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You know, “The Journey is the Reward” : Steve Jobs

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The title represents one of those frantic buddhist quotes that Steve Jobs believed in.

I had this strange feeling that Jobs was going to pass when he resigned from Apple. It was obvious, why would a man leave his dream job? Especially a man like Steve who always followed his heart?

This morning I woke up to find that the greatest idol of my childhood (and for many more years to come) is no more. I couldn’t help myself from getting too emotional.

Relation I (and many more like me) shared with Steve Jobs

I don’t know Jobs and not had one conversation with him. I’m not even sure if he has ever read my name. There are millions like me whom he has helped and changed while not knowing us. But we knew him. He was the great visionary who had the guts to always follow his intuition and make the Apple of his dreams. We’re connected to him through all his inventions, we’re listening to Music, Playing games, Surfing the Internet, Watching Television Shows. We’re all surrounded by Steve’s creation.

For me, one of things why Technology always enticed me was Apple. They always challenged their past to make something better. The perfectionist Jobs lead to the perfectness of the products.

What about his family?

Steve Jobs had 4 children and wife, Laurene Powell Jobs. Three Daughters (One of which is adopted) and a son.  They will be good and FYI Laurene is also a good-to-do entrepreneur.

Will Apple be the same without Jobs?

Ofcourse not. Nothing can fill the gap of a brilliant personality like Steve’s. The Optimistic attitude. The Aura. Nothing can replace it. Apple will never be like Jobs’ Apple.

Will the world be the same without Jobs?

Obviously not. His ideas changed the way we interact with Digital Media and probably shook the hell out of mobile companies. He raised the standards and ethics of business. He made the tech scenario beautiful and perfect.

Emotional Attachment..

I shared something more than just what most people do. He’s served as an inspiration for me. His presentation skills have awed me, time to time.

I started blogging and first few posts were dedicated to Apple, a company who we knew to make MP3 Players. Today, six and a half years later under the direction of Jobs, they shaped the Digital World. I’ve covered almost all product unveilings from 2005 and liveblogged many. His controversial statements, sudden replies to emails and random acts have left a mark on my mind. I can never forget him. He’s left a legacy and inspired millions of children like me to get up and follow our hearts.

How can I miss his speech? I’ve seen it 100′s of times and I request you to see it too. After 15 minutes you will know why.

Logitech Steps In Competition with M325 Wireless Mouse

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Greater Precision

Logitech announced wireless mouse M325 to their lineup. It aims at better online navigation, comfort, control and better precision which promises long durability and freshness even after long usage hours.

It has a good shape and a “claw” rubber grip which promises awesome handling. It has a micro-precise scroll wheel which is specially designed for net browsing which has 4 times sensitive browsing compared to existing mouses.

Standard Mice has about 18-24 stripes-like design on the scroll but this mice rocks some 72 of them. It has a freakin’ battery that extends upto 18 months. Available for $40. Competition to Razer’s Abyssus?

Windows 8 welcome screen leaked : looks hot and promising

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Windows 8 Welcome Screen leaked screenshot after break. How is it? (Click to enlarge)

Doesn’t it resemble something? Somewhat like Windows Phone 7 Metro User Interface. Background image can obviously be customized. CTRL + ALT + DELETE seems obvious option to log in but there will be more options like clicking the image and logging in.

For Tablet versions, Windows 8 unlocking would be done by swiping a pattern on the skin. Thanks DownloadSquad.

How to Copy/Crack a Decrypted (Protected) DVD within Seconds!

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Imagine this situation : You wanted to see a movie badly, but the movie is no longer in theaters. Your friend has the DVD you want to see. The problem is that you don’t have the time to see it, So you try to copy it. What you see is that the DVD is protected. What now ?? You cant see the movie, You cant copy it, what a rip off !!

Now what i would do was that download this software, and let it work for me. Here’s were you can download the software : http://www.dvddecrypter.org.uk/

 

What you have to do -

  1. Put in the DVD.
  2. Select the files.
  3. Then Decrypt it using the software downloaded.
  4. The software creates a folder where all the files are located.
  5. Select the files and create a Data DVD.
  6. You are set to go!

