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Current Affairs: Colombipra's Paulina Vega wins Miss Universe title

2015-01-26T00:33:00.001-08:00

Colombia's Paulina Vega was crowned Miss Universe on Monday, beating out contenders from the United States, Ukraine, Jamaica and The Netherlands at the world's top beauty pageant in Florida.

The 22-year-old model and business student triumphed over 87 other women from around the world, and is only the second beauty queen from Colombia to take home the prize. The last time Colombia won the crown was in 1956 when Luz Marina Zuluaga took home the title. Vega, wearing a long silver sequined gown, was beaming and tearful as she accepted her sash and crown from reigning Miss Universe, Venezuelan Gabriela Isler. She edged out first runner-up, Nia Sanchez from the United States, hugging her as her win was announced. Vega spoke proudly of her country, and said in the question round Colombia has been a role model for the rest of the world. We are persevering people, despite all the obstacles, we keep fighting for what we want to achieve. After years of difficulty, we are leading in several areas on the world stage. Vega won highest possible score of 9.9 in every presentation at the Miss Universe Colombia contest, according to the pageant's website. The five-foot-nine (180 centimeter) model from Barranquilla is the granddaughter of legendary tenor Gaston Vega and 1953 Miss Atlantico, Elvira Castillo. She beat out Ukraine's Diana Harkusha, Yasmin Verheijen from the Netherlands and Miss Jamaica Kaci Fennell, who were also top five finalists. The 63rd edition of the Miss Universe pageant, held at Florida International University, geared up with the traditional parade of eye-catching national costumes before a full house of enthusiastic fans. Ten judges were tasked to select this year's winner, including Cuban-American music mogul Emilio Estefan, Cuban soap opera star William Levy and Philippine boxing great Manny Pacquiao. The event is actually the 2014 Miss Universe pageant. The competition was pushed back until now to try to get a bigger television audience. The contest, owned by Donald Trump, is watched by about 600 million worldwide, pageant officials say. There was some criticism of the USD 2.5 million contribution that the city of Doral made to the pageant, as local politicians were divided over whether the promotion for the city near Miami is worth that money.

Movie news: Gopala Gopala Movie 5 Days Collections

2015-01-25T21:46:00.000-08:00

Gopala Gopala Movie 5 Days Collections

Venkatesh, Pawan Kalyan and Shriya Saran are seen in the lead characters in the recently released film Gopala Gopala is running successfully with positive talk.

The film has managed to
collect Rs. 20.28 crores share in first 5 Days of its run in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh regions. Gopala Gopala has collected Rs. 7.09 Crores in Nizam area till now. This movie is tipped to be a satirical drama which is the official remake of Bollywood movie Oh My God.

Shrath Marar and Suresh Babu jointly produced Gopala Gopala film while Kishore Kumar Pardhasani is the director and Anup Rubens composed tunes.

Area                       5 Days Share

Nizam                         7.09
Ceded                         3.45
Nellore                       0.73
Krishna                      1.43
Guntur                       1.83
Vizag                         2.32
East Godavari           1.98
West Godavari          1.45
Total Share              20.28 (Andhra Pradesh + Telangana)

source: http://telugu.zustcinema.com/2015/01/gopala-gopala-movie-5-days-collections.html

Tech Buzz: Beijing team proposes effortless phone charging with light beams

2015-01-20T17:27:00.001-08:00

go by Nancy Owano

A prototype implementation of AuthoCharge. Top: the charger side components. Bottom: the smartphone side components. Credit: Yunxin Liu et al.

"Hurry up, my phone's dying." A familiar wail heard on the move. Cutting-edge smartphones pose charging headaches faster than the smartphone owner likes, with their powerful multicore CPU and GPU cores, screens, high-speed wireless network interfaces, energy-expensive apps and continuous sensing tasks. Can a light beam ease the charging exercises to effortlessly charge a smartphone? Three researchers think so.

