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London New Years 2012

New Years even London, confirming the pattern of carnival like events, with the cluster of tweets being concentrated in a few areas where people come to celebrate.

7 Steps to Incredible Personal Productivity

Happy New Year!!!  My very first post for 2012, and I wished all a good start for everyone in 2012.  I hope the below 7 steps would help all of us increase our personal productivity, and stick to whatever new year resolution that we have.  Cheers!!!

Practical advice to turn an average workday into an incredibly productive day.

By Jeff Haden |  @jeff_haden   

Occasionally you need to go the extra mile. Sometimes you need to complete a major project, tackle a task you’ve put off, or just knock out a ton of work in one day.

Here’s the best way to turn a normal workday into an incredibly productive workday:

1. Let everyone know. Interruptions destroy focus and kill productivity. So are the guilt trips your family "sometimes unintentionally" lay on you. Let coworkers and family know you’re planning a “project day.” Tell key customers too. Announce you will be tied up on, say, Tuesday, and that you will respond to calls and emails on Thursday. Let people know who to contact in an emergency. Some will get with you before Tuesday, and the rest will make a mental note you’re not available. In either case, you’re covered.

Plus you get the “peer pressure” benefit: When you tell people you plan to finish a project you will be more likely to see the job through. Peer pressure can be positive motivation harness it.

2. Set a target. Don’t plan your project day based on fuzzy parameters like, “I will stay at it as long as possible,” or, “I won’t leave until I no longer feel productive.” Those approaches give you an easy out. Commit to working for as long as you estimate it will take. Pick a number.

There’s a cool benefit to this approach too: The longer the time frame you set the quicker the early hours seem to go by. When I worked in manufacturing we normally worked eight-hour shifts. The hours before lunch seemed endless; the last two hours of the day were even worse. During busy periods we worked twelve hour shifts and the mornings seemed to fly by something about knowing you will be working for a long time allows you to stop checking the clock. When you know you’re in for a long haul your mind automatically adapts. Try it, it works.

3. Start unusually early or unusually late. When you step outside your norm, your perspective of time shifts as well. Start at 5 a.m. or revisit your college days and start at 6 p.m. and work through the night. Set the stage for an unusually productive day by dramatically changing your normal routine.

4. Delay gratification. Say you like to listen to music while you work. Don’t, at least for the first couple of hours. That way, when your enthusiasm really starts to wane, turning on the music will perk you back up. Hold off on whatever things you use to brighten up your workday, at least for a while. Delayed gratification is always better gratification, and in this case can provide just the spark you need to keep going.

5. Refuel and recharge before you need to. When endurance athletes wait until they are thirsty to drink they’ve waited too long. The same premise applies at work. Have a snack a little earlier than normal. Start drinking water right immediately. If you normally sit, stand up before you start to feel stiff or cramped. If you normally stand, sit before your back stiffens or your legs ache. Be proactive so discomfort can’t dampen your motivation or weaken your resolve.

And make sure you plan meals wisely. Don’t take an hour for lunch. Plan food ahead of time that you can prepare and eat quickly. The goal is to refuel, re-hydrate, and keep on rolling. Remember, this is an unusual day treat it that way.

6. Don’t take rest breaks. Take productivity breaks. Newton’s Law of Productivity states that a productive person in motion tends to stay in motion. Maintaining momentum is everything. Don’t take a TV or Internet break. Take breaks that reinforce your sense of activity and accomplishment. Take a quick walk and think about what you’re tackling next. Then jump back in. Even a few minutes spent in the land of inactivity make it hard to regain momentum.

7. Don’t stop until it’s done. Stopping simply because you’re tired or bored is habit-forming. (Plus you’re always capable of doing more than you think.) If the only barrier to completion is effort or motivation, stay at it and bust through that barrier.

Think about your normal workday; at some point you typically think, “That’s it. That’s all I have in me today.” That limit was set long ago, but it’s an artificial limit based on habit. Pushing through the “pain” is a habit anyone can develop, and when you do, you automatically set your effort limit a little higher making you capable of even more on a regular basis.

Bangkok New Years 2012

Bangkok tweets mapped around midnight New Year's ever, showing a clear pattern of people collecting in to groups to celebrate the new year.  There is a major central point but also a number of other collection points you can see around the city.

Hong Kong Tweets New Years 2012

These map shows the geo-located mobile phone tweets in Hong Kong around New Years 2012, they show a large crowd forming on the Kowloon side looking across Victoria Harbour towards Hong Kong Island where a large light show and fireworks would be presented.

再见！2011，欢迎2012

再见了！！2011年

再见了！
2011年


欢迎2012！！

Mahindra 2 Wheelers' Auto Expo plans

Mahindra 2 Wheelers will showcase its 2012 Moto3 bike and launch the Duro DZ scooter in Delhi at the Auto Expo 2012.

Mahindra racing ended third in the Constructors’ Championship in its debut 2011 season. It had taken the covers off its new 250cc Moto3 entry for the 2012 season earlier in Valencia. This will be the first time that the bike will be unveiled in India.

Mahindra has already launched the Duro DZ in South India and this will be the official launch of the bike in the nation’s capital.

Speaking on the upcoming Auto Expo, Anoop Mathur, President, Mahindra 2 Wheelers said, “The Delhi Auto Expo is the perfect platform to unveil Mahindra Racing’s new Moto3 challenger, the MPG30 (pronounced three-oh). Similarly at Mahindra Two Wheelers, we have significantly enhanced our technological capabilities to introduce high performance two wheelers like the new Mahindra Duro DZ scooter that we have recently launched in the South.”

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Nokia 801 T: A terminal exclusively for the Chinese market

Since Nokia reached its agreement with Microsoft to develop Windows Phone smartphones business strategy clearly separated into two-way high-end phones would work with the operating system from Redmond, while Symbian phone would be low cost, terminals with which target emerging markets.

