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Nostalgia - Mile Sur Mera Tumhara

The republic day has just gone by, and I thought it would be nice if I could reminesce moments that make me patriotic and swell my eyes. I’m particularly reminded of a video that appeared on Doordarshan when I was a kid - Mile Sur Mera Tumhara, a music video on national integration made by Prasar Bharati. For those of us who remember this video, it brings in fond memories and a gush of emotion and patriotic pride. For the younger generation who weren’t fortunate enough (I say that because content on TV today is mostly done with a commercial motive), have a look and let me know what you think.

Tags: Doordarshan, India, National Integration

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Make your Cell Phone Battery Last Longer

While many of us now use mobile phones in place of land-line phones in our homes, the primary benefit of mobile phones remains their portability. A mobile phone is only as portable as its power source, however, so to get the most out of your phone you need to get the most out of your battery. When it comes to battery life, there are two separate, but connected, considerations: how to make the battery last longer between charges, and how to prolong the overall life of the battery. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Cell Phone, Everyday Tips

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Google Android - The beginning of the end for legacy phones

Rumours of a GPhone (similar to an iPhone) have been floating around, after Google acquired a mobile phone software start-up. Well, in November 2007, those rumours were quashed when Google officially launched the Android, not a phone, but even more powerful - an Open Mobile Platform.

“Android is the first truly open and comprehensive platform for mobile devices. It includes an operating system, user-interface and applications — all of the software to run a mobile phone, but without the proprietary obstacles that have hindered mobile innovation,” announced Andy Rubin. Android was launched as part of the Open Handset Alliance, an alliance of some very prominent players like NTT DoCoMo, Sprint, T-Mobile, HTC,  Intel, NVIDIA, LG, Samsung, Nextel, Motorola, eBay, China Mobile, Texas Instruments and several more.

Is it revolutionary? Hell Yea! Watch out for this space. In the meanwhile, check out the Android introduction video.

Tags: Android, Google, Mobile Phone

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Chinese search engine Baidu now in Japan

Baidu, the Chinese search engine behemoth now plans to enter the Japanese market where it plans to capture about 10% of the search engine market share. Baidu, is the undisputed leader in the China search engine market, and commands over 50% of the market, trailing behind Google, Yahoo and others.

As part of its expansion plans, Baidu also plans to enter the lucrative South Korean plan.

Tags: China, Search Engine

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At the Proto.in 18-19th Jan, 2008

For anyone not familiar with Proto, here is what the website says “Proto is a premier event to showcase new products, technologies and companies to a selected gathering. The products presented at Proto are most likely to have a significant impact on the market trends in the coming year and in return Proto aims at providing these innovators a space to attract mindshare, finances, and the attention of the VCs.

Each product will be carefully screened and selected by the Proto Team, an avid trend spotter in the technology product industry. The event would comprise of live, on-stage demos, in-depth product reviews and thought-provoking analysis by industry experts.”

 Got a complimentary invitation to the event, thanks to Kiruba

Speakers to the event include Atul Chitnis(Geodesic), Vishal Gondal(Indiagames), Alok Kejriwal(Games2Win). There are two tracks or schedules - business and technology. I was spent most of the time in the business sessions. The techology speakers, atleast the ones I’ve attended weren’t too impressive.

Of the business topics, the one given by Vishal Gondal(Indiagames) was interesting. For a start he debunked all conventional start-up gyan and gave a humorous twist to the whole thing.

As I write, there is a session on Copyrights and Legal Agreements for start-up companies by Roopa Doraswamy.

Tags: Business, Proto.in

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