Facebook kills off Groupon competitor

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Facebook is ending its Deals program, which offered the site's 750 million users discounts similar to those offered by daily deals site Groupon.

Facebook said in a statement Friday it decided to end Deals after four months of testing. The service will wind down in coming weeks. It was available only in Atlanta, Austin, Dallas, San Diego and San Francisco.

Facebook says it remains committed to serving local businesses through ads, pages and other products. And it will continue to offer "check-in deals." These lets businesses like restaurants and stores offer deals to customers who "check in" through Facebook to let their friends know where they are.

Lian Li Launches HTPC PC-V353 and Mini-Tower PC-Q25

Keelung, Taiwan – Lian Li Industrial Co. Ltd, maker of high-end, all-aluminum computer chassis for over 13 years, is proud to announce the release of two new PC cases: the HTPC PC-V353 and Mini-Tower PC-Q25. A new edition to Lian Li's HTPC chassis series, the PC-V353 features a handsome front mesh design and is available in eye-catching black or silver. The aluminum-front mini-tower PC-Q25 offers a contemporary design that lends itself to any professional or home environment, and is available in black and silver colors. Both of these models offer impressive engineering, the convenience of tool-free installation, and excellent air-flow.

Several Details About Jillian Michaels Fitness Ultimatum 2010 for Nintendo Wii

Jillian Michaels is famous for her intensive actions on TV’s “The Biggest Loser.” You can now bring her skills into your living room area with Fitness Ultimatum 2010 for Wii. This game offers a detailed guide to beginning your health and fitness journey, sensing your precision, varying your exercise program, customizing workouts to fit your preferences and enhancing your health step-by-step.

Keeping fit doesn’t necessarily have to be painful and tedious. Recognized health and fitness instructor Jillian Michaels will assist you to maintain that tummy trim by using her Fitness Ultimatum 2010 for Nintendo Wii. Built with movement tracking technology, the video game walks you through an introduction before beginning many different routines located on various islands.

Starting up your fitness journey

The Jillian Michaels Fitness Ultimatum is a video game intended for the Nintendo Wii Console and simulates a physical exercise routine centered around various virtual islands. Well known exercise trainer Jillian Michaels of “The Biggest Loser” guides you through workout routines while the video game retains the flexibility for programming exercises up to 6 months. New users will first be led through steps to develop a new user profile where you will give your own vital stats, such as age, height, weight and gender. You are then ready to start your exercise plan using the option of selecting modes from various menus including the Workout Area, Jillian’s Locker, My Info or The Help Desk if you get stuck.

Feeling your precision

The game is administered by using a movement tracking sensor with the option of having an extra Balance Board. Coloured lights glow on screen each time the sensor tracks your motion. A green light shows for exact movements, a yellow one for near to accurate and a red light if you are way off the mark. Gamers gather points depending on accuracy.

Change your own workout regime

The program is a fun filled way to ensure that you’re getting your daily workout. This game provides a vast number of physical exercises that can be done in the comfort and ease of your living room. Different workouts are split into sections for player flexibility. The work out overview involves selecting several islands which offer a predetermined routines of exercise sessions. If you would like to focus on a certain area, the single exercise section enables you to select a certain workout and determine its music and intensity. For higher complexity instruction, the Circuit Training section lets you follow Jillian as she brings you from one work out to another. The circuit often begins with a 5 minute warm up followed by a routine of exercises focusing on a total body workout. This is normally more versatile if you are searching for a complete full body exercise.

Personalizing for your needs

There is minimal uncertainty that the online game has been a success with fans of Jillian Michaels. This is because of the fact that it offers full lessons for every workout, is set on an interesting landscape with various scenery and upbeat music and gives a great variety of physical exercises to target all of your trouble zones. Apart from that, the adjustable camera angle provides users a choice of viewing a workout routine from different perspectives. The video game is also very versatile and personalized, appealing to a wide range of users.

Enhancing your health step-by-step

Although the program gives users health and fitness routines in an exciting and lighthearted way, major fitness lovers may not appreciate the lack of intensity obvious in the predetermined physical exercises. The lack of interaction between Jillian and players might be enhanced upon, in order to create a better rapport between player and instructor. It would also be better if routines can be programmed to be seamless, because the need to press buttons to move on to the subsequent exercise may break the rhythm of the workout. That said, Jillian Michaels Fitness Ultimatum 2010 is an interesting fitness program that will keep you fit without the hassle of running to gyms and fitness centers.