Nokia 801T is a smartphone that the Finnish company will launch exclusively in China with Anna Symbian operating system and NFC. Want to know more?

The 801T is a Smartphone without great benefits, but highlighted by a distinctive feature. Going by the parties, the Smartphone has a four-inch display with HD resolution and works with the Symbian operating system 3. It weighs 170 grams and has a front camera for video conferencing, and a rear 8-megapixel with dual LED flash.

Apart from this, the handset features GPS, Bluetooth 3.0, 8 GB of internal memory and as we said a distinguishing feature. What? Module incorporates a telescoping antenna and Mobile TV. This feature, which in Spain would have little future if it appears that China may have much pull, and therefore the Finnish brand has included it on your Smartphone.

Thus, the 801T can not get into the European market if you liked a lot, but what is clear is that Nokia has revived its business strategy, good news for the world of telephony, he missed Finnish manufacturer.

Happy New Year's Eve, and Counting Down to 2012....

As we usher into 2012, I wish you and your family all the best of health, great wealth and all your wishes coming true. And 2012 will be one of your best years ever. Happy New Year to All. :D

Thank you all for visiting my blog.  You can follow me on twitter by clicking on the twitter widget on the top right hand corner of the page, or simply by scanning the QR code.  Cheers!

Peugeot to unveil future models

Feast your eyes on the 2011 championship-winning Peugeot 908 LMP1 Le Mans car. The blindingly quick Le Mans prototype weighs approximately 925kg and develops 550bhp from its 3.7-litre V8 diesel unit. At the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the 908 grabbed three of the top four spots, coming second only to the Audi R18.

Alongside the Le Mans racer will be Peugeot’s first car for India – the 508. This will be the French carmaker’s flagship model in India and Peugeot realises the importance of having a diesel variant, so the first engine will be a 1.6-litre diesel developing 112bhp. It will be interesting to see how Peugeot prices the 508, which needs to cost less than a Honda Accord to succeed in India. Styling-wise, Peugeot’s designs should abide well with Indian tastes compared to the quirky styling of its French counterpart, Renault. Peugeot will also display the RCZ sportscar at the Expo.

Is Peugeot ready for its second innings in India? Its Rs 4,000 crore investment in Gujarat surely suggests so.

Samsung SCH-R631 Review and Detail Specifications

Targeted towards the younger crowd who prefers the no-talk form of communication, Samsung released its messaging phone named Samsung SCH-R631. The phone is powered by slide-out full QWERTY keyboard, TouchWiz user interface, Bluetooth, and 2 megapixels camera. In details, let’s have a look at full review and detail specification of the phone below.

Samsung SCH-R631

Samsung SCH-R631 comes with a touch screen and a landscape sliding QWERTY keyboard measuring 105 x 54 x 15 mm and weighing 108 grams. The front side of the phone is housed by 2.6 inches TFT touch screen with 240 x 320 pixels resolution and 256.000 colors support. Slide to the right and there is a landscape QWERTY keyboard arranged in four rows. On the back side of the phone sits 2 megapixels camera. Come to the interface, Samsung SCH-R631 runs Samsung's TouchWiz user interface. The interface allows you to drag and drop widgets of your favorite applications on the Home screen.

Samsung SCH-R631runs on CDMA network and already supports EV-DO data connectivity. For browsing internet, there is built-in web browser supports WAP 2.0/xHTML webpage. The web browser runs pretty well, some HTML desktop pages can be load but may take longer time and risk freezing the phone. You can also play YouTube videos but it still depends on signal reception you get. Other connectivity includes Bluetooth and microUSB connection. Bluetooth service already supports A2DP that allows you to listen to music through compatible Bluetooth headset.
Samsung SCH-R631 is equipped by 2 megapixels camera that can capture image up to 1.600 x 1.200 pixels resolution. It can also function as a camcorder. Unfortunately, the camera comes with minimum feature. It has no autofocus or LED flash. The image quality of the camera is good enough but the video quality is still average. For the storage, the phone has 100 MB internal memory. If that is not enough, there is additional memory external up to 16 GB via microSD card. For multimedia features, there is Samsung’s standard media player for playing music and video. The music player can play music in MP3/ACC+ format while the video player supports MP4/ H.263 video file formats.

Messaging features of Samsung SCH-R631 include text messaging (SMS) and multimedia messaging (MMS). Text input can only be done by slide-out QWERTY keyboard with predictive text input features – there is no virtual keyboard available on screen. Samsung SCH-R631 can save up to 1000 entries of phonebook. Each of the entries may consist of multiple numbers, Picture ID, Ring ID and notes. You can also assign caller groups to the entries. The Organizer features are Calendar, Alarm, Calculator, Tip calculator, Converter, World clock, Timer, Stopwatch, and Memo. There is also games support Java format. Samsung SCH-R631 audio notification include music ringtones (MP3, AAC, 3GP, MIDI), polyphonic ringtones (72 voices), vibration mode, silent mode, and speakerphone.

To support its features, Samsung SCH-R631 uses standard battery Li-Ion 1000 mAh. The battery life is rated up to 5 hours talk time or 288 hours of standby time.

LG A230, a Dual SIM GSM Card by LG

Strengthen its position as one of biggest phone manufacture, LG continuously develops its phone in all level. For its entry-level phone, LG comes back with its new and fresh phone namely LG A230. Powered by dual SIM card support and some improvements, the phone appears to be one of the reliable entry-level phones. In details, here is review of LG A230.

