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Happy holi

2011-03-18T05:12:00.000-07:00

Happy Holi to our blog readers, May this colour festival add colours to your life...

The Silent Indian National Anthem

2011-03-16T09:31:00.005-07:00

Biggest lunar Phenomenon or Supermoon in 19 Years

2011-03-09T23:29:00.000-08:00

This March 19th 2011, the moon will make its closest approach to Earth in almost 20 years.
when the moon reaches its absolute closest point to Earth
Their is a possibility of triggering earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and other disasters.
This phenomenon is called lunar perigee or Super moon.
This March 19th 2011, The Satellite will be only 221,567 miles away from our planet.

This Particular Phenomenon of Moon coming near to Earth is Called as Lunar Perigee or Super Moon

Life, Success, Hapiness Quotes

2011-03-07T02:48:00.000-08:00

Generate electricity while having fun

2011-02-15T01:31:00.000-08:00

You must have heard of a number of alternative ways for producing electricity, like solar power, wind power, etc.

But here 'm going to share the certain innovative and out of the box methods by which you can generate electricity while having fun.

• POWERleap produces Energy from Little Feet.

powerleap

Location: USA

Maker: POWERleap

Concept: POWERleap converts wasted energy from human foot traffic into electricity. The technology being used b this system is “piezoelectric technology and advanced circuitry design” which converts pitter-patter into power.

The basic idea behind the invention is that an individual’s steps may not produce power but when steps of a gathering are combined, it surely can produce significant amounts of electricity.

Fun Factor: Even a small kid can contribute in generating electricity. The daily pitter-patter is being consumed to produce electricity, an invaluable energy source.

Happy Valentine's Day

2011-02-13T02:22:00.000-08:00

What is Valentine's Day?

Valentine's Day

is a romantic day celebrated on February 14th. People send greeting cards called valentines to their loved ones. Many valentines have romantic poetries, and others have humorous pictures and sayings. The most common saying is, "Be my Valentine."
Valentine decorations and cards can go on store shelves around the world, just for this occasion. The most common gifts to give on Valentine's Day are chocolates and flowers.

How did Valentine's Day begin?

The Valentine's Day probably came from the ancient Roman feast called "Lupercalia." In the early days of Rome, dangerous wolves lived in the forest nearby. The Romans called upon one of their gods, Lupercus, to keep the wolves away. A festival held in honor of Lupercus was celebrated February 15th. The festival was celebrated as a spring festival. Their calender was different at that time, with February falling in early springtime.
One of the customs of Lupercalia for young people was called "name-drawing." On the eve of the festival of Lupercalia, the names of Roman girls were written on slips of paper and put in a jar. Each young man drew a piece of paper with a name on it. The girl whose name was chosen would be his sweetheart for the year.

Legend says that the day became Valentine's Day after a priest named Valentine. Valentine was a priest in Rome at the time when Christianity was a new religion. The Emperor at that time was Claudius II. He ordered the Roman soldiers not to marry or become engaged. Claudius believed that as married men, his soldiers would want to stay home with their families rather than fight his wars. Valentine disobeyed the Emperor's order and secretly married the young couples. He was eventually arrested, imprisoned, and executed.
Valentine was beheaded on February 14th, the eve of the Roman holiday Lupercalia. After his death, Valentine was named a saint. As Rome became more Christian, the priests moved the spring holiday from the 15th of February to the 14th - Valentine's Day. Now the holiday honored Saint Valentine instead of Lupercus.
Roses and Flowers
Roses are the best-known symbol of beauty and love. Most people know that red roses mean "I love you." A dozen roses certainly sends a big message on Valentine's Day!
Did you know that roses in other colors have meaning too?

• Red and white roses together means unity.
• Pink roses mean grace and gentility.
• Yellow roses symbolize joy.
• Orange or coral roses communicate your desire.
• Burgundy roses are a compliment to your sweetheart's unconscious beauty.
• Sweetheart roses are for couples who like nicknames, as they mean darling, dear, or honey.
• A single rose signifies simplicity, a nice statement to make if your pockets are empty.
• White roses means your sweetheart is heavenly.
• White rosebuds warn that you're too young for love.

Other flowers also carry different meanings.

• Red chrysanthemums, tulips, and carnations still say, "I love you."
• A daisy will compliment your valentine's beauty.
• An elegant cala lily celebrates your lover's splendid beauty.
• You can only send a lavender one time in your life because it goes to your first love.
• Gardenia is for the scared or the shy. It expresses secret untold love.
• Violets express your affection.

