What is NFC and How it Can Create a Revolution in Changing Our Daily Lives

You all might have listened about NFC and might be you would be curious to know more about it.NFC or Near Field Communication is a new short range tool that works on wireless frequencies.It connects by any NFC antennae enabled phone to a reciever usually a feet away.By using this technology a consumer can just wave his smartphone for paying at retail locations.Still there are many challenges to safeguard the payment procedure or we can say that this technology is not fully baked.

It makes your life easier and more convenient as it can make transactions,exchange digital content and connect electronic devices with just a tap.
A standards-based connectivity technology, NFC harmonizes today’s diverse contactless technologies, enabling current and future solutions in areas such as:

• Access control
• Consumer electronics
• Healthcare
• Information collection and exchange
• Loyalty and coupons
• Payments
• Transport

Developers can learn more about NFC in the section on interoperability.

Key Benefits of NFC

NFC provides a range of benefits to consumers and businesses, such as:

• Intuitive: NFC interactions require no more than a simple touch
• Versatile: NFC is ideally suited to the broadest range of industries, environments, and uses
• Open and standards-based: The underlying layers of NFC technology follow universally implemented ISO, ECMA, and ETSI standards
• Technology-enabling: NFC facilitates fast and simple setup of wireless technologies, such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, etc.)
• Inherently secure: NFC transmissions are short range (from a touch to a few centimeters)
• Interoperable: NFC works with existing contactless card technologies
• Security-ready: NFC has built-in capabilities to support secure applications

NFC uses loosely coupled inductive circuits to exchange power and/or data over a short distance (usually about four cms.

7 Things You Should Know About Google Music | Google News

Google just made its music cloud service, Google Music, available to all, and it’s mostly self-explanatory. You can just Go to the Google Music and and start uploading or purchasing music that you can then listen to on your computer, or on your Android phone, Google TV, or iPhone. Just like iTunes, right? Well, not really. Maybe it’s not so straightforward after all its a Google Venture, don’t expect it to be so simple.
If you went online today, you might have Come across this image, see its footer, it states, NEW – Introducing Google Music..

Here are a few pointers that may help clear out some of the possible sources of confusion:

1. It can automatically back up iTunes and most other music flies. When you set up the service, you can tell it to upload your iTunes library, your Windows Media Player library, or any file folders you designate. The service supports more file types than competitors iTunes and Amazon Cloud Player. This includes not just the MP3 and AAC formats those support, but also WMA, OGG, and FLAC. The latter are saved as 320 Kbps, even if your originals are of higher quality.

2. It’s two separate sites. Google Music is the player and library, but you buy music on the Android Market site—whether or not you ever use any Android device. From the Google Music site, you can also download an app, Music Manager, that scans your PC or Mac for music files and upload it to your cloud-based music locker. The Android Market is where you browse, preview, and purchase new music, which then appears on your Google Music pages or in your Android Music app.

3. You can’t download songs to another computer unless you bought them on Google Music. iTunes Match and Amazon Cloud Player let you download stored music to any computer or compatible mobile device.

4. Some Android devices fully support it, some don’t. There is, of course, an Android app, but that hasn’t yet been updated with all the new features, and some phones and tablets still don’t see music in the Android Market app yet. The whole point of Google Music is to finally give Android mobile users an equivalent to the iTunes services enjoyed by iPhone and iPad users. Google states that this will be updated within days, but it’s unclear which phones and tablets’ Android versions will be updated on what schedule. Some Android phones and plans, starting with T-Mobile, will even let you pay for music through your phone bill.

5. There’s no official iPhone app, but music.google.com works on iOS devices. The Google Music site is even formatted well for iPhone screens. You can listen to any music in your Google Music cloud locker and even buy music from the separate Android Store, but you can’t back up music on the iOS device to Google Music. Nor can you download music bought in the Android Music store to the iPhone directly (see #1 for how to do it indirectly).

6. There’s tons of free music. But you need to give Google your credit card information even for the free stuff. This could be a concern to those who worry about Google profiling them.

7. You can only share purchased songs to Google+. If you do so, anyone following your Google+ profile will be able to stream the full song once. A Buy button is prominently displayed.
source-http://getreview.in/7-things-you-should-know-about-google-music-google-news/

Symbian Carla and Donna, the two new versions of Symbian:

Nokia on the developer’s day at mexico announced the next two Symbian versions – Carla and Donna plus further information on the Symbian Belle update rollout.
Symbian Carla will be released in late 2012 or early 2013 and is intended for smartphones with a 1GHz processor or higher. It will offer a whole new web browser, widgets, NFC capabilities and Dolby Surround audio.

