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Hyundai Xcent

Posted: 18 Mar 2014 12:46 PM PDT

The sedan version of i10 Grande. 

 

SwiftKey for Google Android now with EMOJI Support!

Posted: 18 Mar 2014 12:36 PM PDT

SwiftKey X and SwiftKey Tablet X launched on the Google Android Market

purchased it as soon as i got the message. got it for around 80 rupees.

i have been using the beta for a long time now and it seems to work well for me.

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‪SwiftKey X - Top features‬‏ - YouTube

‪Swiftkey Tablet X - Top features‬‏ - YouTube

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the discounted price is a limited time offer. so if you want to get it, get it now. 80 bucks is a pretty decent price. :P

Google Play Store Updates

Posted: 18 Mar 2014 12:33 PM PDT

Tapatalk Updates

Posted: 18 Mar 2014 12:20 PM PDT

Is it a big deal to provide this forum on WAP?? Now that everyone is moving towards smart-phones, U(admin) may think about providing this site on WAP as well..

Is ICICI netbanking down today?

Posted: 18 Mar 2014 12:14 PM PDT

I am unable to login to icici netbanking since today morning :(  Anyone facing similar issues?  :(

 

 

Infibeam Magic Box Offers

Posted: 18 Mar 2014 12:12 PM PDT

deadmau5: Coffee Run! ft. Daler Mehndi!

Posted: 18 Mar 2014 12:06 PM PDT

Honda City gets a brand new model in India

Posted: 18 Mar 2014 11:23 AM PDT

Looks sweet. 

 

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Honda Cars India Ltd. (HCIL), leading manufacturer of premium cars in India, today unveiled the all-new 4th Generation Honda City at a World Premiere event in India. The world's first glimpse of the car also marked the introduction of 1.5L i-DTEC diesel engine in the all-new City. Scheduled to be launched in January 2014, the pre-launch bookings of the model have begun across the country.

 

Honda is back baby! 

 

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http://techwhack.co/honda-unveils-4th-generation-honda-city-world-premiere-india-48476/

Phone in 10k range

Posted: 18 Mar 2014 11:22 AM PDT

My first suggestion was to get the Moto G. But the person is not so tech-savvy, and wants some 4-5 options to choose from including atleast one Windows one. As other factors like looks may also make a difference (Even the OS feel). "Brand" is not a must but another one option in that category would be nice.

 

Budget is 10K. Maybe 1k more. Thats another reason why Moto G is sort of kept as "will be considered" than a sure shot by him.

 

Skoda Superb

Posted: 18 Mar 2014 11:20 AM PDT

Google Play Music Updates

Posted: 18 Mar 2014 11:02 AM PDT

Google says not interested right now in digital music sales market
Search engine giant Google has somewhat clarified that they are not interested in entering the digital music sales market right now.
Market has been abuzz with rumors about a possible Google Tunes service, which would have taken on Apple and their iTunes digital music store.
Chris Sacca, [...]

http://news.techwhack.com/4200/digital-music-sales-market/

HP Chromebook 14

Posted: 18 Mar 2014 10:59 AM PDT

So... Largely disappointed as expected. The resolution is too low for someone like me coming from a WQXGA display. Display tech is also quite poor in comparison to what I have on my (very f**ked up) Dell. I am not used to laptop keyboards so that would take a lot of time getting used to. Would have to reorganize my Chrome toolbar to fit all the icons in so little space available on that device :D And since the changes sync across all Chromes, I would have get the same compact edition on my desktop as well lol.

Anyways. It is still a laptop that comes with a 9 hour battery life. Which is what the focus is on. A backup machine to be used primarily during longer power cuts and travel. Would see if I can switch to it as my primary work machine as well. Would save a lot of power in the process. I can now get a Pogobox or a similar device for my torrent downloads and exclusively use the desktop for watching movies and TV shows!

I would eventually find out.

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Funny Videos, Images and Jokes

Posted: 18 Mar 2014 10:59 AM PDT

MS staff

There was a pilot flying a small single engine charter plane, with a couple of very important executives on board. He was coming into Seattle airport through thick fog with less than 10m visibility when his instruments went out. So he began circling around looking for landmark. After an hour or so, he starts running pretty low on fuel and the passengers are getting very nervous. Finally, a small opening in the fog appears and he sees a tall building with one guy working alone on the fifth floor. The pilot banks the plane around, rolls down the window and shouts to the guy "Hey! Where am I?" To this, the solitary office worker replies "You're in a plane." The pilot rolls up the window, executes a 275 degree turn and proceeds to execute a perfect blind landing on the runway of the airport 5 miles away. Just as the plane stops, so does the engine as the fuel has run out.