Buy eBook Reader, Pi2 and get Gift Vouchers worth 10000 absolutely free

Ahmedabad, India; August 3rd 2011: Infibeam brings delighting news for the ebook reader family and all the avid readers. After the success of Readathon, where books were offered at virtually zero prices for a whole week, Infibeam is now offering its eBook reader, Pi2 at Rs 9999 and giving Gift Vouchers worth Rs 10000 absolutely free. Customer will receive 10 Gift Voucher worth Rs 1000 on the purchase of Pi2 that would be redeemable on Books and eBooks.

Infibeam Pi2 is the upgraded version of Pi and comes with a touch screen which provides users with the ability to navigate easily and has wi-fi connectivity which allows users to download content from the internet and read it on Infibeam. It also supports more than 15 regional languages.

Commenting on the offer, Madhur Kishore, Assistant Vice President said, “This is another initiative by Infibeam to promote reading habits and to give an opportunity to all reading enthusiasts to grab their own eBook Reader. They can store thousands of their favorite books in a single device and purchase books and ebooks from the Gift Vouchers”
The offer is unique in the sense that you get the Pi2 at virtually zero cost.

Infibeam today has more than 100Lac books on the site, with books from all major publishers and authors listed on the site. Infibeam also India's houses largest eBooks store and has more than 5Lac eBooks.

http://www.infibeam.com/Pi/Pi2.html

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About Infibeam.com
Infibeam.com is India's leading eCommerce platform with a selection of more than 120 Lac products across books, media, lifestyle, gifts, electronics and automobiles. Infibeam.com is known for its innovative navigation, lowest prices, free shipping and dedicated customer service.

Infibeam.com also offers its web-store technology and associated infrastructure as a service to well- known brands and retailers such as Crossword, NDTV, K Sera Sera, Hidesign, TTK Prestige etc.

Infibeam recently launched Builabazaar.com a Do-it-yourself e-commerce platform for merchants and sellers. It provides the necessary e-commerce technology, payment and data infrastructure to create a store within minutes.

Infibeam.com was founded in 2007 by a group of ex-Amazon employees with expertise in e-commerce and technology. Headquartered in Ahmedabad, Infibeam has 250 employees based out of offices in Bangalore, Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai. The leadership team consists of MIT, IIM and IIT graduates amongst others with more than 100 years of combined experience in Retail and eCommerce.

For any queries please write to us at pr@infibeam.net

Genius' Two Tower SP-HF2020 Speaker System Available in the USA and Canada

Taipei, Taiwan – Genius, a leading manufacturer of computer peripherals, has released their new 2-piece 60 watt (RMS) SP-HF2020 speaker system. Now available in the USA and Canada, this speaker system comes with two towers as well as a remote control. Each tower has one high-quality 1” tweeter for treble sound, one 3” close frame speaker for accurate mid-range sound, and two 3” open frame speakers that deliver beautiful and rich sounding bass.

Spaced Invaders Watch

It seems to be the age of retro gaming and for people who want something of the past in two, the Spaced Invaders Watch should be something to have. The Romain Jerome Space Invaders Watch should be something funky to wear, offering either a colored space invader or via monochrome black and white face.

The Space Invaders watch makes use of a multi-level face to provide a unique and proper effect that makes the display look like it was made from pixels. The watch also comes with a self-winding movement and lugs fitted with safety screws and integrated ball-and-socket joints for ergonomic wrist adjustments.

Each watch style is limited to only 78 pieces. No word yet though on pricing and availability.

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Infibeam launches pre-orders for Samsung Nexus S

Samsung Nexus S is the much awaited handset from Samsung. Infibeam launches pre-order of the Samsung Nexus S and is all geared up for the great response the phone will evoke. Popularly known as the Google Nexus S, the Samsung Nexus S is every tech savvy users` dream. So place your pre-orders at Infibeam and be amongst the early birds to get hold of the Samsung Nexus S.

The Samsung Nexus S is the first handset to run on the Android OS v2.3. Powered by the 1GHz processor the Samsung Nexus S features high speed connectivity options like 3G HSDPA and Wireless LAN WiFi n.