Yunxin Liu, Zhen Qin and Chunshui Zhao of Microsoft Research, Beijing, have written a paper on their work, "AutoCharge: Automatically Charge Smartphones Using a Light Beam." They have named their approach AutoCharge and, like its title suggests, is designed to relieve the smartphone owner of the burden of any explicit effort to juice up the phone. Two steps are involved, detection and charging. Think of their approach as a "solar charging" technique but applied indoors with a wireless lightbeam. Think of it also as an image-processing technique designed to detect and track smartphones on a desk for automatic charging. Their paper reports the prototype that they designed and implemented, discussing the light charger and the smartphone detection and tracking system. The AutoCharge results: the prototype was able to detect the presence of a smartphone in seconds. Charging time was as fast as existing wired chargers.

and more at http://phys.org/news/2015-01-beijing-team-effortless.html

perl tutor : How to modify your @INC include path - What to do when Perl modules aren't in their normal locations

2015-01-18T01:09:00.001-08:00

The final thing to remember is that if this message comes back with an error, it doesn't exactly mean that this module isn't installed on the current system, it just means that the module isn't in your @INC include path.

perl tutor : How to modify your @INC include path - What to do when Perl modules aren't in their normal locations

When you have root access to a Unix server, it's pretty easy to install Perl modules in their proper locations, and forget about them. But if you don't have root access and you need to install your Perl modules in non-standard directories, how will you get your programs to find your modules?

In this article we'll demonstrate how to use the use lib statement in your Perl programs to include the non-standard location of your Perl modules into Perl's @INC search list.

Perl modules - use and require examples (with root access)

If you're lucky enough to have root access to your Unix server, it's easy to install Perl modules into their default locations. Once they're installed in their default locations, you just include the modules into your Perl/CGI programs with a "use" or "require" statement like this:

use "LWP.pm";

or this:

require "LWP.pm";

Include Perl modules when you don't have root access ...

If you don't have access to the root password on your Unix server, or you're not allowed to add Perl modules to the Perl installation directories, what can you do? (Note: This problem usually arises when you're renting web space on somebody else's web server, and they don't have the module installed that you need -- a fairly common occurrence.)

In cases like this, the thing to do is to install the Perl module yourself into a directory where you do have write permission. For instance, if my name is George, and my HOME directory is /home/george, I might install my Perl modules into a directory named /home/george/modules. If you follow the installation instructions for Perl modules, this is very easy to do.

Assuming that goes okay and you now have the module installed in /home/george/modules, how do you get your Perl/CGI programs to find the module? Fortunately, that too is easy. All you have to do is modify your Perl/CGI program slightly to tell the program where else it should look for modules.

For instance, if the people that host my web site didn't have the CGI.pm module available, I'd install it in /home/george/modules. Then I'd modify my Perl/CGI program to find the module by adding this line near the top of my Perl programs:

use lib '/home/george/modules';

This simple line of code tells your Perl program to add this directory to it's @INC search directory. @INC contains the list of directories Perl searches when looking for modules. The use lib command is the easiest way I know to modify @INC.

Osmania University : Download Hall Tickets of Ph.D. Eligibility Test 2014 ,quick link , imp dates.

2015-01-12T08:59:00.001-08:00

The Osmania University conducts Ph.D. Eligibility test – 2014 as one of pre-requisites for admission into Ph.D. course in the different subjects under the faculties of Arts, Commerce, Management, Education, Law, Social Sciences, Oriental Languages, Science, Technology, Pharmacy, Engineering and Informatics.
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Schedule of Osmania University Ph.D. Eligibility Tests : 2014,download admit card from 12/1/2015,link

2015-01-09T21:00:00.001-08:00

Schedule of Osmania University Ph.D. Eligibility Tests : 2014,download admit card from 12/1/2015,link

S.No. Day & Date 9.30 am to 11.00 am 12.30 pm to 2.00 pm 3.30 pm to 5.00 pm

Tuesday

20-01-2015

517 - Zoology

123 - Telugu (Oriental)

605 - Electronics & Communication

Engineering

121 - Arabic (Oriental)

124 - Urdu (Oriental)

101 - Ancient Indian History

Culture & Archaeology

155 - Psychology

122 - Hindi (Oriental)

251 - Management

621 - Pharmaceutical Science

506 - Chemistry

509 - Geography

512 - Mathematics

154 - Political Science

113 - Telugu

Wednesday

21-01-2015

518 - Computer Science

106 - Islamic Studies

401 - Law

302 - Physical Education

503 - Biochemistry

201 - Commerce

510 - Geology

631 - Chemical Technology/

Chemical Engineering

156 - Public Administration

513 - Microbiology

158 - Sociology

505 - Botany

603 - Computer Science and

Engineering

152 - History

516 - Statistics

Thursday

22-01-2015

602 - Civil Engineering

301 - Education

511 - Geophysics

157 - Social Work

112 - Sanskrit

507 – Environmental Science

604 - Electrical & Electronics Engineering

153 - Library & Information Science

111 - Philosophy

515 - Physics

104 - English

514 - Nutrition & Dietetics

606 - Mechanical Engineering

641 - Information Technology

632 - Bio-Technology

(Faculty of Technology)

