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India’s Largest E-Sports Gaming Event BYOC is Back – Summer 2012

by Akshay Kaladi on May 16, 2012 · 2 comments

BYOC Summer 2012 will be the biggest gaming event in India this summer 2012. Its really a wonderful opportunity for Pro Gamers in India. BYOC (Bring Your Own Console) is back with a bang this time. Its huge this time with more number of games to be played. BYOC Summer 2012 will be conducted during this summer between 22nd – 24th June at Ambiance Mall Exhibition Hall, Gurgaon. A total 60 hours of non-stop LAN party with your friends. BYOC is a very famous gaming event that is been conducted in New Delhi since 2007, hosting approximately about 16 successful events comprising of all categories of games be it single player or multiplayer.

BYOC is conducted by XTREME Gaming in coordination with the BYOC organizing committee.BYOC is already working on the current level of e-Sports in India to arrange a lot of tournaments. These tournaments will be ranging from causal and fun to real hardcore attracting professional gamers. All team tournaments are open to everyone who participate prior registration and will be played in the LAN party arena. The final for the main games is played in front of hundreds of people on the main stage.

This time the bars have been raised high, prize money almost doubled with the increase in the quality of gaming in our country. Few of the gaming events that will happen in the BYOC Summer 2012 are,

BYOC Summer 2012 Multiplayer Games and their Prize Money:

1) Counter Strike :

BYOC Summer 2012

Prize Money Description:

1st Rs. 1,00,000/- Money
2nd Rs. 40,000/- Sponsor Products
3rd Rs. 10,000/- Sponsor Products

2) Call of Duty 4 : Modern Warfare

BYOC Summer 2012

Prize Money Description:

1st Rs. 50,000/- Money
2nd Rs. 20,000/- Sponsor Products
3rd Rs. 10,000/- Sponsor Products

3) Defense of the Ancients: DOTA

BYOC Summer 2012

Prize Money Description:

1st Rs. 30,000/- Money
2nd Rs. 30,000/- Sponsor Products
3rd Rs. 10,000/- Sponsor Products

And few other gaming events in BYOC Summer 2012 whose prize money hasn’t been declared yet are,

4) Fifa 2012
5) NFS Most Wanted
6) Tekkan 6

It’s time to stop thinking and start registering yourself or your team for the tourney as soon as possible. The last date of registration is 11th June. Gamers who travel from various parts of the country to BYOC, will be provided full assistance for PC rental (PC Rental can be done only online) and accommodation facilities by the BYOC team. In fact the team has posted a list of the most important things that the gamers must carry along with them so as to avoid any discomfort. Also travel details to the event location are also very well described on their website. For further assistance you can visit their website BYOC.

Your can register for the event here – BYOC Registration Process

You can also contact them at:

BYOC Organising Committee
Xtreme Gaming Pvt Ltd
C-68, DDA Shed, Okhla Industrial Area, Phase 1
New Delhi – 110020, India
Phone: +91-11-41666671
Email: info@xtremegaming.in

If you have any queries on BYOC Summer 2012 event, please do leave a comment.

India Access more Smartphone Internet Compared With America – Google

by Satish Coolpctips on May 4, 2012 · 1 comment

Google has conducted an Internet mobile usage survey in partner with Ipsos, This survey has listed out many interesting facts that, Indians access more Smartphone Net compared with Americans. Indians out weigh the number of Americans in the activity. The survey indicates that 56% of Smartphone holders in India access Internet on their Smartphone atleast 2 times in a day. Whereas US uses only 53% of accessing Internet in Smartphones. The survey also said the number of Smartphone users in India are less than 50% of the 245 million Smartphone user population in US.

The survey said, more than 75% of the Indians visit social networking sites on their Smartphones as compared to 54% in US. While, up to 81% of Indians access e-mail on their phones as against 73% doing the same in US. According to Lalitesh Katragadda who is Google Country Head for Products said, “Culturally, even beyond the well-educated, mainstream Indians are technology curious and device savvy. We believe that the internet like telephony did, is making the leap from wired internet to mobile, and hundreds of millions of Indians will go online on their mobile devices”.

