tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40404196812027581682024-03-06T01:02:11.871+05:30Buzzzzzzzz..........................Too many things happening.........too little time to realise.
<br><br>So whats the <b>buzz...............online</b>Vishal Kamathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07672520249434868123noreply@blogger.comBlogger83125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4040419681202758168.post-52407469617765953532010-12-11T11:28:00.009+05:302010-12-11T12:02:44.013+05:30HTC HD7 India price drop<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht8ohp47vp8ajJ34OZMFM8_jB4i1kt7zPibr4pAqCtXQjSWZ1qIfkN4hHAoXeN5KA3KXhk9ezJKyDSZzz4LUjQ5wvb_e0Ygrp1T-g8Gv4tHr-l5R-iOoXhwIc9EiOyvuAXhI4xHECbUAZq/s1600/HTC+HD7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 247px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht8ohp47vp8ajJ34OZMFM8_jB4i1kt7zPibr4pAqCtXQjSWZ1qIfkN4hHAoXeN5KA3KXhk9ezJKyDSZzz4LUjQ5wvb_e0Ygrp1T-g8Gv4tHr-l5R-iOoXhwIc9EiOyvuAXhI4xHECbUAZq/s400/HTC+HD7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549301498881931362" /></a><br /><br />Just last week in my earlier <a href="http://vishalkamath.blogspot.com/2010/12/htc-hd7-launching-this-month.html">post</a> I had written about <a href="http://www.flipkart.com">flipkart</a> offering <span style="font-weight:bold;">HTC HD7</span> with 1 Year India Warranty for Rs. 31790. It seems the price drop has already begun with <a href="http://www.flipkart.com">flipkart</a> offering the same mobile now for Rs. 30599 which is a drop of Rs. 1200. Another noticeable change is its immediate availability indicated by "Buy This Now" while last week it was "Preorder Now".<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Jg5raQDiRKU/TQMZIuHcS6I/AAAAAAAABNs/Q_RZbJaoq9s/s1600/flipkart%2BHTC%2BHD7%2BDecember%2B2010.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 398px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Jg5raQDiRKU/TQMZIuHcS6I/AAAAAAAABNs/Q_RZbJaoq9s/s400/flipkart%2BHTC%2BHD7%2BDecember%2B2010.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549306803459476386" /></a><br /><br /><br />Whats interesting to note is that on <a href="http://www.ebay.in">ebay.in</a> one of the <a href="http://cgi.ebay.in/BRAND-NEW-HTC-HD7-5-MP-CAMERA-WINDOWS-7-16-GB-MEMORY-/300502702030?pt=IN_Mobile_Phones&hash=item45f75b57ce">seller</a> is offering <span style="font-weight:bold;">HTC HD7</span> for Rs. 28990 which is a whopping Rs. 2800 cheaper than what <a href="http://www.flipkart.com">flipkart</a> was offering last week.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWMw3yS7Y2CiXhSV5bMR-dVR67uo-T3lT2ZUs1HM_JBkJ5UJqjj-RqkzacqYVsbIsxnCKQm3lMLWoipGrB8Pewx5K84boGak_rP4HyiFSE8HvNM_1G9OUi9K29B6nYwZN8dANHkv7-RT-v/s1600/ebay+HTC+HD7.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWMw3yS7Y2CiXhSV5bMR-dVR67uo-T3lT2ZUs1HM_JBkJ5UJqjj-RqkzacqYVsbIsxnCKQm3lMLWoipGrB8Pewx5K84boGak_rP4HyiFSE8HvNM_1G9OUi9K29B6nYwZN8dANHkv7-RT-v/s400/ebay+HTC+HD7.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549302394963520338" /></a><br /><br />This is surely an excellent buy considering <span style="font-weight:bold;">HTC HD2</span> with 1 Year India warranty and which comes with 8GB memory is available for approximately Rs. 24000 while <span style="font-weight:bold;">HTC HD7</span> comes with a 16GB memory. If you are hoping for a further price reduction you will have to wait till February 2011 by when both <span style="font-weight:bold;">Samsung Omnia 7</span> and <span style="font-weight:bold;">LG Optimus 7</span> should be available.Vishal Kamathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07672520249434868123noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4040419681202758168.post-40711331796698638722010-12-08T20:25:00.004+05:302010-12-08T20:33:40.659+05:30LG Optiums 7 launching this month in India<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Jg5raQDiRKU/TOVeUFPuywI/AAAAAAAABMY/VC53HhYKQr0/s1600/lg-optimus7_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Jg5raQDiRKU/TOVeUFPuywI/AAAAAAAABMY/VC53HhYKQr0/s400/lg-optimus7_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540938615647816450" /></a><br />HTC has already beaten both Samsung and LG to become the first handset manufacturer to launch Windows Phone 7 in India. HTC HD7 is available for Pre-Order on <a href="http://www.flipkart">flipkart</a> and delivery is expected from 15th December 2010.<br /><br />In its press release on the launch event of LG Optimus One last month following information about LG Optimus 7 was mentioned.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">LG Optimus 7 – coming soon</span><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><br />Another phone to create waves in the international market is the LG’s Windows® phone 7 device – Optimus 7. A direct result of LG and Microsoft’s close work together in the smartphone market, the LG Optimus 7 series offers the glance and go experience of Windows Phone 7 combined with unique features only available on the LG devices. These compelling applications — the DLNA-based Play To, augmented reality (AR) and Voice-to-Text — are available as Live Tiles on Windows Phone 7 and can be accessed via integrated “Hubs”. The phone allows users to enjoy a new era of entertainment through the introduction of Microsoft’s popular Xbox LIVE® and Zune® services. The advanced 5MP camera offers a host of technological enhancements from LG such as Intelligent Shot, which lets users, take the perfect photo without having to adjust camera settings and Panoramic Mode for stitching together a full 360-degree landscape scene. It has 3.8 inch WVGA LCD and 16GB of internal memory. <br /></span><br /><br />Going by the above excerpt and also with HTC launching HTC HD7 it is quite likely that LG will launch its Optimus 7 phone this month.Vishal Kamathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07672520249434868123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4040419681202758168.post-43792006172721143532010-12-08T10:44:00.006+05:302010-12-08T11:01:27.550+05:30HTC HD7 launching this month in India<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Jg5raQDiRKU/TP8WLJXncMI/AAAAAAAABMw/FwyVg1P6dTM/s1600/113709_hd7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 