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Written by admin on 02 December 2009
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Written by admin on 29 September 2009
The battery pack in a hybrid car is arguably one of the most important parts that make it go. As you may already know, a hybrid car makes use of a combination of an internal combustion engine and electric motor. While the gasoline that provides energy for the engine is stored in a fuel tank, the electric motor gets its power from a different source.
A battery pack stores and supplies the energy necessary to power a hybrid car’s electric motor. Without the chemical reactions that happen inside a battery, the technology that makes a hybrid vehicle a hybrid simply wouldn’t be possible.
But despite the battery pack’s prominence and importance in hybrid vehicles, sometimes they get a bad rap. Skeptics of hybrid technology point to several shortcomings associated with these car batteries. For example, they don’t provide enough power, and therefore hybrid cars are slow; the batteries are too heavy, which counteracts a hybrid’s supposed fuel economy; the materials many batteries are made from, like lead, are harmful for the environment and go against the familiar “green” claim.
The good news is this hasn’t deterred battery manufacturers from trying to make their product better. On the contrary, there happen to be many ways that battery packs are undergoing improvement. In no particular order, here are five ways that hybrid battery packs are being improved.
Soruce Link – http://auto.howstuffworks.com/fuel-efficiency/hybrid-technology/5-hybrid-battery-pack-improvements.htm
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Written by admin on 17 August 2009
Telecom major Bharti Airtel Sunday launched its wireless data card for prepaid users in Delhi and the national capital region (NCR) that will enable Internet connectivity for laptops
and other computing devices while on the move.
The data card can work on all the partner networks of Airtel when on national roaming and is compatible with GSM network while on international roaming, the company said in a statement.
“As market leaders, we have always ensured that Airtel customers get the best value, enjoy the finest services and benefit from cutting edge products. Prepaid customers can now use data card at a monthly rental of Rs.348 and enjoy 500 MB free data every month,” said Shashi Arora, Bharti Airtel’s chief executive for mobile services in Delhi and NCR.
Airtel has recently been adjudged the top telecom service provider of 2009 by the Voice and Data magazine that is dedicated to telecom and Internet services.
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Written by admin on 14 February 2009
I’m not going to discuss the economic meltdown and its devastating effect on technology companies and internet startups in this post, but rather something that crossed my mind earlier this morning: “Web 2.0? seems to become more and more a void (and an avoided) term. Of course, that’s not necessarily a bad thing, but it is definitely apparent.
So why do I say it’s fading? For one, because the number of startups that contact us and include the term Web 2.0 in the subject line or message is visibly dropping (and that’s a good thing), and I hardly ever see it mentioned anymore on other technology blogs and news sites either. That’s not really tangible, so I took a look at the number of mentions of the phrase across the web, and they seem to be decreasing significantly, reflecting my feeling on this.
Judging by Google Trends, which shows how often a particular search term is entered relative to the total search volume across various regions of the world (and in various languages), the term started being used at the end of 2004 when Tim O’Reilly organized the first edition of the Web 2.0 Conference. Search queries for the term started picking up in the middle of 2005, when TechCrunch was started – with the tagline “Tracking Web 2.0? by the way – and the number kept increasing until the end of 2007. After that, the trend is clearly downwards, falling back to the level it reached in early 2006 today. If the trend continues, there should only be a handful of people left who scour search engines for “Web 2.0? by 2011.
Also noteworthy: take a look at the geographic regions that have generated the highest volumes of worldwide search traffic for the term over the years – it’s Asia, with the top 5 regions being India, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Malaysia (in that order). Furthermore, Google Trends pegs the number one language in which people search for stuff related to the topic of Web 2.0 to be Russian before English.
And just in case you’re curious: “Web 3.0? doesn’t seem to picking up much.
Let’s all rejoice.
Google’s “Insights for Search”, a beta service that analyzes a portion of worldwide Google web searches from all Google domains to compute how many searches have been done for the terms you’ve entered – relative to the total number of searches done on Google over time – gives an even better overview:
I’ve never had anything against the phrase “Web 2.0?, but I wouldn’t miss it a bit if it were never used again.
