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The gadget, known as the Zomm wireless enabled mobile phone through a wireless bluetooth connection. The wireless leash does have a couple of other features in addition to keeping tabs of your cell phone. First, it can act as a panic button which when triggered will call emergency services through your mobile phone. Secondly, the unit also acts as a duplex speakerphone and can alert you of incoming calls.
The Zomm runs on a rechargeable lithium ion battery which offers about 3 days of use on a single charge. Expect to see the wireless leash this summer when it will retail for about $80.
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Lenovo Skylight Details :
- 10.1-inch display screen with 720p resolution
- Qualcomm Snapdragon processor (1GHz ARM II)
- 8GB of flash storage
- 512MB RAM
- WiFi/3G network connectivity
- 10-hour battery life
- 1.3MP digital camera
GSM encryption, a 64-bit encryption used since 1988 to secure phone calls was hacked. Karsten Nohl was announced ths news at the Chaos Communication Congress Conference where held in Berlin. The method of cracking they use is brute force, using random strings of numbers until he was able to successfully guess the password.
The A5/1 privacy algorithm is a 64-bit key, but since 2007, there has been a 128-bit key known as A5/3 available for use. The problem is that the new encryption key is not widely used at this time and although more secure, it still has the same flaws as the 64-bit key, namely that it to could be hacked with brute force given enough time.
As it stands now, the GSM Association has responded to this news by advising that phone operators can use a modified 64-bit key for network security, but again, we are left with the same security holes. It should also be noted that having the correct code does not allow a hacker to eavesdrop on specific calls directly, but rather opens up the stream of digital information through which the hacker must navigate.
One of the nice functionalities offered by Windows 7 is the ability to move your taskbar tabs around and change thee layout and positions according to your liking. Taskix is a free program which allows you to to reorder your taskbar tabs by dragging them around in Windows XP and Vista.
When you install the program and run it, the ability to reorder tabs will be selected by default. The tabs can be changed easily be dragging them around by moving them while holding the mouse. The cursor also changes while reordering the tabs. The program also offers other functionalities. You can even scroll the tabs with the mouse wheel or you can configure middle mouse click on the taskbar or its items. The program also supports multi monitor systems.
The program is very small in size and runs on Windows XP, Vista and Windows Server 2003 and 2008.
How to edit PDF files without purchasing an expensive PDF editor? How to extract text/images from PDF files? What you need is a PDF to Word Converter.
Free PDF to Word Doc Converter is such a desktop document conversion tool to convert Adobe PDF file to Microsoft Word Doc file – and it’s totally for FREE!
The program can extract text, images, shapes from PDF file to Word Doc file and preserve the layout. It can convert all the pages, or any pages range of the PDF file.
And it is a standalone program – you can convert PDF to Word Doc without Adobe Acrobat Reader or Microsoft Word installed!
Key Features:
- Convert PDF to Word and preserve the original layout of your PDF in an editable Word Document.
- Extract text labels, graphics, shapes from PDF file into Word Doc file.
- Convert all the pages, or partial pages of PDF file to Word file.
- Support Adobe PDF 1.0 – 1.6 formats.
- Can automatically open the output Doc file when the conversion is done.
- Several PDF to Word conversion options are available for a better result.
- Convert in a high speed.
- Easy to use software.
- Totally for Free!
Many Video and Audio streaming websites sometimes hide the URLs of the Audio and Video files behind the JavaScript and activex scripts so it becomes difficult to find out the actual URL which can then be used for downloading those content. URL Snooper is a freeware which can find URLs for all streams by watching network traffic and identifying potential URLs especially the ones related to streaming media.
It uses WinPcap and acts as a small network sniffer that automatically filters all URL requests that it encounters. You can also filter the list based on a selection to show only multimedia content. Some of its features are Smart packet spanning – rebuilds packet streams to eliminate split-urls Improved identification of protocols, duplicates, and url arguments dynamic url filtering keywords Includes recording hints and website links
The program is a freeware and runs on almost all the version of Windows.