247px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Jg5raQDiRKU/TP8WLJXncMI/AAAAAAAABMw/FwyVg1P6dTM/s400/113709_hd7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548177646693085378" /></a><br /><br />Good news for all Windows Phone 7 aspirants in India. While everyone were speculating Samsung and LG to launch their Windows Phone 7 this month, HTC has quietly beaten them to become the first company to launch Windows Phone 7 in India. HTC is launching its latest Windows Phone 7 offering, "HTC HD7" in India on 15th December 2010. <a href="http://www.flipkart.com">Flipkart</a> India's leading e-commerce portal is accepting Pre-Orders for HTC HD7. Also it's important to note that this is not an imported unlocked version because it comes with a 1 Year HTC India warranty for the phone and 6 months warranty for accessories<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicnWsjxddvk9PQmVuhb_9ch0H8ME58zR05GFpfYxTmIP-Je0GxlTfktI73vS_7qtMofKuOgXnPYC4_KwGuLv99srt349ooOa3pl8aHtcyeNS5QkaD9J3oZc71_VvTlYJAFvad54OEbp8D3/s1600/HTC+HD7.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 217px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicnWsjxddvk9PQmVuhb_9ch0H8ME58zR05GFpfYxTmIP-Je0GxlTfktI73vS_7qtMofKuOgXnPYC4_KwGuLv99srt349ooOa3pl8aHtcyeNS5QkaD9J3oZc71_VvTlYJAFvad54OEbp8D3/s400/HTC+HD7.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548177795159521490" /></a><br /><br />Though the pricing looks to be a tad expensive its surely a great news for everyone ready for Christmas Shopping.Vishal Kamathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07672520249434868123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4040419681202758168.post-46290822800424541712010-11-18T23:28:00.005+05:302010-11-19T00:13:44.310+05:30LG Optimus 7 India price could be a dampener<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDSdDimpprW952Wee-89jFlBDE_-Tx43zbOofR53Q5oXDjLHb20P4LWU6E3yvyjkXF26h2npMzmXTnFQGU1jWfepsIDLhAOCB2hifu0ZPfXgBCqgFUCOS4ekA3OldiHt8p00kxaVtQzhkt/s1600/lg-optimus7_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDSdDimpprW952Wee-89jFlBDE_-Tx43zbOofR53Q5oXDjLHb20P4LWU6E3yvyjkXF26h2npMzmXTnFQGU1jWfepsIDLhAOCB2hifu0ZPfXgBCqgFUCOS4ekA3OldiHt8p00kxaVtQzhkt/s400/lg-optimus7_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540951107557402290" /></a><br /><br />Today LG launched Android 2.2 based LG Optimus One at an affordable price of Rs. 13,500. In its press release it brought lot of cheers for the Indian Windows Phone 7 aspirants by mentioning that LG Optimus 7 would be launching soon. While this definitely is a great news, all the excitement around this launch could be short lived unless LG comes out with a very aggressive pricing.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">LG Optimus One</span><br />As per ebay.com currently the cheapest Buy Now listing for LG Optimus One available in USA is $332.86 which works out to Rs. 15,070 (Today's exchange rate $1 = Rs. 45.275)<br /> <br />LG Optimus One was launched in India today at a price of Rs. 13,500 which in value terms means it is cheaper in India than USA which surely is great.<br /><br />If we were to normalize dollar value on Rs. 13,500 the exchange rate would be $1 = Rs. 40.557<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">LG Optimus 7</span><br />As per ebay.com currently the cheapest Buy Now listing for LG Optimus 7 available in USA is $599.00 which works out to Rs. 27,119 (Today's exchange rate $1 = Rs. 45.275)<br /> <br />Even if we were to consider the normalized dollar value it works out to Rs. 24,293 (Exchange rate $1 = Rs. 40.557) which surely is expensive. So there is a huge possibility that pricing for LG Optimus 7 would be Rs. 24,000. Anything less would be a sweetener.Vishal Kamathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07672520249434868123noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4040419681202758168.post-5611740456558678212010-11-18T22:32:00.005+05:302010-11-18T22:45:35.520+05:30LG Optiums 7 - December 2010 India Launch?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Jg5raQDiRKU/TOVeUFPuywI/AAAAAAAABMY/VC53HhYKQr0/s1600/lg-optimus7_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Jg5raQDiRKU/TOVeUFPuywI/AAAAAAAABMY/VC53HhYKQr0/s400/lg-optimus7_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540938615647816450" /></a><br />Today LG launched Android 2.2 based LG Optimus One at an affordable price Rs. 13,500. In its press release LG has mentioned about its growth plans for the coming year and interestingly towards the end it has following information about LG Optimus 7<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">LG Optimus 7 – coming soon</span><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><br />Another phone to create waves in the international market is the LG’s Windows® phone 7 device – Optimus 7. A direct result of LG and Microsoft’s close work together in the smartphone market, the LG Optimus 7 series offers the glance and go experience of Windows Phone 7 combined with unique features only available on the LG devices. These compelling applications — the DLNA-based Play To, augmented reality (AR) and Voice-to-Text — are available as Live Tiles on Windows Phone 7 and can be accessed via integrated “Hubs”. The phone allows users to enjoy a new era of entertainment through the introduction of Microsoft’s popular Xbox LIVE® and Zune® services. The advanced 5MP camera offers a host of technological enhancements from LG such as Intelligent Shot, which lets users, take the perfect photo without having to adjust camera settings and Panoramic Mode for stitching together a full 360-degree landscape scene. It has 3.8 inch WVGA LCD and 16GB of internal memory. <br /></span><br /><br />Going by the above excerpt we can comfortably say that LG will end up being the first Windows Phone 7 based mobile in India unless Samsung decides to jump the gun by launching Samsung Omnia 7. All in all a great news for all WP7 aspirants in India.Vishal Kamathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07672520249434868123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4040419681202758168.post-42095260970384246602010-11-17T20:47:00.003+05:302010-11-17T21:13:18.615+05:30Samsung betting big on Windows PhoneIn an article in <a href="http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest+News/Business/Story/A1Story20101117-247679.html">AsiaOne News</a> Head of mobile marketing in Thai, Sitthichoke Nopchinabutr has said that Samsung is betting big on Windows Phone.