Nokia Lumia 920 - game changer for nokia?

Lumia 920

Game changer for Nokia?

With almost stocks out and Nokia Lumia 920 selling 2nd most at amazon with AT&T, sell out apparently in complete U.S. and Europe, it must be perceived that Lumia has turned the table for Nokia. But however many analysts still do doubt that. 

However, estimates say that Nokia will be ending up the 4th quarter with approximately 7 million windows 8 devices sold up, which seems to be good buissness. Apart the magical 10 million mark will also not be the mere hypothesis for nokia, who was once the unbeatable ruler of mobile phone industry.

However, lumia is so far launched only in US and Europe, it is still to hit middle east, and Indian subcontinent, where Nokia still holds grounds by name. Hitting a 10 million sale mark will be a good recovery for once almost broke giant.

iPad 4 - Reveiw

iPad 4

Rivew

Apple once known for its secrecy and consistency is loosing a bit now. Three tablets in an year is more than anybody asked. May be Apple is trying to be very much experimenting these days. However, the tablet market is still the dynasty of Apple.

Loaded with:

• 9.7" LED-backlit IPS LCD touchscreen, 2048 x 1536 pixels; scratch-resistant, oleophobic coating
• Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n connectivity, carrier-dependent hotspot support
• Optional LTE connectivity (data only)
• Optional GPS with A-GPS and GLONASS support (for the 3G model only)
• Apple A6X SoC with 1 GHz dual-core processor
• PowerVR SGX554MP4 quad-core GPU
• 1GB of RAM
• iOS 6.0 with iCloud support and activation
• 16/32/64GB of inbuilt storage
• 652 grams of weight (662 grams for the LTE version)
• Bluetooth 4.0
• Lightning USB port
• 11,560 mAh battery
• Accelerometer, compass and three-axis gyro-sensor
• 5MP auto-focus camera
• 1080p video recording at 30fps
• 1.2MP secondary camera capable of FaceTime HD calls
• Four and five-finger gestures
• 1080p TV-output with the Apple Digital AV Adapter (purchased separately for $39), 720p video streaming
• Supports magnetic cases

Missed

• iTunes still required for uploading most of the content
• Reflective screen struggles outdoors
• No standard USB port
• No stereo speakers
• No GPS receiver in the Wi-Fi version
• No memory card slot
• Lack of basic iOS apps - stocks, clock, calculator, voice memos

Verdict:

Only few changes, practically much like its previous version, but hope apple's card run.

htc butterfly sells out

HTC Butterfly

Sells out in style

Seems like HTC has to addon the shipments of its wonderful beauty HTC butterfly that retails as DROID DNA, for verizon in U.S. Firstly HTC put the whole world into shoch by launching the first 5" complete 1080p device, while others were busy just announcing them. This device comes with a glorious super LCD 3 capacitive touch screen with 16M colors, and amazing 1080p fullHD display and 441 ppi pixel density. 

This wonderful beast gets its boost from a powerful Quad core 1.5 GHz Krait procesor and Adreno GPU. It contains an 8 mp primary cam which is equipped with autofocus and enhanced by a LED flash by its side. It can simultaneously record HD videos and click pictures.

Loaded with all these wonderful specs, this device surely seems to be worth spending around $175 to $350, which HTC thinks that would appeal young and those who are upgrading from their feature phones to smartphones.  

BlackBerry - is OS10 going to bring some life?

BlackBerry

Is OS 10 Going to Bring Life?

BlackBerry was once the other name for smart phones. But in recent years, with the arrival of Apple's iphone and Samsung running on Android, smartphone industry has transformed, and so is the leadership. Now the new leaders of this dimension of smartphone industry are apple and samsung, which are among one of the every 2 smartphone sold globally.

However, with its release of its latest version of OS10 with a new smartphone, RIM is seeking some breadth underneath. It claims that in order to stand along its competitors, its new OS has gone into revolutions, and sources reveal that  RIM has finally given away its keyboard and has decided to come with a full touch screen variant only. 

Although BlackBerry has gone outdated, but its name is sold. People still love to have a BB in their hands. May be RIM is counting on that reputation this time.

RIM quietly teases its upcoming BlackBerry OS 10 smartphone, by just revealing half of its back, with its top left just showing camera and middle somewhere the blackberry signature mark.With its official launch on JAN-30-2013,  let this be a lucky charm to RIM and BlackBerry may get a new life.

blackberry OS10 smartphone teaser

 This is how RIM is teasing about.

