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10 Tips and Tricks for iOS 6

Maybe you've installed Apple's iOS 6, the newest operating system for iPhones, iPad, and iPod touch, but do you know about all the tricks that are inside and how to use them?

Apple's latest mobile operating system, iOS 6, may have sparked a fury of Internet hate for the new Maps app, and I certainly won't wag my finger at anyone who misses Google's engine behind the Maps app, but plenty more goodies are tucked away in iOS 6 that you shouldn't miss.

Here are ten of the best features and how to use them.

1. Swipe up to reply to incoming calls with a text message. Maybe you heard that when a call comes in, you can now reply with a text message instead of just declining the call. But these options don't appear automatically. You have to swipe up from the bottom of the screen to reveal them.

2. Customize your text replies to declined calls. The feature that lets you turn down phone calls but reply with text message allows you to use a canned message for added convenience. A few options appear when you swipe up, as mentioned in the first tip. To change what they pre-written texts say, go to

Settings > Phone > Reply with Message.

You can now customize your one-touch replies.

3. Learn how to work the Do Not Disturb option. A new feature called Do Not Disturb appears in the settings, but it's nothing more than an on/off switch. Where can you set the hours for quiet time, or make it so that calls from emergency contacts come through? Oddly, these choices fall under the Notifications area. Go to

Settings > Notifications > Do Not Disturb.

The Scheduled button lets you define the hours when you don't want to be disturbed. The Allow Calls From button just below it launches a new screen where you can exclude people from your do-not-disturb list.

4. Attach photos and videos to email in the Mail app. Formerly, using the mail app was occasionally a pain. You'd compose a message, remember that you wanted to send the recipient a photo, too, and realized you couldn't actually attach anything to the draft. Now you can. In an email draft, press a hold anywhere in the body. In landscape mode (holding the phone horizontally), list of options will appear, including one to insert a photo or video. If you're in portrait or vertical mode, just press the arrow button that appears until you see the right choice.

5. Read in full-screen mode. News articles, blogs, and other text-heavy pages, when viewed on an iPhone especially, cause squinting and more pinching, zooming, panning than most people feel comfortable doing. When Safari detects a text-heavy page in iOS 6, it supplies a button called Reader at the top right of the URL bar, which reformats the page in a full-screen and easier-to-read layout. You'll also notice a "share out" or "send to" button (curved arrow) in Safari with a lot of great option beneath it also worth exploring. They're mostly not new to iOS 6, but they do appear in a newly designed interface.

6. Pass your iPad or iPhone to friends without worrying they'll get nosy. I admit that I've hesitated in the past before passing my mobile devices around to friends to let them look at photos or something that made me giggle on Facebook. The larger the group of friends, the more suspicious I am that someone might take liberties with my device when I'm not looking. The same is true, I'm sure, for parents who let their kids play with their iPhone or iPad. Guided Access, new to iOS 6, lets you lock down your device so that only the app you open can be used, and no other functionality works until you enter a unique four-digit passcode. It's a little tricky to find and set up.

First, go to

Settings > General > Accessibility > Guided Access.

Toggle the switch to on and set a passcode. When you want to use Guided Access, just open the app of choice, and triple tap the home button. Be sure to hit the start button at the top right. But wait, there's more (see the next tip).

7. Disable buttons in apps (in Guided Access). When you enable Guided Access in an app—which locks users from going into any other app or areas of the phone—you can also disable parts of the screen. For example, if you turn on Guided Access in the Photos app, you can also use your finger to circle parts of the screen you want to disable, such as the top row of buttons so that one can look through your other albums. Just be sure to hit the Start button in the top right corner before handing over your device!

8. Share Photo Stream. Apple's syncing service, iCloud, handles images with speed and good responsiveness. But it was never easy to share your pictures until iOS 6 came along. To share your Photo Stream images, go to the Camera app and press Photo Stream. Then hit the plus button in the upper left, which will open a screen where you can fill information about how to share your Photo Stream, whether with a select few individuals, or by making it public on your iCloud account.

9. Learn what the new Privacy button means (and use it). A new Privacy button under Settings comes with little explanation. Tap it, and you might not know what information it's even telling you because there are no instructions or explainers. Here's what it does: Privacy shows you apps that can talk to other apps, and whether they are. For example, my Twitter app talks to my Flipboard app. I enabled that integration, and I'm okay with it. But if I didn't remember allowing it, or wanted to shut it off, I can do so in the Privacy area with one quick motion. This feature gives you very good ability to quick ability to turn off any app-to-app sharing that you don't want and you might have forgotten existed. So if you don't want Facebook to know where you are, check the Location Services section of your Privacy buttons, and you can flip the switch off lickety-split.

