The Apple iPad (sounds like sanitary pads?) is a device launched by Apple in line with the Amazon Kindle. However as Apple always has been, it’s sleek and sexy than the Kindle*. The iPad runs on the same OS as that of iPhone so all your apps that run on iPhone and iTouch will run here as well! It’s a good news actually, as this way Apple would already have thousands of apps for the iPad. Apple also released a new SDK for iPad that will enable developers to create iPad exclusive apps as well, to exploit the iPad’s gorgeous 9.7″ inch screen and some other extra features (if there any!).

The Dimensions:

Fcuk the technical numbers, I will post a picture instead! The numbers are in inches.

Yes, it’s really sleek like the other Apple devices and looks gorgeous and it weighs just 1.5 pounds!

The Display:

9.7-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit glossy widescreen Multi-Touch display with IPS technology

1024-by-768-pixel resolution at 132 pixels per inch (ppi)

Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating

Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously

However, doesn’t have the e-ink like the Amazon Kindle so it scores less here! The bezel might be a problem to a lot of people.

Storage, Battery and Processor:

The iPad will come in 3 flavors – 16GB, 32GB and 64GB. (Much less for a device like that!). The battery is however good and will give you a backup of about 10 hours of video or web surfing with Wi-Fi. It comes with built-in 25 Whr rechargeable lithium-polymer battery. The processor is custom built by Apple. It’s a 1GHz A4 processor that is designed to be “high performance” and “low power consumption” processor.

Buttons:

As with iPhone and iTouch, there aren’t many of them to confuse you! Just a few to get it started!

Let’s talk numbers!

The above picture is pretty self-explanatory I guess!

So how and when can you use iPad?

• Mail
• Photos
• Videos
• Maps
• Notes
• and of course eBook reader!

If you need more explanation of the above titles (in a more Apple way head over to here.)

When is it going to be available?

March 2010, is when you will see the used Amazon Kindle going for dirt cheap prices on ebay and Amazon too as the iPad launches! (No I am not saying iPad is that good but only because it’s an Apple product!)

MY VERDICT:

The iPad no doubt looks good but it has shortcoming as well. e.g. What would I do with a space as low as 64GB if I were to use it as a Video player? Also, it doesn’t have a integrated camera. Imagine how great it would have been if it had a camera. You could use it for conferencing purposes a well targeting the business users too! The video on that display, would no doubt look stunning. Apple never wanted it to be a replacement for a netbook but of course it would have been great if it had the following things. Imagine carrying a  device as thin and lightweight as iPad that handles your emailing, maps, video conferencing and ebook reader!

Apple might sure come with those changes in the next version of iPads but as of now you will have to live with it. Moreover it’s yet to be seen how developers make use of the SDK for iPad and can they turn it into an amazing device!

But overall I feel, iPad is no doubt a great piece of technology that sure is going to give the Kindle a great fight. Apple bashers will of course point out things in it and fanboys will just praise it. I am of course on neither of the side but still like the device and would want a one for myself. So is it a win for you fanboys?

*Personal choices may vary

Since yesterday it seems that Google have been playing around with all my sites. ALL and ALL of my sites seem to have lost half of their backlinks as well as number of pages indexed in Google. A new site of mine which had got indexed two days ago is no more in Google now! Seems like some problems with some of the data center at Google. According to an estimate Google probably owns about 650,000 data centers spread across 25 locations in the world and a query made to Google is passed in about 700-800 servers. Of course these are just plain estimates and no one knows the official figure! So it seems like some of these data centers are facing the problem. Many of my friends as well are complaining about the same!

Please share whether your sites too are facing either a drop in traffic, indexing problems or anything as such!

Earlier Apple had rejected Google’s app stating that it violated the terms as it replaced Apple’s core interface of calling, messaging with that of Google’s. But this time, what Google did was released a similar app that could do all these things from within a browser thereby not violating those terms but still providing the same services for cheap price. The earlier incident had resulted in resignation of Google’s CEO from Apple’s board. Now after this move of Google, tensions between two of them are definitely going to sour.

We had earlier reported about a problem between Apple and Google which resulted in Apple replacing Google with Bing  on their iPhone. This news confirms that there are surely problems between the two companies and Google voice created even more friction.

Microsoft sure must be happy seeing all this. As they say “One man’s loss is other man’s gain!”.

[Via:] Mobile Phone Easy

As the number of sites are increasing, the competition to rank higher in the search engines in also increasing. It is becoming more and more difficult on a daily basis to get better rankings in search engines for one’s site. So people have realized the importance of SEO and are spending lots of $$$ on that. In the coming days, this is only going to increase further as the sites keep on increasing. According to a research some 60,000 domains are registered everyday out of which about 10% are made into sites. So that means about 6000 new sites everyday!

