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Western Digital is most famous for its stupendously good Raptor line of performance hard drives that are generally considered to be the fastest consumer hard drives on the planet. However, it will come as no surprise that it also produces a vast range of other hard drive based storage solutions. And, today I'm looking at probably the cutest one of the lot, a diddy little shiny black portable hard drive known as the Passport. Just like...

This tablet has two touchscreens, each with LED backlighting and 1,024 x 600 resolution. You will note the virtual keyboard, and it is billed as "the world's first dual touch-screen Windows mini-notebook PC". It can be used both vertically and horizontally, thanks to a built-in accelerometer. The battery life is good for 2 or 4 hours with high-capacity battery.Other features include Intel Pentium U5400 CPU, 62GB SSD, 2GB RAM, WiMAX, Wi-Fi...

iPhone 3GS certainly is the most popular and hottest phone out there is, and with Sony Ericsson set to launch their Android based Xperia X10 in February next year, stage is all set for a yet another battle between an Android set with iPhone. We were obviously excited when Sony Ericsson officially unveiled the specs for Xperia X10, and so we just couldn’t resist, but to perform a head-to-head comparison between Xperia X10 and its contemporary,...

There are a few webcams on the market today that offer a widescreen view. This is typically becoming more normal as most television and computer screens are widescreen. The field of view offered by a widescreen picture captures so much more than the alternative. Another major move in almost every aspect of video production now is the move to HD. Microsoft is the first to offer a low-cost webcam with both widescreen and HD capability. The...

Do you want to block emails from unwanted ppl? Do you want to block those annoying offers and newsletters that reach your inbox? Well here is a way to block all those unwanted and annoying emails that you do not want to see or read! With this trick you can block individual email address or the whole domain from which you do not want the emails to come from. Here are the step-by-step instructions to do this. For Gmail1. Login to your account2....

The Apple iPhone 4 and the Blackberry Bold 9800 Slider are two of the most anticipated smartphones of 2010, but how do they compare against each other? It’s a case of design versus functionality, with a useful bunch of features thrown in on both handsets. We’ve put the Apple iPhone 4 and the Blackberry Bold 9800 Slider head to head to find out which is the best – join us after the break to find out. We’ve been wondering which is the best...

As a computer technician, my clients frequently ask me “Why do people create computer viruses?”, especially after I have been called out to remove a virus from their computer. This is what I tell them.There are hundreds of thousands of viruses out there (if not millions) and they often designed for different objectives. Most of them fall under the following categories: 1-To take control of a computer and use it for specific tasks2-To generate...

In our daily life, we use mobile for as all in one. one of my friend was saying to me "lost my mobile at the mall and am now facing certain death, all will accuse me of being lazy, ungrateful and plain old stupid. The first death I suffer will be from an utter lack of natural justice. my wife will sentence me to die by disappointment. As if I deliberately lost my mobile phone to prove to all of my friends there is no God. My best friend...

Dell Streak runs Android OS, comes with a 5 megapixel autofocus camera with LED flash, 3G connectivity and probably some AT&T services supported, since the carrier is working closely with Dell lately. In case you didn’t know, AT&T will be selling the Android-based Dell Mini 3 smartphone, so it wouldn’t surprise us to see the Streak in the operator’s portofolio.After a couple of seconds of hands on experience, the folks of Pocket-lint...

Microsoft has officially launched its office suite MS Office 2010. The Office 2010 is now available for corporate customers, while the retail customers will get it by 15th June. SharePoint 2010, Visio 2010 and Project 2010 are also available now. According to a press release issued by Microsoft, two editions of the Office 2010 is available for volume licensing: Office 2010 Standard and Office 2010 Professional Plus. These special editions...

The version of Windows that succeeds Windows 7 will include a 128-bit architecture, according to an embarrassing leak from Microsoft's research and development team in the US. Microsoft employee Robert Morgan appeared to detail the software giant's plans for Windows 8, and even Windows 9, on business networking site LinkedIn, where he listed his job as 'senior research and development'. His profile has now been removed from the main LinkedIn...

Gmail includes some options that let you import contacts and messages, but they're not very easy to use and migrating data to Gmail is not straightforward. But things are about to change: Google has partnered with TrueSwitch and Gmail will start to include a simple migration tool that works with some of the most popular mail services (AOL Mail, Yahoo Mail, Hotmail and many services provided by ISPs and mobile carriers). "If you're switching...

Nokia India has launched 4 new mobile phonesmobile phones. These are the entry level models namely the 2690, 1800 , 1616 and the 1280 . These phones were first announced for Indonesia back in November last year and now they have made their way to India and Sri lanka.Nokia 2690 is the best of the lot.This handset is priced at SRs.5249 and features a VGA Camera , MP3 Player , FM Radio and can play songs stored on the memory card.Nokia...