The main features of 7-Zip
- High compression ratio in new 7z format with LZMA compression
- Supported formats:
- Packing / unpacking: 7z, ZIP, GZIP, BZIP2 and TAR
- Unpacking only: ARJ, CAB, CHM, CPIO, DEB, DMG, HFS, ISO, LZH, LZMA, MSI, NSIS, RAR, RPM, UDF, WIM, XAR and Z.
- For ZIP and GZIP formats, 7-Zip provides a compression ratio that is 2-10 % better than the ratio provided by PKZip and WinZip
- Strong AES-256 encryption in 7z and ZIP formats
- Self-extracting capability for 7z format
- Integration with Windows Shell
- Powerful File Manager
- Powerful command line version
- Plugin for FAR Manager
- Localizations for 74 languages
7-Zip works in Windows 7 / Vista / XP / 2008 / 2003 / 2000 / NT / ME / 98. There is a port of the command line version to Linux/Unix.
On 7-Zip’s Source Forge Page you can find a forum, bug reports, and feature request systems.
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Nokia 5230 is a highly hyped low cost touch screen smartphone which will be released in January 2010. It comes in a variety of colors and is targeted primarily at the youth. With the Nokia 5230, Nokia aims to grab a share of the segment currently dominated by LG Cookie and Samsung Corby. It is expected to be priced at around $150, which will attract a large number of customers .
Nokia 5230 is being seen by many as a stripped down version of the highly popular and successful Nokia 5800 XpressMusic. The 5230 is very much similar to the 5800 in terms of looks. The 5230 has only a standard 2 megapixel camera and does not possess wifi connectivity unlike its costlier cousin, which is justifiable considering the difference in price between the two. However, the 5230 still comes which with 3G connectivity which is indeed pretty cool.
It has a standard 3.5 mm audio jack. This resistive touchscreen phone comes with proximity sensor for auto on/off, handwriting recognition and an accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate. Nokia has decided to do away with any tag such as XpressMusic or N series, which is pretty surprising considering that nokia has been releasing all phones(other than low-end ones) from its stable with some tag or the other for quite some time now.
I thought you would like to know that Adobe Systems Inc. today introduced Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 beta software for Macintosh and Windows, a public preview of new and improved functionality to be delivered in the next major release. Available as a free download on Adobe Labs, Lightroom 3 beta delivers a preview of new tools that will be in Lightroom 3, including more intuitive importing, unparalleled noise reduction and sharpening tools, enhanced slideshow capabilities and direct publishing to online photo sharing sites like Flickr. Adobe encourages photographers to test this early selection of new features and provide the product team with their feedback.
From Adobe:
Lightroom 3 beta has been completely redesigned with under-the-hood efficiencies to better handle growing image libraries and improve responsiveness with a higher-quality processing engine. In the Library module, a rebuilt import system makes bringing photos into the software more intuitive. Users can easily specify the source and destination of their images, and save common processing, metadata or destination settings as easy-to-reuse presets.
The Library module also includes new capabilities to publish collections on popular photo-sharing sites. Flickr users now have direct access to their accounts from within Lightroom and can drag and drop images directly into their Photostreams. Flickr Pro account users can automatically synch their images and even view comments made on Flickr directly within the Library. This functionality can be extended to additional sites by adding them as new plug-ins once they become available.
In the Develop module, an overhauled processing engine allows users to create the highest quality images. Improved Capture Sharpening and Color Noise Reduction tools provide superior results while still preserving an image’s edge detail and contrast. A new Grain tool adds a film-style grain to images, and two new Vignette modes help photographers get a more natural look.
Lightroom 3 beta also offers advanced output options, including the ability to export slideshows as videos with audio and title screens that can be posted to video-sharing sites or optimized for mobile media. New watermarking capabilities enable photographers to embed text or graphic information directly on an image and then adjust the size, position and opacity. In addition, photographers can customize print layouts and save settings for future use, giving them refined control over their images.
