Verizon ZTE Adamant Travel Phone By Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless brings a cell phone that is specially built for the travelers. The full QWERTY phone is global ready, i.e. ready to roam with you in over 200 countries. It is a great phone for frequent flyers who needs stay connected where ever they go. This phone is slim, lightweight design and can be carried easily. Other features include TXT/Email, Stereo Bluetooth support, 2MP camera and a large 2.4-inch screen.

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Connectivity

• Global roaming capabilities with data access in more than 200 destinations (pre-installed SIM card; compatible with 850/900/1800/1900 MHz GSM)
• Bluetooth connectivity includes profiles for communication headset, hands-free , stereo, phone book access, object push for vCard and vCalendar
• GPS enabled for navigation

Communications & Internet

• Opera browser
• Bing search
• Messaging capabilities with text, picture and email

Hardware

• 2.4-inch screen (320 x 240 pixels, 65K color TFT)
• Physical QWERTY keyboard
• MicroUSB port

Camera

• 2-megapixel camera customizable self-timer, white balance, shutter sound, and color effects
• Flash auto flash, only this shot, off, on
• 4x zoom

Multimedia

• My Music plays and manages music files stored on your phone and microSD card.
• PC to phone sync
• Music player integrated

Memory

• Memory expansion via microSD card slot with support for optional cards up to 16 GB.
• 1,000 contact phonebook

More Features

• 3.5mm headphone jack
• Hands-free speakerphone

No matter what you’re into, Verizon Adamant has what you need to keep up, including a full-featured browser. And with a 2 MP camera with flash, you’ll be ready to capture all those fun and memorable moments.
In addition to high-speed connectivity on the fast and reliable Verizon Wireless network, the Verizon Adamant allows you to enjoy wireless voice and data service in more than 200 countries.
With the Verizon Adamant, you are ready to travel. The removable microSD memory card allows you to travel with your music and take pictures of all the sites. It includes a world clock and a phone book with up to 1,000 contacts so you can keep up with where you are at and who you meet.
The new Opera browser offers PC-like web browsing. Other features include expansion via microSD memory cards (up to 16 GB in size), Bluetooth for hands-free devices and stereo music streaming, 3.5mm stereo headset jack, and up to 4 hours of talk time (see full specifications below).

Vital Statistics

The Verizon Adamant weighs 3.33 ounces and measures 4.3 x 2.4 x 0.5 inches. Its lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 4 hours of talk time, and up to 3.6 days of standby time. It runs on the CDMA 800/1900 MHz frequencies as well as GSM 800/900/1800/1900 MHz frequencies.

That’s all about the Verizon ZTE Adamant Phone. This cell phone is available in Amazon.com. You can directly order or buy from there.

Dell Looks To Windows 8 For Revamp

Dell’s consumer products division is not doing well lately, because of competition from cheap entry-level products in emerging markets by other companies. The company’s earnings reduced by a factor of three. Its shares tumbled in extended trade. Its consumer unit is struggling to slow down the decline in sales. Overall, Dell is struggling. Now the company is planning to revamp its consumer unit with sales of new touchscreen laptops and tablets featuring Windows 8 OS.


Noting that to enjoy the full features of the new touch capable Windows OS people would need new touch enabled devices, Dell, both the company and the CEO, has decided to launch a offer a full complement of Windows 8 products. He quoted,”The product refresh cycle associated with this release of Windows is likely to be very different from other releases, but it’s hard to know exactly what that looks like. We’re preparing a full complement of products, and we’ll be ready with those.” However, Dell also doesn’t expect huge adoption of Windows 8 early on. From his remarks on Windows 8 tablet adoption, it seems that the company would invest equally on touch enabled laptops and tablets.
Dell has tried to tap into the tablet market with its Windows and Android based tablets. But, failed to make waves against Apple’s iPad and Amazon’s Kindle Fire. But, the launch of Windows 8 could be a big opportunity for Dell to crack the market. As technology analyst Chris Green at Davies Murphy Group Europe noted, “We see Windows 8 as opportunity for all the PC manufacturers to reclaim the huge ground that they have lost to Apple and some of the other Android tablet makers.”
The question is – could Dell manage to make its fortune out of higher-priced touch enabled Windows 8 devices?

