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We all use Skype to make Skype to Skype calls or Skypein or Skypeout calls everyday. Have you ever felt the need to record your communication or conference call on Skype? Yes i did! And that is why i started searching for softwares that can help me in recording the Skype calls. Since we believe in free softwares, so here we are sharing free softwares to record Skype voice calls.

iFree Skype Recorder is a easy-to-use tool for recording Skype voice conversations. It has the following advantages:

- It’s FREE with no limits attached.

- Automatic or manual recording capabilities.

- Can be used to record Skype2Skype calls, SkypeOut/SkypeIn calls, Conference calls.

- Choice to record different side.

- Store your calls to MP3 format (Using Lame MP3 Encoder).

- Easy to track record history.

- Built-in audio player.

- UI friendly, easy to use.

System Requirements for iFree Skype Voice Calls

iFree Skype Voice calls works on Skype 3.0 and above and it works on the following operating systems i.e Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows 2003, Windows Vista, Windows 2008 and Windows 7 (32 or 64-bit)

Download iFree Skype Voice Calls Recorder V 2.0.1.6

Website of iFree Skype Voice Recorder

ViewDocsOnline is a new website that can solve your problem of carrying essential software’s with you to read different types of files. With ViewDocsOnline, you only need an active internet connection and nothing else. You can use this website to read any type of file. It supports Microsoft Office(doc, docx, ppt, pptx, pps, xls, xlsx), PDF(pdf, ps), Open Office(odt, odp, sxw, sxi, etc), or Text(txt, rtf) documents.

The website is designed to keep it simple for the users. There is a main page where you can find a link to upload the file/document that you want to read or view and there is also a separate tab in case your file lies somewhere online. You can give the link url for the file to the ViewDocsOnline and it will open them up for you without the hassle of installing all the necessary softwares.

Below is the screen shot of the file that i just opened with the ViewDocsOnline.

Ahh the world is becoming so simple now… I wonder why things were so messed up when we were young and had to install MS Office just to view a two pager document.

Skype has just released Skype 4.1 Beta for Windows. The beta version of Skype 4.1 offer some new features which are discussed below one by one.

1) Screen Sharing Option: Skype has introduced this new option in its 4.1 beta version.  Through Skype screen sharing option, users can share their screen with other Skype users on a one on one basis. This means that screen sharing is not allowed for multiple users or on a group. The screen sharing option is also restricted through one way of sharing only. Users can not simulatenously share their screen with each other. To use this feature, press “Share” button in the IM area or via the “Call menu”. The screen sharing was already available in Mac version.

2) Accessibility: Skype 4.1 beta offers improved keyboard navigation. It also added support for visually impaired users, using screen reading software such as JAWS

3) Improved Contacts Importing Option: It has also added Gmail and AOL to the list from where you can import your contacts.

4) Birthday Reminders: The new Skype 4.1 will alert you when its the birthday of any of your contacts. The reminder is usually given at midnight.

Beside these four features, improvements were made into color scheme, toolbars, send contacts, installer and overall improvement in password rules for enhanced security.

To download Skype Beta 4.1 click here.  To read the detail Release Notes for Skype 4.1 Beta for Windows, click here.

If Wolfram Alpha was not enough to keep the Google team worried, Collecta thought to give another twist to the already complicated future of Google Search Engine.  Not only this, even specialized search companies like Jenni (A movie and tv shows search engine) have been taking some small pies of business away from Google. Anyways, the blog is about a new wonder child whose still in the line to rock the world! Its name is Collecta!

Collecta is a one of the first of its kind. Its a Real Time Search Engine. It can give you everything about a certain keyword as and when it happens.  So if you want to know latest updates about Maria Sharapova or about Swine Flu, you can only just type it into Collecta! Baaaang! The result is a live stream of results as and when they are uploaded to the world wide web. No matter if its a twitter update, any new comment with the your desired keyword, any news story or a picture posted at Flickr, Collecta will bring them all for you at one place. So now you don’t have to refresh the Google News page repeatedly to check the new updates on a fast developing story or glued your eyes to Twitter to check it our for latest information, all your need is just Collecta as it will Collect Each and Everything for you as its name suggests.