ASUS padfone 2

ASUS Padfone 2

Press shot released

Announced officially in back October this year, ASUS Padfone is all set to release. But prior to its release, more and more leaks are being released, giving the waiting intellectual population more curiosity. 

Previously it was believed that this gadget is only available in black color, but recent leaks show ASUS Padfone 2 in WHITE. A chinese press blog, named VR-Zone surfaced these series of clicks, showing it in white. the phone also shares the same shade.

ASUS Padfone 2 features a 4.7" super IPS + LCD capacitive touch screen, with gorgeous resolution of 720x1280 pixels, with 312 ppi pixel density. 

It is powered by powerful 
Qualcomm MDM215m/APQ8064 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait processor, Adreno 320 GPU and 2 GB RAM.

As far as sowtware is concerned, it comes loaded with android v4.0 ice cream sandwich. rumours claim that users have to wait for a month at least for its 4.1 upgrade, however, nothing has made official.

HTC Droid DNA

HTC DROID DNA

The Mighty Hulk

Smartphones have their special significance, to be smart. These days smartness in terms of  smartphones is very much determined by its operating system. And this particular domain is ruled by Android. 

HTC DROID DNA is a wonderful gadget powered with world's one out of most powerful operating systems, Android v4.1 Jelly Bean. The name is enough. This device is a perfect combination of hardware and software integration. 

The HTC DROID DNA is rather a big phone with a 5 inch super LCD3 capacitive touch screen, which powers the amazing resolution of 1080x1920 pixels and 441 pixel density.

This hulk is powered by Quad Core 1.5 GHz Krait processor with 2GB ram, 8MP camera, TV output, Corning gorilla glass 2 and a lot more feautres, which you can only experience while using this beauty.

OPPO Find 5

OPPO FIND 5

Zeus entering

Seems like an alien cruising in into the international smartphone market and significantly marking its position as the most wonderful gadget, this 5" display android 4.1 preloaded, seems to be the most powerful smartphone in the scene. Apart from its powerful  1.5 Ghz Qualcomm's APQ8064 quad core chipset with 2 Gb RAM, it has the wonderful aluminium unibody design and thickness of merely 6.9 mm. It is packed with a 12 mp camera which do not bulges at all. The elegance, style, beauty and power has never been integrated like this before.

LUMIA 920

Nokia's brightest show Lumia 920

Nokia's latest breed, it's flagship one NOKIA LUMIA 920 must be stealing the show this time. Lumia 920 is equipped with the most advanced display ever in any mobile device so far. Powered by new Windows operating system. Although it lacks it's app store for time being, but the efforts being poured in by Microsoft and the app developers particularly interested in this OS. The 4.5" Pure Motion HD+  IPS display, with the deepest blacks we have seen so far. The screen also responds to fingernails and gloves, which reduces your irritation and adds up to its cool. Adding a cherry on the top, it is the fastest screen so far... Just touch this baby and feel amazed and fall in love with the display of this amazing baby of finnish giant. Nokia claims that this screen is impossible to scratch. A smartphone smart enough.

The finnish Giant is once again better at what it is best in, camera. The 8.7 MP pure view camera surely puts it head and shoulders above the rest. Already ahead of iphone 5 and samsung s3 in low light performance, its capturing is unmatched. The video recording by its rear cam is amazing 1080p @ 30 fps. The secondary cam aslo records the stunning 720p videos @ 30fps. The stunning feature of optical image stabilization or OIS will add up to the party.

CONCLUSION: Trust the trusted NOKIA and enjoy the most amazing hardware with fastest developing software. Let your fingers be amazed about holding the one of most sexiest gadget of its time.

LG Nexus 4

LG Nexus 4 - a sure game changer

Seems like LG is also gonna join the party of smartphones, with its cake known as "LG nexus 4". Recently we have seen that the smartphone market has been a fortune turner for most of the high level corporate giants. This market made "apple inc." the ultimate ruler and "samsung" the new face of smartphone. However these samartphones were powered by some really wonderful operating systems like android by google and ios.

