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Google to down iGoogle

Internet search giant Google has announced that it would be shutting down its iGoogle personalized home page and a few other services. iGoogle, the search giant's personalized Web portal that was launched in 2005, will retire in November 2013. According to The Los Angeles Times, other services Google is winding down are Google Mini, the Symbian Search App, Google Talk Chatback, and Google Video. 

Dual SIM TouchScreen Phone by Videocon at Rs.2800

Now a days you cannot predict technology stuff. Videocon is about to launch a new cell phone in the Indian market with several features at very low cost.

Features:

• Auto call recording


• Dual-LED torch

Social Networking Makes People Anxious: Study

Over 50% of polled participants report negative change in behaviour, attribute it to constant comparisons with online friends' achievements.

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A study carried out by the University of Salford on social networking sites reveals how services such as Facebook andTwitter can make users feel anxious and inadequate. Results from a poll conducted with 298 participants show that more than 50% have seen behaviour changes in themselves for the worse. Of the 53% participants who reported a change in their attitude, 51% found the impact to be negative.

The cause attributed by most people was that their confidence took a beating because they were constantly comparing their achievements with their friends online. Moreover, two-thirds of the pool found it hard to relax or sleep soundly after networking online, while one-fourth revealed that they had been left facing issues in their relationships or workplace after online face-offs. In an indication as to how addictive these services can be, 55% of people also said that they experienced discomfort when their Facebook or email accounts could not be accessed. What's worse, over 60% users needed to physically turn off their gadgets in order to take a break from networking online, since they were unable to ignore their beeping devices whenever somebody posted an update.

Review — Nokia Asha 302

Nokia Asha 302

MRP: Rs 7000

Street Price (As On 7-Jul-2012): 

Rs 6000 - Rs 6200 

Pros:

Excellent build quality; Great keypad; Wi-Fi and 3G support; Good sound quality; Simple UI; USB OTG (support for external USB drives); Great value for money.

Cons:

Can't change display brightness; Fixed-focus camera.

While the Lumia series trades blows with the heavyweights, the Asha handsets are Nokia's footsoldiers, on a mission to conquer the mass-market segment. Its latest entry-level handset, the Asha 302, is the mobile giant's latest attempt to blur the line between feature phones and smartphones. Let's find out if it's worth your money.

Design And Build Quality

The standard package includes the handset, charger, and a pair of earphones. The phone measures 4.3" (l) x 2.3" (w) x 0.5" (13 mm) (d), and tips the scales at 106 grammes. The gadget is quite a looker and can be easily mistaken for the expensive Nokia E6. Its QWERTY keypad has been thoughtfully designed and offers great tactile response. The phone feels study and its build quality is top-notch. As always, Nokia's attention to detail is unmatched, and the impressively sharp backlight is evidence of this fact.

The handset's 2.4" screen has pixel dimensions of 320x240. The display is bright and can reproduce decent colours. On the flip side though, there's no way to adjust the screen brightness. Moreover, similar to most entry-level phones, the Asha 302's display has a limited viewing angle.

The phone sports a 1 GHz CPU with 128 MB of RAM. Its micro-USB port supports charging and external USB drives. This means that you can connect your USB pen drives to this phone. Other features include:

• 3.2 mp rear camera.
• Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and 3G.
• A microSD card slot and 3.5 mm jack.
• 1320 mAh battery.

UI And Applications

The Asha 302 is based on the Series 40 platform, which is as simple an OS as it gets. In its latest iteration, you can add up to three widgets to the home screen. These widgets can be used for quickly accessing your favourite contacts, social networks, and connectivity settings, for example. Additionally, dedicated buttons are present for the messaging and phonebook functions. As always, you can customise the Menu view and set a theme of your choice. Overall, the interface is easy to use and snappy.

The Asha 302's network reception and call quality were exceptionally good during our tests. Since the handset features quad-band GSM standards, it's compatible with all GSM frequencies used by carriers around the world.

Thanks to 3G and Wi-Fi support, surfing the Internet doesn't feel sluggish in the least. The Asha 302 offers IM and email clients, while Facebook and Twitter are taken care of by the app called Social. You can also install WhatsApp from the Ovi Store. In short, although it's not a "smartphone", it's smart enough to get most things done.

