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iPad 2 Info

Posted: 29 Nov 2013 11:56 AM PST

Just got iPad 2 as a gift, I don't know anything about it, will appreciate any info which is helpful :-)

Samsung Galaxy S Duos 2

Posted: 29 Nov 2013 11:09 AM PST

Samsung Galaxy S Duos 2 (GT-S7582) specifications

  • 4.0-inch WVGA(480×800) capacitive touch screen display
  • 1.2 GHz dual-core processor
  • Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) OS
  • 10.57 mm thick and weighs 118 grams
  • Dual SIM (GSM + GSM)
  • 5MP Auto Focus Camera with LED Flash
  • 0.3MP (VGA) front-facing camera
  • 768 MB RAM, 4GB internal memory that is expandable up to 64GB with microSD
  • 3G HSPA+, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth and aGPS
  • 1500mAh battery

The Samsung Galaxy S Duos 2 (GT-S7582) comes in Black and White. The phone has been priced on the Samsung India eStore for Rs. 10,999

 

http://www.fonearena.com/blog/89406/samsung-galaxy-s-duos-2-with-4-inch-display-android-4-2-surfaces-on-official-website.html

Digital Camera with Manual Controls

Posted: 29 Nov 2013 10:54 AM PST

Basically confused between a mirrorless camera and a DSLR. Looking for great picture quality with some manual controls which can give me nice (DSLR like) focus. Bokeh would be awesome.

 

Any photography experts here?

what is a bitcoin ?

Posted: 29 Nov 2013 10:21 AM PST

hey guys i have registered in rbitco.in i dnt know how to use that please help me in using the site and also tell me what is bitcoin all about??

Gigabit Router + Modem

Posted: 29 Nov 2013 10:10 AM PST

I'm planning to get a Gigabit Router and modem for my MTNL connection wanted to keep the modem and router seperate to avoid any disconnection so took this route , I'm looked around and since my love for Asus Router is on higher side i see Asus RT N15U and Asus RT N16U , and it seems RT15U is nothing but N13U with gigabit and great looks only concern for me being the vertical stand and connection LAN cables to it.RT N16 have DD WRT router but it seems a quite a old router now but still kicking ass against the older model , also there is TP Link WDR 4300 750 which i dont have much info on

 

 

For modem i see TP Link 8817 , DLink DSL-2520U or something else should i look for multiple Ethernet port in modem or just 1 would be ok ?

Google Nexus 5 does not stay connected to Wi-Fi in Standby

Posted: 29 Nov 2013 10:08 AM PST

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This has become a major annoyance. Everytime I wake up the phone, there are like 10-15 alerts for 3G usage. 

 

Wi-Fi settings look fine. 

 

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I never faced this on Galaxy Nexus. 

40-60% off on Zagg Products

Posted: 29 Nov 2013 10:04 AM PST

Each hour, for 24 hours, ZAGG will be discounting a different item by 40-60%.
Each sale will only last 60 minutes!
DON'T MISS OUT ON ZAGG'S
DEEPEST DISCOUNTS EVER!

 

 

I guess I am missing out on a lot of deals just because I could not wait to get the Nexus 5 and the accessories for it :( 

 

http://fave.co/1cAY5GS

Starbucks in India

Posted: 29 Nov 2013 09:50 AM PST

Starbucks set to open their first outlet in India!

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tata and google are sort of using a similar design theme for their subsidiary logos :D

Massive optics laying by reliance in various parts of country

Posted: 29 Nov 2013 09:32 AM PST

Hello friends, I could see massive optic fibre laying in various parts of country. I had seen conduits of various colours laying in Bangalore, Delhi and varanasi. Dont know about other places, can you guys confirm this. I had seen cable laying in as remote places of saarnath temple, Ganga ghat in banaras. Seems like vary strange bec if the connectivity is to provide to 4G sites the it should have not in such massive scale. Seems like they also plans to provide ftth

Problems with Reliance Broadband Thunder Plans

Posted: 29 Nov 2013 09:26 AM PST

Just a poll to see the ratio of happy and sad customers. 