LG A230

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Not much to be said about LG A230 as it comes with a very simple design and basic features. Simple since it is designed in basic candybar phone measuring 108.8 x 46.6 x 13.9 mm. The phone is also light as it weighs only 83 grams. The phone is covered by fine black plastic material with rounded edges. On the front side, there is 1.77 inches TFT screen with 128 x 160 pixels resolution. Below the screen sits navigation array and alphanumeric keypad. The navigation array consists of two soft key, a Call key, an End Call or Power key and four way toggle key with OK button in the middle. The typing experience is pretty good on its keypad since it comes with rubbery and soft buttons. Above the screen is only decorated by an earpiece and a LG logo. The right side is left naked while on the left side, there is a micro SD card slot. Not to mention 1.3 megapixels camera on the back side of the phone.

An appealing feature you may expect from LG A230 is its dual SIM cards feature. The phone runs on two GSM networks which lets you jump from one network to another if you own two SIM cards. All you have to do is inserting both SIM cards in their slots after removing the back cover and battery of the phone. It also supports GPRS and EDGE for data connectivity. Internet browsing is available through built-in web browser supports WAP 2.0/xHTML webpage.

As a basic phone, LG A230 is also equipped with some extra features. There is 1.3 megapixels camera with no autofocus and flash. It is quite disappointing because there are so many basic phones offered higher-resolution cameras. The camera can capture images up to 1280 x 1024 pixels resolution. Camera features include standard camera setting and digital zoom. Unfortunately, it cannot record videos. For the storage, LG A230 has 25 MB internal memory. If that is not enough, there is an additional external memory up to 8 GB via microSD card.

Entertaining its user, LG A230 is also equipped by media player for playing both music (MP3) and video (MP4). Although it comes with minimal and basic feature, the media player works well to entertain its users. In addition, there are FM radio and games.

Messaging features of LG A230 include text messaging (SMS), multimedia messaging (MMS) and email. There are also widgets integrated with social networking to keep in touch with your friends. Audio notifications available are Vibration mode and MP3 ringtones.

To supports all of its performance, LG A230 uses standard battery Li-Ion 950 mAh. The battery is rated up to 480 minutes of talk time.

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Torching Great Features of BlackBerry Torch 9850

Joining the competition of touchscreen smartphone market, RIM is adding Torch’s line with touchscreen smartphone named BlackBerry Torch 9850. Claimed to provide some improvement from its predecessor in touchscreen phone, Torch 9850 appears to be one of RIM’s great smartphone. How does it performance? Let’s see the review of Torch 9850 below.

BlackBerry Torch 9850

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BlackBerry Torch 9850 comes with full touchscreen and candy bar design. The right and left edges of the phone are rounded, but the top and bottom narrow to a fairly sharp point. A large 3.7 inches capacitive touchscreen with 480 x 800 pixels resolution sits on the front side of the phone along with four physical buttons for Call, Menu, Back, and End Call or Power key as well as optical trackpad in the middle functioned as a select key and navigating tool. Right above the screen, there is an LED indicator light. On the right side, there are camera shutter, volume control keys and 3.5mm headset jack. The left side is microUSB charger port. The back side is housed by 5 megapixels camera with LED flash.

BlackBerry Torch 9850 is powered by BlackBerry OS 7 with 1.2 GHz Scorpion processor, Adreno 205 GPU and Qualcomm MSM8655 Snapdragon chipset. Furthermore, Torch 9850 is truly a world phone as it supports CDMA and GSM network. You may choose one network; CDMA or GSM network that suits you best (the two networks cannot work together at once; you must choose one of them). For data connectivity, the phone supports HSDPA 14.4 Mbps and HSUPA 5.76 Mbps or EV-DO Rev-A 3.1 Mbps. Other connectivity includes WiFi, Bluetooth and microUSB connection. There is also GPS navigation system with A-GPS support and BlackBerry maps integration.

Like other BlackBerry series, messaging features on Torch 9850 also give its best performance. The main difference is that is does not have physical keyboard for text input. The only way to input text in Torch 9850 is trough virtual keyboard. Although it is hard to reach perfect accuracy while typing, the virtual BlackBerry OS 7 keyboard does a very good job making correct suggestions and replacements, even with contractions. Messaging features of the phone include SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM as well as its famous BBM 6.

For camera, BlackBerry Torch 9850 is equipped by 5 megapixels camera with autofocus and LED flash. It can capture image up to 2592 х 1944 pixels resolution with a very sharp and clear result. Camera features include Geo-tagging, continuous auto-focus, image stabilization, and face detection. The camera can also record video in 720p resolution. For data storage, there are 4 GB internal memory and additional external memory up to 32 GB via microSD card.

Torch 9850 also comes with some pre-loaded BlackBerry application such as BlackBerry Maps, BlackBerry Podcasts, BlackBerry App World, Password Keeper, and BlackBerry Protect. There is also YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Documents To Go, Slacker Radio, Wikitude, and a Social Feeds application as well as BrickBreaker and Word Mole games. Furthermore, there are more applications and games available through the BlackBerry App World.

Last but not least, BlackBerry Torch 9850 is supported by standard battery Li-Ion 1230 mAh. The battery is rated up to 6 hours 50 minutes of talk time or up to 320 hours standby time.

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Get Fun and Close with The Application Facetime on iPhone

Face to face communication of the world of smartphones such as iPhone is not a new thing anymore since this smartphone offers the incredible service of face to face through the application Facetime on iPhone. The application offers a direct communication between one to another user through camera phone with a high resolution image. With the support from a reliable telecommunication provider, Facetime on iPhone will be an exciting experience in communicating with family, friends, colleagues and others. Facetime application works incredibly in iPhone because there is no need to set up a special account on the screen and phone book. Moreover, it is also easy, simple and fast to use as long as there is a 3G or 4G network near the users and the contacts’ area. Supposed if an iPhone user wants to make a communication with his or her mates, he or she just needs to find the name of their mates on the contact list then tap the Facetime button or just simply tell Siri, the sound-based application on iPhone, to Facetime with the name of their mates. The communication in the mode of face to face happens directly after the mates accept their request through the screen invitation. This is what makes Facetime easy and simple to use. The face to face communication can works on landscape and portrait views.

