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Getting the Most from Your Mobile Phone Deal

Posted by max On August - 25 - 2009 ADD COMMENTS

mobile_phonesWith so many companies striving for market share at the moment, it seems that there are some seriously good mobile phone deals out there at the moment. The question is how do you choose one that suits you and that isn’t going to cost you a fortune in the long run?

Price comparison sites can help to a certain extent, but you really need to know how many minutes and texts you use per month and furthermore what handset you are interested in. There are more expensive handsets such as the Nokia N97 and for the cheapest Nokia N97 deals you will be looking at spending a minimum of £40.00 per month if you want to get the handset for free.

Alternatively if you wanted to go for a cheaper handset, there is the Nokia 5530. You can get some great value Nokia 5530 deals on the same tariff as the Nokia N97 for half the price. So all in all it really depends on what handset you want and how much you are prepared to pay. One thing to remember is that you will be committed to 18 months usually, so it is wise that you make sure that you can afford the monthly payments for the duration of the contract.

Micromax Q3 Dual SIM Mobile Phone: Nokia E71 Killer

Posted by max On August - 19 - 2009 85 COMMENTS

Micromax India has come up with its new handset Micromax Q3 with a QWERTY keypad for Fast chatting purpose. Its a Dual-Sim handset with a good battery backup, that has good looks as Nokia E71.

Micromax Ezpad Mobile Phone

Micromax Ezpad Mobile Phone

Micromax has come up with Longest battery Life Mobile Phones, Micromax Data card and now they have come up with a new mobile phone, Micromax Q3 (Micromax Ezpad) meant for SMS(chatting) as it has a QWERTY keypad and a wide screen for video viewing.

Micromax Q3(Micromax Ezpad) Features

  • Dual GSM-Dual Standby
  • Qwerty Keypad(ezpad)
  • Preloaded mobile social messenger (Nimbuzz)
  • 1.3MP Camera
  • Multi Format Music Player
  • Stereo FM radio
  • Bluetooth(A2DP)
  • Large SMS & PHB using Photocall
  • Expandable Memory (upto 2GB)

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How to Block Websites in Your Browser?

Posted by max On August - 18 - 2009 ADD COMMENTS

website_blockerThere are times when we want to block website at home or office for some purpose or the other. At home you may want to block websites that are not for children to watch or at some institutions which are to be restricted to be used.

Mozilla Firefox is simply the best browser as it offer multiple Add-ons like Image block and take complete Screen shots and it also has an Adblock. Adblock is a content filter extension. This Adblock is for Mozilla Firefox and Mozila application Suite based web browsers.

This Adblock is mainly used to block advertisements. It also lets users to prevent page elements from being downloaded and displayed. An improved version of the Adblock of Mozilla Firefox is Adblock Plus. Adblock Plus has grown to replace the old Adblock.

Website Block Plugin for Mozilla

Mozilla Firefox also allows you to block websites using the Block site plugin. There are some parental control softwares available on the internet to block websites. You can download such softwares and block websites.

Download Website Add-on Plugin

Tips to Increase Internet Browsing Speed

Posted by max On August - 17 - 2009 1 COMMENT

speed_up_internetFor all those who are using DATA Cards or Mobiles to use Internet will be worried about the Slow speed they get and the amount of Data they have downloaded and has it exceeded their downloading limit as not many Internet Service Providers offer Unlimited Downloading Plans.

So if you want to Increase your Browsing speed then Firstly block the Images to be loaded in your browser. There are times when we visit blogs or websites for the content but it takes time to load due to the images in the background or along with the text. This consumes lots of time and bandwidth and reduces the loading speed.

To increase internet browsing speed you need to block un-necessary material like background images, audio files, videos etc that consumes large bandwidth.

Image Blocker

This can be done within the browser itself by adjusting the options or the same job through a Firefox Add-on called Image Block 3.5. Image Block Add-on displays a button which would allow you to block/allow loading of images on websites.

So follow this and speed up dial up connection and enjoy fast speed internet connection.

Download Firefox Image Block Add-on.

