Cellphone Technology Going Rural

Oxford institute of Biomedical engineering UK has developed a solution for rural mass of India to help it our to fight health problems, the equipment will be able to help to track down many chronic diseases such as asthma, diabetes type I and type II and hypertension (blood pressure).


After clinical trial in more then 20 countries m-phone is now been transferred world wide to fight health hazards as it detects the problems earlier than any other mechanism


sources : http://www.developmentchannel.org/technology/ruraltechnology/1074-cellphone-technology-to-address-rural-health-problems-soon

Differences Between the Major Search Engines

First truth about search engines you should know that they are not humans.This is obvious to all but whereas humans search through hints hints life and other resources search engines crawl through web and tracks back to produce search results in by - crawling,indexing,processing,calculating,relevancy and retrieving.

First a crawler or software crawl through website to search through a website,also called Googlebot in case of Google.Tough most of search engines have similar technique but its the minor difference that makes the capability difference.
Yahoo! search techniques are been joked to made totally opposite to that of Google standards.
For Google links are most important whereas for Yahoo and MSN page words are most important.Google search engine is like old wine the older the page ,more exciting it becomes.Thus it need more time to get u in top in google then in yahoo.

Google`s New Image Search Interface

The internet search engine giant Google has revamped its image search engine and has brought in AJAX into its interface which makes its interface more bright,beautiful,amazing and light for users.

Google has come up with an amazing AJAX interface which enables user to see the real size image in the image search itself,just by moving the mouse over the image the orignal image pops up over the image.Google has been experimenting with new interface from quiet a long and made a big change on 5th may 2010.And now it has revamped the entire search settings with user need not visit for various pages

India Unveils Rs 1,500 Tablet PC

India has made a break through in cheap and easy computing device by manufacturing and launching a hand                                                                      held computer access device at mere Rs1500.Today in an official press release HRD minister Kapil Sibbal launched the device which would be made available to common masses only in 2011.

The device is made keeping in terms of accessing digital library maintained under http://www.sakshat.ac.in/ .The device is been made by Rajasthan IIT and other IIT and institutions keeping in view of its value.

Youtube,NTELP and other institutions have came forward to link its digital data and till now 8500 colleges across country has linked up.

"We will give some subsidy on the device. As far as transport is concerned, if the transport cost in less, the government can bear that as well," Sibal added.

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/india-unveils-rs-1500-tablet-pc/127289-11.html?from=tn

The Power Of SEO

SEO ie Search Engine Optimization is great tool to reach the masses online.SEO is like online brand development and visibility for specific search across the internet.though I m just a beginner in this field but I m thrilled with the great power of  SEO.
Let me share an example with you,I managed to put my website www.iamsud.in on top of all search results for a Drupal Developer in Delhi . I know drupal is not a much familiar term ,actually its a CMS used to develop websites and I am kind of using it from past 1.5 years to develop and maintain many sites.SO if next time when some1 searches for a drupal developer in Delhi my name would be on top
Link 
Tools used were drupal modules,google webmaster,sitemaps,link building and referring sites.

SEO helps in reaching more target audience.

Mukesh Ambani : India to Get 4G Network Soon

The richest Indian and the biggest company of country Reliance Industries just stepped on the gas in India`s telecommunication market which is the 2nd largest and fastest growing in the world by taking stake in country`s nation wide winner of broadband wireless access HFCL Infotel.

In the 36th AGM of the company Mukesh Ambani claimed that by securing BWA of 20mhz nation wide,it can now provide 4G services in the country in the same time when all other major established players will roll out their 3G services.

Mr. Ambani said that broadband is the future of a country`s economy since its the knowledge which brings socio-economic revolution broadband is the medium for it.

I was personally  amazed to listen from  a man of this big status claiming for 4G network in India soon.I think with the foray of such a large player into this sector info-com is the next big market to be in.

Google Launches :Google TV

Google TV is a product which will finally bring the Web to the TV sets at your home and offices. The idea of having various web content like photos music and vide on your TV is not a new one, but with the support of web giant  Google, and with the support of  manufacturers such as Sony, the project certainly more ambitious than any in the past.


What Google tried to bring to the TV viewing is the capability and flexibility of the internet, but in a way which can really be enjoyable on such big screens. With the internet on your TV, Google aims to change the way you watch your TV and changed it to a social experience. Like If you are Shocked by that latest episode of KBC , tweet about it right now, while you watch!

