Apple has eventually announced the most anticipated device ‘The new iPad’, which surprisingly isn’t termed iPad 3 or iPad HD as speculated by the entire blogosphere. The new iPad has taken a major uplift when comparing it with the original iPad and iPad 2. The new iPad features the stunning and gorgeous Retina Display with an extremely high-resolution of 2048×1536 (3.1 million pixels). That’s double the resolution of former iPads and over 1 million more pixels when compared to a Full HD 1080p display. Also integrated is a re-designed faster A5X chip with dual-core CPU and Quad-core graphics.

The new iPad comes with a 5-megapixel iSight camera, features auto-exposure, auto-focus, auto-face detection, great edge-to-edge detail, AF-lock. Designed with advanced optics, it lets you shoot gorgeous photos and supports 1080p HD video recording.

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Additionally, it includes Voice Dictation (converts words into text) and 4G LTE to deliver blazing download and upload speeds. The new iPad delivers the same 10-hour battery life as in iPad 2. However, these new features has posed a slight increase in its thickness and weight which is not an issue. Comes with iOS 5.1, available for download now!

The new iPad Commercial

Video: The New iPad “Features”

Availability and Pricing – The new iPad Wi-Fi models will be available in black or white on March 16th. The suggested retail price in US for the 16GB model is $499, $599 for 32GB model, and $699 for 64GB model. Pricing for iPad Wi-Fi + 4G is $629 for 16GB model, $729 for 32GB model and $829 for 64GB model. The device is up for Pre-order now!

Great news is that price conscious customers can purchase iPad 2, a revolutionary and magical device still available at a more affordable price of $399 for the 16GB Wi-Fi model and just $529 for the 16GB Wi-Fi + 3G model in the US.

References:

• Apple Launches New iPad [Official Press Release]
• Compare ‘iPad 2’ and ‘The new iPad’

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Dirpy is back in action – Dirpy, the popular and amazing online media conversion service was discontinued due to lack of resources. Seems Dirpy team wasn’t happy about it and thus decided to kick off once again after resting for a while! It has been more than a month since Dirpy is back into existence but we got to know about it now and couldn’t stop us from informing you. Folks at Dirpy are also putting in their efforts to spread the word, informing people that they’re back in town.

Dirpy, currently in beta, is a free and advanced Internet Digital Video Recorder online service that lets you record and convert your favorite YouTube videos to high quality MP3s in real-time. It offers many useful features like real-time conversions, ID3 metadata tags, offsets, support for high quality audio formats (including HD).

Besides converting YouTube videos to MP3, Dirpy offers the ability to easily download and save YouTube videos to your computer in a variety of different formats. It outputs YouTube videos in FLV and MP4 format – in standard, HD 720p, Full HD 1080p qualities. The handy Dirpy Bookmarklet makes it easier to quickly download a video from a certain webpage in desired format.

Dirpy is working on various other new features to improve and make it more interesting. Do check it out and spread the word if you’re glad to see them back!

Link: www.dirpy.com

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Desktopograghy, a site established in 2005 has been in the process of offering an amazing collection of natural themed high-definition wallpapers every year, featuring the most impressive creations from talented artists and designers. It’s year end bringing you guys the much awaited and the latest 2011 exhibition from Desktopography!

Desktopograghy 2011 Exhibition comes packed with a collection of 44 beautiful desktop backgrounds boasting stunning graphics. All the wallpapers are perfectly crafted to support different environments ranging from desktops, laptops to smartphones. You can download the wallpapers for free in over 12 screen resolutions. Check them and download right away at Desktopography to give your desktop a breath of fresh air.

Below are some of the hand-picked fantastic wallpapers:

Check out the complete new exhibition @ www.desktopography.net/exhibitions/2

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Microsoft has recently added a couple of new themes to Windows 7 personalization gallery of which the most spectacular one is “Forza Motorsport 4 theme”. MS has released this theme to celebrate the release of the new highest-rated racing game ‘Forza Motorsport 4’ for their Xbox 360 gaming console. The theme features stunning in-game images of some of the world’s most exotic cars. Certainly, this theme is a must download for all the crazy car fanatics out there!

The Forza Motorsport 4 is an incredibly awesome theme for Windows 7 that comes packed with a collection of 17 fantastic desktop backgrounds featuring some the best and super cars like McLaren F1, Jaguar XFR, Mercedes Benz SLS AMG. All the wallpapers have a high-resolution of 1920×1200, so you can easily use them on big monitors.

