Dell launches Studio XPS 7100

Dell has launched its latest desktop offering Studio XPS 7100 which is powered by AMD six core processor. The desktop is touted as the cheapest six core processor based desktop available in the market and is packed with a range of powerful features too. A powerful PC, it has unmatched graphics and multimedia features.

For people who have been looking for a powerful PC to easily perform their multi thread tasks simultaneously, the PC is a perfect option to go with. This powerful PC has powerful multimedia features making the social networking experience for user a treat.

Some of the primary features of the device are AMD Phenon II X6 processor which is powered with AMD Turbo Core Technology and ATi Radeon HD graphics card. With the PC, buyers get 3D browser experience using AMD Fusion Media Explorer. Other prime specialties of this latest desktop include Dual channel DDR3 and 3TB hard disk.

All these features make the PC a perfect gaming PC which is enamored with some superb multimedia capabilities. In India, the Studio XPS 7100 will be priced at Rs. 49,990 which surely does not look costly at all in view of the powerful features, this Dell PC come with.

Dell to Come Up With Smartphone in India

Dell has opened its box of announcements for the introduction of Smartphones intothe market.

This announcement was made by Steve Felice, President of Dell’s consumer that Smartphones will hit the Indian market later this year. This was stated in a post-earnings press conference called by the company with Asian journalists on Friday.

The conference also revealed that Dell will be introducing more smartphone models in China as well adding more to the list initiated earlier this year.

According to some figures gathered by research firm IDC India, the country has witnessed far more mobile phone purchase as compared to the PC. The sales of mobile phones surpassed the personal computers as the rate was 80 new mobile phones against one PC.

There is a probability that with the launch of commercial third-generation bandwidth services by September, the usage of data services on smartphones will also rise. Smartphone is a familiar thing crowned with being the world’s fastest growing and second-largest mobile phone market.

Considering the number of units sold in 2009, currently Nokia is leading the shares with 54.1%, second in the row is Samsung with a 9.7% and then LG with 6.4%.

But in India, Smartphones will have to compete of cheap Indian and Chinese copies of Nokia, Blackberry and iPhone, and they pose a serious threat to the plans of smartphones makers like Dell, H-P and Apple.

Facebook to simplify privacy settings

Responding to complaints, the social networking site plans to make it easier for users to opt out of some, though not all, data-sharing features.

Facing growing protests over its handling of users' personal information, Facebook plans to make changes to the privacy settings available on the world's largest social networking website. But the steps, to be unveiled as early as next week, may not go as far as critics would like.

Lawmakers, regulators, privacy watchdogs and some Facebook users have unleashed a storm of criticism of the Internet company since it launched a program that shares user data with three third-party websites. A number of U.S. senators have called on Facebook to allow users to opt out of that program, which Facebook calls instant personalization.

The 6-year-old private company also has been assailed for technical glitches and loopholes that have exposed some personal data to third parties.

Facebook said Friday that it would simplify its privacy choices in response to complaints that the settings were confusing to navigate. It's expected that Facebook will offer users an easier way to dictate whether their information is shared with their friends only, with a broader group or with everyone.

But the company doesn't intend to end the instant personalization program, two people familiar with the plan said. They also said Facebook didn't plan to get explicit consent from its nearly 500 million users before adding new features.

Now, access Facebook on mobile devices for free

Popular social networking site Facebook can now be accessed through mobile devices for free or without any data charges in 45 countries, including India, on select mobile networks.

Facebook, which has over 400 million users worldwide, has tied up with Indian wireless operators -- Reliance Communications and Videocon -- to make the site available for cell phone users with zero data charges.
For this purpose, the entity has launched a new site ’0.facebook.com’ that includes all key features of Facebook but is optimised for speed.

“Today, we are launching ... ‘0.facebook.com’. “It, initially, is available through more than 50 mobile operators in 45 countries and territories with zero data charges,” a programme manager for Facebook Mobile, Sid Murlidhar, wrote in a blog on Wednesday.

In India, the new site would be available on the networks of Reliance and Videocon, the blog said.

Noting that the new site is fast and free, Murlidhar said it has key features of standard mobile site ‘m.facebook.com’ such as updating user status, send and reply to messages, among others.

”... people can access 0.facebook.com without any data charges. Using 0.facebook.com is completely free. People will only pay for data charges when they view photos or when they leave 0.facebook.com to browse other mobile sites,” he added.

According to the blog, over 100 million people are actively using Facebook from their mobile devices.

Other countries where the new site would be available include Brazil, Denmark, Greece, Finland, Hong Kong, Sri Lanka, Hungary and Indonesia.

Aircel, Ibibo offer social games on mobile phones

Telecom service provider, Aircel has partnered ibibo. com to offer social gaming on mobile phonesfor the first time in the country.

The popular game "Great Indian Parking wars" from Ibibo will now be offered on the Aircel Pocket Internet. India's fifth largest GSM mobile service provider plans to add many more games to the offering soon.

The users will either require an ibibo. com ID or can access the games through facebook connect. The users can only access the game through WAP-enabled handsets. The offering also brings the micro-transactions to the mobile phones where users can purchase virtual items in the games and pay through theservice provider.

Mr. Gurdeep Singh, COO, Aircel said, "With first Social Gaming on your Mobile Phones the intent is to drive innovation at the convergence of Games and Social Platforms while you are on the move. It is our endeavor to offer our consumers exciting and engaging opportunities such as gaming and staying socially connected anytime, anywhere."

The Great Indian Parking wars game allows users to connect to their friends and purchase icons, manage parking, issue wrong parking fines and other such activities. The game has been popular over the internet as it does not require any download and is free to play.

Aircel a joint venture between Maxis Communications Berhad of Malaysia and Sindya Securities & InvestmentsPrivate Limited and has a subscriber base of more than 36 million users.

Please let me know if your suggestions about ibibo and aircel in the comments.

Dell launches AMD six-core processor powered desktop

Bangalore, May 18 (PTI): Leading PC maker Dell today unveiled Studio XPS 7100 desktop which it said is designed for busy multi-taskers who demand their technology keeps pace with their up- tempo lives.

The desktop PC, priced at Rs 49,900, is powered by Advanced Micro Devices' new six-core processor and it delivers a seamless intersection of social networking, entertainment and multimedia creation, the company said in a statement.

"The Studio XPS 7100 desktop with AMD Vision technology are feature-packed, yet budget-friendly. They're perfect for listening to music, streaming video and gaming, while connecting with friends and family via social networking sites and blogs," said Sriram Gopalaswamy, Marketing Manager, Consumer, Dell India.

How to Extract Text from Images Online & PDF Files

Recently i had received a report from a company which had stats on the best laptops which was sent by a media company and while reading the report i thought to share a part of the stats with all my blog reader, but well it was not possible because it was a JPEG Image which the report was saved as and there was no option to copy any part of this. Now in order to extract all the text content from the Image i had to use a Online Tool called as Free OCR also means Optical Character Recognition which is a technology used to mechanically or electronically translate images into machine editable text which means into a kind of text which you can use it easily.

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