Class 12 CBSE Results St.Xaviers School

Class 12 CBSE results are out and you can check out hose results at


http://sudarshanbengani.blogspot.com/2010/05/classs-12-cbse-results-stxaviers-school.html

3G Spectrum Bid Winners

The Indian telecom industry just turned the table upside down when it came to bidding for 3G spectrum where a total bid raised to Rs70,000 crore.
In totality there were 3 spectrum in almost in all state and 4 in some northern states,To be exact the government earned a whopping  Rs 67,719 cr   The response to 3G came as shocker to governmnet whcihc expected only 35000 cr as revenue which just got doubled up.Now after the bidding is over the scene of companies which have sectors are like following

The Winners


The Winners

Delhi: Vodafone, Bharti Airtel, Rcom at Rs 3317 cr   

Mumbai: Reliance, Vodafone, Bharti Airtel Airtel at Rs 3247 cr   

Maharashtra: Tata Tele, Idea, Vodafone at Rs 1258 cr  

Gujarat: Tata Tele, Vodafone, Idea at Rs 1076 cr   

Andhra Pradesh: Bharti Airtel, Aircel, Idea at Rs 1373 cr

Karnataka: Tata Tele, Aircel, Bharti Airtel at Rs1580 cr

Tamil Nadu: Bharti Airtel, Vodafone, Aircel at Rs 1465 cr

Kolkata: Vodafone, Aircel, Rcom at Rs 544 cr

Kerela: Idea cellular, Tata Tele, Aircel at Rs 312.5 cr

Punjab: Idea Cellular, Rcom, Tata Tele, Aircel at Rs 322 cr

Haryana: Idea Cellular, Tata Tele, Vodafone at Rs 222.6 cr

MP: Idea Cellular, Rcom, Tata Tele at Rs 258.4 cr   

Rajasthan: Rcom, Bharti Airtel, Tata Tele at Rs 321 cr   

U.P. (West): Bharti Airtel, Idea Cellular, Tata Tele at Rs 514 cr   

U.P (East): Aircel, Idea Cellular, Vodafone at Rs 364.6 cr

West Bengal: Bharti Airtel, Rcom, Vodafone, Aircel at Rs 123.63 cr

Himachal Pradesh: Bharti Airtel, Sing Tel, Idea, Reliance at Rs 37.23 cr

Bihar: Sing Tel, Bharti Airtel, Reliance, Aircel at Rs 203.46 cr

Orissa: Sing Tel, Aircel, Rcom at Rs 96.98 cr

Assam: Reliance Telecommunications, Bharti Airtel, Aircel at Rs 41.48 cr

North East: Aircel, Bharti Airtel, Rcom at Rs 42.30 cr

Jammu & Kashmir: Idea Cellular, Aircel, Rcom, Bharti Airtel at Rs 30.30 cr

Read more at: http://beta.profit.ndtv.com/news/show/3g-auctions-end-after-34-days-of-hectic-bidding-48952?u=1714&u=2020&cp

Read more at: http://beta.profit.ndtv.com/news/show/3g-auctions-end-after-34-days-of-hectic-bidding-48952?u=1714&u=2020&cp

Need For Cyber Law In India

This comes in contrast with my previous blog regarding an Indian govt website on american server ,India recently concluded a seminar on Cyber Law in which Veerappa Moily, Indian law minister emphasised on strengthening cyber lay and security in India.
Country has been recently under heavy cyber attack from China and foreign powers who tried to infiltrate PMO,Army and NSA computer system.

Indian govt has also put a check on Chinese telecom equipment import on the view of spying and hacking which is similar to the steps taken by European nations where Chinese telecom and communication equipments are already under scanner.
Absence of  law and tribunal on such a sensitive issue has already haunting government ,latest being the example of tapping of phones of various politicians of the country.

sudarshan bengani`s blog: Census Of India Website On American Server

sudarshan bengani`s blog: Census Of India Website On American Server

Hey you all must read about it its really a serious matter of concern,on one hand government cry foul on cyber attack and on other hand it hosts such an important website on american servers

Life with Gadgets In Global Village

Today in 21st century each and everything in this world is connected from a TV remote control to large banks of world each and everything in this world is connected.Everything talks with itself and with the other gadget it`s connected with .
Gadgets have made our world smaller and compact increased our accessibility reach and communication.It doesnt matter in which part of globe u r sitting,now it takes few clicks of cell phone or mouse to connect with any other individual on the planet.
Every gadget in this world serve two purposes which are entertainment and business.Entertainment plays more vital role as it is the source of business if an new technology or product is entertaining then its a new business platform,just like what internet became in mid 90`s.Now its the most versatile way of communication and advertisement and also business source to millions.It started with a small experiment of cold-war and then it now turned to the biggest achievement of mankind.