Below is the screen shot of the Collecta when i gave it a try. Collecta has given two keywords i.e Obama and Swineflu to test them on their Collecta Real Time Search Engine. The results were impressive. I got a lot of twitter updates and few link to other stories about Obama. Even few wordpress blog posts also appeared in the list. Another website tested the Collecta engine for its updation speed and they found it pretty satisfactory. In any case, its currently just looking for two keywords and hence we can expect such speed, the real test will come when million of people will be searching for wide variety of terms at the same time.

So lets keep our fingers crossed and lets hope to be the first to update this post when Collecta is available for our Collective usage. Gerry Campbell and his team deserves a loud applause.  Click here to visit the Collecta site

Cell phones have always been impressive and nothing can be more impressive if you have a phone that is touch screen Tri band with all the latest functions as well one amazing extra feature…it has a projector as well. So while being on the move, you have a mini projector in your pocket all the time. So you can use it to show your latest pictures or videos through its projector to your friends. And if that is not enough, you can also give a presentation to your boss using it. So you have a true multimedia device in your pocket no matter where you go in the world. The phone operates in tri bands i.e 900Mhz, 1800Mhz and 1900Mhz so you its compatible with networks in Europe, the USA, Asia, Australia, Brazil and many other countries and regions of the world.

Below are the details specifications of the phone cum mini projector

Manufacturer Specifications

* Main Functions: Cellphone, text and multimedia messaging, MP3 and MP4 player
* Additional Functions: Robust message manager, digital camera, digital video, e-book reader, productivity tools
* GSM Compatibility: Tri Band 900MHz, 1800MHz, 1900MHz
* Screen: 2.5 inch TFT-LCD Touchscreen
* Screen Resolution: 240×320
* Screen Type: Tactile touch sensitive
* Resolution of projector: 640×480
* Bluetooth Profiles: Handsfree, Headset, A2DP
* Languages: English, French, Spanish, German, Russian, Arabic, Thai
* Dimensions: 122mm x 50mm x 27mm (L x W x H)
* Manufacturer Ref: XPFMR1BWS2WR

Multimedia Features:

Compatible File Formats:
- Movie Formats: 3GP, MPEG4(AVI)
- Picture Formats: JPEG, BMP, GIF
- Music Sound Formats: MP3, WAV
- Voice Recording: WAV

Still Camera:
- Banding: 50Hz, 60Hz
- Night Mode

Video Camera:
- Capture Format: 3GP
- Resolution: 320×240

Projector:
- Max distance from wall: Up to 5 feet (150cm). Projected image focus can be adjusted.
- Max image size: Roughly 32 x 40 inches (80cm x 100cm). Depending on image source quality.
- External Video Feed: Projection specs same as above

Communication Options:

- SMS (text messaging) with on screen keyboard input option
- MMS (multimedia messaging) for pictures, video, music
- VMail with active in and out box
- Broadcast message manager
- Active Contact Manager/Phonebook

Battery Life:

- Talk Time: Up to 3 hours
- Audio Use: Up to 9 hours
- Video/Projector Use: Up to 2 hours
- Stand By: Up to 144 hours

Other Features

* UNLOCKED. Enjoy choosing your own phone and service
* Stylus for precise navigation and character writing
* External VGA interface with supplied adapter cable to connect with external source
* Robust polyphonic speaker with full audio and ringer support
* Slide unlock
* Slide confirm shut down
* Projection from internal or external (AV IN) source
* External volume buttons for presentations

Package Contents

* CVSL-112 Mobile Phone
* Wired Earphones
* 1GB Micro SD Card (pre-installed)
* English user manual
* Li-ion rechargeable battery x2
* USB Charging/Data Transfer Cable
* AV IN cable (phone to RCA type red-white-yellow cable)
* Wall Power Charger (100-240V, 50/60Hz)
* Battery Charging Cradle

Product Price:

All these amazing features come at a very reasonable price of $253.  If you are interested to buy it, click on the thumbnail image of the phone below.

Projector Phone Triband GSM/GPRS Touchscreen CellPhone

The product is available to be shipped to every country in the world. So your location won’t prove a hindrance to keep you away from this amazing  multimedia cell phone. Below is the image gallery for the product. Click the image to enlarge it.

