Samsung Galaxy Tab vs. Apple iPad (Review)

More than eight months after the release of the Apple iPad, fans of Google's Android mobile operating system finally have a contender in the race for tablet supremacy.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab is just the first in an avalanche of Android tablets planned for release in the winter months.
The Galaxy Tab is much smaller than the iPad, with just a 7-inch screen. That makes it a breeze to hold with just one hand. It feels more like an oversized smartphone than the tablet computer packed with powerful features that it is.
The iPad's considerable heft - it's almost twice as heavy as the Galaxy Tab - has made it a hard sell for the on-the-go crowd. Samsung's tablet would be a joy on a bus or airplane as a personal gaming or video device.
It features a superfast 1-gigahertz processor that makes navigating around the device snappy. Its touch screen is extremely responsive and never stutters.
It has front- and rear-facing cameras for video chats, mobile hotspot capabilities and turn-by-turn navigation - all unavailable on the iPad, which has sold more than 7 million units.
The Galaxy Tab is available from T-Mobile, Sprint and Verizon, with more carriers coming on board soon. I tested a model on the Verizon network.

Arsalanstien: The Legacy Of Einstein

By Khalid Saeed Butt. Thursday Nov. 25, 2010

a simple diagram to guide you through

It seems like any other Facebook group but it isn’t. Arsalanstien is a science group made for the science lover to promote the idea of D.I.Y or Do-It-Yourself. Anyone having a basic know-how of science can now actually make gadgets by themselves. You can find video tutorials or simple diagrams, to guide you on making different things. Like; Magic Lights, Speakers, Wind Turbine and so on. The best thing is that you’ll be using stuffs that we often find obsolete or scrap to us. So it’s also a good initiate for recycling computer or other electrical products and making worth out of it, all on your own. So we, the Clique Team, thought of bringing you an exclusive interview of the young and very much talented man who is behind this brilliant project, Mr. Arsalan Shakeel.

CLQ: What is Arsalanstien and how did you come up with the Idea?
AS: Being a science student with the insatiable thirst of knowledge I needed someone to be my topnotch personality to whom I can aim of and to whom I can be alike of. Then I found a name which got my eyes of captivation and that was Albert Einstein. I am inspired with his ideology and with his immense work in physics. When I realized that all the information which I have gathered so far or is being seek out have no value unless I introduce it to others then I thought of spreading my knowledge. Finally I came up with this group and keeping in mind the name whom gave science a new turn and who's my best personality I thought to make it as "ARSALAN-STIEN"
However there's a difference in spelling after "T" because in "Einstein" there is "E" after "T" and in "Arsalanstien" there is "I" after "T". It's because the word "Stein" refers to "a mug intended for serving beer". That was the cause of changing the alphabets

Avira AntiVir Personal - Free Antivirus 10.0.0.592 Reviewed

CNET editors' review 

Reviewed by: Seth Rosenblatt on March 22, 2010

 

Avira's AntiVir has been a player in the security world for some time; however, in 2008 its status boomed because of its remarkably strong detection rates. It still remains near the top of independent antivirus efficacy tests, but while the 2009 version more or less kept pace with the competition, the 2010 edition isn't quite as good as it could be.
Both longtime and new users alike will note the pop-up ad that appears whenever a program update is downloading; it has been the unaddressed focus of critical and user dislike for several years. While the occasional ad that interferes with a user's work flow used to be considered tolerable for effective free security, that's no longer the case. Avira's lack of a silent-running entertainment-gaming mode is also noticeable, since so many free and paid competitors now offer the mode.
Except for the most cosmetic of changes, the app's interface is unchanged from version 8. There are new icons on the program's toolbar, a new static image background, and that's about it. The main window offers a left-side navigation menu with drop-down menus and a central pane to see more detailed information. AntiVir opens to the Status menu, informing you of your last scan, your last definition file update, whether the real-time guard is active; however, Avira removed the premium upgrade link in this version. The Events screen logs changes to the program and the Reports tab keeps a history of threats--information from both sections can be exported.

