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New iPhone 5 Leaked Exclusive Preview

Tanbir — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 08:10:32 +0000

This is an exclusive preview of the new iPhone 5 by TechWacky, set to have much improved reception compared to the iPhone 4.

Guess you can hold this one without signal loss. You can hold it anyway you want, it’s an Apple product!!! There is, off course, a minor risk of getting radiation burns, and also a slight risk of permanently erasing any hard drive in a 100 feet radius… But that’s Ok, because I’m sure uncle J. will tell us that all we have to do is keep it away from other electronic devices. Apple always knows how to innovate! I could think of a lot of other ways to use that antenna.

Now i can say like the iphone 4 vs HTC evo video…. “No. I don’t care. I want the iPhone 5. With the bigger Antenna’s.” lol

If you haven’t watched the video here is it again:

The First Thing Young Women Do in the Morning: Check Facebook [STUDY]

Tanbir — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 11:29:03 +0000

Young women are becoming more and more dependent on social media and checking on their social networks, according to a new study released earlier today by Oxygen Media and Lightspeed Research. In fact, as many as one-third of women aged 18-34 check Facebook when they first wake up, even before they get to the bathroom.

The study sampled the habits of 1,605 adults using social media between May and June of this year in an attempt to break down their social media habits. While some of the results are in line with previous studies we’ve read, others simply shocked us (e.g. 42% of young women think posting photos of themselves “visibly intoxicated” is okay).

Twitter’s @EarlyBird Account to Spread News of Special Deals

Tanbir — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 11:19:04 +0000

If you’re a bargain hound, here’s a great Twitter account for you to follow: @EarlyBird, the latest official Twitter account from the company itself.

It will tweet out time-sensitive and/or limited-quantity deals from various companies and brands — giving special advantage to the retail-obsessed who are also social-media savvy.

How does the EarlyBird work? Twitter will partner with select advertisers to help them promote relevant, timely offers for Twitter users. The offers will vary in availability, price, product and other terms. Twitter will make money based on these partnerships, and users who follow the account will benefit by getting “first dibs” on limited-time and limited-quantity specials.

EarlyBird — which was first spotted by ReadWriteWeb on Friday — marks yet another evolution in Twitter’s business model, with Promoted Tweets coming to life this spring to expose users of the site to relevant content from advertisers.

Many businesses have included Twitter in their social media marketing strategies. “We believe that surfacing deals through the @earlybird account will help you discover the best of those deals,” reads Twitter’s statement on the new account.

We’re pinging Twitter for more details, such as the kinds of deals to expect and how often to expect them. Stay tuned for updates!

And in the meantime, let us know what you think: Is @EarlyBird a good idea for Twitter users who love a good deal, or is it the online equivalent of a mailbox stuffed with coupons and junk mail?

UPDATE: A Twitter rep got back to us; while they can’t name specific advertisers yet, our contact did say, “You can expect deals in fashion, tech, travel and entertainment.” In other words, there’s likely to be something for everyone, like a Twitter-themed version of Woot. We look forward to learning more soon.

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Firefox 4 Beta 1 Released

Tanbir — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 11:13:32 +0000

It’s finally here: Mozilla has released the first beta for Firefox 4.

The new iteration of the world’s second most popular web browser, which can be downloaded here, has been hotly anticipated for almost a year. Today however, it transitions from concept to reality, with many more betas to come until its official release at the end of the year.

As we have reported in the past, Firefox 4 is a major upgrade from its predecessors. It not only includes a redesign of the user interface (tabs are now on top except for the Mac version), but a wave of additional features, including enhanced HTML5 support, hardware-accelerated HD video, WebSockets and enhanced add-on support via Jetpack.

There’s a lot more to Firefox 4, most of which you can see in this feature spotlight the Mozilla team put together to highlight the many upgrades the new browser contains. However, we want to stress that this is an early beta of the browser — it will crash and frustrate you, which is exactly what Mozilla is hoping to catch now before its final release.

Mozilla needs Firefox 4 to be a winner; in recent months, Google Chrome has been stealing browser marketshare at Firefox’s expense. The new version could either reverse the downtrend or accelerate its fall.

Screenshot: Click Here

Are you going to download the new Firefox 4 beta? What do you think of the new features? Let us know in the comments.

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Apple iPhone 4 UK Price – How Much Will It Cost You?

Tanbir — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 16:51:17 +0000

We figured that the Apple iPhone 4 would be good, but we weren’t certain just how good until its announcement earlier this week. With a stunningly high-res screen, contemporary design and glass build, the Apple iPhone 4 is looking like THE phone to have in 2010, but how much would you be willing to pay? Join us after the break to find out more…

Everything about the Apple iPhone 4 screams high quality, from the glass and stainless steel construction, to the 3.5-inch screen with a groundbreaking 960 x 640-pixel resolution. As with previous Apple iPhone products, the Apple iPhone 4 is likely to sit at the very top of the smartphone range in terms of price, but just how much are you willing to pay?

