Yes, Fly has got one more reason for users to fly as high as a kite. Well, Fly Mobile has recently taken the veil off its brand-new Fly V-180 DS, a sleek dual-SIM phone with digital camera and Bluetooth in India. Designed to fall light on pocket, the pretty attractive piece comes equipped with video record and play, audio player, wireless FM, FM schedule recording, sound recorder, and 1200 mAh battery for 260 hours standby time and 9 hours of talk-time. Apart from such features, the phone flaunts off internal memory of 250KB and expandable memory up to 4GB, phone book that can store 800 contacts, menu and texting in Hindi and English language, and 1.8-inch TFT screen with 65k colors. “We at Fly Mobile have broken the price barrier yet again. And why not? Our mantra for success is to offer as much value to the customer as we can. This is precisely why our mobile phones are loaded with features and not on the price front. We are committed to bring forth technologically innovative products and considering the h igh quality preferences along with the pockets of the consumers, the Fly V-180 DS handset is priced very reasonably,” elucidated Prem Kumar, Chief Executive Officer, Fly Mobile (India Operations). Stepping in as ideal for youth, the high on features V-180 also hugs call back listening feature, torch, screen switch effect, USB charging and mass storage, photo caller ID, MMS/WAP/GPRS support and mobile tracker. Users can now simply click what they like and share the same amidst their friends using Bluetooth, thanks to such stylish phone.
For further: www.mobiletor.com/2010/01/30/click-and-share-with-new-fly-v-180-ds-phone/
Ford India manufactures and distributes automobiles made at its modern integrated manufacturing facility, at Maraimalai Nagar, near Chennai. With more than 2,300 employees, the company’s models include the Ikon, Fusion, Endeavour and the Fiesta and now the company is targeting Indian market and export sales by introducing new Figo which will compete with small cars from Maruti, Tata Motors, Chevrolet and Hyundai. It is evident that Ford was not present in the Auto Expo 2010 held at Delhi. On Sept 23 2009 Ford’s global CEO has revealed brand new Ford Figo targeting Indian market now the same car is about to enter India and will be available at the dealerships from March 2010. Ford Figo wil be priced between Rs. 3.5 lakh to Rs. 4.5 lakh according to the variant. The new Figo will battle with small cars from Maruti, Tata Motors, Chevrolet and Hyundai. The car would come with a 1.19-litre petrol engine and a 1.4-litre diesel engine, with three or four variants in each. Design-conscious Italy inspired the new Ford Figo’s name. Figo is colloquial Italian for “cool.” Ford Figo features a fresh, contemporary shape that will be a distinctive alternative to traditional brands in this segment. The design language conveys a dynamic spirit of energy in motion. According to the press release on the launch of this car “From its modern headlamps, grille shapes and sculpted bonnet of its distinctive face to the subtle integrated spoiler and chamfered window shape at the rear, Ford Figo is filled with kinetic design touches. These also include sculpted shapes to the body side – chiseled front fenders, a “comet tail” undercut in the doors and additional light-catching sculpting in the lower bodyside – which combine to communicate the solidity, substance and protective safety of its design.”
For further: ub-news.com/news/ford-figo-battle-with-small-cars-in-india/8602.html
Acer has rolled out a brand-new smartphone with world’s first Qualcomm Snapdragon processor ‘Liquid’ in the market. It features high definition capacitive touchscreen with the latest Android 1.6 operating system. The liquid phone comes with enhanced power management to help achieve longer battery autonomy for intense users.At the same time, it is enriched with a new user interface with easy access to entertainment and social networking sites, an optimized camera with geo-tagging, ISO, self-timer options and accelerated auto-focus. Liquid is outstanding for multimedia, web browsing, social media integration and video streaming. The phone with its slim and stylish look will initially be available in red, white and black colors at a price tag of Rs. 24,900.
The Audi A7 Sportback and the BMW 5 Series GT are at best one reason why hatchbacks bear sprung into vogue, again, and believe it or not Mercedes don’texperience their own, yet. We’re saying yet as rumors keep surfaced that the Germans are game to roll one by introducing the new Mercedes Benz CLS ShootingBrake at the 2010 Paris Motor Put on which will be held in October next year. The CLS Shooting Slow is the derivative of the Mercedes ConceptCaptivation which first penurious cover at the Paris actuality in two years ago. Looks like the hatchback deal in is getting ready for a hot contender which happens to approve from Germany again.
Indian readers are in for a whole new experience with the launch on Thursday of infibeam.com Pi, the country’s first indigenous e-reading device that offers access to over 1,00,000 books and a host of newspapers and magazines, its manufacturers say. “A technological marvel with state-of-the-art features, Pi will provide exceptional reading experience and support for local Indian languages,” an Infibeam.com statement said. “Pi, comes with a revolutionary new display in technology, making reading a pleasurable experience akin to real life reading of books, with no strain and glare of a computer screen. Pi is also easy on the fingertips, and can read comfortably at any angle for a long period of time,” the statement added. Priced at Rs. 9,999, Pi weighs 180 gm and is less than 10 mm thick, similar to most magazines. It has a storage capacity of up to 350 books, with expandable capacity to store an additional 2,000 books and reading material in most Indian languages. It has a battery life of four days or 10,000 r efreshes. Pi owners will have the choice of downloading over 1,00,000 digital books from Infibeam.com, which the company plans to increase over a period of time. The device also gives users the option to upload their own content from a PC or any other device through a USB device. “Infibeam.com is also in advanced talks with a number of newspaper publications to provide subscription-based access to a large number of newspaper content,” the statement said. According to company founder and CEO Vishal Mehta, the idea of Pi “has been with us for the past two-years and a lot of R&D effort has gone into it.”