Netbooks are a new entrant to the mobile communication devices. Its a small portable laptop primarily  meant for browsing and e mailing through wireless communications. Now everyone looks for the netbooks these days to satisfy their requirement to stay connected while being on the move. Following are top 10 most selling Netbooks;

Update: Also check on TN Top 10 Best Gaming Laptops for June-August, 2009

1) HP 2140 Mini-Note Netbook:
This is Hewlett-Packard’s tough business-class netbook, designed for road warriors who need durability and long battery life (6-cell battery, 7-plus hours).

Cost: $456.99 at Amazon

Screen size: 10.1 inches

CPU: 1.6-GHz Intel Atom N270 processor

RAM: 1GB, expandable to 2GB

Storage: 160GB hard drive

Battery: 6 cell

Operating System: Windows XP Home

Weight: 3 pounds

2) Samsung NC10 Netbook

The NC10 cool blue netbook is Samsung’s general purpose offering with strong battery life (6 cell) and a slightly larger keyboard than most netbooks.

Cost: $434.95 at Amazon

Screen size: 10.2 inches

CPU: 1.6-GHz Intel Atom N270 processor

RAM: 1GB

Storage: 160GB hard drive

Battery: 6 cell

Operating System: Windows XP Home

Weight: 2.9 pounds

3) Dell Inspiron Mini 9 Netbook

The super-light Dell Inspiron Mini 9 offers the choice between Windows XP Home and Ubuntu Linux. Windows XP will cost you more.

Cost: Ranges from $250 to $400, depending on how machine is customized. (Source: Dell website)

Screen size: 8.9 inches

CPU: 1.6GHz Intel Atom processor

RAM: 512MB (Linux) or 1GB (Windows XP)

Storage: 16GB solid state drive

Battery: 4 cell

Operating System: Windows XP Home or Ubuntu Linux

Weight: 2.3 pounds

4) The MSI Wind U100-279US Netbook

MSI Wind netbooks usually crack the top 10 best-sellers list. Key features are its light weight and ergonomically designed keyboard, which is just 20 percent smaller than a full-sized laptop keyboard.

Cost: $379.99 at Amazon

Screen size: 10 inches

CPU: 1.6-GHz Intel Atom processor

RAM: 1GB, 2GB maximum

Storage: 160GB hard drive

Battery: 6 cell

Operating System: Windows XP Home

Weight: 2.6 pounds

5) Asus Eee PC 1000HA Netbook

Asus’ sturdy line of Eee PCs were the first netbooks out of the gate and remain the most popular. This 1000HA model is best known for its high-resolution screen and seven hours of battery life.

Cost: $349.99 at Amazon

Screen size: 10 inches

CPU: 1.6-GHz Intel Atom processor

RAM: 1GB

Storage: 160GB hard drive

Battery: 6 cell

Operating System: Windows XP Home

Weight: 3.19 pounds

6) Lenovo Ideapad S10 Netbook

The Ideapad S10 is Lenovo’s recent entry into netbooks. The standout feature of this glossy white netbook is a touchpad that supports multi-touch gestures through fingertip movements on the touchpad.

Cost: $349.99 at Amazon

Screen size: 10.2 inches

CPU: 1.6-GHz Intel Atom N270 processor

RAM: 1GB

Storage: 160GB hard drive

Battery: 3 cell

Operating System: Windows XP Home

Weight: 2.6 pounds

7) HP Mini 1000 XP Edition Netbook

The Mini 1000 is renowned for its slimness and spacious keyboard, which HP claims is 92 percent the size of a full-size laptop keyboard. Prices of the HP Mini 1000 line range from $279.99 to $699.99.

Cost: $329 at HP.com

Screen size: 8.9 or 10.2 inches

CPU: 1.6-GHz Intel Atom N270 processor

RAM: 512MB or 1GB

Storage: Up to 80GB hard drive or up to 32GB solid state drive

Battery: 3 cell or 6 cell

Operating System: Windows XP Home

Weight: 2.5 pounds

Acer Aspire One AOA150-1126 Netbook

The Aspire Ones battle the Asus Eee PCs for the top-selling netbook. This light-as-a-feather netbook boasts nearly six hours of battery life, a stylish look and sharp screen resolution at an affordable price.

