Now worry not. SPB TV has gone FREE for all Windows , Symbian , iPhone and WebOS devices. SPB TV is a revolutionary app which provide nearly 100 channels , subscription free. Major features include

• A wide selection of public TV channels
• Quick channel preview
• Integrated TV guide
• Quick channel selection
• Channels from more than 17 countries

WEB TV was one of buzz word attached to Nokia N8 and best of all, it was absolutely FREE. SPB TV,now free, used to sell for around USD 9.95 before. I tried it on Nokia N97 but surprisingly the overall experience was not that much pleasant. I have a 8mbps internet connection from Etisalat and still the broadcast playback was not at all smooth. Some channels wont play at all, and some will stop in between. Check out the video below.

SPB TV Official Video

SPB TV is available in OVI store and Apple store for Free. You can also download it from SPB website. Leave your feedback in the comment section below.

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Earlier this August, whole UAE business user circle went under a shock when TRA announced that Blackberry services will be suspended from 11th October 2010, even for the people who are travelling via UAE. Blackberry encrypts the data which is only decrypted at Blackberry’s Canada data server hence making it impossible for UAE authorities to monitor the content. After this announcement local mobile service providers announced lucrative alternate plans, but still blackberry users prayed for some solution to the existing Blackberry services.

So all the blackberry services which include

• BlackBerry Email
• BlackBerry web browsing
• Social networking
• Instant messaging services

will continue to function as normal.

As blackberry services survive, all the alternate plans offered by the mobile operators stand cancelled.

As mentioned before, this announcement has brought a lot of smiles and a sigh of relief to many. Are you among those happy people ?

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How busy you can be that you need a visual reminder for turning off water taps? Water is precious natural resource and  its even difficult to imagine life without it. These decorative lights looks stunning and the usage of LED lights make it more power efficient. Do you know the amount of water wasted due to running taps while brushing teeth totals around mind boggling 35000 litres per year/family. I think best place to fix these lights will be just beyond the wash basin. They come in three different styles :

• The standings
• The Chandeliers
• The wall

California-based designer Tanya Clarke is the daughter of environmental activist Tony Clarke, the author of Blue Gold: The Fight to Stop the Corporate Theft of the World’s Water. Tanya’s own contribution to water awareness is Liquid Light – Industrial Light Installations, a series of custom-built fixtures that "create a visual reminder of the precious commodity that water is and our need to protect this natural resource.LED lights , recycled plumbing and hardware , hand sculpted glass drops and found objects are incorporated to contribute to the zero footprint movement in the form of Liquid Light."

If you buy these lights, 5% of your purchases go towards the education and action on global water justice issues.

This is not the first time such kind of industrial design has been made. In early 2007 Rafel Morgon had a similar Light Drops model as shown below.

I kinda like these designs, wonder they will be at sale in Dubai. Whats your opinion ?

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So are you still trying to connect with people using facebook or twitter ? Guess what, Nokia has its own way of connecting people and yeah its none other than that latest smartphone, the Nokia N8. Check out the latest promo video featuring a Nokia N8 and showcasing its feature rich photo editor.

Check out the video below.

We all know that when it comes to connecting people, Nokia does it best. I have 20 plus reasons to buy a Nokia N8. Have you found yours ??

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Do you still have a question which is not yet answered in numerous hands-on videos on Youtube? Do you still need more reasons to decide buying a Nokia N8 ? If the answer to any of these question is ‘YES’ then fire up a comment below and let me know. I will try my best to get the question address in my upcoming Nokia N8 Launch event in Dubai.

Coverage Details

I will cover the event live on Twitter, so do follow me on Twitter. Nokia n8 official twitter hashtag is #n8dubai , and you can follow the same.

Price/Availability

During my visit to a Nokia Store at UAE couple of days back, I was told that Nokia N8 will be available at retail stores anytime between last week of September( i.e after the official middle east launch). The expected price will be around 1999AED to 2199AED ( i.e 420 EUROs ~ 460 EUROs). However, you can also pre-order your Nokia N8 at any Nokia Middle east store.

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Google Instant explained in Video

Here are a few of the core features in Google Instant:

• Dynamic Results – Google dynamically displays relevant search results as you type so you can quickly interact and click through to the web content you need.
• Predictions – One of the key technologies in Google Instant is that we predict the rest of your query (in light gray text) before you finish typing. See what you need? Stop typing, look down and find what you’re looking for.
• Scroll to search – Scroll through predictions and see results instantly for each as you arrow down.

Check out the video below explaining Google Instant.

How to Turn it on ?

As of now Google Instant will work only when you are signed in to your Google Account. You also need to visit Google.com/instant to start using it directly on the Google home page i.e Google.com.

How to turn off Google Instant ?

However, after trying if you are not satisfied and want to return to good old Google.com , you can do so by visiting your Google preferences page.

Google has always done things differently. Its really hard to imagine life without Google. I am really excited about this option and have already set my home page to Google Instant. What about you ??

Via google system.

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Just check out the videos below and see for yourself the huge number of Nokia N8 boxes used to create the video below. They are just everywhere ( wish I could steal one ) .

