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Tuesday 13 March 2012

"Samsung Electronics files fresh lawsuit against Apple"

SAMSUNG Electronics said today it widened its patent litigation against Apple in its home country, accusing the US company of violating three more patents.
Apple Samsung
An Apple iPad is displayed next to Samsung's Galaxy tablet device.

 The new allegations cover so-called "utility" patents that relate to the specific functions of mobile computing devices, such as smartphones and tablet PCs.

In April last year, Samsung accused Apple of violating five of its patents related to technical standards in the way data is transmitted by such devices.

Samsung filed that suit in response to a case brought by Apple in the US  in which it accused Samsung of copying the look and feel of its products.

In the time since, their legal battle has spread to more than two dozen cases in nine
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Asia Cup'12 Match 2: "All-round INDIA seal 50-runs win"

Asia Cup, Mirpur, Match 2:
India won by 50 runs 
India v Sri Lanka 
India 304/3 (50 ov)
Sri Lanka 254 (45.1 ov)

Virat Kohli leaps after completing his century
Virat Kohli leaps after completing his century, India v Sri Lanka, Asia Cup, Mirpur, March 13, 2012 
Virat is the Man of the Match. Virat: "To be able to adjust so quickly from Australia is very satisfying because of the different conditions. We [Gautam and I] have got a lot of big stands between us. We understand each others' games really well. We don't have to tell each other what to do. It is very satisfying when the wicket is slow, you have to control your urge to hit a boundary and take the singles. It is just a great honour [the vice-captaincy], I never expected it at 23." Well said, fiery one.


Dhoni: "It was difficult at that time when Mahela was batting well. The wicket changed a bit, it came onto the bat better and they were able to play their shots. Praveen was having an off day then, they took Jadeja for runs, so I was actually two bowlers short at that time. And had to get the part-timers in. But Praveen came back well, and Irfan and Vinay supported him well. There were not many boundaries in the Virat-Gautam partnership but they did well to set up a base. It is a tough ground to defend with quick outfield. Hopefully it won't be as easy to bat in the second innings as it is now as the tournament goes on. It is not that we played badly against Sri Lanka [in Australia]."


Mahela: "When you are chasing something like that, the guys who get starts have to finish off. Pretty bad shot from me. We chased really well, nothing wrong with the wicket. We needed to finish the chase which we did not do. Initially they set it up nicely with Gautam and Virat. I thought we gave away 15-20 runs more, it is difficult to bowl to Dhoni and Raina, our fielding could have been better too. We can take many positives out of this game. The new guys did well. Suranga bowled well. I have enjoyed batting up the order. I am more relaxed, I can play my shots It is easy to bat with Dilshan and it later flows with Sanga. But as I said, I played a pretty bad shot."

"Personal cloud will replace PC by 2014: Gartner"


Bangalore: The reign of the personal computer as the sole corporate access device is coming to a close, and by 2014, the personal cloud will replace the
personal computer at the centre of users’ digital lives, according to technology researcher Gartner, Inc.

Gartner analysts said the personal cloud will begin a new era that will provide users with a new level of flexibility with the devices they use for daily activities, while leveraging the strengths of each device, ultimately enabling
new levels of user satisfaction and productivity. However, it will require enterprises to fundamentally rethink how they deliver applications and services to users, a Gartner statement said.

Gartner analysts said the personal cloud will begin a new era that will provide users with a new level of flexibility with the devices they use for daily activities. Reuters
“Major trends in client computing have shifted the market away from a focus on personal computers to a broader device perspective that includes smartphones, tablets and other consumer devices,” said Steve
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"How Google Maps and Android phones can help Indian Railways"


I have been a laggard with smartphones but last month I finally bought an Android phone and, within days, I got a tidy return on my small investment— two extra hours on the upper berth of an overnight train! How ?
If you are travelling alone at night, in an AC compartment you have no way of  knowing where you are at any point in time and the need to climb down every now and then to check the station that you are passing through is painful. Instead, what I did was to lie on the bunk and switch on Google Maps on my GPS-enabled Android phone and watched the blue arrow that showed me (and the train) as it snaked across the countryside. Only after passing the last station before my destination, did I finally get down from the bunk feeling rather smug about this new
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"Why Britain’s $35 Raspberry Pi is better than Aakash"