Cost: $319 at Amazon

Screen size: 8.9 inches

CPU: 1.6-GHz Intel Atom N270 processor

RAM: 1GB

Storage: 160GB Hard Drive

Battery: 6 cell

Operating System: Windows XP Home

Weight: 2.2 pounds

9) Asus Eee PC 900HA White Netbook

The 900HA is one of the lower-priced Eee PCs from Asus, mainly because of the smaller screen and shorter battery life. Yet it offers roomy hard drive space and an anti-glare LED-backlit display.

Cost: $293.99 at Amazon

Screen size: 8.9 inches

CPU: 1.6-GHz Intel Atom processor

RAM: 1GB

Storage: 160GB Hard Drive

Battery: 4 cell

Operating System: Windows XP Home

Weight: 2.2 pounds

10) Sylvania GNET28001SO Meso Netbook

Sylvania’s low-cost Meso netbooks are available in yellow, pink, black and white, and come preloaded with the Linux-based Ubuntu Netbook Remix operating system, with the option to switch to Windows XP Home.

Cost: $269 at Amazon

Screen size: 8.9 inches

CPU: 1.6-GHz Intel Atom processor

RAM: 1GB

Storage: 80GB Hard Drive

Battery: 4 cell

Operating System: Ubuntu Linux or Windows XP Home

Weight: 2.2 pounds

[via PC Magazine]

Nokia Ovi Store (Ovi means Door in Finnish) is all set to bring revolution in the app store world with its starting catalog of 20,000 items. I said “Items” and not apps which means the list will include short videos, webisodes besides other media and entertainment items beside the much sought after apps. But still 20,000 is a big number when compared to a few dozen apps with which Google started its own Android storem while RIM and Apple started their stores with few hundred apps. Even at this moment, Apple Apps Store feature around 40,000 apps.

The competition is  not only about the numbers as Nokia is planning to bring a lot of interesting features and services in its Ovi Apps Store, which is surely going to re-shape the mobile application market. According to Forbes, the Nokia Ovi store can be accessed in two different ways i.e it will come pre loaded on all the new Nokia phones including the upcoming N97 as well as it can be download to their devices through the web. The idea behind pairing the store with the Nokia mobiles is to give a more comprehensive service to Nokia customers and hence also increase the sale of Nokia devices.

The other main feature of Nokia Ovi store is the representation of wide range of languages and cultures, which will increase its popularity in many different countries of the world. It will also make it a truly global store as per the traditions of Nokia, which has the highest market share in global device market.

Ok hold on your breadth as this is not the end of it! There is one other feature in the new Nokia Ovi Store. It has “Recommendations Engine”, which will recommend different items to the user based on user preferences and the preferences of its friends and family. The purpose is to add a feature based on social networking sites.  The recommendations engine will also used GPS facility in Nokia devices to recommend the apps and other items based on the location of the users. Don’t worry if you think its the violation of your privacy as this facility will be enabled by customers themselves.

Can you believe it that UK is now the leading country to have the fastest available broadband connection with a speed of 200 Mbps, thanks to Virgin Media. Previously the title was enjoyed by Japan, thanks to J:Com Cablenet’s service , which is providing 160 Mbps service to Japanese consumers.

In a press release, Virgin Media claimed that it will offer the test service for six months before it starts collecting the results to check the viability of its commercial deployment. The pilot service is offered to 100 lucky users in Ashford, Kent, who will work closely with Virgin Media to shape up the fastest consumer broadband service in UK.

According to the Press Release,

Through the pilot, Virgin Media will be testing applications consumers may be using regularly in the future, including state-of-the-art entertainment services using TV and broadband content in full High Definition and 3D, the ability to deliver applications and support for home IT needs through the network as well as connecting up a host of internet-ready devices such as video conferencing and home surveillance. The Virgin Media pilot will also ensure that the UK stays right at the forefront of the digital revolution as it unfolds globally.

Neil Berkett, chief executive officer at Virgin Media said, “We’re really excited to be embarking on this journey of discovery. With the only true next generation network in the UK, we’re at the forefront of innovation and understanding when it comes to ultrafast broadband services and the 200Mb pilot will give us further insight into how true ‘wideband’ services might be used by consumers.”

