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Official Orkut Themes

2008-05-28T18:50:00.006+05:30

Are you bored using the same old Orkut theme that whitish one combined with faint touch of blue.Then there is some good news for all Orkut addicts.They just introduced the coolest feature you're gonna see this summer. Orkut has officially launched themes for Orkut addicts. These themes are not yet live on majority of Orkut profiles.So some have to wait for some time to have those themes right on their Orkut Homepage.

If you are interested in changing themes in yours Orkut profiles then Orkut follow the below guidelines !!

First of all Login to yours Orkut profiles after that >> Click on Edit Profiles >> Click On Themes Tab as seen in below Image

Select Themes of yours choice ,at present only 4 Themes are active . So you can only use 4 Themes in available 12 Themes.

Note:These features is not yet activated in all profiles.Hopefully they will be within a weak or so.

YouTube Got The Desi Style

2008-05-08T12:22:00.004+05:30

The hugely popular online video community, YouTube, has announced the launch of its local Indian site.

YouTube India features a localized homepage and search functions, allowing them to create and share videos, discover the most popular and relevant videos in India, and connect with other Indian and global users. Eventually, YouTube India will have entirely "local" experience highlighting and featuring the content and functionality most desired by Indian users.

YouTube India features promoted videos, featured videos, and homepage promotions, localised user interface and help center, user support and community features (such as video ratings, sharing and content flagging), making it easier for the Indian YouTube community to search and view videos from India. Also, content uploaded by users in India will show up as "top favourites" and "recommended content" on the local YouTube site. The localized site also aims to facilitate connections among the large Indian NRI community.

YouTube has already signed partnerships, in India with Eros Entertainment, Rajshri Films, IIFA, Ministry of Tourism, IIT Delhi, NDTV, UTV, Zoom TV, India TV and Krishcricket.

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Microsoft Withdraws Yahoo Bid

2008-05-04T22:02:00.001+05:30

Microsoft atlast withdrawn its proposal to acquire Yahoo. Ballmer says he's disappointed and claims it won't be sensible to attempt a hostile takeover as that would make Yahoo undesirable as an acquisition for Microsoft.

“We continue to believe that our proposed acquisition made sense for Microsoft, Yahoo! and the market as a whole. Our goal in pursuing a combination with Yahoo! was to provide greater choice and innovation in the marketplace and create real value for our respective stockholders and employees,” said Steve Ballmer, chief executive officer of Microsoft.

“Despite our best efforts, including raising our bid by roughly $5 billion, Yahoo! has not moved toward accepting our offer. After careful consideration, we believe the economics demanded by Yahoo! do not make sense for us, and it is in the best interests of Microsoft stockholders, employees and other stakeholders to withdraw our proposal,” said Ballmer.

“We have a talented team in place and a compelling plan to grow our business through innovative new services and strategic transactions with other business partners. While Yahoo! would have accelerated our strategy, I am confident that we can continue to move forward toward our goals,” Ballmer said.

“We are investing heavily in new tools and Web experiences, we have dramatically improved our search performance and advertiser satisfaction, and we will continue to build our scale through organic growth and partnerships,” said Kevin Johnson, Microsoft president for platforms and services.

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DVD Downloads On Apple iTunes

2008-05-03T22:38:00.003+05:30

Apple Inc. has announced that it will begin selling movie downloads on the same day that film titles are released on DVD through its iTunes service. Apple has reached agreements with Warner Brothers, Walt Disney Studios, 20th Century Fox, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Lionsgte, Image Entertainment and First Look Studios.

The announcement is a new growth area for Apple, creating interest in Apple’s iPod digital media player as well as Apple’s new Apple TV. It also poses competition for video outlets like Netflix, Blockbuster and Amazon. Film studios previously released new DVDs 30 to 45 days ahead of other distribution outlets to help preserve a major income source. With same-day accessibility Apple has an edge over the video outlets.

Movie titles available this week include "Juno," "American Gangster" and "I Am Legend." New titles will sell for US$14.99 each, with catalog titles available for US$9.99 each.

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Ubisoft Announces Prince Of Persia (4) By End 2008

2008-05-01T13:18:00.003+05:30

Ubisoft has announced that a new Prince of Persia is scheduled to release towards the end of 2008 for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC.