 

 

Reliance Static Broadband - Part4 update

Posted: 29 Nov 2013 09:22 AM PST

Hello

 

Just Curious To Know About The Newly Lauched Reliance True Unlimited Internet Downloading .

 

If Any One Has Experienced This / Using Into Please Share Ur Feedback .As I Was Looking for Fully NO FUP plan

 

My Choice For Reliance is Advantage 2999 Y - WIFX2999Y - 4Mbps (As This is The highest )

Currently Using with Airtel 175gb 2599 rental 8Mbps (Best )

 

Here's The Tariff

 

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Black Friday Deals from Amazon AppStore

Posted: 29 Nov 2013 09:12 AM PST

Nokia Lumia 920

Posted: 29 Nov 2013 09:05 AM PST

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Leaked photo shows Nokia Lumia 920 with five color options -- Engadget

Based on a tweet from EVLeaks today, it looks like the Lumia 920 will be available in a few additional shades: white, grey and black.


i guess we would find out tomorrow what nokia has in store for us.

Torrents btcache no more?

Posted: 29 Nov 2013 08:04 AM PST

Hello everyone, first time poster here.

 

I am located in thane west and have been using 5net for about 3 months now.

The main reason i switched over to 5net  from my tata indicom adsl was the torrent speeds.

I always used to get 900kB/s fro popular torrents and even 7-8 MB/s for more popular torrents.

Later i discovered that it is due to BtCache/ CacheBT..

but since 2-3 weeks... i am not getting such high speeds on torrents. max i can go upto is 130-140kB/s (i.e my 1mbps UL plan)

BtCache/CacheBT no longer shows up in the peer list for the currently downloading torrents (as many of you might know.. this is a network caching cluster of fivenet which provides such amazing speeds... simply put.. local torrent caching)

 

i can see however that youtube still works good for 720 even 1080p videos(i.e youtube is still cached)

 

 

has fivenet stopped torrent caching??

any one else facing a similar issue?? 

a call to my lco got me this response "Everything is fine"

 

 

Broadband Speed Map

Posted: 29 Nov 2013 07:26 AM PST

  I am running an experiment to map internet access speeds. Hopefully, this experiment will one day help people see the real speeds available in their area through crowd-sourcing.

 

  I would appreciate if you could take a few minutes to submit a speed test result, location and your broadband ISP / plan name. Every few days I shall farm the sumitted results onto a map like this http://goo.gl/8IBd6d  (Click on the markers to view the result details)

 

Submit your Speedtest.net result here: http://goo.gl/NlBzQm

 

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  • Unfortunately I am unable to add any submission that does not include the speed test result image link due to incomplete data. Apologies for this.
  • I am working on a mechanism to automate the submissions to the map directly so you can see your submissions on the map immediately. But this may take a while as I can do this only in my free time. Please bear with the slow pace of map updates till then.

Flipkart Affiliate Program

Posted: 29 Nov 2013 07:05 AM PST

It has come to our notice that a few affiliates have been posting Flipkart affiliate links (having Affid) on Flipkart's official Facebook page which is a policy violation of Flipkart Affiliate Program. Kindly desist from spamming Flipkart's Facebook page with your affiliate links.


lol

Sony Playstation 4

Posted: 29 Nov 2013 06:50 AM PST

Gionee Elife E6

Posted: 29 Nov 2013 06:48 AM PST

http://gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/news/gionee-elife-e6-full-hd-smartphone-launched-390704

 

The smartphone, which features a unibody design, sports a 5-inch OGS(One-Glass-Solution) AMOLED display with a resolution of 1080x1920 pixels and pixel density of 441ppi. The phone is extremely thin at just 6.18mm, and weighs 128 grams.


