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Windows Phone 7 Series

Posted by Vasanth Dharmaraj in Gadgets, Smartphone on February 21, 2010

Looks like Microsoft made a clean start with Windows Phone 7 Series except for the name. Love how they have integrated integrated Windows Live and Facebook. Check out the video above. I hope the ISV and Carriers don’t mess it up with their customization.

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Rule changes for 2010 F1 season

Posted by Vasanth Dharmaraj in Formula 1 on February 2, 2010

Looks like a couple of rule changes have been made to the 2010 F1 season. The points system has changed to:

1st – 25 points
2nd – 18 points
3rd – 15 points
4th – 12 points
5th – 10 points
6th – 8 points
7th – 6 points
8th – 4 points
9th – 2 points
10th – 1 point

The second is that the top ten qualifiers would have to start the race with the same tires as Q3 qualifying!?! Why on earth would they create a rule like that? How does it help racing?

The final change is that the teams get only 11 sets of tires compared to 14 last year.

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Gordon: An open source Flash™ runtime written in pure JavaScript

Posted by Vasanth Dharmaraj in Software, iPhone on February 2, 2010

flashgordon

Tobias Schneider has created a open source Flash runtime in purely JavaScript and HTML5. It is called Gordon. Flash Gordon. Get it. Check out some demos hosted by Paul Irish. This runs in Firefox, Chrome, Opera and Safari. Yes, It runs on iPhone version of Safari too. Pretty cool!

Now if there is a proxy that could convert all flash based sites into Gordon based sites it would be cool. We would not need Flash on iPhone or iPad. [ajaxian]

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McLaren Launch MP4-25

Posted by Vasanth Dharmaraj in Formula 1 on January 29, 2010

Another F1 car launch, McLaren launch their 2010 contender: MP4-25. Check out the pictures here.

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Ferrari Unveil The 2010 Contender: F10

Posted by Vasanth Dharmaraj in Formula 1 on January 28, 2010

Ferrari have unveiled their 2010 contender. Check out the side by side comparison with the last years model over at F1 Fanatics. Can not wait for the new season to start…

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Thoughts on iPad

Posted by Vasanth Dharmaraj in Gadgets, Tablet PC, iPhone on January 28, 2010

Apple iPad

There was too much hype. Lot of Apple patents was associated with it. It was to be the greatest thing to come from Steve Jobs’ mind. Finally when it is unveiled, it is just a big iPod Touch. Here are the disappointing things:

No camera. Would have been cool if the iPad supported video chat with a front facing camera. I would not use it to take photos so a rear camera is not a deal breaker.
Third party apps can not run in background. Well no Pandora running in the background while browsing.
No tethering to iPhone. I would have the iPhone where ever I take the iPad. It should just use the iPhone for data not another data plan.
No USB. To connect a camera I need a $30 accessory!
No Flash. This is the deal breaker! No flash means no Hulu. Or hundreds other flash based video sites that are useless on the device which is supposed to be primarily for browsing and media consumption.

Hmmm… When does that HP Slate come out?

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Mercedes Benz 2010 Launch?

Posted by Vasanth Dharmaraj in Formula 1 on January 25, 2010

Well just the colors! The actual car will be launched later. Here is what the car will look like and who will drive them:

Merc Launch

[f1fanatics]

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JD: Amazing Java Decompiler

Posted by Vasanth Dharmaraj in Java, Software on December 29, 2009

I just found this cool Java Decompiler, JD from Alon Aizenberg’s Tech Blog. It is just a single small exe (682kb) that can open jar files and decompile classes in an instant. The look and feel of the application is close to Eclipse. But it is blazingly fast. There is an Eclipse plugin too. Check it out.

Long time ago I posted about needing a tool like Reflector for Java. I needed a tool that I can use to quickly open a jar and browse the classes in it. JD comes pretty close. It would be perfect if it showed the outline of classes too.

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