Symbian Donna will be released at the end of 2013 or the early 2014 and is exclusively made for the dual-core processors. We wonder how many cores the mobile processors will offer by then, but now we know Nokia’s Symbian smartphones three years from now will have two cores and Nokia has always been good at optimizing the Symbian OS for far less capable hardware.

The processor minimum requirement means all the Symbian^3 and Symbian Anna handsets (N8, C6-01, C7, E7, E6, X7-00) are not going to get this version
As far as the current Symbian Belle is concerned – Nokia X7-00, E6 and 500 are going to get the update until the end of this year, while the Symbian^3 (already updated to Anna) devices will receive it in Q1 2012. It seems Belle will be the last update for the Symbian^3 and Anna generation.
Nokia is also planning to abandon Symbian in 2016. But the platform has at least four years to live, the new handsets and Symbian versions all have got a warm welcome.

Inside Mandriva Linux

New features

Mandriva 2011 have a host of notable new features. It uses the KDE desktop, but has revamped the UI of most of its components and also added some new tools. Based on experience, Komissarov says that while KDE is a great desktop environment, its broad range of settings may confuse inexperienced users. He cites the example of an experiment wherein a KDE-based distribution was used to teach in Russian schools. The project had to be abandoned because students and teachers were confused by its various settings. Mandriva’s main challenge while designing the new interface was to keep things simple for new users, and expose just the right amount of settings.

Komissarov says the team spent a considerable amount of time investigating the behavior of an average desktop user in a bid to create a distro with virtually no learning curve. It found that users are more productive and prefer running applications in full-screen mode.

Simple Welcome is the main element, which will be developed further- it's not only a program launcher but also a universal container for other original components that are in the pipeline.

TimeFrame - a new utility added to Nepomuk- visualizes files in your home directory based on the time they were created or modified. This saves you the trouble of having to look for files buried deep within multiple folders.

RocketBar implements a software oriented interface that is more convenient and easier for users to understand. Research by Mandriva suggests that a typical user works with an average of about 12 apps. The most used are on the panel and those used less often are stored in the history of Last Used apps, which lets users access the apps in one or two mouse clicks.

StackFolders resembles the stacks feature in Mac OS X and Komissarov believes that users who work with a large number of documents will find this particularly useful. Mandriva 2011's new installer has simplified the installation process by implementing the concept of 'pure choice: While it won't please some advanced users. Komissarov believes that most people are only confused by the many installation options in Linux distro installers.

There have been changes to various other parts of the desktop as well, and many are still under active development. The absence of the option to switch between multiple desktops is just one of the changes to the system tray, which will be further tweaked in upcoming releases.
source-http://www.techquark.com/2011/11/inside-mandriva-linux.html

Read eBook on PC / MAC / Linux

If you are still using a Laptop or desktop for reading eBooks it is time to change. You may be one of those who are very conservative, who refuses to change or reluctant to explore when better things arrives. In other words you may like to ignore engineers’ role in improving our short life in this planet.

Once you use an eBook reader or eBook apps in a Tablet you will realize that reading a book in a desktop is like driving an Ambassador car. When an Audi or BMW is offered to you within your budget, who wants to drive a M800.

But there can be some occasions where you are forced to read a book using a desktop or a laptop. There are many apps available to help. Adobe Digital edition can be used for ePub format or better use Calibre which supports all the formats.

Calibre

Calibre is a free cross platform eBook Management tool, convertor and an eBook reader bundled in to one. It supports all popular eBook formats and can be used as an eBook reader for all of them. It is available in Windows, MAC and Linux, and comes with a good interface with lots of features and it is free too. So there is no need to look elsewhere if you need an eBook reader in a desktop or a convertor to convert from one format to another.
source-http://www.techquark.com/2011/11/read-ebook-on-pc-mac-linux.html
or more details visit the following link

http://calibre-ebook.com

AMD 8-Core CPUs to Boost Laptop Speed

AMD is promising faster performance for laptop and desktop PCs with eight-core processors that feature its Bulldozer architecture.