Again its android but no samsung or apple in the scene. This time its LG, the south korean multinational electronic giant is in the scene with its baby. Nexus 4 is sure to give a tuff fight to already existing android powered phones and also the iphones and nokia's  life saver lumia 920. here is that beautiful baby..

LG nexus 4

specs

• LG nexus 4 is a premium smartphone from google
• It runs stock android 4.2 jelly bean OS
• Contains 4.7" capacitive touch screen
• 1.5 Ghz quad core processor
• 2 GB ram
• 8 MP primary cam and 1.3 MP secondary cam
• 2100mAh battery
• 321 ppi pixel density
• 8 GB or 16 GB internal memory

all these feature pack up this device as a sure competitor in the smartphone market. a heavy one for prevailing champion, S3. And the price that it would worth in india is 25000 rupees only.

hope that its gonna do some rock-n-roll in the streets surely. hoping for the best :)

windows security- how to set a strong password

How to set a strong password

Passwords act as a wall between your private data and the world online. There could be anything behind your password that you don't want to share at all. Password keeps all that data safe. But sometimes people do predict your password and access all your personnel junk.. and that situation is ridiculous. Here are few points which can help you to set a strong password

•  Always use a unique, alpha-numeric password for all your important accounts. 
• Keep the password long and make sure it is alpha-numeric which means it should have combination of letters, numerals, symbols and, of course, it should be case sensitive. The minimum length of your password should be at least eight characters. What many people do not know is that you can also include spaces in between the characters.
  For an eight character long password, after all the possible combinations, there are 6 quadrillion possibilities which is quite hard to guess. 
• Make sure that your password does not contain your user name, real name or company name and also it is not a complete word. The other way is to reverse the order of the characters. For example, Hell0u2@ can also be written as @2u0lleH which is a strong password. Though it is not necessarily the best option, but still better than keeping words the way they are spelt. 
• It is always advisable to keep changing your passwords regularly and also making sure that password recovery options are safe and up-to-date in case you forget (which will happen often!).

so by following these steps u are making your stuffs more safer than before, and less compromising with your privacy

New Windows 8

New about Windows 8

Windows 8 is the reimagining of Windows, an OS used by over a billion people across the world. It is also the riskiest. In 2010, Ballmer had said that "the next release of Windows" is the riskiest bet company has made. In terms of user interface, Windows is the biggest change in the history of OS after Windows 95. 

Consequently, there is lot that is new in Windows 8. We list 8 big changes that are going to impact the way people use their computers.

This is the new 'desktop'. Well, there is no proper desktop in Windows 8. Instead, it has been replaced by a Home Screen, from where you can access you programs. Also, there are no icons. 

Not for programs. And not for folders. Instead, you have tiles, which can dynamically show information. Clicking on these live tiles opens the program. Depending on the resolution of your computer you can see around 25 to 20 tiles. If you want access tiles that are on visible on screen, you can swipe right on a tablet or use a scroll bar on bottom on desktop and laptop. Home screen also features a powerful universal that can be used to quickly access a program, system settings or files.

The 'desktop' has been changed into an app in Windows 8. This means by clicking the Desktop app on Home screen you switch to the good old Desktop but only until you have work to do there. The biggest change here is that users no longer have access to Start button. 

If users have to access some program, they have to go back to Home screen. Now, there are two ways to switch between Desktop app and Home screen. One, you can use Windows key. Or you can use Charms, which are hidden. On tablet, Charms can be revealed by swiping left from the right bezel. On desktop or laptop, navigating the mouse pointer to the left or right corner on the bottom of the screen does the trick. Charms also have options to access search, settings, share, and see connected devices. All of these change depending on the context, or in other words the program open on the screen. For example, if you click search on Home screen, you get universal search. But if you click search in windows store, you get app search.

Currently, programs are installed after a user downloads the installer from the web. In Windows 8, all the programs with Modern UI design language will be distributed through Windows Store, a concept that is similar to app stores on Android devices, iPhone and iPad etc.

Microsoft says that developers can offer their apps for free or sell them. If they decide to sell, Microsoft will take 30% cut. But if an app makes more than $25,000 than Microsoft will reduce its share to 20%. Installing apps through Windows store is just a matter of looking for those apps and clicking install. Uninstall is also easy. Just select an app and click uninstall. Though currently, the number of apps in Windows Store are rather limited.

