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[India] INQ Chat 3G and INQ Mini 3G Launched by Aircel

Vaibhav — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:08:03 PDT

Aircel, India’s seventh largest telecom provider with 30 million customers has launched the INQ Chat 3G and INQ Mini 3G in India. Both INQ Chat 3G and INQ Mini 3G are renowned for their social networking capabilities.

The phones will be campaigned by brand ambassador for Aircel, M.S. Dhoni (India’s Cricket captain). When it comes to the critical piece, i.e. price; The INQ CHAT 3G is priced at Rs.7599 and the INQ MINI 3G is priced at Rs.5399

In this article, i will walk you through the features of both INQ Chat 3G and INQ Mini 3G.

INQ Chat 3G Features

1.) INQ Chat 3G comes with integrated Facebook, Twitter and Skype applications.

2.) INQ Chat 3G features a full QWERTY keyboard.

3.) As INQ Chat 3G supports Push Email. You can get instant notifications of emails with Gmail on INQ Chat 3G.

4.) INQ Chat 3G also features a 3.2MP autofocus camera.

5.) INQ Chat 3G is designed to work on fastest networks in the world, with HSDPA and 3G capability built in.

6.) It offers a QVGA display and a music player.

7.) INQ Chat 3G can also be used as a USB modem, simply plug it into your laptop via the USB and it becomes a wireless modem.

8.) INQ Chat 3G is available in India for a price of Rs.7599.

INQ Mini 3G Features

1.) INQ Mini 3G features a alpha numeric keypad (not a QWERTY keypad).

2.) It offers a 2MP camera.

3.) INQ Mini 3G also comes with integrated Facebook, Twitter and Skype applications.

4.) Effortlessly synchronise your iTunes or Windows Media Player media with your INQ Mini 3G using doubleTwist. Just plug your phone into your computer, open the software and drag and drop media to your phone’s memory.

5.) INQ Mini 3G is designed to work on fastest networks in the world, with HSDPA and 3G capability built in.

6.) When it comes to display, INQ Mini 3G features a 2.2 inch display screen and offers 262k TFT QVGA display.

7.) INQ Mini 3G can also be used as a USB modem, simply plug it into your laptop via the USB and it becomes a wireless modem.

8.) INQ Mini 3G is priced in India at Rs. 5399.

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[How-To] Block Certain Google Certified Ad Networks (Adsense)

Vaibhav — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:47:57 PDT

If you are an Adsense publisher, there is some important stuff you need to know. Google has now released Google Certified Ad Networks to all publishers. Certified Ad Network feature was introduced by Google in August last year.

As per Google, Allowing these third party ad networks to compete for your display ad space means that more ads will be eligible to appear on your pages, leading to potentially higher earnings in the long run.

Just in case if you ever want to block certain third party ad networks from displaying ads on your web properties, follow the step-by-step instructions below

1.) Sign in to AdSense.

2.) Click the AdSense Setup tab and then the Ad Review Center tab to see a summary of allowed and blocked ad networks.

3.) Click change beside the summary.

4.) Choose whether to allow or block ad networks in the ‘Allowed ad networks’ box:

a.) Click block beside the ad networks you want to block. (To block all Google certified ad networks, click block all.)

b.) Click allow beside the ad networks you want to allow.

5.) Click Submit. Changes will take effect within approximately one hour.

Note: Selecting the ‘Block all’ option only blocks ad networks currently certified by Google. It doesn’t automatically block ad networks that are certified by Google in the future.

via Inside Adsense Blog

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[Download] Youtube Mobile App Version 2.4 for Nokia S60 and Windows Mobile Phones

Vaibhav — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:28:19 PDT

Google has released an update to the already available Youtube Mobile App with the latest version, Youtube Mobile App version 2.4 for the Symbian S60 and Windows Mobile Phone.

Youtube Mobile App is designed to be the fastest way to find and play a video on your smartphone and was also chosen as the Nokia Ovi Top App of 2009.

In order to download the Youtube Mobile App on your Symbian S60 and Windows Mobile Phones navigate your phone browser to m.youtube.com/app

So whats new in the latest release of Youtube Mobile App version 2.4?

1.) Search query suggestions. When you type into the YouTube search box, you get relevant suggestions. This saves on typing which is especially useful for mobile phones where text input may be difficult.

2.) Support for “My Account” and optimized homescreen user interface which fits in well on larger screens.

3.) When logged into your account, you can view your favorite subscriptions and playlists.

via Youtube Blog

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Next OCC Bangalore Meetup on March 21st

Vaibhav — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:07:16 PDT

The next meetup of the Open Coffee Club, Bangalore is scheduled to happen on the 21st March 2010 at a new venue (the meet hasn’t happened at this venue before).

