Tuesday, August 3, 2010

M-6 worth Rs 4499... Worth it or not?

Spice mobile has come up with a sports edition model M-6. The target consumers are sports professionals and freaks. The model comes up with good features for professionals but is not an all round bet.
M-6 Sports edition
















The M-6 comes up with a 1.3 Mp camera. One just cannot take pictures from it. But the connectivity features are really promising. It is bundled with GPRS, WAP, stereo Bluetooth capabilities. The new version of stereo bluetooth is a promising feature introduced in it, probably, good for sportspersons. The M-6 has a opera mini browser inbuilt. Yet, this phone lacks on one of the hottest technologies in market, 3G. But, one can argue that at such low a price it may not possible to give everything. Another interesting feature is the radio recording feature. These features combined together make M-6 a good bet within the range of the common man's pockets. 

Monday, August 2, 2010

Converting your SIM into a micro SIM!

Converting a normal SIM into a micro SIM is extremely easy. This is chiefly for users who have not yet got access to micro SIM.
Got my micro sim for the iPhone 4!
This is a micro SIM of an iPhone.
Steps for making a normal SIM into a micro SIM.
Required materials: A scissor, a piece of paper, scale.
Step 1: First take out a normal SIM.
Step 2: Mark the dimensions of the micro SIM in that SIM.
...and 100!
Use the ruler for this purpose.
Step 3: After marking, start cutting the boundaries with a scissor.
On cutting with precision, the SIM turns out to be a micro SIM!
So, the original SIM-
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has now turned into a MICRO SIM!
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In the market, SIM cutters are being sold at a high price which follow the same technique. In Malayasia, this SIM cutter costs Rs 2000. Modified micro SIM will be a big hit in countries like India where the iPhone 4 is yet to hit stores.

Google Chrome has released a patch!

Google Chrome has finally come with a patch that exposed security concerns among users worldwide. Though the complexity of the risk was not revealed, but google has assured that these issues have been taken care of.
New Google Favicon High Resolution

Facing three acute problems, chrome has been updated and, thankfully there is a patch. There were a host of issues which google looked after. One of them was the storing of URls in the google database through CHROME. That means, any website that is viewed through CHROME leaves a copy in the google database (although the feature could be turned off). Besides, Google Update comes up with CHROME and gets installed. And, removing it is a tedious job.
CHROME, in a short time span, has been able to gain a good market share of 8.3%. Internet explorer is still enjoying the top spot, but is rapidly chased by Firefox which is running close, second, with 31.01%. The interesting matter in this competition is that Google is behind CHROME. And, whatever has Google touched, it has become an immediate success.

Sunday, July 25, 2010

FACEBOOK!


Facebook has reached the 500 million mark. A website that started as a college project has jogged its way into serious business. The sudden rise has been miraculous to say the least. An idea about creating a social networking website with proper marketing strategies requires astute planning. Seven new members are added every second thereby leading to a rush. In the last six months alone facebook has added more than 100 million users worldwide.
But, ownership and privacy issues have plagued the site time and again. Mark Zuckerberg, the current owner, was legally challenged by a businessman Paul Ceglia. Ceglia is reported to have claimed 84 percent of stake. The case still stands till today. Even infringement of privacy issues have been in the news for over a period of time. The idea about facebook being a safe site is a little difficult to swallow.
But light shines bright in the case of its growing popularity. The craze just doesn’t seem to die down. In Iran, where foreign reporters are not allowed, facebook does the job. In india, people chat on it even if the other person is just on the next house. And now, half the time, one does not log in to connect with people but to play Farmville. The rationale behind making this website was to help people communicate. And, this is exactly what facebook is doing.

No profit motive!