The FX-8150 and FX-8120 are the first Bulldozer processors to hit the market, and offer a speed boost of more than 50 percent compared to previous AMD chips. Both belong to the re-launched FX chip family, which is aimed at gaming and high-end systems.

The FX-8150 has a base speed of 3.6GHz, which rockets to 4.2GHz in turbo mode. The FX-8120, meanwhile, runs at 3.1GHz as standard and 4GHz under load. Built using the 32-nanometre manufacturing process, AMD said the chips are un-clocked and customizable.

"AMD has historically been about total performance and not thought to be competitive in terms of power efficiency," said Rob Enderle, an analyst with the Enderle Group. "Bulldozer is a redesign from the ground up. It aims to put AMD back in the race for power efficiency, specifically with laptop computers."

AMDs chips will rival Intel's high-end Core i7-990X Extreme Edition processor, which is based on the firm's Westmere architecture. However, Intel will soon launch an even faster Extreme Edition chip that's based on its Sandy Bridge architecture.

Dan Olds, an analyst with The Gabriel Consulting Group, said the power boost and extra cores have a lot to offer high-end computer users. With a retail price of E199, these eight core chips can also offer consumers more cores per pound than anything on the market today.

But while AMD's new processors stand to put the company back in the game, Olds said they aren't "Sandy Bridge killers". AMD still has a lot of catching up to do, he noted.

ARM Processors to Increase Smartphone Efficiency

Smartphones will no longer have to compromise between performance and battery life. ARM's A7 microprocessor uses the company's most energy efficient chip design to date, and will bring improved performance to entry-level smart phones.

Used alongside the forthcoming Cortex A15 in the 'big.Little' power-saving architecture, the A7 will also feature in high-end smart phones.

By combining two types of core on the same chip, and assigning different applications to each depending on their requirements, ARM said it can resolve the conflict between the need for both higher performance and longer battery life.

big.Little can reduce power consumption by 70 percent, according to ARM. Gaming and video playback is performed on the more powerful A15 chip, while tasks that require less power, such as making a phone call, are assigned to the A7 to conserve power.

The A7 will be manufactured using a 28-nanometre process; combined with architectural improvements, this will make the processor one-fifth the size, with one-fifth the power consumption, compared with today's Cortex AS processor. But the A7 will still give a 50 percent performance boost compared to the A8. according to the company.

The big.Little architecture will have a die size of less than 0.5 square millimeters and draw less than 500 mill watts of power, said Nandan Nayampally, director of marketing for the ARM processor division. Furthermore, the A7 and the A15 will have identical feature sets, so software applications will run on both cores without modification.

ARM's designs are licensed and manufactured by companies such as Texas Instruments, Broadcom and Freescale. The chip makers are expected to produce the first A7 parts next year, and smartphone makers will begin fit ting them to devices soon after that. It may take chip makers a little longer to implement the combined A7-A15 design, but ARM said this could also appear in smartphones by 2013.

LAPTOP+TABLET=ASUS’S Eee Pad Transformer

ASUS, one of the biggest manufacturer of motherboards , revolutionaries the Laptop and Tablet industry, producing its one of the best available products in the market called Eee Pad Transformer.

Lets have a look at its Specifications:

10.1″ LED Backlight WXGA (1280×800) Screen*1
10 finger multi-touch support
Scratch resistant glass
680 g
Android 3.2
NVIDIA® Tegra™ 2 CPU
1GB RAM
16GB/32GB Storage,
Unlimited ASUS Webstorage also available
1.2 M Pixel Front Camera
5 M Pixel Rear Camera
Stereo Speakers
SRS Premium Sound
High Quality Mic
1 x Mini HDMI
2 x Audio Jack (Headphone/Mic-In)
1 x Card Reader : Micro SD
G-Sensor
Light Sensor
Gyroscope
E-Compass
GPS
Multi-Task Support : Yes
Flash Support : Yes *3
Software :
- ASUS Launcher
- MyLibrary
- MyNet
- MyCloud*4
- File manager
- PC Sync
9.5 hours; 24.4Wh Li-Polymer Battery
16 hours with dock
Keyboard
Touch Pad
2 x USB 2.0
2 x Docking port (Host + Client)
1 x Card Reader (MMC/SD/SDHC)
1 x 24.4Wh Battery

Skype Gets Direct Link To Facebook

Social networking addicts who run the Windows or Mac clients for Microsoft's Skype VoIP platform can now launch a calling session without ever having to leave Facebook.