Changing with technology demands great patience and fate so we need to just relax and adopt new ways of learning things so that we go on for a better lifestyle with advancement in technology

Why Google copy ?

Google is the sole of internet.It is the name which is known to almost all living being in the world and still it tries to copy or imitate stuff working around.I sometime cant understand that a search engine whose name replaced the essence of humanity as now parents do not say their kids to read books to gain knowledge they instead say just "Google" it and still it has to change the way its been doing since it started.

In its latest foray the great GOOGLE has changed its interface and searching facilities to come very close to that of Bing I hope you ,must have checked out the

1. shiny buttons 
2. glassy page
3. side bar
4. options in sidebar
5. images along with web search

These are all result of Google   following the Bing.
More example include the Google Wave which was the most horrifying and useless product that Google could have ever made.In the lines of yahoo conference Google created a all-in-one web forum without any sense or connectivity with any other feature and just turned the table on its head.
Then to give the final shot to its first words words for twitter which came way back in 2006 "Twitter is poor man`s e-mail" it started buzz and integrated it with Gmail without giving a privacy or un-follow option and for 30 hours all the private information of a user were almost public.

I think Google feels insecure of its position but I cant understand who can replace the word Google from the mouth of the people in atleast next 20 years might be thats y Google also makes these delibrate mistakes

New T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide Slide-out QWERTY keyboard

Well well if you though that mobile companies have reached to peak of all the design in one phone can possibly hold then this would prove you wrong.
Introducing to you the T-mobile``s brand new mobile with

• 3G
• Touch Screen
• Qwerty Keypad
• Slide

A plethora of features bundled into one single device that is fully functional and  awaited to hit the market pretty soon.

It has over 10 customized mode of a cell phone which changes with the profile you set it with.It is like it adopts your  personality in terms of its colour themes layout music and add to that it has all sort of connectivity you can think of.

A genius button gives you control panel filled with all your acess features to connectivity which are video call e-mails reader wi-fi and all you can tink off it is trully a PC in pocket

Start A website For Free - Part 2

Now that we have registered the domain and now we want to start hosting our web file all we need is basic free hosting sites and there are plenty of it which provide absolutely free hosting with all panel features.

Let me first bring this to your notice that the quality wont be that great as in term of queries or transfer of file from server onto your browser.

So how to decide which is the best free webhost well it depends on factors like space,number of domains provided,SQL limits and other stuff.The free server which I used to use was BYETHOST.COM.

You can search for more by googling free webhost but the problem pops up with setting the domain onto server that is done by folllowing ways.

1. Provided you read the first blog of this series where I already wrote to set NS records with he domain ,you may continue with step 2.
2. Go to control panel of web hosting search for the option domain hosting
3. Then place the domain name (only the name and tdl,eg-"iamsud.in") and not www.iamsud.in
4. Then set the path of the folder where you would want your HTML/PHP/websites file will be stored.
5. And sit back and relax for 24 hours for domain to reconfigure and point to your destined folder and server.

Start A website For Free - Part 1

Its almost 3 years when I first hosted my website at an investment of Rupees 0.00 (Zero) and I really mean it.Yes my friends it is possible to host and start a website for a cost of rupees zero with your full and total control.The only thing you need to have is bit of time,patience,idea of what you want to make.

Website is all about ideation ,your passion and marketing.So where I was hosting a website ya so in next 2 to three blogs I m going to tell you how to host website for absolutely free and make most out of it and if you are lucky you can earn from it through Google adds.

So now lets start with our requirements.A website require following things which are

1. Idea,concept,motive
2. Domain name
3. Hosting service
4. Design/layout/theme/template
5. SEO
6. Google adds (If you wanna make money)

So In this blog I`l solve the first two problem of yours

Idea

It is the first and major part required when you are planning to launch a website.The core idea motive or you can say the thing behind your website as your idea will give you the answer to next question which is the domain name you select.

Like if you want to start a website regarding mobile phones you got to choose name related to this concept if you choose like indiamobiles or mobilefuture or anything related to mobile or synonm it would make sense else a name like easyeye or easytalk wouldn`t help you.