The current Lock Screen is boring and useless. So, Windows 8 changes it to something that is more useful. Just like Lock Screens on iPad or Android tablet, the Lock Screen on Windows 8 can show information like battery status, connectivity status, number of unread mails, Twitter mentions, Facebook updates etc. 

The new Lock Screen features several new ways to unlock the PC. You can use a picture password. This means on a tablet, you can draw a pattern on a picture to unlock the device. You can also use your Microsoft 

windows 8

WINDOWS 8

SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft will release a new version of its flagship Windows operating system, tailored for a world shifting from personal computers to smartphones and tablets, today at 9 pm (IST).

The software giant gambled by changing long familiar user interface features to make Windows 8 compatible with trends toward keeping programmes and data in the internet cloud and relying on mobile gadgets at work and at home.

"Microsoft has this vision where they want to go; and it is Windows in the cloud," said analyst Michael Cherry of Directions on Microsoft, an independent firm that tracks the Redmond, Washington-based company.

"The chasm is very big and Windows 8 is a good first step," he continued. "But, all of these transitions come with a little pain."

The arrival of Windows 8 will coincide with the availability of Microsoft Surface tablet computers to challenge Apple's market-ruling iPads and rivals built on Google's Android software.

Surface tablets will be among Windows 8-powered devices sold in real-world Microsoft stores that will "pop up" on Friday in the United States and Canada.

Microsoft promised that the temporary, holiday-season shops will feature a "curated collection of Microsoft's coolest products."

Windows 8 and an accompanying version of Microsoft's free Internet Explorer web browsing program, were designed to optimise touchscreen capabilities.

"This is an absolutely critical product," Microsoft co-founder and chairman Bill Gates said in a video interview posted on the company's website.

"It takes Windows into the world of touch, low-powered devices, really giving people the best of what we think of as a tablet-type experience and the PC experience," he continued. "It is a big step."

Windows 8 will support a wide range of devices, including touch- and stylus-based smartphones and tablet PCs as well as desktop and laptop machines.

Versions of the operating system have been tailored for chips used to power various mobile devices.

The fate of Surface and other Windows 8 tablets will likely hinge on the availability and pricing of applications, since fun or functional "apps" are what people tend to love about gadgets, according to Cherry.

"Frankly, even an iPad out of the box isn't really exciting; it is a platform things can run on," the analyst said.

"The real question is how many apps really exploit the Windows 8 platform, and right now the number of apps you can truly get excited about is quite low."

Microsoft would "get software developers behind this," Gates added.

Apple on Tuesday introduced a fourth-generation iPad and a "mini" version of its hot-selling tablet computer while touting the fact there are more than 275,000 apps tailored for the tablets.

Apple also pointed out anew that iPads have been gaining popularity in businesses, long considered Microsoft technology strongholds.

Approximately 90 percent of the world's computers run on Windows software but sales of Apple Macintosh machines have outpaced the overall personal computer market for six consecutive years.

If mobile device operating systems such as those powering Android and Apple gadgets are factored into the equation, Microsoft's share drops considerably.

Windows 8 allows users to store and share personal data among various devices under the "SkyDrive" cloud computing service.

Rivals Apple and Google offer such services, which let people store digital data on servers in the internet cloud and access files from devices of their choosing.

Windows 8 will be available in 109 languages across 231 markets worldwide.

It "is simply the biggest deal for this company in at least 17 years," Microsoft chief Steve Ballmer said at Windows 8 preview event, referring to the time since the launch of the game-changing Windows 95 operating system.

"It's the glue; it's the foundation of everything Microsoft is built on."

Cherry dismissed worries that Windows 8 changes, such as replacing the Start menu with Tiles on an opening page, will alienate long-time users.

"User interfaces should grow, adapt and change," Cherry said. "Let's give people some credit that they will get it."

Forrester analyst Frank Gillett considered Windows 8 the most radical change for the operating system since the original Windows replaced Dos software in the early 1990s.

It remained to be seen how quickly Windows 8 would be adopted by businesses, which remain cautious after problems with the Vista version of the operating system generations earlier and that follow their own timelines for updating technology.

Microsoft reported that pre-sales of Windows 8 have outstripped those of its predecessor by 40 percent.

Microsoft will hold a gala party in New York City on Thursday for the midnight launch of Windows 8 and devote a massive marketing budget to promoting the operating system.

