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Sony Ericsson Launches W980, a new Walkman Phone 2008-02-11 02:33:13 It seems like it is whole day of Sony Ericsson, they have launched so many models in a single day. This one is the most power packed and full of so many damn good features. A new addition to their Walkman series of phones. This one has got the most excellent sound juice for the audiophiles. The Sony Ericsson W980 is flipper sporting a decent sized external screen, 8GB of internal memory, an FM transmitter and video streaming to name a few. You can also “play the Music” right from the external screen without opening the phone. Other things include all the regular stuff like the 3.2 Mega Pixel camera, 3.2x digital zoom, Picture blogging, Video blogging, PlayNow, Auto Rotating screen, PictBridge printing and yes, NetFront web Browser. Below are the full specs: • Polyphonic ringtones • Speakerphone • Vibrating alert • Video calling • Email • Picture messaging (MMS) • Predictive text input • Sound recorder • Text messaging (SMS) • Navigation key • Picture ... Sony

Holland to get homes that can float 2008-02-08 23:13:59 What would you do If 20% of your country is below Sea Level and there is also a concern of Global warming. Build homes that can float! Right? Well thats what Dutch architects are going to do. Build homes that can float. The country is already 20 % below sea level, and rising sea levels are also a big concern. They have redesigning the whole country so that it can float on water. The houses are being build with rigid, airtight foundations so that they can float with rising water. The pipes are designed so that they can stay connected to electric and sewer lines even with movement. ...

In Brief: How you can Turn Your Wi-Fi Mobile into a Router 2008-02-07 05:04:45 I know that you can do things like this with your Windows Mobile phone, but what we are talking about here is a Nokia Phone. If your Nokia S60 (that is symbian, series 60) mobile phone is Wi-Fi enabled, then you can easily convert it into Wi-Fi Router. You just need to install an app called JoikuSpot. This application is free but they might be planning to give it away for a fee in the future. So, grab your Joiku’s now. For its working, it uses your 3G data connection as a source, then routes it via its (Nokia’s) integrated Wi-Fi. The best part is that the ‘hotspot’ will be battery powered as your Mobile Phone. Thanks The Reg for finding this marvel. ...

Nokia N82 now comes in black color 2008-02-06 05:43:27 It has been a while ago that the Nokia launched their best ever Phone Model, aka Nokia 82. But it was available only in Silver color. The Silver version of Nokia N82 was also good, but nothing can match a black cell phone. This one is my favorite Model of Nokia. The specs have remain unchanged, only the Black color has been added to the Model. This makes it even better than the Silver Model. Here are its specs and features if you are still unknown of them: Weight: 4.02 oz (114 g) Modes: GSM 850 / GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900 WCDMA 2100 WCDMA 2100 (some versions only) Dimensions: 4.41″ x 1.98″ x 0.68″ (112 x 50 x 17.3 mm) Form Factor: Bar Internal Antenna Display Type: LCD (Color TFT/TFD) Colors: 16.7 million (24-bit) Resolution: 240 x 320 pixels 2.4 inches Platform / OS: S60 (Symbian) 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 1 Processor: 33 ... Nokia

Starry Night Bed will change the way you sleep 2008-02-03 23:36:14 A recent Reader poll at Problogger revealed that the best time bloggers prefer to blog is at night, in the bed. So, what else can be more rocking for bloggers than a bed with internet connectivity. That is not all. There are more features in this bed than just internet connectivity. This wired Starry Night Bed comes with sensors, temperature controls, home theater etc. Mark Quinn, group executive vice president of sales and marketing at Leggett and Platt in Carthage, Mo. said about the bed that “No one in the bedding industry has ever put so much technology into a bed or sleep system. It’s a first for us, and a first for the industry,” If a person can not sleep at night, the vibration sensors of the bed detect his snoring patterns, tossing and turning, and breathing. If it observes that you are snoring, it will automatically elevate the bed’s head seven degrees to open airwaves and if it can’t observe any snoring, it will return to its original position ...