For Further: beta.thehindu.com/sci-tech/gadgets/article96132.ece
Google on Thursday launched its Transliteration IME, a desktop application that allows users to type in 14 languages, using a Roman keyboard, with or without an Internet connection. “Users type the word the way it sounds using Latin characters and Google Transliteration IME will convert the word to its native script,” the Internet search engine said in a statement. Google’s Transliteration IME is available as a free download. It was conceived and developed in India at the company’s R&D Centre here and is currently available in 14 languages — Arabic, Bengali, Farsi (Persian), Greek, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. The Google Transliteration IME currently supports Windows 7/Vista/XP.“Our IME enables Indian users whether they are businesses, students, or teachers to create content and communicate effectively in their local language,” Google India Senior Product Manager Rahul Roy Chowdhury said.Google Transliteration is also available on gmail, orkut, Blogger and Knol.
After watching Mars at its closest approach to the Earth on Wednesday night, Nizar Salem is eagerly awaiting viewing the phenomenon when the Red Planet and the Sun will be on directly opposite sides of Earth and Mars will be visible all through the night. Pointing at a small planet in the sky, the amateur astronomer said: "For you, it may look almost orange in colour due to reflection in the atmosphere, but as a regular observer I can confirm it as the Red Planet." On Wednesday night, Salem positioned his telescope on the roof of his house in Abu Dhabi towards the planet. It appeared bigger through the lens, an excited Salem said: "It is an unusual view. I used to wait hours in the desert to get a glimpse of this planet this clear." The head of the Emirates Mobile Astronomical Observer and a member of the Arab Union for Astronomy and Space Sciences (AUASS) told Gulf News yesterday that Mars came closest to the earth at the UAE time 10.44pm. The phenomenon occurs every two years, but according to Nasa, the US space agency, Mars was supposed to look bigger than at any time between 2008 and 2012.
For Further: gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/environment/watch-mars-in-all-its-glory-tonight-1.575267
Apple Inc.'s new iPad has the potential to be both a blessing and a curse to the growing ranks of companies that have developed more than 140,000 applications for the company's iPhone. Many developers, including game makers and media firms, say they are excited about the opportunity and say it will be relatively simple to adapt their small-screen programs for the iPad. But some are finding challenges in the tablet's limitations. For example, the iPad, like the iPhone, doesn't allow applications to run in the background so users can't perform several activities at once—as they're accustomed to on a laptop. For Internet radio company Pandora Media Inc., that wasn't a huge problem in an iPhone because users are often listening to its music while they're on the move. On a larger iPad, however, users are more likely to want to do other things like read an e-book while listening to tunes. Tim Westergren, Pandora's chief strategy officer, said the company plans to put its service on the iPad, but added, "We're huddling here to figure out what's the right approach."
For further: online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704194504575031561969855580.html?mod=rss_Today's_Most_Popular
Even as it has been fighting China on Internet openness, Google is embroiled in a litigation in which publishers and authors from around the world, including India, have accused it of violating copyright in its quest to create the world's largest online library. Joining a global campaign against the latest version of Global Book Settlement (GBS 2.0), Indian Repographic Rights Organisation (IRRO), which is the official copyright society for Indian authors and publishers, and Federation of Indian Publishers (FIP) filed their objections at a New York district court on Thursday, the deadline for doing so. GBS 2.0 gives Google copyright immunity to distribute millions of books online, in exchange for sharing the revenue it generates with the rights holders. With the introduction this week, Apple's iPad Tablet expected to enhance the popularity of digital books, GBS 2.0, which gives a first mover advantage to Google, is being vehemently opposed by the search giant's rivals such as Microsoft, Amazon and Yaho !. The deal has divided opinion among copyright owners as some of authors and publishers have welcomed it as a fresh stream of revenue. One of the most controversial aspects of GBS 2.0 is "opt out", a mechanism which puts the onus on copyright owners to keep their books out of the purview of this Google innovation. As IRRO's statement put it, "This implies that if a person is silent, he is deemed to have consented to an agreement." According to IRRO, Indian authors, without any representation of their interests, would be affected by the secret negotiations that a few US-based publishers have had with Google. While GBS 2.0 is ostensibly limited to books published in the US, UK, Canada and Australia, the deal would impact the rest of the world too as any author published in any of the four named countries would be covered by it.
