Many of my friends in India use BSNL DataOne Broad Band connection because it's quite cheap on pocket, but many of them have problem viewing there data usage status.
Here is the link to check it :
http://10.241.0.195/webLogin.jsp
Just navigate to the following link and enter your username and password provided to you. You will be displayed few menu options. Click on "Service Records" and check the data usage of the required month.
Note : Use Internet Explorer as the browser and if the link above does not work, then reset all the settings of IE and clear all cookies and history and restart the browser.
Nokia 1508 - Simple CDMA phone
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If you are looking for a simple, minimalistic and cheap phone, then this is just for you. Nokia recently released a Nokia 1508, a compact CDMA phone which has a simple design and is good for budget.
It has a slim, light weight candy bar design and works on the CDMA networks. Some of its features are
- Candybar Design
- Easy key pad dialing
- Integrated FM radio
- Color LCD display
It has features such as text messaging, storage of upto 500 contacts and 400 messages, upto three minutes of voice recording.
Although it has no unique features, it will definitely be enjoyed by those who don’t fancy high priced Gizmos. It is expected to be released in Q3 2008 and no details about pricing has yet been announced.
Although it has no unique features, it will definitely be enjoyed by those who don’t fancy high priced Gizmos. It is expected to be released in Q3 2008 and no details about pricing has yet been announced.
A recent survey reports that an average teenager has more than 800 illegal tracks on his music player or iPod which is about 48% of total capacity 1750 songs. The teens habit of sharing new songs with friends puts the whole music industry in a black hole
If this is just 48% for iPod’s which had only 4 gigs of memory then imagine about a teenager’s notebook which usually has storage space some where between 80 gigs - 160 gigs. And at an average over 35% of this storage is filled with music tracks only. The number of illegal tracks in teenager’s notebook gets countless.
Now imagine it India. The pirated music disks have got really cheap here. In an average music shop you can get a MP3 music disk for about half a dollar that is Rs.20 INR only which contains tracks of more than 16 albums. Each album having upto 8 songs. Now that makes a song cost only 15 paisa or $0.003 US dollar.
If you buy a original disk of an album, it costs about $2 or 80 INR containing 8 songs at an average. That means a song cost about Rs.10 INR per song or 25 cents which is 67 times more than pirated track.
Now the thing is if these music companies think of getting down the rates of their disk, then too its never possible to beat the pirated price.
Now imagine it India. The pirated music disks have got really cheap here. In an average music shop you can get a MP3 music disk for about half a dollar that is Rs.20 INR only which contains tracks of more than 16 albums. Each album having upto 8 songs. Now that makes a song cost only 15 paisa or $0.003 US dollar.
If you buy a original disk of an album, it costs about $2 or 80 INR containing 8 songs at an average. That means a song cost about Rs.10 INR per song or 25 cents which is 67 times more than pirated track.
Now the thing is if these music companies think of getting down the rates of their disk, then too its never possible to beat the pirated price.
If you are looking for a small and compact phone that can be worn on the wrist, then here is the perfect one. The Neon 7 is a phone that is not bigger than the Palm and can be worn on the wrist.
Though it looks tiny, it is packed with a lot of features that makes it a great buy. It has touch sensitive as well as heat sensitive keys. It measures only 95 x 42 x 11 mm and has a 1.9″ 65K Color TFT LCD-touchscreen. Along with this it also has a virtual on screen keyboard. It has a 1.3 MP CMOS camera which has a camcorder function as well. It also has a Handwriting technology and can turn itself into a webcam. You can even use it send emails. It has a lot of built in applications such as image editor, Calender, Clock, health check, Organizer, phonebook etc.
The small phone is priced at $199 and is available in the US markets. It is a great phone to buy if you love small phones. As they say “All good things come in small packages”
Though it looks tiny, it is packed with a lot of features that makes it a great buy. It has touch sensitive as well as heat sensitive keys. It measures only 95 x 42 x 11 mm and has a 1.9″ 65K Color TFT LCD-touchscreen. Along with this it also has a virtual on screen keyboard. It has a 1.3 MP CMOS camera which has a camcorder function as well. It also has a Handwriting technology and can turn itself into a webcam. You can even use it send emails. It has a lot of built in applications such as image editor, Calender, Clock, health check, Organizer, phonebook etc.
