Archive for September, 2010

Ever since Apple released the revolutionary and the magical iPad, we have seen loads and barrels of tablets being released announced every other day, most of them being Android based and each of them aiming to be the iPad killer. To be fair to the new set of tablets - the likes of Galaxy Tab & ViewSonic, though they are fighting it out with iPad in the tablet space, they are designed to suit different budgets and uses. iPad by itself lacks many features, some of which just doesn't impress the geeks, specially the new brand of Android geeks, who are expecting an Android tablet like Samsung Galaxy Tab would provide everything which iPad lacks. This is where the below tablet buying guide from Finerhosting comes to the rescue! It gives a detailed comparison of specs & features of Apple iPad, Samsung Galaxy Tab, Viewsonic G tablet, Malata PC-A 1001 & Dell Streak 5. Though, this won't by itself be enough to decide upon the best tablet to buy, it should help you weigh in your requirements and help in your decision making process.

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Naval Criminal Investigative Service or just NCIS season 8 premieres tonight on CBS. NCIS is a popular American police procedural drama television series revolving around a fictional team of special agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, which conducts criminal investigations involving the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. NCIS season 8 will see the series return to the format of featuring more standalone stories and episodes, and, in what will surely be a viewer-pleasing installment, at least one episode will flashback to when the 'NCIS' gang met each other. By the way, 'Lost' star Sam Anderson, will guest star in 'Worst Nightmare,' the Sept. 28 episode of 'NCIS.' The viewers won't have to wait long at all to see exactly what happens to Papa Gibbs.

NCIS season 8 episodes

NCIS S08E01 - Spider and the Fly NCIS S08E02 - Worst Nightmare As always we tell you how to watch NCIS Season 8 episodes online for free. This will be useful if you are not in US and want to catch up with the latest episode of NCIS online. Few of the links will be live streaming links and others will be online video links which you can watch anytime....

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Glee Season 2 may possibly be the most awaited TV series this season. The hugely popular musical comedy-drama series will return for the second season on Fox tonight! The second season is already boasting guest-starring turns by Charice and John Stamos, plus a "Rocky Horror" episode and a love interest for Kurt (the Emmy-nominated Chris Colfer). And of course, more antics by Emmy-winner Jane Lynch as Sue Sylvester. Are you getting excited Gleeks? In episode 1 "Audition", the club is in an "Empire State of Mind" as there are new members to recruit in order to make it to New York for Nationals. This episode introduces Sunshine Corazon (Charice) and Sam (Chord Overstreet), but Rachel and Finn don't see eye to eye on them. Music from Audition includes: "Empire State of Mind" (Jay-Z, Alicia Keys) "Listen" (Dreamgirls) "Billionaire" (Travie McCoy, Bruno Mars) "Telephone" (Lady Gaga, Beyoncé) "What I Did For Love" (A Chorus Line) Glee Season 2 will initially air in the 8 pm (ET) time slot on Tuesdays, then move to the 9 pm (ET) time slot on Wednesdays after a special episode following the 2011 Super Bowl.

Glee Season 2 Episodes

Glee S02E01 - Audition Glee S02E02 - Britney/Brittany Glee S02E03 - Grilled...
volkswagen-newspaper-ad The Volkswagen Vento 'Talking Newspaper ad' in today's edition of Times of India newspaper managed to do more than raising some eyebrows of its readers. It actually scared quite a few of them. As soon as people turned to the last page of the newspaper, the ad would start talking by itself. The ad first appeared in Chennai edition of The Hindu newspaper yesterday and all major editions of Times of India today. I am not sure if this is the first time such a technology was used, but they are claiming it's the global first of sorts. Suhel Banerjee has captured the video of this ad

Technology behind Volkswagen Talking (audio) newspaper ad

It is a simple technology put into great use by Volkswagen. They are making use of a PhotoDiode, which is a type of photodetector capable of converting light into either current or voltage, depending upon the mode of operation. The light-sensitive speaker weighs no more than 10-15 grams and continuously belts out the below lines in loop
Best in class German engineering is here. The new Volkswagen Vento. Built with great...
Good news for (some) iPhone users. The iPhone dev team has just released the updated version of RedSn0w 0.9.6b1 which can jailbreak iOS 4.1 on iPhone 3G & iPod Touch 2G (non-MC models only).

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RedSn0w 0.9.6 beta 1 uses the same pwnage2 DFU-mode exploit that has been used earlier. Currently only Mac version is released. Windows version is under testing and will be released as soon as final testing is complete. Update: RedSn0w 0.9.6b1 for Windows Released Important: If your iPhone 3G relies on Ultrasn0w unlock, stay away from Redsn0w as it updates your baseband to the latest version, making it impossible to unlock (for now).

Guide to Jailbreak iOS 4.1 on iPhone 3G using Redsn0w 0.9.6b1

1. Download iOS 4.1 for your version of iPhone and iPod touch [Direct Download link] 2. Update to this latest firmware using the IPSW file you just downloaded via iTunes 10. 3. Download RedSn0w 0.9.6b1 for Mac [Mirror] 4. Start Redsn0w 0.9.6b1 and point it to iOS 4.1 (Final Version) to proceed with the jailbreak. 5. Select “Install Cydia” and click “Next”. You can also select any other option as per your requirements. 6. A prompt will appear to put...
Here is a quick heads up on the availability of VLC app for iPad in the iTunes app store. Apple has finally approved this eagerly awaited media player app, though some pessimists believed otherwise.

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VLC Media Player is an open source player that plays almost any audio or video file. VLC is quite popular amongst Windows users. VLC for iPad comes with built in codecs. It’s now available in Apple App Store for FREE. According to MacRumors,
Early previews of the application suggested that the application would be a solid and versatile offering despite a few limitations. After 2 weeks of review, VLC for the iPad is eventually available on the AppStore! The release date is set to Tuesday, Sept. 21, so depending on your timezone, it should be available pretty soon.
From what we see, the app seems to be available worldwide. Download VLC for iPad [iTunes...
Castle is a popular American comedy-drama television series, broadcast on ABC, every Monday at 10/9c. Castle Season 3 premieres tonight (Sep 20th) and will be the first amongst 22 episodes.

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Castle follows Nathan Fillion as Richard Castle, a famous mystery novelist who has killed off his main character in his book series and has writer's block. Castle is called in to help the NYPD solve a copy-cat murder based on one of his novels.

Castle Season 3 Episodes

Castle S03E01 - A Deadly Affair Castle S03E02 - He's Dead, She's Dead Castle S03E03 - Under the Gun Castle S03E04 - Punked Castle S03E05 - Anatomy of a Murder Castle S03E06 - Almost Famous Castle S03E07 - 3XK As always we tell you how to watch Castle Season 3 episodes online for free. This will be useful if you are not in US and want to catch up with the latest episode of Castle online. Few of the links will be live streaming links and others will be online video links which you can watch anytime. Not just Castle, there are lots of other shows which have been covered under “Watch TV online” series.

10 Ways to Watch Castle Online for Free

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I assume you guys know about Facebook secretly building their own phone (much like Google did last year). But then, they have denied the rumors outright. But the denial is nothing but a trap. How we know? We have got hold of a leaked pic of the Facebook Phone! It looks very familiar, but we can't quiet remember where we have seen it before. That must be the effect of that tangy blue :|

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