Try Google Namebench For A Faster Internet Experience

If you are tired of your current internet connection speed, if you have wasted a plenty of time in search of a working trick to increase the speed of your internet connection and if you are a power-user and wanting a faster internet experience with 5 minutes to spare, "Google Namebench" is there to help you. (As Google always does!!!)

Try out Namebench. It hunts down the fastest DNS Servers available for your computer to use. 

How Does Namebench Work?

Namebench runs a fair and thorough benchmark using your web browser history, TCPdump output, or standardized datasets, in order to provide an individual recommendation.

Namebench is completely free and does not modify your system in any way. This project began as 20% project at Google.

Namebench runs on MAC OS X, Windows, and UNIX, and is available with a graphical user interface as well as command line interface.

Namebench was written using open-source tools and libraries Python, Tkinter, PyObjC, dnspython, jinja2 and graphy.

Screenshots
Here is what the nameserver overview looks like.

If you don't know how to change dns server in Windows, visit this [How-To] change DNS Server

Download Links:

• namebench-1.3.1-Windows.exe   5.0 MB
• namebench-1.3.1-Mac_OS_X.dmg   1.3 MB
• namebench-1.3.1-source.tgz   1.1 MB

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Extend Your Nokia Phone Warranty For One More Year

For all the Nokia users worldwide, Here is a great news. As a showcase of the utter faith in their products, The world's largest mobile maker company, Nokia, has announced to give an opportunity to their customers to increase the warranty by one more year before it expires. Though they will charge a some bucks for it, but as far as the security of the phone is concerned, it hardly matters, especially for the Higher End Phones.

Usually, the phone branded with Nokia comes with a 1 year warranty offered by the company. But now, as an initiative, the company is offering a 1 year additional warranty against some Rupees(If you live in India).

Now for all the people who have thier nokia phones within warranty can extend thier warranty by paying an applicable amount and registering your nokia phone at the nokia care center, for one more extra year after the initial warranty is expired.
so total two years warranty
( 1year with device (default warranty) + extended warranty (on demand after payment of applicable charges) )

(Currently this facility is available in selected cities only - including Mumbai )

For more details about Extension Warranty Program In Your City - please check out with your nearest "Nokia Care outlet".

For Nokia Models Of The Series 1000 to 2000 range = Rs 127/- (exlusive tax)

For Nokia Models Of The Series 3000 to 7000 range = Rs 512/- (exlusive tax)

For Nokia Models Of The Series N-Series And E-Series range = Rs 1282/- (exlusive tax)

• Charges w.r.t To Mumbai Circle (for charges in your area please contact nokia care in your area)
• 10.36% Service Tax Applicable 
• Only for mobile phones that are currently under warranty
• Carry your nokia device, proof of purchase & and offcourse money while visiting nokia care

For Nokia Models Of The Series 1000 to 2000 range = Rs 141/- (inclusive tax)

For Nokia Models Of The Series 3000 to 7000 range = Rs 566/- (inclusive tax)

For Nokia Models Of The Series N-Series And E-Series range = Rs 1415/- (inclusive tax)

So, if you are interested increasing your Nokia Phone warranty, visit your nearest Nokia Care Outlet.

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Twitter hit with new spam

A series of third party apps began filtering through Twitter overnight that sent spam messages from users' accounts without their knowledge.

In one example, Twitter users were told that a new app could tell them how many other Twitter users had "unfollowed" them on the service. Once a user signed up for the app, his/her account would automatically send the same message to all followers, asking them to verify their account and then take them to a spam advertising site. 

Del Harvey, director of Twitter's Trust & Safety team, became aware of the spam application early Tuesday and quickly suspended the accounts. "The latest round (but surely not the last!) pf scammy, spammy apps have been suspended; avoid clicking on those bad apps!" Harvey wrote in a Twitter message.

Carolyn Penner, a Twitter spokeswoman wrote in an e-mail that no one's account was compromised beyond the spam messages. "We suspended several apps that were created overnight," Penner wrote. "These apps claimed that users would be able to immediately see who unfollowed them once they granted the app access to their account."

Twitter has recently been battling a rising number of worm-like apps that hijack user accounts and send them to spam websites or send harmful messages through their Twitter account without their knowledge.

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Speed up your Internet via "ISC BIND local DNS Server" or "Google Open DNS Server"

Many of the internet surfers (I should call them "Netizens" rather) most commonly, are not satisfied with their current internet connection speed. They are always in search of some tricks and tweaks to increase their internet connection speed. Most tweaks found on internet either works partially or don't work at all, which lead to frustration and waste of the time. So, to save the time and also to save you from such embarrassment. here I've come up with a small trick that will increase your internet connection speed a bit.

The most useful tool for the whole internet establishment is the DNS server (Domain Name Server). Without it the internet is not possible. It is used every time you type and hit enter in your browser address bar. The DNS server is used to convert the normal website address to the IP address with the help of it's directory in which, the  IP address are stored for the websites all around the web. Moreover, due to its usefulness and functionality, it also can be used to increase your internet speed. More fast the DNS server is, the more time you save which results in increase of your browsing speed.

Most of the ISPs (Internet Service Provoders), use their own DNS server for more reliability and security. But if you are not satisfied with your ISP's DNS server, you may use this trick.

To be precise, there are two tricks for it.

1. Using Google open DNS Server
2. Using local DNS Server on your computer

Google open DNS Server

First, i will tell you about the Google Open DNS Server. their IP addresses are as following

• 8.8.8.8
• 8.8.4.4

To change DNS Server, Goto,

Control Panel> Network and Internet> View network status and tasks

At this point you will get the following window...

