BlackBerry Porsche P'9981

BlackBerry has officially launched a premium smartphone in the Indian market - the Blackberry Porsche Design P’9881, which is co-branded with Porsche Design. The device is not very exclusive when it comes to specifications, as it is just an redesigned version of the BlackBerry Bold 9900.

The Blackberry Porsche Design P’9881 is a device powered by a 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and includes 768MB of RAM. It runs BlackBerry OS 7.0, has a 2.8-inch display with 286ppi and a portrait BlackBerry keypad. The device includes a 5 megapixel camera at the back which supports 720p video recording, it has 8GB of built-in storage and expandable storage up to 32GB using a microSD card.

The device is officially priced at Rs. 1,39,990 in the Indian market, and apart from the unique design and its premium co-branding the device is supposedly constructed from high grade materials which gives it the rich feel, desired by those who would be interested in purchasing this device.

Microsoft Explorer Touch

Microsoft has launched their new touch mouse in the Indian market which is known as the Explorer Touch. It works with PCs and Macs in style and comfort for the user. It also includes Blue Track technology which allows users to use the mouse on almost any surface including Wood, Marble, Carpet, etc.

The Explorer Touch includes five customisable buttons, and these can be used your actions like cut, copy, paste, open a new window, etc. It uses haptic feedback to adjust the scrolling speeds and it is an ambidextrous design which allows it to be used by any hand. It includes a new touch strip which has been optimized for swift vertical and horizontal scrolling. It can also be controlled by touch, swipe and flick options on the strip.

Its battery life is known to extend as long as 18 months. It is based on 2.4 GHz wireless technology and offers connection for up to 4.5 meters away.

Leap Motion

An American company by the name of Leap has unveiled its motion sensing and motion tracking technology that they have been developing for four years. The result in an iPod sized device that latches on to a USB port, and the company claims, it is more than 200 times more accurate than anything else currently on the market.

This device is called Leap Motion, and it can accurately detect motion within eight cubic feet of itself. Leap Motion detects and responds to familiar gestures like swiping and pinching, and it also supports more precise input methods such as a stylus. Leap however, has designed their systems to go beyond the application and be useful in an artist’s studio or during surgery. Using the precise sensors within, Leap Motion can be used to manipulate and even sculpt 3D models as one would in real life with clay.

Leap will start shipping their device this winter, and for now they are free developer kits in hopes of having a substantial library of applications at the time of launch. When the device is released, it will be compatible with Windows 8, and the team is currently working on getting it to work on Linux. Leap Motion is priced at $69.99 for which the pre-order can be placed on the company website. If you are more inclined to develop applications for the device, you can make an SDK request here.

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Windows 7 tricks

To open these task bar applications,hold the windows key and press the number in the keyboard that is corresponding with the icon,Eg:- if internet explorer is the first icon,press ÿ + 1.


International themes.
1).IN the search box type: c:\Windows\Globalization\MCT and press Enter.
2).Windows Explorer will launch and will display a list of sub folders under
    c:\Windows\Globalization\MCT MCT-AU, MCT-CA, MCT-GB, MCT-US, and MCT-ZA. Each sub folder has wallpapers for a specific country: AU for Australia, CA for Canada, GB for Great Britain, US for the United States, and ZA for South Africa.
3).For any of the countries whose wallpaper and themes you want to use, go into its Theme folder, for example, C:\Windows\Globalization\MCT\MCT-ZA\Theme. Double-click the theme you see there.
4).that will install a shortcut to the theme and wallpapers in the Personalization section of Control Panel.

You can now use them as you would any other theme or background, by right-clicking the desktop, choosing Personalize, and choosing a background or theme. They will be listed in their own section.

Top 5 rugged gadgets for Heavy Duty use

Motorola Defy Plus

The latest rugged smartphone from Motorola is powered by a 1GHz processor and runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread. It is an IP67 certified smartphone with dust and water proofing with up to 1 metre depth for 30 minutes. It has a 3.7-inch display which is protected with Gorilla Glass.

LaCie Xtreme Key

This is not just any flash drive, this is the toughest flash drive in town. LaCie Xtreme Key can survive and operate after 16ft drops, 333 feet under water, in extreme cold and heat and even after being run over by a massive truck.

Olympus Stylus Tough 8010

This badass camera from Olympus sports a 14 megapixel lens with 5x zoon and a 2.7-inch LCD display, which can operate 33 feet deep under water. It is shock proof, crush proof and has been tested by dropping a 220 pound objects from more than 6.6 feet. In regards to its quality, it takes some beautiful images in extreme conditions and can also record videos at 720p resolution.

Panasonic Toughbook

The Toughbook is a laptop which is sometimes also referred to as a bullet proof vest. The device goes through over 500 tests before making to the shelves and this indeed is a highly rugged portable computer known to humankind. It has a magnesium alloy casing, a shock-mounted HDD, moisture and dust resistant LCD, keyboard and touchpad. The Toughbook is known to withstand a variety of external forces.

Panasonic Toughpad A1

If a rugged laptop is a little bit too much to carry, then Panasonic also has an Android based rugged tablet at your disposal. This device does not feature the same ruggedness as the laptop but it will help you through extreme conditions, it has embedded hardware security and has a bunch of enterprise features.

C++ Hangman

#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <vector>
#include <algorithm>
#include <ctime>
#include <cctype>
using namespace std;

char getGuess(string &used); //Prototype Function Declaration
char isCorrect(); //Prototype Function Declaration

using namespace std;

int main()
{
// set-up
const int MAX_WRONG = 10; // maximum number of incorrect guesses allowed

vector<string> words; // collection of possible words to guess
words.push_back("GUESS");
words.push_back("HANGMAN");
words.push_back("DIFFICULT");

srand(static_cast<unsigned int>(time(0)));
random_shuffle(words.begin(), words.end());
const string THE_WORD = words[0]; // word to guess
int wrong = 0; // number of incorrect guesses
string soFar(THE_WORD.size(), '-'); // word guessed so far
string used = ""; // letters already guessed

cout << "Welcome to Hangman. Good luck!\n";

// main loop
while ((wrong < MAX_WRONG) && (soFar != THE_WORD))
{
cout << "\n\nYou have " << (MAX_WRONG - wrong);
cout << " incorrect guesses left.\n";
cout << "\nYou've used the following letters:\n" << used << endl;
cout << "\nSo far, the word is:\n" << soFar << endl;


char guess = getGuess(used);

if (THE_WORD.find(guess) != string::npos)
{
cout << "That's right! " << guess << " is in the word.\n";

// update soFar to include newly guessed letter
for (unsigned int i = 0; i < THE_WORD.length(); ++i)
{
if (THE_WORD[i] == guess)
{
soFar[i] = guess;
}
}
}
else
{
cout << "Sorry, " << guess << " isn't in the word.\n";
++wrong;
}
}

// shut down
if (wrong == MAX_WRONG)
cout << "\nYou've been hanged!";
else
cout << "\nYou guessed it!";

cout << "\nThe word was " << THE_WORD << endl;

return 0;
}

//----getGuess Function Return starts here---

char getGuess(string &used)
{
char guess;
cout << "\n\nEnter your guess: ";
cin >> guess;
guess = toupper(guess); //make uppercase since secret word in uppercase
while (used.find(guess) != string::npos); //if guess IS in the string, ask for guess again in while loop
{
cout << "\nYou've already guessed " << guess << endl;
cout << "Enter your guess: ";
cin >> guess;
guess = toupper(guess);
}
used += guess;
return guess;
}