The redesign is still very early in development but Happy Cog is asking that you take a look at each concept and then drop them a line in their comments section to provide feedback on what you think.

Happy Cog says ” Exposing these designs at an early stage in their development creates a powerful communication channel to help us find out what works, what doesn’t work, and start an open dialog with the community.”

Check it out and let me know which one you like more.

So as said, the Jailbreak can be done in two ways

• Manually use the firmware patch to jailbreak your iPod Touch 2G -

• • For Manual Jailbreak follow the lengthy tideous steps, which would make you understand whats actually going on.

• Using the now released QuickFreedom GUI version -
  • Simpler than anything, it would be just a few clicks and you would be done.
  • Download the the firmware 2.2.1. (Google it and there are loads of resources to download that.)
  • Download Quick Freedom, Install and Run it.
  • Follow the simple instructions, firstly install LIBUSB then patch your firmware with the jailbreak file. (Don’t worry, everything is just a few clicks)
  • Shift Restore your Ipod Touch using the custom firmware( that is done using iTunes) you just created using Quick Freedom.
  • After the firmware is installed by iTunes you are done
  • Cydia and installer would show up.

via this tutorial.

Its an application that helps people access and share information over the Internet using public digital noticeboards. Using Google Noticeboard, communities can access a variety of relevant information. People can create text messages or record voice snippets and post them to one or more noticeboards. Typically each digital noticeboard carries publicly accessible messages. Compared to the notion of personal communication using email accounts, the Noticeboard metaphor allows user to engage in public communication with communities.

Noticeboard uses a Firefox extension and requires to enable IMAP in Gmail to send messages. The service seems to be aimed at people that don’t own computer and don’t have an email address, but the interface is very basic and limiting. Google Noticeboard’s user guide (PDF) has more information.

I am not sure how useful this is, lets see how people use it.

[singlepic id=14 w=300 h=290 float=center]The new GeForce GTX and GTS series of notebook GPUs utilize a refined 55nm variant of NVIDIA’s G92 graphics core optimized for lower power consumption. According to the information provided by NVIDIA, the GPU provides up to 80% higher perf/mm2 than the previous gen, in addition to higher core, shader, and memory clock frequencies, and in the case of the GTX 280M a full complement of 128 shader processors. The GTX 260M and GTS 160M are outfitted with fewer active shader cores.

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The GTX 280M features a full 128 shaders cores. The GTX 260M, however, features 112 and the GTS 160M 64. All of them feature 256-bit memory interfaces, however, and support for frame buffers up to 1GB. Check the table.

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We expect NVIDIA to announce some design wins for all of these new mobile GPUs in the not too distant future.

Now google made its way through and got into Twitter to be more closed to their users. Not just Google but most of the famous Google Products are a part of Twitter now. Check the list below

* YouTube, which has more than 14,000 followers

* Blogger, which answers many questions from users

* Google Reader, which share useful tricks for using the feed reader more effectively

* Google Apps, a feed that shares articles about the evolution of Google’s software-as-a-service business

* App Engine – a not-so-frequently updated list of Google App Engine news.

Keep Googling and keep Tweeting!!!

These updates are to be installed manually, even if MU are automatic on your PC,as they are just the optional updates Microsoft released.

These updates would help Microsoft  test how smooth the update process works. The updates are for systems, servers, and other basic Beta client.  Well, thats the way Beta works.

Microsoft Update blog post:

“We do typically verify update scenarios during a Beta, and releasing these test updates will help ensure that when we need to release real updates, the process will run smoothly. There will be at most five updates….

“The updates will be offered interactively. This means that users will be notified of available updates, but they won’t install automatically. Users will need to go to the Windows Update control panel and manually start installation. They will also be clearly titled as a test update. If you don’t want to install the updates then you can right click on each update and select ‘Hide update’ to prevent it from being shown in the list of available updates.”

It is advisable to backup your important data before installing these updates. Just to be extra safe.

These updates would just be a test run to check the Beta updates and other things related to Beta versions which can render the further updates. Microsoft promises, this process would be fast and would run very smoothly. There will be at most five updates. These updates test the Windows 7 servicing infrastructure. They will not deliver any new features or fixes as of now.

The updates will be offered interactively. This means that users will be notified of available updates, but they won’t install automatically. Users will need to go to the Windows Update control panel and manually start installation. They will also be clearly titled as a test update. If you don’t want to install the updates then you can right click on each update and select “Hide update” to prevent it from being shown in the list of available updates.

Fair enough Microsoft is getting all geared up for the RC Windows 7 coming in weeks to come. This would ensure Microsoft how smooth the process of upgradation would be as RC would be the most stable and fixed version possible.

via Technet

The Windows 7 RC is right on schedule with development, and if there are no significant problems over the next few weeks the April 10, 2009 release date will remain in tact. Releasing the Windows 7 Beta was  a fairly good option under MSDN as there have been over 500,000 suggestions since the public launch of the Windows 7 Beta. So its probably MSDN subscribers would be the first one to receive the RC download.

It would be launced broadly all over so lets hope we have pleasant surprises from Microsoft regarding the same in the next coming weeks.

Well I still don’t understand is this, a Beta version is supposed to be a RC version, then shouldn’t this be RC2?

Getting the Pre-Beta Version :

Install Google Chrome google.com/chrome . Now, Subscribe to the developer preview channel. This is required even if you’ve previously subscribed to the channel. Wait until the new version is downloaded (you may force the update by opening the “About Google Chrome” dialog).

Some New Added Features :

via Google System Blog

1. Autocomplete

2. Autoscroll by middle clicking on page

3.Profiles- Very different from other browser profiles, can be used anytime and can easily be managed. No need of Browser Restart to switch to new profile. Isn’t that great?

How was your experience? And,If ever while experiencing the Beta Version, you feel the urge to stop using this Beta due to some problems, you can downgrade to lower version, just by reinstalling Chrome again.

Last time google changed its favicon(the tiny image that typically appears next to the URL in your browser), it was a calligraphic “g” from the previous traditional Capital “G”. This time is very different. Google gets colorful.

Google's Earlier Favicon

NEW

The new design consists of four color areas – blue, red, green and yellow – overlaid by a lowercase white “g”.

Maybe Google has created hundred’s of favicons and showing us those one by one. For those who don’t understand, don’t worry this change won’t affect Google’s Search results its gonna be the same old Google good search.

But here is what Google has to say :

The design process we went through was rigorous and interesting, so we thought we would share more of it here. We tried in total more than 300 permutations. It was much harder than we thought at first. We wanted something distinctive and noticeable, so we aimed toward transparency or semi-transparency, so the image would have a more distinctive noticeable shape than just a block. We wanted something that embraced the colorfulness of the logo, yet wouldn’t date itself. Since we don’t really have a symbol that means Google, we felt it best to work with the logo and letters within it. Our design team tried literally hundreds of approaches.

You can always check Google’s New Favicon here.

Happy Googling!