Multimedia

The bundled earphones are bad. However, the handset's sound quality is very good when connected to a decent pair of earphones. As is the norm, Nokia has duly covered equaliser settings and FM radio. While the platform doesn't support true multitasking, you can minimise the music player. This feature enables you to surf the web or send messages while listening to music in the background. The phone can handle 3GP, MP4, and DivX videos up to 480p. Having said that, its 2.4" screen isn't ideal for watching movies.

The 3.2 mp fixed-focus camera is good enough for daylight photography. However, like most entry-level phone cameras, it performs badly in low-light scenes. It can also record 480p clips in the 3GP format, but don't get your hopes high in terms of resulting video quality.

Battery And Verdict

Despite having a 1 GHz CPU, the device's battery life is good. It's been almost a day since I've been using this handset, yet the battery indicator shows 2 out of 4 bars.

The phone offers extensive connectivity support, a well-designed QWERTY keypad, and a simple interface. Its build quality is excellent, while a few smart features such as email client and social networking apps add value to the package. Its shortcomings take the form of a fixed-focus camera and the lack of brightness settings.

For around Rs 6000,
the Asha 302 offers a great deal. However, if you insist in opting for a poorly-built "smartphone" instead, there are a horde of Android handsets out there: the Micromax Ninja2 A56, Lava S12, and Karbonn A7.

Features: 4/5

Design And Build Quality: 4.5/5

Performance: 4/5

Value For Money: 4/5

Mojo: 4/5

Overall Rating: 4/5

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Social Networking Makes People Anxious: Study

Over 50% of polled participants report negative change in behaviour, attribute it to constant comparisons with online friends' achievements.

Social Networking

A study carried out by the University of Salford on social networking sites reveals how services such as Facebook andTwitter can make users feel anxious and inadequate. Results from a poll conducted with 298 participants show that more than 50% have seen behaviour changes in themselves for the worse. Of the 53% participants who reported a change in their attitude, 51% found the impact to be negative.

The cause attributed by most people was that their confidence took a beating because they were constantly comparing their achievements with their friends online. Moreover, two-thirds of the pool found it hard to relax or sleep soundly after networking online, while one-fourth revealed that they had been left facing issues in their relationships or workplace after online face-offs. In an indication as to how addictive these services can be, 55% of people also said that they experienced discomfort when their Facebook or email accounts could not be accessed. What's worse, over 60% users needed to physically turn off their gadgets in order to take a break from networking online, since they were unable to ignore their beeping devices whenever somebody posted an update.

Nokia Launches New Celphones

Nokia Lumia 900, Lumia 610 coming Launching Today




Nokia India is set to roll out two new smartphones running on Windows Phone 7.5 (Tango) in India tomorrow, Lumia 900 and Lumia 610. As per the press invite sent by the Finnish manufacturer, it will also launch The Dark Knight Edition of the former at the event. There is no official statement regarding the prices of the phones.

Lumia 900 is a top-end smartphone that boasts of a 4.3-inch AMOLED display and 8MP rear camera. It will run on a 1.4GHz processor coupled with a 512MB RAM and have 16GB internal memory. The Lumia 900 Batman edition smartphone, which has already hit stores in UK, will be offered with exclusive The Dark Knight Rises content, including themed wallpapers, ringtones and limited edition Batman or Bane character images.

The other phone to be launched tomorrow is the Nokia Lumia 610, which had made its debut atMobile World Congress. It sports a 3.7-inch display, 5MP camera, 800MHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, 256MB RAM and 8GB of internal memory. The Mobile Indian has reported that this smartphone will cost around Rs 11,000.

Microsoft, which has developed the Windows Phone platform, has stated that it will upgrade these devices to Windows Phone 7.8, which consists of some Windows Phone 8 (WP8) features. However, these devices will not receive the Windows Phone 8 update, Microsoft has said.