<br /><br />He said Samsung will introduce 15 to 20 new smartphones models next year using Android, Windows Phone 7 and its own Bada operating system. For every 50 smartphones using Windows, Samsung will release 24 using Android and 5 using Bada which in percentage terms would mean 63.29% Windows based smartphones, 30.38% Android based smartphones and 6.32% Bada based smartphones.Vishal Kamathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07672520249434868123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4040419681202758168.post-6565698160300187822010-11-17T19:53:00.005+05:302010-11-17T20:01:45.891+05:30Samsung Continuum gets its first commercialThe Samsung Continuum is up for sale in USA through Verizon. This is a new offering from Samsung which is primarily an Android 2.1 powered Galaxy S phone with a dual–display screen. Below the main 3.4" Super AMOLED screen there is a 1.8" ticker display where updates are shown in real time. This is the worlds first ticker display phone where unobtrusive updates are delivered on the Ticker display as they happen. <br /><br />Following commercial shows what this wonderful masterpiece has to offer<br /><br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/KIi32R3yciY?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/KIi32R3yciY?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>Vishal Kamathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07672520249434868123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4040419681202758168.post-89039954349738491172010-11-17T19:30:00.005+05:302010-11-17T19:52:48.984+05:30Samsung Galaxy S i9000 price drop?<span style="font-weight:bold;">Samsung Galaxy S i9000</span> in amongst the best Android phones available in the market. It offers <br /># 4" Super AMOLED display<br /># Android OS v2.1 with TouchWiz 3.0 UI customization<br /># 1GHz Cortex A8 Hummingbird CPU; 512 MB of RAM<br /># 5 MP autofocus camera with face, smile and blink detection<br /># 720p HD video recording at 30fps<br /># Wi-Fi 802.11 b, g and n support<br /># GPS with A-GPS connectivity; Digital compass<br /># 8GB internal storage, microSD slot<br /># Accelerometer and proximity sensor<br /># Standard 3.5 mm audio jack<br /># microUSB port (charging) and stereo Bluetooth v3.0<br /># Stereo FM radio with RDS<br /># 1500 mAh Li-Ion battery<br /><br />Over the past few weeks we have seen dramatic drop in its price. The latest listing for a New Samsung Galaxy S on <a href="http://cgi.ebay.in/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270664893572">ebay.in</a> is priced at Rs. 24,490 which not so long ago was close to Rs. 30,000. This dramatic drop in price may be attributed to a sufficient demand-supply ratio and also a possibility of new Samsung mobiles to be available in the range of Rs. 25,000 - Rs. 30,000<br /><br />Some of the new mobiles we may expect in the near future are<br />- Samsung Continuum which is an Android 2.1 powered Samsung Galaxy S with a ticker display.<br />- Samsung Omnia 7 which is a Windows Phone 7 device with most features of Samsung Galaxy S. <br /><br />It is most likely that Samsung Omnia 7 will be available in the Indian market in the coming 2 months and this price drop could be an indication of the same.Vishal Kamathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07672520249434868123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4040419681202758168.post-55979526032071297592010-09-06T20:51:00.001+05:302010-09-06T20:52:37.687+05:30Windows Phone 7 AdWindows Phone 7 Ad is out and it promises "the revolution is coming..."<br /><br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9ROL2_czpW0&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xd0d0d0&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/9ROL2_czpW0&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xd0d0d0&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>Vishal Kamathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07672520249434868123noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4040419681202758168.post-51617294221855241212010-06-30T15:41:00.006+05:302010-06-30T22:02:56.758+05:30Google China to Hong Kong - Click anywhere<a href="http://www.google.com">Google</a> Inc said yesterday that it will end the automatic redirection of users from its <a href="http://www.google.cn">China</a> portal to <a href="http://www.google.com.hk/">Hong Kong </a>site within the next 24 to 48 hours. Instead of redirecting, Google was to show <a href="http://www.google.com.hk/">Google Hong Kong</a> link on their homepage which a visitor can click and voluntarily move to the other site.<br /><br />While Google has already done this.. to visit their <a href="http://www.google.com.hk/">Hong Kong</a> site a user need not click on the URL mentioned on the homepage, a click anywhere on the homepage redirects you to <a href="http://www.google.com.hk/">Google Hong Kong</a> site even if it was not intentional.<br /><br />Now that's what you call a smart move :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Jg5raQDiRKU/TCsazqIaV8I/AAAAAAAABLc/HvGqoIEkiUs/s1600/Google+China.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 289px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Jg5raQDiRKU/TCsazqIaV8I/AAAAAAAABLc/HvGqoIEkiUs/s400/Google+China.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488510045666301890" /></a>Vishal Kamathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07672520249434868123noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4040419681202758168.post-9169775936165894412010-05-04T22:02:00.005+05:302010-05-04T22:20:48.786+05:30Apple iPhone 4G, 4, HD???<object height="385" width="640"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vQtdLJgmiB8&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vQtdLJgmiB8&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="385" width="640"></embed></object><br /><br />Will it be called iPhone 4G or iPhone 4 or iPhone HD ... too much confusion or is this all a marketing gimmick?<br /><br />With <a href="http://gizmodo.com/5520164/this-is-apples-next-iphone">Gizmodo</a> releasing picks of what it claims to be the next generation iPhone, there is too much hue and cry about everything one can think of.