INR Rupee symbol to get a place on keyboard

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After coining the new symbol for INR symbol, India faced problems embodying the new symbol on the digital media, like on websites. Thought it was always known that India would soon incorporate the INR symbol into the ASCII list, but it is now official. The Press information bureau of India has released a statement which says,

In order to promote the new symbol of Rupee i.e. the same has been encoded in Unicode Standard and National Standard ISCII. The new symbol has also been placed on the keyboard and by pressing “Alt Gr” + “4” keys together it can be typed. Detailed information is hosted on TDIL Centre (http://tdil-dc.in/) for the benefit of the users at large.

This is a good news to all the bloggers and writers over the web because, very soon they are going to be able to type the rupee symbol directly from the keyboard instead of messy workarounds. The keyboards are going to show the rupee symbol on the keyboards just close to the dollar symbol soon.

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Facebook for Android expands Pages support

Now, from your Android device you can view the full list of Pages you Like and perform some Admin duties for Pages you are in charge of.

Facebook for Android v1.6.1 is available now in the Android Market

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Android 2.3.4 for Samsung Galaxy S II

Here is the good news for the people who has Samsung Galaxy  S II because Android 2.3.4 version has been released for this mobile. New features includes better battery life, Google Chat and etc...

Steps to set up :-

• Download DarkyROM2 and SuperCore.

• Now install SuperCore with ODIN.

• Now simply boot and upload DarkyROM2 zip to internal SD Card.

• Now you have to reboot into recovery (vol-up+home+power).

• Select the zip using recovery menu and install it.

• Now simply reboot.

That's it.  Android 2.3.4 is up in your mobile. Isn't this a cool article?

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Sony Ericsson Xperia Active and Xperia Ray

Sony Ericsson has announced two new Android 2.3 phones under the Xperia series – Xperia Active and Xperia Ray, in a global media conference in Singapore . Both of which use Sony’s Mobile Bravia engine to enhance the displays.  Xperia Ray and Xperia Active are expected to be released in the third quarter of this year.

Xperia Active

Xperia Active is powered by Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) operating system and boasts of  1GHz processor. It has a 3inch capacitive touchscreen display with wet finger tracking and sports a 5MP camera.

Xperia Active specifications/Features

• Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) OS


• 3inch Touchscreen Display with wet finger tracking


• 320 x 480 pixels Resolution


• 320MB Internal Memory (Expandable up to 32GB)


• 5MP Camera with 8x digital zoom, Auto-focus and LED flash


• Geo tagging


• Wi-Fi Connectivity


• HD (720p) Video Recording


• Stereo Bluetooth with A2DP


• xLOUD


• TrackID Music Recognition


• Up to 4hrs 53min talk time and up to 351hrs standby time


• Up to 25hrs music playback and up to 8hrs 30min video playback

Other features include NeoReader Barcode Scanner, Sony Ericsson Timescape, 3D games, Motion Gaming, aGPS, PlayNow Service, FM Radio with RDS, Micro USB and Wi-Fi Hotspot functionality. Xperia Active weighs just 110.8 grams and is available in two colors – White band with black back color and Orange band with black back color.

Xperia Ray

Sony Ericsson’s Xperia Ray is almost similar to the Xperia Active in terms of features except that it has 3.3inch capacitive touchscreen display with 854 x 480 pixels resolution and a 8.1 megapixel camera with 16x digital zoom. It is powered by Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) OS and 1GHz processor.

Xperia Ray specifications/features

• Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) OS


• 3.3inch Touchscreen Display


• 854 x 480 pixels Resolution


• 300MB Internal Memory


• 8.1MP Camera with 8x digital zoom, Auto-focus and LED flash


• Front-facing camera for video calls


• Geo tagging


• Wi-Fi Connectivity


• HD (720p) Video Recording


• Stereo Bluetooth with A2DP


• xLOUD


• TrackID Music Recognition


• Up to 7hrs talk time and up to 440hrs standby time


• Up to 36hrs music playback and up to 6hrs 45min video playback

Other features include Sony Ericsson Timescape, 3D games, Motion Gaming, aGPS, PlayNow Service, FM Radio with RDS, Micro USB and Wi-Fi Hotspot functionality. Xperia Active is a bit lighter than Xperia Active and weighs just under 100 grams. It is available in four colors – Black, Gold, White and Pink.

Availability and Price

Xperia Ray and Xperia Active will be released in the third quarter of 2011, however the price of the smartphones are still not known.

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TukTuk Meter: Save yourself from being overcharged

It is often seen in the metro cities of India, that you get an auto rickshaw or a cab to reach an unknown destination and you get exploited by a round-about trip by your rickshaw-wala just to overcharge you. Sometimes the tuktuk’s meter may be tampered to deceive you into paying more.. This does happen. But now with this new Tuk Tuk Meter, an application for your android/symbian/blackberry smartphone, you can save yourself some extra bucks.

Mindhelix Technologies has brought this new interesting app, called Tuk Tuk Meter which uses GPS to give you the route you’re being taken by. All you need to do is when you get on the auto, you have to press start. The Tuk Tuk Meter will start monitoring the route and display you the same. Once you reach the destination you can just stop it.

The Tuk Tuk meter will give you a summary on the route, distance and time. It also allows user to feed in the local fare charges. Once you set it, the application will also show you the fare of your total journey. This is similar to having your own meter while you board an auto rickshaw or cab.

Tuk Tuk meter is available free and can be downloaded from their website. The following snapshots will pretty much summarize the whole concept.