The small phone is priced at $199 and is available in the US markets. It is a great phone to buy if you love small phones. As they say “All good things come in small packages”
One of the most popular comic characters, “The Incredible Hulk” is soon going to find its way to your mobile phones. Hands-On mobile, a leading developers of mobile games along with Marvel Entertainment will bring the game on the mobile phone.
So if you have always dreamed of being the huge green creature, smashing walls, throwing cars, escaping the missiles by dodging them, then this game will definitely please you. You will get to witness all the actions and explosions as you hunt for a cure to the radiation based mutation that made Bruce Banner the “Incredible Hulk”. It will be an action adventure which will feature fully interactive and destructible environments and will follow the movie sequence. The game locations will be that of hidden factories in Brazil.
The movie released on June 13th and the game is also available from selected carriers around the World. Can’t wait to try it.
The most popular snapshot capturing program is released in new clothes with a tag of version 9. It sports many new features and some very MS office looks. Snagit Editor has been built up from the ground up and now has MS office style ribbon instead of typical menu bar.
It now also has the ability to merge two images into one. This was the most important thing that lacked in version 8. The editor has been really enhanced, tools are quick, customisable & much handy this time. Now you don’t have to think about saving & renaming your captures, Snagit 9 can do that automatically if you want.
You can also tag or mark you captures directly. Managing & searching of screenshot’s has been made very quick & they are also organized in a very clean way.
Also sharing has been made quite simpler with this Quick Sharing Bar. No matter what the platform is it has all in this bar.
Well I personally recommend this software as I have been addicted to it from a long time. Snagit does all the work that Photoshop can do but its faster, better & much more easy. The quality of output images is also marvelous. Different formats problem had never been a problem with it. It can read & write almost all formats available. I just love Snagit.
Also sharing has been made quite simpler with this Quick Sharing Bar. No matter what the platform is it has all in this bar.
Well I personally recommend this software as I have been addicted to it from a long time. Snagit does all the work that Photoshop can do but its faster, better & much more easy. The quality of output images is also marvelous. Different formats problem had never been a problem with it. It can read & write almost all formats available. I just love Snagit.
While the recently released Opera 9.5 had gained a lot of popularity, hacks start appearing on net. One of the cool feature of Opera 9.5 is Speed Dials. By default its value is set to 9 (3 columns & 3 rows). You can increase this number by following the below trick.
Set atleast one speed dial before following further steps.- Type about:opera in address bar.
- Locate ‘Preferences folder’
- Close the Opera (very important).
- Now go to that (Preference) folder & open speeddial.ini
- Add the below lines to the top:
- Rows=3
- Columns=5
Save & close speeddial.ini Done! Open Opera 9.5 & enjoy!
Note: You can adjust the number of rows & columns to fit your screen size.
HTC Launch P3350 in India
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HTC has launched its P3350 in India which has some very good business features as well as music capabilities. It has a 2MP camera and a 2.8 inch QVGA display.
As far as its music capabilities are concerned, it features an in-built FM Radio and is capable of downloading music and other audio/video contents. The downloading is through WLAN access and hence is quite fast enough. Apart from WLAN, it as other connectivity options like quadband, GPRS, EDGE and Bluetooth v 2.0 and the phone runs on Windows Mobile 6. Not only has it got some great features, the design is also quite stylish. It has a 360 degree scroll wheel and a 8 way touch pointer.
It runs some great collection of software’s such as Microsoft Office programs like Word Mobile, Outlook Mobile, Excel Mobile, IE Mobile, Windows Media player 10 mobile. It is available in India at a price of Rs 18,490.
While Firefox 3 is around the corner, Opera recently released 9.5 version. Having a habit of playing with all new software’s, I downloaded Opera 9.5 and felt that this browser just can’t be ignored. If you are anti-plug-in person then this browser is the perfect match for you as it has got loads of features inbuilt with the beautiful black design.
FIRST RUN: The browser was amazingly fast & stable, even on Windows Vista (I tested on Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium). I actually enjoyed my first browsing session on it. I visited my routine sites, all things went good.
But when I opened Gmail, it didn’t load chat in it. Also the progress bar of Gmail was not seen here as the Gmail detects the browser first and then accordingly loads the proper version. For opera it loaded the default without chat. I tried to load the default version of Gmail with chat by doing some tricks. This time it showed the loading progress bar but chat panel wasn’t loaded. After using it for sometime, chat panel appeared & was working properly. Its not opera fault but the Gmail chat version is still not developed by Google.