Facetime on iPhone

Since iPhone is completed with two cameras which are located in front and back body, the two cameras can be used for Facetime on iPhone application. The front camera is completed with the LED flash so that it can be well used on the darker area. This front camera has been built and tuned for Facetime in the landscape view so that more than three persons can be captured together by this front camera with the high quality image. For video calling, Facetime on iPhone is a perfect choice. This application enables the users of iPhone to share anything including the background and the real situation behind the camera with a clear and clean image resolution. By using Facetime, the users can see what happened on their contact’s background whenever they do the video call communication. Using the front camera which is upgraded with a perfect resolution, the users of iPhone can directly see their contact’s face on the wide screen of this smartphone. This is what other smartphones cannot give to their customers since Facetime is only found on iPhone. The perfect application for iPhone users wherever they are.

For using Facetime on iPhone, the users have to be supported by the high quality service from the provider in the 3G and also 4G networks. This service will give a better experience to the users. One of the most important things to notice is that the users can use this application if they are out of the provider’s service area. Overall, Facetime on iPhone is a wonderful application from iPhone that makes the users can communicate each other from one place to another with the high quality image and video.

The Easy Way to Activate iPhone 4S for AT&T Users

When someone gets a new gadget from Apple such as iPhone 4S, it must be a great experience since there is only limited group of people that have the same chance today. This exciting experience will turn bad if there is a problem to activate iPhone 4S. The iPhone 4s has not been available yet for any telecommunication provider, therefore, in activating the services from this smartphone is somehow still difficult. To activate iPhone 4S, there should be a networking with the provider such as AT&T or Verizon to make the activating process easier. However, for the beginner and those who are out of AT&T area, there will be problems in activating this phone. If this unwanted problem happens, the users can contact the provider through phone so that the provider can help them to activate iPhone. The customers of iPhone 4s can send the email also to the suitable provider so that the provider can reply the email and give the best solution to the problem faced by iPhone 4s users.

The Easy Way to Activate iPhone 4S for AT&T Users

For AT&T, the problem related to the activation can be overcome easily by sending fast email to the provider and the users will get the fast reply from the AT&T. To activate iPhone 4S, the users have to wait for more than three minutes before the provider replies it. The location and the network are two things that influence the responses given to the users whom iPhone 4s in inactive. If this problem is not solved more than three hours, there will be certain ways that the users of iPhone 4s should do. The first thing is to call ‘611’ hotline through iPhone as an early way to activate iPhone 4S. Here, the iPhone 4s customers are suggested to talk with a human as AT&T customer service for manual activation.

The first solution is hoped to finish all problems related to the way to activate iPhone. If the problem has not been solved, the users are suggested to visit the providers’ website to take an online activation because it has been known that this is much better than calling the customer service. The privacy in the online world is really guaranteed by iPhone and AT&T. The second way may not run well, therefore, to activate iPhone, the users can send an urgent email with the account numbers and request direct activation to AT&T’s mail or the related providers’ mail. This will take too much time but most of problems related to the SIM activation are usually done through this third way. To activate iPhone 4S, the users can follow the provider’s account on social networking sites such as Twitter and also Facebook to get the real problem solving on activating the card or SIM. Usually, the customers who take this final way will be directed to send emails to the providers. When the problems related to the difficult way to activate iPhone 4S have been solved, the users can get full services from the providers such as AT&T.

Samsung Rugby II SGH-A847, a Rugged Phone for AT&T

Together with AT&T, Samsung regain the success of Rugby phone by released Samsung Rugby II SGH-A847. It comes with lots of improvement from its predecessor such as better quality setting as well as adding new features. In details, here is review of Samsung Rugby II.

Samsung Rugby II SGH-A847 comes with a clamshell and rugged design, mostly covered by high-impact matte plastic. It is measuring 102 x 52 x 22 mm and weighing 100 grams. In clamshell closed mode, there is a big speaker designed for PTT calls on the front side. Right below the speaker is 1.3inches external display that shows date, time, signal strength, battery life, and caller ID. The camera lens is placed below the external display. Flip the clamshell open, and there is 2.2 inches (240 x 320 pixels) TFT screen supports 262.000 colors. Below the screen there are navigation array and alphanumeric keypad. On the left side of the phone, there are PTT button and volume controls button. The right side sits speakerphone control button, microUSB port for charging, USB connection and headset.

Samsung Rugby II SGH-A847

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Samsung Rugby II runs on GSM network and already supports HSDPA up to 7.2 Mbps for data connectivity. There is a built-in web browser support WAP web page for browsing internet. Other connectivity includes Bluetooth and microUSB connection. In addition, it also supported by GPS navigation system with A-GPS support and AT&T navigation service support.

Rugby II is equipped by 2 megapixels camera with no autofocus or LED flash. It can capture image in four resolutions and three quality settings. Camera features include self-timer, brightness and white-balance controls, scene modes, night mode, color tones, frames, digital zoom and shutter sounds. The image quality is good enough and sharp with no image noise. The camera can also record video in 320 x 240 pixels resolution at 14 fps. For storage, there is 70 MB internal memory and additional external memory up to 32 GB via microSD card.

Come to multimedia feature, Rugby II is equipped by media player for playing both music and videos. Aside its built-in media player, the media player also gets support from AT&T. The music player is integrated with AT&T Mobile music that allows you to download songs as well as music services like AT&T radio, a Music ID application, a Billboard Mobile channel, and a community section. The video player also integrated with AT&T Cellular Video service that offers thousands of streaming-video content.