So what kind of message do you want to send your sweetheart? Be careful to choose the right flower for your valentine!

Next Stop Bollywood – Featuring Katrina Kaif

2011-02-11T02:49:00.000-08:00

Think you got what it takes to meet Katrina Kaif? Show your moves to Next Stop Bollywood for the chance to win the ultimate Bollywood experience.
For more check out this video!!

Google Science Fair for youth

2011-02-11T00:56:00.000-08:00

The Google Science Fair is the premier online global science competition for students. Students ages 13-18 are invited to submit the most interesting, creative projects that are relevant to the today's world and gives a chance to win scholarships, job opportunities, and once in a lifetime opportunities with the world’s foremost leaders in science and technology. Registration ends April 4th, 2011.
Google is looking for the brightest, best young scientists from around the world for submitting interesting, creative projects that are relevant today's world.

Visit http://www.google.com/sciencefair for more info.

Indian Republic day on 26th January

2011-01-25T02:30:00.000-08:00

The republic day of India is the biggest highlight of the start of every year. It’s celebrated on 26th of January, as a reminder of the official enactment of the first constitution of India. The republic day is one of the remarkable days in Indian history, and thus acquired the importance of a national holiday in every city and state of the country. It’s specifically celebrated in New Delhi with great honor for the Indian constitution and nostalgia of the gone by days that shaped the history for present day India.

Although India was formerly regarded as a separate state since 15th of August, it kept following The Government of Indian Act 1935, from 1947 until 1950. On August 29, 1947, right after partition, a committee was organized into motion, to decide onto the future constitution for the country. This committee was headed by Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar who finally led to the drafting of the constitution. The draft was presented to the assembly on November 4th 1947, and the assembly met for about 166 days, spread over a span of two years after which the assembly of three hundred and eight members finally decided on a permanent constitution with a few modifications to the draft.

The signatures took place on 24th of January, and within two days the constitution was finally enacted on 26th of January, 1950. The specific importance of 26th January also comes into play because many years before, on the night of December 31st, 1929, the Indian National Congress decided on their decision to designate 26th January as their “republic day” for the new state, as a reminder of all the efforts they had to make to redeem a sovereign state. Several years later, that pledge was finally enacted and since then 26th January is celebrated as the hallmark of Indian sovereignty and the efforts put forth to make this country possible.

Every year the celebrations start with Indian National Parade near Rajpath and continue till Red fort. Other spectacular events include tribal dances representing every state and aspect of Indian culture. Another unforgettable part is the beautiful streak aspect created by Indian force jet planes. These and many more celebrations set the bar of how much honor Republic day deserves and will deserve till India stays as a sovereign state on the map of the earth.

Do you know the history and earnings of ORKUT?

2011-01-19T11:10:00.000-08:00

A guy lost his girlfriend in a train accident....

but the gal's name nowhere appeared in the dead list. This guy grew up n became IT technical architect in his late 20?s, achievement in itself!!

He hired developers from the whole globe and plan to make a software where he could search for his gf through the web..

Things went as planned...

n he found her, after losing millions of dollars and 3 long years!!

It was time to shut down the search operation, when the CEO of Google had a
word with this guy n took over this application,

This Software made a whopping 1 billion dollars profit in its first year,

which we today know as ORKUT.

The guy's name is ORKUT BUYUKKOTEN Yes its named after him only. Today he is paid a hefty sum by Google for the things we do like scrapping. He is expected to b the richest person nearby in the coming years...

ORKUT BUYUKKOTEN today has 13 assistants to monitor his scrapbook & 8 to

monitor his friends-list. He gets around 20,000 friend-requests a day & about 85,000 scraps!!!

Some other Cool Facts about this guy:

* He gets $12 from Google when every person registers to this website.

* He also gets $10 when you add somebody as a friend.

* He gets $8 when your friend's friend adds you as a friend & gets $6 if

anybody adds you as friend in the resulting chain.

* He gets $5 when you scrap somebody & $4 when somebody scraps you.

* He also gets $200 for each photograph you upload on Orkut.

* He gets $2.5 when you add your friend in the crush-list or in the hot-list.

* He gets $2 when you become somebody's fan.

* He gets $1.5 when somebody else becomes your fan.

* He even gets $1 every time you logout of Orkut.

* He gets $0.5 every time you just change your profile-photograph.