<br /><br />- What will it be called?<br />- Will it be revealed at Apple WDC scheduled on 7th June 2010<br />- 5 megapixel camera?<br />- Micro SIM?<br />- Will it have firmware 4.0?<br /><br />Net-net even if we are to believe that photos revealed by Gizmodo are that of next iPhone, is it all that big deal for one to get excited about?Vishal Kamathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07672520249434868123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4040419681202758168.post-1866802494719202562010-03-01T11:58:00.004+05:302010-03-01T12:06:07.145+05:30Google India celebrates Holi<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl7B85sDtMWx9_NW_AAi8vS5f697K_enHw_bp01wwbRlumedwy-Kt9QYmI5kamD35FKlkeEtiHsanxpMvBh0mZ1xEnQra71HSK9qYlgXkOyViMPc5dnfjd3Hbp40I2hyphenhyphenjdyTRWn8OuPTjh/s1600-h/Google-Holi.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 116px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl7B85sDtMWx9_NW_AAi8vS5f697K_enHw_bp01wwbRlumedwy-Kt9QYmI5kamD35FKlkeEtiHsanxpMvBh0mZ1xEnQra71HSK9qYlgXkOyViMPc5dnfjd3Hbp40I2hyphenhyphenjdyTRWn8OuPTjh/s400/Google-Holi.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443550290722130034" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.google.co.in/">Google India</a> celebrates Holi with a doodle dedicated to Holi festival.<br /><br />Wishing everyone a very happy holi!Vishal Kamathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07672520249434868123noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4040419681202758168.post-62507015897110199452010-02-15T22:47:00.002+05:302010-02-15T22:51:15.863+05:30Windows Phone 7 SeriesWindows Phone 7 Series is out and its Rocking!!!<br /><br />Today at Mobile World Congress 2010, Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer unveiled the next generation of Windows® Phones, Windows Phone 7 Series. With this new platform, Microsoft offers a fresh approach to phone software, distinguished by smart design and truly integrated experiences that bring to the surface the content people care about from the Web and applications. For the first time ever, Microsoft will bring together Xbox LIVE games and the Zune music and video experience on a mobile phone, exclusively on Windows Phone 7 Series. Partners have already started building phones; customers will be able to purchase the first phones in stores by holiday 2010.<br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.microsoft.com:80/presspass/silverlightApps/videoplayer3/standalone.aspx?contentID=mobileworldcongress2010&src=/presspass/presskits/windowsphone/channel.xml" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe>Vishal Kamathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07672520249434868123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4040419681202758168.post-1354875906182311982010-01-19T23:54:00.005+05:302010-01-20T10:01:00.508+05:30Hari Sadu is BackYour popular or rather not so popular boss "<span style="font-weight:bold;">Hari Sadu</span>" is back. <a href="http://www.naukri.com">Naukri.com</a>, India's No 1 jobsite has come up with a new TVC featuring their popular <span style="font-weight:bold;">Hari Sadu</span> theme.<br /><br />The message is pretty clear, recession is over and its time to move on to your new job.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/tvmCo0JtpqE&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/tvmCo0JtpqE&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Vishal Kamathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07672520249434868123noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4040419681202758168.post-41459089748682722362009-11-15T21:01:00.007+05:302009-11-16T10:48:17.526+05:30Sachin Tendulkar... 20 Not Out<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Jg5raQDiRKU/SwAgdZHan2I/AAAAAAAABKQ/EFfCc-yC89k/s1600-h/Sachin.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 134px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Jg5raQDiRKU/SwAgdZHan2I/AAAAAAAABKQ/EFfCc-yC89k/s400/Sachin.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404355242174881634" /></a><br /><br />Today the God of Indian cricket completed 20 years of International cricket. A feat which no other cricketer in the world has ever achieved. To celebrate 20 years of cricket, 20 Limited Edition autographed bats by the little master with the message '<strong>Thank You India for 20 years of love</strong>', will be auctioned. To participate in the auction fans can log on to <a href="http://ibnive.com/Sachin">ibnlive.com/Sachin</a>. The minimum auction price will start from Rs 50,001.The auction opens from Sunday, 15th Nov '09 and closes on Sunday, 22nd Nov '09. The proceeds of this auction will be given to the NGO "<strong>APNALAYA</strong>". <br /><br />Current bid stands at Rs. 1,33,000. Bid now to grab this opportunity of a life time and contribute to a nobel cause.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyvQBKcY_kwF_rhA-ZZsO3FzRaiw1jlBGRsjfOKeozfdn00ND2KrWiy-ZHJJsEdM2YlIFh-0RY0USoH-Vq1Ntc08ccszXduEUtgkOsAy8e8wENJ_zyZ1fysrgPXJGoVz2trPiJOm0P8SK9/s1600-h/sachin20yrs-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyvQBKcY_kwF_rhA-ZZsO3FzRaiw1jlBGRsjfOKeozfdn00ND2KrWiy-ZHJJsEdM2YlIFh-0RY0USoH-Vq1Ntc08ccszXduEUtgkOsAy8e8wENJ_zyZ1fysrgPXJGoVz2trPiJOm0P8SK9/s400/sachin20yrs-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404355306986435394" /></a>Vishal Kamathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07672520249434868123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4040419681202758168.post-29124274330087562332009-11-15T19:37:00.006+05:302009-11-15T20:27:16.084+05:30Google Wave Invites Pouring<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Jg5raQDiRKU/SwAWUQxRTLI/AAAAAAAABKE/7Ou8dZwXj08/s1600-h/Google+Wave+Invite.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 386px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Jg5raQDiRKU/SwAWUQxRTLI/AAAAAAAABKE/7Ou8dZwXj08/s400/Google+Wave+Invite.