Swayam Das Blog - Kolkata, India

HTC Sensation XE

noreply@blogger.com (Swayam Das) — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 02:54:00 +0000

HTC Sensation XE is an upgrade to the original HTC Sensation, the Sensation XE is the first phone in India to come with a dual core 1.5GHz processor. It also incorporates Beats Audio technology and comes with a pair of Beats by Dr Dre in-ear headphones that provide high-quality sound output. Storage is upgraded to 4GB and it now has a bigger 1730 mAH battery. Other features remain the same - a 4.3-inch S-LCD touchscreen, 8MP camera, 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0 and Android 2.3.

Quick Settings for Android

noreply@blogger.com (Swayam Das) — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 05:13:00 +0000

Most Android phones offer a 'Power' widget that can be placed on the home screen - this provides one-touch controls for enabling/disabling select connectivity features and brightness.

However, this app for Android called Quick Settings gives you control over Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS and data services, but also provides more advanced controls. You can adjust the brightness through a slider instead of the 3-step adjustment that you get on the standard widget.

You can also adjust volume levels across the ringer, notifications, alarms, voice calls and media playback using multiple sliders. Finally, it shows you what is using the phone's battery, gives you the option to use the display or camera LED as a flashlight and places an icon in the status bar for quick access.

HideIt for Microsoft Windows

noreply@blogger.com (Swayam Das) — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 04:40:00 +0000

HideIt for Windows is a cool program that lets you minimize the applications to your Windows System Tray. As you know, by default, Windows minimizes all applications to its Windows Taskbar and keeps grouping them if they are of the same kind. This scenario becomes a hassle when we run multiple applications, eventually running out of taskbar space. Using HideIt you can minimize applications to the system tray, just next to the Windows system clock. There is no prior installation required as HideIt runs as an executable file(‘.exe’ program ).

Double Click on the ‘HideIt.exe’ and once its running, right click on the minimize button in a window and select ‘HideIt’ and you’ll see the application minimizing to the system tray. You can again restore the application by double clicking on its icon or right clicking on the HideIt application’s icon to select a single application or managing all of them to be restored.

If your running Windows 7, you’ll get a clutter-free desktop, since Windows 7, because by default, keeps icons in the system tray hidden.

Piriform CCleaner Software for Apple MAC OSX

noreply@blogger.com (Swayam Das) — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 11:36:00 +0000

Piriform Ccleaner Software for Apple MAC OSX is a utility software that keeps your Apple machine running smoothly. The all new CCleaner software from Piriform enables better system files management for Apple MAC OSX. Piriform has included advanced cleaning capabilities for Firefox Browsers cache, as well as Safari cache. Ccleaner utility software offers cleaning the system’s trash, recent documents/applications and temporary folder.

As Apple’s MAC OSX file system is a bit different from that of the usual Microsoft Windows. Therefore, Piriform has integrated Ccleaner with advanced cleaning mechanism of Cookies, Internet History, Download History and even saved forms for Apple MAC OSX. The utility software first analyses your system and then displays details of the files to be removed. This helps in providing the user with added benefits of search and kill options.

Download : Piriform CCleaner Software for Apple MAC OSX

SwiftKey X Beta Android Keyboard App

noreply@blogger.com (Swayam Das) — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 13:07:00 +0000

SwiftKey X Beta is a free, alternate android keyboard app that is a revolutionary text prediction android app that replaces the default on-screen keyboard on Android mobile phones. SwiftKey offers options to choose your writing style for careful typing using predictive text or for fast typing with auto correct options.

SwiftKey not only predicts the word you’re currently typing but it uses a pre-set algorithm to guess the next word. Cool isn’t?

If you want read the previous version of SwiftKey X Beta then visit - SwiftKey Android Mobile App

You can also assign alternate functionality to various android key setups. Features include choosing between a light and a dark theme or deciding whether you want arrow keys to be visible for navigation. The android application tracks and displays your usage statistics. This includes - number of keystrokes, efficiency, etc.

If you haven’t tried out SwiftKey X Beta yet, I suggest you try it out and you won’t ever revert back to your default android mobile keyboard.

Menu Uninstaller Software for Windows

noreply@blogger.com (Swayam Das) — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 13:35:00 +0000

Normally, if we want to uninstall a particular program or software from Windows, we go to Control Panel -> Add/Remove Programs. This scenario changes if you install - Leizer Menu Uninstaller for Windows

Using Menu Uninstaller you can get an Uninstall button in a contextual style as we press the secondary mouse button, usually the 'right click'. Check the screenshot below

Menu Uninstaller currently supports Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7. The size of the program is just 600kb. So its fast to download and quick to install.