FEATURES: The feature which I loved was the text-to-speech engine of Opera 9.5. It has to be enabled from the Preferences menu, then it downloads a file of around 10.5mb. After that’s done just select any sentence, right click it & select ‘Speak’. You can now listen the text you selected. Cool! Isn’t it? Not only this, it offer two voice - one of male & another of female. I was more comfortable with the Male’s voice.
The display was quite clear & font looked better than that of Firefox 2. It also has the functionality to remember the passwords & set a master password. Right clicking anywhere on page showed up many handy options.
Hovering over the tabs, resulted in preview of those tabs which made life easy. The other feature that inspired me was the auto complete of URL’s which worked at lightning speeds. It has ability to auto-complete URL’s as you type from the history.
Also when new tabs are opened, a Speed Dial window open in it. You can specify up to 9 speed dials of your wish. This tool really proved handy.
I will just say don’t miss out this browser. Opera really worked hard to beat the Firefox 3 and this black beauty is capable of biting the market of Firefox 3.
Some ways to load Gmail faster
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Gmail is a very powerful app from Google. It uses over hundreds of scripts to get itself going. The features offered by Gmail are just amazing and are not offered by any other online mail client. But these good features also takes some good time to load. For those people who can’t wait for this loading of Gmail scripts can opt out for the below solutions.
1. Don’t allow Gmail to detect your browser: Gmail checks your browser & its version. Disabling this speeds up the loading time of Gmail. You can disable this with the link below.
http://mail.google.com/gmail?nocheckbrowser
2. Load the basic HTML version of Gmail: You can load the basic version of Gmail by following the link below. This is the best method of speeding up Gmail but it lacks many cool features from the default version.
http://mail.google.com/mail/h
3. Load the mobile version of Gmail: This methods gets handy when you are in a hurry of reading a mail instantly. The other goodness of this trick is its without ads. Use the below link to access the mobile version of Gmail.
http://m.gmail.com/
If you can’t follow the above three methods & cannot compromise the features like chat, then change the below settings in your account.
4. Disable basic settings: You must disable some basic settings of Gmail, if you find that Gmail takes a lo time to load. just click on settings & then change the following settings: (Click on images to enlarge)Gmail by default loads 50 messages in the Inbox. You can change this setting to load few at a time.
1. Don’t allow Gmail to detect your browser: Gmail checks your browser & its version. Disabling this speeds up the loading time of Gmail. You can disable this with the link below.
http://mail.google.com/gmail?nocheckbrowser
2. Load the basic HTML version of Gmail: You can load the basic version of Gmail by following the link below. This is the best method of speeding up Gmail but it lacks many cool features from the default version.
http://mail.google.com/mail/h
3. Load the mobile version of Gmail: This methods gets handy when you are in a hurry of reading a mail instantly. The other goodness of this trick is its without ads. Use the below link to access the mobile version of Gmail.
http://m.gmail.com/
If you can’t follow the above three methods & cannot compromise the features like chat, then change the below settings in your account.
4. Disable basic settings: You must disable some basic settings of Gmail, if you find that Gmail takes a lo time to load. just click on settings & then change the following settings: (Click on images to enlarge)Gmail by default loads 50 messages in the Inbox. You can change this setting to load few at a time.
You can also turn off Keyboard Shortcuts as it will stop Gmail from continuously monitoring your keyboard strokes. Turn off the indicators.
Turn off all the labs features.
Some leaked information about the new Sony Ericsson Cybershot phone is going around.From the information going around, we know that it is called the Sony Ericsson C905 Cybershot codename Shiho and it has got a 8 MP camera. It even has Auto Focus, image stabilization, face detection as well as a Xenon and Photoflash and has a new feature called Smart Contrast. It also has a built in GPS with Geotagging feature. Some of its other features are a TV out port, an accelerometer for auto screen rotation, WiFi as well as external memory support. The WiFi feature supports DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance), a protocol that runs on top of WiFi and enhances the sharing of various media. It will have a 2.4-inch scratch-resistant TFT display made of mineral glass and will have a pixel resolution of 240 x 320 (QVGA) with 262K colors.Although nothing is official yet, but if it becomes true, then it sure is a great phone but its price might be expensive.
Samsung has today unveiled its i-killer known as i900 Omnia. It is a Windows Mobile Handset and it is expected to challenge the 3G iPhone. It also has a 3.2 inch QVGA display sporting a 240X400 pixel resolution and also comes equipped with a small optical mouse.