Samsung Rugby II SGH-A847 can save up to 1000 entries of phonebook support AT&T's Address Book feature. Each entry may consist of multiple numbers, Picture ID, Ring ID and notes. Messaging features of Rugby II include text messaging (SMS), multimedia messaging (MMS), Instant Messaging, and Web-based POP3 email. For the sound notification, Rugby II has MP3 ringtones, Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Silent mode, and Speakerphone. Other basic features of the phone are Organizer, Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD, Push-to-Talk.

Last but not least, the battery life of Samsung Rugby II SGH-A847 is rated up to 3 hours of talk time or up to 16 days of standby time.

Monte Carlo edition celebrates 110 years of Skoda's motorsport program.

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How to Activate New iPhone 4S iOS 5

When you get new iPhone 4S especially if it is your first iPhone, there are lots of things you need to learn about iPhone. The most basic one is how to activate new iPhone 4S. In details, here is an instruction and step by step to activate iPhone 4S.

There are two options you can choose for activating the iPhone. The first one is via WiFi or cellular network (make sure you get a stable network). Apple iPhone 4S running on iOS 5 allows you to activate the phone without ever being connected to PC and synced to iTunes. This case is only for those who have the iPhone for the first time. The second option is using iTunes application on PC to complete the activation (stable internet connectivity is required). Connect the iPhone to the PC through USB Cable and follow the onscreen instructions in iTunes.

Activate New iPhone 4S via WiFi network or cellular network.

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1. First of all, insert your new micro SIM card.
2. Turn your iPhone on by pressing and holding the Power button in the top right corner.
3. Follow the onscreen instruction to activate cellular network.
4. Done with cellular network activation, there will be a configuration screen to activate new iPhone. Just swipe the slider to the right to start iPhone activation.
5. The first configuration will be setting your language and location. Begin with choosing language you are familiar with and then tap next button in the top right corner of the screen. Next, choose your current country or the country you want to use the phone in and tap next button.
6. After that, you will give an option whether you want to activate Location service or not. Location service allows you to get full GPS services and other application that depend on knowing your location. Tap on the Enable Location Services and then tap the next button.
7. Next option is connecting to WiFi network to get internet connectivity. The internet connectivity is needed for the next configuration since the next configuration requires you to send your personal data. If you don’t get any WiFi, you can skip the option. You still have internet connectivity through your cellular network. If you managed to get WiFi network, tap on the WiFi network you want to connect (password may be required) and then tap next button to proceed.
8. In the next configuration, you have to choose your iPhone set up. There are three set up option; Set Up as New iPhone, Restore from iCloud Backup, and Restore from iTunes Backup. Since it is your first iPhone, choose the Set Up as New iPhone option and tap the next button.
9. For you who have the iPhone for the first time, you need to create Apple ID. Tap on the Create a new Apple ID option and follow the instructions.
10. In the next screen there will be two of terms and conditions. Tap on the agree option and go to the next configuration.
11. This time you will have options related to iCloud. Tap the option of Use iCloud and decide where you want to backup your iPhone; iCloud or My Computer. Tap your choice and then tap the next button to continue.
12. Then you need to decide whether you want to enable Siri or not. Siri is iPhone's virtual assistant with voice-activated that you can talk to perform actions. Make your choice and tap the Next button.
13. The next step is activating Find my iPhone feature. Choose the option to Use Find My iPhone and tap next to proceed.
14. Completing the activation, Apple will then ask if you want to share information about your iPhone. Make your choice and you are done to activate new iPhone 4S.

Motorola Barrage V860 Review

One of the CDMA phones that have been created by Motorola is the series of Motorola Barrage V860. This phone is created in a clamshell body which can be fold into two and simply saved on any container or bag. This phone is well built as a water resistance phone because Motorola as the vendor of Motorola Barrage V860. This phone is created using PTT with the ability to reach the EVDO Rev A so the browsing activity can be taken in a short and fast time. There will be also the 2MP camera to catch up images in a standard quality. This CDMA phone can reach the 1900 Mhz bandwith so the users do not need to worry about the ability of the phone when it used for communicating in the short bandwith area. The external display of Motorola Barrage is really interesting with the 2.2 inches wide screen, the users of this phone can see the clear enough image. This phone is also built in the 3.78” x 2.09” x 096” that makes everyone gaze on this unique phone. Built in the only 119 grams weight, the users of CDMA phone can bring this phone everywhere they want to go because it is easy to put in any case. Another best thing from this phone is that it can stand by up to 534 hours or 23 days and 7 hours if it is occasionally used for talking through phone. It is because this Motorola Barrage V860 is put on with the 1170 mAh battery.

Motorola Barrage V860

The screen of this phone is in the type of LCD color with the 176 x 220 pixels resolution with the 263 bit color. Everyone who uses this Barrage V860 phone will see the real image from this screen. This phone is also completed with the 125MB internal memory that makes the users easy to store the data related to their contact on the phone book up to 1000 more contact. Another feature from the Motorola Barrage V860 is that this phone can be used as GPS phone like today’s smartphones. So, if the users are lost, they can use this phone to trace the area or place that wants to detect. This Motorola series of phone can be used as a tool for measuring the weather, temperature and the wind without spending too much charge. Motorola Barrage V860 phone is a multifunction phone since it is completed with the Spanish and English language that will be very useful for the users in the Latin America.

This CDMA phone can be upgraded with any platform according to network and the basic ability of the phone. The Motorola Barrage can be used as an MP3 player with the high definition sound of music through headset and speaker. Sold in the affordable price, Motorola Barrage V860 is easy to buy by anyone from any class. Although this phone is not listed as a series of smartphone, the phone has been smart for many incredible functions on it.

