Nokia Lumia 710 Windows Smartphone Review

Nokia Lumia 710 is the latest affordable windows smartphone launched by Nokia.It is available at a price of around 326 $ (15000 rupees) in the market.Under this price range Nokia Lumia 710 has a decent set of specifications and most important thing that it is running on the windows phone 7 platform.Lets see how it is.

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1.Design : Unlike Nokia Lumia 800 the Lumia 710 is not much appealing in design,but design is good at this price range.This phone is available in two colours black and white.The white Lumia 710 looks very shiny and fresh.So if you have bought a white Lumia 710 then it will suit your personality.It is a little bit thicker than the Lumia 800 however it doesn't make much difference.It has got a 3.7 inch capacitive touchscreen with multitouch and a clear black display.A clear black display enables you to view the phone screen in sunlight without any problem,as in most phone the screen gets black when brought in sunlight.But this is not the case with Lumia 710.The phone has got three buttons menu,back and search so you can easily navigate through.You can access the battery by opening the back cover as you do with any other phone also the battery is changeable.The front part also contains an accelerometer sensor.Overall the design is good you won't be having any issues with it.The body is of plastic.If you have this phone then it will attaract others eyes to have a view on it.

2.Performance : This phone runs on windows phone 7 platform,so most android users will also get used to it.They will find it good.The screen is responsive and very sensitive to touch and you can move screen here and there on the single touch of your finger tip.This phone displays options and menus in a tile system so the interface is easy to access and to use.The Nokia Lumia 710 interface can be easily understood by anybody,while in android it will take some time to get used to it.However you may find some features getting time to understand but you will be used to it.The facebook and the twitter apss are intigrated throught with every application.It has live titles in which you can check your social updates live.Camera is of 5 megapixel and the quality is also good.The camera works good with flash.The processor is really good at this price range and it is of 1.4 GHz.So you can enjoy interactive games without loss of performance.Also you won't find any speed lag while using any application.This tremendous speed of the processor will perform very well when using different apps and while doing multitasking.It's battery is also good and is capable of running a day and is best against android and blackberry.

3.Price : The Nokia Lumia 710 is available at a price of around 326 $.This a good price for this gadget and you won't find it much.At this price range you can buy sony ericsson live which is also a good android phone.It has also got a 1 GHz processor and many decent features.For full features and review of sony ericsson live click here.But there is a difference between them.You can buy this phone if you are a windows smartphone lover.So don't get confused between android and Lumia.Besides having such decent specifications Lumia still lags behind android.

4.Disadvantages : This phone has some limitations:

1. doesn't have much apps like android.
2. no expandable memory.
3. no secondary camera.
4. no JAVA/MIDP emulator.

5.Technical Specifications :

Cpu : 1.4 GHz scorpion processor

RAM : 512 MB

Storage : 8 GB internal no memory card slot

OS : Windows Phone Platform 7.5 Mango OS

Screen : 3.7 inch capacitive touchscreen with clear black display and 16 M colors

Network : 2G,2.5G(GPRS class 33),2.75G(EDGE class 33),3G(WCDMA[HSDPA 14.4 Mbps,HSUPA 5.76 Mbps]),bluetooth 2.1,Wifi 802.11/b/g/n

Camera : 5 MP with LED flash

Graphics : Adreno 205

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What's The Best Antivirus For Windows:Free Vs Paid

Choosing the best

antivirus

program for your pc always remains a problem of concern,because if you have bought a new pc and just started the abc of computing then finding the best antivirus program would be a little bit difficult.So you start searching aroung web and try to find out the best one.However you should know the difference between a free antivirus and a paid one.The free antivirus doesn't charge you anything and is free to download,but this free version has limited capabilities.It only provides basic security from malwares,trojans and spywares.It will not detect every virus in your pc.Most of the time your pc will work fine in presence of any virus and keyloggers and the free version may not report any problem.This version has a limited working period and it will stop working after the period has finished.It will not provide you much online security if it is free.Some of free antiviruses are.
1.Avast (One year free).
2.AVG (Lifetime and trial).
3.Microsoft Security Essential (Lifetime free for genuine windows).
4.Norton (Limited period).

If you are a genuine windows user then Microsoft Security Essentials would be best for you.It is best because it is free for genuine windows and you don't need to pay anything for it just download it here.If you want to make your windows genuine then click below.

make windows 100 percent genuine
Now we come to the paid version.If you buy an antivirus program then you will get more security features then the free one.The paid version is able to detect much viruses also you will get regular updates,24x7 online support and technical assisstance.But you have to renew it every year.

Now come to review of these above antivirus programs.

1.Microsoft Security Essentials: if you are using genuine windows then this is best for you.This program is easy to download and install.It's download size is just 7.7 MB for 32 bit (x86) pc and 9.7 MB for 64 bit (x64) pc.It has got a simple interface and you can easily use it.On the main page you will see its status and three scan options i.e. quick,full and custom.In quick scan the program will make a quick scan of your pc,under full scan it will scan your entire pc and under custom scan you can scan your desired files such as on usb drives,cd's etc.This antivirus is able to detect 55% of the unknown malware that is why it is called best among all.It provides realtime protection,monitors file behaviours detects trojans,spywares,rootkits and many other suspicious programs.It uses minimum system resources and makes your system much secure.It can work on xp,vista and windows 7.The hardware requirements are:
For xp : 500 MHz processor and 256 MB RAM
For Vista and 7 : 1 GHz processor and  GB RAM
It has only one disadvantage that it will work only on genuine windows,but don't worry i have told you that how to make your windows genuine.