10. Customize native Facebook alerts. A big new feature in iOS 6 was the direct folding in of Facebook functionality, meaning you can share to Facebook a picture from your Camera app or a link from Safari without ever opening the Facebook app itself. It works similar to the baked-in Twitter functionality that was new to iOS 5. What many users may overlook, however, is the ability to customize your Facebook chat and message alerts, separate from the Facebook app as well. They're found under

Settings > Facebook > Settings.

Of course, you can also add Facebook alerts to your Notification Center, but that feature isn't new (it's under Settings > Notifications, and then scroll down until you find Facebook in your list of apps).

iPhone 5 benchmarked: The fastest smartphone in the land!

The iPhone 5 looks to be the fastest smartphone we’ve ever tested With its mysterious, Apple-designed A6 processor, the iPhone 5 is unique in the world of smartphones. Most high-end phones nowadays run on one of two architectures: ARM’s Cortex-A9, which is used by Nvidia, Texas Instruments and others, and Qualcomm’s Krait. But the A6, as AnandTech discovered, is something completely different—an ARM-compatible system-on-a-chip designed, top to bottom, by Apple.

We’ll focus on five tests here. First the browser benchmarks: Sunspider, Browsermark, and Guimark 3 Bitmap all test Web browser performance. Sunspider is about JavaScript, Guimark is about interactive HTML5, and Browsermark is an overall browser benchmark. Different browsers will score differently on the same phone. We test with the default browser, because that’s what most people use.

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BSNL introduces landline phones with video calling facility!!

State-run telecom operator, BSNL has announced the launch of landline phones featuring video calling facility, in in collaboration with SIS Infosystems. These phones will be available for use at public Video Call Offices (VCOs), which will be set up in place of several Public Call Offices (PCOs).

Users will be charged Rs.3 for 45 second video call made from a VCO. The charges include 30 percent share for the franchise owner. According to SIS officials, people who want to have a franchise will have to for pay for VCO devices, starting from Rs. 25,000. VCO operator shall be at liberty to charge facilitation charges based on market dynamics not more than Rs. 10 per call for incoming/ outgoing calls. Moreover, all calls made from VCOs shall be charged as Video Calls. It's notable ISD call facility shall not be available on VCO connections.

Some of the VCOs will be equipped with medical devices for remote diagnosis of patients, while many other services have been lined up for near future. Find out more details about the BSNL VCOs here.

VCO Tariff Plan

"We will convert existing Public Call Offices (PCOs) to VCOs with these phones. People will be able to make voice calls to any phone and video calls to any other IP (internet based) phone," BSNL Chairman and Managing Director R K Upadhyay is quoted as saying.

According to Mr. Upadhyay, the move will help the telecom operator up its revenue, which mostly comes from the landline phones. BSNL has finalised about 770 PCOs to turn into VCOs and aims to 10,000 VCOs across the country.

"It will bridge the gap between urban and rural India. This will be a platform for growth as this network can be used for purposes like job interview, tele-medicine, tele-education and host of other services," says Advisor to Prime Minister Sam Pitroda, while inaugurating the new BSNL services.

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Apple iOS 6 update starts rolling out globally!!

There is good news for all those who own Apple iOS devices. iOS 6, the highly anticipated update to the mobile and tablet platform has officially started rolling out as of last night.
Unfortunately, the release of the new OS didn’t go as smoothly as one would have hoped. Early iOS 6 adopters have been reporting that after updating their devices and connecting to Wi-Fi, Safari would launch on its own to verify whether the user was using a Paywalled Wi-Fi connection or not. What this led to, was Safari not being able to load the verification page at all, leaving hundreds, if not thousands, of users without the ability to connect to their own Wi-Fi networks. However, Apple has issued a fix for this problem on their end and users should be able to go ahead and connect to their Wi-Fi networks without any hiccups.

iOS 6 is said to include over 200 updates and additions that supposedly make the iOS devices far more pleasurable and convenient to use. Of those new features, the key updates to look out for are:

Facebook integration
Shared Photostream
Do Not Disturb
Google Maps replaced with Apple Maps
Turn-by-turn navigation
Call handling updated
Better Siri functionality and integration
No native Youtube App
We are still in the process of running our iPhone with iOS 6 through intense use to see if there is any change in battery performance, so we will update on that front at a later point. You can read our hands-on with the new OS here and see which of the features will be supported, given that we are in India. For starters, there is no turn-by-turn voice navigation when using GPS.

iOS 6 can be downloaded via iTunes (connect your device and clicking “check for updates”) or by the software update option that can be found on your device (Settings > General > Software Update). If the official route doesn’t work for you (like it didn’t for us initially), you can download the IPSW file for your respective device directly from the Apple website using the links below:

iPad 2 CDMA
iPad 2 GSM
iPad 2 Wi-Fi only
iPad 3 CDMA
iPad 3 GSM
iPad 3 Wi-Fi only
iPhone 3GS
iPhone 4 CDMA
iPhone 4 GSM
iPhone 4S (UNIFIED RECEIVER, SO NO GSM OR CDMA)
iPod Touch G
As a word of caution, we recommend ALWAYS taking a full backup of your device before updating the firmware on your iOS device. Once iOS 6 is installed, you can then proceed to restore from backup, ensuring that all your information is intact.
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How to lock down your Facebook profile!!