* He also gets $0...5 every time you read your friend's scrap-book & $0.5 every time
you view your friend's friend-list.

Photosession for Crooz Cloth

2011-01-12T22:59:00.000-08:00

Photosession for Crooz Cloth

the model : Azura Kathleen McIlwraith
Location : Cityhall Supreme Court ,Singapore
Photographer : Ivan victor lucas

Work @ IT ---------------- picture of the century :-)

2011-01-11T21:44:00.000-08:00

True spirit of IT industry!!

Just for gags!

2011-01-07T02:27:00.000-08:00

Don't

take life so seriously!
DANCE

KISS
A LOT! (poor pig - hope its had its shots)

RELAX
IN NATURE

HAVE
FUN

AND
BE HAPPY!!!!

I
don't care if you lick windows,
take the special bus
or occasionally pee on
yourself..
You hang in there sunshine, you're special

Every sixty seconds you spend angry, upset or mad, is a full minute of happiness you'll never get back.

Today's
Message of the Day is:

Life is short,
Break the rules, Forgive quickly, Kiss slowly,
Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably, And never
regret anything that made you smile..

Tradition's followed by Indian's for New Year Eve.

2010-12-30T04:34:00.000-08:00

New Year day in India according to most followed Vikram Samvat (Hindu Calendar) falls on March of every Year . Indians will celebrate this day as Nav Varsh or Bharatiya Nava Varsh..

India is a multilingual and multi-culture country. India celebrates several days as her New Years. There are various calendars in India depending upon regional, cultural and religious back grounds. New Year eve of India is little different from that of New Year celebrations on first January.

Indian New year follow lunar calendar like Chinese New year.

Indian scientists and mathematicians were excellent in astronomical calculations since ancient time. They could calculate subtle movements of celestial bodies even before western countries learned counting. India had developed both astronomy and astrology of its own.

India has both Solar and lunar calendars. Indians celebrate New Years according to both systems. Vikram Samvat is the main year in Indian system according to lunar calendar . Vikram Samvat is mainly followed in north and eastern India. Veer (Vir) Samvat is another main lunar system. Followers of Jain religion and people of Gujrat mainly follow this calendar.

Some of the different types of new year celebrations in INDIA , in different states are given below…

Ugadi

Ugadi is celebrated with festive fervor in Karnataka, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh. While it is called Ugadi in A.P. and Karnataka, in Maharashtra it is known as Gudipadawa.

Ugadi marks the beginning of a new Hindu lunar calendar. It is a day when mantras are chanted and predictions made for the new year. The most important thing in the festival is Panchanga Shravanam - hearing of the Panchanga. The Panchanga Shravanam is done at the temples by the priests. Before reading out the annual forecasts as predicted in the Panchanga, the officiating priest reminds the participants of the creator - Brahma, and the span of creation of the universe.

The reading of the Panchanga then involves reading of other Tidhis (wealth and prosperity) during the year and ends with h a forecast for various sectors of the social life and the strengths and effects of various constellations and their transitions. The scriptures state that the benefits reaped by the listener as well as the reader, are equivalent to having a dip in the holy river Ganges. The individuals hearing the Panchanga should respectfully 'thank' the reader and offer him new clothes and seek his blessings.

Preparations for the festival begin a week ahead. Houses are given a thorough wash. Shopping for new clothes and buying other items that go with the requirements of the festival are done with a lot of excitement. On Ugadi day, people wake up before the break of dawn and take a head bath. The bath is supposedly to be taken after massaging the entire body using sesame oil.

The next step is offer prayers to Sun, before accepting Vepapoota Pachadi (Neem Flower Pickle) on an empty stomach. Entrance of the houses are decorated with fresh mango leaves. It is noteworthy that we use mango leaves and coconuts (as in a Kalasam, to initiate any pooja) only on auspicious occasions to propitiate gods. People also splash fresh cow dung water on the ground in front of their house and draw colourful floral designs. This is a common sight in every household. People perform the ritualistic worship to God invoking his blessings before they start off with the new year.

In Andhra Pradesh, eatables such as pulihora, bobbatlu and preparations made with raw mango go well with the occasion. In Karnataka too, similar preparations are made but called puliogure and holige.

Gudi Padwa

Gudi Padwa festival is a new year day celebration of Maharashtra and by this celebration people welcomes the new year from all over. Maharashtrian people love to celebrate this festival with family and friends. it is celebrated on the first day of Chaitra hindi month.

