Nokia 5530, 5230 XpressMusic Phones Finally Launched in India

Nokia India has finally launched the 5530, 5230 XpressMusic phones in India. The phones were initially announced in months ago.




"By 2012, 40 per cent of mobile devices will have touch "sensitive" screen and the market size (of touch screen models) would reach 90 million devices, Nokia Regional General Manager (South) T S Sridhar, citing a report said.



He said the Nokia 5530 XpressMusic is from the same platform as Nokia 5800. Compared to the earlier version which had the option of customising only four contacts,the new model would have 20 customised contacts, he said. The phone, with a stainless steel frame finish, is priced at Rs 14,029.

The 5530 XpressMusic handset features -




•a 2.9-inch touchscreen display with a 360 x 640 pixels 16 million colors

•3G, EDGE/GPRS

•Wi-Fi, Bluetooth with A2DP and USB 2.0 (micro)

•3 megapixel camera with LED flash

•stereo FM radio

•3.5mm earphone socket

•MicroSD card support
The second handset that's finally out , the 5230 XpressMusic will feature -




•a 3.2-inch touchscreen display with a 360 x 640 pixels 16 million colors

•3G, EDGE/GPRS

•GPS withA-GPS

•Bluetooth with A2DP and USB 2.0 (micro)

•2 megapixel camera

•stereo FM radio

•3.5mm earphone socket

•MicroSD card support

The handset features GPS making it the cheapest touchscreen with this feature. Targeting consumers who are keen to experience the touch interface, Nokia also launched Nokia 5230 priced at Rs 9,389.

Samsung M5650 Lindy With Digital Natural Sound Engine Technology

Samsung has launched its new music centric phone which named as M5650 Lindy. The phone has been equipped with digital natural sound engine technology for enhancing the multimedia

experience. The stylish phone has been integrated with Twitter, MySpace and Facebook for social network.The M5650 Lindy is a fully connected 3.5 handset which affirms 7.2 Mbps downloads and Wi-Fi connectivity.

Featured with a 2.8-inch touch screen, the Samsung M5650 Lindy is also equipped with a 3-megapixel camera. It supports 3G network, integrate with FM radio and media player for users to enjoy their favorite music while on the go, has built-in a 3.5mm headset jack and supports USB connectivity. In addition, it is Bluetooth enabled and supports microSD expandable memory.

The Samsung M5650 Lindy with measurement of 106 x 57 x 12mm and weighs 98 grams is now available in Portugal and is priced at 159 Euros. The phone is expected to be available soon in the rest of Europe, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Afica, India and China.

AVG Internet Security 9 Free Download With 90 days Registration Key Code

AVG Internet Security is well-known security software that provides proactive protection against viruses, worms, spyware, and Trojans. The new AVG Internet Security 9.0 comes with maximum protection with real-time scanning, automatic updates, and low-impact background scanning for online threats. In addition, AVG Internet Security 9.0 has added identity theft protection, cutting-edge anti-spyware technology, superior phishing protection, and automatic threat handling technology that can automatically heal or remove infected files and other threats.


Features of AVG Internet Security:

•Protection against all Internet threats

•Real-time security

•Antivirus and Anti-Spyware

•Identity Protection: helps prevent identity theft

•Anti-Rootkit: protection against hidden threats (rootkits)

•Web Shield: screens downloads and IM for infections

•Link Scanner: blocks poisoned web pages in real-time

•Anti-Spam with anti-phishing: filters out unwanted and fraudulent e-mails

•Firewall: blocks Hacker attacks

•System Tools: tailor AVG for your particular needs

AVG’s security software is popular worldwide with 80 million users in 165 countries. AVG Internet Security 9.0 normally cost $54.99 to purchase a license for 1 year subscription for 1 PC. As part of winter holiday promotional, AVG is giving away AVG Internet Security 9.0 registration license code valid for 3 months (90 days) and unique opportunity to purchase a license two years with a 20% discount.

Here’s how to grab the AVG Internet Security 9.0 free download with 90 days free license code:

1.Visit the following URL:


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AVG Internet Security 9.0 supports Windows 2000, Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows 7.

Checking Public Provident Fund (PPF) Status Online

PPF or Public Provident Fund is a public growth scheme under which people can contribute a part of their income and claim a income tax rebate. PPF scheme was introduced by the Government of India in 1968 with the aim to include more and more individuals to the scheme and get profit. Public provident fund scheme is normally of 15 years but can be extended for 1 or more terms of 5 years while the individual holds the rights to terminate the PPF funds at any time. Here I have made a small list of FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) to help you in understanding the PPF system better.

Q. How much can I invest?
Ans : Any Indian individual can invest a minimum of Rs. 500 per annum and up to a maximum of Rs.70000 per annum.