What after Lumia?  A Tablet...

Nokia is all set to rock the smartphone market again with its flagship Nokia Lumia 920 . Years of hard work,  years of hitting from other smartphone giants like Samsung and Apple, but now the old warhorse is back, and doing at what it is best in, the innovations...

However, at the launch of Lumia 820 and Lumia 920,  Nokia CEO Stephen Elop told ABC News,"We have not announced any tablets, but I think the opportunity is very clear, People today increasingly are looking for a common digital experience between their smartphone and tablet, with a PC, and with their gaming platform, and so there’s clearly an opportunity across there. This is something that we’re looking at very closely". 

Making a computer wouldn’t be something entirely new for Nokia. It released a netbook in 2009 called the Booklet 3G. But Elop stressed that the company’s partnership with Microsoft and its commitment to making Windows phones could make this an even better time to get into the computing game for the phone maker.“Microsoft is introducing Windows 8 as well for PCs and tablets in the months ahead; same user experience, except taken to a larger screen size, one big family, and therefore many people around the world will gain experience with what we’re doing,” he said. “So, it’s a very, very exciting time for us.”
Additionally, because Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8 are built on the same software, it will encourage developers to write apps for both platforms, Elop said.Nokia has previously been rumored to release a Windows 8 tablet. The rumors pointed to its having a 10-inch screen and a dual-core processor. A number of company’s last week  announced their Windows 8 computers, including HP, Samsung, and Toshiba.Microsoft will release its own Windows 8 tablet called Surface when the software is available for release Oct. 26.

WINDOWS 8 

WHAT CHANGE??????

Windows, when we hear this name, we at once are haunted by memories of a computer screen, with start button usually at left corner. Since Nov 20, 1985, almost 26 years, windows have almost same basic appearance. however its been ruling the personnel computer family since then. But recently, diversions to MAC and other OS worried Microsoft and for the first time in the glittering history of windows, its logo changed and so does the windows. A complete new UI, and petty cool stuffs, makes it eye catchy hangout in the market.

And this renovated baby is to be delivered probably this month. Apart from its cool appearance, it customizes the concept of "one os". Yes its bit shaggy to shift from ur ipad to ur pc for the same job. and as Microsoft estimates, whole lot of 100,000 + apps waiting to give its users immense maneuverability. Let's see where this change leads to.....

ATB windows 8... :)

APPLE: Missing a bite….. 

The new iphone 5 disappointed one and all. Same old design, same old UI, mapping disasters and most importantly nothing revolutionary. However the update to IOS 6, what apple thought will save their boats provided them some stability. Smartphone market is growing. Change is nature, if you want to be in the competition you have to run. Same for iphones, they wanna survive; they should feel the heat in the market, and change….

Steve Jobs, undoubtedly the best marketer, pioneer, with a brilliant foresight and best design analyst, would have may be trashed the present design if alive. Holding the giant iphone is damn fussy, and also the power button is at the top, unreachable without palm adjustment.

Apple inc. is already facing so heat from its competitors as the Google OS: Android is gaining more space in the hearts of users. And precisely Samsung is gaining a lot. Threat to apple’s no. 1 spot.

Nokia lumia 920 : last hope

Revolutionary Ambient light detection and auto brightness enhancement

The Finnish giant, that once was the unbeatable emperor of the cellphone industry, but in recent times, nokia has witnessed the worst. Apart from losing it's no. 1 position in the market share, it has witnessed the spears on it's reputation and trust. It all started with the entry of  iphone in 2007, that revolutionized the the concept of mobile phones, nokia seems like loosing its grounds. The rest was done by its ageing operating system, symbian, which was undoubtedly the legend of its time. But legends get over, so did symbian. ios and android boomed in the market and guys shifted to them. the final nail in the coffin was nokia's obsolete touch screen, which was so damn fussy that it sealed the nokia's fate in smartphone's sector.

But times do change, and people do move on, so seems NOKIA. Done with symbian, it has shook hands with "windows". The new Nokia Lumia 920 is the result of the hard work and zeal of the developers of nokia to survive, and this time not only survive but to again rule its dynasty. State of the art design, wireless charging, best optics i.e. pure view technology with carl zeus lens, super sensitive touch screen, 4.5" display, and other revolutionary features once again put the competitors to fear. It seems like The Godfather is back from vacations....