Yahoo Launches Apps for Tablets and Smartphones

In an attempt to strengthen its mobile and social networking offerings, Yahoo has launched a new array of applications for personal computers, tablets and smartphones. The company that fired its own CEO, Carol Bartz, is now trying hard to capture the attention of publishers and advertisers to a new Apple iPad- based media service.

Blake Irving, the product chief addressed the repoters at Yahoo's Sunnyvale, California headquarters and said, "Innovation in this space is happening on mobile devices first, and it's closest to users and that's where the fastest-growth markets are."

A multimedia newsstand for tablets dubbed Livestand is a weather application for Android mobile devices and a new version of IntoNow is a social application related to television for iPad are among the new products unveiled by Yahoo.

Yahoo has been criticized for its lack of ample strategies to engage the web users who are slowly shifting away from PCs and spending more time on smartphones and tablets. Since Carol's expulsion, the company is undergoing strategic review of its business.

When questioned about how the company will focus on the development of its new product, Irving answered that the staff is dedicated to develop innovative products and the focus on their mission has not changed. He said, "I'm personally more bullish on Yahoo today, than I was two weeks ago, eight weeks ago, and a year ago. We have dreams about what this company can be, and that's what we're building."

Nokia to Target Youth with Asha

Nokia launching phones Asha 200 and Asha 201 aimed primarily at the Indian youth. Asha 200 is a dual SIM handset, while Asha 201 is a single SIM device. The price of Asha 200 is 4, 150 whereas Asha 201 runs upto 4, 200.

Nokia ASHA 200 comes packed with 2.4 inches LCD screen that supports bright colors and 320x240 pixels resolution. The phone has its own 10 MB internal memory and the external microSD card slot has the expansion by up to 32 GB. Connectivity options of gadget include EDGE/GPRS, Bluetooth with EDR, USB connector, HTML browser and social networking that access to multiple sites like facebook, orkut and many more.


For entertainment and other multimedia features FM radio with recording, multi format audio/video player, games and 2 mega pixels of camera option that will able to capture a good quality images. The 1430 mAh battery is packed with it.

Nokia 201 measure about 115.4x61.1x14.0 mm and weigh 105 gram. The phone is running on Symbian S40 operating system and has 2.4 inches of LCD display that support the 320x240 pixels of resolutions. It has a 2 MP camera that comes along with digital zoom for capturing a decent quality images and videos.

The GPRS is available for connecting to internet and user will access the social networking like Facebook, Orkut, Yahoo & Windows live messenger, Google talk. It has 10 MB internal memory and also expands up to 32 GB through external memory card slot. Other options are Bluetooth, USB port, FM radio with recording and multi format support audio player.

With the Asha phones, Nokia is hoping to capture the next generation of a billion young users, who would like to use their mobiles to connect with the net. Though both phones are feature devices rather than smart phones they can still download Java applications in addition to the ones built into the handsets. Pre-installed software includes a web browser, a music player, and networking support.

Maxx Launches Full Touchscreen Handset

Maxx Mobiles unveils a vibrant, touchscreen phone called Maxx Zippy (MT105) for just 2,599.

Ajjay Agarwal, Chairman and MD, Maxx Group said, "Maxx Zippy is designed to be a fun mobile phone not only it is colorful and compact but also packed with multimedia features, with a full touch experience."

Maxx MT105 is available in black with blue, metallic red and orange color, with 2.4 inch full touch screen, also has a digital camera with LED flash. It is powered with 1000 mAh battery, offers a talk-time of up to 4.5 hours and a stand-by time of up to 35 hours. It is packed with audio player supported in MP3, AAC and WAV formats as well as video player supported by MP4, 3GP, AVI formats.

The interesting feature of this phone is, it comes with wire free FM radio which allows you to listen to your favorite program as well as record it without plugging in the earphones. The handset also comes with a complimentary 4 GB memory card that is pre-loaded with multimedia content including music and videos. The phone comes with an expandable memory up to 8 GB. The handset comes with easy connectivity options like Bluetooth and USB mass storage.

New Innovative Aakash-2 to be Launched in Feb

Coming February will see a better Aakash-2 being launched at a price of 2,276 ($49). IIT-Rajasthan has added innovations to the Aakash-1 released in October, as the new version of the world's cheapest tablet computer will be more efficient and faster.

"The new version of Aakash will be launched early next year," revealed HRD minister Kapil Sibal.

The new Aakash will feature a microprocessor of 800 megahertz which will quicken the download of online videos. The RAM of Aakash -2 will be increased to 1 GB, compared to the 256 MB of the previous version, and will enable multi tasking. Adding to the attraction, the new device will have an in built camera on the front for online chatting, and an enhanced touchscreen.

Aakash-2 is slated to be ready by February 2012, but the production requirement to provide the tablet to two million students will remain a challenge. The government expects that as in the case of Aakash-1, when three companies including India based Quad and London based Datawind came together, Aakash-2 will see a similar collaboration.