The passengers are amazed and one asks how he did it. "Simple" replies the pilot, "I asked the guy in that building a simple question. The answer he gave me was 100 percent correct but absolutely useless, therefore that must be Microsoft's support office and from there the airport is just a while away."

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Is Windows a virus?

No, Windows is not a virus. Here's what viruses do:
They replicate quickly Okay, Windows does that

Viruses use up valuable system resources, slowing down the system as they do so okay, Windows does that

Viruses will, from time to time, trash your hard disk Okay, Windows does that, too

Viruses are usually carried, unknown to the user, along with valuable programs and systems Sigh... Windows does that, too

Viruses will occasionally make the user suspect their system is too slow (see 2) and the user will buy new hardware Yup, that's with Windows, too

Until now it seems Windows is a virus but there are fundamental differences: Viruses are well supported by their authors, are running on most systems, their program code is fast, compact and efficient and they tend to become more sophisticated as they mature

So, Windows is *not* a virus

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Note about Winblows '95

Windows '95 supports Plug 'n' Pray peripherals!!! :D :D

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What's the difference between Bill Gates and Robert Tappen Morris, Jr.
(the Internet Worm Hacker)?

Robert Tappen Morris, Jr., got six months in jail for crashing 10% of the
computers that Bill Gates made $100 million crashing last weekend.

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Bill and his young wife wakes up after their first marriage night. The woman says: "Finally, I found out, why you called your company "MicroSoft" :P :P

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FACTS

1- In a world without wall and fences, who needs windows and gates?
2- Disasters of our century: Hiroshima '45, Cernobyl '87, Windows '95.

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And for many more...chk out

http://www.zejn.si/~natan/gates.html

MTNL 3G Jadoo Experiences and Issues

Posted: 18 Mar 2014 10:54 AM PDT

Please use this thread for MTNL 3G/HSDPA activation/speed discussion.

Mumbai
[color=#B22222;]1.[/color] For 3G settings, APN: mtnl.net Keep Username & Password fields empty.

[color=#B22222;]2.[/color] For PrePaid data plans, click here and select 3G Prepaid Data Packs tab.

[color=#B22222;]3.[/color] To recharge your prepaid mobile, go here.

[color=#B22222;]4.[/color] To check Talktime Balance and validity, dial *444#

[color=#B22222;]5.[/color] To check Promotional plan like pay per second validity, dial *445#

[color=#B22222;]6.[/color] To check Data Balance and its validity, dial *446#

Delhi
[color=#B22222;]1.[/color] For 3G settings, please click here

[color=#B22222;]2.[/color] For PrePaid data plans, click here


More data will be added as found. Please PM me if you have something to contribute to this post.

Samsung Galaxy Note 3

Posted: 18 Mar 2014 10:51 AM PDT

Check Prices on: Flipkart | Amazon

Motorola Moto G Owners Thread

Posted: 18 Mar 2014 10:44 AM PDT

Woo.    Check Motorola Moto G Deals on: Flipkart | Amazon

Donate to Aam Aadmi Party

Posted: 18 Mar 2014 10:39 AM PDT

Today, Love is in the air! Many of us are here in this movement for one reason only - LOVE for our nation and her people. Let's celebrate this love and renew our commitment to take our revolution to the final goal: Swaraj! Make a donation today of Rs. 1402 or more: http://myaap.in/LoveIndia to show your love and ask all your loved ones to do the same!

 
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Motorola Moto 360

Posted: 18 Mar 2014 10:37 AM PDT

Mahendra Singh Dhoni Updates

Posted: 18 Mar 2014 10:33 AM PDT

New Delhi: The auctions for the Indian Premier League (IPL) have begun in the ballroom of the Oberoi Hilton in Mumbai.


The Chennai team paid the highest amount for Mahendra Singh Dhoni in the first round. Dhoni was bought for Rs 6 crore ($1.5 million) and he will be joined in the Chennai team by Sri Lanka’s spin whiz Muttiah Muralitharan who was bought for Rs 2.4 crore ($600,000).


Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne, who retired from international cricket early last year, was bought by Jaipur at Rs 1.8 crore ($4,50,000) while Adam Gilchrist was bought by Hyderbad for Rs 2.8 crore ($700,000)


Controversial Pakistani pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar will join Shah Rukh Khan’s Kolkata team for Rs 1.82 crore ($455,000).