This new Prince of Persia marks the debut of the critically acclaimed franchise on next-generation consoles. Developed by Ubisoft’s award winning Montreal studio that brought you Assassin’s Creed™ and the same all-star team that created the previously acclaimed Prince of Persia® Sands of Time trilogy, Prince of Persia is opening a new chapter in the Prince of Persia universe, featuring a new breed of gameplay. The game is poised to rejuvenate the action-adventure genre in addition to introducing a brand-new illustrative art style.

Ubisoft will also release a Prince of Persia game specifically designed for the Nintendo DS™ system, featuring an entirely new storyline and new characters. More details to be unveiled in the future.

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Nokia Unveils The New Nokia 6600 Fold

2008-05-01T13:13:00.001+05:30

With one touch of a button, the elegant Nokia 6600 fold smoothly opens to reveal a stunningly bright 2.13'' OLED screen displaying up to 16 million colors. With its seamless design, the signature "smooth back" of the Nokia 6600 fold creates a comfortable contour when open, and remains subtle and compact when closed. The high-gloss surface of the Nokia 6600 fold comes to life when tapped twice to "wake up" the hidden outer display that reveals time, incoming messages, missed calls and more. A double tap on the Nokia 6600 fold also snoozes alerts and silences or rejects incoming phone calls.

With a set of contemporary mobile features that belie its compact size, the Nokia 6600 fold is proof positive that beauty can be far more than skin deep. 3G technology allows for fast and easy sharing of pictures and videos snapped with the integrated 2 megapixel camera with double LED flash or swift access to Internet services such as Yahoo! Go or Flickr.

It will be available in Q3 2008 for 275EUR excluding taxes and subsidies.

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Intel To Launch G43

2008-02-17T20:22:00.001+05:30

The mighty G45 will feature full hardware decoding and MPEG2 acceleration, along with VC1 and AVC decoding, while the lower-end version of the same chipset won't.

Intel plans to simultaneously launch G43 and G45 chipsets, but the low-end version won’t accelerate HD DVD or Blu-Ray content.

The biggest limitation of the G43 is its dual channel memory support with only one dim per channel, while the G45 will have dual channel memory and two dim modules per slot. Still, this will let motherboard manufacturers make a cheaper motherboard with only two memory slots.

Both G45 and G43 have integrated HDMI, DVI and Display port, and this will certainly make them an attractive option for many consumers.

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Need For Speed Goes Back To Its Old Days

2008-02-17T20:17:00.002+05:30

According to Fudzilla we can expect the next sequel of Need For Speed to be full of excitement for which the series is known i.e action packed racing with police chasing and also tunning the cars to get the maximum performance.

EA Sports officials realized that after their last sequel NFS: Pro Street failed to sell in huge numbers – something they haven’t experienced before. Frank Gibeau, head of EA Sports claims that the reason for that is that these series have, through the years, gone through changes and stepped away from the original concept. Most of all, NFS meant racing and police chasing as well as car tuning that brought pimping your ride to the game.

Frank Gibeau promises that NFS 12 will go back to its roots, which means we can look forward to seeing the good old NFS in its full glory. That in turn means that the 12th sequel is already in development, although Gibeau refused to share more details including the release date.

Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1,Cool And Sexy

2008-02-11T08:41:00.000+05:30

Today marked the launch of XPERIA™ and a new era in mobile communications with the announcement of the XPERIA™ X1, a stand-out, arc slider phone from Sony Ericsson designed to address the growing need for a premium, converged mobile experience.

The XPERIA™ X1 combines a 3-inch clear wide VGA display and a full QWERTY keyboard within a quality metal-finish body. With Windows Mobile® inside, the XPERIA™ X1 lets you choose from a dynamic range of activities at anytime and anywhere; from enjoying your favourite entertainment content to working efficiently on-the-move. Access a world of experiences simply by touching the XPERIA™ panel on the screen.

Features at a Glance:

* 3” touch display 800x480 pixels.
* QWERTY keyboard
* GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 + HSDPA/HSUPA (3G)
* WiFi.
* Windows Mobile 6.
* Touch screen (65 K)
* 3.2 megapixel camera with Auto-focus (with Photo Light and Video Recording)
* Joystick navigation (4-way key and Optical)
* Assisted GPS
* Bluetooth (Stereo A2DP)
* 110 x 53 x 16.7 mm, 145g

The Sony Ericsson XPERIA™ X1 will be available in “selected markets” from the second half of 2008.