JHARCRAFT is doing great work in terms of empowering the tribals of the state. The company does not have a profit motive but a motive of welfare of the state. Yet, with great tact and precision the marketing policies are being graduated effectively to increase demand for such goods. The tie up with Wal-Mart is one such marketing super gimmick. The exceptional network that is built with such tie ups reduces the burden of promotion of your product. The tie up firm promotes, creating space and time for you to concentrate the administration and production of the product. The profits incurred, from the splendid run of the company is used for further creating a market space that will be responsible in surging sales cumulatively. The tribals of Jharkhand are known for their hard work .It is just, that right path is shown to them. Besides, in a state of constant revolt from Maoists, it is the villagers who utmost need a proper living. Quantitatively, the idea of job creation has been a success for JHARCRAFT and JHARKHAND. More and more tribals have been influenced to join this trade as it offers a decent living standard with a proper income. Ultimately, it is them who will have to work and display their skills and further enhance this small company’s brand value into something as big as Armani.

JHARCRAFT: India’s world organization!


JHARCRAFT (JHARKHAND SILK TEXTILE AND HADICRAFT DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION) has exported products worth Rs 1K this year. It is aiming to cross 5k this year.
JHARCRAFT, an industry body promoted by the government of Jharkhand for the development of handicrafts, handlooms and silk products, is changing perceptions of Jharkhand. With a turnover of just over Rs 5 million in 2007-08, it wasn’t expected to do great business. To a surprise, the sales surged to Rs 70 million in 2008-09 and by 2009-10; touched Rs 150 million. Growth has been faster than any other government organization in the country that promotes its handicrafts. JHARCRAFT has recently opened outlets in cities such as Kolkata, Mumbai, Pune and Delhi. The department intends to open stores in every corner of the country. It is also thinking of opening an emporium in Mauritius on a franchisee basis. In a recent bid to build its reputation as a global brand in silk products, JHARCRAFT is sending two artisans who will showcase their products at the World Expo being held in Shanghai, China. Besides, the organization is aiming to tie up with Wal-Mart and other entities in India and abroad to boost sales. It is also in talks for an export pact along with London-based Alankrita Associates and with a Canada based company. It currently has a tie up with Jaipur based Moorarka Organic Pvt Ltd for exports. This company is surely going big!

Saturday, July 24, 2010

Nuclear Fusion: Now Iran!




Iran has launched a programme to develop nuclear fusion reactors, a distant dream yet for the whole world. This programme is known to be the most ambitious and audacious ever in Iran’s history.
Nuclear fusion generates power by nuclear fusion reactions. Here, two light atomic nuclei fuse together to produce a large atomic nucleus, and in the process release large amounts of energy. Power produced from fusion reactions is almost limitless. This is the reason why countries want to harness the potential life saver technology. Moreover, fusion energy is clean as compared to fission or power produced from coal or petroleum. But, fusion has another angle to it. Originally, fusion was conceived as a military exploit that could change a country’s equation with the world. As a result, there is potential in two directions, construction and destruction.
Since the programme is security specific, so the international community made efforts to build a plant in 2006. But, costs have soared from 5 billion Euros to 15 billion Euros. Presently the Joint European Torus(JET) conducts the largest fusion experiment in the world. JET still holds the world record for the generation of fusion energy: in 1997, 16 megawatts were generated during 1 second, and a continuous fusion capacity of 4 MW during 4 seconds.
Iran has raised world concerns by starting this programme. International Atomic Agency’s report on Iran has raised suspicions regarding its claims of peaceful use of nuclear technology. According to IAEA “ Iran has not provided the necessary co-operation to permit the agency to confirm that all nuclear material in Iran is for peaceful activities. Iran is not implementing the requirements contained in the relevant resolutions of the board of governors and the security council… which are essential to building confidence in the exclusively peaceful purpose of its nuclear programme and to resolve outstanding questions. In particular, Iran needs to co-operate in clarifying outstanding issues which give rise to concerns about possible military dimensions to Iran's nuclear programme. ”
It seems the race will continue for some time!

