Recharge your gizmos with Solar energy

Recharge your gizmos with Solar energy
A new solar cell that converts sunlight to energy has been launched in variety of consumer products. The technology used in this is a photosensitive dye to start its energy production which is same as the leaves using chlorophyll to begin photosynthesis. This dye sensitive cell can be used to give power to various devices like e-book readers, cell phone etc. The cell can be found in thin, flexible panels stitched to the reader’s cover in the e-book readers. These panels can be placed in new lines of backpacks and sports bags which will help recharge cell phones and music players.

The photovoltaic cells are based on silicon or any such inorganic materials not the dyes as discussed. The panels will be placed on the covers which are designed for the accessory for Sony e-book readers. These covers are going to cost around $99 which would be made available to the customers in the month of March. The cover will supply power through a plug in a cradle along its spine. You can find the panels installed in the tennis bags, backpacks and messenger bags which have battery chargers within. The prices of these bags will depend on the material used and the size of the bag. Enjoy the heat with solar energy.

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Benefits of Open Source Symbian

Benefits of Open Source Symbian
Smartphone platform is made open source by the use of Symbian mobile operating system. Symbian is one of the most leading smartphone operating system in the world. It was beneficial to have open source for Symbian platform. The five ways to prove that they are beneficial for the smartphone platform:

1. NOKIA : The transition from open source has benefited a lot to Nokia as it increases the efficiency of the wanning platform and that too without any investment from Nokia. Nokia has been developing new devices based on its Linux-based Maemo platform. In spite of this it will definitely gain marketing and public relations boosts from its relationship with Symbian and all its contribution to the development of the smartphone platform.

2. SMARTPHONE MANUFACTURERS : This acts as an alternative to the Google’s Android which is good for the smartphone manufacturers. Android has shown that an open source mobile operating system can work very well as it enables smartphone vendors to customize the OS. It also enables one to develop robust devices at much cheaper price as it doesn’t have associated licensing fees.

3. DEVELOPERS :It’s quite beneficial for the developers as it opens up a huge market for them. It’s not quite as popular as the iPhone App Store but it’s hard to ignore the potential customers it has.

4. BUISNESSES : Making the source code for Symbian OS various companies will benefit from the ability to customize the platform and thus unique applications can be developed.

5. USERS : Symbian users will benefit a great deal from the new creative innovative applications for the smartphones.

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Apple vs Google: Apple Bans the Word Android from App Store

Apple vs Google: Apple Bans the Word Android from App Store

Apple has found a new way of taking revenge from Google as they have banned the word “Android” from their application store. This incident happened with a developer when his application gets rejected because he has “Android” word in the description of the application. Condition was made that if he drops the word from description the app will be allowed. The approval process of Apple is a tough one which leaves developers in dilemma as to why their apps were rejected. They received a notice from Apple’s app approval department stating that when they reviewed the product they found the application having inappropriate or irrelevant platform information in the application description.

To be more precise Apple isn’t banning Android apps or code it’s just banning the word ‘Android’. The big question is why Apple worried about a developer mentioning an award that his app won. It’s obvious that Apple wants to forgo some sales so that it can hide that Flash of Genius is also available on a competing app store.

It was foolish move in the part of Apple to give Android importance in the first place. This banning of word Android will give the Android market loads of publicity which will in turn draw more inevitable comparisons between Nexus one, droid etc. and the iPhone.

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Mozilla’s first mobile browser

Mozilla's first mobile browser

Mozilla launched its first Firefox browsers for mobile phone users for Nokia’s Maemo. The Firefox for Maemo 5 platform has many interesting features that make it different from other mobile browsers like opera mini. You can get Mozilla Firefox in two of Nokia’s device –N900 and N810. The Firefox is supported on Nokia’s open source based on Linux Maemo operating system. This will enable users to know and work on their mobile phone like they used to on their desktop. Mozilla is trying to provide one Web that users can access no matter where they are located or what device they are using.

Some of the best features are its awesome bar which will lead you to your favourite sites with just couple of key strokes and personalized searching. Mozilla released add on that is YouTube enabler so that adopters can install to view YouTubes videos. Mozilla has bookmark and history syncing extension i.e. Weave Sync 1.0 for its mobile phones. The add-ons will help in customizing your Firefox by adding small pieces of functionality. You can browse safely by getting instant Web Site ID and can access easily and edit security settings. Firefox for mobile is providing a platform for developers to create rich applications. And it’s available in more than 30 languages.

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No Multitasking in iPad

No Multitasking in iPad
Apple is known for its remarkable products which include iPhone, iPod, Mac book etc. The list is very long and every product is a big hit. Recently Apple has launched its new product iPad, also known as iSlate. People were waiting for this product as badly as they wait generally for other apple products. But when launched it actually disappoints users as it has certain basic features missing and one of them is multitasking. Multitasking is a basic feature which helps user to do multiple things at the same time. The user can listen to music while browsing the Web, or look for direction and talk to friends and many more stuffs like this.

The makers give the argument that it’s made for the casual users who don’t need to five things at the same time. So the multitasking feature isn’t necessary. Apple here is actually isn’t selling a computer or multi touch so the iPad is good with its magical screen minus the multitasking. More over multitasking hasn’t been working great on other appliances. Apple hasn’t experimented with multitasking yet because of the Android implementation of multitasking. So, you need to close every application before you run a new application.