The new Skype 5.4 Beta for Mac and Skype 5.7 Beta for Windows clients, released Friday, allow Facebook-to-Facebook video calling over Skype from within the social network.
"This new development in the Skype-to-Facebook partnership is the latest example of how Skype is removing communications barriers and making it easier to connect with friends, family, and business colleagues," said Rick Osterloh, VP for products at Microsoft's Skype unit.
"Our approach to social is about personal connections with people. We are on a mission to connect over one billion people and our continued partnership with Facebook brings us one step closer to this goal," said Osterloh, in a blog post.

Facebook and Skype first began working together earlier this year, before Microsoft closed its $8.5 billion acquisition of the video calling specialist, to develop integrated services.

To make Skype calls from within Facebook, users need to link their account to Skype. Then they can select any Friend and contact them by hitting the video call button in Skype. The recipient can also answer the call from within Facebook.

"This new feature lets you maintain social connections with your Facebook friends and complements previously announced features such as being able to see when your Facebook friends are online, read their status updates, and IM them all from Skype," said Osterloh.

The updated Skype clients for Mac and Windows also add a number of other new features. The Mac version includes video rendering technology that's designed to provide a clearer picture, while Windows users with a premium subscription get a new group screen sharing feature that allows several users to appear on screen at once.

Integration with Skype is just one of many ways in which Microsoft plans to extend Skype's reach and functionality.

Company officials have said Skype, or parts of it, will show up in everything from Office applications to the Xbox 360 platform. Microsoft also plans to integrate Skype into its Lync business collaboration suite.

The beta clients can be downloaded for free from the Skype Web site.
source-http://informationweek.com/news/windows/microsoft_news/231903402

Intel’s Newest Chip Has 50 Cores and Will Eat Your Family

Yes. Fifty cores. Five zero. All on a single, tiny chip. It's real.

Intel beamed over their 50-core "Knights Ferry" processor yesterday at a supercomputing conference in Seattle, Brier Dudley of the Seattle Times reports. And they have good reason. The tiny chip is capable of 1 teraflop of processing power—an esoteric way of calculating how fast a chip is at crunching numbers. By comparison, the fastest Core i7 can only crank out 109 gigaflops. Stuffing this many cores onto one processor has pushed Intel to the point of just labeling it a "many" core chip—at a certain point, the number of cores becomes an abstraction.

Knights Ferry isn't meant to be a computer's main brain, but rather a programmable co-processor that'll do hugely heavy lifting handed to it by a CPU. But there's no doubt that core count is the future, and the race to push the "many" in man cores is on. This tech will be in your tablet, eventually.
source-http://gizmodo.com/5860038/intels-newest-chip-has-50-cores-and-will-eat-your-family

Want To Buy Aakash Tablet?

Aakash tablet is really a tablet pc that is specially designed to be utilized by students in India. The Indian government wanted all of the Indian student community to have pc for their educational needs. So they took an initiative by paying half of the price and they wanted a computing device for students around the price $35. As numerous were not in a position to do in this rate Datawind Ltd accepted for this rate and they had been also in a position to do this at around $50. As the government pays half the quantity the students can anticipate the device around $25. Akash Tablet has been launched on October, 2011 and so will be soon available towards the students.

As every student in India will get Aakash Tablet PC very quickly every student will turn out to be a pc literate. India can sure feel proud for this achievement. Public individuals who wish to purchase this and use can purchase for the complete rate. They are able to get it with some extra functions and so this quantity is also really worth purchasing to them. For them it may take 1 or 2 months for the device to be available in the outside markets. Because it is compact and transportable everyone desires to purchase and use the device.

This has been designed and produced keeping all of the students requirements in mind and so the configuration of Aakash tablet is ideal to any student. If one student in a family members becomes a pc literate he might teach his parents or neighbours or relatives about what he has discovered. They may have to know for some of their private use or simply might have interest to learn about pc. In any case there is an opportunity for much more and much more individuals coming to know about pc usage. If not now soon India will turn out to be 100% pc literate which will be the greatest achievement to India like large nation.

Windows 8 pre-beta includes option to change Start Screen background image

Further screenshots of a pre-beta build of Windows 8 leaked on Saturday.

