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Top 3 Most Anticipated Games 2011

February 12, 2011 Leave a Comment

Game: – Rage (2011)

Developer: – ID Software

Publisher: – Bethesda Softworks

Genre: – First Person Shooter and Action, Open World

Release Date: – 13 September (NA), 15 September (EU) and 16 September 2011 (Aus)

Platform: – Windows, Mac OS X, PS3, Xbox 360, Iphones

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Game: – Shift 2 Unleashed

Developer: Slightly Mad Studios

Publisher: – Electronic Arts (EA)

Genre: – Racing, Sports

Release Date: – 24 March (EU), 25 March (UK), 29 March 2011 (NA)

Platform: – PS3, Xbox360, PC (windows)

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Game: – Batman: Arkham City

Developer: Rocksteady Studios

Publisher: – Warner Bros. Interactive

Genre: – Action and Stealth

Release Date: – Q3 2011

Platform: – PC, Xbox360, PS3

To get video trailers on these upcoming hot game releases, click Trailers for Upcoming Games.

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WordPress Update 3.0.5 and 3.1 RC is available

February 8, 2011 Leave a Comment

Did you notice something in your Dashboard of wordpress platform based blog? A little yellow bar telling you that another update for WordPress is available. Yeah friends, 3.0.5 is on the roll. But, don’t get your hopes too high, there is nothing fancy going on here.

This update only include some security strengthening files and scripts. There is no change in the interface and functionality.

Anyway, you might be more interested in knowing that WordPress release candidate 3.1 is also available for you at WordPress.org 3.1 RC.

You might want to give it a try. However, I recommend you to create a subdomain from your hosting’s cpanel, just type www.yourdomainname.com (or in or whatever)/cpanel, if you have selected a cpanel based hosting service.

You don’t have to mess around with several options, just create a new sub-domain and upload 3.1 RC’s content in it. After that, you can mess around as much as you wish. Play with the RC and tell us how you feel about it in the comments section below.

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How to share iPhone and Computer Screen with Join.me?

February 8, 2011 Leave a Comment

What is it?

Join.me is a screen – share service and it is clear from that line that ‘it shares your screen’. To be clear here, Join.me is available for Windows and Mac based system.

Now let me tell why it is better than other screen sharing services.

Interface

Join.me does not have any interface other than a little bar that holds few options. They go like these:

  • Conference number.
  • Chat
  • Pause screen
  • Participants
  • Share Control
Join.me screen sharing service

Join.me screen sharing service

Speed

Join.me works like a charm but it does need some cleaning and optimization. It works great on the ‘master machine’ but when you click on ‘Share Control’, the experience is not the same on the other machines. This could be possibly because of the Internet connection and in that case, there is nothing to worry about if you have a connection of 512 KBPS or more.

Clutter

There are no extra options or confusing settings or anything like that. You just have a bar with the access code to connect other machines via Join.me website and buttons to do what I mentioned in interface section.

However, if you do think that it’s still a lot of clutter, which is clearly not, and then you can just press that little minimize button to have the screen all to yourself. On the other machines, you have a ‘maximize’ button to have the application show your ‘master machine’s screen’ in full glory.

Join.me screen capture service

Join.me screen capture service

It does not affect the speed of data transmission; in fact, you would not feel a thing. Anyway, if you don’t to see the whole screen of your host or master machine, you can always select the ‘zoom’ setting from ‘fit to screen’ to ’50%’.

You can just scroll to zoom in and out and that’s the sweetest thing that this little application can offer.

Performance

How do you get it working?

Well, you just open Join.me and choose the option ‘Share’. This will allow you to download a little executable file, only 1.02 MB that goes by the name Join.me.exe. When you run that software, you will receive that ‘little’ interface and a code to let other machines connect to you and watch your screen.

On the other machines, you open the website, Join.me and choose the option ‘join’ and though you do not have to click anywhere, you do have to paste that code generated from the master machine.

You can email the code to your customers or people you want to share your screen with. However, I must warn you ahead, that if your receivers do not have a nice Internet connection, then they might have to wait once a second for the screen to update.

