Best free softwares for your new laptop

September 2nd, 2010 | Software | 0 Comments

lot of time to select that perfect laptop but then, there is a more perplexing problem of softwares. You have to install a lot of software and also uninstall some which you don’t need. I am a total tech freak and do a lot of experimenting on my laptop. Occasionally, I end up messing the OS and hence have to format it. After that, I have to spend a lot of time re-installing the software. You might face this if you are buying a new laptop and hence I thought about writing this article. There are lots of apps here, some of them are my personal favorites while some of them are really famous on the Internet. Not all of them are important, different kinds of users will need different apps. 1 Mozilla Firefox – Arguably the most famous Web browser in the world right now. There are people who uninstall IE as soon as they get a new computer and get Firefox installed. The key to Firefox’s [...]

Kyocera Neo E1100 (MetroPCS) – Lacks 3.5 mm headphone jack

September 1st, 2010 | Cell Phones | 0 Comments

When I first saw that Kyocera Neo E1100, I thought it was a standard flip style phone but as I went through it, I realized that it had some out of the box features. The stylish elements on the phone are what keeps this handset apart from the crowd. They are complementary and subtle, just like other Kyocera phones and do not distract much. The feature set is pretty functional but that is not a bad thing. Tons of high end smartphones are coming in to the market but this doesn't mean that low end ones are going to die. The Kyocera Neo E1100 is available without a contract for $49 from MetroPCS but you can also get it online for as low as $19. Kyocera Neo E1100 has smooth lines and a very thin profile. The handset is 3.52 inches long, 0.66 inch thick and 1.06 inches long. This is reminiscent of older phones that we had a couple of years ago. I won't call the dated design boring [...]

Nokia Surge 6790 – Made for the youth

August 31st, 2010 | Cell Phones | 0 Comments

There are plenty of experiments done in terms of phone design at the moment but not all of them go well in the market. I think the Nokia Surge 6790 will be one such phone. Nokia has tried a bit too hard this time and there is nothing to like about this design. Looking at the phone, you will instantly get the idea that it is made for the younger generation. Some might think that the Nokia Surge 6790 is a business phone but it is targeted more at younger audience or for social networking enthusiasts. It has everything that you need in a smartphone but the design will be a turn off for corporate users. Business users should take a look at the company’s E or N series phones. The handset has a slider interface and pushing the top half to the right reveals the full QWERTY keyboard. Nokia Surge 6790 has a compact design but the body is made up of plastic, which feels pretty [...]

LG 42SL80 – Glossy screen

August 30th, 2010 | Television | 0 Comments

This TV is available in two sizes, 47 (LG 47SL80) and 42 (LG 42SL80) inches. I got the latter for review in my labs but this review will apply to the other one too since the internal hardware components are the same. Only the size is different and hence it makes no sense to write another review for it. This panel looks really sexy and it is made for people who value looks a lot. Colleagues in the my office couldn’t stop staring when this TV came in labs for reviewing. The most beautiful part about it is the thin profile. Every manufacturer in the gadget world is making thin products right now because they are all selling like hot cakes. On the screen’s bottom, there is an array of touch sensitive buttons. These buttons are quite responsive but LG could have made it hidden because it dilutes to beautiful look of the TV. The entire top surface is covered by a single glass sheet and it [...]

Motorola Milestone XT720 – Captures HD videos

August 29th, 2010 | Cell Phones | 0 Comments

The name of this phone is really cool and I was waiting for it to arrive ever since I heard about it in the media. This phone is quite similar to the European version of MOTOROI which is the Android based version of the Motorola Milestone XT720. The manufacturer has just put in a few more features in that phone and a new product was born in the name of XT720. However, the company chose to dump the full QWERTY keyboard which will disappoint messaging freaks. Of course, there is the virtual keyboard but it is not ideal for typing long messages. You don’t get those satisfying clicks while pressing buttons on the virtual keyboard. The display of the Motorola Milestone XT720 is 3.7 inches big and you get a resolution of 854x480 pixels which is really cool. I really liked the screen size, it is really big and you get plenty of room to work around. The higher resolution also sweetens the deal [...]

