It just keeps getting better and better. Have you noticed the new Tools page on the top? Well, if you haven’t, just click and check it out! It’s a new feature on UpcomingTechs where you can access you new ‘Personal, Up-To-Date & Secured Computer’ at any time and any place just from your browser, all for FREE.

I know some of you are still not sure of what i am trying to sell but, for them, ill explain it in a very simple way. Virtual Computer is basically a personal computing environment which includes your desktop, your personal settings, your files and your choice of software applications. But unlike a PC, your VC is not installed on one physical computer - instead it is stored in professional data centers across the Internet cloud, and is accessed from any Internet browser in the world. You just have to register a free new user account and login to the VC from a browser at any time and any place.

Check out the lip smacking features :

• 5GB professionally hosted and backed-up disk space
• Many file types can be viewed or edited online with a simple double-click
• Upload and sync your documents, photos and music easily with Utility, Sync program or FTP
• Organize Web stuff
• Office suite & web apps built-in
• Secure, no installs & updates (This is something very interesting)
• Access your desktop, files, apps and settings from any Internet browser
• Desktop and apps run without the need for installation or updating
• Customize your desktop and choose from 20+ available languages
• Inherently Secure
• Manage smart shortcuts called Tagged Things to Web resources - webmarks (URLs), files, photos, videos, music, products
• Single sign-on to other services such as Google Docs using My Logins
• Manage smart shortcuts called Tagged Things to Web resources - webmarks (URLs), files, photos, videos, music, products
• Share or publish your files directly
• Read, write and edit documents, spreadsheets and presentations using G.ho.st integrations with Zoho, directly
• Edit Google Docs, sheets and presentations stored at Google
• Manage your e-mails, calendar and contacts with the Web’s leading collaboratoin suite
• Communications Apps : Meebo (multi-protocol instant messenger )
• Entertainment Apps: MP3 player, Internet radios Last.fm & Pandora,Mp3 player,Last fm

And thats only a little hint of what the new feature is capable of. So, don’t let the free thing waste away, visit this link: http://www.upcomingtechs.com/tools/ or click on the Tools option on the top of the page on this blog. From now on, you will own atleast two computers, your regular PC and the new VC!

And yeah, before you leave, don’t forget to hit the boomark tab 

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To be honest even i as one of the people who missunderstood the service to be a scam but, soon the truth hit me with sweetness. I requested for a free website and soon i was thrilled with a reply that the domain has been registered with the domain name of my choice! and the Admin deatils of my new hosted blog was mailed to me. They only have a small requirement that your website must be active and must have some traffic, which is good thing for them as it would keep their portal crap free. So go ahead, send in a request at HyperWebEnable and see the magic happen!

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Mary Jo Foley says:

I have seen the future — specifically Windows 7 Milestone 3 (Build 6780).

I got a gander at the latest test build of Windows 7 briefly (courtesy of a source of mine) and was not allowed to take any screenshots. But it is real, it does exist and it is, indeed, in certain testers’ hands inside and outside the company.

From the quick glimpse I got of Milestone 3, it sounds like Bryant of AeroXperience was right on the money with his hypotheses about what’s changed in the latest internal test builds. The latest build seems quite stable. The Ribbon user interface from Office 2007 is now part of WordPad and Paint. Home Groups — the functionality formerly known in “Longhorn”/Vista as “Castle” — is part of the new Windows 7 build.

I also noticed that the “Graphical Console,” a k a PowerShell Version 2, seems to be part of the latest pre-release Windows 7 build.

(Looks like Stephen Chapman over at the UX Evangelist site got to see Build 6780, too, and has a lot more to say on Windows 7’s Paint and WordPad.)

From what admittedly little I had a chance to see, Windows 7 does not look or feel like a major departure from Windows Vista.

Sources say there isn’t an “M4″ currently on Microsoft’s Windows 7 schedule. Next up is likely some kind of preview build (which may or may not be distributed to those attending the Professional Developers Conference and/or Windows Hardware Engineering Conference in October and November, respectively.) After that, a broadscale Beta 1, which should be feature-complete and pretty much set in stone, is expected for mid-December.

Like my ZDNet blogging colleague Ed Bott said, it’s not impossible for Microsoft to hit a 2009 release for Windows 7 if the first true beta doesn’t go out until December. Such a move would not be unprecedented.