 Then click on "Local Area Connection"

Then Click on "Properties"

Then DOUBLE CLICK on "Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)

Then change the DNS Server to 8.8.8.8 or 8.8.4.4

If you don't see any change in your speed, use the below trick.....

Using Local DNS Server (ISC BIND)

You can also use the local DNS Server located on your computer. The most commonly used local DNS Server is ISC BIND. Just download and install it and see the change.....

You can DOWNLOAD IT HERE

If you find this post useful or have any query, don't hesitate to post your query in the comments below....Thank You.

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[How-To] Remove text from Desktop icons in Windows

Sometimes, you might have thought to remove the under icon text of your Desktop Icons as it looks quite annoying especially for the kind of icons like, Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Safari, Mozilla Firefox, iTunes, Windows Media Player etc. Nowadays, the Icons represent the program quite nicely, especially in the OS like Windows 7 & Vista, there is a very less need to have under icon text.

So, to remove the under icon text, there is a quite nice and very less talked about shortcut, that allows you to remove the under icon text quite nicely.

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Nokia & Microsoft move forward to take on Apple, Google

Nokia Oyj, the world's biggest maker of mobile phones, said it's forming a software partnership with Microsoft Corp, betting that together the two companies can challenge Google Inc and Apple Inc.

Nokia shares fell as much as 12% in Helsinki, the biggest drop in a almost 10 months, after it's plan to make Microsoft's Windows its primary software was seen as a sign of the extent of its troubles taking on Apple's iOS and Google's Android platforms.

The move may be the biggest strategy shift by Nokia since the one-time wood pulp company began making mobile phones in the 1980s. Nokia was struggling to revive after its piece of the fast growing smartphone market plunged to 27.1% in the last quarter from 50.8% when Apple shipped its iPhone in June 2007, according to Gartner Inc. Nokia has lost more than 60% of its market value that time.

Microsoft, whose Windows Mobile Software licences were doubling annually before iPhone hit the market, has likewise struggled to win acceptance for its revamped Windows Phone 7 OS.

The deal gives Microsoft access to one of the world's largest mobile distribution networks. Under the plan unveiled, Nokia and Microsoft will combine assets and jointly develop and market mobile products, As the Microsoft CEO said that the partnership will "drive innovation". According to the deal, Nokia's Maps product will become a core part of Microsoft's service, while Microsoft's development tools will create applications for Nokia Windows Phones
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Nokia plans to "substantially reduce" its research and development budget. At 5.9 billion euros ($8.1 billion), Nokia's R&D spending is more than four times that of Apple's. Nokia said there will be "significant reductions" in Nokia jobs.

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Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc with Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS preview

"Start with platinum  materials, steer in a beautiful curve, squeeze down to 8.7 mm. And there it is, the perfect palm fit, the slim lightweight and strong Xperia Arc." These are the words that are used to explain Xperia Arc by its maker Sony Ericsson.

Honestly speaking, I am just in love with this phone. Viewing it's specs & looks, I wonder if you don't. It's an awesome gadget that comes with the brand new Android 2.3 Gingerbeard OS. As it's a debutant  phone of the Android v2.3 OS, a lot is expected from it, but I personally think that it will do far more better than that. Let's see what happens in upcoming future, as the sells figures will come out.

Look wise the phone is made with the awesome touch of Sony Ericsson, as the dimentions of the phone are very attractive. More Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc specifications at a glance.....

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc specifications at a glance:

• General: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
                    UMTS 850/900/1900/2100 MHZ
                    7.2 Mbps HSDPA, 5.76 Mbps HSUPA
• Dimensions:  125 x 63 x 8.7-10 mm
• Weight: 117 gm/ 4.7 oz
• Display: 4.2" 16M color TFT capacitive touch screen
• Resolution: 854 x 480 (HD)
• Processor: Qualcomm MSM8255 1 GHz Snapdragon platform
• OS: Android 2.3 Gingerbeard
• Memory:
                   RAM: 512MB
                   Internal Storage: 287MB internal
                   External Storage: microSD, upto 32GB, 8GB included
• Camera: 8 megapixel with auto focus, face detection
• Video Recording: 30fps
• Connectivity: Wi-Fi b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP, standard microUSB port, GPS receiver with A-GPS, 3.5mm audio jack, microHDMI port
• Miscellaneous: Sony Ericsson Timescape UI, built-in accelerometer, proximity sensor, Sony Mobile Bravia engine, multi-touch input, scratch-resistant surface

By closely watching these specifications, we come to know the increased RAM & multi touch screen are the main weapons, that can be used against competitors.

With the hope of the phone doing better then others, keep watching E-Tricks.co.cc for more tech-updates.

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Free latest Reliance working GPRS tricks : January 2011

Hey friends, while in search of some working GPRS trick, I've found a great working GPRS offer (We can't say it a trick as it is 100% legal). This is based on survey. So the trick is as follows....

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[How-To] Reset Symbian S40 / S60 v3 Mobile Phones

Hi friends, while attempting to install some useful software, any useful system related program or any game to your s40 or s60 phones, sometimes it goes wrong and your phone hangs up!!!! It's such an embarrassing situation for all of us. So, to solve this problem and to prevent yourselves from such embarrassment, Here I've come up with some tricks to reset your Symbian phone.......

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[How-To] Get your Facebook E-mail ID

Hey guys, many of my friends were demanding the procedure on how to get your facebook e-mail address. So, in this article i'm gonna post a full procedure to get yourself a facebook e-mail id. So, here we go.....

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