West is West is for everyone: Ila Arun

Ila Arun says all women, including Pakistanis, should see her new film West is West. PHOTO: IANS

Veteran actor Ila Arun believes Pakistani women will love her in West is West because she represents them in the film.
According to IANS, the actor, who plays Om Puri’s wife in the movie, said that films which put across the pain of women across the world should be screened especially in Asian countries.
The film is a sequel to the cult hit East is East (1999).
“It’s not just a movie for Pakistani women to watch, it’s for everyone,” Arun said, adding that her co-star, veteran Indian actor Om Puri was a “role model” for everyone.
Columnist Fifi Haroon recently wrote in The Express Tribune Magazine, “Sequels to a cult hit are notoriously risky and West is West can’t quite rise to the challenge of its predecessor. It’s perfectly watchable, even likable but just not as sharp or funny.”
The sequel sees George Khan (Puri) and his youngest son Sajid, move to Pakistan after Sajid’s behaviour worries Khan, who thinks Sajid needs to rediscover his roots. George and Sajid Khan head off to Punjab, where George’s first wife (Arun) lives with their daughters, who he had abandoned 35 years ago. West is West was shot in India. Its producer has said that a third film may also be on the cards in the future.
East is East was based on a play by Ayub Khan-Din, who scripted the film as well as the sequel. BBC Films’ Managing Director Jane Wright told the Telegraph in 2009 that she “couldn’t put the script down” when she read it. According to Wright, “I can’t think of anything more relevant or timely, as the idea of cultural identity has become hugely important.”

Published in The Express Tribune, November 24^th, 2010.

Google Fashion Shopping Site Makes Debut

By CATHY HORYN Published: November 17, 2010 New York Times

YOU know how remote and strange the fashion world is when you go to Google’s headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. For one thing, employees are zipping around the sprawling campus on scooters and bicycles, so that pretty much eliminates platform shoes and minis. And for another, there are way too many snack stations at Google. Fashionistas are funny about food.

The site allows shoppers to use the choices of prominent style makers as inspiration. Its developers expect most users to find their “style twin” and shop in that individual’s boutique.

In a deliberate collision between nerds and fashion mavens, Google has created a new e-commerce site that significantly improves how fashion is presented and sold online. The site, Boutiques.com, which went live on Wednesday morning, may also change how people shop for clothes.

Jinnah as a fashion icon

Jinnah's taste and sense of style made him one of the most well-dressed and sophisticated men in the world.

Quaid e Azam, Mohammad Ali Jinnah’s achievement as the founder of Pakistan has dominated his reputation in a public life spanning 42 years. But his multidimensional personality led him to play several roles with distinction: one of the brightest legal luminaries India, an ambassador of Hindu-Muslim unity, a distinguished parliamentarian and constitutionalist, an indefatigable freedom-fighter, a dynamic Muslim leader, a political strategist and, of course, one of the great nation-builders of modern times.

Little wonder then that so much less has been written about his personal life which is interesting in its own right. His taste and sense of style made him one of the most well-dressed and sophisticated men in the world.
The youngest Indian to graduate from Lincoln’s Inn, Jinnah became the first Muslim barrister in Bombay after returning to India from England in 1896. Unlike, Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, he secured himself financially and his lifestyle resembled that of an upper-class English professional.
Jinnah had a fine taste for homes and extravagant décor and owned three houses: one in Hampstead, one of the posh areas of London, one on Malabar hill in Bombay and another at Aurangzeb road in New Delhi, designed by Edwin Lutyens, a renowned architect at the time.
When at his London home, he would hire an English staff to serve him including an English chauffer, who drove his Bentley. He always had two cooks, an Indian and an Irish. Jinnah’s favorite food was curry and rice. He always smoked his favorite Craven A cigarettes, one of the finest and the most expensive, at the time. His wealth gave him independence, which in turn, enabled him to speak his mind.
Clearly a very attractive man, he prided himself for his appearance. He was said to never wear the same silk tie again and had nearly 200 tailored suits in his wardrobe. His clothes made him one of the best-dressed men in the world, rivaled in India, perhaps only by Motilal Nehru. Jinnah’s daughter Dina called her father a “dandy”. His tall, lean physique and his liking for good clothes enabled him to wear clothes with flair, confidence and conviction.

Ralph Lauren: A Leap Into '4-D'

By SUZY MENKES Published: November 9, 2010 New York Times

LONDON — Before a thousand eyes, the gracious Ralph Lauren store will seem to vanish from sight. Then, in the empty space, the mansion on London’s New Bond Street is to re-emerge brick by brick, until the facade opens, to be filled by giant, striding models, four stories tall, their rose-patterned skirts then morphing into beds of flowers.
“It’s game changing — it blows my mind — it changes the way we look at architecture; it will change retail, movies, advertising, everything,” says David Lauren, son of the brand’s founder, of the spectacle and the new technology that makes it possible.