Do you think the Softies are going to get Windows 7 out the door in 2009, as they are hoping — and maybe even early enough to make it onto new machines in time for Holiday 2009 sales?

Source: Zdnet Blogs

Do you squint when reading from your computer screen? Do numbers and letters seem to phase in and out from time to time? Do you find it hard to focus? If so, you are probably experiencing deterioration of your eyesight. Eyes are often neglected by people and their eyesight often deteriorates prematurely as a result of this neglect. Here are a few tips to keeping your eyes healthy for longer and avoiding cataract operations later in life.

Stop Smoking
Smoking cigarettes can be very bad for your eyes, not to mention your heart, lungs and social life. A recent article in Reuters Health Information states that smoking increases the risk of developing cataracts, clouding the lens and impairing vision. If you stop smoking you have a far reduced risk of developing cataracts in later life, but only some of the damage done to your eye by smoking cigarettes is reversible. Give up, and if you don’t smoke, don’t start.

A study found that men who quit smoking had a 23% reduced risk of cataract diagnosis and a 28% reduced risk for cataract removal compared with those who carried on smoking.

Using computers on a daily basis, is probably more strenuous on eyes than any other part of the body. The most common complaints are eye fatigue, eyestrain, eye irritation and blurred vision. Computer users often complain of tired, burning, itchy or watery eyes, headaches, flickering sensations and an inability to focus.

UV Rays
Exposure to UV, whether from the sun’s rays or from fluorescent lights within a work place, causes eye damage. From a young age, children should be encouraged to wear sunglasses with a UV protection factor of 30 or above. UV exposure is the leading cause of cataracts.

Eye Strain
Eye strain can be caused by reading when tired, stress, glare on computer screens, bad posture and tiredness. The symptoms are headaches, blurry vision, sore, itchy or burning eyes. You can ease eye strain by placing your hands over your eyes or splashing them with cold water.

Eye Exercise
Like any muscle in the body, the eyes need to be regularly exercised to keep them healthy. Here are a few things you can do on a daily basis which may help:

• Roll your eyes from side to side.
• Close your eyes for three seconds, and then open them for three seconds. Repeat.
• Switch between focusing on an item that is close by for three seconds, and then an item which is far away for three seconds.
• Blink regularly and try not to stay focused on one thing for long periods.

Source: Article Base

Flash memory is becoming the favorite storage media for a lot of devices nowadays, including here professional video cameras (while digital photo cameras have used it since they first appeared on the market). For this reason, SanDisk, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of flash-based storage solutions, has just introduced a new model in its Extreme III CompactFlash series, which offers no less than 32 GB of storage space and very impressive read/write speeds, of up to 30 MB/s.

“High-definition camcorders require high-capacity memory cards, and our 32GB SanDisk Extreme III CompactFlash cards offer video professionals longer record times and improved data transfer rates,” said Susan Park, director of consumer product marketing for SanDisk’s performance cards. “Our award-winning SanDisk Extreme III CompactFlash cards carry a tradition of excellence, and the recent series-wide speed increase to 30MB/s advances their legacy as professional-grade storage devices.”

Indeed, as Mrs. Park points out, the 32GB SanDisk Extreme III CF card provides increased capacity for longer-duration filming, and its 30MB/s (200x) read and write speeds enable users to record and transfer content quickly and reliably. This could come in handy especially for people who shoot videos in HD format, whether we’re talking about professionals or enthusiast amateurs.

Another important customer segments targeted by the new 32GB SanDisk Extreme III CF card is that of professional photographers, and that’s because they often shoot strictly in RAW format. As some of you might know, the RAW images demand up to ten times more space than regular JPG images, but at the same time offer photographers a wider choice of processing options.

The 32GB SanDisk Extreme III CF card is slated to arrive in stores across the US at some point in October, with the rest of the world to follow. As for the price, it’s not exactly very cheap, selling for a suggested $299.99 (but hopefully, SanDisk will cut the prices down a bit over the on-coming Christmas shopping season).

Source: Softpedia News

“Chrome set to take over your desktop”

Today, Google will launch Chrome, just days before the search giant’s 10th birthday. The buzz overnight has been that it’s just an internet browser. But that’s surely not the case. Silicon Valley Insider says what we’re all thinking - that Google’s new project is a whole lot more than a way to surf the internet and uses Microsoft’s old ‘link and lever’ strategy that served Windows so very well.