EVDO vs 3G



The bsnl Evdo is the CDMA brand of internet that has not yet made much of a market or hoohaa compared to 3G. Both of them have currently almost the same speed with 3G slightly ahead in terms of data transfer rate, but the chief point in India is the signal transmission.
3G signal reception has been criticized by many. Proper distribution is not there in 3G. But, same is the case with EVDO. Although both of them aren't made for the rural market but the middle class market is essential. And, in this 3G makes it out because it is cheaper.
MTNL modem costs Rs 1799, while BSNL’s modem comes around Rs 2000 which supports 3.6Mbps, the modem supports 7.2Mbps costs. In case of Evdo, Reliance, MTS, BSNL modem Rs 2299, while Tata Photon+ modem costs Rs 2499. Apart from BSNL other EVDO operators don’t have option to use unlocked/outside purchase.

All in all 3G is still the better option if you have got good reception in your locality.

India's $35 tablet Unveiled!


India on Thursday unveiled a prototype tablet computer that would sell for a mere 1,500 rupees($35). Key features of the touch screen make it an exciting bet.
1. Browser
2. Multimedia Player
3. PDF reader
4. Wi-fi
5. Video-Conferencing
But the most important feature is the battery. The tablet has a solar powered cell that makes it effective for villages.
The aggressive computer literacy campaign started by the UPA government is finally paying dividends in terms of practical achievements from the investments in R&D.
The tablet motherboard has been designed by IIT students, and work is on to further reduce costs to $20.
Go On India!!!!

Virtual Intelligence: An insight!!!


It’s something like the matrix, where matrix stands for a code designed which allocates memory for all kinds of activities with complete possibility of the infinite. Infinite here signifies all possible options of activities. In simple terms, we know about the movie matrix. Everything could be done in the microcosmic digital state that the matrix represents, in the same way as things can be done in reality. Fictitious rather, is it??
Here are some options that can have an impact on your thinking.
!!! String theory says that the smallest unit which forms the matter is itself a string and it vibrates in specific frequencies.
!!! The vibrations are not bound by space or time. In fact even thoughts are now proved to be nothing but vibrations which may be strings.
So can it not be possible for us to alter the vibrations of the bit-level binary language so that the processor understands the code and accordingly responds to the situation in a more responsible manner (in some way I am talking of artificial intelligence). Again if games like quake 3, counter strike, age of mythology can create simulation, then why not with a little bit of help from string theorists can an artificial or false intelligence be created.
Easier said than done: In reality every possible occurrence is sequentially planned in a source code. So if for instance an object in a game goes near a door and tries to open it without success then it takes a different path and tries another door. In this little stint of the game coding with quite a lot of combinations are required. Let us go step by step:
Step1: we allow the movement of the object in all directions. This involves coding so that the mouse cursor can move in the 1200*768 screen (that means the monitor)
step2: object goes near door (the door was created in the code).
step3: Object tries to open the door. (It is locked). :::: All these options come under different combinations of the code.



So, right from movement of the object to every little single variation is completely a preplanned coding process where all these combinations were taken into consideration in the first place. That would mean that to create an atmosphere similar to reality, all possible combinations have to be worked upon which is quite a tedious and difficult task to do but not impossible. Even if somehow we manage that, it doesn't mean anything until and unless we humans who are outside the system transfer the controls to a false or artificial player inside the system. I am sure; EA and other game making companies are trying to create some wonderful and more enriching realistic games which will slowly change the definition of games from social enjoyment to social realism!! Fortunately we are reaching there, it may take time but each step taken in this process is a success.
((From now on the word matrix would mean a program with artificial intelligence capabilities. i.e. an ideal program which simulates real life))
Coming back to the matrix: We perceive things as they are or in other words as they appear to us. But in reality we are bound by our senses. As the great Swami Vivekananda said that if we had a magnetic or electrical sense, then it would have been a totally different world. Every piece of matter would then be judged in electrical or magnetic terms by us. And here the processor has the advantage over the brain because it can be instructed to incorporate these capabilities within the matrix. Eventually the matrix will help us in understanding the universe in different ways from us because of our sensory limitations.

Wormholes in practical life!