This unique new year festival if also known as Ugadi in Andhra Pradesh & Karnataka. women prepare to clean home and then they makes delicious sweets like sweet rotis, usal and soonth pak etc.

Colorful rangoli are made at doorsteps and at the morning time leaves of neem tree are eaten on this day by all family members. Worship and pooja are offered to Gudi with turmeric, sandal wood paste, flowers and sweets.

It is said in our history that lord ram killed Bali on this day so it was a day of celebration and the day time of new welcome. this day is very auspicious day of people and they buy silver and gold on this day.

Baisakhi

Baisakhi is one of the famous festivals of Sikh Community celebrated specially in punjab and all everywhere the world. People of sikh community celebrate baisakhi with sing songs, dance and with great enthusiasm. Punjabi human beings also fond of dance which is well known Bhangra.

Baisakhi celebration held in the Hindu calendar month of Vaisakh (April-May) according to Sikh Calendar. So baisakhi is also known as Vaisakhi.

This is a festival of excitement, especially in dance with Baisakhi festival songs. This festival brings in a lot of thrill across punjabi people. There are many songs sung on the theme of punjabi bhangra in bollywood film industry.

Some famous singers sung these songs with a great mode and really these songs of Baisakhi festival get to inspire to listeners with great passion.

Many Hindi films released in bollywood in which most of the films have one punjabi song that made a film hit. Recently released film Rang De Basanti which is titling song RANG DE BASANTI. It was one of the songs of the year. This was a marvelous and foot-tapping song.

The Magh bihu

According to the solar calendar that the Assamese follow, the New Year usually falls on 14^th April. Brilliantly-coloured flowers and luxuriant foliage dress the whole of Assam in all the hues of the rainbow during the month of April. An abundance of kopoful (orchids), mostly purple in colour, in unusual shapes and sizes dot the trees, and the bhebel creepers are in full bloom creating an enchanting kaleidoscope of colours. No one can fault the Assamese his choice of seasons for the Bihu festivals.

The vivid attire of the Assamese youth and the colourful accessories like kopoful adorning the hair of the young lasses blend with the hues of nature, spreading joy and good cheer. The day is marked with dancing, though restricted exclusively to men, who participate with unbridled enthusiasm and energy. But the winds of change have blown through this remote state also. Surrendering to contemporary trends, youngsters gather in the town centre and learn the steps from an old hand much in demand on this day.

The Magh bihu that generally falls on 14^th January on the sankranti of the month, is the third bihu that calls for a grand celebration in Assamese homes. This is again a joyous occasion as the granaries are stocked with the recently harvested crop. Seven days of non-stop fun and frolic mark this festival. But the best thing about this bihu is the elaborate and sumptious cuisine that is prepared. This grand feast known as bhog is held on the night of the first day of the festival that is also called uruka.

Puthandu in Tamil Nadu

Puthandu marks the Tamil New Year’s Day and is celebrated in the beginning of Chithirai - the first month in the Tamil Calendar year. The auspicious occasion of Puthandu is also popularly known as Varusha Pirappu or the birth of New Year and falls on 13th or 14th April according to the Gregorian Calendar. Many people in Tamil Nadu also celebrate Puthandu as the day when Lord Brahma - Hindu God of Creation started creation. People of Tamil Nadu celebrate Varusha Pirappu in a big way by merrymaking and feasting.

Puthandu Rituals
People of Tamil Nadu celebrate Puthandu Pirappu by following specific traditions and rituals. Early in the morning, womenfolk adorn the entrance of their house with colorful Kolam patterns. Centre of the Kolam is decorated with a lamp called kuthuvillakku in a belief that it would dispel darkness. It is also customary for people in Tamil Nadu to pay visit to temple and invoke divine blessings for the coming year.

A popular custom of Puthandu is 'kanni' which means the auspicious sight. Following the ritual, people start the Puthandu day by watching auspicious things like gold and silver jewellery, betel leaves, nuts, fruits and vegetables, flowers, raw rice and coconuts. This is done under the belief that a good start to New Year will ensure prosperity and happiness in the coming year. A bath and a visit to the temple usually follow Kanni. After this people read the Panchangam (almanac).

Puthandu Celebrations

To mark the occasion of Tamil New Year people wear new clothes and relish best of festive food including 'Maanga Pachadi', a sweet, sour and bitter dish made of raw mangoes, jaggery and neem flowers to signify different aspects of life. Many even get their houses painted for the occasion. People also visit friends and dear ones to exchange greetings for New Year - “Puthandu Vazthukal”.