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Written by Rahul on 26 January 2009
Washington, January 26 (ANI): A laser-based system called LightLane, which can help keep cyclists safe from fast moving vehicles, is being proposed as one of the newest technologies that can improve that morning commute.
The system clearly mark, in bright red lights, where car lanes end and bike lanes begin, helping keep cyclists safe even at night when reflective devices don’t quite cut it.
Second top new technology in the same field is for the benefit of commuters who have to choose between breakfast and catching the bus, reports Fox News.
Companies like TransitTracker keep tags on buses and trains so that people can track them online or on their cell phones.
The system follows a commuter’s ride’s actual location – not an estimated schedule – so that he/she knows exactly when it will arrive at his/her station or stop.
Third on the list is an ingenious iPhone application called iNap, which involves the phone’s in-built GPS device to track a sleeping commuter’s location, and set off an alarm to wake him up when he is near his destination.
Following is the Attention Assist technology, through which Mercedes-Benz is planning to manage fatigue, which it says is the cause of most accidents.
The technology reads telltale signals, such as the way one is steering and braking, monitoring one’s sleepiness and flashing an alert when the person seems too tired.
Wrapping up the top five was a program being developed by Enter Nissan, which will sense obstacles and incoming vehicles, instantly reacting to avert a crash.
It uses a laser to give it 360 degrees of protection, modelled on a bumblebee’s compound eyes that can see in most directions.
The technology has not been worked into an auto yet, and currently remains housed inside a duck-sized robot.
Sixth on the list was IntelliDrive, which is aimed at allowing vehicle-to-vehicle interaction, so that if a car brakes suddenly, it could transmit a signal to cars behind, allowing drivers or computers to brake in time.
It was followed by an Audi-sponsored technology called Travolution, which lets a car communicate with traffic systems, and determine when lights will turn green, allowing the driver to coast through intersections.
It even calculates the speed the driver should maintain to get to lights at the right time, something that can help ease up and achieve better fuel economy.
Eighth on the list was a technology that can allow to charge music players and other small electronics just by shaking them.
Another top idea would be to design high-tech parking spots that can alert people when they are empty via e-mails or text messages.
Wrapping up the top 10 was an idea to make self-parking cars. Ford is said to have embraced self-parking technology, and plans to equip two of its 2010 models with cameras and sensors that let their Lincolns do the work for you.
Top 10 newest gadgets and applications bent on improving that morning commute:
1. LightLane
2. TransitTracker
3. iNap
4. Attention Assist
5. Biomimetic Robot
6. IntelliDrive
7. Travolution
8. Shake It
9. Meter-Mail
10. Self-parking cars (ANI)
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Written by Rahul on 26 January 2009
London, January 26 (ANI): Search engine giant Google will soon come up with a system that may make the personal computer virtually redundant, predict technology experts.
The GDrive system will merge Google’s all existing web-based services to make them easier to use together.
Industry reports suggest that the ‘GDrive’ would enable users to store almost all their data on the Internet, and access it from wherever they are.
“Throw your hard drive away, Google’s Gdrive is arriving in 2009,” the Telegraph quoted TG Daily, an American technology news website, as predicting.
The GDrive would make it possible to access and update information like emails, photographs, music, documents and spreadsheets from any device with an Internet connection.
The novel system is being described as ‘cloud computing’, wherein the web rather than the hard drive is used as the place where information is stored.
Google experts are said to have begun convincing the world of its benefits.
The fact that such services are usually free could undermine the Microsoft business model, which was originally based on the ability to sell software packages with new machines.
It is believed that the GDrive could “cause a major paradigm shift in how we use computers and bring Google one step closer to dethroning Windows on your desktop”.
However, there are some who think that trusting Google with so much personal or commercial data is dangerous, for information may not be as safe in the cloud as it is in a computer.