As questions loom over whether the second generation Aakash can save the educational tablet project, it faces new competition from the UK in the form of the Raspberry Pi.
Raspberry Pi beta educational computerThe credit card sized educational computer flew off the virtual shelves when it was introduced this week as pre-launch buzz hit fever pitch. The websites of two British resellers offering the computer, RS Components and Premier Farnell, struggled to keep up with the pace of orders that came in at 700 a second, and the Raspberry Pi project site crashed under the load of overwhelming interest. Premier Farnell CEO Harriet Green said that demand was outstripping current supply by 20 times.
Now, comparing the Aakash to the Raspberry Pi is like comparing apples and, well, another fruit.
They might both cost $35, with an entry level Raspberry Pi costing $10 less than that, but
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"Instagram crosses 27 million downloads, previews Android app"


Instagram, the hugely popular photo editing and sharing app on iOS, revealed that it had passed 27 million downloads on the Apple store, and said an Android app would be available very soon.
In a fireside chat Sunday at South by Southwest Interactive, Co-founder of Instagram Kevin Systrom showed those gathered there a glimpse of the upcoming version of the app, which is currently being tested in a private beta.
Instagram co-founder Kevin Strystom said that the people at Android were very impressed with the initial version of the app: Reuters
Techcrunch reported thatSystrom waved the phone around very briefly on-stage, but he didn’t give a full demo. “That’s for later, and the company tells us they aren’t totally ready for a walkthrough yet”, said the site. However it quoted Stystrom as saying that “In some ways, it’s (the Android app) is
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"Global media lists enemies of the Internet"


Paris: The Arab Spring is changing the face of internet freedom, according to Reporters Without Borders, which released its latest “Enemies of the Internet” list Monday.
The annual report classifies as “enemies” countries that severely curtail freedom of expression on and access to the Web. It also draws up a list of states “under surveillance”.
The group added Bahrain to its enemies list, citing a news blackout and harassment of bloggers in an attempt to quell a yearlong Shiite-led rebellion against the Sunni monarchy.
The country had previously been under surveillance.
“Bahrain offers a perfect example of successful crackdowns, with an information blackout
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"Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly found little substance on"


Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly found little substance in the report published in a British newspaper about the World Cup semi-final between India and Pakistan being fixed.

"I don't know how they have got the information but let me tell that India are world champions and nobody can take that away from us," Ganguly told reporters in New Delhi on Monday.

The BCCI has also declined to comment on this unsubstantiated newspaper report that claimed that last year's World Cup semi-final match was rigged.
The Sunday Times newspaper carried out a sting operation on a Delhi-based bookie, who claimed that the Indian bookmakers are fixing the results of England county games and
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"Waterproof tablets, smart accessories excite top tech fair"


A waterproof tablet PC from Fujitsu is seen lowered into
 a fish tank at the world's biggest high-tech fair, the 
CeBIT, on March 6, 2012 in Hanover, central Germany

Whether in the bath, the toilet or in the car, you need never be separated for an instant from your beloved tablet computer with a range of innovations showcased at this year's CeBIT tech fair.


Tablet computers are undoubtedly all the rage at this year's show, the world's biggest IT fair, with hangar-sized halls filled with the latest in ultra-light, ultra-fast and ultra-cool products from around the world.


Causing a particular buzz was the new waterproof device from Fujitsu.


"People honestly want to read their ebooks in the bath," explained Barbara D'Introno as she nonchalantly dipped the tablet computer into a fish tank.


Available for the moment only in Japan, the firm is considering rolling it out further afield.
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"Review: Nokia Luna headset"


Nokia had recently launched the Luna brand of
 Bluetooth headsets (technically, earphones) 
to accompany their brand new Lumia smartphones.
Not many people like Bluetooth headsets. More often than not, they are quite a pain in the ear. Personally, I prefer to stick the phone to my ear, or use the Sennheiser earplugs to listen to music. But then again, this isn’t always practical.


Nokia had recently launched the Luna brand of Bluetooth headsets (technically, earphones) to accompany their brand new Lumia smartphones. I must admit, the headphones are surely a work of art. With unbelievable dimensions of 25.31 x 24.00 x 26.36 mm and weighing at just 5 grams, it is one of the smallest and the cutest set of gadget I have ever laid my eyes on.
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"'Facebook friends judge you by your photos, not texts'"


Are you on Facebook? Then, make sure you post a nice, impressive photograph, as users on the social networking sites appear to form judgements on profiles without even reading words, researchers say.


The researchers at the Ohio State University in the US also found that people pay closer attention to information that could be viewed as negative or not normal on such sites.


It seems a profile photo on Facebook tells viewers all they need to know to form an impression of a person and no words are really necessary, they said. 