Recover My Files data recovery software will recover deleted files emptied from the Windows Recycle Bin, or lost due to hard drive format, virus infection, unexpected system shutdown or software failure. It has full options to search Windows temporary folders and can even locate and recover files that have never been saved! Recover My files data recovery software requires no special technical skill. It is compatible with Windows XP and...

Twitter is a real-time information network powered by people all around the world that lets you share and discover what’s happening now.Twitter asks “what’s happening” and makes the answer spread across the globe to millions, immediately.What Twitter DoesWhether it’s breaking news, a local traffic jam, a deal at your favorite shop or a funny pick-me-up from a friend, Twitter keeps you informed with what matters most to you today and helps...

Easy Duplicate Finder is a powerful tool to find and resolve duplicate photos, documents, spreadsheets, MP3's, and more! Removing duplicates will also help to speed up indexing and reduces back up size and time.FEATURES Search for true duplicates (files with same contents) Powerful search engine with fast files checkFull binary (byte-by-byte) comparisonFlexible Scan settings Search files by masksSize conditions & skip zero-length files...

Using keyboard shortcuts can often cut the time it takes to do something on a computer in half. Below are our top 10 keyboard shortcuts I recommend everyone memorize and use.Ctrl + C or Ctrl + InsertCopy the highlighted text or selected item.Ctrl + V or Shift + InsertPaste the text or object that's in the clipboardCtrl + Z and Ctrl + YUndo any change. For example, if you cut text, pressing this will undo it. This can also often be pressed...

We all have computer. No one didn't tell you that how to take care of it. Now is a good time to get some good computer maintenance habits developed before you get yourself into trouble. Ten tips to keep your computer running smoothly: 1. Never, never, turn your computer off with the power switch until Windows has shut down.The one exception to this rule is when your computer locks up and your hard drive is not running (hard drive light...

A lot of people like to compare Google Docs & Spreadsheets with Microsoft Office, OpenOffice, and other office suites, and to say that Google's product is less powerful and can't be a threat for Microsoft. But this comparison is plain wrong.Here's an excerpt from a 2005 press release of Writely, that was bought by Google in 2006 and became the Docs part of Google Docs & Spreadsheets:While Salesforce.com's Marc Benioff and others...

Computers operate at very high speeds. Current CPU's operate at speeds of400 million cycles per second or more. What this means is, every 2.5nanoseconds, the computer can execute a complete processing loop. On moderncomputers, this means usually executing one or two instructions. This isthe speed you will see advertised on a computer--a Pentium III 400.The problem is, while the computer can operate at this speed, it has to getthe program...

If there’s ever been two devices so closely pitted against each other, it would be none other than the BlackBerry Bold and the iPhone 3G. Heck, people we’re even putting the original iPhone against the Bold. We’re going to break down each device piece by piece and give you an unbiased comparison of both. We’ll give you our personal opinion at the end, but besides that, we’re going to be completely accurate and fair. Hopefully this will...

So you were not smart enough to set up the server on the remote machine, no problems, TeamViewer to the rescue. Now you must have a copy of TeamViewer on either computer. Then just fire it up, it requires no installation. Once its running on the remote machine, have someone (ur mom) tell you the session id and password that appears in the blue fields. Yes you would have to use a phone or email or something of the sort for this. Use the...

One of the most requested features of any email program is the ability to embed and send videos directly in the email. Unfortunately, this feature is currently not available in standard email programs. However, if you are using an email program which uses HTML format like Microsoft Outlook or Mozilla Thunderbird, there is a way to link a picture in an email which will look like a video and send email recipients to the video via the web....

One of the most common issues with laptop batteries is overheating. Not that the batteries are designed poorly or improperly but due to, in most cases, user wear and tear. While the laptop is using the AC adapter for power the battery acts as a back up in case of a loss of power or accidental unplugging. During this AC power use the battery becomes hotter than it would if being used independently. To lessen the chances of this overheating,...

The year 2009 was a bad one for PC security: Online attackers created more malware last year than in the previous 20 years combined. Clearly, this means that in the realm of computer security, the rules have changed, and you can no longer rely solely on traditional definition-based antivirus software and firewalls to protect your PC. Instead, to meet this new breed of threats, you need a new breed of security.Over the past few years, security...

The Taiwanese mobile manufacturer HTC is in no way lagging behind any other major mobile makers in terms of technology or innovative product features. The only thing its lagging behind from others, perhaps is the hype that others create or get. It quitely entered the wold market and our countrymen now don't hesitate to vouch on HTC's touch phones. And that too in the era of Apple iPhone.Following groundbreaking innovations like the Android-powered...