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Latest technology news: Dell introduces streak the smartest technology since ever

2010-08-13T05:16:00.002+05:00

Dell's (Nasdaq: DELL) latest product, the Streak, will make its U.S. debut on Friday, with consumers able to place pre-orders for the device starting Thursday.

Features:

When Dell unveiled the Streak in May, it immediately grabbed the attention of tech-watchers. It sports a 5-inch color, multitouch screen, runs on the popular Android platform and is powered by a 1 GHz Qualcomm (Nasdaq: QCOM) Snapdragon processor.

The Streak -- Dell's 5-Inch Android-Based Tablet

Other features and capabilities include 3G, WiFi and Bluetooth wireless support ; integrated GPS; a 5 MP camera with flash; and Micro SD memory that is expandable to 32 GB. It is also integrated with Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) Maps and turn-by-turn navigation.

Problematic Pricing:

For starters, the price is a drawback: The Streak will retail for US$299.99 with a two-year contract, or $549.00 without one.

For some consumers, the fact that AT&T (NYSE: T) is the Streak's carrier is also an issue, as it has developed a reputation -- deserved or not -- for poor network performance.

Unusual Form Factor:

The big issue is the Streak's form factor, Gilbert said. Too big to be a smartphone, too small to be a tablet, the device exists in the netherworld between those two devices.

Gentlemen/ladies review:

"It is hard to imagine what use it is best suited for," Gilbert said. "I don't see it as a business device."

It might be popular among consumers who are drawn to its larger screen, he suggested. "However, the iPhone's screen offers a better resolution, so it is difficult to make that call."

Taken together, all these factors add up to one unsatisfactory device, Arvani said.

"Yes, you can think of times where you wish you had a bigger display on your smartphone -- but then again, your smartphone has to act like a phone and fit into smaller pockets. You can think of times where you would want to sit back and surf the net, but then you'd use a bigger tablet. So, it seems like a useless hybrid between smartphone and tablet."

If the price were lower, some consumers might try it for fun, Arvani said, noting that "the fact that it runs a 1-year old operating system at this price is a crime."

The market Dell is trying to penetrate -- smartphone/small tablet -- is still amorphous, observed Nogee, who expressed a slightly more charitable opinion on the device.

It is still unclear whether there is even a viable market, but leaving that question aside, he said, the Streak does offer some high-end touches -- and it looks good.

Latest news: Saudi to test giant clock in Mecca during Ramadan

2010-08-12T05:42:00.000+05:00

Saudi Arabia will test worlds largest clock in the holly city of Mecca during the month of Ramadan.

Tower's properties:

1- Four faced clock.

2- 1970 feet high. (world's second highest building)

3- World largest four faced clock.

4- 130 feet dial.

5- Glass mosaic price 98 million.

6- Visible from 16 miles.

Hollywood news: Julia Roberts welcome into hindu community

2010-08-12T05:02:00.000+05:00

The Pretty Woman actress became captivated by the faith while shooting her new movie Eat Pray Love in India, a big screen adaptation of Elizabeth Gilbert's travel memoir, which sees Roberts travel to the country as part of a spiritual pilgrimage to learn about yoga, meditation and life in an ashram.
She recently told Elle magazine, "I'm definitely a practising Hindu", adding that she regularly goes to temple to "chant, pray and celebrate" with her husband Danny Moder and their three kids.

Roberts, whose parents are Baptist and Catholic, has been warmly welcomed into the Hindu community by Rajan Zed, President of the Universal Society of Hinduism, and he's willing to answer any burning questions the actress may have.
He says, "She would appreciate rich, diverse and long tradition of Hindu philosophy; and its interpretation of the nature of reality."

World record: 241 ballerinas set pointe standing world record

2010-08-06T10:34:00.000+05:00

NEW YORK: Hundreds of ballerinas of all ages gathered on Monday, in Central Park, New York, to set a new world record for standing on pointe.

Led by a desire to leave their mark on the world of ballet dancing, 241 ballerinas from New York’s dance school attempted to set a new Guinness world record, by standing on pointe simultaneously.