Peter Brown, of the Free Software Foundation charity, said: “Does it matter to you that someone can see everything on your computer? Does it matter that Google can be subpoenaed at any time to hand over all your data to the American government?”
A Google spokesman refused to confirm whether the GDrive launch was imminent.
“We don’t comment on speculation, and we don’t pre-announce product launches,” she said. (ANI)
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Written by admin on 18 January 2009
Nokia have finally set a date for the official release of the 5800 XpressMusic over at the UK. The first S60 touch-enabled phone will start selling through the Finnish company’s flagship stores starting from 23 January at SIM-free price of little less than 280 euro (249 GBP).
The SIM-free handset will also be available through the Nokia UK online store. Just a week later on 30 January, the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic will also start selling through all the major UK carriers and mobile phone retailers.
The Nokia 5800 release date is actually 23rd February instead of 23rd January. The UK carriers and cellphone retailers will be getting the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic in about the same timeframe.
The best part about the this piece of news however is the announced price. The UK Nokia 5800 price tag of 280 euro means that Nokia have finally managed to deliver on the promise they made when they first announced the 5800 XpressMusic. The expected retail price of the handset at that time was 279 euro but the great hype that the device generated kept it much higher for the holiday shopping spree.
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Written by admin on 18 December 2008
World’’s most popular web browser Internet Explorer has some security flaw due to which people using it may have their computers hijacked, says its developer Microsoft Corporation.
The company says that computers installed with Windows Internet Explorer can be hacked for stealing personal information about their users, when they visit websites corrupted by cyber criminals.
Media reports also suggest that about 10,000 websites have been compromised since the previous week.
Microsoft has revealed in its Malware Protection blog that attacks on computers using Internet Explorer 7 have been detected.
The company has also admitted that other versions of Internet Explorer are “potentially vulnerable”.
“We are actively investigating the vulnerability that these attacks attempt to exploit,” the Telegraph quoted the firm as saying in a security statement.
“We will continue to monitor the threat environment and update this advisory if this situation changes,” the statement added.
The company has revealed in its Malware Protection blog that about 0.2 per cent of Internet Explorer users had already visited one of the websites, which have been designed to exploit the flaw, by last Saturday.
There has been a sharp increase in attacks since the first exploitation of the flaw last week, says the newspaper report.
The websites corrupted by the hackers are mostly Chinese, and have been programmed to steal passwords for computer games which can be sold for money on the black market.
It is said that hackers may also exploit this flaw to steal people’’s bank details, private data and identities.
“That’’s a big fear right now,” said Paul Ferguson of Trend Micro security researcher, warning of “mayhem” if fraudsters succeed.
Microsoft has published a list of technical changes that their customers may use to avoid attacks until it updates the software and eliminates the vulnerability.
The company has also recommended the use of firewalls as well as anti-virus and anti-spyware software.
Some web security experts think that it would be better to use an alternative browser like Firefox, Safari or Opera, which are all available for free downloading.
However, many feel that switching browsers may be an over-reaction.
“It’s certainly a fix and gets around this problem, but Firefox, Google Chrome and other browsers all have their own security issues,” said Graham Cluley, a virus expert at internet security firm Sophos.
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Written by admin on 18 December 2008
China on Monday successfully launched a new remote sensing satellite that can be used for urban planning and disaster prevention among others.
The “Yaogan 5? was launched on a Long March-4B carrier rocket at 11.22 am local time (8.52 IST) from the Taiyuan Launch Centre at Shanxi Province, state media Xinhua said.
Its predecessors Yaogon IV was launched earlier this month from the Jiuquan centre and Yaogon III from the Taiyuan in November 12, 2007, it said.
The satellite was developed by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, while the rocket was designed by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology.
The successful launch will enable the country in quick collection of data that can be used for land resources surveys, environmental surveillance and protection, urban planning, crop yield estimates, disaster prevention and space science experiments.