You can have the other machines control yours by sharing control from your ‘little interface thingy’. It’s not all that fancy. The mouse doesn’t act normal from other machines but it’s a nice thing when you want to have some other person do something for you.

Like your parents share your screen with you and they need find something in their computer but they can’t. All you have to tell you is guide them through this screen share program and have them ‘share control’ with you. Rest is just an easy deal, you get control of their mouse and you can search the file for them.

There are lots of other uses to this feature and I am sure that you’ll figure them out.

Conclusion

Join.me offers and amazing service and it’s available for free. That’s the best part. Also, you can share every single device that can open Join.me and have you enter the code. Now, let me see, what are those devices? Hmm… Pretty much everyone!! iPhone, iPad, Samsung Tab, Xoom tablet, etc., whatever you feel like sharing screen of and from.

So, give this service a try and you’ll figure out your needs. Also, there is a paid pro version with a 14-day trial period. But you can live with the free version as well.

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Motorola Xoom Tablet – Specs and Release Date | Goodness of Honeycomb

January 23, 2011 Leave a Comment

Motorola Xoom tablet is going to be the first HoneyComb tablet to be released in 2011. The exact release date is 17th Feb 2011 and could be said, just around the corner!

Xoom tablet will be certainly a major contender for upcoming Apple iPad 2 which might be (and certainly) released in April 2011. Some specification suggest Apple is developing iOS 4.3 for iPad 2, which is currently in beta 2 stage.

Motorola Xoom Tablet

Motorola Xoom Tablet

As for specifications regarding Xoom Tablet, here they are:

  • Dual core processor
  • 1GB RAM
  • Multitasking
  • Android 3.0 HoneyComb
  • Front and Rear (5 MP camera with LED flash)
  • Adobe Flash Player
  • 10.1 – inch wide-screen HD Multi-touch
  • Playback at 720p and output at 1080p via HDMI

Rest can be guessed with ease, 32 GB onboard storage space, full upgradable to 4G (it’s needed), compatible with several Motorola accessories etc.

Have a look at the video right here:

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Nintendo 3DS Price Details and Release Date

January 22, 2011 Leave a Comment

Nintendo 3DS has become ‘The Most’ expensive company’s portable gaming console ever. It is priced at $249 for US market and £229.99 for UK market.

After Nintendo DSi XL, which was priced at $190, 3DS is the most pricey gaming handheld right now. Among other gaming handhelds, it holds a very tight spot among Nokia N-Gage (priced at $300) and Sony PSP (priced at $250).

Nintendo 3DS Price

Nintendo 3DS

However, both of these expensive handhelds lack that 3D gaming feature, for which Nintendo 3DS is being advertised.In any case, now that we have prices in our hands, we might as well save few bucks (a lot of few bucks) for the 3DS and for it’s games.

It’s being said that there will be 30 gaming titles available when Nintendo 3DS will be launched. These titles include, Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition, Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 3D, Dead or Alive Dimensions, etc. More info can be gathered from Nintendo.com/3DS website.

As for release date, Feb 26’11 (Japan), March 25’11 (Europe) and March 27’11 (North America). Source – en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_3DS

PS – Look for the price chart comparison at Kotaku.com illustrating 3DS price with respect to its predecessors and other gaming handhelds.

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Dell XPS 8300 Price in India

January 21, 2011 Leave a Comment
Dell XPS 8300 Desktop PC

Dell XPS 8300

Processor:
Intel® CoreTM i5 2600 (3.4GHz/8MB cache)
Intel® CoreTM i5 2500 (3.3GHz/6MB cache)
Intel® CoreTM i5 2400 (3.1GHz/6MB cache)
Intel® CoreTM i5 2300 (2.8GHz/6MB cache)

Right now, Dell XPS 8300 will offer you only core i5, but Core i7 is on the way and will be released pretty soon.

Latest Core i5 processors from Intel are capable of delivering approximately twice the performance they used to deliver.

Turbo Boost has been upgraded to version 2.0 and is fast and reliable than before (it better be).

