On September 1st, 2010 by Team Downhub | No Comments | Posted in mobile
iPod nano 6th generation
Apple today announced iPod Touch 4G, iPod Nano 6G and a new iPod Shuffle. In its 6th generation, the Apple iPod nano gets a total redesign with slimmer hardware. The new iPod nano 6G comes with a multi-touch display and removes the touch sensitive click wheel. It doesn’t have a the video camera introduced with the iPod nano 5th generation. The slim iPod nano 6th generation has square shaped design with iOS 4.0 like interface. We can call the new iPod nano Multi-Touch as a smaller version of the iPod Touch 4th generation.
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On August 5th, 2010 by Team Downhub | No Comments | Posted in mobile
Apple iOS 4.0
As you all might know, Apple released iOS 4.0 for iPhone 4, 3GS and iPod devices. One of the major features of iOS 4.0 is that it will bring multi-tasking to all supported devices. Apple iOS 4 multi-tasking is in such a way that it doesn’t affect the battery life and performance of the device. They have selected around seven important services and provided APIs that developers can use to implement multi-tasking in their apps. Currently there is only a selected number of iOS apps that support multi-tasking.
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On August 3rd, 2010 by Team Downhub | No Comments | Posted in Software
Firefox 4
Mozilla has released the new version of Firefox internet browser for Windows. Firefox 4, which is still under testing, uses and better JavaScript engine and visual design. The new changes in Firefox make it one of the fastest browser on earth. However, the browser ships with a default configuration which doesn’t work well in all types of connections. You can fine tune some of these internal settings to speed up Firefox 4 to the maximum possible value.
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On August 2nd, 2010 by Team Downhub | 8 Comments | Posted in Auto
Maruti Suzuki Alto KBV10
Maruti is all set to launch the revamped version of one of the most popular small cars India, the Maruti Alto K series (K10) on August 4 2010. As the name indicates, Maruti Alto K10 comes with variant of the revolutionary K-series engine used in other Maruti Suzuki models. Therefore, the new Maruti Alto K series 2010 will have improved mileage engine performance and makes a lesser carbon footprint. We have received the specifications, approximate price, and photos of the Maruti Alto, that we will share here for our readers.
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On July 17th, 2010 by Team Downhub | No Comments | Posted in Finance
QOB
Most banks in India offer savings and current account for their customers, based on certain conditions. There will be a specific charge for opening an account, and a quarterly average balance that should be maintained to keep the account working. Banks usually impose a service charge on all customers, those who fail to meet the QAB demands. The quarterly average balance is an importance factor that determines the eligibility of the user for insurance, credit card and bank loans. So here is a method to calculate the calculate quarterly average balance (QAB) of an account based on one example.
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On July 13th, 2010 by Team Downhub | 2 Comments | Posted in Broadband
Dish TrueHD
Dish TV, the number one DTH provider in India announced Dish TruHD service. The Dish TruHD is a high definition (HD) DTH service similar to SUN HD, Reliance BIG TV HD DVR and Airtel Digital TV HD. The special STB provided with the Dish TruHD can deliver up-to 5 time sharper video and brilliant surround sound when used with compatible hardware. Dish TrueHD had already aired FIFA World cup 2010 and Wimbledon matches in HD quality through ESPN and Star Sports HD. The number of channels in Dish TruHD network is more than that in Airtel Digital TV HD. Their service include Zee TV, Zee Cinema HD, Discovery HD and National Geographic HD.
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On July 2nd, 2010 by Team Downhub | 6 Comments | Posted in Broadband
Airtel Digital TV HD
After Digital TV and Digital TV Recorder, Airtel recently launched Digital TV HD service all over India. Airtel Digital TV HD service aims to compete with Reliance BIG TV HD DVR, Dish TV TruHD and SUN Direct HD service. The Airtel Digital TV HD service let the users to watch TV channels at a superior picture and sound quality. Airtel TV HD will provide up to 5 times better clarity when used with a compatible HD TV. Airtel announced attractive price plans and tariff package for new and existing customers Digital TV HD service.
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On July 2nd, 2010 by Team Downhub | 1 Comment | Posted in Hardware
Seagate Momentus XT
The overall performance of a PC or desktop depends on the speed of its main hard disk. The disk access time and speed is very important factor for smooth data transfer and gaming. Solid state hard disks are quite faster than normal hard disk drives in speed. But here we will need to spend more per GB of storage. Seagate already established their supremacy in high speed storage sector. The Barracuda XT is one of the fastest SATA drive for commercial desktop. Today they have added Seagate Momentus XT hybrid hard drive to their line of storage products for laptops. The Seagate Momentus XT gives SSD like performance at lower price. The hardware design promises the best of HDD and SSD features.
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