Windows 8 : The next revolutionary OS from Microsoft

According to a presentation leaked on the web Microsoft is currently working on its next big OS that is scheduled to be released in 2012 and consists of features you all might be waiting for eagerly .Some of the features expected in Windows 8 are :

Face Recognition :
Windows 8 will consist of login based on face recognition , so you need not be worried about somebody stealing your username and password .

Energy Efficient : 
There will be a logout + Hibernate feature that will help save energy .

Fast startup

Better Help and Support

Push Button Reset 
With push button reset you won't need to backup your  complete data in case you need to reinstall your windows .

Microsoft App Store
Microsoft seems to walk on the lines of Apple and looking at controlling a greater share of the market by launching its own app store for its operating system .

Bacteria to be programmed as computers

Christopher A. Voigt from University Of California along with his team members has built into E. Coli logic gates that will help to program cells and enable them to do computations just like computers .

This will help in understanding how cells work at molecular level .

The logic gates have been built out of genes .

Use SendThisFile to send large files by email

If you were looking to send a large size file to one of your friends using email but were unable to do so due to size limit imposed by mail servers then this tool is a must for you . Currently Gmail has 25 MB size limit on files to be transferred through mail .

SendThisFile helps you send  large sized files but you have to register your email with them and activate your account .


Good thing is you don't have to install any kind of software to transfer files to the recipient .

Make Firefox work faster

If Firefox has been troubling you lately then I would advice you to use some custom settings in Firefox to speed up your Firefox .

First of all open a new tab and type about:config in the address bar .

This will show you a warning screen that you might harm your Firefox settings . Click at he warning saying i'll be careful .
Now, you will see a new tab named Filter . Type network.http in it .

This will open a list of settings . You'll change some of the default settings in this list .

Double click at network.http.pipelining . This will set it to true .


Now double click at network.http.proxy.pipelining to set it  to true .


Double click at network.http.pipelining.maxrequests . It will request you to enter a value . Set the value to 30 .

Now right click your mouse and click at New and then Integer . You'll be asked to name the integer .
Name it as nglayout.initialpaint.delay and then you will be asked to provide a value to this integer .Set the value to 0 .

Restart your Firefox and  now you are working with the much faster and efficient Firefox .

Delete Web History using IE Privacy Keeper

If you have been visiting some "wrong" websites or if you don't want your mates to know which websites you have been visiting lately there's an awesome tool to help you delete your web history completely .

 IE Privacy Keeper works with Internet Explorer as well as Firefox . It removes all the information related to your web behavior from your cookies to temporary internet files to your downloads .

Besides your browser it also helps in removing your offline activity .You can remove your recent activity on your system including the pictures , movies you saw as well as the applications you worked with etc.

This tool is absolutely free and you can download it here .

Philips Fluid Flexible Concept Phone

“Fluid” is a smartphone concept ,conceptualized by Brazilian designer Dinard da Mata .

With the use OLED screen, the phone can wrap into a bracelet around the user's wrist .

Phone supports gaming when the bracelet is rolled out horizontally .

 

Nokia 888 Concept Phone

Designed by Tamer NAKISCI from Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts .

It uses liquid battery, speech recognition, flexible touch screen, touch sensitive body cover which lets it understand and adjust to the environment





You can roll it, bend it, put on your clothes like a clip.

The functions that it has also create a feeling of electronical pet, as it senses your moves and understand what you want .

LG Helix Mobile Phone

Designed by Rob Luna LG Helix Mobile Phone can also be used as a slap bracelet worn on your wrist.

It consists of flexible circuits and a touch screen display .

The concept device is made out of rubber and black stainless steel.

It comes with a magnetic charger that attaches to a belt, and runs on kinetic energy.

Search faces on Facesaerch

If you are to search someone's face by his name you can use the site Facesaerch .
You can scroll the number of results shown by the search engine and clicking on a particular face takes you top the page from where the image has been retrieved .

How to access blocked websites

Most of the times it is the URL that is blocked while you want to access a particular website's content . There are two basic ways to bypass the URL .