Domain Name

Now comes the most important part of all buying a domain name but nooooooooo I said you its all free so just as I said you can have free domain name from following sites which would provide you with tdl name or the extension name as

1. .co.cc
2. .eu.pn
3. .tl
4. .co.nr

example--------www.indiamobiles.co.cc www.freewebsite.co.nr

So how do you get these domain names?Just clcik at www.co.cc and register for your free domain name , a name which suits the concept the very best,I know why should one use .co.cc domain name but you get this for free and if you wanna buy domain name then have patience I will disclose soon abt how to but .in,.com,co.in and other famous domains at very cheap price

Nokia Launches N8

Nokia Launched worlds first symbion 3 based mobile N8.

Nokia has kept in under cover but it got leaked by Russian site and though they have not put in specific details yet but they have stated that it has 720pix HD output which is non-standard and still lacks in interface as compared to iphone,Android and BADA.Though this is a highly waited launch whihc would happen in Augast with world congress mobile meet.

Apple`s Next Iphone Leaked

Apple is considered to be the most secretive company of silicon valley but leak have strucked here and the next version of iPhone (displayed in picture) was found unclaimed in a bar in Redwood City.

While apple may differ with final packing and some features but the basic design and hardware of the next iphone is out already.

I have chown some leaked iphone pics at bottom.The leaked iphone was unclaimed in the bar whihc when searched for was found to be on of apples emplye who mistaknly lost tthe ipone and it was claimed by a bar tender who sold to gizmodo for $5000.

Though apple hasnt commented offcially on the leaked iphone but it is sure the phone recovered is orignal apple device and what one can make out is that its by sure the next iphone with great feature.

Whats New ?

• All new back camera with better features and flash
• Like the iPad it will have a micro-sim
•Better resolution of screen to connect it with itune and istore
• Mic for noise cancellation and 3.5 mm jack
• Seprate split bar buttons for volume control
• 3-4 more metallic buttons

The leaked iphone has great things to offer with features which i listed above are just a bit of all that the leaked iphone had.The leaked iphone has created a fuss among the secret strategy planning of apple who is known to keep leaks at bay but this s would be the first time when a apple device got leaked that too iphone

More details at Gizmodo

Hackers Hit Google Password system

In December last year when Google disclosed of being hit by cyber attack from China it only disclosed that e-mail information has been compromised but now a investigator has told press that hackers hit Google where it mattered the most and that is its password system.

Password system of Google or code name Gaia was attacked in a lighning raid speed ,the software disclosed publicly just 4 years back is the key to single point acess to tons of online services provided by google.

As the vast ammount of informatio is confined to cloud computing concept people are mre and more putting their information on net and with such loopholes in system questions are been raised on secreecy and privacy of internet users.

A Mind Reading Computer Powered by Intel

I did not believe it myself when I read it, the newsletter said “A future computer that can read your brain and perform the task you are thinking off”. I was like “ohk another spam!!” and went back to choosing themes for my Chrome. But then the newsletter also had the following things:

• A 3D television that is customized, and waiting for your selections and sorting through the 15 billion hours of video to show the content you want.
• A bargain digital camera that converts view into 3D images
• A virtual market that you can see yourself in a 3D view to actually see how clothing will appear on you and in-store designer that knows what you want to try
  

Intel organized a consumer elecctonic show in which is displayed the prototypes of all its futuristic chips and gadgets and to list some they were

Brain Activity reading
This one obviously catches the attention. Its still in early stgage wehre reseacher from Intel and niveridities have collobrated to make a working protoype which through MRI reads your brain activities and performs the task,you intent to do.


Home Energy Management
This gizmo is much closer to today, and is in full working condition. It is basically a power meter which adjust the ambience of home according to weather condition and number of people in home and alos control s entire home with help of virtual human being

Spoilt for choice of browsers

Microsoft innovative product IE8 when hit the market it was aimed to bring back its users and fight back for the share it lost. It was made to win it`s users back from Firefox the number 1 browser in many parts of the world, and make it good for a battle in which it has fallen way behind the edge for a very long time. But the other competetiors aren’t sitting either.

Microsoft was forced to offer its users a choice of browsers, it was caught sleeping while little known companies have released platforms with far greater usability and value.

Many users long believed IE is the only choice for surfing the Web. But now things have change and they are shifting their benchmark by which browser is best?