The other features of the Samsung Nexus S include:

• Multi-touch input method
  


• Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate
  


• Touch-sensitive controls
  


• Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
  


• Three-axis gyro sensor
  


• 3.5 mm audio jack
  


• Memory Internal: 16GB storage, 512 MB RAM
  


• Expandable memory: microSD, up to 32GB
  


• 3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
  


• Wireless LAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n , DLNA
  


• Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP
  


• USB v2.0 microUSB
  


• CAMERA: 5 mega-pixel, 2560 x 1920 pixels, autofocus, LED flash ,Geo-tagging, touch focus
  


• Secondary VGA camera
  


• OS: Android OS, v2.3 Gingerbread
  


• CPU: ARM Cortex A8 1GHz processor
  


• GPS with A-GPS support
  


• Java Via third party application
  


• Social networking integration
  


• Digital compass
  


• MP4/DivX/WMV/H.264/H.263 player
  


• MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player
  

The 4-inch high resolution touchscreen display adds appeal to the all new Android powered handset. The 1GHz processor along with 3G and WiFi facility makes the Samsung Nexus S a must have. So opt for pre-order at Infibeam.com and get technology at your fingertips.

HTC Incredible S now available at Infibeam

The new HTC Incredible S android smart phone features a 4 inch display touch screen with 480 x 800 pixel resolution. The connectivity features included in this HTC Incredible S smart phone are Bluetooth, 3G, GPRS, EDGE and Wi-Fi. HTC Incredible S android smart phone holds 8 mega pixel color camera with auto focus and dual LED flash for clicking mind blowing pictures to cherish life long.


HTC Incredible S smart phone features internal GPS antenna and 3.5 mm stereo audio jack. The multimedia features are also amazing in HTC Incredible S like FM radio, music player, video player etc. the voice feature include speaker. HTC Incredible S also facilitates users with superb talk time WCDMA Up to 380 minutes, GSM Up to 580 minutes and stand by on WCDMA Up to 370 hours, GSM: Up to 290 hours.

HTC Incredible S weighs 135.5 grams with battery. HTC Incredible S internal memory is 1.1 GB, RAM 768 MB and can be extended up to 32 GB through micro SD, micro SDHC. Now HTC Incredible S is available at Infibeam and the price for this smart phone is Rs. 26,999 only. The sales package includes Handset, Battery, Adapter, USB Cable, Headset, Warranty Guide, Software CD and Warranty Card.
The new HTC Incredible S android smart phone features a 4 inch display touch screen with 480 x 800 pixel resolution. The connectivity features included in this HTC Incredible S smart phone are Bluetooth, 3G, GPRS, EDGE and Wi-Fi. HTC Incredible S android smart phone holds 8 mega pixel color camera with auto focus and dual LED flash for clicking mind blowing pictures to cherish life long.

HTC Incredible S smart phone features internal GPS antenna and 3.5 mm stereo audio jack. The multimedia features are also amazing in HTC Incredible S like FM radio, music player, video player etc. the voice feature include speaker. HTC Incredible S also facilitates users with superb talk time WCDMA Up to 380 minutes, GSM Up to 580 minutes and stand by on WCDMA Up to 370 hours, GSM: Up to 290 hours.

HTC Incredible S weighs 135.5 grams with battery. HTC Incredible S internal memory is 1.1 GB, RAM 768 MB and can be extended up to 32 GB through micro SD, micro SDHC. Now HTC Incredible S is available at Infibeam and the price for this smart phone is Rs. 26,905 only. The sales package includes Handset, Battery, Adapter, USB Cable, Headset, Warranty Guide, Software CD and Warranty Card.

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Nokia E7- Now available for pre-order at Infibeam

Nokia E7 is up for pre-order at Infibeam, India`s trusted online shopping portal. Nokia- the world renowned mobile manufacturing company recently announced the Nokia E7. So, just as Nokia hits the Indian market, you may have a brand new Nokia E7 with you, by opting for the pre-order facility at Infibeam.com.

The all new Nokia E7 will wear a price tag of Rs 35,000 and mobile users looking to experience this innovative handset may go for the Nokia E7. Infibeam`s mobile section will hence witness huge crowds of people rushing in to avail the best buys with the very stylish and technically adept Nokia E7.

Users may now place your pre –order for the latest Symbian smartphone online and avail a hassle free shopping experience at Infibeam.com. Equipped with diverse features and innovative specifications like a 4”AMOLED screen, 8MP camera with dual LED flash and a slide out QWERTY keypad, the Nokia E7 is set to enthrall shoppers.

So, opt for Nokia E7 and pre-order it today at Infibeam.com.

Motorola Xoom tablet up for pre-order at Infibeam.com

The much awaited Motorola Xoom android smart tablet is up for pre-order at Infibeam.com. The Motorola Xoom 3g has a super fast dual core processor. It is equipped with a 10.1 inch wide HD touch screen for unmatched user experience.The much in news Mororola Xoom tablet operates on the Android 3.0 OS.