We will be really looking forward to the results of these first 100 trial users and their experience with the fastest broadband service in the world available to the consumers. The real probelm arises at the software side. Unless we have services that need such high speed of data, the penetration of the service will never take place.  Having said that, i strongly believe that the lust for faster internet speeds will never be satisfied and hence the uptake of 200 Mbps will not be problem in this data hungry world. We all can imagine Live Streaming of HD movies and tv programs. Even real time video sharings options and much more.

What do you think? Let us know your opinion about this service.

The Windows 7 Pre Release Candidate is finally here and you can now install it. The installation process is simple as we can see a lot of people have already installed it on their systems. The Windows 7 RC provides you a chance to see what’s coming up in the new Windows and also helps Microsoft to make the final fixes in the product before its commercial release. Do follow the three step process as outlined by Microsoft to install it.

Before installing Windows 7 RC, please remember the following points:

1) Install on a Test PC

2) Create a backup seprately

3) Keep your Restoration Disk at Hand

4) Update your Anti Virus System

5) Keep an active internet connection

You need the following to install the Windows 7 RC:

• A blank DVD
• A PC with a DVD burner
• A PC for testing that meets these minimum system requirements (specific to Windows 7 RC and subject to change in the final version of Windows 7):
  • 1 GHz or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
  • 1 GB RAM (32-bit) / 2 GB RAM (64-bit)
  • 16 GB available disk space (32-bit) / 20 GB (64-bit)
  • DirectX 9 graphics processor with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver

Three Step Microsoft Installation Guide

Step 1: Get the Download
1.Visit the Windows 7 RC download page.
2.Choose your language.
3.Choose a 32-bit or 64-bit version of the RC. To see if your computer can run a 64-bit version of Windows, in Performance Information and Tools (Start>Control Panel>Performance Information and Tools) click View and print details and then look under 64-bit capable.
4.Get a Windows 7 RC product key. (You can use the RC for 30 days without a product key, then you’ll need it for activation.)
5.Download the Windows 7 RC.

Step 2: How to Create an Installation DVD

The RC download is an ISO file, which you’ll need to burn onto a blank disc before you can install it. To do that, you’ll need to use software designed for burning ISO files.

In addition to commercial ISO burning software, there are free programs such as ISOBuster and Active ISO Burner. To find ISO Buster, click here or Tucows and search for “ISO,” “DVD,” and “burn”. Follow the instructions that came with your program to create a Windows 7 RC installation disc.

Update on Burning DVD/CD for Windows 7: I monitor the site search items and i realized that some of TN visitors are looking for some easy ways to Burn the DVD so here is another way to get around with it. First of all remember the fact that you will need to burn the ISO files on a DVD as its a must to do step for Windows 7 RC installation. Get a blank DVD and download the freely available software called ImgBurn (click here to download ImgBurn).  Once that is done Insert the Disk into the your drive and launch the ImgBurn software and through the software burn the ISO image file to the blank disk in your drive. This results in a disk/DVD that can be used just like any other installation CD/DVD. The disk can be labelled Windows 7 RC Installation Cd/DVD. Now go ahead and start following the next steps . In case any further questions, please feel free to drop your comments.

Step 3: Install the Windows 7 RC

You’ll need to do a “clean installation.” That means you can’t upgrade an existing PC to Windows 7 RC. So if you’re using an existing PC and want to keep the information on it, you’ll need to back it up before you start.

1.Turn on your computer, insert the Windows 7 RC installation disc you created in step 2 into the computer’s DVD or CD drive, and then do one of the following:

* If you want to replace your computer’s existing operating system with the Windows 7 RC, and you don’t need to adjust your disk partitions, go to step 2.

* If your computer doesn’t have an operating system installed, or you want to install the RC on another disk partition, restart your computer with the installation disc inserted in your CD or DVD drive. If you’re asked to press a key to boot from DVD or CD, press any key. If the Install Windows page appears, go to step 2.

If the Install Windows page doesn’t appear and you’re not asked to press a key to start from DVD or CD, you might have to specify that your computer uses its DVD or CD drive as the startup device. See Start Windows from a CD or DVD. After you select your DVD or CD drive as the startup device, restart your computer, and then start Windows from the installation DVD or CD as previously described.

2. On the Install Windows page, follow the instructions, and then click Install now.

3. On the Get important updates for installation page, we recommend getting the latest updates to help ensure a successful installation and protect your computer against security threats. You need an Internet connection to get updates.

