BLACKBERRY CURVE 9380 - $250 (Rs.15000)

Blackberry Curve 9380

         Blackberry 9380 is the first phone in the Curve Series which has a touch screen. It looks similar to the Blackberry Torch but is a lot sleeker; it fits comfortably into one's palms. Curve 9380 has a processing speed of 806 MHz and has 512 MB RAM which is enough for multitasking. It has a 3.2” screen and resolution is just 360 x 480 pixels. But it has good viewing angles. The buttons are flat surface keys (not capacitive) and are hard to press sometimes. Volume rocker keys and camera keys are a little hard to press. Anyway the track pad of RIM is best as always. It has a 5 MP camera with LED flash but front camera is absent. It runs on Blackberry OS 7 and there was no considerable lag or any other problems. Audio experience in Curve 9380 is of top quality and it also played 720p videos with very small lag. With 1230 mAh battery you will be able to get through a day but it could have been better. All the cool and attractive Blackberry services are present as always. If you are looking for a ‘mini’ Torch 9680 then this is definitely your buy.

SPECIFICATIONS:
*  Blackberry OS 7
*  806 MHz processor
*  512 MB RAM
*  3.2” display
*  360 x 480 screen resolution
*  Memory: 512 MB internal, expandable upto 32 GB
*  Camera: 5 MP rear with LED flash and no front camera
*  1230 mAh battery
*  Wi-Fi, 3G, NFC, USB, GPS

           Curve 9380 is really a good option for those who like its high end brother Torch 9680 and with lower budget. But if you are planning to do a lot of typing on the device then putting a bit extra and buying Torch 9680 will be good. If you are considering android too then there are some more options you can consider which provide a good experience and hardware for this price tag. If you are a Blackberry fan then it is a good budget phone and else you have a lot of alternatives.

Banking on Facebook.

       

ICICI bank's  "Your Bank Account" app for Facebook 

      Most of new generation banks now have a Facebook page to interact with their customers. The banks mainly uses the page to provide updates of the bank and financial markets to its customers. But ICICI bank decided to use Facebook to allow its customers to access their bank account through the social networking site. ICICI bank developed "Your Bank Account" app for Facebook where the customers can access their bank accounts directly. The app allows the customers to check balances, request for cheque book, upgrade their debit cards etc. The app is hosted by ICICI bank servers. Their is no question of the security features as the communications happen through secure SSL channels. 

      With the introduction of one-of-its kind app ICICI bank has provided its customers with a new banking experience. ICICI expects to attract the new generation would-be customers who frequently visit the social networks like Facebook. More than 4,50,000 customers have already registered with this application. More banks are also expected to follow ICICI bank as social networks are gaining their popularity day by day.

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US Comes With World's Fastest Supercomputer.

IBM's Sequoia [ Image Courtesy : IBM ]

          US has regained the top spot for world's fastest supercomputer. The fastest supercomputer named Sequoia, is an IBM BlueGene/Q System installed at the US Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. It has been developed for a range of complex functions, such as N-simulations and the study and reliability of US nuclear weapons. It is also used for research in astronomy.

         The BlueGene/Q Sequoia has the capacity to deliver 16.32 petaflops per second (a petaflop is equal to a thousand trillion operations). The newly crowned supercomputer pipped Fujitsu's "K Computer" installed at RIKEN Advanced Institute for computational Science in Kobe, Japan. The K Computer is currently at the number two position in the world with capacity of 10.51 petaflops per second. A new Mira supercomputer which is also part of the IBM BlueGene/Q series and is installed at the Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois (USA), is presently the third fastest in the world.

SONY TABLET S - $400 (Rs.22000)

SONY TABLET S [Image Source : www.sony.co.in]

        Sony entered the tablet field very recently and to catch everyone’s attention all their tablets are uniquely designed. Sony tablet S looks like an open magazine. Due to this unique design this tablet is comfortable to hold and dimpled textured surface makes it easy to grip also. So in the case of comfortably holding a tablet with one hand doing all the works there is no competition to this one. But due to this reason thickness has also increased. Its specifications are similar to its rivals and will not disappoint you. This is the first tablet to get PlayStation certificate and there are many apps designed by Sony also.

SPECIFICATIONS:
*  Android 3.2 honeycomb OS
*  1 GHz Tegra 2 dual core processor
*  1 GB RAM
*  9.4” display
*  1280 x 800 screen resolution
*  16 and 32 GB variants (expandable memory)
*  Camera: 5 MP back and 0.3 MP front
*  5000 mAh battery
*  Wi-Fi, micro USB, Bluetooth, GPS

PROS:
*  Nice design
*  Very easy to hold and has a good grip
*  PlayStation certificate, Universal remote
*  Good display

CONS:
*  No HDMI
*  Apps are less
*  Charging adaptor is proprietary
*  Does not have 3G

             When we compare Sony tablet S with its rivals it has its own unique features. It has got a good design but does not look so thin. It’s pretty good on the hardware side and performance is good too. But android honeycomb is not at all user friendly as before. Anyway if you are an android fan you will not be disappointed with Sony tablet S. But on the other side if you are considering ipad 2 also then it’s a better option than this.

A Computer that can be Carried in a Memory Stick

         A group of scientists have come up with a new software that helps one carry his/her personal computer in a memory stick. The full Operating System (like Windows) can be stored inside the USB stick. When auser plugs the stick in a computer, that computer will restart into his/her personal set-up. Once the user has finished using it, no one will ever know of it. One just has to shut down the computer,put the USB stick back in the pocket, and the PC will never know it has been used.
       The personal set-up is named Tails. As everything the user does is contained within the Tails, the software on a stick , not a single trace is left on the original PC. That means no chance of cookies of websites browsed remaining in the PC, and no documents being left in the recycle bin.