Source : BBC
Thanks To : Seeking Alpha, Info World

Audi Unveiled Electric Concept Bike: Can Speed Upto 50mph

Renowned car maker Audi has made a two-wheel lithium ion battery powered concept bike. The concept bike, named e-bike Wörthersee, was unveiled at Worthersee Auto News 2012 show in Austria. Car manufacturer Audi used motor racing design principles to build the Audi e-bike Wörthersee. The Audi e-bike Wörthersee is fast enough to be caught out by a speed camera.


Audi e-bike Wörthersee is constructed with ultra-light carbon-fiber frame which weighs 1,600 grams (3.53 lb) only. The 26-inch wheels are made from Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic (CFRP) that weighs 600 grams (1.32 lb) each and have innovative large-area blade-pattern spokes. The rear wheel is driven by a chain. There is an electric motor which is a permanent magnet synchronous machine and is located at the lowest point on the frame and drives the bottom bracket shaft directly. Maximum torque at the rear wheel is in the region of 250 Nm (184.39 lb-ft). Peak output from the electric motor is 2.3 kW. Excluding the battery, the complete bicycle weighs only 21 kg (46.30 lb). The lithium-ion battery is placed in the frame that weighs about 5 kg (11.02 lb). It operates at a voltage of 48 V. Its capacity is 530 Wh and it can be fully recharged from a 230 V supply in two and a half hours.

There are five cycling modes – ‘Pure’ mode, ‘Pedelec’ mode, ‘eGrip’ mode, ‘Power Wheelie’ and ‘Balanced Wheelie’ mode. A cyclist can choose any of these modes while cycling. In the ‘Pure’ mode, the drive power is purely the product of the cyclist’s legs. In ‘Pedelec’ mode the bike driver is supported by the electric motor. It means the driver has to pedal and the motor will also run to speed up the bike. In ‘Pedelec’ mode the bike can achieve a maximum speed of 50mph and gives you a range of 31-44 miles. If the driver selects ‘eGrip’ mode, the Audi e-bike Wörthersee runs solely on the electric motor and can reach a top speed of 31mph. ‘Power Wheelie’ mode is for less skilled bikers with adjustable wheelie angle. In ‘Balanced Wheelie’ mode, the electronic control system maintains the rider’s balance, by compensating the biker’s movements forwards or backwards via the electric motor. These modes can be set using the touchscreen on-bike computer. In addition, by pressing a button, the seat of the bike can rise up and the biker can adopt a comfortable position.
As the electric motor used in the bike is able to speed up to 50mph maximum, so it’s better to wear a helmet while driving this bike (especially for those living in developing countries where it is not mandatory to wear a helmet). The prototype can also be connected to smartphones over WLAN, letting users unlock its security system with their handsets. To know more details, visit Audi

Source : Audi
Thanks To : Daily Mail, Gadget Review

India Waiting for Audi Q3 Launch

The German car maker Audi is known for their fabulous designs and powerful engines. Audi SUV has their own distinction as they sport powerful and masculine looks, Audi has launched their upgraded version of Audi A4 which is a sedan variant. If we check Audi car prices its slightly higher than other cars, the main reason is that it’s a luxury car and sports top of the line features and also gives the best interiors with high comfort levels. The German luxury car maker is planning to launch Audi Q3, a new SUV variant in Indian market. Initially Audi is planning to launch a basic variant of Q3. Q3 will be competing with its German counterpart and will offering a stiff competition to BMW X1 and also Mercedes Benz B Class which has been recently launched in Indian market. The new Audi Q3 prices for the Indian market is not known yet and is expected to be announced closer to its official launch.


The German car maker is planning to import this Q3 SUV through CKD method, as they would be less import duty, if they import through CKD channel and assemble here at their facility center which is located in Aurangabad. Q3 will be available in both diesel and petrol car versions. Q3 is expected to get launched later this year, and this could be most awaited Upcoming Cars in Indian market.As very one is aware that Audi is famous for manufacturing one of the best SUV is in the world, and is planning to spread their mastery at global level.