Second generation Core i3, i5 and i7 processors are capable of delivering graphical support too. It’s something that was used to be delivered by onboard graphics card from motherboard.

Though we might not be able to play several high-end games, we will be able to play many mainstream games and may be some high-end ones too with low-settings.

Ironically, Intel put Batman : Arkham Asylum in the list of mainstream games when they were benchmarking latest core i5 processor. Other games include Sim City 3, Call of Duty Modern Warfare, etc.

Though we can’t be sure that these games can be called as mainstream games, but if they performed that well in their benchmarking, then 2nd generation core i processors certainly have an edge over previous ones.

Particularly Core i5 2nd generation series lack Hyper-Threading Technology (Core i3 lacking Turbo Boost, Virtualization and Trusted Execution Technology) and it’s very important for people who work with multiple high-performance applications and use their computer to calculate vast amount of data.

For them, they’ll have to wait for 2nd Generation Core i7 processor. They can order a boxed version, but it’d nice to wait for a complete package.

In any case, the price for Core i5 configuration of Dell XPS 8300 is Rs.54,250/- and for Core i7 configuration, it is Rs.62,897/-. Also, you must not forget additional Rs.900/- as shipping cost that cannot be adjusted for any reason.

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How to categorize music in Ipod Classic 120 GB using playlists?

January 9, 2011 Leave a Comment

You may have read my previous article in which I demonstrated the method of successfully updating or restoring your Ipod Classic in a step by step process(size doesn’t matter, whether it is 40GB or 120GB, the method is same). If not then feel free to read it here (link to my previous article).

In this article I will tell you an easy way of organizing your music or videos in way that is easier to manage than throwing lots of stuff in your Ipod irregularly. Obviously many of you know it already. But I think that, everyone is not the same hence this article is dedicated to make their work easier.

Things you need:

  1. ITunes Software – A must have software for your Ipod. It is usually shipped in the CD with your Ipod but please prefer the latest version because it increases the fluidity of process for your device. Install it on your system and you’ll get necessary drivers for your Ipod automatically.
  2. IPod’s USB connecting cable – You may want to keep this handy because Ipod Classic is not 3G or Wi-Fi enabled unlike Ipod Touch. This data cable is also shipped with the box but in case you have lost it then please consider buying it again or save a bit of money by borrowing it from someone. ITunes will automatically detect your Ipod when you connect it to your system.
  3. A computer, whether laptop or desktop, with operating system Windows XP or better or Mac OS (current version).

With all things assembled and done, you may proceed for the following steps:

  1. Connect your Ipod with the usb cable. ITunes will launch automatically when it detects the device.
  2. If it doesn’t for some reason (like you unchecked the box in Edit>Preferences to not let it launch automatically when a new device is connected) then you’ve to open it manually from Start>All Programs (Vista).
  3. Look in the leftmost pane. Your device (Ipod Classic) is listed beneath ‘Store’ with several options like Music, Movies, On the go (IPod’s default playlist where you can add songs directly from IPod’s screen), etc.
  4. Click on any of the above stated option so that ITunes can know that you want to work under your IPod’s options. Now click on ‘+’ sign deep below. If you station your mouse over it for some time, a tool tip will let you know that this option ‘adds a playlist’ to your device.
  5. Click on it and now you’ll see a new playlist under Ipod Classic’s options waiting for you to enter a name for your playlist. Name it anything, like Love Songs, Rocking Pop, Michael Jackson’s Evergreen, etc.
  6. Adding Songs :
    1. i.            If you want to add old songs (which are already in your Ipod) to your playlist so that you don’t have to search that song in the mess of thousands of other songs then all you have to do is click on ‘Music’ option (where each and every song of your collection is added when you transfer the song from your computer to Ipod with the help of ITunes) and just search your favorite song which you want to add.
    2. ii.            If you want to add new songs which aren’t in your iPod then you will have to search that song in main ‘Music’ option/folder of your ITunes beneath Library.
    3. iii.            If your song is not even in ITunes yet then you’ll have to add it to library before you can add to your Ipod. Click on ‘File’ and then ‘Add File to Library’ or ‘Add Folder to Library’ whichever suits you. Now your song has been added to ITunes.
  7. Best way to search a song is obviously by typing its name in the search bar stationed at the top of ITunes for a handy use.
  8. Now just drag it to your newly created playlist. Remember, dragging the file to your playlist doesn’t actually copy the whole song. All it does is create another address for the file which you can access by going inside your playlist.
  9. It means that if you delete the song from ‘Music’ option then it will be deleted from your Ipod as well. But if you want to delete the song from your playlist only, say Rocking Pop then it will stay in ‘Music’ option in case you need it later on in another playlist.
  10. You can follow the same procedure while managing your movies from the clutter of Music videos because ITunes consider all MP4 files as movies whether they run for just 5min (for a video song) or 2 hrs (for a movie).
  11. Just create another playlist with that ‘+’ sign and name it as Movies. Now click on default ‘Movies’ option under ‘Library’ of your ITunes where it stores all MP4 files and drag the particular movie file to your new playlist.
  12. In just a matter of seconds your whole Ipod will be neatly organized and you’ll have more fun in watching or listening than searching your stuff around.