TATA GSM Service Available in More India States with Cheap Offers

Posted by max On August - 15 - 2009 6 COMMENTS

TATA DOCOMO the TATA GSM Service launched in some states of India and now TATA GSM services are also available in Mumbai, Maharashtra, Goa, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh and is expected to arrive shortly in other states too.

TATA GSM Offers

TATA GSM Offers

TATA GSM offers the cheapest call rates and that is why it is anticipated in other states of India. Now TATA has come up with more attractive features for Reduced Call Rates and Attractive SMS Plans.

You can get new TATA GSM connection in just Rs.49 with a Lifetime validity and you can’t ask for more i guess. TATA GSM is also offering Free Miss call Alert service that informs you who called you when your mobile was off or out of coverage.

TATA GSM Special Offers

TATA GSM Special Offers

TATA GSM also offers many value added services in the form of USSD Services.

TATA GSM Value Added Services:

TATA GSM Value Added Services

TATA GSM Value Added Services

Amazing Folding Bike by Mercedes-Benz

Posted by max On August - 15 - 2009 1 COMMENT

mercedes-benz-folding-bikeMercedes the great Auto manufacturer has produced some of the best Luxury cars and other sporting automobiles, and now they have come up with an amazing vehicle in the form of Folding Bike.

FoldingBike is one of the products from the luxury car maker of Germany. This high-tech bike is built in partnership with ADP engineering GMbH a company which is very well known for its handcrafted Rotwild brand of cycles. This cycle is basically built to satisfy the need of every astute customers of Mercedes Benz.

This high tech bike perfectly matches the mobility needs of today’s era.   This bike is very perfect for flexible use in the city as it can be unfolded within seconds. The patented mechanism makes it easy for the users to fold the bike in stages. The users don’t have to be worried about getting their hand dirty while folding the bike as in just one move the front and rear wheels can be folded. This bike just measures 800 x 800 x 280 millimeters.

Steps in Unlocking iPhone 3G OS 3.0 With UltraSn0w

Posted by max On August - 15 - 2009 ADD COMMENTS

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Apple iPhone is the largest selling GSM handset in the world but by default it comes locked with the Telecomm service provider like AT&T in US and Airtel or Vodafone in India. iPhone needs to be unlocked to be used with other service providers then the default.

These are instructions on how to software unlock the iPhone 3GS with OS 3.0 for use with any GSM cell phone carrier. Before you can follow these instructions you must have a jailbroken iPhone if you haven’t jailbreaked your iPhone 3G then follow our Guide to Jailbreak iPhone 3G OS 3.0 With RedSn0w on Windows Mac For unlocking your iPhone UltraSn0w, a soft unlock payload from iPhone Dev Team is using.

UltraSn0w is a small daemon that is launched on boot.  It injects the payload at boot and also whenever there is a baseband reset.  You won’t notice anything about it other than that your third-party sim now works. Once you have a Jailbreaked iPhone then you can use these easy steps to Unlock your iPhone.

Step One : Press to launch Cydia Installer from your SpringBoard.

step1Step Two : Press to select the Manage tab at the bottom of the screen.

Step Three : Press to select the large Sources button

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Step Four : Press the Edit button at the top right of the screen.

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Step Five : Press the Add button at the top left of the screen.

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Step Six : Enter http://repo666.ultrasn0w.com/ as the source url and press the Add Source button.

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Step Seven : Once the source has been added press the large Return to Cydia button.

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Step Eight : Press the Done button at the top right of the screen.

Step Nine : Press to select http://repo666.ultrasn0w.com/ from the list of user entered sources.

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Step Ten: Press to select ultrasn0w from the list of packages.

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Step Eleven : Press the Install button at the top right of the screen.

Step Twelve : Press the Confirm button at the top right of the screen.

Step Thirteen : After installation completes successfully press the large Return to Cydia button.
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Step Fourteen : Now press the Home button then power off and power on the iPhone. You do this by holding down the power button for 3 seconds then moving the power slider that appears to the right. Press the power button again to turn on the phone.

Step Fifteen : You should now be able to insert the SIM of your choice!