It has a 5 MP auto-focus camera with face and smile detection along with auto-panorama shot. It also has a Geotagging feature which works with the inbuilt GPS. It also has a quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE support plus HSDPA 7.2Mbps. It also comes with Wi-Fi support, USB port, FM radio and stereo Bluetooth. Samsung has also incorporated their TouchWiz interface into this handset which seems like a good enhancement.
It is just 12.5 mm thick and looks quite stylish. Similar to the iPhone, it will come in 8GB and 16GB capacities with microSD also present. It will be launched near the end of June 2008 and it might coincide with the projected launch of 3G iPhone. It even looks a lot like iPhone so Apple better watch out.
Widget Engine Zembly Launched
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The development of Web applications for social sites such as Facebook, Orkut etc are becoming very popular. But normal users don’t have enough knowledge and time to actually make one. This is where Zembly comes in. Zembly is a host and creation engine of social applications that will facilitate in the development of apps for use in a number of devices and platforms such as Facebook, Meebo, Youtube, iPhone or gadgets that may be embedded.
Zembly is funded by Sun Microsystems. It has been launched as a private beta, and allows the users the option to create and modify code. It is helpful for the new user as it allows them to piece together new items from previous components rather than building from the scratch. Its main role is
The whole point of zembly is to reuse and combine not just what other people at Zembly create, but to rely on the APIs and data from anywhere on the Web
Currently it is available by invitation only. So it is time to think and develop something creative using this wonderful application.
Zembly is funded by Sun Microsystems. It has been launched as a private beta, and allows the users the option to create and modify code. It is helpful for the new user as it allows them to piece together new items from previous components rather than building from the scratch. Its main role is
The whole point of zembly is to reuse and combine not just what other people at Zembly create, but to rely on the APIs and data from anywhere on the Web
Currently it is available by invitation only. So it is time to think and develop something creative using this wonderful application.
Nokia N78 Launched in India
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Nokia has launched the N78 mobile phone in India. The phone comes with a “Location Tagger” application which automatically tags the photos according to location data. It allows users to save the photos by date as well as by geographical coordinates.
It is the slimmest of the NSeries devices with a 2.4 inch screen, 3.5 MP camera, high speed connectivity via WLAN and HSPDA 3.5G. It will enable users to take full advantages of Nokia services such as Nokia Maps and the A-GPS. It will come preloaded with Nokia Maps of 8 cities across the country with points of interest such as bars, cafes, hotels and restaurants. A 3 month integrated navigation license also comes with the device.
It will also come with widgets enabled by Web Runtime Technology enabling users to quickly and easily access there favourite web content. It supports micro SD cards up-to 8 GB and is available for Rs 19,999.
Polaroid has recently launched an Instant Pocket Printer called Polaroid Pogo. The small device can print the photos from a Pict-bridge enabled digital camera, without the need for a PC and the results will be available in less than 60 seconds.
It prints small 2″ x 3″ prints which are small enough and looks good on resolution provided by most camera phones. The Pogo is very lightweight and is wireless as well as inkless. You can even print directly from your cellphone using Bluetooth. It uses Zink Photo Paper which is covered in heat-activated crystals hence inkless. The photos are also water-proof, tear-proof and smear-proof. The printer can work with both with a battery and a charging cable.
It is priced at $150 and the cost of the paper is $10 for 30 sheets. Overall a good gadget to have while travelling.
It prints small 2″ x 3″ prints which are small enough and looks good on resolution provided by most camera phones. The Pogo is very lightweight and is wireless as well as inkless. You can even print directly from your cellphone using Bluetooth. It uses Zink Photo Paper which is covered in heat-activated crystals hence inkless. The photos are also water-proof, tear-proof and smear-proof. The printer can work with both with a battery and a charging cable.
It is priced at $150 and the cost of the paper is $10 for 30 sheets. Overall a good gadget to have while travelling.
LG Launches KC550: Cool Phone, Affordable Price
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LG has launched a cool and affordable mobile phone called the KC550. It has got some good features at a decent price. The phone is just 14mm thick, has a 5MP camera and features Schneider-Kreuznach auto focus optics with image stabilizer.
The new mobile from LG also offers 240 X 320 pixel display, A2DP bluetooth, USB connectivity, memory expansion using micro SD cards and a speaker phone. It basically focuses on imaging and multimedia features. It also comes with 6 built in motion sensitive games, FM Radio, MP3 player and video/image editors.