The Motorola Xoom android smart tablet has a super powerful dual-core processor and Android 3.0 platform. The Motorola Xoom 3g has a 2MP webcam and a 5MP camera with 720p HD video capture and playback. The Motorola Xoom tablet lets you enjoy HD video in a thin, light and powerful tablet. The Dual-core 1GHz processor offers enhanced user experience.


The all new Motorola Xoom android smart tablet is now available for pre-order at India`s trusted online portal, Infibeam.com. You may avail Motorola Xoom tablet for Rs 35,000, with free shipping. So, place your pre –order today and get the powerful Motorola Xoom android smart tablet.

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Shipping Starts Today for Infibeam Pi2

Infibeam starts shipping the much awaited Pi2, an advanced EBook reader with Wi-Fi connectivity and touch screen. As orders come rushing in for Pi2; Infibeam spruces up with fast and hassle free delivery options.

Ahmedabad, India; Feb 28th 2011: Infibeam had a great start with the launch of India's first EBook reader, Infibeam Pi. After the stupendous success of Pi, Infibeam has launched its successor the Infibeam Pi2 (read as the Infibeam "Pi - square"). The upgraded version of the Pi now starts shipping today.

Commenting on the developments, Mr. Vishal Mehta, CEO, Infibeam.com, said, "We are thrilled at the response that the upgraded version of Pi has received. As promised the Pi2 starts shipping today and would be delivered to customers within 2-3 days."

Customers may now place orders for the new Pi2 online and get the device delivered within 2-3 working days. The Pi2 comes loaded with 100 free e-books and much more.

Infibeam will ship Pi for free to shoppers across India. Priced at Rs 11,999 the Pi2 will be first shipped to the pre-order destinations whilst we work on expediting shipping worldwide.

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Manila Bulletin Launches First 3D NewsPaper!

MANILA, Philippines — On September 24, 2010, Friday, the country woke up and got a dose of the good news accompanied by photos in vivid, three-dimensional colors.

From that day on, the Manila Bulletin, the nation's leading newspaper, has fully embraced the advancing media technology.

The 3-D newspaper technology, which has already started in other parts of the globe, is now in the Philippines now a part of history.

“We’re trailblazing for the industry,” said Bulletin managing editor Fil C. Sionil.

The 3D issue, which was featured in television morning shows “Umagang Kay Ganda” of ABS-CBN, “Mornings at ANC” of ABS-CBN News Channel and radio programs of DZBB and DZMM, received positive reactions from readers around Metro Manila, where the limited 3D issue was circulated.

• Christine Grace Sarmiento-Tria, account manager of Fleishman-Hillard Philippines, said that the Manila Bulletin 3D issue is now a part of the Philippine Journalism history as it's not only the paper's first 3D edition but also a first in the Philippine newspaper industry.
  


• Wilson Tan of Thinking Tools, Cebu, congratulated Manila Bulletin for this innovation, wishing that the newspaper of the future would also include audio.
  


• Anj Segovia of MSI-ECS said that she won't let the day pass without grabbing the first 3D newspaper in the Philippines and she would bring the paper to show it to people at home.
  


• Edd Fuentes, president of Fuentes Publicity Network, said that this is a major breakthrough.
  


• Jefferson Plaza, president of Advance Solutions, said that Manila Bulletin, known for it's tagline "There is good news here" should add “...and good pictures too" as the 3D photos of the paper look really amazing.
  


• Paolo Abrera, Gigi Grande, Ginger Conejero and Ron Cruz of the program Mornings at ANC of ABS-CBN News Channel agreed that this innovation could change the way people look at newspaper.
  


• Radio tandem Anthony Taberna and Gerry Baja said that people who said that the newspaper is a dying industry would think again because of this innovation. "It has made the newspaper new again.”
  


• Mitchel R. Confesor, PBSP Media Relations Officer, said, “Congratulations to Manila Bulletin for marking a photojournalism milestone in this Friday’s issue (Sept. 24, 2010) with the pioneering of printed news photos in three dimensions.”
  

The Manila Bulletin, started in black in white in 1900 and went full color in mid-90s, has vowed to continue to innovate and adopt to the changing world of technology to serve the nation better to be truly the exponent of the Philippine progress. (Art Samaniego)

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Miniguru Keyboards have Been Cancelled

If you were among the people who were awaiting the release of the Miniguru Keyboard, bad news! It seems that while the keyboard stood to make typing easier, its complex nature failed to impress and convince the makers to go through with it.

The whole concept of the keyboard was indeed neat but also complicated. The makers lost faith on the potential of the keyboard, a peripheral that is certainly not as hot compared to other ones we see in the market.