Vishu in Kerala

Vishu Festival heralds the beginning of Malayalese New Year and is celebrated in a big way in the state of Kerala and the adjoining areas of Tamil Nadu. Vishu falls on the first day in the Malayalam month of Medam. As per the Gregorian Calendar Vishu falls on the 14 April, the same day when Punjab celebrates Baisakhi, Tamil Nadu celebrates Puthandu, Assam celebrates Ronagali Bihu and Bengal celebrates Naba Barsha. Auspicious day of Vishu marks the Sun's transit to the zodiac Mesha Raasi as per Indian astrological calculations.

Vishu Traditions and Customs

Traditional people of Kerala celebrated Vishu with lot of joy and mirth. One very interesting custom of Vishu is Vishukani or Kani Kanal (first sight). Under this tradition there is a prescribed list of items that people see first thing on a Vishu morning. The custom stems from the strong belief of the people of Kerala that good things seen on the New Year day brings good luck for the entire year. Ladies of the house make preparation for Vishukani on a previous night. They would keep prescribed items including a cadjan leaf book, gold ornaments, fresh white cloth, a measure of rice or paddy, flowers of the Konna tree (Cussia fistula), halved jack fruits, halved coconuts and yellow cucumber in a big pot. Behind this pot is kept the bell metal mirror and a garlanded deity of Lord Krishna. Two standing oil lamps are also placed before the deity. Master of the house is the first person to take a look at auspicious things. Children are brought blind folded from their rooms to watch Vishukani. Many people in Kerala prefer to perform Vishukani in temples. Vishukani is offered to Gods and is later distributed amongst poor and needy.

Children are given gifts or small amount of cash on the Vishu Day in a belief that it ensures prosperity for children. This tradition is called Vishu Kaineetam.

Vishu Celebrations

To celebrate the auspicious festival of Pooram Vishu people of Kerala wear kodi vastram (new clothes). People sing, dance and make merry. Patassu (firecrackers) are also burst to mark the New Year day. Another attractive feature of the festival is the grand sadya (feast) prepared by the ladies of the house. Special dishes are prepared using jackfruits, mangoes, pumpkins and gourd besides other seasonal vegetables and fruits. Characteristic feature of a Vishu meal is that the food items consist of roughly equal proportions of salty, sweet, sour and bitter items. Popular feast dishes include ‘Veppampoorasam' (a bitter preparation of neem) and ‘Mampazhapachadi' (a sour mango soup).

In villages of Kerala, young men and women dress up as the 'chozhi' by wearing a skirt of dried banana leaves and masks on their faces. These entertainers would then move from house to house and collect reward for their performances. The money collected by them is spent in Vishuwela or the New Year Fairs.

Bestu Varas

Gujarati New Year is celebrated among all the major festivities in the month of October. It is celebrated on the next day of Diwali. Gujarati New Year is synonymous with sudekam of the kartik month – it is the first day of first month of Gujarati calender.
Bestu Varas is New Year in Gujarati and Varsha-pratipada or Padwa are other names of the same. According to the legends, Lord Krishna once performed Govardhan Pooja along with the people of Vraja for their protection from heavy rains. Since then, it became a tradition to worship Govardhan Parvat and celebrate this day as a New Year.
Bestu Varas Celebrations
Tradtional customs and rituals are performed to welcome the New Year and bid farewell to the by gone time. It's a day of blooming desires and zest. Bestu Varas is the time to reitre all the pains, sufferings and memories of past year.
New Year in Gujarat is the time to make merry. Since these celebrations are escalated at the time of Diwali, it marks a mirthful experience for all the gujjus. Almost all Gujarati houses are lighted colorfully and decorated with flowers. On this day, people dress up nicely and visit temples with flowers and mithai. Everyone wish each other New Year whilst offering prayers to God. Some temples in Gujarat also conduct a grand Govardhan Pooja.

A lavish meal at the end of the day credits the festival spirit. Most of the Gujaratis indulge in heavy eating this day. Thus, New Year in Gujarat reflects the true spirit of Indian tradition. The essence of Gujarati culture and religion can be felt in the New Year celebrations. Love, unity and togetherness are the intangible assets of these celebrations.

Naba Barsha in Bengal

Naba Barsha is the celebration of Bengali New Year !! Naba Barsha in Bengal marks the first day of Baisakh - the first month of Bengali Calendar. The festival usually falls on the 13th or 14th day of April according to English Calendar Year. Naba Barsha festival is known as Poila Baisakh in Bangladesh and is celebrated as a national holiday.

