Saturday, June 30, 2007

What are specials in I phone?


iPhone is a revolutionary new mobile phone that allows you to make a call by simply tapping a name or number in your address book, a favorites list, or a call log. It also automatically syncs all your contacts from a PC, Mac, or Internet service. And it lets you select and listen to voicemail messages in whatever order you want — just like email.


Get ready for iPhone.
iPhone syncs with your PC or Mac just like an iPod, so organizing your content now will help you start calling, texting, emailing, surfing, listening, and watching even faster when you get your iPhone. Here are a few suggestions to help you get ready.


Contacts
Making a call with iPhone is as simple as tapping a name. You won’t need to re-enter all your contacts because iPhone syncs with the address book you already use on your computer — Address Book or Entourage on a Mac, or Outlook or Outlook Express on a PC. If you keep your contacts on the web using Yahoo! Address Book, iPhone can sync with them, too. To get ready for iPhone, organize your contacts in one of these applications and make sure they’re up to date with the latest phone numbers and email addresses. If you don’t have contacts on your computer, don’t worry. You can still enter them directly into iPhone.

Calendar
Using its built-in calendar, iPhone lets you check your appointments with the flick of a finger. iPhone uses iTunes to sync with the calendar application you already use on your computer — iCal or Entourage on the Mac, or Outlook on a PC — just like it does with your contacts. If you don’t already use one of these applications to manage your appointments, now is a great time to start, so you’ll be ready to sync when your iPhone arrives. If you choose not to use a calendar program, that’s OK. You’ll be able to enter appointments directly into the iPhone calendar.


Email
iPhone offers the best-ever email on a mobile device. So now your phone can display rich HTML email with graphics and photos alongside the text. iPhone will even fetch your latest email every time you open the application and automatically retrieve your email on a set schedule, just like a computer does. iPhone works with the most popular email systems — including Yahoo! Mail, Gmail, AOL, and .Mac Mail. If you’re not already using one of these services, now would be a great time to get an account. iTunes will make email setup on iPhone a breeze by automatically syncing the settings from email accounts stored in Mail on a Mac or Outlook on a PC. Don’t worry if you’re not on one of these email services; iPhone also works with almost any industry-standard POP3 and IMAP email system.


Photos
iPhone has a 2-megapixel camera and a gorgeous 3.5-inch display, so it’s a great way to enjoy and show off your digital photos. iPhone uses iTunes to sync your photos from iPhoto on a Mac or Adobe Photoshop Elements, Adobe Photoshop Album, or any picture folder on a PC. You can carry thousands of photos on iPhone, but you can start by creating an album or two with 50 to 100 of your favorite photos, so that when you first sync your iPhone, you’ll be ready to quickly show off some of your best shots.


Music and Video
iPhone is the best iPod ever. Its beautiful, 3.5-inch widescreen display allows you to easily enjoy the music, TV shows, and movies you have in your iTunes library. If you already use iTunes, you can start getting ready for iPhone by creating a playlist of a few hundred of your favorite songs. If you don’t have iTunes 7.3, now is a good time to
download it and start a music and video library. That way, when you sync your iPhone with iTunes, you’ll be able to take your favorite music, as well as a few of your TV shows and movies, with you wherever you go.


iTunes Account
To set up your iPhone, you’ll need an account with Apple’s
iTunes Store. If you already have an iTunes account, make sure you know your account name and password. If you don’t have an account, you should set one up now to save time later. To set up an account, launch iTunes, select the iTunes Store, and click the Sign In button in the upper right corner of iTunes. Sign in and you’re ready to go.
iPhone Bluetooth Headset
Make and answer iPhone calls wirelessly with this compact and lightweight Bluetooth headset. The iPhone Bluetooth Headset features a single button that lets you make and receive phone calls simply and intuitively. And it delivers up to 5.5 hours of talk time and up to 72 hours of standby time thanks to its built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery. An iPhone Dual Dock and iPhone Bluetooth Travel Cable are also included.

iPhone Bluetooth Headset
Make and answer iPhone calls wirelessly with this compact and lightweight Bluetooth headset. The iPhone Bluetooth Headset features a single button that lets you make and receive phone calls simply and intuitively. And it delivers up to 5.5 hours of talk time and up to 72 hours of standby time thanks to its built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery. An iPhone Dual Dock and iPhone Bluetooth Travel Cable are also included.$129


Apple USB Power Adapter
Use this compact, convenient USB-based adapter to charge your iPhone or iPod at home, on the road, or whenever it’s not connected to a computer. An Apple Dock Connector to USB Cable is included.$29


iPhone Dock
The iPhone Dock offers easy access to a USB port for syncing or charging, and audio line out for connecting to powered speakers. Also includes an Apple USB Power Adapter and an Apple Dock Connector to USB Cable.$49