For further: timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Google-e-library-under-fire/articleshow/5511512.cms
A day after the ISRO successfully conducted a static test of its largest “solid booster” on Sunday, it was host to the book launch of “Mission Moon - Exploring the Moon with Chandrayaan l” by SK Das, an Honorary Advisor to ISRO. It has been published by Puffin-Penguin and targeted at being simple enough for young people as well as detailed enough to interest more advanced readers. The book was unveiled at the ISRO headquarters, Antariksh Bhavan in the presence of Dr. K. Radhakrishnan, Chairman, ISRO, along with Prof. U.R. Rao, the Chariman of ISRO between 1983-1994 Dr. K. Kasturirangan, Member, (Science), Planning Commission and of course the “Moonman” Dr. G. Madhavan Nair as christened by SK Das. About the book, Prof UR Rao said good-humoredly, “this is an insiders view of the mission and its difficult to keep the bias out but this book has it all the aspects of an exciting novel starting from mythology with Rahu & ketu to the latest in technology and has also tried to clear up doubts on whether the moon is male or female.” Prof UR Rao’s remarks were followed by Member of Planning Commission of Science Dr. K Kasturirangan who has headed the ISRO until 2003, and has also been one of the key members behind the launch of Chandrayaan l with Dr. Madhavan Nair, who together saw this dream of sending India to the moon. Prof. K Kasturirangan spoke of the Chandrayaan and what it had achieved for India , “ 300 crores was spent on sending the Chandrayaan to the moon; what it has also done is touched a million minds and acted as the step towards a major leap.. We are not apologetic about the Moon Mission, because it has ignited minds, my congratulations to Madhavan Nair.” As he spoke of the mission having the enough g-force to inspire people, he also mentioned, “ We are now attempting to involve people from different fields, scientists, doctors, psychologists, even accountants to be part of the future space/ lunar missions. We have hardly sampled a fraction of the universe.”
For Further: mybangalore.com/article/0110/the-moon-mission-at-isro.html
Nokia 5230 touch screen phone Candybaar is now available Rs. 8500 in the Indian market. Nokia 5230 has a 3.2 inches screen with 16 million colors and a 2 MP camera that can shoot videos at 30 fps. The phone is capable of playing most formats available. It comes with an inbuilt memory of 70 MB which can be expandable to 16 GB. The phone has a symbian operating system with an Arm 11 434 MHz and other utility features include GPRS, EDGE, Blue tooth, micro USB and document viewer for the Office package. An application which detects hand writing with sensors is also in the phone. The phone comes in black and white colors. It supports 3D, 64-tone polyphonic, mp3 and video ring tones. Phone comes with installed applications such as voice command/ dial, photo editor, Flash Lite 3.0, Document viewer. The handset also offers access to networking sites and offers Nokia Messaging Service which can manage up to 10 email accounts.
Apple is in secret last-minute negotiations with book publishers over a new e-books pricing scheme for Apple's highly anticipated tablet computer, putting it in direct competition with Amazon, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. Apple wants publishers to create a two new price points for e-books of best-sellers: $12.99 and $14.99, with some titles offered at $9.99, according to the report. As it does with iPhone apps, Apple is negotiating for a 30 percent take on the sales price, with publishers getting the other 70 percent, the Journal reported. The move would put Apple in an open battle for the e-book sales crown with Amazon, which has slashed the prices of titles for its Kindle e-book reader, offering some best-sellers for free. Amazon has also announced the release of a software development kit for the Kindle, which will allow developers to build and eventually sell their own applications for the device, apparently opening a new front with Apple and its iPhone. Apple and Amazon representatives did not immediately respond to request for comment. When Apple allowed Amazon to develop a way for iPhone users to get access to Amazon's library of e-books, it appeared the company was ceding the mobile computing e-book market to Amazon. Apple CEO Steve Jobs has dismissed the e-book reader and market in general, declaring in 2008 that "people don't read anymore." However, Jobs is notorious for dismissing a new product or concept right up until the day Apple ships a similar product.
For further: news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10441941-37.html
Fans of Cartoon Network Comics will be able to stay connected with the Cartoon network in a big way through an extensive new mobile device application that hit the Indian market. Reliance mobile brings an app, which will provides fans with optimized versions of rich comic content through Naraza Technology which is collaborated with Cartoon Network On Cartoon Network Comics children can read stories like Tom & Jerry, Scooby Doo, Dexter’s laboratory, Johny bravo, Ben 10, Powerpuff girls.This is by far the most extensive application to experience the rich world of comics anywhere in the mobile universe, as well as the perfect companion to explore your favourite toon characters. Reliance Subscriber whether they are GSM or CDMA, both can avail cartoon network comics on Reliance handset. Children can subscribe cartoon network comics at only Rs.1 daily.
The Google Nexus One, not officially available in India, has made its way on e-commerce websites like eBay. Priced at Rs 38,000 on eBay, it is a costly buy. The smartphone is thinner than the iPhone and you have to hold it in your hands to know that it feels incredible. You cannot help being impressed with the Nexus One’s 3.7-inch Amoled capacitive touchscreen display when it comes to image quality and crispness. Unfortunately, Google didn’t include multi-touch in this phone. Remarkably enough, HTC has successfully managed to blend a perfect mix of an 800×480 display, a 1 GHz Snapdragon CPU, 512MB of RAM, world-wide 3G, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPS, and a 5-megapixel camera with LED flash, among other things, into a slender 11.5 mm package. It’s a huge risk to put such a beast of a processor in a small form-factor like Nexus One, which can anyday slurp down the battery power. But we were pleased to see the Nexus One battery deal with this issue quite efficiently without resorting to task-killer apps. The 1,400 mAh battery is large enough but if Google decides to launch an enhanced power battery pack, then go for it. The Nexus One’s battery is on a par with the iPhone’s — it dies out after eight hours of continuous usage. Google’s Android operating system is nice too. The phone naturally connects to your Gmail account and automatically syncs contacts, photos, and more. Notably, Nexus One’s text entry is voice-enabled (data connection required) so you can speak out what you would like to type and Google’s software will type it for you. During our testing, the feature worked quite well, especially in low-noise environments. Android’s voice recognition capabilities can be extended to dictate Facebook status updates, Twitter posts, emails, texts and instant messages. A 5-megapixel camera beats the iPhone’s 3-megapixel sensor, although there are several other smartphones that provide better cameras.