Naba Barsha Traditions and Customs

Joyful and culturally rich people of West Bengal celebrate Naba Barsha by dutifully performing set customs and traditions. To welcome the New Year, people clean and decorate their houses. A very important tradition of Naba Varsha is the making of elaborate rangolis or alpanas in front of the house by womenfolk. Rangolis are prepared with flour and its center is adorned with earthenware pot decorated with auspicious swastika. This pot is filled with holy water and mango leaves to symbolize a prosperous year for the family. On Naba Barsha, people of West Bengal propitiate Goddess Lakshmi - the Hindu mythological Goddess of Wealth to pray for prosperity and well being. Many devotees also take a dip in a nearby river to mark the occasion.
For Bengalis, Naba Barsha is the beginning of all business activities. Businessmen and traders purchase new accounting books and start new account known as Haalkhata. People also worship Lord Ganesha by chanting mantras.

Naba Barsha Celebrations
Naba Barsha celebrations are marked with joy, enthusiasm and hope. Songs, dance, games besides reciting of poems are organized in various parts of the West Bengal to mark the occasion. Enthusiastic people of Bengal also celebrate the eve of Naba Varsha as Chaitra-Sankranti and bid farewell to the past year.

Early in the morning of Naba Barsha, Bengalis take out processions known as Prabhat Pheries. To participate in Prabhat Pheris ladies clad themselves in traditional Bengali sari (white sari with red border) and flowers in hair while men wear dhoti kurta. The day is spent in feasting and participating in cultural activities. People also visit friends and dear ones to wish each other "Shubho Nabo Barsho !!"

I would like to thank my dear friend "Srikanth" for posting this article.

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GfK: Mobile internet traffic peaks in the morning, 15% of users only visit one site [Hint: Facebook]

2010-12-26T20:59:00.000-08:00

Research firm GfK was recently given access to the logs of over 200,000 mobile internet users in 3 European countries and they’ve discovered that network usage skyrockets in the morning starting at 07:15, peaks again around 16:30 (04:30 in the afternoon), and then drops like a rock a few hours after that. They’re also seeing that the top 50 websites on the internet account for nearly 40% of traffic and that there are a small group of people, roughly 15% of the sample, who visit mainly one website: Facebook. None of this should come as a surprise to anyone who has seen young people fiddling with their devices. GfK plans to increase their sample size during the next survey, and also expand territories, so we should be getting more granular information during 2011 that can be put to better use by both operators and developers looking to maximize the usage of their application or service.
When do you use your smartphone? For many people their mobile device has replaced the wrist watch and alarm clock so it’s the first thing they grab in the morning. Personally, I don’t even leave bed until I’ve checked both my email accounts, catch up on some news, and look at my Twitter and Facebook streams. Then there is the commute to work, which I thankfully don’t have, but many do. Should operators focus on making their networks more reliable for people riding the bus/tram/metro? Something to think about when planning a new round of network upgrades. The second spike in traffic, right before the work day ends, again mimics my personal usage since that’s when I’m looking to get in touch with people to hatch diabolical schemes to take over the world, have a few shots, and if I’m lucky wake up next to someone beautiful.
When would you say is your peak smartphone usage and should operators start charging higher rates for data during peak times?
[Via: Cellular News]

Very interesting advertisements...!!!!

2010-12-09T22:48:00.000-08:00

U may not see better Advertisements than these…………………

The India - you may have not noticed

2010-12-07T22:49:00.000-08:00

Italian author wrote a book using mobile phone !!

2010-11-26T02:33:00.000-08:00

This is the power of T9 ( predictive text ) dictionary used in mobile phones. Normally used for writing text messages, who can even think that an Italian author will be able to use it for writing a whole book and finally publishing it.

Italian author named Robert Bernocco wrote 384-page science fiction novel, Compagni di Viaggo or Fellow Travelers in English. The book took him 17 weeks to write using Nokia 6630 which was then downloaded to computer for further proof reading. The book is now available at lulu.com and you can buy it for a little less than $18.

Well !! I wonder how some people are capable of doing such thing. I remember once when i wrote a big mail on my mobile handset, my thumb started paining and also strained my eyes to a great extent. Have you ever tried doing such stuff on your mobile. It took 17 weeks for him to complete the book, which he might have completed in just few weeks , but then none of the blog must have posted about that ;) . ( Like just another wordpress blog , the book would have been just another book written by hand or on computer :D ) . What so ever, the effort taken by the author are worth mentioning !! What do you think about this ??

