Sony has unveiled a new addition to their Walkman series of Audio and Video players. The new X Series Walkman player comes with a lot of nice features like Touchscreen, WiFi and Noise Cancellation. With these features it might well become a worthy competitor against iPod Touch.
The new music player has a 3 inch 432 X 240 pixel OLED display. It claims to provide a better color and contrast than iPod Touch. The player supports MP3, WMA, AAC, WMV, MPEG-4, and AVC for video. The music player has comes with Digital Noise Cancellation which allows the headphone to block out any ambient noise. It has a Digital Sound Enhancement Engine which provides a better sound quality. WiFi is also present so you can also use it to access the web, download youtube videos and podcasts with the inbuilt Web Browser.
It sure looks like an impressive gadget. The pricing and availability is not yet announced.
iPod Shuffle
Small has just got Smaller! Yes, Apple has just launched new mini iPOD shuffle for $79 only. It’s a third generation iPOD shuffle that is without any buttons on its body. Strange, but this is true.
This 4-gigabyte iPOD shuffle can store up to 1000 songs and is just 2 inches long rectangular in shape. It’s body is devoid of any buttons instead its built into the headphone cord. Really, innovation at its very best. This third-generation iPOD shuffle have got more to offer. Its comes with a unique feature called VoiceOver which can speak the song and artist name by just the click of a button. It recognizes 14 different languages.
Its available in silver and black aluminum body with a shiny stainless steel clip.
Sony Ericsson Idou
For Sony Ericsson, it seems that a 8MP camera phone is not enough. At the Mobile World Congress , Sony Ericsson launched a 12.1 MP camera mobile phone codenamed Idou which is a smartphone having high end camera features and is based on Symbian OS.
The SE Idou comes with a 12.1 MP camera having features like Xenon Flash, Geo Tagging, Auto Focus, Smile Detection, Face Detection and advanced camera touch features. It has a 3.5 inch TFT Touchscreen with 360 x 640 pixels supporting 16 million colors amd 16:9 widescreen format support. Connectivity options include 3G, Wi-Fi, DLNA, GPRS/EDGE, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, USB 2.0. FM Radio along with GPS with A-GPS support are also present. The Media Menu is now fully optimized to support the 16:9 format and will enable you to play your favorite movies, music etc. The phone’s memory can be extended by using microSD cards.
Nokia Booklet 3G
Nokia forays into the Netbook world with its new sleek Nokia Booklet 3G featuring the current hot Intel Atom processor with main USP being its 12 hour battery life, HDMI Port and A-GPS. The ‘Nokia Netbook‘ is also HD capable and weighs only 1.25 KG and is durable as any other Nokia products.
Nokia Booklet 3G Feature List:
Intel Atom Processor
10.1 inch Glass Display: HD Ready
12 Hour Battery Life
160 GB HDD
3G/HSPDA/Bluetooth, Card reader
HDMI Port
Webcam
Wi-FI and A-GPS
1.25 KG Weight
Windows 7
iPod Nano With Camera
A new iPod nano with Camera(no pixel specifications are yet revealed), FM with Live pause functionality, VoiceOver(plays song/artist names to aid navigation without looking at screen), speaker and Pedometer. With the inbuilt camera you can shoot videos and can directly upload to your YouTube account, 15 special live effects are also there to change the look and feel of photos and videos. Other notable feature is the FM Radio with live pause with upto 15 minute of cache storage, you can also tag a song if you want to purchase it later on iTunes.
Features of new iPod nano
:
2.2 inch screen 240-by-376 pixel resolution
Camera with video recording
FM Radio
Pedometer
VoiceOver
Built-in mic
3.5 mm jack
24 hours Audio and 5 hours Video playback
Available in two variants 8 GB and 16 GB
Price of new iPod nano
iPod nano is priced at $149 for 8 GB and $179 for 16 GB model.
New Google Tips & Tricks
Did you know that you can use Google for…
Track flight status- Here is what you have to write: [your company name] flight [your flight number] Ex: british airways flight 354
Get the local time from any city or location in the world – write this sentence: what time is it [write here the name of the
city] Ex: what time is it New York
Convert everything into anything else – You can convert currencies, metrics, number etc. Here are a few examples:
1 US dollar in pounds (of course this is just an example. You can use whatever currency you want)
minutes in hour (again, everything is possible here. Here is another example: years in century)
bits in kilobytes hectolitres in litre (ok, maybe I exaggerate here)
Compare things- Ex: “better than norton antivirus”
Find definitions If you don’t know the meaning of a word, you can ask Google! -e.g [define: serendipity]
Calculator With Google . You can calculate whatever you want within the search engine. Here is how: [100+758+23-254]
Make Specific Requests to Google!!