Higg particles (BOSON)

Professor to discuss about Higg particle

The retired professor who gave his name to the elusive "God particle" that scientists believe they have found is to discuss the discovery.Teams at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the £2.6 billion "Big Bang" atom-smasher near Geneva, in Switzerland, said on Tuesday that they had found a new particle "consistent" with the Higgs boson.

The discovery was described as "momentous" and "a milestone". But the results are preliminary and more work is needed before scientists can be sure about what they have captured.

Professor Peter Higgs, the retired British physicist from Edinburgh University, will give his reaction to the latest results at a press conference at the Scottish university.

The 83-year-old hit on the concept of the Higgs mechanism in 1964 while walking in the Cairngorms and could now be eligible for a Nobel Prize. Known for his unassuming nature and shunning the limelight, he wiped away a tear as the discovery was first announced in Geneva.

"I am astounded at the amazing speed with which these results have emerged," he said. "I never expected this to happen in my lifetime and shall be asking my family to put some champagne in the fridge."

The Higgs boson gives matter mass and holds the physical fabric of the universe together. Observations so far show the discovery looks and acts like the long-sought particle that has eluded them for 50 years.

Finding the Higgs is vital to the Standard Model, the theory that describes the web of particles, forces and interactions which make up the universe.

Without the Higgs boson to give matter mass and weight, there could be no Standard Model universe. If it was proven not to exist, scientists would have to rip up the theory and go back to the drawing board.

On Tuesday they confirmed that two of the LHC's giant detectors, CMS and Atlas, had delivered results achieving the definitive "five sigma" level of proof. A sigma is a measure of how likely it is that a finding is down to chance. At five sigma, the likelihood of a statistical fluke is one in a million.

Reference : Google.com

Samsung Galaxy Chat goes big on texting

Scrolling down the Galaxy lineup, the new Samsung Galaxy Chat can be seen seated on the lower end of the shelf. Going by the specifications sheet, it’s a very basic smartphone crafted for those who find themselves texting or chatting quite frequently.

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God Particle - "BOSON"

Real man behind "God Particle"- Satyendra Nath Bose

Satyendra Nath Bose was born on New Year's Day, 1894, in Calcutta to Surendra Nath Bose, an engineer with the East Indian Railway Company. The eldest among seven siblings, Satyendra Nath Bose, attended Hindu School, a school that had made notable contributions to the Bengal Renaissance and the Reformation movement.

He made a name for himself for his mathematical prowess and his love for science. Bose, as a student at the vaunted Presidency College, Calcutta, went on to secure the highest marks in every discipline (a few of them remains unbroken even now). Meghnad Saha, his classmate and another celebrated Indian nuclear scientist after whom the Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics is named, came a close second.

Bose would later take up teaching assignments at Calcutta and Dhaka universities where he would set up entire laboratories to teach his students.

Bose's biggest contribution to Particle Physics came in the form of a study that he sought to present before his students at Dhaka to show them that contemporary theory was not in accordance with results gathered from experiments. During this lecture, Bose committed a 'mistake' in applying the theory, which unexpectedly gave a prediction that agreed with the experiment. But the 'error' was a statistical one and not an experimental one.

That would evolve into Bose writing a paper deriving Planck's quantum radiation law without any regard to classical physics. He used a new way of counting states with identical particles. He sent the paper directly to Albert Einstein in Germany.

Bose wrote to Albert Einstein:

“I have ventured to send you the accompanying article for your perusal and opinion. I am anxious to know what you think of it. You will see that I have tried to deduce the coefficient 8π v2/c3 in Planck’s Law independent of classical electrodynamics, only assuming that the elementary regions in the phase-space has the content h3. I do not know sufficient German to translate the paper. If you think the paper worth publication I shall be grateful if you arrange for its publication in Zeitschrift für Physik. Though a complete stranger to you, I do not feel any hesitation in making such a request. Because we are all your pupils though profiting only by your teachings through your writings. I do not know whether you still remember that somebody from Calcutta asked your permission to translate your papers on Relativity in English. You acceded to the request. The book has since published. I was the one who translated your paper on Generalised Relativity.”