MAPTOR (Map+Projector)

2010-10-30T06:46:00.000-07:00

Three super efficient cars win X-price of $10 million.

2010-10-29T07:26:00.000-07:00

These cars can achieve 100MPGe(42.5km/litre or energy equivalent) and which can be mass produced.

Very Light Car (98)

Team Leader: Oliver Kuttner
Team Website: http://www.edison2.com/
Powertrain: Combustion Engine
Fuel Type: E85
Design: New
Class: Mainstream

Wave II (27)

Team Leader: Ron Cerven
Team Website: li-ionmotors.com
Powertrain: Battery Electric
Fuel Type: N/A
Design: New
Class: Alternative (Side by Side)

E-Tracer 7009 (79)

Team Leader: Roger Riedener

Team Website: http://www.monotracer.com/

Powertrain: Battery Electric

Fuel Type: N/A

Design: New

This is not stainless steel!!!

2010-10-23T01:32:00.000-07:00

Unbelievable, this isn't stainless steel, or even sterling silver, IT'S WHITE GOLD! (platinum)

It's a Mercedes Benz owned by an Abu Dhabi oil billionaire (naturally).
Featuring the newly developed V10 quad turbo with 1,600 horsepower and 2800nm of torque
0-100km/h in less than 2 secs, 1/4 mile in 6.89 secs running on biofuel.
That is NOT stainless steel, people. It's WHITE GOLD!!

An Invisible Computer Mouse – Yet another Invention by Pranav Mistry

2010-10-22T00:34:00.000-07:00

Pranav Mistry, who earlier had made headlines for his invention Sixth Sense and even received Popular Science 2009 Invention Award for it, has now invented yet another similar device and this time its invisible – A mouse and amusingly it costs just 20$ to build its prototype.

The perpetual changes in computer technology & web has seen many evolutions, right from large room size CPUs to miroprogrammed slim netbooks, heavy bulky monitors to thin LCDs, few MBs capacity hard disks to trillion capacity HDs but in all these what remained nearly unchanged and un-evolved is mouse – moving it around to help us interact computer.

Mouseless is an invisible computer mouse project done in in MIT Fluid Interfaces Group headed by Pranav Mistry, this invisible mouse provides the familiarity of interaction of a physical mouse without actually needing a real hardware mouse, hence removes the requirement of having a physical mouse altogether but still provides the intuitive interaction of a physical mouse that everyone is familiar with.

Mouseless consists of – (1) an Infrared (IR) laser beam, (2) an Infrared camera and both embedded in the computer itself. The laser beam module is modified with a line cap and placed such that it creates a plane of IR laser just above the surface the computer sits on. The user cups their hand, as if a physical mouse was present underneath, and the laser beam lights up the hand which is in contact with the surface.

The IR camera detects those bright

IR blobs using computer vision. The change in the position and arrangements of these blobs are interpreted as mouse cursor movement and mouse clicks.

As the user moves their hand the cursor on screen moves accordingly. When the user taps their index finger,

the size of the blob changes and the camera recognizes the intended mouse click.

Whats The Meaning Of Google, Apple, Microsoft And Hamam?

2010-10-18T07:42:00.000-07:00

Ok.. I am not going to discuss about Soaps and detergent here. You may have heard different company names and their brand names but do you know how they came up with those names? Why Google is Google? Why Apple Computers name their company "Apple"? Or say why the best networking company is called CISCO? Well there are reasons behind names of these companies.. so lets check it out..

Adobe - came from name of the river Adobe Creek that ran behind thehouse of founder John Warnock.

Apache - It got its name because its founders got started by applying patchesto code written for NCSA's httpd daemon. The result was 'A PAtCHy'server -- thus, the name Apache

Apple Computers - favorite fruit of founder Steve Jobs. He was three monthslate in filing a name for the business, and he threatened to call his company AppleComputers if the other colleagues didn't suggest a better name by 5 o'clock.

CISCO - its not an acronym but the short for San Francisco.