Nokia Unboxing with  a twist

To be frank, I never used to like unboxing videos as they are just so boring. But if the future unboxings are the Nokia way , I will be the first one to watch. Hats off to Nokia Marketing department for the amazing creativity they have shown here. You guys really know how to do things differently. I am sure after watching the following videos, you wont need 20 reasons to buy a Nokia N8, Suzy and Brenda should be enough for you.

Interactive Unboxing :  Choose your unboxer

Suzy : She is Hot , Sizzling hot

Brenda

Ryan

So if you are in Dubai and have finally made up your mind to buy a Nokia N8 , good news is that its available for preorder in Dubai, or you may want to check out my 20 reasons to buy a Nokia N8. Still if you are not convinced, Olaa guys you should watch Suzy’s video once more .

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After Nokia N8 was available for preorder in UAE, I had plans of posting a detailed review with videos and pictures. Days after that,  Micky over Nokiausers did an extensive Video roundup of Nokia N8 and Clinton Jeff from zomgitscj posted a handson report of his first encounter with Nokia N8. Do have a look at these articles.

Coming back to the topic, lets try to find out why you should buy a Nokia N8. Shall we ? .. But wait… first have a look at the Nokia N8 official video, and then the reasons after the jump..

(p.s. : This post contains lots of videos, so visit the blog if they are not visible in rss.)

1. Symbian^3

Yeah, Nokia N8 is first Symbian^3 device and a step ahead of Symbian 5th Edition or S60V5 or the OS which run Nokia’s touchscreens currently available in market. To be frank, I was not such a big fan of S60v5 after owning a Nokia 5800, but things got little better with Nokia N97. Symbian^3 comes with around 250 new features according to Nokia.

2. 12 Megapixel camera with Xenon Flash

We all are aware of the outstanding camera phones made by Nokia. Nokia N8 takes it not one but many steps higher. Check out the untouched image samples taken from Nokia N8. If you want more details you can check out all the FAQs  and part1 of Nokia N8 camera.

3. HD video recording

Nokia N8 allows you to shoot HD videos with amazing clarity. Nokia N8 is also being used to shoot videos for Israeli "American Idol" ( Videos can be found at Mynokiablog ). Below is the sample clip from Nokia ( dont forget to play in HD) + you can also check out part2 of Nokia N8 camera regarding video recording.

4. Video and Photo Editor

Nokia N8 comes with inbuilt video and photo editor. You can edit your videos and photos on the go, add effects and also upload them to various video sharing websites. Check it out in the video below.

5. FM transmitter

Just like Nokia N97, Nokia N8 comes with an inbuilt FM transmitter, which allow you to play audio files on your phone, via your car’s speaker without the need of any wires. Check out this cool feature in the video below demonstrating FM transmitter on Nokia N97.

6. Multiple home screens

Nokia N8 comes with 3 homescreens which are highly customizable with live widgets connected to the internet. Each screen can be customized with upto 6 widgets like shortcuts, email, twitter and facebook notificatons etc. Also, each homescreen can have a separate wallpaper. Multiple homescreen was one feature which I always missed in my Nokia N97.

7. Free Voice Guided Navigation

Ovi maps with Free turn by turn voice guided navigation is one among the many features of Nokia N8. Never get lost anywhere around the world with Nokia Ovi maps. Tripadvisor and bookatable.com  are now integrated into Ovi maps. Ovi maps can be downloaded to your device via a desktop computer and can be used offline for navigation, unlike Google Maps and hence you save data charges from your mobile carrier.

8. TV connectivity via HDMI with Dolby digital 5.1 channel Surround sound

With Nokia N8 you have got a home theatre right in your pocket. Nokia N8 can project videos at 720p along with 5.1 channel surround sound via HDMI cable to a compatible HD television set.

9. USB on the go

A very geeky solution you never knew unless you heard about Nokia N8. Now with small adapter provided by  Nokia, you will be able to connect a USB Pen drive, a Mobile phone , Portable Hard disks etc and transfer or play audio and video directly from the device. Thats right, no more need to connect to a computer to transfer media.

10. Amoled Display with nHD resolution

Nokia N8 comes with amoled display which is the best in any Nokia ever.  The screen is bright and very much readable under the sun and consumes less power. With nHD (640X360) resolution the video and photo viewing on phone is such a pleasure.

11. Capacitive touchscreen with Multitouch

After Nokia X6, Nokia N8 sports a capacitive touch screen. Capacitive touch screens are made up of glass are very sensitive unlike resistive screens and provide the usage of multitouch technology. Nokia N8 supports multitouch, so now you have the gimmicky pinch to zoom capability in Web browser, Ovi maps , emails , photos etc.  

12. Hardened Gorilla glass

Since Nokia N8 sports a glass touch screen, the durability becomes a big issue. To address this, Nokia N8 comes with Hardened Gorilla glass which is the hardest glass available in the market till date and hence prevent your glass screen from getting scratched. Why not check out the Gorilla glass below.