Why Yahoo should not sell itself to Microsoft 2008-02-03 02:42:11 This is the saddest moment of this year so far. Microsoft is going to buy Yahoo for $44.6 billion. What can be more unexciting and bogus than this that the software giant is going to piss off another great web service. When they acquired Hotmail quite sometime ago, I knew that this was the end of the best mail service of that time. I consequently moved to yahoo mail. Now that MS again wants to ruin another great service, I am like lost in the desert, not knowing where to switch now. When next time I open my Yahoo mail account, I don’t want to see “Your Browser Does not support Yahoo Mail, Use IE7″. Or when I try to upload pictures to my Flickr account, it will say, “We don’t Support Linux, use Windows”. Why can’t Microsoft leave everybody alone. If they think that they, when merging Yahoo with them, can give google a tough competition, then they are wrong. Heads up for google here, they are much ahead than both of them together. ... Microsoft  Yahoo

How to Make your Videos Youtube friendly 2008-01-28 00:56:00 A lot of people keep asking me that why are some videos on Youtube Gorgeous and the others just crap. When I tell them that it is the Video compression, they get to roll their eyes on me. I tell them that Video compression just does not mean that you compress the size of your videos to make them fit into a 256 MB USB pen Drive. Video compression can mean anything from decreasing the size of your video to optimising it for the best quality possible. I won’t get into a discussion about the Video Compression here. You can always read Wikipedia for that. What I am trying to do here is to tell you that if you upload videos to youtube regularly, these tips will let you make that experience much more simple, charming and will also make your videos much more Viewable. Convert your videos If you have recorded the video on you mobile or recorded it from TV, there are 99% chances that it is in the format that no editing software or Video Uploading site will support. So, you need to conve ... Youtube

How to Make your Videos Youtube friendly 2008-01-28 00:26:00 A lot of people keep asking me that why are some videos on Youtube Gorgeous and the others just crap. When I tell them that it is the Video compression, they get to roll their eyes on me. I tell them that Video compression just does not mean that you compress the size of your videos to make them fit into a 256 MB USB pen Drive. Video compression can mean anything from decreasing the size of your video to optimising it for the best quality possible. I won't get into a discussion about the Video Compression here. You can always read Wikipedia for that. What I am trying to do here is to tell you that if you upload videos to youtube regularly, these tips will let you make that experience much more simple, charming and will also make your videos much more Viewable. Convert your videos If you have recorded the video on you mobile or recorded it from TV, there are 99% chances that it is in the format that no editing software or Video Uploading site will support. So, you need to conve ... Youtube

How to Make your Videos Youtube friendly 2008-01-28 00:26:00 A lot of people keep asking me that why are some videos on Youtube Gorgeous and the others just crap. When I tell them that it is the Video compression, they get to roll their eyes on me. I tell them that Video compression just does not mean that you compress the size of your videos to make them fit into a 256 MB USB pen Drive. Video compression can mean anything from decreasing the size of your video to optimising it for the best quality possible. I won't get into a discussion about the Video Compression here. You can always read Wikipedia for that. What I am trying to do here is to tell you that if you upload videos to youtube regularly, these tips will let you make that experience much more simple, charming and will also make your videos much more Viewable. Convert your videos If you have recorded the video on you mobile or recorded it from TV, there are 99% chances that it is in the format that no editing software or Video Uploading site will support. So, you need to conve ... Youtube

How to Backup your critical data 2008-01-22 00:16:00 If you are a software junkie like me, you might have had nightmares about you losing all your data you have been collecting all these years. There have been times when I have lost a bunch of software I had downloaded. But nothing like this happens now. Why? Because Backup Platinum backs up all my data automatically. All I had to do was to download the software, buy the license key and schedule the backups. Backup platinum also lets you backup to DVD or CD. Which means that you can backup your data to a rewritable DVD and forget about it then. And if someday you lose even a single file of your data, restoring it is as easy as a mouse click. 128-bit encryption with Blowfish and multichoice ZIP compression will help you make your backup small and simple. This software also has an ability to backup your data to FTP or LAN. Meaning you can also store you data online or in any computer on your network. With Built-in CD/DVD engine, you can erase the rewritable disk before burning and automati ...

