Tuesday, January 31, 2012

NID website Hacked!?

The website of the National Institute of Design has apparently been hacked by the Albanian group Kosova Defacer Group(KDG). The website displayed the now iconic Guy Fawkes mask from V for Vendetta, along with the KDG's greet messsage. As to what set this off, there has been no clear indication.


Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Access Wikipedia - Bypass the Blackout

How to over come the wikipedia blackout - While it would be against the whole spirit  of the blackout, we cannot really make do without our favorite online encyclopedia can we? Exactly the point of the blackout.


Nevertheless here are a few simple ways to access wikipedia.


1. Access the mobile site -   m.wikipedia.org 

2. Translate the Dutch wikipedia page - Here



3. Google cache - Search for the page you want on Google and load it via cache instead of accessing the Wikipedia site directly. This is done by hovering on the right side of the search result in Google, when you will be shown a link called 'Cached'




Thursday, January 12, 2012

The Cheapest Netbooks in India



In my previous post, I talked about two of the cheapest netbooks in India, which happen to be powered by MeeGo. There are a few other netbooks in the market, which are priced similarly. Here I list down some of them. 

Seems like the netbooks that cost between Rs 12,000 to 13,000 that we saw earlier this year have dissappeared from the shelves. Now the cheapest mark seems to be Rs 14,000. The new series of Pineview Atom processors from Intel are here, giving better graphics capabilities.


Lenovo Netbook S10-3C Mah

Configuration
1. Intel Atom (Pineview) N455 1.66GHz
2. RAM DDR2 2GB, 320GB hard disk SATA
3. HD screen 10.1 inch
4. Digital motion camera 1.3 megapixel 

Component size
427mm x 92mm x 295mm
Main item/Add component density/weight/strength
Gross weight 1.96kg 

Color - Black 

Representative A/S Center Tel
1800 3002 99 29 or eService@lenovowarranty.co.in

Feature Description
1. Think Vantage Active Protection System helps protect against virus attacks
2. Microsoft Office 2010 suites
3. Face recognition system is a computer application for automatically identifying or verifying a person from a digital image 

Buy this at :
Star CJ - Rs 12799 After using coupon on the site.


Asus Eee PC 1015CX


PROCESSOR
ProcessorAtom Dual Core (2nd Generation)
VariantN2600
ChipsetMobile Intel NM10 Express Chipset
BrandIntel
Clock Speed1.6 GHz
Cache1 MB
MEMORY
Expandable MemoryUpto 2 GB
Memory Slots1 (Unused slots 0)
System Memory1 GB DDR3
STORAGE
Hardware InterfaceSATA
RPM5400
HDD Capacity320 GB
OPTICAL DISK DRIVE
Optical DriveNot Available
PLATFORM
Operating SystemLinux
DISPLAY
Screen Size10 Inch
Resolution1024 x 600 Pixel
Screen TypeWSVGA LED Backlight Display
GRAPHICS
Graphic ProcessorIntel GMA 3600
INPUT
Web Camera0.3 Megapixel
Pointer DeviceTouchpad
KeyboardStandard Chiclet Keyboard
AUDIO
Internal MicYes
SpeakersYes
SoundHi-Definition Audio CODEC with High Quality Speaker
COMMUNICATION
Wireless LANIEEE 802.11 b/g/n
POWER
Battery BackupUp to 11 hours
Battery Cell6 Cell
PORTS/SLOTS
USB Port3 x USB 2.0
Mic InYes
RJ45 LANYes
HDMI PortYes
VGA PortYes
Multi Card SlotYes
MACHINE DIMENSIONS
Weight1.25 Kg
Dimension262 x 178 x 36.4 mm


There seem to be two variations of this model. One with bluetooth and the other without. the price difference is marginal.

Buy this at :



Acer AOD 270
PROCESSOR
ProcessorAtom Dual Core (2nd Generation)
VariantN2600
BrandIntel
Clock Speed1.6 GHz
Cache1 MB (L2 Cache)
MEMORY
Expandable MemoryUp to 2 GB
Memory Slots1 (Unused Slots 0)
System Memory2 GB DDR3
STORAGE
Hardware InterfaceSATA
RPM5400
HDD Capacity320 GB
OPTICAL DISK DRIVE
Optical DriveNot Available
PLATFORM
Operating SystemLinux
DISPLAY
Screen Size10.1 Inch
Resolution1024 x 600 Pixel
Screen TypeLED Display
GRAPHICS
Graphic ProcessorIntel HD Graphics
INPUT
Web Camera0.3 Megapixel
Pointer DeviceTouchPad
KeyboardStandard Keyboard
AUDIO
Internal MicYes
SpeakersYes
COMMUNICATION
EthernetGigabit Ethernet
Wireless LANIEEE 802.11 b/g/n
BluetoothYes
POWER
Battery BackupUp to 8 hours
Power Supply65 W AC adapter
Battery Cell6 Cell
PORTS/SLOTS
USB Port3 x USB 2.0
RJ45 LANYes
HDMI PortYes
VGA PortYes
Multi Card SlotYes
MACHINE DIMENSIONS
Weight1.25 Kg
Dimension258.5 x 185 x 24 mm


This model has 2GB RAM as compared to the previous one.

Buy at:

Without Windows - Flipkart Rs 15,999 (May 2012)
With Windows 7 starter - Flipkart Rs 17,490 (May 2012)


Asus R051CX


PROCESSOR
ProcessorAtom Dual Core (2nd Generation)
VariantN2600
BrandIntel
Clock Speed1.6 GHz
Cache1 MB
MEMORY
Expandable MemoryUp to 2 GB
Memory Slots1 (Unused slots 0)
System Memory1 GB DDR3
STORAGE
Hardware InterfaceSATA
RPM5400
HDD Capacity320 GB
PLATFORM
Architecture64-bit
Operating SystemWindows 7 Starter
DISPLAY
Screen Size10.1 Inch
Resolution1024 x 600 Pixel
Screen TypeWSVGA LED Backlight Display
GRAPHICS
Graphic ProcessorIntel Graphics
INPUT
Web Camera0.3 Megapixel
Pointer DeviceTouchpad
KeyboardStandard Chiclet Keyboard
AUDIO
Internal MicYes
SpeakersYes
SoundHi-definition Audio CODEC
COMMUNICATION
Wireless LANIEEE 802.11 b/g/n
BluetoothYes
POWER
Battery BackupUp to 11 hours
Battery Cell6 Cell
PORTS/SLOTS
USB Port3 x USB 2.0
Mic InYes
RJ45 LANYes
HDMI PortYes
VGA PortYes
Multi Card Slot3-in-1 Card Reader
MACHINE DIMENSIONS
Weight1.25 kg
Dimension262 x 178 x 36.4 mm


This has 1 GB RAM along with Windows 7 Starter edition.

Buy at :

                Red Color - Rs 16,538 
                White Color - Rs 16,538