iPhone 4 antenna issue + more

2011 Subaru Outback adds in-car Wi-Fi. That'll provide you an encrypted connection within 150 feet of the car, and it can be used while the car is in motion. Redesigned Nissan March goes on sale in Japan.

It is powered by a new family of inline three-cylinder engines. The basic is 1.2-liter and rated at 79 horsepower and Nissan has also announced a supercharged and direct injected version that should produce over 100 horsepower. Also this includes an automatic start-stop function to switch off the engine when the car comes to a halt. Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X SE ready to smoke some rubber.

Consumer advice: Don't buy iPhone 4 because it's antenna sucks : D When you buy an iPhne you'll get a free case to solve that issue. And also there's proximity sensor issue, some users have had their phone’s touch screens turn back on during calls, and their face makes commands on the phone. Anyway the white iPhone 4 will ship at the end of July.

Google announced Friday that it has received its last shipment of Nexus One devices, which will be the final batch of smartphones that the search engine giant will offer for sale on its Web site.

Mafia II PC release date will be August 24, 2010. Ok there's one month more, but I waited one year now : )

Brother Industries introduces vibration-charged low-power batteries. This is cool.

Its miniature electromagnetic induction generators inside are designed for infrequently used gadgets and provide as little as 10mW when shook.

First real Symbian 4 screen shots emerge. We can expect many advanced features in this release.

Crysis 2, the $200 Special Edition with Nano Pack.

Good news, Microsoft extends Windows XP downgrade to 2020.

Windows 8?

Details are starting to leak about features and functionality Microsoft is planning for the next version of the operating system, which may or may not be called Windows 8. It will include faster startup times, 3-D graphics support, USB 3.0 and Bluetooth 3.0 connectivity, and the ability for users to log in via facial recognition technology. Microsoft is planning to launch an application store from which users will be able to buy apps for PCs and other devices that run Windows. For slates and laptops, Microsoft is focusing on resume-from-sleep performance of less than one second and also planning to connect Windows accounts to the cloud so that users' settings and preferences can follow them to any device they use. More details can be found here.

YouTube improves the site for mobile devices, the site should perform much faster than the original. Facebook will be shutting down the three-year-old Facebook Gifts in order to focus on other projects.  Firefox 4 beta offers HTML 5, tabs default to the top of the window (like Google Chrome) and many more features. but is it better in security? Not yet.

IBM has requested that all employees adopt Firefox as their default browser, regardless of the machine they're using for work.

YouTube on Friday announced support for so-called "4K" video, a format four times the size of today's 1080p HDTVs. A news came that  a user's iPhone 4 caught fire during the connection recharging process, resulting in slight burns to the person's hand.

 Android 2.2 beats Apple iOS 4 in Java based benchmark tests.

New Facebook games, Office Wars. Cool. : )

 Motorola announces charm Android phone with QWERTY keyboard.

 Onkyo's HT-S7300 and HT-S6300 HTIB bundles are totally ready for 3D.

PlayStation Blu-ray 3D update arrives in September. 3D photo, PlayTV and YouTube support to follow.

Intel developing new automotive black box after Toyota's unintended acceleration problems dominated headlines earlier this year.  While this level of information would likely prove helpful in determining who's at fault in an accident, there's the prickly question of who owns that information once it's stored in the vehicle.

BMW celebrates 25 years of M3. Below is the 1986 model.

Office 2010

It's here but is it any better than 2007? First look. Installation is straightforward and as same as 2007. 

Interfaces are exactly 2007 with little changes like the Office Button is now replaced by classic file menu.  For casual use the changes can consider as none.

I've been using this for almost 2 weeks. Although not a heavy user, for reporting and presentation purposes I work with Excel and PowerPoint very much. Clearly there aren't much difference between 2007 and this, except few add-ins like copy and paste quick option menu in Excel and charts and graphic content alignment guidelines in PowerPoint, etc.

Conclusion. Is it better than 2007? Should I convert to 2010? If you're a Windows 7 user or planning to upgrade, definitely go for it. If you're on XP and work very less on Office package, don't worry it's still 2007 with a new interface.

Kaspersky Internet Security 2011

I remember last year at same period, I was testing KIS 2010. Now its time to try out KIS 2011!