The best thing about it is its price. Guess what, it is available for just Rs 14,719 ($350) So if you like taking pictures, then this phone is just for you.
HTC Launches HTC Touch Pro
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HTC has launched its next-gen business mobile phone, the HTC Touch Pro. It has the similar style and functionality of the Touch Diamond but has a lot of business related enhancements. It uses HTC’s new TouchFLO 3D interface for accessing various applications in the handset.
For Internet connections, it has HSDPA 7.2 Mbps and wireless connectivity and a customized browser which allows you to navigate a website in the way they are designed to be viewed in the PC. You can also zoom and pan a website using a single hand. It has a Windows Mobile 6.1 OS with a Qualcomm MSM7201A 528 MHz processor.
It also has an auto screen rotation feature which switches the screen to landscape mode when the phone is turned. It also includes a HTC-developed Youtube application for watching a variety of user generated video content. It also has five row, slide out QWERTY keyboard, built in TV Out functionality, a 2.8 inch VGA touch screen display, a 3.3 MP auto-focus camera, Wifi capabilities, Bluetooth and USB connectivity and GPS. It will be available around late summer. No details about the pricing has been announced yet but it sure is going to be expensive.
For Internet connections, it has HSDPA 7.2 Mbps and wireless connectivity and a customized browser which allows you to navigate a website in the way they are designed to be viewed in the PC. You can also zoom and pan a website using a single hand. It has a Windows Mobile 6.1 OS with a Qualcomm MSM7201A 528 MHz processor.
It also has an auto screen rotation feature which switches the screen to landscape mode when the phone is turned. It also includes a HTC-developed Youtube application for watching a variety of user generated video content. It also has five row, slide out QWERTY keyboard, built in TV Out functionality, a 2.8 inch VGA touch screen display, a 3.3 MP auto-focus camera, Wifi capabilities, Bluetooth and USB connectivity and GPS. It will be available around late summer. No details about the pricing has been announced yet but it sure is going to be expensive.
The Hand Grenade Alarm Clock
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If you have trouble waking up in the morning, then the Hand Grenade alarm clock is perfect for you. The clock promises a booming sound that is sure to get you off your bed in shock and tremor.
The alarm clock is designed in the shape of a hand grenade and is ideal for military fans. Even though you may think of it as an alarm clock, it is certainly a rough device of military standards. To switch off the alarm, you will have to throw the device away. You can do so without any fear as the device is designed with a soft PVC material that can withstand the rough and tough use.
This device is available for $39. A nice gadget to have, but be careful while throwing it away, you may end up damaging important objects.
If you are a sort of a person who uses mobile phone for blogging and typing long emails, then this gadget is just for you. Japanese accessory maker I-O Data has come out with a small Bluetooth 2.0 keyboard which can be connected with cellphones for typing.
The CPKB-BT is equipped with Bluetooth 2.0 and is for the hardcore users who spend more time typing on there cell phones than on there computers. This small devices weights only 170 gm and is powered by a pair of AA batteries. The batteries can last around 2-3 months if the keyboard is used for around an hour daily.
This cute keyboard is priced at $153 and will be available from June 11. So will you guys find this thing useful ?
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Samsung has announced the launch of its new mobile phone called the SGH-U900 in India. The phone is 12.9 mm thin and comes equipped with a 5 Mega Pixel camera which contains features such as Face Detection, image stabilizer and Wide Dynamic Range. Users will also be able to browse the net on the phone using 7.2 Mbps High Speed Downlink Packet Access browser and will also be able to share images and videos taken with the phone.
One of its best features is the MagicTouch by DaCP that changes the navigation indicators on keypad according to the user’s needs. The Navigation Panel’s icons also changes according to the user’s needs. For example, in music mode, music icons will appear while in Camera mode, camera related icons will appear. The U900 is priced at Rs 20,585 ($515 approx). Looking at the the features and price, this looks like a great phone.
One of its best features is the MagicTouch by DaCP that changes the navigation indicators on keypad according to the user’s needs. The Navigation Panel’s icons also changes according to the user’s needs. For example, in music mode, music icons will appear while in Camera mode, camera related icons will appear. The U900 is priced at Rs 20,585 ($515 approx). Looking at the the features and price, this looks like a great phone.
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