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404344090199411890" /></a><br /><br /><br />In my previous <a href="http://vishalkamath.blogspot.com/2009/11/more-google-wave-invites.html">article</a> I had mentioned me receiving invitation from <a href="http://www.google.com">Google</a> for my <a href="http://wave.google.com/">Wave</a> account on 30th October 2009. While I was expecting <a href="http://www.google.com">Google</a> to send out next round of invites towards end of November 2009, they have proved me wrong. It seems they have sent another round of invites on 14th November 2009. Though this could be a part of delayed invitation process they started on 30th October 2009, what seems to be a coincidence is 2 of my friends ended up receiving their invitations yesterday. <br /><br />This surely is a positive step coz most of the <a href="http://wave.google.com/">Google Wave</a> account holders have been complaining about limited contacts in their Wave account thereby limiting their usage of <a href="http://wave.google.com/">Google Wave</a> and at the same time many experts felt that Wave was loosing its fizz. Maybe its time <a href="http://www.google.com">Google</a> went aggressive and offered invites to many more people.<br /><br />Happy Waving!Vishal Kamathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07672520249434868123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4040419681202758168.post-48152333527115153242009-11-09T10:07:00.005+05:302009-11-09T11:49:13.118+05:30More Google Wave invites.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Jg5raQDiRKU/SveeJeIxJKI/AAAAAAAABJw/3eEqSuGCmpo/s1600-h/Google+Wave.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 289px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Jg5raQDiRKU/SveeJeIxJKI/AAAAAAAABJw/3eEqSuGCmpo/s400/Google+Wave.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401960163600049314" /></a><br /><br />As pointed out in one of my earlier <a href="http://vishalkamath.blogspot.com/2009/10/more-google-wave-invitations-by-october.html">posts</a>, since the launch of <a href="http://wave.google.com/">Google Wave</a> on 30th September 2009, <a href="http://www.google.com">Google</a> has sent another round of Wave invites.<br /><br />I was lucky enough to receive my own Wave invite from Google yesterday. This is exactly the same modus operandi which we had witnessed when <a href="http://www.gmail.com">Gmail</a> was launched. In the coming year or so there is a high possibility that at least 50-55 percent of Gmail users will have their own Wave account.<br /><br />Gmail has about 150 million users worldwide and with 20 additional Google Wave invites allowed per account, it wont take much time for Google to get their entire Gmail users to move to Wave. But lets not get too excited coz these invites will be sent by Google in a phased manner. There are also talks of Google replenishing invites of existing Wave users who have exhausted their earlier quota of invites. <br /><br />One of the most notable things seen in the image above is 20 permissible invites which is up from 8 permissible invites at the time of launch. Also, for those who may not know email id for wave accounts are xyz@googlewave.com<br /><br />Happy waving!Vishal Kamathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07672520249434868123noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4040419681202758168.post-6825121856504204302009-10-24T15:23:00.002+05:302009-10-24T17:26:36.473+05:30Apple takes a dig at Windows 7With Windows 7 released on 22nd October 2009, <a href="http://www.apple.com">Apple</a> has taken a shot at Windows 7 in its new Ads.<br /><br />Following Ad shows people queuing up at Windows 7 launch to upgrade from PC to Mac coz it is <span style="font-weight:bold;">Number 1</span> in customer satisfaction. <br /><br /><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/XuPR_z0eLrA&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/XuPR_z0eLrA&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object><br /><br />Following Ad focuses on false promises made by <a href="http://www.microsoft.com">Microsoft</a> at each of its earlier launch. <br /><br /><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Gk4FIIkKXdw&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Gk4FIIkKXdw&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object>Vishal Kamathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07672520249434868123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4040419681202758168.post-5039402081248510712009-10-23T22:16:00.004+05:302009-10-23T22:25:02.841+05:30Info Edge India Ltd. (Naukri) posts 6.3 percent increase in Profit Before Tax at 21.95 Crore for 2Q 2009-10<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Jg5raQDiRKU/SuHeTcoscgI/AAAAAAAABJk/__ZSvapJxic/s1600-h/Info+Edge.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 125px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Jg5raQDiRKU/SuHeTcoscgI/AAAAAAAABJk/__ZSvapJxic/s400/Info+Edge.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395838254252323330" /></a><br /><br />Info Edge (India) Limited posted a 6.3 percent increase in Profit Before Tax at 21.95 Crore for 2Q 2009-10. <br /><br /><strong>Quarter Ended September 30, 2009</strong><br />• Total Income in Q2 of FY 09-10 at 64.51 Crore, a 10.8 percent drop over the corresponding quarter in FY 08-09. Operating income is 56.16 Crore, which is 14 percent lower compared to the corresponding quarter last year.<br />• EBITDA is at Rs 23.51 Crore compared to 22.39 Crore being 5 percent higher as compared to the corresponding quarter in FY 08-09. Operating EBITDA is at Rs 15.16 Crore which is 2.17 percent lower as compared to the corresponding quarter in FY 08-09.<br /><br />Ambarish Raghuvanshi, CFO and director, Info Edge India, has said, “The hiring environment continues to improve, albeit gradually. The drop in topline revenues and operating income reflects the changed scenario from the last year and is in line with expectations. However, the improvement is reflected in growth based on sequential quarter.” <br /><br /><strong>About Info Edge (India) Ltd</strong><br />Info Edge (India) Ltd (NSE: NAUKRI) is one of the largest internet company in India. Info Edge owns and manages Naukri.com - India’s no. 1 job site, Jeevansathi.com – India’s fastest growing matrimonial portal, 99acres.com - India’s No.1 real estate portal, Shiksha.com - an education portal, Quadrangle – an offline executive search firm, and Naukri Gulf – its foray into the Middle East market. Info Edge also owns Asknaukri.com, a career guidance site and Brijj.com, a professional networking site and Allcheckdeals.com, an online brokerage firm.