634 - Textile Technology

Friday

23-01-2015

103 - Communication and Journalism

108 - Linguistics

115 - Urdu

501 - Applied Geochemistry

502 - Astronomy

508 - Genetics

633 - Food Technology

151 - Economics

601 - Bio-Medical Engineering

102 - Arabic

105 - Hindi

107 - Kannada

109 - Marathi

110 - Persian

114 - Theatre Arts

504 - Biotechnology (Faculty of Science)

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Tech Buzz: Intel to launch compute-on-a-stick device this year

2015-01-08T09:28:00.000-08:00

Intel has come up with a compute-on-a-stick device which is pre-installed with Windows 8.1 or with Linux. The stick is four inches long and it carries a quad-core Intel Atom processor. Call it by its name, Compute Stick, or think of it as a neat way to do your work in a pocket-sized form factor. The stick has an HDMI output, a USB port and a microSD card slot.

Intel described the Compute Stick as having "built-in wireless connectivity, on-board storage, and a micro SD card slot for additional storage." The Intel Compute Stick launches later this year and the Intel Compute Stick site said to bookmark the page for details, product specs and availability information. What is already clear is that benefits include economy and convenience, as Intel said it offered "everything you love about your desktop computer in a device that fits in the palm of your hand." This is to be a low-cost plug-and-play transforming any large display into a functional computer. The mere fact that the stick has a Linux version for some is news in and of itself.

Lee Mathews in Geek.com ran through the differences between the stick's Windows 8.1 and Linux versions. With Ubuntu pre-installed, this Linux Compute Stick is to cost less. The stick will have just 1GB of RAM and 8GB of storage. Mathews said that was still plenty of power for basic computing tasks. The Windows with Bing version has 2GB of RAM, and 32GB of internal storage, and is priced at $149. Mathews said, "The Compute Stick could be a great way for schools, public libraries and other budget-constrained organizations to stretch their technology dollars." As for mobile workers, Nate Swanner in SlashGear noted that "If you were holed

read more at http://phys.org/news/2015-01-intel-compute-on-a-stick-device-year.html

Admissions Notification: BITSAT 2015 for Engineering Admissions in BITS Campuses

2014-12-25T07:12:00.000-08:00

BITSAT 2015 for Engineering Admissions in BITS Campuses

Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) Pilani has announced notification for admissions into all the Integrated First Degree Programmes of BITS, Pilani. Admission to all other campuses at Hyderabad, Goa and Dubai also will be based on BITSAT – 2015. BITSAT is a computer based online admissions test conducted by BITS, Pilani.

Integrated First Degree Programmes: B.E.(Hons.), B.Pharm.(Hons.), M.Sc.(Tech.), M.Sc.(Hons.).

Qualification: Applicants should have passed in 12th examination of 10 + 2 system with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics and require adequate proficiency in English.

more at http://bitsadmission.com/

Closing date to apply for BITSAT-2015: 20 February 2015.
Candidates to reserve Test dates: 01 to 21 March 2015
BITSAT 2015 Online tests: 14 to 29 May 2015.

Telangana Open School Society :TSOSS 10th and Inter Supplementary Exams 2014

2014-12-25T02:09:00.000-08:00

TSOSS 10th and Inter Supplementary Exams 2014 - 2015 Telangana Open School Society

Telangana State Open School Society (TSOSS), Hyderabad, Telangana State has informed that the supplementary examinations for 10th Class / SSC and Intermediate classes will be conducted from 27th December 2014.

The supplementary examinations for both Tenth Class and Inter will be held till 7th January 2014. The examination timings are from 2 PM to 5 PM everyday.

The practical examinations for Intermediate students will be held from 8th January to 10th January 2014. The detailed time table is available on the website www.aponline.gov.in .

The AP government has introduced open school system for the benefit of those who are ot able to pursue tenth and intermediate in regular school system. The degrees yearned through open school system will be considered as equal to regular system.

Tech buzz: Windows 10 pre-consumer build leaked with new features: Cortana, Xbox and more

2014-12-15T07:36:00.001-08:00

windows 10

Image: AP

While Microsoft is yet to release the final version of Windows 10, a newly leaked build of the operating system gives a sneak peek into what is in store.

