iSlate: An Electronic Notepad for Indian Kids

Recently, a research came in light about iSlate which is an electronic notepad. It is being developed by the scientists from Singapore. It is a low-cost power stingy tablet for children in rural India. They can charge the device using solar energy.

An online news portal - timesofindia.indiatimes.com, writes about iSlate, “Singapore's Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and Rice University are developing an electronic notepad that consumes very little energy. This device, called I-slate may soon allow some of the estimated 100 million Indian children who attend schools without electricity to have access to an electronic notepad.”

Further the news portal adds, “I-Slate, Palem's brainchild, is in development at Institute of Sustainable and Applied Infodynamics (ISAID) which is based at NTU. The first prototypes of the I-slate, which were built by a team that included three Rice undergraduates, are set to undergo their second round of tests in India later this month.”

Further the news portal quotes a statement of NTU President Su Guaning also, “Developing an electronic notepad that is green, requires very little energy to operate and that could even run on solar energy in future is in line with NTU's emphasis on sustain ability research. The research will not just help in the sustainability of our planet but the development of such sustainable, low-cost technologies will also help the poorer communities in the world to close the digital divide. It will be life-changing and it will help to improve lives.”

The news portal quotes a statement of Rajeswari Pingali, ViDAL president also, “Children in village schools are just like their peers anywhere in the world: eager to learn, tech savvy, and willing to try new educational tools that engage their creative minds. The I-slate can help bring the marvels of technology into thousands of rural schools and contribute to an improved learning experience.” It would be one of the best applications like FaceTime to the Mac.

Apple iPad Introduced Nationwide through Verizon Wireless and AT&T Stores

From 28th October, 2010, all three products iPad Wi-Fi + 3G models are available at Verizon Wireless and AT&T Stores. More than 2200 AT&T Stores offer iPad Wi-Fi + 3G models.

Customers can buy 3G pre-paid data plans for iPad, complete with Apple’s easy on-device activation and management through AT&T Stores. Customers can get unlimited access to AT&T’s more than 23,000 domestic Wi-Fi Hot Spots without a term contract at AT&T Stores.

On the other hand, over 2000 Verizon Wireless Stores nationwide sell iPad. The store offers three bundles – “all featuring an iPad Wi-Fi model and a Verizon MiFi 2200 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot — for a suggested retail price of $629.99 for a 16GB iPad with Wi-Fi and MiFi, $729.99 for a 32GB iPad with Wi-Fi and MiFi, and $829.99 for a 64GB iPad with Wi-Fi and MiFi.”

Customers can get a monthly access plan to iPad customers of up to 1GB of data for just $20 a month at Verizon Wireless.

Both stores - Verizon Wireless and AT&T Stores are offering the Apple products from 28th October, 2010. It is announced by Apple online news section also – “www.apple.com/hotnews/”.

This time, Verizon Wireless Stores are back with more attractive offers than AT&T Stores for iPad. Verizon Wireless offers a monthly access plan to iPad customers of up to 1GB of data for just $20 a month. It is really very affordable and low cost plan of this store. Verizon Wireless offers the product nationwide.

On the other hand, AT&T Stores offer iPad Wi-Fi + 3G models through its more than 2200 stores. It offers all iPad data plans are without a term contract with unlimited access to AT&T’s more than 23,000 domestic Wi-Fi Hot Spots.

So, both stores have really good offers for the Apple iPad customers. This time you can download free FaceTime to the Mac also.

FaceTime to the Mac Introduced by Apple

Recently, Apple announced the launch of public beta of FaceTime for Mac. It is a completely new application for Mac users. It provides video call to the iPhone 4 and iPod touch.

FaceTime to the Mac offers an intuitive interface also. FaceTime for Mac automatically uses customers Address Book. There is no need to create special buddy lists. FaceTime to the Mac works seamlessly with the built-in camera and mic on Mac notebooks.