Albert Einstein, recognising the importance of the paper, translated it into German himself and submitted it on Bose's behalf to the prestigious Zeitschrift für Physik journal. As a result of this recognition, Bose was able to work for two years in European X-ray and crystallography laboratories, during which he worked with Louis de Broglie, Marie Curie and Einstein himself.

Bose's 'mistake' is today what the world calls Bose–Einstein statistics. This result derived by Bose laid the foundation of quantum statistics, as acknowledged by Einstein and Paul Dirac.

Though Nobel Prize in Physics awards have been awarded in connection with research in this domain, many find it strange that Satyendra Nath Bose himself was not awarded one. But having an elementary particle named after oneself is an honour that far outstrips any award. A Nobel Prize in Physics is awarded every year. But nomenclature of an elementary particle lasts till the end of time.

Also one needs to keep in mind that the theoretical existence of Higgs boson was proposed in 1964 by the group of scientists led by Peter Higgs. So that way, Bose did not play any direct role in this respect. His impact on this entire Higgs boson saga is much of an inspirational and generic one, a fact that is often lost in the face of jingoism

Scientist claims to find the "GOD Particle"

The upcoming announcement of the results of the search for the Higgs Boson are promising to be groundbreaking from a scientific point-of-view. There is a lot of information that may be confusing to some and will be misinterpreted by many. The practical application of being that closer to understanding the secrets of the Universe won’t be realized for some time. It was decades from the discovery of radiation to the point where we could harness the power of the atom for power. As I sit here and write this post, I am still awaiting my Mr. Fusion device promised in 1985.

For a great look into the physics behind the Higgs Boson, check out What Finding the Higgs Boson Means over on GeekMom. Here, I want to focus on what the discovery of the Higgs Boson won’t mean.

Cause people to develop super-powers

Nope. Sorry. Not going to happen. The Higgs Boson is already giving you mass. What more do you want? Of course, if they can find an anti-Higgs that can reduce my mass I will open the first high energy physics based diet clinic in the world.

Facilitate time-travel

The Higgs Boson isn’t going to unlock the secrets to time-travel, even if you can get your car up to 88 miles per hour. In a related note, it will also not bring me any closer to my Mr. Fusion.

Open a portal through which alien or extradimensional beings can come to Earth

The Higgs Boson discovery won’t cause a portal to open to anywhere. Not to Hell, Asgard, the Pegasus Galaxy, a galactic trade route, the Eighth Dimension, or what’s left of Alderaan. Well, I understand that Valve is interested in the results for some reason but I’m sure it’s nothing.

Allow transit to an alternate reality where the people are evil and have a goatee

I’m not saying that all people with goatees are evil. Quite the opposite is true, which makes this idea all that much more absurd. Everyone knows that as you grow longer facial hair you become more evil. You would be surprised at the world domination schemes that ZZ Top is working on.

Destroy the earth in an ever expanding black hole

Remember when people said that was inevitable? Do you remember those people? I do. A couple seasons of operation later and we seem to be fine. Unless, of course, The Doctor trapped us in a time-loop right before the singularity formed to save the Earth. It would explain deja vu.
When you hear the sensationalism on the news about what the Higgs Boson discovery could mean, take it with a grain of salt and do a little critical thinking of your own. No need to eye that two meter thermal exhaust port on the side of the Large Hadron Collider.

BSNL launches 3G pocket router for Rs 5,800

NEW DELHI: State-run telecom operator BSNLhas launched a third generation (3G) wireless pocket router in association with communications solutions provider Shyam Networks.

 The 'Winknet Mf50' router comes in handy when there is a need to connect more than one device on a single SIM card.The router will be available in the market with a best buy price of Rs 5,800.A router is a device used for connecting the computer to the internet network.

It is SIM locked with BSNL and anybody who buys the router will be entitled to a plan voucher of Rs 60 which comes bundled with 1GB free data usage

Google Launches Nexus 7 Tablet

With the launch of Google's Nexus 7, the $199 tablet market got even more crowded. So, is it the best?

The Kindle Fire, Nexus 7, and Nook Tablet all retail for $199.

