Apple iPad

Apple has just unveiled it’s long anticipated tablet device, named the iPad. iPads will start shipping in about 60 days. Here’s the rundown on it:

• 1/2″ thick
• a featherweight 1.5lbs
• 9.7″ IPS display
• full multitouch touch-screen
• Comes in 3 storage sizes: 16GB ($499), 32GB ($599) and 64GB ($699)
• WiFi 802.11n & Bluetooth 2.1+EDR. Some models will have 3G. Monthly data contracts available with AT&T. 3G models cost $130 more than WiFi-only models.
• 10 hrs battery life, 1 month in standby
• view in any direction – landscape or portrait and from any side.

The iPad is geared to be a Web surfing and multimedia device, so it can handle photos, iTunes, movies, TV, e-mail, and even video games. There is on-screen soft keyboard for those apps that need it. Unfortunately, like the iPhone, there is no Adobe Flash.

The iPad can run any app that runs on the iPhone and Apple has also updated the iPhone SDK so that apps can be developed for this sized display. Another key feature is the iBooks app that works with the newly created iBook Store, although Apple only has agreements with 5 publishers so far.

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Hindi Movies on You Tube

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Some great news for movie buffs.

You can watch some of the popular Bollywood movies on YouTube for free using this page. These are full-length videos so you can just connect your computer to the TV screen, grab a snack and watch movies from the couch with your family.

The collection is currently limited to Hindi movies from film producers like Shemaroo Entertainment, Rajshri and UltraHindi.

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High Speed Wireless Broadband in India- Plans and Comparison

Initially Broadband in India was termed as anything above the speed of 256Kbps, but now things are changing, we have now broadband plans of 16Mbps and more. Wireless broadband connections are also becoming better in India when compared to previously available speeds of 150Kbps. Most of the mobile operators and ISPs have now high speed USB based modems which can get you a speed upto 3.1 Mbps. Here we are comparing the different plans and coverage of high speed Wireless Internet in India.

 

The major high speed wireless broadband service providers in India are Reliance Netconnect, Tata Indicom Photon+, Virgin Mobile, BSNL and MTS. Below are the comparative chart of all the ISPs. Please note that we have not compared all the plans available.

ISP Name	Max Download Speed	Max Upload Speed	Cost of Device	Coverage (high Speed)	Cost of 2GB Plan	Cost of 5GB Plan	Cost of 10GB Plan	Cost of 15GB Plan	Unlimited plan	Other Features Offered
Tata Indicom Photon +	3.1 Mbps	1.8 Mbps	3600/-	70 Cities	750/-	950/-	1100/-	1500/-	NA	Photon TV
Virgin Mobile VFlash	3.1 Mbps	1.8 Mbps	3499/-	NA	750/-	—-	1100/-	—-	NA	vFlash TV coverage
Reliance Netconnect	3.1 Mbps	1.8 Mbps	3500/-	38 Cities	750/-	1099/-	1250/-	1750/-	NA
BSNL EVDO	2.4 Mbps	–	3500/-	NA	—-	—-	—-	—-	650/-
MTS MBlaze	3.1Mbps	1.8Mbps	3499/-	19 Cities	—-	899/-	1200/-	1500/-	NA

When it comes to the price of USB modems, almost all the ISPs are having the same price of 3500/- although Tata Photon the costliest one. Coverage wise, Tata Photon emerges the clear winner although we are not sure about the BSNL EVDO coverage.

When it comes to data plans, BSNL is the clear winner here with 650/- for unlimited coverage, but speed of the Internet is 2.4 Mbps when compared to 3.1 Mbps offered by others.

If you are a frequent traveler, we would suggest you to take Tata Photon+ as it has the best coverage in India. There are no roaming changes for all the connections listed above.

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Simple Google Hack Gives You Free Access to Online Newspaper Articles

Online newspaper sites like the Financial Times require users to sign-in if they want to read more than one article on their site. The New York Times too had such a restriction in place earlier but they seem to have dropped that requirement now.

The Wall Street Journal, on the other hand, is a subscription-based site. They do offer free access to some of news stories but all the premium content is behind a pay-wall and therefore available only to paid subscribers.

Since these newspaper websites are part of the "First Click Free" program, someone visiting them via Google search can read the first page of the story without registering or subscribing. The first click is therefore "free" but the user will have to sign-in or register to read further.

First Click Free & Google Visitors

However, due to a possible bug in the implementation, the registration prompt gets bypassed for Google visitors giving them free access to all the news articles -- even the premium content meant for subscribers.

It works like this. You first copy the web address of any news article that is behind the registration firewall and paste that URL into the Google Search box. Now click the first Google result and you’ll be able to read the full text of the corresponding story without registering or subscribing

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Careful about Haiti email scams

More than 400 Internet addresses related to Haiti have been registered since the devastating quake. The names reference Haiti and words such as "earthquake," "help," "aid," "victims" and "survivors." Many of the web addresses will likely prove legitimate, but many more will be bogus and associated with web sites that host malicious software.

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