It’ll bring together all your Google services on and offline (the latter powered by Google Gears). And that’s a scary prospect, especially when Google will inevitably add to its existing PC manuafacturer relationships by pre-loading it on numerous PCs. Google already know what’s in my webmail and what I search for. And I don’t want them knowing what URLs I visit or anything else about me - it knows enough. Of course, the reason why it wants to know this stuff is that it’s all about serving ads.

Gears: Google’s Microsoft slayer

If you’ve used Google’s iPhone app, you’ll know that it’s basically a Gateway to all Google products. This is now being replicated in the cloud-computing-powered Chrome. Google knows that by bringing everything together it can only make itself stronger. Google Gears replicates this strength offline.

Google Gears is an underestimated part of Google’s portfolio. The ability to work on documents offline will help Google’s online propositions work like standard software - and what’s more, everything is integrated and linked up by your single Google Account. Not exactly Google’s sexiest download, users will soon have Gears without even realising it as part of Chrome.

When that happens, why would anyone pay for stuff like Microsoft Office? And would you even need Windows with all your apps appearing as shortcuts in Chrome?The OS that sits behind that window becomes much less significant, making pre-installed Linux an attractive money saver.

And that, more than anything, is probably what’s probably raising heckles in the boardrooms at Microsoft’s Redmond HQ.

Source: TechRadar

Sony Computer Entertainment America announces that the PlayStation 3 gaming console is getting a new bundle, aimed at the North American market. The bundle is released because of the upcoming launch of a limited edition of Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune.

The bundle is set to retail for close to 500 dollars, specifically 499.99 dollars, and the package will include a 160 GB PlayStation 3 system, a copy of Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune, which was created by Naughty Dog, a PlayStation Network voucher which will get you downloadable game Pain from Idol Minds and a DualShock 3 wireless controller.

Jack Tretton, who is the president and the CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment of America, explained the increased hard drive of the bundled console by saying that “As PlayStation Network continues to evolve with our recently-launched video delivery service and more exclusive games, PS3 owners are demanding more storage capacity”.

It was widely anticipated that Sony would create a console variant with a bigger hard drive but some analysts also expected to see an across the board price cut for the console. Sony seems to believe that storage capacity is more important to potential buyers than price and sales of the new bundle will prove whether they are right or not.

Sony also says that a Wireless Keypad will be launched. The new peripheral will be attached to the Sixaxis and to the DualShock 3 and will make its first appearance in North America in November.

The new Wireless Keypad will be used to access the text chat communication service which is implemented in PlayStation 3. A Communication Button and a Message Box Button are included so that users can jump to the XMB while playing a game. It seems that the new peripheral can also be used with some smartphones and with other portable devices.

Sony says that LittleBigPlanet and PlayStation Home will offer full support for the new Wireless Keypad. Prices have not been revealed for the moment.

Source: Softpedia News

US customs have the power to seize your laptop or iPod when entering the country - even with no reason to do so.

Although this power has been in place for a while, the truth only recently came to light thanks to a group lobbying for the disclosure of the Department of Homeland Security policies.

We own your soul

Apparently agents can seize the items for ‘unspecified amounts of time’ and can share the information with the relevant authorities and private entities for data decryption and the rather ominous sounding ‘other reasons’.

This basically covers all digital media, so it’s best not to enter the country with a 1GB flash drive taped to your inner thigh…this is nothing to do with the story, it’s just sound advice for life generally.

However, the results of going through your stuff have to be destroyed if there is no reason to keep the information after a review.

But if you’ve got over 1,000 illegally downloaded tracks on there…best get that old Walkman out for the next trip to the States.

Source: TechRadar

Recently i got myself a cool new gadget, the Digital Photo Keychain a.k.a the Digital Photo Frame. Whats cool about it is that it enables you to store and display your favorite photos anytime and anywhere you go! This portable, sleek, easy-to-handle gadget is truly worth spending on and i call it the Portable-Digi Photo Album. Now i can share my memorable moments with my family and friends in a cool way! If you are looking for a new gadget to check out or finding the right gift for your loved one, this is something you definitely should not miss.

