CorePlayer 2.0 for Android, In Development

CorePlayer 2.0 for Android is currently in development. The popular media player will soon be brought to the Android platform.

I have my hopes high for CorePlayer as there is not even a single media app on Android that could play all the video formats i.e MKV etc.

Skype for Android Full Version Coming Soon?

Skype Lite, the Android version of Skype was taken down from the Android Market yesterday. It was not one of the best apps, but it did its job.
This could mean two things. Skype is going to release the full version of Skype for Android with all the features, or there have been mistake due to which Skype Lite is down.

Fring Adds Video Calls Support for Nokia E71

Fring has now added support for video calls over the Internet for Symbian OS 9.2 devices i.e Nokia E71, E66 etc.

They launched the first ever mobile video calling over the Internet a few months ago starting from only a few devices to test with. Now more devices are being added to the list.

Blacksn0w v2 to Unlock iPhone 3.1.3 – Coming Soon

Blacksn0w v2 will unlock iPhone 3GS and 3G on iPhone 3.1.3 OS. The team behind the iPhone 3.1.3 jailbreak tool, Gull1hack, is also working on the tool to unlock iPhone 3GS 3.1.3 firmware.

In the demo video they posted, everyone also spotted the Blacksn0w v2 there to which the developers said:

 
 
 
 
 

Google Shoppers for Androids

Google Shopper was released a few days ago for Android phones. It changes the way how you find products on your Android phone to buy them online.

This app helps you find detailed information about books, CD, DVD, books and video games. More products and categories will hopefully be added later.

Free VoIP Calls from Vopium International Caller

To promote the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, the VoIP solution, Vopium, is currently offering free international calls to promote its newly updated Vopium International Caller app.
The Android version of Vopium now also includes IM features to keep in touch with your contacts on Skype, MSN, Yahoo! Google Talk, AIM, ICQ and also supports free voice calls to Skype, Gtalk and other Vopium users.

iPhone 4G and iPad to do Video Chat?

Just a few days ago, we posted a conceptual image of next-gen iPhone 4G which had video conferencing and iChat options. And now, 9to5mac has found out strong evidences in the latest iPhone 3.2 SDK for iPad which reveals the possibility of video chat/calling options coming to the future version of iDevices.

Using Xbox 360 IR remote with Vista Media Center

I finally got my Xbox 360 Universal Media Remote to work with Windows Media Center under Windows Vista Ultimate. Xbox 360 owners might already be aware of the fact that the only way to get your Xbox 360 universal media remote to work with Media Center machine is to connect your Media Center PC with [...]

NASA Confirms Presence of Water On Moon

Google has been quietly testing its new revamped Google Search homepage and it now seems like they are slowly rolling it out to all the markets. Thanks to the trick posted by Gizmodo, you can now try out the new Google Search and have a feel for it. Simply follow the steps below to get to the new Google Search page.

Try Out the New Google Search

Google has been quietly testing its new revamped Google Search homepage and it now seems like they are slowly rolling it out to all the markets. Thanks to the trick posted by Gizmodo, you can now try out the new Google Search and have a feel for it. Simply follow the steps below to get to the new Google Search page.

Silverlight 4 Facebook Client Released for Windows and Mac

Microsoft has just released Silverlight 4 based facebook client for both Windows and Mac OS X. Back in April last year, Microsoft showed off a proof of concept facebook client which was made using facebook’s Open Stream API on Silverlight but unfortunately that never saw the light of the day. After a long wait, they have finally released a fully working client for users running Windows and OS X – with full capability to run it out-of-the-browser.

iPhone 4.0 to be Unveiled on March 14th?

An anonymous tipster has just dropped us a tip which reads “Apple will demo iPhone OS 4.0 on March 14th”. Digging for more info on this, we found out that Cult of Mac also received a similar a tip yesterday but since 14th March happens to be a Sunday, it is highly unlikely that Apple is going to demo or unveil their new OS on a Sunday morning.

XNA Game Studio 3.1 is here! Start developing games for Xbox, Zune and Windows

XNA Game Studio 3.1 is go! and it brings support for the new features in Xbox 360 NXE – Xbox LIVE Avatars, Xbox LIVE Party features, Video playback and more!

Black Friday 2009 Deals On Netbook, Zune HD, Xbox 360 Elite

 The 2009 holiday season is almost here. Many retailers have started offering specials offers and discount on popular product items. Whether you are planning to purchase items for yourself or for your loved ones as gifts, now is the right time to do it. Microsoft has come up with amazing Black Friday deals for this holiday season that you simply can’t ignore.

