World Bodypainting Festival: The best work from more than 200 artists

World Bodypainting Festival: The best work from more than 200 artists

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 Lumia 610

Nokia Lumia 610 With Windows Phone 7.5 And 3.7" Screen Launched For Rs 13,000 Mid-range smartphone includes 800 MHz CPU, 256 MB RAM, and 5 mp autofocus camera. News Jayesh Limaye, 06th Jul 2012 - 17:21 Nokia has launched the Lumia 610, its lowest-priced Windows Phone 7.5 device, in India. Expectedly, this smartphone has lowered specs of an 800 MHz CPU and 256 MB RAM to achieve the target price. However, the other specifications have been maintained at the standard WP7.5 requirement levels, with a 3.7" multi-touch capacitive screen having pixel dimensions of 800x480, 5 mp autofocus camera with LED flash, and 8 GB internal storage. As expected, there is no expandable microSD slot. The phone also supports the Wi-Fi hotspot feature for as many as five users at a time. The Lumia 610 carries an MRP of Rs 13,000, which isn't great value considering its compromised specs. At the same event, Nokia also announced a Dark Knight Rises Limited Edition version of the Lumia 800. It plans to sell 200 pieces of this smartphone in India, although the pricing has not been announced as yet

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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.

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