4. On the Please read the license terms page, if you accept the license terms, click I accept the license terms. (You must accept to continue the installation.)

5. On the Which type of installation do you want? page, click Custom.

6. On the Where do you want to install Windows? page, do one of the following:

* If you don’t want to specify a specific partition to install Windows on, or create partitions on your hard disk, click Next to begin the installation.

* If you already have another existing partition with enough free space and want to install the Windows 7 RC on that partition to create a multiboot configuration, select the partition you want to use, and then click Next to begin the installation. (Be sure to install the RC on a different partition from where your current version of Windows is installed.)

* If you want to create, extend, delete, or format a partition, click Drive options (advanced), click the option you want, and then follow the instructions. Click Next to begin the installation. (If the Drive options (advanced) option is disabled, you need to start your computer using the installation disc.)
7. Follow the instructions.

Update: According to Microsoft there are some Malware infected Microsoft Windows 7 version on the internet so kindly refrain from getting infected. Read TechNama story on the Malware infected Windows 7

Update2: Now you can also install Windows 7 from USB.

I have found a much easier way to install Windows 7 from a USB Flash drive. Unlike other methods where you have to write complicated commands, this method can be completed even by those who have very little computer background.

The whole process takes only two steps, run UNetbootin, load the Windows 7 ISO file, and finally restart your computer.

Before you begin, you will require the following:

* USB Flash Drive (4GB minimum)
* Windows 7 ISO Image file
* UNetbootin

Now insert the USB drive, run UNetbootin, and select Disk Image as ISO. Browse your local drive for Windows 7 ISO that you downloaded and click Open. Now Select Type as USB and choose the drive. Once done, it will look like a bit similar to the screenshot shown below.

Click OK and it will begin extracting all installation files to the USB drive. The whole process will take some time(10-15 minutes), so have patience.
Once the installation is complete, reboot your computer. Now while your system is starting up press the appropriate button(usually F1, F2, F12, ESC, Backspace, or Escape) to bring up Bios Boot Menu. Change the startup order to boot USB by default, usually you will have to press F6 to move the selected USB device on top. Once done, save changes and restart the system.

[via Addictive Tips]

To Download Windows 7 Wallpapers Click here

To Download Windows 7 Themes Click here

If you have accidentally deleted your data or your disks crashed, did you ever thought you can recover the data on it again? I am not and you are not alone out there as majority of the people think that data can not be recovered again once lost. For all such people out there, we decided to do a research and collect all free data recovery tools on the internet in this blog post. However, there are few rules for data recovery and you should keep them stored in your brain. (don’t lose this data else nothing will be restored).

Rules for Data Recovery:
1. Do NOT use the hard drive that you want to recover as your main disk.
2. Do NOT install anything including the Data Recovery Tools and Softwares on the disk that you want to recover
3. Do NOT copy any software or data on the disk that you are recovering in this process.

Now here is the most awaited list of top Seven Best Free Data Recovery Softwares to help you. In case you know about any other such tools, please let us know and we will update our list with credits to you.

1) Recuva:
Recuva (pronounced “recover”) is a freeware Windows utility to restore files that have been accidentally deleted from your computer. This includes files emptied from the Recycle bin as well as images and other files that have been deleted by user error from digital camera memory cards or MP3 players. It will even bring back files that have been deleted by bugs, crashes and viruses! Recuva runs on Microsoft Windows Vista, XP, 2003, 2000 and 98. Click here to Download the Recuva File Recovery
Below are the screen shots of the software while scanning and recovering the data, click to enlarge them.  

2) Disk Digger:
DiskDigger can recover files from any type of media that your computer can read. This includes USB flash drives, memory cards (SD, CompactFlash, Memory Stick), and of course your hard drive. The types of files that it recovers includes photos, videos, music, documents, and other formats. DiskDigger works by thoroughly scanning each sector of your media for traces of files.