Most of them heard about the challenge online, and decided to “make history through dance” with other fellow ballerinas.

At the signal of Craig Salstein, a soloist with the American Ballet Theater, the ballerinas attempted to stand on their toes. 230 of them managed to maintain their pose for 1 minute and 7 seconds, thus beating the old record set last year by 220 other ballerinas.

Bollywood news: 3 IDIOTS remakes in Tamil by director Shankar

2010-08-06T05:44:00.000+05:00

Ever since Gemini Film Circuit bought the Telugu and Tamil remake rights of 3 Idiotsfrom Vidhu Vinod Chopra, there is widespread anticipation about the lead roles. Kollywood's prominent director Shankar will direct the Tamil-Telugu versions after completing his big budget extravagance Enthiran with superstar Rajinikanth. Sources say the director will make some changes in the script to suit the tastes of local audiences.

layathalapathy in place of Amir Khan:

layathalapathy Vijay will play Aamir Khan's role in the Tamil remake while Tollywood star Mahesh Babu will play the lead role in the Telugu version. According to a leading English daily, heart-throb Siddharth has reportedly been approached to play one of the lead roles in both versions. It is speculated that Jiiva will be the third hero.

Director Shankar (Right most):

So if all goes well, Vijay, Siddharth and Jiiva, along with Sathyaraj (in the role made memorable by Boman Irani), will feature in the Tamil version, while the only change in the Telugu version will be Mahesh Babu replacing Vijay. Harris Jayaraj will compose music for the film.

Technology news(car): A latest hybrid tech speedy, sporty spyder car

2010-08-04T18:46:00.000+05:00

A new hybrid spyder's concept by porsche. Porsche showed the 918 Spyder hybrid as a concept at the 2010 Geneva auto show.

Car model: Speedy sporty spyder 918

Acceleration/pick: 0-60 mph in 3.2 sec

Price:$650,000

Porsche has approved production of its expensive and speedy 918 Spyder hybrid sports car. The Spyder--capable of going from 0 to 60 mph in 3.2 seconds--debuted as a concept at the Geneva auto show in March. Porsche says it has more than 2,000 buyers interested in the car--double the number it says it needed to make a business case. The automaker isn't saying how many it will build. Media reports say the Spyder is likely to be priced at about $650,000.

World amazing: The heaven like place - Belize

2010-08-01T12:11:00.000+05:00

Do you see the beauty of this area in the picture? I mean, Belize is certainly one of the most beautiful and amazing places in the world and so we can't deny that we all wished that we could live there! As a matter of fact, I don't know any other place that can be better than this one for us to live in... (The author)

Belize. A short introduction:

Belize (formerlyBritish Honduras), is a country in Central America. Belize has a diverse society, comprising many cultures and languages. Although Kriol and Spanishare spoken among the population, Belize is the only country in Central America where English is the official language. Belize is bordered by Mexico to its north, byGuatemala to its south and west, and by theCaribbean Sea to the east.

More photos of Belize:

View from helicopter

Belize pyramid

Roads of Belize

The roads in Belize are getting better and better. Sure, there still are sections of washboarded dirt that will shake your fillings out, but more roads are now paved and even the gravel or limestone byways seem to be scraped more frequently. A few roads, such as the Southern Highway and Hummingbird Highway and resurfaced sections of the Western Highway, are very good indeed, among the best in all of Central America and the equal of any rural road in the U.S. or Canada. Not too many years ago the Western Highway was unpaved, the Hummingbird was a nightmare of potholes, the Old Northern Highway was a jungle of tire- stabbing asphalt chunks, the Southern Highway was a mud trap, and not even Belize City had stop lights. But times have changed and most highways and roads in Belize are much improved as at 2010.

World's famous: Asian Tigers

2010-08-01T11:41:00.000+05:00

In the summer if you are planning to spend your holidays outside. Then, Kuala Lumpur is best place for you. It is famous for its 'Asian Tigers'. The most tourist come to visit Malaysia comes up with the first priority to visit 'Asian Tigers'. Kuala Lumpur is identified commonly as KL.

