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[SoftSword]

i always leave it connected, and will not shut it down quite often...
sometimes it ll be on throughout the night playing some songs or idle...
but this notification i am getting since the last 4 days and many people who hav win7 installed are witnessing the very issue. some say win7 drains ur battery and some say win7 has this new ability to notify u while the other os'es cannot... if u google, u could many instances posted.

[sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar]

விண்டோஸுக்கும் சிக்கனத்திற்கும் எப்போதும் ஏழாம் பொருத்தம் தான்! While i run Vista, the fan will always run full speed. for days i wondered where from that sound comes. Then, Ubuntu Linux revealed the truth. Basically, my CPU(like most) has the ability to be scaled down to lesser speed 800Mhz, 1,6 Ghz, & 1.8 Ghz is the maximum. Ubuntu has CPU Frequency Scaling Monitor thru which i will set the option as "On Demand" meaning that the CPU will run at max speed only when needed and most of the idle time it runs 800MHz. Then i installed a program in Vista - CPU Temp, which revealed that the system always runs at full speed.

Also, if you select for Windows automatic Update. then also, it will make the system too hot.

[littlemaster1982]

Sakala,

Modern laptops cut off charging once the battery reaches 100%. It doesn't matter if the laptop is left on power always. To be on safer side, one can follow the method you said (completely discharging the battery and connecting to power).

if u google, u could many instances posted.

Did you see this thread? There are few workarounds posted.

[SoftSword]

illa master... will run the powercfg and see wat is observed. tx.

[sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar]

Sakala,

Modern laptops cut off charging once the battery reaches 100%. It doesn't matter if the laptop is left on power always. To be on safer side, one can follow the method you said (completely discharging the battery and connecting to power).

I read few battery threads and found the truth that what i said was WRONG! - http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=868812

Almost in ALL Laptops, We don't have Ni-MH today. Instead, modern laptops acome with Lithium Ion which should NOT BE completely discharged! doing so will reduce the battery life. Atleast don't do that in regular basis like what i said.

Best way is to run the laptop in battery till it reaches to, say, 40 to 50% but not till it asks you to connect charging.

Equally important another thing to get more battery life is, to avoid the laptop heating. The CPU heat will kind of pass to battery which is much bad to battery than anything. So always keep it cool, if multitasking couldn't be avoided, use a laptop fan. Also don't keep laptop in its bag if its hot, give few mins to bocome cool.

[sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar]

Can't resist posting this article
The Really Smart Phone

Intro: Researchers are harvesting a wealth of intimate detail from our cellphone data, uncovering the hidden patterns of our social lives, travels, risk of disease—even our political views.

[sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar]

In india, next to ebay, flipkart.com is becoming the amazon.com of india. Most of the electronics are priced a bit low. Cash on Delivery option is there for items even of worth Rs.20K. Device list is updated frequently. I have so far only brought some books thru flipkart, but my friends have brought some electronics and are happy with their service.

[villan007]

flipkart is great bought 2-3 books and a pen drive from them.. Cash on Delivery order limit is .50k

[sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar]

Vodafone gonna introduce an interesting product called Webbox



Vodafone To Launch Webbox

Vodafone, the second largest network operator in India has planned a very different device. A device that was earlier announced in February this year for South Africa called Webbox.

The Webbox is an Android 2.1 powered device that pushes out video output. This video output can be connected to the back of any ordinary TV and convert it into a supercool nano computer. Expected to be priced around 5k-6k this device has the potential to turn any ordinary TV into an ‘internet portal’. Opera Mini V5 browser together with support for SMS and email messaging, FM radio, photo gallery and a music player make this a cool device to complement your TV. The device is 2.5G compatible and currently tests are on in Kerala on the feasibility of this device.source

Webbox Specifications

QWERTY keypad
2.5G GPRS-EDGE dual-band (MSM7227)
Internal Antenna (utilizing larger housing for improved radio reception)
Android OS with Opera mini V5 & email
Audio / video format (AAC, AAC+, AAC+ Enhanced, MP3, Midi, AMR, OGG & H.263, H.264, mpeg4)
Micro SD card
FM Radio
TV output: connectivity box mixes TV out with TV antenna signal, directly fed into antenna-in of TV, integrated cable (audio, video, power, FM antenna)

So what are your thoughts about these two devices? We think the Webbox is an awesome device but limiting its capability to 2.5G might be a disadvantage (considering that it is supposed to be an Internet media consumption device and how Indians go gaga over videos on the internet).

Who knows, this may become a revolutionary device

[sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar]

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Banking/Money:ICICI Bank iMobile, State Bank of India Freedom, ICICI Bank Money2India, Breeze India
Travel:Travelbuddy from Yatra, MyIndianRailways
Navigation:Sygic: GPS Navigation, nDrive India
Language:Hindi English Dictionary, English – Konkani Translator, Word4Word For Indian Languages
Local:TaazzaGO for India, Mobiesta- fun guide for India, Zomato, Tuk Tuk Meter 2, AutoMeterFare India, BookURTable, BookMYshow
Shopping:ngPay, Naptol
Entertainment:India TV Guide, mundu TV, Hungama.com, Hungama myPlay, Raaga, Saavn
News:Mid Day, NDTV, Times of India, IBNLive
Finance/Stocks:Moneycontrol Markets on Mobile, inStocks BSE/NSE Stock Markets
Cricket:CricketNext, Cricbuzz, Cricinfo, NDTV Cricket
SMS:160by2, Ibibo SMS, whozzat
Classifieds:Quikr, OLX
Other:Carwale, Zapak,TimesJobs