Skype Now Available For Android OS 2.1 or Higher

Skype now available for Google's Android smartphones. Skype works on  handset with Android OS version 2.1 or higher. With it you can make free Skype-to-Skype calls over WiFi or mobile data connection (GPRS, EDGE, 3G)* to other Skype users anywhere in the world using Skype’s SILK codec for CD-like audio quality. Also can make low rate Skype calls to landline or mobile phones.

Skype for Android supports:
Instant messaging (IM)
Group IM
Skype-to-Skype calling
Calling phones and mobiles
Receiving Skype calls and calls to Online Numbers
Participating in conference calls
Synchronizing with Android phone book
Importing from native phonebook
Call forwarding
Showing favorite contacts
Contact list filtering via groups

The following features are not currently supported:
Skype video calling
Voicemail
Skype SMS
File transfer


Requirements:
Android 2.1 operating system and above.
*Please note that data usage costs apply for using Skype over 3G mobile networks (EDGE, EV-DO and UMTS), so we recommend an unlimited data plan or WiFi connection.

According to Skype, "Skype for Android works on compatible handsets running Android OS v2.1 and above and has been tested successfully by Skype on HTC Desire, HTC Legend, Google Nexus One, Motorola Milestone XT720, and Motorola Milestone. It may work on other Android phones, but we can’t guarantee full functionality or compatibility. We’re aware of some problems with the Samsung Galaxy S, and we’re looking to address these in the future."

You can download Skype for free via the Android Market or from Skype's website at www.skype.com/m.

Huawei Ascend: the Cheapest Android Smartphone

Huawei launched the cheapest Android smartphones on the market, known as Huawei Ascend. The Huawei Ascend is an entry-level Android 2.1 phone that will sell by Cricket Wireless’s, leading cell phone provider in US, for $149 without a contract starting this October. The Ascend features a 3.5 inch HVGA display, 528 MHz Qualcomm MSM 7200A processor, and 3 megapixel camera. Huawei already announced Ideos, another cheap Android 2.2 smartphone which hasn't been officially launched yet.

The device is expected to be released somewhere in mid October at Cricket, together with a Mi-Fi-like device called Crosswave. As you know that chinese manufacturer has specialized in very cheap low-end phone but now this also apply with Android smartphones.


Huawei Ascend comes with a 3.5-inch HVGA capacitive touchscreen, Wi-Fi capability, 3.2-megapixel camera with digital zoom and fixed focus. The only downside of the device seems to be the cheap looking plastic, which is also a fingerprint magnet. The recently announced Motorola Citrus seems to be the main competitor for Huawei Ascend, but the Ascend will probably features the most affordable price.


The Ascend smartphone features physical Android-specific buttons, such as Send, Menu, Back, End, trackball, dedicated camera key, as well as microUSB port, 3.5mm audio jack port and microSD card slot for memory expansion. The Ascend will be offered on Cricket's all-inclusive $55 Android plan, which provides users with unlimited talk, text, 411 information, navigation, international text, unlimited and video picture messages, unlimited data services. 


Huawei Ascend is expected to be launched at Cricket operator and will be available for only $149.99 free of contract. About the same period, mid October, Cricket will launch Crosswave Mi-Fi-like device, which can be used as mobile hotspot for up to five PCs.

NetFront Browser Concept Version 4.1 Release for Windows Mobile

Leveraging the latest NetFront™ Browser core available for the Windows Mobile platform, NetFront Browser v4.1 for Windows Mobile Concept Version features significantly improved JavaScript™ execution performance. NetFront Browser v4.1 boasts JavaScript execution performance that is twenty times* faster than the JavaScript execution performance seen in NetFront Browser v3.5. NetFront Browser v4.1 delivers a significantly better browsing experience overall but especially for websites that make heavy use of complex JavaScript.

Features of "NetFront Browser for Windows Mobile Concept Version":
· Tabbed Multi-Window support
· HTML 4.01
· XHTML 1.1
· cHTML (Compact HTML)
· XHTML Basic (XHTML subset: W3C Recommendation)
· WML1.3
· CSS (Cascading Style Sheet) 1, 2 (Partial)
· ECMAScript 3rd Edition (JavaScript 1.6 equivalent)
· DOM (Document Object Model) 1, 2 (Partial)
· Image format: GIF, Animation GIF, PNG, JPEG, BMP
· HTTP/1.1
· SSL (Secure Socket Layer) 2.0/3.0, TLS (Transport Layer Security) 1.0
· Multi-windows (Function for displaying up to 5 tabbed windows)
· Cookie
· Bookmark
· Internet search
· Browsing mode (PC View, Wide PC View, Simple View, Text View)
· Animated Zoom
· PageMap
· Column Rendering
· Virtual Pointer


Requirements:
· ARM compatible CPU, PXA2xx (XScale)/PXA2xx compatible CPU
· Windows Mobile 5/6/6.1 Pocket PC (English, Japanese)


Limitations:
· The trial period for this software expires on March 31, 2011
· Plug-ins are not supported
· No technical support is available for this concept version
· If NetFront Browser is installed on external storage, the application’s behavior becomes unstable when the device is turned on or off
· Integrated Windows Authentication for IIS is not supported


What's New in This Release:
· High Speed JavaScript Engine
· The browser core version has been updated to version 4.1.1.
· The Canvas tag is now supported.
· The requested features from previous browser version have been added.
· The unstable behavior when accessing certain websites has been fixed.