List of 16 Car Wallpapers included in ‘Forza Motorsport 4’ Theme Pack -

• 1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa
• 2011 Tesla Roadster Sport
• 2010 Jaguar XFR
• 2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG
• 2002 Ferrari Enzo
• 2011 Koenigsegg Agera
• 2010 Mosler MT900S
• 1993 McLaren F1
• 2011 AlfaRomeo Giulietta
• 2012 BMW M5
• 2011 Ruf Rgt8
• 2008 Lamborghini Reventon
• 2011 Mini Clubman
• 2010 Aston Martin V12 Vantage
• 2011 BMW 1M Coupe
• 2010 Ferrari 458 Italia

Download Forza Motorsport 4 Theme

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Long time has passed since we shared a hand picked collection of wallpapers. So, I thought to gather some cool and awesome desktop wallpapers that you might find impressive. The pack has a total of 25 high-resolution wallpapers having different dimensions such as 1920×1200, 1920×1080, 1600×1200. These desktop backgrounds should fit perfectly on most screen sizes including widescreen monitors. Some of the wallpapers are sourced from Digit Magazine DVD while others from Wallbase.net.

Download the pack below containing 25 beautiful wallpapers -

A preview of all 25 HD Wallpapers (Click on the image to view in full size)

The above image is a Collage with 25 backgrounds which you can set as your desktop background. It looks really superb specially on big screens, give it a try! This collage sized 5120×3200 is included in the pack. It has a huge dimension and therefore can be used on huge screens and on small, mid-sized screens too.

Download 25 Wallpapers Pack + Collage (19.5MB)

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Gears of War 3 is an upcoming third-person shooter video game developed by Epic Games and published by Microsoft Studios exclusively for Xbox 360. The is one of the most anticipated games of 2011 that has already received a million pre-orders. GOW3 is the 3rd and final game of the Gears of War series. The game was originally scheduled for release in April 2011 but was delayed and is now set to be released on Sep 20, 2011.

To celebrate the arrival of this long awaited and much popular game, Xbox 360 India has released a set of fantastic Gears of War 3 wallpapers for desktop and some exclusive wallpapers for mobile phones. Download them now and get ready for Gears of War 3!

Gears of War 3 fan page contains 8 amazing desktop backgrounds, featuring most of the popular characters from the game with cool graphics. All the wallpapers are available in high-resolution of 1600×900 and 1680×1050 to fit perfectly on widescreens. To make it really simple for you, we’ve packed all the wallpapers into a cool theme for Windows 7. Just install the theme and enrich your desktop with Gears of War 3 Wallpapers.

>> Download Gears of War 3 Windows 7 Theme (1680×1050)

To download the wallpapers invidually, visit xbox.com/en-IN/GOW3Fan.

There is also a Gears of War 3 official theme, released by Microsoft last year which contains portraits of Marcus Fenix, Dominic Santiago and Anya Stroud from GOW3.

You can Pre-order Gears of War 3 in India for Rs. 2,499.

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Recently, I got a Mini Display Port to HDMI Adapter Cable to connect my MacBook Pro 13 (2011 model) to a Sony Full HD TV. But after connecting both the devices using the cable, it wasn’t easy to get them working properly. The problems caused were – there was No Sound from TV and the MacBook screen was not appearing in Fullscreen mode on the TV (there were black edges on the TV screen even at 1080p resolution).

Seriously, this was driving me crazy as my MacBook Pro with an Intel HD Graphics 3000 (supports up to 2560 by 1600 pixels on an external display) couldn’t display 1080p on HDTV (Full HD) correctly. Fortunately, I figured out a way and was able to get it working perfectly. So, this article is for all those people who are experiencing a similar problem.

>> To get all the things working, you must have a compatible cable. Your MacBook Pro should support Full HD (1080p or more) resolution on an external display and should support Audio Out via the Mini Display Port (MiniDP or mDP).

Note: Only MacBook Pros April 2010 and later support audio, but if you want to check to know for sure, click the Apple logo in the top left corner. Click "About This Mac" and then "More Info…", click System Report. Under Hardware, click "Audio (Built In)". If you see "HDMI/ DisplayPort Output", then your MacBook Pro does support HDMI audio out.