It appears the visitors as a just one more Asian city cosmopolitan, which snuggle sky kissing sky snippets and one more soaring edifices. But not together from its modernity, even nowadays KL still cherishes and retains and fairly a huge part of its elemental nature and several local tints that are on periphery to be wiped out in other Asian cities, which are thriving in at present world. Malaysia is such a beautiful country and I love this country there is many of the famous places for spending holiday.

he main Attractions of Kuala Lumpur laze in the historical twin Petronas Towers-the tallest construction in the world-that are situated on the west beach on the , abundance of its colonial structure in its hub, a vivacious Chinatown with street seller all actress all across, luminous night markets, and a vivacious diminutive India.

Hacker Makes ATMs Cough Up and take away the cash

2010-08-01T11:13:00.000+05:00

Using exploits with names like "Scrooge" and "Dillinger," a security researcher presenting at the Black Hat conference demonstrated a way to hack into ATMs, reprogram them to spew money, and even steal unsuspecting users' information. Barnaby Jack says the companies that make the machines he demoed have patched their systems, but similar flaws may remain in other machines.

Security researcher Barnaby Jack demonstrated remote hacks against two automated teller machines (ATMs) that made them spew out money at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas on Wednesday.

A large number of ATMs are vulnerable to remote and physical attacks, said Jack, who works for IOActive.
The manufacturers of the ATMs, Triton Systems and Tranax, have patched the vulnerabilities, Jack found, but he said there are similar flaws in ATMs from other manufacturers.

The Black Hat ATM Caper:

Jack reportedly developed an exploit kit he calls "Dillinger" to access ATMs that are connected to the Internet or to phone lines. Most ATMs are connected this way, he said.
Once Dillinger has penetrated an ATM, it installs a multi-platform rootkit developed by Jack, which he calls "Scrooge," according to the ATM Industry Association (ATMIA). This gives the attacker administrative privileges in the ATM, the association pointed out.
"Scrooge" will also reportedly capture magstripe data embedded in the bank cards people insert into the ATM to make a transaction. Jack reportedly hacked the Tranax ATM by reprogramming it over a network.
Jack reportedly said he has examined ATMs from four manufacturers, and all of them have vulnerabilities.

Latest news: A very strong pain killer developed from snail spit

2010-08-01T05:34:00.000+05:00

A new and advanced pain killer:
Scientists have developed a new pain-relief pill from a chemical in sea snails' saliva that they use to catch their prey.

It was found to be as effective as morphine for relieving the most severe forms of pain but without the added risk of addiction.

Marine cone snails produce saliva that contains a deadly dose of peptide toxins to help the slow-moving creatures catch prey.

They inject passing victims with needle-like teeth that shoot out of their mouths, the Daily Mail reports.

Scientists have already transformed one of the chemicals into a pain-reliever for humans. However, it has to be injected directly into the spinal cord which limits how much of it can be used.

Now researchers in Australia, led by David Craik of the University of Queensland, have developed a form of the painkiller that can be taken orally.

The modified chemical was found to reduce severe pain in rats at a much lower dose than existing medications, according to an article in Chemical & Engineering News.

'For years people have been saying that peptides make fantastic drug leads because they're very potent,' Craik told the magazine.

However, peptides were regarded as poor drugs as they were not stable and could not be taken orally.

This could be set to change after the team led by Craik found they could stabilise the amino-acid chains by synthetically lashing the head to the tail.

'All you need is for the ends to be roughly close to one another,' he said.

The drug could potentially revolutionise the treatment of the most severe forms of pain and Craik is keen to take his research further.

'The most challenging aspect has been just raising the money to get it commercialised,' he told Chemical & Engineering News.

Pakistan players express their sorrow by wearing black bands

2010-07-30T10:27:00.000+05:00

Pakistan cricketers wore black arm-bands to mourn the deaths of 152 people involved in the Margalla plane crash and share the grief and sorrow with the victims families on the opening day of their first Test against England at Trent Bridge here on Thursday.