An object is moved at a very high speed. On moving that object it covers some area or volume. Now if we place two balls, one slightly bigger than the other on top of the moving object such that they are both balanced. We are actually vibrating the object, not moving it. Vibration creates a temporary space (provided the vibration is very strong).So in this vibratory space we are keeping two balls. On slightly altering the rate of vibration, we see the smaller ball falling off but the larger ball still manages to cling onto it. This short experiment tells us that we can use solid objects to hold objects that are bigger in size or of larger volume.
From a different perspective let us see something unusual to notice at first glance. The smaller ball is able to escape downwards. The original path of the ball would have been quite a long one if it was not for the vibrating hole created that showed the way to the destination. That means any vibrating path is a short route for an object. And this universe is nothing but a composition of vibrating particles comprising the dimensions. This means that we can start from anywhere and reach anywhere in this universe provided we know the hole (which scientists have named ‘wormholes’) in the space. To know or make this wormhole one has to warp time and space. Now let us take the example of the ball and object again:-
We slowed the frequency of the vibration of the object to allow the ball to pass, i.e. there was alteration in time. As in this case we didn’t alter the nearby space but just the time required by the ball to stay in that object, we can conclude that alteration of time produced this travel of the ball. NOTE: Here I have not used the term warping of time because time was not distorted but just slowed down with respect to the sustainable time of the ball. But to travel within the universe by this phenomenon, we need warping not just mere alteration of time. This is because in our environment finding holes to facilitate such travel is impossible without warping time. Actually to reduce the frequency of the vibrating hole we have to warp time otherwise how can we slow the time of the vibration with respect to the object? However this may not be always true if strive ahead and find new ways to control their movements voluntarily. Experiments in CERN may be able to divulge some information regarding this.

Friday, July 23, 2010

similarity between tech and life!

The ethnic and racial backgrounds of an individual tend to suffice his/her needs of wants. The likeness of a subject can lead to unwanted attachment of that thing. The logical approach of attaining will power is to concentrate on the current subject. Neglecting the cause won't produce any effect. Infact it is the other way round. Attention to the cause with a noble motive can only create the effect. The extraordinary power of the mind is nothing but total hollowness. "Hollowness" because total calmness produces the storm. The lull before the storm generates the intensity of the storm. The will circumscribes the capacity of the human mind. Mind can work within the circumference of the will. The efficiency of the will depends on the area swept by the intellect within that circle. Greater the area, greater the efficiency. Reqiurement of motivation is for the weak. The realisation of Infinite wipes out the need for motivation. It creates the thirst for knowlegde. Motivation requires 2 things: A goal in the first place, a practical approach to the goal. Languages are used for only communicating the ideas developed in the mind. Hindi,English,Bengali,and all the other languages convey the thoughts of one person to another. C,C++,JAVA,Perl,ASSEMBLY: these convey the thoughts of the mind to machines(computers). But the question arises : Why are thoughts conveyed to machines? Are they not biotic in nature! Yes. Computers are not biotic in nature. The main purpose of the living being is to make use of the available resources judiciously to evolve. All the languages(c,c++,etc) are the medium through which humans evolve with the help of computers. Striking is the similarity on comparing two languages. For instance comparing English and C:::: (THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW C, DON'T WORRY JUST SKIP THE PROGRAM AND START FROM THE SUCCEEDING PARAGRAPH.)
The program to enter 2 numbers in C :
#include
#include
void main()
{
int a,b; clrscr();
printf(" Enter two numbers : ");
scanf(" %d%d",&a,&b);
getch();
}
This program stores the numbers into the computer's memory. In the same way to make one understand a specific program in english the teacher tells the student " Consider 2 numbers 34 and 56". In both these languages we are communicating with two different entities, one living and the other non-living but the only difference is there medium of communication. The similarity is that in both of these data is fed into the memory.
Considering a different program : program to reverse the digits of a number : #include
#include
void main() {
int n,a,sum=0,i;
clrscr();
printf(" Enter the given number");
scanf(" %d",&n);
while(n!=0)
{
a=n%10; sum=a+(sum*10); n=n/10;
}
printf(" The reversed number is %d",sum);
getch();
}
The program reverses the digits of a number. When using english : The number say 3425 can be easily reversed by the mind. The mind has a very important tool to do this: (EYES) : It can quickly perceive the visual difference in reversing a number and tell the reversed number. Machine lags in this respect because it does not have sense organs.
The similarity in the last program may be noted that both the computer as well as humans were able to reverse the digits.
Again the method of recognising a language by a human or a system is to check whether the language contains any error or not. If yes, we try to modify it. The main purpose of this short stint of comparison was to enlighten the reader about the basic laws of the subtle world.
No i am not talking philosophy, the material levels of the micro liguistical way of communication are negligible in nature. From this logic we infer that 'c' language also is quite the same: ie. First the programmer creates a mental picture of what he wants to convey,then following the syntax and his intuition of approaching the problem he quickly codes the logic in that language. We perceive a language, create a mental picure of it but don't associate any material form to it (although almost all thoughts originate from some sort of material thing in nature but the language itself does not come from any material peceptions). The catch comes here! We don't need space to think or write words mentally, but the manifestation of a thought through a language distorts the nearby space in some form or the other. For example when A says to B : You are very beautiful, that means A distorts the nearby space in the form of sound waves. Similarly on typing a code we force the computer to accept the logic in terms of 1 byte/character, 2 bytes/integer,etc thereby bringing the concept of space again. So ultimately any manifestation of a single thought has to be bound by space and time.