Top 10 Anti Virus Softwares of 2011

The user's visits to social networks like facebook, twitter and others frequently are increasing which gives way for viruses to do possible damage for the system. As most of the antivirus softwares are costly here are free antivirus softwares which will be helpful for the system to protect them from virus which is compulsory.

There were few softwares before due to lack of technology, as technology developed and the need for more softwares to safeguard the system, made new entries of software produced by companies to completely stop the attacks of viruses that had the ability to spoil the system or its working condition.

Check out the Best free antivirus software of 2011. These listed Top 10 antivirus ensures to protect your computer from virus threats and other types of malware. It keeps your system safe and maintains its efficiency in providing the best services to the users.

Kaspersky

Kaspersky Labs continues to gain popularity in the security software industry as this antivirus has all the right features and tools, packed in an interface that is advanced. All necessity features like real-time protection against viruses, spyware, trojans, worms, rootkits, and botnets are available.

Addition to this there is robust anti-spam protection, small hourly signature updates, two-way firewall to block hacker attack. Overall, Kaspersky antivirus 2011 is delivering high protection and security to its users as one of the best antivirus software.

Avast

Avast antivirus provides great protection against viruses and spyware. Avast free version, is an A-list freeware antivirus software, provides the same secure and fast protection of well-known, pricier antivirus programs. Avast is remarkable for its effectiveness.

The antivirus, antispyware, and heuristics engines form a security core that also includes multiple real-time shields. Avast has best in class strong self-protection built in, that carries on protecting your valuable data and programs. And moreover avast comes compatible with both 32 bit and 64 bit operating systems.

Norton

Norton 2011 stepped in recently, making this the latest Norton antivirus .Symantec Norton Internet Security 2011 handles unsafe Facebook links and scareware.The new facebook Scan checks links on your facebook wall and news feed to see whether they link to malware or to sites known to harbour malware.

This must surely be a user's choice as many virus come in your systems through social networking sites whether you are using Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 or even a Macintosh.

Microsoft Security Essentials

Microsoft Security Essentials provides extreme real-time protection for your system that protects your system against viruses, spyware, and other malicious software. Microsoft Security Essentials runs quietly and efficiently in the background so that the users are free to use their Windows based PC the way they want without interruptions or long computer wait times.

Microsoft Security Essentials are top rated for malware removal, and they hold best ranking in their performance as well. This is a Microsoft product and thus it is a reliable tool as well.

AVG

It is a competent antivirus software with identity theft protection from Identity Guard. AVG has made its name in the antivirus market, and just like the most important security solution developers on the market, also released an Internet Security suite.

The latest version of the suite brings a total of 13 different components, all working for the safety of your computer and your personal data implicitly. The virus signature database is dynamically improved, and regularly updated with the newest signatures. Antivirus free edition includes core protection and surfing, searching and social network security.

Comodo

Comodo antivirus keeps your PC free of all malware, spyware, viruses and trojans breakthrough, patent-pending technology prevents all infections. The Firewall keeps personal information private blocks unauthorized access, unknown threats, even hacker attacks.

The biggest advantage of this antivirus is Trustconnect wi-fi data encryption for defense against wireless information theft. Installation of Comodo Antivirus is relatively helpful and your system requires a reboot to finish the installation process.

McAfee

McAfee is one of the best that has gained its names in security software, and their desktop antivirus program, there are some outstanding qualities that make McAfee antivirus a compelling security solution. Scheduling scans is made easy for most users. McAfee antivirus plus 2011 is an efficient antivirus that comes with built-in firewall and web protection to save your system from spyware and other threats.

The main interface provides simple navigation. All elements of the software are easily accessible from the main console.

Trend Micro

Trend Micro is another good antivirus and antispyware combo package with IM and inbound/outbound email scanning. It is compatible with Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista (32/64 bits). This antivirus comes up with all necessary features that cover basic threat detection to a behavior-based prevention system and security for Symbian and Windows Mobile devices.

Trend Micro's antivirus and antispyware is the best option for users. The level of protection is highly done for PC's.

Avira AntiVir

Avira AntiVir should also be a choice of users in their list of softwares. Avira's detection capability is increasing and has provided best service so far. Avira AntiVir personal protects your system from viruses, trojans, worms, spyware, adware, and various other kinds of malware, making it the best tool and certainly one of the best free antivirus programs.

Avira AntiVir Personal is compatible with Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP and Windows 2000. Avira also makes a version of AntiVir Personal for Unix. This is an advantage that it works in Unix as well.

BitDefender

BitDefender has the most comprehensive feature set and is completely flexible. The software is a little heavy on the resources used but plays its role like others. One special tool that is worth mentioning is the secure gamer mode. Whether if a user is playing a video game or in full-screen mode for a presentation or video, the gamer mode turns off any interruptions, but does not give up security.

The software is very easy to use and provides virus scanning and removal, scheduled scanning, immediate scanning of your files and folders.

