Amazon Kindle Fire, An iPad Competitor?

Amazon's new tablet, the Kindle Fire, is out as the world's biggest e-retailer taps into a burgeoning market now dominated by Apple's iPad. The new tablet is being pitched as a complete handheld entertainment platform. Seattle-based Amazon will price it from $199, $200 below iPad2, and offer key entertainment features including Netflix. It's also trimming prices of its regular Kindles to $79 and introducing a new $99 Kindle Touch that will offer cell phone connectivity for $149. The seven-inch tablet from Taiwan's Quanta will somewhat resemble Research in Motion's BlackBerry PlayBook but will work better, offer more entertainment and have a downloadable Amazon app for e-mail. The Kindle Fire will ship Nov. 15, in plenty of time for holiday...

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How To: Install Windows 8 Operating System

Microsoft just release its new operating system, Windows 8. Preview the latest version of Microsoft's new OS. This will let you install it and use it without screwing up the rest of your computer. Just follow the instructions carefully and make sure you have a high-spec computer. Enjoy! Minimum Hardware System Requirements (Windows 8) below:CPU: 1 GHz or fasterRAM: 1 GB ( for 32-bit) and 2 GB (for 64-bit)Hard disk: 16 GB (for 32-bit) and 20 GB (for 64-bit)DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver Credits: Gigafi...

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A Quick Peek on iPhone 5's Hottest Features

Technophiles are waiting with bated breath for the iPhone 5, which Apple is expected to launch in October. The October release date looks probable as the California-based Apple said its iOS 5, the latest version of its operating system, will be released in the fall. Fall officially begins in the last week of September -- and for the iPhone 5 to have the iOS 5 pre-installed in it, the launch should be in October. There is an array of possible iPhone 5 features that have been revealed through several sources, image leaks and estimates by analysts and industry experts. Here's a detailed look at the rumored hot features of iPhone 5: World Phone with a SIM-less Design: iPhone 5 is rumored to feature a new SIM-less design with two to three internal...

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How To: Jailbreak iPhone/iTouch using Cydia on JailBreakMe

As you know, the iPhone Dev team has released a browser-based jailbreak tool known as jailbreakme that is capable to jailbreak all models of iPhone including iPhone 4, 3GS (both old and new bootrom) and 3G running on the latest version of iOS (i.e. 4.0 or 4.0.1). If you have used Spirit before, you should enjoy the one-click jailbreak process. But I can say “Jailbreakme” is even simpler and more user-friendly than Spirit. It is so simple that I wonder if I still need to write a guide for it. Anyway, to let those who do not familiar with the jailbreak process, here is the step-by-step guide to show you the process. Before jailbreaking… Before you jump to the jailbreak procedures, please read through the points carefully: As usual, before...

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How To: Remove Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) Notification

Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) notifications pops-up when your computer did not passed the validation test. The validation test can be failed due to a (non-genuine) pirated copy of Windows XP.  Sometimes you want your computer to be always up-to-date so you click the balloon on the bottom-right of your screen (the red shield-shape icon with an X on it) and change the Automatic Update settings to "Automatic (recommended)" which is wrong! You should turn off Automatic Update for it allows Windows to get updates from Mircrosoft and then the server detected that you have a pirated copy of Windows XP, so the balloon pops-up automatically every time you log on to your computer. You need to get rid of this problem as it can cause your computer...

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How To: Disable Facebook New Chatbox

Facebook recently have some changes again, including in this change is the new Facebook's Chatbox which is very annoying! Liking pages like '999 million likes to get back the old FB chat' is useless, well I will teach you how to get back the old Facebook chatbox by installing some scripts. Don't worry, it's just a few clicks away! You just need to install 'Sidebar Disabler' script on your browser, It only works if you are using Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Opera. After you have installed the extension, restart your browser and enjoy using the old Facebook chat-box style! Install 'Sidebar Disabler' for Chrome here Install 'Sidebar Disabler' for Firefox here Install 'Sidebar Disabler' for Opera...

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