Many millions of people worldwide enjoy connecting with friends and family via Facebook. We get a kick out of sharing baby pictures, funny websites, and our latest adventures. Sometimes, though, we share more than we know, and more than we should. For example, a cyber-creep with access to your profile might be able to answer the security questions associated with your online banking account. Scary!

You know you ought to lock down your profile so that only the right people have access, butFacebook makes it complicated. Here's a step by step guide to protecting your Facebook privacy.

 

Privacy Settings
To get started, log into Facebook, click the arrow to the right of Home, and choose Privacy Settings. You'll see three choices under Control Your Default Privacy: Public, Friends, and Custom. If yours is set to Public, you're sharing everything with anyone who cares to look. Immediately change it to Friends, so that by default only your friends can see your posts, photos, and so on.

 

The default settings affect your posts and photos going forward. To correct older too-public posts, you can click Manage Past Post Visibility and click the Limit Old Posts button. Any posts that were visible to everyone or to friends of friends will be changed so only friends can see them.

Now edit the settings for How You Connect. Here you'll make choices about who can find you and connect on Facebook. If you're a public figure, or if you use your Facebook account for business, allowing just anyone to find you and send messages or friend requests may be appropriate. For privacy, though, you're better off limiting such contact to friends of friends. It wouldn't be unreasonable to limit most of these settings to people who are already in your friends list.

Next, tighten up Timelines and Tagging. There are two settings related to reviewing posts that friends tag you in; turn both of these on. Now you won't be blindsided when a friend tags you in a rowdy party photo; you can reject the tag.

Facebook can suggest tags using facial recognition, which is a bit scary. Set it so that nobody receives those suggestions. Configure the remaining three options so that only friends can post on your timeline and view posts on your timeline. You may even want to further restrict posting to specific groups like close friends or family.

Apps, Games, and Websites
Got a relative who constantly bombards you with app invitations? You can put a lid on that activity by clicking the Manage Blocking link. On the resulting page you can block app and event invitations from any of your friends, or block specific apps completely. If necessary you can put annoying friends on the Restricted list. This limits them to viewing posts you've made public, without notifying them of the change. Finally, you can ban all contact with a specific user. Let's hope that doesn't become necessary.

 

Facebook apps can gather all kinds of information from your profile. If you really value your privacy, you'll want to limit your use of apps to a bare minimum. Click the Edit Settings link next to Apps, Games, and Websites, then click the Edit Settings button next to the list of apps you use. For each app, click Edit and review the permissions that app has. Consider removing any that you don't actively need and use.

 

You can be the most careful person in the world, but your friends can still expose tons of private information. Below the list of apps there's a section about how people bring your information to apps they use. Click the Edit Settings button to see just how much of your private information they can share. Shocked? Uncheck all the boxes, or all that you don't want your friends sharing for you.

 

Instant personalization lets participating websites personalize your visit based on information in your Facebook profile. If that sounds creepy to you, make sure this feature is turned off.

Here's another creepy one. Facebook may in the future give third party advertisers the option to use your name and picture in their ads, though they don't do so yet. Click the Edit Settings link in the Ads section and click the Edit third party ad settings link on the resulting page. From the drop-down list, select "No one" and click Save Changes.

Back on the Facebook Ads page, click the Edit social ads setting link. Read the description carefully and decide whether you want to allow this feature. If you don't want your social actions associated with ads that your friends see, set this one to "No one" too.

Whew! As you can see, there are a ton of settings involved in locking down your Facebook profile, but it's well worth your while to go through them all. Now you can share your life with your friends, and only your friends.

Apple iPhone 5 versus competing flagship smartphones!

Last night Apple unveiled to the world their sixth generation smartphone, the iPhone 5. The device was pretty much a culmination of all the rumours that have been doing the rounds since January and the launch felt like a really bad kept secret.

Nonetheless, the iPhone 5 has received some good first impressions from the people who got hands-on time with the device at the launch event.

Today’s flagship smartphones are not only about the looks and style but also about the power under their hood and what new they bring to the table in terms of their features and performance. So here we take a quick look at the specifications and the USPs of the iPhone 5 versus other flagship smartphones – the HTC One X, Samsung Galaxy S III, LG Optimus 4X HD and the Nokia Lumia 920.