Apple Dock Connector to USB Cable
This USB 2.0 cable connects your iPhone or iPod — directly or through a Dock — to your computer’s USB port for efficient syncing and charging, or to the Apple USB Power Adapter for convenient charging from a wall outlet.$19


iPhone Dual Dock
Give both your iPhone and your iPhone Bluetooth Headset a place to call home. The iPhone Dual Dock also includes an Apple USB Power Adapter for convenient charging.$49


iPhone Universal Dock Adapter 3-Pack
These Dock Adapters enable your iPhone to connect to the iPod Universal Dock and other products that use the Universal Dock system. You can even conduct speakerphone calls with your iPhone in the Dock.$9


iPhone Stereo Headset
The iPhone Stereo Headset is designed like the Apple iPod headphones and features a high-performance microphone fitted with a windscreen. You can quickly answer and end iPhone calls and control basic music playback simply by pressing a button on the mic.$29


iPhone Bluetooth Travel Cable
Use this cable to charge your iPhone Bluetooth Headset while you sync or charge your iPhone.$29


Works with iPhone
Look for the “Works with iPhone” logo to find electronic accessories designed to connect specifically to iPhone and certified by the developer to meet Apple performance standards.

iPod Accessories
Many iPod accessories that use the 30-pin connector — such as chargers and speakers — may also be compatible with iPhone, even though they haven’t been certified as “Works with iPhone.”
When you connect an uncertified accessory, your iPhone will notify you and present you with the option to go into Airplane Mode, which turns off the communication capability of the iPhone while it’s connected to that accessory. This means that you’ll avoid potential audio interference, but you’ll be unable to make or receive calls. If you choose not to enter Airplane Mode, you can make and receive calls, but you may experience some audio interference.

AirPort Extreme Base Station
The perfect wireless solution for iPhone, the all-new AirPort Extreme offers blazing speed and greater range. iPhone will automatically connect to your AirPort Extreme wireless network so you can surf web pages and download email at up to broadband speeds.$179


iPhone TTY Adapter
This adapter lets you use your iPhone with standard TTY devices. Just plug the cable from your TTY device into one end of the iPhone TTY Adapter, then plug the other end of the adapter into your iPhone.$19


Sunday, June 24, 2007

Windows Safari


Within just three days of its Safari 3 for Windows public beta launch, Apple has already released a security update for its Safari Beta 3.0.1 for Windows.It is very ironic beacuse the company also announced that already over one million users have downloaded copies of the Windows version of the Safari Web browser, in spite of several bugs that were discovered in the software.Since the product’s launch of Monday at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, security researchers wasted no time in uncovering vulnerabilities in the Safari browser. They found at least 18 bugs in the Web browser.Windows users, however, were not the only ones having troubles with the newly-released version of Safari that runs on both Windows and Mac. In Apple’s support forum, dozens of users complained that installing Safari crippled some known applications running on their machines.
One user even reported that after installing Safari 3.0, he could no longer launch other applications in his Mac, including iTunes.Now this first update, Safari 3.0.1 fixes three of the eighteen discovered flaws. According to Apple, two of the three bugs don’t really affect the Safari 3.0 beta that runs on Mac OS X, but the third one could crash the Mac browser.
However, all three vulnerabilities have been termed critical in Apple own words, “may lead to arbitrary code execution.”The Safari 3.0.1 update can be downloaded and installed manually from the Apple Web site or it can also be retrieved using Apple Update, the utility that is bundled with Apple’s software.
Apple has announced yet another application, after iTunes, for Windows platform: its 'secure' Safari Web browser. To those who have never used Mac before, the browser gives the feel of iTunes music player -- an almost new browsing experience.Now, discussing the pros: the looks are cool -- a trademark of Apple products, and there are some Apple signatures as well. When you enter a URL in the address bar instead of typical bar at the right on the lower panel of a browser which indicates the status of the page being opened, Safari indicates this through blue liquid within the address bar.The muti-tab functionality is flawless and it also offers a search bar like Firefox with Google as default search engine and Yahoo! as optional. I tried my best to figure out how to set Windows Live as my default search engine, I couldn't.There is another interesting feature of multi-tabs. You can switch the places of different tabs just by click and drag; now try something else, hold the mouse on a tab and drag it out of that window -- it opens that page in a new window.However, there are security concerns over the flaws within the browser which could put your Windows machine in trouble. I downloaded and installed the browser and I was gald to feel the fresh breeze on my desktop for a few moments. But suddenly, the browser crashed and a message appeared on my machine ''The system has recovered from a serious error,'' please tell Microsoft about this error. I am yet not sure whether to tell this to Microsoft or not. First impression is the last impression, rarely. But, I switched back to Firefox to complete the important work, before going for another Safari ride and crash into Microsoft's error window.