A video released by WinBeta showcases the 9901 build of Windows 10, which comes with a number of features that could make it to the final consumer version. As it's not the final version, many apps are currently broken, but a quick look at the interface shows that it's a lot cleaner and advanced compared with the earlier builds.

Cortana: The latest build of Windows 10 has a search feature built in, which lets you conduct voice searches using Cortana. While Cortana takes forever to load results in the current build, it is expected to function properly to give you web-based results when Windows 10 releases for consumers.

more at http://tech.firstpost.com/news-analysis/windows-10-pre-consumer-build-leaked-with-new-features-cortana-xbox-and-more-245692.html

Know about The 24-Year-Old Blogger Who Just Smashed Sales Records With Her Debut Novel

2014-12-05T06:18:00.001-08:00

At just 24, Zoe Sugg, has already become an online sensation, producing beauty and fashion videos on YouTube that have been watched more than 400 million times. But this week the English video blogger also became a literary sensation. Her first novel, Girl Online, sold more copies in its first week of publication in the United Kingdom than any previous debut novel on record and is now the U.K.'s fastest selling book of the year.

Recruitment in Clerical Cadre in Associate Banks of State Bank of India 2014-15 and modal papers

2014-11-18T09:20:00.001-08:00

Candidates are requested to apply on-line through Bank's website http://www.sbi.co.in or http://www.statebankofindia.com

Important Dates

Online Registration will be start from: 20th November 2014

Last date for online Registration: 09th December 2014

Payment of Fees online: 20th November 2014 to 09th December 2014

Payment of Fees offline: 22nd November 2014 to 11th December 2014

Tentative Date of Online Exam: January / February 2015*

How to Apply

Candidates should have valid email ID

This will help him/her in getting call letter/interview advices etc by e-mail

Fee Payment (off-line)

Candidates should first scan their photograph and signature as detailed under guidelines for scanning the photograph and signature

Candidates to visit Bank's website www.statebankofindia.com or www.sbi.co.in and open the appropriate online application format given under recruitment link

Fee Payment (on-line): After ensuring the correctness of the particulars of the application form candidates are required to pay fees through the payment gateway integrated with the application, following the instructions available on the screen

Bank wise Vacancies 2014-15

i) State Bank of Mysore: 725 Posts [SC - 116, ST - 50, OBC - 196, Gen - 363, VI - 07, HI - 08, OH - 07, XS - 07, DXS - 33]

ii) State Bank of Patiala: 1200 Posts [SC - 307, ST - 26, OBC - 271, Gen - 596, VI - 12, HI - 22, OH - 13, XS - 240, DXS - 54]

iii) State Bank of Travancore: 1300 Posts [SC - 158, ST - 20, OBC - 348, Gen - 774, VI - 13, HI - 12, OH - 14, XS - 130, DXS - 58]

iv) State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur: 1000 Posts [SC - 162, ST - 120, OBC - 207, Gen - 511, VI - 11, HI - 29, OH - 10, XS - 98, DXS - 40]

v) State Bank of Hyderabad: 2200 Posts [SC - 305, ST - 197, OBC - 641, Gen - 1051, VI - 20, HI - 20, OH - 20, XS - 204, DXS - 92]

Total: 6425 Posts [SC - 1048, ST - 413, OBC - 1663, Gen - 3301, VI - 63, HI - 91, OH - 64, XS - 744, DXS - 277]

The above vacancies are provisional and may vary according to the actual requirement of the Banks at the material time

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Bank wise Vacancies 2014-15 i) State Bank of Mysore: 725 Posts [SC - 116, ST - 50, OBC - 196, Gen - 363, VI - 07, HI - 08, OH - 07, XS - 07, DXS - 33] ii) State Bank of Patiala: 1200 Posts [SC - 307, ST - 26, OBC - 271, Gen - 596, VI - 12, HI - 22, OH - 13, XS - 240, DXS - 54] iii) State Bank of Travancore: 1300 Posts [SC - 158, ST - 20, OBC - 348, Gen - 774, VI - 13, HI - 12, OH - 14, XS - 130, DXS - 58] iv) State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur: 1000 Posts [SC - 162, ST - 120, OBC - 207, Gen - 511, VI - 11, HI - 29, OH - 10, XS - 98, DXS - 40] v) State Bank of Hyderabad: 2200 Posts [SC - 305, ST - 197, OBC - 641, Gen - 1051, VI - 20, HI - 20, OH - 20, XS - 204, DXS - 92] Total: 6425 Posts [SC - 1048, ST - 413, OBC - 1663, Gen - 3301, VI - 63, HI - 91, OH - 64, XS - 744, DXS - 277] The above vacancies are provisional and may vary according to the actual requirement of the Banks at the material time Bank Clerical Question papers and Test preparation Question CD The vacancies of reserved category candidates are inclusive of backlog/ unfilled vacancies, if any