David Lauren, who is behind many of the digital innovations at Ralph Lauren, in front of the brand’s New Bond Street store in London, which will be the canvas for an unusual tech display.

This “ultimate collision of fashion, art and technology” celebrates a decade of the less well-known side of the patrician brand: its digital universe. And Ralph Lauren is using the event to introduce in Britain — for the first time outside the United States — its e-commerce operation, which already produces $200 million a year in the United States.
On Wednesday, Ralph Lauren plans to offer the public a futuristic vision in which “architectural mapping” technology is used on the store facade, creating what the brand calls a “4-D” experience — and what David Lauren calls “Steven Spielberg meets James Cameron.”
The effects are to include a vision of the company’s signature polo players, a giant horse-head belt wrapping the building and a lineup of vast neckties — a reference to the product on which Ralph Lauren was founded four decades ago.
This latest dramatic development is part of what the company calls “merchan-tainment,” the concept of commerce with entertainment, which it previously has offered through lifestyle films on RLTV, its own production operation, as well as initiatives with sports.
But the new “augmented reality” project is in another league.

Nokia C3 review

Richard Goodwin (Know Your Mobile)

As we all know, mobile tech publications are usually swamped with news and reviews regarding zillion dollar smartphones and the new iPhone 4 – but what about the lower end of the market?
Well, it too is a pretty competitive place and Nokia intends to give it a royal shake-up with its new device, the Nokia C3. But is it any good, and more importantly, can it fight off the competition from LG, Samsung and INQ?

When you first take the Nokia C3 out of its box you could be forgiven for thinking that you’ve been sent the wrong device – it looks expensive, has a beautiful metallic finish and a full BlackBerry-esque Qwerty keyboard.
And this is something of an aberration from Nokia, albeit a pleasant one, as its low-end devices usually look, well, just that: lowly, plastic and cheap.
The Nokia C3 is none of these things. The device is beautifully crafted featuring a metal back plate and high-shine plastic on the front, which looks, at first glance like its metal.
Unfortunately, it isn’t. But for £80, it’d almost be rude to ask for more – especially as it looks like a lower end BlackBerry and not really like a Nokia at all.
The device is also well proportioned and measures in at 115.5x58.1x13.6mm, which means it is marginally bigger than the BlackBerry Bold 9700 and will fit into your pocket snugly. Interestingly, though, the Nokia C3 at 114g is actually lighter than the Bold 9700, which measures in at 122g.
Unfortunately, this is where the BlackBerry comparisons end and, because the Nokia C3 is aimed at the “less fussy” mobile user, Nokia have scrimped on both the hardware and software in order to get the price down to a ridiculously low £80.
For instance, the camera, which is 2-megapixels, doesn’t have a flash and while it's okay in well-lit environments, it’s pretty useless after dark or in poorly lit rooms.
There’s also no 3G either, so you’ve only got Wi-Fi at your disposal, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing, so long as you’re not bothered about being online 24/7. If you are, however, then you should probably think about upgrading to either an S60 device or a low-end Android handset.
Obviously in a bid to keep the price dramatically low, Nokia has opted with Symbian S40 OS in the C3 – so, it’s not the fastest thing in the world and there’s absolutely no multi-tasking.
This may put off a lot of users, but on the whole during testing, we found that for basic stuff such as navigating, playing games and loading web pages it performed admirably. If you want more than that, you’ll have to pay more. Simple.
On the downside, we had a lot of problems with the Nokia C3’s Wi-Fi, which refused out right to connect to three separate networks – we persisted for about an hour, decided to reset the phone, tried again and, eventually, we managed to get it connected to a network.

Karachi gears up for four days of fashion

PFDC Sunsilk Fashion Week to feature 24 designers this season.