How to Backup your critical data 2008-01-21 23:46:00 If you are a software junkie like me, you might have had nightmares about you losing all your data you have been collecting all these years. There have been times when I have lost a bunch of software I had downloaded. But nothing like this happens now. Why? Because Backup Platinum backs up all my data automatically. All I had to do was to download the software, buy the license key and schedule the backups. Backup platinum also lets you backup to DVD or CD. Which means that you can backup your data to a rewritable DVD and forget about it then. And if someday you lose even a single file of your data, restoring it is as easy as a mouse click. 128-bit encryption with Blowfish and multichoice ZIP compression will help you make your backup small and simple. This software also has an ability to backup your data to FTP or LAN. Meaning you can also store you data online or in any computer on your network. With Built-in CD/DVD engine, you can erase the rewritable disk before burning and automati ...

40+ Plugins for Windows Live Writer 2008-01-20 06:19:00 When I was first introduced to Windows live writer by my friend, I was pretty excited to see a brand new Offline blogging software and one of the best of its kind. When i downloaded Windows live writer, I spent a whole day with it and played with all its features. Now that I know each and every feature of it, I am looking for plugins that can enhance it more. I have found some of them and thought to share them with you today. Here are the best ones for you. If you are not familliar with Windows live writer yet, you can read a review of windows live writer or download it. Feed Reader Plugin for Windows Live Writer 1.5.1.5 Lets you insert an article from an RSS feed. Snipping Tool integration Plugin for Windows Live Writer 1.0 Integrates Windows Snipping Tool into Windows Live Writer Gamer Card Writer Plugin for Windows Live Writer 1.1 The Gamer Card Writer Plugin inserts a gamer card into your post. Insert a Bible Verse Plugin for Windows Live Writer 1.0 Inserts an ESV ...

40+ Plugins for Windows Live Writer 2008-01-20 05:49:00 When I was first introduced to Windows live writer by my friend, I was pretty excited to see a brand new Offline blogging software and one of the best of its kind. When i downloaded Windows live writer, I spent a whole day with it and played with all its features. Now that I know each and every feature of it, I am looking for plugins that can enhance it more. I have found some of them and thought to share them with you today. Here are the best ones for you. If you are not familliar with Windows live writer yet, you can read a review of windows live writer or download it. Feed Reader Plugin for Windows Live Writer 1.5.1.5 Lets you insert an article from an RSS feed. Snipping Tool integration Plugin for Windows Live Writer 1.0 Integrates Windows Snipping Tool into Windows Live Writer Gamer Card Writer Plugin for Windows Live Writer 1.1 The Gamer Card Writer Plugin inserts a gamer card into your post. Insert a Bible Verse Plugin for Windows Live Writer ...

20+ Effective SEO tips for Webmasters 2008-01-16 06:23:00 Almost all blogs/ websites speak of SEO but little do they tell about it. I myself shuffled through hundreds of sites to know more about SEO but all they tell you is to use the keywords you want to rank for, as many time as you can. While I except it is very important for SEO but there are still many other things you want to know when designing a niche site and when Search engine optimising it. When designing niche sites, your only 3 objectives to know/do are: How competitive is it. IE: If you type 2 or 3 keywords into google of your niche, and you see 80 million other pages, then ranking on first page for that niche is highly unlikely. Of course it’s possible, but that would imply for you get into SEO learning 24/7. Of course we don’t have time for that right! Decide what keyword phrase you want to rank high for. What I mean by this is: What would uncle Sam have to type into Google so that your site is seen on first page? Let’s suppose your niche site is about &# ...

20+ Effective SEO tips for Webmasters 2008-01-16 05:53:00 Almost all blogs/ websites speak of SEO but little do they tell about it. I myself shuffled through hundreds of sites to know more about SEO but all they tell you is to use the keywords you want to rank for, as many time as you can. While I except it is very important for SEO but there are still many other things you want to know when designing a niche site and when Search engine optimising it. When designing niche sites, your only 3 objectives to know/do are:How competitive is it. IE: If you type 2 or 3 keywords into google of your niche, and you see 80 million other pages, then ranking on first page for that niche is highly unlikely. Of course it's possible, but that would imply for you get into SEO learning 24/7. Of course we don't have time for that right! Decide what keyword phrase you want to rank high for. What I mean by this is: What would uncle Sam have to type into Google so that your site is seen on first page? Let's suppose your niche site is about "how to teach ...