Amazing Images of Moon,Mars and Space from Google Earth

Posted by max On August - 7 - 2009 ADD COMMENTS

Almost everyone have accessed Google Earth to view a site on Earth but it has gone too far now. Now you can even visit moon, mars and outer space from Google Earth. The toolbar on top of Google Earth Allows you to select various options and you can even select the option among Earth, Moon, Sky and Mars.

So now you can even make a tour, not just a world tour but even outside our world with the help of Google Earth just by sitting at your home. So download the latest version of Google earth and enjoy this amazing experience.

Surface of Moon in Google Earth

Surface of Moon in Google Earth

Landmarks on Moon

Landmarks on Moon

Day and Night on Moon

Day and Night on Moon

Sky view

Sky view

Constellations in Space

Constellations in Space

Sun Signs

Sun Signs

View of Mars

View of Mars

Surface and Landmarks on Mars

Surface and Landmarks on Mars

Spot on Mars's Surface

Spot on Mars's Surface

Amazing Future Mobile Phone Designs: Images

Posted by max On August - 5 - 2009 4 COMMENTS

Mobile Phones have become popular in the past decade and mobile phones manufacturers have significantly shown their creativity in the designs of Mobile Phones.

So here are some of the Most Amazing Mobile Phone Designs that you could ever imagine.

Samsung Brix

Samsung Brix

Benq Snake Mobile Phone

Benq Snake Mobile Phone

Duo Mobile Phone

Duo Mobile Phone

Egg Mobile Phone

Egg Mobile Phone

Google Vision

Google Vision

Pen Concept Mobile

Pen Concept Mobile

Glass Mobile

Glass Mobile

Pen Knife Mobile

Pen Knife Mobile

iLap Laptop Cooling Stand for Better Working with Laptop

Posted by max On August - 4 - 2009 ADD COMMENTS

ilap_cooling_padKeeping your Laptop cool is a big task as due to the tasks performed by laptops these days they tend to get heat up. There are some Laptop Cooling Pads for this purpose that will cool down your Laptops without having to stop working.

Laptop cooling pads have fans to cool your laptop down and prevent them from damage caused due to heating of internal elements. Now comes a new Cooling Pad, the “iLap” which is equipped with many advanced features that will make your laptop remain cool.

As the name signifies Laptops are made to work by putting them the Laps but this causes laptops to get heated from bottom as they don’t get air and even out laps do get a little warmer by working with laptop for long durations.

iLap Laptop Cooling Pads are specially designed to allow cool air to cool the laptop from bottom and the design is such that it makes it really easier to work on laptop for longer period without getting tired quickly.

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iLap Design Effects

There are two designes: One for Lap work and the other for Desk Work. They are designed to put less stress on your body parts while working with laptop. Look at the image to get the idea. This is really a good option for you if you wrrk for longer periods on your laptop.

Google Worshipped by Google God Aarti

Posted by max On August - 4 - 2009 4 COMMENTS

google_aartiAarti is a combination of sentences mainly in a rhyming form made by the devotees to worship Gods in India. Aarti is a tribute to God, its similar to prayers but the difference is that mostly Aarti is performed with Lights, mantras and Fire.

But the impact of technology is on this thing too as IT guys are performing an Aarti. Well the difference is that their God is “Google” and why not, its the best search engine and also provide multiple helpful applications from Gmail, Google Translater Toolkit, Google Latitude, Earning Opportunities and many more.

Here is the Aarti about Google:

Om Jai Google Hare !!
Swami Om Jai Google hare
Programmers ke sankat, Developers ke Sankat,
Click main door kare!!
Om Jai Google Hare !!

Jo Dhyawe vo pawe,
dukh bin se man ka, Swami dukh bin se man ka,
Homepage ki sampatti lawe, Homework ki sampatti karave
kasht mite work ka,
Swami Om Jai Google hare!!

Tum puran search engine
Tum hi internet yaami, Swami Tum hi internet yaami
Par karo hamari Salari, Par karo hamari apprisal,
Tum dunia ke swami,
Swami Om Jai Google hare.

Tum information ke saagar,
Tum palan karta, swami Tum palan karta,
Main moorakh khalkamii, Main Searcher tum Server-ami
Tum karta dhartaa !!
Swami Om Jai Google hare!!

