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MIT develops mobile phone based optometry solution
On June - 25 - 2010
The team at the MIT Camera Culture Lab have developed a portable and inexpensive solution for estimating refractive errors of human eye. Some common errors of the eye, including nearsightedness, farsightedness, astigmatism, and age-related vision loss can be diagnosed using this affordable technology which until now was possible using specialized equipment operated by a trained
Android powered ebook reader now available at $149
On June - 22 - 2010
The first Android powered ebook reader Nook WiFi has been launched in the US by Barnes & Nobles and it is the cheapest ebook reader at a price of $149. It triggered a price war with Amazon slashing the price of Kindle from $259 to $189. Kindle comes with inbuilt 3G but without WiFi, while
Update iPhone and iPod Touch to iOS 4
On June - 22 - 2010
Apple rolled out the new version of its mobile operating system iOS4 on 21-June-2010. Some of the new features introduced in iOS4 are multitasking, unified mailbox and ability to group apps into folders. You can update your iPhone and iPod Touch free of cost from iTunes. How to Upgrade? Install latest version of iTunes (iTunes
Use iPod Touch and iPhone as wireless mouse & keyboard
On June - 15 - 2010
Ever wondered if you had a device by which you can forward a movie on VLC or MediaPlayer, reply to emails, chat and change music tracks from a distance from your laptop. iPod Touch and iPhone can be used as wireless trackpad and keyboard simultaneously for any laptop. It is very simple and does not
Drag and Drop Attachment in Gmail
On April - 17 - 2010
There are 2 new features added to Gmail recently: 1. Add attachments by Drag and Drop After a long wait Google had finally done which could have been done long time back. Now you can add Gmail attachment by just drag and drop in new mail you are composing just like you do in Outlook.
Solution for ‘Shrink Volume’ Inadequacy problem
On March - 8 - 2009
Windows Vista’s ‘Shrink Volume’ feature has some serious limitations. Sometimes it will not shrink the drive eventhough you have free space on your drive. This is because there are some system files which has to be moved before you could continue shrinking. I recommend not to try the following steps if you are a beginner