The flight was the 114th of the Long March series of the carrier rockets
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Written by admin on 18 December 2008
A team of astrophysicists at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) has said that their new theoretical interpretation of an imprint from the earliest stages of the universe may also shed light on what came before the Big Bang.
“It’s no longer completely crazy to ask what happened before the Big Bang,” said Marc Kamionkowski, Caltech’s Robinson Professor of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics.
Kamionkowski joined graduate student Adrienne Erickcek and senior research associate in physics Sean Carroll to propose a mathematical model explaining an anomaly in what is supposed to be a universe of uniformly distributed radiation and matter.
Their investigations turn on a phenomenon called inflation, first proposed in 1980, which posits that space expanded exponentially in the instant following the Big Bang.
“Inflation starts the universe with a blank slate,” Erickcek described.
The hiccup in inflation, however, is that the universe is not as uniform as the simplest form of the theory predicts it to be. Some parts of it are more intensely varied than others.
Until recently, measurements of the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) radiation, a form of electromagnetic radiation that permeated the universe 400,000 years after the Big Bang, were consistent with inflation.
Miniscule fluctuations in the CMB seemed to be the same everywhere.
But a few years ago, some researchers scrutinized data from NASA’s Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP). They discovered that the amplitude of fluctuations in the CMB is not the same in all directions.
“If your eyes measured radio frequency, you’d see the entire sky glowing. This is what WMAP sees,” Kamionkowksi described.
WMAP depicts the CMB as an afterglow of light from shortly after the Big Bang that has decayed to microwave radiation as the universe expanded over the past 13.7 billion years.
Kamionkowksi’s model predicts more cold than hot spots in the CMB.
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Written by admin on 12 December 2008
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh launched the country’s first 3G network by receiving an inaugural video call and viewing live television on a 3G-enabled mobile handset.
The call was made using the MTNL network at the inauguration of India Telecom 2008, a global telecom conference organized by Ficci.
The third generation mobile regime marks a paradigm shift in the use of mobile phones. With up to 2 Mbps capacity, consumers can make video calls, view live television, get video surveillance of their homes or offices on their handsets and access email speedily on the move.
After the launch of 3G services in Delhi, a number of such enhanced and value added services will be provided across the country before the end of 2009.
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Written by admin on 04 December 2008
Mumbai: The new model of the bestselling PSP (PlayStationPortable), the PSP-3000 series has been launched in India. This new iteration of the portable gaming and communications system from Sony will add two features to the PSP Slim and Lite (PSP-2000).
The new feature of PSP-3000 is its enhanced screen, an upgraded version of the high-quality screen of the PSP Slim & Lite. The screen is engineered to produce a wide range of colours, delivering more definition. And the anti-glare technology considerably reduces the glare caused by sunlight and harsh indoor lighting.
PSP-3000 also includes a built-in microphone. Users can say goodbye to microphone leads and head-pieces and can now simply speak into their PSP to communicate online – all that’s needed is a Wi-Fi connection.
“There is huge scope for Sony Computer Entertainment amongst the Indian audience with the introduction of the newly designed PSP – 3000. It has an advanced LCD viewing, which further improves the very popular, high resolution PSP display along with a built – in microphone, which brings a new dimension of gaming to the overall entertainment experience.” said Sony Computer Entertainment country manager Atindriya Bose.
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Written by admin on 26 November 2008
Nokia has launched the latest “iPhone killer” in India, its first touchscreen mobile phone, the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, which is expected to give Apple Inc.’s iconic iPhone a run for its money.
Noia 5800 Xpress Music Specifications :
Physical features, power and memory
Size
* Form: Classic with full touch user interface
* Dimensions: 111 x 51.7 x 15.5 mm
* Weight: 109 g
* Volume: 83 cc
* Touch user interface optimised for one-hand use with tactile feedback
Display and 3D
* Main display
– Size: 3.2?