PFDC Sunsilk Fashion Week kicks off in Karachi on November 10. As the city is reportedly being invaded by an army of fashionistas (one hears finding a Lahore – Karachi flight has become near-impossible), The Express Tribune takes a look at what to expect from the four-day event.
Getting a seat
Fashion week is strictly invite-only and front-row spaces are coveted, as are the gift bags placed on every seat. While invitees may moan about having to sit through three hours of collections, designers are exhausted too. Since Pakistani designers haven’t yet figured out how to live-stream shows, you can live vicariously on the internet as the images will start filtering out by the close of the day’s events.
Fashion fatigue
While fashion week always features great gossip, sarcastic comments, over-the-top praise and lots of exclamations of ‘dahlings!’, also expect to see stressed designers and organisers at the event. Hassan Shehryar Yasin tweeted on Monday, “Sick of this jet lag. Can’t sleep. At least I get work finished. Working 20 hours a day for four days now. Fashion week prep is exhausting.”
On the bill
24 designers are showing at the event including Ali Xeeshan, Ammar Belal, Asifa and Nabeel, Elan, Fahad Hussayn, HSY, Libas, Maria B, Muse, Nayna, Nickie Nina, Nida Azwer, Rano’s Heirlooms, Republic, Saai by Sahar Atif, Sadaf Malaterre, Sobia Nazir, Sublime by Sara, Teejays, The House of Kamiar Rokni, YBQ, Zara Shahjahan, Akif and Mohsin. Designer Sadaf Malaterre, who showed an aquamarine-hued collection in February, says she expects it to get “bigger and better”, and praised the professionalism shown by the organisers. “I did get contacted by buyers at the last fashion week, so I do expect they will attend this time around.” Her collection is “fun, a lot of colour and pret” and will be available right away for clients to buy.
First day, first show
The first show of the night will be by designer duo Nickie Nina, whose show is being styled by Asmaa Mumtaz. While last season’s show featured elaborate turbans and floor-length necklaces, this year the designers take inspiration from the Ottoman Empire. Mumtaz told The Express Tribune, “The influences will be from Turkey and the dervishes. We’ve done a futuristic version of the Turkish cap and taken it to a whole new level … its very angular.” Other designers to have used Turkish influences include Adnan Pardesy (whose Spring/Summer 2009 collection featured Turkish Fez hats) and British label PPQ, whose London Fashion Week Autumn/Winter 2010 show had bright silk Fez hats.
Styling
Mumtaz is also styling the charity fashion show on November 10, the clothes from which will be sold at a sale at Karachi’s Sheraton hotel on November 11. Over forty designers have donated outfits for the show, which will all be in black, or black with a coloured accent or embellishment. “Coordinating with the designers has been one of the most difficult tasks in the world!” Mumtaz exclaimed. “The event is for charity and since the proceeds will go to flood relief efforts, we have decided to use the women of Pakistan as an inspiration. Look at the flood victims, despite being psychologically affected and having to become breadwinners ; they are still standing, working and breathing. They have risen up.” The show’s styling will feature large pieces of jewellery in beaten gold and accessories made out of jute rope. Headgear, a key element of the subcontinent, will also feature in the styling.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 10^th, 2010.

Mozilla Firefox Celebrates 6 Years

Katherine Noyes PC World.

 

Mozilla is celebrating the sixth birthday of its Firefox browser today, and it's inviting users of the popular free and open source browser to help by sending in a postcard for display in Mozilla's Mountain View or Paris offices.
It was Nov. 9, 2004, that Firefox 1.0 made its debut following Mozilla's own emergence several years previously to promote "openness, innovation and opportunity" on the Web. Firefox has since become the browser of choice for some 400 million people around the world, Mozilla said.
Today, Firefox is available in more than 70 languages and offers an easy way for people to enjoy rich Web experiences. Nearly a quarter of Internet users choose Firefox as their window to the Web, and more than 150 million people use Firefox add-ons to customize their Web experience.