Team manager Yawar Saeed said: “It is a big tragedy and like every Pakistani, we are really shocked to hear the news about the accident.
Fateha arrangement by players:
“Pakistan team members, in a meeting on Thursday morning, offered Fateha for the departed souls. It is a really big loss for the families of those involved in the crash,” he said.

Muhammad Asif expressed:

“It is a huge tragedy and all the team members were saddened. Most of my colleagues were confined to hotel rooms on Wednesday evening. Every one was disturbed at the incident,” Mohammad Asif said.
Captain Salman butt expressed:

Captain Salman Butt expressed sympathies with the families, saying that the loss is irreparable. “The moment we heard about the news, we really went into a trauma.”

Bollywood news: Ram Gopal Verma(director) claims that a person who can watch PHOONK2 without getting scared can win 500,000

2010-07-29T07:02:00.000+05:00

Big challange for brave people by Ram Gopal Varma:

Director of the film phoonk2 Ram Gopal Varma claims that Phoonk2 is scarier than Phoonk. He claims that a person who can watch the movie without being scared can win 500,000.

He furthert says:

"I am sure Phoonk 2 is very, very scary and I am sure no one would leave the theatre without getting scared. So we will do a contest under some scientific observation".

Contest procedure:

"A person who pretends himself brave will be shown Phoonk2 alone in theature.He will be attached to an ECG machine to monitor his heart beat and the machine will be connected to a screen outside the hall. If his heart beat stays normal, he will win Rs 500,000"

Contest judges:

The doctor says if an average man is subjected to extreme emotion, his heart beat goes up and one of the emotions could be fear. So, if a man sitting in a theatre is not showing any physical activity except watching a film and while watching the film, if his heart beat goes up, it will be something in response to what he watches on screen. In a film like Phoonk 2 the emotion will be only fear.

Incase of heartattack:

Verma was asked if the person watching movie alone in the theature gets heart attack? He replied "Firstly, the person who would dare enter this contest will have to sign a bond where it will mentioned that we are not responsible for his death. But there will be an ambulance and doctor outside the theatre"

World's amazing: Amazing trees of the world

2010-07-28T15:52:00.000+05:00

1-Alone tree

2- Tree that owns itself

3-Prison Baob

4-Toilet inside baobab tree

5-Jiant baobab in Zimbawe

6-Teapot baobab

7-Amazing baobab(Monkey bread)

8-Banyan tree

9-Muntezuma Cypress

10-Chapel-Oak of Allouville-Bellefosse

11-Coast Redwood: Hyperion and Drive-Thru Trees

12-Giant Sequoias: General Sherman

13-Circus trees

14- Lone Cypress in Monterey

Famous actor: Boman Irani little biography

2010-07-28T15:07:00.000+05:00

Date of birth: 1 october 1956

True profession: Photographer

Relegion: Zoroastrianism

Languages: Hindi,Gujrati,Bengali and English

First theature: Roshni

Advertisements: Fanta,ceat and krackjack

First bollywood film: Josh

Famous films: Munna Bhai MBBS and 3idiots

Awards: 2004 screen weekly, 2010 star award, 2010 IFFA.

Different roles: father, friend, uncle, doctor, corrupt businessman, eccentric murderer and police officer

Technology news:Top 3 fastest road cars of the world

2010-07-27T10:05:00.000+05:00

1-Buggati Veyron

Top speed: 253 mph or 407km/h

Acceleration/pick: 60 mph in 2.5 sec

Power: 1000hp

Price: 1,300,000$

It is the fastest and expensive legal streetroad car.

2-Koenigsegg CCR

Top speed: 242 mph or 395 km/h

Acceleration/pick: 60 mph in 3.2 sec

Power: 806 hp

Price: 595,000$

It is the actual racing car. Its body is designed keeping in mind

the speed aspect.