Read more at: http://www.successcds.net/Bank-PO/State-Bank-India-SBI-Clerical-Recruitment-Clerk.html

BSNL Departmental Recruitment 2014 :::3296 Vacancies ::Last Date:13th Dec 2014 modal papers

2014-11-17T08:31:00.001-08:00

BSNL Recruitment 2014 :::3296 Vacancies ::Last Date:13th Dec 2014

Name :BSNL

Post Name :Sub Divisional Engineer Telecom

Number Of Posts :3296

Qualification :( View For Official Notification )

Age Limit :Age relaxation will be applicable as per the rules

How To Apply :candidates can fill application type on the official web site of LDCE on-line BSNL which is www.ldceonline.bsnl.co.in/

Important Dates:

Last Date To Apply :13-12-2014

For Official Notification : Click Here

To Apply : Click Here

http://www.ldceonline.bsnl.co.in/

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EIL Recruitment 2014 - For 23 Management Trainee Posts Last Date 4th Nov 2014 previous papers

2014-11-07T09:11:00.001-08:00

EIL Recruitment 2014 | Apply For 23 Management Trainee Posts Last Date 4th Nov 2014

Engineers India Limited Recruitment Notification For Management Trainee Posts. More Detailed Like Educational Qualifications, Age Limit, Selection Procedure etc are mentioned below.

EIL Recruitment Details :

Total Number of Posts : 23

Posts Name :
1. Management Trainee (Engineering) : 19 Posts
2. Management Trainee (HR) : 04 Posts

Educational Qualification :
Candidates should have done B.E / B.Tech / Engineering Degree / B.Sc (Engineering) / MBA degree (HR/ Personnel Management) / PG Degree/ PG Diploma (HR/ PM&IR / MSW ) or its equivalent qualification.

Age Limit :
Age should not more than 25 Years. Age relaxations will be applicable as per the govt rules.

Selection Process :
Will be Selected Based on Performance In Written Exam and Interview.

Pay Scale : Rs. 24900 - 50500/-

How To Apply :
Candidates may fill the online Application through official website http://eil.co.in .

Important Date :
Registration of Online Application Last Date : 04-11-2014

Click Here For EIL Recruitment Notification.

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Movie Update 'Rudhramadevi': Anushka Shetty's New Look Released; Special Video to be out on 7 November

2014-11-06T17:16:00.001-08:00

Anushka Shetty in Rudhramadevi Facebook/Rudhramadevi3D

The actress plays the role of Rudhramadevi, the princess of Kakatiya dynasty, in the film. "Rudhramadevi" team is planning to release "Making Video Journal on the special occasion of Anushka's birthday on 7 November. The actress will be turning 33.

Releasing first-look posters, teasers or making videos have become a trend of sorts in Telugu cinema industry. Last year, director Gunasekhar released the first-look poster of "Rudhramadevi" on Anushka's birthday and this year, he is planning to release a special video on her birthday occasion.

There are big expectations for "Rudhramadevi" as the film boasts of an ensemble cast including Anushka, Allu Arjun, Rana Daggubati, Krishnam Raju, Nithya Menen, Catherine Tresa, Aditi Chegappa and Prakash Raj among others.

Rana Daggubati plays the role of Chalukya Veerabadhra, while Allu Arjun will be appearing as Gona Ganna Reddy - a Robinhood kind of role.

"Allu Arjun's role will go down as one of the most memorable performances in the history of Telugu cinema. His role is similar to that of Robinhood and will appeal to both the masses and the classes," Gunasekhar told 123telugu.

The first-look poster of Anushka, Prakash Raj and the motion poster of Allu Arjun have generated huge buzz surrounding the project. It remains to be seen if the "Making Video Journal" manages to raise the hype.

The shooting of "Rudhramadevi" is completely wrapped up and the post production work is going on in full swing.