For those of you who are new to the concept of Open Coffee Club a.k.a OCC, it is an event targeted for people who love startups to hang out and meet. Started in London and now around the world, OpenCoffee Club is a regular, open and informal meeting place for people involved in startups to meet. If you are an entrepreneur, wanna be entrepreneur, investor etc… OCC is the meetup you need to attend.

For the meetup on March 21st 2010, Mr. Sharad Sharma will be the guest.

Below are the key details related to the meetup scheduled on March 21st, Sunday.

OCC Guest: Sharad has unparallel experience of successfully wearing numerous hats.

Entrepreneur: Co-founder and CEO of Teltier Technologies, a wireless infrastructure start-up that is now part of Cisco.

Intrapreneur: Setting up AT&T/Lucent’s R&D in India.
CEO & SVP: Yahoo! India R&D

Board Director: Consim / Bharat Matrimony and Yahoo!

EIR: Canaan Partners

Turnaround: He was responsible for turning around the Symantec (formerly VERITAS Software), operations in India.

Not for Profit: Executive Council Member of NASSCOM. Chair for the NASSCOM Product Forum.

Industries: Wireless, Software & Internet.

Passionate about: Cloud computing infrastructure & applications and Product development

Date: 21 March 2010 (Sunday)

Time: 10 AM – 12 PM.

Venue: Jaaga, Rhenius Street, Off Richmond Road, Opposite the Hockey Association Stadium Main Gate, Shanthinagar, Bangalore

Venue Link: http://jaaga.wikidot.com/contact (along with map)

Google Maps Link: http://goo.gl/oElS

Navigation Tip: from Richmond Road take a left right next to the Cafe Coffee Day and proceed straight.

OCC Bangalore Caboodle / Help-Desk

Ramjee: 93425 09088 / ganti.r@gmail.com

Amarinder: 93431 71420 / amarinder.singh.76@gmail.com

Vaibhav: 99861 86194 / pandey.vaibhav@gmail.com

If you are planning to attend the event, do mark your RSVP here.

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[Deal] Buy Flip MinoHD 4GB Camcorder for just $120 (US Only)

Vaibhav — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:59:29 PDT

Amazon is offering a must buy deal for the Flip Video F460B MinoHD 4GB Flash Drive HD Camcorder. The Flip MinoHD 4GB HD Camcorder usually sells for $199.99, however, with Amazon, you can get it for $119.99 only with free shipping.

FlipMino HD Camcorder can hold upto 60 minutes of HD-Quality videos (1280 x 720 resolution at 30 frames per second; 16:9 widescreen) on its 4GB of built-in memory. The camcorder is super-slim and comes in a super-sleek design which allows you to take it in your pocket or purse.FlipMino HD Camcorder also offers a one-touch recording and digital zoom feature.

Click here to buy the Flip MinoHD 4GB Camcorder for just $120 with free shipping from Amazon.com.

Below are the technical details related to the Flip Video F460B MinoHD 4GB Flash Drive HD Camcorder.

Sensor: 2.2 Megapixel.

Size: 1/4.5″ HD CMOS Sensor.

Image Resolution: 1280 x 720.

Movie Resolution: 1280 x720.

Recording Definition: High Definition.

Storage Media Type: Flash Memory.

Compressed Format: H.264

Movie File Format: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264

Optical Zoom: 2x

LCD Monitor: 1.5-inches.

Height: 3.94 inches.

Width: 1.97 inches.

Depth: 0.63 inch.

Weight: 3.3 oz.

Features: Pocket Video Camera.

Click here to buy the Flip MinoHD 4GB Camcorder for just $120 with free shipping from Amazon.com.

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[Freeware] Automatically Shut Down your Computer with Switch Off

Vaibhav — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 01:06:40 PDT

Ever wanted to automatically shut down your computer without any manual intervention? If yes, Switch Off is a pretty cool freeware, available for computers running Windows.

Switch Off is a lightweight easy-to-use tray-based system utility that could automatically shutdown, suspend or hibernate your system.

Apart from being able to schedule computer shut-down, Switch Off also offers a Web Interface which can be used to remotely shut-down the computer (just in case if you forgot to switch it off before leaving for your vacation).

To schedule automatic computer shutdown at specified time you need to complete following steps:

1.) Start Airytec Switch Off (if not already running).

2.) Left click Airytec Switch Off icon in notification area.

3.) Select Once or another option in Schedule dropdown list.

4.) Enter desired time.

5.) Choose Shutdown in Action dropdown list.

6.) Click Enable task button.

Once you have completed the steps above, your scheduled task for shutting down the computer is now active and your computer shall shut down at the scheduled time.

If you are using Switch Off’s Web Interface to be able to remotely shut down your computer using internet, ensure that you have a static IP or you can even use a service like DynDNS (Read:Free Dynamic DNS Service from DynDns)

Actions possible with Switch Off include Shutdown / Hibernate / Locking a computer/ Restarting computer / Disconnect dialup or VPN connections / Invoking Pre-defined scripts.