Nexus One Overclocked to 1.113Ghz; Runs Faster and Stable

Inspired by the overclocking capabilities of the Motorola Droid, folks at XDA-Developers have managed to overclock the most powerful Android phone available today – the Google Nexus One to 1.113Ghz. It is said to be running faster and is stable at this speed. It will be interesting to see how long can these XDA devs push to see the real potential and capabilities of this Qualcomm’s Snapdragon chip.

HTC HD2 Caught Running Windows Phone 7 Series

Just found this out on WinMo.nl website and thought it was worthy of a share. What you see here is a HTC HD2 running one of the early builds of Windows Phone 7 Series. According to the site, the build was working nice and smooth and it was shown running on HD2 to the audience in Barcelona present at MWC.

Apple Bans iPhone Hackers Apple ID from App Store

Well it looks like Apple has started banning iPhone hackers from the iTunes App Store. Sherif Hashim, the iPhone developer and hacker who recently found an exploit in the latest iPhone OS 3.1.3, which could enable the unlock on 05.12.01 base band for iPhone 3GS and 3G devices has been banned by Apple for the so called “security reasons”. This is what Sherif gets when he tries to access App Store from his iPhone.

Download Heavy Rain Demo on PlayStation 3

Heavy Rain is an upcoming exclusive PS3 game being developed by Quantic Dream. It is set to release on 23rd February 2010. According to the director, Heavy Rain would be “a very dark film noir thriller with mature themes”, without any supernatural elements.

A demo has been released to people who took part in the Four Day Challenge, but the open demo will be releasing on 11th February. Here’s a trick that can help you get a demo now.

The death of the data center has been greatly exaggerated -- again

We are shifting their IT resources, we are modernizing them, and even building new ones -- clearly, the data center is here to stay

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Cloud computing gets (a little) more real

HP rolls out a new cloud consulting practice, while Cisco takes a step toward erasing the line between the data center and the cloud ...

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Microsoft's 64-bit netbook conundrum

The success of low-cost, 32-bit netbooks may retard the evolution of Windows just as users were finally accepting a 64-bit OS


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Arm shows faster, power-efficient mobile chip

Arm says the 28-nm processor will increase the performance, battery life, and talk time of smartphones
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Windows Phone 7: An In-depth Look at the Features and Interface

Microsoft took the wraps off of Windows Phone 7 Series (the official name for Windows Mobile 7) here Monday at Mobile World Congress. Slated to launch on handsets by holiday season 2010, Windows Phone 7 Series is a complete overhaul from previous versions of the OS.

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Facebook 2010 UI Screenshot Tour

Facebook launched the new homepage design a few days ago which is now being rolled out to users slowly. This design is also being called Facebook 2010 homepage design, which means Facebook will be launching a new design every year.

I just got the new homepage design for my account and have captured some screenshots you might want to check out the changes made in this new design.

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WordPress for iPhone 2.2 now Available

After WordPress mobile app getting updated for BlackBerry and Android, it’s now iPhone’s turn for an update.

The latest update to the WordPress 2 for iPhone app has been approved by Apple and is now available in the iTunes App Store for download.

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Android PC Software Roundup

There is no official Android PC management tool or software for users who want to manage their Android phone from PC. But a number of developers have come up with tools that could help you in managing your Android phone.

As I have previously covered around seven such PC software for Android phones, I’m compiling them in a post, making them easier to find if you need one.

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Google Buzz Desktop

Google Buzz Desktop is a free Adobe AIR client that allows you to update Buzz from your desktop.

Like Twitter and Facebook, Buzz also has a very cluttered web interface and it would be better if you use it with a clean and simple desktop client. You won’t have to open your Gmail just to update Buzz.

How to Hard Reset Nexus One

To hard reset Nexus One has never been this easy. In the past Android phones, to do a clean wipe of our device, we always had to go to the recovery and wipe the data partition.

But in the latest Android 2.1 running on the Nexus One, Google has given an option to restore all settings and the entire phone to factory defaults which is kinda like wiping your data partition completely.

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PC Suite for Android by PandaApp

To hard reset Nexus One has never been this easy. In the past Android phones, to do a clean wipe of our device, we always had to go to the recovery and wipe the data partition.

But in the latest Android 2.1 running on the Nexus One, Google has given an option to restore all settings and the entire phone to factory defaults which is kinda like wiping your data partition completely.

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