Currently, FaceTime to the Mac, public beta is available immediately as a free download. You can enjoy with it as it is remarkable and fun. It gives you a chance to video calls to iPhone 4, the new iPod touch or another Mac from your Mac.

FaceTime to the Mac makes possible to talk, smile, wave, and laugh with anyone on an iPhone 4, iPod touch, or Mac from your Mac over Wi-Fi. It shares a huge video-calling experience also.

You just have to find an entry in the Contacts list of your best friend to make a video call. If you don’t want to receive calls, just turn FaceTime off in Preferences.

You can enjoy the feature of FaceTime on iPhone, iPod touch, and the Mac. FaceTime for Mac download requires Mac OS X v10.6.4 Snow Leopard or later.

FaceTime works perfectly with Address Book. An invitation pops up on the screen will open when your friend accepts. You can call through Mac to iPhone, iPod touch, or Mac.

Mac smoothly adjusts the view whether you use the front or rear camera or rotate from portrait to landscape. You can catch up, hang out, and stay in touch with just a click with the Mac FaceTime.

FaceTime to the Mac introduces great fund and enjoyment with the video calling among your friend circles. It is really an innovative feature for tech guys. It is the most popular feature like Apple Ping.

Alcatel One Touch Net Mobile Phone Introduced by Tata Docomo at Rs. 5500

Recently, GSM mobile service of Tata Teleservices Ltd., Tata Docomo, announced the launch of Alcatel One Touch Net mobile phone. It is the first handset that is fully integrated with the Tata Docomo’s New EDGE Mobile Services. Alcatel One Touch Net phone is priced at Rs. 5500.

Tata Docomo-Alcatel One Touch Net comes with a 2.4-inch horizontally oriented display with resolution of 240×320 pixels. It has a 2-mega pixel camera with Digital zoom also.

Alcatel One Touch Net mobile supports GSM/GPRS/EDGE networks. The phone is featured with Charger, Battery, Earphone, Warranty Card, User Guide, USB Cable and 4GB Memory Card.

Alcatel One Touch Net Key Features:

QWERTY keyboard

Optical joystick

2-megapixel camera

80 MB of internal memory

microSD card slot up to 8GB

Music player

Bluetooth

FM radio

Tata Docomo Alcatel One Touch Net is a light weighted phone with 102 g. The phone comes in two colour variants – “White & Lavender” and a sleek “Black & Silver”.

Alcatel One Touch Net mobile phone is enabled with receiving a push-email from Yahoo servers as well as sync contact and calendar information.

You can upload photo shots also using the built-in camera to Flickr instantly. The phone is featured with Search with Voice feature also. You can search strings to be spoken instead of typed.

You will be able to access Tata DOCOMO services like My Song, Call Me Tunes, Buddy Chat, My Talkies, Astro Portal, Funzone, Song Book and much more with your Alcatel One Touch Net mobile.

There are customized keys on the OneTouch Net handset. You can use Facebook to notify users about status updates.

So, Alcatel One Touch Net with Tata Docomo is a complete social, entertaining and new phone with latest technology and innovative features. The phone has great looks and stylish design also. Customers will surly like it.

Apple Ping – Apple Launches Ping Music Social Network and iTunes 10

Recently, Apple launched its first music social network – Ping which has already reached one million users in just over 48 hours. It is a one of the much-admired features of iTunes 10 which was announced at a special Apple event alongside new iPods and a revamped Apple TV.

Ping is Apple’s first music social network. It allows users to share what music they’re buying on Apple’s iTunes Store. If you join on Ping, you can become a friend of others just like other existing networks. You can view custom music charts also based on what songs their circle of friends have been buying on the iTunes Store and like. You can comment on other user’s purchases.

iTunes software runs with more than 160 million existing users. About one million users have downloaded iTunes 10 and joined Ping already.

Ping, a social network for music, gives you a chance to follow your favorite artists and friends to discover the music they’re talking about, listening to and downloading.

iTunes 10 with Ping gives you a chance to post your thoughts and opinions, your favorite albums and songs, and the music you’ve downloaded from iTunes. You can view concert listings and tell your friends which concerts you plan to attend also.

