Angry Birds Rio Arrives On The App Store

Rovio Mobile released Angry Birds Rio yesterday – a sequel to their extremely popular – iPhone game – Angry Birds in collaboration with 20th Century Fox.

Here’s what to expect:

In Angry Birds Rio, the original Angry Birds are kidnapped and taken to the magical city of Rio de Janeiro, where they eventually escape their captors and set out to to save their friends, Blu and Jewel – two rare macaws and the stars of the upcoming Fox motion picture, Rio. Angry Birds Rio will pair the physics-based gameplay of the original game with unique twists based on the film.

Angry Birds Rio includes the following features:

- Two fantastic episodes with 60 exciting levels!

- Completely new achievements!

- Special Hidden fruits – discover them all!

- Put your Angry Birds skills to the ultimate test in a spectacular boss fight!

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Nokia plans to cut jobs at end of April

Nokia has stated that it will start to talk about job cuts at the end of April in the wake of its deal with Microsoft to produce Windows Phone 7 devices. Since Nokia will no longer be developing and maintaining software for its smartphones, there will not be a need to have as many engineers on board. Finnish labor unions have said the cuts could cost Finland thousands of jobs. Nokia is currently Finland’s largest employer.

• source: Reuters

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NVIDIA releases Quadro 4000 driver fix for Mac OS X 10.6.7

It looks like Apple’s Mac OS X 10.6.7 update released a few days ago doesn’t only bring improvements to the operating system. It introduces new problems to Macs that use NVIDIA Quadro 4000 graphics cards. It has been reported that the display driver for the graphics card was incompatible with OS X 10.6.7 and during installation of the update, it was simply removed. Without the proper drivers for the graphics card, the Mac can’t make use of all the Quadros’ features and may not work properly. Fortunately NVIDIA was quick to recognize the problem and has issued an update to fix it. If you recently updated to OS X 10.6.7 and you have a Quadro 4000, head here to get the updated display driver.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 & Galaxy Tab 8.9 Specifications

Samsung has announced two new additions to its family of GALAXY Tabs, the “GALAXY Tab 10.1” and “GALAXY Tab 8.9” at the CTIA 2011. These are world’s thinnest mobile tablets, just 8.6mm thin and runs on Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) platform. Both these smart tablet features a lightweight design, WXGA display, 1GHz dual core processor, 3 MP rear camera and a 2 MP front camera, HSPA+ up to 21Mbps, 1080p HD video and Flash playback.

GALAXY Tab 10.1

GALAXY Tab 10.1, with its WXGA TFT LCD display (1280 x 800) powered by 1GHz dual core AP, is 8.6mm thin and weighs only 595g. It is the perfect device for sharing and enjoying media content with family and friends. In addition, with its surround-sound stereo speakers and support for Flash 10.2, the GALAXY Tab 10.1 will deliver premium entertainment experience whether watching videos, movies or playing games.

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Technical Specifications:

GALAXY Tab 8.9

At just 8.6mm thin and weighing only 470g, the GALAXY Tab 8.9 is the perfect device for today’s mobile professional. Whether writing emails on a trip or reading an eBook on the couch, the GALAXY Tab 8.9 provides the ultimate tablet experience without compromising mobility.

Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 Technical Specifications:

Pricing and Availability -

• The Wi-Fi version of GALAXY Tab 10.1 is priced at $499 for 16GB and $599 for 32GB model. It is set to launch on June 8th in the US.
• The Wi-Fi version of GALAXY Tab 8.9 is priced at $469 for 16GB and $569 for 32GB model. It is set to launch early this summer.

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Buy New iPhone 4 16GB Factory Unlocked for Rs. 36,490

#DEAL – Sealed Pack New Factory Unlocked iPhone 4 16GB for Rs. 36,490

The award-winning and most popular Apple smartphone “iPhone 4” is now available at a pretty decent price at eBay India, a very reliable online shopping store. Apple fanboys from India might not want to miss this great opportunity to buy a brand new iPhone 4.

 The best part is that it is a Factory Unlocked device which means you can easily run it with all carriers/network providers. It’s a 16GB model and has 1 year Manufacturer Warranty as listed by the seller. So hurry up and grab one for yourself if you want!

Deal Link – Buy @eBay India  [Free Shipping, The deal may end soon]

Disclaimer: Please check the seller’s reliability and feedback, confirm any details about the item before buying it. We will not be held responsible for any problems.

•  Read the full story: Buy New iPhone 4 16GB Factory Unlocked for Rs. 36,490

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How to enable ‘Save and Quit’ option in Firefox 4

If you’ve recently updated to Firefox 4, then you must have noticed a new design and some new features. But there’s one very handy feature ‘Save and Exit’ which is missing in Firefox 4, but was available in previous versions of Firefox browser. However, there is a quick and easy way to get back this option, which restores all the tabs opened in the browser on re-opening Firefox 4

To Enable ‘Save and Quit’ feature in Firefox 4, just type about:config in the address bar and open it. Enter browser.showQuitWarning in the Filter tab. Double-click the entry named browser.showQuitWarning so that its value changes to ‘true’. That’s it!

Now you’ll be presented with ‘Quit Firefox’ dialog box on closing Firefox 4.