DiskDigger can even scan reformatted or badly formatted disks (disks to which Windows can’t assign a drive letter), and even disks with bad sectors. It bypasses the Windows file system drivers and scans your disk directly. It has its own built-in support for the following file systems: FAT12 (floppy disks), FAT16 (older memory cards), FAT32 (newer memory cards and hard disks), NTFS (newer hard disks), and exFAT (Microsoft’s new successor to FAT32)
Version 0.8.1 improves detection of disk drives, and also adds logical disk drives for scanning and ability to select a disk image file for scanning.
Click here to Download DiskDigger Version 0.8.1

3) Glary Undelete:

Glary Undelete is a free and easy-to-use yet powerful file undelete solution for FAT and NTFS file systems. It will bring back files emptied from the Recycle Bin, in a DOS window, from Windows Explorer with the SHIFT key held down. It will even recover files that have been deleted by bugs, crashes and viruses!
Supports FAT, NTFS, NTFS + EFS file systems. It supports recover compressed, fragmented and encrypted files on NTFS. It can undelete files on removable devices. Glary can also filter by file name, file date, size, recovery state. Lastly it has a simple and User friendly interface.
Glary Undelete works under Win 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista operating systems. The program supports all Windows file systems for hard and floppy drives including FAT12/16/32,NTFS/NTFS5 and image recovery from CompactFlash, SmartMedia, MultiMedia and Secure Digital cards.

Click here to Download Glary Undelete.

4) TestDisk & PhotoRec:

TestDisk is a powerful data recovery utility. It was primarily designed to help recover lost partitions and/or make non-booting disks bootable again when these symptoms are caused by faulty software, certain types of viruses or human error (such as accidentally erasing your Partition Table). PhotoRec is file data recovery software designed to recover lost pictures or lost files from digital camera memory (CompactFlash, Memory Stick, SecureDigital, SmartMedia, Microdrive, MMC, USB Memory Drives), even Hard Disks and CDRom. PhotoRec is safe to use, it will never attempt to write to the drive or memory support you are about to recover from. Recovered files are instead written in the directory from where you are running the PhotoRec program.

TestDisk can run under DOS (either real or in a Windows 9x DOS-box),Windows (NT4, 2000, XP, 2003, Vista), Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, SunOS and MacOS.

Click here to Download version 6.10 of TestDisk and PhotoRec

5) PC Inspector Data Recovery:
PC Inspector File Recovery is a data recovery program for program for Flash Card, Smart Media, Sony Memory Stick, IBM Micro Drive, Multimedia Card, and Secure Digital Card with support for FAT 12/16/32 and NTFS file systems. It recovers files with the original time and date stamp, even when a header entry is no longer available. On FAT systems, the programs finds partitions automatically, even if the boot sector or FAT has been erased or damaged. PC Inspector File Recovery offers an easy to use interface that will scan your drive and automatically make files that can be recovered available from a “Deleted” folder in an Explorer Style navigation tree.
Click here to Download PC Inspector Data Recovery Version 4.43

7) Pandora File Recovery:
Pandora Recovery is a powerful free tool that provides its users an effective way to attempt recovery of permanently deleted files. And that does not mean restoration of a file from Recycle Bin. Pandora Recovery actually recovers files permanently removed from Recycle Bin, files originally deleted using Shift + Delete keys bypassing Recycle Bin and files deleted from DOS prompt.

Pandora Recovery is not a backup tool – it can recover files that have been deleted months before Pandora Recovery was installed. And while the likelihood of successful recovery is negatively affected by the time passed since the deletion of files Pandora Recovery users were able to recover files eleven years after deletion and more than five years after re-formatting a hard drive!
Pandora Recovery allows you to preview deleted files of certain type (images and text files) without performing recovery. This feature becomes really important if you are forced to recover deleted files to the same drive. Currently you can preview files having several image file types (BMP, GIF, JPG, PNG, ICO,TIF, TGA, PCX, WBMP, WMF, JP2, J2K, JBG, JPC, PGX, PNM, RAS, CUR) and several text file types (TXT, LOG, INI, BAT, RTF, XML, CSS). Quick Viewer allows you preview file contents as text if it cannot find appropriate viewer for it. To use quick viewer you can select deleted file and or click the Quick Viewer icon or right click on deleted file and select ‘Quick View’. Quick View will then display a preview of deleted file.

Pandora file recovery is compatible with OS: Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 2003 Server or Windows Vista andFile system: NTFS, NTFS5, NTFS+EFS, FAT16, FAT32. The software is not compatible with any version of Mac OS.