Find out the complete specifications from here.
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Get World of Warcraft Accounts

2008-02-11T08:23:00.000+05:30

BuyMMOAccounts.com is a company retailing World of Warcraft accounts or in short wow accounts.When making a purchase you can be assured you are making payment to a legitimate company and not from a private seller. BuyMMOACCOUNTS.com has been the premier provider of secured World of Warcraft accounts for over a year, supplying hundreds of satisfied customers with pre-leveled, high-end secured WoW Accounts. BuyMMOAccounts.com is located in Alberta, Canada.

They provide 100% lifetime account guarantee on any accounts that are purchased from them.They also have been a part of the MMORPG community for several years both as a customer and as a trusted seller so while making a purchase from them one can be assured that they in good hands.

New customers are required to register on their web site to complete an order and payment.Once a new member gets approved via phone their new World of Warcraft account s are instantly delivered through email.For already approved customers they will receive their account information immediately after purchase via Email.They currently accept payments processed by Paypal, these would include paying with a Paypal account via bank, credit card, or Echeck or if you do not have a Paypal account you can pay directly with a credit card. They also provide 24/7 customer support and service to deal with any sorts of trouble which a member can face.BuyMMOACCOUNTS.com also provides email, phone and live chat support.

Official Pictures Of GeForce 9600GT

2008-02-08T23:24:00.000+05:30

Fudzilla has scored the first official picture of a GeForce 9600GT card.

There isn't too much too see here, but with these cards launching in less than two weeks time, we thought you might want to have a look at what the final cards will look like. This particular card comes with 512MB of GDDR3 memory.

Apple Releases New 16GB iPhone And 32GB iPod Touch

2008-02-06T23:03:00.000+05:30

Space has never been adequate for us.But this might give you some reason to smile as Apple has introduced the new 16GB iPhone and the 32GB iPod touch.

"For some users, there’s never enough memory," said Greg Joswiak, Apple’s vice president of Worldwide iPod and iPhone Product Marketing. "Now people can enjoy even more of their music, photos and videos on the most revolutionary mobile phone and best Wi-Fi mobile device in the world."

Both costing $499 the two new slick and secsi devices feature more storage space, all the bells and whistles of the older models and not much else. With availability slated for right now the new iPhone and iPod touch versions can be purchased from Apple's Store at apple.com.

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New Intel Dual Core E7200

2008-02-05T23:02:00.001+05:30

Don’t get too excited as this Wolfdale 45nm based dual core is scheduled for the second half of 2008 and it looks it will sit in-between E4700 and E4600.

The new CPU works at 2.53GHz and it has 3MB of cache memory which is it its strongest point. The new Dual core E7200 is Wolfdale, 45nm based, but it will end up 70MHz slower than E4700 that currently works at 2.6GHz. Naturally, the E7200 has two cores.

The new E7200 works at 2.53GHz but it has 1066MHz FSB that might even make it faster than E4700 that works with FSB 800. It should be available in second half of 2008.

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Intel X48 Chipset Launch Slipped Down To March

2008-02-04T22:18:00.000+05:30

Suffering a similar fate as the 45nm quad-core processors, the X48 chipset has slipped from an early Q1 release all the way to March, the last month of the first quarter. Although both the chip and the CPUs have been slated for Q1 and no concrete release has been announced they were supposed to arrive, although in small numbers, as soon as the end of January, a target that has been obviously missed.

Whatever the reason, though we suspect the delay of the 3.2 GHz QX9770 to have something to do with this, the 1600 MHz FSB-supporting X48 and motherboards equipped with it will be arriving in March, likely in time to counter Nvidia's nForce 790i products. The bright side is that we get more time to save money for either one.

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Justify Your Fashion Statement With Crystal Belts

2008-02-02T23:11:00.000+05:30

Todays fashion is becoming or rather gaining a multi-dimensional direction.Today whatever we wear,we try to match is with latest trend in fashion in some way or the other.If we go back into the past we won't find many things which are now considered or rather polished in such a way that they have become a fashion statement in the youths and they would do anything for that.For example,if we consider belts and compare it with present and past ,we would get a vast difference in its outlook and the way is has being forwarded to become one of the important aspect of fashion.