Google -the name started as a jokey boast about the amount of informationthe search-engine would be able to search. It was originally named 'Googol',a word for the number represented by 1 followed by 100 zeros. After founders,Stanford grad students Sergey Brin and Larry Page presented their project toan angel investor, they received a cheque made out to 'Google'

Hamam - he name comes from the Arabic/Persian/Hindi word Hammam which refers to a public bathing establishment in the middle-eastern countries

Hotmail - Founder Jack Smith got the idea of accessing e-mail via the webfrom a computer anywhere in the world. When Sabeer Bhatia came up withthe business plan for the mail service, he tried all kinds of names ending in'mail' and finally settled for hotmail as it included the letters "html" - theprogramming language used to write web pages. It was initially referred toas HoTMaiL with selective upper casing.

HP - Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard tossed a coin to decide whether thecompany they founded would be called Hewlett-Packard or Packard-Hewlett.

Intel - Bob Noyce and Gordon Moore wanted to name their new company'Moore Noyce' but that was already trademarked by a hotel chain, so theyhad to settle for an acronym of INTegrated ELectronics.

Lotus (Notes) - Mitch Kapor got the name for his company from 'The LotusPosition' or 'Padmasana'. Kapor used to be a teacher of TranscendentalMeditation (by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi).

Microsoft - coined by Bill Gates to represent the company that was devoted toMICROcomputer SOFTware. Originally christened Micro-Soft, the '-' was removed later on.

Motorola - Founder Paul Galvin came up with this name when his company started manufacturing radios for cars. The popular radio company at the timewas called Victrola.

ORACLE - Larry Ellison and Bob Oats were working on a consulting project for the CIA (Central Intelligence Agency). The code name for the project was called Oracle (acronym for: One Real Asshole Called Larry Ellison)

Pepsi - named from the digestive enzyme pepsin.

Reebok – alternate spelling of rhebok (Pelea capreolus), an African antelope.

Red Hat - Company founder Marc Ewing was given the Cornell lacrosse teamcap (with red and white stripes) while at college by his grandfather. He lost it andhad to search for it desperately. The manual of the beta version of Red Hat Linuxhad an appeal to readers to return his Red Hat if found by anyone !

Samsung – meaning three stars in Korean.

SAP - "Systems, Applications, Products in Data Processing", formed by 4 ex-IBMemployees who used to work in the 'Systems/Applications/Projects"

SUN - founded by 4 Stanford University buddies, SUN is the acronym for StanfordUniversity Network.

Wipro – from Western India Vegetable Products Limited. The company started as a modest Vanaspati and laundry soap producer and is now also an IT services giant.

Xerox - The inventor, Chestor Carlson, named his product trying to say 'dry' (asit was dry copying, markedly different from the then prevailing wet copying).The Greek root 'xer' means dry.

Yahoo! - the word was invented by Jonathan Swift and used in his book 'Gulliver'sTravels'. It represents a person who is repulsive in appearance and action and isbarely human. Yahoo! founders Jerry Yang and David Filo selected the namebecause they considered themselves yahoos.

You can find the bigger list here

Ancient Indian Games

2010-10-08T00:15:00.000-07:00

People in India brought the idea of thowing the knucklebones of sheep or pigs to tell the future, or to play a game of skill like jacks, when they first came from Africa to India about 40,000 BC. But people in India may have been the first to get the idea of carving those knucklebones and turning them into marked dice. The earliest known dice in the world come from a backgammon set from Iran, from about 3000 BC. Harappan people certainly used dice about 2500 BC, and the Rig Veda and the Mahabharata both tell stories about dice.

Certainly Indian people invented a lot of board games, and they liked to play them. By the 300’s AD, people in India were playing Pachisi (we know it as Parcheesi). They made the boards out of cotton cloth, and threw six cowrie shells to determine the moves. The pieces were made of wood.

About 600 AD, people in India began to play chess. They may have gotten the idea partly from China, where versions of chess were a variation on earlier games of Go. Chess soon spread from India to the Islamic Empire and from there to Europe.

Chess

Sometime around the 1200’s AD (or possibly earlier), people in India also began playing a game they called Snakes and Ladders (we know it as Chutes and Ladders). This was a Hindu game. Each space was called a house, and each house represented a kind of emotion. You threw dice to see how far you should go, and used a cowrie shell for your piece. The ladders stood for good feelings, while the snakes stood for bad feelings that took you farther away from Nirvana.

People in India also played the game of mancala, which probably started as an African game. Athletic games were also popular in ancient India. Wrestling matches, as in West Asia, were very common. Camel racing and boat races were also common.

Indian Snakes and Ladders game (1700’s AD)

A die found in excavations at a Harappan period site. Note that the six is not opposite to the one

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2010-10-06T11:37:00.000-07:00

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