Apple iPad Finally in India..!!

Apple’s iconic game-setter tablet computer, iPad has been finally launched in India, almost nine months after it made its debut across several countries. Apple will officially launch the iPad tablet in India on 28th January 2011.

The first-generation iPad hit the U.S. retail stores in April 2010 and the India launch happens almost an year later, at a time when Apple is widely expected to release iPad 2 in Western markets. 

Apple iPad has a 9.7-inch display with a 1024 x 768 resolution. The cheapest 3G variant – 16 GB – has been priced at Rs 34,900. The 32 GB and 64 GB models have been priced at Rs 39,900 and Rs 44,900 respectively.

The iPad is something in between its monumental iPhone and wildly successful MacBook line -- a usurper to the netbook throne, and possibly a sign of things to come for the entire personal computer market... if Apple delivers on its promises. And those are some big promises; the company has been tossing around words like "magical" and "revolutionary" to describe what many have dismissed as nothing more than a larger version of its iPod touch.

Apple has tied up with Indian government run mobile operator, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) to launch the iPad in the country. BSNL is offering both prepaid and postpaid plans. Unlimited usage costs Rs 999 per month in both prepaid and postpaid. There is a limited usage plan at Rs 599 per month with free 6GB of usage. In prepaid, there is also a daily unlimited plan at Rs 99 with one day validity. Both pre-paid and post-paid plans have activation charges of Rs 100.

Windows Tricks - 2

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Windows Tricks - 1

Today we'll talk about two tricks here.

1) Virtual Diary

You want a quick diary on your pc, but dont want to install a separate program for this purpose. And writing notes in a word processor by giving date-time everytime isn’t a good idea.

Try this:

Open ‘NOTEPAD’.

Type .LOG (remember .log or .Log wont work)

Save the file with any desired any name and close the notepad window.

Now everytime you will try to open this notepad file….the current date and time will be already placed there. So, this way it’ll become a virtual diary.

2) Windows Key + Arrows

Just try them out..

Windows key + Left: docks current window to the left side of the screen.

Windows key + Right: docks current window to the right side of the screen.

Windows key + Up: maximizes and/or restores foreground window.

Windows key + Down: minimizes active window.

Make pen drive bootable for Windows 7

Many people generally go for WinToFlash for making bootable pendrive of Windows 7 but I would rather prefer the following few steps because using WinToFlash is very simple but not effective. There are some simple steps to make bootable pen drive which can be used for installing windows 7 in future as well. For this you need a pen drive having minimum space of 4 Gb and a Installation DVD of Windows 7(or ISO). Now just follow this steps:-

1. First off all you need to format the USB drive / Pendrive:-

Run the command prompt as an Administrator

Now to find the drive number of your USB Drive, you need to type this and press enter every time.

diskpart

list disk

Here you can see the disk listed.Note down the disk number of your pendrive for the next step. Generally if we have one hard disk and only one pendrive attached to a system the it comes out to be disk 1. (it can be different). Lets consider disk 1 for this case.

Now type all these words to format the drive:

select disk 1

clean

create partition primary

select partition 1

active

format fs=NTFS

(wait for few seconds)

assign

exit

Now the disk partition program will exit and you’ll have a formatted USB flash drive ready to be made bootable.

2. Now to make the bootable pendrive, follow this steps:-

Now insert the Windows 7 Installation DVD and to your DVD drive.

Now assume that DVD drive is F and Pendrive as H

Now type F:CD BOOT

Now type this command bootsect /nt60 H: to update your USB drive with bootmgr code.

Finally copy all the contents from the Windows 7 DVD to your Pendrive.

Here you have created the bootable pendrive. 

Now what you need is to make your BIOS to boot from USB. So follow this steps:-

Insert your pendrive to the PC and reboot the system.

Now Enter the Bios system accordingly by pressing the key delete.This is where you’re on your own since every computer is different. Most BIOS’s allow you to hit a key at boot and select a boot option.

Now select the USB/ Pendrive as the first boot driver.

Now save the settings in Bios and restart and you will be able to Install Windows 7 using that pendrive.

3. For those who want to use WinToFlash, then its a very simple procedure.

Download WinToFlash.

Install it.

Select Win PE option for Windows 7

Select appropriate locations.

Wait for few seconds and you are done with it.

Now I'll share my case with you people as I was able to make pendrive bootable Windows 7 in both cases and it was working on my PC, but whenever I tried to install using USB to my target laptop, WinToFlash method didn't work. So I would prefer the firist method

Alienware M17x : Powerful Enough..!!

Alienware has updated its high-end, 17-inch M17x gaming laptop with some new components, and the result is an incredibly powerful machine. It's been dubbed the Alienware M17x for some time now, but this latest version adds Intel's Core i7 processor for even more power.

Oddly, the 17-inch wide-screen, which is usually a sight to behold on a gaming laptop, is one of the M17x's weaker points. It weighs 5.3kg and measures 406 by 51 by 321mm, so it's really far too big and heavy to move on a frequent basis, except possibly from room to room.

Despite the glossy display, our gaming experience wasn't ruined by annoying reflections, because the M17x's screen is very bright indeed. The M17x will crush your spine with its monumental chassis, and then make your brains dribble out of your nose with its performance.

Even though Alienware found the biggest battery (85Wh) available for the M17x, it couldn't keep up with its battery-guzzling parts, namely the processor and SLI graphics cards. Alienware M17x is the complete package, as its looks can stand in the spotlight with its parts.

Specifications:

CPU	Intel Core i7 620M 2.66 GHz (3.33GHz Turbo Mode, 4MB Cache)
Main Memory	4GB DDR3 1066MHz
Graphic system	ATI Radeon Mobility HD 4870 with 1GB of VRAM
Display	17-inch Wide XGA+ 1440 x 900 (900p)
Hard Disk	250GB SATA 7,200RPM
Web camera	2.0 Megapixel
Optical Disc Drive	Dual Layer DVD Burner (DVD+-RW, CD-RW)
Audio	Internal High-Definition 5.1 Surround Sound Audio
Wireless Type	802.11 b/g/n
Blue-tooth	Bluetooth 2.1 with EDR
Input/Output Port	4 USB (2.0), 1 e SATA/USB 2.0 Combo, VGA, HDMI, LAN, Express Card Slot
Card Reader	8-in-1
Operating System	Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Battery	9-cell lithium-ion
Weight	11.68 pounds (5.3 kg)
Warranty	1 year limited
Price	$1,949.00

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