<br /><br />Info Edge has ventured into newer businesses and territories and attracted investments from leading venture capitalists. Formerly an ICICI Ventures investee company, Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers and Sherpalo Ventures have also invested in the Company. Info Edge raised Rs. 1,703 million through an IPO in the month of November 2006. The company has attracted a very high quality list of institutional shareholders and had a total of 10,664 shareholders on Sep 30, 2009.<br /><br />With its headquarters in Noida (NCR), the company employs over 1450 people and operates through 53 offices in 34 cities in India and overseas offices in Dubai Riyadh and Bahrain catering to the Middle East market.Vishal Kamathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07672520249434868123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4040419681202758168.post-69403369526962884132009-10-22T16:48:00.004+05:302009-10-22T17:53:31.869+05:30Big Boss 3 Videos<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp8gDIKgc-h6GZThSM7U2aAidkPbekJhyphenhyphenvIoAIc_lRtDzY-HbrJGCdkT6iGv2MaIZc-_748GfW49SSjwMCcgjAw-v9P5RSxN_QPZ7rMTrFNO7_ddMyrFXDVnfdXURge84aMdmCkoI-bKPY/s1600-h/Big+Boss+3.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 140px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp8gDIKgc-h6GZThSM7U2aAidkPbekJhyphenhyphenvIoAIc_lRtDzY-HbrJGCdkT6iGv2MaIZc-_748GfW49SSjwMCcgjAw-v9P5RSxN_QPZ7rMTrFNO7_ddMyrFXDVnfdXURge84aMdmCkoI-bKPY/s400/Big+Boss+3.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395397999232694162" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Big Boss 3</span> is already drawing highest TRP thanks to Mr. Amitabh Bachchan and after yesterdays stunning fight by KRK (Mr. Kamal R Khan) the TRP is expected to reach new heights.<br /><br />Following are videos of KRK's fight on 21st October 2009<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1S1AnGwBE4c&color1=0xd6d6d6&color2=0xf0f0f0&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1S1AnGwBE4c&color1=0xd6d6d6&color2=0xf0f0f0&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/8qpR8X7y8KE&color1=0xd6d6d6&color2=0xf0f0f0&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8qpR8X7y8KE&color1=0xd6d6d6&color2=0xf0f0f0&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/gm8Z0ubAEPk&color1=0xd6d6d6&color2=0xf0f0f0&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/gm8Z0ubAEPk&color1=0xd6d6d6&color2=0xf0f0f0&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Currently most of the videos of <a href="http://colorstv.in/">Big Boss 3</a> are available on <a href="http://www.youtube.com">YouTube</a> however on <a href="http://biggboss.co.in">http://biggboss.co.in</a> one may get to see video of each episode.Vishal Kamathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07672520249434868123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4040419681202758168.post-88902640300978198872009-10-20T00:06:00.007+05:302009-10-20T10:18:26.309+05:30Indian celebs too Tweet on Twitter<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHwNNcRmc12dNGMG7aHQhVgzIpRvfzubv995OfWBa46XdMZEoECWkZ1ZQwZ8SSYoL4Z2Diqz4giwDrREe3lhaO1Bc9alzlkM7TrzzqkAKBwTy7w-1yO-h2uu4Xii3RdR-Ph2Z_xuwMPJJf/s1600-h/Twitter.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 86px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHwNNcRmc12dNGMG7aHQhVgzIpRvfzubv995OfWBa46XdMZEoECWkZ1ZQwZ8SSYoL4Z2Diqz4giwDrREe3lhaO1Bc9alzlkM7TrzzqkAKBwTy7w-1yO-h2uu4Xii3RdR-Ph2Z_xuwMPJJf/s400/Twitter.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394382327916350322" /></a><br /><br />We all know how <a href="http://www.twitter.com">Twitter</a> craze is spreading worldwide like a wild fire. Twitter today is being used by Hollywood actors, Football teams, Sportsmen, Celebs as a platform which allows them to interact with their fans on a daily basis. Going by the following list 1 thing is for sure, Indian celebs too are not far behind. Enjoy the following small compilation of some Indian Celebs on Twitter.... <br /><br />A R Rahman <a href="http://twitter.com/arrahman">@arrahman</a><br />Aamir_Khan <a href="http://twitter.com/Aamir_Khan">@Aamir_Khan</a><br />Aishwarya Rai <a href="http://twitter.com/aishwarya_rai">@aishwarya_rai</a><br />Amrita Rao <a href="http://twitter.com/Amritarao17">@Amritarao17</a><br />Barkha Dutt <a href="http://twitter.com/bdutt">@bdutt</a> <br />Celina Jaitly <a href="http://twitter.com/CelinaJaitly">@CelinaJaitly</a><br />Chetan Bhagat <a href="http://twitter.com/chetan_bhagat">@chetan_bhagat</a><br />Dino Morea <a href="http://twitter.com/DinoMorea9">@DinoMorea9</a><br />Emraan Hashmi <a href="http://twitter.com/emraanhashmi">@emraanhashmi</a><br />Gul Panag <a href="http://twitter.com/gulpanag">@gulpanag</a><br />Imran Khan <a href="http://twitter.com/1mrankhan">@1mrankhan</a><br />Jacqueline Fernandez <a href="http://twitter.com/jacquie_furr">@jacquie_furr</a><br />Karan Johar <a href="http://twitter.com/kjohar25">@kjohar25</a><br />Konkona Sensharma <a href="http://twitter.com/konkonas">@konkonas</a><br />Kunal Deshmukh <a href="http://twitter.com/kunal_deshmukh">@kunal_deshmukh</a><br />Lara Dutta <a href="http://twitter.com/DuttaLara">@DuttaLara</a><br />Lisa Ray <a href="http://twitter.com/Lisaraniray">@Lisaraniray</a><br />Madhur Bhandarkar <a href="http://twitter.com/mbhandarkar">@mbhandarkar</a><br />Mahesh Bhatt <a href="http://twitter.com/MaheshNBhatt">@MaheshNBhatt</a><br />Mallika Sherawat <a href="http://twitter.com/mallikala">@mallikala</a><br />Neha Dhupia <a href="http://twitter.com/Neha_Dhupia">@Neha_Dhupia</a><br />Pooja Bhatt <a href="http://twitter.com/PoojaB1972">@PoojaB1972</a><br />Pritish Nandy <a href="http://twitter.com/pritishnandy">@pritishnandy</a><br />Priyanka Chopra <a href="http://twitter.com/priyankachopra">@priyankachopra </a><br />Rahul Khanna <a href="http://twitter.com/R_Khanna">@R_Khanna</a><br />Rajdeep Sardesai <a href="http://twitter.com/sardesairajdeep">@sardesairajdeep</a><br />Rajeev Masand <a href="http://twitter.com/RajeevMasand">@RajeevMasand</a><br />Ram Gopal Verma <a href="http://twitter.com/rgvzoomin">@rgvzoomin</a><br />Ranvir