Since this market is expanding at such an enormous rate, so are the earning opportunities in this area. One of the important techniques in SEO is the directory submission to search engines. People pay lots of money to SEO specialist for doing this. There are lot of sites on the net that offer directory submission packages that ranges from low cost to premium prices. Over the period, this business has become a money milking machine with little investment. All you need is a directory submission script and you can have your own directory submission business up and running.

But one important thing to be noted is that people have realized that complete auto-directory submission is not good as search engines mark that as spam. So they now prefer semi-auto directory submission. So I would recommend you to start a semi-auto directory submission site instead of auto one. There are lot of scripts in the market or you get a custom coded one. All you need to invest is this and in a period of few weeks to months, you would be making nice passive income.

Wordpress has become immensely popular today not only as a blogging platform but also as a CMS (Content Management System) and for setting up company sites. I have seen lots of professional web hosting sites running wordpress and even small company/business sites using it for their portfolio. This proves that people now trust wordpress for every purpose and aren’t hesitant to use it even for professional niches, unlike earlier!

Even I use wordpress for most of my sites as it’s easy to use and light weight. It takes minutes to get installed and gets updated in seconds. But what I like most about wordpress is it is highly customizable. You can totally customize not only the working but also it’s looks. Given the number of sites growing today, if you want to make your blog/site stand out from that crowd,eye-candy designing becomes very much important.

And here is where I like wordpress a lot! Designing is quite easy with wordpress and can be done even if you have small budget. So instead of going with the themes available in the market, get yourself a unique theme. Make yourself stand out. Even the premium themes in the market become too common in the long run and rip copies can be found all over the internet. But if you get yourself a custom wordpress theme, there’s no chance for anyone to rip it out!

If you are hesitant to get yourself a theme design by just-anyone then there are lots of companies or professional individuals who offer these services. I am sure you must be having some of those in your area. So even if you search, say,  web design london or say, web design new york, lots of such sites would pop up where you can contact get a free custom quote of your design. Check their portfolio first to get an idea of their work, quality and style. Contact a few of them and then decide which one is the best for you.

Whatever you choose – free theme, premium theme or custom designed theme, remember one thing ‘Make your site stand out in the crowd‘. Because that’s what pays!

Two days ago, I got this leaflet in my letter box from hathway. This offer is available in Pune but I can’t confirm about other cities. As per this plan, you will have to subscribe to it for a period of at least 6 months by paying Rs.2500 (inclusive of all taxes) and Rs.500 as refundable modem deposit. This comes around Rs.416 inclusive of taxes per month for a 256 kbps unlimited plan and which is WITHOUT any fair usage policy.

The price seems great as I am already using the same plan but paying more than Rs.700! So it’s almost 60% of what I am paying right now. Sounds wise if you are not going to change your ISP anytime in near future. You can walk in to your nearest hathway office or call their customer support for more info. The customer support number for Pune is 020-30237700

Reseller web hosting can be a way to make some extra money on the internet. When it comes to your server, where you have obtained cheap web hosting, you can often use a little income that can be used to boost SEO efforts on your website or even take advantage of a new design. Reseller web hosting can be the most effective way for you to earn extra money for your server, but how does it work?

Reseller web hosting begins with purchasing a batch of hosting space from a company that provides server space. Once you have purchased the server space from the company, you divide the space up into small sections and at this point, you will sell these small spaces to webmasters that just need a small piece of space. Although you are selling these spaces for a small amount of money, when you have multiple sites and multiple small pieces of server that you are selling, you can easily turn a profit through the month, depending on how many sites that you are using reseller hosting to earn your income.

Honestly speaking, it’s really hard to tell as all the models are great and really Value For Money. I am even more confused with FE46 and FE4000. They both are 12 megapixel but FE46 has 5x Optical zoom which is really good. But then again, FE4000 is a sleek, slim and has Lithium Ion battery. Plus you get free binoculars with it. And the price difference is just of Rs.500!

So choose your pick wisely and carefully. Don’t miss the opportunity if you really were going to purchase a cam in near future.

Google’s new look is currently under beta but you can still see it. The new look was a bit bright to my eyes but the navigation panel in the left hand side was certainly a useful. You can now filter your results based on time relevancy. e.g. if you wanted to search “upcoming events in new york” and wanted to see the results that were posted only not more than a week ago, you can now do this from the filter panel. The new look however, is available only with the Google US search engine.

To use the new Google do the following:

1. Go to Google.com (In case you are redirected to localized Google site like Google.co.in then just click ‘Go to Google USA’ which at the bottom on the homepage.)

2. Then in your browser address bar copy-paste this:

javascript:void(document.cookie=”PREF=ID=20b6e4c2f44943bb:U=4bf292d46faad806:TM=1249677602:LM=1257919388:S=odm0Ys-53ZueXfZG;path=/; domain=.google.com”);

3. Refresh your tab and you will have the new Google now!

As simple as that.