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Chrome 5 debuts more settings options

Chrome 5 debuts more settings options
The Chrome browser was updated to version 5 for Windows and Mac. There aren’t many changes in the Google Chrome version 5 than the version 4.

In Google Chrome 5 you can use the default download directories in Vista and Windows 7 unlike the earlier version. In the options you can find content settings dialog added. You can find settings on how to deal with cookies, images, JavaScript, Plugins, and pop-ups. It can modify cookies and other site date are saved on your computer i.e. allows local data to be set and block sites from setting any day though with exception list. You can block all third party cookies without any exception and when the browser is closed the cookies and other sites are cleared. It contains a link to Adobe Flash Player storage settings. It shows all images or none but for sites on the exception list. It allows all sites to run JavaScript or none with an exception list. Same is the case with plugins and popups which are allowed on the exception list. The version 5 Google Chrome has address bar separator which can hide extension buttons in the toolbar.

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How to make the iPad a better music device

How to make the iPad a better music device
After the launch of Apple’s iPad many were disappointed with its features. Many are thinking it to be an over priced gadget. The iPad can be made better with few changes here and there.

  • In iPad you can’t share music files from another computer over your home network. You have to physically connect the iPad to your computer and then share it through wire. Wireless sync is a good option for this. This not only shares music files but also pictures, videos, and other apps.
  • The iPad has memory storage of only 16 GB which is very less for the music lovers and not enough if you want other functions like E-books and pictures. The Lala Acquisition is also a good idea as then you don’t need to upload music files every time. You can easily sync the music files from computer to Lalas’s online music locker service.
  • There are many sophisticated DJ apps for the iPhone which allows you to play two songs at the same time and then mix them together. With the 9.7 inch iPad this app would be great to use but then you don’t have the option to play songs you have loaded but you need to reload them into DJ apps. This is quite a limitation which should be looked after.
  • iPad should have queuing option so that other songs could be loaded to now playing queue.
  • iPad would work wonders if it had decent speakers. The speaker of iPad sounded no better than iPhone.

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Tips to create better documents

Tips to create better documents
When you are in hurry and want to make a very impressive document in less time then Microsoft office is there to help you. Microsoft Office has great many features which can help you make a document more impressive that too in matter of few minutes.

  1. The table helps in simplifying complex tables and thus makes the information presented clearer.
  2. A footnote makes it easier for the reader to track down information. This helps in giving further details on the subject beyond what could be included in the main text.
  3. Adding appendix to support information that’s too lengthy for footnote is good option.
  4. Heading 1 through Heading 9 can be used to organize documents into an outline format.
  5. You should choose your content carefully avoiding too much crowd. You can highlight vital information to grab the attention.
  6. Try to create your own style and let it be consistent using borders, styles, theme etc.
  7. Use PowerPoint to create graphics and charts and then use paste special to get them into your Word document.
  8. Try to fill colours through out the text tables and graphics but use it in moderate way.
  9. Keep track of your document by making use of formatting and the reveal formatting task pane. These task panes have various options like add, delete, font, paragraph, styles group, preview format, etc.
  10. The view menu helps you in checking the print preview, Normal view, Print layout.
  11. Use In Line With Text layout to avoid moves and changes in graphics when you try to edit text around it.

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iSlate- Apple’s rumoured product

iSlate

The iSlate which is rumoured to be the upcoming tablet is a computing device from Apple. iSlate is sometimes referred as Apple Tablet or iPad. Apple still hasn’t given any confirmation regarding the development of a tablet which would be named iSlate.

This iSlate is expected to be a 10 inch multi-touch display made by Innolux which is a subsidiary of Foxconn. The large screen would be a major hit for videos and movies. It is supposed to have a webcam and a 3G modem. The price is estimated to be less than an Apple notebook but more than the iPhone. The features included in this iSlate would be computer software, database management software, email, SMS, tables , graphs, software for word processing, software for creation and display of presentations that would include text and graphics and software used for image editing.

Mobile industry experts are giving different speculation on the features of the iSlate. It is also expected to have two cameras one in the front and one in the back. The front one is supposed to be used for video calling. It may have multi-touch, multitasking, Wi-Fi wireless networking, and a long battery life. So after a full press release of the iSalte only one can be sure of all its features.

How to set up portable satellite dish

How to set up portable satellite dish
People generally hire professionals to set up satellite dish, but here I am going to tell you how to do this by your own. This will help you to know basics of satellite dish and save money. Below are the steps that you must follow to set up your website:
• Mount the satellite dish on a stand where you feel that dish can catch the signals. Make sure do not place it under roof, tree or along a tall building. The good areas to place are can be roof or balcony.
• The next step is to connect your television with the satellite dish. Connect the both with the help of cable.
• Place the satellite receiver at its place and connect it with power supply. Do not place any magnetic item near receiver as this can distort the signal.
• Adjust the position of satellite receiver in such a way that it is receiving the maximum signal. You can also try adjusting angle of elevation and direction. You can also use compass to check the correct angle.
• You can refer to satellite maker’s website for more details.