BlackBerry Storm

 

The first images of the BlackBerry Storm and its interface have been released, depicting the Touch screen, On Screen Keyboard ,Web browser, Media player, E-mail software, and more.

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All New Honda City

Honda Siel Cars India Today launched the third generation model of its Sedan, City, priced between Rs 7.7 lakh and Rs 8.9 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi).

The new Honda City would come in three different grades with both automatic and manual transmissions and would be available with a 1.5 litre i-VTEC engine.

The new Honda City will compete against MS SX4, Ford Fiesta, Aveo & Verna.

Some features like iPod-compatible USB connector for the music system, seven cupholders, keyless entry, steering embeded audio controls and a plastic-lined tray under the rear seat are a nice touch for comfort and convenience. The new City comes along with dual srs airbags in the front along with ABS. The new Honda City will be available in 4 colours:

• Tafeta white


• Habanero red


• Polished metal


• Alabaster silver

The expected mileage will be around 12kmpl in the city and 15kmpl in the highway.

I am waiting for the brochure to come , and i would definitely like to share it with you.

Experience the 3D view of the car

Google Chrome Updated

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I just came to know that Google has updated Chrome to version 0.2.149.30 - Build 2200.  After its initial release, Google has finally released the next updated version to patch its bugs.The previous version of Google Chrome was 0.2.149.29 Build 1798.

Here is how to get the latest update:

1. Open Chrome


2. Go to Tools located at the upper right hand corner of the browser.


3. Click “About Google Chrome” .


4. It would check for updates.


5. Click “Update Now”.
   


6. Restart the browser and now it should show 0.2.149.30 Build 2200 instead of the old 0.2.149.29 Build 1798.

Suzuki A-Star aka New Maruti Alto

Maruti Suzuki India on Tuesday announced its new compact model Alto.Maruti is targeting a Diwali launch for the Alto and will price it at around Rs 3-4 lakh. The Alto will come with Suzuki’s 1.0 litre as well as a 1.2 litre engine and will compete with the Hyundai i10 and chevrolet spark.

The current Indian version of Alto has an 800cc engine which is known to be one of the most fuel efficient cars. Maruti Alto is one of the most successful models from Maruti where the company has already sold more than one million units since its debut in 2000.

SAMSUNG INSTINCT - The iPhone Clone

Samsung recently launched it's iPhone look alike the "SAMSUNG INSTINCT"

The Instinct, has an advanced responsive touchscreen that reacts in response to your touch and also works with a stylus.

You can do more and faster with the Instinct. You can upload, download, browse and send pictures with high-speed wireless connectivity.

Take and share pictures and videos any time with the 2.0 megapixel camera.

I Got The Altis Brochure

Click on the link below to view the brochure :

corolla altis brochure

All New Corolla Altis

Toyota has just launched the much awaited Altis. The view from the back of the Altis is similar to the older version while the front of the car resembles, the Camary.

Microsoft's Upcoming Operating System - MIDORI

Microsoft is working on a new operating system codenamed as Midori, that will eventually replace Windows as we know it.


When and how Microsoft will roll out Midori is still a mystery.

Google Chrome

Google recently launched its own web browser, So I thought of writing on it.

I just downloaded and installed the google chrome and i could not wait to write my first post from the new web browser. I found it is easy to use, it has all the eesential features of a good web browser like Opera or Firefox.Though the UI looks Great it looks like it is based on windows vista ...... i did not find much difference in terms of speed when compared to mozilla firefox and the file menu bar is missing in the browser to give it a better look ...... when you open a new tab we can see the recently browsed sites as screen shots......... and also you can see the bookmarks which is similar to mozilla firefox.

Have a look at the snapshoot which i took from my PC:

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Yahoo! Cricket beta site

Here is the good news for all cricket lovers. Yahoo! cricket beta portal launched a couple of weeks back in its beta version. This means a lot to all those who stay glued to their office computers for live cricket score updates. Probably cricinfo has been handling all the load from netizens all over the world till date. Now Yahoo! has geared up to share that load without having to compromise on the presentation.

New Beta cricket site looks very promising to me with appealing user interface and the ease of finding all the info in one tab. Whenever there is an international cricket match in progress, tabs at the top show up an additional highlighted ‘live’ tab. If there are multiple matches in progress, user gets to access each match on individual sub-tabs. Further, one has the options to find live commentary, full score card and past few overs progress etc., all in one screen without having to click on multiple tabs for information. You may find a handful of bugs here and there as it is still in beta. Other than that, I am sure you will be a fan of this site in the long run.

iPhone 3G Over Nokia N96

Nokia released its new model N96 in India yesterday with high media coverage. There has been a big time comparison of Nokia N96 Vs iPhone 3G. The journalists call the N96 the “iPhone killer”. To figure out more information, I did a bit of search on net and this is what I found.

Dimensions

Nokia N96: 103mm high, 55mm wide and 20mm thick, weighs 125g.

iPhone 3G: 115.5mm high, 62.1mm wide and 12.3mm thick, weighs 133g.