Gionee Elife E6 is powered by a 1.5GHz Mediatek quad-core processor, along with 2GB of RAM. The internal storage offered by the phone is 32GB. 

The Gionee Elife E6 sports a 13-megapixel auto focus rear camera, which also includes a second generation BSI sensor, along with an LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with a 28mm lens. Both cameras support 1080p video recording.

The phone runs Android 4.2 with its own custom Amigo UI layer. The phone is powered by a 2020mAh battery.

 


It also features motion sensing features allowing users to answer phones by directly raising it up to their ears, answer calls by sweeping a hand over the screen, flip between pictures by a sweeping motion,and automatically play/pause videos when the user looks away from the screen, among other gestures. 


The Gionee ELIFE E6 is available in Black and White colour variants with matching colour cases. The phone will be available in China starting mid-July for a suggested price of CNY 2699 (Rs. 26,250 approximately). It will be available in India after August 2013, according to the company.

Google Android KitKat

Posted: 29 Nov 2013 06:48 AM PST

So the next update is going to be 4.4 KitKat http://www.android.com/kitkat/

Amazon India: Apple 16GB iPod Touch for Rs. 12999

Posted: 29 Nov 2013 06:40 AM PST

Apple 16GB iPod Touch: Amazon.in: Electronics

 

Flipkart is slightly higher assuming both of these are the same generation models... Apple touch 4th Generation 16 GB MP3 Player - Apple: Flipkart.com

Hoping to see Moto G at this price point! 

Metronet (Bell Teleservices) in Bangalore - 10 Mbps for Rs. 1699

Posted: 29 Nov 2013 06:31 AM PST

I finally found an ISP (a local cable provider) with 10 Mbps UL Plans, well atleast with 100gb FUP & 1Mbps after for Rs. 1699. They call themselves Maruti Network & operate on 'Metronet' (Belltele.in) network, could not find much info on their website: www.metrotelecom.in but the local cable guy from Maruti network gave me this flyer:

 

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Is anyone else from Bangalore using this, need some reviews & more details on their service / other plans etc. I already paid Rs. 1500 for installation & should get the connection by Tuesday

 

 

 

EDIT on 12th July 2013 :

 

*My overall review after using this connection for over 2 weeks : http://broadbandforum.co/topic/66171-metronet-bell-teleservices-in-bangalore-10-mbps-for-rs-1699/page-2#entry686391

MTNL IPv6 related discussion

Posted: 29 Nov 2013 06:29 AM PST

Flipkart: Get a minimum 15% off on best selling Canon cameras

Posted: 29 Nov 2013 06:25 AM PST

Chumbak: All Apparel at 25% Off

Posted: 29 Nov 2013 06:21 AM PST

All you have to do is enter the coupon WEEKEND25 at the time of checkout :)  Simple. Offer valid only on Apparel and at chumbak.com! Looking for some really awesome tees and boxers?

 

 

 

http://www.chumbak.com/

Pepperfry Deals and Discount Coupons

Posted: 29 Nov 2013 06:18 AM PST

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Which cloud service to use on an Ubuntu box?

Posted: 29 Nov 2013 06:09 AM PST

Ubuntu One comes preloaded. Dropbox has a client. Google Drive doesn't. Any full time Linux user wants to suggest which one is better than the rest?

Tikona Broadband User Experiences

Posted: 29 Nov 2013 06:06 AM PST

Thought I would start another thread for people who have actually used this service to describe their experience.

They have started advertising quite heavily in Bombay and their plans seem pretty decent. Their 600kbps UL plan would be excellent for me.

I really like the way they have bill limits for their limited plans as well. That shows they understand consumer concerns about enormous bills and have designed their plans to allay them.

So how good is their service? Any down time? How quickly do they respond to complaints? Really any information from people who have used Tikona would be appreciated.