3-Mclaren F1

Top speed: 240mph or 384 km/h

Acceleration/pick: 60 mph in 3.4 sec

Power: 627 hp

Price: 1,050,000

The F1 features an all carbon composite monocoque and body structure. Mclaren

choose this material because it offers light weight for maximum speed and

strength to protect the driver.

Latest medical research: Further education is the way to handle Memory loss

2010-07-27T05:40:00.000+05:00

Further education helps the person to overcome dementia, say scientists. People who carry on their study after graduation appear to be less affected by brain changes as compared to those who ceases education early.

Dementia, which causes memory loss and confused thinking, affects more than 800,000, mostly older people, in the UK. More than half have Alzheimer's, the most common form of the disease.

Further education has reduced the risk of dementia by 11%. In the following research the brain of 872 people was examined for research by Eclipse(Epidemiological Clinicopathalogical Studies in Europe).
Of the donors, 56 per cent were suffering from dementia when they died, the scientists reported.

Once again an association was found between more education and less risk of dementia symptoms. But surprisingly, education appeared to have no impact on levels of dementia-associated brain damage.

Hollywood news: Probability for Lindsay Lohan to be out from jail before august

2010-07-26T19:01:00.000+05:00

90 days in jail!

Offical reports and plans are forecasting that Lindsay Lohan will be released from jail before maturity of the period.

There are great chance for 24 year old star to be free at the end of this month.

Lindsay was sentenced to Lynwood Correctional Facility July 20 to begin a 90-day stay for failure to comply with probation stemming from a 2007 DUI arrest.

This deranged Lindsay fan may get his wish sooner rather than later ... and should probably check into an institution himself. [Photo: PacificCoastNewsOnline.com]

One of the leading factors for the Lindsay freedom are crowd of her fans, media circus around her and also press authorities.

Lindsay was expected to be released around August 1-2, or under 14 days of her 90-day sentence. Not the worst deal - and she may even beat that now.

There is hope the actress could even be released this weekend, if her attorneys can swing it. No word if they'll be successful, but they're certainly trying.

Sports update:Brickyard win for Mcmurray(NASCAR Racer) team

2010-07-26T18:47:00.000+05:00

Brickyard

Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing's Jamie McMurray claimed victory at the Brickyard 400 to continue a dream year for team owner Chip Ganassi.
McMurray's team-mate Juan Pablo Montoya had looked on course for the win until his hopes were sunk by a late strategy error.

RESULTS

1 Jamie McMurray (Chevrolet)

2 Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet)

3 Greg Biffle (Ford)

4 Clint Bowyer (Chevrolet)
5 Tony Stewart (Chevrolet)
6 Jeff Burton (Chevrolet)
7 Carl Edwards (Ford)
8 Kyle Busch (Toyota)
9 Joey Logano (Toyota)
10 Kurt Busch (Dodge)

Bollywood update: The fake Usama bin laden appeared(Tere bin Ladin short story)

2010-07-26T18:24:00.000+05:00

Noida based Pradhuman Singh Mall never thought in his wildest dreams that he’d be playing the comic character of the most wanted man on the face of the earth! But as you have it director /writer Abhishek Sharma of the sleeper hit Tere Bin Laden would have it no other way!

Short story of film:

Walkwater’s Tere Bin Laden is a tongue-in-cheek comedy about an ambitious young news reporter from Pakistan who comes across an Osama Bin Laden look alike. A scheme is hatched to produce a fake Osama video and sell it to news channels as a breakthrough scoop!

Unfortunately there are serious ramifications as the White House gets involved and dispatches an overzealous secret agent on Osama’s trail.

The actor who received rave reviews for his performance as the ‘Fake Osama Bin Laden’ goes unrecognized even today thanks to the handiwork of Vikram Gaikwad and Rajesh Sharma the makeup artists of the film.

Pradhuman says, “I had done theatre during my student days with Abhishek Sharma. He had this fuzzy image of me and that it resembled Osama. Though Abhishek had moved to Mumbai, he managed to locate me. He began with a show reel of Osama and said this is what I want you to be act in the film. I was taken aback! A look test followed and the resemblance was uncanny. Initially I did have apprehensions about doing the role and if there would be any backlash but it was just for a movie”.