Connecting Apple MacBook Pro to a High-Definition Television:

1. Connect both the devices using a quality Mini Display Port to HDMI Adapter Cable. We used the below one which is a single 6 feet cable that supports both audio and video, you can buy it from Amazon for $11.69 only.

2. Use the TV remote to switch to the Input device. Select the HDMI port to which you’ve connected your MacBook Pro. For example: HDMI 2 in our case

3. To enable Audio from TV’s speakers and NOT from MacBook Internal speakers – Open System Preferences > Sound, tap the Output tab and select your TV as a device for sound output. Now sound would just come from your Television set.

4. Displaying 1080p (1920×1080) resolution in full-screen mode when connecting MacBook Pro with HDTV using a HDMI cable –

• Open System Preferences > Display. You can enable ‘Show displays in menu bar’. Current resolution of your MacBook Pro would be listed. Do Not change it.

• In ‘Color LCD’ window, open the Arrangement tab and Uncheck Mirror Displays option. (Full-screen mode on TV doesn’t seems to work when Mirror displays is enabled).

• Click on the ‘Gather Windows’ button.

• TV window will show up (for e.g. Sony TV). Select resolution as 1080p for your TV. You can select a higher resolution if it’s supported by your external device.

• Now open the Color LCD window and select the Arrangement tab. It will list two displays (left side one is MacBook display while right side one is your HDTV display) as show in image below:

• Important - Rearrange the display and relocate the menu bar. To do so, Drag the right side display to left. Then drag the menu bar from right display (MacBook) to left display (HDTV). You will now see the entire MacBook desktop on your TV screen.

The Displays Arrangement should now look like as shown in image below:

• Move the cursor to left side on MacBook Pro screen to move it onto your TV screen. That’s it! Now you’re ready to use your HDTV as an external display to watch movies, photo slideshow, etc. For controls, you need to use MacBook or you can attach a wireless keyboard and mouse for more comfort.

MacBook Pro display in Full-screen on HDTV -

Tip: If you’re controlling the external display using MacBook only, then it’s recommended to turn its screen brightness and backlit keyboard light down to 0% to save the battery. (At this time, MacBook just displays the desktop wallpaper).

To confirm the screen resolution on external display (HDTV), I just took a screenshot of entire desktop (Shift+Command+3). See the dimensions: 1920 x 1080

To Turn off external display and get back to MacBook Pro, just turn off your TV and remove the cable from MacBook. You will see the complete desktop back on your MBP.

The above procedure has been tried with Mac OS X Lion. Please post your views below if you liked this article. Also, don’t forget to share it with your friends.

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Airtel launched their Digital TV HD services last year to offer a stunning picture quality with Dolby Digital Plus surround sound through some HD channels which aren’t included in your normal package and one needs to subscribe to them explicitly at a decent charge in order to enjoy the HD experience on their High Definition TVs.

Till date only a couple of channels were available in High-definition on Airtel DTH HD which included NatGeo HD since starting and recently Movies Now HD & Discovery HD were added too. Finally, Airtel DTH HD users who just opted for a HD Set top box to experience HD stuff can rejoice as Airtel DTH has got new HD channels at a fair price.

Airtel Digital TV has now added 4 new HD channels to bring the magic of Star Channels in stunning High Definition directly to your Home Television. The 4 new Star HD channels includes the most popular: Star Movies HD, Star World HD, Star Gold HD and Star Plus HD. These all are original HD channels that offers an amazing picture and sound quality in True HD and are NOT upscaled ones. You can now enjoy your favourite serials, Bollywood and Hollywood movies in Full HD!

Watch Star Movies HD, Star World HD, Star Gold HD, Star Plus HD, Movies Now HD, Discovery HD, National Geographic Channel HD – 7 HD channels @ Rs 65pm+tax.

Yes, get all 7 HD channels on Airtel Digital TV HD for just Rs. 65 per month + tax. Customers using Recorder can also record the programs in High Definition & watch them at leisure. To see more high definition packs, click here.

To subscribe, SMS ADD HD to 54325 from your registered mobile number.

• Mobile number not registered? SMS ADD <top-up name> <10 digit Customer ID> to 54325 eg: ADD HD 3000012345
• BSNL and MTNL users send SMS to 8800054325

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