"The success of Firefox is due to the passionate and dedicated Mozilla community, comprised of tens of thousands of developers, localizers, testers, ambassadors and campus reps," Mozilla wrote in a celebratory blog post on Tuesday.
The Chrome Factor
Of course, the market landscape today is far different from what it was when Firefox was born. Back in 2004, Internet Explorer's domination seemed more or less complete, and competitors were few and far between.
Using source code from the ill-fated Netscape, Mozilla innovated a powerful new browser complete with tabs, live bookmarks, a tightly integrated search box, pop-up blocking, and hundreds of add-ons. Perhaps even more important, Firefox went on to become one of the most widely known examples of free and open source software.
In the browser arena today, however, there's not only Firefox and Explorer but also Google's Chrome, which is posing a serious challenge. Both Firefox and Explorer have slipped recently in market share, in fact: Firefox went from 23 percent to 22.8 percent during the course of October, according to data from researcher Net Applications, while Internet Explorer fell from 59.7 percent to 59.2 percent. Chrome, meanwhile, rose from 8 percent to 8.5 percent.
The JägerMonkey Factor

Nevertheless, Firefox has a very good chance at succeeding in this newly intensified competitive atmosphere. Its JägerMonkey JavaScript engine, for example, promises to set the browser apart when it comes to JavaScript processing. Firefox 4--due early next year, but available now in beta--will include that as well as features including the new "Panorama" tab manager and hardware acceleration.
More than anything, though, I'm grateful to Firefox and Mozilla for helping to bring free and open source software to the forefront of mainstream public attention. Without Firefox, this would still be a much more closed-source computing world, I believe, and that would be bad for everyone.
 
Follow Katherine Noyes on Twitter: @Noyesk.

Box Office: "Megamind" dominates weekend with $47.7 million

The animated comedy "Megamind" drew younger moviegoers with an estimated 52 percent of its audience under 25 years old.

By John Young, EW.com

November 7, 2010 6:59 p.m. EST

 

(EW.com) -- A trio of new releases propelled the box office to a record weekend, and DreamWorks Animation's and Paramount Pictures' "Megamind" led the way with $47.7 million, according to studio estimates.
The $130 million, CG-animated comedy starring Will Ferrell, Brad Pitt, and Tina Fey got off to a slightly underwhelming $12.5 million start on Friday. But the superhero flick skyrocketed 65 percent on Saturday as parents, starved for a family film to take their tots to, stormed the local multiplex.
According to Paramount, 52 percent of "Megamind's" audience was less than 25 years old, and 66 percent of the movie's earnings came from 3-D screens. For DreamWorks Animation, "Megamind" was their seventh best debut, topping this year's "How to Train Your Dragon," but falling short of summer blockbusters such as "Kung Fu Panda" and the three "Shrek" sequels.
For Paramount, "Megamind" marks the studio's third No. 1 opening in four weeks. The folks on Melrose Avenue will have plenty to be thankful for in a couple of weeks.
Second place went to "Due Date," starring Robert Downey Jr., Zach Galifianakis, and a horny French bulldog. The Warner Bros. film, which was co-produced by Legendary Pictures, grossed $33.5 million -- a great tally for an R-rated comedy, but short of director Todd Phillips' last project, "The Hangover," which debuted to $45 million.
"Due Date" scored a middling "B-" rating from CinemaScore audiences. However, the younger the moviegoer was, the more likely he or she gave the film a better grade. (Those under 18 rated it an "A-"). Since 59 percent of its audience was under the age of 35, "Due Date" may hold up better than its CinemaScore indicates.
Tyler Perry's "For Colored Girls," an adaptation of the acclaimed play "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf," premiered in third place with $20.1 million. That's lower than usual for the director, but still a very respectable opening, especially when considering that the film is Perry's first to be rated R.
"For Colored Girls" played a bit older than normal for Perry's movies, with 87 percent of the audience more than 25 years old. The serious drama, with its all-star female ensemble including Kimberly Elise, Whoopi Goldberg, Thandie Newton, Kerry Washington, and Janet Jackson, had no trouble attracting Perry's most supportive fan base -- African-American women. According to Lionsgate, 81 percent of the audience was African American, and 82 percent was female. And with an "A" rating from CinemaScore audiences, Perry's fan base clearly loved what they saw.
Summit's "Red" continued its slow-motion descent, slipping a minuscule 17 percent to secure fourth place with $8.9 million. The action comedy, starring Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren, and John Malkovich, has pulled off the rare feat of dropping each week by a smaller percentage than the week before. "Red" fell 31 percent its second weekend, then 29 percent, and now 17 percent for a four-week tally of $71.9 million.
In fifth place was "Saw 3D," which collapsed 64 percent its second weekend for $8.2 million. In limited release, Danny Boyle's Oscar hopeful, "127 Hours," grossed $266,000 from just four locations for a stupendous per-theater average of $66,500.
And the action thriller "Fair Game," starring Naomi Watts and Sean Penn, snared $700,000 from 46 sites -- a solid, if not extraordinary, per-theater average of $15,217.

