Is it worth to buy Adobe photoshop or is it better to use Gimp (open source photo editor) ?

Gimp an open source photo editor is just another open source application which not just boasts it is free of cost but also has better features than the paid version picture editor softwares available in the market. Not just better features but also is simpler to use by common people than its competitor which is quite difficult to use.
some of the main feautures include:

Customizable Interface

As every task requires different environments to work in thus GIMP allows you to customize the view and behaviour the way you like it. GIMP features a great fullscreen mode allowing you to not only preview your artwork but also do editing work while using the most of your screen estate.

Photo Enhancement

Fix perspective distortion caused by lens tilt simply choosing the corrective mode in the transform tools. Eliminate lens' barrel distortion and vignetting with a powerful filter but a simple interface.The included channel mixer gives you the flexibility and power to get your B/W photography stand out the way you need.

Digital Retouching

GIMP is ideal for advanced photo retouching techniques. Get rid of unneeded details using the clone tool, or touch up minor details easily with the new healing tool. With the perspective clone tool, it's not difficult to clone objects with perspective in mind just as easily as with the orthogonal clone.








I HAVE GIVEN YOU ALL THE INFORMATION AS FAR AS I COULD (AS ALWAYS) NOW IT IS YOUR TURN TO DECIDE!

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Pushmail service to hit soon in india

The use of push mail technology is that you can read and reply to your e-mails and the with the expected pushmail service we can enjoy mail services on even basic mobile phones.This comes as a boon for all the cellular users in india who have been just able to watch people with their balckbery checking their mails and replying them with ease and these services has a high price tag .

But this trend is set to change the mumbai based Net-core solutions have launched a service called Emergic mail2sms which assures its subscribers to forward e-mail from inbox to any mobile number of his choice in the form of sms and also reply instantly to the message too.Eventhough these services are offered free of cost in foreign countries mail2sms offers a trial subscription.Yahoo has already begun taking steps towards bringing this service to its customers through some mobile providers.

But the nice thing here is now you dont need to buy a blackberry or pay huge prices for checking e-mail from your inbox.

Ubuntu launches UBUNTU MID(Mobile Internet Device) edition 8.04

Full internet no compromise! is the way ubuntu claims its new software to be for mobile internet devices. This version which is a developer friendly version can be customised by developers to meet their requirements and use it in their gadgets .Ubuntu has developed this platform with help from intel a leading manufactrer of chips and motherboads.
The os claims to have just the right applications providing an uncompromised Web 2.0 experience: Web browsing, email, media, camera, VoIP, instant messaging, GPS, blogging, digital TV, games, contacts, dates/calendar, simple software updates... and lots more.
The next important feauture is that it is finger friendly and touch driven so you dont need to safeguard your stylus anymore.Simply tap the screen or drag a finger to make gestures for intuitive navigation and control and just swipe your finger on a web page to pan up, down or sideways and for a video, photo, song or thumbnail page to move to the next or the previous one.

SORRY I FORGOT TI MENTION ABOUT MID DEVICES.MID devices are those devices which are small in size/form factor with 4 to 7 inches touch screen with physical or virtual keyboard,Wi-Fi, 3G, Bluetooth, GPS, WiMAX ,2GB to 8GB Flash or disk storage, 256MB+ memory/512MB+ recommended, OpenGL 3D,USB, camera, head phone jack, speakers, microphone. Thus a complete device with complete mobility.
Sample of a mid device from Samsung


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India welcomes Apple's iphone via vodafone

There is a good (rather great) news for the fans of Apple's iphone in India. Vodafone which brought the hutch cellular in India just made all moves to brand their Vodafone brand in India by changing the colour the advertisement patterns and great package offers including phone for as low as rs.999(magic offers etc.,). Now latest move from Vodafone to capture Indian market is its agreement wih Apple for acting as its distributor for iphone through Vodafone .Thus it is almost sure that Vodafone is going to enjoy a scoop of indian cellular market share with the help of iphone(just like at&t in the us).
There have been rumours going on all around in the market that vodafone will bring in iphone by this september to india(maybe true!).But the official news is that vodafone has started a pre registering form for booking the new iphone.
so don't delay book your iphone today or else you would have to be sorry for your delay!

Microsoft Bids farewell to Windows Xp

The Windows Xp was so named for the new eXPerience it provided when it was launched in October 2001.Unlike the Vista the XP was a real all rounder both in looks and utility .Xp has gained more popularity after the launch of the much hyped windows vista which is just flashy from outside but not inside. Eventhough Vista has better looks and has better capabilities to edit multimedia content but the million dollar question is whether we all need it ? 90% would say no.Not many upgrade their pc's very often and this version windows vista needs a minimum of a dual core processor and minimum of 3 Gb ram to work well.Thus preventing many to switch over to this new baby from microsoft. Windows Xp which was a winner throughout its life span , would have to face death tommorrow (Bravely).Eventhough it is killed by microsoft it will still remain to show its presence on all the hearts (pc's) of a large portion of users all over the world.

What is expected in the ipone 2.0 software update

The iphone software update announced by apple has brought in waves in the hearts of existing iphone owners. The iphone version 2.0 is expected to have a scientific calculator for solving complex scientific and mathematical problems , iPhone now displays iWork and Microsoft PowerPoint files,now offers complete language and dictionary support for English (U.S.), English (UK), French (France), French (Canada), German, Japanese, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, etc.,With support for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync, iPhone 3G delivers push email, calendar, and contacts. And it uses enterprise-grade networking with Cisco IPSec VPN and WPA2 Enterprise support.

Maps on iPhone 3G combines GPS, Wi-Fi, and cell tower location technology which provides the user with rich experience of multi touch facility along with locating yourself and also marks places with coffee shops,restaurants etc., and also indicates traffic information indicating speed of the traffic on your way.
some of the groundbreaking technologies are — the accelerometer, Multi-Touch, 3D positional sound, and GPS. And they’re all available on apple store.

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