– Resolution: 640 x 360 pixels (nHD)
– Up to 16 million colours
– aspect ratio 16:9
– automatic orientation sensor (Accelerometer) for display rotation
* 3D image engine
Keys and input method
* Stylus, plectrum and finger touch support for text input and user interface control (alphanumeric keypad, full and mini qwerty keyboard, handwriting recognition, full screen handwriting for Chinese language)
* Dedicated Media Bar touch key for access to music, gallery, share on-line, Video Centre and web browser
* Voice commands
* Physical keys for application launch key (menu key), send & end, power, camera, lock, volume up & down
Colors and covers
* Available in-box colours:
– Red
– Blue
– Black
Available colours may vary per region.
Connectors
* Micro-USB connector, USB 2.0 High Speed
* 3.5 mm Nokia AV connector
* MicroSD card slot, small DC jack, Micro USB cable interface to PC (CA-101), TV out interface (CA-75U)
Power
* BL-5J 1320 mAh Li-Ion battery
* Talk time (maximum):
– GSM 8.8 h
– WCDMA 5 h
* Standby time (maximum):
– GSM 406.2 h
– WCDMA 400 h
* Browsing time with packet data (maximum): 3.4 h
* Video playback time (maximum): 5.2 h, Video playback time (maximum, nHD/Mpeg4) 3.4 h, VGA video playback using TV-Out with Stereo BT Headset 3.8 h
* Video recording time (maximum): 3.6 h
* Video call time (maximum): 3 h
* Music playback time (maximum): Up to 35 h
* Gaming time (maximum): 5.6 h
Memory
* MicroSD memory card slot, hot swappable, max. 16 GB
* 81 MB internal memory
* 8GB microSD memory card in-box, expandable up to 16GB
Communication and navigation
Operating frequency
* WCDMA 900/2100
* GSM/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900
* WCDMA 850/1900 (Latin America and Brazil variant only)
* Automatic switching between GSM bands
* Flight mode
Data network
* CSD
* HSCSD
* GPRS/EDGE class B, multislot class 32, maximum speed 296/177 kbps (DL/UL)
* WCDMA 2100/900 with simultanous voice and packet data, maximum speed PS 384/384 kbps (UL/DL), CS maximum speed 64 kbps
* HSDPA cat 6, maximum speed 3.6 Mbps (DL)
* WLAN IEEE 802.11 b/g (3G version only)
* TCP/IP support
Local connectivity and synchronization
* Bluetooth version 2.0
– Bluetooth profiles: A2DP & AVRCP
* MTP (Mobile Transfer Protocol) support
* TV out with Nokia Video Connectivity Cable (CA-75U, in-box)
* Support for PC synchronisation with Nokia OVI Suite
Call features
* Integrated hands-free speakerphone
* Number screening for messaging and calls
* Automatic answer with headset or car kit
* Any key answer
* Call waiting, call hold, call divert
* Call timer
* Logging of dialled, received and missed calls
* Automatic redial
* Speed dialling
* Voice dialling: speaker independent dialling and voice commands (SIND)
* Fixed dialling number support
* Vibrating alert (internal), also with tactile feedback
* Side volume keys
* Mute/unmute
* Contacts bar for 4 contacts with images and communication history (SMS, IM, email, web feeds)
* Talking ring tones
* Conference calling with up to 6 participants
* Video calling: up to 3h, QCIF 176 x 144 pixels, low up to 5 fps, normal up to 10 fps, smooth up to 15 fps
Messaging
* SMS
* Multiple SMS deletion
* MMS version 1.3, message size up to 600 kb
* Automatic resizing of images for MMS
* Nokia Xpress audio messaging
* Common inbox for SMS and MMS messages
* Number screening for messaging
* Distribution lists for messaging
* Instant messaging client
* Cell broadcast
E-mail
* Supported protocols: IMAP, POP, SMTP
* Support for e-mail attachments
* OMA e-mail notification support
* Mail for Exchange 2008 in DL client, in 2009 embedded
Web browsing
* Supported markup languages: HTML, XHTML, WML