For Further: www.business-standard.com/india/news/a-smart-nexusphones/383525/
Smokeless electronic cigarette is made up of all people 'smokers who want to but can not smoke in the community non-smoking areas, especially restaurants, cinemas, casinos and some bars. Smokeless cigarettes are supposed to be better than ordinary cigarettes because they do not absorb the emission of dangerous fumes. Smokeless electronic cigarette mean no smelly clothes, no terrible taste in Mouth and no residue in the car. Here is other smokeless electronic cigarette. The main type is the "smoke filter cigarettes, which includes a filter which prevents fumes since leaving the cigarette. These types of smokeless electronic cigarette involves the burning of tobacco and carcinogens, and therefore is worse than regular cigarettes. The old filter in this type can be replaced, and on the other hand, the large and apparently looks like a strange outcropping from the mouth. whereas smoke filter cigarettes do not emit smoke, they are still not allowed in common areas non-smoking areas.
The next is "smokeless electronic cigarette 'which does not absorb the burning of tobacco. As a substitute for cigarettes,' these 'use an electrical charge to allow smoking confidentiality. They are full of nicotine, but does not create smoke, which is why they permitted for use in non-smoking areas. But the responsible doubts about this type are that it fails to provide the correct feel of conventional cigarettes provide. The lack of smoke, large size and unique feel, makes it less attractive for many.
The third type of "steam-based mini electronic cigarettes 'is comparable with the electronic cigarette, contradictory only in the smoke characteristic. At the same time as' smoke electronic cigarettes 'may not generate smoke at all," steam-based mini electronic cigarettes' produces nontoxic water vapor , thus inspiring the conventional smoking experience. The water vapor that gives cigarettes a more normal sense without harmful smoke. A charger is used to recharge the battery in this cigarette, which consists of a cartridge containing nicotine, propylene glycol, water and tobacco flavors. Cartridges with nicotine and related variants (tobacco, apple and mint, orange, strawberry, caramel and coffee varieties) are offered. An LED is on hand at the tip, which lights up when in use. These "cigarettes" were intended to look like regular cigarettes, and is the most excellent choice for people who want to maintain smoking experience. What is more, in some areas, these cigarettes come up with cheaper than regular cigarettes. Since these cigarettes do not carry the smoke, they are permitted for use in non-smoking areas.
Companies have to move against the smokeless electronic cigarette, to help smokers stop smoking. Herbal smoke cigarettes are also available which do not have the tobacco and nicotine, and includes herbal medicine, on the way to please the tastes tactile feelings missing dependency on nicotine. The usual herbal aroma scent movements through the trachea and lungs and remove nicotine buildup in the smoker's body by removing the smoke smell. It is intended that these plant substances smokeless cigarettes can help knock desires and help smokers stop smoking everywhere. Most smokeless cigarettes may carry nicotine to provide a fix, on the other hand, they do not have the tar and chemicals on hand in the ordinary conventional cigarettes.
Smokeless electronic cigarette leaves no smoke or ash, and therefore cause little or no staining on fingers, although nicotine containing cigarettes cause yellowing teeth. None smoked stink lingers on hair and dress with this type of cigarettes. Seeing as there is no passive smoking, it compensates non-smokers. And that the fear of the smoking ban will be enforced is greatly reduced. Smokeless electronic cigarette that is supposed to be free from the 400 + carcinogens, which starts in conventional cigarettes, as a result remove the hazardous substances that cause cancer.
Samsung Mobile India forays a new handset into Indian market named as ‘Giorgio Armani’(B7620).The Giorgio Armani Samsung B7620 is the third mobile phone that the electronics giant Samsung and fashion giant Armani jointly brings to market. Giorgio Armani Samsung B7620 relies not only on its attractive looks but also it boasts with mechanical highlights. Thus, the smartphone offers a full-fledged four-finger Qwerty keyboard in landscape mode, the Samsung offers a delightful mix of a dark brown plastic and bronze-colored applications. Giorgio Armani Samsung B7620 comes with a potent 800-MHz processor and Windows Mobile 6.5 operating system and therefore uses as a user interface complete with the finger-to-use interface TouchWiz 2.0 - here in a fine Armani look. TouchWiz offers widgets, more standby levels and the fully configurable menu several options for customization. Already at the Omnia II was able to convince this operational concept and gave the device a good handling rating. The newly launched handset is lavish Windows based touch screen handset designed for business class people. The handset’ Giorgio Armani’ is unveiled by the former Miss India and Bollywood actress Sonal Chauhan along with Ranjeet Yadav. The phone is designed in elegant bronze gold color so that it will compliment Giorgio Armani’s suits. The business man who prefers to wear Giorgio Armani’s will definitely like this phone and can make a complete style statement whit this newly launched phone.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) conducted a successful static test of its largest 'solid booster' on Sunday. With this, it has reached a step closer to launching four-tonne class communication satellites on its own, doubling the current payload capacity. The solid booster (S200) will form the first stage for the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark-III (GSLV-Mk III). "The booster test was conducted at ISRO's spaceport, Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh, about 80 km north-east of Chennai," a space agency spokesperson said. The step is significant as ISRO strengthens its foothold in the commercial satellite launch market. At the recent Indian Science Congress, chairman K. Radhakrishnan said launcher development was a thrust area and the ISRO would like to launch six-tonne class satellites. "The GSLV-Mk III is in an advanced stage of development," an ISRO spokesperson said. The GSLV-Mk III is shorter, fatter and stronger than the current version. The ISRO had earlier slated the launch for 2011. The three-stage launcher will be 42.4 m tall and weigh 630 tonne at the launch. The payload fairing will be five metres wide. The solid boosters that give it an initial 'brute force' will be strapped on to the second stage of the launcher that runs on liquid propellant. The third stage will be cryogenic - using super-cooled liquid hydrogen as fuel and liquid oxygen as oxidiser that help it burn. S200 is the third largest solid booster in the world, next to the reusable solid rocket motor booster of the NASA Space Shuttle and P230 solid booster of Ariane-5 of the European consortium Arianespace. The booster containing 200 tonne of solid propellant (fuel and oxidiser) in three segments, with a height of about 22 m and diameter of three metres, was developed at ISRO's Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) in Thiruvananthapuram.