Printland: Enjoy the Winters with Coffee Mugs @ Rs. 114

Posted: 29 Nov 2013 06:01 AM PST

PayTM: Get upto 20% cashback on mobile recharges only at Paytm

Posted: 29 Nov 2013 05:59 AM PST

Cobrapost Sting "Operation Blue Virus"

Posted: 29 Nov 2013 05:50 AM PST

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/cobrapost-for-rs-92000-you-can-destroy-reputations-on-fb-twitter/436731-3.html


- They would generate fake following on Netaji's Facebook page, running into lakhs, by creating fake profiles or buying likes from the community of netizens.
 
- They would create a good fan-following on Twitter, by buying packages of followers.
 
- They would not allow a negative comment to appear on Facebook page.
 
- They would do negative publicity against Netaji's opponent, employing methods not necessarily ethical or legal.
 
- They would post the negative content online from countries such as the United States or Korea, to avoid detection of its source.
 
- They would use assembled computers for negative campaign and destroy them after the project is over.
 
- They would use proxy codes on their computers such that their locations change every hour, making detection impossible.
 
- They would create fake profiles of Muslims to engage Muslims and change their views about Netaji and his party.
 
- They offered to make the promotional videos go viral on YouTube.
 
- They would put at Netaji's disposal an in-house database of voters, categorized according to their vocation, area of residence, age, income level and religion.
 
- They would use offshore IPs and servers to avoid tracing of the source of online content.
 
- They would hack into the computers of other individuals for posting defamatory content using their IPs
 
- They would use Internet-based messaging system to circumvent TRAI regulations on mass SMS. This they would do using short codes instead of actual phone numbers to mask the identity of the sender.
 
- They would accept payments only in cash to avoid paper trail to ensure that no connection is established between them and their client.
 
The portal alleged that an IT professional, Bipin Pathare, not only promised to give them a booth-wise demographics of voters to help them with booth management but also not hesitate to detonate a bomb, or spread rumours of a riot situation, forcing Muslim voters to remain indoors on polling day, thus leaving ample scope for bogus voting.
 
Bahal quoted Pathare as saying that he helped one Praveen Jara win election by intimidating and disenfranchising Muslim voters. Bahal also named Abhishek Kumar, who he claimed is working for Campaign Modi on social media, is planning to make a defamatory content on Rahul Gandhi to go viral on social media a few days before elections.
 
Priyadarshan Pathak, another online reputation management professional exposed in Operation Blue Virus, agreed to start a smear campaign against a fictitious company for Rs. 92000. The portal said the campaign included expletives, complete with cartoons and caricatures, and allegations, among others, of money laundering, allowing terrorist to use its equipment and defrauding its passengers in the name of charity.

Politics turning into dangerous tech-savy game! 

Upgraded to BBG Combo ULD 1425, Can't get BSNL to upgrade speed

Posted: 29 Nov 2013 05:24 AM PST

Hello Everyone,

I was on BBG Combo ULD 800 & I upgraded to BBG Combo ULD 1425 in Oct. Plan was changed & portal reflects my plan but there is no improvement in speed. I have gone to exchange multiple times but they say that they are not responsible for speed, I should go to the main office & file a complaint there. Which I did but there is no response since then. also raised a complaint in portal, but it gets set to "RESOLVED".

 

Its more than a month but my modem still syncs at 2048/512kbps. Now, how to I get these bsnl idiots to increase the speed as per the plan subscribed?

ICICI Titanium credit card

Posted: 29 Nov 2013 05:17 AM PST

can I  use  ICICI  Titanium credit card  to generate ICICI  VCC  card ?

 

 

I'm asking because ICICI  Titanium credit card is a master card.  Can I use it to generate ICICI
 VCC card ?

Sherlock

Posted: 29 Nov 2013 04:40 AM PST

Wanna buy Lord of The Rings book, which edition to buy?

Posted: 29 Nov 2013 03:17 AM PST

can anyone suggest out the 3 which one should i go for.

