Blackpad from RIM very shortly

Canadian based smartphone maker RIM will launch it's tablet computer Blackpad during DEVCON 2010 next week.This news has come out after Samsung released it's Galaxy,tablet computer last week.Motorola and DELL have also prepared launch their tablet computer at the end of this year.All these maker's tablet computer will work on Google's Android operating system.

Appple's i-pad and i-phone are not popular among the business users because of the tight control Apple exerts over all aspects of the devices functions.Blackberry's Blackpad is mainly targeted among the business people and will also have a separate operating system.The new operating system of Blackpad comes from QNX software system which was bought by RIM in April this year.Blackpad is expected to be available from the end of this year

Shortcuts in Android mobiles

Shortcut keys plays an important role in navigation purposes from one application to another application.After being used to lots of shortcuts in Windows in PC we expect shortcuts in mobiles also.While Symbian mobiles does not provide the user with many shortcuts,Android based smartphones provides a lot of shortcuts.In this blog post I have given some essential shortcuts that can be used

Shortcuts for Android Apps:

Search-E: Open E-mail
Search-G: Open Gmail
Search-B: Open Web browser
Search-C: Open Contacts
Search-Y: pen Youtube

You can add or change these shortcuts through Settings-Applications-Quick launch

Web browser shortcuts
The browser shortcuts are really cool and there is a shortcut for almost every operation we want to do in a browser.

Menu-J: Go back a page
Menu-K: Go forward a page
Menu-R: Refresh current page
Menu-F: Find on page
Menu-B: Open bookmarks
Menu-A: Add bookmarks
Menu-S: Open social network sharing menu
Menu-H: View browsing history
Menu-S: Open browser settings
Menu-D: Downloads
Menu-G: Page info
Menu-E: Select text

Typing Shortcuts

Shift-Del: Delete the character to the right of the cursor
Alt-Del: Delete an entire line
Shift-Shift (press it twice): Activate caps-lock; press shift once more to exit
Alt-Trackball-Left: Move cursor to beginning of line
Alt-Trackball-Right: Move cursor to end of line
Alt-Trackball-Up: Move cursor to top of page
Alt-Trackball-Down: Move cursor to bottom of page
Shift-Trackball-Left/Right: Highlight text for cutting or copying

Only few persons know about these shortcuts that were available,this post will be really useful for people who are new to Android mobiles.

3G rates of BSNL slashed

The 3G battle is yet to start in India and BSNL has slashed the rates by 40 percent.This is going to be useful sign for the people who are expecting other operators 3G services which will be launched by the early next year.The prices have been slashed from Rs 2499 to Rs 1359 for postpaid customers and Rs 1499 from Rs 2756 for prepaid customers.Apart from this short term vouchers were also launched starting from Rs 10 which allows 20 MB of download for one day.

The new tariff rates would be valid from September 22nd is sure to heat up the battle of 3G segment in India when other operators launch their services.

AMD's Processor Line up

The chipmaker giants AMD and Intel have planned to release a new line up processors in the coming months till second half of 2011.This time both Athlon II and Phenom II are also included.Bobcat,Bulldozer and Sandybridge are the names of the processor architectures that will be introduced.These processor architecture will face competition from Intel's Gulftown,Lynnfield and Clarkdale based processors.

There is a huge expectation for AMD and we have to wait till late 2010 how these fit into the market.The mobile based demo's of AMD's technology have been very satisfying and Phenom II ,the new quad core will be released in a year.They have already done it twice in a year and hope the six processors released yesterday will be a big hit among the people.

DEVCON 2010 to start on September 27th

It is going to be a big day on September 27th as DECVON 2010 starts at San Francisco.The four day event will focus on improvement of RIM products and the company's development.There will also be announcement on RIM's upcoming products.the last day of the event is dedicated to developers of RIM's applications.A new social apps platform will be unveiled that will enable device to device communication of Blackberry messenger to other apps.DEVCON 2010 will have strategic breakouts and access to hands on labs.

The new OS of Blackberry named as Blackberry 6 OS will be launched.It will be very challenging for the developers to create apps for it.RIM had it's share of problems in India and Middle East regarding access to it's mail service.The smartphone giant is also expected to release new handsets in DEVCON.It will be a fun filled event for the people attending the conference.

Smartphones from LG

LG has introduced two smartphones named Optimus one and Optimus chic recently.These two models  are based on Google's Android and provides support for Google's Mobile Services.Both the mobile models comes with a 3.2 inch touch screen and 600Mhz processor.The mobile services supported by both them include Google Voice Search,Google Voice Actions,Google Maps,Google Shopper and apart from it also offers access to Android market.LG has earlier reported a loss in the previous quarter due to huge drop in the handset sales as it failed to introduce any smartphones to match it with the competitors.Let's wait and watch how Optimus will capture the market as Samsung, Nokia and RIM are topping the lists.

Samsung's Galaxy Tablet PC released

Korean Electronics giant Samsung has launched Galaxy Tablet PC in Newyork yesterday .The tablet PC is based on Google's Android and it comes with a wide variety of features.It allows the customers to purchase films and TV shows on the device.The availability and pricing of the tablet PC is yet to be announced.AT&T and Verizon will be selling the tablet within a month and prices will be announced a week before the launch date.The pricing is expected to be competitive and the primary focus of the tablet PC is to view media content.Some of the application can be viewed in split screen in the tablet PC.

Two more smartphones from HTC

Taiwan based HTC has unveiled two new smartphones Desire HD and Desire Z using Google's Android software.The mainfocus of HTC has been hardware development rather than mobile online services.These two smartphones has been packed with many features and both mobiles will be on sale during the holidays in the fourth quarter.These two models are built upon HTC's hit Desire model and is en route for another competition with Apple and Samsung.I am sure that these two new models will create a buzz among the people as HTC have worked on many new features.