The first round auctions saw the 'Marquee Players' being put up for sale. The Mumbai, Bangalore and Delhi teams did not take part in the first round.

A total of 78 players are up for grabs and they will be bought by eight franchises over the next 11 hours. Around Rs 160 crore ($40million) is at stake during the auctions.


But in a big blow to the IPL, Australia's Test and One-Day skipper Ricky Ponting, Andrew Symonds, Brett Lee and Michael Hussey will not be playing in the IPL in 2008 and hence they won't be auctioned.


Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid have already reached the for their team's bid


Each of the eight franchisees of the IPL will be allowed to spend a minimum of Rs 132 crore ($3.3 million) but not more than Rs 200 crore ($5 million) during the auctions.

Chennai bags Dhoni for Rs 6 cr, SRK wins Shoaib

I am very very happy that my company has got dhoni and more importantly dhoni will play for Chennai Team. I am delighted on this news. Come chennaites the first IPL tournamet will be ours. Cheer up chennaites.

Google Android Wear Platform

Posted: 18 Mar 2014 10:27 AM PDT



LG G Watch

Posted: 18 Mar 2014 10:17 AM PDT

ACT broadband in Chennai

Posted: 18 Mar 2014 10:17 AM PDT

Saw posters just now in Chennai (Teynampet area)

 

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Called up the number. They are covering entire Mylapore now. Surroundings (Adyar, Besant Nagar etc to be covered in a month). Rest of Chennai soon after... So, lets see...

Xolo Q800 X edition

Posted: 18 Mar 2014 10:10 AM PDT

I wanted a mobile under 10k and after searching, bought Xolo q800 X Edition. Already have seen Xolo A500S ,Xolo Q1100 with dad and hence decided to go to xolo again. Its not like there are many great phones under 10k. Wanted to buy Lumia 525 but again felt windows is too restrictive.

 

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Check Xolo Q800 X Deals on: Flipkart | Amazon | Snapdeal

Infamous: Second Son

Posted: 18 Mar 2014 10:00 AM PDT

Check Prices on: Flipkart | Amazon  

Second Son is taking the most from PlayStation 4 system to capture more detail in the actors' performances and we're starting to see a fidelity never-before realized in video games. Step into Sucker Punch Productions to see how the magic is captured.

Jabong Promos

Posted: 18 Mar 2014 09:31 AM PDT

300 Rise of an Empire

Posted: 18 Mar 2014 09:25 AM PDT

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They are making a sequel of 300? :D

Official Website: http://goo.gl/H9fUO

 

Trailer/Preview releasing in a couple of hours. 

 

Based on Frank Miller's latest graphic novel Xerxes, and told in the breathtaking visual style of the blockbuster "300," this new chapter of the epic saga takes the action to a fresh battlefield—on the sea—as Greek general Themistokles attempts to unite all of Greece by leading the charge that will change the course of the war.

 

"300: Rise of an Empire" pits Themistokles against the massive invading Persian forces led by mortal-turned-god Xerxes, and Artemisia, vengeful commander of the Persian navy.

 

Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures present, a Cruel and Unusual Films/Mark Canton/Gianni Nunnari Production, "300: Rise of an Empire." The action adventure stars Sullivan Stapleton ("Gangster Squad") as Themistokles and Eva Green ("Dark Shadows," "Casino Royale") as Artemisia. Lena Headey reprises her starring role from "300" as the Spartan Queen, Gorgo; Hans Matheson ("Clash of the Titans") stars as Aeskylos; David Wenham returns as Dilios, and Rodrigo Santoro stars again as the Persian King, Xerxes.

 

The film is directed by Noam Murro, from a screenplay by Zack Snyder & Kurt Johnstad, based on the graphic novel Xerxes, by Frank Miller. It is produced by Gianni Nunnari, Mark Canton, Zack Snyder, Deborah Snyder and Bernie Goldmann. Thomas Tull, Frank Miller, Stephen Jones and Jon Jashni serve as executive producers.

 

The creative filmmaking team includes director of photography Simon Duggan, production designer Patrick Tatopoulos, editor Wyatt Smith and costume designer Alexandra Byrne. The music is composed by Junkie XL.

 

"300: Rise of an Empire" will be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company. This film is not yet rated.