Hope this application just doesn’t die as like the previous ones that came in the market.

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Adobe photoshop lightroom-3

Photoshop lightroom 3 is Adobe’s high-end digital photography editing application. More specifically, Lightroom 3 is Adobe’s solution to Apple’s release of the Aperture 3 software

Lightroom is specifically designed for photographers, photo journalists and the extreme digital image enthusiasts. The main purpose of Lightroom is to allow users the option to organize, process and digitally enhance image files (with RAW support).

Of course, Adobe upgraded the previous version of Lightroom by adding new features and functions but they also aimed to provide a generally accessible and more intuitive user interface with Lightroom 3.

Adobe lightroom review

The Adobe Lightroom 3 interface is split into “modules”, which are designed to break up the main functions of the software. The Lightroom 3 modules or modes are categorized as follows: Library, Develop, Slideshow, Print and Web. Each module allows users to take advantage of different features, which together comprise the core functions of Lightroom’s style (“organize, develop and produce”).

Lightroom 3 is currently the most expensive professional editing software available when compared to related products in the same price range. As an initial breakdown of the review we would like to state that Lightroom 3 is the best available, and it is the only worthy solution in its product range for professionals using a PC.

The only competition for Adobe’s Lightroom 3 software, worth mentioning, is Apple's aperture 3 application which is only available to Mac OSX users. Obviously Windows 7 and PC users are deterred from using Mac software (because it’s incompatible), so the only option is something like Adobe lightroom 3. That’s not to say however, that the PC and Windows users are left out when it comes to reliable and well designed professional photo editing software.

Adobe Lightroom – Software Overview

Adobe Lightroom 3 has it all, custom organization and categorization options, photo editing and enhancement features, visually stunning slideshow support, and ofcourse individual print and web publishing options.

Lightroom 3 includes several new features that make older versions deserving of the upgrade. Those new features include a fresh RAW processing engine, photo enhancement presets (with options to socially share them), Flickr plugins (integrated upload), a unique Lens correction tool tailored to high end lenses, and increased tethering and video support.

Adobe photoshop lightroom-3

To conclude, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 is one of the best professional photo editing options on the market. With it’s quick develop functions, easy production options, and social media integration, Lightroom 3 offers more than enough for industry professionals.

The Lightroom 3 trial is available free for anyone looking to try out the software, and provides a complete 30 day access with absolutely no restrictions (complete use of the software and features are permitted).

Thank you for reading our Adobe Lightroom review. After trying it out, we feel you’ll agree the software is one of the best currently available on the market. Click here to order a copy on Amazon, which is the cheapest place we found to buy Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3.

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3D Specs-free monitor by LG

The technology of 3D introduced 3D televisons, 3D movies, 3D cameras, 3D printers and etc...  For watching television or movies, we need to wear 3D glasses which is quite frustrating. For the computer users, the technology of 3D didn't impress to maximum extent because of monitors.

But the LG(Life's Good) company gave a thought on this and has come up with 3D specs free monitor named LG DX2000. This monitor tracks our eyeballs to provide a 3D view. Monitor has a capability to change from 2D to 3D and vice versa.

LG DX2000 will be soon available in korea at a price of about $1250.

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Move Facebook albums to Google+

Here is a interesting stuff which you will surely like. We all know that Picasa is the most used photo sharing app by everyone. Introduction of Facebook reduced the usage of Picasa. As the time went, Facebook became popular and all started to upload photos in Facebook rather than Picasa. Now Google came up with a classy Google+ and has given a revolutionary change to the users because of simplicity and ease of use with eyecandy look and feel.

But we, the users have a problem here. Th problem is the Photo albums. We have uploaded photos in facebook but Google+ uses Picasa. So the problem is how to move albums from facebook to picasa. For this problem, here is a simple solution.

Note: Works only with Google Chrome browser.

Steps to follow :-

• Open this link. https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/idiebfmmkhaffedkhjhapmagabcadjhc#

• Click on "Install" button.

• Now in top right corner, you can see a small yellow coloured icon names "Move your photos". Click on that icon.

• Now you can "Login with Facebook" button. Click on this button.

• Select the photos which you want to transfer and scroll down to end og the page and click on Upload.

That's it. Ins't this interesting? Please do comment if you have any problems with this and also like us on facebook.

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Get the new Android Market for your phone

Google has just announced the release of its new version of Android Market which is the version 3.0.26. Google said the new Android market will be rolled out with the new devices that are going to come. If you are an android owner and still waiting for the new version to hit your phone, then you’re probably missing all the fun. You can right away download this Android market from here and install it like any other application. The new android market has lot more applications and a whole new look. Here’s the video released by the Google -

New Android Market for Phones

<<Download link>>

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Get Gmail's new look and feel

We all know that Gmail is the project of  Google and yesterday Google kept one more step ahead in the world of technology. "Google+" was the revolutionary change which has initiated a feel of tension in the minds of FACEBOOK developers. We are sure that very soon, FACEBOOK has to REST IN PEACE because of Google1+ introduction. Google+ has a mind blowing interface which will surely gonna rule and improve as time goes.

This was all about Google+ and now the Gmail has come up with same interface for Gmail users too. The interface is too good and helps the user to finish the task in just one or two clicks. The design of new look is pretty awesome.

Before showin how to enable this, will show you a picture of new look and feel :) After seeing if you like, you can go ahead and see the steps which is given below and enable.

Steps to enable:-

• Go to Options-->Mail Settings.

• Search and click on Themes tab.

• Click on Preview(Dense) or Preview theme image and you are done.

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