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Skype Latest Version For Windows[Download]

asadali — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:25:14 +0000

Skype latest new version 5.8 for windows is released. 5.8 is equipped with numerous Arousing features specially full HD video calls. It took video calls to the next level. However, you must have a HD-webcam to make HD video calls.There are a lot of features you can enjoy now. You can catch up your loved ones with more quality video.

Skype Premium is enriched with group screen sharing feature. To do so select + menu and then clcik on share my screen, that’s all. Facebook integration is much absorbing feature. This feature allows Facebook users to make video calls who don’t even use Skype. To start a video call just click video call. Some other features are

Push to talk hotkey
You can hide offline Facebook contacts
Bing Toolbar integration

Skype 5.8 allows you to add phone numbers eaily. It enable hosting video calls even when you are not at home. You can get it here.

Samsung Galaxy S Advance

asadali — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:05:28 +0000

Samsung has unveiled Galaxy S Advance GT-i9070 in Philippines this week. It doesn’t exactly look like a smartphone, however it is. Its a smart and curvy addition to the Galaxy World. It runs on Android 2.3.6 or Gingerbread. S Advance supports HSPA connections and speeds up to 14.4Mbps. You can Avail Samsung app’s services via Hubs and ChatON services.

Its a very curvy smartphone with 4-inch and 800 x 480 pixel resolution Super AMOLED display screen. A 1GHz dual-core processor makes it worth buying. 16GB of memory and 768MB of RAM add more reliability in Samsung Galaxy S Advance. You can enjoy 5-megapixel LED flashing camera on back while 1.3 megapixel on front.

However Samsung Galaxy S Advance is available only in Philippine. However, in Russia , Europe, China, Africa, Middle East, Southeast and Southwest Asia, Latin America yet to come.

iPro Lens System [Video]

asadali — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 20:40:12 +0000

As we all know – iPhones don’t have quality integrated cameras. However iPro Lens System by Schneider Optics is an effort to improve iPhone camera quality. Schneider Optics unveiled iPro Lens System at Macworld 2012. It consists of a professional high quality fisheye along with wide-angle lenses. It is wrapped in a clever protective cover.

iPro Lens System has arousing features. Its fisheye lens is capable to capture a 165-degree field of view. Wide-angle lens facilitates 35% more front coverage. The detachable wide-angle lens have to be fixed on a cover during use. Its case is more like a tripod adapter.You can use it as a handle on iPhone cover on left or on right side. iPro Lens System has flexibility and compatibility with iPhone 4 and 4S.

You can order iPro lens systems on the company’s official website. It will cost you around $199. For more details check out its detailed video below.

How to Overcome Power Problems in Smartphones

asadali — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 13:40:22 +0000

Smartphones provided a very quick and fast way of communication. With every new day stylish, attractive and advanced smartphones catching people’s attentions. Though it eased communication however, power problem is always stick with smartphones. Its very common in modern smartphones that battery doesn’t last long enough. Now as screens are getting bigger and bigger battery life is getting shorter and shorter.

Arman Ahnood, a researcher at the London Centre for Nanotechnology has come up with an ingenious useful solution – smartphone screens with built-in solar cells. He said, “Only 36% of the light produced by an OLED display is projected straight out; the rest is wasted, either as scattered light or bleeding from the edge of the display”.

He placed photovoltaic cells at the back and sides of OLED screens to save this wasted energy. The results of Ahnood’s system (consists of a supercapacitor and some circuitry) were surprising good as it works at 11% of efficiency with five miliwatts output but only for a 3.7-inch device.

According to his research, “A typical smartphone uses up to several hundred miliwatts, and as much as 68.6 miliwatts in a suspended state”. So his early experiment isn’t that promising however efficiency can be increased and we can save hours of battery life.

How To Access Facebook Without Internet

asadali — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:48:27 +0000

People are very Facebook addicted these days; why should not? Its the best populated and most popular social media. A good news that Facebook is not internet dependent anymore. You can access your Facebook profile on your mobile phone devices without any internet connection. You can avail this service on every mobile. There are many places with internet access, even if you go for outing no matter how far, you can update your Facebook status without any GPRS connection.

Fonetwish is the joint production of U2opia and Facebook. To get login to Facebook you just need to dial *325#. However, for non-qwerty mobiles dial *fbk# and enjoy Facebook. Subscription is very cheap.