For Further: indiatoday.intoday.in/site/Story/80974/India/ISRO+successfully+tests+world's+third+largest+solid+booster.html
PC maker Lenovo on Friday launched two new laptops as part of its ThinkPad Edge series, targetted at the small and medium businesses (SMB) in the country, as it aims at expanding its market share in the segment. "We currently have 2-3 per cent market share of the Indian SMB segment. Our focus would be on growing in this market and a double digit market share is achievable," Lenovo India Managing Director Amar Babu told reporters here. He, however, did not comment on the exact numbers and time-frame. "About 10 per cent of our business comes in from the SMB segment, which has a huge growth potential. In the coming weeks, we would launch more products in the 14 and 15-inch screens," Babu said. According to analyst firm IDC, the PC market in India is about 7.6 million units, of which SMB's share comprises about 40 per cent. The PC market is projected to grow to 13.8 million units by 2013, while the SMB segment's market share would go up to 35 per cent. The SMB segment is estimated to spend about Rs 5,275 crore in 2009 on PCs, which is predicted to grow to Rs 5,515 crore in 2010. The price range of ThinkPad Edge Series starts at Rs 34,000, while another model ultraportable ThinkPad X100e starts at Rs 29,950.
State owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has achieved a subscriber base of over 20 lakh for its mobile services in the Orissa circle. BSNL which has already added five lakh mobile subscribers in the state in 2009-10 till the end of December aims to add an additional four lakh subscribers by the end of the current fiscal. U S Panda, general manager (operations), BSNL said, “BSNL has now more than 20 lakh mobile subscribers in Orissa and we aim to add four lakh more subscribers by the end of this fiscal.” On an average, BSNL is adding around 90,000 mobile subscribers in the state every month. Meanwhile, the state owned telecom major has recently rolled out the pre-paid broadband service in Orissa with easy recharge options. The pre-paid broadband service will help boost new landline connections, said Panda. The sporting event is set to witness the participation of 250 BSNL employees of 12 telecom circles in the country.
All of us grew up hearing tales from our grandmother and reading comics. Cartoon Network, the very famous kid’s entertainment channel in association with Reliance communications entered into a content deal wherein popular comics will now be provided to reliance GSM mobile subscribers on VAS platform. One can read their favorite comic while on the move. Mobile which once was a luxury has now become a necessity. Even kids today, feel it is an indispensable part of their modus vivendi. Studies reveal that 63 per cent of kids use a mobile phone at least once a week in India. Cartoon Network is pleased to add comics of iconic toon stars such as Ben 10 and Johnny Bravo on mobile. Comics of kids’ favourites Powerpuff Girls, Ben 10, Johnny Bravo and Dexter will now be available on mobile handsets through telecom operator Reliance Mobile. The cartoon network has also plans to offer videos, themes, colour logos wallpaper, animation, and greetings on popular characters as well. Cartoon Network will also launch a customized java application to download an entire Cartoon Network comic to read in one go next year. Users can download Cartoon Network comics atRs. Re 1 per day, The main aim is to reach the kids by providing new products and services. Therefore, they will invigorate one of the oldest and most treasured content formats, Comics which would be available to them on mobile now. Reliance Communications always concentrate in providing subscribers with the most exhilarating services. With the launch of Comics on Mobiles service, users or subscribers can now be transported to the imaginary world of comics just by a click. “This unique offering caters to the constantly changing needs of our subscribers and ensures that they don’t miss out on entertainment when they are on the move.” Mr. Krishna Durbha, Head – VAS, Reliance Communications said on the occasion.
Fly Mobile launched a QWERTY keypad dual-SIM phone, Fly Circle (model no.B430DS) in the India market. The phone features a 2.2-inch screen, 1.3 megapixel camera, Bluetooth, GPRS, FM radio with recording, a digital audio player, 3.5mm audio jack, 10MB of internal memory expandable up to 8GB and a 1,000 entry address book. The phone also connects to the Nimbuzz service that lets you use a variety of online services that include Skype and Google talk. The dual-SIM supporting cellphone can support up to 9 hours of talktime on a single charge and can be charged via a USB connection. Fly Circle is available for Rs 3,490.