So womens out there,just go and have some really cool stuffs like crystal belts from here.Who can dress up western without a rhinestone belt. Dress up your western clothes with some Swarovski crystal aka. Bling Bling belts.Check out some really amazing collection of belts which will certainly increase your fashion quotient.Whatever be your outfit you will not regret visiting this site and getting a matched belt for you or your loved ones as a gift.Their some of the collection which are worth to be mentioned are Black Silver Box Crystal Belt ($119.95),Baby Leopard Swarovski Circles Belt($199.95) and Purple and Pink Embossed Belt($199.95).

Domain Registration In Just A Click

2008-02-02T22:55:00.000+05:30

Registering a domain have never been so easy as it is with Pay Less Domains.Pay less domains is Australia's favourite domain registration site for buying cheap Australian domain names. You can register .com.au domains, .com, , .net, .co.nz and .co.uk domain names.They not only offer cheap domain registration but side by side they also have other range of products which includes Email Hosting, domain Hosting, Affordable Web Hosting and SSL Security Certificates.

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Pics of Windows Mobile 6.1

2008-02-02T21:51:00.000+05:30

Check out some screenshots of the new Windows Mobile 6.1 which shows some new information on what the next step might look like.

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EA FaceBreaker - The New Boxing Game

2008-02-02T21:41:00.000+05:30

EA announced a new boxing game called FaceBreaker. This game will be released later this year for the PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii consoles.

“We’re very excited to announce FaceBreaker, an all-new franchise from EA SPORTS that is fun, fresh and innovative,” said Peter Moore, president, EA SPORTS. “FaceBreaker reinvigorates one of the great genres in sports videogames. Arcade boxing takes me back to my roots in this industry, and this game signals our shift to adding more approachable fun to our product lineup. In no time at all, you’ll be picking up the controllers and knocking your opponent around the ring, smashing faces, and having a riot.”

The renaissance of the arcade boxing genre is upon us. Created by the same team that developed the award-winning Fight Night Round 3, FaceBreaker offers irreverent fun, immersive gameplay and eye-popping stylized graphics. In this in-your-face, arcade world full of ego-wielding characters, each boxer comes to life with unique attributes and distinct personal style, including Romeo, a Latin lover known for his pelvic thrusts, and Molotov, an oversized Russian demolitions expert with a penchant for fighting dirty. Add a little personal motivation to your fight by uploading a photo of your face to create a realistic likeness using Photo Game Face, and go toe-to-toe with a real-life friend or foe.

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Microsoft Confirms DirectX 10.1 in Service pack 1

2008-02-01T21:15:00.000+05:30

Microsoft now officially talks that DirectX 10.1 is the integrated part of DirectX 10.1.

The new API will enable new hardware features and according to Microsoft Service pack 1 “Adds support for Direct3D® 10.1, an update to Direct3D 10 that extends the API to support new hardware features, enabling 3D application and game developers to make more complete and efficient use of the upcoming generations of graphics hardware.” I am sure that Nvidia doesn’t likes the sound of it as it doesn’t have a support for DirectX 10.1.

The second release candidate dated 13th of January is already out and he adds a DirectX 10.1 support but currently, there are no much applications that can get the benefits of DirectX 10.1. We are sure that ATI’s demo team works hard to make some.

Service pack 1 for Vista is still scheduled for Q1 so we should see it hopefully before the last days of March as it should speed up a few things, while fixing some known bugs.

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Microsoft Offers To Buy Yahoo !

2008-02-01T21:05:00.001+05:30

Microsoft has made a formal offer for Yahoo, the software giant wants to buy the search engine for $44.6 billion.Microsoft is bidding $31 per share for Yahoo, which is 62% more than Yahoo's closing stock price Thursday at $19.18.

Commenting on the proposal, Steve Ballmer, chief executive officer of Microsoft said, "We have great respect for Yahoo!, and together we can offer an increasingly exciting set of solutions for consumers, publishers and advertisers while becoming better positioned to compete in the online services market."

Yahoo! can offer a competitive choice while better fulfilling the needs of customers and partners. The combination will create a more efficient company and will generate at least $1 billion in annual synergy for the combined entity.