The screenshots appear to show the customization features of what will become Windows 8 beta. Users will be able to activate a color slider, allowing them to pick a custom background color for the Start Screen. The Windows 8 Developer Preview does not allow this and it’s a highly requested feature for Windows 8. The colour slider is a simple and quick picker that appears to provide a number of darker colors for the Start Screen.

Windows 8 users will also be able to modify the background image of the Windows 8 Start Screen. Microsoft appears to be building in sample sets of images to use as a companion to the color options. It’s not yet clear whether these images will include the ability for a user to pick their own image. Winunleaked, who published the screenshots, notes that the Start Screen personlization is a feature under construction so aspects could change at beta. Images of the Windows 8 Start Screen color customization leaked earlier this month.

Microsoft is expected to deliver a beta copy of Windows 8 at CES 2012 with a Release Candidate at the unannounced MIX 2012 conference. The big OEMs, including HP, Dell and ASUS are all reportedly preparing Windows 8 tablets for Q3 2012. Microsoft is expected to unveil the final version of Windows 8 during the Summer months of 2012 in preparation for a holiday push of new tablets and form factors.source-http://www.winrumors.com

Microsoft planning technical preview of Windows 8 Embedded in Q1 2012

Microsoft revealed on Monday that it’s planning to release a technical preview of its Windows 8 Embedded operating system early next year.

The software giant unveiled its product road map for Windows 8 Embedded. “Windows 8 represents the potential to reimagine not only the PC experience, but also the specialized device experience,” said Kevin Dallas, general manager of Windows Embedded. “Our road map builds on Windows Embedded’s history of aligning the platform with Windows to support an integrated experience across devices, phones, PCs and the cloud.”

The next edition of Embedded, currently named “v.Next”, will provide full Windows application compatibility and the power of Microsoft’s Windows 8 operating system on embedded devices. The enterprise version of the software will be made available for use in devices such as ATMs and Kiosks a quarter after Windows 8 is generally available for traditional PCs. Windows Embedded Standard v.Next will be made available as a community technology preview for developers during the first quarter of 2012 according to Microsoft. The final release of Standard will be made available three quarters after Windows 8 is available.

“Windows Embedded Compact and Windows Embedded Standard represent Microsoft’s platforms for intelligent systems.” Dallas says. “We need Windows Embedded Standard v.Next to take the lead around application-rich devices, and Windows Embedded Compact v.Next to take the lead around real-time, small form-factor devices. Both are critical to the success of our partners and enterprise customers building intelligent systems.”

Microsoft is expected to be readying a Windows 8 beta for early 2012, around the same time as its Embedded plans. Recent pre-release beta builds indicate that the company has made it possible to fully customize the Start Screen experience in Windows 8.

Microsoft Live@edu now in use by over 22 million people

Microsoft announced on Wednesday that its Live@edu service is now in use by over 22 million people.

The Live@edu service provides communication tools and web-based applications as a hosted service for education institutions. The suite includes access to office Live Workspace, Windows Live SkyDrive, Microsoft Outlook Live, Windows Live Messenger and more. Demand for Microsoft’s Live@edu service has grown by 100% year-on-year. Around 27,000 people sign up for the service each day.

“Academia is often an early adopter of new technologies,” explained Micorsoft’s Anthony Salcito in a blog post on Wednesday. “I’m seeing schools around the globe lead the way in the transition to the cloud and digital learning environments.” Microsoft has signed a number of new schools over the past year, including:

Southern State Community College in Ohio
New Mexico State
Florida State
University of Colorado at Boulder
Kings College London
Royal National College for the Blind
Bahrain Ministry of Education
United Arab Emirates Ministry of Education

A number of schools have also started to adopt Microsoft’s Office 365 for education. Georgia State University, Dundee University in Scotland, East Norfolk Sixth College in England, the Inzai City Board of Education and Wakayama City Board of Education in Japan are all using Office 365. The cloud based service provides access to Exchange Online, SharePoint Online and Lync Online.

“There’s no question the cloud has become an important asset for schools and universities,” says Salcito. “It enhances the educational experience and fosters 24/7 learning across multiple devices, while enabling skills development to help students prepare for their futures.”

Nokia Lumia 800 breaks preorder records for Nokia devices at Orange UK

British carrier Orange announced on Wednesday that the Nokia Lumia 800 had broken all previous preorder records for Nokia devices.