Sneak Peak on the New HTC A510e

As the vendor of smartphones which is very famous in the world, HTC comes back with the new product called HTC A510e. This is the new product of HTC of which the appearance and performance are getting better from time to time. The users of this smartphone will get many features that other smartphones cannot give. The slim design and the smart features on this phone are the best thing from the series of HTC A510e that will make everything in life easier. To know the best specs from this phone, it is better to know this following specs list which can explain the performance of A510e in details.

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Like the usual smartphones from any brands, the HTC A510e is created to have a multifunction use in both 2G and also 3G networks. Having upgraded well, this new series of HTC phones can run well on the areas of which networks are 2G and 3G. On the 3G network, HTC A510e can be used with the speed up to 2100 MHz which of course will help the users in communicating each other in the fast and flash speed.

Display
As a smartphone, the HTC A510e is considered as a slimmest design that the vendor has ever made. With the 101.3 x 59.4 x 12.4 mm display and the only 105 grams makes this phone easy to put and carry everywhere. HTC A510e is created as a touchscreen phone using the TFT capacitive touchscreen which has the super ability of changing itself as a very sensitive touchscreen. It means that with a smooth touch, the users can control all features put on the phone easily without being burdened by the long time of waiting. There are 256K colors put on this phone that makes the users’ eyes easy to detect the high quality image. The screen is protected by the Corning Gorilla glass which will minimize the damage on the screen.

Memory
HTC A510e is completed with the 512MB internal memory which the users can save all data inside it. However if the users want to upgrade the memory, they can put microSD external memory of which upgrade can reach 32GB. With this high ability of pairing with the high external memory, any data can be saved well in this phone.

Data
Browsing data using HTC A510e will be one of the most exciting experiences since the users can use the GPRS and EDGe services of which the speed can be upgraded to 256 Kbps. Using WLAN services, this series of HTC phone can be used for WiFi phone in the Hot Spot areas. The HSDPA network can support the ability of the phone in browsing with the speed up to 7.2 Mbps.

The phone is completed with the 5MP camera which can be used for capturing high qualified image. There is also LED flashlight to help the users get the best image on the dark area.

Features
The phone is completed with the 5MP camera which can be used for capturing high qualified image. Built using Android operating system, HTC A510e can work well with all best features from Google and Android. The ability of the phone to support Java makes all of Java-based programs can be installed and used here.

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FIRST DRIVE New BMW 3-series review, test drive

Testing a mainstream production saloon on a Formula 1 race track doesn’t serve any real purpose except to tell you how quick you (and the car) really are. You don’t just cruise from apex to apex but end up driving the wheels off whatever you’re piloting. So the first couple of hot laps of the Catalunya circuit in Spain were enough to reveal how far forward BMW has taken the new 3-series’ driving dynamics and why it is still the master of the class.

The incredible chassis balance and the sheer fluency with which the new 3-series handles makes you flip for it instantly. It’s the delightfully neutral attitude through corners that makes the 3-series feel so special. Turn-in is deliciously sharp and the complete lack of understeer is just astonishing. With Sport+ mode selected, you can play with the throttle to tighten your line. And then there’s the steering. Unlike its predecessors, the new 3’s steering has a natural, fluid feel that is hard to associate with electrically powered units. It may not weigh up as much as you would like when you lean into corners but the delicate balance between effort and accuracy is what makes this steering truly brilliant.

But the true genius of the 3-series lies in its ability to mix sportiness and comfort in equal measure and without any compromise. And the key to this is actually a button which resides on the centre console. Standard on every new 3-series is the Driving Experience Control system — BMW-speak for a wide range of driving modes you can choose from. This system, though already available on the 5- and 7-series, is further enhanced for its 3-series debut by also offering an ‘Eco Pro’ mode, which tweaks the throttle map to eke out the best fuel economy.

The first thing that you become acutely aware of is the fantastic ride quality. Over uneven tarmac, in Comfort mode, the 3-series feels like its gliding, the quiet interiors adding to the almost eerie feeling. We are guessing this will be the default setting when it comes to India, but if you are fortunate enough to live in a place where the roads are open and good then the Sport and Sport+ modes are the ones to play with.

In Sport mode, the 3-series instantly feels more responsive. The steering, throttle and gearbox feel sharper and this sense is further enhanced in Sport+ mode, where the traction control switches to a more entertaining setting. What’s amazing is that, except over sharp ridges and bumps, the new 3-series is pretty comfy even in the stiffest Sport+ setting. The other revelation is the latest-generation run-flat tyres, which are no longer ride-corrupting, and this should finally silence the critics; us included.

BMW made available two of the four engine options at the International launch, and both of these are expected in India. The 320d gets the familiar 1995cc motor developing 181bhp from the previous 3-series, but it’s the 328i which gets an all-new, twin-scroll turbo, direct-injection petrol engine. This compact 2-litre, in-line four, replaces the naturally aspirated 3-litre, in-line six. It develops 242bhp, which means the 328i is marginally less powerful than the outgoing 330i, but it produces 16 percent more torque and being 45kg lighter, it’s actually quicker. Also a first on the 3-series is the same ZF eight-speed gearbox with paddle-shifters which debuted on the 5-series (though it was first seen on the 760Li), with an auto stop-start function as an option.

We first had a go in the 328i and immediately noticed there’s virtually no turbo lag. This engine pulls cleanly and hard from low revs and the quick-shifting eight-speeder complements the wide torque spread to give an instant burst of acceleration at any speed. In Sport and Sport+ mode, the transmission hangs onto lower gears much longer but even in the Comfort setting the brilliant engine-gearbox combo makes light work of any drive. If there’s a fault it’s the bland-sounding exhaust note and that ultimate creaminess at high revs you can only get with a six-cylinder. For that, you will have to wait for the 335i which will follow the 328i into India.