Logitec LAN-WH450N/GR wireless router

noreply@blogger.com (Swayam Das) — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 16:36:00 +0000

The all new Logitec LAN-WH450N/GR wireless router is the first of ever-kind to actually support a tri-antenna design. According to Logitec, this unique design lets the router achieve speeds of up to 450Mbps but this amount of speed is obviously based on theory. This high speed has been theorized by working with compatible devices for the Logitec LAN-WH450N/GR.

A few more hardware technical specifications include - Gigabit Ethernet along with the other standard wireless security options that wind up to stand as a decent Wi-Fi router these days. If you have the bucks! Then this surely will appeal to your futuristic home.

USB Write Protect Software Review

noreply@blogger.com (Swayam Das) — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 12:57:00 +0000

USB Write Protect is a software that prevents self-replicating computer viruses from getting copied to your pen-drives, or any other device connected via your USB. USB Write Protect is simply programmed to write protect your USB drive. As you know, most Trojan viruses copy themselves onto our USB drives as soon as we plug them in an infected PC.

The procedure for protection of your USB drive with USB Write Protect is as follows:
1)    Run the program and in the interface window select “Enable Write Protect”
2)    Click Apply

That’s it! Your USB drive is now write-protected. Now nobody can delete your existing data or write anything new on it. You can only copy the data present in your USB drive.

If you want to disable this “write protect” protection then follow the steps:
1)    Open USB Write Protect program and now select ”Disable Write Protect”
2)    Click Apply

You can also carry the program around in your USB drive if you want to use it on other computers.

You can download USB Write Protect program from http://goo.gl/aOEvw

Kingston HyperX MAX 3.0 Review

noreply@blogger.com (Swayam Das) — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 14:36:00 +0000

Nowadays, portable data drives are using flash memory storage architecture to help users carry around heavy volumes of information with ease but they aren’t grabbing large volumes yet. Rather with the princely premium they command in the hardware market, over their hard-drive based counterparts. Kingston’s HyperX Max 3.0 is an external USB 3.0 drive that doesn’t really fix the pricing issue, but gets other aspects ready for the user.

The usb cable supplied by the manufacturer, works with the newer USB 3.0 ports as well as the other 2.0 ports. Like other external hard drives its got an activity light to indicate the flickering data transfer.

The USB 3.0 is extremely fast, transferring multi-gigabyte files in around a minute. It’s quiet and resistant to knocks and bangs, but comes with a massive downside – the price. Of course, you also need a USB 3.0 port to make use of all that high speed.

Dell Venue Review

noreply@blogger.com (Swayam Das) — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 03:00:00 +0000

Dell keeps coming back for more. This time with its all new Dell Stage organizes your music, photos and more so you always know where everything is.

Dell Venue features are as follows:
8MP Camera - Capture all your most important moments in perfect clarity with an 8MP camera that shows off every detail.

Flash 10 – Get all the benefits of full Flash 10 wherever you go. Optimized for high performance on mobile screens, Flash Player 10 can provide a rich and immersive user experience when you’re surfing the web.

Style and substance

Slim. Lightweight. Curved glass. Venue’s ellipse shape was designed to not only look good in your hand, but feel good as well. We added high-quality Corning Gorilla^® Glass for extra strength. In addition, the back is created from a single unbroken surface with a micro pattern that hides fingerprints, smudging and scratches.

Your 4.1" window to the world

Whether you’re browsing the web, watching videos, or flipping through photos from your last vacation, the stunning 4.1" WVGA AMOLED, multi-touch display heightens your experience and shows off every detail in brilliant clarity. The large screen also allows for simple navigation of the Stage software so you can get the latest news, catch your favorite show or download video of your sister crossing the finish line at her marathon without ever skipping a beat.

Lava KKT 35 Phone Review

noreply@blogger.com (Swayam Das) — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 15:37:00 +0000

The new Lava KKT 35 is billed as the ‘color matcher’ phone. It has a unique feature wherein a user can hold the phone up to a particular object or surface, and the phone camera picks up the color and applies it as the wallpaper. Apart from that, it has a 2.4 inch QVGA LCD, Dual SIM functions and a large, 1400 mAh battery.

The KKT 35 also has several other features which make it a compelling buy at the price. For example, it has a multi-format video player that supports AVI, RMVB, FLV, WMV, MP4 and 3GP files. 3.5mm audio output, mobile tracker, phone conversation recorder, SMS rescheduling app and built in answering machine function.

Lava KKT 35 has a simple outlook with a distinguishing feature but not good enough to be the next big thing.

Nokia E7 business smartphone review

noreply@blogger.com (Swayam Das) — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 05:57:00 +0000

Nokia’s new business smartphone, the E7, is all set to rock the highly competitive Indian Mobile market. Nokia E7 is now in markets. Nokia E7 has been projected as the front-runner to both the E-series as well as the communicator series of business integrated smartphones. The E7 features the latest Symbian platform consisting of version 3 OS(much like the Nokia N8).