Navigating your Ipod for playlists:

  1. I really didn’t need to tell you this. But I guess this will act as filler for this article.
  2. All you have to do is navigate your wheel for ‘Music’ in the main screen and press ‘center’ to enter. Now just navigate to ‘Playlists’ with the wheel and enter.
  3. There you have it. Your playlists are listed there and ready to use. The procedure is same for Video Playlists also.

Thanks for sharing your precious time. Feel free to comment and if you have any suggestion for me then I’ll be grateful to have it.

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How to restore Ipod Classic 120GB Easily?

January 9, 2011 7 Comments

An Apple’s Ipod Classic 120GB is a great treat or gift for someone who is fond of music and loves to store massive amount of music and stuff on his/her fingertips.

120GB is really a hell lot of space to store your stuff, whether it is music, videos, movies, pictures, etc. You can also use it as an external disk to store your non-iPod compatible stuff. That can be setups of your software, doc files, games setups, etc.

If I were to describe this device in one line then I would say that this iPod version from Apple is just awesome for multipurpose use.

But as you probably know that iPods are infamous for corrupt system software (referred as iPod itself), hence you must know how to deal with such situation without any extra cost or hassle.

Must have things:

  1. Latest version of ITunes – I am stating latest because latest version of Apple’s ITunes software can fix various bugs in your Ipod as well as in ITunes itself so that you can work smoothly from next time.
    You can always download latest version of ITunes for free from Apple’s website. Just type www.apple.com and then head for a link stating ITunes software. Clicking on that link or image will lead you to the main page where you can download ITunes for free.
  2. Ipod Classic 120 GB usb cable – This is a connectivity cable which is supplied with the box to connect your Ipod with your laptop or desktop. If you have lost it then you’ll not be able to restore your iPod as well as transfer data to your device.
  3. Internet Connection – After the above stated two things, this last one is the real deal which ensures the latest firmware version to your Ipod Classic 120 GB via Apple’s site.

That’s all, now follow this quick step by step procedure to successfully restore/update your Ipod Classic 120 GB.