The Lumia 800, which went on sale in the UK on Wednesday, has seen a phenomenal amount of interest from Orange UK customers. Preorders of the device have been higher than any other Nokia handset. 50% of preorders are from existing customers who are eligible for Nokia’s free Xbox 360 promotion. “As a result of the level of interest we’ve had in preorders, we’re really positive about the launch of the Nokia Lumia 800 which we believe will be really popular with our customers,” said an Orange spokesperson. “This is the largest interest we’ve had in a Nokia handset, including the huge-selling N95 and 5800 handsets, and our marketing campaign hasn’t kicked in yet.”

Orange plans to make the free Xbox 360 offer available to new customers soon too. Referring to Orange’s marketing campaign, an Orange spokesperson confirmed that the firm plans to “further promote the Xbox 360 offer to new customers signing up to the device.”

The Nokia Lumia 800 went on sale across the UK and some European markets. A number of stores in the UK opened early on Wednesday for potential customers. Nokia representatives handed out free chocolate and coffee to potential customers on London’s Oxford Street on Wednesday. Nokia’s Lumia 800 will be available on a range of contracts and carriers in the UK, starting at £26 per month.
source-http://www.winrumors.com

Samsung Galaxy W to arrive soon

Featuring 3.7-inch LCD display, Samsung Galaxy W will have a single-core 1.4 GHz processor and 5-megapixel camera with LED Flash.

Samsung had announced the Galaxy W GT-I8250 handset in August and promised its arrival later.

The same Galaxy W handset is now being sold online in Russia as Samsung Galaxy Wonder GT-I8250.

The Mobile Indian reported in August about Samsung's new Galaxy series naming strategy - Super Smart (S), Royal/Refined (R), Wonder (W), Magical (M) and Young (Y).

The new Galaxy W GT-I8250 comes with 3.7 inch LCD display technology with a density 252 pixel per inch and WVGA (800x480) pixel resolution.

So despite being an under 4 inch screen, it will still show you crisp images and text.

Samsung Galaxy W is powered with a single core 1.4 GHz Qualcomm processor and comes with only 4 GB on-board storage. Of course one can add up to 32 GB memory card to beef up the storage.

Galaxy W comes with a nice 5 megapixel camera with LED Flash - something Samsung missed thrice with Galaxy S, Galaxy S LCD and Galaxy S Plus.

Running Android OS, this handset is meant for the consumers seeking high quality strategic models that appear bit stylish and also can perform well. However, we believe that the 1500 mAh battery might not be just enough for it.

Russian online retailer has listed the Galaxy W for 14,990 Roubles which comes to Rs 24, 657 approximately.

That would really be a steep price for the Galaxy W handset since several high end smartphones with dual-core processors and 4 inch touchscreen displays are available for that price.

Apple iPad 3 to come with Retina display: Reports

The Retina display includes LED backlighting and an ambient light sensor that automatically adjusts the brightness of the screen for the best viewing and battery life possible.

The next generation of iPad, the iPad 3, will have improved LED backlight solutions so the device's screen may have a better screen resolution. According to Digitimes, the new resolution is likely to be higher than 2048X1536 pixels.

Currently, iPad2's screen provides 1024x768 resolution.

The Retina display includes LED backlighting and an ambient light sensor that automatically adjusts the brightness of the screen for the best viewing and battery life possible.

It also means the LED light bar in the current iPad2 needs to be improved otherwise the brightness levels required in the retina display would not be sustainable.

Some Taiwan based manufacturers have suggested that the light bar be kept in single bar form factor. There would be two LED chips inside though Apple is likely to go in favour of dual light bars. The problem surrounding mass production of retina display, as suggested by earlier reports, seems to have cleared up by now as well.

When the Retina Display arrived in iPhone 4, it was billed as a great way of viewing photos for the users but the similar pixel density for iPad 3 would likely turn out extremely useful for professionals, such as pilots who would be watching their electronic charts on the tablet and the doctors would watch the medical imaging on iPad 3.

In fact, many airlines have already started replacing their flight bags with the iPad, though the pilots still cannot use iPads for in route charts because of the complexity involved in them. Even in medical imaging, doctors are already using iPads to view the images. The larger screen devices arrived on Android first but Apple was the first to bring high resolution, Retina Display, on its screens. The iOS already has the necessary ground work done to support Retina Dislay for iPad, so users may not expect any problems on that part.
source-http://www.themobileindian.com/news/3719_Apple-iPad-3-to-come-with-Retina-display:-Reports

Thunderbird 8 arrives--with Lightning 1.0 calendar

The Lightning calendar add-on, now released in version 1.0, brings a lot of new abilities to Mozilla's Thunderbird e-mail software.
(Credit: Mozilla)

Thunderbird 8 arrived today, a new version of Mozilla's e-mail software that now is linked with the Firefox rapid-release program.

