MIT develops mobile phone based optometry solution

Posted by saurabh 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 [...]

MIT develops mobile phone based optometry solution

Android powered ebook reader now available at $149

Posted by saurabh 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 [...]

Android powered ebook reader now available at $149

Update iPhone and iPod Touch to iOS 4

Posted by saurabh 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 [...]

Update iPhone and iPod Touch to iOS 4

Use iPod Touch and iPhone as wireless mouse & keyboard

Posted by saurabh 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 [...]

Use iPod Touch and iPhone as wireless mouse & keyboard

Drag and Drop Attachment in Gmail

Posted by vikrant 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. [...]

Drag and Drop Attachment in Gmail

Microsoft Outlook add on for twitter

Posted by vikrant On July - 26 - 2010View Comments
If you are an outlook user spending major chunk of your time on outlook and you are an avid fan of social media  you will definitely like this add on for Outlook from TechHit. Twinbox is fully featured powerful twitter client which can be used to do all the major tasks associated with tweets without
The Swedish Pirate Party is launching an ISP; One that will completely hide all its clients’ details and protect them from the copyright lobbyists swooping down upon the file sharing community. The Pirate Party, which received over 7% of the votes in the parliament elections, has been known for being a strong supporter of the

Google finishes with the Nexus One

Posted by Pramod On July - 24 - 2010View Comments
Google has declared that last batch of Nexus One phones have arrived and with their sale, the market life of the Nexus One will officially be over.
It is said that- “Books are our best friends”  With their pages they help us sail through countless emotions and travel distant lands while lying on a couch! For those who love to keep their favourite books always with them, e-book reader is the right device. These dedicated e-book readers come with their own e-book

India unveils low cost Laptop @ Rs.1500

Posted by saurabh On July - 23 - 2010View Comments
Kapil Sibal, India’s Human Resource Development Minister unveiled a low cost computing-cum-access device specially designed for the students. The laptop priced at Rs.1500 ($35) is the cheapest available computing device and the prices are expected to go down after production begins. It is the result of 5 years of work by the experts from IIT
Microsoft has announced the beta version of its free antivirus “Microsoft Security Essentials” which is only for genuine Microsoft OS. Microsoft launched first version of the product in September 2009 and come up with the beta version of the 2011 version. This is designed to protect computers from Viruses, malwares and other threats. Beta versions

Online multiple-app installation manager

Posted by Pramod On July - 18 - 2010View Comments
Ninite, an integrated program manager allows you to click and select applications to download without the hassle of standard one-at-a-time installation procedures.

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