 4 Mobile has just been released as the technically most advanced browser for Android and Maemo, but Mozilla is advancing the mobile platform just as fast as the desktop version, which is already available as Firefox 5 preview.
Firefox 4 Mobile is based on the core Firefox 4 technology, which includes the JaegerMonkey JavaScript engine, but hardware acceleration is missing at this point. The Mozilla roadmap currently has no information about Firefox 5 Mobile, but notes that Firefox 6 (Mobile) should enable layers acceleration using OpenGL ES on “at least a subset of Android hardware.”
We are expecting hardware acceleration to be enabled on the mobile version of IE9 as well, which means that Firefox would ensure the competitiveness of the Android platform as far as web browsers are concerned – even if we believe that Google is preparing a mobile version of Chrome for Android.
Proposed features for the desktop versions of Firefox are WebGL anti-aliasing for version 6 and (cross process) hardware accelerated layers composition on “all supported desktop platforms” in Firefox 7. Firefox 6 is due in early Q4 of this year, while Firefox 7 is targeted at mid-Q1 2012. Interestingly, the mobile version of Firefox 6 is listed under Q2 goals, which may refer to a non-final release only.

HCL ME Android 2.2 Froyo Tablets Launched at Affordable Prices

2011-03-29T19:36:00.000-07:00

HCL Technologies have officially announced three new ME tablets that runs on Android 2.2 Froyo. These tablets are expected to be available very soon within the price range of Rs. 14,990 and 32,990. Two of the tablets have a 7 inch display while one of them comes with a 10 inch display.
Let us have a look at all the three models:-

HCL ME AE7 Specs

HCL ME AE7 is the cheapest of the lot. The tablet has a 7-inch touchscreen display, with a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels. It has a decent 800Mhx processor, 256MB DDR2 RAM, 2GB Flash Memory and up to 8GB expandable memory limit. The device also features a gravity sensor, 3.5mm audio jack, 0.3MP camera, WiFi and Bluetooth.
The tablet is powered by 2400mAh Li-polymer battery capable of providing around 5-6 hours of battery life. The price of HCL ME AE7 tablet is just Rs. 14,990

HCL ME AM7

HCL ME AM7 is similar to AE7 as far as display size is concerned. It`s resolution is 1024 x 600 pixel, which is better than AE7. The processor speed is again 800 MHz, however, it has a 512MB RAM support, 8GB Flash memory and 16GB expandable memory option.
Other features of this tablet include a 1.3 megapixel camera, gravity acceleration sensor, AGPS, USB 2.0 port, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and two powerful high quality speakers. It`s battery life is expected to be better as it is powerd by a 4200mAh battery. The price of HCL ME AM7 is Rs. 25,790.

HCL ME AP10A

This is the big one. Yes, AP10A has a giant 10 inch display screen having a resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels. The tablet comes with a better 1GHz processor with 1GB RAM, 16GB Flash Memory and expandable memory option of up to 32GB. Other features are quite similar to HCL ME AM7. With overall better specifications, the price of this tablet gets as high as Rs. 32,990.
You can buy these tablets from HCL store.