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Send Free Text Worldwide. Free SMS for life

2010-03-13T20:35:00.000+05:00

This sounds too good to be true but things are moving in that direction. To promote the use of text messages on cell phones in my country, I remember cell phone operators were giving free SMS to subscriber around a decade ago. Once they started using it, it has never been free. Today I will tell you a very simple method of sending free text messages to any phone, anywhere in the world. There's

One water bottle can power your whole house

2010-03-13T19:25:00.000+05:00

Remember electrolysis from the chemistry class? Yes, the process of separating oxygen and hydrogen by decomposing water. Dan Nocera, an M.I.T chemist claims that he has found a way of using sun-light to perform a photosynthesis like process to generate energy. Nocera's method will use carbon-dioxide, water and sunlight to convert it into oxygen and energy. The amount of energy generated from one

Does your phone support a 16 GB Micro SD card?

2010-03-10T18:00:00.001+05:00

As we've been talking about 16GB memory card's compatibility and waiting for the 32 GB card to be available, this is a right time to conduct a survey about the compatibility of this card. If you use a 16 GB card on your phone, please do respond to this simple survey. Take 15 seconds Survey

Google Gesture does not work on my Android phone

2010-03-09T18:00:00.000+05:00

If you've been reading about Google Gesture, the new hand-writing based search mechanism on android phones and have not been able to find it to download, there is nothing to worry about. If you have any OS version that is lower than 2.0, the app will neither install nor will show up in your Android market. Similarly, if you are outside US, the app is expected not to work. So if I use the QR

Google search has 4 out of 5 senses if you are on Android

2010-03-08T18:00:00.008+05:00

You can touch, you can see, you can hear when you are searching Google on Android phones. Human beings are said to have 5 senses including touch, see, hear, smell and taste and then some of them have a sixth sense too. Android phones can search based on what they see through their camera, what they hear from their microphone and what do they feel when the user touches them on the touchscreen. To

Skype client is finally available for Symbian phones and Nokias

2010-03-08T06:14:00.006+05:00

Skype Symbian client for Nokia has not been fully functional with voice so far but things have finally started to change. Skype's official client for symbian phones is now available for free download that lets you pretty much do everything that you can do with your desktop version of Skype. You can make calls, receive calls, join conferences, receive and send instant messages and what not. This

Need for Speed Shift running on Storm 2

2010-03-07T18:00:00.009+05:00

This looks awesome. BlackBerry Storm 2 running Need for Speed Shift using the accelerometer and touchscreen. This was showcased at MWC 2010.

Sandisk 32GB Microsd available for order before release

2010-03-06T20:41:00.013+05:00

After unveiling announcements by leading memory manufacturers for their 32 GB Micro SDHC cards, memory users like me are anxiously waiting for the retail availability of this card. I have been waiting for more than one and a half year for a larger memory card and have been enjoying using my 16GB Micro SDHC card for more than one and a half year. If you are too impatient, you can go ahead and

Power Consumption - Laptops are better than Desktop computers

2010-03-06T15:45:00.000+05:00

If you have been a desktop computer user and are planning to upgrade your machine in near future, please do consider the fact that the power consumption of a Laptop Computer is way less than that of a desktop computer. So we recommend you buy a laptop instead of a desktop, not only to give you more mobility, convenience of use but also to save power and support green computing. Lets look at the

Nokia 5530 supports 16 GB Micro SD card

2010-03-05T21:03:00.000+05:00

It's been quite some time we've seen a larger Micro SDHC card than the 16GB one I have. I've been posting about 16GB memory card compatibility earlier as well. This post is an official confirmation that Nokia's touchscreen phone 5530 ExpressMusic supports 16GB Micro SD cards. I have this SanDisk's 16GB card and it works great in my phone. See photo below: So if you are planning to buy a new

What is Google Voice?

2010-03-05T13:49:00.001+05:00

After my last article on Google Voice and accessing it from outside US, I got several emails asking me more about Google Voice. Come on guys, you could google that, couldn't you? And then I saw Google's post on their own good blog that explains it. So watch this video if you are still not clear about what is Google Wave: And here are some more video links related to Google Voice features.