Din bandhu dukh harta,
tum rakshak mere, Swami tum thakur mere,
Apni search dikhaao, sare reasearch karao
Site par khada mein tere,
Swami Om Jai Google hare!!

Google devta ki aarti jo koi programmer gaawe,
Swami jo koi bhi programmer gaawe,
Kehet SUN swami, MS hari har swami,
Manwaanchhit fal paawe.
Swami Om Jai Google hare.

Google Aarti Words

Google Aarti Words

How to Use Free Internet on Airtel Mobile

Posted by max On August - 3 - 2009 8 COMMENTS

airtelNowadays everyone has a mobile phone and most people access or surf internet with their mobile phones by either Pay per use plan or some monthly plan with fix charges but now you can use free internet with your Airtel connection.

For using Free Internet with Airtel GPRS we make use of two mobile browser softwares,Teashark and UCweb . Teashrk is Sony Ericsson’s native mobile browser , but can be used in almost all Java supported mobile devices . UCweb is another popular mobile browser .

How to use Free GPRS on Airtel

  • Now you need to download and install Teashark and Ucweb browsers.
  • Now on settings , select access point as Airtel live.
  • The normal rates of GPRS through Airtel live is 30pisa/50 kb. But amazing thing is that when browsed through these browsers, Airtel GPRS is completely free and you won’t be charged.

If there is any problem with Teashark browser, use UCweb. Airtel GPRS works perfectly on UCweb browser . If you experience any difficulties on page load , clear you browser cache and try again. But do check the balance after few mins as a precaution.

Nokia CSeries Mobile Phones News

Posted by max On August - 3 - 2009 ADD COMMENTS

nokia_cseriesNokia is a mobile giant and has produced many handsets of multiple styles and features over the years. Nokia N series mobile phones dominated the market with its music and camera features. Nokia E series have high multimedia, mailing, and office utility features and therefore are quiet popular.

Now there is a news about the launch of a new series of mobile phones, the C series. C is expected to represent Computers. According to a news Nokia is already in hand held mobile internet device market through the launch of Nokia internet tablets based on Maemo Linux.

The recent trend of netbook computers affected the sales of Eseries and Nseries smartphones . So we think Nokia is looking for an early entry into netbook market through Cseries devices. Cseries is likely to be powered by Maemo Linux or Android mobile OS. More updates on Cseries will be available after Nokia World in September of this year.

BSNL Offers Free Roaming all over Haryana

Posted by max On August - 3 - 2009 ADD COMMENTS

bsnl_logoA good news for all the BSNL Haryana users as now they can enjoy free roaming in complete Haryana Region including Chandigarh, Faridabad, Mohali, Gurgaon and Panchkula.

Previously BSNL Haryana users have to pay roaming charges in these districts which are in Delhi NCR and Near Punjab but now these regions will be roaming free for BSNL Haryana users.

Other Telecom users may have to wait till this facility is provided to them but till then you will have to pay the usual roaming charges.

Technology Shocks: US file-sharer gets $700,000 fine

Posted by max On August - 2 - 2009 ADD COMMENTS

filesWell as we all know that piracy is a crime and distributing media like movies and songs is illegal. But most of us keep on doing it and break rules without even bothering to think that we may get caught. Now we must be aware of these things as there is a case in US where a guy has been fined $700,000 for File Sharing.

A US student has been ordered to pay $675,000 (£404,000) to four record labels for breaking copyright laws after sharing music online.

The Boston University student, Joel Tenenbaum, had admitted in court that he had downloaded and distributed 30 songs at issue in the case.

It is the second such case to go to trial in the US.

In the first case, a woman in Minneapolis was ordered to pay $1.92m for sharing 24 songs.

On Friday, the jury ordered Mr Tenebaum to pay $22,500 for each infringement. The maximum that he could have been fined was $4.5m.

Following the ruling, he said he was glad the fine had not been in the millions.

“That to me sends a message of ‘We considered your side with some legitimacy’,” he said, according to the Associated Press news agency.

Fined $700,000

Fined $700,000

But his lawyer said the verdict was not fair and that he planned to appeal.