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Microsoft HOTMAIL is now OUTLOOK MAIL!!

Microsoft has launched Outlook.com, a new, feature-packed web-based email system that will eventually replace Hotmail.

As it continues to prepare for the impending release of Windows 8, Microsoft has launched Outlook.com, a new web-based email service that embraces the name of the company’s well-known desktop email client, and will eventually replace the aging Hotmail.

Previously leaked as Newmail, Outlook.com doesn’t only offer email, as it also incorporates social networking integration, SkyDrive, Office Web Apps and in the future Skype video chat — showing Microsoft wants to challenge Gmail and Google’s suite of online apps.

Hotmail, which Microsoft acquired in the late 90s, is still a major player in the market, boasting the most users compared to its rivals; but its share is decreasing and Google is waiting to pounce.

Little has changed for Hotmail over the years, and Microsoft says it realizes it must “take a bold step, break from the past and build a brand new service from the ground up” if it wants to compete. The result is Outlook.com.

Visually, it’s in keeping with Microsoft’s Metro interface, and anyone familiar with Windows Phone or Windows 8 will feel right at home. Like the recently renovated Gmail, there’s a lot of white space, but Microsoft is keen to point out some key differences between Outlook.com and Gmail, such as the lack of adverts displayed in the conversation window, and how it won’t pass information gained from emails along to advertisers.

Social interaction is a big part of Outlook.com too, with the ability to connect to Facebook, LinkedIn and if you search for it, Twitter as well. In the near future, Skype will be added and allow for video chats without leaving the site, while Facebook chat is built-in too. Social updates are delivered by mail, and all your contacts are imported, where they can then be grouped together.

Other features include Microsoft’s spam filter, a “graymail” filter to keep subscribed email content such as shopping site updates and newsletters separate from junk mail, plus unlimited email storage space. Microsoft also says that the clean design shows 30-percent more messages on a single page than other webmail clients.

Finally, Outlook mail can easily be setup on your phone or tablet, and it uses Exchange ActiveSync too.

It’s still early days though, and as Outlook.com is still a “preview” version, not all the promised features have been added, and even those that are don’t all seem to work yet.

Don’t let that put you off though, and if you want to try it, you can sign-up for an Outlook.com email address right now, or if you already have a Hotmail or a Live.com account, it can be upgraded through the settings menu.

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Nokia Lumia 920 versus competing flagship smartphones!

Last night, Nokia unveiled to the public its flagship smartphone running Microsoft’s latest OS, Windows Phone 8. The details unveiled at the event weren’t anything that we haven’t already seen, but it was nice to get an official first look at the smartphone. The hardware specifications of the device are now known along with some unique features of the device. The downside to the launch was that no pricing or launch dates were mentioned. The demo Lumia 920 units at Nokia’s event didn't run the final build of Windows Phone either. The device will however be available in Q4 2012 in the US.

Nonetheless, since the Lumia 920 is a flagship device from Nokia, we thought we’d compare it to other flagship devices from the likes of Sony, Samsung, HTC and LG. Comparing the OS at this stage doesn't make sense since we haven’t seen the final build of Windows Phone 8 but the hardware on the Nokia Lumia 920 did seem to bring it up to speed with the competition.Finally users of Windows Phone devices will have the option of expandable memory, and multi-core processing.

To distinguish their devices from the crowd, manufacturers provide the user with a bunch of unique features on the device such as free cloud storage, an alternate app store or even some apps specific to the device. Below is a detailed comparison of the Nokia Lumia 920 against the competition in terms of both hardware and the unique features offered by the manufacturers.

Even though three of the devices (HTC One X, Samsung Galaxy S III, LG Optimus 4X HD) boast of quad-core processing, there aren’t many apps on the Google Play store that are optimized for the multi-core environment. Granted that it makes the smartphone snappier, but then again, the performance of a current generation dual-core phone isn’t bad either – and, as a thumb rule, usually provides better battery life. The difference may not be startling but it is present nonetheless. We say that at this stage it doesn't really matter if your device is a dual-core phone or quad-core phone.