Amazon opened a lot of eyes when it introduced the Kindle Fire last year at $199. Many people expected it to come out at $249, but Amazon surprised everybody with $199. Now Google's done the same with its Asus-made Nexus 7, which, on paper anyway, offers the best specs for a 7-inch tablet at its price point, besting its closest competitors, the Kindle Fire and the 8GB Nook Tablet (you could also include the Samsung Tab 2 7.0 in this group, but it starts at $250).

Ratan Tata Retirement

When long-serving employees retire, companies present them with mementos or gold watches as a form of gratitude and in recognition of services rendered.

But what should a company do when its boss, or sort-of owner, is about to hang up his boots?

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), India’s largest infotech company, is facing just such a question. It has probably answered it the wrong way.

It’s superboss, Ratan Tata, is about to walk off into the sunset in the next six months, and TCS has decided that Rs 5 crore is a fitting reward for his “long-standing contribution to the sustained growth and success” of the company, according to a report in Business Standard.

Is the company honouring or diminishing Ratan Tata, India’s tallest businessman by far, by putting a price of Rs 5 crore on his life-long efforts to put TCS on the global map? Getty Images

Is the company honouring or diminishing Ratan Tata, India’s tallest businessman by far, by putting a price of Rs 5 crore on his life-long efforts to put TCS on the global map? This, when the formal compensation Tata will receive in 2011-12 will exceed Rs 8 crore.

There’s no question Ratan Tata, who retires this December when he turns 75 as per group policy, has rendered invaluable services to every part of the Tata group and to business, in general, both in India and abroad. If Indian business has a reputation abroad, it owes much to Ratan Tata and his group.

TCS, as the crown jewel in the Tata group, has taken in the lead in recognising Tata’s contribution to its own growth and that of the group.

But there are several reasons to think it is not doing the right thing by trying to put a monetary value to Tata’s contribution – even though this may not be the intention behind the TCS gift.

First, listed companies should not be singling out individual directors for special compensation when there are already board and AGM resolutions that specify what Tata should be paid for his work.

Second, when an exception is supposed to be made to this rule, it is the minority shareholders who should vote on it – not all shareholders. As owner of the vast majority of TCS shares (nearly 74 percent), any such resolution is going to pass, especially since Tata Sons, the main holder of TCS shares, is also run by Ratan Tata. The TCS management is thus putting Tata in the embarrassing position of being the promoter who votes on his own retirement bonus.

Third, since it is fairly certain that almost all Tata companies will also be bidding farewell to their larger-than-life promoter, they could all fall into the TCS trap of saying it not with roses, but cash. The TCS example, if followed by other Tata group companies, will be no different from the political spectacles we see where leaders are weighed in gold or garlanded with cash for services rendered.

We think a Mayawati being received with a garland of Rs 1,000 notes is gross, but a Tata being gifted a Rs 5 crore cheque is somehow sane and sensible. The difference is only in the optics: one looks gross, and the other doesn’t because it happens out of public view.

The point is simple: if Ratan Tata’s services have been priceless and invaluable (which they demonstrably are), why try and show gratitude by trying to do precisely the opposite – by indicating a price and putting a monetary value on what is inestimable?

The Tata Group should not bring down Ratan Tata to the level of our crass political class. They should say it with roses.

Firstpost Tech Infographic: Facebook releases world’s ‘most social’ cities

We’re all addicted to Facebook. We can’t  stop checking in, F-liking, posting pictures, no matter where we are, thanks to our smartphones. Facebook has compiled a list of check-ins made on the site from 25 cities worldwide to determine the world’s most social landmarks. And  they’ve released some very cool info graphics along with the data.

According to Facebook’s data,  the Number 1 ranked landmarks across the 25 cities include:

7 sports stadiums and arenas
6 public areas such squares, parks and gardens
2 amusement parks
2 concert areas
2 shopping-related: shopping centers and malls

It seems shopping malls are the popular places for people to login worldwide. Delhi’s Hard Rock Cafe also finds a mention in the list of the most the popular places for logging in. Here’s the complete infographic. Sadly no special infographic for just Indian cities. That’s sad since India has the second highest number of Facebook users in the world, after the US.

The following infographic looks at the most social landmark in some cities across the world