As you’d expect, the 320d is slower on paper than the 328i and this was most obvious on the Catalunya track. But on the road, the diesel 3-series packed quite a punch and the strong mid-range makes it feel more potent. At high revs the engine has that familiar gruffness and is not the most silent of diesels but that’s not to say the noise is obtrusive.

The cabin is also a step up from before with a noticeable increase in legroom at the rear and better overall comfort, but it doesn’t wow you like the rest of the car. Though the interiors have a sharper design and quality details abound, it has the same understated feel that is a bit too functional. The dashboard is more driver-oriented than before, with the centre console tilting slightly inwards, and there are lots of bits borrowed from the 5-series like the switchgear and other controls.

In fact, underpinning the brand new chassis is a lot of 5-series architecture. The 3-series gets double wishbones in the front for the first time and a multi-link Z-axle at the rear. The platform has also been engineered to accommodate four-wheel-drive variants.

If the way the 3-series drives doesn’t excite you enough then the styling certainly will. This sixth-generation (F30) 3-series is bigger and more muscular than before and you just can’t miss the distinctive bonnet that bulges forward, or the stunning headlights which extend inwards to meet the squat kidney grille. Double swage lines that run under the base of the window and along the door-handle line are another great piece of design detail. The rear looks more straightforward but the wider track gives it a nice, squat stance.

It was really hard to fault the new 3-series but a more critical evaluation can only be expected when the car hits Indian shores before the middle of 2012. For BMW’s rivals, that’s a breather they need to make the most of. For customers it’s time to muster the approximately Rs 26 lakh asking price for the base 320d or around Rs 35 lakh (both ex-showroom) if you fancy the top-spec 328i. This is one car that’s going to be hard to beat.

Fact File

Price Range (in lakhs)*

Ex-showroom price

Rs 35 lakh (petrol), 26 lakh (diesel) (est. ex-showroom)

Engine

Fuel	Petrol, diesel
Installation	Front, longitudinal, RWD
Power	242bhp at 5000-6500rpm (petrol), 181bhp at 4000rpm (diesel)
Torque	35.69kgm at 1250-4800rpm (petrol), 38.75kgm at 1750-2750rpm (diesel)

Transmission

Gearbox

8-speed automatic

Dimensions

Length	4624mm
Width	1811mm
Height	1429mm
Wheel base	2810mm
Boot volume	480 litres

Chassis & Body

Weight

1430kg (Petrol)/1430kg (Diesel)

Tata Nano to get upgraded starter motor

Tata Motors has announced a ‘replacement exercise’ for all Nano models except the recently launched 2012 Nano.

As part of this exercise, Tata Motors will replace the starter motor with the one that comes in the 2012 Nano.  This will be done free-of-cost and will affect about 1.40 lakh customers nationwide, and will cost Tata Motors about Rs 100 crore. According to Tata Motors, there is no formal safety hazard that has been associated with the old starter motor and the upgrade is being done to enhance the car’s realibility.

New Hyundai Sonata launch at Expo

Hyundai’s striking design efforts of late should make the Korean carmaker’s hall a huge attraction. Treat yourself to the absolutely stunning Veloster coupe, another class example of Hyundai’s fluidic design language. Oodles of sex appeal aside, the Veloster has a 1.6-litre petrol engine developing 138bhp and a raft of safety features like ESC, ABS, TCS, Brake Assist and six airbags. The Veloster sports an unusual 1+2-door layout where the passenger side has an additional rear suicide door.

 Hyundai will also unveil a new concept car to the world called the HND-7. The company hasn’t revealed any information yet about it so you are in for a big surprise. The new Sonata that’s being geared up to replace the current-gen Transform gets the perfect stage for its India debut. Arguably the best looking Hyundai to date, it should be lapped up by executive car buyers in India. It’s not one for the enthusiast though, so don’t expect corner-carving capability, but rather chauffeur-driven comfort instead.

The second surprise from Hyundai will be a new SUV concept. It’s in the Rs 8-10 lakh range and is likely to be based on one of Hyundai’s existing platforms. The company wants to plug every gap in its portfolio so this Expo is a peek into Hyundai’s not-so-distant future in India.

XUV500 to be dearer by Rs 55,000

Three months after its launch, the Mahindra XUV 500 will see its first price revision from January 1, 2012. The quantum of hike will be Rs 30,000 for the base W6 variant, Rs 50,000 for the W8 2WD variant and Rs 55,000 for the W8 4WD variant.

Currently, the XUV 500 W6 is priced at Rs 10.8 lakh, W8 2WD retails at Rs 11.95 and the top-end 4WD W8 variant is available for Rs 14.16 lakh, ex-showroom, Delhi. For all the current bookings, for which deliveries have not been made, the increase would only be 50 percent of the announced price hike.

M&M says the prices have to be increased as they were ‘introductory invitation price’ and there has also been a considerable impact of increase in raw material costs and the rupee depreciation with respect to dollar and euro.

The production for the XUV5OO is as per schedule and the company is also in the process of further ramping up production at its plant in Chakan which will enable it to re-open bookings in January 2012.

M&M received 8,000 bookings for the XUV 500 within a fortnight of its launch. The company started the SUV’s production at a level of 2,000 units per month and is ramping up production to reach 4,500 units per month by June, 2012.

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Motorola Clutch i465, an Entry-Level Phone with QWERTY Keyboard

Designed for an entry-level market, Motorola released its phone namely Motorola Clutch i465. Comes with a full QWERTY keyboard, Clutch not only offers basic features but also messaging experience. Let’s take a closer look to reveal its feature on review below.