With the Apple iPhone 3GS, UK prices for the handset closely mirrored those of the US, costing between £185 and £275 plus contract depending on whether you opted for the 16GB or 32GB model. With longer contracts, it was also possible to get the Apple iPhone 3GS for free, although it worked out very expensive in the long run.

Find out everything you need to know about the Apple iPhone 4

Current US prices for the Apple iPhone 4 cost $199 and $299 before taxes, so it’s likely that the Apple iPhone 4 will cost a similar amount to the previous generation model when launched in the UK, at least when bought on contract.

What about Pay as You Go? Unfortunately Apple has yet to release any details on PaYG pricing, but you can expect to add at least several hundred pounds on top of the initial contract price, with the 16GB Apple iPhone 4 expected to cost around the £500 mark – as with the outgoing Apple iPhone 3GS

Source: http://experts.thelink.co.uk

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Talking Cat Mafia Style .. Amazing

Tanbir — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 13:40:02 +0000

This is the video i found on youtube when searching for something interesting to cheer me up.

I was amazed by this video, totally Mafia Gangster Cat. hahahah. Hilarious..

Watch It:

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Apple announces iPhone 4 with 720p HD recording

Tanbir — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 22:27:12 +0000

Apple CEO Steve Jobs kick-started the Worldwide Developers Conference 2010 in San Francisco with the announcement of next generation iPhone model – iPhone 4. After the infamous Gizmodo and Vietnamese showcase, Apple has stuck to its plans and announced the fourth generation iPhone model. The iPhone 3G is no more, just like iPhone (first generation) was killed and iPhone 3GS would be sold for $99 with two years contract.

Clad with wonderful new features, Apple will start selling iPhone 4 starting $199 with two years contract in US from June 24. The iPhone 4 would be available in 16GB version for $199 and 32GB version for $299. Before we start off with the iPhone 4, let’s get one thing straight about the operating system. Apple has renamed the iPhone OS 4.0 for iPad and iPhone/iPod Touch devices to iOS4. Coming June 21, the iOS4 upgrade would be available free for all devices.

Design:

The all new iPhone 4 is just 9.3mm thick and is 24 percent thinner than the iPhone 3GS. It’s pretty much similar to what we saw in the leaked photos that soared on the web. On the top, the iPhone 4 has 3.5mm headset jack, secondary Mic and the sleep-wake up button. At the bottom, the iPhone 4 sports primary Mic, speaker and Apple’s proprietary 30-pin connector port. Of course we have the volume controls on the sides.

Design-wise, Apple drops the rounded hinds design and adopts box like structure for the new iPhone 4 model. Apple has used stainless steel rims binding the iPhone 4 body, as a part of antenna system. It has integrated antennas and acts as a bonding agent to hold two glass panels on the front and the back of the iPhone 4.

Display:

With the new iPhone 4, Apple debuts new display dubbed as ‘Retina Display’. This 3.5-inch multi-touch display offers 960×640 pixel resolution at 326 pixels per inch. This means crisper images and more amazing graphics display while playing games. Apart from that this IPS technology based panel will offer 800:1 contrast ratio that would be four times better than the previous generation iPhone devices.

So you can comfortably watch 720p HD movie on this 960×640 pixel display and with more accurate colors. Apart from that, both front display and back panel would come coated with fingerprint resistant oleophobic coating.

Processor:

If you can recollect the mysterious Apple A4 System-on-Chip processor used in iPad, then you won’t be surprised to discover that Apple has used A4 processor. Yes, it’s the same processor that powers the iPad’s snazzy interface. Apple claims this chip to be power efficient and hence conserves power to add up to the battery life.

Camera:

Apple has added 5 megapixel sensor with backside illuminated sensor and LED Flash. This new camera will also offer five times digital zoom and tap to focus options. Not only that, this 5 Megapixel camera sensor is capable of recording 720p HD video at 30 frames per second. The LED Flash will stay illuminated for recording better quality picture in videos.

The iPhone 4 has front facing camera that enables video calling dubbed as FaceTime that works even when WiFi is turned off. No setup or installation is required as FaceTime works out of the box. Apple has build FaceTime using bunch of open standards like SIP (Session Initiation Protoco), H.264, AAC and so on.

Apple will also introduce new iMovie for iPhone app for video editing that will include options like scene transitions, themes, editable titles, and much more. This App will be available at a price of $5 after iOS4 is rolled out to everyone.

Will iPhone 4 turn out to be killer o Flip Mino HD and alikes? We’ll wait and see.