And while typing could have been easier, old habits are hard to beat. The idea may be welcome but if you take it all seriously, it is not an immediate need meaning techies could very well do with standard keyboards and not change them at all.

Oh well, its back to the old drawing board for the people behind the Miniguru Keyboard. Maybe a different idea would be great, something rare and of course mind-boggling!

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World’s Brightest LED Projector from NEC

Though it this NEC projector is not something we may see soon, it may yet be an idea for companies making projectors. The said NEC projector comes with a brightness count of 2,000 lumens and the ability to increase intensity as well.

It makes use of RGB color LEDs as a light source which is further brightened by multiple LED units that are used for each of the three colors. It can also display a wide color gamut of 98% as defined in Adobe’s standard TGB standard. Hopefully some good company does think of commercializing this soon. This is one projector that is sure to be a hit!

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Computer Repair Firm Warns of PC Hacker Scam

The customer concerned had been called the night before by a "Microsoft Engineer" with a heavy Indian accent. The "engineer" told her that she had a problem with her computer that they had detected and they were calling up to help her. She was a little sceptical but followed their instructions.

They directed her to the System Log in Event Viewer and asked her if there were any errors. Indeed there were errors in the system log (as there almost always are). She was then directed to the Teamviewer website and asked to "Join a Session". At this point she became suspicious when they asked her for the username and password that Teamviewer had just presented her.

Had she given this username and password the "engineer" on the other end would have had full remote control of her PC and could have done almost anything such as installing a virus, removing her anti-virus or stealing all of the information on the PC. Potentially they could have installed a small piece of software called a key logger and monitored everything she did on her PC such as online banking.

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Tega Tablet To Debut at CeBIT Australia

Hugo Ortega is all set to launch a new tablet and it comes in the form of the Tega. The Tega tablet is all set to come out at CeBIT Australia on May 24. Among the variable specs it carries apart from the default features you would find from common tablets include a built-in HSDPA modem with the option of purchasing a Windows 7 OS. The Tega Tablet will be priced starting at $757. Here are the specs:

• 1.6GHz Intel N270 processor
• 3500mAh battery
• 1GB of RAM which is upgradable to 4GB
• 160GB hard drive upgradable to 16GB to 128GB SSD

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iPhone 4G Coming Out This July

At this point, a lot of people are eagerly awaiting the coming of the iPhone 4G. And for now, all we can rely on is the CDMA version of the iPhone 4G which is being tested by Verizon Wireless. But you don’t have to fret since by June, official specs of the much anticipated iPhone 4G will most likely be released at the WWDC conference.

And so for now, we can just imagine what the new iPhone 4G would come out with. Rumors have it that it will have awesome features that include video chat, multi-tasking and extreme downloading. This iPhone 4g could also have dual core processors and higher and powerful graphic chips that can deliver higher video resolutions and better "still" images when taking pictures.

Well these are all speculations and while we don’t want to ruin the party, just wait and see. The iPhone 4G looks promising in terms of being sleek, packed with new hardware and multi-tasking software.

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Verizon Unveils LG Fathom Windows Phone

Though unofficial, rumors are getting warm that Verizon Wireless will be releasing the LG Fathom Windows Phone. The LG Fathom will run on Windows Mobile 6.5 and will come with a touch sceen and a keyboard.

Other features of the LG Fathom include a 3.2” WVGA resistive touchscreen, support for Verizon’s voice and 3G network, and capability to connect to both GSM and HSDPA high speed data networks when roaming outside of the United States. The Fathom will also include a 3.2 megapixel camera and a microSD memory card slot.

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Kindle DX now available in UK

To celebrate the sudden outbreak of crystalline precipitation currently falling on Britain, Amazon.com has announced it'll now ship an international version of its massive, designed-for-newspapers-and-textbooks Kindle to the UK -- the Kindle DX.

In principle it's the same as the standard Kindle (which we reviewed late last year), but features a larger 246mm (9.7-inch) E-Ink screen. "Kindle DX is great for personal and professional documents, cookbooks and textbooks -- anything that is highly formatted," Amazon says.

It also now supports Adobe PDF files natively (Kindles previously needed to have these converted to a format it liked), so pre-formatted pages of text, images and diagrams involve significantly less messing about. Up to 3,500 books can be stored in memory, Amazon claims, and the battery should let you read for a full week without charging.

The Kindle DX for UK features the same built-in wireless bookstore as the standard Kindle, including free wireless downloads via the device's integrated 3G modem. Its screen -- which only requires power to turn pages, not to keep displaying them -- can generate 16 shades of grey. Sony's Readers, by contrast (ha), use just eight. This means images look far better on Kindles.

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