Microsoft, now Cortana Applications Official Got Belongs to Compete with Apple's Siri 0 komentar

Competition in the mobile operating system is now increasingly heated. Microsoft as owners of Windows Phone OS, has just introduced its latest update, the Windows Phone 8.1. Along with the new update, Windows Phone 8.1 is also equipped with several new features.

One is the existence of a voice assistant app Siri competitor and Google Now. Microsoft also now appear confident thanks to the presence of the voice assistant application named Cortana. Even Cortana is also arguably a mix between Siri with Google Now.

Cortana is present in Windows Phone with its own live tile that provides information to the user's smartphone. In addition, Cortana could be used to perform a search, calendar control, send messages, make calls and others.

Cortana also comes with a feature to find restaurants that are around. With the help of Bing, Windows Phone users can obtain detailed information such as rating the restaurants and others. In addition, Cortana can also be used on third-party applications. Thus, application developers can also take advantage of the ability of Cortana.

via Pocket-lint 

WiiWare gets Snowpack Park, four new demo games 0 komentar

This week, Wii owners can derive more out of weekly downloads with a bundle of fun and interactive content. WiiWare channel brings home to gamers Snowpack Park along with demo versions of ‘And Yet It Moves’, ‘Bit.Trip Fate’, ‘Jett Rocket’ and ‘ThruSpace’. In addition, the Virtual Console dishes out side-scrolling action in ‘Spin Master’.

Snowpack Park puts gamers into boots of a penguin rescuer as they don the role of either a Mii or an integrated character from the title. On their quest, they will have to sail across numerous islands for saving these creatures and bringing them into the park. Once all penguins are back to the square, players can deal with their mood swings and increase interaction by feeding and playing with these pets. Besides, the game is inundated with fun minigames, headwear pieces, edible fishes for penguins and more.

Unleashing an action-based saga on the Wii, Spin Master sets out Johnny for an exciting escapade. As gamers transform into the role of the adventurer, they will need to retrieve a piece of a treasure map as well as their girlfriend from the clutches of Dr. De Playne. With over five stages, this VC title facilitates players to map together their route towards a big surprise. In the game, they can jump, hop and launch assaults with spirit chargers, sliding as well as super bomb attacks to ascend further.

Coming back to WiiWare, it unlocks a window into four new games such as ThruSpace, And Yet It Moves, Jett Rocket and Bit.Trip Fate. The demos for these titles offer a comprehensive view, enabling players to determine a pick of their choice. In Jett Rocket, they can traverse to the planet of Yoroppa for unraveling the reason behind the evil Power Plant Posse ambush. Bit.Trip Fate is yet another tale in the series portraying shoot ‘em up action with CommanderVideo.

The demo for physics-based platform game namely And Yet It Moves requires players to move across a paper world. Gamers can survive 20 tough levels by solving mind-bending puzzles to unlock bonus levels, indulge in competitive play modes and witness amazing alterations within the title’s ambit. Lastly, ThruSpace has been plugged as a thrilling puzzle game where gamers will need to rationalize their moves for getting a keydron through several gaps.

Those who wish to play alongside Penguins can grab Snowpack Park from the WiiWare channel for 800 Wii Points. Spin Master is available on the Virtual Console at the price of 900 Wii Points. The demos can be downloaded without paying any additional charge while the full version of Jett Rocket as well as And Yet It Moves will need gamers to redeem 1,000 Wii Points per title. Bit.Trip Fate and ThruSpace full version games have been tagged with a label of 800 Wii Points each.

30 New Screensavers – More for the PC and Now Mobile Phones 0 komentar

Check out the newest batch of animated screensavers below. In addition to 10 new screensavers for your PC, there are 20 new animated wallpapers for your mobile phone devices.

As many of you have learned by now, not all free screensavers are created equal. Many times, “free” means that you have to install stupid toolbars, adware and other unwanted junk along with the screensaver. That’s not true of the ones at NewFreeScreensavers.

10 for the PC


10 for Mobiles (240×320)



10 for Mobiles (480×640)


Download :

10 Screensavers for PC

20 Screensavers for Mobiles

I’ve downloaded and installed several of the screensavers at this site and never had a problem with any of them. These screensavers are safe, totally free, and there are dozens more to check out once you visit.

Source: http://techie-buzz.com/softwares/30-new-screensavers-pc-and-mobile.html

BlackBerry 6 Media Player Guide : Music 2010 0 komentar

The new multimedia experience in BlackBerry® 6 has been designed to be intuitive, easy to use and fun! From a music player, to podcasts, videos and a stunning camera, it is fully equipped to not only take your media with you, but also enjoy it with your friends.

Let’s take a closer look at the Music player!

To get started, find the Media window on the home screen by swiping to either the left or right. The first thing you’ll see when you click on the music icon is a menu that helps you find music applications, organize your music and choose what you want to listen to.

* Clicking ‘Explore Music Apps’ will launch BlackBerry App World™ storefront and show you a variety of music applications that are available for download.
* You can access your music by song, artist, album, or genre. Try launching a song now.



On the media player screen you have a number of options:

* At the top you have controls for looping and shuffling songs.
* Along the bottom, you have your standard buttons for previous track, pause, stop, and next track.
* A great feature is the new carousel that lets you quickly browse music right in the media player while other songs are playing. Try swiping the album art on screen to browse the other songs in that album, artist, or playlist. If you find a song you like, just tap the album art to switch tracks.

Another thing you can do is create and manage playlists right on your BlackBerry smartphone.

* If you hear a song you like and you want to add it to a playlist, just click the ‘menu’ button and select ‘add to playlist’. You’ll then be presented with playlists on your BlackBerry® smartphone.
* If you want to create a new playlist you can do this from the main music screen by selecting ‘playlists’ and ‘new playlist’.

Have you tried out the Music player yet in BlackBerry 6? Let us know what you think in the comments!