Shorey <a href="http://twitter.com/ranvirshorey">@ranvirshorey</a><br />Riteish Deshmukh <a href="http://twitter.com/Riteishd">@Riteishd</a><br />Rohan Sippy <a href="http://twitter.com/rohansippy">@rohansippy</a><br />Shashi Tharoor <a href="http://twitter.com/shashitharoor">@shashitharoor</a><br />Shekhar Ravjiani <a href="http://twitter.com/5hekhar">@5hekhar</a><br />Sonam Kapoor <a href="http://twitter.com/sonamkapoor">@sonamkapoor</a><br />Sujoy Ghosh <a href="http://twitter.com/sujoy_g">@sujoy_g</a><br />Uday Chopra <a href="http://twitter.com/udaychopra">@udaychopra</a><br />Vir Sanghvi <a href="http://twitter.com/virsanghvi">@virsanghvi</a><br />Vishal Dadlani <a href="http://twitter.com/V1SH4L">@V1SH4L</a>Vishal Kamathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07672520249434868123noreply@blogger.com233tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4040419681202758168.post-18088299798846942152009-10-17T20:35:00.004+05:302009-10-17T21:14:52.548+05:30Google disappoints Indians. No Diwali Doodle<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoanfvQ7LQskoLUUyA1x58c_DlETa36UbJVkNqJ9DQVpLIACmsl3IplUYfE7Y81-LWxQvIftbBZm6Agiukfc9lkJTRmWZvQBvZe5ktI7kurHMQWKWkTggnAGMAMt5qwuxXcX4irZmWTt3K/s1600-h/diwali2008.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 276px; height: 110px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoanfvQ7LQskoLUUyA1x58c_DlETa36UbJVkNqJ9DQVpLIACmsl3IplUYfE7Y81-LWxQvIftbBZm6Agiukfc9lkJTRmWZvQBvZe5ktI7kurHMQWKWkTggnAGMAMt5qwuxXcX4irZmWTt3K/s400/diwali2008.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393585653168165970" /></a><br />While earlier this week the US President, Barack Obama celebrated Diwali and lit a cermonial lamp at the White House to 'symbolize victory of light over darkness', Google seems to have given Diwali Doodle a skip. <a href="http://www.google.com">Google</a> amongst many things is known for its <a href="http://www.google.com/logos/">Doodles</a>. Over the years Google has celebrated important events, birthdays, holidays and festivals but what is disappointing this year is the fact that Google seems to have given a miss to Diwali (Festival of lights) celebrated by Indians across the globe.<br /><br />While last year <a href="http://www.google.com/logos/logos08-4.html">Google</a> had celebrated the festival, this year it seems to have ignored it. (Image shows Diwali 2008 Doodle) <br /><br />Following is comparison between Google Doodles for China and India this year till date.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipAA9g5rqj5-RvePdVlt7G1rIMMpXhwqW7r21MPREqEFGog4GgsuiV6YYxETf1N4c6fr6M0ZZEqCYu_AzbKo3g8alvLYCgJtj2njan5ojPNCU6gZFEl5TXmb_5yY2tJGgqxIF_qAOcyWji/s1600-h/Google+Doodle+India+China.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 340px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipAA9g5rqj5-RvePdVlt7G1rIMMpXhwqW7r21MPREqEFGog4GgsuiV6YYxETf1N4c6fr6M0ZZEqCYu_AzbKo3g8alvLYCgJtj2njan5ojPNCU6gZFEl5TXmb_5yY2tJGgqxIF_qAOcyWji/s400/Google+Doodle+India+China.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393592666359994226" /></a><br /><br />The above clearly depicts absence of certain important events for Indians worldwide most of all are the Republic day and Independence day.Vishal Kamathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07672520249434868123noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4040419681202758168.post-80032351144949851152009-10-15T15:19:00.004+05:302009-10-15T15:48:35.677+05:30Bharti Airtel + Twitter = Choo Tweet<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwrdHBHd5XacqYlGLpKGKvbIL33b-ZsXETDPh4Qh1h45KEJXHUdNUYyZCDJKciNKC805fkVDcVrw5xv_-9AiIOSBa3JyAYWp_-JApJlmaB9hYHqc4aeA28BhLKxvfv8Ht-ktdJWAedpYSs/s1600-h/Airtel+Twitter+SMS.PNG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwrdHBHd5XacqYlGLpKGKvbIL33b-ZsXETDPh4Qh1h45KEJXHUdNUYyZCDJKciNKC805fkVDcVrw5xv_-9AiIOSBa3JyAYWp_-JApJlmaB9hYHqc4aeA28BhLKxvfv8Ht-ktdJWAedpYSs/s400/Airtel+Twitter+SMS.PNG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392766047975995746" /></a><br /><br />Social networking and Micro-blogging service <a href="http://www.twitter.com">Twitter</a> has partnered with Bharti <a href="http://www.airtel.in">Airtel</a> India’s largest mobile operator to enable its Indian users to send and receive tweets.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Following details are the details available on <a href="http://www.airtel.in/twitter/">Airtel website</a></span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><span style="font-style:italic;">New User</span></span><br />• SMS Signup to 53000 @ Re 1 per SMS<br />• Follow instructions to go ahead and complete the registration<br /> <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><span style="font-style:italic;">Existing User – Wanting to link their device to the Twitter A/c</span></span><br />• SMS Start to 53000 @ Re 1 per SMS<br />• Follow instructions to complete linking your Airtel phone to your Twitter A/c<br /><br />Airtel is believed to have 4 weeks exclusivity for the same during which only Airtel consumers will be able to use the service on SMS across the nation.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Following are the details available on <a href="http://blog.twitter.com/">Twitter Blog</a></span><br />Twitter is committed to fostering the open exchange of information because we passionately believe it can have a positive global impact. When people can exchange information freely and publicly they are able to accomplish great things. As powerful as the Internet has become for the democratization of information, its range is limited when compared to mobile texting—a format uniquely native to Twitter. There are over one billion people with internet access on the planet but there are more than four billion people with mobile phones and Twitter can work on all of them because even the simplest of these devices feature SMS.<br /><br />We have seen people use Twitter to help each other during fuel shortages, track the spread of wildfires, check in during earthquakes, organize major charitable events, spread urgent news efficiently around the world, and much more. In many of these scenarios, texting has been the key. People exchanging information quickly and efficiently with the device that has become essential to everyday life, their mobile phone. In many parts of the world people do not have Internet access but they can text—and that means they can access Twitter.