Windows Mobile 6.5 and My Phone from Microsoft

At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Microsoft presented a demonstration of the Windows Mobile 6.5, and My Phone.

The Windows Mobile 6.5 would be released in the second half of 2009, which will only be available as the pre-installed OS on new devices. Windows Mobile 6.5 comes with a hexagon-based layout rather than the default grid layout. The hexagon layout almost matches with the shape of the fingertip’s point of contact, making it an intuitive design choice.

There is no more START menu, instead it is more of a dashboard, where gadgets and rich internet applications are housed. Windows Mobile 6.5 has a new Internet Explorer Mobile based on IE6 for Desktops. Windows Mobile 6.5 also comes with cloud sync service, offered for free by Microsoft.

My Phone beta funcitonality helps to backup contacts, calendars, text messages, photos and videos to My Phone service links with the Windows Live ID. This functionality allows information to be synchronized across multiple connected devices.

YouTube High Definition Videos

Now you can view YouTube videos in HD (High Definition), at least those videos that have been uploaded in that quality. Recently YouTube has adopted a widescreen format for all of its videos too.

While playing a YouTube video, you can see the link “watch in high quality” to the bottom right corner of the widescreen video. currently the HD option only appears on videos on YouTube itself, not in embedded videos.

The High Definition videos take more bandwidth, so use them only if you have a faster connection and bandwidth to spare for videos.

Multiple Inboxes in Gmail - New Feature

Gmail Labs has just launched a new feature to view multiple panes in the same Gmail window. You can setup your labels or searches as a new pane.

If you have setup multiple email accounts with Gmail, and have associated a label for each of those email accounts, this new pane feature helps you view each of the accounts new emails separately in the new panes. I really like this new feature, very useful.

To use this new feature, you have to first enable Gmail Labs for your account (if not done already), then go to Settings -> GMail Labs and enable “Multiple Inboxes” from the list of Labs options. Now you will get “Multiple Inboxes” menu on the Settings pane. You can create up to five different panes by manually entering the code for label or Gmail search options.

Amazon Kindle 2 Arrived and Google Books on Cell Phones

Amazon has released Kindle 2, the new Kindle e-book reader.

Kindle 2, the latest wireless reading device, weighing about 290 grams, which is lighter than a typical paperback and as thin as most magazines. Kindle has a new 5-way controller, enabling precise on-screen navigation for selecting text to highlight or looking up words. Kindle is completely wireless and ready to use right out of the box, with no other setup needed. Kindle also features a new Text-to-Speech feature that can read out text for the user.

Kindle 2 holds over 1,500 books. The Kindle 2 is pried at $359 (approx Rs. 17400), and will be released on February 24.

Amazon had recently announced that it is working on making Kindle e-books available on a range of cell phones also, the details of when and which phones are not yet available yet.

Google also announced recently that 1.5 million books titles available from Google Book Search service can now be read on Apple iPhone and the phones running Google’s Android operating system. For now that is G1 by T-Mobile.

Download Vista Skin Pack

Are you still on the Windows XP Operating System and didnt upgrade to the Vista? If not you can still make your windows get the same looks of Vista using a Skin pack , also called as the Transformation packs. These are packages which contain lot of files and tweaks which includes changes to the Desktop, Start Menu Icons, Added Animations, Pictures & Menu’s.

Microsoft Vista Pack The advantage of using this package is that its completely free unlike other available transformation packs which need you to pay some money, and also this installation can be rolled back if you dont want to continue with these new graphics. You wont need the Windows XP original CD in case you want to revert back to the old style. This Pack is supported by Windows XP SP1, SP2, SP3 and Windows 2003.

Download Vista Skin Pack

Recommended Antivirus Software for Windows7

If you are using Windows7 Operating system on your computer and are looking for ways to remove the following antivirus problem then you need to download any of the following 3 antivirus programs recommended by microsoft.

You can download any versions of these applications ie free/paid/trail and install on your PC. Its recommended to go for paid version which can later be used on another PC when your windows 7 licence is expired.

Windows7 Antivirus Problem

* AVG Antivirus
AVG - Avg is one of the best antivirus available which offers a full featured free version. The paid version would cost you 34.99 USD along with support of the same licence for multiple operating systems ie Windows 7, Vista, Xp & 2000.
* Kaspersky Anti Virus
Kaspersky Lab - This Anti-Virus system has specially launched a version for Windows 7 which can be directly downloaded from the website. Currently kaspersky is offer a complete free version with no paid version information
* Norton Symantec
Symantec Norton - A Special Norton 360 Version 3.0 Beta version is available for download at the Symantec website, where you need to signup for the program and get the download links.

Currently iam using Kaspersky 2009 since i have got licenced version and its working fine on my windows 7 based PC. Which antivirus program are you using?