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Rumors and News in the air, and the latest one seems to be  realistic enough to be called in the best one at the moment. 1 UP (A video game website owned by UGO Entertainment) has revealed that the new PSP is named PSP GO, according to their reliable sources. The website further states that redesign will be available in two SKUs, with either eight or 16 GB built-in Flash Memory.

NEW PSP TITLE:

Many have speculated that the update would be called either the PSP 2 or PSP-4000, but our sources claim Sony will forgo a numerical moniker in favor of a subtitle. We’ve heard various rumored code names for the project (including PSP Slide, PSP Flip, and PSP Go!), but given that Sony has introduced the Go! brand of add-ons (the Go!View video on-demand service and 1.3 megapixel Go!Cam) for the European PSP, it seems likely that the new system will in fact be called the PSP Go! Our sources further confirm that this redesign will be available in two SKUs, with either eight or 16 GB of built-in flash memory.

DESIGN & HARDWARE:

There has been speculations on the hardware and design as well. The latest speculation by 1Up has the following to say;

As for the hardware itself, the redesign will include a d-pad, analog nub, and face buttons as part of a sliding unit sticking out below the screen (as seen in our mockup above). Unfortunately for those looking for twin-stick shooter controls, the new system will not have a second analog stick, but instead will remain consistent with the current control configuration.

LAUNCH/RELEASE DATES:

The new PSP would be launched in Japan , this September while in US & EU around November, December.

At this moment there is nothing confirmed by SONY , so we are dealing with speculation and rumors. Although the recent details unveiled by 1up are realistic we have to wait for the offiicial word. We’ll give you more details when more news is available.

Microsoft was getting cold feat in the social networking arena but it seems they are finally trying to make their presence felt with their new web application Microsoft Vine. Microsoft Vine (not Wine) has launched its beta version in Seattle to test the robustness of their new product.

Microsoft Vine is more like an enhanced and highly localized version of twitter with message and alert system mainly targeted at emergency situations. MS Vine offers a dashboard that helps you keep yourself updated about your locality or any other area of your choice.

On its Map, you will get pointers sharing with you latest news and media information about that specific area. You can also get updates about your Vine contacts in the area through the Vine unique alert system, messaging or through Facebook and Twitter updates.

With MS Vine, you can also create your own groups of friends, family, class mates and of your teams. You can send and receive quick alerts to them through MS Vine. Not only this, you can also share reports with them from your area that you just came across. For example, a major Cyclone is moving towards your way and you saw came to know about it, you can send a quick alert to all your friends. As soon as they read it, you can then send them a detail report to compliment your initial alert. The Dashboard of all your contacts will keep getting updated with the information shared between any group. You can also share your current location and check out your friends current location on the maps.

The Microsoft has made this application for inclusive social network, where you can communicate through all other social networks as well as through your cellphone, fixed line phone and even your special need devices. The purpose of Microsoft is to extent the service to anyone with any means of communication.

Now whats next when this product is finally out in the public after its beta testing? Microsoft has itself answered this question in Microsoft Factsheet,

Over time, the network will provide advanced capabilities to help individuals, communities and organizations work together to fundamentally improve quality of life and be better prepared for any disaster. Grounded in the tools people use today, Microsoft is working to deliver a new generation of software and services that will enable society to self-organize effectively toward a broad range of goals. We call this concept “societal networking.”

The system requirements for MS Vine beta are following:

• Operating system: Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (32-bit edition only), Windows Vista (32-bit or 64-bit editions)
• Processor: 1 GHz or higher Memory: 1 GB of RAM or higher for Windows Vista, 512 MB for Windows XP.
• Hard disk space: 100 MB for Vine and 500 MB for the Microsoft .NET Framework version 3.5 with Service Pack 1
• Resolution: Minimum 1024×768
• Internet connection: Broadband Internet access is required (provided separately); charges may apply
• Browser: Internet Explorer 6 or later, Firefox 3.0 or later
• Graphics or video card: A graphic card with Microsoft DirectX 9 and 128 MB of graphic memory is recommended

In the end, the product is expected to be Free of Charge.

Click below to View:

Product Demo for MS Vine

Microsoft Factsheet for MS Vine

Microsoft Vine Official Website

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