I give you the answer in the big browser survey. I tested the latest versions of Internet Explorer (IE), Firefox, Opera, Chrome and Safari in : security, speed and functionality.

the result for which I have posted along with tis blog in an image

Conclusion

The survey ends in a close call, with Firefox slightly higher of Opera. As ealier, Firefox is the most stable browser; a perfect all-rounder with features that can be enhansed any time using add-ons. The most unique browser is Opera; however, the missing ignitio surfing mode is a setback. Safari is certainly fast and looks good, but cannot maintain its reputation with respect to security and the scope of features. Chrome lags far behind and has only smooth surfing. IE8 therefore goes to the rear. Although IE8 is far better than its predecessor, it is not good enough to defeat the competition yet.

Time Capsule

The Apple`s Time Capsule launched during 2008 was first of its king wireless storage device which was first shown to world in MACWORLD.

It can share a USB printer and wireless LAN with airport integrate it supports 802.11 ether net card.

Its advantage its quick auto recovery which once configured with an apple device shall remain intact through out the time.Then it support multi-system wireless storage medium with which a wirefree network can be set up.

50 Gb capacity costs $299 and 1Tb capacity costs $499

Microsoft Research demonstrates laptop-compatible multi-touch displays. Can touch this.

The word of 2010 is “multi-touch“. It’s everywhere, be it iPhone or the Microsoft Surface. If you weren’t happy with just one finger touch-sensitive screens, they wanted to put all 10 fingers and some toes on too.

One of the most hyped and best demonstrations of multi-touch technology is probably the TED demonstration by Jeff Han in 2006. I don’t know for sure but his prototype have become the standard for multi-touch gadgets. But if I recall correctly, the iPhone is the only portable device that could reach the desired features without the mighty equipment needed in many other setup such as the Surface. But the flaw is being it`s skin-sensitive only, a problem with big hands who wants to use their nails or specially abled.

The concept of having a multi-touch-capable laptop sounds quite amazing, but indeed no one would want to hang out with a cathode-ray-tube in their bags, so how did one come up with a answer for a screen lesser than an inch thick? Cambridge’s Microsoft Researchers Steve Hodges might have the answer.

His solution is remarkably simple yet aplplicable. With an out-of-box laptop, he redesigned some sensors on the back and together with the magic of software, you have multi-touch!

Microsoft Pink

No one is confirming but it seems that 12th april is the day when Microsoft is going to laucnh the new mobile platform named "Pink".

Microsoft has invited some of its press allies to a meeting in San Francisco on 12th April with a mystery in hiding,.

It looks like the infamous “people familiar with the things” are confirming with certain group that Monday’s event in San Francisco will, infact, be the launch of the first Pink phones, which will be available on Verizon and Vodaphone.

Sidekick was the first version of project Pink. The target people for Pink is the teen/twenty-something market. There are a number of Pink device codenames floating around, including Pure, Turtle, Lion and Pride. Pure and Turtle are believed to be manufactured by Sharp, but are expected to be branded as Microsoft phones.

Planning To Buy Netebook - Dell Inspiron Mini 10 A Good Option

Dell have always typically offered sleek designs and plenty of customization options, but not the best configurations or battery life.

This time around Dell took maximum advantage of Intel’s new Atom N450 processor (Pine Trail) to give its Inspiron Mini 10 a big boost of performance.

Thanks to more efficient CPU, the Mini 10 offers over 9 hours of battery life. I especially like the more unique look, not to mention the several fun color options. One also get a 250GB hard drive, 1GB of RAM, and Windows 7 .

At Rs 15900 the Mini 10 is attractively priced, too.

Dimensions :10.5 x 7.7 x 1.3 inches

The style of the Mini 10’s keyboard has changed. Instead of being completely flat, the keys are now packed in a way so that the top is smaller than the base, but still wide enough for us to type comfortably .

The major disadvantage with it is that it gets over heated while playing a high resolution video for 10 min some keys got heated to 100Fahrenheit and right side of keypad got heated to 108 and anything above 108 is not a good symptom

SONY ERICSSON AINO

Specifications

www.sonyericsson.com

Dimensions (WxHxD): 50mm x 104mm x 15.5mm;

Weight : 134 g;

Display: 3-inch touchscreen, 240x432 pixels;

Memory: 55 MB;

Connectivity: GPRS, EDGE, 3G, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth;

Camera: 8 MP auto-focus;

Battery life: 13 hours

Rs 28,950

If you’re wondering what the name Aino means, then let me translate it to you and what I have concluded is that it is in Finnish it can be a person’s name that means ‘The Only One’, in Japanese it’s the native name of ‘Man’ and a race of people that came before the earliest Japanese settlers. The handset is obviously neither. Sony Ericsson has moved out of its usual pattern of using model numbers for mobiles and gone with just a single name.