 

I would prefer big text if possible something that we get in the Harry potter Series, read it in school :tongue:

 

Also a good edition would be nice.

 

Only wanna buy it via fk :D

 

This one is suppose to have the 50th Anniversary edition i was trying to get it from fk but it was dam expensive @1424 and currently out of stock.

The Hobbit / The Lord of the Rings (Set Of 4 Books) - Buy The Hobbit / The Lord of the Rings (Set Of 4 Books) by Tolkien, J. R. R.|Author; Online at Best Prices in India - Flipkart.com

 

Cover on this sucks lol

The Lord Of The Rings (Set Of 3 Titles) - Buy The Lord Of The Rings (Set Of 3 Titles) by tolkien, j. r. r.|author Online at Best Prices in India - Flipkart.com

 

and then there is one more option the 7 book set slipcase one.

Frequent Disconnection / ADSL blinking Issue on MTNL Broadband

Posted: 29 Nov 2013 03:12 AM PST

Hi,

I am a user of 849NU plan of MTNL Triband service since August based out of Navi Mumbai.

All of August, i was very happy to have a lovely connection and good speeds, with a pretty good tariff.
But now since the past 15 days I am suffering from very intermittent net connection.
Although I am connected to the internet, sometimes the webpages take ages to open, and never open, while at other times it opens instantly. Also downloading has the same pattern, sometimes I get very good speeds of upto 200 Kbps, while other times there is no download. Although all download sites show good Triband Speed, but it is the intermittent connection that is the problem.
This problem has crept up in the last 15 odd days, and I have tried everything but no change has been noticed.

Has anyone else faced a similar problem, and if yes, whats the work around. The people at MTNL classify this as a slow connection problem, but that is exactly not the issue, as I do get good speeds intermittently.

Somebody please help me.

The general cricket discussion thread

Posted: 29 Nov 2013 03:03 AM PST

Why this thread?

So often, we have some random thought or point to make/discuss , and I personally sometimes skip it as I feel it is not worthy of a new thread & feel its unfair to hijack an existing thread...

Would recommend creating new thread for any big news & as usual we have threads for specific series/tournaments.. This is for something general random posts related to cricket...Kind of the Cricket Offtopic thread...

Will start with one post

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Misbah & Taibu seem to competing with each other for the prize of who can bat more defensively....

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After beating NZ in the 3rd ODI with a draing chase... Now Zimbabwe are on verge on possibly upsetting them in the Only Test...

116 needed in 34 Overs (Incl mandatory Overs) with the new ball just taken

General Enquiry placed for Tata Docomo Broadband

Posted: 29 Nov 2013 02:57 AM PST

So, I requested a call back asking details of plans and feasibility in two close by locations including my current residence. Have got calls thrice, once they even promised to send sales executive but no one turned up. The other call said they will check feasibility at both locations and call back. The third one just took my details and said will call back. 

 

All this is the past week or so. Lets see how this goes.

Cheapest Deal on Amazon Kindle in India?

Posted: 29 Nov 2013 02:42 AM PST

Rs 4,999 (down from 5,999)

 

No information about till when the offer will run. I am assuming its the new price for Kindle from now on. And its a steal.

xbox 360/ ps3 region locked? (cybermonday)

Posted: 29 Nov 2013 02:02 AM PST

There are pretty good deals on xbox 360,ps3 at us. Relatives coming next month for christmas so I might get them. So want to know whether they are region locked or not. And any problems I might face here?

Very Poor 2G Network Response From Tata Docomo

Posted: 29 Nov 2013 12:56 AM PST

:pissed-off:  :pissed-off:

I Just ported to Tata Docomo from vodafone to use its cheap internet packs. But now it is like a HELL.

I cant connect to internet. whenever i tried to connect through my Android Device and Dongle, Network goes vanished.

Please Resolve this problem immediately.

:nono:  :nono:

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