Loved technology’

Mr Tenenbaum used a computer at his parents’ home and at his college to download and distribute digital files.

Prosecutors working on behalf of the record labels focused on 30 shared songs.

Under US law, the recording companies are entitled to $750 to $30,000 per infringement.

However, the jury can raise the amount to $150,000 per track if it finds the infringements were wilful – a matter that they will debate now that the judge has ruled Mr Tenenbaum violated copyright laws.

In the Minnesota case, the jury awarded $80,000 per song.

On the stand, Mr Tenenbaum admitted that he had downloaded more than 800 songs since 1999 and that he had lied in pre-trial proceedings when he suggested that other family members of friends may have been responsible for downloading songs to his computer.

“I used the computer. I uploaded, I downloaded music,” he told the court under questioning from his own lawyer, Charles Nesson.

He said he had used Napster and then Kazaa to download the files.

“It was like this giant library in front of you,” he said.

In opening remarks on Tuesday, Mr Tenenbaum’s lawyer said he “was a kid who did what kids do and loved technology and loved music”.

Recording companies had been slow to adapt to the internet, he added.

But prosecutors argued that file-sharers take a significant toll on the revenues for artists and others involved in music

‘Got off easy’

The recording industry has recently changed its tactics in file-sharing cases, preferring to settle quickly for much smaller amounts.

However, cases such as those against Mr Tenenbaum, which were already filed, are proceeding to trial.

The four recording labels involved in the case are subsidiaries of Universal Music, Warner Music and Sony.

Kevin Cullen of the Boston Globe said Mr Tenenbaum had “got off easy” compared to the Minnesota case.

“I went through the song list of what he was actually convicted of downloading and my favourite one was Beck’s Loser,” he told BBC News.

Source: BBC News

Searching People made easy with People Search Engines

Posted by max On August - 1 - 2009 2 COMMENTS

people_searchAlmost everyone uses Search Engines to find information on the Internet and they do give the best possible results to the person searching the information. But what if you want to search some of your old friends or relatives? In that case there are special search engines People Search Engines.

People search Engines are specially made to search information regarding people by their name, email id etc and you can get complete information about them. You can search your school friends, relatives or any person without have to ask any detective agency or contacting some common friends to gather information.

Wink People Search Engine

Wink People Search Engine

There are many People Search Engines that can give you the information regarding the person you are looking for. You can search a person with his/her name, email id, phone number and many other search options. Wink People Search and PIPL People search are the most popular People Search Engines and you can search your friends right now.

PIPL Search Engine

PIPL Search Engine

Downloading Torrent Files Through Limewire is Illegal

Posted by max On August - 1 - 2009 2 COMMENTS

Almost everyone uses Internet these days and we tend to download lots of stuff from Internet. There has been a question that “using Limewire is illegal”? Is this true? Well if it is then you may get your Internet connection banned by the ISP.

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World’s Largest iPod

Posted by max On August - 1 - 2009 ADD COMMENTS

Apple iPod has become so popular that there are lots of models being launched since its first release. But if you are looking for a bigger iPod then you may have known then here is one for you.

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Free Website Hosting Service with cPanel

Posted by max On August - 1 - 2009 ADD COMMENTS

Websites are growing in number and everyone is looking for good website hosting service to host their websites. There are many reliable Hosting providers like Hostgator and Hostpapa, but if you are new then you may need a cheap Website Hosting Service.

But how about a company that offers you completely free web hosting service? Yes you are right, a completely free website hosting service provider. Here is a company that provides 100% free website hosting service with really good add-on features:

free_web_hostingDisk Space : 1500Mb
Bandwidth : 100Gb/Month
MySQL Databases : 2
Custom Control Panel
Fantastico De Luxe 1-Click Autoinstaller

cPanel or Control Panel enables you to control your websites easily but most free web hosting providers don’t provide you with a control panel but this company does, which is an awesome thing. There won’t be any ads on your hosting account which happens in most cases.

The company is providing this service for free because it has a paid service too, which the users may buy when their needs increases and they are satisfied with the company’s services.

So what are you waiting for? Just signup now and get going.

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