Produced by Gunasekhar, "Rudhramadevi" is touted to be the first women-oriented film to have been made with a big budget of around ₹50 crore. The film's music is composed by Ilayaraja, while cinematography is handled by Ajayanan Vincent and edited by Sreekar Prasad.

The historic drama is expected to hit the screens in January 2015.

IIT-H PhD Admissions December 2014: modal papers Subjective and Objective

2014-11-05T08:12:00.001-08:00

The CSE deparment invites applications from motivated and research-oriented students for the Ph.D. program at I.I.T Hyderabad. Admissions are organized twice a year. The admissions are currently open for December 2014 semester and the application procedure is available at:

http://www.iith.ac.in/phdadmissions

http://www.iith.ac.in/phdadmissions/departments.jsp

Sample Questions for Written Test

http://cse.iith.ac.in/phdadmission/phdtest-subjective-sample.pdf

http://cse.iith.ac.in/phdadmission/phdtest-objective-sample.pdf

The world’s 50 most innovative companies -2014

2014-10-30T10:12:00.001-07:00

For nine years in a row, Apple has been the most innovative company on the planet.

That designation comes care of Boston Consulting Group, the elite consultancy.

Since last year's list, Google climbed over Samsung to take the second spot, sliding the South Korean manufacturer into third.

Three companies vaulted into the top 50: The Japanese conglomerate Hitachi landed at No. 37, Marc Benioff's SalesForce.com landed at No. 40, and the Chinese phone maker Xiaomi made it all the way to No. 35.

Automobiles saw the biggest drop-off of any industry. A full 14 made the 2013 list, and that number fell to just nine this year.

Every year since 2005, the firm has surveyed more than 1,500 senior global executives for a snapshot of the most innovative companies in the world.

Each executive is asked to rate the companies in their industry by how innovative they are, and those results are then weighted to reflect three-year shareholder growth, revenue growth, and margin growth.

Here are this year's 50 most innovative companies:

source :http://forumblog.org/2014/10/worlds-50-most-innovative-companies/?utm_content=buffer66290&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

tech news:Samsung develops WiFi 5 times faster than existing systems

2014-10-14T07:24:00.000-07:00

Download a film in just three SECONDS: Samsung develops WiFi FIVE times faster than existing systems

This will allow HD video to be streamed from mobile to TV in real-time
Early attempts to use 60GHz band failed as they used millimetre waves
These waves travel by line-of-sight and have trouble penetrating walls
Samsung overcame this using 'wide-coverage beam-forming antennae'
The south Korean group said its technology will be available next year

Current News: The Nobel Prize in Physics - 2014

2014-10-07T08:16:00.001-07:00

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2014

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Physics for 2014 to

Isamu Akasaki
Meijo University, Nagoya, Japan and Nagoya University, Japan

Hiroshi Amano
Nagoya University, Japan

and

Shuji Nakamura
University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA

"for the invention of efficient blue light-emitting diodes which has enabled bright and energy-saving white light sources"

This year's Nobel Laureates are rewarded for having invented a new energy-efficient and environment-friendly light source – the blue light-emitting diode (LED). In the spirit of Alfred Nobel the Prize rewards an invention of greatest benefit to mankind; using blue LEDs, white light can be created in a new way. With the advent of LED lamps we now have more long-lasting and more efficient alternatives to older light sources.

When Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura produced bright blue light beams from their semi-conductors in the early 1990s, they triggered a funda-mental transformation of lighting technology. Red and green diodes had been around for a long time but without blue light, white lamps could not be created. Despite considerable efforts, both in the scientific community and in industry, the blue LED had remained a challenge for three decades.

Current News:Facebook Closes WhatsApp Acquisition, Jan Koum To Match Zuckerberg’s $1 Annual Salary

2014-10-07T08:13:00.001-07:00

Facebook Closes WhatsApp Acquisition, Jan Koum To Match Zuckerberg's $1 Annual Salary

Facebook is now the legal owner of WhatsApp, following a filing made with the SEC today. This is the final step in a process begun when Facebook announced its intent to acquire the messaging company in February of this year. The Facebook deal passed its final regulatory hurdle when it received EU approval to go ahead with the acquisition of WhatsApp last week.