Facebook page for Basitali.com

2010-03-05T11:23:00.003+05:00

I have this page for quite some time now but I believe not many people are following it on Facebook. If you are a Facebook user, please fan this page found at http://www.facebook.com/basit.blog . In addition, you can follow us on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/basitali_com Thanks for reading my blog :)

How to Sign-Up Google Voice outside USA

2010-03-03T13:12:00.005+05:00

Google voice is one of the most anticipated services offered by Google and it is still not open to everybody. This service allows you to make free calls allover US and Canada and allows you to use one phone number for all your existing numbers. The call lands on your Google number and all the phones that you have configured, will ring. You can have different settings for different users and so on

Watch Online Live - Hockey World Cup 2010 - Pakistan vs India opening match

2010-02-28T20:10:00.000+05:00

You can watch the Ten-Sports live coverage of Pakistan vs India hockey match live online here. This is the opening match of World Cup Hockey 2010 being played in India.

Is Windows XP the right OS for ATM machines?

2010-02-28T14:24:00.000+05:00

ATM machines running on Microsoft Windows based machines have been causing issues to customers. Windows are not 100 percent reliable and by nature they are interactive software. Mouse and keyboard are assumed essential UI devices . This atm also shows some error on screen that cannot be responded to without a mouse and leaves this machine unusable.

200 Posts on Basitali.com

2010-02-26T20:06:00.000+05:00

When I started the blog, I didn't know I'll go that far but today I'm celebrating the 200th post here. I want to thank my readers for reading my blog and keeping me motivating enough so that I keep writing. We have a different direction on this blog during 2010 and in addition to normal stuff I keep blogging about, I will keep blogging about green computing at home and enterprise. Stay tuned,

All new BlackBerry web-kit browser - Video

2010-02-25T17:30:00.003+05:00

I'm waiting for this browser to be out soon. Though BlackBerry browsers have grown significantly decent in terms of performance and capability, web-kit browser show in this video is a big leap both in terms of performance and capability. Obviously RIM has a tough competition out there :) Source: http://www.blackberrysoftware.us/

Google gives eyes and ears to mobile search

2010-02-25T17:28:00.000+05:00

I know I'm a little late in posting this but for those who still haven't tried them, here we go: Eyes and Ears for your mobile web-searching experience All of us have been using Google search and many of us do that over mobile phones as well. Recently, Google has given eyes and ears to its search service if you are using a mobile phone to search the web. Voice based web searching Google's

Monitor Power Consumption - CRT vs LCD

2010-02-14T13:18:00.000+05:00

This is a known fact that CRT monitors take more power as compared to the LCDs. If you have a CRT monitor, the big monitor with the bloated tail and a few KGs weight, you are consuming the most power. The power consumption of a CRT monitor ranges from 100watts to 300 watts depending on the size, model and make of the monitor. Typically, the older models used to consume more power and newer

How much power does my computer consume?

2010-02-12T16:47:00.001+05:00

This is a typical question every eco friendly minded person asks himself. I cannot tell you exactly but here are a few general guidelines that will tell you how much power your computer generally consumes. Keeping it very simple, there are two main components of a computer that take most of the power. A screen and the CPU box (that contains most of the electronics of your computer). So we will

Go green - Guides to green home computing and Green SME computing

2010-02-10T15:06:00.004+05:00

This page will serve as an index to our environment friendly posts focused on green computing. Power Consumption - Laptops are Better than Desktops Monitor power consumption - CRT vs LCD How much power does my computer consume Power saving for green computing Green way of shopping online - Amazon.com Go-Green - What is it all about? BA's Brain Waves goes Mobile enabled 2010- Lets go

Power saving for green computing

2010-02-10T10:41:00.000+05:00

Green computing is about environment friendly ways of computing including materials used in construction, ways of use to improve power efficiency and conserve resources and once the divce has reached the end of useful life, dispose It off or recycle it in an environment friendly manner. While we will discuss other aspects on the blog as well, we will continue to emphasize on power saving for

Is youtube banned in Pakistan?

2010-02-07T21:34:00.000+05:00

I watched a few clips on Youtube a while ago today, but now when I go to Youtube.com, I get a message saying "The Site Is Restricted". It appears PTCL has banned the site for its users. Are you experiencing that too?

Unicode has taken over!

2010-02-07T14:27:00.000+05:00

I remember several years ago when Unicode started taking over in comparison of ASCII text, it was quite a bit of resistance from the developer community in the beginning. This latest graph by Google shows that UNICODE has clearly taken over the web overtaking all other standards in 2008 and reaching 50% of the web in 2010.

Take a photo and buy the item from Amazon. Just amazing!

2010-02-07T14:12:00.000+05:00

Amazon shopping app fro BlackBerry Amazon.com has long been optimized for mobile experience but today I came across this interesting app by Amazon.com for BlackBerry devices. You simply go to http://www.amazon.com and it offers you to download the app. The app is simple to install and use. It has normal options of searching products, reading descriptions, viewing reviews and checking out