Is Shivaji Hit or Flop ?


What’s it about!Sivaji, the film, opens with thousands of crowds waiting outside a court hall. A man named Sivaji is brought to the court by CBI and Police officers. Fearing the public outrage, the police officers mask his face. Sivaji is sent to jail. In the prison, co-prisoner asks Sivaji what offence he comitted – murder, rape, filming pornography or running chit fund company and bankrupting it? Sivaji turns and shows his face – that is Rajnikant – and says “I tried making our country better.”After the titles roll, it is shown that Sivaji (Rajnikant), a software analyst, returns to India from USA and wants to setup Sivaji Foundation with Rs 200 Crores. He also falls in love with traditional Telugu girl (Shriya) and wants to marry her. On the other hand, he meets another businessman Adiseshu (Suman) and seeks help from him in setting up colleges that provides free education and general hospitals. Fearing that Sivaji’s charity plan might hamper his business interests, Suman uses all the power to stop Sivaji’s plans. He conspires against him and makes him pauper. Out of jail, Sivaji hatches a plan to unearth all the black money of Suman and also from other businessmen and uses it for good cause. The rest of the film is how Sivaji takes revenge on Adiseshu.AnalysisWhen two powerful film personalities – legendary star Rajnikant and maverick director Shankar team up, one expects fireworks on the screen. But Shankar this time offers nothing new and extraordinary. Their first ever combination is just an average film at the most. The much-hyped Sivaji fails to live up to the expectations. Shankar who never tasted commercial failure falters this time due to his weak script.Shankar, the master storyteller, has chosen familiar theme to present Rajnikant in new style. But he chooses to mix regular Rajni’s film formula (hero losing everything in the midway and winning back it from starting from the scratch.) and his style of theme (hero fighting for a better society) to get results. Unfortunately, the mix is mismatch. He has focused more on giving Rajni a different look (rather here many weird getups) than telling a story with convincing manner. The entire first half is some kind of joke. There is no story before the interval. Rajnikant wooing Shriya with old-fashioned way is far from entertaining. Post the interval the film picks up but it doesn’t really make us feel awestruck as we are used to Shankar’s earlier works. It is regular stuff. He has shot the film lavishly. There is grandeur but the narration leaves much desirable.PerformancesRajnikant still possess a lot of verve. There is grace and style in his acting. He makes us sit for even in dull moments with his performance. He also looks very young thanks to his getups and lighting method. His stylized mannerisms are big draw. Rajni has used mannerism of saying – “Cool”. And has repeated some words like “Debba Adursu Kada”. His get up as NTR with gundu is really good. Shriya has looked very glamorously in the film. In the songs, she seems like diva. She gets meaty role and she has done it with élan. In Manish Malhotra's designed clothes Shriya sizzles. Suman who played negative role after a long time is really splendid. His body language and facial expressions are good. He walks away with more brownie points. Vivek’s comedy is just okay. Raghuvaran makes special appearance. Nayanatara appears in a song that comes first in the film but the song is not that appealing. What’s hot?A R Rehman’s songs, superior camerawork by K V Anand and amazing sets created by Thota Tharani are highlights of the film. Shankar has shot three songs superbly. They are –“Vaaji ..Vaaji Shivaji..”, “Sahara Puvvai ..” and “Dhee..Dhee..”Rehman’s music is excellent but it is camerawork that is persistently awesome. There is a lot of CG work which has been done well. Second half is good. Dialogues by Sreeramakrishna are nice. Peter Hain work’s Matrix like fights have no novelty. What’s not!Shivaji has weak script. Brings feeling of Déjà vu. It is too lengthy with 3 hours running time. Hero bashing up very small baddies for lengthy time is also bad. There are no heroic feats in the film actually. The message of unearthing black money and making it white is very simplistic. Many scenes defy logic.Bottom-lineShivaji on the whole doesn’t meet the expectations. It can be at best an average film. Rajnikant's Charisma, Shriya's glamour, post-interval scenes, music and stylized scenes can save it. Some trivia1. Rajnikant has played like NTR, ANR and Chiranjeevi in a song. On the dream song of Rajnikant and Shriya’s first night, both of them play for the songs of “Nee Kallu Cheptunnai ..” (from ANR’s Premabhishekam), “Aku Chatu Pinde Tadise..” (from NTR’s Vetagadu), “Abba Nee Tiyyani Debba..” (from Chiranjeevi’s Jagadekaveerudu Atiloka Sundari). 2. Rajnikant appears with gundu towards the climax and then he changes his name to NTR. That is N T Rangarao