Acer to reincarnate and likely to go the Apple way

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Gianfranco Lanci

Gianfranco Lanci ( The CEO of Acer ) resigned from his post yesterday. The Board Of Acer wants it to me more like Apple than to HP. A simple reason for this was that Lanci followed a policy of increasing the volumes of Laptops so that he can provide cheaper Laptops than Dell and HP. Another reason for this could be the huge difference between Apple’s profit margin of 21.5% and Acer’s of 2.3% for the last fiscal year.

JT Wang(On the board of director) has replaced Lanci as the new CEO. Wang wants to concentrate on Tablets and Smartphones around enterprise sales. Wang clearly stated the start of new era for Acer by saying”Recently the iPad [tablet computer] and other new form factors have had a very big impact on the PC market. We have to change our business strategy.”

Let’s see whats the change in the strategy and how it works out. Apple is serving the premium market which means Acer could also be leading the same path. [Source]

How much did people spend on tablets (iPads) in 2010?

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Firstly, Analysts reported that 100% of tablet sales in 2010 consisted of iPads. Yeah, its quite an advantage being the first in the line to introduce tablets to the world.

Number two is that the world had spent about $9.6 Billion on tablets that same year with $9.566 Billion going to Apple for iPad. Insanely Great. [Source]

But Past is gone and Future awaits so the Real war will be in 2011 it is said sale of tablets may go up to $29.4 Billion this year. It is also being said Apple is going to grab 70% of the market this year. 2011 is surely going to be the War of the Tablets.

Sony Comes Up Vaio S Series Laptop In India

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Sony just shot the latest VAIO S Series into the Indian Markets today. Here’s the feature and pricing breakup.

Vaio S Series

Features

  • It comes with a choice of i5 or i7 processor.
  • It has about 4 GB Ram.
  • An 13.3 inch LCD screen.
  • Resolution of 1366×768 pixels.
  • up to 500GB HDD or 256GB SSD.
  • Webcam.
  • Wi-Fi.
  • HDMI Output .
  • Windows 7 OS
  • The higher end models feature the ‘Quick Boot’ feature that boots up the laptop from a shut down state in a 17 seconds.
  • 6hrs Battery life.
  • Graphics Card of 1GB.
  • Magnesium Metal Body Finish.
  • Aluminium Palm Rest.
  • Fingerprint Sensor.
  • Backlit  Keyboard.

Sony Vaio S Series Price

Sony Vaio S Series retail price are:
Sony Vaio S VPCSB19GG: Rs. 1,09,900
Sony Vaio S VPCSB18GG: Rs. 69,990
Sony Vaio S VPCSB17GG: Rs. 62,990
Sony Vaio S VPCSB16FG: Rs. 56,990

OverView and Verdict

The laptop looks dead fine and the laptop is pretty lightweight so is more of a traveler’s laptop than a high-end user’s laptop. This is somewhat Apple’s MacBook Air competitor in the line. Low end models are worth a try, or else I would prefer MacBook air over the high end models as both have nearly a same price.

Amazon unleashes Cloud Service before Google or Apple

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We’ve continually heard that Apple (After acquisition of Lala) was looking forward to launch a Cloud based locker service which would align itself with iTunes.com or maybe MobileMe. Rumors were that Google was also planning for something like this. Suddenly, out of the blue we have Amazon which unleashes the Cloud Drive and a Cloud based Music player too.

So what is Cloud?

You’ve been hearing about this since few years. What is it exactly?

“Cloud computing refers to the provision of computational resources on demand via a computer network.” – From WikiPedia.

Cloud Computing revolves around around data. It’s not physically with you but on the “Cloud” servers and you do not mandatorily need your computer to access it but varied types of devices for example, Your smartphone or tablets can also access the data using appropriate applications. This makes it easier to access data quickly from different devices.

What is Amazon offering?

It’s offering a cloud drive with 5GB worth of free space to upload and store your media (Music and Videos) and documents safely. All you need is a Amazon Account which is free and a browser to access the website and push content up or download it to other computers. They are offering tools to make your migration to cloud much easier. Once such tool scans you computer and auto-uploads all the music files to the cloud drive.

You can upgrade your plans. Well, pricing is $1 per GB. Yes, that simple.  It doesn’t work on iOS but works on Android based devices. The service is surely better than the competitor DropBox which does not allow such flexibility as Amazon. There’s some cool offer going on which lets you buy a MP3 album and upgrade to 20GB plan.  Give it a try here, it’s surely worth it.