13. Integrated Social Networking with phone book contacts

Nokia N8 comes integrated with all the Social Networking tools. The best thing is that these will be built in your phonebook and you will be able to get instant updates on your live home screen. So now you can be in touch with your friends and family with just one click.

14. Highly improved Email client : Nokia Messaging

Nokia N8 comes with highly improved Nokia Messaging client with MSExchange and push email support. I think this is the first email client which provide you an option to search the server address book. The client support Full HTML and also multitouch capabilities. You can also configure multiple email widgets on your home screen. Check out below how cool it is

15. New Ovi Store

Nokia N8 will launch with a completely redesigned Ovi Store. The whole look and feel of the Ovi Store is changed and searching and installing application is going to be super fast. You can view more details about the Ovi Store at all about Symbian.

16. Web TV

Nokia N8 is also a portable TV in your pocket. You can watch live streaming (around 30 fps) of many popular channels. Channels like CNN , IBN live etc will come bundled with Nokia N8 along with many local channels. More channels support will be provided in future.

17. Availability in different Colors with full aluminum casing

Are you really tried of those regular phone colors and want something different. Nokia heard you and have provided 5 different colors for Nokia N8. You can now choose among Orange , Blue , Black , Grey and Green color for your phone (personally , my favorite is Blue ). Also the colors are built into the anodized aluminum casing which means that if try to scratch your phone, you can just wipe it off without any evident scratches and loss in color.It even survived a 3 meter drop from a balcony. Aluminum build gives it a really premium look in hand. You can check thehandheld blog’s review about it.

18. Completely reworked Music Player with Cover Flow

Nokia N8 comes with a completely reworked music player. Albums are now present in a cover flow which scrolls super smooth ( at 60 fps) , and let you find the song you are looking for very easily. Check out the first 1 minute of the video.

19. DIVX Video support

Nokia N8 supports DivX codec out of the box. That means you no more need to install any DivX player or Smartmovie to play an avi or any divx file. The video will play directly without any need for conversion, and you can project it on a TV using HDMI cable.Check out Nokia N8 playing .mkv 720p file via usb

20. World phone with Bluetooth 3.0 and Wifi n support

Nokia N8 is a penta band world phone, which means that it will work anywhere in the world. It also comes with latest connectivity options like Bluetooth 3.0 which provide super fast transfer of files via bluetooth and wifi n support for super fast wifi speed.

Ok so this was my list of around 20 reasons for buying a N8 . Do you think I missed out something or you would like to add something ? What’s your reason to buy a Nokia N8, let me know in comments.

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The design allows it to be placed in areas or rooms with limited space. More so, it is compatible with several appliances such as with PCs, gaming consoles, TV’s, and CD/DVD players and therefore gains much wider acceptance.

The XPS speakers were made to achieve outstanding aesthetic effects. The slim design and the black lacquer color tomes provide an ultra modern decoration for the living room. It was made to blend with modern home theater design so that they serve as replacement speakers or extra ones for these systems. Perhaps they were made to save space too. The speakers are made from wood to emphasize an ecofriendly product.

Despite their slim appearance, there is much power in the XPS. Users have a total of 10 Watts power. This makes the system an ideal choice for gamers, home theater enthusiasts and portable MP3 owners who want to play their sound files over an external speaker.

One minus for the XPS Slim is the wired mini remoter. In these days when even CD players have wireless remotes, how can one pardon Hercules for a corded remote? Well, there may be a reason for them doing so. Maybe a wireless remote is easy to lose. Or an advanced remote may have added more cost to the speaker and therefore made the set more expensive.

visit hercules website

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HDTVs come and go. So has it been for a while. Consumers are always looking for top quality, and products that deliver. So the likes and dislikes will result in the poor performance as long as sales are concerned. Such may be the problem the new Philips 42PFL7403D/F7 may have. The TV has all the qualities to make it standout amongst its contemporaries but complaints of poor picture quality may cause it to tumble in public ratings. It is a big surprise that a world leader in innovative, durable consumer electronics is suffering from such negative comments.

That aside, it is a great buy. You have USB connectivity to enable you take advantage of other portable media. You have 42 inches of screen space to watch almost every program or play a demanding game.

The audio output on the TV is commendable. As an improvement over previous versions, the 42PFL7403D/F7 delivers near surround sound effect; making it a suitable set for gamers. The set also has a slideshow feature that enables the user to view his pictures or images in a PowerPoint style. It is still unclear why Philips limited the types of pictures to jpeg when there are several other picture files. You can play back MP3 audio from any USB enabled device.

The Philips TV does well to show users how much power their TV uses when in a particular mode. This is a big plus for a company that is at the forefront of energy conservation. It also helps users know the various options as regards their energy use.

In contrast to these captivating features are the poor descriptions provided on some of the menus. The system assumes that the terms are familiar to many users but not rightly so. For example few TV users have every heard of or know about Digital Natural Motion.

It is anticipated that Philips will make a sequel to the 42PFL7403D/F7 and correct most of the dislikes that consumers have noted. That done, the 42PFL7403D/F7 HDTV will stand tall in the home entertainment segment of consumer electronics.

Visit official Philips site

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