There are some rumors that are coming up which reveal that, Audi is planning in a big way is getting ready to introduce new versions like Audi Q2, Audi Q4, Audi Q6 and Audi Q8. Audi wants to increase their share in the global car market, by launching more and more Audi Cars in the Global market.  If we look at Audi Q3 Reviews, the petrol engine of Audi Q3 will be sporting turbo charged 2.0 liter TFSi petrol motor, which will have the capacity to generate a peak power of 211 Bhp and a maximum torque of 350 Nm. If we checkout the diesel version , this variant sports 2.0 liter TDI diesel engine and has an ability of churning out 170 Bhp and 350 Nm of torque. Both these versions are mated to a 7-speed automatic direct shift gear box transmission which has a dual clutch. I shared that Tata Safari Storme Launch to Heat up Competition in the SUV Segment and revamped 2012 Mercedes M Class Drives in Today at Full Throttle.

FBI Creates A New Net-Surveillance Unit

FBI has long been wanting to monitor the internet well enough, even it be in clear violation of people’s rights and their privacy. Security has long been a pretext for violating different portions of constitution. And now, it has been revealed that FBI has secretly formed a net-surveillance unit which will try to devise ways to monitor users over internet, wireless and VoIP communications.


FBI has been quiet about the whole thing primarily because not many internet users in US  would take kindly to the notion of being watched all the time by someone who then has the ability to read all the data to and from the user’s computer. The chief purpose of this unit is to eavesdrop on the user’s computer and bring out newer technologies to do so effectively enough.
The unit is formally called Domestic Communications Assistance Center and is tasked with a whole lot of things. These include cyber tools such as intercepting Skype calls or analysing data on a social network or carrier related to some court order to creating actual wiretaps. The unit will act as a helping hand in terms of surveillance for local as well as state and federal police.
FBI has long been working towards this end and had tried to bring internet companies and social networks on board. The agency tried to company the companies not to oppose a law that FBI was trying to have drafted according to which the social networks and other websites will have to allow the agency to sneak into user data and read it.
FBI, after repeated queries about this new group, responded with a statement which reads:
“ The NDCAC will have the functionality to leverage the research and development efforts of federal, state, and local law enforcement with respect to electronic surveillance capabilities and facilitate the sharing of technology among law enforcement agencies. Technical personnel from other federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies will be able to obtain advice and guidance if they have difficulty in attempting to implement lawful electronic surveillance court orders.
It is important to point out that the NDCAC will not be responsible for the actual execution of any electronic surveillance court orders and will not have any direct operational or investigative role in investigations. It will provide the technical knowledge and referrals in response to law enforcement’s requests for technical assistance.”
Source: Declan McCullagh
Courtesy: CNET

Siemens ‘eHighway Of The Future’ Concept Proposes Electrification Of Trucks On Highways

This week at the Electric Vehicle Symposium in Los Angeles, Siemens has announced its ‘eHighway’ concept. The eHighway concept introduces the idea of diesel-electric hybrid trucks which can work like a electric trolley when overhead electric lines are available and work as a diesel truck when overhead electric lines are not available. Siemens says that the technology can significantly reduce carbon emissions by reducing the use of fossil fuels in trucks.


An official video release release shows a demonstration of how the system would work on highways. The hybrid trucks will be equipped on-board software and hardware. When the trucks detect the presence of overhead electric lines the electric poles will be connected to the the wires through on-board poles. This electricity will power the trucks’ electric drive motors, letting the diesel engines shut down. As soon as the trucks leave the lanes with overhead wires, the diesel engine starts up for the manual operation.
According to Siemens, its eHighway concept will minimize air pollution by eliminating tailpipe pollution from trucks. Siemens is testing the technology in Germany. Siemens believes that the eHighway concept would work with any sort of hybrid or range-extended electric vehicles in future .