Sony to Launch Its Most Awaited Tablets

Sony set to launch its much awaited tablets S1 and S2, in India by the end of this month. S1 will be branded as Sony S and the S2 will be branded as Sony P. There is no detail about the prices but it's expected to be priced around Rs 34,000.

Sony S has a 9.4 inch display 1280x800 pixel resolution, powered by dual-core Nvidia Tegra 2 mobile processor, 1 GB RAM and runs Android 3.2 Honeycomb. It offers 16 GB and 32 GB of storage versions.

Sony S2 is clamshell designed with dual 5.5 inch touchscreen displays with 1024x480 pixel resolution, powered by dual-core Nvidia Tegra 2 mobile processor, and other features as S1. This tablet has a 5 megapixel camera at the back and 0.3 megapixel camera in the front.

Both the tablets will feature the PlayStation Store support that will help them to download PlayStation Certified games and access other features. Sony may upgrade both the tablets with the new Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update.

Top 10 Reasons Why Tablets Will Overtake Laptops

The laptop has been around for quite some time, but it will more than likely be replaced as the tool for computing. The successor of it will be the tablet which is commonly used. Tablets have been incredibly helpful that is technologically developed at present, reports Jack Wallen of Tech Public.

As tablets have more features than that of laptops, it is afforded by businessmen and others in the society as it helps to finish work in a lot more comfortable manner. Here are some reasons why tablets will replace the laptops as the mobile device of choice.

Power consumption

The tablet blows away the laptop with regard to power consumption. With a single charge, it can be used at least for a day. Regarding laptops, this is completely different and losing power is just another obstacle that interferes with work. With a tablet this can be solved as it would be a rare occasion that you would burn through your power before getting access to a means of recharging.





Viruses

It's pretty safe to have tablets that will never suffer from the same deluge of viruses that plagues a Windows laptop. A tablet can safely work on without concern for viruses and malware. Having antivirus software in the Android Market, which is pointless, cannot be trusted. Anyone in the world wants to work with a portable device that is not vulnerable to the masses of viruses and malware out in the present world which is moving with competitiveness.

Portability

It is not easy to carry a 4 to 12 pound laptop, but a 5 pound tablet is easily portable. It is helpful while travelling to places like airports, taxis, hotels, conferences, meetings etc. The choice of the users will be the tablet every time. But it is not just because of weight. The ability to work with a tablet in confined spaces totally overshadows the laptop. You can't beat the tablet for portability which is the selection of all masses in the society.

Cost effectiveness

A really good tablet will cost about the same as a low to mid range laptop. So a user is getting more for his money at the outset. On the other hand, when it is figured about the price of an extra battery and software for the laptop and quickly the cost will add up and gradually rises which makes users pay more unnecessarily. Tablets are fast becoming one of the most cost effective office tools which are increasing in the market concentrating on users as to what exactly they need.

Online Connection

By paying the extra fee, a user can get the tablet with a 4G connection, and don't have to worry about finding a Wi-Fi connection to access whatever cloud or service they need. Most models can be purchased with a constant network connection (to the tune of 3G or 4G), which makes the tablet a step ahead of most laptops. Though a user can purchase aircards for laptops, but that's just another piece of hardware to worry about and has to be paid for it also.

Available applications

There are thousands of applications now available for tablets. So many in number and variety are these applications, it almost makes going back to a laptop a real pain. A good portion of those apps are worthless, but not all of them. And a good portion of the solid, useful apps are free. Best of all, those apps can be installed from anywhere without installation media. If there is a network connection, a user can install software. By these apps a user can make use of it in his work in the ways it supports.

User friendliness

Tablet interfaces are probably some of the single most user-friendly desktops that a user will come across. They are simple, elegant, and don't get in the way of work. The applications were also designed with amazing user friendliness in mind. Simple to use, very little clutter to the interface and singular in purpose.

So a user might have more apps installed than he would have on a laptop, but because of the ease of installation/removal, this doesn't emerge as a problem.

Bluetooth connectivity

Headphones, headsets, keyboards, can be easily connected to it within no time and tablets make the connection between these devices a breeze. Connecting those same devices to a laptop is not an easy task. Even with a built in card, the connection process is not nearly as easy as it is when done from a tablet. Laptops when considered of doing these jobs lags behind because of the lack of getting connectivity as faster than compared to the pace of a tablet.

Efficiency

Getting a laptop and a tablet and checking its competence in efficiency will bring neck to neck competition which finally ends tablet in winning for its fast working. Tablets are as close to an instant on tool that has been in the industry and when on the go, nothing beats instant on. Need to write a note or send off a fast email, you will be able to complete it much more quickly when doing it from a tablet rather than laptop.

Social integration

According to some, social networking is not ideal for business use. But in the real context, it's different. Even when anyone moves out for work, they need to remain in contact with co-workers, family, and friends. It can be done with the ease of nearly seamless integration by forgetting having to use a browser for everything. Instead, one can use an Android tablet that can quickly have you Facebooking, Tweeting, and others. And remember that many small businesses depend upon social networking tools for free marketing.