In one experiment, the researches found college students who viewed a Facebook photo of a fellow student having fun with friends rated that person as extroverted - even if his profile said he was "not a big people-person".


The only exception is when a photo is out of the ordinary or shows someone in a negative light. In that case, people do use profile text to help interpret what kind of person is shown in the profile, they said.


"Photos seem to be the primary way we make impressions of people on social networking sites," lead author Brandon Van Der Heide was quoted as saying by the Daily Mail.


"People will accept a positive photo of you as showing how you really are. But if the photo is odd or negative in any way, people want to find out more before forming an impression," he said.

For their study, published in Journal of Communication, the researchers recruited 195 college students and made them view mock Facebook profiles of a person that included a photo and a written "about me" statement.

Participants were asked to rate how extroverted they thought the student in the profile was, on a scale of 1 to 7 based on the photo and text.

It was found the profile, which had a photo showing the person enjoying a night out with friends and a text saying he was the happiest person with a big group of friends, was rated as the most extrovert.

Surprisingly, the participants also rated the person most extrovert if his profile had a extroverted photo but a text suggesting the person was an introvert.

But if the photograph suggested an introvert, people did pay attention to the text. If the text also suggested an introvert, participants rated the person as such.

But if the text suggested the person was an extrovert, participants rated them as slightly less introverted, the researchers said.

"They were still seen as introverted, because of their photo showing them alone on the park bench. But they got a little bump up in their extroversion rating because of their profile text suggesting they were extroverted," said Prof Van Der Heide.

These results support a theory that people generally pay closer attention to information that could be viewed as negative or not normal, he said.

Researchers also said that on social networking sites such as Facebook, users expect people to showcase themselves as happy, successful and sociable.

"If the photograph fits that image, people have little reason to question his or her judgements about this person's characteristics," Prof Van Der Heide said.

"But if the photo shows something we did not expect - someone who is more introverted, for example - viewers want to read the text and do a little more interpretation."

The results were of interest because when people use text or photos alone to build an impression of someone, text may sometimes have a greater influence, he said, adding this is especially true when conveying negative information.

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"TED launches learning initiative at YouTube"

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The non-profit group behind thought-provoking TED conferences on Monday launched an education channel on YouTube in a bid to make learning irresistible.


The alliance with the world's top online video venue marked the start of a TED-Ed initiative to combine exceptional teaching with eye-catching animations to make captivating lessons available to anyone on the Internet.

"We want to show that learning can be thrilling," said TED 'curator' Chris Anderson.

"By turning great lessons into vivid scholastic tools, these TED-Ed videos are designed to catalyze curiosity," he continued.

Videos made available at youtube.com/tededucation were designed to be captivating and short, lasting
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"Top budget phones you can buy"


Nokia Lumia 610


India is one of the biggest mobile phone markets in the world. A majority of this market is comprised of budget phones. Now almost all major mobile phone manufacturers hold a strong portfolio in this segment. After all it's a major segment of the market in a country where people are more cost conscious. The market is still exploding with a lot more budget phones being announced every year. Here we take a look at some of the best new budget phones set to hit the Indian market this year.

Nokia announced its entry-level smartphone device Lumia 610 at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this year. The Lumia 610 runs Windows Phone 7 operating system and is targeted at the younger audience. The smartphone also won the 'Best Budget Smartphone' award at MWC. The Lumia 610 can be quite a candy for those who were
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Instagram for Android "coming soon"


At SXSW Sunday, yesterday, Kevin Systrom (co-founder of popular photo-filtering and sharing app - Instagram) announced that Instagram is coming to Android very soon.


According to the official announcement, the Android version is better than the iOS app, works fast and great on larger screens (read Tablets) and allows to share the instagram pictures on many networks including Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr.


The product, which was named as iOS's app of last year, already has 27 million downloads o the App Store and has hooked over 25 million users. It has further spewed a huge range of businesses that help you sell, share and do fun things with your Instagram pictures. There are 15 new pictures being shared through instagram, every second and over 150 million
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"Angry Birds catapult into space"


Rovio's Angry Birds are taking their battle against the egg-stealing pigs into space and NASA is giving them a boost.


The Finnish videogame company unveiled Angry Birds Space on Thursday, the latest installment of the massively popular videogame.


The game, which will be available for download on March 22, was launched in collaboration with the US space agency and NASA posted a video online from a US astronaut aboard the International Space Station.


In the video, flight engineer Don Pettit explains the properties of physics in space by using
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