Source : Siemens News
Image Credit : Siemens

Apple Patents Multi-Point Touch Focus, A New Way To Use A Camera

Apple’s patents often afford us glimpses to what the company is up to. They also occasionally tell us what we can expect Apple to include in its upcoming products. Now, Apple has patented a multi-touch camera focusing system which is quite unique. This system is to be used with multi-touch systems, so Apple may be considering it for the next iPhone or iPad.


The patent is titled ‘Multi-point touch focus.’ Basically, this system lets you focus more than one things in an image. This means that you can choose two or even three points of focuses when taking an image. When you finally take the image, these highlighted or selected points will be sharper and more clear.
Currently, cameras often allow for one point of focus. But with multiple points of focus, users will be able to bring more clarity in their images and this will give them more freedom when shooting.
However, since this will require a lot of image processing, the patent also speaks of using a dedicated chip for the purpose. This chip will be used solely for image processing and will be able to quickly and effectively render the images taken by the user.
The patent reads, “A camera includes a lens arranged to focus an image on an image sensor and a touch sensitive visual display for freely selecting two or more regions of interest on a live preview image by touch input. An image processor is coupled to the image sensor and the touch sensitive visual display. The image processor displays the live preview image according to the image focused on the image sensor by the lens. The image processor further receives the selection the regions of interest and controls acquisition of the image from the image sensor based on the characteristics of the image in regions that correspond to at least two of the regions of interest on the live preview image. The image processor may optimize sharpness and/or exposure of the image in at least two of the regions of interest. The image processor may track movement of the selected regions of interest.”
Naturally, this is a very exciting prospect and can entirely change the experience of using cameras in intelligent devices such as smartphones and tablets. We just hope that Apple decides to include this system in one of its upcoming products.
Source: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Courtesy: Apple Insider

Schmidt Advises Grads To Turn Off The Screen For One Hour And Spend The Time With Beloved Ones

Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt told a group of Boston University graduates on Sunday to step away from their computers for one hour daily and to spend the time with your beloved ones. At least this would help human beings to see the real world without the technology and internet.

On last Sunday, Eric Schmidt was delivering the 129th commencement address at the Boston University. He advised the students to “Take one hour a day and turn that thing (computer) off. Take your eyes off that screen and look into the eyes of the person you love. Have a conversation, a real conversation.”

As the technologies are being developed rapidly and the social media has evolved at a breakneck speed it has become easy for people to communicate with others without being physically close to each other. But this has largely led people to forget the feeling of having real conversations face to face. Therefore, sometimes the bonding of real relationships goes away. Schmidt recognized the phenomenon saying, “You are emblems of the sense of possibility that will define this age. If you’re awake, you’re online, you’re connected. Some of you are probably tweeting this speech right now.”

Through internet and social medias, people gets involved with previously unknown persons but often forgets his beloved ones. Schmidt has urged the recent graduates to turn their screens off for an hour daily and to “look into the eyes of the person” they love. Have a look at the video where he was giving his speech at the Boston University.

Watch this video on YouTube

Source : Reuters
Thanks To : CNet

Maruti Swift Dzire Price Hike; Will it adversely effect the top selling sedan?

Maruti India is said to be the largest automobile maker in the country and selling amazing cars since year, 1983. The company in its stables has some of the Most Popular Cars ever made in the history of the country’s car market. Maruti India is in the news always with some car launch or for their stupendous sales. Here again the company is in the news as they have further increased the Maruti Swift Dzire Price in the range of Rs. 8,000 to Rs. 12,000. During the union budget announced this year by the Indian government, all the Car Price in India had been increased to a certain level. This is the second price hike on this model line by the company as they are unable to bear the high input costs.

 

 

This price hike is going to be effective from the 1st of May and this price hike will only affect the diesel trims of this new version of Maruti Swift Dzire. However, the price of the petrol trim, which is starting at Rs. 4.88 lakh (ex-showroom New Delhi), will still remain the same. This charming and compact sedan car was launched earlier this year and has generated an overwhelming response from the customers. The company claims that this stylish sedan has been doing close to a whopping 15,000 sales every month and Maruti India is expecting it to continue with the same form. It has beaten all its competitors such as Toyota Etios Sedan, Tata Manza and also the Mahindra Verito by a huge margin since it has been launched in February this year. Maruti India had specifically designed this new 2012 Maruti Swift Dzire sedan under 4 meters, so they don’t have to pay the extra duty, which is being paid by the cars which are more than 4 meters Iength. 

