Fashion shot done with iPhone 3GS

Its really awesome to see how best you can shoot a picture just with a Camera which can be categorized as Above Average. Most of the guys (including me) blame the non-availability of resource for their low quality of work. But the fact is that we need talent to make anything work for what you want. Check out this video which is proving.  The video is about 10 minutes long & it covers the complete photo shoot. They have done some minor touch up to the photo’s after it was taken.

http://web1.nyc.youtube.com/v/TOoGjtSy7xY&hl=en_US&fs=1

Concept of the Movie

This movie speaking about IT industry in India,  These days getting a IT Job is not as easy as everyone thinks. Once you get the job, succeeding in the Job is as difficult as life or death. When we discuss about working every one will speak about the person who is dedicated, hard working & loyal to the company. But when it comes to hike, promotion then it goes to the person who can make his superiors happy, irrespective of whether he works (or) not.  This movie teases those who are dedicate, loyal  & hard works. It teases these category of people because they can’t achieve any thing with their hardwork. Watch this short film to understand the truth behind this.

http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=10913103&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1

This Movie is copyrighted property of Scube Productions

Movie Credit Goes to The following Folks.
Cast :Sankar,Tamil Selvan, Abishek, Sandeep Menon, Divya, Salam, Thayumanavan and Raghavan
Editing :Balasaravanan
Camera :Babu, Muruganandhan
Written and Directed By :Sathish Kumar T

Note: Video copyright owned by Scube Productions

Fellow the Tournament online @ twitter , you can get those live match tweets from various soccer lovers around the world

Google Search @ its best with game updates

• When you search for the keyword “world cup schedule“  you get the match schedules.
• If you want to check out a particular Group standings you can search for the keyword “Group {GroupName} Standings” (or) “world cup group {Groupname}” this will give you details about the group you have searched. For example, to get data about Group B, search for “group b standings“.
• If the keyword “worldcup” is used for search, then Google Gives you scores about the recent match & live match, along with the upcoming match schedules.

Maps : How will you feel to be there in South Africa during this great event, check it out at Google Maps. This is an imitative by SouthAfrican Tourism & FIFA.com. It has information about the Cities which host these event & stadium details. It also feature near by attraction information along with 3D & street View

Chrome Extension : Google have released a FIFA Extension for the popular chrome browser. This extension help you stay connected with the match proceedings without disturbing your work schedule. You can install this extension by visiting https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/naenffbbmemiekgcjgelmggkaohdeaab?hl=en

Follow the event from your personalized home page @ iGoogle using the gadget http://www.google.com/worldcup/igoogle/

Firefox have joined this band wagon, you can add your favorite teams flag as your persona from the URL https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefoxcup/. Stay updated with the FootieFox Extension too

Few Important Links from FIFA.com
* Check out the latest news @ Latest News http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/index.html
* Match details @ http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/index.html
* Team Standing @ http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/standings/index.html
* Event Photos @ http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/photo/index.html
* Event Videos @ http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/video/index.html
* Your Favourite Team Information @ http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/teams/index.html

Pictures Courtesy by  FIFA.com

* Fast & Easy Partitioning
* Manage Vista/XP/Windows 7 running PC – Tool helps you manage you boot process
* Resolve all common boot problems : With its Boot corrector, the tool elimate all common bootup problem
* Recovery Media
* Copy, Defragmentation

More information on the product can be found at Paragon Softwares website

Generally this application costs you about $39.95

Parition Manager is available free via GAOTD

[ad][ad#Embed in posts]

From Gmail’s help pages:

We don’t think you should be burdened with managing messages you don’t want to receive. We do our best to put messages in Spam when we’re pretty sure you won’t want or need them. But everyone has different preferences about the mail they want to see. You may not want to read any messages sent by a certain company or mailing list, while another Gmail user finds these same messages to be valuable.

To help solve this problem, we’re providing you with an unsubscribe tool for some messages. You’ll see the unsubscribe tool when you mark a message from particular types of mailing lists as spam. If the particular message is a misuse of a mailing list you like to receive, you can Report spam as usual. But if you never want to receive another message or newsletter from that list again, click Unsubscribe instead. We’ll send a request to the sender that your email address be removed from the list. It’s that simple!

