New Windows XP Themes add zing to your PC

Good news for the Windows XP users, this festive month Microsoft is all set to roll out a series of dazzling new XP themes to satisfy the ever-growing need of its millions of customers.

The visual styles are fast changing with the ever transforming taste of the users. The earlier themes available on Windows XP interface are no longer catching the user’s eye. Today the customers are more captivated toward installing latest XP themes available free of cost over the Internet. .

With this changing mood in the air, Windows XP will shortly add up a range of “Dazzling Visual Style Themes” for the new users to modify their interface completely. New Windows XP themes like “xpro2Visual style”, “So Metro”, “Lipstick XP”, “Chrome x 2.0 beta”, “H.E.A.V.E.N suite”, “Turk vista V.1” are making rounds in the online circuit, even before their official launch.

“Luna” undoubtedly the most popular theme till date, ships along with the Windows XP package and is also set as a default theme for all machines with 64 MiB capacity RAM. Luna refers to a particular “visual style” of Windows XP theme, and not to all other user interface options of the XP package

Besides “Luna”, there are other popular themes from Windows XP, namely a brand new theme with a prominent window bar and a dark-blue taskbar similar to Vista entitled "Royale Noir" ,available for free download.

Earlier, Microsoft also released a modified version of the "Royale Noir" theme and named it "Zune”. The difference in both the theme lies is their main visuals. The new “Zune” theme boasts off a brand new glassy look and a jet-black taskbar instead of customary dark blue tinge of “Royale Noir” and an eye-catching orange “start” button in place of a usual green.

The “Zune” theme has also gained immense popularity in the recent months. With the coming festive weekend you can test-drive any of these new XP themes on your Windows XP interface. Just log on to Microsoft’s web portal and dazzle up your PC screen with a range of stunning Windows XP themes.

Biz Conferences to get Fillip with I- Phones

From now whenever you fail to join your important office conferences use your handset to join. Shocked!! Well don’t be as a leading independent software vendor (ISV) called NetDev Ltd in London announced the availability of a revolutionary new widget for iPhone that will allow users to manage their enterprise conferencing session from their iPhone. From now don’t worry about your conferences anymore.

Conference Controller will allow this facility with other brands of smartphones very soon. Now audio conferencing is a critical business application but you can manage with your conference session without any problem, directly from the headset. Usually conferencing requires desktop-client software or dual tone multifrequency (DTMF) “touch tone”. Phone menus that are manually controlled and manage conference calls shows a challenge for mobile workers who require access to endeavor
conferencing capabilities.

Those who use NetDev’s conferencing platform can use Conference Controller widget to start, manage and end the session from an automatic application on their iPhone which integrates effortlessly with their address books and the conferencing server. Participants for this can simply be invited or remove from a session using your iPhone’s touch screen.

For this major step there is a rapid growth in the sale of smartphones globally which exceeds 12% alone. The NetDev Conference Control widget will provide an elegant solution to your problems and promote flawless enterprise integration. This Conference Controller by NetDev is a step forward towards huge technological enlistment with iPhones.

Smartparts ropes in Wi-Fi frames with Microsoft

Frame your Christmas memories and share it with your near and dear ones this festive season. It’s not the common photograph that I am talking about, this is something new.
Interested, right? Unveiled as SPX8WF, the new Wi-Fi equipped digital frame from Smartparts will make your Christmas memories glow for years to come.

Coupled with unique wireless abilities, this new device uses a pre-allotted e-mail address bundled with the digital frame, allowing users to send pictures straightaway to the frame.

Moreover, it is the first Smartparts digital frame to integrate with Microsoft’s “Windows Live Photo Gallery”. Users can send pictures from their Digital Cameras directly to the Smartparts frame utilizing built-in Wi-Fi activators. Smartparts claims that connecting to a Wi-Fi network is just a click away with this new gadget.

You can link up to the Internet utilizing Smartparts digital frame and send your pictures to your online friends all around the world. The technology utilized in this process is an outcome of Smartparts partnership with Microsoft in the field of digital sharing technology.

Another striking feature about this digital frame is its “in-house” design. Smartparts designs are quite innovative. They design their own frames from “start- to- finish”. Its new 8-inch Wi-Fi frame adds dimension to its attractiveness .Together with the dark-wood border surrounding the 24-bit LCD and with a resolution of 800x600, this new Wi-Fi enabled Digital frame is sure to grab your attention. There are also slots for MS, SD, XD, MMC, and Compact Flash memory cards, coupled with a USB port and 512MB internal memory support.

Adding advanced Wi-Fi features to digital frames is something that doesn’t pop up every single day. Once you witness the digital frame in person, you will be amazed by its stylish looks and advanced features. The MSRP of this new digital frame is $149.99 and will be available by Christmas. For those who want to experience their digital pictures on a larger splashboard, a 32-inch version equipped with advanced Wi-Fi technology will be available shortly, however, the price tag is yet to be fixed.

Access Gmail sans Internet connection

Your Gmail access is now even more simplified. Enter “Offline Gmail” an advanced feature from Google labs. By switching on to “Offline Gmail” from Google’s Internetsearch page, you can readily access Gmail interface and check , compose mails , organize and search the worldwide web even when you are no longer connected to the Internet.