* Supported protocols: HTTP, WAP, JavaScript
* TCP/IP support
* OSS browser
* Nokia Mobile Search
GPS and navigation
* Integrated GPS for pedestrian and car navigation
* Nokia Maps 2.0 Touch application
Image and sound
Photography
* 3.2 megapixel camera (2048 x 1536 pixels)
* Image formats: JPEG
* Carl Zeiss optics
* 3x digital zoom
* Autofocus
* Dual LED flash
* Flash modes: On, off, automatic, red-eye reduction
* White balance modes: automatic, sunny, cloudy, incandescent, fluorescent
* Centre weighted auto exposure; exposure compensation: +2 ~ -2EV at 0.5 step
* Normal, Sepia, Black&White, Vivid, Negative
* Dedicated camera key
* Landscape (horizontal) orientation
* Photo editor on device
* Direct printing to compatible picture printers
Video
* Main camera
Video recording at up to 640 x 480 pixels and up to 30 fps (TV high quality), up to 640 x 352 pixels and up to 30 fps (widescreen quality), up to 320 x 240 pixels and up to 30 fps/15 fps (email high/normal quality), up to 176 x 144 and up to 15 fps (sharing quality)
– Up to 4x digital video zoom
* Front camera for video calling
* Video recording file formats: .mp4, .3gp
* Audio recording formats: WAV (normal), AMR (MMS), AAC/MP4 (high quality)
* Video white balance modes: automatic, sunny, cloudy, incandescent, fluorescent
* Scene modes: automatic, night
* Colour tone modes: normal, sepia, black & white, vivid, negative
* Clip length (maximum): 1 h 30 min (high or normal quality). Dependable on available memory.
* RealPlayer
* Video playback file formats: MPEG4-SP playback 30fps VGA, MPEG4-AVC playback 30fps QVGA, WMV9 playback 30fps QVGA, MPEG4-SP playback 30 fps nHD
* Video streaming: 3GPP and CIF
* Landscape mode video playback
* Video editor on device
* Video Centre service supported: download and stream video content, WMV support, video feeds
Music and audio playback
* Nokia Nseries digital music player
– Playlists
– 8-band graphical equalizer
– selection by artist, composers, album and genre album graphics display and audio visualisations bass booster, stereo widening, loudness
* Music playback file formats: .mp3, SpMidi, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA
* Dedicated volume keys & immediate access to Music Player from Media Bar, dedicated music keys in the headset control unit AD-54
* Stereo FM radio
* 3.5 mm Nokia AV connector
* Music Player
* Nokia Music Manager
* Nokia Music Store support
* Nokia Podcasting support
* Ring tones: 3D stereo ring tones, 64-tone polyphonic, mp3 & video ring tones (3 videos and 9 mp3 songs built-in)
* Integrated stereo speakers with surround sound (crystal clear hi-fi sound quality with dedicated audio chip)
Voice and audio recording
* Voice commands
* Speaker-independent name dialling (SIND)
* Voice recorder
* AMR, NB-AMR, FR, EFR
* Digital stereo microphone
Personalization: profiles, themes, ring tones
* Customizable profiles
* Ring tones: 3D stereo ring tones, 64-tone polyphonic, mp3 & video ring tones
* Themes
Software
Software platform and user interface
* S60 5th edition
* Symbian OS version 9.4
* Active standby
* Media Bar
* Contacts bar
Personal information management (PIM): contacts, clock, calendar etc.
* Support for assigning images to contacts
* Support for contact groups
* Clock: analogue and digital, world clock
* Alarm clock
* Reminders
* Calculator
* Calendar with week and month view
* Converter
* Notes
* To-do list
Applications
* Java TM MIDP 2.0
* Flash Lite 3.0
* Games: 3D Bounce and Global Race, DVD: Ulead VTB
* Nokia Music Store
* Nokia Maps
* Map loader
* PC Download
* PC Photos
* OVI Suite with Nokia Music
* Download!