Download Switch Off by clicking here.

Turn your Webcam into Motion Detection Camera using TimCam

Vaibhav — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:48:16 PDT

Ever wanted to turn your cheap Webcam into a motion detection camera which can capture a picture and even email you whenever motion is detected? If yes, TimCam is the piece of software you need to get your hands on.

I earlier wrote about [How-To] Setup Home and Small Business Webcam Monitoring with EyeSpyFX and also about Webcam Timershot which can be used to Take Pictures At Specified Time Intervals From a Webcam.

In this article, i will walk you through the steps required to setup TimCam such that you can convert your cheap webcam into a motion detection camera.

1.) First, you need to download and install TimCam from here.

2.) Once you have installed TimCam and configured your webcam. Press CTRL+S within TimCam. Pressing CTRL+S will open the setup menu.

3.) Under the Auto-Capture menu, ensure that Motion Detection is selected. Once you have selected the radio, click on the Motion Detection menu option.

4.) You can then tailor the sensitivity of the detection. I would prefer choosing the Auto Calibrate checkbox so that the motion detection is not triggered for minor events.

5.) If you wish to focus attention to a specific area of the camera feed, you can click on Define Area button and choose the specific area.

Other cool features provided by TimCam are

a.) TimCam can support multiple cameras.

b.) TimCam can even create a webpage with the video feed for you. It will automatically publish the webpage with pictures and video feed.

c.) You can use TimCam for taking images at particular schedules.

d.) TinCam can stream video and audio. TinCam uses the Windows Media Video format for streaming.

e.) When a picture is captured TinCam can send an email with or without the picture.

f.) TinCam can start with windows and run in the background.

TimCam’s single user license is available for $19. However, you can download a free 30 day trial from here.

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Download Hulu Videos for offline viewing using StreamTransport

Vaibhav — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:03:36 PDT

Hulu is definitely one of the best stops for free TV shows and movies. However, the catch is, Hulu is only available from the US and it doesn’t offer downloading of videos for offline viewing.

While there were tools like Hulu Grabber which have stopped working now, latest tool offering same functionality is the StreamTransport. For those of you who have already tried, many other video downloaders like Orbit Downloader etc do not work well with Hulu (thanks to the encryption mechanism used by Hulu).

StreamTransport is a free tool which works on the Windows Operating system and can browse and download video clips from video hosting websites using HTTP, RTMP, RTMPT, RTMPE, RTMPTE protocol, and these cover overwhelming majority of websites such as Hulu, Veoh, Joost, YouTube, Yahoo Video, CBS, etc.

StreamTransport can also capture URL’s of videos automatically. This is a similar feature as provided by OrbitDownloader (Grab++). StreamTransport is capable of downloading almost any video and audio file you can play online so that you can turn numerous online video and audio into your own collection. The videos will be saved as FLV or MP4 format in your media library and a powerful player is inlaid for you to play them back freely.

If I was you, i will be downloading this tool asap, you never know when Hulu updates their encryption algorithm, leaving StreamTransport useless.

You can download StreamTransport by clicking here for free.

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[How-To] Track Status of Your Federal Tax Refund Online (US Only)

Vaibhav — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:22:11 PST

Knowing that you are scheduled to get a refund of taxes already paid is great, however, whats really pathetic is the wait and the uncertainty related to “when” you will actually get that money back.

Get Rich Slowly, a personal finance blog has details about how you can track the status of your Federal Tax Refund online using the IRS website.

If you have a refund due this year and you’re getting antsy for it, you can easily check its status with this simple web-based tool from the IRS web site. You’ll need to provide your social security number, marital status, and exact refund amount in order for your request to be processed.

What do you usually do with a tax refund? Spend it on stuff you always wanted to buy or re-invest it to ensure you can retire early? Personally, i prefer a mix of two.

via GRS

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[Google] Apps Script Gallery for Google spreadsheets Launched

Vaibhav — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:11:44 PST

Google has launched another cool feature to the Google Spreadsheet product. The feature is called Apps Script Gallery and allows users to lets you write short programs that automatically perform simple actions within a spreadsheet.

Apps Script provides user with powerful and flexible scripting environment that lets you automate actions across your spreadsheets, sites, calendars, and many other services.

You can write your own app scripts or insert one of the already available script from the public gallery provided by Google. You can find these scripts, and more, in the Apps Script gallery by going to Insert and then selecting Script… in any Google spreadsheet.

You can see just how easy it is to make use of a script in the video below:

In order kick things off for Apps Script Gallery, Google has also put together some demo scripts. You’ll find games of hangman and sudoku, some fractal art and a very practical unit conversion script.

To learn more about, how you can write your own Google Apps Scripts, checkout this article.

via Official Google Docs Blog

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