Siemens researchers have bettered their own record, going from 200 Mbps, now to 500 Mbps. Researchers at Siemens, Munich in collaboration with researchers from the Heinrich Hertz Institute in Berlin have been able to achieve a new record in wireless data transfer speeds using Ostar LED, which is the brightest white LED available today. Data is transferred by modulating the amount of light emitted by the LED via the power supply. The changes in brightness of light due to modulation is detected by a photodetector and converted back into electrical pulses thus resulting in wireless data transfer. The researchers have been able to successfully transmit data at up to 500 Mbps over a distance of five meters. When five LEDs are combined, it is possible to transfer the data over longer distances at about 100 Mbps. The press release from the company states, "Increasingly, wireless networks are compromised by the fact that in many buildings the three independent WLAN frequency bands are multiply occupied, which leads to collisions among the data packets. In a situation like this, visible light, as a currently unused and license-free medium, offers a suitable alternative. A further advantage is that this form of data transfer is impervious to interception. Only the photodetector that is positioned directly within the light cone is able receive the data. In other words, it is impossible to 'tap' the data transported in the light beam." The applications of this method of wireless communication using light in the visible spectrum, also known as Visible Light Communication (VLC), are many. VLC has the inherent benefits of being unaffected by radio frequency devices and this will find applications in some factory and medical environments. LED stoplights or railroad signals can transmit information to cars or trains. There are applications for VLC even at home, such as data can be transmitted via ceiling lights to a receivers in appliances placed in a room. Siemens also states that this technology can benefit WLAN technology in certain ways.
Switch from traditional incandescent light bulbs with Compact is an effective, accessible change every American can make right now to reduce energy use at home and prevent greenhouse gases contributing to global climate change. Lighting accounts for nearly 20 percent of the average home energy bill. ENERGY STAR Compact spend up to 75 percent less energy than incandescent bulbs, last up to 10 times longer, cost little up front, and gives a quick return on investment.
CFLs are more efficient than incandescent bulbs of equivalent brightness. This is because more of the energy consumed is converted to usable light and less is converted into heat, so fluorescent lamps to run cooler. An incandescent lamp may convert only 10% of its power input to visible light releasing 90% heat. A CFL produce as much useful visible light energy may require only 1 / 3 to 1 / 4 as much power input and converts 90% of the power input to visible light releasing only 10% heat. Basically, a CFL will reduce your energy and your electric bill!
If every home in the U.S. replaced just one incandescent light bulb with an ENERGY STAR qualified CFL, in one year would save enough energy to light more than 3 million homes and prevent greenhouse gases equivalent to more than 800,000 cars. Compact differs from the traditional incandescent light bulbs in several ways. Consider the following when choosing a CFL bulb:
Look for quality: many bulbs, especially value pears produced poorly causing premature failure or poor lighting performance. Quality has improved dramatically, as some manufacturers such as GE, Sylvania, Philips and others have built new lines. Avoid "value" or no-name bulbs.
Buy the right wattage: many people replaced 100W or 75W bulbs with 60W equivalent and found them to be less bright. Some CFL take long to reach full brightness, but of high quality bulbs, this should typically be less than 10 or 15 seconds. Low quality onion can also have a color cast that makes their light looks gray.
Get the right color, usually "hot": Compact comes in several "hot color" levels, which are sold under different names. Many have bought "daylight" bulbs, or those designed for "task lighting", but found that their color is unpleasant or harsh. Most light bulbs are a warm 2700K color and most compact list their color heat using this scale, daylight bulbs are 5500K to 6000K; look for bulbs labeled "warm", "soft" or even "regular, everyday use"
Avoid dimmable compact: while they may work in some applications, transmitted light Compact often subdued as well, change colors, or buzz. Try one out first. Know the size and shape you need: Compact may be larger than the bulbs they replace (or less), usually larger, since power consumption increases. Everybody has a fairly extensive part near the screw-in base (the "ballast"), which may interfere with some furniture.
Not for: vibration, fully enclosed, or exposed places: The compact technology is more sensitive to heat and vibration than incandescent bulbs. While high-quality bulbs, there should be more fragile than their incandescent equivalent, it is best to avoid fracture due to mercury content (see below).
Many misunderstandings or bad early experiences have cause low adoption rates in the U.S.. By 2008, however, quality and packaging have improved significantly while prices have fallen.
Precautions Compact is made of glass and can break if dropped or roughly handled. Be careful when removing the bulb from its packaging, installing it or replacing it. Always screw and unscrew the lamp by its base (not glass) and never a strong twist CFL in a light socket. If a CFL breaks in your home, follow the clean-up recommendations below. Used Compact to be disposed of properly.
Cleanup a broken CFL Before Clean-up: Ventilate the Room
Have people and pets leave the room and not let anyone walk through the fracture area on the way out.
Open a window and leave the room in 15 minutes or more.
Turn off the central forced-air heating / air conditioning if you have one.
Clean-Up Steps for hard surfaces
Carefully scoop up glass fragments and powder using stiff paper or cardboard and place them in a glass jar with metal lid (such as a canning jar) or in a sealed plastic bag. Use tape, such tape to retrieve the remaining small glass fragments and powder. Wipe area clean with damp paper towels or disposable packaging, wet wipes and place them in glass or plastic bag.
Do not use a vacuum or broom to clean up the broken bulb on hard surfaces.
Clean-up steps for carpeting or carpet:
Carefully pick up glass fragments and place them in a glass jar with metal lid (such as a canning jar) or in a sealed plastic bag.
Use tape, such tape to retrieve the remaining small glass fragments and powder. If vacuuming is needed after all visible materials are removed, vacuum the area where the bulb was broken.