You can check the working of any antivirus.You can do this as follows.

copy the string below.

X5O!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H*

now paste it in notepad and save this as virus.com,your antivirus will report an immediate virus alert after saving this.But this file won't harm your pc.This files works for any antivirus.

2.Avast: Avast is the another popular security program used my most users.I myself used Avast many times in the past.It is a good antivirus that also provides you security against trojans,malwares and spywares.It also works in realtime and monitors your pc as well as your network.You can see the rotating avast icon in the system tray.It also provide information in audio format.The free version provides you the following features:

• antivirus and spyware protection.
• web shield
• network shield
• file system shield
• IM/P2P shield
• antiroot

but it doesn't give you firewall protection and is only valid for one year and after that you have to purchase it.It will work both on pirated and genuine version of windows.

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3.AVG and Norton: AVG is also available as lifetime free and paid version and will work both versions of windows either genuine or pirated.The problem with this is that some users find that AVG makes their system slow,but this is not actually the problem is with your hardware.Most users use AVG with minimum requirements so they find their system running slow because of slower cpu and low RAM.Norton also known for using minimun system resources and providing you best security against malwares.Both AVG and Norton can be bought as antivirus and internet security.These programs are capable of capturing latest threats which are growing day by day.Norton is separately available for tablets and smartphones however it is only available for android platform.AVG provides a wide variety of features which inludes following.

• custom scan
• periodic scan
• mail attachments scan
• real time scan
• file repairing
• link scanner: scan links on a webpage and reports whether it contains suspicious links or not.

Features of Norton antivirus.

• SONAR protects your pc from various malwares and spywares and provides realtime protection.
• silent operation with minimum system resources.
• faster access.
• bootable recovery tool allows you to create a bootable cd,dvd or a usb to get your pc in working situation.
• power saving technology which makes less usage of your laptops battery.

Based on the above features you can choose microsoft security essentials if you want free and reliable security otherwise you can purchase norton,avg or avast antivirus if you want much more security and if you store much more sensitive data in your pc.

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Sony Ericsson Live With Walkman:Out Of Box Review

Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman is the latest smartphone with android's gingerbread is a value for money gadget.This gadget is a lovely piece of creation presented by sony ericsson.This review will tell you why should you prefer this phone above any other.I can guarantee you after reading this review you will also want to put your hands on it.

1.Design:Let's talk about design,well design is the first thing that a user looks into any phone.The design of sony ericsson live is very good.The design is very sturdy but it's not very sleek and grip is just fine.But this doesn't make any problem.The top of the screen is smartly designed and it contains music lights.When you play music the light on top activates and blinks according to the tune.Coming to back panel you will find two dual stereo speakers and a camera in center with LED flash.It is available in two colours black and white.After looking at it you won't easily keep your eyes away from it.

2.Technical:Sony Ericsson Live has best technical specifications as compared to other smartphones in this price range.You won't find these much of specifications in samsung,motorola and LG at a price range of about 14650/- INR.Some of these important technical specifications of this phone are.

• this phone runs on latest android 2.3.4 and is upgradable to android ice cream sandwich 4.0.
• it has 512 MB of RAM and 1 GHz scorpion processor.
• and don't forget graphics,well it has adreno 200 graphics.
• it supports all major connectivity options.
• battery life is good.
• it has flash 11 and supports latest flash content.
• screen size is 3.5 inches with 16 M colours and 480x320 resolution.
• the screen is equipped with a LED backlit so you can view images and videos at any angle without distortion of screen.
• the Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman has dual stereo speakers with XLoud.So it will totally enhance your music experience.Music is much better on this phone.
• the primary camera is of 5 MP with LED flash and with HD 720p video recording.The secondary camera is VGA and you can easily make video calls and can easily video chat.You can check the camera quality by clicking the following links below.

1. link1 with flash
2. link2 without flash

  

3.Comparison:When Sony Ericsson Live  is compared to samsung galaxy ace then Sony Ericsson Live wins the race.Both these phones do not have much price difference,the price difference is around 1000 INR and you can compare specs of both these phones.Galaxy ace is running on android 2.3 and is not upgradable to android ice cream sandwich,also it has a 800 MHz processor with 256 MB of RAM while Live with Walkman has 1 GHz processor with 512 MB RAM and runs on android 2.3.4 and is even upgradable to android ice cream sandwich.

4.User Experience:Sony Ericsson Live is an excellent smartphone in it's class.The touch is very sensitive.You can capture HD videos at 720p resolution.This phone also supports large resolution videos and there is no need to convert videos to its screen size you can directly play videos on this phone.Music quality is also vey good and it has a built in feature called XLoud which enhances your music experience.Coming to homescreen,the homescreen has four shortcuts at the corners of screen you can add your favourite apps here for faster access.

                                 

Homescreen and menu pics

                                                                                                               

5.Security:This phone is getting pre installed Mcafee mobile security at no extra cost.So you don't need to think about security.However you can download any other security app of your choice.

6.Price:It is available at a price of 14650/- INR.At this price range you won't get following mind blowing features in any other smartphone.These are.

• 1 GHz scorpion processor with adreno 200 graphics.
• 512 MB RAM
• Dual stereo speakers
• 5 MP camera with HD video recording at 720p.
• front facing VGA camera.
• 3.5 inches capacitive touchscreen with scratch resistance and 16 M colours.

You can blindly go for this phone.It is the best android smartphone in this price range and is a powerful combination of features and performance.

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