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Reliance 3G Tablet, a low priced Android Tablet, but QUALITY?


Reliance Communications launched it’s own branded tablet PC, Reliance 3G Tab. This tablet is powered by Android 2.3 mobile operating system with built-in 3G modem and it’s specially customized modem for Reliance from China’s telecom manufacturer ZTE. This tablet is priced a Rs.12,999, cheaper than other cheap Android tablets available in market now.

There is no exact information about the specification tablet, it may have 512MB RAM, Android 2.3 mobile OS, micro SD external storage that can support up to 32GB storage capacity, 7inch touchscreen, and bundled applications. There is no other specifications now available.

Reliance 3G tablet initially available in select cities and will expanded to other cities.

It’s nice for the price, but what about quality?

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10-yr-old girl discovers security flaw in Apple, Android games

A 10-year-old hacker has left experts amazed by finding an old-age security flaw in many mobile games.

Going by the handle CyFi, she found that advancing the clock on a tablet or phone could, in many games, open a loophole that can be exploited, reports the BBC.

CyFi discovered the bug after getting bored with the pace of farming games and seeking ways to speed them up.

Many farm-based games force players to wait hours before they can harvest a crop grown from virtual seeds. As a result CyFi, who has not revealed her real name, started fiddling with the clock on her handset to see if she could produce crops more quickly.

While many games detect and block clock-based cheating, CyFi found ways round these security measures. Disconnecting a phone from wi-fi and only advancing a clock by small amounts helped to open up the loophole as it forced the game into a state not tested by its original creators.

CyFi’s discovery has since been verified by independent security researchers. The exploit has been found to work in versions of games for both Apple and Android gadgets. The hacker presented her findings at the DefCon hacker conference held in Las Vegas.

Content courtesy: ANI

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Indian Govt will soon tighten the monitoring of social networking sites

Indian govt. is seeking effective ways to monitor social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has written to the Department of Telecom (DoT) asking the latter to ensure these social networking sites are effectively monitored.

The telecom service providers already provided facilities for the law enforcement agencies to intercept and monitor the data flowing in their network. But the social networking services like Facebook and Twitter won’t provide such information until a court order or legal proceedings document.

So the government may seek effective rules and ways to strengthen the monitoring communications in these social networking websites.

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Sony’s new laptop with sheet battery in bottom

Sony launched a new laptop series with option sheet batter for extended running time of the laptop. This laptop comes with an option sheet battery which can be attached in the bottom of laptop can be extend the laptop running time by apx. 15 hours, Sony claimed.

Not like other batteries comes with other laptops, this sheet battery comes with Sony can be attached in the bottom and will extend running time of the laptop with existing standard battery, so you no need to replace the standard one.

This sheet battery comes with a standalone charger, so it can be charged anywhere, no need to attach to the laptop to charge.

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Tencent vs Sina: Microblogging war in China

Twitter blocked in China in 2009, so the local microblogging services are emerged rapidly, the most two are Tencent and Sina. The war between Tencent and Sina is going on. Because the high rise in internet users in China, it’s the real war to get the number one spot in the Microblogging world. As per the recent statistics China is in #1 spot, with some 420 million people connecting to the Web.

According to iChinaStock, the rise in popularity of Sina Weibo in 2009 and 2010; today, Sina has nearly 140 million users. Yet, since Tencent launched Tencent Weibo in 2010, its service, too, has been growing at a breakneck pace, today claiming over 200 million registered users.

It’s race for “Twitter of the China”.

The infographic of the war:

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The Web: 20 years old Today

The web (WWW – World Wide Web, not the Internet) celebrates 20th birthday Today. 20 years ago this same day (August 6 1991), Tim Berners-Lee created the web and written a first website using HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language), that started the new world of Communication and the information.

On 25 December 1990, with the help of Robert Cailliau and a young student at CERN, Tim Berners-Lee implemented the first successful communication between a Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) client and server via the Internet. He created the first web browser/editor WorldWideWeb, later renamed to Nexus to avoid confusion between the software and the World Wide Web.

About Tim Berners-Lee:

Berners-Lee is the director of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), which oversaw the Web’s continued development. He is also the founder of the World Wide Web Foundation, and is a senior researcher and holder of the 3Com Founders Chair at the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL).

He is a director of The Web Science Research Initiative (WSRI), and a member of the advisory board of the MIT Center for Collective Intelligence. In 2004, Berners-Lee was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for his pioneering work. In April 2009, he was elected as a member of the United States National Academy of Sciences, based in Washington, D.C.

Tim's Browser/Editor

Links on WWW:

The website of the world’s first-ever web server.
WWW@20.
Tim Berners-Lee’s original World Wide Web browser.

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Nokia N9 Countdown Starts, the impressive new phone from Nokia

Nokia finally announced the launch of MeeGo powered N9 smartphone. The new Nokia N9 has many impressive features including the new design, also comes with lots of pre-loaded applications.

The countdown for the launch already started and you can see the countdown at the Nokia Sweden website at http://swipe.nokia.se/ and it’s 48 days from Today.

Interesting Features:

New style in screen swipe, just swipe your finger from any edge.
In-Built Maps with free navigation in 90 countries worldwide.
Fastest Camera while focus as well as taking photos.
Dolby Headphone and Dolby Digital Plus sounds.
Bigger screen with no hardware buttons in front side.
Built-In social networking tools.
The minimalistic form-factor.
Supports NFC-enabled (Near field communication) devices.

Notable Pre-Loaded Apps:

Angry Birds Magic.
Vimeo (Online Video App).
Twitter.
Skype (VoIP).
Facebook.
Wi-Fi Hotspot (Turn your phone as mobile modem and wifi hotspot).
Foursquare.
AP Mobile (News app from Associated Press).
AccuWeather (Weather App).

See more at the Nokia N9 website at http://swipe.nokia.com/

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Smart Optimus 1.6TB SSD, 1GB Per Second read speed

Smart Modular Technologies introduced today an enterprise level SSD (Solid Sate Drive) that has just about the largest capacity and fastest reading speed of any SSD on the market right now. Called the Optimus, the SSD boasts capacities from 200GB up to 1.6TB and read speeds of up to 1GB per second, all packed into a 2.5-inch form factor.

The Optimus SSD uses a Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) 6Gb/s interface that offers 1000MB/s read speeds and 500MB/s write speeds. It comes in capacities of 200GB, 400GB, 800GB, and 1.6TB. And, since it’s targeting the enterprise market, it also promises to be fail-safe with an added range of technologies, including FlashGuard, DriveGuard, and EverGuard, to ensure the safety of your data and the longevity of the drive. Smart Modular even offers a 5-year warranty.

Source: SlashGear.

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