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Apple has finally unveiled its much awaited Apple iPad. The Apple iPad offers many exciting features and is more or less built on the same lines as Apple iPhone. However, its price is remarkably attractive to general users and we strongly expect it to give a real tough time to the traditional laptops and netbooks in the near future. Below is detailed overview. Specifications of Apple iPad -SCREEN: 9.7-inch IPS LCD screen. The LCD provides the backlighting, but most of the technology is IPS, or In-plane switching. This gives it a stronger viewing angle than most screens. - RESOLUTION: 1024×768...

Its been 10 years since we first saw the record breaking THE SIMS, and ever since we have seen a number of expansion packs and subsequent releases of SIMS2 and SIMS3. That’s right Sims, it’s been 10 years of simulation and Simlish rocking your world. Join us to celebrate and win one of 10 copies of the hottest, latest expansion pack – The Sims 3 World Adventures, simply by following the instructions below; Win one of 10 copies of the hottest, latest expansion pack – The Sims 3 World Adventures. Upload your Sim as your profile picture on Facebook, Myspace or Twitter and...

In computer interfaces dashboard is fast making itself felt as a semi-transparent aide to software programs by effectively providing contextual access to commonly used tools. Dashboard displays management information in an easy to read mode thus making navigation more convenient for the consumer just like an easy to use email service provider. Dashboard for Google is a clean and simple interface and it has been very recently incorporated and has sparked a controversy on privacy issues. However it does make the whole Google Account services giant easier to maintain and that too at a glance. A dashboard...

Ovi Maps have lately been on the headlines all over the tech media. The news of free offering has brought revolution in the navigation industry and TomTom and Garmin are thinking to pack up or find some other way around the Nokia free Ovi Maps solution. With the new Ovi Maps app, the company is hitting back, especially at Google. More importantly, it’s Nokia’s big chance to become the GPS device maker of choice in countries where standalone navigation devices are still hard to find. “Maps and navigation are as core and natural in a phone as digital cameras,” Tero Ojanperä, Nokia’s EVP...

Aamir Khan is on a roll. After the runaway success of 3 Idiots, news is out that Bollywood superstar has signed up as the brand ambassador of UAE’s Etisalat, India’s latest telecom entrant. The deal was reportedly inked before the release of 3i at Rs 30-35 crore for a period of 3 years. Etisalat will follow Aamir’s other endorsements – Coca Cola, Tata Sky and Samsung. Etisalat has been the telecommunications service provider in the UAE since 1976, while Etisalat DB Telecom India, previously called Swan Telecom, is a new telco set up jointly by Etisalat and DB Realty, headquartered...

Sony Ericsson has taken a long time to launch its first Android based phone Xperia x10. It will be a direct competitor of Apple’s Iphone. Touch screen with 8.1 mp camera, and loads of other features, it sure is going to attract a good market share. The phone will be available in Uk and Europe in late February for a price ranging between £475 – £550. Lets look at the phone closely and study its salient features; DESCRIPTION: Building on Sony Ericsson’s entertainment heritage and combining rich graphics with intelligence capabilities, the XPERIA X10 introduces a new UX platform that...

When i first started blogging back in 2007, my first choice was blogspot, since it offered a free platform which i could also link with my adsense account and hence also get some pocket money out of my passion for blogging. I must confess that making a simple blog was not a difficult job, thanking to blogger user friendly website. However, later on, when i learned the basic of blogging, i had to take a more challenging route of experimenting with different options to learn new tricks of the blogging in Google Blogpost.  For all such users like me, i have decided to make a collection of 20 Video...

I wonder what went inside the mind of Fabrice Gonet when he was designing this awesome looking but too heavy on the pocket watch? The watch is awesome looking and i must confess it. It seems the watch of someone whose interested to watch every part of its wrist watch ticking before checking the time. According to Gadgettastic, the designer was inspired by the era of buccaneers and pirates when he created the black pearl watch. The watch has a few details that are reminiscent of pirate ships. For example, the HD3 integrates a tiny cannon hatch on its left side. The canon features skulls and bones. However,...

