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Is it worth buying Google’s Nexus?
How to remove background from your image?
Make HD Video Calls Using Skype 4.2 Beta

Posted: 06 Jan 2010 08:13 AM PST

There are two types of breakthroughs for a company. One is the external one which is doing something different and being the first to do it. This leads to growth. The other is an internal breakthrough which happens when your company has resources, money and size but has to look for another breakthrough. This breakthrough is what Google will be looking for with the Nexus One. In the mean time, lets check if it will be worth buying Nexus One.

iPhone_Droid_nexus

Here is a comparison of different phones out there in the market. Below is a comparision of the Motorola Android, iPhone 3GS and Nexus One.

	iPhone 3GS	Motorola Droid	Nexus One
Storage Capacity	16 GB	16 GB	4 GB
Battery life	5 hours talk-time	6.4 hours talk-time	7 hours talk-time
Camera	3.0 Megapixel with Recording and Editing	5.0 Megapixel with video recording	5.0 Megapixel with video recording
Wi Fi	Yes	Yes	Yes
GPS	Yes	Yes	Yes
Voice Commands	Yes	Yes	Yes
App Store	iTunes App store	Android Market	Android Market
No of Apps	93,200	20,000	20,000
Multitasking	No	Yes	Yes

So what do you think after the comparison?Will it be worth buying Google’s Nexus One? Let me know through your comments.

Link: Mashable

How to remove background from your image?

Posted: 06 Jan 2010 01:14 AM PST

Yesterday I had a Twitter friend @Shurbhi told me that in my profile pic, my room which is in the background looked like it had been hit by a cyclone. This got me thinking about removing the background as I liked my picture. With a little research I came across this handy software which removes the background within seconds. It also is very easy to use and you do not need to know any design basics either.

About Instant Mask

Just go to the Instant Mask website and download the free version of their software. The Pro versions are paid software but a free download is also available.
Once you install it, just select the image you want the background to be removed.
Now select the outward parts of the background in red as show in image below.
Inwards part of the picture which you do not wanted deleted should be selected by green.
You do not need to be too specific with the outline as you can see in the image below.

remove_background_image

Do try out the software and see if you find it interesting. Let me know your opinions through your comments.

Make HD Video Calls Using Skype 4.2 Beta

Posted: 05 Jan 2010 10:06 PM PST

Last time we shared a small hack which will let you create your own Home surveillance through skype, now how about watching your home surveillance video in HD.

The latest 4.2 Beta version of Skype will enable you to share videos in HD. This will work only if you have a webcam which is capable of taking DH videos. You can also use your DSLR cameras as video capturing device and stream HD videos using Skype.

According to pcworld,

The software can deliver 720p HD video at 30 frames per second, Skype said. It planned to update itsdownload page on Tuesday to include information about the HD capabilities. There was no word yet about HD Skype for the Mac.

Late this year, we can expect HDTV's from Skype, which will have Skype Internet calling software enabled. You can download the beta version of Skype 4.2 from the given link at the bottom of the post.

Download Skype 4.2

Do you have any webcam with you , which is HD enabled? If yes, do let us know which brand you are using?