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The survey also said, Of the 56% usage of Internet through Smartphones in India, 59% are males and 48% are females. The survey emphasized that people are not using mobile phones for just sending messages or making calls. But most of them use their phones to follow news, watch live TV, listen to music, check their e-mails and access Internet. A majority of 77% of the Smartphone users in India use the device to listen music. where as 35% of them read newspapers, book and magazines or watch TV while 33% use it to play games.

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Another important insight that mentioned in survey was, 97% of smartphone owners are heavy users while at home.Men are using Smartphone when at work with close to a figure of 80%. Where as women use 71% of Smartphone Internet at their work. The survey also mentioned that 40% of Smartphone owners are engaging into online shopping. The survey indicated that Smartphone owners do not feel secure to purchase online through their smart devices and prefer to use PC/laptop for the same.

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Finally the survey mentioned that “Smartphones, being powerful devices can act as a pocket supercomputer as well and can do a lot more than to just navigate through social networking pages,”.

Micromax FunBook Latest Tablet for Just Rs: 6499 – Unbelievable Price

by Satish Coolpctips on April 4, 2012 · 11 comments

Micromax FunBook is another Tablet PC which hit the Indian market today. We are seeing too many tablet PC’s releasing these days. The best part is, all of these tabs are ranging below Rs: 9,000 only. Two days ago HCL has released HCL ME U1 & MyEdu tablet PC’s with good configuration and prices under Rs:9000. Also Zync Tablet is another tablet PC with good configuration on price under Rs:9000. But today Micromax has released an amazing tablet call FunBook which is far better compared to all these tabs and priced at an unbelievable Rs: 6499. This device is targeted specially at education sector and will be manufactured in India itself.

Micromax is a mobile company which has produced amazing phones earlier in 2011 and 2010. Micromax is aiming at younger generation to market their new FunBook tablet PC. The firm has already tied up with leading education and entertainment content providers.People who heard about Aakash I, II are no longer bothered about its release date. They no longer need wait for years to get your their own tablet for a lesser price. Many companies are making a foray into the tablet PC market by offering feature rich devices at unbelievable and competitive prices. The recent launches by many companies has made the Indian government to bid up the process for Aakash project. Micromax will manufacture these tablets at a plant in Haridwar and will be initially available in 50 cities across India.

Micromax Funbook

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The company has a target of releasing 1 lakh units in a month. Micromax has already roped in companies like Pearson, Everonn, Vriti to provide digital education content. And companies like Bigflix, Indiangames and Zenga will offer entertainment apps.The users has to pay just Rs: 799 for educational content of a particular class and they can also get access to the multimedia content from their partners. Micromax has already reached no: 3 position in Indian mobile phone market. With this tablet, may be this will soon conquer the top 5 positions in Indian tablet PC market. Because, seeing the technical specifications of this tablet, its hard to believe that it comes for an amazing price of Rs: 6499.

Micromax Funbook

Specifications of Micromax Funbook:

Processor: Lightning fast CORTEX A8 Processor with 1.2Ghz speed. Dual mali 400 – 2D/2D Graphics Processor for seamless Multimedia Processing, Multi-perform to achieve more.
Operating System: Latest Android 4.0 OS – Ice Cream Sandwich with Super fast performance, Intuitive user interface.
Display: 17.8 CMs Multi Touch Capacitive screen which is large enough to entertain, compact enough to carry and Display Ratio – 16:9 with Screen Resolution of 800* 480 Pixels.
Design: Slim, Sleek design form, Easier to hold/carry and available in grey and midnight black.
Connectivity: Wi-Fi Internet connectivity for seamless web browsing. 3G Dongle bundled from TATA photon +, 802.11 b/g, USB 2.0
HD Video: 2160P – Astounding clarity, Fantastic Hi definition, HDMI Port to connect your Hi-definition TV’s.
Memory: Comes with a 4GB NAND and can be expanded to 32GB in future.
RAM & Sensor: 512MB and Gravity sensor, Accelerator Sensor.
Camera: 0.3 VGA Front facing camera, 3.5mm Jack
Battery: 2800mAh Browsing time – 5hours
Apps: Preloaded apps like Read/Edit documents, Zip Files, Text Editor, Adobe PDF, Adobe Flash, Youtube & More.
Edutainment: Study materials for classes from primary to under graduate level, Sample papers for medical and engineering student, Interactive video classes in HD, Social networking, Music, and lot more.
Multimedia: Music player which can play all supported formats, Video player which supports all latest codecs, Picture viewer and Web browser.
Other: First Developed/ Made Indian Tablet with latest technology.