Unsubscribe from GMail (GMail Help Page)

Note: this pretty old information, but lot of people are not aware of this

Finally details about Google Phone is revealed Officially. The Search engine Giant finally unveils the Self-developed Smartphone, they call it a “SUPERPHONE”. On top of this, they have come up with a Google Web Store For purchaing the Phone.(I Gave a try & always ended up in an error page).The web store allows you to purchase the Nexus One without operator or with the wireless service from T-Mobile USA. It also promises more operators soon.So why is this this device creating such a huge interest among consumer / techie’s , lets take a look. Initally Google launched Android with T-Mobile USA as G1, but as of date they have about 20 devices with 59 operators in 48 countries and 19 languages. Android is free & Opensource, this is another reason why the platform might have got so much light.

Now lets take a look @ the Techinical Specificiation of new nexus one

Weight : 130 Grams w/battery – which quite impressive, lighter than iPhone
Width : 59.8 MM – Slimier than other SmartPhones
Display : 3.7-inch (diagonal) widescreen WVGA AMOLED touchscreen – Multitouch is missing
Resolution : 800 x 480 pixels – Impressive
Camera : 5 megapixels with Flash & 2x Digital Zoom – iPhone does not have flash / 5 MP
Video Camera: Video captured at 720×480 pixels at 20 frames per second or higher, depending on lighting conditions – Poor iPhone 3G Users (Including me)
Cellular band : GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) – So its a world phone, if you buy unlocked then you can use it any country. iPhone again loses here as there is no offical unlocked verison
Memory : 512MB Flash & 512MB RAM & 4GB Micro SD Card (Expandable to 32 GB) – still should i call this as a smartphone, why not mini-computer
Operating system : Android Mobile Technology Platform 2.1 (Eclair) – its Opensource that the big advantage
Processor : Qualcomm QSD 8250 1 GHz – impressive
Talktime : Up to 10 hrs on 2G & Up to 7 hrs on 3G
Standby time : Up to 290 Hrs on 2g & 250 hrs on 3G
Video Playback : Upto 7 hrs
Audio Playback : Upto 20 hrs
GPS : Assisted global positioning system (AGPS) receiver
Image : JPEG (encode and decode), GIF, PNG, BMP
Video : H.263 (encode and decode) MPEG-4 SP (encode and decode) H.264 AVC (decode)
Audio encoders : AMR-NB 4.75 to 12.2 kbps sampled @ 8kHz
Audio decoders : AAC LC/LTP, HE-AACv1 (AAC+), HE-AACv2 (enhanced AAC+) Mono/Stereo standard bit rates up to 160 kbps and sampling rates from 8 to 48kHz, AMR-NB 4.75 to 12.2 kbps sampled @ 8kHz, AMR-WB 9 rates from 6.60 kbit/s to 23.85 kbit/s sampled @ 16kHz., MP3 Mono/Stereo 8-320Kbps constant (CBR) or variable bit-rate (VBR), MIDI SMF (Type 0 and 1), DLS Version 1 and 2,XMF/Mobile XMF, RTTTL/RTX, OTA, iMelody, Ogg Vorbis, WAVE (8-bit and 16-bit PCM) – Oh! no So many formats supported

Some highlights

- You can buy the phone @ Google’s Web Store, the phone cost’s around $179 on T Mobile with a two-year contract.
- You can buy unlocked phone @ the same website for $529.00
- All text field in the phone is voice-enabled. Every time you speak, it will process your speech.
- Not Like iPhone, it will be available in multiple carrier. Expected to be available in Verison Soon
- It’s 130 grams in weight and 11.5 mm in width, about the width of a standard #2 pencil.
- Google have worked with CoolIris team to enrich the photo load experience.

Google Android Press Gathering Recorded Live – 01/05/10 11:42AM
http://www.ustream.tv/flash/video/3763271

Skiff Reader looks bigger than kindle (or) the device from Sony (or) nook from B&N. Skiff Reader is optimized for newspaper & magazine content, it features the largest & high-resolution. Sized at 11.5″ display & 1200 x 1600 pixels.