First the GUI. Nothing much different but some sort of organized than previous.

All the options are categorized in easy to find manner. You'll get them where you look for them. Nice touch.

Some of advanced options are available in easy to reach order.

A very good improved feature is Safe Run mode which we can work with same system in a secured enviroment.

 

Although the interface or behavior not changed much, there's one thing that catches attention at once. The Kaspersky Gadget. A brand new features in 2011. (Windows 7 compatible) which provides easy access to scans, reports, safe mode, etc. It has 2 skins where you can choose as you desire.

And you can customize easy access items too.

That's quick glimpse of whats new in KIS 2011. Later I'll post a long review of features, functionality and whether you should by it over 2010. (Only if I have adequate time. )

Games

First some auto news. BMW and Volkswagen demonstrating safety technology for AKTIV project in Germany.

 BMW ConnectedDrive update adds email reading. Cool.

 Updated Car Tube Map 2010. All the makers are here now.

Ford reveals refreshed 2011 Mondeo with 237-hp 2.0 L.

Lamborghini builds 10,000th Gallardo.

Some new pics of Xbox 2010 version available here. Crysis 2 video. This is great. NFS World video.

Microsoft releases Internet Explorer 9 preview 3. 150 million copies of Windows 7 sold do far. Windows Phone 7 coming in October? ICANN approves .XXX porn domain. : )

Microsoft Kinect, iPhone 4 and more...

I was very busy playing GTA EFLC and I forgot to update this in few weeks. Anyway.... seen a crazy motor driving in Dubai road. Check out the link. Finally Microsoft Natal (XBox 360 Motion sensor device) got a name,  Microsoft Kinect.

Its rumored that HTC EVO is suffering from glass separation issues? Look at below what has happend to a little used unit.

iPhone 4 with its five megapixel camera still lags behind the eight megapixel cameras on devices such as the Droid Incredible and HTC EVO 4G in terms of raw resolution, and it includes just one LED flash bulb as opposed to two on the EVO 4G, Apple's inclusion of a backlit sensor has helped the product's low-light capture, and the included software makes use of the cameras in innovative ways.

MSI ships 17-inch GX740, complete with Core i7 and Radeon HD 5870.

Hoping for a new gaming laptop, are you? I'm sure you've already spent far too many hours browsing your options, but MSI's hoping that it can grab a moment of your time to demonstrate the merits of the GX740. This 17-inch beast measures a full 1.5-inches thick and weighs just over seven pounds, but all that heft nabs you a great deal of potency. Within, you'll find a 1.6GHz Core i7-720QM processor, 4GB of DDR3 memory, a 500GB hard drive, DVD burner, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 GPU (1GB DDR5), gigabit Ethernet, WiFi and Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit) running the show. The panel tops out at 1,680 x 1,050, but you will get an ExpressCard slot, a trio of USB sockets as well as VGA and HDMI outputs. If your mind has been made up, you can get this one headed your way now for the tidy sum of $1,399.99.

A hacker demonstrated HTC Touch Pro 2 into providing multitouch, other WinMo devices should be able too. iPhone 4 launch day at AT&T stores, awesome t-shirts confirmed. Cowon adds 32GB model to J3 media player lineup.

Microsoft says no more Windows XP on new netbooks after October 22, really. Woman calls tech support over Google PAC-MAN : ) Will BIOS be dead in 3 years? MSI will begin its shift over to UEFI by the end of the year, with the industry expected to follow over the next three years.

Transformers 3 + Nokia N8!

New Bumblebee Camaro spotted on set of TF3.

  

2011 GMC Sierra Denali HD

The new direct injected, multi-spark V6 and V8 engines from Mercedes-Benz.

Nokia N8 flagship handset confirmed

Netbooks will move away from single-core Atom processors, which provide good battery life but lack the performance of multicore chips.

Intel plans to stuff more than 8 cores, extra speed into 2011 server chips.

Viewsonic rolls out 27-inch VX2739wm LCD monitor with 1ms response time.

Corsair launches outrageously fast GTX 2533MHz DDR3 memory.

Google gives search a fresh coat of new paint.

And the best phone deal : )