 

 

Maruti India is also going to launch a couple of other cars as well in the coming future. Their trendy and very popular hatchback car, Maruti Ritz is going to be revamped and introduced in the car market very soon. Along with this, their best selling Maruti Swift is also anticipated to be launched in a new Sports version by the company in the coming future. In the interim, several other SUVs and sedans such as Tata Safari Storme, New Chevrolet Captiva, Renault Duster, Audi Q3, Premier Rio Diesel, New Hyundai Elantra, BMW 3 Series and Volkswagen Jetta petrol car are also going to be launched in the coming weeks. I recently shared that Renault Pulse Petrol version Launches at Rs. 4.25 lakhs (Ex-showroom Delhi) and Dazzling Maserati Gran Cabrio a Sheer Driving Pleasure.

Adobe Finally Launches Subscription Service For Creative Cloud

A few days ago, we reported that Adobe had finally launched and made available its Create Suite 6. Back then, Adobe also promised that it will be making its Creative Cloud available on May 11th. And now, the company has lived up to its promise. The subscription service for Creative Cloud is finally live.


The Creative Cloud is a very novel and excellent idea by Adobe. With the help of CC, Adobe has made all its software available to common users for a monthly fee, so that you no longer have to buy the software at their actual hefty prices.
It is not exactly a running-in-the-cloud software, as the name suggests. Rather, the software download to the user’s machines in the form of relevant apps and the users can create whatever he wishes to through these apps. He can then store his creations in the cloud and then access them from a number of other devices.
Moreover, the prices for Creative Cloud are quite affordable. Just imagine that you only occasionally wanted to make use of Adobe’s software, you wouldn’t want to pay thousands of dollars for the whole suite. Rather, you can simply subscribe on monthly basis whenever you need them. The monthly subscription fee for users is $75 per month or if they go for annual subscription, $50 per month.
Being offered together with the cloud, Creative Cloud subscription will come with 20 GB of storage space online through Dropbox. Moreover, the service will also offer web hosting and a number of exciting social networking tools. We are very excited about this offering by Adobe and we sure would like to know what do you think about it.
Source: Adobe

Courtesy: CNET

MarquisPad MP977 Android 4.0 Tablet

Matsunichi has rolled out the MarquisPad MP977 Android 4.0 tablet. The gadget features a 9.7-inch touchscreen display with a 1024 x 768 pixels resolution, a 1.2GHz TI dual-core processor, a 4GB of internal storage capacity, a microSD card slot for storage expansion, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Bluetooth 2.1+ EDR and an included microSD card. Its Lithium-ion battery offers only up to 5-hour of operating time. The MarquisPad MP977 Android 4.0 tablet retails for just $249 each. [Matsunichi]

Samsung ES9500 55-inch OLED TV

Samsung has unveiled the ES9500 55-inch OLED TV at the Samsung Premium TC Showcase 2012. The new OLED TV features the Smart Dual View technology that enables users to watch two different programs (2D) on one screen at the same time using the set’s 3D glasses and headphones. The Samsung ES9500 55-inch OLED TV will be launched later this year for 10 million Won or approx. $9,000. [Samsung]

AMD Doubles Performance In Second Generation A-Series APU – Codenamed ‘Trinity’

AMD has launched its latest 2nd-Generation A-Series Accelerated Processing Units, code named Trinity. This APUs are perfect “for mainstream and ultrathin notebooks, All-in-One and traditional desktops, and home theater PCs and embedded designs.” AMD has doubled the performance per watt ratio for the new APUs. Users will experience an increase in CPU and GPU performance of up to 29% and 56% from previous generation, respectively.

Trinity has promised to enable a best-in-class PC mobility, entertainment, and gaming experience for the users. The new APUs are named as A4, A6, A8, and A10. The company claims that the new APUs can deliver double the performance compared to the earlier version. They will also deliver up to 12 hours of extra battery life in laptops.