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Micromax has launched this tablet PC to improve the education system in India. Students can excel their studies by spending more time in knowing about latest technologies like Tablet PC’s and Android apps. This amazing FunBook will surely fulfill the dreams of students to improve the Indian education system.

Where to Buy this Micromax FunBook ?

You can book your Micromax FunBook in the official site mentioned below. The best part is that, you can buy this tablet in Installments too. You can pay in 3 interest free EMI’s or Pay Rs:500 at time of registration and remaining while delivery. The official price of Micromax FunBook is absolutely Rs: 6499/- ONLY. It has a free delivery option with 1year Manufacturer warranty and 100% secure shopping trust. You can buy this tab by clicking the below link : Buy Micromax FunBook

Sony Xperia Sola Preview – World’s First Floating Touch Phone

by Phoenix on March 31, 2012 · 1 comment

Back in January 2012, Sony Ericsson mobile communications was renamed to Sony mobile communications after Sony bought out Ericsson’s stake. Since then, just a handful of phones have been announced and even fewer have been released as of now. The first Sony-only branded phone was the Xperia S, a fairly competent smartphone that was praised for its screen and media capabilities but let down by some poor software. It was also Sony’s first dual core smartphone.

In the recently concluded Mobile World Congress 2012, Sony announced a bunch of new smartphones covering pretty much every price range. Then came something completely new and revolutionary, Sony announced the Xperia Sola, the world’s first floating touch smartphone! Besides being a good looking, solid smartphone in the usual sense, the Xperia Sola offers a pretty cool new feature where you can control the UI just by hovering your finger over the screen instead of actually touching it. I’m sure it conjures up Minority Report-esque images in your head, it sure does in mine!

This floating touch technology is made possible by the usage of both self and mutual capacitance to detect a finger upto 20mm above the screen. Normally, just one of those sensors is used in touchscreen phones. Floating Touch was made in collaboration with Cypress Technologies and all software will work perfectly well with it. The only drawback is, not all applications are developed to respond to floating touch gestures. Also, multiple simultaneous gestures are possible only when your fingers touch the screen. For the floating touch, you will have to use just one finger. Besides this, the Xperia Sola works exactly like a high end touchscreen smartphone when used as such. As of now, only a few native applications like Sony’s inbuilt web browser respond to floating touch, but this number is sure to increase once the phone is launched sometime in Q2, 2012.

The floating touch technology allows for better control of the UI and gives mobile users access to hover events normally possible only on full size PC’s. This also opens up avenues for mobile gaming where floating touch offers another degree of control. The Xperia Sola also features live exclusive wallpapers that respond to floating touch. At launch, the Xperia Sola will come with Android 2.3, but an update to Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) is due in the summer. This is an important update because Android 4.0 allows third party applications to make use of hover events and floating touch can be used on most applications by then. The Xperia Sola also has features such as 3D surround sound (xLoud) and access to Sony’s new entertainment network. It runs on ST Ericsson’s NovaThoa U8500 SoC (system on a chip) which includes a dual core ARM Cortex A9 processor at 1Ghz, 512MB RAM and an ARM® Mali 400 GPU along with a built in HSPA modem.

Now, for the specs:

★ Processor: Dual core ARM Cortex A9 at 1Ghz
★ RAM: 512MB
★ GPU: ARM Mali 400
★ Storage: 8GB built-in (5GB usable), expandable up to 32GB
★ Display: 3.7inch screen, 480×534 resolution, 265ppi, capacitive multi touch with scratch resistant glass
★ Camera: 5MP back camera with LED flash and 720p recording, front facing camera for video calls
★ Connectivity: Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, USB 2.0 and MicroUSB expansion slots
★ Expected Price: Rs: 21,000 – 24,000 INR.