News of him playing the controversial role was kept under wraps even from his family and friends who were told only once the promos of the film hit screens.

Confirms Pradhuman, “It was only when the promos were out did I tell my family. They were shocked but could not believe that I could have pulled off playing the most wanted man on earth. Now I have to show my real face to the industry”.

Amazing world record(Side wheel driving)

2010-07-25T05:21:00.000+05:00

Mr Terry Grant in Santa road raceway Wellingborough, UK made a brand new world record by side wheel driving of a car. In 2006 17th of October a team sponsered by sunday times has set a new record for driving a car through the narrowest gap. In a 2006 Vauxhall Astra VXR, driver Terry Grant (UK) drove on two wheels through a gap 68 cm (26.77 in) wider than the height of the car, at the Santa Pod Raceway, Wellingborough, UK, on 17 October 2006.

Microsoft news: Microsoft beats Street with $16 billion in revenue

2010-07-23T05:47:00.000+05:00

Microsoft ended the fiscal year on a strong note, reporting fourth-quarter profits of $4.52 billion, or 51 cents per share on Thursday.
The software maker beat Wall Street estimates, and also announced its best-ever quarterly revenue of $16.04 billion, an increase of 22 percent from the same quarter a year ago.

Wall Street analysts had been expecting Microsoft's revenue to fall somewhere between $14.85 billion and $15.74 billion.

"We saw strong sales execution across all of our businesses, particularly in the enterprise with Windows 7 and Office 2010," Chief Operating Officer Kevin Turner said in a statement. "Our transition to cloud services is well under way with offerings like Windows Azure and our Business Productivity Online Services, and we look forward to continuing our product momentum this fall with the upcoming launches of Windows Phone 7 and Xbox Kinect."

Windows revenue grew by $1 billion, and consumer and business licenses for the OS increased by 26 percent. "Clearly the Windows franchise is thriving," Koefoed said.

Latest military news: Kayani to stay on as COAS till 2013

2010-07-23T05:34:00.000+05:00

ISLAMABAD: It was the night of the general by all accounts. A quiet Thursday evening sprang a major political surprise when Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani appeared on the television screens to announce in a brief speech that he, after consultations with President Asif Ali Zardari, had decided to relax the rules and grant an extension of three years to Chief of Army Staff Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani.

hollwood news :Kristen Stewart exhausted from ‘Twilight’ promotion

2010-07-23T05:29:00.000+05:00

Promoting the insanely popular ‘Twilight’ film might not be all that easy, at least if you are Kristen Stewart.
While ‘Twilight’ costar Robert Pattinson is off filming ‘Water for Elephants,’ Stewart is reportedly feeling the pressure to make multiple promotional visits in a number of days, states MTV. The actress even reportedly collapsed during promotions and has been described as looking “ill,” “gaunt” and “tired.”
Stewart has allegedly not been prepared for this overnight rise to fame which is beginning to take a toll on her.

Sports news: India to host 2011 Champions Trophy

2010-07-23T05:23:00.000+05:00

NEW DELHI: The 2011 Champions Trophy for men has been allotted to India, while the Netherlands will host the women’s event.

It will be the third time that India would be hosting the prestigious event after Chennai in 1996 and 2005.

The exact dates and venues of both the tournaments will be finalised in due course, according to a press release from the International Hockey Federation (FIH).

Holltwood news: Bollywood meets Hollywood!

2010-07-23T05:16:00.000+05:00

Aishwarya Rai and Kate Winslet stunned onlookers in Rome. The super star actresses shot an ad for the Dolce Vita collection of the Swiss watch brand Longines. Both wore glamorous black dresses.

Aish has been modeling for this watch brand for the past four years while Kate is the latest international model for Longines. The two beauties were accompanied by Taiwanese model and actress Lin Chi-ling in the ad.