Model	Samsung Galaxy S III	HTC One X	LG Optimus 4X HD	Sony Xperia Ion	Nokia Lumia 920
Thickness	8.6mm	8.9mm	8.9mm	10.8mm	10.7mm
Weight	133gms	130gms	133gms	144gms	185gms
Display Size	4.8-inch	4.7-inch	4.7-inch	4.55-inch	4.5-inch
Display Type	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen	Super IPS LCD2 capacitive touchscreen	True HD-IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen	LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen	IPS LCD PureMotion HD+ capacitive touchscreen
Display Resolution	1280x720	1280x720	1280x720	1280x720	1280x768
PPI	306	312	312	323	332
Internal Storage	16/32/64 GB	32 GB (26 GB user-available)	16 GB storage (12 GB user available)	13.2 GB (12.9 GB user-available memory)	32 GB
Expandable Storage	microSD, up to 64 GB	No	microSD, up to 32 GB	microSD, up to 32 GB	No
Rear camera	8MP with an LED flash	8MP with an LED flash	8MP with an LED flash	12MP with an LED flash	8.7MP with pulse burst LED flash
Video recording	1080p @ 30fps	1080p @ 24fps	1080p @ 30fps	1080p @ 30fps	1080p @ 30fps
Front camera	1.9MP	1.3MP	1.3MP	1.3MP	1.3MP
OS	Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich upgradeable to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean	Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich upgradeable to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean	Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich	Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich	Windows Phone 8
CPU	1.4GHz quad-core	1.5GHz quad-core	1.5GHz quad-core	1.5GHz dual-core	1.5GHz dual-core
GPU	Mali-400MP	ULP GeForce	ULP GeForce	Adreno 220	Adreno 225
RAM	1GB	1GB	1GB	1GB	1GB
Chipset	Exynos 4412 Quad	Nvidia Tegra 3	Nvidia Tegra 3	Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon	Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon
Battery	2100mAh	1800mAh	2150mAh	1900mAh	2000mAh
Unique features	-S Voice -Smart Stay (Eye Tracking) -Direct Dial -50GB Dropbox storage for 2 years for free -Pop up Play	-Burst mode for the camera -32GB Dropbox storage for 2 years for free -Beats Audio	-QuickMemo (instant note taking app) -Finger Tip Seek	-Bravia engine display -xLoud audio -50 GB Box.net storage for 2 years for free	-Wireless charging -Floating lens PureView technology -Super sensitive touchscreen -7GB Skydrive storage

From the above chart we can notice a few similarities between all the flagship devices. For starters all of them boast of 1GB of RAM making them quite snappy, with smaller load times. The front facing camera on all the devices was 1.3MP except the Galaxy S III, which has a 1.9MP camera. All the Android-powered smartphones run on ICS straight out of the box. The display on all the phones too feature a 720p HD resolution.

The Xperia Ion, Sony's current flagship before the Xperia T launches, has the second best display in terms of pixel density, a close second to the Lumia 920's advertised specifications. The Xperia Ion also has the biggest camera sensor of the bunch, however, as we have seen its low-light performance is nothing to write home about - something the PureView camera on the Lumia 920 apparently excels at.

In terms of the battery life, we have tested all the devices except the Nokia Lumia 920. All of them last for nearly a day and a half except the LG Optimus 4X HD, which boasts of 2150 mAh battery, and lasted us for almost two days with average use.

With the Lumia 920 and 820, Nokia seems to have finally caught up with other manufacturers in terms of power under the hood. Will the company manage to revert its fortunes? A lot unfortunately also depends on the success of Windows Phone 8, and we'll have to wait and see just how well it is adopted by consumers, who maybe wary of another OS refresh that won't be supported by their devices.

The advantage of a device running Windows Phone 8 has to be the integration with Windows 8. You will be able to seamlessly use the phone in conjunction with your desktop. Developers on either platform will also be able to port their apps easily to the other. This however also means full-fledged games and applications, which have been optimized for multi-cores on the PC, will flourish best on much more powerful hardware.

Last week, Samsung unveiled the first Windows Phone 8 device at IFA 2012. Called the Ativ S, it features much the same specifications as the Nokia Lumia 920 – the same 1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor, 1GB of RAM, a HD display (4.8-inch Super AMOLED with 1280x720 pixel resolution), an 8MP camera (without PureView of course), and a front-facing 1.9MP camera. It too, is powered by a large 2,300 mAh battery. Only time will tell of course, if Nokia’s exclusive features, such as PureView tech, wireless charging, special camera app, locations services such as Nokia Drive and City Lens, as well as Nokia Music, and the bright coloured bodies, differentiate the products sufficiently.

Top games to watch out for in September!!

September has its own fair share of great games however, which will keep gamers occupied before the likes of Hitman Absolution and Assassin’s Creed III take on the market. It is another month, another list, and more games to give you a kick!

1.TEKKEN TAG TOURNAMENT :

A sequel to 2000’s Tekken Tag Tournament, Tekken Tag Tournament 2 brings the action of the arcades to the home consoles. The roster of characters is a blend of old and new that will appeal to veteran fans of the franchise as well as intrigue new comers. The game will offer a variety of modes such as 2 vs 2, 1 vs 1 or 2 vs 1 battles and a bunch of online modes.