The reader features full touchscreen , which will help user navigate. The device will have the capability to connect to internet via 3G(Sprint) and wifi. 4GB of internal storage with external memory card slot is available

Sprint is going to review the first skiff reader @ 2010 international consumer electronics show.

More from their press release

NEW YORK, January 4th, 2010 — Skiff, LLC and Sprint (NYSE: S) today announced that they will preview the Skiff Reader, the first e-reader optimized for newspaper and magazine content, at the 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas later this week.
The Skiff Reader, the initial dedicated device to integrate the upcoming Skiff e-reading service, is remarkably sleek and easy to use. At just over a quarter-inch in overall height, the device is the thinnest e-reader announced to date. It features the largest and highest-resolution electronic-paper display yet unveiled in a consumer device, at 11.5″ in size (measured diagonally) and a resolution of 1200 x 1600 pixels (UXGA). A full touchscreen enables users to intuitively navigate and engage with the newspapers, magazines, books and other digital content they purchase through the Skiff Store, as well as personal and work documents. The device weighs just over one pound and lasts over a week of average use between charges.

“The Skiff Reader’s big screen will showcase print media in compelling new ways,” said Gilbert Fuchsberg, president of Skiff, LLC. “This is consistent with Skiff’s focus on delivering enhanced reading experiences that engage consumers, publishers and advertisers.”

The Skiff Reader is designed not just for sleekness but also for durability. It is the first consumer product to feature the next-generation of e-paper display – one based on a thin, flexible sheet of stainless-steel foil. This contrasts with the fragile glass that is the foundation of almost every electronic screen – and a primary source of vulnerability and breakage risk in the devices that incorporate them. Skiff has worked closely with LG Display (NYSE: LPL), one of the world’s leading display manufacturers and the innovator of the foil-display technology, to optimize and implement this first-of-its-kind non-glass display uniquely for the Skiff Reader.

Skiff has signed a multi-year agreement with Sprint (NYSE:S) to provide 3G connectivity for Skiff’s dedicated e-reading devices in the United States. Plans are underway to have the Skiff Reader available for purchase later this year in more than 1,000 Sprint retail locations across the U.S., as well as online at www.sprint.com. Availability, pricing, additional distribution channels and other details will be disclosed at a later date.

“The forthcoming launch of the Skiff Reader is an exciting development for consumers who are looking for more and more choice in the arena of embedded devices,” said Dan Dooley, president wholesale solutions, Sprint. “We have witnessed a strong demand for e-readers in recent years and now Sprint is showing its commitment to Skiff by making this new device available on the 3G network and for sale in Sprint retail stores.”

In October 2009, Sprint announced the formation of its Emerging Solutions Business that focuses exclusively on the rapid delivery of machine-to-machine and mobile computing solutions to businesses and consumers. Sprint’s partnership with Skiff builds on more than 10 years of experience in working with vendors to provision non-Sprint-branded devices to operate on its networks, as well as extensive expertise in operating multiple platforms and assets.

In addition to 3G, the Skiff Reader will also support wireless connectivity via Wi-Fi.

The Skiff Reader will feature the Skiff service and digital store, allowing consumers to wirelessly purchase and access a wide variety of newspapers, magazines, books, blogs and other content from multiple publishers. Newspaper and magazine content delivered by Skiff will feature visually appealing layouts, high-resolution graphics, rich typography and dynamic updates, supporting key design qualities that help publications differentiate themselves and attract subscribers and advertisers.
Besides the Skiff Reader, Skiff is working with major consumer electronics manufacturers to integrate Skiff’s service, digital store and client software into a range of innovative devices. By supporting a variety of devices from multiple manufacturers, and through complementary applications for major smartphone platforms, Skiff will make it easier for publishers to distribute content and advertising across a range of devices and form factors, an increasingly important goal as the e-reading market continues to grow.

As per a unofficial google blog post, this service will help users who wish to share the web page they are reading (or) the content they are publishing. At present, there are lots of links shared online, as the microblogging service pike Twitter have grown unexpectly.

This service have been build by google on it’s infrastructure to provide a service which will be stable, secure & speed.

Google, has plans to make this service available for wider audience sooner.

Try it @ My Url shorten service