Overall, the box office earned an estimated $157 million this weekend, breaking the 2003 record of $153 million for the first frame of November. Check back next weekend as another trio of films invades theaters -- the alien thriller "Skyline," the comedy "Morning Glory," and the runaway-train action film "Unstoppable."

Google Android Turns 3

Adam Ostrow Adam Ostrow – Fri Nov 5, 9:28 am ET  (courtesy Mashable)

Today marks exactly three years since Google and a slew of hardware and carrier partners officially announced the Android mobile operating system.
It was almost a year after that before the first major Android handset was released – the G1 on T-Mobile – and not until late 2009 that the Motorola Droid, complete with an aggressive ad campaign, catapulted the platform into the mainstream consciousness.
Today, a wide variety of manufacturers are producing Android phones, and they’re sold on all major carriers in the U.S. In fact, in aggregate they’re now outselling those running on Apple’s iOS, with recent numbers putting Google’s share of the mobile operating system market at nearly 20%.
With variants of the Android operating system now being extended to other platforms like tablets, Internet-connected televisions and even automobiles, we can only see it getting more pervasive in the years ahead.
Three years ago, Google CEO Eric Schmidt said, “Our vision is that the powerful platform we’re unveiling will power thousands of different phone models.” Three years later, it appears his company is very much on the way to doing so.

Fashion District Lahore set to open this Sunday

LAHORE: A new multi-label retail store, opening in Lahore this weekend, is yet another addition to the city’s fashion map.
Even though the city has several such stores, Fashion District aims to offer services as well.
Designer and owner Saadia Asad revealed the idea and objective behind the project. “We (Saadia and her husband Asad Alam) had a huge space and decided to convert it into a complete fashion house. The basic idea behind this is that if a girl walks in, she can not only get herself outfitted but also have everything done from a pedicure to a manicure. We have rented out racks to 13 designers and have a jewellery shop. While the current space we have built on is 1,200 square feet, our future plans include opening up a spa, starting personality grooming classes and launching a store for children’s clothing.”
Designer labels that will be stocked at Fashion District include Zarmina, Milli Madiha, Rukhsana Nadeem, Monica Couture, Maliha Haris, Nadia Faisal, Manish Chhabra, Sophia Butt, Teena by Hina Butt, Ahsan Nazir and Basic Lines by Ayesha and Sarah as well as Asad herself.

Designer labels such as Zarmina will be stocking at Fashion District Lahore. PHOTO: EPA

Saadia Asad told The Express Tribune that seven of these designers are established while others are new. “We also want to provide space to young designers.” Designers have rented out space for varying periods of time. Asad said that while several will be stocking for three months, others have rented the space for a year.
When asked why the couple went ahead with the idea of opening Fashion District when stores such as Fashion Pakistan Lounge already existed in Lahore, she said, “We are located at a very prime location. People who come from outside Lahore are very familiar with Liberty and we have a lot of space. My husband and I decided to utilise the space which is around 7,000 square feet.”

Published in The Express Tribune, November 5^th, 2010.

US Elections 2010..... Why the Democrats Lost?

 The midterm election 2010 turned out to be in favor of the Republicans. The seats won for the senate were: Democrats = 51, Republicans = 46. The house: Democrats = 183, Republicans = 240. The Governors: Democrats = 15, Republicans = 27.  Only 2 years were given to the Democrats to provide America of what they called, Change. Reason for being dumped by the public can be stated out in many. Let’s say that if a politician doesn’t promise a certain thing, he doesn’t have to answer it. The public mostly demand the forgotten or the unfulfilled dreams that he had shown them. 

President Obama was trusted to bring a change in the system that had been brutally failed by the former president, Bush. Many families were concerned about the return of the soldiers that were sent to Afghanistan and Iraq. Obama made them the promise that soon they’ll be brought back home. The timeline given by the government was the end of 2010. No one can claim that the evacuation from both of these countries is an easy task. But the motivation shown by Obama surely made it sound easy. 30,000 more troops were sent by the mid of this year. So it sure did turned out to be a disappointment. Just like the other countries a huge part of the federal budget is given to aid the national security. In time like these, when America is facing once more the plague of unemployment, this was unbearable to both, citizens and critics. People were given a chance to get back on their feet by various seasonal and off seasonal workshops. They were shown alternatives of making easy and good money. But the output was slow like a snail. People continued on the unemployment of the workers and nothing was to be done by the government. 