Gamers can get set to pull off some of the craziest combos as Tekken Tag Tournament hits store shelves on September 11 for the PS3 and the Xbox 360 for Rs. 2,999.
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2.BORDERLANDS 2:

Borderlands 2 is a sequel to 2009’s Borderlands and can be considered as one of the most anticipated games of 2012. The game stays true to its roots and is a first person shooter with RPG elements thrown into the mix. The sequel features all new characters, environments and enemies for you to take down in new and unexplored areas of Pandora. Players can choose from one of the four new characters, Salvado, Maya, Axton and Zer0.

Borderlands 2 launches on September 18 at Rs. 2,499 for the PS3 and Xbox 360, and Rs. 999 for the PC.
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3.F1 2012:

The next iteration of the popular racing franchise, F1 2012 has new modes for players to play such as the Young Driver Test mode in addition to the regular modes such as challenges and career.

Gamers can get into racing mode when F1 2012 launches on September 18 for the PS3 and the Xbox 360 for Rs. 2,799 and Rs. 899 for the PC.
WATCH GAME PREVIEW HERE:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAd9m3plTa8&feature=player_embedded

4.LITTLE BIG PLANET Vita:

Sackboy is making his PS Vita debut with Little Big Planet Vita. The unique controls of the Vita can be used to navigate Sackboy through the environment. You also have the ability to create levels on Sony’s hand held device and share your creations with the world.

Gamers can get creative with Little Big Planet Vita on Sony’s handheld on September 25, for Rs. 2,299.
WATCH GAME PREVIEW HERE:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5wLygejfYA&feature=player_embedded

5.WORLD OF WARCRAFT: Mists of Pandaria

The fourth expansion pack to the famous MMO World of Warcraft. Mists of Pandaria will raise the existing level cap from level 85 to 90. It will introduce a new character class, the Monk, along with a new playable race, the Pandaren. The vanity pet system will be overhauled and will include a pet battle system. The expansion will also bring nine new dungeons, three new raids, and four new battlegrounds.

You can pick up the expansion on September 25, in two editions - Standard Edition for $39.99 USD, Digital Deluxe edition for $59.99 USD - only for the PC.
WATCH GAME PREVIEW HERE:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvYXoyxLv64&feature=player_embedded

6.JET SET RADIO:

Jet Set Radio brings the classic Dreamcast game to the PC, PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360.

The government is attempting to silence the kids of Tokyo, but with their Overdrive Magnetic-Motor Skating Shoes, the cops will have to catch 'em first. The Jet Set Radio program keeps the kids unified and inspired to fight for their rights of expression, which include graffiti art.

Gamers can check out this classic on the PC, PSN and Xbox Live, on September 18.
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7.DEAD OR ALIVE 5:

DOA 5 brings to the table the classic fighting action that we have come to love from the franchise mixed with MMA to add variety to the fighting techniques in the game. A nice addition to the game is that as a fight progresses, the backdrop will change and interact with players. Gamers can use the dynamic environment to deliver a lethal blow to their opponents.

Gamers can check out Dead or Alive 5 for the PS3 and the Xbox 360 on September 25.
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Nokia Lumia 920 vs. Lumia 900: what's changed?

Just five months after grandly returning to the United States with the Lumia 900, Nokia's switching it out for an even better Windows Phone 8 offering. The 920's coming with a beefier display, better internals and has wholly embraced wireless charging -- but that's not the feature everyone's gonna be talking about. No, that's reserved for the 8-megapixel PureView hardware and the new imaging tech behind it. Still, that shouldn't distract from the real business at hand: identifying the tiny hardware differences that separate the current and future iterations of the flagship, which we've broken down for you after the break.

Lumia 920

Lumia 900

Price (on contract)	TBA	$50 AT&T
Processor	1.5GHz Snapdragon S4	1.4GHz Snapdragon
RAM	1GB	512MB
Storage	32GB	16GB
Display	4.5-inch PureMotion HD+ IPS LCD	4.3-inch AMOLED ClearBlack
Resolution	1,280 x 768	800 x 480
Primary camera	8.7-megapixel PureView	8-Megapixel Carl Zeiss AF with LED Flash
Secondary camera	1,280 x 960	1-Megapixel
Video recording	1080p	720p
Cellular	HSPA+ or LTE	GSM /WCDMA / HSDPA / LTE
NFC	Yes	No
WiFi	802.11 a/b/g/n	802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth	3.1	2.1+EDR
Orientation sensing	A-GPS, Magnetometer, Accelerometer, Glonass, WLAN Network Positioning	A-GPS, Accelerometer, Magnetometer
SIM standard	micro-SIM	micro-SIM
Battery	2,000mAh	1830mAh
Wireless Charging	Integrated QI	N/A
Weight	185 grams	160 grams
Dimensions	130.3mm x 70.8 mm x 10.7mm	68.5mm x 127.8mm x 11.5mm
Colors	White, Black, Grey, Yellow, Red	White, Black, Cyan, Pink

Information technology quiz!!