Motorola Clutch i465

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It comes with candybar design and full QWERTY keyboard. It’s rather small and light for a QWERTY phone as it measures 112 x 54 x 14.9 mm and weighs 96 grams. The phone is mostly covered by rubberized plastic with good texture. The battery cover has soft and textured finish. In addition, Clutch is certified to military specifications for shock, solar radiation, vibration, and dust. The front side of the phone is housed by 1.79 inches TFT display supports 65k color and dedicated messaging, web browser, and camera buttons directly to the right of the display. Below the screen, there are navigation keys and four rows of QWERTY keyboard. On the left side of the phone, there are volume control buttons, push-to-talk button, 2.5 mm headset jack and microUSB charging port. The VGA camera sits alone in the back side of the phone.

For the interface, Clutch comes with a basic one. The interface is not only basic, but also unattractive. Because of the low resolution display (120 x 160 pixels), the menus become very compact and small, even it shortens the words "contacts" and "messages" to "Contcs" and "Mesgs." You can personalize the Clutch by changing wallpapers, clock formats and theme.

Clutch i465 is equipped by VGA camera without flash that can capture image in five resolutions, from 640 x 480 pixels resolution down to 160 x 128 pixels resolution. Camera features include quality settings, digital zoom, self-timer, brightness, and shutter sounds. The camera is also functioned as a camcorder with a similar set of editing options. Unfortunately, there is only 20 MB internal memory for saving your data.

When it comes on phone performance, it can be said that he voice quality on Clutch i465 is pretty good. It sounds loud and clear, and the speakerphone is loud even in the noisiest environments.

For data connectivity, it has a built-in web browser that is very simple and only offers limited access to the web. Other connectivity includes Bluetooth for wireless headsets and GPS navigation system.

Motorola Clutch i465 can save up to 600 entries of phonebook; each consists of seven phone numbers, an email address and notes. Basic features of the phone include a vibrate mode, a memo pad, a speakerphone, a voice memo recorder, call timers, and a datebook as well as two games. Messaging features of Motorola Clutch i465 include text messaging (SMS) in threaded view, multimedia messaging, and email. Furthermore, there is also walkie-talkie Push-to-Talk application available. Motorola Clutch i465 battery life is rated up to 5.5 hours of talk time and 5.16 days of standby time.

Overall, Motorola Clutch i465 is still a good phone, all things considered. Don’t focus only on its QWERTY keyboard as the phone feels more like an entry-level feature phone with an extra messaging feature.

Motorola RAZR XT910, a Slim And Powerful Smartphone

Regain the success of RAZR’s line as a powerful and very slim phone, Motorola comes back with its new and fresh RAZR’s line namely Motorola RAZR XT910. Powered by Gingerbread Android OS and Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9 processor as well as its very slim body, RAZR XT910 surely attracts great attention. In details, here is review of full details and specifications of the phone.

Motorola RAZR XT910

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It comes with a candy bar and full touch screen design. The phone is compact and very slim as it measures 130.7 x 68.9 x 7.1 mm and weighs 127 grams. Although it is very slim, the phone is strong enough with a stainless steel frame around the phone and Kevlar material for battery cover. On the front side sits 4.3 inches capacitive touch screen supports 16M colors. The screen is very bright, clear and sharp, thanks to its Super AMOLED technology with Corning Gorilla Glass protection. Above the screen, there is 1.3 megapixels front facing camera for video calls via chat networks. The top side of the phone is placed by micro HDMI port, USB port and 3.5mm headset jack. On the right side, there are Screen Lock or Power button and Volume control buttons. On the left side, there are micro SIM and micro SD card slots. The back side of the phone, there are loudspeaker and 8 megapixels camera with LED flash that is placed a bit higher than the battery cover.

Motorola RAZR XT910 is powered by Android OS v2.3.5 (Gingerbread) and uses MotoBlur user interface. There five different pages Home screen that can be personalize by adding widgets, shortcuts, folders, and icons as well as changing the wallpapers. The Main menu icons are arranged in 4x5 formations. All application work very well, smooth and fast load with a slightly lag, thanks to its Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9 processor with TI OMAP 4430 chipset and 1GB RAM.

For messaging features, Motorola RAZR XT910 has SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, and IM. Text input can be done using four virtual keyboards; MOBiDIV QWERTY keyboard, Multitouch QWERTY Keyboard, Swype QWERTY keyboard and Moto handwriting recognition.

Motorola RAZR XT910 is equipped by two cameras; a 1.3 megapixels front camera for video call and 8 megapixels main camera with autofocus and LED flash. The main camera can capture image up to 3264 x 2448 pixels resolution. Camera features include Touch-focus, geo-tagging, face detection, image stabilization, shutter tones, effects, scene modes, exposures and many more. Both cameras can also record videos. The front camera can record videos with 720p resolution while the main camera can record higher resolution up to 1080p resolution at 30fps. For storage, there is 16 GB internal memory available and additional external memory up to 32 GB via microSD card. For multimedia, there is built in media player for playing music and videos. It comes with EQ presets and Surround Sound settings as well other great features.

RAZR XT910 runs on quad band GSM and HSDPA network and already supports HSDPA 14.4 Mbps and HSUPA 5.76 Mbps for data connectivity. Other connectivity includes Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA, Bluetooth, and microUSB connection. The phone is also equipped by GPS navigation system with A-GPS support and GLONASS.

As an Android phone, RAZR XT910 comes with pre-installed Google application such as Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Google Talk, and Picasa integration. Other features include Active noise cancellation, Splash resistant, SNS integration, HDMI support, Java support, Document viewer/editor, Organizer, and Accelerometer.

Motorola RAZR XT910 is supported by standard battery Li-Ion 1780 mAh that is rated up to 9 hours 20 minutes of talk time or up to 304 hours of standby time.