As unique as the name may be, we were curious to see how unique the handset would turn out and here’s my experience.

• The Aino comes with the chargers that have a secondary port built in so one could use a wired headset while charging (though one isn’t included with the phone).
• Sony Ericsson’s UI has, sadly, remained the same. It’s always been colorful and very animated, but this becomes a load on the battery. I found a bit of lag in the Aino’s UI even when I selected the least animated theme.
• I was very disappointed with the audio functionality that the Aino has. While the quality of playback is not in question the sound level is just too low. Without a decently high volume level one would never be able to enjoy audio with the Aino.
• The FM radio worked well enough and managed to scan and store all the available stations tuned in record time.
• One will have to spend a little time converting videos to 3GP or MPEG4. The videos that did convert were easy to watch on the 3-inch display.
• A Facebook application is provided for the social networker in you to quickly access and update your status, check up friend’s activities
• The 8-megapixel camera is equipped with touch focus which didn’t work out as well as the Satio’s as it was unresponsive and pretty much focused on only what it wanted.

So if you’re looking for a trendy handset with great battery life and high resolution camera with plenty of connectivity, the Aino is the one out there. However, wait till the price drops.

Verdict: A feature-rich handset with room for improvement.

Relief for amateur photographers and videographers

A good news for all photographers and videographers who can now manage their digital content very easily with Corel Digital Studio 2010. This software is a fully packed with multimedia content managing application, it consists of four applications in one single package—PaintShop Photo, Video Studio, DVD Factory and WinDVD. Capture, edit, write, share and play using one single software.

• With PaintShop Photo, a photo editing software, one can correct digital photos with great ease.
• Suggest button and Quick Fix options can help process the photo at one go. Straighten, crop and red-eye removal are available as standard options.
• Unfortunately, finding particular photos in the large folder of pictures stored on your computer is very painful as it lacks the search/find option—you would need to import the particular image.
• VideoStudio is great for creating personalized videos. Just import the videos from a folder, camera, TV tuner, webcam or mobile phone and get on with the editing.
• DVD Factory is an all-in-one utility for creating data backups, burn Audio/Video/MP3 CDs, copy movies and music to iPods and other devices or record videos and TV shows directly to a DVD with just this single option.

Specifications

Price : Rs 5,500

www.corel.com

System Requirements

OS: Windows XP and above;

RAM: 1 GB RAM, 128 MB VGA RAM;

Disk space: 4 GB;

Hardware: Intel Core Duo or AMD Athlon 6 and above

Contact Corel Corporation

PHONE 9945012340

Verdict: Now process digital content directly from the camera and create your own movie and photo DVDs from your home.

New tricks in the Office

New tricks in the Office

Microsoft is constantly reinventing itself. One of its newest offerings, to be unleashed in the market in June, claims to provide a seamless PC, web and telephone experience. Is this true?

Microsoft has long ruled the desktop. But as the world became more connected, people surfed the internet a great deal more and social networking changed the way we communicated. That’s when Microsoft’s ubiquitous productivity suite, Office, which is a collection of programmes, appeared to be losing relevance. There was a need for it to reinvent itself. Has it done this with Office 2010, claimed to be an improved version of MS Office 2007 and MS Office 2003?

The metamorphosis is seen to have started in 2007, when Google launched Google Docs, its webbased productivity suite. Microsoft did some course correction with MS Office 2007, but it was not enough. Sanjay Manchanda, director of Microsoft’s business division, says that “after releasing it we thought of the next version and went to our customers and clients across the world. We asked them what they wanted to see in Office and how we could maximize their work and efficiency.” The survey resulted in Office 2010, which users can buy in June.

In 2007, Microsoft used its ribbon interface, (tabbed navigation panels), in most Office components. It changed the look. But it is arguable if it radically changed the suite. With Office 2010, Microsoft decided to extend the ribbon interface across the suite and tweak it. It brought back the file tab and introduced “Backstage”, where information related to documents is visible along with a print preview and some other nifty features.