Winner: Apple iPhone 3G

Display

Nokia N96: 2.8″ QVGA non-touch display.

iPhone 3G: 3.5″ multi-touch display.

Winner: Apple iPhone 3G

Operating System

Nokia N96: S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 2.

iPhone 3G: Apple OS X

Winner: Draw

Storage Capacity

Nokia N96: 16GB, plus a hot swappable microSD memory card slot.

iPhone 3G: 8GB and 16GB

Winner: Nokia N96

Camera

Nokia N96: 5.0-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss lens and inbuilt flash, video is shot at 30fs at a 640 x 480 resolution.

iPhone 3G: 2.0-megapixel camera, with geo-tagging and third-party application integration.

Winner: Nokia N96

Media Player

Nokia N96: MP3, AAC, eAAC+ and WMA audio formats, MPEG-4 and WMV9 video formats, and DVB-H

iPhone 3G: iPod functionality, AAC, Protected AAC, MP3, MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 1, 2, and 3), Apple Lossless, AIFF, WAV, m4v, mp4, and .mov.

Winner: Nokia N96

Connectivity

Nokia N96: 3G HSDPA, plus integrated Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.

iPhone 3G: 3G HSDPA, plus integrated Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.

Winner: Even

GPS

Nokia N96: A-GPS, plus Nokia Maps application.

iPhone 3G: A-GPS

Winner: Nokia N96




Battery Life

Nokia N96: Close to four hours’ talk time, stand-by is 220 hours, video playback is five hours, music playback 14 hours.

iPhone 3G: Up to five hours of talk time using 3G, or 10 hours using 2G, standby is 300 hours, five hours of 3G internet use and six hours of Wi-Fi internet use, seven hours of video playback and up to 24 hours of audio playback.

Winner: iPhone 3G

As you know, N96 is the first ever mobile device to offer a memory size of 16GB expandable to 32 GB through an external micro SD card (Hot Swap Supported!). You could store more than 60 hours of videos and movies with high quality.

You may be amazed at iPhone’s trendy looks and features. But think if you really need to go for one as it doesn’t support Bluetooth(see above). t only connect to a Bluetooth hands-free headset, so no A2DP stereo Bluetooth, file transfers or internet sharing. Pictures you take can be emailed to friends, but not sent directly to another mobile device. Similarly, there is no video capture and FM radio. Coming to price, both are priced crazy! On top of this, there will be data subscription charges from the telecom service providers.. Do you really need one of these?

Singh is kinng still on Box Office

Singh Is Kinng is one of the most hyped Bollywood movies in recent times. Inspite of two big banner films with a great star cast "Bachna Ae Haseeno" And "God tussi Great Ho" it is still running on the Box Office . There are several reasons for the hype are :

1. Akshay Kumar, the superstar, is the biggest reason for all the hype surrounding the movie. Akshay’s fan following has increased tremendously in the past 2 years. Also his pairing with co-star Katrina Kaif has created box-office magic in the past.
2. The movie is directed by Anees Bazmee whose last two movies, No Entry and Welcome, were box office Blockbusters.
3. Producer Vipul Amruthlal Shah has left no stone unturned in promoting the movie. More than 5 crores has been spent just on promotion.

Is Singh Is Kinng worth all the hype it has generated over the past few weeks? Well to a certain extent, Yes.

First the story :

Singh is Kinng is about Happy Singh (Akshay Kumar) a simpleton, from a village in Punjab, with a heart of gold. He always tries to do good, but exactly the opposite happens. He tries to help a villager and ends up ruining the whole village. Frustrated the villagers decide to send him far away to Australia, to bring back Lakhan Singh a.k.a Lucky, an underworld don in Australia.

But as always when Happy Singh sets out to do good, he does the opposite. Happy accompanied by his friend Rangeela land in Egypt instead of Australia. Here Happy meets Sonia (Katrina Kaif) and falls head over heels in love, at first sight.

Happy then makes his way to Australia. Without any money, Happy and Rangeela starve for days until Happy bumps into Ms.Rose (Kirron Kher) who gives him a place to stay and food to eat. Happy then meets Lucky "the King", but due to an attack on the gang, Lucky is hurt and now cannot speak a word. After a lot of confusion, Happy is crowned the King (don) of the dangerous underworld gang. After a series of comical errors and misadventures, Sonia turns out to be Ms.Rose’s daughter who returns to Australia with her boyfriend (Ranvir Shorey).

Does Happy end up with Sonia or does she marry her boyfriend? Does Happy succeed in taking Lucky back to his village in Punjab? Forms the rest of the hilarious tale.

My Comments on Singh is Kinng (review) :

Singh Is Kinng has got all the ingredients needed to make a good masala film. It has the maximum dose of laughter with a mixture of drama and emotions which will definitely keep you glued to the silver screen. But like most of Bollywood’s comedy movies, you would have to leave your brains behind before you occupy your seat in a theatre and one is sure to have a satisfactory smile, once he or she vacant the seat and step out of the theatre. The only loophole in this otherwise master piece is its second half. Where the first half of the film is extremely entertaining, one expects an even better second but unfortunately, it pales in comparison.