Avast is a major antivirus contender that comes free (not the pro version). I have been lately using AVG and ESET and now switched to Avast to test if it is any good. You know what?? They are all the same apart from some kind of difference every Antivirus on planet earth asks to update new definitions on daily basis, usually they’re light (hey am not talking about Norton ) and do reasonable job to weed out viruses, torjans and other yada yada. Avast is a popular Anitvirus given the fact that they have joined hands with Google and it will be available in Google Pack application’s package.Currently...

Dhabi Group recently sold its 70% shareholding in Warid Bangladesh to Indian Telecom giant Bharti Airtel in line with its strategy to bring reputable and strong operators to run its telecom ventures in the region. Dhabi Group also sold its shareholding to Essar in African countries of Uganda, Ivory Coast and Congo. It is worth noting here that Singtel is 30% shareholder in Warid Pakistan. As part of its management control, Bharti Airtel has appointed Chris Tobit, director of sales and operations, enterprise business of Bharti Airtel, to head the newly acquired Bangladesh unit. Mr Tobit, who has...

Nokia N900 has problem with Google Maps and hence we decided to share an easy solution to this problem with our readers. After some research on the internet, this method share by YoDude from HowardForums seems to be the best possible solution till date. Here is how it works: 1. Download and install Oleg Romashin’s Geolocation extension. This will let the Maemo browser talk with the N900’s integrated GPS. 2. Download and unzip Gmaps.htm and zoom.htm from YoDude’s compilation to somewhere on the N900. 3. Navigate to to Gmaps.htm using the N900’s file manager, and bookmark it or put a shortcut...

It is very hard to find Kespersky or McAfee keys and even if you find one, it turns out to be expired and apart from this you have to undergo lot of laborious task with lots of browsing on vulnerable sites having some sexy/nude images in sidebars making you shy to open such sites in office. Not only this but such sites also bombard you with lots of pop up ads! (and who knows malwares are behind the scenes) Keeping that hard and toil effort in mind for find keys for Kespersky and McAfee, I usually prefer Eset Nod32. Eset Nod32 also requires username-password (for authentication) to always keep itself...

Well, people are going Nexus these days. We’re getting to see a lot of creative stuff  as Google’s Nexus gets space into blogosphere/tweetville apart from swamping in to news. This time we have spotted a nexus theme for BlackBerry! I am sure Nexus mafia (:D) will also get something to make iPhone look similar to Nexus (Nahhh…I was just kidding). Be Nexus theme for BlackBerry has got some nice options and widgets most haven’t seen implemented on a BlackBerry. I know what’s your next question! Yeaah, this theme supports both QWERTY BlackBerry smartphones and touch screen. This...

Arghh!!! Don’t tell me you have still not learnt how to do basic Photoshop… i know you’re not a pro but heyy you can still touch up your photos in photoshop which is now also available for iPhone. You will surely appraise it when you see how easy it is to use the Photoshop Mobile App on your iPhone. Simply drag your finger to crop, adjust color, apply effects — you name it. Apart from applying some effects to your photos and also show ‘em off! Here is what you can do with iPhone Photoshop: Crop, rotate, change color with just a touch Give an extra glow with Soft Focus Get...

Motorola has just announced the release of another Android smartphone labeled Motorola BackFlip. A first look at the phone reminds me of Motorola first Android powered device Motorola CLIQ. The Mototola BackFlip feature a full QWERTY keyboard that opens up in an unusual way, like a book in reverse. Motorola BlackFlip has a touchpad on the back of the screen, which can be used to control the phone from the back side of the screen. Below are the detail Specs: Specifications of Motorola BackFlip Talk and Standby Time: Up to 6 hours /Up to 315 hours Bands/Modes: WCDMA 850/1900/2100, GSM 850/900/1800/1900,...