But the really big changes in Office 2010 are under the hood. Better handling of pictures, clip art and videos makes it faster than the 2007 version. Priyank Oza, an IT executive, insists that “Office 2010 seems faster than the previous versions and is better at handling larger outlook databases, documents and spreadsheets.”

Similarly, page acess in MS Word, Adobe Reader, or Sparklines in Excel, makes it rich viewing. It can now add videos, including those from sites such as YouTube, and edit them in PowerPoint. All of this should make Office more effective.

Some early users, such as Abhishek Bhattacharjee has been using Office 2010 for almost a month and says it’s a good effort from MS as its sheer number of enhancements and performance benefits. “The ribbon interface has been tweaked to perfection and can be customized as per the users needs,” he says.

Integration with the web is the single most important change in Office 2010, something it wasn’t entirely at ease with earlier. This, even as competitors such as Google Docs were aggressively pushing their web-based features.

“Google Docs offers almost every major feature of MS Office and is good enough for most users,” says Ajay Dutta, who owns www.techenclave.com, India’s biggest tech forum. “And since it is on Cloud — a term for webbased services and computing — you can access your files from anywhere by logging into Gmail. The world is moving to the web and if Microsoft doesn’t follow suit, it will lose out.”

Some say that Office 2010 is the point at which Microsoft can finally be said to understand the importance of the web. Manchanda explains: “Office 2010 has been designed to offer people a seamless experience across the PC, phone and web. Documents created here can be accessed on the phone or different computers using Sky Drive that sits in Microsoft’s servers. For example, Outlook will allow users to connect to websites like Facebook/ Twitter.” Files can be published on the web, data from different sources can be pulled in and teams can collaborate on one document in real time, irrespective of geographical distance.

THE COMPETITORS

MS Office is ubiquitous, but for people who stick to simple documents or data tables, there are two decent and more importantly, free, alternatives:

Open Office.org: This consists of Writer, Calc, Impress and a few others components. The software works perfectly for undemanding users. It takes up a lot less hard drive space and uses less computer resources

Google Docs: People used to MS Office may find Google Docs lacking in features, but it has some merit, especially as it’s free

Samsung 3D LED TV Series Explained and Previewed

South Korea consumer electonic giant with a star studded team launched the first 3D LED TV .The stars were Avatar`d director and technitians from Dream Work Team.the technology aimed to revolutionise the home entertainment sector had already created a hype.

At a sparkling ceremony at Time Warner Centre in New York’s on Wednesday, the consumer electronics maker announced the launch of a wide lineup of new sets, beginning with 46-inch and 55-inch C7000 models this month, showcasing the LED-lit TVs’ 3D picture quality with amazing depth and great clarity.

Viewers will have to wear electronic glasses that shutters rapidly with time, with images designed for each eye, creating a 3D effect.

Samsung also announced its strategic venture with DreamWorks Animation, the US maker of Shrek, Kung Fu Panda and other amazing movies to rapidly increade the worldwide deployment of in-home 3D to end consumers.

To start with there will be a first-time feature-length, 3D Blu-ray DreamWorks Animation’s release, Monsters vs Aliens.

Lack of programming has slowed the growth of 3D , as one need to wear special glasses and the higher prices of 3D sets, but the recent release of science fiction Avatar, a 3D film by Titanic director Cameron, has renewed interest in the medium.

Sony Vaio X

Sony Vaio X is a super sexy laptop that performs better then most in its category.If you are happy with paying slightly more for performance and style then this the piece you are thinking of.

Price : Rs 64,990 only

Features

Dimensions (WxHxD): 278 x 13.9 x 185 mm

Weight: 655 g;

CPU: Intel Atom Z540,

1.86 GHz; Memory: 2 GB DDR2;

Hard disk: 64 GB SSD;

Display: 11.1-inch,

1366x768 pixels; Graphics: Intel GMA 500;

Connectivity: Wi-Fi 802.11 n, gigabit LAN

and Bluetooth.

Sony vaio has always been a class apart experience which was felt in their w and p series and in X series they have moved one more step.

The hardware has better features then a usual netbook.So far netbooks were powered with Atom processor such as N270 and N280, they had 1 GB RAM, a 160 GB standard hard drive and pre-loaded with Windows XP.

Another uncommon feature is that the it

is loaded with Windows 7 Home Premium which is still still missing from netbooks present these days.It is

also bundles with it a number of applications, which are Sony

applications such as Vaio Media Plus, Media Gallery and Vaio Movie Story. They have also

bundled applications such as WinDVD BD for Vaio, Adobe Premier

Elements, Roxio Easy Media Creator, Adobe Reader 9 and more.