Reception problem in Apple is distressing!

The reception issue is that if you cover the bottom-left corner of the phone and bridge the gap between the notch there with your naked flesh, you could see some signal degradation. The company tells further to move your hand position, or get a case which covers that part of the phone, thus breaking contact. It seems the idea of the user removing the hand isn't good after all. Accountability issues are on with the manufacturers, not the users. So, if I buy my iphone with a hefty price of over Rs.30000, then I do not expect to remove my hand from the phone just to take care of the company's problem.
Meanwhile, reportedly a senior engineer of Apple Inc. had told the team beforehand about a possible loss of reception from the design.
Another so called fix has come up in the market- iOS 4.0.1 Software Update.
Apple's iOS 4.0.1 Software Update improves the formula to determine how many bars of signal strength to display on iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, and iPhone 3G. The real signal strength remains the same, but the bars on iPhone will indicate it more precisely.
So, it seems they can't improve the receptivity. But, They have given something to check the signal's strength on holding inappropriately.
Apple's marketing stunts!!!!!!!!!!

Android Versus Apple!!!!!!

The race has begun. Android is big in the market. Crossing over 100000 applications, Android is giving Apple some problems. The applications range from Heavy Gunner 3D to FOX Business to Yahoo Music Radio. Be it Entertainment, business, spy software, antiviruses, anything that you wish is in the list.
But contrary to popular expectations Apple sees it as a challenge. It does not recognize Android's aggressive expansion as a threat. And they have got no reason to be threatened, because Apple has over 250000 applications launched in the market. The rivalry is getting big. Watching the record of Google over these years, one thing is for sure; It may not take long for Google to come quick on Apple.

Samsung Monte's bugged!

My recent study of the Samsung Monte has compelled me to rethink about the validity of the software Samsung provides. It seems that Samsung Kies(software that comes along with this phone) is bugged. A virus scan does not pick up the virus on the CD. But, on close monitoring, the bug shows itself as a malware.
Monte doesn't even come out good when a virus is injected. A simple to detect virus:autorun.exe brings the processor to a halt. It becomes a little disadvantage for the college going as such viruses keep themselves active in educational institutions. Ideally the only solution is to continuously run virus scans at regular intervals that facilitate smooth functioning. The virus stops the the two way signal and renders the 3G modem inaffective.
So, Monte has a bad battery and a new problem to cope up!