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Jabong is now selling Dorothy Perkins branded products

Posted: 18 Mar 2014 09:21 AM PDT

MTNL 3G disconnecting after every 35-40 minutes

Posted: 18 Mar 2014 09:11 AM PDT

Is anyone else facing the same problem? I am having this issue since last two days. I live in Mumbai

Inside Comedy

Posted: 18 Mar 2014 09:06 AM PDT

Metal Gear Solid V

Posted: 18 Mar 2014 09:01 AM PDT

Check Metal Gear Solid V Deals on: Flipkart | Amazon

Netflix

Posted: 18 Mar 2014 09:00 AM PDT

Netflix offering big money for inputs from consumers
Online DVD retailer Netflix Inc. is now asking for recommendations from people on how they can improve upon their movie recommendation system.
And to spark the interest in this concept, they are offering a $1 million reward as an incentive.
The company is trying to use this method to stay [...]

http://news.techwhack.com/4501/netflix-offering-big-money/

Top Gear

Posted: 18 Mar 2014 08:59 AM PDT

Hi can anyone please give me topgear India customercare e-mail address!

I am getting this error when i send this e-mail address

This is an automatically generated Delivery Status Notification

Delivery to the following recipient failed permanently:

wecare@wwm.co.in

Intelligence

Posted: 18 Mar 2014 08:59 AM PDT

New show from CBS starting this fall starring Josh Holloway ' Sawyer' from Lost fame looks good from trailer  

The Voice

Posted: 18 Mar 2014 08:58 AM PDT

Power Issues in the Panel Box Installed

Posted: 18 Mar 2014 08:57 AM PDT

Hi All, 

  I got ACT 2 months ago. I am the first one who got the connection in my area and I referred two friends too. They installed the panel box in my home and I personally supervised the installation. They clearly explained me that there will be a internal battery in the box and that will support the router when the power goes off. But after sometime the promise went for a toss. Whenever there is a power failure the internet goes down. It is illogical since most of us use Laptops which can support 4 hours of backup. I raised complainants 4 times so far the best part is they will close the issue on their own and I need to call the customer care every time to understand the status of the ticket. 

 

Complaints raises so far : 0001791667,0001812313(missed the other 2 nos)

 

My Account ID : 10704370

Myntra Promos

Posted: 18 Mar 2014 08:57 AM PDT

Prithvi UE100 with Tp Link TL-MR3220 3G/4G router

Posted: 18 Mar 2014 08:48 AM PDT

Bought this MR3220 router from snapdeal for 1497rs to use with my bsnl evdo prithvi modem.

Total disappointment :sad: :sad: :sad:

 

Configuring with the datacard was hassle free but the internet connection speed has significant drop when connected to router even when the signal strength is shown as 83%.

Internet speed is fine when i connect the evdo datacard directly to computer using extension cable(60 -80KB/s and sometimes above 100KB/s).stable 3bar signal and -84dbm

Also it refuses to get connected when i connect the evdo datacard to router using a small usb extension cable.

 

Tried contacting tp link through mail and their toll free no...no response :mad (): :mad (): :mad (): :mad (): :mad ():

 

it was loaded with the latest firmware 130423 and i downgraded it to 130326 now there is a slight improvement still not good enough :question:

 

any suggestion ..help????

 

 

 

 

 

HostGator Discount Coupons

Posted: 18 Mar 2014 08:21 AM PDT

 

 

HostGator is releasing a 50% off coupon, valid from 2pm CDT until 6PM CDT - TODAY ONLY! This will be valid on all web hosting packages. This email is to give you advanced notice so you can maximize the opportunity.

The coupon code is "HG50".

 

Looks like a generic coupon. 

Has Downfall For Google Begun ?

Posted: 18 Mar 2014 07:47 AM PDT

The Google once i knew and loved is , imo no more. All i see is a big giant corporation sucking all the privacy it can from nearly all individual who are online.   The Fall has been amplified by the recent expose of the PRISM debacle.   With Recent move to make real name / real profile associated with your Google account to comment on youtube , things are not all rossy at google.     Here is another fine example of major f*** up by google , and even more appaling is how we all have started to accept the fact that there is no real support for such a big company. Even though most of the times its all automated , but many years ago , when i had issues with Adsense , it was as if talking to a empty space.   But apart from these , I am slowly loosing my confidence and trust on google , the way they have progressed and action they take.   Youtube without ABP is pure crap. I cant view 30 sec video without wathcing a 1 min ad , that too on HD , when my actual video i am supposed to watch doesnt run smoothly at 240p , even though its an isp issue , still Google should be aware of my bandwidth , when it is quick enough to change the video from 240p to 144p , me even without asking it , but fails to load a SD ad depending on my speed.   Gmail is full of ads again and it started to be listed right above emails too.   Picasa is dead and replaced with crap like G+ photo which is viewable for the elite who can have a decent 2mpbs connection.   Blogger imo is dead too , with region changing domains , i feel its more shifted towards easy censoring .   Google plus is crap and so is FB. May be i am just tired of all these social sites. May be its just me .   Apart from these , the main service , the actual search , imo has taken deep dive . The results are no more better. Most of the time it serves me out dated links (2008-2010) , and each time i have to specify to link to 2012-2013 to get more precise results. With all the MPAA/RIAA/other take down request , i am not sure whether the result i am seeing is even the best ones.   You cant use Google without using good userscripts (googlifix) to enable all the hidden features , which were once easily available.   Android is whole lot different , with Google play/market imo is fuc*** up , with most of the space wasted on movies and books and no real way to show only apps. Still the search on Play is ancient and no real way to filter them.   With recent 4.4 KK , and recent issue on how you cant have access to Battery info , i dont know where this is all leading. Even though a lot has been optimized and became effecient , android is again pushing one to use its services .