The British Petroleum fueled the disasters for it. We got a chance to hear some lame and childish comments from the senators, “Let the Nature handle it”. So, the Oil-leak situation stained the reputation of Democrats. Early this year Gov. Jan Brewer of Arizona signed a strict bill against illegal immigrants. All the President could do was to make a strong critic against it and that’s it. Most of the American Population is based on the immigrants, including the President’s family. People hoped high for the restrain orders to be given by the President.

The Health Bill was one of the main highlights. The United States of America run on a system that’s called, capitalism. However, unlike its predecessors and neighbor democratic countries, Americans must have a health insurance if they want to have a medical treatment, even to get a stitch in case of emergency. The new Health Bill seemed a ray of light for the lower middle and the lower class. Most of the new generation had concerns about the previous system of insurance and many of them didn’t have in mind to gain one. But the bill made it easy for all of them. What happened was the so called Tea Party’s opposing that the bill will increase the causes of unemployment and their other lame issues that made the bill unpopular. One thing isn’t understandable that why can’t people get free health insurance with the money that they already pay in shape of taxes. 

Mr. Obama said that changes don’t occur overnight. They take sometime. But the public thought it had already given enough time. It seems that Mr. Obama will now have to bully his way through the heads of the republicans, especially if he wants to be reelected. But for the Republicans it’s a second chance to redeem and learn from their past and not to make the same mistakes, that of the Bush Jr.

 by Khalid Saeed Butt for Clique.

Sony Ericsson Upgrades Xperia X10 to Android 2.1

Sara Yin - PC Magazine Sara Yin - Pc Magazine – Mon Nov 1, 8:54 am ET 

 

Sony-Ericsson has begun rolling out Android 2.1 updates on its Xperia X10, X10 mini and X10 mini pro mobile phones, starting with the Nordic markets.

The upgrade from the Xperia's existing Android 1.6 will occur in phases, according to a company blog post. "[There] will be more kits coming already during Monday and then the roll-out will continue throughout the month of November," the company said. 

 

In most markets X10 users will receive a push notification when the update is ready for download, the entry said.

Xperia X10 mini Gold Edition.

Owners of the X10 model will likely see the biggest changes to their user experiences, like HD video recording with continuous auto-focus, richer backup and restore applications, a social phonebook that syncs content from Facebook and five different homescreens for your apps, widgets, shortcuts and folders.
X10 mini and X10 mini pro owners should experience better Bluetooth functionality, improvements in how your phone handles content in your text messages, new backup and restore functions and the social phonebook option that syncs with your Facebook content.
The Xperia X10 series was launched in U.S. markets in August through AT&T. For more details, see PCMag's full review of the Xperia X10.

Microsoft Office 2010 Beta Expires Oct. 31

By: Sean Carroll (courtesy PC Mag.com)

If you're still using the Microsoft Office 2010 beta, you could be in for quite a shock this Halloween, as that's when the beta turns into a pumpkin. According to Microsoft, October 31 is the day the beta will cease functioning. You'll have to either upgrade to the full version or find some other solution for your word processing, spreadsheets, presentation, e-mail, and so on.
If you do decide that you liked the beta of Office 2010 and want to pony up for the final version, you're going to have to pay, however. Here's a quick guide to which versions offer what apps:
Microsoft Office Home & Student 2010: For your $149.95, you get Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote. Chances are if you're a student or home user you won't miss Outlook or Access.
Microsoft Office Home & Office 2010: For $279.95, you get everything offered in the Home & Student edition, plus Outlook. For most businesses, this is going to be the Office-suite sweet spot.
Microsoft Office Professional 2010: It's a pretty big jump from Home & Office to Professional: all the way to $499.95. But for that cash you get the powerful Access database (as well as desktop publishing tool Publisher).

Of course, you may not want or be able to pay for the final edition of Microsoft Office 2010. Don't worry: you've got plenty of less expensive choices. You should read our review of Google Docs to suss out the competitor with the most media buzz behind it. Media buzz isn't everything, however. OpenOffice.org and several other suites offer considerable productivity power, too—some of them for the low price of free.