Zune The New Toy in Town

Zune is the new toy in town with ts price being cut and more features added to it.Microsoft is expecting its sales to go up.

So here is the clear result that one should go for Micrsoft Zune than Apple iphone as it is better in size and resolution.

Zune capacity has also been increased to 64 GB which can now store 4 times more songs.

Its the 64GB Zune HD, and it’ll cost you $350. That’s not all: Microsoft has dropped the price of the 16GB Zune HD to $199, and the 32GB Zune HD to $270 lower than the iPod Touch at every price.

Apple Iphone 4

Iphone HD is going to a revolution in its class which not only supports 4G but completely changes the game in this segment of mobiles.

960 x 640 Display

The amazing increase in size and resolution makes it class apart from its contender from Motorola Droid and HTC Diamond which have been carved o similar shape and features.

Apple iphones were announce in Apple’s Worldwide Developer’s Conference at Moscone Center in San Francisco,so this year also people are expectin it to be launched here by Steve Job himself on 28th July 2010.

Till then hold your breath

Samsung S8300

Samsung S8300 UltraTouch is a touch screen handset from Samsung. This mobile is comes with numbers of features.

The phone has 8MP camera using that you can capture HD images. The camera has features likeauto focus and flash. The phone has less then 100MB internal memory but you can expand the memory up to16 GB.

The phone comes with memory card of 2GB.

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• Network GSM/3G

Resolution : 240x400 SizeWeight : 118g

Dimension : 110x 51.5x12.7mmBatteryTalk Time : Up to 7 Hrs

Standby : Up to 340 Hrs Quick Spec

Ultra Touch Specification

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• Platform

Network & Data GSM/3GBand 850/900/1800/1900 MHzOperation System ProperiteryBrowser WAP 2.0Java MIDP 2.0 / CLDC 1.1 / JSR 185(JTWI)GSM/CDMA GSM3G 3G

• Size

Weight 118gDimension 110x 51.5x12.7mm

• Display

Internal Technology AMOLEDInternal Resolution 240x400Internal Size (inch) 2.8"

Battery

Type / Capacity (Standard) 880mAhTalk Time (Standard) Up to 7 HrsStandby (Standard) Up to 340 Hrs

• User Interface

Input Device 3x4 Keypad, TouchScreen

• Camera

Camera 8MPDigital / Optical Zoom x4 digital zoomLED Flash 2 x powered LEDsAuto Focus YesShot Mode YesPhoto Effects Yes

Video

Video player YesVideo recording YesVideo messaging YesVideo streaming H.263/MPEG4/H.264Video telephony H.263/MPEG4Video wallpaper Y

• Music & Sound

Ringtones YersMusic Player YesMP3 Ringtones yesMusic Library Yes

Fun & Entertainment

Embedded JAVA™ games YesEmbedded Wallpaper YesFM Radio Yes

• Business & Office

Document Viewer YesMobile Printing YesOffline Mode YesVoice Memo & Voice Mail Yes

Messaging

SMS / MMS YesPredictive Text Input T9 YesEmail YesCell Broadcast YesvCard / vCalendar Yes

• Connectivity

Bluetooth v2.1WAP YesUSB YesPC Sync Application YesInternet HTML Browser yes

• Memory

User Memory 80MBSMS Memory 200+SIM msgPhone Book Entries 2000External Memory up to 16GB

Personal Information Management

To do List YesScheduler YesClock YesCalendar YesWorldtime YesAlarm YesConverter YesCalculator YesMemo Book YesStopwatch Yes

• Call Functions

Speakerphone YexsDialed / Missed / Received Calls YesCaller ID YesCall Time Yes

• Special Features

Mobile Tracker Yes

Apple Ipad

Price : 499 $

Ipad was launched on 27th January 2010.It is the second tablet laptop after Newton which it developed in late 80`s.Its a device between smartphone and laptop.

It runs on modified version of iphone OS.

Ipad has 9.7 inch resolution which supports multi-touch display with a pixel resolution of 1024×768, 16 to 64 gigabytes (GB) of flash memory, a 1-GB Apple processor, Bluetooth , and a 30-pin dock connector to sync with iTunes and connect wired accessories.

It`s Apple first digital book reader which uses its iBookstore service and companion iBooks ebook reading application, it has competition with Amazon's Kindle and Barnes & Noble's Nook.

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