Its GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) part is built on AMD Radeon HD 7000 series graphics cards and supports DirectX 11. Its dual graphics mode can boost power save battery life when needed.

The new laptop APUs are as follows (base clock speed/chip name/GPU):

Mainstream (35W)

• 2.3GHz A10-4600M, HD 7660G
• 1.9GHz A8-4500M, HD 7640G
• 2.7GHz A6-4400M, HD 7520G

Low-voltage (25W)

• 2.0GHz A10-4655M, HD 7620G

Ultralow voltage (17W)

• 2.1GHz A6-4455M, HD 7500G

AMD announced that several companies including Acer, Asus, HP, Lenovo, Samsung, Sony, and Toshiba will have laptops based on these new processor.

Source: AMD

New Apple iPad Price in India

Apple Inc launched their new Apple iPad 2 last month on March 16 in San Francisco amid of huge fan fare. Initially this New Apple iPad was launched in ten countries which also include United States. Now after a month Apple Inc is planning to launch their third generation Apple iPad device in India on April 27. Apple will also be launching this new Apple iPad in other nations like, Thailand, Estonia, India, Israel, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, South Africa and Colombia. New Apple iPad Price in India would be around Rs. 30, 500 for 16 GB Wi-Fi model. This model will operate only on Wi-Fi mobile networks. This new Apple iPad is a successor of Apple iPad 2, which has similar physical dimensions, but the display screen is different. The new Apple iPad is fitted with retina display.

If we look at the new Apple iPad Features, this new device is reckoned to work four times faster than the existing tablet devices presently available in the market. The new tablet device is fitted with super fast quad core A5x chip and according to the experts presently there is no device in the market that will match the frequency of this new tablet in the PC tablet world in terms of speed and performance. If we look at the new Apple iPad Pictures, as said earlier this new tablet device looks very much similar to its predecessor in terms of physical appearance. Apple Inc boasts that the new Retina display screen fitted to this third iteration of Apple iPad has crystal clear view, and objects in this screen appear much more clearer and sharper. The officials also added that the words would appear clearer on the display screen than on a paper print.

The Retina display will display images better than a 40 inch high definition television. The display area of the new Apple iPad is 9.7 inch which has a pixel resolution 2048 x 1536 with 326 pixel density per inch. If we compare Apple iPad 2 with its successor, the new Apple iPad is slightly thicker than iPad 2. New Apple iPad will run on iOS 5 operating system. On the rear end this tablet device is fitted with 5.0 megapixel iSight camera which is capable of capturing videos at 1080p HD quality with 30 frames per second. The new Apple iPad is said to have a longer battery life than iPad 2. The company boasts that the battery fitted into new Apple iPad can give ten hour battery backup to the new device. I recently shared that tantalizing New Apple iPad Launching on April 27th and Lava XOLO X900 is a High-end Phone

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Airtel Reduces 3G Plans Tariff, Introduces Smartbytes for 3G

Bharti Airtel, a leading telecom company has now introduced all new affordable tariffs for its 3G customers and has also launched India’s first ever additional data usage Smartbytes

packs for Airtel 3G postpaid mobile users. They have added a new 3G pack (snacking proposition) that offers 30 minutes of usage on 3G for over 1 day for Rs. 10. Moreover, the volume based browsing charges on 3G have been slashed down from 10p/10KB to 3p/10kB, effective from 17th May. Smartbytes for 3G lets users enjoy high-speed browsing on their mobile after consuming monthly data transfer limit.

Airtel New 3G Plans Tariff -

Apparently, Airtel has removed the Rs. 750 plan (4GB limit) and has replaced it with a new Rs. 1500 pack that offers 10GB of data usage with a validity of 30 days. The new Airtel 3G packs are now available for both Pre-paid and Post-paid customers across circles on phones and dongles.

These revised 3G plans look impressive and will surely attract a good audience to move on to 3G. Let’s see when other 3G providers in India follow Airtel footsteps.

Source: Airtel Press Release