* Share on OVI
* Adding more applications:
– Over-the-air (OTA) downloads
Gaming
* Games: 3D Bounce and Global Race
Sales package contents
* 5800 XpressMusic with pen stylus
* Battery (BL-5J)
* High Efficiency Charger (AC-8)
* Music Headset (HS-45, AD-54)
* Video-out Cable (CA-75U)
* Connectivity Cable (CA-101)
* 8 GB microSDHC card (MU-43)
* Carrying Case (CP-305)
* Stand (DT-29)
* Stylus plectrum in wrist strap (CP-306)
* Extra pen stylus
* User guide and Quick guide
* Mini DVD
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Written by admin on 26 November 2008
Nokia has launched the latest “iPhone killer” in India, its first touchscreen mobile phone, the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, which is expected to give Apple Inc.’s iconic iPhone a run for its money.
The feature-packed phone, said D. Shivakumar, managing director, Nokia India, is a better converged device than Apple’s iPhone 3G.
Unlike the iPhone which comes with a 2-megapixel camera, Nokia 5800 is equipped with a 3.2-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss lens, LED flash and video capability.
While the phone’s virtual QWERTY keyboard is ideal for text messaging, email and instant messaging, the WiFi, 3G, GPRS, dual-band WCDMA, HSDPA, WLAN (802.11 b/g) and HSCSD support ensures wireless access to the internet.
The Symbian 60-based phone is capable of playing audio and video files in multiple formats and for the music or movie buffs, this is a boon as it comes with a whopping 8GB microSD card (note: 5800 has built-in 128MB memory) and for those who want more, an optional 16GB card.
In addition, the phone has a crystal clear 3.2-inch display and a tilt sensor (similar to Apple’s accelerometer) and an in-built A-GPS receiver with voice navigation.
Other features include virtual keypad with stylus input support, Bluetooth 2.0, handwriting recognition software, FM radio, built-in surround sound stereo speakers with eight-band graphic equalizer, Nokia Maps, haptic touch technology, Mobile Transfer Protocol support, and TV out – video cable included – that allows streaming of multimedia.
Nokia 5800 XpressMusic wins hands down in several departments, including:
[1] A battery which is removable and has a better and longer life Nokia 5800 XpressMusic
[2] A better camera. Nokia has 3.2-megapixel camera with video recording capability as compared to iPhone’s basic 2-megapixel camera
[3] A better screen resolution. Nokia’s display screen is smaller than the iPhone (3.2-inch as against 3.5-inch) but the the resolution is better on the Nokia 5800 with 640×360 pixels against 480×320 pixels for the iPhone
[4] MMS support
[5] Adobe Flash support (Apple claims that Flash may slow down browsing on iPhone and hence the device does not support Flash)
Which phone will you prefer, iPhone or Nokia 5800 Xpress Music . Comment your views below.
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Written by admin on 20 November 2008
gmail themes
The new Gmail themes offer 30 initial choices away from the standard Gmail layout, in a similar offering to what Google has been providing to iGoogle users.
According to Annie Chen on the Gmail Blog, the Gmail team wanted to “go beyond simple color customization” so “there’s a shiny theme with chrome styling, another one that turns your inbox into a retro notepad, nature themes that change scenery over time, weather driven themes that can rain on your mailbox, and fun characters to keep you in good company.”
Themes are not immediately available to all Gmail users, but are being rolled out over the rest of the week. To use a theme, Gmail users will see a Themes tab under Settings.
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Written by admin on 17 November 2008
Kuala Lumpur: The world’s first-ever humanoid robot Asimo is showcasing its abilities in Malaysia during an ongoing road tour until Nov 30.
Honda Malaysia Sdn Bhd has brought in Asimo, an acronym for Advanced Step in Innovative Mobility, which is capable to grip objects and recognise people.
“Asimo is compact and lightweight, with advanced walking technology. It is easy to operate, people-friendly and designed to operate better in a real-world environment,” the News Straits Times Online quoted Honda Malaysia’’s managing director and chief executive officer Atsushi Fujimoto, as saying.