Remove the vacuum bag (or empty and wipe the canister) and put the bag or vacuum residue in a sealed plastic bag.
Clean-up steps for clothes, linens, etc.:
If clothing or bedding materials come in direct contact with broken glass or mercury-containing powder from inside the bulb that may stick to the substance should be clothes and bedding should be discarded. Do not wash such clothing or bedding because mercury fragments in the clothing may contaminate the machine and / or pollute sewage.
You can, however, to wash clothes or other materials that have been exposed to mercury vapor from a broken CFL, such as clothing, you happen to be wearing when you cleaned up the broken CFL, as long as that clothing has not come into direct contact with materials from the broken bulb.
If shoes come into direct contact with broken glass or mercury-containing powder from the bulb to wipe them with damp paper towels or disposable wet wipes. Place the towels or wipes in a glass jar or plastic bag for disposal.
Disposal of Clean-up Materials:
Immediately place all cleanup materials outdoors in a trash container or protected area for the next normal trash pickup.
Wash your hands after disposing of glass or plastic bags containing clean-up materials. Ask your local or state government about disposal requirements in your specific area. Some states prohibit such trash disposal and require that broken and unbroken mercury-containing bulbs be taken to a local recycling center.
Future Cleaning of carpets or rugs: Ventilate the Room During and After Vacuuming The next several times you vacuum, shut off the central forced-air heating / air conditioning and open a window before vacuuming.
Includes central heating / air conditioning turned off and window open at least 15 minutes after vacuuming is completed.
Coal is our most abundant fossil fuels. The United States has more coal than the rest of the world's oil. There is still enough coal underground in this country to provide energy for the next 200 to 300 years.
But coal is not a perfect fuel.
Trapped inside coal are traces of impurities such as sulfur and nitrogen. When coal burns, these impurities are released into the air.
While floating in the air, these substances combined with water vapor (for example, in clouds) and form droplets that fall to earth as weak forms of sulfuric and nitric acid –
scientists call it "acid rain".
There are also small patches of minerals - including common dirt - mixed in coal. These tiny particles do not burn, and make up the ashes back in a coal combustor. Some of the tiny particles also get caught in the swirling combustion gases and, together with water vapor, form the smoke coming out of a coal plant's chimney. Some of these particles are so small that 30 of the side-by-side would barely equal the width of a human hair!
Also, coal like all fossil fuels is formed out of carbon. All living things - including humans - are made of carbon. (Remember - coal started out as living plants.) But when coal burns, its carbon combines with oxygen in the air and produces carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide is a colorless, odorless gas, but the atmosphere is one of several gases that can trap the earth's heat. Many researchers believe that this is causing the earth's temperature to rise, and this warming could alter Earth's climate (read more about the "greenhouse effect").
Sounds like coal is a dirty fuel to burn. Many years ago, it was. But things have changed. Especially in the last 20 years, researchers have developed ways to capture the pollutants trapped in coal before the impurities can escape into the atmosphere. Today we have technology that can filter out 99 percent of tiny particles and remove more than 95 percent of acid rain polluting coal.
We also have new technologies that will reduce carbon dioxide emissions from burning coal more efficiently.
Many of these technologies belong to a family of energy systems called "clean coal technology." Since the mid-1980s, U.S. government invested more than 3 billion dollars in development and testing of these processes in power plants and factories around the country. Private companies and governments have been part of this program. Yes, they have contributed more than several billion dollars for these projects.
Coal is the most common fossil fuels in the family, and it has the longest and perhaps most varied history. Coal has been used for heating since the cave man. Archaeologists have also found evidence that the Romans in England used it in the second and third century (100-200 AD).
In the 1700s, was the English that coal can produce a fuel that burned cleaner and hotter than wood charcoal. But it was much needed energy to operate the new technologies invented during the Industrial Revolution, which gave a real opportunity for coal to play its first role as a dominant global supplier of energy.
In North America, the Hopi Indians in 1300 in what is now the Southwest of coal used for cooking, heating and baking pottery, they are made of clay. Coal was later rediscovered in the U.S., as explorers of the 1673rd However, no commercial coal mines did not begin operation until the 1740s in Virginia.
The Industrial Revolution played an important role in expanding the use of coal. A man named James Watt invented the steam engine that made it possible for machines to perform work previously done by humans and animals. Mr. Watt, who used coal to produce steam to run its engine.
In the first half of the 1800s, the industrial revolution spread to U.S. steamships and steam railways were about to become the leading forms of transportation, and they used coal to fuel their boilers.
In the second half of the 1800s, was more use of coal found.
During the civil war, weapons factories had started to use coal. By 1875, Coke (which is
made of carbon) replaced coal as the primary fuel for iron blast furnaces to make steel. Burning coal for electricity generation is a relative newcomer in the history of this fossil fuel. It was in the 1880s, when coal was first used to generate electricity for homes and factories.
Long after the homes were illuminated by electricity generated by coal, many of them continued to have stoves for heating, and some had kilns were fueled by coal. Today we spend a lot of coal, primarily because we have a lot of it, and we know where it is in the U.S..
Coal Mining and Transportation:
A form of mining called "the long wall mining", using a rotating blade to shear the coal away from the underground seam.
In the centuries since early humans discovered that the black rocks they picked up on Earth would burn, we had to look for coal, which was hidden under the earth's surface. One of the areas, it was easiest to find, was how it went, as one of many layers of materials along the side of a hill.
