BlackBerry PlayBook features some very impressive hardware and software capabilities under it's sleeves as evident from the specifications released earlier, a hands-on video demonstration fo BlackBerry PlayBook by RIM CEO is now available and posted after the jump.

McAfee is one of the oldest and most well-known security software vendor, and thankfully also one of the most generous company frequently providing extended trial-version of their leading products. This time the company is giving-away free fully-functional six month subscription of "McAfee Internet Security 2011" to facebook users.

Firefox 4 Beta 7 is now available for public download - with remarkable performance boosts via "JägerMonkey" JavaScript compiler, added support for hardware-accelerated graphics, hardware acceleration on Windows XP and Mac OS X, and WebGL powered 3D capabilities without the need for additional plug-ins this release features lots of other improvements and bug-fixes.

Cloud storage and syncing not only comes-in handy but also ensure safety against data-loss, we have reviewed services like Dropbox, Windows Live Mesh, ZumoDrive and aDrive (50 GB Free backup) offering starter packs with limited free storage space. Another cloud-storage and syncing service SugarSync is now offering 5 GB free backup-storage for everybody with no limit on the number of devices your can sync, to make things even more lucrative SugarSync truly holds to it's motto - "Access all your data Anytime, anywhere, from any device" by offering clients for PC, MAC, iOS, Android, Blackberry, Symbian and Windows Mobile Mobile Platforms.

In an innovative and futuristic development Samsung Electronics had demonstrated see-through flat-panel displays intended to be used as high-tech windows. While not sutiable for day-to-day computing these panels can be used for advertisements and as glass replacement for office windows with ability to overlay news or other informational items. A video demonstration is available after the jump.

Being a server administrator requires some good tech skills as you face various scenarios requiring not-so-commonly used solutions, few days ago I faced a similar situation where a certain directory was needed to be skipped from regular WHM/cPanel backups. Luckily WHM/cPanel do provide a simple cpbackup-exclude.conf file which can be edited to exclude files and directories from the backup job, all that needs to be done is to input and save paths to items to be excluded via Shell/WinSCP.

Usage of extensions is the best option to add further functionality to Windows Explorer, we have shared many such useful extensions like Advanced Context Menu, File Extension Renamer, Open Target Folder and Direct Folders. SmartXplore is yet another utility in this niche with the added advantage of extendable and user-configurable plugin architecture. The free Explorer Extension for Windows 7, XP and Vista supports various handy utilities like grouping files by type, quick browse, command-prompt, clipboard and FTP functions to name a few - the best part is users can create/download autohotkey scripting language compatible plugins further extending the software's capability as per there requirement.

We have shared tips on how to get your Indian Railways PNR status and other inquiries from your mobile-phone and alternative websites allowing users to extract train information with ease.

A new service myPNRStatus is going to make things even simpler, instead of re-actively (users asks for information and it is delivered) supplying information myPNRStatus lets users enter their PNR code and mobile-number once and it will pro-actively send SMS updates to user about any changes in their PNR status or Train Timings changes for FREE.

If you have upgraded your iPhone 3G to iOS 4 you must be disappointed with the overall performance impact it caused. Now, iOS 4.2 is just around the corner, and if you are thinking whether things have improved for iPhone 3G just watch the video below for the answer.