You can log on to Ping from the iTunes sidebar. You can create a basic profile by log into your iTunes account.

About the uses of Ping, an online news portal about technology - www.neowin.net writes, “After setting up your profile and liking some music, you’re presented with a very simple “Welcome to Ping” screen. You’re given three immediate options: “Search for People or Artists”, “Invite Your Friends by Email”, and “Connect iTunes Ping with Facebook.” The third option is probably your best bet - it only found two of my friends from Facebook on Ping, but I began the process within an hour of the service launching. I could follow these friends without any issue, and they popped up in my “Recent Activity” feed instantly.”

Ping is already being called “MySpace Killer”. However, it can become a great way to share your music taste amongst your group of friends.

NDTV iPhone Application on the Top Position

India’s most popular private television news channel – NDTV has gotten the top position at the iPhone application. The application has emerged as the most popular and most downloaded in the country. It has number 1 position in the UAE. In the USA, it has gotten number 16 position. It ranks on number 10 in the UK.

NDTV is India’s first TV broadcaster which is available on iPhone application. It is a featured app in the iTunes AppStore and at http://ndtv.com/iPhone.

You can access to daily video updates from the world of news, entertainment, cricket, lifestyle, business, gadgets and health with the NDTV iPhone App. Within the next 3 weeks, it will available with an updated version that will support live streaming of all NDTV channels including NDTV 24×7, NDTV India, NDTV Profit, NDTV Goodtimes and NDTV-Hindu.

Vikram Chandra who is the CEO in NDTV Convergence said, “With 3G coming and with the number of mobile handsets continuing to shoot up, getting information on hand held devices will be the big trend of the next few years. NDTV.com is well positioned to take advantage of this and the iphone app is the first in a series of products that we will launch.”

About the NDTV iPhone Application - telecomtalk.info, an online news portal about telecom industry, reports – “NDTV’s iPhone app developed by Mangalore (Karnataka-India) based Robosoft Technologies and specially tailored to provide the depth of NDTV’s content to the richness of iPhone platform. With NDTV iPhone App for the iPhone and iPod Touch, you can also report for NDTV iWitness, Just use your phone to send us what you’re seeing.”

NDTV iPhone application is the India’s first best product which has gotten the biggest popularity internationally also. It shows the popularity of NDTV news channel across the world. The updated version will make it stronger and effective. It is second most popular application in India after Teen Patti.

All New Mac Mini Revealed by Apple

Recently, Apple announced about its redesigned Mac mini. On 15th June, Apple writes about it in the hot news section, “The completely redesigned Mac mini features up to twice the graphics performance, a new HDMI port, a new SD card slot, and industry-leading energy efficiency — all in an amazingly compact aluminum enclosure. Starting at $699, Mac mini is the most affordable way to enjoy Mac OS X, iLife, or Mac OS X Snow Leopard Server.”

So, the Mac mini has twice graphics performance. It is an energy efficiency device. It starts with $699 price range.

New Mac Mini Tech Specification:

2.4GHz or 2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor

2GB of 1066 MHz DDR3 SDRAM, expandable up to 8GB

HDMI to DVI Adapter

Power cord

One FireWire 800 port (up to 800 Mbps)

Four USB 2.0 ports (up to 480 Mbps)

SD card slot

Bluetooth 2.1

Audio line in minijack (digital/analog)

320GB or 500GB Serial ATA hard disk drive6

The new Mac mini is made by sleek aluminum design. The gadget has incredible design and perfect looks. It is covered with full metal jacket. It gives the options for many ports. Apple Mac mini is being recognized as the world’s most energy-efficient desktop computer.

Apple has introduced the new Mac mini with the big screen. It offers next-generation NVIDIA GeForce 320M graphics for the best view.

Apple Mac mini is really a lovable gadget which gives you the best computer experience possible. It has everything surprisingly simple. It works with Windows also and it has wi-fi wireless network which made every tasks easy.

