SkyDrive updated - 25GB of free online storage

Six months ago, the last update to SkyDrive right there on the SkyDrive team blog was announced. Although they have been pretty hush-hush since then, the team has been working diligently to bring you new features and improvements across SkyDrive and the rest of Windows Live based directly on your feedback.

While they work on the finishing touches, here's a taste of what's to come.

• Even more free online storage - Bringing you the grand total of 25MB free online storage.
• More control over your data - Download your photos / files directly or in a zipped format. You can also move and copy them between multiple folders.
• Photos rule - Twenty new features have been included in this release that contains bigger thumbnails, order prints, slide show and people tag.
• Sharing sould be easy - Share your files and photos without requiring friends and family to use Windows Live ID. Also, see what your friends have shared lately all in one place with some more features.
• Plus much, much more - Keep your Internet Explorer favorites in sync between computers, and access them anywhere from your SkyDrive. A complete overhaul of the look and feel to match the look and feel of Windows Live and many more..

ZONG introduces USB GPRS/EDGE modem

Zong, the international brand of China Mobile in Pakistan has launched a simple, smart and elegant USB GPRS/EDGE modem that is capable of catering to all consumers needs including mobile professionals, laptop computer users and frequent travellers due to its efficiency and affordability elements.

This Internet USB card will facilitate fast Internet browsing, instant access and the uninterrupted ability both to upload and download data. Combining cutting edge technologies with sleek design, ZONG's customers can look forward to enjoying high-speed wireless access, both at home and on the go.

The plug-and-play featured devices are compatible with Windows 2000 (SP4 or above), Windows XP (5P2 Or above), Windows Vista and Mac, whether run on a PC, laptop or handheld device. SMS software is also installed, allowing texts to be sent directly from the computer.

For further details visit Zong's website.

Samsung Beat, the new music phone

Samsung Electronics on Thursday launched its newest music phone, Samsung beat (model M3510) as the starters of the company's music phone line The Beat Edition TM". Steve Han, Country Manager Samsung Electronics said the new music phones offer heart-beating music experience to music-loving mobile users who lead dynamic and passionate lifestyle.


M3510 is equipped with Digital Natural Sound engine, also known as DNSeTM, which is inherited from Samsung's own audio technology, provides more natural sound effects, perfectly overcoming the limitations of sound from earphones and small speakers in portable devices. It reproduces a genuine 3D sound and deep bass resonance.

Windows Mobile 6.5 screenshots revealed

Screenshots for the new Windows Mobile 6.5 operating system have appeared on SmartphoneFrance delivered by an Anonymous source. The new interface is designed to be touch-friendly by having a honeycomb home page as well as a carousel menu.

In previous Windows Mobile releases, the items in menus were often too small to use a finger, forcing the user to resort to a stylus. Windows Mobile 6.5 hopes to change this by having a large scrolling menu that enlarges the current object and provides additional information for it. The honeycomb menu shown above allows the user to quickly select their task. Tasks that are used more often appear closer to the center of the screen.

These screenshots have yet not been confirmed by me.

Farewell Windows 3.x

Windows 3.x has come to the closing moments of its long life. On 1 November Microsoft stopped issuing licences for the software that made its debut in May 1990 in the US.

The various versions of Windows 3.x (including 3.11) released in the early 1990s, were the first of Microsoft's graphical user interfaces to win huge worldwide success.

They helped Microsoft establish itself and set the trend for how it makes its revenues, and what drives the company until the present day.

Windows 3.x required an 8086/8088 processor or better that had a clock speed of up to 10MHz. It needed at least 640KB of RAM, seven megabytes of hard drive space, and a graphics card that supported CGA, EGA and VGA graphics.

By comparison, the Home Basic version of Windows Vista requires a 32-bit 1GHz processor, 512MB of RAM, 20GB of hard drive space, and a graphics card with at least 32MB of memory.