 

May its all because of PRISM , i have lost all trust on google and each day all i see if they grabbing all the possible information on everyone , to either serve the ads or to nsa or whatever. There is also a general dislike slowly growing towards google.

WhatsApp Updates

Posted: 18 Mar 2014 07:40 AM PDT

Bsnl EVDO Capitel modem windows 8 - Fix

Posted: 18 Mar 2014 07:40 AM PDT

Bsnl EVDO capitel Modem doest work with Windows 8

 

i have micromax MMX modem , but still have capitel modem , after installation i get 'No device' error

 

found a simple solution on web and it worked

 

http://ceekam.com/blog/?p=910

 

 

posting a external link , if its not okay will copy paste the content here

 

 

 

Google Play Movies & TV

Posted: 18 Mar 2014 07:38 AM PDT

BSNL EVDO Capitel USB Modem with TP-Link MR3420 WiFi Router

Posted: 18 Mar 2014 07:37 AM PDT

BSNL EVDO Capitel CE200 USB Modem with TP-Link MR3420 WiFi Router

 

Hi

 

Been using BSNL EVDO for past 3 Years , lately been thinking about setting up a wifi network at home to use it for other Laptops and smart phones

bought TP-Link MR 3420 wireless router thru amazon after reading reviews and getting help from this forum

 

Received the package and easily installed the network

 

 

 

Contents in the box

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1. Wireless router

2. Ethernet cable

3. Two antennas

4. Power adapter

5. Guide CD

6. Installation instruction

 

 

 

Installation steps

 

1.Plugged in the cables , power and USB modem

 

2. To configure open browser type address 192.168.0.1

 

3. quick setup > select 3G/4G only> Fill in the username , password and dial number #777

earlier i entered the APN as bsnlnet , but it wasnt getting connected , thanks to member vspraneeth05  who has mentioned in his thread to leave

the APN TO BE LEFT BLANK

 

4. enter SSID and password details , you are done

 

5. It connects automatically to internet, provided your credentials are right

 

Identifying the modems took quite sometime for both Capitel and Micromax Modems , was holding my breath for a long time !

it says it support windows 8 , but in the installation guide it says otherway

but didnt have any problem using it on windows 8

 

LED indications are usefull

there is no wifi on/off button , there is a pinhole on the side , using a pin wifi can be switched ON/OFF or thru the browser

Using LAN cable for internet connection to Laptop and Wifi for other smartphones , Problems None

Coverage is decent , havent check every corner though

 

Getting 1.5 to 2 mbps in smart phones over wifi and 2.5 to 3 mbps in laptop thru LAN cable which is my normal speed

 

Thanks to IBFuser and Vspraneeth05's !!

 

Amazon package and delivery was upto the mark , product was in the sealed pack

 

 

PS: will there be a problem if the router is on 24/7 ?

 

 

 

 

 

Chevrolet Sail

Posted: 18 Mar 2014 07:26 AM PDT

Chevrolet Sail launched in India. Starts at Rs. 5 lakhs.

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this one is again powered by the same freaking fiat 1.3 liter engine.

Huawei E303C not working with BSNL 3G SIM

Posted: 18 Mar 2014 07:17 AM PDT

When I use the BSNL 3G SIM on a Mobile phone, it works well.

 

But when I insert this SIM in a Huawei E303C datacard, it does not open any sites.  The Mobile Partner application registers to BSNL network and even the Connect button gives me a connection.  But I cannot use Internet.

 

I had a backup BSNL's own 3G datacard.  I tried using the BSNL 3G SIM on it and it works well.

 

Does this indiciate that the BSNL 3G SIM is blocked on other data cards?

 

Location - Bangalore