You can access various Facebook features using number based commands. Fonetwish offers following features that you can access through mobile.

Status Updates
You can post on your friends wall
You can read, write and comment of news feed
Send/Receive friend requests
Send/Read messages
Chat bar
You can check your notifications

Motorola Xoom Wi-Fi Gets Ice Cream Sandwich

asadali — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 08:39:16 +0000

Motorola Xoom users can enjoy Android 4.0 or Ice Cream Sandwich now. But this facility is only for those who have Wi-Fi version of Motorola Xoom. However, Ice Cream Sandwich will be launched for 3G version of the tablet later. Ice Cream Sandwich will definitely provide you a better web browser and many other arousing features to the device.

With Android 4.0.3 users can enjoy redesigned app launcher, a better fast web browser and various other features on your Motorola Xoom. If you want to know about Android 4.0.3 updates on your Xoom, go to Settings -> About tablet -> System updates.

Best of CES 2012 [Pictures]

asadali — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:40:11 +0000

Consumer Electronics Show 2012 ended at high node with great success. Numerous exhibitors, journalists, marketers and electronics aficionados participated with exciting attractive designed products at Las Vegas this month. Products include brand-new OLED TVs, smartphones, laptops, slim tablets, Pansonic solar car, Apple’s accessories etc. However, I want to share best at CES 2012.

1. Sony Crystal LED TVs

Sony unveiled its 55-inch Crystal LED HDTV at CES 2012 with brightest, crispest display. There are about 6 million tiny LEDs for screen display also known as self-emitting display.

2. Sony Xperia Phone

Android powered Sony Xperia Phone also unveiled at CES 2012. It has much bigger screens than iPhones. It guarantees a good quality camera with no lags between shots.

3. Lenovo Tablet

Lenovo unveiled tablet/laptop hybrid, the IdeaPad S2110 at CES 2012. IdeaPad S2110 consists of 14-inch T430u Ultrabook and dual-booting X1 hybrid laptop.

4. ABKey Ergonomic Keyboard

A new keyboard with re-arrangeable keys feature was also the part of CES 2012. Re-arrangeable keys feature is new and it makes keyboard usage easy.

5. Pansonic Solar Car

Auto industry also participated in CES 2012 with Pansonic Solar Car. The car is solar powered and wrapped up in solar panels.

Smartphones Create Stress

asadali — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 20:39:31 +0000

Smartphone is the modern and most convenient way to talk and convey. It is supposed to keep people connected to each other all time. However, sometimes because of over-use it becomes irritating, annoying and stressful.

A study has carried out at University of Worcester supporting the argument above. It says, “staying connected is stress-inducting for those that feel they can never sign off”.

It was noticed that students who worked for the this study constantly check, recheck and triple check for new notifications on their phones even though there were no new notifications at all. They always feel a chirp on their phones. Many of the participants brought phones to keep up with work on the go; however, they all started replies to emails, tweets, and Facebook messages all time all day long.

Its very necessary to keep the balance. Companies also trying work-life balance and wants to keep employees away from mobile distraction by switching off office emails server after office hours.

Which Countries Tweet the Most?

asadali — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 07:58:58 +0000

Social media activities have increased with time either its Facebook or Twitter. Numerous users use their profiles daily for updates. Its interesting to know about the country with maximum activities. Eric Fischer, a Social Media cartographer has generated a map illustration that depicts physical movement and the movement of tweets. There are three color lines: green, white and purple. Green for physical movement, purple shows replies however, white shows the combination of the two.

Indonesia is the most Twitter-addicted nation in the world. It is concluded that over 21% of Indonesians use Twitter (according to a study in 2010). Eric Fischer map reveals some very astonishing facts about the traffic in and out of Indonesia. Maybe 240 million population is the source to create such surprising results.

Productivity Future Vision [Video]

asadali — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 16:01:12 +0000

Technology always makes me astound. With Every coming day human lives easing. Thousand ways of communication, new emerging businesses, space explorations, fast ways of traveling, internet, computers and thousands more are surprisingly driving our world. Undoubtedly we have saved much of our time.

It is always excellent to look into future technology. There are numerous articles and videos over this but the real master-piece is “Productivity Future Vision (2011) “ a video released by Microsoft. It shows how future technology will help people to save their time, make better use of their time. It guides about focusing attention and strengthening relationships.