  1. Install latest ITunes software on your computer after downloading it from Apple’s website. It is 8.0 as I write this.
  2. Connect your Ipod Classic 120 GB via usb cable with your computer. Your system will automatically detect a new hardware and with ITunes already installed in your system, all the necessary drivers will be installed automatically.
  3. Open ITunes when you successfully get this message stating that “New hardware is successfully installed and is ready to use” (obviously it may be something else depending on your operating system, but you get the idea).
  4. When you open ITunes for the first time after connecting your Ipod Classic, it will automatically detect its serial number, maximum disk capacity, data already installed in it and some other information.
  5. You will also see the current version of your Ipod Classic’s firmware. Latest ITunes version also contains the information of new firmware versions for  IPod’s hence if you’ve gotten a new version available then you won’t have to look anywhere else, ITunes will list it automatically. Along with the information about the firmware, you will also see two buttons stating, ‘Restore’ and ‘Update’.
    This is where you need an internet connection. Click on ‘Restore’ if your Ipod Classic’s firmware is corrupt and you want to reset it to factory settings with absolutely no data (i.e. no music, no videos, nothing).
    But if you just want to enhance some fluidity in your Ipod Classic with latest firmware and want to keep all your data and settings intact then you may want to click Update. Your data and settings will not be affected in any manner. New firmware may contain some bug fixes, performance boost, and extra fluidity for your device.
  6. Decide carefully whether you want a complete ‘Restore’ (deleting all data and reinstalling firmware) or you just want an ‘Update’ (keeping all data and enjoy new bug fixes).
  7. In my case, I had to restore my Ipod Classic because a noob friend of mine showed a little extra intelligence and formatted my Ipod via my computer’s built in ‘Full Format’ function (you know what I mean!).  This in turn corrupted my IPod’s firmware and ITunes could not detect the total disk space in my Ipod, let alone transferring the data.
  8. Alright, in any case, when I clicked restore, ITunes connected itself from Apple’s sever to find out any new version than my current corrupted version of Ipod. Luckily there was one. In a matter of time ITunes downloaded the firmware (57 MB) and saved it to a temporary location.
  9. Now you have to click on restore again to let ITunes install it to your Ipod successfully. Your Ipod will restart and now you’ve gotten the latest version of firmware available for your Ipod Classic or in other words, your Ipod Classic 120 GB is fixed without any extra cost apart from the internet charge if you had you use a cyber café.

Things to remember

  1. Never disconnect the Ipod while ITunes is installing the latest firmware.
  2. Never copy applications or music or any data that you want to play on your Ipod directly. Always use ITunes to transfer music and movies. Because Ipod will detect all your data as external, just to store it for sometime if you copy and paste it directly.
  3. You don’t have to download the firmware from Apple’s website whenever you need to restore your Ipod. ITunes will keep it safe for future use until you uninstall ITunes application from your computer.

That’s all, thanks for sharing time to read this article. Please feel free to comment or leave any question or suggestion you may have.

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Flickr for Windows 7 and Windows Phone 7

January 7, 2011 1 Comment

Flickr has improved the application for a pleasant experience on Windows 7 and Windows Phone 7. The app for Windows Phone 7 will be able available for download on 31st Jan 2011.

Flickr has always been very keen to provide privacy for our lovely pictures, however, there are still some ways to fetch images from Flickr without violating terms and conditions.

In any case, it would be great to work with an app/software that’s especially for Flickr management. Like Picasa, Flickr should also allow some interesting features, like posting images to blog, share with multiple friends via email or social networking sites. You know, possibilities are endless and it’s just a matter of time before you see a review right on this blog.

So, stay tuned friends and don’t forget to watch the video below regarding Flickr app for Windows Phone 7 and Windows 7 with some amazing features or that’s how it is advertized anyway!

Flickr app for Windows Phone 7

Flickr app for Windows Phone 7

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How to fix Blue Screen Error in Dell Inspiron 15R?

January 4, 2011 Leave a Comment

What is it?

As you probably know that blue screen error happens for various reasons and many of them are unknown to normal users who don’t get too deep in this computer thing.

If you just open your computer and work for few hours (minutes) regarding typing, managing data sheets, content management or even just enjoy your time on the web, there is no way you’d come across the reasons behind a blue-screen error.

The screen would just turn blue, show you that ‘the system has experienced some problems and needs to shut down’ and would dump some garbage data, which would just pass over your head leaving you utterly annoyed and confused as to what just happened.

Hard Disk May Also Cause Blue-Screen Error

Right now, I’ll be talking about blue-screen error that is caused by a new hard-disk in new laptops and for this article; I’ll be specific with Dell Inspiron 15r N5010 because I have recently fixed blue-screen error that was being caused by Western Digital hard disk in this laptop.

Now, the big question is, how to fix a blue screen error without calling a technician? It’s super easy, just follow the link.

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