The best part is, the Xperia Sola is supposedly going to be light on the pockets as well! The specs may not be say, HTC One X like, but it’s nevertheless a pretty solid smartphone. Leave a comment and let us know what you think, is floating touch the future or is it just another gimmick?

 

Problems with Facebook Chat? – Try Official FB Messenger for Windows 7

by Satish Coolpctips on March 7, 2012 · 4 comments

People were waiting for the Official Facebook Messenger from long time. Because, Nowadays we have a lot of problems with their Facebook chat. Most of them are unable to see their friends online. Its not that they are not online, its just that Facebook chat got some serious issues. Well, to be frank, Facebook chat is really not doing that great. People are facing a lot of issues from months now. Earlier, in the month of December, Facebook Messenger was leaked where millions of people were happily using it. Facebook wanted to launch its officially Facebook messenger without any bugs. So they have stopped the service and started to build a better application which can supports windows 7 platform. Recently Facebook has officially launched the new Facebook Messenger for windows 7. This client is really simple to use. It has any amazing interface where you can chat with your friends and get immediate notifications. Also you can find the Facebook New Ticker in the upper part of the messenger.

With just 500kb in size, The Facebook messenger is really working like a charm. People can actually see each other online and also are able to respond to one another. This simple application was the same when it was used way back in December 2011. But the new version is launched without bugs and errors. The application will give you an updated information on Notifications, News Ticker, proper chat facility. The application is perfectly designed for windows 7 desktop. If you are a Facebook Junkie, you should have this application installed. You can actually use this application and increase your productivity without missing a beat if something important happens in your Facebook.

Official Facebook Messenger

This is the best way to chat when you are actually working on something else. You no need to open any awesome browser separately and check for the notifications. This simple application will notify you about new comments, photo tags and more as soon as they happen. The Facebook Messenger is out only for Windows 7 users. And if you are a Windows XP, Vista, Mac or a Linux user, you no need to wait much longer for the official release.. Because, Facebook has already announced that they are working ton these platforms to release the official facebook Messenger as soon as possible. You can always download it from the below link:

Download Official Facebook Messenger

New Somoto Toolbar to Increase Your Software Download Revenues

by Satish Coolpctips on January 22, 2012 · 5 comments

Somoto has launched a new toolbar which is really amazing to join. The new Somoto Toolbar is very beneficial to your brand and company growth. Joining the Somoto network will be very beneficial to you generate solid revenues with your products and downloads. You can build your brand equity with the new tools from Somoto and describe your software and company effectively. The best part is you can get a active community to explore yourself and your business with like minded people.

Some of the major benefits of joining the Somoto network is you can enjoy your brand products with your own browser toolbar for free. You can customize and brand your extension software on your user’s browsers. You can increase your brand awareness by leveraging your current distribution. You can encourage your customers to help you expand by word of mouth. You can make your own software readily accessible from any browser window. Somoto will try to grow your network when you do are doing your own business. Somoto is 100% clean and safe with no spyware, no viruses and no ad-ware and totally spam free.

Some of the major benefits of Somoto Toolbar are:

  • Your can increase your revenues by monetizing both Search and e-Commerce. Also you can increase premium conversion and software distribution. The best way is using your affiliate marketing program and you can also keep generating money, even if your software is pirated.
  • With Brand awareness, you can increase your exposure and give a easy access to your software to your users. You can increase your traffic and create a viral marketing distribution promotions.
  • You can always be connected even when your users are not active with the software which you are providing. You will be always available to send messages to all types of users.
  • With extended browser functionality, you can enable users to control key features of your software directly from the browser by merging your software qualities with their browsers. The easy integration will enable you to be up and running, which will not change make you change your resources.
  • You can get a industry research and get SEO and SEM reports to keep you in the competitive business. Also this will allow you to build a competitive spirit and allow you to build your leadership position.
  • Finally the essential complementary products will reduce your hosting costs and increase the serving speed by using the free hosting solution and optimizations from Somoto. You can increase your daily conversions by optimizing the landing pages designed by Somoto experts.
  • And the best part of all these features is, Somoto is completely free.

Hope you all like the new Somoto Toolbar.

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