Wednesday, March 24, 2010
See "Domain/Ip Address to Map" on your Google homepage
Your friend, sukeshawh@gmail.com, has sent you the following Google Gadget.
Monday, March 15, 2010
5 Must-See Google Easter Eggs
A handy list of Google “Easter eggs” that you can uncover right now.
Sure, Google’s doodles make the famously sparse homepage a little more funky on certain days, but there are ways to jazz it up any day with some homepage tricks that will turn your search base into a pirate-, Klingon- or even Swedish Chef- themed online property.
Most of these work by entering an exact search term and then hitting the “I’m Feeling Lucky” button. There’s a ton of these, some of which have been active for a while.
Google nods to open source software with Linux- and BSD devil-themed options that can be activated by typing “google linux” and “google bsd” then hitting the IFL button.
Those partial to a bit of grog meanwhile can get their Google homepage pirated by doing the same with “xx-pirate.” Google will display in “hacker-speak” if you type in “google l33t.” The Klingon version can be found with “xx-klingon,” and if you want some bork with your Google, enter “xx-bork” to go all Muppet Show.
Even more options include pig latin (“xx-piglatin”), an Easter egg-themed page complete with bunny mini-game (“google easter egg”), and a dark gothic way to search (“google gothic”). Typing “elgoog” offers Google backwards, and there’s an Elmer Fudd tribute at “ewmew fudd.” Finally, it’s not quite a whole homepage change, but entering “ascii art” will make the Google logo display in that style.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Sunday, March 7, 2010
LG Cookie Pep at Rs. 7,799 Only
The phone will be known as the “Cookie Pep” in India – thanks to the brand value that the Cookie has in India. LG has described the GD510 as the most compact 3-inch full touchscreen handset and we agree with that. The phone, like its competitors, comes with scores of applications and social networking features – and is aimed at youngsters.
Specifications
* Make: LG
* Model: Cookie Pep GD510
* Form Factor: Bar
* Available Colors: Silver, Black
* Display Resolution: 240 x 400 Pixels, 3.0″
* Camera: 3.0 Mega Pixels
* Dimensions: 97.8 x 49.5 x 11.2 mm
* Memory Inbuilt: 42 MB
LG Cookie Pep Features
* 7.62 cm Full Touch Screen
* One Touch Social Networking Applications
* 3 MP Camera & MP3 Player
* FM radio
* One Touch Smart Key
* 3 way homescreen & Fun UI
* Livesquare
* Motion Silent
* Bluetooth
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Google Buys Picnik - Online image editing tool
Google on Monday said that it had acquired Picnik, an online photo editing service that works with Internet applications from several Google competitors.
"More than ever before, people are sharing and storing their photos online," said Google product management director Brian Axe in a blog post. "But until recently, you had to edit your photos using client software on your computer."
The price that Google paid for Picnik was not disclosed.
While the Picnik acquisition doesn't represent an immediate threat to Adobe Photoshop, the desktop photo editing standard for professionals, it's yet another indication that online applications represent the future.
Adobe, of course, already operates Photoshop.com, a pared-down version of its desktop photo editing application.
Picnik allows users to crop, resize, rotate, and alter online images in real-time, to apply a variety of filters, effects, and fonts, and to use browser extensions to make it easier to upload and edit images. It overlaps to some extent with Google's Picasa service.
No immediate charges are expected as a result of the deal.
But the extent to which Picnik interoperates with services like Facebook and Yahoo Mail remains open to question under Google's management. Google may well want to maintain Picnik's interoperability with non-Google services, but it remains to be seen whether Facebook and Yahoo find that idea appealing.
According to Axe, Google is working on integrating Picnik and on new features for the service.
It's also unclear how Google will deal with Picnik's premium features, which are available for $25 per year. Google has tended to offer consumer-oriented services for free.
During its earnings call for investors last October, Google CEO Eric Schmidt said that the company was again looking for new acquisitions and that Google in the past had acquired about one company every month.
Picnik is Google's ninth acquisition in the past eight months.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Stylish Samsung Jet 2 at Rs. 19,500
Samsung has announced its latest touchscreen handset dubbed the Jet 2 in India. The Jet 2 is an obvious successor to the "original" Jet announced last year.
If you thought the Jet 2 was a major upgrade over the previous phone, be prepared to be disappointed. The Samsung Jet 2 basically is the same old Jet with some software tweaks. The hardware, however, remains the same. The features are almost the same too. We're talking about the 3.1 inch WVGA AMOLED touchscreen display, TouchWiz 2.0 UI, Wi-Fi, GPS, DNSe & SRS Sound Effect technology. The imaging bit is handled by a 5MP camera. The 800MHz processor, same as the one on the original Jet continues to do the number crunching here.
Like the previous Jet, this one too allows multitasking. Samsung's own Dolphin browser can be used to browse the World Wide Web in its full glory. It even supports multiple windows. Of course, you can also install Opera Mini and other Java based browsers if you need more options.
The new Jet doesn't even come with the updated version of Samsung's own TouchWiz UI but comes with the older version. There are other UI enhancements though which claim to provide a "superior and differentiated experience." The media gate UI, as Samsung calls it, features one finger zoom which can be used while browsing the Web, viewing photos or TXT, PDF and PPT files.
The Jet is priced at Rs. 19,500 and is now available at a Samsung dealer near you.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Nokia 5233 Launched for Rs. 7,850
Cheapest touchscreen smartphone by the company
Nokia 5233 Launched for Rs. 7,850
The 5233 is arguably the cheapest Nokia touchscreen device that you can buy in India today. The phone, priced at just Rs. 7,850 also makes it one of the cheapest smartphones you can buy today. Unlike the Corby or the Cookie, which uses proprietary operating systems, the 5233 is a full fledged smartphone running S60 Version 5. What you get for the money is the 2 megapixel camera, a 3.2-inch display, support for GPRS and EDGE, Bluetooth and Ovi Maps. The 70 MB internal dynamic memory is expandable memory up to 16GB with microSD cards. It also has a 3.5 mm audio jack. It also supports video recording at up to 640x480 pixels and up to 30 fps - which is phenomenal for a phone priced at just about Rs. 8,000.
The only thing you would miss would be support for 3G and Wi-Fi support. That is not much of a loss for the price you get this phone. The device also has a talk time of 7 hours and is available in Black and Red colors across India.
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