 Thanks @rish404 for the tip. .
Thanks @webtricks.com

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HTC HD7S hands-on

HTC’s HD7 was certainly one of the most handsome devices to be launched back at Windows Phone 7′s retail introduction late last year — and really, when you take the HD2′s heritage as your starting point, it’s hard to go wrong. Of course, in the last year and a half, mobile display technology has advanced by leaps and bounds — and the original HD7 was using nothing more than a standard, old-school TFT LCD with less-than-perfect contrast and viewing angle specs. Well, that’s where the HD7S comes into play: the “S” in the name presumably stands for Super LCD, the newer type of display that HTC’s been using on recent 4.3-inch models like the Thunderbolt. It’s quite pretty, but otherwise, it’s the same HD7 as usual — and really, considering how nice this hardware is, that’s just alright by us. The phone also comes with the so-called “NoDo” update of Windows Phone 7 preinstalled, a fact we were able to verify with a quick look of the version number being reported in system settings. Check it out in the gallery!

HTC HD7S hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 22 Mar 2011 16:42:00 EDT.

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Apple releases update for early 2011 MacBook Pro – Possible fix for ‘hard freeze’ lockups

Adrian Kingsley-Hughes is an internationally published technology author who has devoted over a decade to helping users get the most from technology — whether that be by learning to program, building a PC from a pile of parts, or helping them get the most from their new MP3 player or digital camera.

Adrian has authored/co-authored technical books on a variety of topics, ranging from programming to building and maintaining PCs. His most recent books include “Build the Ultimate Custom PC”, “Beginning Programming” and “The PC Doctor’s Fix It Yourself Guide”. He has also written training manuals that have been used by a number of Fortune 500 companies.

Adrian also runs a popular blog under the name The PC Doctor, where he covers a range of computer-related topics — from security to repairing and upgrading.

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Yap Voicemail brings voicemail-to-text for AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon

Yap has just announced that they’ve released the Yap Voicemail app for Android phones on AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon. The app converts voicemails into text, which makes it easier to access, search and respond to voicemail messages. This also allows users to quickly determine how important voicemails are – by just taking a quick glance at a voicemail converted to text, they’ll know what’s going on without having to listen to the whole thing. Details such as dates, numbers and addresses are also stored as text, making it easier to refer to without having to listen to the voicemail, jotting down notes with a pen on paper. While Sprint was announced as the only carrier to have their services fully integrated with Google Voice yesterday, it looks like they’ve been left out of the Yap bandwagon. It’s not like Sprint needs it anyway, since Google Voice offers voicemail-to-text as well, but it would’ve been great to know that extra options were available. Yap is available for download on the Android Market now for phones running Android 2.0 and higher.

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Firefox 4 officially released, See what’s new in Firefox 4

Firefox 4 has been finally launched officially by Mozilla, and this newest version of their popular web browser comes with a refreshed user interface, offers new features, has dramatic speed, performance advancements and supports modern web technologies.

 

What’s New in Firefox 4:

Fastest Firefox Ever

• Performance: Firefox is up to six times faster than the previous release. With improved start-up and page load times, speedy Web app performance and hardware accelerated graphics, Firefox is optimized for rich, interactive websites.

Streamlined Interface

• App Tabs: give a permanent home to frequently visited sites like Web mail, Twitter, Pandora, Flickr.
• Switch to Tab: easily find and switch to any open tab from your Awesome Bar without opening duplicate tabs.
• Panorama: drag and drop tabs into manageable groups to save time while navigating many open tabs.

Private and Secure Synchronization

• Firefox Sync: access your Awesome Bar history, bookmarks, open tabs, passwords and form data across multiple computers and mobile devices.

Most Customizable

• New Add-ons Manager: easily discover and install more than 200,000 add-ons to customize the features, functionality and look of Firefox.

Private and Secure

• Do Not Track: Firefox is leading the Web towards a universal standard Do Not Track feature that allows users to opt-out of tracking used for behavioral advertising.
• Firefox puts privacy first, fixing flaws in some Web standards to prevent others from accessing your browser history.
• HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS): automatically establishes secure connections to stop “man in the middle” attacks and keep sensitive data safe from interception during the log-in process.
• Content Security Policy (CSP): prevent cross-scripting attacks by allowing sites to explicitly tell the browser which content is legitimate.

Cutting Edge Tools for Web Developers:

• The JavaScript engine incorporates the new JägerMonkey JIT compiler, along with enhancements to the existing TraceMonkey JIT and SpiderMonkey’s interpreter for faster page-load speed and better performance of Web apps and games.
• HTML5 support in Firefox includes hardware accelerated, high-definition video (WebM), 3D graphics, offline data storage, professional typography, touchscreen interfaces and the Mozilla Audio API to help create visual experiences for sound and more.
• Firefox 4 also improves existing tools like CSS, Canvas and SVG to enable developers to make exciting Web pages.
• Firefox provides uninterrupted browsing when there is a crash in the Adobe Flash, Apple QuickTime or Microsoft Silverlight plugins. If one of these plugins crashes or freezes, it won’t affect the rest of Firefox. Simply reload the page to restart the plugin.

>> Full details on Features

Firefox 4 is available for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux in more than 80 languages.

Download Firefox 4 for Windows  [Other OS and Languages]

Don’t forget to check the amazing live webpage for Firefox 4 Download Stats. A stunning logo mosaic is also glowing live at twitterparty.mozilla.org/en-US, do check it out!


Source: Mozilla Blog

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