The 1.3 metre tall robot created after 22 years of brainstorming would be able to help human beings in their daily life.
Fujimoto also said Honda would continue its efforts to create a more advance humanoid robot. (ANI)
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Written by admin on 14 November 2008
India successfully test-fired ‘Shaurya’, a medium-range surface-to-surface ballistic missile, from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur in Balasore, Orissa. The ‘Shaurya’ missile has a range of 600-km and can hit the striking the areas of Pakistan and China.
The ‘Shaurya’ missile is capable of carrying conventional warheads of one tonne. Shaurya is easily transportable and easy-to-use. ‘Shaurya’ will be integrated into Indian Army at a later stage.
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Written by admin on 26 October 2008
As part of its pan India launch, one of the country’s leading direct-to-home (DTH) service provider, Sun Direct Pvt Ltd, launched its services in Delhi and the national capital region (NCR). With a current subscriber base of 1.5 million, the DTH company targets to reach 3-million subscriber base by the end of this year.
Largely based in the southern states, the company had launched its services in Gujarat, Rajasthan, HP, Punjab and Haryana in September 2008.
For a basic package of 130 channels, the company charges Rs 1,999 towards 10 months of subscription fee and installation charges. Besides this, the company also provides add-on packages to its customers which are charged at Rs 10 to Rs 115 per month.
Commenting on the launching of its services in Delhi and NCR, Tony D’Souza, COO, said, “Our DTH signals has been beaming across the country since we launched our services last December. Today, we take pride in saying that we have changed the pricing dynamics of DTH industry and have set new benchmarks. Sun Direct’s packages are customized in such a way that the subscriber pays only for what they see. Our vision is to make DTH truly a common mans product and our services and bouquet of packages are value for money.”
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Written by admin on 25 October 2008
The good attendance awards for the students of Jharkhand would be a thrilling glider ride soon. After mid-day meals, uniform, barber facility, books and bicycles, Jharkhand government hopes that flying in a motor glider would attract more students to the schools and stop the drop-out rate.
“These are efforts to boost attendance in schools. Students with good attendance record will get the chance to fly in gliders,” said HRD Minister Bandhu Tirkey. “We are also trying to rope in India One-Day captain M S Dhoni in April as part of efforts to stop dropout,” Tirkey said.
The proposal for the motor-glider ride has been approved by Civil Aviation ministry recently and school children of Dumka would enjoy the first ride, the minister said.
“It will be a 10-15 minute ride for each student who would be selected after checking attendance register. Students of class III-VIII will be shortlisted for the ride,” Tirkey said.
Expressing hope that the children would be excited by the latest idea to attend schools in tribal-dominated areas, the minister said, “Ideas are good, but strict monitoring of attendant is necessary.”
An estimated Rs 42 lakh would be spent annually to fly students in gliders, the minister said. A trained attendant would be present during the trip. The glider would stay for five days in each district with two students flying at a time.
“Up to 200 students from each district will be selected for the trip. This will attract more students to schools. But we have to make more efforts to boost regular attendance,” he added.
Construction of airstrips and other related facilities have begun, he said. But doctors have advised that children with a history of ache in the ear should intimate the authorities before taking the flight.
“Even a new-born can take a glider-ride, as it flies in specific conditions. But a child having a past history of ear ache should inform the authorities,” Paediatrician Dr Ajit Sahay said.
“They can use ear-plug to avoid ache in the ear at the time of flying, otherwise the glider is safe. Only medicines like paracetamol are needed in emergency,” said Sahai. The government had already provided barbers to the students to save “money and time” of the students.
The school authorities have been directed to see whether the students crop hair and trim nails regularly. “I told them that celebration of Global Hand-Washing Day is not a one-day affair. It should be followed daily,” the minister said.
Tirkey said efforts were on to get Dhoni’s appointment in April. “Already we have message from Dhoni in our literacy and health campaigns. Efforts are on to involve him in a programme in April,” the minister said.
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