TECH FLASH

The first Windows Phone 8 handsets are trickling out, and for those anxious to see what Microsoft has been cooking up in terms of Skype integration, now's your turn. Microsoft has today released a Skype Preview for WP8 (version 2.0). According to the company, this Preview build will give users "all of the Skype basics in the new, modern design along with many of the new features such as integration with the People Hub and a combined contact list with buddies from Windows Live Messenger. Additionally, you'll start receiving some call and message notifications - even when the app is closed and in the background." You can get started by downloading the program from the Windows Phone Store, but Microsoft reminds us that not all of the code is final. If you're digging in, here's more on what you can expect: Skype contacts in the People Hub. Start your next Skype conversation straight from the People Hub. You can call or start a chat from ...

The Green500 ranks the most energy-efficient  supercomputers  in the world, and the latest list has an  Intel -powered system at the top: “Beacon”, a supercomputer located at the National Institute for Computational Sciences (NICS), is the world’s most efficient supercomputer. Notably, Beacon uses Intel’s new  Xeon Phi  5110p coprocessors(running its MIC architecture) along with Intel Xeon E5-2670 chips to drink just 44.89kW of power while offering almost two-and-a-half billion floating-point operations per second per watt (2.49 GFlops/Watt) and hits 112,200 gigaflops at peak performance. Intel has to be feeling pretty good about that ranking, because it firmly believes that its Xeon Phi coprocessors using parallel processing are the key to achieving exascale computing, and finding a way to keep energy consumption in check is a huge obstacle to overcome. It also bodes well for the prospects of one of the next major supercomputers ...

As we all know that Transcend information, provider of storage and multimedia products recently launched its new Wi-Fi SD memory card that instantly adds wireless capability to an SDHC-compatible digital camera. The card can be use via the use of Wi-Fi networks and a Wi-Fi SD app,with this users can transfer images from their camera to their laptop/smartphones/tab immediately after capturing them,via wireless networks.\ The Wi-Fi SD card operates in two modes:  1. Direct Share : In the Direct Share Mode,as the name suggests user can  establishing a peer-to-peer connection,after that user can  transfer images directly between camera and tab.laptop etc. In case when you don’t have access to a Wi-Fi networks. 2. Internet Mode : Via using the Wi-Fi SD App,users can quickly switch to Internet Mode,which allows the Wi-Fi SD cardto connect to a nearby Internet hotspot or even use the...

These days everyone is using android  mobile phone  & tablet pc's. Now everyone want things to be get done on the go,its because there are many apps are available via from a user can done their work fast n in a short time period. the fact is some apps are free & some apps we have to pay for. If you wanna use a good app to perform specific task much faster & smarter then you've to pay for that sort of apps,BUT not now because today i'm here with a websites which will help you to best alternate of paid apps.there is nothing to worry about,those apps works good. at least you should give it a try.there are always 2 things which are almost same but then too One is the most popular or mostly people spend for it i'm talking about BBM.,whats wrong with Whatsapp this is also an cool application to use on every platform we can also perform all the task which is per...

This project is a battery and at the same time flexible  solar panel  that can fold  in the form of a  standard battery. Innovation , that can be refined and perfected.  Very interesting!  

Google’s tablet made by Asus is already up for grabs on Croma’s website for Rs. 19,981. It is the 16GB variant of the tablet. Once ordered, the product will ship to the user within 7 working days. Those interested in ordering it can catch the tablet here. The pricing of the device feels a little steep considering the fact that the Nexus 7 tablet is priced at $199 (Rs. 11,339 approx.) for the 8GB variant and $249 (Rs. 14,188) for the 16GB variant in the US. The Nexus 7 was unveiled at the Google I/O event back in June. You can catch the details of the event here. In July, the 8GB version was available for Rs. 16,952 via the Indiatimes online shopping website. You can read that complete story here. It seems as if the 8GB model will not be officially available in India unfortunately, if the Croma listings, and the refreshed Nexus 7 line up from Google, are any indication. The Nexus 7 as the name suggests features a 7-inch display with a resolu...

Asus has had a busy day today, with the launch of a whole host of products as a part of its Windows 8 lineup. Among them are two touchscreen ultrabooks, and two hybrid devices that can be used as full-fledged laptops as well as tablets. The two ultrabooks released by Asus are the VivoBook F202E and the VivoBook S400CA. The VivoBook F202E is priced at Rs. 39,999. The specifications for this one are as follows – Intel Core i3-3217M clocking at 1.8GHz, 4GB RAM, 500GB hard drive, Intel HD 4000 graphics, an 11.6-inch touchscreen display and Windows 8 Pro preloaded on the machine. The VivoBook S400CA is priced at Rs. 59,999 and is powered by an Intel Core i7-3517M clocking at 1.9GHz with 4GB of RAM. There is a 500GB hard drive for your storage requirements and the Intel HD 4000 chip handles the graphics. In a difference to its lesser-priced sibling, this version has a 14-inch touchscreen. Windows 8 Pro is what these machines come with preloaded. ...