Samsung SyncMaster BX2350 – No DVI port

August 28th, 2010 | Consumer Electronics | 0 Comments

I was really surprised to see this monitor turning up in my labs because Samsung has already made two LED based LCD monitors for 2010 and thus it makes no sense to make another model. Maybe the other two products are doing really well in the market and Samsung decided to cash in by making more such panels. Samsung SyncMaster BX2350 is quite stylish just like the XL2370 and PX2370 both from the same manufacturer. The feature set too is quite similar. The footstand of the Samsung SyncMaster BX2350 is a bit different. Instead of going for the oval or rectangular stand, this panel has two big feet protruding from the bottom of the screen. This is quite similar to some of the high end 3D TVs from this manufacturer. The two feet extend out at an angle of 45 degrees. This stand doesn’t allow the monitor to topple over even if you hit the display from the sides. Ergonomic options on the Samsung [...]

Samsung Gusto (Verizon Wireless) – Inexpensive low end phone

August 27th, 2010 | Cell Phones | 0 Comments

Names of phones can be quite misleading. It is like ‘Don’t judge a book by its cover’. When I first heard the word ‘Gusto’, I thought it would be a high end smartphone. But it turned out to be an entry level basic phone. This handset comes with a very low price tag. It is yours for $19.99 with a rebate. You can also get it online for free. This phone is recommended to senior citizens who just want to make calls and maybe send text messages. On the bright side, the device looks really attractive. Samsung Gusto is a flip model phone and hence you get two displays. The first one is located on the lid and is just one inch big. It gives you all the basics like battery life, signal strength, date, time, etc. You will find all the essentials that you need on this display. Above this, there is a VGA camera which has really poor photo quality. I wasn’t expecting a good photo quality [...]

Samsung Omnia – Can be sluggish occasionally

August 26th, 2010 | Cell Phones | 0 Comments

Samsung Omnia is a high end smartphone and phone is really costly especially if you purchase it unlocked. Verizon Wireless is also covering this phone and you can check it out, if you are on a stiff budget. The best part about the phone is the big 3.2 inch screen which is excellent for watching movies. You get a resolution of 240x400 pixels which is quite good too. The screen is not as good as some of the highest end phones I have seen like BlackBerry Storm or HTC Touch Diamond but it is still very good. Samsung Omnia comes with plenty of multimedia features. There is Windows Media Player 10 and the manufacturer also gives something called Touch Player which features a good user interface. The functionality is quite similat to the Cover Flow of iPhone. You can play a wide variety of media formats like MP3, AAC, WMA, eAAC+, 3GPP, MP4, Xvid, H.264, and DivX. There are other goodies like [...]

Acer Aspire One D260-23797 – With a new Intel Atom processor

August 25th, 2010 | Laptops | 0 Comments

The Aspire One series of Netbooks have been really popular amongst the Acer's laptop lineup and this is because the company has kept the prices really low. It also offers decent design and good construction. The latest Aspire One laptop to turn up in my labs was the Acer Aspire One D260-23797. This is one of the D260’s fixed configurations and each of them comes with a bit of different components. I really liked this Netbook for its small size, and thin-and-light design even for a ten inch Netbook. I will also praise the manufacturer for providing a decent sized keyboard and a good touch pad. Acer Aspire One D260-23797 is priced at $329 and it is a mainstream Netbook. This is the first Netbook ever to have the new Intel Atom N475 processor. Previously, the N450 dominated the Netbook line up. This processor has a speed of 1.83 GHz as compared to N450's 1.66GHz. But in [...]

Puma and Sagem to bring the Puma phone

August 24th, 2010 | General News | 0 Comments

When we first heard about this, we thought it was just rumors but later it turned out to be right because a lot of people are talking about it. Sagem and Puma have now come together to make a cell phone. Do we really need a new player in an already crowded mobile phone market? These two certainly think so and hence they have given us a new product. Sagem is not a new manufacturer in the cell phone market, it has been there for a while and is a reliable name. We have had a couple of Sagem handsets in the labs for testing and they have all been really good. This new product is called the Puma phone and the best part about it is that there is a solar cell for phone charging. You also get a charge indicator for telling you how much of the battery has been charged. Green phones getting really popular in the market, some manufacturers are putting a green label on their products just to make money [...]

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