Gyroscope:

Apple has added three-axis gyroscope, a device maintaining orientation or measuring it based on the rotation mechanism of the object. In this case the iPhone 4 which is clubbed with Accelerometer to make it 6-axis motion sensing. Wow! Sony’s PlayStation 3’s game controller has gyroscopic motion sensing. It’s quite possible that in near future, we may see touchscreen apps supplementing the game controllers.

Battery life:

One of the major issues of all iPhone users has been the battery life and hence Apple has put a larger battery in the iPhone 4. The lithium-ion rechargeable battery promises to offer up to 7 hours of talk time on 3G networks while 14 hours of talk time on 2G Networks. Also one can listen to music for 40 hours or watch videos for up to 10 hours. Most amazing part is that users can now browser mobile web for up to 10 hours on the iPhone 4, that is as much as offered by new Intel Atom Pine Trail platform based netbooks.

Bumpers:

Since Apple would be using outer rims as part of its antenna system, the company has come out with its own set of cases to protect the iPhone. Apple has introduced iPhone 4 protection cases dubbed as Bumpers that would be available in white, black, green, blue, orange and pink. Made out of moulded plastic and rubber, these cases are meant to keep the antenna system as well the glass panels safe.

Other features:

-Quadband HSDPA/HSUPA

-WiFi (802.11n)

-Assisted GPS

-Accelerometer

-Digital Compass

-Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR

-iBooks App as free download

-Microsoft’s search engine Bing officially added to search engine options.

-Micro SIM just like the ones used in iPad

Quite a lot of features like multi-tasking and folders utilities will arrive with iOS4 update but iPhone 4 will come preloaded with it. The iPhone 4 will require iTunes 9.2 so we can anticipate that iTunes software upgrade in coming weeks. Apple iPhone 4 will be available in white and black colors. Pre-orders begin June 15 and phones will start shipping on June 24 in the US France, Germany, UK and Japan. Apple will roll out iPhone 4 to 18 more countries in July, 24 more in August, and 40 more in September. So Let’s hope that UAE would be considered during August or at least September roll out of iPhone 4 device.

Here is the Video that apple made for iPhone 4.

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Citibank employee fired for being too sexy?

Tanbir — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 20:48:44 +0000

A woman is suing Citibank because she claims she was fired because her male managers thought she was too sexy for the job. Msnbc’s Alex Witt talks with legal expert Lisa Green

Video: Click Here

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Found the Driver for LightWave USB 2.0 TV/AV Combo LW-UTV

Tanbir — Sun, 16 May 2010 22:19:29 +0000

After searching for hours, I finally found the driver for LightWave USB TV/AV Combo LW-UTV driver. There is not a single link for the tv card driver. I am sharing the driver here as a source.

LightWave USB TV/AV Combo, LW-UTV

Specifications:
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* USB Interface
* TV input (RF input)
* S Vidio input
* AV input
* Plug & Play
* Remote Control
* Watch & Record TV Channels
* Connects to camera/VCD/DVD sources
* Compress TV Programs into MPEG 1, MPEG 2

Download Driver link: http://www.lightwave.com.tw/driver/LW-UTV.rar

Let me know if the link is down.

Thanks

Jon Stewart Rips Apple on The Daily Show Over Its Handling of Gizmodo Case [Video]

Tanbir — Sun, 02 May 2010 19:43:08 +0000

You may have already heard that the San Mateo police raided Jason Chen’s (Gizmodo Editor) home. Reportedly, this action was prompted by a theft complaint lodged by Apple. Gizmodo’s legal troubles may just be beginning, but it has found support from unlikely quarters. Last night, Jon Stewart blasted Apple in The Daily Show for its handling of the stolen iPhone incident.

Here is a partial transcript from In OtherNews:

Apple – you guys were the rebels, man, the underdogs. People believed in you. But now, are you becoming the man? Remember back in 1984, you had those awesome ads about overthrowing Big Brother? Look in the mirror, man! …It wasn’t supposed to be this way – Microsoft was supposed to be the evil one! But you guys are busting down doors in Palo Alto while Commandant Gates is ridding the world of mosquitoes! What the fuck is going on???!!!

…I know that it is slightly agitating that a blog dedicated to technology published all that stuff about your new phone. And you didn’t order the police to bust down the doors, right? I’d be pissed too, but you didn’t have to go all Minority Report on his ass! I mean, if you wanna break down someone’s door, why don’t you start with AT&T, for God sakes? They make your amazing phone unusable as a phone! I mean, seriously! How do you drop four calls in a one-mile stretch of the West Side Highway! There’re no buildings around! What, does the open space confuse AT&T’s signal???!!!

…Come on, Steve. Chill out with the paranoid corporate genius stuff. Don’t go all Howard Hughes on us.

You can grab full episodes of The Daily Show from its official website.