Customers who have already ported NetFront Browser v3.5 can migrate to NetFront Browser v4.1 with minimal effort because the APIs and porting layers for both browser versions are compatible.

Really Nanosized Ipod For You In India

Suggested Indian Retail Prices of Apple iPod nano:
8GB Model - Rs. 10,700 (Inclusive of VAT)
16GB Model - Rs. 12, 7000 (Inclusive of VAT)
Note that VAT and other taxes may vary for different regions

Apple's nano, a product line that came into existence as a replacement to the iPod Mini has since its introduction in 2005 underwent some really big changes. Currently in its sixth iteration, the Nano might just have underwent its most dramatic transition so far.

That s because Apple has just announced the all new iPod Nano at the 2010 Fall Event. The new Nano gets a 3.3 inch  1.54 inch touch screen display, it's more boxy now (remember the third generation version?) albeit with a much larger display area. Those who loved the longishness of the previous generation Nano along with its camera, well, its time to move on.

With Apple's products shrinking in size with each product refresh, why should the Nano be an exception? The New Nano is a whopping 46% tinier than the (already) tiny fifth generation Nano. The weight too has seen a drastic reduction. If it was featherweight earlier its literally weightless now.

If you were a fan of the click-wheel, be disappointed because that too has been scrapped. The touch-screen now takes up most of the front fascia. There are volume buttons on the side and a clip on at the rear the only hardware buttons on the device. Apple claims that the Nano can play music continuously for 24 hours till it runs out of steam. There would be two variants of the Nano in 8 and 16GB capacities both of which would be available in various color options. FM radio fans don't need to worry as the feature hasn't been given a miss.

In the US, the Nano 8GB will set you back by  $149 while the 16GB version  would sell for  $179. Oh and if you happen to be in the US, you can start buying these today! Lucky Yanks.

New Dual SIM Phone In India By Samsung

Samsung has announced the launch of three new Dual SIM phones in India. The new devices include the Samsung Star Duos GT-B7722, the Guru Dual 25 and Guru Dual 26.

Let's take a look at these devices in detail.

We start with the GT-B7722 Duos. This handset is touted to be the first 3G + 2G Dual-Standby touchscreen phone on the planet! This GSM + GSM handset features support for Active Sync, Microsoft Office files and even has a PDF reader - making it a decent entry level office phone. It also has a 5 megapixel autofocus camera with an LED flash. Connectivity options include Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and USB. It also has 250MB of internal memory. It is priced at Rs. 12,300.

Next, we have the Samsung Guru Dual 25 (GT- E1225) and Samsung Guru Dual 26 (GT -E 1252). These are entry level dual SIM phones designed to compete with the players in the low cost field dominated by the likes of Micromax, G'Five and so on. The Dual 25 is the cheaper of the two and boasts of features like stereo FM, Torch, support for nine regional languages and a 1000 contacts phonebook. Only one SIM can be active at a time on the Guru Dual 25. It has a smallish 1.8-inch display and has an 800mAH battery. It also has a 3.5 mm jack for audio.

Its elder brother Guru Dual 26 comes with a larger 2-inch display and also has a larger battery - rated at 1000mAH.

Prices:

• Samsung Guru Dual 25 -       Rs. 2,020
• Samsung Guru Dual 26 -       Rs. 2,240
• Samsung GT-B7722 Duos - Rs. 12,300

Samsung has also promised that it would introduce new dual SIM handsets in the country in the months to come. Samsung currently sells 10 dual SIM models in India.

Sony to Introduce the World’s First Internet Television on October 12th

Sony has announced that they will be introducing their first Internet Television on October 12th, and they has sent out some invitations to selected people. The event will start at 5:30 PM somewhere in New York. As you know that Google announced the Google TV during the Google I/O and Sony is one of their partners as manufacturer. We hope on that day both Sony and Google will officially unveil the Google TV. 

While we near the end of September, it doesn’t look like GTV is going to get “officially launched” this month, contrary to what Intel’s CEO said not too long ago. So it looks like Eric Schmidt’s “Fall” time frame was pretty accurate. Sony has just sent out invitations to their Google TV unveiling, toted as the world’s first Internet TV.
Google TV is really an innovation, and it’s a device that we may think about. We say improvements in TV, but this Google TV will change everything. As Google said that they are inventing the TV again, but in their own way. 

There’s no secret that this is the official unveiling of Google TV, on a live unit, that we’ve all been waiting for. It will be Sony that we get to see the first implementation of Google’s Web-based video service, which is meant to integrate Google search and other Web-based elements right into your television. As long as Sony doesn’t showcase any of the Logite Revue commercials, everything should be fine. 

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Microsoft Is Offering Free Website With Domain

   

If you are running a small business and need an online presence, here is your chance to do so. Microsoft is offering free domain name and website hosting without any fees. It also provides free website creation tools so that you can build your website easily.