The Digital Photo Frame Features:

128 x 128 LCD screen
In built application to syncronise the photos
2MB - 5MB memory (Depending on the model you prefer)
Slide Show Mode
Auto off
Adjustable contrast
Adjustable backlight brightness
Digital Clock
Built-in 3.7V lithium battery
USB Port (The USB connecter is provided)
Keychain hook

Pros:

• It’s light,portable,sleek,easy-to-handle
• Works best as a gift
• Easy to use interface
• Quick synchronization of photos
• While uploading the photos from your computer to the device, you don’t need to work on resizing and adjusting the photos according to your the device requirements, instead, the in-built software quickly performs the work for you
• The photos can also be deleted directly from the device

Cons:

• The screen is very delicate when it comes to scratches. Get a scratch guard to avoid the scratch marks on the screen.

Check the out the Digital Photo Keychain and related products @ http://www.wholesalekeychain.com

At the WWDC 2008 conference, Steve Jobs announced the next generation iPhone. Called the iPhone 3G, it will feature:

• The next version of Mac OS X is indeed called “Snow Leopard”
• In the first 95 days of the SDK being available, over 250k people have downloaded it.
• iPhone 2 features:
• Push email
• Push contacts
• Push calendar
• Auto-discovery
• Global address look-up
• Remote wipe
• WiFi features:
• WPA/WPA2 Enterprise
• 802.1x authentication
• LEAP
• PEAPv0, PEAv1
• 35% of Fortune 500 are in the iPhone beta program.
• Top 5 commercial banks
• Top 5 securities firms
• 6 of 7 top airlines
• 8 out of 10 top pharmaceutical firms
• 8 out of 10 top entertainment firms
• Developers are demoing their iPhone software
• Sega’s Super Monkey Ball will cost US$10 from the App Store
• Native eBay application
• Loopt – a location-aware social network
• TypePad – Free easy blogging / photo application
• Mobile News Network – AP’s free location-based news application for iPhone
• Enigmo, a physics-based game and Cro-Mag Rally, a 3D racing game that uses the iPhone itself as the steering whee, from Pangea Software. $10 each.
• MLB – today’s baseball games with live scoring and real-time video highlights.
• Modality – Transforms and distributes premium content for handheld devices (their site is currently down.)
• 2 medical-based applications - one is educational, the second (MIMvista) is for viewing medical imagery.
• #1 request has been background support - but its bad for battery life and performance
• Apple will offer Push Notification Service in September. “When the user quits the application, Apple will push updates from their servers to the iPhone. The developer’s servers push the notifications to Apple. These updates can include badges, sounds, and custom messages. This requires just one persistent connection and is extremely scalable.”
• New features in iPhone 2.0:
• Contact search with live searching
• Full iWork document support
• Complete support for Office documents (Word, Excel, and now PowerPoint)
• Bulk delete & move for messages
• Ability to save received images
• New calculator with scientific mode when you rotate the iPhone
• Parental controls
• Temendous language support
• Asian language support, including character recognition
• iPhone 2.0 will be available in early July
• Free for iPhone owners, $9.99 for iPod Touch owners.

Apple Store:

• Developer sets price
• Developer gets 70% of revenue
• No credit card or hosting fees
• FairPlay DRM
• No charge for free apps
• Wireless download support
• Automatic updates
• Apps under 10MB, it can be downloaded through the cell network. Otherwise, it requires WiFi or iTunes
• MobileMe (Me.com)
• Everything stays in sync between iPhone, Mac, and PC
• Data gets synced automatically both ways
• Works with Mail, iCal, and Address Book on Mac (Outlook on PC)
• Web 2.0 application for Mail, Contacts, Calendar, and Gallery applications
• Photos are synced OTA too
• iDisk is supported
• A 60-day free trial available with iPhone 2.0
• software in early July
• MobileMe replaces .Mac
• .Mac subscribers will automatically be upgraded.

“Introducing the iPhone 3G“

• Thinner
• Black plastic back
• Solid metal buttons
• (Same display & camera)
• Flush headphone jack
• Improved audio
• 3G – 2.8X faster than EDGE
• Battery life: 300 hours of standby, 2G talk-time: 10 hours, 3G talk time: 5 hours, 3G browsing: 5 to 6 hours, Video: 7 hours, Audio: 24 hours.
• GPS support
• Available: July 11 in 22 countries.
• Price:  US$199 (8GB), US$299 (16GB)
• A white 16GB model will be available

The iPhone will be available July 11th in 22 countries. The 8GB model will be $199 (black only), and the 16GB model will be $299 (black or white), with a new 2-year rate plan (sold separately).

Source: Zdnet Blogs