In the filing, the company details the awarding of 177,760,669 shares of Facebook's Class A common stock and $4.59 billion to WhatsApp stakeholders, plus 45,941,775 in restricted stock to WhatsApp employees to complete the deal. Koum will join Facebook's board, and will also match Zuckerberg's annual base salary of $1, without eligibility for the company's bonus plan, though he does get a signing bonus of 24,853,468 restricted stock units as incentive for joining.

http://techcrunch.com/2014/10/06/facebook-closes-whatsapp-acquisition/

A solar cell that stores its own power: World's first 'solar battery' runs on light and air

2014-10-03T07:23:00.001-07:00

Researchers at the Ohio State University have invented a solar battery

Is it a solar cell? Or a rechargeable battery? Actually, the patent-pending device invented at The Ohio State University is both: the world's first solar battery.

In the October 3, 2014 issue of the journal Nature Communications, the researchers report that they've succeeded in combining a battery and a solar cell into one hybrid device.

Key to the innovation is a mesh solar panel, which allows air to enter the battery, and a special process for transferring electrons between the solar panel and the battery electrode. Inside the device, light and oxygen enable different parts of the chemical reactions that charge the battery.

The university will license the solar battery to industry, where Yiying Wu, professor of chemistry and biochemistry at Ohio State, says it will help tame the costs of renewable energy.

"The state of the art is to use a solar panel to capture the light, and then use a cheap battery to store the energy," Wu said. "We've integrated both functions into one device. Any time you can do that, you reduce cost."

He and his students believe that their device brings down costs by 25 percent.

News:4.93 million Gmail passwords leaked by hackers

2014-09-11T08:42:00.001-07:00

4.93 million Gmail passwords leaked by hackers

Russian hackers have leaked the email IDs and passwords of as many as 4.93 million Google accounts. The same Google account password is used across all Google products, such as Gmail, Drive, Plus, YouTube, Maps etc.

The account details have been posted on bitcoin forum btcsec.com by a user named Tvskit. On the forum, Tvskit has said that approximately 60% of the passwords are still active.

Google in a blog post, however, refuted the claim and said that only 2% of the passwords still work and also said that its automated anti-hijacking systems would have blocked many of the login attempts.

While acknowledging the leak, Google said that this is not due to a breach in its own systems.

It said: "Often, these credentials are obtained through a combination of other sources. For instance, if you reuse the same username and password across websites, and one of those websites gets hacked, your credentials could be used to log into the others. Or attackers can use malware or phishing schemes to capture login credentials."

source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/tech-news/Scientists-hack-into-Gmail-with-92-accuracy/articleshow/40688726.cms

New iPhone Sizes Compared to the Samsung Galaxy S5

2014-09-10T09:58:00.001-07:00

New iPhone Sizes

Compared to the Samsung Galaxy S5, the new iPhone 6 is just smaller, and the 6 Plus just larger.

Tech News:Micromax Android One smartphone launch postponed to September 15

2014-09-08T03:34:00.001-07:00

Micromax Android One smartphone launch postponed to September 15

The new dual-SIM Android One handset will feature a 4.5-inch display and also come with a leather stitched back panel. Reports state that Micromax Android One will be powered by 1.5 GHZ Quad-core processor, coupled with 1GB of RAM.

Micromax Android One smartphone is fuelled with 1750 mAh battery and its price is estimated to be below Rs 10,000.

Tech News: first Android One smartphone could launch by Micromax today

2014-09-08T03:28:00.001-07:00

first Android One smartphone could launch by Micromax today

Micromax is expected to unveil a new smartphone today, which could be the first Android One device to launch in India. With Android One, we can expect low-cost smartphones that will perform better than existing low-cost Androids, since the software will be coming straight from Google.

The phone is expected to be priced around Rs 7,000 and will be selling exclusively on Snapdeal from 2PM onwards. Ironically, Snapdeal says the phone won't 'discriminate' in a video teasing the phone's launch.

India is a huge market for low-cost devices and with Firefox OS and Android One foraying into this market, the race to bringing the most cost-effective smartphones is only going to get hotter.

Google has been working with Indian vendors to reduce costs in smartphone development by identifying parts that go into Android One smartphones and pre-selecting suppliers for the components. What really steals the deal is the fact that these phones will get the similar privileged treatment as Nexus devices when it comes to automatic software updates, and are nearly guaranteed to get the Android L update when it becomes available.

Not only are Micromax and Karbonn part of Google's plans, but Android One devices will also be produced by Intex, Celkon and Spice. Google is aiming for a sub-$100 price tag for Android One, though eventually this may be stretched a little more.