Apple claims that Mac min has been designed environment friendly. It is free of polyvinyl chloride (PVC)4 and brominated flame retardants (BFRs).

Apple new Mac mini is available online now. You can buy it through the official website of Apple store. It is another best gadget of Apple after iPhone 4.

iPhone 4 – Apple Announces the New iPhone 4

Finally, Apple has announced the next iPhone officially that called the iPhone 4. The new phone is announced after the most successful handsets – iPhone, iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS. It is the fourth generation iPhone of Apple. So, the gadget name is iPhone 4.

Apple iPhone 4 is announced at Apple's World Wide Developers Conference. It will run on OS 4. The Operative System is renamed as iOS 4. Apple has released over 100 new features also as part of their development SDK.

Microsoft's Bing has gotten a position of an alternative search engine in iOS 4 while Google remains the default. The iPhone 4 will be available from AT&T on June 24. However, pre-orders for it begin from June 15. The gadget will be available at $199 (16 GB) and $299 (32 GB). The prices reflect 2-year contracts.

Apple iPhone 4 will be available initially in US, France, Germany, UK and Japan. Apple will introduce iPhone 4 to 88 countries by September 2010. However, India is not in the list. Announcement of iPhone 4 in India has not been reveled yet.

iPhone 4 Key Features and Specifications:

Retina Display with 326 pixels per inch

3.5 inch display

Apple A4 Chip

Up to 32GB internal memory

5 Megapixel Camera with LED Flash and focus

HD video Recording

Video Calling Camera

WiFi (n)

Video Editing with iMovie

Bluetooth

Quadband GSM / 3G / HSDPA/ HSUPA

GPS, Accelerometer, Compass

iOS4

GPS, GSM, UMTS

Apple has introduced some best features to iPhone 4 such as FaceTime, Retina Display, Multitasking, HD Video Recording and Editing, 5-Megapixel Camera with LED Flash etc.

There are thousands of micro features with the new iPhone 4. The new gadget has incredible looks and fantastic design. It has wide and attractive touch-screen. The new phone of Apple has again revolutionized the mobile phone industry. It has again raised the biggest competition for other manufacturers.

Feeddler RSS Reader Runs on iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad

Now, Feeddler RSS Reader is one of the universal applications that will run on the iPhone, iPod Touch and the iPad. The application is featured with rich RSS app with full Google Reader sync support.

Feeddler RSS Reader application originally was developed for the iPad only. But after some times, it quickly became RSS app for the iPhone’s new big brother. Now, most of the iPhone users are happy to see the app on their handsets.

Feeddler RSS Reader App Features:

Supports Google Reader

Supports unread item filtering

Supports sorting by newest first, or oldest first

Caches up to 100 RSS articles for each feed

Able to star/unstar, like/unlike, share/unshare, mark unread any RSS story

Able to mark all items read for any RSS subscription

Supports Facebook sharing

Supports in-app e-mail sharing

Copy & Paste titles, links, or full articles

Uses built-in browser for full articles and web pages

Able to open full articles in Safari

It is 1.3 version of Feeddler RSS Reader. It is even more impressive on the iPad. It looks very good on the iPhone too.

You can see more features in Pro version also:

Supports sync all subscriptions, and sync subscriptions in a folder/tag

Customizable batch syncing: sync all feeds or unread items only, sync from last sync, days or weeks. For faster syncing, we suggest "Unread only" + "FromLastSync."

More Mark All as Read options based on time

Supports Twitter with automatic URL shortening using Bit.ly

Supports Instapaper

Supports Read It Later

Supports pinching to zoom RSS stories (iPad only)

Supports two-finger tapping on images to save to iPad Photos (iPad only)

Feeddler RSS Reader app is being considered as the best RSS reader on the iPod touch, iPhone and iPad. However, it is the finest application for iPad. Now, you can download the application via Apple store. It is one of the best apps just like Teen Patti.

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