The new Nokia E7 has a AMOLED capacitive 4-inch touchscreen which slides and then tilts up to reveal a 4-line backlit QWERTY keyboard with adequate spaced-out buttons(keys). It comes with a 8MP camera with 720p HD video recording, USB on-the-go(connect a USB flash drive to the phone directly), native HDMI output. Nokia E7 is aimed at the combination of the best of productivity, business, and entertainment features. Under its hood its got a 16 GB built in memory, which is not expandable.

LogMeIn Ignition for iPhone iPad

noreply@blogger.com (Swayam Das) — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 15:18:00 +0000

LogMeIn helps you access your laptop screen from your iPad, using the keyboard and mouse. This comes in handy when you need to connect to your PC/laptop, and you have forgotten that critical file or maybe you just need to check on your downloads. LogMeIn Ignition Software supports all your remote access problems without a hitch. Before you buy this pricey application check the videos on their site to satisfy yourself.

URL - LogMeIn Ignition for iPhone/iPad

OrangeNote Software Review

noreply@blogger.com (Swayam Das) — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 02:17:00 +0000

OrangeNote is a text-clipping manager for Windows and MAC operating system. The utility that comes with this software is that you can create and store a complete amount of unlimited number of ‘clippings’ in an indexed, tagged and searchable format.

To easy your clippings, OrangeNote allows you to assign keyboard shortcuts to often and frequently used clippings to instantly paste them into an email or a document editor. This technique helps to save a lot of time, as well as, create more productivity. For example, you could save a signature as a clipping and then simply copy-paste it in any text editor with just a keyboard shortcut, assigned to it.
The free version is unlimited, but a paid version comes with a bit more connectivity. The paid OrangeNote version allows you to sync clippings across computers.

Wanna give it a try? Then download it from: http://orangenote.littlesoftware.ca
Please comment to let me know what you feel about this new software product.

DropBox iPad app review

noreply@blogger.com (Swayam Das) — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 04:39:00 +0000

DropBox is a new iPad application the lets you store data up to 2GB. It offers a sync to the iPad app and free account whenever you need.

The additive advantage about DropBox is that you can even collaborate and share the files with your Friends and others who are involved in the project that you are working on. In this teamwork DropBox automatically synchronizes with your team’s work edits once they’re done. Overall, DropBox is your personal file storage on the web.

Dropbox offers unique and secured features nowadays.

For a more fascinating and full-fetched review visit Dropbox Free Online Storage 2011 Review|Best Top Software Reviews

iWork Apps for iPad

noreply@blogger.com (Swayam Das) — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 14:21:00 +0000

For iPad’s content creation process Apple’s own Pages, Numbers apps, and Keynote ($9.99 each) are brilliant but the problem is that they don’t comply with Office formats. Most of the users prefer the Documents as compared to Go Premium suite which comes at $17.

The features say that it may not be supporting or adding the tables and fancy rich graphics that the iWork applications do but it certainly preserves and stores the files’ entire original formatting when you export it. So even if you cannot edit with the features, you can still forward it with keeping the style intact. If you are wondering that where will you find a super-robust PDF reader, that too with an advanced reading capability, annotation support and highlighting styling capabilities, try GoodReader ($2.99).

The all new MAC Apps Store

noreply@blogger.com (Swayam Das) — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 11:54:00 +0000

An App Store has become an important mobile software collection database. We have seen such development in iPhone, iPad, and even iPod. So, why will the MAC users be left behind? Now even MAC users can avail an Application Store of their very own apps. The new app store is available for the MAC computing platform worldwide. It allows the user to browse through the Application directory according to the user’s input of the search query or by genre.

Installation for this MAC App Store is pretty easy. Its as easy as the ones for iOS devices. All the user needs to do is enter his/her iTunes password. The app get downloaded and installs in less than a few seconds. The new Application Store for MAC is available with the updated version of MAC OS X Snow Leopard. There is also an automatic updater designed to let the user know which app’s update has been released and about the latest updates.

Convert movies with PSPvideo9 for PlayStation Portable

noreply@blogger.com (Swayam Das) — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 12:39:00 +0000

PlayStation Portable has always been a favorite as a portable medium, to play games, watch movies. PSP Games need no introduction as how great they are. Let’s turn our views to the Movies section that turn out to be really great when the movies are properly formatted to the aspect ratio of a PlayStation Portable.