Thunderbird 8 is built using the same Gecko 8 browser engine that's used in Firefox 8, also released today. Notably, the new version is accompanied by Lightning 1.0, an add-on under development for years that gives Thunderbird a calendar module, too.

Thunderbird 8 also includes "improvements to attachment handling and accessibility, updated Search and Find shortcuts, and several security, and stability fixes," according to a blog post by Mozilla's Rafael Ebron.

The Lightning add-on makes Thunderbird a more capable replacement for Outlook for those opting for an open-source approach to sending, receiving, searching, and archiving e-mail. It's built to work with Thunderbird 8, but also supports older versions.

The Lightning add-on lets people add calendar entries, subscribe to online calendars, manage a to-do list, and more

Ubuntu 11.10 released officially

It's a good news for all Ubuntu geeks that the final release of Ubuntu 11.10 has been released and available for download. This is the 15th release of UBUNTU OS.
Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot) brings lots of improvements to the Unity launcher and panel, all on top of the new GNOME 3.2 desktop environment.

The Ubuntu 11.10 features:


· Improved desktop experience - yes, still powered by the Unity launcher and panel, now ported to GTK3 and offering advance filtering options and multiple sources;
· Two login methods - 3D interface or 2D interface, both powered by Unity;
· Breathtaking new login screen - powered by LightDM;
· A new Alt+Tab switcher - looks awesome and offers window preview;
· 14 new wallpapers - from various photographers around the world;
· Improved default theme - the default Ambiance theme has been once again improved;
· Totally new Ubuntu Software Center - with a redesigned and professional interface, it now includes lots of enhancements;
· Next-gen web browser - Mozilla Firefox 7.0 is once again the default web browser, doing a very good job;
· Next-gen email and calendar client - Mozilla Thunderbird 7.0 is now the default mail client;
· New default backup tool - powered by Deja Dup, storing secure copies of your important documents;
· Hybrid CD/USB ISO images - allows to write the ISO images directly on USB disks;
· Multiarch support - 32-bit compatibility on 64-bit systems;
· Support for the ARM architecture - available on the Server edition;
· Introducing Juju - the modern approach to cloud service orchestration and deployment;
· New music lens - linked to Banshee, to easily search local and online music;
· Support for scripting languages - including Japanese, Chinese and Korean;
· DVD image - with all the powerful apps you need;
· and many more other small features for you to discover!




Download it from Here: http://www.ubuntu.com/download

Fedora 16 Alpha Has Been Released

Some moments ago, fedora projects have announced the Alpha version of Fedora 16. Its available downloading and testing. Fedora 16 Alpha is powered by Linux kernel 3.0. fedora projects gropu announced, "We need your help to make Fedora 16 the best release yet, so please take a moment of your time to download and try out the Alpha and make sure the things that are important to you are working."
group requests,"If you find a bug, please report it -- every bug you uncover is a chance to improve the experience for millions of Fedora users worldwide. Together, we can make Fedora a rock-solid distribution."


Some main Feaures are given below

Linux kernel 3.0
The GNOME 3.1 desktop environment
KDE Software Compilation 4.7
GRUB2
Systemd services management
SELinux improvements
1000 System accounts
Added Chrony NTP client
Removed HAL
Removed ConsoleKit
Automatic Multi-seat support
Support for cloud computing
libvirt networking support improvements
New mkdumprd for kdump
Perl 5.14
Static analysis of CPython extensions
Sugar 0.94
TigerVNC 1.1
USB Network Redirection.
Restored support for Xen
Enhanced Spice 0.10 app to manage virtual machines
Many improvements for developers
Aeolus Conductor
Blender 2.5
Boost 1.47
Glasgow Haskell Compiler 7.0.4
Haskell Platform 2011.2.0.1
GNOME Input integration


You can download this release but not use it on commercial production machine because it is alpha testing version and may have many bugs.
source-http://www.techlomedia.in/2011/08/fedora-16-alpha-has-been-released.html