[chocolate site: cnn.com] This search will let you look for specific pages in the website www.cnn.com and containing the word
“chocolate”.
[intitle: chocolate: cnn.com] This search will let you look for specific pages in the website www.cnn.com having the word
“chocolate” in their titles.
[info: cnn.com] This search will let you look for all the information owned by Google about the website www.cnn.com.
[link: cnn.com] This search will let you look for those websites that link to the website www.cnn.com.
[cache: cnn.com] This search will let you see a copy of the website www.cnn.com stored in Google’s server.
Again, Google let you search for information about different things such as: movies, stocks, flight, weather etc.
[movie: lord of the rings] This search will let you look for the reviews of the movie Lord of the Ring.
[stock:goog] This search will let you look for Google stock exchange information.
[weather New york NY] This search will let you look for the weather in New York.
[fly New York to Las Vegas] This search will let you look for flight from New York to Las Vegas.
[1260 New York Broadway NY] This search will let you look for a address in New York. It will also show you a map from Google maps.
Are you looking for sheet facts about cities, counties, people etc? Are you doing your homework and you are at loss about how to
find specific information. Google can help you!
[gdp italy] Gross domestic product of Italy.
[population Italy] Population of Italy.
[location Italy] It gives you an idea where Italy is.
[capital Italy] The capital of Italy.
[anthem Italy] The national anathem of Italy.
[flag italy] The flag of Italy.
[birthday of luciano pavarotti] The birthday of Luciano Pavarotti.
[biography of luciano pavarotti] The biography ofLuciano Pavarotti.
10 Ways To Speed Up Torrent Speed
P2P file sharing is one of the widely used applications now days. The Torrent search engine is the utility which is excessively used in this context. As the young generation says “impatience is the new world”, means the generation can’t afford anything too slow, same is the case with torrent download. But there are some tips which can really help to improve your download speed. Let’s have a quick glance at these tips.
1. Choose your ISP wisely
The basic rule is that the maximum Torrent download speed that you can get can’t cross the upper limit of the bandwidth provided by your ISP. Usually ISP’s specify the upload and download maximum for the connections. So it is always better to have an ISP who provides better Download and Upload limits for an affordable price.
2. Choose the right BitTorrent client
Always choose the latest versions among the available BitTorrent clients. mTorrent, Vuze etc are some of these latest versions available now. The latest versions are equipped with provisions for obtaining the highest download speed and an overall smooth downloading experience.
3. Check the seeds and peers
A peer is a computer which participates in the P2P sharing either for downloading or uploading. A seed is a computer who has got a complete copy of the file and is sharing that file in the network. A leech is a computer who doesn’t have a complete copy of the file, and is downloading the file at the moment. A leech becomes a seed when it completes the download and shares it over the network. It is always advisable to choose the files with more number of seeds and less no of leeches. That means the file with the highest seed to leech ratio.
4. Altering the firewall configuration
By default the firewalls block all the BitTorrent connections coming through. This can adversely affect the downloading speed. So you must make sure that your firewall is configured in such a way that it allows the BitTorrent connections through it. This can be done by checking the box ‘Add Windows Firewall Exception” in the firewall settings following the path options/preferences/connection. For ease some users may disable the firewall, but it is strongly advised that you shouldn’t disable your firewall that it will open your computer to serious threats.
5. Limiting your upload rate
A peer to peer sharing is all about simultaneous upload and download. So every BitTorrent clients must upload some data at the same they are downloading some other data through torrent. For obtaining a high download speed you should vary your upload speed accordingly. Usually the upload maximum by the ISP is very much less than the download maximum. It is only 50Kbps for a 2Mbps connection. For fast downloading you can set your uploading speed to 80% of your maximum uploading speed.You must vary the speed as the download progresses for an efficient downloading. Keep the uploading limit maximum in the beginning and then slightly decrease it as the download progresses. In mTorrent the upload limit can be set from the option Global Upload Rate.