The problem with HD movies is that they are wide screen ones and they need to be properly tuned to fit the screen. For tweaking up the movies, I use free software called PSPvideo9. The software’s really great. It ensures maximum compatibility with your system and takes care of transferring the videos to the appropriate folder on the Memory Stick if you connect the PSP to the PC.
So, if you are willing to try out this software to convert the videos visit http://www.pspvideo9.com

iPad AirSharing HD Application

noreply@blogger.com (Swayam Das) — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 04:47:00 +0000

Ever wondered if you could just map your iPad and swap files back and forth? Well, don’t worry when I am here! The AirSharing HD application lets you map your iPad as a compatible network drive to your PC/Mac and transfer files vice versa. It supports a ton of file formats, and this also opens zip files!

It is priced at $9.99 This is the closest thing to a file browser for an iPad, that lets you map your iPad.

Apple iPad Keyboard Dock

noreply@blogger.com (Swayam Das) — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 13:46:00 +0000

For an usual iPad user the iPad on-screen keyboard is comfortable for typing. Still, many users prefer a ergonomic, proper keyboard to run their fingers on. iPad keyboard Dock is a great add-on for these type of users. The features represent a bit of bulk, in order to carry around, wherever you want to go.

The price of iPad Keyboard Dock is Rs 3700 and it’s link Apple India's weblink

Edimax 3G-6210n Wireless Router

noreply@blogger.com (Swayam Das) — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 07:14:00 +0000

The Edimax Wireless 3G-6210n router links up to any popular wireless USB broadband dongles and makes the usage of Internet available over a Wi-Fi network.

It has features such as a 2-3 hour built-in battery, making it portable, and easy to carry around wherever you might need it. The Edimax Wireless 3G-6210n router also supports connecting to other devices such as – smartphones, laptops!

The price is set at Rs 5000 and you can get the product details from Edimax 3G-6210n Homepage

Focus Booster App

noreply@blogger.com (Swayam Das) — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 04:44:00 +0000

Focus Booster Application is a time versus work management app. It is a must for those persons who find it difficult in finishing an assigned task in a given set of time. Focus Booster is completely a free program for MAC and Windows users. It requires Adobe AIR as its minimum requirement.

The program displays a timer with its color changing as time progresses. The trick on which the app is created dates back to the 1980s. When Francesco Cirillo created this ‘Pomodoro’ technique. The user won’t get bored out because Focus Booster provides regular breaks from the assignment for increased efficiency and productivity.

You can download Focus Booster App from www.focusboosterapp.com

ChompSMS Android Application

noreply@blogger.com (Swayam Das) — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 05:41:00 +0000

ChompSMS is an Android messaging application. It is incredibly basic, has nothing more than a collection bits of plain and simple text on a plain graphic background.

ChompSMS integrates not only adds some design flourishes, but also introduces a whole new list of features such as android themes, chat-style bubbles, signatures, contact pictures, quick reply, blacklisting, templates, and loads of customization options. The added function it offers is that you can also bypass your service provider or operator and send sms using the ChompSMS network (over a data connection) if you buy credits from them online.

Find out more info about them at chompsms|homepage

Rohos Mini Drive Review

noreply@blogger.com (Swayam Das) — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 02:49:00 +0000

Rohos Mini Drive is a free USB drive based utility software. Nowadays, USB Flash Drives are very useful to carry around places but there's a great chance of losing it too, so this new USB drive software creates a new encrypted sector partition on the USB drive or pendrive. The user has the advantage of protecting this secure sector with the help of a password. Rohos Mini Drive encrypts the user data automatically using AES 256 bit key length.Thus your backup is quite safe and secure.

The advantage of AES 256 bit key is secure enough to distort hacking attempts on it. The software is divided into two editions. The first ofcourse, being the free Rohos free edition. Its limited to only a mere 2GB virtual disk size. You can also use it with larger space USB drives - 4GB, 8GB; The only difference that sets it apart from a paid one is that the encrypted sector partition is limited to 2GB.
Rohos Mini Drive has full featured functionality but as you know, every software's paid version offers a bit extra. Its the same with Rohos Mini Drive too.

The creators have changed the name of their full version software as 'Rohos Disk Encryption'. The price being capped at $35(for the full version).

You can access more details by visiting their website - www.rohos.com

SwiftKey Android Mobile Application

noreply@blogger.com (Swayam Das) — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 11:24:00 +0000

SwiftKey is an alternate android keyboard. It is a bit large and much more useable. This unique version of the Android keyboard includes a revolutionary text prediction option that doesn’t just predict the word you’re currently typing, but it uses a pre-set algorithm to guess the next word. It might not be a success with its first use cause it ‘learns’ how you write over time, and becomes more accurate in its future text prediction. You can give it a try for a month before you buy it.

In short, SwiftKey is a powerhouse that introduces a whole lot of features to world of texting under Android platform. Find out more at www.swiftkey.net