1.Full form of "DOCOMO" ?
A.Do Connect over Mobile
B.Do Communications Over the Mobile network
C.Dongle Communication Over Mobile
D.Do Communication Or MoreAnswer
Answer:B

2. A DNS translates a domain name into what ?
A.Binary
B.Hex
C.IP
D.URL
Answer = C

3. When was the first e-mail sent ?
A.1963
B.1969
C.1971
D.1974
Answer = C Explanation: It was sent by Ray Tomlinson

4.The first e-mail was sent by?
A. Ray Tomlinson
B.Sam Anderson
C.Michal Belle
D.Will Tunner
Answer = A

5. Which of the below is not an iPhone 4 feature  ?
A.4G
B.Front facing camera
B.HD recording
D.Multitasking
Answer = A

6. Why would a switch be used in a network in preference to a HUB ?
A.To reduce the network traffic
B.To prevent the spread of all viruses
C.To connect a computer directly to the internet
D.To manage password security at the work station
Answer = A

7. The term associated with the processing of comparison speed is ?
A.FFTS
B.MPG
C.MIPS
D.CPS
Answer =C

8.) Which of the following is considered a broad band communication channel ?
A.coaxial cable
B.fiber optics cable
C.microwave circuits
D.all of above
Answer =D

9.Range of an IP address?

A. 0 to 255
B.0 to 155
C. 1 to 265
D. 0 to 256
Answer =A

10 Which of the following does not allow multiple uses or devices to share one communication line?
A.doubleplexer
B.multiplexer
C.concentrator
D.controller
Answer =A

11. The optical fiber trans-Atlantic cable TAT-14 includes a section from Bude, Cornwall to Tucker ton, New Jersey. Determine the propagation delay if the route length is 6,254 km. ?
A.31.98 ms
B.3.198 ms.
C.31.27 ms
D.312.7 ms

Answer =C

12. Manchester encoding is principally designed to ?
A.ensure that the line remains unbalanced.
B.have more than one symbol per bit period.
C.increase the bandwidth of a signal transmitted on the medium
D.ensure that a transition occurs in the center of each bit period.

Answer =D

13. Which of the following signal is not standard RS-232-C signal ?
A.VDR
B.RTS
C.CTS
D.DSR
Answer =A

14. Which of the following is not a type of Computer Network?
A.Local Area Network (LAN)
B.Personal Area Network (PAN)
C.Remote Area Network (RAN)
D.Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)
Answer =C

15.Which of the following is not a type of hard drive?

1. IDE
2. IDS
3. SATA
4. SCSI
Answer =2

16.How many layers are in the OSI model?

1. 4
2. 5
3. 6
4. 7
Answer =4

17.Full Form of NIC?
A.New Internet Connection.
B.Network Interface Card
C.Network Interface Connection
D.Net Interface Card
Answer =B

18.Which of the below lines of HTML is correct?

1. <strong>bold text<strong>
2. </strong>bold text</strong>
3. <b>Bold text<b>
4. <b>bold text</b>
Answer =4

19. Which of the following Supports Data Rate Upto 1000 Mbps Gigabyte Ethernet.
A.CAT 1
B.Thinnet
C.CAT 5
D.CAT 5e
Answer =D

20.Who is considered to be the first programmer?

1. Ada Lovelace
2. Alan Turing
3. Bill Gates
4. Tim Berners-Lee

Answer =1

21.What is the world's first Android phone, can now run Jelly Bean  ?

1.T-Mobile G1
2.HTC One V
3.Google nexus
4.Samsung Galaxy S III
Ans:1

22.java is a product of?

1.Oracle
2.Google
3.Microsoft
4.IBM
ans:1

23.Most expensive mobile phone?

1.Goldvish “Le million”
2.Vertu Signature Cobra
3.Motorola V220 Special Edition
4.Diamond Covered iPhone 4S
ans:4

24..Most expensive digital camera?

1.Hasselblad H4D-60
2.Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III
3.Leica M9 Titanium
4.Nikon D3X
ans:1

25.JavaScript is ....?

1. a client-side scripting language
2. a server-side scripting-language
3. a virus
4. another name for Java
ans:1

26.A six digit Hex color code (#ADD8E6) defines values of Red, Blue, and Green in what order?

1. #RRBBGG
2. #GGRRBB
3. #RRGGBB
4. ##BBRRGG
ans:3

27.What is phishing?

1. A computer virus
2. A corrupt website
3. A distribution of spam
4. An identity theft scheme
ans:4

28.What is the default port number for Apache and most web servers?

1. 20
2. 27
3. 80
4. 887

29.What Linux command displays the last part of a file without editing it?