The freebie account includes free domain (any available .com, .net, .org, or .info address), site-building tools, reporting tools, project and document managers, 100 e-mail addresses, and collaboration-minded online workspaces. Each account will get 500MB of storage too.
How to get Free Website From Microsoft?
Go to OfficeLive.com/Free-Website and you will have all the answers and steps to get your free website.

Microsoft Office 2010 For Rs 2999 – 40% Discount

                 Microsoft Office 2010 Home and Student Edition – 40% discount. It’s true! Microsoft India is offering you now the possibility to buy Office 2010 Home and Student Edition with 40% off.
At the release time, this new edition of Microsoft Office suite worth Rs 4999, but now you can get it for only Rs 2999 + taxes and you can buy it exclusively from Microsoft India online stores.
According to Microsoft India, users can buy this Special Edition for Rs 2999 and they could use it on up to 3 PCs, but only from home. Basically, this discount is for Home PCs only, the using of this Edition is forbidden for commercial  or generating business uses.

The Microsoft Office 2010 Home and Student Edition package include stuff as:

• Software - Word 2010, Excel 2010, PowerPoint 2010 and OneNote 2010;
• Create spectacular documents using the writing tools;
• Easy to analyze spreadsheets;
• Search, organize and store info in the same place;
• Online document posting – safe mode;
• Access and edit from everywhere your online posted documents;
• One license for up to 3 computers – Home computers only – forbidden for any other uses.

Google Celebrates 12th Birthday This September

Google is celebrating its 12th birthday this September. If you visited the Google homepage, you have noticed a new logo for celebrting birthday. Its a Google tradition to sporting a custom logo to mark the occasion. The latest logo created by American artist Wayne Thiebaud. Google started custom logos for its birthday since 2002 on September 27. Though the official date has shifted between September 7 to September 27 as official birthday. 


Google has a new logo for every occasion, which also known as Doodle. And Google started custom logos for its birthday since 2002, till now it has total 9 custom logo for birthday celebration. Here a look on the all Google birthday Doodles. 


Summer 1995 Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin meet at Stanford, when the 23-year-old Brin was assigned to show 24-year-old Page around the campus. They do not particularly hit it off, but Page joins the university as a computer science graduate student.


January 1996 Page and Brin, now both computer science graduate students, begin collaborating on a search engine called BackRub which operates on Stanford servers for more than a year, eventually taking up too much bandwidth. September 1997 Google.com is registered as a domain after the pair decide BackRub needs to be rebranded. The new name is a play on the word “googol,” a mathematical term for the number represented by the numeral 1 followed by 100 zeros. It is an early hint at their mission to organise a seemingly infinite amount of information on the web. 


Read the Full History of Google.

Videocon Announces Zeus V7500 Android in India

Videocon launched Zeus V7500 Evolve an Android 1.6 smartphone and its Android 2.1 Eclair ready. Eclair upgrade will be applicable from October 2010 onwards. This handset offer you to download up to 70,000 apps via Android marketplace through this device. Its pre-bundled 8GB Micro SD card, 5MP Camera with 24FPS video capture, 
Push Mail Client with G-Mail Server, 3.2" Multi-touch (Capacitive) screen with Motion G Sensor, 1230 mAh x 2 (two) Batteries + Car Charger + Application Guide. Its support Up-to 32 GB expandable memory with 8 GB inbox, 512 MB internal memory, Unlimited SMS and Phonebook entries.


Videocon Zeus V7500 comes with a 3.2 inch multi-touch capacitive screen with motion G sensor, a 5 megapixel camera with MP AF Camera with dedicated Camera key and LED Flash, Video Recording Formats: H.263 and MP4 formats, Video Recording Frame Rates: 24 frames per second.


On the connectivity front the device is well equipped with 3.5G, WiFi, A-GPS and Push Mail Client with G-Mail Server. It further features 1230 mAh x 2 (two) batteries, Car Charger and Application Guide. Videocon V7500 mobile phone gives access to Gmail, Gtalk, YouTube, Facebook, Google Maps, Document to Go, RSS reader, Notepad, Accelerometer, Proximity Sensor and Digital Compass.


Videocon Zeus V7500 support music player with multi format support (AMR, AAC, AAC+, EAAC+, MIDI, MP3, WAV), 3.5 mm Headset Jack, Audio Recorder, Loud Speakers, Video Player with multi format support (H.263, H.264 AVC, MPEG-4 SP). The Java-enabled Videocon Zeus V7500 offers 7 hours of talk time and 17 days of standby time to the users. 



Other feature are 3.5G (HSDPA 7.2MBPS/HSUPA 2MBPS), Quadband 2G: 850/900/1800/1900 with UMTS 2100, WCDMA, Multiple Bluetooth profiles: A2DP, GAP, HFP, HSP, GPS and Geo-Tagging
Wi-Fi, USB 2.0 and PC Suite in handset, POP3 Email Client, Email and Calendar synchronization with exchange server, USB Modem for accessing internet.


The price and availability of Videocon Zeus V7500 has not announced yet.