Usage of Smartphones

The usage of Smartphone by people has been increasing everyday mainly because of the different Apps.Many Android apps have grabbed attention in the recent times as it help the users to spend their free time wisely.Lots of companies are developing apps these days and some of my favourite android apps include Trivial Droid(Quiz based) and Traffic Jam Free which is puzzle based game.The recent survey shows that many of the smart phone users download a new App every month.A large section of the people are mainly downloading games with their smartphones.After games the second most used category is weather related apps.The biggest challenge is to develop Apps based on mapping and navigation based as it is more prone to bugs.The prices of Android based mobiles are dropping due to heavy competition in the market.A lot of effort has been put by the App developers and it's in the hands of the smartphones users to decide.

Nokia X2 at a very affordable rate

Mobile handset giant Nokia has launched it's new model X2 in the market at a very affordable price of  Rs 6579.Nokia which leads the mobile segment in India has been introducing many models in the range of 7000-10000.The new Nokia mobile will be a big hit among the youth due to it's affordable price and features.Nokia X2 features dedicated music buttons,5MP camera and a loud stereo speakers for sharing music.There will be many mobile models that will be released in the upcoming months and prices may even drop due to competition from the competitors.It's high time for people to change their mobiles for better features at price that don't leave a hole in our pocket.

How Apple's iWatch will fare?

Apple's iWatch looks so trendy and cool but how will it fare in the market is the question right now in gadget freak's minds.Some people call it as the best smallest music player that can be worn as a watch.The functionality of iWatch is same as ipod and iphone and it weighs just 21grams.iWatch joins the family of  Apple's latest devices with an amazing battery life of 24 hours of music.I am eagerly waiting for iWatch to arrive at the Indian markets.

Music comes to the rescue

We have heard of music theraphies getting popular as it has benefitted many people suffering from depression or pain.A good music really works out well and it has been scientifically proved that it also helps to relieve pain to a great extent.Tempo,lyrics and the technical structure of the music piece all plays an equally important role to ease the pain.Apart from these there are other factors like the association of music with sad or happy events,when and where the song is heard.Soon a computer program may be developed to identify the best music for the patients.

The concept of Digital Wallet

The concept of Digital Wallet is no not new to countries like Japan.Brazil where people pay their bills through their mobiles.The same concept in India has been desgined by Sam Pitroda with some changes to it.This mobile transaction platform could be the next big thing if it attains popularity among all the sections.As far as India is concerned pople still prefer to shop rahter than purchasing things online due to securit fears.With a secure transaction gateway,this digital wallet works like a mobile money by which people can pay their bills by selecting a menu in their mobile phones.This can be huge hit in India since a large number of people have started using smartphones.Sam Pitroda's digital diary is a big hit and hopes this concept also works out on a larger scale.

Smartphones Security

With the rise in usage of smart phones,mobile security also needs to be improved in a variety of ways to handle the personal data of the users.With instant access to the sites there is always a lot of risk involved when the mobile is stolen or lost.Companies are too striving too protect user data and some have devloped softwares to wipe out user data completely in case if the mobile is stolen.Lookout,a smartphone security company's software backs up contacts,personal data,videos and photos in the mobile.Safe mobile computing remains the primary issue of the people buying smartphones.I have even heard of softwares like Wavesource which performs the same functionalties as Lookout but don't know wheter people are still using it.There are going to be more smart phones sold this year and I hope users never compromise over the security softwares.

IFA 2010

IFA 2010,one of the best trade show for consumer electronics and home appliances which started on September 3^rd in Berlin is concluding today. The trade show attracted visitors from all over the world and they were lucky enough to witness the new range of appliances and devices which will be launched in the coming years. The exhausting list of exhibitors include Sony, JVC, LG, Philips, Siemens, Samsung and much more. IFA International keynotes were delivered by Bryan Burns, Bernhard Burgener, Micheal Rhodin on a wide variety of topics ranging from 3D Sports,3D Cinema and Eco friendly appliances. The closing day(today) keynote address will be given by Dr Eric Schimidt, CEO of Google.I hope in India too such expos happen so that people will tend to know about the next generation devices. Some of my favorite devices are Sony’s Alpha Nex-5,JVC’s Full HD Camcorder GZ-HM335 with associated remote control and and Samsung TV C9090(extremely thin).

I-pods becomes cheaper

During my college days I was desperate to buy an Apple I-pod and flaunt it among my peers but didn't have enough money to buy it on my own.I-pod shuffle 2GB was pretty affordable at that time but I didn't prefer it as it did not have screen.When I went through the reviews of  I-pod Nano 8GB I couldn't resist myself from buying it.Atlast it was during Feb 2010 I owned my new I-pod Nano 8GB.There was a lot of difference between I-pod and other MP3 music players on terms of sound quality and design.
A week back came to know that I-pod prices have been reduced and new model of  I-pod Nano was launched with  Multi touch option.The design is so cool and it comes with a built in clip.The new I-pod Nano is 46 percent smaller than the previous model.My idea was that they could have introduced the multi touch feature with the same specifications of the previous model.The screen size of 1.5 inch screen looks amazing as it's the first of kind music player to have touch facility with that small screen.

Price:$149 for 8GB and $179 for 16GB

My First Post

It's been a long break and I feel great to be back to blogging arena.In my blog I will be updating the blog with the latest technology news from all over the world.Had spent a lot of time last week to read the latest from smart phones and different android applications which has been creating the buzz over the recent past.Hope you enjoy my reading my posts.