Mercedes Benz SLS AMG coming to India‎ at INR 5-6 Crores

Unlike other global markets, the Indian auto industry is still expected to post 10-12 per cent in the current fiscal, giving a new sigh of relief to all auto makers which includes the luxury end types. Mercedes-AMG GmbH, commonly known as AMG, which is the subsidiary of the Mercedes-Benz car company specialising in high-performance luxury cars, is betting big on the Indian market too. AMG models are typically more expensive, have aggressive looks, offer higher performances, better handling and better stability than their regular Mercedes counterparts. If ET report is to be believed, Mercedes Benz India has managed as many as 6 confirmed bookings for the Rs. 2 crore worth model even before its launch in the country. Read more: Mercedes Benz SLS AMG luxury grand tourer to be in India by third quarter of 2010 - WheelsUnplugged Automobile Industry News Under Creative Commons License: Attribution News Source : wheelsunplugged.com

Adobe’s Photoshop CS5 - Review

It's no exagerration to say that Adobe has put forth a Herculean effort to improve both functionality and user experience. This release brings the much-anticipated 64-bit compatibility to the Mac version of the image editor, as well as hundreds of feature requests from the Photoshop community at large. For example, you can now drag and drop files from your desktop into an open Photoshop document (they land on their own layer), change the opacity or fill of multiple layers at once, save your favorite layer style settings as defaults, and more.

But this release showcases many new features, as well. The new Content-Aware Fill option makes removal of unwanted objects in photos a snap and the Puppet Warp tool lets you move parts of objects within your image. The brush engine also got its first major overhaul in years, featuring realistic brush tips as well as a Mixer Brush that lets you turn photos into paintings.

Other enhancements include a redesigned Refine Edge dialog box whose new Smart Radius feature makes selecting things like hair and fur easier than ever before; and an improved Lens Correction filter that utilizes camera profiles that you download or create yourself. Merging multiple exposures into one also got easier with the new Merge to HDR Pro option, and the list goes on. Add it all up and you’ve got an upgrade that’s not only worth the cost, it’s one you can’t afford to skip.
64-bit enabled

To say that the programming team had its hands full in making Photoshop 64-bit compatible is an understatement -- the program had to be rewritten from the ground up. For end users, this means Photoshop can now open and edit super-huge files -- those over 4GB -- as well as utilize more memory (RAM), the latter making the program feel zippier. However, the speed increase is barely noticeable if you’re running OS X 10.5 (Leopard), though more so in OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard). That said, if you’re the proud parent of one of the newest Macs (with faster video cards), the program should run faster.

Unfortunately, to accommodate the new programming code that allows for 64-bit processing, some plug-ins and filters -- the built-in Variations and Lighting Effects, for example -- only work in 32-bit mode, and that surely will disappoint some users. Moreover, most third-party plug-ins too will work only in 32-bit mode, until they are updated. Thankfully, it’s easy (though not especially convenient) to switch between the 32-bit and 64-bit versions of the Mac version; just select the application icon, choose File->Get Info, turn on the 32-bit option, and relaunch Photoshop.
Content-Aware Fill

One of the most useful new features in this new version is Content-Aware Fill (see above right), which works with the Spot Healing Brush and Edit->Fill command. Based on the same technology that makes Content-Aware Scale possible, this option makes zapping unwanted content from photos quick and easy. It works by comparing your selection or brush stroke to nearby pixels and then filling the selected area so it blends seamlessly with the background. It works unbelievably well.

Refine Edge enhancements


Another exciting new feature is the much-improved Refine Edge dialog box. It now sports several options for refining selections and makes selecting tough stuff (such as hair and fur) incredibly easy. For example, the new Smart Radius option detects the difference between soft and hard edges and the new Decontaminate Colors option all but eliminates any leftover pixels from the object’s original background. You can also control the destination of the new selection -- the current layer, a new layer, a layer mask, a new layer with a mask, a new document, and so on -- from within the Refine Edge dialog box. You also get seven preview options, instead of five.

Source :digitalartsonline.co.uk

Nokia X2 Announced - In Pictures

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The Nokia X2 has been announced by Nokia close on the heels of the Nokia N8 announcement. The Nokia X2 beefs up the Xseries alongside its stable mates – the Nokia X3 and Nokia X6. The Xseries from Nokia is aimed at the lower end of the technical and feature packed spectrum which means this is a budget mobile phone.

Nokia X2 price is set at Rs. 5,550 in our country. Nokia X2 is available for 85 Pounds in European nations. Nokia x2 price in US is $80 (estimated).The Nokia X2 is the next cell in X series in India. It has been officially revealed. But it will be presented in stores by June this year.

The X2 features a 2.2 inch QVGA display, dedicated music keys, dual speakers, Bluetooth 2.1, 3.5mm headset jack, FM radio, Nokia Messaging, Facebook integration and MicroSD card support. The phone, unlike other X-Series handsets, runs Nokia's proprietary S40 OS. On the imaging front, it has a very impressive 5 megapixel camera at the rear. This is a rather surprising because the X3, which is positioned above the X2, has a 3.2 megapixel camera.

HTC Legend hits Indian Market, Priced at Rs. 25,990

HTC India has finally introduced the much anticipated smartphone - Legend with Android Eclair 2.1 mobile operating system in the country. Legend is a worthy Android OS based successor of the ever appealing HTC Hero. Coming in a unibody aluminum enclosure, the new HTC Legend has HTC Sense user interface layered over the Android 2.1 Eclair update.

As a successor of HTC Hero, the Legend carries Android OS goodness with HTC Sense UI enjoyable on 3.2-inch capacitive AMOLED display supporting 320x480 pixel resolution. This stylish phone is machined from one aluminum block. However, we wonder how will the cellular network reception quality will be, considering the fact that aluminum isn't good receptor of radio waves.

Legend has a 600MHz Qualcomm MSM 7227 processor which isn't going to be as fast as the 800MHz Qualcomm processor in Samsung Spica i5700. But Legend leads with 384MB RAM and 512MB ROM as compared to the128MB RAM in Spica. We fail to understand why HTC added a slower processor in this device considering Spica is available for half the price (Rs. 12,500 approx.).

Other than that, Legend has a 5 mega pixel camera (2592x1944) with LED Flash, accelerometer, proximity sensor, ambient light sensor and digital compass. This smartphone also has GPS with A-GPS support. Legend supports 3G networks with HSDPA 900/1200 and quad-band GSM 850/900/1800/1900 networks. One can also make use of the Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g support for wireless Internet and Bluetooth 2.1 for files transfer.

Music listeners should be at ease with 3.5mm audio jack that'll allow them to hook any pair of headphones to this phone. Avid radio listeners should rest assured as this smartphone has Stereo FM radio with RDS.

Packing 1300mAh Li-ion battery, HTC Legend gives talk time of up to 7 hours on 2G Networks and up to 6 hours 10 minutes on 3G networks.

The new Legend is now available for Rs. 25,990 in India.

Source : Techtree.com