Q. What interest rate will be applied to my investment?
Ans : Indian Government awards a 8% interest rate to your investment, which gets added to your account on 31st March of every financial year. The invest amount is calculated based on the minimum amount that exists in your account between 5th March and 31st of March.
Q. What are the tax benefits?
Ans : The total interest that you accumulate from your investment on every 31st March will be completely tax free, under section 88 of IT Act. Additionally any amount that is to be credited is also fully exempted from wealth tax.

Q. Is there any loan facility?
Ans : Yes, you can take loans from your PPF account but a maximum of 25% of the total balance at the end of 1st financial year from 3rd to 6th year can be taken. You can take as many loans as you want but you need to close any active loans first.
Q. How can I withdraw money from my PPF account?
Ans : You may not withdraw any amount from your PPF amount within first 5 years. From the 6th year onwards, you can withdraw money from your account but this is limited to once per year. If your account is 15 or more years old, you can withdraw up to 60% of the balance.
Q. How to check my PPF (Public Provident Fund) account status?
Ans : You may contact your bank or post office branch to know the current status of your PPF account. If your bank provides online banking, you can request them to link your PPF account to your existing online banking account. Once they merge the accounts, you can view, check your account status and pay PPF loans online.

"Super Earth" Discovered Orbiting A Red Dwarf Star

Just 13 parsecs away, a planet astronomers are calling a "super Earth" is orbiting a dwarf star. Its radius is over twice that of Earth, and there's something very surprising in its core

Known by the designation GJ1214b, this planet is, according to a paper published yesterday in Nature, one of just two super Earths found recently. It has "a composition of primarily water enshrouded by a hydrogen–helium envelope," and its atmosphere has evolved a great deal over time (much like Earth's). Unlike another super Earth discovered recently, CoRoT-7b, this new super Earth has an atmosphere that can be studied fairly easily due to the size of its star and close proximity.
What's most intriguing is that this super Earth appears to be made up of possibly 75 percent water. Unlike Earth, which has a molten rock and metal core, GJ1214b probably has a core made of water too. (Those of you who read Iain M. Banks' novel The Algebraist are probably grinning right now.) Astronomers aren't entirely certain that the planet is water - this is just an educated guess based the planet's density, which was calculated by observing how much the red dwarf dimmed when this planet passed in front of it.

Given its distance from the dwarf, GJ1214b's surface temperature could be as much as 530 degrees Fahrenheit. On Earth, water at that temperature would boil off into steam. So it's likely that something about GJ1214b's atmosphere is keeping its oceans in an ultrahot liquid state. Basically, we've got a giant boiling ball of water - the perfect place to breed weird new life.


Source: Nature

Popular Anti-Malware Utility SUPERAntiSpyware Gets A Free Portable Version

MalwareBytes and SUPERAntiSpyware are two effective utilities


I often use to get rid of stubborn malwares from infected computers and they have never let me down when in need, the good news

is now you can use SUPERAntiSpyware without installing it for a quick scan on target computer.
 

The company calls it SUPERAntiSpyware Online Safe Scan but actually it's more like a full-blown 9.35 MB portable download which requires no installation and leaves no traces behind, the good thing is it can be updated so you can have it with you on your portable drive for immediate rescue.
I would love to have an official portable version of MalwareBytes along with SUPERAntiSpyware on my pen-drive, hope the developers are listening to the demand of competition as we now have SUPERAntiSpyware Online Scanner/Portable Utility.

Activating And Setting Up BSNL 3G Service On Your Mobile Phone

While the auction of 3G spectrum is still to happen for private telecommunication players in India, state owned telecom operator BSNL is slowly rolling out their 3G services across cities and towns across the country. If you are from the lucky few cities and towns where BSNL 3G service is available here are all the information you will need to get started with 3G internet on your supported devices.

Basically, you will be needing a 3G supporting Cellphone or Data-card (eg. Micromax 3G Data-card) with an activated BSNL 3G SIM card with proper recharges to use the service, do keep in mind that you can migrate your existing 2G BSNL SIM-Card to 3G plans with a Re. 1/- recharge but this is not advised as it will wipe-out all your existing enrolled special-tariff schemes and validity promos - you can get a new 3G SIM for just Rs. 59/- and an 3G activation top-up of Rs. 120/- under a special promo till 31-12-09 which also provides you following benefits.

Promotional 3G Offer Features :




•Non-confusing single Plan for all Prepaid customers

•Attractive Data Plans

•Lowest Voice/Video Call Rates (just 30 paise per minute)

•Video calls in same rates as Voice calls Local and STD

•Low data usage prices 1 paisa or less per 10Kb

•Additional Free benefits

o 50 Video Calls

o 25 MB free data usage


•No separate Voucher

•No Monthly commitment

Once your 3G SIM gets activated, you will need to configure your device for using it, to get free settings for your device simply send an SMS as follows :

SEND “MOBILE-BRAND-WITH-MODEL-NUMBER” TO 58355 [TOLL FREE]

Eg. Send an SMS with Nokia E71 To 58355


Save the received network profiles with proper APN settings and make sure you have 3G data services ON in your device settings and you are all-set to use high-speed 3G internet services from BSNL.