Microsoft has developed a plan and process that will include the employees of both companies to focus on the integration of the combined business.

"We believe our combination will deliver superior value to our respective shareholders and better choice and innovation to our customers and industry partners," Ballmer said.

The company plans to offer significant retention packages to Yahoo! engineers, key leaders and employees across all disciplines.

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Halo Wars For PC

2008-02-01T11:43:00.000+05:30

Fudzilla published that there may be something for the PC gamer to cheer for,as Halo Wars can go PC.

The Angry Pixel claims that there’s a real possibility that Halo Wars will, besides XboX version, find its way to your PC. The Angry Pixel cites their anonymous source from Microsoft.

If these rumors have any truth, then XboX gamers will get a chance to test their skills versus PC gamers, through XboX Live service. This system is called Cross-Platform Gaming, and Halo Wars wouldn’t be the first game to support it. A game called Universe At War will indicate whether this system functions in strategy games.

Official confirmation is nowhere to be seen, but that might change as we’re getting closer to Game Developers Conference in San Francisco on the 18th-22nd of February.

Google Going For iPhone Killer With Dell

2008-01-31T18:22:00.000+05:30

There are rumours that Google is planning to launch a mobile phone in partnership with Dell.

Marketing Week, quoting senior industry sources, claims the two companies will reveal their plans at next month’s 3GSM telecoms conference in Barcelona. Google insiders deny an announcement is that close.

There had had been talk of Google launching a “Gphone”, to go up against Apple’s iPhone, but it was not clear how this would come about. Dell has also been planning a move into mobile phones for some time and already makes PDAs so the rumour makes sense.

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New iPhone This Summer ?

2008-01-31T18:10:00.000+05:30

There may be a new line up of Apple's iPhone this summer as expected by ComputerWorld.

ComputerWorld : At this point, I don't think new markets can get Apple anywhere near 10 million by the end of the year. It has already hit the biggest potential markets. Talks with Chinese carriers haven't really started. And I doubt China would provide a huge market for the iPhone anyway. The iPhone is too expensive for China and, besides, it has already got a bunch of iPhone counterfeit clones for Apple to compete with.

I also don't think new pricing will do the trick, although I am willing to predict that Apple will drop iPhone pricing this year. The cheapskate holdouts aren't going to out-buy the rabid Apple fans and gadget freaks who already own iPhones.

The most likely scenario is that Apple will unveil a new iPhone this summer, or fall at the latest.

This is interesting because to date we have no way to estimate how often Apple plans to refresh the iPhone line with new versions. The iPod Nano is the only Apple player to be refreshed every year like clockwork. The other models vary from 20-month cycles for the Shuffle to the subyear cycles of the Classic.

A new iPhone is likely to offer goodies like 3G, GPS, more software flexibility and fixes for the many small annoyances that some current users complain about.

The only way Apple could possibly feel "confident" of reaching 10 million units by the end of 2008 is if the company were to sell more iPhones during next year's holiday season than it did during the 2007 season. And the only way to do that is to sell to existing users. And the only way to do that is to come out with a new iPhone.

National Relocation : Relocates Anything Anywhere

2008-01-31T17:55:00.000+05:30

Are you planning to relocate or thinking to provide your appartments for rents,then National Relocation can help you out.National Relocation offers free and easy way to find rentals.They also advertise your property to thousands of potential renters by posting your rental free. It is an easy, fast and affordable way to get your property rented out.

National Relocation provides you the largest database of foreclosures including bank foreclosures,REO listings and pre-foreclosures.It is free to search their site to locate a property and view details like street name, bedrooms, bathrooms, price, list date, auction date and pictures as well,thus giving you each and every possible details of your purchase.

They offer also you to compare various mortgage rates and provides home loan information from multiple mortgage companies and lenders.They also have mortgage refinancing i.e. you'll receive a new mortgage rate that better fits your needs. This may include changing to a new type of mortgage, a new type of mortgage rate, and/or a shorter or longer term home loan. This is a great idea if you already have a mortgage but aren't satisfied with your current mortgage rate or another aspect of your mortgages or home loans. By refinancing your mortgage, you can obtain a lower rate or find a different kind of rate to satisfy your changing needs.

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2008-01-31T17:31:00.000+05:30

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