<br /><br />As we grow, we seek to partner with organizations that share our vision for positive global impact. Our partnership with Bharti Airtel, the largest mobile operator in India, means a huge population of people can now send tweets at standard rates and receive tweets for free. Bharti Airtel is offering people in every city, every village, every remote taluk and even the smallest panchayat the opportunity to connect to Twitter and enjoy the open exchange of information with no added fees. We are proud to have Bharti Airtel as our partner. Give Twitter a try with your Airtel phone by sending START to 53000. And spread the word!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvEb8NH55WkgrHr16nlL-sB61E9OTSakRlSZgjwVr4p0XHB4Y6VR5A9YgaDG9dKFPhrVCsJ-2EaaWsAbzbB0TwSeF-7xPBTJOs9fn-v_G2VUgh0buvGr3y7YkXm9qgpYTLlRhB5p3Tfn5Y/s1600-h/airtel+twitter.PNG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 207px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvEb8NH55WkgrHr16nlL-sB61E9OTSakRlSZgjwVr4p0XHB4Y6VR5A9YgaDG9dKFPhrVCsJ-2EaaWsAbzbB0TwSeF-7xPBTJOs9fn-v_G2VUgh0buvGr3y7YkXm9qgpYTLlRhB5p3Tfn5Y/s400/airtel+twitter.PNG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392768439437732770" /></a>Vishal Kamathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07672520249434868123noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4040419681202758168.post-85814039823931722312009-10-10T00:18:00.005+05:302009-10-10T00:32:58.474+05:30Google Squared improvements<a href="http://www.google.com/squared">Google Squared</a> has made a number of improvements to the amount and quality of information one can find with Google Squared as well as added new tools to sort and export the data.<br /><br />At launch, Google Squared at most offered 30 facts. Now, squares display four times as much data — up to 120 facts. For example, instead of seeing only five presidents and three categories, now one can see a table with 20 presidents and up to six attributes.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPmvk_IeAZ4fkMJKsqqUxLcK0xaRco_9cAQoJyciG9i2vGgG1kKGIl3-n2dJVDPY8BJ_dchPV1o9AqBa6U0Jyt3djbyA-bv1f0fdmLk5JCN5-ebrlUNquqyG8J4e87K9btImvdxltLxh8D/s1600-h/Google+Squared+President.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 354px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPmvk_IeAZ4fkMJKsqqUxLcK0xaRco_9cAQoJyciG9i2vGgG1kKGIl3-n2dJVDPY8BJ_dchPV1o9AqBa6U0Jyt3djbyA-bv1f0fdmLk5JCN5-ebrlUNquqyG8J4e87K9btImvdxltLxh8D/s400/Google+Squared+President.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390676005625961714" /></a><br />The quality of the information offered is much better coz ranking is now based on both relevance to a query and availability of high quality facts. <br /><br />In addition searchers can now sort columns, so one can rank, group and compare items. Squared will even convert units in the background to make sure the data is sorted properly. <br /><br />Google Squared now also offers the ability to export data from Squared to a Google Spreadsheet or a CSV file.Vishal Kamathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07672520249434868123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4040419681202758168.post-17934992040308323892009-10-09T23:37:00.008+05:302009-10-10T00:07:10.908+05:30Google Flu Trends available for 16 additional countries<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibUS_l02GFo4iqinAMI1dzG80fdMk17Arkf7hXTgCA2e9qRhL01rv4GBs0q-MuEEQlgcVLMKJK9nUb-rA-SEMFmonYKMn2JFQdO0VdGqLGSNnT6t9tMFnuxpplLXr6jWL8c-wka3tzaKeY/s1600-h/Google+Flu+Trends.png"><img style="float:center; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibUS_l02GFo4iqinAMI1dzG80fdMk17Arkf7hXTgCA2e9qRhL01rv4GBs0q-MuEEQlgcVLMKJK9nUb-rA-SEMFmonYKMn2JFQdO0VdGqLGSNnT6t9tMFnuxpplLXr6jWL8c-wka3tzaKeY/s400/Google+Flu+Trends.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390670203865339874" /></a><br />As we all know Google has been working on project "<a href="http://www.google.org/flutrends/">Flu Trends</a>" if we may call it in which they were monitoring flu related searches on Google. Through experience they have managed to achieve a high level of accuracy in identifying the true flu activity in a country. <br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Jg5raQDiRKU/Ss-CEMdaH_I/AAAAAAAABIE/HzMFaVT3mPs/s1600-h/Google+Flu+Trends+USA.png"><img style="float:center; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Jg5raQDiRKU/Ss-CEMdaH_I/AAAAAAAABIE/HzMFaVT3mPs/s400/Google+Flu+Trends+USA.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390670287561433074" /></a><br />All this while Google Flu Trends was available in the United States. One of the most important aspects of Google Flu Trends is that they filter out terms that may be popular because people hear about them in the news or read about them in newspaper but these may not be the people who actually have flu symptoms. So in the recent outbreak of Swine flu, they do not use in their models terms like "swine flu" since people are more likely to type that into Google because they want to know more information about it.<br /> <br />Since the model has fair level of accuracy, Google has announced the expansion of Google Flu Trends to 16 additional countries and is now available in 37 languages. So Google Flu Trends is now available for Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, France, Germany, Hungary, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine and the United States<br /><br />In November 2008 Google Flu Trends was launched in the United States after finding a close relationship between how many people search for flu-related topics and how many people actually have flu symptoms. This was achieved by tracking the popularity of certain Google search queries which now successfully estimates the level of flu in near real-time. <br /><br />For more information you may watch following video:<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6111nS66Dpk&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6111nS66Dpk&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Vishal Kamathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07672520249434868123noreply@blogger.com0