Then we found we could follow the coal layer (seam) deeper and deeper into the ground. Some mines today in the U.S. may be close to 500 meters underground.
Mining is classified by the method needed to reach the coal seam. When coal is found close to the Earth's crust and remove the overlying layers of material is not too expensive, surface mining is used to remove the top layer of material and expose the coal.
If coal is found in layers far from the surface and underground mining is the preferred technique. Vertical or oblique holes ( "shafts") are cut to underground mining area of ventilation for workers and for transport of miners, equipment and coal. Common types of underground mining is drift, shaft, and slope mining methods.
In mine, coal, loaded in the small coal cars or on conveyor belts, which bears out of the mine, where large chunks of coal loaded onto trucks that take it to be crushed (small pieces of coal is easier to transport, cleaning, firewood, etc..).
The crushed coal is then sent by truck, ship, rail or barge. You may be surprised to know that coal can also be sent through pipelines. Crushed coal is mixed with oil or water (mixture called slurry) and sent via pipeline to an industrial user.
Taking on Google Maps in the navigation space, Nokia introduced on Thursday a version of its Ovi Maps application for Nokia smartphones, offered at no extra cost. The new version of Ovi Maps includes high-end car and pedestrian features, such as turn-by-turn voice guidance for 74 countries in 46 languages. Traffic information is included for several countries as well as detailed maps for more than 180 countries. "Before, navigation was always a premium service, which had to be paid for by the end user or the mobile operator," said Chrisof Hellmis, vice president for location services at Nokia. "As of today, navigation is free." Nokia's announcement potentially grows the size of the worldwide installed base for GPS navigation on mobile phones from about 27 million to about 50 million, the company said. Ovi Maps features maps gained from the company's Navteq acquisition. "You have a full-blown navigation system on the screen of your mobile phone," Hellmis said.
For Further: www.pcworld.com/article/187445/nokia_sets_navigation_feature_free.html
Virgin Mobile on Thursday announced the launch of its GSM services in the country, starting with five Southern circles. Announcing the launch, CEO, Virgin Mobile India, MA Madhusudan said that the GSM Services would be rolled out in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Chennai, Tamil Nadu and Kerala. "This launch will help us further consolidate our position as one of the leading, youth mobile service brands," he said. The services come with innovative offerings like 'vMingle', an integrated social networking service which brings all social networking sites at one place. It allows users to stay in touch with friends across all social networks at one time through a single log-in. Another service is 'vGenie', which offers prompts and alerts like birthday reminders, wake-up calls and social networking updates. Another offering 'vBelong' enables users to create and design their own WAP sites for their group, college etc., he said. For now, consumers in South Indian circles will be charged 20 paise per minute for STD and local calls to any Virgin mobile number without any special pack. Virgin Mobile customers calling any other network will be charged at 40 paise per minute for local and 50 per minute for STD calls. Bollywood actors Ranbir Kapoor and Genelia D'Souza have been roped in as brand ambassadors for Virgin Mobile in India.
Sony India has set eyes on a market share of 48% (higher than the national target of 45%) in compact digital still camera in North for 2010-11 fiscal. The company expects to end the current fiscal with a market share of 42% in Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh, J&K and Punjab. “The estimated market size of compact camera segment in North is expected to be around 80,000 in FY 2010-11 and we aim to sell 38,000 units of compact cameras next year. At present, the region contributes 5% to the national sales of the company,” Takahiro Hirata, product head, Digital Imaging Sony India told FE.The company plans to ramp up the number of business partners (cyber shot outlets) from the current 225 to 250 in the next year. “Nationally, we have about 2,800 business partners and plan to reach the 3,000-mark during the next fiscal. A budget of Rs 500 million has been kept aside for promotion and advertisement activities involving print, electronic media, online, outdoor and shop-front. We will spend around Rs 25 million in North for the same,” said Hirata.
For Further: www.financialexpress.com/news/Sony-eyes-42--mkt-share-by-fiscal-end/570215/
Yes, Fly has got one more reason for users to fly as high as a kite. Well, Fly Mobile has recently taken the veil off its brand-new Fly V-180 DS, a sleek dual-SIM phone with digital camera and Bluetooth in India. Designed to fall light on pocket, the pretty attractive piece comes equipped with video record and play, audio player, wireless FM, FM schedule recording, sound recorder, and 1200 mAh battery for 260 hours standby time and 9 hours of talk-time. Apart from such features, the phone flaunts off internal memory of 250KB and expandable memory up to 4GB, phone book that can store 800 contacts, menu and texting in Hindi and English language, and 1.8-inch TFT screen with 65k colors. “We at Fly Mobile have broken the price barrier yet again. And why not? Our mantra for success is to offer as much value to the customer as we can. This is precisely why our mobile phones are loaded with features and not on the price front. We are committed to bring forth technologically innovative products and considering the h igh quality preferences along with the pockets of the consumers, the Fly V-180 DS handset is priced very reasonably,” elucidated Prem Kumar, Chief Executive Officer, Fly Mobile (India Operations). Stepping in as ideal for youth, the high on features V-180 also hugs call back listening feature, torch, screen switch effect, USB charging and mass storage, photo caller ID, MMS/WAP/GPRS support and mobile tracker. Users can now simply click what they like and share the same amidst their friends using Bluetooth, thanks to such stylish phone.