Surprising isn’t it? Well, this new offering from the Google labs is equipped with latest networking technology to hook you up to the Internet when you are no longer linked to it or even when the connection is running slow. With the help of a new “Flaky Connection” mode, Gmail Offline can readily pace up your Internet connectivity.

Google recently added two new extra features to its Offline access mode namely- the option to forward attachments while staying offline and the ability to choose downloadable messages for offline usage. Besides, it can neutralize bugs and makes your entire Internet experience smoother.

“Offline Gmail” is already popular among the business community and in schools where staying connected to the Gmail interface is quite a necessity. Offline Gmail support, relies on Google plug-in browser called “Gears”.

Switching on to “Gmail Offline” mode is quite simple. You only need to follow four simple steps namely- Clicking on the "Settings" link in the top-right corner of Gmail browser, selecting the” Offline" tab, enabling the” Offline Mail” option for the computer and finally clicking on” Save Changes" to switch on to “Offline Gmail” mode.

This Christmas, you can stay connected through “Offline Gmail” even if the Internet connection is closed down for the festive weekend. Just start humming your favorite carol and stay connected.

Google releases open code for Chrome

Google always keeps on invading new territories in the Internet and its latest target is your computer's operating system. Turning up in third-party vendors netbooks, it has officially released the open source code for its Chrome OS, an operating system. By next year those devices would start selling.

Like Windows, Mac OS, or even most Linux distributions, Google takes a very different approach with Chrome than major OSes. It is essentially a browser in the Internet that does not run on an operating system. All the data you save using it is stored in the cloud and its apps are Web apps. Very little data is actually saved on the computer's hard drive.

As an Internet user, one of its most useful benefits, as Google describes it is that boot-up times are extremely quick. Its security does not have any hassle and is easier to handle. Through this browser, you are not going to host any malware. If somebody pinches off your Chrome net book from Internet and your password is nice and safe, then you'll be able to reclaim all your data and settings. The regaining can be simple by signing on to another Chrome netbook -- which you'll have to buy, of course, but some data's worth more than a few hundred bucks.

Local desktop shortcuts are allowed by Chrome that opens web applications in the browser. Containing none of the regular interface the browser, when opened, only shows the title bar, so as not to "interrupt anything the user is trying to do." By this application the web applications is allowed to run alongside local software which is similar to Mozilla Prism and Fluid. No status bar is there in Chrome, but it displays loading activity on the Internet. Get going with Google Chrome and enjoy all the benefits as an user.

Yahoo expand with Facebook domain

Your online connections just got more flexible. Guess what, Yahoo and Facebook are now tied together in a never before alliance. Yahoo’s online popularity touched a new high with the two giant social networking sites announcing their integration. Through this new Internet based application called “Yahoo-Facebook Connect”, you will be able to contact your online friends and update your valuable Facebook information.

Alternatively, you can view updates from your friends` Facebook accounts, and share contents either through Yahoo or Facebook. At present, Yahoo-Facebook, amalgamation is limited to a one-way lane of traffic. Users can access their Facebook account only through Yahoo’s Internet portal.

According to a spokesperson from Yahoo, this integration will gradually open the floodgates separating two of Internet’s biggest online communities and it will only make easier for people to remain connected.

This amazing news ushers in a valuable marketing opportunity if you are running a small business house. It would not only widen your reach to the extensive number of social networking users on the world’s two most popular websites but it will also expand your marketing reach through Face book.

This Yahoo-Facebook Connect integration is expected to hit the Internet arena in early 2010. According to experts, the new linkup is a part of Yahoo’s Open End strategy that emphasize on allowing its users to access their social and personal information at the click of a mouse.

Once the process of integration is fully complete, this dual recipe will further enhance the capability of Yahoo and Facebook users to be in touch across a range of Internet networking sites including Yahoo Mail, Yahoo Finance and Yahoo Sports.

Among other highlights of this assimilation includes the capacity to connect with Facebook friends and share a variety of contents. Additional services include sharing of news stories and viewing live feeds from friends. You can also share your stories on Facebook from your Yahoo account through this new Internet pathway. Just log on to any of the websites and stay connected as always.

Shop and Freak Out With Google

While searching on Google, you can find some of your favorite eating tips or select a shop from where you can buy your favorite things. It seems that the Internet is all around you and you love to log on just anytime.

To make it easier Google has launched a new effort to send window decal to over 100,000 local businesses in the U.S. It has been the most sought out and researched topic on Google.com and Google Maps. They are calling these businesses as the "Favorite Places on Google" in the world of web through Internet. You'll now start to find them in over 9,000 towns and cities across the 50 states of the United States.

Known as a QR code each window decal has a unique bar code. You can scan with hundreds of mobile devices which includes iPhone, Android-powered phones, BlackBerry and more. With these new decals and your mobile phone, you can easily go up to a storefront and immediately find reviews.

With the help of Internet, you will be able to receive a coupon if the business is offering you any privileges. Just like your desktop you will be able to leave a review on the mobile page as well.The application will provide you with optimum local business search results and help you locate and reach the place of your choice quicker than ever.