1. end
2. foot
3. last
4. tail
ans:4

30.In Perl, if $var = "1"; and you print 'You win $var dollar'; what would it return?

1. You win $var dollar
2. You win $1 dollar
3. You win 1 dollar
4. You win 0 dollar
ans:1

31.What is the maximum characters Linux supports in its filenames?

1. 8
2. 128
3. 256
4. Unlimited
ans:3

32.Who famously said "640K ought to be enough for anybody."

1. Bill Gates
2. Steve Jobs
3. Steve Wozniak
4.Thomas J. Watson
ans:1

33.Founder of IBM?

1.Thomas J. Watson
2. Bobby Smith
3.Robert Noyce
4.Gordon Moore
ans:1

34. What is SSL short for?

1. Secure Socket LAN
2. Software Security Layer
3. Secure Software Layer
4. Secure Socket Layer
ans:4

35.Which network protocol is used to send e-mail?

1. FTP
2. SSH
3. POP3
4. SMTP
ans:4

36.Who was one of the original founders for the Intel corporation?

1. Bill Gates
2. Jerry Yang
3. Gordon E. Moore
4. Sergey Brin
ans:3

37.Which of the below versions of Windows was the first to be released after Windows 98?

1. Windows 99
2. Windows 2000
3. Windows ME
4. Windows XP
ans:2

38.Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited (VSNL) introduced Gateway Electronic Mail Service in?

1.1991
2.1992
3.1981
4.1982
ans:1

39.The default date format in SQL is ?

1.DD-MON-YY
2.DD-MM-YY
3.DD-MM-YYY
4.MM-DD-YY

ans:1

40.Facebook was founded on?

1.2004
2.2000
3.2003
4.2005
ans:1

41.Which Independent Software Vendor is working on the India Digital Heritage product that involves creating virtual recreations of famous Indian heritages that will allow people to take virtual tours?

1. Microsoft
2.Google
3.IBM
4.HCL
Ans:1

42.Which software company arranged for a Internet Bus to tour about 19 towns in cities in the state of Tamil Nadu to educate people on the power of the World Wide Web?

1. Microsoft
2.Google
3.IBM
4.Intel
Ans:2

43.Which Indian recently beat Barack Obama to top the Google's most searched list of phrases, albeit for a dubious reason?

1.Ramalinga Raju
2.N. R. Narayana Murthy
3. Kris Gopalakrishnan
4.Nandan Nilekani
ans:1

44.Which Indian company made a large acquisition of Axon, the UK based SAP services company which was billed as the largest overseas acquisition by an Indian outsourcing firm pegged at $811 million. -
1.HCL Technologies
2.Infosys foundation
3.Tata Consultancy Services
4.Mahindra Satyam
ans:1

45.Creating This kind of content has been illegal in India. Now a new version of IT laws has even made browsing of this kind of content punishable. What type of content is being referred to?

1.Child Pornography
2.Copyright TMT
3.Sourcing Intellectual Property
4.Content theft
ans:1

46.What new application from Google allows people to let all their friends and family know about their current whereabouts?
1.Lattitude
2.Street view
3.Google+
4.Longitude
ans:1

47.What Indian technology experiment completed 100 days of successful execution on 29th January 2009?

1.Chandrayaan
2.PSLV-C3
3. PSLV-C12
4.GSLV-C12
Ans:1

48.Who has been appointed the chairman of the beleaguered Satyam board by the Government of India? -
1.Kiran Karnik
2.Sudha moorthi
3.Ramalinga Raju
4.Kiran Kumar
Ans:1

49.Which Indian IT company was ranked the 8th best in the world for its training program by Training Magazine that picks up the top 125 among 1000 companies annually?
1.Satyam
2.Infosys
3.TCS
4.Wipro
ans:1

50.who demonstrated the world first portable telephone?

1.Martin Cooper
2.Steve job
3.St. Louis
4.Missouri
Ans:1

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A NEW LOW COST SMARTPHONE ANNOUNCED – SONY XPERIA J !!!

Sony is arrived with the new smartphone without green logo. Sony Xperia series has added a new member, as the Sony Xperia J. Sony Xperia J is code named ST26, and the phone has been dropped on the web recently.
On that occasion I learned that the new smartphone running on Android 4.0.4 and support a resolution of 854 x 480 pixels. The image right side would be new phone, according to Asian website IT168. Interestingly, I see no trace of specific green logo Sony / Sony Ericsson, who was present on all models so far.

Rounding up the lower end of the segment is the newly launched Sony Xperia J. The 9.2mm thick phone has a FWGA display. A 5MP camera unit can be found around the back of the phone.

The Xperia J comes with a front facing camera to allow video calls. Details are still coming in but the phone will be available in black, gold , white and pink when it is available towards the end of the year.

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