Use the IP address instead of the URL

You can know the the IP of the website
by entering its URL at whatsmyip .
Enter the IP in the address bar instead of the URL .

Use shorter URL

Instead of the complete URL you can use the shortened URL using SNIPURL service . Enter the shortened URL in the address bar .

Places you must visit before you die

Christ on the Corcovado
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Now one of the seven wonders of the world  Christ the Redeemer statue stands over 2000 feet on the peak of the Corcovado Mountain .

Neuschwanstein
Fuessen, Germany

It is Germany's best-known and most-visited castle .
Neuschwanstein is a breathtakingly beautiful castle amidst a beautiful mountain and lake setting.

Machu Picchu
Peru

15th-century Inca site located 2,430 metres (7,970 ft) above sea level it is also referred to as "The Lost City of the Incas".










Venezuela
Angel Falls

It is the world's highest waterfall, with a height of 979 m .The height of the fall is so great that, before getting anywhere near the ground, much of the water is evaporated or carried away as a fine mist by the strong wind.

Google Chrome tips ans tricks

If you have been using Google Chrome for a while now you can't afford to miss some very good features Chrome has to offer .

AutoFill Forms :
 Filling out long forms with same information everyday can really be a tedious as well as a daunting task . Chrome's auto-fill feature can save you the trouble .

Go to Options then click on the Personal Stuff , then choose AutoFill options . By selecting Add address you can enter your details. The next time you are presented with a form, you won’t have to manually type all your information .

View your bookmarks ,downloads and history in a list format :

You'll have to type chrome://bookmarks or chrome://downloads or chrome://history to view your bookmarks , downloads and history respectively .

Vizio XVT553SV HDTV

If you are looking to buy a cheaper  HDTV for this Christmas you can go for Vizio XVT553SV priced at $2,200 .

Though it doesn't have any stunner looks like other HDTVs in the market it does deliver a sharp, detailed picture and excellent black level performance . Besides it offers LED backlighting with local dimming as well  as 240Hz refresh rate .

 Advanced features include Smooth Motion, Real Cinema Mode, Noise Reduction, and Film Mode, and you can enable or disable smart dimming and the ambient light sensor. Smooth Motion can be used to eliminate or reduce motion judder, and Real Cinema lets you choose which type of motion correction to utilize

Regarding connectivity is has five HDMI ports , three USB ports and a built-in Wi-Fi N and Bluetooth .

 It also offers a vast array of web services including streaming movie channels such as Vudu, Netflix, Amazon Video on Demand, and more than 35 Web Video channels like HowCast, TMZ, National Lampoon, The Economist, and more. Yahoo widgets include Accuweather, Yahoo News and Finance, Rhapsody, and Pandora Internet Radio, and you get Facebook and Twitter social networking apps as well .

A Mouse from Intelligent Design : A mouse or a jewel

I recently came across a s stylishly designed mouse from Intelligent Design . While you take a look at it you realize it's not just a gadget but also a lustrous jewel in itself .It is made of plastic resin, high quality titanium and a scroll of stone while the scroll wheel consists of a neodymium magnet .

Specifications

• Wireless Bluetooth mouse
• Hand-formed grade 1 titanium
• 3-button with neodymium scroll wheel
• Lasertracking
• Requires 2 AAA batteries
• Color: white or black model
• Suitable for left- and right-handed users .

Though obviously this gadget is no cheap and you'll have to shell out  $1,400 to make it the part of your gadget lab .

Samsung unviels 3D foldable OLED TV

Samsung showed off the concept of a 3D foldable OLED TV at the FDP International 2010 show in Japan .

The 3D TV is expected to offer a more immersive television watching experience.

The OLED panel can be folded and would give better viewing angle of the 3D content that is playing so that the viewer doesn't need to sit directly in the middle to achieve an optimal viewing experience. 

"Google Me " to be launched in spring 2011

The long rumored Google's product that will fight with Facebook in social web war has been rescheduled to be released in early spring 2011 . Facebook has emerged as a major threat to Google in the long term in the web war and Google has been getting jitters with the increasing popularity of Facebook . While
Facebook continues to grow as a major social web in itself whether Google Me could fight the war with Facebook only time can tell .