How to Change your CMOS battery

Whenever you feel that your PC is showing you wrong time or date then its not a problem of your PC but a problem of your CMOS Battery which is failed or which is on a very low power level and you need to replace it with a new battery which costs around a dollar. If your PC starts giving these kind of errors CMOS Read Error, CMOS checksum error, or CMOS Battery Failure then its the right time.

CMOS BatteryYou dont need to take your PC to a hardware engineer to replace this because its a big battery located in your CPU which can be easily found and removed. You can buy the battery either online or at any PC hardware store, but make sure its of the same type and size.

Open your CPU and try to find the big battery location on the mother board and remove it, followed by replacing it with the new battery. First Unplug the PC from the power source and make sure, the areas near the processor are cool, then start removing the battery which is a little bit fixed within 2-6 plastic pins just to make sure that the battery does not move while the PC is moved.

Change CMOS Battery

You need to keep in mind that during the process of changing the battery you can lost a lot of information like the BIOS passwords and settings. The overall process is real easy but should be processed with care and you need to get a new battery which is the same as the dead one.

Free Tool to Download Multiple Rapidshare Files

If you are using a rapidshare to download some information then you are limited to download only 1 file at one time with very low speed of download. This is because they want all their users to upgrade their accounts to Premium Account where you can have parallel downloads.

Rapidshare Files Download

Thanks to RapidShare Download Accelerator tool from themoviefind which is a standalone application, free for download allowing you to add multiple files at the same time and start downloading them. You can even move the added files up and down from the queue. I guess this tool can save up your money too because now you wont need to pay rapidshare any money for getting a premium account for parallel files download.

Vodafone USB Stick Details, Plans & Pricing

Many of you are already using internet connection on your laptops using wireless data cards and mobile phones. Currently there are many providers in the market like Bsnl Data Card, Tata Plug2Surf, Reliance NetConnect etc out of which BSNL is known to give the highest speed at the best prices.

Vodafone USB StickVodafone Mobile Connect USB Stick does look sleep along with a cool pen drive shape and connection through the Vodafone EDGE network which means that this is a high-speed internet connection. You dont need a CD to install this device because its a total plug & play product.

Unlike other Data Card based internet services, this is something different because in this case you will need a Vodafone SIM card to connect to the internet and this SIM card you need to insert into the USB Stick.

Vodafone USB Stick Install

Once you insert the Vodafone SIM card in this USB Stick you need to connect it to your PC or Laptop for connecting to the internet. The USB Stick is indentified and it will start working instantly, connecting to the web using your Sim Card.

Vodafone USB Stick Insert into PC

Pricing :
The USB Stick Device seems to be a bit overpriced at 2999Rs, but the internet is charged on a monthly rental based on the data downloaded. There are two plans ie 499Rs & 699Rs Plan.
499Rs Plan - 500Mb Free Data Usage + 5p/10KB Usage Charges
699Rs Plan - 1Gb Free Data Usage + 5p/10KB Usage Charges

This device is handy for people who want to use internet once in a while just for checking emails or chatting with friends using Instant Messengers occasionally. Check out with your nearest Vodafone Store for more details and for buying it.

Windows 7 version lineup revealed: Prepare for disappointment

Remember when Vista was announced, and Microsoft decided to release six different versions of the operating system, much to the confusion, disappointment, and ridicule of potential buyers? Well guess what? Microsoft is back with the Windows 7 strategy. What has it learned in the last three years? Pretty much nothing.

While Microsoft is touting the "two primary editions" of Windows 7 -- a Home Premium edition and a Professional (intended for business) edition -- the fact is it's sticking with the same six different versions (or SKUs, stock-keeping units) that it had for Vista.

The real difference is that Windows 7 Home Basic -- the much-reviled stripped-down version of Vista that was designed for bare-bones PCs -- is now being shunted to emerging markets only, though it will still exist. But to confuse matters, a Windows 7 Starter edition, which will run only three applications simultaneously, will also be available.

Also a glimmer of hope: Home Premium will have most of the same features you're used to in Vista Home Premium, but the new Windows 7 Professional is a nice improvement over Vista Business Edition in that Windows 7 Pro will include all of the features from Home Premium (including Media Center and gaming capabilities), plus some other business-centric extras. If there's a bright spot in this news, it's that the Pro version finally looks enticing, unlike the neutered business version of Vista that was pawned off on workplaces two years ago.

But Microsoft blows it again with two more SKUs, again offering an Enterprise and Ultimate version of Windows 7, both containing features that ought to be included off the shelf in Windows 7 Professional. That means nickel-and-diming buyers once again in order to get the BitLocker encryption system.

Microsoft touts the new SKU structure as a "streamlining" of its product line, but I'm having trouble seeing how the Windows 7 lineup is much of an improvement. Things seemed to work pretty well with XP's two versions -- and the Mac folks get along fine with just one. But in an attempt to wring every last dollar out of every last customer, Microsoft again sticks us with a complicated version nightmare that no one's going to like. Is the honeymoon over already? Dang.