6. Selecting a different port
The default port for the BitTorrent file sharing is one between 6881 and 6999. As BitTorrent sharing involves high bandwidth usage the ISP’s usually throttle traffic on these ports. So you can increase the downloading speed by selecting some port above 10000. Usually mTorrent randomly assign the port as the application starts. So set a specific port with a number above 10000, by disabling the Randomize port checkbox.
7. Increasing the number of Maximum Half Open TCP Connections
Usually the maximum no of half open TCP connections in Windows XP with SP2 is set as 10 for blocking the virus multiplication. But torrent needs more. To facilitate this a patch TCPIP.sys is available. Through this patch you can set the maximum no of open TCP connections. Set it to any number between 50 and 100.
8. Protocol encryption
Some ISP’s constrict the bandwidth for P2P sharing. Protocol encryption can be used to override this restriction. Check the Allow incoming legacy connections box and make the outgoing Encryption as Disabled for getting maximum speed on Torrent downloads. Between non-encryption is not advisable as it may lead to some encrypted client to be left as undiscovered.
9. Connections and bandwidth
The BitTorrent client you are using will allow you to enter values for Global maximum no of connections: It is the maximum no of connections BitTorrent client can make for any P2P sharing. Setting this no to a very high value will take up useless bandwidth, and to a very low value will miss out some peers. For a 256kbps connection you can set this number to 130.Maximum no of connected peers per torrent: Set this no to one which is closer to the no of available peers for the file.
No. of upload slots per torrent: It gives the maximum no of peers to which the BitTorrent client uploads at a time. Since a
low settings may affect the download set it to a moderate low value.
10. Miscellaneous
Disable the individual files for download along with a particular file, if we don’t want them at the beginning of download.Be familiar with your BitTorrent client settings from the users manual or web.
iPhone 3G
Apple has recently launched its new iPhone called iPhone 3G S featuring an incredible speed (twice faster than the “old” iPhone 3G) a 3 megapixel camera, voice control, video recording and a lot of great enhancements!
- 3.5-inch widescreen Multi-Touch, fingerprint resistant display with 480 x 320 pixels resolution at 163 ppi.
- 3 megapixels camera with autofocus, Tap to focus, video-recording and Photo and video geotagging features. The camera is able to record 30 fps videos with audio.
- 16GB or 32GB flash drive.
- Integrated GPS with compass, and maps.
- Wi-Fi (802.11b/g).
- Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR.
- UMTS/HSDPA (850, 1900, 2100 MHz).
- GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz).
- Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery.
- Audio formats supported: AAC, Protected AAC, MP3, MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, and 4), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV.
- Available in black or white.
source-www.webtlk.com
Download IE 8
8 Reasons Why You Should Download IE8
Here are eight reasons I feel make IE8 stand out and contribute to why you should download IE8
1. Web Privacy Protection
Some sites and advertisers track your browsing habits and serve ads and suggestions based upon those habits. With IE8, you can protect your browsing privacy and block tracking cookies.
2. Local Privacy Protection
If you are using a public/shared computer or if you want to protect your privacy on the machine you are using, IE8 comes with InPrivate browsing. This feature stops IE storing tracking information on your browser and allows you to browse the internet without leaving tracks behind you.
3. Web Surfing Protection
The SmartScreen filter helps you check a websites validitiy and report suspicious websites. There are too many phishing sites to count online and the number increases every day. With the smart screen filter, you can protect yourself by checking websites before you use them.
4. Page Content Search
IE8 has replaced the search box with a search bar that functions much like Firefox’s much better!
5. Web Accelerators
Web accelerators help you perform routine tasks more easily.
6. Source Viewing/Editing in Your Favorite Editor
This one is a simple addition but I love it. Now, instead of viewing a page source in a plain browser-based text editor, IE8 opens page source code in your favorite editor. This isn’t useful for most people,but if you’re a web designer or similar, you’ll probably find this a useful feature.
7.Recently Closed Tabs
See a list of recently opened tabs — very useful.
8. Web Slices
Web Slices are pretty cool. Put simply, Web Slices take “chunks” of web pages and give you quick access to them anywhere.
Bonus: Crashed Tab Handling
Some web pages aren’t well put together and poorly written scripts and data overload can cause your browser to crash. In IE8, if one tab crashes, you can re-launch it without affecting your browsing; other tabs stay in tact and you don’t need to restart your browser.
