10 Ways to Get the Most Out of Technology

Your gadgets and computers, your software and sites — they are not working as well as they should. You need to make some tweaks.

But the tech industry has given you the impression that making adjustments is difficult and time-consuming. It is not.

And so below are 10 things to do to improve your technological life. They are easy and (mostly) free. Altogether, they should take about two hours; one involves calling your cable or phone company, so that figure is elastic. If you do them, those two hours will pay off handsomely in both increased free time and diminished anxiety and frustration. You can do it.

• GET A SMARTPHONE
• STOP USING INTERNET EXPLORER
• UPLOAD YOUR PHOTOS TO THE CLOUD
• GET MUSIC OFF YOUR COMPUTER
• BACK UP YOUR DATA
• SET UP A FREE FILE-SHARING SERVICE
• GET FREE ANTIVIRUS SOFTWARE
• GET A BETTER DEAL FROM YOUR CABLE, PHONE AND INTERNET PROVIDER
• BUY A LOT OF CHARGING CABLES
• CALIBRATE YOUR HDTV

read more at nytimes

China Mobile to Begin 4G Network Trials in 6 Cities

China's largest mobile operator has been given the go-ahead to start large-scale tests of its fourth-generation (4G) mobile network technology in six Chinese cities.


China Mobile, which has 579 million customers, reported that the country's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has approved a proposal to start the tests. The trials would be held in Shanghai, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Xiamen.  read more at pcworld

2011 is the year of the tablet

The world-wide iPad revolution of 2010 may have bypassed Indian consumers, but the new year seems ready to roll out with some serious tablet goodness.

Close on the heels of Samsung announcing it was prepping a series of tablets for the first half, Dell and Acer - the no 1 & no 3 PC brands - have also announced aggressive roll-out plans for the emerging segment. These are in addition to reported plans by others like LG and Motorola to soon enter the segment.

"We will introduce a number of tablets by March, ranging from 4.8 inches to 10 inches," says SRajendran, chief marketing officer of India's number one light-notebook brand, Acer.   read more at dnaindia

Microsoft to take on Apple TV with Windows-based set top box

A new report claims that software giant Microsoft will challenge the Apple TV and Google TV platforms when it introduces a stripped down version of Windows for set top boxes and connected TVs later this year.


"Microsoft's going to make a splash in this market with a stripped-down version of Windows tailored for set-top boxes and connected TVs," wrote author Brier Dudley. "The software is a version of its embedded device software, overlaid with the Windows Media Center interface, with media streaming and remote-control capabilities." read more at appleinsider

Download RunKeeper For Android and iOS For Free Throughout January

RunKeeper is a very popular sports tracking application available for the iOS as well as the Android platform. The app has a free as well as a paid version ($9.99). Now, the company behind RunKeeper – FitnessKeeper – has decided to make RunKeeper Pro available as a free download throughout the month of January.
The application uses the GPS chip of your iOS or Android powered smartphone to track your sports tracking application including the total distance, average speed and calories burnt etcetera. The paid version of the app includes additional features like audio cues, integration with RunKeeper’s FitnessClasses and obviously no ads.  read more at techperiod