Archive for December, 2010

Canon Powershot SX130IS review

Posted by Ashish On 26 December 2010 4 Commented

Yesterday i bought the Canon’s new digital camera, PowerShot SX130IS, great cam wit really great features with a really good price tag! I got it for around 14,000 INR. At first glance the Canon PowerShot SX130IS appears to be a piece of art in itself rather than simply a vehicle to creating art. Its sleek, [...]

Google Launches Site for Teaching Tech to Your Parents

Posted by Ashish On 16 December 2010 No Commented

Ever go home for the holidays and find your parents asking you to help them with “techie tasks” like uploading photos to the Internet? You’re not alone. A bunch of folks over at Google find themselves in this situation nearly every time they visit their families around this time of year. That’s why they’ve launched TeachParentsTech.org, a “tech support [...]

Screenshot Tour of Android 2.3 Gingerbread and Its Best New Features

Posted by Ashish On 10 December 2010 3 Commented

The latest Android release, Gingerbread, is coming soon to phones, but we can peek at it in the software developer’s kit. Here’s what’s new and notable in Android 2.3: better typing, darker looks, detailed battery and memory reports, and more. Google has “launched” Gingerbread, which, for them, means that users of the Android SDK can [...]

How to Share Your Own Files Using BitTorrent

Posted by Ashish On 8 December 2010 No Commented

Most of us are comfortable using BitTorrent to download files, but the popular file-sharing protocol is also a great tool for sharing your own stuff with family, friends, or the world at large. Here’s the basics of creating your own torrent. Proven by the popularity of BitTorrent sites, torrents offer a well-known method of peer-to-peer [...]

How Much Battery Life Does Sleep Mode Really Drain?

Posted by Ashish On 5 December 2010 No Commented

Every milliwatt of battery power is precious. That’s why some shy away from fast-starting, but seemingly battery-draining, “Sleep” or “Suspend” modes on laptops. We measured the actual drain on MacBooks, Windows laptops, and netbooks to determine when sleep makes sense over shutdown.

What to Expect in Google Chrome OS

Posted by Ashish On 1 December 2010 No Commented

Google demoed its upcoming Chrome OS this morning, giving us a closer look into how it’s actually going to work on real-world devices—including their pilot program hardware. Here’s what to expect.